…while, Udupi comes a close second

The district has maintained its second place for the second straight year in the II PU results, announced on Monday.

According to the Department of Pre-University Education, the number of students, who have passed in the district this year is 92.32 per cent.

For the last 11 years, Udupi district has either occupied the first place or the second place in the State in the PU results. In the SSLC exams, the district stood first by getting 93.37 per cent pass percentage.

The expectation was that the district would clinch the top position in the II PU exams as well. But the district is behind Dakshina Kannada by a mere 0.77 per cent.

R.B. Nayak, Deputy Director of Pre-University Department, told The Hindu that some colleges in Dakshina Kannada focused only on results.

Besides these colleges were attracting intelligent students from other parts of the State, which is not the case with Udupi district.

“Despite that, we will find out where we have been outclassed by Dakshina Kannada. We will find out the areas where we have to put in more efforts,” he said.

The Department has decided to lay the ground work for the next academic year immediately.

It will do a taluk-wise analysis and subject-wise analysis to improve the results.

The Department would hold regular meetings and check which colleges are lagging behind in the district.