Udupi, Apr 16: Raeesa Umarabba, a student of S.R. PU College, Hebri, and Swathi, a student of MGM Pre-University College, are the two girls from the coastal district of Udupi who shared third rank in the Science stream with two others in the Karnataka II PUC exams the results of which were announced on Monday. Both of them have obtained 592/600 marks.
Daughter of businessman A Umarabba and homemaker Ruksana, teenage girl Raeesa said that she was delighted about her results as she felt her hard work had paid. She did not take any coaching. “The teachers in my college were ready to guide students any time so there was no need for any coaching,” she said.
Though she wants to become a doctor, she said that what she takes up as a career will depend on the marks she gets in the competitive exams, including the NEET and CET.
“My study hours were flexible. I did not have any set hours for studying,” she said. Her hobbies include painting, drawing, singing and dancing. “I attribute my success to both my parents but especially to my mother, Ruksana, who is my role model and who encouraged me at every step,” she said.
Daughter of Udayashankar Nayak, Manager, Syndicate Bank, Bengaluru, and Girija Bai, a clerk at Upendra Pai Memorial College, Udupi, Swathi wants to become an Engineer in Computer Science. She would prefer to study in either NITK-Surathkal or NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte.
“My elder sister, Shwetha is studying engineering at SMV Institute of Technology and Management in Bantakal. This also made me think of taking up engineering,” she said.
Swathi used to study for about one-and-a-half hours in the beginning of the academic year, which she later increased. Her hobbies include drawing and sketching.
“I attribute my success to my parents, teachers and my hard efforts. My parents supported me and my teachers in the college were always there to guide me,” she said.
Mangaluru, Jan 20: A teenage girl drowned after a boat in which she was traveling in capsized in the river Netravati at Uliya Hoige, Ullal, police said on Monday.
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