Karnataka PU exam: KLS to introduce scholarship scheme for meritorious students

Karnataka Law Society located in Belagavi will introduce a scholarship scheme for meritorious students who want to pursue various institutions such as engineering colleges.

The society head Anant Mandagi told reporters on Saturday that the college committee will decide the cut-off levels and other eligibility for availing scholarships shortly.

This follows a decision to offer free education to all students in its pre-university colleges who achieved State and district level ranks in various streams, and choose to study in KLS institutions. "The society will not only consider offering scholarships to deserving students, but also poor ones," Mr. Mandagi said.

He averred for the first time ever in the Belagavi region, three KLS Gogte PU commerce and science students had secured state ranks in science and commerce streams. "Tanvi Patil was third at the State in the Commerce stream, with all subjects scoring 100 marks and English 97. Purvi Rajpurohit was at seventh and Brahmi Narasagouda 10th rank in Commerce stream.". Ruhi Shanbhag, a student of science stream, has achieved the 5th rank at the district level. She has also achieved 99.3 percentile marks in IIT JEE. Over 10 students have cleared the IIT JEE in the last three years. A few hundred have cleared the KEA CET exams and gained admission in engineering colleges," he added.

The college students also made nine of 10 district ranks in the Commerce stream. All this success belongs to the students for their hard work and the teachers for intensive teaching. The faculty members have trained students to face examinations and sharpened their concentration,\" the president said.

"KLS was established in 1939. Its colleges have been NAAC A grade accredited. It is running coaching classes for meritorious students studying for the IIT JEE and CA foundation course. It is also running remedial courses for meritorious poor students. Admission to these courses is free not only for KLS students but even for students of other institutions," Mr. Mandagi said.

KLS members R.S. Mutalik, Rajendra Belgaonkar and others graced the press meet.

Meritorious students were awarded cash prizes and certificates on the college campus on Saturday. Venkappayya Desai, director, IIT Dharwad, and P.S. Sawkar, KLS chairman, presented cash awards and certificates to the students. V.M. Deshpande, governing council chairman, Principal A.S. Kerur, and others graced the occasion.