Clueless Bihar topper fails to reappear for examination

The arts topper Rubi Rai conveyed to the board that she was unwell. M I Khan reports

The Bihar topper of ‘prodical science’ who believed that political science was ‘about food’ did not appear for the re-examination on Friday afternoon.

Rubi Rai, the class XII topper from the state of Bihar, informed the board office through her college -- VishnuRaiCollege in Vaishali district -- that she was unwell and hence unable to attend the examination. 

The Bihar School Examination Board ordered toppers to reappear for their exams and also be interviewed after a video emerged showing Rubi, who topped the Arts examination, saying political science was concerned with cooking and also pronounced it as ‘prodical science’.

Additionally, Saurabh Sresth, who topped the Intermediate exams in science, did not have basic knowledge about the subject. He said that aluminium is the most reactive element of the Periodic Table. When asked about sodium and its electronic configuration, he failed to reply.

“All the toppers, except Rubi, appeared for the re-examination at the board office,” board official Hariharnath Jha said.

According to board officials, all 13 toppers, including four from the arts stream and nine of science have appeared before a panel of experts and anti-corruption wing of the board to assess their merit and quality of education.

“It is up to experts to examine them, interview them or take their written exam to test their merit,” an official said.

Now, all eyes are set on the results by the experts.

Image: Rubi Rai also said she had obtained 444 marks out of 600, while the exam was for 500 marks only.