Vol. - 7 Issue XXIII, April - June 2011 ANUNAAD

 Quotes                             4
RKV Sir's Message                    5 
IIT SNIPPETS                        7

Cover Story                        8
Technology lovers have a new reason to cheer! RajIv Kumar's RockeTalk, India's first mobile-only social network application creatively engages net generation with fascinating features and functionality. Read and explore!
Amazing Maths                        11
Workout in the WAR ROOM at Powai bastion to continue building India                        12
Reso Reaper                        14
Olympiad Prowess                    15
Winners From Yearlong Classroom Contact Programmes    16
Winners From Pre-Foundation Career Care Programmes    18
Chemistry Digest                    20
Resonance: The synonym of success since 2001        21
Resonating Ruminations - 2010                22
Reso-Seed                        24
Talent Hunt                        25
Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay            28
Dare to change ITI into IIT?                29
In trying times never stop trying                30
Parents' Page                        32
Entrepreneurial Journey                    33
Think To Win                        34
Career Link [NTSE]                    35
Rainbow                        36
Know Mania                        38
Eureka                            39
Khul Ja Sim-Sim                        41
Snap Shots                        43

 All over the developed world, population is shrinking and ageing, resulting in a decline in working age population. This is where India can score. In coming years, India will be the country which will have the largest working age population in the world and possibly the youngest population too.
The question of whether a large population is a bane or a boon has suddenly changed into the need for creating a sustainable population to keep economic growth going. Today, we need to take steps to make the population more productive. The government has come out with a skill development mission to create a skilled population of 50 million but the odds are against achieving this number. So, while India would be going through the most exciting phase of economic development ever in the coming years, with the potential to grow its economy by over four times, the lack of an adequately educated and skilled population would be a drag, preventing the country from achieving its potential. Bridging the gap between the world of education, training and work, therefore, gains a special significance. Individual as well as collective efforts have sparked a need for the development of technical skills. Only 23, Abhishek Humbad is the founder of clean-technology start-up NextGen. It earns revenues of 1.5 crore from marquee clients like the Reserve Bank of India, chip-maker Intel, and software services majors Infosys and MindTree. He is a young entrepreneur; and he is yet to receive his post-graduation degree from Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B).
IIT-Bombay Alumnus Rajeev Kumar's RockeTalk is a boon for differently abled people looking to communicate via mobiles, contributing towards skill development endeavors.
A.M. Naik of L&T has constructed a technology packed image of the country on which, today, the world can bank upon.
Kollipara Venkatesh Rao (KVR) an alumnus of IIT-Bombay, presently a faculty member at Resonance Mumbai, induces inspiration to chase a determined goal, is fulfilling his mission to equip young aspirants to develop technology for the nation.
Unbelievable growth could be seen among the citizens of unprivileged class as testified by Sanjay Akhade, the young man from Nashik. Instead of blaming any one for adversities, he proved that no hurdles can stand in one's way.
Let's take bigger goals with every bigger step and learn to develop the skills. That is how we will never have to worry about our future.

 Acoss the globe, there is a growing belief that the path to happiness for society as a whole lies through spending on the welfare of its youngest members: their health, education and general well-being. It is nothing less than a blessing for India to consolidate this belief as it capitalizes on its pool of young people who are raring to go. The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has already announced a 24 percent hike in the budget allocation for education, this year. Considering the ever-growing terrific amount of information that exists in the world, and governments' and private investors' positive intentions of making huge investments on youth and its education, it can confidently focus on the goals and look forward to sunnier times ahead.
As an education industry professional with more than 15 years of academic experience, I strongly believe that today's youth are reservoirs of huge potential waiting to be tapped, trained and utilized for the needs of this ever-changing world. And if directed and managed systematically and scientifically, these pulsating inner energies will become responsible innovators and custodians of a new, desirable world. I believe that if we bring all our knowledge, learning, experience, content and a good intent together, to create comprehensive, transformational programmes that raises the students to a different plane of understanding and involvement, they shall be lapped up by top institutes of national importance and we will be fulfilling our mission of 'Educating for better tomorrow.'
Wedded to our vision, mission, philosophy, core values and goals, Resonance accelerates its positive march ahead with well-structured and accountable processes, consistent academic quality and management, responsible mentorship and remarkable evaluation system, with more academic offerings to facilitate the fulfillment of variegated dreams. And the common philosophy applies to all its study centres across the nation. Identifying critical needs of medical aspirants and developing an optimum combination of leadership, faculty team, enriched curriculum, necessary resources and effective methodologies, our newly-formed Pre-Medical Division ensures the same success in Medical Entrance Examinations that Resonance has achieved in IIT-JEE. Along with this, our academic association with Disha Delphi Public School at Kota and Jaipur, well-supported by technology and human expertise, intends to take the learners beyond the immediate curriculum needs and cultivate inventive thinking and differentiated learning. Optimistically ahead, Resonance will soon tread the turf of college education as well. We have already reached a large number of the students across the country through our DLP (Distance Learning Programme) too, and have strengthened their learning. In association with HCL, we have made available our DLP products at HCL Distribution centres nationwide and have also connected with students from class VII to XII through Live Video Learning Programmes (LLPs). Now, any dream can become a reality with us.
An astonishing amount of time and attention to detail has been spent in building magnificent premises for Resonites. All my young friends - existing and prospective students - I invite you to embark your own personal journey of success to be able to rise to the demands of 21st century, join hands with eager educators and sincere students, and share the happiness of moving everyday closer to your goals. We see your boundless aspirations and we have the supporting tools in place to help you realize it. At the same time, we expect that you will take charge of your own learning with a sense of responsibility and with the eyes of Arjuna that could cut through all distractions and aim THE target.
I must appreciate, congratulate and thank students and parents in all parts of the country for their belief and patronage to Resonance which has always valued your trust, sincerity and commitment. Be assured, we will remain focused on your success and our responsibilities, as we have always. We extend our best wishes to all Resonites and we assure you that with all our capabilities and your efforts put in, we will meet success in IIT-JEE 2011, too.
An understanding and practice of what best can be done to farm knowledge and talent that the produce becomes the national pride and an international yearn has persistently motivated Kota System for many triumphant years in row and it shall continue to do so.
Welcome to be a Resonite!

 A young man in a train gazes intently at his mobile device, to which he is listening through earphones. He is engrossed in net-surfing, in his film, his television show, his computer game, and becomes a focal point for fellow passengers. The scene is nothing new.
Starting off as wireless cell-phones, specifically, used by business class people in the 1970's and 80's, mobile phones which look like bricks in 1990s because of hefty batteries, have impressively evolved as 'THE gadget for the masses.' These stylish gadgets have permeated every market such that life without them seems impossible to imagine. Erasing the boundaries, mobile has enabled people to communicate across the globe.
Cell phones are made not just to create a style statement but to incorporate maximum rich features as the products of advancements in the communication technology sector. Most of the recently released mobile phones feature mobile broadband, Bluetooth, multimedia features embedded in them, in addition to GPS navigation and some have
touch- screen technologies. 3G mobiles are more popular in the west and are widely used phones of late. The latest 4G technology is now being deployed on WiMAX systems and reaches out to many remote places through wireless broadband technology. Recent players like Adobe and Google have come up with text-rich features for mobile platforms that contain every imaginable feature built in.There are also centers to promote the use of mobile applications like the 'Center for Mobile Technology' that aims at enhancing mobile learning at all levels. The internet has contributed to the improvement of overall awareness to mobile usage. Social network sites facilitate the promotion of a new brand and also allow users to freely discuss the latest gadgets and accessories.
Rajiv Kumar, who has kicked off India's first mobile-only social network RockeTalk, has always been associated with path-breaking technologies right from the beginning of his career. Way back in 1999, when bluetooth was still a word understood only by the geeks at Nokia and Ericsson, IIT Mumbai graduate Kumar was busy creating new uniform standards for this technology, which is a proprietary open wireless technology for exchanging data over short distances. Technology stacks developed by Kumar's firm, Widcomm which got $35 million in venture capital funding are now being used in cell phones, laptops, hands-free car kits and wireless headsets.
The Facebook success story has been made into a movie, 'Social Network,' that seems to have charmed urban Indians; but a majority of non-urban Indians, still oblivious to it, find an option with Rajiv Kumar's Rocketalk, which had an enterprise audience in mind when it was started. But when put out for trials on interactive forums, the feedback received was skewed towards non-enterprise users. So the penny dropped and today Rocketalk claims 6.7 million users, of which a majority (4.2 million) is Indians. The biggest USP of Rocketalk is that it lets people communicate with each other in the language of their choice. It is not restricted to just text messaging, you can upload voice messages and videos in any language. You can post messages; join communities; send greetings; share pictures; videos and text messages. It works on all Java enabled phones and the handset doesn't necessarily have to be a smart phone. While it's currently available only on mobile phones, with its network agnostic model seems to be working well, the user demand has pushed the team to develop a PC variant, due to be rolled out soon. Some use it to get their 2 minutes of fame; others use it to talk about their interest areas and business. Everyone can find something they like here. The brand has over 100,000 communities bringing together people interested across different genres - cricket, travel, humour etc.
Rocketalk is gaining popularity gradually. On an average Rocketalk users exchange about 3.5 - 4 million MMSs per month with an average time spent on the site per visit as 45-46 minutes. Rocketalk is also one of the top downloaded applications from App Stores of most service providers with numbers hovering around 100,000 per month.
While the Rocketalk team is happy with the acceptance, one of the main challenges before them, says Kumar,"is the availability of incredible number of handset models in the market and to make our application work on all of them." he says. They also want to educate more people on the usage of the Internet on their handsets so that more users can access the application. The Rocketalk team currently consists of engineers majorly and few creative people and have recently opened office in Delhi.
In a market like India where consumer sensibility changes every few kilometres, Rocketalk holds a great promise. "The service provided by Rocketalk is very unique in the Indian environment. Compared to high growth markets like China, India still has very few options available for use on mobile. Rocketalk with its text, data and voice-based connectivity is a wonderful offering in the space," says Rajeev Kumar.
Beginning his career as the Director at

