Eight Engineering Students From Shivamogga College Bag Top University Ranks

Academic Success

Eight students from Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering in Shivamogga won top positions in the recent Visvesvaraya Technological University examinations for the 2025-26 academic year. Most of these high achievers come from rural areas.

Student Achievers

Dhanyashree B.M. led the group by grabbing the first rank in Electrical and Electronics Engineering along with seven gold medals. Coming from Sirigere village near Ayanur, she travelled daily for her classes with help from her farmer parents and aims to join the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited. Six students from the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering department also made the list. Nayyar Fatima Afreen from Tarikere took third rank, Yashaskara T.G. from Sringeri got fourth, and Bhumika M. from Sagar earned fifth place. George T. Paul, Nithyashree Hegde K.N., and Swathi S.G. secured the sixth, eighth, and tenth ranks. Meanwhile, Harshika N. claimed the fourth rank in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineering.

Context

National Education Society secretary P. Narayana noted that these achievements show how higher education helps uplift farming families in rural regions. The college management plans to give Dhanyashree an extra gold medal to celebrate her exceptional performance.