Today got to see a program on Discovery channel about an IIT coaching class "Super 30" in Patna, Bihar. This coaching class coaches 30 students every year and for last two years it is giving 100% results. The students in this class come from lower income group of society and they are not charged any fees. These 30 students are selected through a screening test and then given admission to the actual IIT coaching.
The institute takes care of their stay and food for the duration of coaching.
The founder of the class is Anand Kumar who is a genius in mathematics. He could not pursue a coarse in Cambridge due to financial constraints. So he decided to start the coaching for poor students to overcome their financial barriers. One more person associated with it is Abhyanand, an IPS officer in Bihar.
Thanks to this coaching class, many students from lower income group, lower caste are pursuing dream to study in best Technology institute in India. Watching that show made me think about why these poor students dream of IIT and even though I had all the facilities, I never thought of giving try at IIT . I had even started tostudy but backed out after some time.
In Bihar, the status in society, profession is still decided by caste. So most of these students, their parents feel that, education and that too from IIT is the only chance to improve their condition. They have nothing to loose when they attempt for IIT and come out with flying colors.
For more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_30
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