The toppers at the 12th annual convocation of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), that was held here on Friday, have one common goal: They all want to pursue their higher education.
Abhinav Rao from the Bangalore Institute of Technology, who has bagged seven gold medals, the highest among all and has secured first place in Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering course, aspires to pursue his Master’s.
Sharing his dreams with Deccan Herald, he said he was interested in research and planned to join his sister, currently engaged in research, in the United States. Employed with Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions in Bangalore, he expressed his desire to continue in his job for another couple of years.
He attributed his success to the support and motivation of his parents and teachers. Son of an ophthalmologist and a postgraduate mother, Abhinav is overwhelmed on bagging the first rank and seven gold medals.
For Phalguna P from RNS Institute of Technology, Bangalore, hard work without expectations was the sole mantra to attain this position. He has first rank in Electronics and Communication Engineering and has six gold medals in his kitty.
Son of a banker couple, Phalguna said his short-term plan was to pursue MTech. Employed with Cypress Semi Conductors presently, he has expressed his interests in the designing aspect and wants to pursue Very-Large Scale Integration design.
Shantanu Chakraborty seems to be taking forward the legacy of his father and brother, who are both civil engineers. He has won six gold medals and has secured first rank in civil engineering. He is a student of M V Jayaraman College of Engineering and is pursuing his Master’s in Civil Engineering from IIT Madras.
“My first priority is to complete my PhD from IIT Madras and then pursue research abroad,” he said.
Umesh C S of Allegere in Mandya comes from a humble background. He is proud of his parents who supported him to pursue his academic interests in Computer Science and Engineering. His father runs a canteen and has been an inspiration for him to aim higher in life.
Umesh has secured five gold medals and the top rank in his stream and has decided to continue his job with Integra Micro Software Service. He wants to chase his academic interests a notch higher, but according to circumstances.
The toppers stressed that studying from the very beginning was an easy step towards good results. It also relieves students from pressure and exam pangs.
‘Explore energy options’
Addressing the gathering, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, M R Srinivasan expressed the need to develop all available energy options.
“Without adequate energy, our economy cannot prosper nor can the quality of life improve. We are encouraging wind and solar energy, along with nuclear and hydro, which were non-carbon sources of energy,” he said.