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Bankers Recreation Club fetes merit students

Education, Records, All

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Mysore :

“Children should be allowed to pursue education in the subject of their choice instead of their parents forcing them to choose a course,” opined Dr. M.R. Ravi, Addl. Regional Commissioner.

He was speaking at the Prathibha Puraskar award presentation function organised by Bankers’ Recreation Club at its premises in Sharadadevinagar here last evening.

Dr. Ravi said that during earlier days only a few students used to score high marks in examinations and used to go unnoticed. However, he pointed out that many students excel in examinations because of good parental support and encouragement.

SBI Deputy General Manager S. Ramesh Rao advised the students to widen the scope of their learning as competition was prevalent in every sector.

Totally, 25 students who had excelled in SSLC exam were presented with Prathibha Puraskar. They are: Nithyasurabhi (622 – MMHS), daughter of Roopasri and Ananthashayanam; Hymavathi (620, SVHS), daughter of Gowramma and B.K. Udayashankar; Gaurav (619 – VVHS), son of Aparna Dattatri and Dattatri; Sumitha S Rao (618 – SVHS), daughter of B.S. Suchetha and B. Suresh Rao; M. Aashik Narayan (618 – RKVS), son of Ashabharathi and M. Ganapathy Prasad; Monisha Gowda (617 – SVHS), daughter of Mamatha and Dr. Ankegowda; Chandana Shravani (617 – CKC), daughter of N. Shobha and Mahadevegowda; H. Parikshith (617 – SVHS), son of Shobha and Honnegowda; Aashritha (617 – SVEI), daughter of J. S. Poornima and S. Dinesh; M. Ganavi (617 – BVB), daughter fo Rohini and T. N. Harish; Ancia D’ Souza (617 – SVEI), daughter of Dr. Alphonsus D’ Souza and Dr. Veena D’ Almeida; Y. K. Sai Supreth (616 – RKVS), son of Divyaraj and Y. B. Kuppuraju; Praneetha (615 – SVHS), daughter of Dakshaynini and Thammaiah; B. Namratha (615 – SVHS), daughter of D. L. Savitha and T. V. Bhanuprakash; B. Niranjan (614 – SVHS), son of Rajamma and Gangadharaiah; Mohammed Faidh (614 – SVHS), son of Razia Sultana and Mohd. Aslam; L. Sangeetha (614 – SVHS), daughter of Nagasulochana and B. Lingaraju; Ravi Kiran (614 – SVHS), son of Gowramma and Doddaswamy; B. S. Raveesh (614 – RKVS), son of Dr. H.R. Nalina and B.T. Suresh; Sanjay N. Shastri (614- Gnagaganga), son of Sujatha and D. Shankar Narayana; Shamitha Shekar (613 – SVHS), son of Shubhada Shekar and K. L. Rajashekar; P. Samhith Sharma (613 – CFTRI), son of Dr. K.S. Bharathi and Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar; Apoorva (613 – VVHS), daughter of Swaroopini and T. Ramesh; Amitha (613 – VVHS), daughter of Roopasri and Gopalakrishna; Sahid Nehal (613 – MMHS), son of Shahida Begum and Aleemullah Khan.

Club President M.S. Umesh, Vice-President H. Balakrishna, General Secretary P. Suresh Nayak and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 06th, 2014

BookTalk : Modern education in Mysore and Wadiyars’ patronage

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education

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Title : Modern Education and Social Change’ / Author: Dr. M.R. Ravi / Pages : 216 / Price : Rs. 180 / Publisher: Samvahana, Mysore

Modern Education and Social Change’ is an interesting book which focuses on the advent of modern education in the Princely State of Mysore from 1881 to 1947, when the British left India. The book is a part of doctoral study of Dr. M.R. Ravi, who wrote a thesis about modern education in the Princely State of Mysore during the 66 years prior to Independence.

Dr. Ravi, a senior KAS officer serving as the Additional Regional Commissioner in Mysore, narrates about the pivotal role played by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in taking modern education facilities to the poor and depressed, for whom it was a luxury then.

