Super 30 is an Indian educational programme started in Patna, India under the banner of Ramanujan School of Mathematics. It was founded by Anand Kumar, a mathematics teacher. The programme selects 30 talented candidates each year from economically underprivileged sections of Indian society and trains them for the JEE. The programme is portrayed in the 2019 film, Super 30, starring Hrithik Roshan as Anand
Kumar, and his school, have been the subject of several smear campaigns, some of which have been carried in Indian media sources.
Super 30 class of 2006
Anand Kumar is an Indian mathematics educator, best known for his Super 30 programme, which he started in Patna, Bihar in 2002. He is known for coaching underprivileged students for JEE–Main and JEE–Advanced, the entrance examinations for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Kumar was named in Time magazine's list of Best of Asia 2010. In 2023, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India for his contributions in the field of literature and education.
Anand Kumar
Anand Kumar being awarded by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the occasion of Bihar Divas in 2023.
Anand Kumar addressing students at the famed Cambridge University, where he once aspired to study
Anand Kumar receiving the prestigious Padma Shri Award from President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan