Chandigarh, May 1 -- In the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Class 10 examinations, two students - one from Chandigarh and the other from Panchkula - emerged the joint toppers in the tricity with a score of 99%.

The results were declared by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Thursday.

Among them is Deven Birania, 15, of St Stephen's School, Sector 45B, Chandigarh, who resides in Sector 14, Panchkula. His mother Seema Verma is a teacher while his father Sudhir is a government official. Deven has opted for medical and has already begun preparing for NEET, with ambitions to become both a doctor and a businessman. He is also a lawn tennis player who has competed at the national-level, and a pas...