Jamshedpur, Jun 27 (PTI) Jharkhand's Shambhavi Jayaswaal, who emerged national topper in the Class 10 Indian School Certificate Examinations, scoring 100 per cent marks in aggregate, was on Friday felicitated by state Education Minister Ramdas Soren during a function here.

Soren handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to Shambhavi and wished her luck for the future.

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He said Chief Minister Hemant Soren has issued instructions to felicitate outstanding performers in the education and health sectors, and Sambhavi's felicitation was a part of the initiative.

The state government will extend help to all meritorious students of the state, he added.

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Shambhavi expressed delight at being felicitated and thanked her parents, teachers and school management for her success.

The daughter of doctor parents Abhishek Jaiswal and Ojasvi Shankar, Shambhavi had earlier said that she wants to pursue engineering in computer science from IIT-Bombay.

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