*SSLC result: Nithya Surabhi of Marimallappa’s is first in State, scores 622/625

*Hymavathi of Sadvidya High School scores 620; U.D. Gaurav of Vijaya Vittala 619

*Total pass percentage 81.19% in State *Mysore 26th in State with 80.58 %

Mysore :

The much-awaited results of SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examination conducted by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) in March 2014 was announced by Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar in Bangalore this morning.

Nithya Surabhi, a student of Marimallappa’s High School in city, has topped the State with an incredible score of 622 out of 625. She lost one mark each in English, Kannada and Science. In the rest, she scored a centum.

Nithya Surabhi is the daughter of Roopashree and Ananthashayanam residents of Gaganashankara Layout, near BEML Layout in Sriramapura.

Ananthashayanam works as a Pharmacist at Med Plus in Saraswathipuram while her mother Roopashree is a homemaker.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Ananthashayanam said that he was very happy for her daughter securing highest marks in the State. He added he would continue to support his daughter in pursuing her education.

Nithya Surabhi also expressed her happiness over her securing the highest marks and said that she had never expected to top the State. “I had expected to score above 600 marks but never had thought of being a topper. I thank my parents and teachers for their continuous guidance”, she added. Nithya said that she wanted to pursue her education in Science stream by studying PCMB.

Three students have shared the second place in the State with a total of 621 marks.

B.V. Hymavathi of Sadvidya High School has scored 620/625. She is the daughter of Advocate B.K. Udayashankar and Gowramma, Assistant Director, Department of Archaeology and Heritage.

U.D. Gaurav of Vijaya Vittala has scored 619/625. He is the son of U.J. Dattatri and U.D. Aparna, residents of Kuvempunagar.

The State has recorded an overall pass percentage of 81.19 percent with girls outsmarting the boys this year also. Out of the 8.26 lakh students who appeared for the SSLC examination 6,60,215 have passed in which 85.46% are girls and 77% are boys.

Chikkodi has topped the results with 91.07% followed by Sirsi (90.73%) and Belagum (89.91%). Neighbouring Mandya district is placed fourth overall in the State. Mysore which has recorded 80.58% is placed 26th in the State while Kodagu has recorded 79.46 overall pass percentage and Bidar is placed last in the State with 75.35%.

A total of 46,963 students have secured distinction in the State. While 2,63,346 student have passed with First Class marks and 1,45,649 students with Second Class marks, 17 schools in the State have recorded Zero percentage of results which does not include any Government High Schools.

942 students have secured 100 marks in the First Language, 328 students in Second Language, 376 students in Third Language, 242 students in Mathematics, 16 students in Science and 1058 students in Social Science.

The SSLC supplementary examination will be held from June 16 for which May 26 is the last date to pay the fees. May 28 is last day for applying for revaluation and May 22 is the last date for seeking photo copy of the answer scripts.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Mysore  12th, 2014