Super 30 does it again, 26 students emerge successful
PATNA: As many as 26 of the 30 students trained by famed coaching institute Super 30 have cleared the Jee-advanced 2018 for admission to India’s premier IITS, its founder Anand Kumar said on Sunday.
Onirjit Goswami, Suraj Kumar, Yash Kumar and Prashant Das — all from extremely modest backgrounds — are among those who have cleared the test.
Onirjit, son of Devkumar Goswami, who works in a small factory in Kanpur, says due to financial hardships, he could not even think of IITS.
One day he read an article about Super 30 in a newspaper and reached Anand Kumar’s house. That was the beginning, and he went on to realise his dream.
Suraj Kumar’s parents are uneducated, but they are overwhelmed with the success of their son. His father is a landless farmer. Suraj said he will help students from underprivileged sections of the society after becoming an engineer.
Yash Kumar’s father is a salesman in a refrigerator and cooler shop.
“The way Anand Sir teaches us mathematics, solving problems in multiple ways, is enjoyable. Qualifying for IIT is one thing, but now my interest in mathematics has also grown immensely,” Yash said, adding that he wanted to do “something innovative” after becoming an engineer.
Prashant Das, father of Suryakant Das, is a peon in a private school. Being in a school, he realised the power of education and wanted his son to study well. Suryakant says that it was at Super 30 that his life took a new turn, as he developed self-belief. “After doing my engineering, I will support Super 30 for helping more and more students like me,” he said
Famous for mentoring students mostly from the underprivileged sections of the society and with indifferent schooling free of cost for nearly a year through a residential programme, Super 30, in its 16-year journey starting 2002, has so far sent 422 students to the IITS.