Noorul Hakim, student of Shanthineketan Matriculation School, Theni got the first rank in the District with 484 marks.
While speaking about his success he told, "Completing all my daily lessons, I would study from 4:30 AM to 6:00 AM in the morning and 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM in the evening. Lot of tests were conducted in the school which was helpful to write the public exam."
He secured 94 in Tamil, 93-English, 100- Maths, 100- Science and 97 in Social Science.