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An Indian schoolgirl in Malaysia has become one of the highest scorers in English literature worldwide from among students who sat for their International General Certificate of Secondary Education examinations.
Pooja Bharat, 16, a class 10 student at an international school in Malaysia, which follows the British curriculum, achieved 10 'A stars' in her IGSCE exams.
"A star" denotes the highest marks a child can achieve. Pooja is the only girl to have scored the highest marks in English Literature worldwide.
She received an award on Sunday from Malaysia's Deputy Higher Education Minister Ong Tee Keat for being the top scorer from Malaysia.
Pooja was among the six who were awarded the 'Top in the World' awards for the IGCSE subject category.
The Chennai-born girl was the overall top scorer in four subjects -- English Language, English Literature, French and History.
An ardent Arsenal football team supporter, Pooja told PTI she was shocked when her results came.
"It was a good shock and a very pleasant surprise," she said. Her plans are to go for higher education to either the UK or US.