Super 30

Super 30 is an Indian educational coaching program which started in Patna, Bihar, India under the banner of 'Ramanujan School of Mathematics', by Anand Kumar. Established in 2002, the program selects 30 meritorious and talented students each year from economically backward sections of society and trains them for the IIT-JEE, the prestigious entrance examination for Indian Institute of Technology.

Time Magazine has selected mathematician Anand Kumar's school - Super 30 - in the list of Best of Asia 2010. The coaching institute also received praise from United States President Barack Obama's special envoy Rashad Hussain, who termed it the “best” institute in the country. Newsweek Magazine has taken note of the initiative of mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30 and included his school in the list of 4 most innovative schools in the world. Anand Kumar has also been awarded by top award of Bihar government Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Shiksha Puraskar in November 2010.

History

Fascinated by mathematics since early childhood, Anand Kumar always dreamt of becoming a mathematician. He started showing signs of his intelligence since early days. His love for mathematics propelled him to form a Mathematics Club in 1992, ‘Ramanujam School of Mathematics’, while he was still in graduation. His mathematical talent was spotted by his teachers, who provided him support and encouragement. Under the guidance of his mentor and guru, Devi Prasad Verma, then the Head, Department of Mathematics, Patna Science College, Anand begin a training program for mathematics lovers. It was a free program that anybody with interest in Mathematics could join. As months rolled by, Anand contributed many problems and papers on Mathematics to several journals, magazines and newspapers.

In 1994, Anand Kumar got an opportunity to pursue higher education in Cambridge University, but his poor financial background came in the way. Having himself experienced extreme financial hardship since child days, he felt the pangs of poverty so much that he decided to do something for the poor students, who invariably fade away without getting proper opportunities. This resulted in the birth of new form of ‘Ramanujam School of Mathematics’.

At Ramanujam School of Mathematics he started training a small group of students for different competitive examinations without charging fee. After some time, for those who were extremely poor and were in no position to pay even their fee for lodge and food in Patna, Anand decided to shape his program seriously to meet needs of the poor, but meritorious students more significantly. He called his brother Pranav Kumar from Mumbai and planned to start the innovative Super 30 program. Pranav Kumar helped Anand earlier also, but now he was directly involved. He was given the responsibility of managing Super 30. After a thorough screening, 30 poor, but academically good students were shortlisted for the Super 30. In starting days, making all arrangements for 30 students was not so easy, but Anand’s family extended all help in his endeavor. Anand generated finances by tutoring students of other schools, while his mother, Jayanti Devi, cooked food for the students. For the students, there was only one objective – to study hard. What followed next was extensive training of the students, and the results came as a big surprise in the very first year. It motivated Anand Kumar to put in more and more effort along with his team of dedicated teachers.

In the last ten years, 263 students out of 300 have got success in IIT and they are studying in different IITs of the country. When Super 30 started its journey in 2003, 18 out of 30 students completed. The very next year, the number jumped to 22. In 2005, it improved further to 26. Continuing the trend, 28 students made it in 2006 and 2007. However, the ‘big moment’ came in 2008, when the result was an astonishing 30 out of 30. It was ‘a dream come true’ for Anand Kumar and his team. The institute did it again in 2009 and 2010, when it was 30 out of 30 for the third year in succession. However In 2011, 24 out of 30 candidates were able to make into IIT's. The Figure for 2012 stands at 27.

No. of students selected in IIT

·         2003 - 18

·         2004 - 22

·         2005 - 26

·         2006 - 28

·         2007 - 28

·         2008 - 30

·         2009 - 30

·         2010 - 30

·         2011 - 24

·         2012 - 27

Website: http://www.super30.org

Email: email: mail@super30.org

Office Address:

Ramanujan School of Mathematics

Naya Tola, Kumhrar, Patna-800 020

Postal Address:

Ramanujan School of Mathematics

Shanti Kutir, Chandpur Bela, Patna 800 001

Media Accolades:

Genius at work,The tribune, India
One-room schoolhouse + fanatical teacher + committed students = freedom from a life of poverty, 
The globe and Mail, Canada
Indian teacher dreams for better future with underprivileged students, Xinhua, China
Hat-trick for Bihar's Super-30: All students make it to IITs, The Times of India, India
Flying beyond IITs on Super 30 wings, Live Mint, India
Bihar Super-30 founder calls it a tool for social transformation, Hindu, India
100/100 for Super 30 in IIT-JEE, The Hindu, India
Super 30, Rhythms_Monthly, Taiwan
Super 30’s Anand suggests reforms to PM, the pioneer
Giving education to the less fortunate, Gulf News, Dubai
Helping poor Indians crack toughest test, BBC,  UK
India's school for the poor but gifted, The National, Abu Dhabi
30’s ticket to fame, Oman Tribune, Oman
Mr. Cent Per Cent, Hindu, India
COMING OF AGE; A Vision of Stars, Grounded in the Dust of Rural India, The New York Times, USA
Anand Kumar: IIT Genie, Khabar, USA
Emerging India, The Daily Yomuri, Japan
Rakna med Indians fattiga, Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
An Awakening in Bihar, Business Week, USA
India's Darwinian side, Herald Tribune, Asia Pacific.
In a class of their own, The Guardian, UK
Traum Vom Ausftieg, Handelsblatt, Germany
Indien: Die härteste Prüfung der Welt, Germany
Humble and Gifted,Development Asia, Philippines
Bholu Goes To IIT, Out Look Business, India
Cracker of a Tutor, The Times of India, India
Stand up and be counted, India today, India
It's 30 on 30 for papad seller-turned-tutor, The Times of india, India
Teacher who failed to study abroad coaches students to do so, The Telegraph, India
'I am planning expansion of Super 30',Deccan Herald, India
Tejtrar Yuwa, India Today (Hindi), India
The brain behind many IIT students’ The Tribune, India
A Class All Its Own, The Pioneer, India
Kamjor ko coaching, India Today (Hindi), India
Sapno ko Aakar deta Super 30, Hindustan (Hindi), India
IItians ka hero, Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi),India
Steering through success, Hindu, India