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3. THE 13 STARS IN TOP 100 TEAM OF IIT-JEE 2011 FROM RESO-CLASSROOM PROGRAMMES
REPRESENTING STRENGTH OF SINCERE EFFORTS
All these students are now at IIT-Bombay (Computer Science Engineering) except Gaurav Ahuja who is at IIT-Delhi (Computer Science Engineering)
AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN) AIR (GEN)
ASTHA ANMOL VIVEK MEHUL ARCHIT SHUBHAM NISHEETH MRIDUL DIVYAM GAURAV NEERAJ S.S. KAUSHIK GAURAV
AGARWAL* GARG* AGARWAL GOYAL* GUPTA MEHTA LAHOTI GARG* BANSAL POONIWALA YADAV AHUJA
Reso Roll No. : 833069 Reso Roll No : 832229 Reso Roll No.: 917367 Reso Roll No.: 832414 Reso Roll No.: Reso Roll No.: 912161 Reso Roll No.: 903807 Reso Roll No.: 832206 Reso Roll No.: Reso Roll No.: 900978 Reso Roll No.: 905427 Reso Roll No.: 900425 Reso Roll No.: 901110
Study Centre: Jaipur Study Centre: Kota Study Centre: Kota Study Centre: Kota 923350 Study Centre: Kota Study Centre: Kota Study Centre: Kota 912162 Study Centre: Mumbai Study Centre: KOTA Study Centre: Mumbai Study Centre: Kota
Study Centre: Kota Study Centre: Kota
The All India Ranks of the Reso-students (GEN-Category) are in the sequence as they appear in the photograph. (*Also PCCP student.)

4. N THIS ISSUE July - September 2011
Quotes 6 Chemistry Digest 22
RKV Sir's Message 7 Commendable selections of Girl Students 23
IIT SNIPPETS 9 VICTORY 2011 24
Cover Story- Dr. Kiran Majumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon Group 10 PARENTS' PAGE 27
"Ensuring inclusive growth for all Indians requires the adoption of
Talent Hunt 29
an innovative, metrics-driven approach in areas such as
agricultural productivity, healthcare, education, clean energy, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras 32
science and technology and tribal upliftment. Instead of taking Alumnus of IIT-Madras at Resonance 32
hesitant steps in the direction of inclusive growth, we must take Power to the people 34
meaningful actions. "
Reso-Seed 36
Be a pioneer! 13 Entrepreneurial Journey 37
The infy creator's final lessons on sustainability Think To Win 38
and longevity to fresh - hands 14 Career Link [Architecture] 39
'How Reso Reaper the best' 16 Spot Light 41
Amazing Mathematics 17 Know Mania 42
Winners From Yearlong Classroom Contact Programmes 18 Eureka 43
Winners From Pre-Foundation Career Care Programmes 20 Khul Ja Sim-Sim 45
Olympiad Prowess 21 Snap Shots 47

