Vol.

- 5, Issue XIII, October - December 2008

“I have always been lucky”, Says wheel chair bound 21 year old IIT grad, Naga Naresh

An in-house publication of Resonance

It was delighting for Mohnish to pay

$ 650, 100 for a lunch to have
a gratifying smile on his Guru’s face.
Resonating The of Education
 CONT E NT S October - December 2008
Quotes 4
RKV Sir's Message 5
Cover Story 6
Mohnish Pabrai, the California based Indian Investor has such an
unalloyed admiration for Warren Buffett that he has bid for the
last four years on e-BAY for Lunch with him. The auction money
goes to the Glide Foundation, which provides social services to the
poor and home less in Sanfrancisco. The lunch was organized on 25
June 08.
News & Views 9
IIT Success Story 10
Inspirational Story 12
Reso Reaper 14
Math is for everyone 15
Winners 16
Olympiad Opulence 18
Beijing Olympics 19
Success Standards 20
A portrait of participation 22 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai-Mumbai.
Talent Hunt 23
Think to win 26
Amit Chaudhuri 27
IIT-Bombay 28
Rainbow 30
Sanchay 32
Spot Light 33
Eureka 34
Khul ja sim sim 36
Reso Repertoire 39

25 June 08 : Smith & Wollensky Steak house, Newyork

 Giving, The Guru Dakshina Way !
Some people find a novel way to show gratitude to their guru. Mohnish Pabrai, a US based
Computer Engineer turned investor saw a mentor in Warren Buffet. He followed his
investment model and made millions. Finally, when he thought that the time had come for
a Guru-Dakshina, he forked out $ 650, 100 (Rs 2.6 Cr) to have a charity lunch with his
guru, all the money going to Buffett's favorite charity, the Glide Foundation of San
Francisco.

IITians have given back in different ways. Manvinder Singh Banga, an IIT graduate in
mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi has brought glory to the country by being a global
figure, rising to President of Unilever's foods, home and personal care business. He has
been in the running for the top post at Unilever to succeed Mr. Patrick Cecau who is
retiring next year. He returns to the country in form of well acclaimed reputation of his
entrepunaral skills, employed all across the globe. Mr. Naga Naresh Karuturi son of
unlettered parents, who lost his both the legs when he was 7 years old, sailed through IIT
Madras on 25 July 2008 and gave back a lesson of hope to thousands in despair. He beams
with joy in his electric wheel chair having laid hands on a job at Google R & D.

The three medals won at Beijing could help correct years of frustration at India's poor
sporting performance. An olympic's gold could catapult sport to the fore front of a
nation's imagination. It was Abhinav's return to the country when he said it was India's
gold.

India pays a tribute to Thomas Bata who died at the age of 94 in Toronto. Although Bata
operates in more than 50 countries, India remains its favored market with Batas being
steeped in Indian culture and history. No wonder most Indians think it is an Indian shoe
company !

A person should best learn to be able to create his own image.

Shiv Pratap Raghuvanshi

J.K. Pandey
Girijesh Dubey
R.K. Goyal
Safdar Seraj

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 Wo rd s ' Wo r t h
Babies are always more trouble than you
thought-and more wonderful.

- Charles Osgood
Radio and television commentator

When you finally go back to your old

hometown, you find it wasn't the old
home you missed but your childhood.

- Sam Ewing
Writer

A warm smile is the universal language of

kindness.

- William Arthur Ward

one of quoted writer of inspirational maxims

In the race for quality, there is no

finish line.

-David T. Kearns
CEO Xerox Corporation

Q u o t e s of wise

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Dear Students,

I wish to share with you part of my life story which you may find interesting and motivating in some sense.

I did my basic schooling from a village nearly seventy kilometers away from Kota city. After completing my middle education, I rode 10 km daily
to Ramganj Mandi, a town better known for its stones, on cycle, to pursue my further education from Class IX onwards. I was totally ignorant about
what IIT was till then. I came to know about IIT, when I was in Class X, through my friend who gave me grandeur view of IIT.

From that point, I gathered more information about IIT, more books, more study material and previous years solved exam papers. I appeared in the
IIT-JEE, and in the very first attempt tasted success (in Hindi Medium) and entered IIT-Madras.

