Mangaluru : A student of Sharada Vidyalaya College scored the first rank in Karnataka in the II PUC examination in commerce study.

She got 595 out of the total 600 marks, thus bagging 98.93 per cent without extra coaching classes, Rashmitha, has come out with first rank in State.

Rashmitha score 100 in business studies, accountancy, mathematics, and statistics, 99 in Sanskrit and 94 in English.

Rashmitha is the daughter of B Purushottham, a resident of Bejai-Kapikad and owner of Naveen Engineering Workshop, Car Street and Shashikala P, a housewife. Her older sister is pursuing her engineering degree.

She has already enrolled herself for an integrated course of B.Com and Chartered Accountancy at MAPS College here.

Enamored with the student’s achievement, former principal of the College who is currently rendering service as an Advisor Dr. Leela Upadhyaya said that history has been created as Rashmitha has turned out to be the first student of Sharada Vidyalaya to bag the first place in the state level board exam.

The new syllabus for Commerce was not so tough chirped Rashmitha, Commerce student from Mangaluru’s Sharada PU College, who topped in the State in II Pre-University examination.

“I did not find it tough. Thanks to the teachers who prepared us well,” said Ms. Rashmitha, who wants to pursue Chartered Accountancy (CA) and is preparing for the preparatory examination.