Hyderabad, July 02: “With the initiative of the State government to ensure quality of education, the students from the State stood top in the national-level competitive examinations like the IIT and AIEEE Entrance tests”, the Minister for Technical Education, Mr Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao has claimed.
Mr Mopidevi and the Civil Supplies Minister, Mr Jupalli Krishna Rao, on Friday felicitated the EAMCET medicine top ranker, Mr Rahul, in the Secretariat. Mr Rahul stood first by securing 156 out of 159 marks in the EAMCET entrance test.
Congratulating Mr Rahul for his feat on the occasion, Mr Venkata Ramana Rao opined that it was a good trend that the students from Andhra Pradesh were securing top ranks in the national-level entrance tests.
He exuded confidence that the trend would continue in future too. He also pointed out that the government was keen on providing high quality educational facilities and had taken a number of measures to improve the quality of education in the State.
“The government has taken steps to make the State as an education hub”, he added.
The EAMCET Medicine top ranker, Mr Rahul, said that his aim was to become a cardiologist by choosing specialization in the subject. “Unlike the doctors, who mostly prefer to work in urban areas only, I will work in the rural areas and serve the ruralfolk”, he added. (NSS)