After passing out from IIT Madras in 1994, I joined B.H.E.L. While working in B.H.E.L. I was selected in IAS - Preliminary at first attempt. I left
B.H.E.L. to prepare for IAS- Mains and started teaching in order to have time for studies and also to raise a financial support. But teaching drew me
too close and with time, I discovered that I and teaching were made for each other. I abandoned the idea to join IAS ans instead, started working to
build educational set-up and sowed the seeds of my vision - Resonance.

I had nothing except self-confidence at that juncture. I had to face the challenges from the big-giants in the field of education with big
infrastructure. I had made up my mind that Resonance should be the leader in Education, particularly for IIT-JEE aspirants. This was the need of
the hour.

Today Resonance boasts of 3655 selections in the IIT-JEE in the last seven years (from its start in 2001 to 2008). The organization which started
with just three people today employs more than 500 persons. Resonance which made a very humble beginning from a three classroom building
now has ten buildings in Kota itself where it started operations. It has presence in the major cities of country in Delhi, Bhopal, Lucknow, Kolkata,
Nagpur, Jaipur as Study Centers and Chandigarh, Indore, Ranchi and Patna as Information Centers.

Diligence and discipline are two watch words I live by and these help me in fulfilling all my priorities and I expect all of you to essentially accept
them for you to be successful in life.

I will keep sharing with you on other important success parameters too.

R K Verma

Anunaad, October - December 2008 05

 Cover Story

Mohnish Pabrai's
serve of devotion, dakshana and duty.
M ohnish pabrai has such a great admiration for his guru,
Warren Buffett that he has bid for the last four years on
e-Bay for lunch with him. He missed each time but the
joint bid by pabrai and his partner Guyspier beat out others for the
much awaited lunch, held recently on 25 June 2008. It was like giving a
gift to his teacher on the Teachers' day as celebrated in India. He is the
founder and Managing Partner of the Pabrai Investment Funds, a group of
focused value funds in California. Since inception in 1999 with $1 Million
in assets, the Pabrai Funds has grown to over $625 Million in assets in 2007.

Pabrai invests primarily in smaller companies, those with a market cap in the
half billion dollar range, that are out of favor. The Pabrai Funds are a
close replica of the original 1950s Buffett Investment Partnerships. His
investment philosophy is comparable to that of Warren Buffett in the early
days of Buffett's investing career. He focuses on a company's intrinsic value.
Since inception, the Pabrai Investment Funds have consistently beaten all the
major indices and over 99% of mutual and hedge fund managers.

Mohnish Pabrai was born on 12 June, 1964 in Mumbai. After completing the
school education, Pabrai received a Bachelor's Degree in 1986, from
Clemson University in Computer Engineering, and graduated with senior
honors completing the 4-year degree in 3 years.

Mohnish is a visionary in both business and finance. He is admired for

knowing when to start and when to quit. In 1990, he quit his job as an
engineer for Tellabs in Chicago and abandoned his master’s thesis at
the Illinois Institute of Technology to launch TransTech, a systems
integration company, which he funded with $30,000 from his
retirement account and $70,000 from credit cards.
By 1999, Transtech, which had grown to 200 employees and $30
million in revenues, held no thrill for Mohnish. He sold it and got
in to Buffett's shoes. He became an unabashed fan of Buffett,
imitating him in almost every sphere of work, including
operating alone and unobtrusively to even out perform
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway with establishment of his
investment funds.

Pabrai is the winner of the 1999 KPMG Illinois High Tech

Entrepreneur award given by KPMG, The State of Illinois,
and The City of Chicago. He is an active Member of the Young
President's Organization (YPO) and a charter member of The
Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).

Mohnish Pabrai is among the most promising of a new

generation of value investors. He strongly believes in a
balanced life between work, family, and personal time. He is
an eager student and a prolific reader on a wide range of
subjects. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Harina and
children, Monsoon and Momachi.