The Maharaja not only established the University of Mysore with separate schools for the Panchamas (depressed classes), but provided reservation for backward class people in government jobs, implemented social legislations like widow remarriage bill, abolishing child marriage, encouraging girls to get educated and providing forum for fair and democratic discussion through the Mysore Representative Assembly. He also built the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam which now quenches the thirst of millions of people, apart from irrigating thousands of hectares of land in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is also a hydel project.

Mahatma Gandhi, recognising the administrative reforms and social concern of the Wadiyar, called him Rajarshi (saintly king) and his kingdom was described by him as Rama Rajya, an ideal kingdom akin to the rule of Lord Rama of Ayodhya.

Author Dr. Ravi, who had worked as a Sub-Editor in Star of Mysore from 1988 to 1992, appeared for KAS exams and emerged among toppers through sheer hard work and determination. This is when he realised the importance of education and wondered how many children in rural regions, despite having latent talents, lead lives of penury for want of proper education facilities.

Prof. B. Sheikh Ali, former Vice-Chancellor of Goa and Mangalore Universities, who wrote the Foreword for this book, says that the author’s thrust is on mass education, focused particularly on depressed classes and women, pivoted in and around Mysore.

Prof. Ali gives credit to the Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore, particularly to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, for the political will that metamorphosised the education scenario in the princely province during the end of 19th century till the mid-20th century.

Prof. Ali writes that the book discusses improvement in the position of women in the State of Mysore.

“Woman is the masterpiece of God’s creativity. Man is energy, woman is love, man is duty, woman is beauty, man is muscle, woman is mercy, man is thinking, woman is feeling. Woman bears the child and perpetuates the human race. Yet at all times, in all places and all cultures, woman has been denied her rightful place,” says Prof. Ali.

Dr. Ravi narrates about how a Brahmin reformer named Gopalaswamy Aiyer, during 1910s, championed the cause of depressed classes in Mysore. As a member of the Mysore Representative Assembly, he countered the attacks and criticisms against the Panchamas by other members of the Assembly and advocated for opening two kinds of schools, one for vegetarians and another for non-vegetarians. He also suggested that the village committees in every village may decide on the kind of school and whether or not the Panchamas must be admitted – a move similar to decentralisation of powers.

An interesting and informative read interspersed with intriguing historical facts, the book also has rare pictures of schools and colleges of yesteryears in Mysore.

About the author

Born and brought up in Mysore, Dr. M.R. Ravi is a multifaceted personality. He has secured 8th rank in BA, followed by gold medals in his Master’s in History and English literature. He has been awarded Doctorate Degree from the University of Mysore.

As a KAS officer, Dr. Ravi is known for people-friendly approaches in solving problems. His 22-year-long public service is spread across 19 districts of Karnataka. Ravi began his career as a journalist and later became a lecturer. Known for integrity and simplicity, Dr. Ravi is an excellent orator who believes in the principle of ‘be good and do good.’

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / May 30th, 2014

Success Secret: Toppers Stayed Calm in Exam Season

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Bangalore :

Apoorva Narayanaswamy was expecting good marks, but she had never imagined she would end up in the national toppers’ league.

A student of St Paul’s English School, Apoorva has scored 98.6 per cent in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) exams.

“I guess studying and spending some time on hobbies helped me. I watched TV whenever I was stressed,” said Apoorva, a resident of Bannerghatta Road, who studied for three to four hours a day. At the start of the academic year, she would go back from school and study to make sure she wasn’t stressed as exams approached.

Apoorva’s favourite subject is biology and she wants to pursue a career in medicine.

For Shreyas Sudhaman of Sri Kumaran Public School, who scored 98.6 per cent, the results were a shock.

“I was shocked in a positive way, of course. What I believe is if you are consistent and organised in your preparation, it is not impossible to score high,” he told Express.

A resident of J P Nagar, Shreyas is looking forward to becoming an engineer.

“I plan to take up chemical engineering. It can be used in various places,” he said. The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) considers the best scores in five subjects (best-of-five) to declare the percentage.

