Government High Schools, Guruvayanakere and Venur, both in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, have been selected for the Dr. Nitte Shankara Adyanthaya Memorial Best School Award (first and second place, respectively) instituted by Nitte Education Trust and Nitte University for 2015-16.
The trust and the university have instituted the annual best school award to recognise best performing schools in the rural areas of Dakshina Kannada in terms of academic performance as well as extracurricular activities, said a release from the university here. The purpose is to recognise good work by rural schools and to encourage them in their endeavours.
The awards are annually presented to two rural high schools on the basis of achievements in the SSLC Board Examinations, sports, cultural activities during the previous academic year, infrastructure and innovative practice. The first prize carries ₹ 15 lakh in cash and a plaque and the second prize carries ₹ 10 lakh in cash and a plaque.
The awards would be presented on Saturday at K.S. Hegde Auditorium, Nitte University Campus, Deralakatte.
Two more schools that have made efforts in unique ways to develop the campus would be given cash assistance. While Government High School, Nada, Belthangady, will get ₹ 1 lakh to develop Mathematics Laboratory, Adarsha High School, Taccode, Moodbidri, will get ₹ 2 lakh assistance.