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Giving,
JUST THE RIGHT WAY
Mohnish Pabrai has founded the
Dakshana foundation to promote
human welfare. It is a young
philanthropic foundation focused on
providing world-class educational
opportunities to economically and
socially backward children
worldwide. Mohnish and his spouse,
Harina Kapoor, are the principal
benefactors of The Dakshana
Foundation. They have targeted the
750 Million people living in India’s
640,000 villages.
The Idea is to offer support to
intellectually gifted and
impoverished students taking the
entrance exams for India's elite
technical colleges such as IITs. From
$ 800 (the cost of one scholarship), he
envisions returns, after the student
graduates, of several million dollars
in life long income. The beneficiary of
aid today is the donor of tomorrow.
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Pabrai has high regards for Warren Buffett and admits that his investment style is
copied from Buffett and others. He has authored two books on his investing style:
"Mosaic: Perspectives
on Investing"
In Mosaic, Pabrai has
distilled the Warren
Buffett method of
investing down to a few
points. Pabrai writes with
insight on the difference
in priority and philosophy
between investors and CEOs; on the
dangers of low-probability events in
investing.
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the Glide Foundation, which helps the esa lq/kkj ykus ds fy, dk;Zjr gSA eksguh'k iczkbZ ds
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learned, he credits his father with
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teaching him early on to rely on his own
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sense of what's right, rather than
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looking for affirmation from others.
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the title means nwljs xjhc cPpksa dks f'kf{kr gksus esa enn djsaA
business in Hindi
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Pabrai applies the ds lkFk & lkFk vkt Hkh ,d ftKklq dh Hkk¡fr u, {ks=ksa
Buffet theories to the 'Patel' way of doing
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business. The book discusses a high-
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return, low-risk valuation structure and
philosophy. R K Sharma, Senior Manager SW&PR
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The eyes turn curious to take glimpse of history's

most expensive meal at Smith & Woolensky Steak
house,NewYork served "to pay a large tuition bill".

30 June 2008 had the significance of the 'Teachers'

day' in life of Mohnish Pabrai, when he hosted a
lunch in honor of Mr. Warren Buffett, the richest
man of the world. The delightful lunch ended with
tips on investment and how to make the world a
better place to live.

Anunaad, October
July - September
- December
2008
2008 08
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 News & Views IIT SNIPPETS

Eureka! IIT’s B-plan Contest Goes Global

So long, we have heard about Indian management gurus strategizing for

international companies. Now, IIT Bombay is evolving management mantras to
woo more foreign entries for its business plan (B-Plan) competition ‘Eureka!’.

Says IIT Bombay’s entrepreneurship cell MD Ankit Agarwal: “This is the first time
a ‘cleantech’ prize would be declared for the two best entries in the field of
clean/sustainable technology.” Cash awards of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 70,000 will be
given for the top two entries (return airfare travel to Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh), and winners will be chosen to compete in the sustainable technology
track of the McGinnis Venture Competition, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, USA for additional prizes.

Global Conference ‘Pan IIT 2008’

IIT Alumni 2008 Global Conference is being held at IIT Madras, from 19th to 21st
December. With 3000 alumni participants from around the globe, a galaxy of eminent
speakers, and selected sponsors who are leaders in their industry, the 2008 Global
Conference promises to be the most impressive ever. The focus this year is to inspire
IITians to innovate and transform India. Six themes would be dealt with, namely, research
and technology, entrepreneurship, rural transformation, infrastructure, innovation and
education. The various interactive sessions to be held as part of the event will be centred
around these themes.

This year, speakers include:

• Finance minister P Chidambaram
• LN Mittal (founder of Mittal Steel)
• Carlos Ghosn (co-chairman, president and CEO of Nissan)
• Bob McDonald (COO, Procter & Gamble)
• Professor CK Prahalad (University of Michigan Ross School of Business)
• Stephen Cohen (senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution)

IIT-B director quits, to join US firm

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay Director Ashok Misra announced that
he had resigned from the prestigious position. He said that he would join a US-based
company in September.
The surprise announcement came at IIT-Bombay’s two-day Golden Jubilee
Conference held in New York. According to sources present at the event, Misra said
that his resignation had been submitted some time earlier and had been accepted by
the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
His departure comes at an unexpected time for IIT-Bombay, which is celebrating its
Golden Jubilee year. Misra has been with the institution for over six years, and had
two more years to go in his tenure as director.
IIT-B 1969 alumnus and RTI activist Shailesh Gandhi described the outgoing director
as a proactive entrepreneur.
“As a director, vice-chancellor and administration head, he had great vision,” Gandhi
said, adding that IIT-B had established several tie-ups with foreign companies and
built cooperative international relations during Misra’s tenure.