 2001-02
§    Resonance established on 11th April 2001, at Kota (Rajasthan)
§    161 selections (IIT-JEE 2002) in Resonance's first year
    §    2 ranks in Top 100 with Top rank of 48
§    Students enrollment in Yearlong Classroom Contact Programmes (YCCPs) crosses 1000 (IIT-JEE)
2002-03
§    170 selections (IIT-JEE 2003)
    §    2 ranks in Top 100 with     Top rank of 87
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 2000 (IIT-JEE)
2003-04
§    312 selections (IIT-JEE 2004)
    §    Classroom - 277, Distance Learning - 35
    §    1 rank in Top 100 with Top rank of 96
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 3000 (IIT-JEE)
2004-05
§    355 selections (IIT-JEE 2005)
    §    Classroom - 289, Distance Learning - 66
    §    2 ranks in Top 100 with Top rank of 80
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 3500 (IIT-JEE)
§    ResoNET (Resonance National Entrance Test) is conducted across India for the first time
2005-06
§    710 selections (IIT-JEE 2006)
    §    Classroom - 495, Distance Learning - 215
    §    6 ranks in Top 100 with Top rank of 28
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 5000 (IIT-JEE)
§    Introduction of JEE Preparatory Tests (JPTs)
2006-07
§    883 selections (IIT-JEE 2007)
    §    Classroom - 482, Distance Learning - 401
    §    6 ranks in Top 100 with Top rank of 14
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 8000 (IIT-JEE)
§    Introduction of Pre-foundation Career Care Programmes (PCCPs) for Classes VIII, IX and X
§    Introduction of Hindi-medium YCCPs for IIT-JEE
§    Introduction of Online Test Series for IIT-JEE
§    Introduction of Faculty Training Programme (FTP)
§    2 students from YCCPs win Gold and Silver medals in International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
2007-08
§    1064 selections (IIT-JEE 2008)
    §    Classroom - 612, Distance Learning - 452
    §    9 ranks in Top 100 with Top rank of 18
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 10,000 (IIT-JEE)
§    177 National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) selections from PCCPs
§    Introduction of Unique Scholarship Programme (USP)
§    Launch of  Information Centres (ICs) in Delhi, Lucknow, Indore, Chandigarh, Patna, Ranchi & Kolkata and Study Centre with YCCPs in Bhopal
2008-09
§    1621 selections (IIT-JEE 2009)
    §    Classroom - 859, Distance Learning - 762
    §    First Top 10 rank for Resonance - Anvit Singh Tawar (AIR 9)
    §    6 ranks in Top 100
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 14,000 (IIT-JEE)
§    189 National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) selections from PCCPs
§    Launch of Study Centres at Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata, Mumbai and Nagpur
§    2 students win Silver Medals in International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) held in London, UK
§    Introduction of Fast-track Classroom Contact Programme (FCCP) for IIT-JEE
2009-10
§    1652 selections (IIT-JEE 2010)
    §    Classroom - 1078, Distance Learning - 574
    §    14 ranks in Top 100 with Top rank of 19
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 17,000 (IIT-JEE)
§    Launching of Yearlong Classroom Contact Programme (YCCP) for AIEEE exclusively for old Resonance students
§    Launch of Study Centres at Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Rajkot and Udaipur
§    Introduction of Class VII in PCCPs
§    Introduction of first In-school Classroom Contact Programme (ICCP) at Chandigarh
§    Introduction of free of cost In-school Classroom Contact Programme (ICCP) at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Bundi
§    3 students win silver medals in the final stage of International Jr. Science Olympiad held at Baku, Azerbaijan
2010-11
§    Students enrollment in YCCPs crosses 21,000 & for all course 30,000
§    Launched Video Conferencing Classes for the first time for the aspirants of Nasik & Chennai
§    202 National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) selections from PCCPs
§    Launching of Yearlong Classroom Contact Programme (YCCP) for AIEEE & AIPMT
§    2 students from YCCPs win Silver and Bronze Medal in International Physics and Chemistry Olympiads respectively
§    YASH GUPTA - A student of the Resonance Udaipur Study Centre won the GOLD MEDAL in International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO-2010) held at Abuja, Nigeria
§    Change of existing Tag line to ‘Educating for better tomorrow’
§    Launch of Live Video Learning Programmes in colloboration with HCL
§    Launch of Ahmedabad Study Centre

 Enormous resources, ability, energy and power lie within all of us for building up a supremely successful life. Rimple Singh Sindhu's victory of his dreams elucidates the unwinding of the infinite energy within. He appreciates the academic atmosphere at Resonance and expresses huge respect for RKV sir and
recounts the live environment of Resonance classes. His attributions of great teachers are due to RKV sir & SPS Sir.
What does Resonance mean to you today?  My little accomplishments have largely  come from Resonance. From what I saw during my stay at Kota, most of the coaching institutes seemed to be there to earn money. But the goal of Resonance did not appear to make just profits. It was there with distinct goal of delivering to the students. To me the increase in the number of selections year after year is a testimony to that. I feel, Resonance could be the first choice for every student coming to Kota for IIT-JEE coaching. Thanks Resonance for coming in my life and making it so special.
What inspired you for Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)? The status symbol of IITs, job security and most importantly, the quality education with opportunities of all-round developments at a negligible price.
What is required to get into IIT? I believe one should possess a strong determination and patience. In my own case, there were times when I used to do DPPs and get only 1 answer correct out of 10 but with my strong determination of 'I can do it,' and repeated practice  close to IIT-JEE, I was able to attempt 8 - 9 questions correctly out of 10. The moral that one can learn is, work hard and  success will come. It may be that you may have to wait a little for it.
During your study at Kota, did the environment of Kota city contributed to your success? It is a nice and a quiet city with good academic environment. One can observe helping natured people around.
I did not go around the place due to the tight schedules but I carry fond remembrances of a good city.
What changes did you find in you after joining Resonance? Indeed there was a striking change - I started respecting time. Every second had become so precious for me which was a great change. Until class XII, I used to memorize formulae, but after joining Resonance, I learnt to understand them. Resonance laid a strong foundation success will come. It may be that you may have to wait a little for it.
During your study at Kota, did the environment of Kota city contributed to your success? It is a nice and a quiet city with good academic environment. One can observe helping natured people around.
I did not go around the place due to the tight schedules but I carry fond remembrances of a good city.
What changes did you find in you after joining Resonance? Indeed there was a striking change - I started respecting time. Every second had become so precious for me which was a great change. Until class XII, I used to memorize formulae, but after joining Resonance, I learnt to understand them. Resonance laid a strong foundation for my future and what I learnt there helped me during my B.Tech at IIT Bombay and even here in Canada in my MS Programme.
Do you believe that in the contemporary technocratic world, IIT as a brand can bring moral and mental support to a student? Yes, of course. No doubt about it. As soon as you get into IIT, people start respecting you and assign a credibility to your profile. It's here that you start feeling mature and more responsible. This is a great factor in building your path for success.
Did 'ANUNAAD' at any stage help you motivate for the sustained efforts for IIT-JEE? I used to read it during my rest hours and tried to solve the problems given in it and though of my picture in it some day, although I never got one. The toppers pictures in it always gave me a push to study more so I think ANUNAAD is motivational in that sense also apart from the enriching content which is ever-boosting.
Interested fields: My fascinating fields have been Structural Engineering, Stochastic processes in Civil Engineering and  Parallel computing in Civil Engineering.
Accomplishments: During my B.tech, Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay, I was a project member of Sewerage system design for Haldia City under prof A.K. Gupta of IIT-Kharagpur.
What are your future plans? Currently, I am doing MS in Structural Engineering in Carleton University, Canada. After MS I intend to do Ph.D. in Structural Engineering and become a professor in this discipline.
Any message that you will like to give to your successors at Resonance: Just believe in yourself. Have patience and remember that success will only come after certain sacrifices. Work hard. Resonance is all you need to get into IIT. Good luck.
Rimple takes up the challenges as they come to him as he feels that the key to success is to break the barriers and explore new avenues which can lead to a new thinking which is beneficial for the country at large.

Reso Roll No. & Batch: 503731 (R2) | Year: 2005
Father's Name: Mr. Manjeet Singh Sandhu
Father's Occupation: Agriculture
IIT-JEE Rank: 1797 |Category: GEN
IIT: IIT-Bombay
Branch: Civil Engineering (B.Tech)
Class XII performance: 72.6 %| AIEEE Rank: 6067
Owe success to: Resonance. Not only to the teachers but the entire management team, who have supportive attitude and maintain a
student- friendly atmosphere .

 About IIT Bombay:
IIT Bombay, set up by an Act of Parliament, was established in 1958, at Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai. Today the Institute is recognized as one of the centres of academic excellence in the country. Over the years, there has been dynamic progress at IIT Bombay in all academic and research activities, and a parallel improvement in facilities and infrastructure, to keep it at par with the best institutions in the world. Institutes in positions of excellence grow with time. The ideas and ideals on which such institutes are built evolve and change with national aspirations, national perspectives, and trends world - wide. IIT Bombay, too, is one such institution.

 Dare to change ITI into IIT?

A yet another brilliant shade in the Academic Spectrum of Resonance


B.Tech, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Year of Passing: 2001
IIT-JEE (AIR): 1800
Branch:
Civil Engineering

He forgot everything else and worked inexorably for the pursuit of interchanging 'I' and 'T' of ITI (his father's degree) to IIT (his degree). Mr. K.V.P.Rao, one of the custodians of academic excellence at Resonance, began painting his dreams from his father's backyard but with eyes wide open and fixed on the goal. After completing graduation from IIT-Bombay, he did his master's in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University, USA. A fitness conscious person, Mr. Rao loves walking/jogging, trekking, touring places, and enjoys watching movies. He is working with Resonance for two years now. This issue offers some motivating insights from his life, Collected from the interaction we had with him.
Please tell us about your early childhood?
Born and brought up on modest soil, I grew well under the humble care of my father, who works as an Indian Railway employee (after having done the vocational course ITI- Industrial Training Institute), and my late mother who was a home-maker.
What inspired you for IIT?
Inspiration starts at home and continues to gain density from external sources. At home, I was influenced and inspired by my father to study and work hard to ensure a good future. For IITs, specifically, I made a goal to interchange 'I' and 'T' of ITI (my father's degree) to IIT (my degree). And by concrete hard work and grace of God, I was able to crack the JEE.
What qualities one must possess to get into IITs?
An insatiable hunger and thirst for bright future starts the whole process. Persistent & consistent hard work sustains the pace and helps raising one's bar or the benchmark. And the third quality that always walks behind, supporting it, is 'perseverance.' It is the proper blending of these three qualities that one must have to get into IITs.
Please share your experiences pertaining to studies at IIT-Bombay?
The informative, encouraging and constructive atmosphere at IIT  Bombay is a rich mix of academics, sports, festivals and the life, overall, is nice and sweet there. The diversified experiences accelerate students' desire to excel and lead in every aspect of life and they emerge as efficient and effective members of society's most powerful institutions.
How has your teaching experience been with our students preparing for IIT-JEE at Mumbai Centre?
The name of the institute says it all. Teaching at Resonance 'resonates' with students. The entire team at Resonance Mumbai Centre is working constructively and innovatively under the able guidance of Lokesh Sir. Undoubtedly, as always, the teaching material and tests at Resonance, after being scientifically  tailored according to the needs of the students and after being given attention to details and subtleties, are delivered systematically and effectively to match the requirements for IITs.
What made you enter the field of teaching? What is the responsibility of a teacher according to you?
I am a teacher 'by choice' and teaching gives me immense satisfaction. Amid all the development that goes on, 'developing people,' I believe, is the most important as it is people who drive the change and development. And teaching people at tender age, when they are sincere pupils, is quintessential for making the deepest impact on their lives, career and the society as a whole.
A teacher who can learn, unlearn and relearn brings out the best learning outcomes. Willingness and ability to adapt oneself to classroom situations and learning needs is one of the greatest assets & responsibility of a teacher. Innovative teachings methodologies facilitated with classroom environment that is conducive to learning would motivate students to become self-disciplined and self-dependent.
What suggestions or words of wisdom will you like to give to the students preparing for IIT-JEE at Resonance to increase their productivity?
Walk in grace with constant hard work and sharp focus that cuts through all distractions with feet pressed firmly on strong path of sincerity. Involve others when required and inculcate group discussion culture.
I will say, “Slow and steady always ends up in a sweet spot in a race.” The word 'slow' denotes making constant efforts to grasp concepts, even if you take time to understand.
I will say, “ Don't worry about which rank you are going to get, just do your job of working hard religiously and everything will fall in a right place.”

