India, May 14 -- LUCKNOW Just a month before the final examination, Madhavi Upadhyay, 17, passed out at school. She remained unconscious for about six hours, after which she was in the Intensive Care Unit for a week. The girl was diagnosed with a neuro attack, which landed her on a wheelchair, but her grit and confidence to appear in the examination remained intact.

A student at Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial School, Upadhyay scored 91% (PCB stream) in the CBSE Class 12 examinations, results of which were announced on Tuesday.

"I was losing weight constantly and had high fever, when one day, I suddenly fainted at school. I was rushed to the hospital where I regained consciousness after six hours. I had completed my syllabus months before the e...