Manoj Sharma
General Manager - Academics
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 Setting New Business
Standards
A Mechanical Engineering graduate
from IIT-Delhi, Manvinder Singh Banga
is currently working as President
Home, Personal Care and Food of
Unilever PLC.

O ne may wonder
what is an IITan
doing at an FMCG
Company? But
Manvinder Singh
Banga has made it big even in a Food
School and did his B.Tech. in Mechanical
Engineering from the Indian Institute of
was Director for Detergents, Hindustan
Lever, as well as Category Leader for Soaps
Manufacturing & Consumer Goods
Technology, Delhi in 1975 with a gold and Detergents for Unilever’s Central Asia
company. He was in the race for the top post
medal. From Delhi he moved to and Middle East Region. He was Senior
at world's largest FMCG company to
Ahmedabad to study at the Indian Institute Vice President, Hair and Oral Care from
succeed Patrick Cecau, the Group Chief
of Management (IIM-A). Here too Vindi 1998 to 2000. In 2004 he was Business
Executive who is due to retire early next
earned a gold medal. Group President for Unilever’s Home and
year. He has been the former CEO of
After leaving IIM-A, Mr. Banga joined Personal Care business in Asia.
Hindustan Lever limited, India’s largest
consumer products company and one of its Hindustan Lever as a management trainee In April 2004, HLL (Hindustan Lever
most respected companies. in 1977, and got three out-of-turn Limited) announced that it would replicate
promotions which catapulted to top spot in Unilever's organizational structure by
Manvinder Singh Banga, commonly
the Hindustan Lever Board at a young age splitting into two separate divisions, Foods,
known as “VINDI”was born on October 31,
of 41. Up to 1992, he worked in a variety of and Home & Personal Care (HPC). As part
1954 in Shimla. His father Harbhajan Singh
Sales and Marketing assignments in the of this reorganization, Banga was made
Banga was a General in the Indian Army.
Detergents and Personal Care Categories in non-executive chairman of HLL, and also
Early childhood saw Manvinder Singh
India including a spell with Lever Brothers, given additional responsibility as business
crisscross the country, living in small
UK. From 1993 to 1995 he was the Head of group president of Unilever's Asia HPC
villages and larger towns, wherever his
Hindustan Lever Limited Personal business. In February 2005, he was
father was posted.
Products Business. From 1995 to 1998, he elevated to the newly formed Unilever
He completed his schooling in Delhi Public