 In trying times
never stop trying
It's a story of  determination that took a boy from the slums to a career in the IAS. Sanjay Akhade, born to a father who was a porter and a mother who worked as a beedi worker, has changed the wheels of his fate to become an IAS officer.  Sanjay Akhade, A determined guy has cracked the most prestigious exam of India, UPSC -IAS Exam. He is from Nashilk and has secured 263 rank.
Son of Dhyandeo, an unlettered porter, and Vimal, a beedi worker, growing up was about bringing home some money. He cleaned tables at hotels, worked at a medical store, distributed newspapers and manned an STD booth through his teens.
Although a topper in school, Sanjay dropped out and pursued a course at the Industrial Training Institute; getting a job was priority. He would attend class from 10 am to 5 pm and work at the STD booth till midnight. "I was a voracious reader and would read whenever there weren't any customers. If I liked something, I would jot it down in a diary,'' recalls Sanjay.
Despite a really hard life, Sanjay did not wallow in self pity and curse his fate. He found a way to learn and grow, within his limited resources. And not for any particular reason. But somewhere deep down, he knew this was the only way to escape from the prison of circumstances and make something of himself.
Self-study was what the Marathi-educated Sanjay depended on as he learnt English through newspapers. His drive was recognised by a regular customer, Digambar Vaishyampai, a teacher who started bringing him books and encouraged him to return to studies. It was with his backing that Sanjay enrolled for the HSC exam and subsequently pursued his BA, ranking first in all exams, despite not being able to attend lectures. His family started backing him too. His mother says she can't even read the clock, but wanted her children "to make life better''.
A UPSC advertisement Sanjay chanced upon got him interested in the services. He trails off into another incident that further strengthened his resolve-a narration that brings back memories of Slumdog hero Jamaal being interrogated by policemen. "A college friend of mine once had trouble with a cop, who smashed the windshield of his autorickshaw. When I questioned the action, I was thrashed,'' says Sanjay, adding that he could perhaps join the IPS and reform the system. But achieving his goal wasn't easy. He first gave the UPSC exams with history as his subject in 2006 and failed twice. Although from a minority community, Sanjay applied through the open category as he wanted to play fair. "People would tauntingly call me collector sahib and tell me how life would never change, but I believed otherwise,'' says Sanjay.
He got married last year and has a four-month-old son named Yash. His interview in Delhi was his first trip to the capital. "I gave my interview in English, as I didn't want to lose the essence of what I said during translation.'' Employed with an insurance company, he dutifully returned to the rut, praying all along for his results. When his phone rang on his birthday, he knew good news was on the way. "My friends called to say I had cracked the exam.'' His newly rented flat buzzed with visitors.
"Entering the services will not change our lives at home, but will help me change the lives of many others like us.'' He says his background has helped him understand better what the government needs to do. It's a story of  determination that took a boy from the slums to a career in the IAS. Sanjay Akhade, born to a father who was a porter and a mother who worked as a beedi worker, has changed the wheels of his fate to become an IAS officer.  Sanjay Akhade, A determined guy has cracked the most prestigious exam of India, UPSC -IAS Exam. He is from Nashilk and has secured 263 rank.
Son of Dhyandeo, an unlettered porter, and Vimal, a beedi worker, growing up was about bringing home some money. He cleaned tables at hotels, worked at a medical store, distributed newspapers and manned an STD booth through his teens.
Although a topper in school, Sanjay dropped out and pursued a course at the Industrial Training Institute; getting a job was priority. He would attend class from 10 am to 5 pm and work at the STD booth till midnight. "I was a voracious reader and would read whenever there weren't any customers. If I liked something, I would jot it down in a diary,'' recalls Sanjay.
Despite a really hard life, Sanjay did not wallow in self pity and curse his fate. He found a way to learn and grow, within his limited resources. And not for any particular reason. But somewhere deep down, he knew this was the only way to escape from the prison of circumstances and make something of himself.
Self-study was what the Marathi-educated Sanjay depended on as he learnt English through newspapers. His drive was recognised by a regular customer, Digambar Vaishyampai, a teacher who started bringing him books and encouraged him to return to studies. It was with his backing that Sanjay enrolled for the HSC exam and subsequently pursued his BA, ranking first in all exams, despite not being able to attend lectures. His family started backing him too. His mother says she can't even read the clock, but wanted her children "to make life better''.
A UPSC advertisement Sanjay chanced upon got him interested in the services. He trails off into another incident that further strengthened his resolve-a narration that brings back memories of Slumdog hero Jamaal being interrogated by policemen. "A college friend of mine once had trouble with a cop, who smashed the windshield of his autorickshaw. When I questioned the action, I was thrashed,'' says Sanjay, adding that he could perhaps join the IPS and reform the system. But achieving his goal wasn't easy. He first gave the UPSC exams with history as his subject in 2006 and failed twice. Although from a minority community, Sanjay applied through the open category as he wanted to play fair. "People would tauntingly call me collector sahib and tell me how life would never change, but I believed otherwise,'' says Sanjay.
He got married last year and has a four-month-old son named Yash. His interview in Delhi was his first trip to the capital. "I gave my interview in English, as I didn't want to lose the essence of what I said during translation.'' Employed with an insurance company, he dutifully returned to the rut, praying all along for his results. When his phone rang on his birthday, he knew good news was on the way. "My friends called to say I had cracked the exam.'' His newly rented flat buzzed with visitors.
"Entering the services will not change our lives at home, but will help me change the lives of many others like us.'' He says his background has helped him understand better what the government needs to do.

PARENTS' PAGE - a Fair Share Of Faith
 Starting off from this issue, ANUNAAD introduces the readers to honored parents whose children successfully cracked IIT-JEE and whose faith in Resonance and in their children stood steadfast as a great support during the exhaustive preparation for writing one of world's toughest examination.
Mr. Prakash Chand Jain is a proud parent of Prashant Jain, the student who cracked
IIT-JEE 2008 with AIR 42. His brilliant performance, during preparations at Resonance, reflected his hard work, efficiency, determination and balanced mind. As a father, Mr. Prakash Chand Jain let his children pursue their own dreams and goals and believed in a liberal upbringing. This issue presents a brief summary of our interaction with him.
Tell us something about your family and family background. We come from business oriented families where education has no precedence over family business, but our children walk confidently on their chosen paths. We have three children: Prateek, Prashant and Prerna. Prateek is a commerce graduate and has joined our family business. Our daughter Prerna is also a commerce graduate and a C.S. pursuant. She has recently earned accolades by clearing C.S. foundation with first rank in Kota, in her first attempt.
Share us something about Prashant's early childhood and education. Prashant has been an inquisitive child right from his birth and has always carried a bag of endless questions. A studious boy, but he never accepted the things as they were and owned a different perspective. Since the beginning, Prashant's favorite subject has been Mathematics and he earned full score in 10th board. He followed his heart and mind in striving for IIT-JEE.
What is your business/occupation?
I am a commission agent and a grain merchant in Bhamashan Mandi, Kota. I also own a fertilizer agency at Nayapura (Kota) and my wife is a home-maker, who manages home religiously.
Give your views/opinion for Indian Institute of Technology (IITs). Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) is the most prestigious and most sought after institute which is capable of giving knowledge that not only increases your intelligent quotient but also gives your child a wide range of livelihood opportunities to choose from.
How did you know about Resonance?
An institute can best be defined in terms of its results; everything else follows naturally. Resonance has a reputation of giving marvelous results year after year. It has already been in the good books of our friends and relatives and it didn't take much time for us to realize that we can depend on its strong faculty and  supportive environment.
What changes did you find in your son after joining Resonance?
He became even more sincere in studies,  got desperate for his objective and developed positive spirit to write
IIT-JEE. Finally, the joint efforts of Resonance and of his own were rewarded, as he got selected in IIT.
How did you find academics and overall environment at Resonance?
Resonance has a competitive, supportive and encouraging environment. It's systematic delivery kept us assured of our child's progress with the transparent and regular evaluation system, specifically the periodical SAPER delivered to us timely.
Any memorable event/ incident of your life that you wish to share with us. The most unforgettable moment for us is the Felicitation Function at Resonance when we were honored as the chief guests when our child got selected in the first attempt, earning 42nd rank in JEE. Joy knew no bounds when he drove home the grand achievement that we had been dreaming together for years.
What is your message for parents of Reso students? Though it's easy to drift to the course of anxiety during the desperate months of rigorous preparation but believe me, being patient certainly helps. More important than this, it's necessary to have sustained faith in the institute and your child's efforts.
Comment on the  accomplishments of your son, Prashant. Our son's achievement is like a dream come true for us. He has always been a topper in school, and won the selections in NTSE, IIT-JEE, Chemistry Olympiad, and so on. Right now he is the cultural coordinator at IIT-Bombay and leads a team of 20 people who carry on their responsibilities under his guidance and supervision. Resonance, our son & our support served as wind beneath our son's wings who always wanted to fly to the Promised Land of ambitious dreams.

 MOTIVATIONAL STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO

FROM RAGS TO RICHES
Ritesh Sarvaiya, chairman & MD, Rikhav Infotech started with absolutely nothing, which in a way, encouraged him to take tremendous risks in life. “No matter what I did, I knew I had nothing to lose. While I was studying in college, I used to work under a pharmaceutical distributor and sell glucose bottles to doctors. In 2002, immediately after graduation, I started selling the newly launched Sunday Express subscriptions. On every subscription sold, I used to get rupees 5. I had been given a target of selling 20 subscriptions a day. Though it was a physically and mentally strenuous task, I worked hard to achieve it. Moreover, door-to -door selling only helped me to become more tolerant towards others and their nature. And above all, the satisfaction I derived when I received rupees 100 or more everyday after a hard day's work was priceless,” reminisces Sarvaiya.
“After a small stint at a school, where I used to teach computer to school kids, I landed into my first serious (read: long-term) job at Reliance Infocomm where I worked as an associate executive. There, I could see the bigger picture and how a small idea can become huge and create a lot of wealth for the country. After another two years at Wipro, I finally realised that if you have the passion and belief in whatever you do, you can achieve anything.
In 2006, Rikhav Infotech was conceptualized as a website development company and the rest, as they say, is history,” he continues.
I had always learnt the importance of processes even when we were small. And I knew that these processes would be hugely beneficial as we grow. Today, we follow the same processes and it has made life much simpler, seamless and transparent.”

