Mandya targets top-three finish in SSLC next year: Cheluvarayaswamy

Mandya/ Mysuru: District minister N Cheluvarayaswamy on Friday appreciated officials, teachers, parents and students for their collective effort in the SSLC examinations this year and set a target for the district to secure a place among the top three in the state next year.He lauded DC Kumara, ZP CEO K R Nandini and the education department for their role in strengthening academic standards and steering the district's progress.Cheluvarayaswamy said Mandya students had performed competitively with top-performing districts such as Udupi and Mangaluru, reflecting improved academic outcomes.To achieve the next target, he assured full govt support and said that initiatives such as special coaching for rural students, improved infrastructure, and a greater focus on digital learning would be prioritised.Studied by mobile torch, Mysuru girl gets first classIshwarya, a student of Kenchanahalli Govt High School in HD Kote taluk of Mysuru district, has cleared the SSLC examination in first class after studying using a mobile torchlight due to a lack of basic infrastructure at home.In Nov 2025, the local block education officer (BEO), SDMC president, school teachers and villagers visited her house as part of efforts to improve SSLC results in the taluk. During the visit, they found Ishwarya studying by the light of a mobile phone torch.Ishwarya lives with her mother and grandmother in Nandinathapura, about 30 km from HD Kote taluk. BEO CN Raju, who led the visit along with SDMC members and teachers, arranged a lighting facility for her after seeing the conditions in which she was studying.Despite the lack of basic amenities, Ishwarya continued her studies and passed the SSLC examination with first class.