K'taka: TV & WhatsApp helped 19 govt school toppers

While the number of top scorers in SSLC skyrocketed this time with 157 students securing 625 out of 625, the stories of 19 of them stand out — they are from government schools and many belong to farmers’ families. Without much parental guidance, these children learnt largely through DD Chandana, WhatsApp and Vidyagama, the state’s continuous education programme that took teachers to students’ doorsteps.

K'taka: TV & WhatsApp helped 19 govt school toppers
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While the number of top scorers in SSLC skyrocketed this time with 157 students securing 625 out of 625, the stories of 19 of them stand out — they are from government schools and many belong to farmers’ families. Without much parental guidance, these children learnt largely through DD Chandana, WhatsApp and Vidyagama, the state’s continuous education programme that took teachers to students’ doorsteps.