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ITANAGAR: Puna Saalyang of Arunachal Pradesh cracked the entrance exam to join the prestigious Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) School at Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Saalyang secured the top rank from among the north-eastern States.
The RIMC is one of the top military schools of India and annually conducts entrance examinations to give admission to select groups of students.
Only two seats are allotted to the NE region. Saalyang secured the top position. He secured an all-India ranking of 12th and has taken admission in Class-VIII in the school.
Son of State government employees PunaRambya and PunaYakang, Saalyang hails from Ziro in Lower Subansiri district. He did his earlier schooling from the 'Love Dale Residential School', Hapoli, and the 'Doon International School' in Dehradun.