Anunaad, October - December 2008 10

Executive (UEX) as worldwide president
of the Foods business (which accounts for
57% of Unilever's global revenue). In April
2008, he was given additional
responsibility for the global Home &
Personal Care (HPC) business.
HLL has been well known as a company
which nurtures talent. Vindi Banga has
taken this to new heights. He exhibits the
qualities of sharp intellect, intuition and
analytical ability since taking over as
Chairman, he has made several changes to
the organizational structure to provide
greater empowerment and make jobs
richer, and to push decision-making deeper
into the organization. Banga lives by the
values he is driving in HLL - Courage,
Truth, Action and Caring.
Vindi is actively involved on the Boards
and Managing Committees of many Trade
and non-Trade Bodies including :
l The Confederation of Indian Industry,
the Indian School of Business,
Hyderabad. Member, prime Minister
of Indian Council of Trade & Industry,
l M emb er, Wh ar to n A s ia &
International Board,
l Member, WPO (World President
Organization),
l Board of Governor, Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad,
l Director on the Board of Maruti
Udyog Ltd, India’s car manufacturer.
As the Chairman of HLL, he has left marks
of his excellence in creating new growth
avenues for the company's existing
businesses, establishing altogether new
businesses and global strategy formulation
for the parent company. Vindi Banga is
married to Kamini whom he met in IIM-A
and has two children.
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M S Banga's tips for
quality growth in
business :
Leadership
Being a good leader involve few
essential characteristics. First is the
ability to look into the future, the
ability to take bold steps, Motivate
other employees for implementation
of work processes. A good leader also
has to uphold the value system of the
organization.
Strategy
Focus is important, says Mr Banga,
but it is a question of how you define that focus. At Hindustan Lever, the focus is on
"making small things for a large number of people". This covers a wide range of
products, allowing room for innovation, but it also involves acknowledging that a
company cannot be all things to all people. "The challenge lies in assessing what new
things you can do by building on core competencies."
Globalization
"Everyone is struggling with the challenge of globalization," says Mr Banga.
According to him, there are two issues at stake: focus and scale. Companies want the
uniformity of scale, with global brands and marketing, largely because it cuts costs. But
the truth is that people in different regions have different cultures and different incomes.
So Brand innovation needs to focus on consumer clusters worldwide that are likely to
respond in similar ways.
Talent
If a business is successful, says Mr Banga, then it is far easier to attract talent. But even a
successful company such as Hindustan Lever is facing competition for recruits from
financial companies.
Most of all, though, the company works hard at creating an environment that its workers
are excited about. "We need to allow them to grow fast and to enjoy what they are
doing," says Mr Banga. And though there are performance bonuses on offer, the main
reward is that people "see a future ahead".
Technology and innovation
Innovation is a crucial success factor for any company. The first thread, according to Mr
Banga, is the diversity of management talent. The second is being outwardly focused,
so that the company is aware of mega trends.
Benchmarking
When it comes to judging companies, Mr Banga advocates two main measures. The
first is to look at economic value added (EVA) over a period of three to five years. . The
second is to look at whether the company is doing better than its competitors. This
means looking at things like market share. If it's a new company, is the market share
growing rapidly than you can sat that company is really doing well.
Rucha Kekre, Executive SW&PR
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I have always been
Lucky
“I have always been lucky,’’ beams
Naga Naresh Karuturi, who got his BTech
degree from IIT-Madras on 25th July 2008.
The 21-year-old has also landed a job in
Google R&D, where he’ll join as a
Anunaad, October - December 2008
software engineer on July 28. “It was an
elaborate selection process, but I got
through. I told you I am always lucky,” he
reiterates.
But one look at him will tell you he has been
anything but so. Naresh’s legs were
Inspirational Story
Naga Naresh Karuturi
in the computer lab
at IIT -Madras
amputated when he was seven following a
freak accident. After the incident, his sister
Sirisha carried him around in school. In
Class III, Naresh got his wheelchair. Then,
Sirisha began pushing his wheelchair to
school and his friends carried him
wherever he wanted to go.
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Born to unlettered parents and into a family
where no one had completed higher studies,
this IIT graduate first heard of the premier
institution when he was in Class VII. That
was when he heard that a school senior had
made it to the reputed Gowtham Junior
College in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada
which was popular for producing state
ranks and IIT entrants. Naresh,too, won an
entry into the same college. “It was an
expensive residential school and cost Rs
50,000 per student per year. My father
could have never afforded that but for
scholarships. I was lucky again there,’’ he
says modestly.
From Class VII to XII, Naresh’s fees at the
residential college were met through
scholarships. Later, Naresh was glad for
having earned a seat at Gowtham Junior
College. “The college segregated students
