As many as 33 students of the DAV Public School, Chanrasekharpur here have qualified for the final round of the Kishore Vaigyanik Protshahan Yojana (KVPY) Entrance Exams held jointly by the Science and Technology Department of the Union Government and the IISC, Bangalore recently.
The successful students are now eligible to receive scholarships till completion of higher studies and also entitled to get a seat in reputed institutes like IISC, NiSER and IISER.
While 46 students had qualified the interview round, 33 passed final round, accounting for 60 of the State’s quota. With this, school made a record in getting the highest qualified students compared to any other school in the country.
Of the 33 students, Debashree Mohanty (AIR-17), Spandan Senapati (AIR-24), Nipun Chandra (AIR-39), Pritam Paramvir Badajena (AIR-58) and Bhabesh Kumar Tripathy (AIR-63) are the rank holders within the top 100 qualifiers.
The school has been garnering lions’ shares in NTSE and KVPY entrance exams for the last one decade, claimed school authorities.
The School Principal and in-charge teacher Niranjan Swain congratulated the students for the achievement.