Aashifa Hussain, a Muslim student from Bengaluru, has achieved remarkable success in the second PUC examinations by scoring an impressive 96 out of 100 in Sanskrit.

Aashifa, a Science (PCMB) student at Narayana Techno School, opted for Sanskrit as her second language and secured a total of 563 marks in the examination.

She is the daughter of Khairunnisa and Zakir, both officers in the Central Communications Department in Bengaluru, originally hailing from Kavu Amchinadka in Puttur taluk.