Merit, discipline and hard work drive success, says KEA Executive Director
KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna Kumar emphasized that merit, discipline, and hard work are the primary drivers of academic success for students aiming for premier institutions. He spoke at a felicitation event for students who excelled in JEE examinations.
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Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) Executive Director H. Prasanna Kumar on Saturday urged students to pursue discipline, perseverance and merit as the cornerstones of academic success, asserting that sustained hard work and a positive mindset determine success in competitive examinations and admission to premier institutions.
He was addressing a felicitation programme at Sri Channabasaveshwara Gurukul Science PU College in Karadyal in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district, where students who excelled in JEE Main and JEE Advanced and secured admission to IITs and NITs were felicitated.
Mr. Kumar said sustained hard work is the only path to achieving excellence in competitive examinations and securing admission to premier institutions such as the IITs and NITs.
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