BANKING ON IDEAS
Rajesh Bhatia, founder & MD, Tree House was an investment banker prior to setting up the chain of pre-schools. “In my previous role, I used to guide companies on ways to make their niche businesses grow. Hence, when the thought of opening a
pre-school came up, I used all my professional experience and skills towards building Tree House to what it is today. Opening a pre-school was a perfect decision as it fulfilled my entrepreneurial urge and at the same time made a meaningful contribution to society,” says Bhatia.
Why is this shift in role and he says, “Tree House originated from my own need as a parent. I was seeking admission for my son and found that there was a lack of quality pre-schools in the city. I sensed an opportunity to build a business and offer a differentiated service and that's how the first Tree house was set up  with an intention of providing quality pre-primary education at affordable prices, at a center near a child's home.”
How different is this from the previous line of work and he says, “I would say that the two job profiles are drastically different, where in one, I met many people related to the financial sector as an I-banker while in the other, I met people related to the education domain. In my current role, I have developed a unique business model by using my previous skills as an I-banker to the fullest.”

 National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is conducted every year by National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi. Through NTSE, talented students are honored and helped by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship.
Scholarship: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded all over India to each student appearing for Class VIII examinations. Awardees of National Talent Search Examination will receive a sum of Rs. 500/- per month as per rules. For the courses in Basic sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law, this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation.
State Quota and Reservation: Each State / Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage-II examination. Total 1000 students are selected for scholarship with applicable reservations. Selection Procedure: There will be a three stages selection process for the award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by States / UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage-I will be eligible to appear for Stage-II examination conducted by National Council of Education Research & Training (NCERT). The Stage-II examination consists of a written examination conducted at National level, the qualified students of which will have to appear for an Interview (Stage-III). The final award of scholarship shall be declared on the basis of both the National level written examination and the interview.
Eligibility for NTSE Stage-1: Students of Class-VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear Stage-I examination.
Medium of Examination: Bilingual  English and local regional language
Pattern of Examination: A. Stage-I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering Social Science, Science and Mathematics. Each test (MAT & SAT) will be of 90 minutes duration and will comprise of 90 objective questions.
A. Stage-I examination conducted usually in the month of November.
B. Stage-II examination at the National level is generally held in the month of May and comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering Social Science, Science and Mathematics,. Each test (MAT & SAT) will be of 90 minutes duration and will comprise of 100 objective questions. Only those students who qualify the written examination at the National Level will be invited for interview (Stage-III).
Both the written examinations (at the State as well as National level) will comprise of objective questions (Multiple Choice) only. There will be no negative marking.
Syllabus: There is no prescribed syllabus. It has been observed that the level of NTSE is upto class VIII in Stage I which extends upto Class X in  Stage II.
Application Form: Option1: Application forms can be downloaded from NCERT website. All correspondence related to application forms should be addressed to the State Liaison Officers whose addresses are given on the website. The completed application forms duly signed by the Principal of the school should be submitted to the Liaison Officer before the last date.
Option 2: It can be collected from school coordinator.
Examination Fee: States and Union Territories may notify the fee required which will be paid for the Stage-I examination (Approx Rs. 60/-). However, NCERT does not charge any fee for the Stage-II examination.
Announcement of Results:  Results of the Stage-I examination is announced by the respective State Governments / Union Territories in the last week of January or in the first week of February. (Total 4000 students qualify Stage-1)
Result of Stage-II examination (National Level) is announced by NCERT in the month of July every year (Total 2000 students qualify stage-2).
The results of NTSE (Rajasthan) Stage I were declared on 11th Feb 2011 with official answer key published by SIERT. Based on experts' opinion and feedback from students, the paper had an average toughness level.
(See the graph for subject wise breakup of question and marks allocation)

 A jobless man applied for the position of an 'office boy' at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and asked him to clean the floor as a part of the selection process.
“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”
The man replied, “But I don't have a computer, neither an email account.”
 “I'm sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don't have an email account that means you don't exist. And who doesn't exist, can't have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate.
He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.  
The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go every day earlier, and returned late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US. He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance.
He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email address.
The man replied, “I don't have an email account.”
The broker asked curiously, “You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email address?”
The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'ld have been an office boy at Microsoft.”
Reeta Verma
Reso-PCCP Faculty - Biology

 IISC: The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru is a leading institution of higher learning with a strong tradition of research for over a century. The four year (BS) programme is designed as a balanced blend of core science and interdisciplinary topics, to serve as a launching pad for research and doctoral studies in cutting-edge areas of science and technology.
The following major disciplines are available in the BS Programme:
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Materials, Mathematics & Physics.
Eligibility: Candidates who have completed their 11th  PUC / 12th  Standard (or equivalent) in the preceding year and those who are expecting to complete it in 2011 are eligible to apply. The candidates must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as main subjects during their PUC / 12th Standard. Candidates who have studied Biology, Statistics, Electronics, Computer Science, etc., should also have taken Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The candidates should have a first class or 60% or an equivalent grade (relaxed to pass class for SC/ST candidates).
Selection: Based on the merit lists of one of the following national examinations: KVPY-SA & SB, KVPY-SX/SB+2, IIT-JEE, AIEEE,  and AIPMT- appearing in 2011.
Important Information:
Form Availability: online|Offline
Issue of form: I week of Janury
Date of form submission: Last week of March
Website: www.iisc.ernet.in/ug
NISER: National Institute of Science Education & Research established by the Department of Atomic Energy, strives to become a citadel for basic sciences and allied subjects in terms of teaching and research. NISER offers a 5 year integrated M.Sc. programme in Biological, Chemical, Mathematical and Physical sciences. Currently, NISER functions from campus of Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar. Degrees at NISER will be awarded by the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a deemed-to-be University within the Department of Atomic Energy.
National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CBS), Mumbai.
Eligibility: Students securing at least 60% marks in aggregate (or equivalent grade) in Class XII (or equivalent) examination from any recognized Board in India are eligible to apply. For Scheduled Cast (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and for Persons with Disability (PD), the minimum requirement is 55%. Students who have passed the Class XII qualifying examination in 2009 or 2010 or are appearing in 2011 are eligible to apply.
Important Information:
Form Availability: online|Offline
Issue of form: I week of January
Date of form submission: III week of February
Exam Date: Last week of May
Result Declaration: III week of June.
Website: www.nestexam.in
IMU: Indian Maritime University, Mumbai offers admission to 3 - year B.Sc. (Nautical Science) Degree course at
T. S.Chanakya, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai Campus; 4-year B. Tech. (Marine Engineering) Degree course at Marine Engineering & Research Institute, Kolkata, Kolkata Campus & National Maritime Academy, Chennai, Chennai Campus; 3-year B.Sc. (Maritime Science) Degree course at Marine Engineering & Research Institute, Mumbai, Mumbai Campus and 4 year B. Tech. (Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering) Degree course at Visakhapatnam Campus for the session commencing in August 2011 will be made through the Joint Entrance Examination 2011 conducted by IITs. There will be no separate Entrance Examination for admission to the above institutes/courses and only those candidates who secure Minimum Qualifying Marks for Ranking (MQMR) in the individual subjects for respective category in JEE-2011 will be called for counselling in order of merit in the month of July/August 2011.
Important Information:
Form Availability: online|Offline
Issue of form: IV week of February
Date of form submission: IV week of April
Website: www.imu.tn.nic.in
ICAR: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
Eligibility: Candidate must have passed 10+2 Senior Secondary Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education or any other examination within scope and standard found to be equivalent to the Senior Secondary Examination of an Indian University/Board after a period of 12 years of study.
Important Information:
Form Availability: online|Offline
Issue of form: IV week of December
Date of form submission: III week of February
Exam Date: III week of April
Result Declaration: III week of May.
Website: www.icar.org.in

 IIM-A Alumnus Irfan’s Drive shows
where there's wheel there's a way

 Quotes                             4
RKV Sir's Message                    5 
IIT SNIPPETS                        7

Cover Story                        8
Irfan Alam's 'SammaN Foundation' is based on an excellent idea that harnesses a totally fragmented market at the bottom of the pyramid and transforms it into a market of interest for large corporate houses.

Do your bit to protect the fragile planet of Kalpana Chawla     11
When A Talent Became A Star!                12
Reso Reaper                        13
Amazing Maths                         14
Olympiad Prowess                    15
Winner From Year Long Classroom Contact Programme    16
Winner From Pre-Foundation Career Care Programme     17
Back Bonding                         20
The Gold Rush for Mother land                 21
India is growing. So are we.                22
Resonance Boy Dazzles With Golden Glitz            24
Talent Hunt                        25

Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur            28
Alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur adds brilliance to
Academic Ambience at Resonance                29
Tough, Not Impossible                    30
Reso-Seed                        32
Back From The Brink                    33
Think To Win                        34
Give New heights to your career                35
Rainbow                        36
Know Mania                        38
Eureka                            39

Khul Ja Sim-Sim                        41
Snap Shots                        43

 'DON'T WASTE a crisis' is a popular paraphrase and the country's performance in 2010 demonstrates how it was able to use the crisis as an opportunity. The largest democracy in the world embraced technology like never before. At this stage, technology made rapid inroads into many new areas, in both urban and rural India.
We have the unique opportunity to leapfrog the West if we can harness our innovation and utilize our world class talent pool of engineers and professionals to show the rest of the world how it's done. While America struggles with an economy growing at 2 percent a year, India looks to be getting ready for a ten-year run at over 8 percent growth rate which makes it structurally a once in a life time opportunity for Indian entrepreneurs. We are bravely exploring ideas never attempted by the rest of the world before much to India's credit. And this could be the game changer for us.
IIM-A alumnus, Irfan Alam took a leap forward in engineering a social entrepreneurship and held high hopes of the downtrodden to live in dignity and prosperity with 'SammaN Foundation' registering over 5 Lac rickshaw-pullers from across the country transforming their lives.
A. Muruganantham, who intrigued multinationals, earned accolades from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology- Madras and the national innovation foundation for his commitment in finding a solution for female hygiene.
For Naresh Gulati, the journey from selling candles to selling software solutions for the education industry has been an exciting one, winning Australian Business Award for best enterprise in personal service industry.
Today India is in the forefront of innovation in technology on several aspects - Indians as consumers and citizens can access services and features that are not available even to their western counterparts. Let's wait and watch the growth in the next decade.