into those who would be trained for the
Son Of
Unlettered
Parents, 21 -
Year Old
Naga Naresh
Kuruturi
Graduated On
25 July 2008
From The
Finest Tech
Institute
Anunaad, October - December 2008
IITs, AIEEE, and other exams. I was lucky
to have studied in such an atmosphere,’’ he
adds.
Looking back at all those hours of hard
work that went into cracking the IIT
entrance, Naresh says he couldn’t have
carried on without the help of his friends. “I
was blessed in having helpful roommates
like Sitarama Raju with whom I used to do
study.’’
Naresh’s stay in halls and rooms of
Gowtham Junior College was his first
outside home. “At home, I was very
dependent on my folks. They even moved
to Vijayawada to be near me all the time,’’
says Naresh. Soon, his father, Prasad,
taught him the importance of being
independent. “Since then, I began to push
the wheelchair myself and crawled my way
to the classroom,’’ he says. But sending him
to a new place and let him be on his own
was difficult. Naresh’s father, a lorry driver,
says: “We were a bit scared but never let
that fear show. We always knew he could do
it.’’ “We also visited him often enough to
make sure that he never gave up,’’ said his
mother Kumari. Naresh feels fate has been
kind to him. “Just a year before I joined,
IIT-Madras turned wheelchair-friendly.
The institution donated this electric
wheelchair when I was in the second year.
This is the best thing to have happened to
me. I have Prof Idichandy, dean of students
at IITMadras, and student general secretary
Prasad to thank for this,’’ he smiles.
Professor Pandurangan, under whose
guidance Naresh works, says the latter
never expects special care and is always
pleasant. “He is the gem of our lab.”
Inspirational Story
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R K Sharma, Senior Manager SW&PR
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Reso Reaper
Q. What is required to get into IIT?
Ans. Firm determination and hard work is
required for execution of every task. I worked
sincerely and made a room for me in IIT with
flying colors.
Q. W h a t w a s y o u r o r d e r o f
preparation - class notes, personal notes
or DPPs? How did you utilize your study
hours to get maximum coverage of
syllabus?
Ans. The Reso teachers are better guides to
answer this question. Proper and continuous
practice of DPPs & modules is the key to
success in IIT-JEE, while revising the whole
syllabus in the last few days. As one can't go
through the whole of it, revision planner
really works in such situation. It helped me
also in choosing the questions which covered
most of my course.
Q. While preparing for IIT-JEE,
where one should emphasize more- on
problem solving or on understanding the
subject?
Ans. This is a tricky question. If u want your
life to be a bit easy in IITs, then understanding
the subject is necessary. Even Olympiad
aspirants have to understand the subject. JEE
can be cleared by more and more practice but u
can maximize your result if u have done both
the tasks sincerely.
Q. How does one cope up with the
school syllabus and preparation for the
Anunaad, October - December 2008
"Thanks Resonance"
Prashant Jain (Reso Roll No. - 601883)
Cracked IIT-JEE 2008 with AIR 42
Currently at IIT- Bombay in Computer Science & Engineering
IIT-JEE?
Ans. I used to cover the whole school
syllabus side by side which proved beneficial
for me in boards. I would suggest my juniors
not to leave JEE preparation during Boards
because it may kill your objective skills. Try to
study both simultaneously.
Q.How important is emotional quotient
in preparation for IIT-JEE. Please
explain?
Ans. Emotional quotient is one of the factors
that can alter your performance at JEE. So
have faith in yourself because you have done
all the hard work in these 2/3 years and you
can't let it go in 6 hrs of JEE.
Q. How did you refresh yourself from the
hectic schedule?
Ans. I used to play games in school for
refreshing and cycling which I could afford
being a localite. listening music, watching
movies on test days can be a better option,
BUT DO NOT GET ADDICTED TO
THEM, and always do one work at a time
either studies or enjoyment.
Q. While preparing at Resonance how
did you evaluate your performance after
each CT, APT & JPT?
Ans. CT was the major evaluator of my
performance at Resonance. I used to analyze
my result and areas where I did maximum
mistakes. Then I worked hard to improve on.
These are the tests in which u can experiment
your approach but try to get set with your
approach and apply the same in JPT and even
in JEE.
Q. How did you manage the final
revision of the whole syllabus of IIT JEE
in last few days?
Ans. I used to make brief notes of all the
important formulas and concepts in one
separate copy of all the 3 subjects and I used
to revise it before tests and JEE but
cumulative effect is most important u cant do
much in last few days that's why one has to
make a habit of studying on daily basis.
Q. To whom you wish to give the
credit of your success?
Ans. My parents and family always had
faith in me. They supported my decision of
choosing Resonance. Besides them my
Resonance teachers, my school teachers and
my friends and last but not the least myself,
hold the credit for this achievement.
Q. What is your Success mantra?
Give some advice to your successors at
Resonance who are preparing for IIT-
JEE?
Ans. I would like to advise my juniors to do
well. Keep balance in your studies and your
social life. Please make most of your efforts
and don't let things fly over your head at any
point of time. Hard work, efficiency,
intelligence and your love for IIT is your
success mantra.
Rucha Kekre, Executive SW&PR
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 Math is for everyone
Enriched Your Concepts

