NEW DELHI: Two students of Greenwood High International School secured a perfect score of 45 points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) exams held in May 2026, placing them among the top in the world, according to the results announced by the school.The two students, Amisha Sharma and Varun Vasudevan Iyer, achieved the maximum possible score of 45 points in the globally recognized degree program.Amisha Sharma, the outgoing school captain, will pursue Public Policy and Data Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, while Varun Vasudevan Iyer, the outgoing vice-captain, will study Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley.Three other students – Anvita Reddy Guddeti, Nidhi Mittal and Sanay Sridhar – scored 44 points, while seven students secured 43 points. They are Aahana Jain, Aryan Dhir, Inesh Dora Kanati, Nakshatra Ganesh, Sahana Arun Kuttuva, Sritanvi Karthik and Vipran Vasan.According to the school, 36% of its IBDP Class of 2026 scored 40 points or more.The school also said that members of the graduate group received offers from universities such as Dartmouth College, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, London School of Economics and Political Science, Imperial College London, Bocconi University, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, LaSal University of Ireland, National Institute of Design.The institution said the students were collectively awarded scholarships of more than USD 8 million, recognizing academic achievement, leadership, creativity and service.Reacting to her result, Amisha Sharma credited her family, teachers and the school community for helping her through the two-year IB programme.Varun Vasudevan Iyer said his preparation focused on strengthening conceptual knowledge, refining assessments and analyzing performances after each attempt to address weaknesses.Commenting on the results, Niru Agarwal, Vice President and Managing Trustee of Greenwood High International School, said the performance reflected the school’s academic framework, faculty mentorship and the sustained effort of students throughout the degree program.The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a two-year pre-university qualification offered to students aged 16 to 19 and is recognized by higher education institutions around the world. The maximum score obtainable in the program is 45 points.
