<p>T S Abhiram, a student of Pragaathi composite school in Sagar town, bagged the second rank in Karnataka SSLC examinations by scoring an astonishing 624 out of the total 625.</p>.<p>He has scored 125 in Sanskrit, centum in four subjects-English, Kannada, Science and Mathematics and 99 in Social Science.</p>.<p>Speaking to <em>DH</em>, he said that he used to study for only one hour when the coronavirus lockdown was enforced. There was uncertainty over the SSLC examinations.</p>.<p>"Later, I studied for 10 to 12 hours in the last 15 days before the examination. I solved old question papers when exam time table was announced. It proved highly beneficial for me," he said.</p>.<p>While speaking about future plans, he expressed his ambition of taking up UPSC exam after completing MBBS or law. He would study science in PU.</p>.<p>T S Ramana, the father of Abhiram, is an advocate by profession. He said that he has a good memory power and it is the key to his success in academics.</p>.<p>Besides, he attended Vedic mathematics classes and it helped him to score 100 in Mathematics. Moreover, he holds black belt in karate and participated in karate competitions held in Nepal, Ramana added.</p>
<p>T S Abhiram, a student of Pragaathi composite school in Sagar town, bagged the second rank in Karnataka SSLC examinations by scoring an astonishing 624 out of the total 625.</p>.<p>He has scored 125 in Sanskrit, centum in four subjects-English, Kannada, Science and Mathematics and 99 in Social Science.</p>.<p>Speaking to <em>DH</em>, he said that he used to study for only one hour when the coronavirus lockdown was enforced. There was uncertainty over the SSLC examinations.</p>.<p>"Later, I studied for 10 to 12 hours in the last 15 days before the examination. I solved old question papers when exam time table was announced. It proved highly beneficial for me," he said.</p>.<p>While speaking about future plans, he expressed his ambition of taking up UPSC exam after completing MBBS or law. He would study science in PU.</p>.<p>T S Ramana, the father of Abhiram, is an advocate by profession. He said that he has a good memory power and it is the key to his success in academics.</p>.<p>Besides, he attended Vedic mathematics classes and it helped him to score 100 in Mathematics. Moreover, he holds black belt in karate and participated in karate competitions held in Nepal, Ramana added.</p>