- Super 30
Super 30 is an educational program inPatna ,India running under the banner of "Ramanujan Society of Mathematics". The program selects 30 meritorious and talented candidates every year from economically backward sections ofsociety and shapes them for India's most prestigious educational institution, theIndian Institute of Technology . In the last four years, it has seen 152 out of 180 students from extremely economically poor background accepted inIIT-JEE . During this program students are provided free coaching, lodging and food. The celebratedIndian Police Service officerAbhayanand took a leading role in its conceptualization and success apart from Anand Kumar. He himself taught after his official hours.Results [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Education/Bihars_Super_30_-_all_30_make_it_to_the_IITs/articleshow/3086098.cms]
Trivia
* A 60-minute film digibeta on
Super 30 , was screened at the "Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles".Movie was an instant hit in the US. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Film_Super_30_an_instant_hit_in_US/articleshow/2997145.cms | A Film on 'Super 30' an instant hit in US]* During his student days Mr Anand Kumar was selected for
Cambridge University for higher education. But due to lack of money, he did not go there. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070609/saturday/main1.htm Tale of Anand Kumar]*
IPS Abhayanand has decided to quit the Super 30 after the 100% result in 2007. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Cop_quits_Super-30_says_experiment_is_over/articleshow/3115540.cmsAbhayanand quits Super-30, says experiment is over]ee Also
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Abhayanand
*IIT-JEE References
External links
* [http://www.super30.org Official Website of Super 30]
* [http://www.super30.org/FAQS.html FAQ guide of How to get in Super 30]
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