R.K. Goyal

Make Dinosaur Run Away M.A. (Math); M.Sc. Hon. (Math)

Reso Faculty - Maths

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 Performance Matters

WINNERS
(COURSE NAME :VIJETA)
BATCH: P Target IIT–JEE 2009

Rank - 1 Rank -2 Rank - 3 Rank - 4 Rank -5

ANVIT SINGH TAWAR VAIBHAV GUPTA ASHISH TAJANE ARPIT PAREEK ARUP KR PAL
R. No. 701204, Batch :IP R. No. 709076, Batch : IP R. No. 702009, Batch : IP R. No. 704143, Batch : IP R. No. 702511, Batch : IP
CUM % (86.84%) CUM % (80.23 %) CUM % (78.40 %) CUM % (76.82 %) CUM % (76.73%)

Rank - 6 Rank -7 Rank -8 Rank -9 Rank - 10

MUKUL SINGH ROHIT KUMAR ANUPAM KUMAR VAIBHAV GOYAL HIMANSHU AGRAWAL
R. No. 709039, Batch : IP R. No.708320, Batch : IP R. No. 722745, Batch :IP R. No. 722908, Batch : IP R. No. 708415, Batch :IP
CUM % (75.68%) CUM % (75.55%) CUM % (74.78%) CUM % (73.36 %) CUM % (72.61%)

(Course Name - VIKAAS )

Batch : A,C,J, Target IIT–JEE 2010

Rank -1 Rank - 2 Rank - 3 Rank - 4 Rank - 5

KUMAR GAUTAM KANISHAK KATARIYA MEHUL KUMAR NIJIT SHARMA VAIBHAV KHANDELWAL
R. No. 800763, Batch : A1 R. No. 740002,Batch : A1 R. No. 802124, Batch : JA1 R. No. 805551, Batch : A1 R. No. 802136, Batch : JA1
CUM % (81.04 %) CUM % (79.40 %) CUM % (77.57 %) (Jaipur) CUM % (76.13 %) CUM % (73.38%) (Jaipur)

Rank - 6 Rank - 7 Rank - 8 Rank - 9 Rank - 10

ABHISHEK GOYAL AMIT KUMAR MEENA ABHAY GUPTA THENGODKAR PRASANNA SUNIL MISS RICHA SEHGAL
R. No. 800476, Batch : JA1 R. No. 740559, Batch : JA1 R. No. 801418, Batch : JA1 R. No. 820303, Batch : A1 R. No. 801476, Batch : JA1
CUM % (69.97%) (Jaipur) CUM % (68.32%) (Jaipur) CUM % (67.25%) (Jaipur) CUM % (64.99%) CUM % (64.36 %) (Jaipur)

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Performance Matters
(Course Name - VIPUL)
Batch : B,E,K Target IIT–JEE 2010

Rank - 1 Rank -2 Rank - 3 Rank - 4 Rank - 5

GAUTAM SUMU DEVBRAT SINGH RACHIT RAWAT ASHISH LALAWAT NILESH GAJANAN
R. No. 811438, Batch : B1 R. No. 808715, Batch : B1 R. No. 811418, Batch : N1 R. No. 620575, Batch : N1 R. No. 820100, Batch : N1
CUM % (82.93%) CUM % (80.13%) CUM % (77.71 %) CUM % (75.97 %) CUM % (74.13%)

Rank - 6 Rank -7 Rank - 8 Rank - 9 Rank - 10

PULKIT MITTAL CHAITANYA KUMAR GUPTA JAIYAM SHARMA PARAS VAGHASIA ADITI JAIN
R. No. 811431, Batch : N1 R. No. 808623, Batch :B1 R. No. 812496, Batch : B1 R. No. 801338, Batch : B1 R. No. 810809, Batch : B1
CUM % (72.02 %) CUM % (71.48 %) CUM % (70.43 %) CUM % (69.87 %) CUM % (69.39 %)

