Stupendous achievement by Mangaluru’s CFAL students in JEE Main-2019

Media Release

May 4, 2019

With the results of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main out, it is celebration time at CFAL (Centre for Advanced Learning), Mangalore’s top training institute as 64% of its students turned successful at the prestigious national examination. 65 of the 101 students who wrote JEE Main qualified for JEE Advanced and are eligible for seats at the NIT’s and other top institutions of the country.

It is important to note that 12 among the 65 students have secured above 99 percentile.

One of the most trusted institutes

This is not the first time that CFAL students have excelled in National level competitive exams, it may be recalled that last week 13 of their students achieved great success at the KVPY examination, prominent among them being Vishnu Bharadwaj (AIR 35) and Shreyas Vasudev Pai (AIR 68). The achievement of their students at National level examinations year after year proves the superiority of the faculty, and the unique pattern-proof teaching modalities used at one of Mangalore’s most trusted institutes.

JEE – The most challenging undergraduate admission test

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted this year by National Testing Agency (NTA) is a national level examination for students to qualify and pursue engineering degree at under graduate level. Paper 1 is held for BE/B.Tech admissions and Paper 2 for B. Arch/B. Planning. JEE Main is a critical criterion for admission in India’s most prestigious and elite universities like IITs and NIT’s.

Those students who clear JEE Main can take the JEE advanced – which is a pre-requisite requirement for admission in the Indian Institute of Technology and Indian School of Mines (Dhanbad)

CFAL – The first name in training

CFAL trains the students for 2 years, the training consists of 1400 hours of class, tests and mock exams, unique course material, experienced professors and hence is the first choice for students appearing for STEM examinations including JEE, NTSE, KYPY, OLYMPIADS etc. The centre was established with the intention of giving students of Mangalore information, guidance and tools required to qualify the competitive exams. However, the main aim of CFAL is to inculcate passion for Math and Science learning among students and to encourage research and innovation in the subjects.

For further information contact:

CFAL,

Bejai- Kapikad, Mangalore.

Phone: 0824 4279374/9740939374/98457371320

Website: www.cfalindia.com

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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