New Delhi: It is often said that success is not achieved in luxury. It requires dedication, patience, hard work, and perseverance to achieve one’s aims and goals. This story encapsulates the inspiring journey of Satyam Kumar, who, despite coming from a poor background, became the youngest IITian in India. He did not receive formal schooling till class 8th. How? Well, read the detailed story given below…
Satyam Kumar, the son of a farmer, made history by passing the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), one of the toughest examinations, in 2013 at just 13 years old. With an All India rank (AIR) of 679, he took admission at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur, where he chose to pursue a BTech-MTech dual degree in Electrical Engineering.
As per his LinkedIn profile, Kumar completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Texas at Austin. He scored 292 marks in JEE Mains. Satyam has been a brilliant student from a young age, and he made history by becoming the youngest to crack one of India’s toughest exams at just 13 years old. The previous record was held by Sahal Kaushik, who achieved this feat at 14. However, it’s reported that Satyam took the JEE exam twice to achieve this milestone.
Satyam attempted the IIT-JEE in 2012 at the age of 12, securing an All India Rank (AIR) of 8137. Not satisfied with the result, he appeared for the exam again. He improved significantly by securing an AIR of 679. This remarkable achievement led him to join IIT Kanpur.
Satyam was born in the Bhojpur district of Bihar. He comes from a humble background. His father, Sidhnath Singh, is a poor farmer. Going by the news agency PTI report (2013), Satyam’s uncle, Pashupati Singh, a clerk at Veer Kuer Singh College, shared that Satyam had no formal schooling until grade 8th due to the family’s financial struggles and the lack of adequate educational resources at the local government school.
Satyam began his formal education in 2007 when he enrolled in the eighth grade. After passing the Rajasthan board exams, he was admitted to Modern School in Kota. According to his uncle, Pashupati Singh, the principal of the school, R.K. Verma, took it upon himself to cover all of Satyam’s educational and coaching expenses for the IIT entrance exam, as mentioned in the report.
Satyam earned a BTech-MTech dual degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 2018. Later, he pursued a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin in 2019, determined to further his educational journey.
During his course at IIT Kanpur, Satyam contributed to three significant projects: “Optimisation of electrode positions in Different Brain Computer Interfaces”, “Electrooculogram based eye blink classification During EOG signal acquisition”, and “Imaginative Speech based Brain-Computer Interface”, India Today reported.
After finishing his studies, Satyam started his professional career at Apple. He joined as a machine learning intern at the age of 24, where he worked till August 2023. Presently, Satyam is focused on brain-computer interfaces, making notable strides as a graduate research assistant at the prestigious University of Texas at Austin, as per his LinkedIn profile.
Satyam Kumar, the son of a farmer, made history by passing the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), one of the toughest examinations, in 2013 at just 13 years old. With an All India rank (AIR) of 679, he took admission at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur, where he chose to pursue a BTech-MTech dual degree in Electrical Engineering.
Meet youngest IITian of India, son of a farmer, who cleared JEE at 13, received no formal schooling till Grade 8, worked in Apple by 24, he is now…
As per his LinkedIn profile, Kumar completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Texas at Austin. He scored 292 marks in JEE Mains. Satyam has been a brilliant student from a young age, and he made history by becoming the youngest to crack one of India’s toughest exams at just 13 years old. The previous record was held by Sahal Kaushik, who achieved this feat at 14. However, it’s reported that Satyam took the JEE exam twice to achieve this milestone.
Satyam attempted the IIT-JEE in 2012 at the age of 12, securing an All India Rank (AIR) of 8137. Not satisfied with the result, he appeared for the exam again. He improved significantly by securing an AIR of 679. This remarkable achievement led him to join IIT Kanpur.
Satyam was born in the Bhojpur district of Bihar. He comes from a humble background. His father, Sidhnath Singh, is a poor farmer. Going by the news agency PTI report (2013), Satyam’s uncle, Pashupati Singh, a clerk at Veer Kuer Singh College, shared that Satyam had no formal schooling until grade 8th due to the family’s financial struggles and the lack of adequate educational resources at the local government school.
Satyam began his formal education in 2007 when he enrolled in the eighth grade. After passing the Rajasthan board exams, he was admitted to Modern School in Kota. According to his uncle, Pashupati Singh, the principal of the school, R.K. Verma, took it upon himself to cover all of Satyam’s educational and coaching expenses for the IIT entrance exam, as mentioned in the report.
Satyam earned a BTech-MTech dual degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 2018. Later, he pursued a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin in 2019, determined to further his educational journey.
During his course at IIT Kanpur, Satyam contributed to three significant projects: “Optimisation of electrode positions in Different Brain Computer Interfaces”, “Electrooculogram based eye blink classification During EOG signal acquisition”, and “Imaginative Speech based Brain-Computer Interface”, India Today reported.
After finishing his studies, Satyam started his professional career at Apple. He joined as a machine learning intern at the age of 24, where he worked till August 2023. Presently, Satyam is focused on brain-computer interfaces, making notable strides as a graduate research assistant at the prestigious University of Texas at Austin, as per his LinkedIn profile.