(Course Name - VIJAY)

Batch : G,R,S,T, & U Target IIT–JEE 2009

Rank - 1 Rank -2 Rank - 3 Rank - 4 Rank - 5

MANISH KUMAR SAMBEET TIADY SHOBHIT BANSAL MANISH CHALANA DEEPAK MITTAL
R. No. 600734, Batch : R1 R. No. 600894, Batch : G1 R. No. 601316, Batch : G1 R. No. 811485, Batch : R1 R. No. 605070, Batch : G1
CUM % (81.19%) CUM % (81.14%) CUM % (80.98 %) CUM % (80.48 %) CUM % (80.13%)

Rank - 6 Rank -7 Rank - 8 Rank - 9 Rank - 10

MANISHA BANSAL PRITESH KUMAR PRASUN AGARWAL NITIN NAGWANI ANURAG SHARMA
R. No. 605028, Batch : G1 R. No. 811487, Batch : R1 R. No. 815007, Batch : DR1 R. No. 601867, Batch : G1 R. No. 703707, Batch : G1
CUM % (79.98 %) CUM % (79.35 %) CUM % (79.30 %) CUM % (77.84 %) CUM % (77.26 %)

(Course Name - VISHWAAS)

Batch : F Target IIT–JEE 2009

Rank -1 Rank - 2 Rank -3 Rank - 4

RAJAT KHANDELWAL ANKUSH JINDAL PARVA GOYAL DEVENDRA KUMAR
R. No. 805817, Batch : FH1 R. No. 803483, Batch :F1 R. No. 800988, Batch : F1 R. No. 801889, Batch : F1
CUM % (72.49 %) CUM % (70.71%) CUM % (70.16%) CUM % (67.35 %)

Rank - 5 Rank - 6 Rank - 7 Rank - 8 Rank - 9 Rank - 10

ANKIT VIJAY LOVEJEET SINGH MUKESH KELA VIVEK GOYAL MISS MANISHA DUDI VIPUL GOYAL
R. No. 801480, Batch : JF1 R. No. 820894, Batch : F1 R. No. 805838, Batch : FH1 R. No. 803062, Batch : F1 R. No. 803820, Batch : FH1 R. No. 801632, Batch : F1
CUM % (59.42 %) (Jaipur) CUM % (54.03%) CUM % (53.07%) CUM % (53.01 %) CUM % (52.67 %) CUM % (52.36 %)

Anunaad, October - December 2008 17

 Reso PCCP Initiative
(For VIII, IX & X)

Olympiad Opulence
Olympiad Opulence
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai.
Three decades after its inception, HBCSE has emerged as the premier institution in the country for research and development in science,
technology and mathematics education. It is India's nodal centre for Olympiad programs in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and
Astronomy.
Stages of Examination : Following are the stages for aspirants of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy: National Standard Examination,
Indian National Olympiad Examination, Orientation cum scholarship Camp, International Olympiad
Following are the stages of Maths aspirants : RMO (Regional Mathematics Olympiad), Orientation cum scholarship Camp, International
Olympiad
Eligibility Criteria - For Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology : All students of Class XI and XII (Science stream) are eligible to appear. A student
may appear for more than one as per the examination schedule. Students who have passed class XII are not eligible. For Astronomy : Students
studying in VIII & IC classes, Age (13 to 14 years) qualifying for junior group whereas students in X & XI class, Age (15 & 16 years) qualifying for
senior group.

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 Seize this moment

We must Build on
our Success at the
Beijing Olympics

Sushil Kumar Vijendra Kumar Abhinav Bindra

A portrait of Participation

'Be kind hearted - Donate Blood' Blood Donation Camp at Resonance

organized on 27 July, 2008

The Tri color being raised Spirit of Nationality prevails

on the Independence day. at Resonance on 15 August, 2008.

Music strikes a chord with Reso teachers All honors for the teachers.
th
in the celebrations on 5 sept 2008. Happy Teachers' day!
 TALENT HUNT PHYSICS FORCE

J.K. Pandey
(For Solution, please refer page 'Khul-Ja-Sim-Sim) Reso Faculty - Physics

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