: The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has instituted awards for outstanding students in the colleges under its administration. The first three rank-holders in the degree and postgraduate examinations would be given cash prizes of Rs.10,000, Rs. 7,500 and Rs.5,000 respectively, TDB president Prayar Gopalakrishnan announced here on Sunday.
The awards have been instituted to perpetuate the memory of the first TDB president Mannath.