JNNCE in Shivamogga secures eight ranks in VTU exams - The HinduUpdated - October 17, 2026 02:40 am IST - ShivamoggaJNNCE students interacting with the media in Shivamogga on Wednesday. They are Bhumika M., Yashaskara T.G., Dhanashree B.M., Nayyar Fathima Afreen, George T. Paul, Nithyashree Hegde K.N. and Swathi S.G. | Photo Credit: S.K. DineshAs many as eight students of the Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering (JNNCE) in Shivamogga, secured top ranks in the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) examinations for the academic year 2025-26. A majority of the rank holders are from rural backgrounds.The rank holders, during an interaction with the media in Shivamogga, on Wednesday, dedicated their success to the support of their parents and the guidance of their faculty. They said their parents and the faculty played significant roles in their achievement.Dhanyashree B.M., a resident of Sirigere village near Ayanur in Shivamogga taluk, secured the first rank in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and won seven gold medals. She said she travelled to the college every day, with the support of her parents, who are engaged in agriculture. She also thanked the college faculty for their guidance. Dhanyashree wishes to work for the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL).Six students of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering secured top ranks. Nayyar Fatima Afreen from Tarikere secured the third rank. Her father is an advocate and her mother a teacher. Yashaskara T.G., who secured the fourth rank, is a native of Sringeri, and his father is a priest. Bhumika M., a native of Sagar, secured the fifth rank; she stayed in a hostel for her studies. George T. Paul from N.R. Pura in Chikkamagaluru district, Nithyashree Hegde K.N. from Tirthahalli and Swathi S.G. from Nyamathi in Davanagere district secured the sixth, eighth and tenth ranks, respectively, in the same branch.Harshika N. secured the fourth rank in the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineering. P. Narayana, secretary of the National Education Society (NES), said a majority of the rank holders were from rural backgrounds. Their success, he said, proved that the college had been providing quality education and bringing change to the lives of agrarian families. Describing Dhanyashree as a “golden girl”, Mr. Narayana said the NES would honour her with another gold medal in recognition of her achievement.JNNCE principal Y. Vijay Kumar, Head of the Departments of the colleges, directors of the society and others were present.Published - October 07, 2026 07:56 pm ISTSign in to unlock member-only benefits!Access 10 free stories every monthSave stories to read laterAccess to comment on every storySign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single clickGet notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products${ ind + 1 } ${ device }Last active - ${ la }