Namakkal:
The odds of poverty in life did not dampen the spirit of S. Jayasuriya, who bagged the first rank in higher secondary examinations this year and shared it with another student S. Abinesh, both hailing from private schools in Namakkal. The first rankers secured 1189 marks out of 1200.
“I am overjoyed, so is my family. I did not expect the first rank, though expected some state rank. Now, I will pursue my dream to do MBBS and specialise in Orthopaedics,” said Jayasuriya of Vidya Vikas Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Tiruchengode in Namak-kal.
Jayasuriya’s mother Anandhi is a tailor and father Senthilkumar has been bed ridden, after an accident a decade back. Despite coming from poor background, he scored 197 in Tamil, 194 in English, 198 in Physics and 200 marks in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
“I always kept my family’s financial situation in mind, which helped me focus on studies. I thoroughly studied the subjects from the beginning, set a target before me and achieved it,” said the first ranker. “It is a proud moment for us all. My son had understood our poverty and focused on his studies,” said his mother Anandhi, shedding tears of joy.
Equally elated was S. Abinesh, a student of Green Park Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Namakkal, who shared the first rank. “I will become a cardiologist, which is my passion,” he said adding that one need to develop an interest for studies to be success-
ful.”
“We need to concentrate on the subject of study, understand it clearly and study well,” said Abinesh, son of P. Sekar and Latha, who scored 196 in Tamil, 193 in English and 200 in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
Abinaya wants to do CA
Tamil was H. Abinaya’s second language till class ten. But in order to get more marks, she shifted to Sanskrit and achieved her target by securing state second rank in the overall category. Abinaya, a student of SDAV Higher Secondary School in Chengalpattu scored 1191 marks out of the total 1200.
She got centum in Commerce, Accountancy, Economics and Business Maths. “My English mark was only 193. Had I scored even one mark more, I would have got state first rank,” said Abinaya, who got 198 in Sanskrit.
Her father Harihara Subramanian is working in a private company, while mother Sornam is a teacher. While her parents expected her to follow the footsteps of their elder daughter and study for engineering, Abinaya changed tracks by choosing commerce group in class eleven. “I wanted to follow the foot steps of my uncles, who are practising CA,” said Abinaya.
Sainithya secures joint state third
R. Sainithya (17) has started her journey towards chartered accountancy in a jubilant mood. Even though she is just another person in her family to aspire for CA, as her father and two sisters are already in the financial profession, still she has garnered more glory at a young age by achieving joint third rank in Plus-2 exams this year.
A student of GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya in Ashok Nagar, Sainithya was aspiring to emulate her eldest sister Sri Lakshmi, who was a school topper in Plus-2. But then, Sainithya achieved more than she expected. She scored centum in Commerce, Accountancy and Business Maths. Her total score was 1190 marks, which includes 198 in Sanskrit.
Nivedhitha scores 198 in Tamil
For A.S. Nivedhitha, achieving a state rank was a dream that she narrowly missed two years ago in class 10. But this time in Plus-2, she made it in style, scoring centum in three subjects. The Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School student scored full marks in Computer Science, Maths and Chemistry. She got 198 in Tamil, 192 in English and 197 in Physics.
She was ranked third among students who chose Tamil as second language in the state. She scored 1187 out of the total 1200. Nivedhitha’s parents M. Swaminathan (civil engineer) and S. Sailakshmi (bank employee) were elated to see their daughter achieve state rank.
“I want to become a computer engineer,” said a beaming Nivedhitha, who did not take any special coaching. School correspondent N. Vijayan said his school always discouraged students from taking private classes. “We always give coaching with individual attention. So we inform our students not to take special tuition outside,” he added.
TN toppers aim for cardiology
Namakkal: A.K. Kanmani and U. Manothini of Green Park Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Namakkal have secured 1187 marks.
For U. Manothini, though becoming an IAS officer was the childhood dream, a heart surgery performed on his father had made her to change her goal when she was at Class VIII. “I know the pain my father suffered with heart ailments. Hence, I decided I should study cardiology and become a doctor,” said Manothini, a native of Thanjavur.She also said that since her village was not developed, she would serve there as a cardiologist.
Kalaivani, daughter of a private bus conductor Elangovan and mother Sivagami, too wants to serve people as cardiologist. Though hailing from a poor family, she was offered education free of cost at her school, Kurinji Matriculation School.
Her marks are Tamil – 198, English – 190, Physics – 199 and 200 in Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. The marks of A.K. Kanmani, native of Perambalur, daughter of Kaliyamoorthy, were: Tamil – 198, English – 192, Physics – 197 and 200 in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics – 200.
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