Four government PU students selected for ‘Sakura Science Program 2026’ in Japan

Four students from authorities pre-university colleges of Karnataka person been selected to enactment successful the ‘Sakura Science Program 2026’, which is being held successful Japan from May 24 to May 30.

The students selected are Ashwitha K.H., of Government PU College Shringeri, Namratha Bai from Adarsha Government PU College, K.R. Nagar, Rohith D.S., from Government PU College Arasikere, and Akash Uday Harikant from Government PU College Kumta town.

The Union Ministry of Education and the State’s Department of School Education (Pre-University) person jointly sent these students to Japan.

Organised nether the India-Japan speech programme to broaden intelligence horizons and foster technological exploration among young learners, the Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency has been implementing the ‘Japan Asia Youth Exchange Program successful Science’, besides known arsenic the ‘Sakura Science Programme’, since 2014. India has been participating successful the programme since April 2016.

However, students from Karnataka were not portion of the programme successful 2025. The programme is dedicated to students who completed their people 10 successful authorities precocious schools and are besides studying PUC astatine authorities colleges successful the subject stream.

This year, a full of 56 students were selected from 15 States and Union Territories crossed the country. In Karnataka, the Department of School Education (Pre-University) shortlisted 100 students successful the archetypal measurement and aboriginal reduced the fig based connected the highest marks scored.

To instrumentality portion successful the event, students should beryllium recipients of scholarships nether the National Means cum Merit Scholarship (NMMS) Scheme of the Government of India.