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By 2018, 422 out of 510 students had made it to the IITs and [[Discovery Channel]] showcased his work in a documentary.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/jee-advanced-result-2017-it-is-30-30-for-anand-kumar-s-super-30/story-ZcXXIfQfg20qqHtyXgwERN.html|title=JEE Advanced result 2017: It is 30/30 for Anand Kumar's Super 30|date=12 June 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=13 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613154230/http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/jee-advanced-result-2017-it-is-30-30-for-anand-kumar-s-super-30/story-ZcXXIfQfg20qqHtyXgwERN.html|archive-date=13 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="di">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-14/patna/28000386_1_crack-iit-jee-super-30-discovery-communications-india|title=Discovery to showcase Super-30 today|date=14 March 2009|first1=Pranava K|last1=Chaudhary|access-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630105823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-14/patna/28000386_1_crack-iit-jee-super-30-discovery-communications-india|archive-date=30 June 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050222/asp/frontpage/story_4407084.asp|title=Living the vilayat dream at home – Teacher who failed to study abroad coaches students to do so|date=22 February 2005|work=The Telegraph|access-date=15 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923213719/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050222/asp/frontpage/story_4407084.asp|archive-date=23 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5345100.stm|title=Helping poor Indians crack toughest test|date=21 September 2006|work=BBC News|first=Amarnath|last=Tewary|access-date=15 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529101336/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5345100.stm|archive-date=29 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Super 30 does it again: 28 of its students crack JEE Advanced|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/super-30-does-it-again-29-of-its-students-crack-jee-advanced/story-NusjppZ3LFxjZ9EKqWTstO.html|newspaper= Hindustan Times|date= 12 June 2016|access-date= 27 June 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160622070733/http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/super-30-does-it-again-29-of-its-students-crack-jee-advanced/story-NusjppZ3LFxjZ9EKqWTstO.html|archive-date= 22 June 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> Kumar and his school have been the subject of several controversies over its success rate in getting students admitted to IITs, some of which have been reported in Indian media sources.<ref name="thehindu2018"/> His life and work had been portrayed in the 2019 film, ''[[Super 30 (film)|Super 30]]'', where he was played by the well known actor [[Hrithik Roshan]].
 
 
==Early life==