Madan secures 51st rank in KVPY exam

Madan Y N, a first PUC-Science student from Excellent Science and Commerce PU College, Kallabettu, has secured 51st rank in the national-level competitive Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Examination.

Madan had taken the entrance exam in November 2018 and was qualified for the interview round. He had attended the national-level interview. He is the only student from Karnataka to be selected for the interview while studying in the first PUC.

Madan said he is passionate about research in Science since childhood. “To achieve this dream, I dedicated an extra two hours daily for advanced study. The credit of this achievement goes to our lecturers,” he added. Excellent Science and Commerce Pre-university College chairman Yuvraj Jain, Secretary Rashmitha Jain, Principal Pradeep Kumar Shetty, NEET co-ordinator Dr Prashanth Hegde and staff members congratulated Madan.