In the Indian School Certificate (ISC) exams for Class 12, it is the best of four that is taken for calculation.

Rajat Vadiraj from St Paul’s School secured 98.4 per cent and celebrated it with his family.

“I’ve always loved science since I was a kid. It is very exciting, especially physics and mathematics,” said Rajat, who did not have sleepless nights preparing for the exams. “If you keep calm, it should be easy.”

Dipayan Sinha from Bishop Cotton Boys Schools knows what career he wants to pursue. “Everyone in my family is an engineer and I want to follow them,” said Dipayan, who scored 98.2 per cent.

Studying in Bangalore for eight years, Dipayan’s mantra is hard work, patience and focus. “I don’t keep timetables. I would revise whatever was taught in school the same day,” he said.

With 98.16 per cent in his kitty, Tejas Kumar from Presidency School is chasing two dreams. “I am very good at computers and I think I can develop this into something by becoming a computer science engineer. Further, I want to become an IAS officer and serve the country”.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Express News Service / May 22nd, 2014

CET: City’s Chinthan Maiya secures 16th rank in engineering

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Mysore :

U. Chinthan Maiya, a student of Mother Teresa PU College, Srirampura, has secured 16th rank in Engineering CET conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority recently.

Chinthan’s father, Prof. U. Krishnamurthy Maiya, is a Professor in Department of Commerce at Devaraja Urs Degree College and his mother Neerada is a home-maker. Chinthan had scored 576 in II PUC with 100 marks in both Physics and Mathematics.

M.A. Aditya of Vijaya Vittala PU College secured 54th rank in Engineering and P.S. Ganesh Subramanian of VVS Golden Jubilee PU College has secured 66th rank in Engineering.

M.P. Apoorva, a student of Sadvidya PU College, has secured 52nd rank in Medical. Nithin V. Gowda of Marimallappa PU College secured 72nd rank in Medical; Ananya G. Bhat of Mother Teresa PU College has secured 67th rank in Medical and 103rd rank in Engineering. Rakshith R. Gore of the same college secured 80th rank in Engineering. Y. Poojitha, also of Mother Teresa PU College, has secured 35th rank in National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA).

Speaking to SOM this morning, Chinthan expressed his happiness over emerging a topper in Mysore and added that it was a surprise for him to have got 16th rank in the State.

Chinthan added that he wants to pursue Computer Science engineering in any one of the top colleges. He also said that he had secured good ranking in some of the other entrance exams and was yet to decide on the college.

Meanwhile, Poojitha, who has secured 35th rank in NATA, said that she wanted to pursue Architecture since her childhood. She expressed her gratitude to her parents and teachers for their support in all her endeavours. She also thanked Gowri, who trained her for NATA.

Poojitha said that she would join R.V. Engineering College or BMS College in Bangalore to pursue her Architecture course. Poojitha had scored 563 marks in II PUC with 98 marks in Physics and Chemistry.

M.A. Aditya of Vijaya Vittala PU College, who has secured 54th rank in Engineering, said that he wanted to study Aerospace Engineering and Nithin Gowda of Marimallappa PU College, who has secured 72nd rank in Medical, said that he wanted to be a Cardiologist.

The students of Deeksha Network at Mother Teresa PU College have also excelled in Manipal University Competitive Exam, results of which were announced on May 23. Manipal Institute of Technology- Ananya G. Bhat (Rank -160); U. Chinthan Maiya (Rank – 16); Manipal Institute of Medicine- Ananya G. Bhat (Rank – 130)

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 28th, 2014

Taluku – The Achievers’ Village

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Pages from History

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by Prof. A.V.Narasimha Murthy

The Maharaja met Prof. Venkannaiah and requested him to give private tuition to the prince on a monthly remuneration of Rs. 250 per month, which was a luxury in those days. But Venkannaiah politely refused the offer, but made arrangements for the private tuition, through some other scholar. The family members of Venkannaiah were very unhappy for his refusal which they thought was a god-send opportunity. But Venkannaiah had a different logic — “I am a Professor at the College for which I receive salary and to take up private tuition is an offence and hence I rejected the offer.” While sending him back, the Maharaja had sent fruits in a huge silver plate. The Professor humbly kept the fruits and sent back the empty plate to the Palace. He was told that the silver plate was also a gift along with fruits. That was how the Maharaja treated him, with respect.

