Miss Udbhavi U. Shetty, daughter of teacher couple Sri Uday Shetty and Veena, has been selected for the prestigious state-level Bala Gaurava Award instituted by the Karnataka Government's Bal Vikas Academy. She has been chosen from the Academy's selection list for the year 2023-24 for her exceptional achievements in the field of science.

This state-level honor recognizes her outstanding accomplishments in science model-making competitions at the district, state, and national levels. Taking into consideration her remarkable performance across all three tiers of competition, she has been selected for the Bala Gaurava Award in the science category.
The award will be presented to her on December 16th at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi in the presence of dignitaries.
