After its huge success, Anand Kumar's Super 30, which helps underprivileged students crack JEE test for entrance into IITs, is set to be expanded this year to include students who have passed class X, in an extension of the existing programme involving class XII pass-outs.
"We are planning to teach some 10-20 students in a new programme of two years' duration besides the currently existing programme for those who have passed Class XII. We are launching the programme from this year and it will get bigger from next year," Kumar told PTI as he opened up about short and long-term plans for Super 30.
When asked how many students will be included in the new programme, he said details were still being finalised but "may include 10, 15 or 20 students".
This would be over and above the 30 students who are chosen for the globally acclaimed programme.
This year, 28 out of the 30 students cracked the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the latest in the string of achievements since its launch 15 years ago.
Kumar said his biggest wish was to set up a school for the poor on a self-sustainable model.
"There are a lot of things in pipeline. Our ultimate goal is to establish a school from Class 6-12 for students from the economically weaker sections. We always wanted a self- sustainable model so that the work continues without any kind of pressure, and later, replicate it all over India. But we do not have enough funds to buy the land.
"After the land is taken care of, we need to raise funds for running the school, and for this, we are planning to come out with printed books for the classes 6-12. The school need not necessarily target the IITs," he said.