Some months ago, we were returning to Mysore from Hampi after finishing the South Indian Numismatic Conference. Our wives insisted on visiting Molakalmuru famous for the silk sarees. At this place every home has a weaving machine to produce silk sarees which have a good market. While returning from Molakalmuru, to our right, I saw the name board ‘Taluku’ which was the name of a village.

I was thrilled because this small village has given great scholars to Kannada literature. It became famous because of Talukina S. Venkannaiah, Professor of Kannada in Mysore Maharaja’s College. Practically, he was the pioneer in starting the Kannada Department here. Even educated persons also might not have heard about this man’s greatness. Such persons should refer to Kuvempu’s Sri Ramayana Darshanam. This book contains a dedication page, dedicated to Kuvempu’s Guru Prof. T.S. Venkannaiah whom the former has treated as an embodiment of divinity. One has to read it to believe it. Ta. Su. Shamarao has given a good glimpse into the life and works of Prof. Venkannaiah in his famous book Mooru Talemaru (Three generations).

Venkannaiah was a towering personality and commanded great respect as a Professor. Mysore Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV (Nalwadi) had also heard of this great Professor and thought that this man was best suited to give private tuition to Prince Jayachamaraja Wadiyar. The Maharaja sent the Palace car to the residence of Venkannaiah and the Professor went to the Palace. The neighbours were pleasantly surprised that the Palace car had come to the residence of this Professor who had the good fortune of travelling in the Palace car. The neighbours’ respect for the Professor increased. The Maharaja met the Professor and requested him to give private tuition to the prince on a monthly remuneration of Rs. 250 per month, which was a luxury in those days. But Venkannaiah politely refused the offer, but made arrangements for the private tuition, through some other scholar. The family members of Venkannaiah were very unhappy for his refusal which they thought was a god-sent opportunity. But Venkannaiah had a differ

ent logic- “I am a Professor at the College for which I receive salary and to take up private tuition is an offence and hence I rejected the offer.” While sending him back, the Maharaja had sent fruits in a huge silver plate. The Professor humbly kept the fruits and sent back the empty plate to the Palace. He was told that the silver plate was also a gift along with fruits. That was how the Maharaja treated him, with respect.

Venkannaiah believed and lived according to the adage ‘Simple living, high thinking.’ Though not rich he was generous to a fault. Once a law college student wrote him a post card, asking money to pay his examination fee. Venkannaiah did not know that student but took pity on him. But he had no money at that time. Immediately he borrowed Rs.150 and sent it to that student. At another time a theft took place in his house. The thief could not get anything except a silver plate which he was using for eating. Everybody was cursing the thief but Venkannaiah said, ‘I am grateful to the thief who has stolen my silver plate so that I can eat along with others in an aluminium plate.’ Such anecdotes are available in plenty. That is how Venkannaiah lived. He died in 1939 and hence I did not have the good fortune of seeing or meeting that great personality.

But this is amply compensated by my close association with his brother Prof. T.S. Shamarao who was also a Professor of Kannada and a towering personality. One of his sons was my student and even today I feel guilty that I could not get him a job in Archaeology. But he on his own got a job in a bank and now is a retired happy person. Prof. Shama Rao did not mistake me for this lapse. In those days monthly meetings at the residences (Satsang) used to be held in which about 10 scholars took part. These meetings used to begin with breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea with a lecture by a scholar, and later, a discussion on the lecture. One day my turn came and I went to Prof. Shamarao’s residence where I saw H.M. Shankaranarayana Rao, Venkataramappa and others. I was asked to give a talk on ‘Ancient Indian education with special reference to Karnataka.’ It was my good fortune that the scholars present there admired my lecture.

