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Patna: Anand Kumar-A renowned face in the technical education fraternity- , who founded Bihar's free coaching centre Super 30 that has helped many underprivileged brilliant students to enter the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), was conferred on Wednesday the state's highest award in education.
Anand was given the 'Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Shiksha Puruskar' by the Hon’ble Governor Devanand Konwar at a function in Patna to mark the education day.
Officials said Anand was chosen for his contribution in teaching children from poor families and preparing them for the IIT-JEE exams. At his school students get free coaching, lodging and food for nine months.
The award was instituted by the Bihar government in 2007. It carries a citation and Rs.2 lakh .
In the last three years, all 30 students of Super 30 have made it to the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Since 2003, 212 students have made it to the IITs.
Kumar, who himself missed a chance to study at the Cambridge because he didn't have enough money, gives full scholarships to every annual batch of 30 students.
They have to pass a competitive test to get into Super 30 and then commit them selves to a year of 16-hour study each day.
Anand, who started the Ramanujam School of Mathematics in 1992, founded the Super 30 in 2002.
