LUCKNOW, May 5 -- While many students were on cloud 9 after the announcement of ICSE and ISC results, a few others celebrated their victory over the odds. Not cowed down by ailment, they scored full marks in showing grit, determination and added a chapter of success to their life by writing the board exams even when they were advised not to do so.

Shashwat Shukla, 18, a student of City Montessori School, combatted stage 3 tongue cancer to score 66% marks in the ISC examination. His will guided him to take the examination despite his parents wanting him to rest.

The boy discovered a blister on his tongue five months before the examination. At first, it felt like any other blister, but on the advice of doctors, he along with his parents t...