Chief Minister Bangarappa was a student of Ta.Su. Shamarao. One day, he came to the residence of Shamarao and paid respects. He said, ‘Sir, the Government has come to your doorstep, please command.’ The condition at Professor’s house was not encouraging. Bangarappa promised to give jobs to his sons and daughter and give him a State award. Shamarao did not like it and addressing Bangarappa in singular, said, ‘Administer the State well and earn a good name, that is all I want.’ A similar thing happened to Minister Abdul Nazir Saab too.

With the passing away of Shamarao, everyone thought that Taluku publication would end. At that stage, a young and energetic son, T. S. Chayapati, came on to the scene with a determination to continue Talukina Venkannaiah Memorial publication started by his father. He has published more than one thousand books and continues to do so. He has earned the title ‘Savira Pustakagala Saradara.’ Almost all the great Kannada authors are included in his publications including K.B. Ganapathy whose four books he has published including Adarshavadi.

Almost all my Kannada books have been published by him. Not only is he a publisher, he is also an author and has 23 books to his credit.

On turning 70, Mysore District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, under its dynamic President Chandrashekar, jointly with Ranganath of Savigannada fame had organised a function, during which a felicitation volume titled ‘Chayabhinandana’ was released. Chayapati has made immense contribution to the society through his publications and the society salutes this achiever in public. Most people celebrate their birthdays at home but it is the privilege of some to get the distinction of celebrating birthday through public service. Persons like Chayapati have no retirements who is planning to publish more books.

I will be failing in my duty if I do not refer to with admiration the part played by his wife Pushpa Chayapati who has been his backbone and stood by him in all his activities including publications. She is a good PRO and Chayapati also accepts this truth without any hesitation. On this happy occasion of the release of the felicitation volume on attaining 70, I wish him good health, long life and all prosperity including more publications under the magic name Taluku. Hope all my readers will say ‘amen.’

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / May 17th, 2014

Auto Driver’s daughter secures 94.56% in SSLC exams

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Mysore :

AutodriverBF21may2014In today’s competitive world, students securing almost cent percent results in any exam is nothing new; thanks to the various resources available to them like internet, study materials and most essential, the tuitions. But, once in a while, there are exceptional students who achieve wonders without any aids except that of what they get at School.

And here’s one such girl, S. Monika, daughter of M.B. Siddaraju, an auto driver in city and a student of Good Shepherd High School, who secured 94.56% in the SSLC exams without any aids than that of her sheer determination and the drive to excel.

Hailing from a very poor family, Monika has managed to score 123 in Kannada; 96 in English; 98 in Hindi; 95 in Maths; 86 in Science and 93 in Social Studies. Her father’s wishes of seeing his daughter shine in academics has been fulfilled and all he aspires for his daughter in the future is to achieve greater success.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 16th, 2014

Today, a butcher’s daughter will walk away with 6 golds at BU convocation

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Noorjan briefly quit studies to support her family. Thanks to the chemistry of dad’s backing and her passion for academics, she excelled in her masters

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Her father never made it past class VII, her mom dropped out after class II, her five siblings have gone through education with a yawn. They are not to blame; their circumstances were such. But Noorjan A R rose above all that. On Tuesday, Noorjan will rewrite her family’s history when she picks up six gold medals as postgraduate topper in Chemistry at the 49th convocation of Bangalore University.

Noorjan’s has been a long and arduous journey, but not a solitary one. Hailing from a remote town — Bagepalli — about 90 km from Bangalore, Noorjan’s father is a butcher. Despite his meagre earnings from the mutton shop, he made sure Noorjan never lacked the resources to chase her dreams. But an even greater gift the head of the conservative family gave her was freedom to make her choices and his unstinting support.

