PATNA: Patna University (PU) girls have outsmarted boys once again in academics. They have not only fared pretty well in the three-year degree course examinations but also secured all the top positions in almost all the honours subjects in the faculties of arts, science and commerce.
The results of final 2005 BA, BSc and BCom honours examinations of PU were announced recently. In the faculty of science, Sonika Rana of Patna Women's College (PWC) secured the highest marks (638 out of 800) in physics honours followed by Sadaf Fatma (632 marks) of Magadh Mahila College (MMC).
Madhu Kumari Gupta and Pratima Kumari of MMC secured the first two positions in chemistry honours examination. They got 628 and 612 marks respectively.
While Iffat Jamal of MMC topped the list of successful candidates in zoology honours examination by securing 661 marks, Richa Arya of the same college secured top position in botany honours examination.
Tulika Rohatgi of Science College topped in geology honours examination by securing 627 marks. In the faculty of humanities and social sciences, Priyanka of Patna Women's College topped the history honours examination by securing 581 marks.