J. Iswarya, daughter of a fisherman in Nagapattinam, bagged 14 medals in Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc.) in the Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University. She received the medals and citations from R.N. Ravi, Governor-Chancellor of the university, at the convocation on Friday.
Ms. Iswarya finished her course with a CGPA of 90%. “I studied under the fishermen quota and was sponsored by the Tamil Nadu Fishermen Welfare Board,” she said.
Her elder sister, who completed Integrated M.Sc. Life Science from the Central University of Tiruvarur, is preparing for national competitive examinations.
Ms. Iswarya has been admitted to M.F. Sc. programme in the Central Institute of Fisheries Education, an institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Mumbai. “I joined M.F. Sc. Fisheries Resource Management. I qualified through an entrance exam and we get a monthly stipend of ₹12,000 for the two-year course,” she said.
She studied in an aided school in Nagapattinam.