Given her family’s circumstances, Noorjan didn’t start out dreaming big. She says she passed Class X with a first class and then took up II PU (Science). Instead of thinking of higher studies, she decided to take a short cut and do a D Ed (Diploma in Education) so that she could support her family. But luck eluded her as she couldn’t get a job of her choice. Keen to help out, she worked as a teacher for a few years but realised the calling of higher studies was too strong to ignore. So she went back to her parents to tell them she wanted to join a college and do a BSc in Chemistry.

“I was really scared to speak to my father as I didn’t know what his reaction would be. My father works in a mutton shop and my mother is a homemaker. I was surprised when my father told me he would even take loans, but I should pursue my academic goals,” says Noorjan.

Coming from someone with a conservative background, Noorjan says it motivated her. She enrolled for a BSc course in her town. “The three-year course redefined my attitude as I came second in the state in Chemistry. My dreams got wings. Now, I wanted to pursue a postgraduation,” she says. But this would mean travelling to Bangalore and she was once again besieged by fears about her parents’ reaction. However, they stood rock-solid behind her decision. This was also the time she decided to start paying for her education by giving tuitions.

“Every day, I would get up early to take the bus to reach Bangalore University and come back home late. The two-three hours’ journey was definitely tiring but my passion kept me going.” Seeing her struggle, her teachers suggested she take up accommodation at the hostel as it would save time. Apprehensions came flooding back as Noorjan wondered if her parents would ever agree to such an idea. “But they had full confidence in me and finally I joined the hostel. However, during study holidays, I would go back to my town where a school used to give me one month’s work.” The chemistry classes gave her a chance to infuse her love for the subject among students in her home town. “It was a refreshing experience,” she says. Noorjan’s years of hard work have finally paid off with summa cum laude results. “I worked really hard but never expected to score first,” she says.

Her lecturer Dr Mohammed Afzal Pasha, HoD, Chemistry department at the varsity, lauds her as a “really bright student.” “Despite travelling so much and coming from an underprivileged background, she managed to get good marks.”

Her father Abdul Rafiq said, “I could not study much and became a daily wage labourer, while my other kids did not fare well in studies either. I was glad Noorjan was very interested in studies. I have told her come what may, she should pursue her dream.” Noorjan’s mother Shakila takes special pride in her daughter. “I am very happy that my daughter has done her post-graduation and secured first place, which is the highest academic achievement in my family by a long distance.”

Noorjan now dreams of pursuing a PhD and hopes to continue her research in Chemistry.

source: http://www.bangaloremirror.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> Bangalore> Cover Story / by Sridhar Vivan, Bangalore Mirror Bureau / May 20th, 2014

Bangalore-Based Startup Butterfly Innovations Set to Launch an Interaction Platform for Colleges in India

Education, Science & Technology
Butterfly Innovations is a user centered, research oriented education technology company. Its founding team members have worked with The World Bank, Manipal Global, DreamIn, NDTV and Inc., among others.

Bangalore, India :

Bangalore-based education technology startup Butterfly Innovations has announced the beta launch of its first product, COLLPOLL, on May 31, 2014.

COLLPOLL is a personalized interaction platform for colleges and other academic institutions where students, faculty, and administrators can share ideas, opinions and information about academic matters, student life, and career issues in a common, conveniently accessible platform. COLLPOLL enables real time and secure interactions among a multitude of users at the same time. In the first phase of its rollout, it will be deployed in several institutions across India.

Hemant Sahal, founder, Butterfly Innovations, believes COLLPOLL has the power to redefine higher education globally. “We believe that colleges across the world have become isolated from the larger society they’re a part of. We aim to reconnect and reengage all stakeholders in colleges to create an open and interconnected education system,” he says. The benefits of such a connected learning environment have been well supported by the indepth research the Butterfly team has conducted with over 1,000 students, faculty and administrators in 50 plus institutions across India.

The nine-month-old startup has the backing of key advisors including Balachandran Warrier, CEO, Manipal Foundation, Sunil Madhani, Director, Innovation & Advanced Technology at Intuit, Murli Nagasundram, Principal of Learning Innovation at Manipal Global and Pranav Awasthi, Principal, Oracle India.

source: http://www.pr.com / PR.com / Home> Press Release / Bangalore – May 12th, 2014

Rotary Gayathri Educational Award for SSLC Toppers

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Mysore :

For the past 24 years, Rotary Mysore has been honouring the top achievers with marks of 610 and above in SSLC examination with the prestigious “Rotary Gayathri Educational Award”.

