India, March 26 -- The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday announced the Class 12 board results ahead of other school boards of the country, but its list of its toppers had a surprise element.

There was none in the list of toppers from the Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya (SAV), a dream project of chief minister Nitish Kumar started in 2010 to provide quality education to talented students from across the state, who invariably don't have access to well-equipeed schools in rural areas. It was meant to be an aspirational institution.

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Of the 28 toppers in the top five rank holders in the three streams of Science, Arts and Comme...