Mangalore, June 24: For Zubaida T., daughter of a driver in Sarathur village in Bantwal taluk, her dream of professional education seemed to be out of reach. However, on Saturday, almost in tears, she and her family knew they had been given an opportunity that was hard to come by.
She is one of the 10 students now assured of free engineering education by the Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) at Innoli on the outskirts of Mangalore.
The BIT in association with The Hindu conducted a written test on Saturday to select students to be given free education at the BIT.
“I never expected this. When we left our homes for the examination hall, we didn't expect this,” said a Umar Abbas, Zubaida's father.
More than 100 students, many from economically weak section of society, appeared for the test on Saturday. The test comprised questions pertaining to Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, besides which there were questions to test the aptitude and general knowledge of the candidates.
Students from across the State appeared for the second edition of the test Some came from as far as Yadgir, Bellary, Raichur and Chickballapur.
Many like Shah Abbas from Manjeswar, for whom science was a difficult subject, also appeared for the test. The final result, which was announced by Syed Mohamed Beary, Chairman of the Bearys Group, was tabulated keeping in mind scores in S.S.L.C., PUC and the ranks obtained in the Common Entrance Test (CET).
Shreedevi R. from Dharwad, who was ranked 1,869 in CET, secured the first position in the talent hunt test. The others were Abdul Ahmed Ali, Shreya Rai, Likith, Akhil Pai and Fatima, from Mangalore, Zubaida T. from Bantwal, Rajesh Kumar from Hassan, Shwetha from Yadgir and Fathima Shahan from Chikmagalur.
According to Mr. Beary, there is still hope for the rest who did not qualify for free engineering education at the BIT. He said, “Apart from these scholarships, we will also waive 50 per cent of the fee for those who come from economically poor backgrounds”. With the motto “clarity in mind + purity in heart”, he said, the BIT strives to mould students into technocrats and good human beings.
On the occasion there was a session in which Counsellor and Director of CIGMA India Ameen E. Mudassar spoke on how to choose the right branch in engineering.
Trustee of BIT Nasir Mohideen, Principal in-charge of BIT Palakshappa, Senior Adviser at the Beary Academy of Learning M.H. Khatkhatey and Professor of Chemistry from the National Institute of Technology-Karnataka, Suratkal Gopal Mugeraya were among those present on the occasion.
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