Student from Telangana’s Jagtial district bags OU gold medal
Katla Kavya, a student from Telangana, has been awarded a gold medal at Osmania University for her academic excellence in Journalism and Mass Communication. She is noted for her success despite coming from a rural background and relying on government education.
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This highlights individual academic achievement and the role of public education in supporting students from rural, economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Katla Kavya, a student of the 2023-25 batch of the Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication programme at Osmania University (OU) Post-Graduate College, Siddipet, has bagged the late Major S.M. Hussain and Amina Begum Gold Medal for securing the highest aggregate marks in first division in her first attempt at the university examinations.
Hailing from Anantaram village in Jagtial district, Kavya pursued her education entirely in government institutions, from primary school through higher education, said a press release.
She will receive the gold medal from Telangana Governor and Chancellor of Osmania University Shiv Pratap Shukla at the university’s 85th Convocation at Tagore Auditorium on the OU campus in Hyderabad on September 8.
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