 A new excitement is prevailing in Indian Science. The government is funding science in a big way and setting up new institutes. Salaries are much better than they were 50 years ago having tremendously improved in the infrastructural facilities as observed by Mr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, who shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2009, during his recent visit to India. The youth should get ready to take advantage of the enriched system and be able to contribute to the sustainability and continuity of such research based tech-institutes.
IIT-JEE will be held on April 10, 2011, unleashing the territory of learning, self realization, success, prestige and achievements of being testified on the anvil of one of the world's toughest examination. Cracking JEE opens one's way to enter the portals of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). These are the institutes of national importance and are very crucial for the growth and the development of our country. The rigorous curriculum followed at IITs brings out the best in the individual and grooms and cultivates the intellectual faculty so much so that an individual finds himself/herself completely revamped.
Resonance's last year's IIT-JEE results opined a new spectrum of progress. Crossing the mark of 1000 selections from Classroom Programmes and achieving almost 50% result of total Hindi medium selected students from the entire country have been accomplishments of a high order. 14 All India Ranks in top 100 (4 from Yearlong Classroom Contact Programmes and 10 from Distance Learning Programmes) with Mehul Kumar securing AIR-19 (GEN), Gautam Sumu obtaining AIR-36 (GEN), Kanishk Katariya achieving AIR-44 in General Category and AIR-1 in SC Category and Kumar Gautam attaining AIR-60 (GEN), all from Yearlong Classroom Contact Programmes, make Resonance feel proud.
After 10 years; Resonance is going to 'reborn' once again for the aspiring students with more energy and enthusiasm to perform and making them successful in all walks of life. This transformation of Resonance shall reflect in improved academics, more academic offerings, better academic management, consistent academic quality control and accountable mentorship to turn out enhanced performance of the students in terms of superior success rate in competitive examinations. The new philosophy of Resonance; 'Educating for better tomorrow' shall guide us to look ahead & endeavor to create indeed a better tomorrow. Fresh energy has been poured in to make it happen and sustain continuity of progress.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. The competitive examinations demand this kind of attitude to crack these 'really' tough examinations and climb up on the success ladder in life.
The year 2011 has a special significance for us. Resonance is completing its 10 years. The new academic session at Kota is going to start in its new magnificent premises. We are going to have two big schools with all modern amenities and teaching aids at Kota and Jaipur. Many new courses are in offing. New tie-ups are in process. And highly motivating results appear to mark the year for us.
Be assured, we are focused on your success. Though change is the rule of nature, Resonance stands undeterred on it's commitment to helping all the students by providing them unparalleled academic services and empowering them to meet their career goals and objectives.
I look forward for better performance from all the aspirants. Good luck for IIT-JEE 2011.

 Face-book offers FB addict from IIT-Kgp 1.7 Crore job

A 21-year-old tobe-graduate from IIT-Kharagpur has confirmed bagging a starting salary of Rs 1.7 crore from Facebook, carrying placements at IITs to a all time  high point.
Facebook offered DKS, who will pass out from the school of computer science and engineering in 2011, a salary of $90,000 annually. FB will also pay him a relocation bonus of $10,000 and a one-time signing amount of $25,000. He has also been offered ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) and the entire compensation translates to Rs1.7 crore at the market price of FB shares.
It isn't just the whopping high salary that has raised eyebrows, but also the ESOPs, which are not a regular feature during IIT placements. The social networking site's offer letter has an ESOPs slab, which requires DKS to work for at least a year. “If I am continuously with Facebook for six years, I get all the ESOPs valued at the prevailing stock price of the website,” he added.
DKS said FB conducted several rounds of technical interviews before he heard the “join us” from the team in California. “I was asked to develop several programmes and most interviews were technical. But there were some interesting questions as well,” said DKS. For instance, he was asked what new features he would add if he were to redesign the website. The Jamshedpur boy, who spends half his day on FB, replied: “With posts on FB getting wackier and wilder, there should be a search option to look for posts on the walls.”

IIT-B students rev-up to win Formula 1 Race.

The people working in air filters and dampers and accelerator pedals are no ordinary mechanics and the car that they are working on is no ordinary car.
A couple of IIT Bombay students decided in June last year to enter an international competition called Formula SAE  short for Society of Automotive Engineers  to build a race car.
IIT Faculty Advisor, Professor Amarnath says, "It was great how these students got together and started working on something that they had no idea about."
The 30 students who eventually got together for the project  armed with textbooks, a supportive faculty and some helpful advice from automobile manufacturers  have come a long way, to the point that the tightening of a screw here and the testing of a pedal there is all that is left to do.
The spirited youngsters will be the only Indians participating in this prestigious international competition to be held in Detroit  the Mecca of the international automobile industry.
The 11 budding engineers who will represent IIT Bombay at the competition are ecstatic.
Formula SAE partcipant, Shyam says, "We aim to compete with the best in the world and experience some great engineering."
The official unveiling of IIT Bombay's Formula racing car was done by India's own F1 champion, Narain Karthikeyan. 

 TIFR and IIT Bombay sign MoU to setup
The National Centre for Mathematics

Two of the premier institutes of India, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay(IITB) and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), have jointly agreed to collaborate to establish a National Centre for Mathematics (NCM) in the premises of IIT Bombay. The two institutes will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an initial period of ten years to facilitate the establishment of NCM.
Mumbai has the largest concentration of mathematicians in India with majority of them at TIFR, IIT Bombay and Mumbai University. IIT Bombay and TIFR are therefore, in a unique position to establish a National Centre for Mathematics. The institutes possess well-developed mathematics departments with international reputation. Moreover, faculty members in these two departments have strong research groups who will help organize various programmes of the Center throughout the year.
NCM will be modelled largely on the famous Oberwolfach Mathematics Research Institute (MFO), Germany that started in 1944 and played an important role in re-establishing Germany as a leading nation in mathematics, post the Second World War.

 Why Man Driven Wheels
Could Be New Growth Models

 Entrepreneurial dream of self-employment is the freedom to start, grow, and capitalize in a new business. And the business becomes more significant if it caters to the rights of every downtrodden or people stifling with poverty.
Irfan Alam from Bihar (India) is a first generation entrepreneur and working towards organizing “Rickshaw Pulling Sector” in India. A simple human being with big dreams, Irfan is passionate about entrepreneurship, he loves ideas and innovations. Brimmed with entrepreneurial skills, Irfan was enterprising since his childhood as his first brush with entrepreneurship was at the age of 14, when he started investing in the stock market for his father. He loved watching the markets and soon got quite good at it, so much so that he was managing the portfolios of quite a few of his father's friends.
27 year old Irfan, from Bihar's Begusarai district is a graduate from Lalit Narayan Mithila University (L.N.M.U.) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the prestigious IIM-Ahmedabad. For him it was obvious to become an Entrepreneur and by the time he got his degree, he realized the market potential of “Rickshaw Industry” in India and the poor condition of Rickshaw Operators and this was more than enough to choose and decide this as his career.
According to Irfan, rickshaw drivers are at stake because increasingly the poor are being pushed to the edges of 'illegality' and 'invisibility'. Irfan juxtaposed the perspectives of both the commuter and the rickshaw drivers to move towards the policies that benefit both the parties
The biggest challenge of his venture of “SammaaN Foundation”, founded in the year 2007-2008 and headquartered at Patna (Bihar), was to convert a huge base of cycle rickshaws into an interactive out-of-home advertising medium and a marketing engine-cum-transaction point. “Everybody talks of corporate social responsibility but not of corporate social sustainability and so I tried cobbling together a business model that was workable and sustainable” says Alam
According to Alam's research, over 95 per cent rickshaw operators do not own their vehicles in India but rent them out daily. So the relationship between the fleet owners and the operators did not grow beyond this exchange level. But through SammaaN's system, rickshaws are given free to the operators though a nominal amount is charged as maintenance fee.
Rickshaws are designed in such a way that the advertisers get ample space to put their displays on the side, front and back panels of our vehicles. There's third party product selling as well -- with items such as mineral water, fruit juices sold from a basket displayed in front of the rickshaws. The sale of these products not only makes the ride more comfortable for the commuter but also augments the rickshaw operators' profitability.
The innovative efforts of Irfan Alam who has come up with unique idea of rickshaws with seat belt, first aid kit, lilting music, insurance cover for driver and passenger and much more and social Innovation of this type capitalizes on the untapped potential which exists in Bihar. Irfan's effort not only gives this age old profession a new face but also brings a respect to the profession. It symbolizes the changing face where every individual is given its due place in society as our country is seen rising above the social credos.
Nearly 300 such cycle rickshaws are seen traversing the city roads, after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the 'Cycle Rickshaw project  SammaN' from Sheikhpura House in Patna.
Irfan wants to take the environment-friendly cycle rickshaw to the luxury lane by providing facilities like soft drink, mineral water, newspaper and first aid in a rickshaw. The project, given the go-ahead even by Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, is working fine in the New Capital Region (NCR). Irfan is very passionate about his project and he says, "We were in touch with IIT (Delhi & Guwahati), the National Innovative Foundation (Ahmedabad) and the Nimbkar Agriculture Research Institute (Phaltan, Maharashtra) to develop a new prototype of cycle-rickshaw, which could be converted into a modern mode of transport.
The project not only aims at making life better for rickshaw pullers, but also making rickshaw a marketing engine and to convert a pathetic travel into joy ride.
SammaaN has established a full-fledged R&D center in Patna, the capital city of Bihar, to improvise on the old rickshaw models and morph them into more operator-friendly and profitable vehicles. The center employs 19 people, including three engineers, who are involved in grassroots innovation for the rickshaws.
According to Alam, as compared to other modes of outdoor advertising, SammaaN's rates work out to almost 90 per cent cheaper.  Sammaan's operators -- whose earnings have now doubled from roughly Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 (USD 60) per month -- are also given free uniforms. Every operator also holds a saving bank account in a local bank. Not that this was a cinch to work out. Today, with the venture having met with phenomenal success, the local banks vie with each other to bankroll SammaaN's ventures.
The rickshaw operators are also provided with free accidental insurance up to Rupees one lakh. To further benefit the rickshaw operators, the company also imparts free education to the operators' families under its education program. The families' ladies are taught vocational crafts -- like stitching, tailoring, embroidery --to augment the familial income.
Today, Irfan is proud to be a SammaaNian and dreaming to become first Indian Listed Social Company. Irfan at an early stage of his career has many awards and honors to his name like that of Winner of Business Baazigar, a Zee T.V. Entrepreneur hunt reality show, Innovationn Award by The World Bank and BRLPS, selected for LEAD support by FRIENDS OF WOMEN WORLD BANKING, Times of India has listed the entrepreneur (Irfan) among 'India's Best 30 youths'. He has been nominated for Tech Museum Award, U.S.A in Economic Development category and Winner of more than a dozen B Plan competitions.
SammaaN Foundation has partnership and tie-ups with Punjab National Bank, Friends of Women World Banking, American India Foundation U.S.A, Dena Bank, Bharti Airtel Ltd., Dishnet Wireless Ltd., Surya Foods Ltd., Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., MAX Newyork Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Bisleri International, Prabhat Khabar, HT Media Ltd., Tourism Department, Government of Bihar, Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation.
Unsurprisingly, SammaaN's operations have transformed the lives of thousands of rickshaw operators. Shivcharan Manjhi, 35, an operator, says, “My life has changed completely. My earnings have doubled and people respect me much more. Earlier, many customers would abuse me or refuse to pay me. But ever since I joined this new company and got a new rickshaw and a uniform, my clients behave respectfully with me.”
At the Entrepreneurship Summit called by US president Barack Obama, was  represented by Irfan Alam. He like 79 others across the globe, attended the Presidential Summit in Washington recently.
US envoy to India Timothy J Roemer visited Irfan's office at Patna to have a first-hand feel of his organization's activities.
Today, over five lakh rickshaw-pullers from across the country are registered with SammaaN. While 10,000 and odd are pedaling the special rickshaws, the process is underway to benefit others. Irfan's organization also provides books to rickshaw-pullers' children and imparts training in occupational skills to their wives.
SamaaN Foundation is based on an excellent idea that harnesses a totally fragmented market at the bottom of the pyramid and transforms it into a market of interest for large corporate houses. Certainly, the man from Bihar has given new dimensions to Entrepreneurship and turned hard core business to the business of corporate responsibility.

