Rohtak, May 15 -- Deepika, a student of Adarsh Senior Secondary School in Miran, Bhiwani, on Thursday topped the Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) Class 10 examinations with a near-perfect score of 499 out of 500.

Four students shared the second position, all securing 498 marks: Ronak of BSM Senior Secondary School (Bigowa, Charkhi Dadri), Khushi of NCVM High School (Putthi Saman, Hisar), Antu of Swami Vivekanand Senior Secondary School (Kheri Jalab, Hisar), and Deepanshu of Balaji Senior Secondary School (Bhungarka, Mahendergarh). Deepanshu was the only boy among the second-place finishers.

The third position, with 497 marks, was shared by 11 students: Kavyansh of Government Senior Secondary School, Saharpur Turk, Sonepat; Diksh...