19 from school run by monks top Bengal HS exam

A boarding school run by monks where students have no access to mobile phones and TV sets has created a record of sorts in the West Bengal Higher Secondary examinations with 19 students coming in the top 10 list.

Nine students of the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, bagged the first seven positions. With 99.2%, <g data-gr-id="23">Billashib</g> Basu Mullick, topped the list.

His classmate Manirul Mandal (98.2%) ranked <g data-gr-id="18">second,</g> while another student from the same school Mrinmoy Roy (97.8%) secured the third position.

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"Altogether 19 students have made it from our school into the top 10 list. This is a record," school headmaster Swami Vedapurushananda said.

When asked about the secret behind the astounding success he said theirs is a boarding school where there is no outside influence on students.