'Super 30' likely to make a comeback

TNN / Jun 5, 2007, 02:39 IST

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After two days of dramatic developments, mathematician Anand Kumar and ADG Abhayanand gave clear indications that "Super 30" may be revived after all.

PATNA: After two days of dramatic developments, mathematician Anand Kumar and ADG Abhayanand on Monday gave clear indications that "Super 30" may be revived after all.
The decision was taken after three of its successful students, who had visited CM Nitish Kumar's residence with students of another coaching institute, came to Kumar and sought forgiveness.
"I am not in politics and coaching institutes have played such tricks even in the past," said Kumar stressing that he and Abhayanand will reconsider their decision to close down the coaching centre.
On their part, the three students stressed that they always prided themselves for being members of Super 30. "We told Anand Sir and Abhayanand Sir that we will not join IIT if they do not revive Super 30," said Abhisheik Anand, one of the three students. He said he had gone to the CM's house because of having personal relations with some persons. "Little did I know that they also run a coaching institute," he said.

Gaurav Gautam, another successful candidate, admitted that his visit to the CM's residence was a "mistake". "It was an immature step taken in the euphoria of cracking the IIT-JEE. I went because I wanted to see the chief minister," he told TOI. "We are sorry for the pain we caused to Anand Sir and Abhayanand Sir. Without Super 30, we would not have succeeded in cracking the IIT-JEE," he added.
The most prized student of Super 30, Pranav Prince, said he had gone to CM's residence on the request of somebody he knew. "I am proud to be a member of Super 30. I do not want the coaching centre to close down because of us. After all, it concerns the future of students of Bihar," he said.

Kumar said for the last two days he had been flooded with requests from people not to close down Super 30. "I even received calls from China, a teacher of IIM-A and an owner of a large software company," he said adding that the three boys who came to him on Monday not only requested to continue the Super 30 project, but also promised to help out by teaching future candidates and setting test papers.
"After so many requests from children, parents and other sections of society it's difficult not to reconsider the decision to close down Super 30," he said.

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