Besides, the challenges the model offered appeared quite thrilling to the spunky entrepreneur. “The most critical challenge,” says Alam, “was working with the marginalized section of society. I needed to be exceptionally patient to give them a clear perspective of the company's objectives,” he says.

 Do your bit to protect the fragile planet
of Kalpana Chawla

Not long ago, woman as astronauts would have been inconceivable. And an Indian woman at that?
When you look at the night sky, you will  know women have been up there like Kalpana Chawla. She was there for over a month, travelling over 6.5 million miles in space and in 252 orbits. She has walked in space and, alas, died there but at least lived her dream.
Like a falling star, the "Columbia Shuttle" plunged downward on February 1, 2003. Many hoped for a miracle  that somehow the crew would have survived and Kalpana would return home. Most of those stood upon green earth, gazing upward saw the broken trail of the craft as it spread and scattered and rained upon central Texas.
Kalpana Chawla was born in the small town of Karnal, Haryana to a traditional middle class family. The youngest of the four children, Kalpana studied at the local School, but was different from her siblings and other children. Her love for the skies and space began when she was a little girl in Haryana. Her school projects and papers were all about the stars, planets, and outer space. Teachers often found her sketching airplanes instead of playing with friends. While her businessman father encouraged her to join the Flying Club, he was horrified when she chose flying as a career. He wanted her to become a "respectable" doctor. Kalpana managed to win over her father's resistance and her family's objections to become Punjab Engineering College's first woman aeronautical engineer when she graduated in 1982.
When her father learned she wanted to go to the United States for postgraduate studies, he put his foot down. Her parents wanted her to get married and settle down. Again Kalpana prevailed. Once in the U.S., she got her masters from the University of Texas, Arlington and a doctorate from the University of Colorado. It was there she met her husband, French flying instructor and aviation writer Jean-Pierre Harrison.
After graduating in 1988, with her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Kalpana was hired by MCAT Institute, San Jose, California, as a Research Scientist to research at NASA Ames Research Center, California.
In 1993, Dr. Kalpana Chawla joined Overset Methods Inc., Los Altos, California, as Vice President and research scientist. In 1994, she was one of the 19 people selected from 2,962 applicants by NASA to become an astronaut. Kalpana reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995.
On November 19, 1997, she became the first person of Indian descent to fly in an American space shuttle for 15 days and on her return she was most overwhelmed by the fact that it took only 90 minutes to circle the planet. "Just 90 minutes! Even though I had known that, it was an overpowering sensation to know how small this place is. How very fragile it is," she said.
Though she was now an American citizen, Kalpana didn't forget her home. Every year, she sponsored two talented children from her town to visit NASA. She also funded many young girls' education.
Her second space mission was widely publicised and plans made to celebrate on her return. The return never happened, as the shuttle broke apart more than 200,000 feet above central Texas, 16 minutes before it was to land in Florida.
At 41, Kalpana Chawla-Harrison became a part of space. But even in death she gave back to the world. Based on her will, a $3,00,000 fund was established environmental conservation projects around the world. The "Kalpana Chawla Fund for Environmental Stewardship"" has been set up with the National Audubon Society.
However, Kalpana's life's achievements made hundreds of young people, especially Indians, believe that even those without wings may one day fly  above and beyond, exploring space "the final frontier".
Kalpana Chawla is now a part of our dreams. Her tale is written in the skies in joy and tears, living and daring, in flame and death. While it is tragic that she died, what is important is to remember is that she lived her dream and not to forget her message. Do your bit to protect the fragile planet we all inhabit, and see to making it ever more possible that more and more children will be able to live their dreams, especially in places like rural India.

 When A Talent Became A Star!

Knowledge is indeed wealth. Who better exemplifies it than             Krishnamurthy Rengarajan, IIT-B gold medallist (B Tech dual-degree course). Krishnamurthy's story is that of hard work, sheer grit and determination.
His undying passion for learning and excellence has paid off. Coming from a lower middle class background , Krishnamurthy has made his parents proud when he passed with flying colours.
His father, who works as a typist at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is overwhelmed by his son's achievement. Rengarajan, who hails from Tamil Nadu, came to Mumbai 28 years ago and settled down in a distant Mumbai suburb of Dombivli. Though the family went through a lot of hardships initially, he made sure that his children were well educated.
"My son always wanted to join the IIT. When people asked him what if you don't get through the entrance examinations, he used to say, `there is no question of me not clearing the test,'" says his proud father.
And, of course, he did top all the five years at IIT, a result of sheer hard work and brilliance, says his mother, barely able to control her excitement. "I am very happy for him," says Radha Rengarajan. Krishnamurthy did his schooling at the Kidland School in Dombivli and pre-degree from V G Vaze College at Mulund. His favourite subject being mathematics it was obvious that he would pursue a degree in engineering.
He won the Rakesh Mathur award of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 100,000) during his third year and other scholarships throughout the four years.
Here's what Krishnamurthy had to say on his IIT experience.
My IIT experience:
The five years I spent at IIT were the best in my life. I will cherish each and every moment here. I loved everything here: the professors are the best one can ever get, the facilities to study and the extra-curricular activities are excellent. I made best of friends and thoroughly enjoyed my college life.
I don't think I will ever get this experience anywhere else.
On studies:
Before joining IIT, I used to study for 7 to 8 hours daily. After joining IIT, I used to spend about a couple of hours. I started my preparations after I finished my 10th standard.
Why IIT:
IIT is one of the premier institutes in India. I always wanted to get good higher education, so I opted for IIT.
My mantra for success:
There is no short cut to success. One has to work very hard, put in a lot of effort, should have a problem-solving mentality and a right approach to every problem.
My parents always stood by me, their support has been invaluable and am overwhelmed.
Advice to IIT aspirants:
Work hard. You have to spend a lot of time preparing as exams are getting more and more competitive. You must also have problem-solving skills.
Interests:
Solving math puzzles, reading books. I used to play cricket, but now I don't get the time.
Next move:
Money is the least important thing for Krishnamurthy. So no jobs for the time being. "I have been selected for the scholarship programme at Stanford University for a PhD in operations research. I would like to research on optimising computer networks and operation systems. Quality research is available abroad. After the PhD programme I would like to join any academia of good repute and continue my research activities. Among corporates, I admire Google. It is the one company that reflects perfection, hard work and efficiency."
Will you come back to India?
Of course, I will. The brain drain phenomenon is dying out. It's the time for reverse brain drain!

 The Gold Rush For Motherland

The 64 - Medal haul (With 14 Golds) at the Asian Games Proved We Are Headed In Right Direction For London 2012.

1)   Pankaj Advani won gold medal in Cue Sports Men's English billiards singles for India on 14 November 2010.
2)    Bajrang Lal Takhar won gold medal in Rowing Men's Single Sculls for India on 19 November 2010.
3)    Ronjan Sodhi won gold medal in Shooting Men's Double Trap for India on 21 November 2010.
4)    Preeja Sreedharan won gold medal in Athletics Women's 10,000m for India on 21 November 2010.
5)    Sudha Singh won gold medal in Athletics Women's 3000m Steeplechase for India on 21 November 2010.
6)    Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh won gold medal in Tennis Men's Doubles for India on 22 November 2010.
7)    Somdev Devvarman won gold medal in Tennis Men's Singles for India on 23 November 2010.
8)    Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji won gold medal in Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles for India on 25 November 2010 .
9)    Joseph Abraham won gold medal in Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles for India on 25 November 2010.
10)    Vikas Krishnan won gold medal in Boxing Men's 60kg for India on 25 November 2010
11)    Indian Women Team won gold medal in Kabaddi for India on 26 November 2010
12)    Indian Men Team won gold medal in Kabaddi for India on 26 November 2010
13)    Manjeet Kaur,Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji,Sini Jose,Mandeep Kaur won gold medal in Athletics Women's 4 x 400m for India on 26 November 2010.
14)    Vijender Singh won gold medal in Boxing 75 kg for India on 26 November 2010.

16th Asian Games
12 Nov- 26 Nov 2010

It was sound and the brilliance of light once again in Guangzhou on the closing day of the Asian Games. Water, children, psychedelic colours and fireworks were again the themes but only assisting in getting China's message to the continent  we successfully showcased harmony in sport as we hosted a glorious Asian Games; it is now South Korea's turn.
Korea did itself a huge favour with an eye-catching show blending pop and culture that came soon after the speeches and their national flag was hoisted at the Island to formally announce that Incheon will carry forward a tradition that was first established in 1951.
 Boxer Vijender Singh was India's flag-bearer, the braveheart, with his left hand in a cast, doing the honours despite fighting his way to the gold medal with a broken thumb.

 Education For A Better Tomorrow

India is growing. So are we.
Resonance's new premises near CIty Mall, Kota

 Resonance Boy Dazzles With Golden Glitz

YASH GUPTA  has once again proved that Resonites achieve the excellence wherever they go. This reticent student of Resonance Udaipur Study Centre has not only made Resonance, his Parents, his School but the entire country proud of him. He has won the GOLD MEDAL in International Junior Science Olympiad held at Abuja, Nigeria from 2nd December to 10th December 2010.
    YASH GUPTA along with 5 other students from the entire country represented India in final stage of IJSO-2010. The First Stage of this prestigious examination conducted by Homi Bhabha Centre of Science Education (HBCSE) was conducted in November 2009. Yash cleared the first Stage and was selected among the 300 shortlisted students for Stage -2 (Indian National Junior Science Olympiad). Yash also cleared the Second Stage of the examination which was a written test and was shortlisted among top 35 students of the country to appear in Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC) which was held in Mumbai in April 2010. YASH was finally selected among the final 6 students who were selected for IJSO to represent India. These 6 students were then called for Pre Departure Training Camp (PDT) held in Mumbai from 22nd November to 1st December.
Yash & the Entire Indian Team had flown to Nigeria on 1st December 2010. The International Junior Science Olympiad was conducted from 2nd December to 10th December 2010. The Indian Team will be returning from Nigeria on 11th December 2010. 
Prior to this achievement, YASH Has also achieved success in National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) where he cleared all the stages & became NTSE Scholar. He is the student of Resonance Udaipur Study Centre's pioneer batch of Class VIII.
Other Achievements of Yash Gupta include:
    * Cleared First Stage of Jr. Astronomy Olympiad.
    * All India Rank - 3 in Unified Cyber Olympiad
    * NTSE (ALL 3 STAGES) QUALIFIED
    * IIO Olympiad He got 3rd All International Rank
    * All India Rank - 52 in NSO
    * All India Rank - 8 in NCO
    * All India Rank - 2 in NSTSE
    * AIR-34 in International Olympiad of Science
    * % in VIII : 95%
    * Grade in IX : A1 in all subjects except Hindi & English. Yash is a Student of St. Gregorios School, Udaipur.

