Three students from Mysuru emerge toppers in district

Three students from Mysuru city have topped the district in the Science stream in the II P.U. examination. The results were announced on Monday. All three, belonging to different colleges, scored 590 on 600.

S Anudeep from Sadvidya P.U. College; Nikita Srikant of Gopalaswamy P.U. College, and Akanksh A. Manjunath of Jnanodaya P.U. College topped in the district.

While Anudeep and Akanksh wish to take up basic sciences, Nikita Srikant wants to take up computer science engineering.

100 in five subjects

Anudeep scored 100 out of 100 in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Sanskrit. He scored 90 in English. His overall percentage is 98.33. He aspires to take up basic sciences or medicine as his career. He has already cracked the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), a national programme of fellowship in basic sciences.

“NCERT textbooks helped me score more. I’m indebted to my teachers and college for my success,” he says.

Anudeep used to study for seven hours daily when exams were closing in and went to tuitions only for Mathematics and Chemistry in II P.U. His parents Satyanarayana and Sheela, described their son as a dedicated student who never lost focus on studies.

Science inspires him

Akanksh A. Manjunath from Gopalaswamy P.U. College scored 99 in Physics and Biology, 100 in Chemistry, 98 in Mathematics and Kannada, and 96 in English. “I focussed more on languages for scoring since other languages used to be covered in the classroom,” explains Akanksh.

With a 282 rank in KVPY, Akanksh is hoping for a seat in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) in Bengaluru or the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune.

“Basic science is my dream. Science has freedom unlike other streams. My father H.P. Manjunath is a Professor in Sericulture and mother H.A. Aparna, associate professor in bio-technology, at the University of Mysore, are my inspiration for taking up basic sciences,” says Akanksh, who loves football and videogames.

An unexpected one

For Nikita Srikant, of Jnanodaya P.U. College, the results were a pleasant surprise for her. “I had not expected these many marks but was confident of a good result since I had worked hard and gave a lot of attention to classroom teaching,” she recalls. The daughter of Srikant Upadhyaya, of Infosys Mysuru, and Latha, a housewife, Nikita is aspiring for a seat in computer science engineering from a reputed college either in Bengaluru or Mysuru. Reading and music are her hobbies.

Jnanodaya principal Srikanta Sharma congratulated her and other students who brought laurels to the college. He said the college got 95% results with 120 distinctions.

13 hours a day

Aishwarya A.N., the PCME topper, from Sadvidya College aspires to take up Electronics Engineering. She used to study for 13 hours daily during the examinations and four to five hours daily the rest of the year. She had secured the 3rd rank in the SSLC examination. The daughter of an Assistant Executive Engineer in the Water Resources Department Nagaraj and Jyothi, a housewife, Aishwarya said she prepared for the examinations without any stress as she used to study throughout the year.

An all-rounder

Mahender H.N., also from Sadvidya College, scored 587 marks out of 600, with 100 out of 100 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. “I want to become a doctor,” says Mahender, who also used to spend time on sports and cultural activities. “I used to give time for everything - movies, dance and cricket – besides studies,” he said.