The award is instituted by Rtn. M.T. Ramachandra and family, Proprietor of Gayathri Talkies, Mysore.

The management of all the high schools in Mysore City are requested to send the list of names, address and the telephone numbers of the students who have secured 610 and above marks in SSLC exam of 2013-2014 along with the provisional Marks Card sealed and signed by the school authorities before May 17 (8 pm).

The parents can also submit the provisional marks card sealed and signed by the school authority to: The Hon. Secretary, Rotary Mysore, Rotary Centre, JLB Road, Opp MUDA, Mysore-570024. 0821-4247823. The award will be presented on May 22.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 13th, 2014

Mysore Girl # 1

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*SSLC result: Nithya Surabhi of Marimallappa’s is first in State, scores 622/625

*Hymavathi of Sadvidya High School scores 620; U.D. Gaurav of Vijaya Vittala 619

*Total pass percentage 81.19% in State *Mysore 26th in State with 80.58 %

Nithya Surabhi is seen flanked by her parents, mother Roopashri and father Ananthashayanam.
Nithya Surabhi is seen flanked by her parents, mother Roopashri and father Ananthashayanam.

Mysore :

The much-awaited results of SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examination conducted by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) in March 2014 was announced by Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar in Bangalore this morning.

Nithya Surabhi, a student of Marimallappa’s High School in city, has topped the State with an incredible score of 622 out of 625. She lost one mark each in English, Kannada and Science. In the rest, she scored a centum.

Nithya Surabhi is the daughter of Roopashree and Ananthashayanam residents of Gaganashankara Layout, near BEML Layout in Sriramapura.

Ananthashayanam works as a Pharmacist at Med Plus in Saraswathipuram while her mother Roopashree is a homemaker.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Ananthashayanam said that he was very happy for her daughter securing highest marks in the State. He added he would continue to support his daughter in pursuing her education.

Nithya Surabhi also expressed her happiness over her securing the highest marks and said that she had never expected to top the State. “I had expected to score above 600 marks but never had thought of being a topper. I thank my parents and teachers for their continuous guidance”, she added. Nithya said that she wanted to pursue her education in Science stream by studying PCMB.

Three students have shared the second place in the State with a total of 621 marks.

B.V. Hymavathi of Sadvidya High School has scored 620/625. She is the daughter of Advocate B.K. Udayashankar and Gowramma, Assistant Director, Department of Archaeology and Heritage.

U.D. Gaurav of Vijaya Vittala has scored 619/625. He is the son of U.J. Dattatri and U.D. Aparna, residents of Kuvempunagar.

The State has recorded an overall pass percentage of 81.19 percent with girls outsmarting the boys this year also. Out of the 8.26 lakh students who appeared for the SSLC examination 6,60,215 have passed in which 85.46% are girls and 77% are boys.

Chikkodi has topped the results with 91.07% followed by Sirsi (90.73%) and Belagum (89.91%). Neighbouring Mandya district is placed fourth overall in the State. Mysore which has recorded 80.58% is placed 26th in the State while Kodagu has recorded 79.46 overall pass percentage and Bidar is placed last in the State with 75.35%.

A total of 46,963 students have secured distinction in the State. While 2,63,346 student have passed with First Class marks and 1,45,649 students with Second Class marks, 17 schools in the State have recorded Zero percentage of results which does not include any Government High Schools.

942 students have secured 100 marks in the First Language, 328 students in Second Language, 376 students in Third Language, 242 students in Mathematics, 16 students in Science and 1058 students in Social Science.

The SSLC supplementary examination will be held from June 16 for which May 26 is the last date to pay the fees. May 28 is last day for applying for revaluation and May 22 is the last date for seeking photo copy of the answer scripts.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Mysore  12th, 2014