     nstitute History: The history of the     IIT system dates back to 1946 when     a committee was set up by Hon'ble Sir Jogendra Singh, Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council, Department of Education, Health and Agriculture to consider the setting up of Higher Technical Institutions for post war industrial development in India. The 22 member committee headed by Sri N.R.Sarkar, in its report, recommended the establishment of four Higher Technical Institutions in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern regions, possibly on the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, with a number of secondary institutions affiliated to it. The report also urged the speedy establishment of all the four institutions with the ones in the East and the West to be started immediately. The committee also felt that such institutes would not only produce undergraduates but they should be engaged in research, producing research workers and technical teachers as well. The standard of the graduates should be at par with those from first class institutions abroad. They felt that the proportion of undergraduates and postgraduate students should be 2:1.
With the above recommendations of the Sarkar committee in view, the first Indian Institute of Technology was born in May 1950 in Hijli, Kharagpur, in the eastern part of India.
Initially the IIT started functioning from 5, Esplanade East, Calcutta and very soon shifted to Hijli in Sept. 1950. The present name 'Indian Institute of Technology' was adopted before the formal inauguration of the Institute on August 18, 1951, by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
IIT Kharagpur started its journey in the old Hijli Detention Camp where some of our great freedom fighters toiled and sacrificed their lives for the independence of our country.  Pandit Nehru in his first convocation address in 1956 said "Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. this picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India.”
Departments:  Aerospace Engineering| Agricultural & Food Engineering|Architecture & RegionalPlanning| Biotechnology|Chemical Engineering|Chemistry|Civil Engineering|Computer Science & Engineering|Cryogenic Engineering      Center for Educational Technology| Electrical Engineering|Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
Location: Kharagpur is known world over for two landmarks. One, the longest railway platform, and the other, the Indian Institute of Technology, more commonly known as lIT. Situated about 120 km west of Kolkata, Kharagpur can be reached in about 2 hours by train from Howrah railway station of Kolkata or 3 hours by car from Kolkata Airport. Kharagpur is also connected by direct train services to most major cities of the country. The Institute is about 10 minutes drive (5 km) from the Kharagpur railway station. Private taxi, autorickshaw or cycle-rickshaw can be hired to reach the Institute. ]

Reso-Students (144) who opted the following branches at IIT-Kgp in 2010

G001-Aerospace Engineering: 6, G002-Agricultural And Food Engineering: 3, G005-Biotechnology And Biochemical Engineering: 3, G007-Chemical Engineering: 7, G009-Civil Engineering: 3, G010-Computer Science And Engineering: 3, G011-Electrical Engineering: 7, G015-Electronics And Electrical Communication Engineering: 3, G019-Industrial Engineering: 1, G020-Instrumentation Engineering: 3, G021-Manufacturing Science And Engineering: 4, G022-Metallurgical And Materials Engineering: 7, G024-Mechanical Engineering: 6, G028-Mining Engineering: 4, G031-Ocean Engineering And Naval Architecture: 2, G038-Architecture: 2, G040-Applied Geology: 2, G043-Chemistry: 7, G044-Economics: 7, G045-Exploration Geophysics: 5, G046-Mathematics And Computing: 8, G048-Physics: 2, G058-Aerospace Engineering: 1, G060-Agricultural And Food Engineering With M Tech In Any Of The Listed Specializations: 1, G065-Biotechnology And Biochemical Engineering: 1, G067-Chemical Engineering: 3, G074-Civil Engineering With M Tech In Any Of The Listed Specialization: 2, G075-Computer Science And Engineering: 7, G084-Electrical Engineering With M Tech In Any Of The Listed Specializations: 1, G088-Electronics And Electrical Communication Engineering With M Tech In Any Of The Listed Specializations: 5, G093-Industrial Engineering With M Tech In Industrial Engineering And Management: 7,. G094-Manufacturing Science And Engineering With M Tech In Industrial Engineering And Management: 2, G102-Mechanical Engineering With M Tech In Any Of The Listed Specializations: 9, G106-Metallurgical And Materials Engineering With M Tech In Metallurgical And Materials Engineering: 3, G109-Mining Engineering: 3, G111-Mining Engineering With M Tech In Safety Engineering And Disaster Management In Mines: 2, G114-Ocean Engineering And Naval Architecture: 2
NAMES OF RESO STUDENTS WHO JOINED IIT-KGP,  IN THE YEAR 2010
Sandesh Rawat, Abhishek Pal:RJ4, Pankaj Verma:G3, Atendra Gautam:RJ1, Rishabh Kumar:RJ1, N. Tejashwi, Rahul Satyakam, Shray Jaiswal, Vipin Kumar:RS5, Anand Abhishek:RJ2, Mayank Sharma, Sudarshan Kumar:RJ1, Hemant Ramawat, Rajan Kumar, Akarshan Singh, Jitendra Kumar Chordia, Gaurav Patel:G Batch, Thadagoppula, Srujan Kumar, Nipun Khemka, Rahul Agrawal:PB1, Ashwin Prashant, Rudresh Chandra Suman:RJ1, Mohit Minhas:PB2, Rohan K Sahni, Saurabh Goel, Himanshu Tiwari, Anuj A Mehta, Sangam Tirtharaj:RJ1, Rajat Mehta:GH1, Harshul Khandelwal:PB1, Harshit Gupta, Adesh Pandey:R1, Naveen Kumar Gupta:RJ2, Dhiraj Swarnkar, Prashant Kumar Rahul:RJ1, Ritu Tak, Sumit Kandge, Sujata Gursaraiya, Tarun Pratap Singh, Aditya Yadav, DevendraSingh Kajla:RJ3, Shubham Khandelwal:PA1, Vivek Anand:RJ1, Manoj Bishnoi:RJ1, Ajeet Kumar Bhagat:GH3, Jagdish Kumar Sewda:GH1, Surbhi A. Lohia, Aishwarya Mohapatra, Amoul Singhi:RJ2, Deepanshu Pattanayak, Ku Aditi Sarkar, Rakshit Agarwal, Janak Raj Meena:FH1, Sumit Karnani:R1, Kothapally Sandeep, Harshvardhan Tiwari, Jitin Singla, Anurag Patel:PB1, Akshat Shrivastava, Tauseef Shahidi, Sarang Karhade, Aparimit Sahu, Aakash Gupta, Neeraj Singh, Abhinaw Kumar:R4, Vishal Kumawat, Abhishek Kumar:RJ1, Rishabh Sinha:PB1, S. Ashwin:R1, Sumit Kumar:RH9, Prateek Ladha:RJ1, Veluri Hasita, Saurav Das:PA1, Avinash Ruchandani, Manvendra Singh, Balram Puniya:GH1, Siddharth V Mantripragada, Niraj Rathod:RH2, Kanjakha Pal, Nilesh Gajanan:PB1, Gaurav Phulwaria:RH8, Bhuvana Bairy K, Sourav Sarkar, Ambuj Tiwari:PB1, Kale Aditya Ashok:PA3, Arun Kumar, Shivanshu Raman, Siddesh Sawant, Salik Saif:G Batch, Arpit Tiwari:R1, Tanmay Patil:RJ4, Abhay Kumar, Kanwar Pal Dhande:RH2, Manish Kumar:PA4, Swati Gupta, RajanBuha:IP, M.Dastagiri Reddy, Devbrat Singh:IP, Anshuman Y Pradhan, Aaditya Agrawal, Siddharth Kumar, Hrishika Chaudhary:PB5, Dijesh Chalil, Shashank Kumar Singh:G3, Jitesh Kumar Meena:RH19, Vidushi Goyal, Abhishek Jarwal:PA3, Subhash Kumar:PB1, Sweenal Lale, Prabhat Kumar Awadhiya, Kaushal Yadav:R1, Anuj Agrawal, Abhishek Gupta, Abhay Kumar, Deo Nath Jha, Gitesh Kumar Gupta:R1, Yashvir Yadav, Pranjal Yadav, Rohan Tiwari:PA1, Brijesh Kumar Yadav:RJ1, Aman Tripathi, Amar Osho:RJ3, Javed Alam, Palash Jyoti Borah, Prabhat Ranjan:PA2, Sanjay Dhakar:GH1, Naval Kishore Peepliwal:RH2, Sumit Kumar, Milind Tahalani, Midhunraj K M, Aman Singh, Kunal Mitra, Ashima Singla, Bharat Rathi, Ashutosh:R1, Ashish Behera:PB2, Rahul Dewangan:RJ1, Rajesh Ranjan, Pankaj Menawat:PB3, Praneel Jain, Ujjwal Raghuvanshi, Amna Nashit:R1, Akshay Temrawal:R5, Rameshwar Prasad Khoker:RS1

 Alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur 

adds brilliance  to Academic Ambience at Resonance

 Mr. Mahesh Kumar Jha (MKJ Sir)
B.Tech., IIT-Kharagpur,   
Year of Passing: 2003
IIT-JEE (AIR): 2343
Branch: Mining Engineering
Mr. Mahesh Kumar Jha (MKJ Sir) is a bright academician and a brilliant teacher. With three years teaching at Resonance, currently posted at Nagpur Study Centre, Mr. Jha, a graduate from IIT- Kharagpur, has shown a passion for teaching and is very popular with his students. Having hobbies of reading news papers and fiction books and playing volleyball, he proved his mettle in prestigious BIT-SAT and Roorkee Engineering Entrance Exam too.
Q.1 Your family background?
I was born in a small village-Tumoul in Dharbhanga district of Bihar. My Family comprises of my Father, Mother, two brothers and one sister, all engaged in familial business. Married to Leena Jha in 2004 and have a daughter and a son,  I am the first person to move out of our family business and to have a B.Tech from an IIT.
Q.2 what inspired you for Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)?
I was not aware about IIT and its entrance test IIT-JEE till  my 12th board. It was my father who guided and encouraged me to enter IITs. Ever since my childhood, my father had stressed that I develop my mathematical skills and lateral thinking approach towards a problem, related specially to mathematics. With time, I developed interest in Math and subsequently science subjects.
Q.3 what sort of qualities one must possess to get into IITs?
Ans: One need to be self motivated, comitted to his/her goal with strong desire for achieving it. For me, self motivation came with understanding of the subjects. Any average student can clear IIT-JEE examination if he/she is regular in studies and tries to understand the concept deeply and comprehend the problem quickly. Continuous improvement would come with time. A positive attitude may take one to great heights. For me attitude gauges your altitude in your life.
Q.4 your experience at IIT-Kharagpur and throw some light on your best moments pertaining to studies at IIT-Kharagpur?
Ans: IIT-Kharagpur is known for the best academic and extra curricular activities. I enjoyed and experienced the ambience prevailing at IIT-Kharagpur during my B.Tech degree.  I can proudly say that it was the golden period of my life. It was a period where every moment was filled with new challenges. It was a good exposure to different cultures and is was worth living.
I got the honor of becoming the Hall Secretary of R.P Hall (Rajendra Prasad Hall) and participated in several inter hall IIT activities and contributed in hostel mess management. I was awarded Gold medal in Inter hall Volleyball tournament all through the four years.
Q.5 How has your teaching experience been with the students preparing for IIT-JEE at Resonance Nagpur Centre?
Ans: I would have got better rank in IIT if I was exposed to such systematic teaching and concept clarity at the remarkable ease.
At Resonance, every teaching programme has been designed in such a way that it becomes easy for every student to learn step by step from basic to the required level to crack IIT-JEE. I am sincerely thankful to GAB, LK and SSH sir for flourishing my teaching skills. I extend my heart felt gratitude to the Center Head AB sir for providing me all possible support and excellent opportunities.
Q.6 What made you enter in the field of teaching & what is the responsibility of a teacher according to you?
Ans: I never thought that I would be a teacher one day. I was serving in Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur (A venture of Vedanta Group). It was a managerial job with hardly any freshness . It was there only that helped an IIT aspirant in his studies and he succeeded in cracking IIT-JEE and joined IIT- Guwahati. His success motivated me to take-up teaching and finally I decided to quit the job and joined Resonance for the excitement of teaching.
A teacher has greater responsibility than many other professions. A teacher needs to possess honesty and sincerity in his profession. A teacher is often passionate about transmitting his knowledge to his pupils in an interesting and concise manner. A good teacher is one who never thinks that he is perfect. He is always on the lookout for new ideas of transferring the knowledge and prepares his lessons to meet needs of his students.
Q.7 What suggestions will you like to give to the students preparing for IIT-JEE ?
Ans: There is no substitute to hard work. So work hard and follow your time table. My best wishes to all of you.

