The daughter of a tailor and a domestic help has emerged as the Arts topper in the Jharkhand Academic Council Class XII (intermediate) board exams, the results of which were announced on Friday evening. A student of Jamshedpur Women’s College (JWC), Nandita secured 419 of 500 marks. “I was expecting a good result, but I never thought I would become the state topper,” she said. Rajesh Haripal and Rashmi wanted their 16-year daughter, the eldest of their three children, to discontinue studies after her matriculation as they could not afford to pay her fees. They gave in to her desire to pursue higher education when she started taking private tuitions for kindergarten and primary students to pay for the expenses. Studying without any help from private tutors, Nandita did scored 90 in Hindi, 88 in Geography, 85 in History, 82 in English and 74 in Political Science.