Chennai school topper admitted to Ethiraj College with scholarship

Ethiraj College for Women successful Chennai. File | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran

R. Jayasri, of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Nungambakkam, has go the archetypal pupil to beryllium admitted to Ethiraj College for Women successful Chennai for the world twelvemonth 2025-26. She has been fixed admittance to B. Com (General) with a scholarship, said Principal Uma Gowrie.

Ms. Jayasri scored 572 marks successful the recently concluded Class 12 Board exams. Her begetter Ramesh has studied up to Class 5 and works arsenic a mechanic astatine a store successful T. Nagar, portion her parent Mageswari, who has studied up to Class 8, worked arsenic a nanny until 3 years ago. She gave up moving owing to a wellness setback.

Ms. Jayasri’s older sister Yuvasri graduated with a B. Com from the aforesaid assemblage successful 2024.

Free education

V.M. Muralidharan, president of the college, said the purpose of the college’s effort to supply scholarships is to alteration students with bully scores from disadvantaged families prosecute higher education. The assistance volition alteration Ms. Jayasri to survey for escaped astatine the college.

Ms. Jayasri said she would similar to enactment successful a authorities occupation aft her degree, arsenic it would assistance uplift her family’s economical position. Her sister is presently preparing for entranceway exams for authorities jobs. 

Published - May 14, 2025 12:30 p.m. IST