S. Abinesh, state first rank holder in the class XII state board examinations, being greeted by his mother in Dindigul. Photo: G. Karthikeyan
R. Akalya has reason to smile, as does her ecstatic mother; she placed second in the class XII state board exams. Photo: N. Bashkaran
S. Muthu Manikandan from Nazareth Matriculation Higher School, Avadi who secured State Third Rank in the class XII board examinations, celebrates with his friends and teachers. Photo : M.Vedhan
S Kaavya of Rosary Higher Secondary School in Chennai scored 1192/1200. Her second language is French. Photo: K. V. Srinivasan
Proud teachers congratulate T.E. Anitha Lakshmi, student of Sri R.K.M. Sarada Vidyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School, for scoring state first in Vocation Accountancy and Auditing. Photo: S. S. Kumar
Students verifying their results at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Kancheepuram. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam.
Anxious students everywhere - a scene from a school in Tuticorin. Photo: N. Rajesh
Madurai Corporation's Sethupathi Pandithurai Higher Secondary School created a record of sorts by achieving hundred per cent pass percentage in the class XII state board examinations. Photo: R. Ashok
Media people at the DPI office in Chennai call in the results to the newsroom. Photo: K. V. Srinivasan