BANGALORE May 25: This year, the boys outdid the girls in the race to professional college admissions in Karnataka. Only three girls made it to the top 10 slots for engineering and medical/dental in the all-important Common Entrance Test 2009, the yardstick for admissions to professional colleges in Karnataka. However, girls dominated the architecture list.

Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) Executive Director S.G. Hegde announced that of the 1.16 lakh students who took the test, 62,275 engineering ranks, 10,914 medical ranks and 42,152 Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISMH) have been allotted. About 1.15 lakh students appeared for engineering stream and 83,964 for medical, while 1.16 lakh placed their bets on both streams.

Interestingly, all the three top rank holders in the medical/dental category confessed that their hearts lay in an engineering career. While medical list topper from Mangalore Anish Bhat secured 18th rank in engineering also, the second rank holder Ullas P. from Bangalore beat him to the 17th rank in engineering. An excited Ullas told The Hindu that he was looking at studying Electronics and Communication Engineering. "I studied hard and attended coaching regularly. I am extremely happy I also stood 559 in IIT. I would like to make it to IIT Madras." 

Topers in CET Exam: (Medical / Dental) Anish Bhat, Ullas P, Preetish KL, Karan Ramakrishna and Chandan Kulkarni 

Topers in CET Exam: (ISM & Homoepathy) Anish Bhat, Chandan Kulkarni, Anusha, Preetish and Shadab Maldar 

Topers in CET Exam: (Engineering) Naveen Bhat, Yashwanth Marathe, Vimal M, Arpita Huddar and Milid Rao

Topers in CET Exam: (Architecture) Priyanka Dharamshi, Ramya Sanu, Mohammed Bilal, Pavankumar Dhareppa and Sumika S Pai 

Priyanka Dharamshi who secured first rank in CET exam (Architecture) being greeted by parents in Hubli on Monday 

Engineering

Two classmates, who studied together, secured the first and second spot in engineering. Sri Satya Sai Lokseva PU College (Mangalore) students Naveen Bhat Y and Yashwant Marathe are keen on the National Institute of Technology in Surathkal. "I am elated," said Naveen. Second-rank holder Yashwant could not be contacted but his proud father, Padmakar Marathe, told The Hindu that hearing the news was an emotional experience. The architecture list was dominated by girls with Priyanka Dharamshi from Chetan PU Science College, Hubli, topping the list.

Subsidies

Higher Education Minister Arvind Limbavalli, who addressed presspersons on the KEA premises, reiterated that this year too, interest rates above 6 per cent for students would be waived. "We are also planning to set up a committee where private charitable organisations will come together to ensure that no poor student is denied education."

Some CET toppers keen on taking up civil services

Mangalore/Hubli/Madikeri/Mysore: Students from Dakshina Kannada have bagged the first rank both in medical and engineering streams in the Common Entrance Test (CET) while students of Hubli have secured the first two positions in the architecture stream.

Aneesh Bhat P. of St. Aloysius Pre-University College, Mangalore, has got the first rank in CET-medical.

He ranks 18th in the engineering stream. Son of Dr. P.S. Bhat, cardiologist, and Hemalatha, homemaker, Aneesh is yet to decide on the professional course he will take up. His mother said the family had expected him to score within the 20th rank but had not thought that he would secure the top rank.

Naveen Bhat, Aneesh Bhat  

 

  

  

 

 

Having passed the national talent search examination while he was in tenth class, he is getting a scholarship, Ms. Hemalatha said. "I want to study in Karnataka as the standard of education is good here," Aneesh said.

Naveen Bhat Y. of Sathya Sai Lokaseva Pre-University College, Alike, Bantwal taluk, has bagged the first rank in the engineering stream.

Son of Umesh Bhat, engineer, and Vijayalakshmi, homemaker, Naveen said he had put in three to four hours of study every day and had not expected he would get the first rank.

His father, Umesh Bhat, said his son would either study electronics or communication.

Yashwant Marathe of Sri Satyasayi Lokaseva PU college in Alike, Dakshina Kannada has secured second rank in CET engineering and 12th in medical stream.

Son of Padmakar, bank employee, and Geetha Bhave, teacher, Yashwant said that he would take up engineering and later pursue MBA and appear for civil services examination. "I would like to serve the nation by joining the IAS," he said confidently.

M. Vimal of Vijaya Vittala PU College, Mysore, who has got the third rank in engineering, is the son of B. Manohar, scientist, and Malathi, homemaker. Vimal has qualified in the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE) and plans to pursue aerospace engineering at IIT Madras. He attributed his success in the IIT to focused study for six hours a day for two years. His preparation for IIT had helped him romp home with ease in the PUC and the CET, Vimal said.

Priyanka K. Dharamshi of Chetan Pre University College in Hubli, who has secured the first rank in architecture stream, is the daughter of Khiren Dharamshi, engineer, and Nalini, teacher. Priyanka who was overwhelmed with joy as she never expected that she would be the topper, said, "I have a fascination for drawing and didn’t feel like I was making any extra efforts for CET," she said. Priyanka said she aspires to take up civil services.

Ramya M. Sanu of Chetan Pre University College, Hubli, has secured the second rank in architecture stream. Daughter of Manjunath and Manjula Sanu, both entrepreneurs, Ramya said her mother was her source of inspiration. "Although she doesn’t spend extra hours for her study, she is a quick learner", said her father Manjunath. Ramya said she will appear for IAS examination after her graduation.

K.R. Anusha of Sadvidya PU College, Mysore, who has secured the third rank in the Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM and H), is the daughter of K.N. Ramachandra, engineer, and A.C. Usha, homemaker, Anusha said she was yet to decide on the course she would pursue but she said she preferred engineering.