Patna:
US Special envoy to Organisation of Islamic Conference, Rashad Hussain, would visit Patna-based Super30 which helps poor children to prepare for the Joint Entrance Examination for the prestigious IIT.
Super30 is an initiative of Mathematician Anand Kumar who trains 30 poor students and so far, all of them claimed to have succeeded IIT-JEE.
"Hussain will be accompanied by Benjamin Hesprich, Clinton Brown, Consul for Political-Economic Affairs, US Consulate in Kolkata," Kumar said.
Hussain's father hailed from Bihar. "He will see the way Super30 works and speak with successful students," Anand said.
Many of the students have been first generation poor learners from rural areas. The institute provides free food, lodging and coaching, he said.