 TOUGH, NOT
IMPOSSIBLE
A candle seller struggles hard
to find a lighted path

 He used to sell decorative candles to the newly-wed couples along the roadside in Chandigarh. "I was never interested in studies, and I always wanted to do something of my own," says Naresh Gulati, who is now the owner of Rs 440-crore Oceanic Consultants Australia Group (OCA Group).
From selling candles to wholesale cloth trading, to cosmetics wholesale and teaching at Aptech Computers to running a computer centre, the 39-year-old tried his hands at many things before homing in on overseas education consultancy business.
The journey has not been easy for Mr Gulati who flunked in class 10 and performed miserably in college. But he is now a guest lecturer on entrepreneurship in leading Australian universities.
Armed with a diploma in electronic data processing, Mr Gulati went to RMIT, Melbourne, in 1995 for a post-graduate course in information systems. However, destiny had scripted a different chapter for him.
"When I reached there, I realised that I had been duped. I was promised a job in Melbourne by my immigration consultant, and that would have helped me clear the loan that I took for going overseas," recalls Mr Gulati. For the next six months, Mr Gulati came in touch with several students who had met the same fate. And this made him think about a fantastic business opportunity-immigration consultancy business.
Mr Gulati came back to Chandigarh in 1996 and started Oceanic Consultants. "Chandigarh had over 110 such agencies at that time, and I was discouraged by many not to venture into this business, says Mr Gulati. "There was a time when I had to choose between two options-paying the rent or using that money for advertising. I chose the latter and the risk paid off,".
In three years, Oceanic Consultants had opened branches in Ludhiana, Patiala, Jallandhar and Amritsar. However, the franchise model was not sustainable as quality was getting affected and people were not interested in investing money. Moreover, established players such as Study Overseas and IBP Education created a dent in whatever little marketing that Oceanic did.
Oceanic Consultants then zeroed in on company-owned office model. And the decision paid off. Oceanic now has 20 offices across India and plans to take the count to 60 by 2013.
"We opened our Australia office a decade back and the UK office last year. By the end of this year, we will be present in US and Canada. Punjab offices have now started to become profitable, while others will soon follow suit," says Mr Gulati.
He saw another opportunity in printing and distribution segments of universities. "In 2005, we developed a new technology enabling online orders of prospectus printing, postage and tracking from India to anywhere in the world. This outsourcing facility has helped universities save 25-65% of their profits even when our investment in starting BPO Intelligence was A$ 1,000," adds Mr Gulati. In five years, BPO Intelligence is the leading company in Australia with 29 of the 39 universities using its services. Seven of the eight universities in New Zealand and eight clients in the UK also use these services.
The next year, another idea on software solutions for the education industry lead to formation of Object Next Software with an investment of A$ 5 million. In 2007, after a corporate restructuring, the OCA Group became the parent company of Oceanic Consultants, BPO Intelligence and Object Next, based out of Australia. The companies have been winning accolades from Australian Business Awards every year since 2008.
This year, Oceanic Consultants won the Australian Business Award for best enterprise in personal services industry. While Object Next won the award for best new product, BPO Intelligence won the award in two categories - product value and product excellence.
The Fairfax Media Group's Business Review Weekly ranked BPO Intelligence as the 12th fastest growing company in Australia this year, up from 93rd in 2008. Today, it contributes to more than 30-40% of the group's total revenue of $A 20 million. To make the Oceanic Consultants meaner and leaner, Mr Gulati brought in Price Water house Coopers last year to do a performance management of the entire system, and at the same time added a virtual private network connecting all its offices across different countries.
Mr Gulati feels that India will fuel the growth in overseas education even when the Indian government is rooting for foreign universities to come and set up shop.
"The demand for quality education and a global qualification is high in India. We plan to capitalise on this demand and become a global player, enabling admissions from any place to any place in the world. We're investing heavily into technology, which would allow us to hold global webinars providing virtual access to everyone," adds Mr Gulati.


Shikhar Parakh


Reso Roll No. & Batch: 651953 (R3) Year:     2006
IIT-JEE Rank: 2012   
Category: GEN
IIT: IT-BHU       
Branch: Electronics
Class XII performance: 77%
Occupation: Sr Software Engineer, Onmobile Global Ltd, Bangaluru
Owe success to: Parents, Resonance Teachers and Friends (who rendered support during the course of studies ).


As a young kid, most of us dream of the impossible. When Shikhar saw the computers for the first time, he developed a strong urge within to become a computer professional. He wondered how they worked, how the different processes of programming evolved. It was the deep inquisitiveness that brought Shikhar Parakh to the Indian Institute of Technology for acquiring excellence in the technical and engineering field. Excerpts from his interview follow:
What inspired you for Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)?
My Parents, particularly my father who is an Asst. Engineer in government department believed in my capability of cracking IIT although I was rather unsure about it. My teachers, who ably guided me at Resonance & induced sufficient confidence in me to believe that I could also make it to IIT.
What is required to get into IIT?
There are certainly some pre-requisites to qualify for IIT; these are hard work, dedication and consistency. For me, dedication was the most important contributing factor in my success.
Give some tips to increase efficiency while studying?
Assessment of your performance is highly important. You should know where you stand. How many students are ahead of you? You need to set a target for yourself and bring continual improvement in your performance. Rest of the things will take care of themselves.
During your study at Kota, did the environment of Kota city contributed in your success?
Yes, it did to a great extent. I have been in Kota since forth standard. I have seen the city developing in to an IIT factory. It is fascinating to see students grossly engaged in studies- in their rooms, on terraces of their houses, so much so, that the students on the roads are also involved in discussions related to academics. It is always hovering in your mind that if you don't study, you will not be in the race. Also it is great fun to study with friends of great competencies. 
What changes did you find in you after joining Resonance?
The first change that I noticed was that how a student who used to be in top 10 (in school) legged terribly behind and came down to a rank around 220 amongst 450. It shattered my confidence and I realized how hard I needed to work to get into IIT. Although, I was not getting enough marks, I was still enjoying my lectures. The eagerness to learn more grew intense with time.
I really enjoyed the classes of LK Sir and RKV Sir. I was little weak in Math but gained good competence before the end of the coaching. I became quite confident to make a good score in Math in IIT-JEE. Physics, due to RKV sir had become my best scoring subject. I quite remember those hard working days wrapped with personal care. RKV sir would have lectures till 1 in the night. One night RKV Sir scolded me for some idiotic question. After the class, I went back home and studied till 8 in the morning without getting out of my chair (It was a big thing for me as I still can't sit for more than 2 hours at stretch). I think that incident was a turning point for me.
Do you believe that in the contemporary technocratic world, IIT as a brand can bring moral and mental support for a student?
IIT, undoubtedly, is a big brand. It adds tremendous value to one's profile and supports in almost every thing one does. There is a pre-defined credibility attached to you once people come to know that you are from IIT.
Details of your interested fields, accomplishments and achievements?
The fields that I am interested in are Computers, Programming and Games.
I could honestly say that all my accomplishments are primarily due to being an IITian.
Please tell us about your current Job?
I am presently working with OnMobile Global Ltd (It has been 4 and half years) as a Senior Software Engineer on Java. My company is engaged in Mobile Value Added Services such as Caller Tunes.
Any message that you will like to give to your successors at Resonance?
Give your best shot at IIT. If you get selected, it's a dream come true. Even if you don't, it's not the end of the world. Prepare afresh for future.
People like Shikhar Parakh, with firm determination and with in-built conviction can only achieve the desired output so let the subtleties of mind go unbridled to let the talent follow the dreams.

 MOTIVATIONAL STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE 

Finding solution for female hygiene for all sections of society

Perseverance leading to innovation 

A. Muruganantham (47) hails from Pudur in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. When he was young, he lost his father, Mr. S. Arunachalam, in a road accident. His mother, Mrs. A. Vanitha, who was a housewife, had to work as a farm worker to support the family. Around this time, he discontinued his studies after SSLC to earn a living and help his family financially. For over three decades, he faced economic hardships while trying his hand at various trades to support his family. He worked in various capacities; as a part time technician at Lakshmi Machine Works, Coimbatore, machine operator, insurance agent, farm laborer and yarn selling agent. Currently, he runs his firm, Jayashree industries, which he has built from scratch centered around commercializing his innovation- the mini sanitary napkin machine and the accessible, hygienic sanitary pads.
Sanitary napkin, a universally needed product, has a very low penetration in India due to the high price and the traditional habits. This machine produces sanitary pads @ Rs.1/- to Rs. 1.50/- per pad approximately. He has also improvised a vending machine that can dispense single pads with the insertion of a coin.
“It is an innovative way of addressing the issue of female hygiene and is accessing a market that the Kotex product made by Kimberly-Clark currently does not access,” said a spokesman for Kimberly-Clark.
But even as Muruganantham has intrigued multinationals, earned accolades from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) and the National Innovation Foundation and inked a deal with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to supply his machines to women's self-help groups in Africa.

A Slum boy from Ghatkopar (W) dares to become an IAS Officer

Nitin Jawale grew up in a one-room shanty in a Ghatkopar slum, weaving dreams of making it big one day and doing his family proud. He thought he would become an astronaut, maybe a cricketerhe liked the game and played it well.
But on a May morning many years later, the 26-year-old realized his dream in a field that he had chosen just two years earlier. In the Union Public Service Commission exams held, Mr Jawale, who is a Scheduled Caste candidate, scored the fourth rank in the state, the 56th in the country, and earned a place in the elite Indian Administrative Service.
Except for his brother who is 17 years senior none of his siblings had studied beyond the tenth standard. His brother had dropped out of college due to the family's financial troubles and joined the state police force. His six sister she is the youngest in the family did odd jobs, sometimes washing clothes in other people's houses to make some money. They sent him to an English school in the neighborhood and then to Ruparel College in Mahim.
Mr Jawale was well aware of what his family was giving up for him. At one point of time, even a good night's sleep had been hard to come by for them. "We lived in a 10 X 10 tin shed and there was no place for all of us to sleep, he said.
Mr Jawale didn't succeed in his first attempt in the civil service exams. But his family
convinced him to appear for it again. His brother took one month's leave to give him moral support. And it worked.
Ultimately realized his dream

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