Seven students from Dakshina Kannada district are among the toppers in the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to medical, dental, engineering, Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy and Architecture courses.
While Ananth G. from Alva’s Pre-University College, Moodbidri, ranked first in medical and dental streams, Niranjan Kamath from Expert PU College, Mangaluru, ranked second in the engineering stream. Sumukh S. from Satyasai Lokseva PU College, Alike in Bantwal taluk was ranked sixth in architecture and Vaishnavi Ballal from Expert PU College was ranked seventh in the Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy stream. Srinidhi S. from Satyasai Lokseva PU College, Alike and Neha S.C. from Expert PU College were ranked seventh and 10th, respectively, in the medical and dental streams.
Meanwhile, chairman of Alvas Education Foundation, Mohan Alva, has announced a prize money of Rs. 5 lakh for Ananth G., student of Alvas PU College, for topping the medical/dental stream in the Common Entrance Test.
Though he secured the second rank in engineering, Mr. Kamath said that he was interested in doing a basic science course in National Institute of Technology –Surathkal (NIT-K). “I want to do B.Sc. (physics) at NIT-K. I am eagerly waiting for the results of JEE (Main),” Mr. Kamath, whose father Narasimha Kamath is assistant vice-president in Tata Chemicals in Gujarat. Mr. Kamath finished his schooling in Gujarat and joined Alva’s College for PU.
Ms. Ballal is not interested in the Indian System of Medicine stream in which she is ranked seventh. She wants to do medicine either in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, or at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry. While the entrance for AIIMS is on Sunday, the JIPMER entrance is on June 5. “My first preference are these two institutions,” Ms. Ballal said and added that she was not sure of the medical colleges she can get admission from the CET ranking. Ms. Ballal is ranked 22nd in the CET. Ms. Ballal’s father Rajesh Ballal is a surgeon while her mother Vasundhara Ballal is an artist.
Ms. Ballal’s classmate Ms. Neha who is from Kadur, Chikkamagaluru, wants to do MBBS either at the Bangalore Medical College or Mysore Medical College. “I am sure of getting seats here,” Ms. Neha said. As she was not interested in private medical colleges she was not worried of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test. Apart from being a personal choice, she wants to pursue medicine as her father, Chayapathy S.T. is a general surgeon and mother, Sudha H.M. is a gynaecologist.
Mr. Sumukh said that he would pursue architecture. “Being an artist, I find architecture as a field in which I can exhibit my creativity.” Mr. Sumukh, who is a native of Mandya, wants to become a businessman. “My aim is become a business tycoon,” said Mr. Sumukh, whose parents too are doctors. Mr. Sumukh’s father H.V. Srinivas is an anaesthetist while his mother T.R. Jyothi, is a gynaecologist in Mandya.
