Anand Kumar (born 1 January 1973) is an Indian mathematics educator, best known for his Super 30 program , which he started in Patna, Bihar in 2002.

Anand Kumar, the man behind the pioneering Super 30 initiative, has been designated as the honorary ambassador of Korean Tourism for 2024 - a recognition of the transformative impact of his work and an endeavour to foster vibrant cultural and educational exchanges between the youth of India and Korea.

[10] Then in early 2000, when a poor student came to him seeking coaching for IIT-JEE, who could not afford the annual admission fee due to poverty, Kumar was motivated to start the Super 30 programme in 2002, for which he is now well-known.

[18] Anand Kumar has no financial support for Super 30 from any government as well as private agencies, and manages on the tuition fee he earns from the Ramanujan Institute.

[16][19][20] In 2019, Kumar revealed that he has been suffering from acoustic neuroma, a rare kind of brain tumor, and has lost 80-90% of the hearing in his right ear due to it.

[21] In March 2009, Discovery Channel broadcast a one-hour-long programme on Super 30,[5][13][22] and half a page was devoted to Kumar in The New York Times.

[13][23][24] He was also inducted in the Limca Book of Records (2009) for his contribution in helping poor students pass the IIT-JEE by providing them free coaching.

Super 30 received praise from United States President Barack Obama's special envoy, Rashad Hussain, who termed it the "best" institute in the country.

In April 2011, Kumar was selected by Europe's magazine Focus as "one of the global personalities who have the ability to shape exceptionally talented people.

[29] Many people from Bollywood including renowned directors and producers are interested in making a movie on the life of Anand Kumar.

[37] Kumar presented his biography to then-President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, which was written by Canada-based psychiatrist Biju Mathew.

[46] Bollywood director Vikas Bahl has directed a film titled Super 30, with Hrithik Roshan as Anand Kumar, based on his life and works.

[50][51] In August 2018, The Hindu claimed that Kumar and his school are frequently the target of smear campaigns, and identified the potential sources of the stories in question that appeared in the Dainik Jagran newspaper in July.

[52][53] Dainik Jagran later its ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ to Super 30 founder Anand Kumar in 2021 recognising his work in the field of education.