CET engg. toppers prefer career in software

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JUNE 6. There were mixed reactions, varied opinions and some innovative ideas from the CET rank-holders.

On securing third place in engineering, Shilpa H.G. was content. "It is very nice, though the amount of jubilation is quite as I expected to be one among the first 10." This student from National College, Jayanagar, wishes to take electronics or computers as a subject for higher studies.

Reacting to the scrapping of ranking system, this SSLC rank holder said: "It is a wrong move. They should have retained it. Competition makes you work hard. There is going to be competition with or without ranking".

Vaibhav Rajan's, the fifth rank holder in medicine, does not think so. "It is better that there are no ranks." Ironically, he topped the PUC exams. This cricket maniac now wanted to be a software engineer and wants to go to the U.S. A Robin Cook freak and a chess master, Rajan is all for a change. Emphasising on revamping the PU syllabus, he said: "It has to be changed. The curriculum should be on a par with the CBSE and ISC standards."

Hemantha P. from the National Public School, Rajajinagar, who secured 20th rank in engineering, said: "I studied just for five days as I was more interested in IIT."

"I did not expect to get a rank. It's a nice surprise," said the eighth rank holder in medicine, Narayanan B., who is interested in music, especially in playing the violin.

For Karthik Ramkumar, who has made it to the IIT, the seventh rank in engineering was another signpost on the academic highway. He is keen on completing an M.S. abroad. But his first preference is engineering (computers). And why computers? "Because it is based on logic," he said.

The 18th rank holder in engineering, Jeelan A.Sheriff was excited, as he said: "My brother had also got 18th rank." This cyber-savvy 18-year-old gives all the credit to his college teachers. Sheriff was proud that he never went to coaching classes. For inspiration, he always had his brother. And about ranking, Sheriff had this to say: "One stops giving importance to languages when the ranking system is withdrawn."

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