Mangalore :

Manvitha MK has made undivided Dakshina Kannada district proud by becoming the second topper in the SSLC examination, results of which were announced on Monday. Manvitha, student of Vishwa Mangala High School, situated 20 km from Mangalore, scored 621 out of 625 marks.

She scored maximum marks in three subjects – first language (English), mathematics, and social studies; dropped a mark each in second language (Kannada) and third language (Hindi) scoring 99, and in science ended up with 98 marks.

Manvitha has not only bought laurels to the coastal region, but also to her school. She is the first student from the school to emerge an SSCL topper in the state ever since the school was started in 1983.

Manvitha told TOI that she will take up pre-university course in science stream. “My dream is to become a doctor to help poor patients.” She said “Apart from mathematics and science subjects, I did not go to tuitions for other subjects. Every day I studied for three hours.”

She said her aim was just to score good marks. “I never dreamt of becoming a topper,” she added.

Apart from performing well in academics, Manvitha is also good at drawing and painting. She has secured more than 200 prizes in painting competitions and recently she has won the third prize in “Prathibhakaranji,” a state-level drawing and painting competition.

Manvitha’s father Mohandas AN, a businessman, said he never thought his daughter would emerge as the second topper in the state. “Efforts of her teachers and her mother helped Manvitha excel in the examination. We will encourage her to pursue a course of her choice,” he added.

Her mother Shobha M, a BCom graduate, is a homemaker.

This year, Vishwa Mangala High School has scored cent per cent results and it has scored cent per cent result for 16 times in the past 19 years.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Mangalore / by Pavan  M V, TNN / May 07th, 2013