Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email A record achievement from this young lad. I managed to catch his interview on Minnal FM this morning. Wishing him all the best.
UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia’s model student T. Ramanathan, whose father is a retired accounts clerk, has bagged four awards at the university’s 42nd convocation ceremony.
“When the university called me, I thought I had won an award — I did not realise it was four,” he said after receiving the awards at the first session of the convocation in Penang yesterday.
The 23-year-old won the Royal Council of Rulers (Excellence Award), the Chancellor’s Gold Medal and Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal for leadership excellence and co-curricular participation and the USM Gold Medal for the ‘best Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) final year student.
Asked about the secret behind his success, Rama — as he is popularly known — said it was to “always do what makes you happy”.
“When I feel stressed from studying, I will just go and watch a movie — even if it’s two days before the examination.
“There is no point forcing yourself to study if you don’t feel like it because you won’t absorb anything,” he said.
Ramanathan said he would gain some work experience before continuing with his postgraduate studies.
His father, A.M.N. Thiagarajan, 68, said his son had always done well in school.
“Today, I am 100,000 times happy. We have never pushed him to study. It just comes naturally to him.
“He has been scoring As since he sat for his UPSR in Year Six.
“In the UPSR, he got 5As, followed by 8As in the PMR and 9As in the SPM,” he said.
In his speech, USM vice-chancellor Prof Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak described Ramanathan as a model student.
“We are very proud of him. His father was an accounts clerk and wanted him to be a doctor but Rama knew what he wanted and persevered.
“He has excelled both in the academic and non-academic fields,” he said.
A total of 690 graduates received their scrolls from USM Chancellor Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail yesterday.
Dr P. Premavathy, who received her Master in Business Administration (MBA), said this was her fourth degree from USM.
“I have a Bachelor in Education, Master in Education and Doctorate in Education from the university and decided to pursue an MBA to gain extra knowledge.
“I am so proud that all my four degrees are from USM. For now, I will be taking a break but who knows, I might do another doctorate here in future,” the 51-year-old senior lecturer said.
Another report from USM:
Penglibatan aktif dengan menyertai lebih dari 40 projek khas di peringkat dalaman dan luar universiti bukan penghalang bagi graduan Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), T. Ramanathan, 23, muncul cemerlang dalam bidang akademik.
Malah, bukan sekadar berjaya tamat pengajian ijazah dengan cemerlang, anak kelahiran Kuala Lumpur itu membuktikan beliau tiada tandingan apabila turut melakar kejayaan berlipat ganda apabila meraih empat anugerah utama sempena Upacara Konvokesyen USM ke-42, tahun ini.
Ramanathan berjaya meraih Anugerah Pelajaran Diraja untuk pelajar terbaik kesemua lapangan, Anugerah Pingat Emas Canselor (graduan tahun akhir keseluruhan terbaik), Anugerah Pingat Emas Naib Canselor (pemimpin pelajar cemerlang) dan Pelajar Terbaik Keseluruhan Sarjana Muda Perakaunan.
Beliau berkata, kejayaan itu adalah di luar jangkaannya dan ia merupakan hadiah terbaik untuk diberikan kepada ibu bapanya, selain menjadi pendorong untuknya terus menimba ilmu dan mencapai cita-citanya bergelar pensyarah.
Anak kepada pasangan kerani akuan, AMN. Thiagarajan, 68, dan suri rumah, Unhamalai, 52 itu turut mengakui, beliau agak terkejut dengan pengiktirafan yang diberikan pihak universiti kepadanya.
“Saya sangat gembira dan turut menghadiahkan kejayaan ini buat semua pensyarah-pensyarah yang tidak jemu memberi tunjuk ajar serta rakan-rakan yang sentiasa menyokong saya untuk terus cemerlang dalam kedua-dua lapangan akademik dan kokurikulum,’’ katanya.
Beliau berkata demikan pada sidang media memperkenalkan graduan cemerlang sempena Upacara Konvokesyen USM ke-42 yang dipengerusiakan oleh Naib Canselor USM, Prof. Tan Sri Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak di sini semalam.
Upacara Konvokesyen USM ke-42 akan bermula dari 4 hingga 8 Ogos 2010 dengan menyaksikan penganugerahan sidang pertama oleh Tuanku Canselor USM, D.Y.M.M. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail di Dewan Tuanku Syed Putra, USM Pulau Pinang.
Ramanathan turut berkata, beliau tiada sebarang ramuan khas dalam mencapai kecemerlangan sebaliknya percaya kepada penekanan aspek kualiti berbanding kuantiti dalam menuntu ilmu.
“Saya tidak mengamalkan corak mengulangkaji yang memakan masa berjam-jam, biarpun tempoh belajar adakalanya agak singkat namun jika input yang diterima berkualiti sudah memadai dan berbaloi,’’ katanya.
welldone boy,in malaysia university indian students history , u r the first break the history,,,, such as a worderfull achivement. Unnai petthe thayaivide, nan nijamage agam magilgiren,,, unnai polo allathu unnai vide ennnal mudiye vendum enbathe en prarthanai, i mn ukm..
may i get ur contact pls……
Firstly, I would like to congratulate Rama for his best acheivements.
fyi…He is not the first indian who got such number of awards…in 2009, one of the pharmacy student got nearly 6 or 7 award and was best student and directly offered to do PHD in pharmacy in USM and other renowed universities in US. But he choose to stick to USM and currently still un USM and he is very low publicity guy. FYI…he is former MPPP labour’s son.
Hi Mr Param,
thank you for the info. Perhaps you can let us know the students’ name?
congratulation! this is a great success.can you teach me how to study and your timetable.please!!i hope that you could help me.thank you my brother .i am so happy.pls. reply me as soon as possible.thk u.
I’m proud of u Senior… Congratulation to You.. Have a successful life…;)
i am very proud that an Indian is being successful in his life. I hope one day i can become like him. If can better than him. I also hope there will be more Indian achievers in coming time.