5. igher disposable incomes coupled with improved affordability & availability is
turning masses in to big consumers even in the rural areas. On a recent visit to the
hinterlands in the south, Nitin Paranjpe, CEO of Hindustan Unilever (HUL), was
surprised to spot a packet of Comfort fabric conditioner in a home in one of the hamlets. Fearing
that the consumer may have mistaken fabric conditioner for hair conditioner, the head of India's
largest consumer products company set out to make discreet enquiries. The lady of the household
assured HUL marketers that her purchase was no accident - she revealed that she loved the
fragrance and softness of fabric after rinsing it with the conditioner. Such consumer behavior
opened Hindustan Unilever's eyes to the kind of choices the countries' consumers are making.
Biocon founder, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is well aware of the growth the country is witnessing.
She believes that development can still be on a faster track if proper attention is paid on nutritious
food, quality education affordable health care and sustainable employment.
S. Parthasarathy, an alumnus of IIT- Madras is living his role of a guiding star to the IT sector. He has pioneered in offering information
technology solution in form of a perfect fit for small and medium businesses, providing the entrepreneur better visibility in to the
business & helping him in making decisions to stay on top of his business.
N.R. Narayan Murthy, the famous son of a school teacher, built and led country's second largest software export company, Infosys for
33 years & earned it the pride of being the most respected company of the country, recently recalled his journey at Infosys which he
started with his six friends in 1983. His life story should be a confidence booster to every average person that he or she can make at least
a small difference in this world. Murthy, an M.Tech from IIT-Kanpur, with his $ 6 billion IT enterprise has given India strong wings.
Harish Hande, a pass out from IIT- Kharagpur is a renewable energy entrepreneur with extensive grassroots experience in meeting the
energy requirements of rural households. His experience includes a large number of health, education and water related projects; over
500 small rural and urban health clinics, over 1000 rural and semi-urban schools and over 1500 irrigation and drinking water systems.
There is no stopping for those who aspire high. A 17-year-old schoolboy from Noida has achieved a rare double, after being the
youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest; he has ascended its neighboring peak Mt Lhotse. Arjun Vajpayee, a class 12 student of Ryan
International school in Noida, reached atop the 8,516 metre Mt Lhotse, world's fourth highest peak on 21 May 2011.
Arjun became the youngest Indian to climb the world's highest summit, the 8,848 metre high Mt Everest, at the age of 16.
Remember, Progress is often equal to difference between mind and mindset.
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6. It's Better To Light A Candle
Then Curse The Darkness.
-a Chinese Proverb
The Journey of A Thousand Miles Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn
Begins With A Single Step. to listen to the voice within yourself.
- Lao Tzu (a mystic philosopher of ancient China) -Zen Master Dogen (a great reformer of Buddhism)
Don't Ask God For An Easier Life!
Ask To Be A Stronger Person.
-unknown

7. T houghts that arise in us
manifest themselves into
actions. The quality of thought
is ordered by the nature of our inner
“belief” and “faith”. This faith is turned
team in Asian Physics Olympiad and getting amongst 35 students in
the third round in International Physics Olympiad in 2011.
The new step taken by Resonance in 2007 of forming separate
batches for the students of Hindi Medium has stirred up stunning
results with 278 selections (Classroom: 267 | Distance Learning: 11)
into a conviction, a bond forever which is in IIT-JEE 2011, with AIR 638 (GEN) achieved by Rajendra Singh.
bound to see triumph in every endeavor of teacher and student of As a mark of good corporate social responsibility, the sincerity and
Resonance. The manifestation of this conviction is visible in the dedication of Resonance in the two-year classroom training of
phenomenal results of our students in IIT-JEE 2011 & AIEEE 2011. Jawahar Navodaya Vidalya, Bundi students for IIT-JEE for zero fee,
It happened after a long period of 25 years that residents of Kota has paid off and a total of 15 students out of 45 have got selected in
hold the success flag with two ranks out of TOP-5 General IIT-JEE, 2011. Out of these students, Nirmal Gandhi has achieved the
Category Ranks in IIT-JEE. Shubham Mehta (AIR-02) & Nisheeth Highest Rank in general category with AIR 1077.
Lahoti (AIR-05), students of two-year classroom contact Resonance's success in IIT-JEE 2011 is followed by good results in
programme at Resonance, own this pride of success. AIEEE 2011. Out of the total 9283 selected students, 6488 students
The year 2011 has been 'annus mirabilis' for Resonance as with are from Classroom Contact Programme & 2795 students are from
1813 quality selections in IIT-JEE 2011, we have achieved the BEST Distance Learning Programme and Resonance's students have
RANKS through classroom programmes from any coaching secured 4 AIRs (10, 16, 39, 40) in TOP-40 Ranks. Divyam Bansal &
institute in West, East, North & Central India. Apart from 837 Shubham Mehta scored All India Ranks 10 & 16 which are the best
selections through Kota Study Centre, there have been a good ranks in AIEEE 2011 from any institute in Kota. I firmly believe that
number of selections from various Study Centres of Resonance. AIEEE and AIPMT in coming years will provide a stronger base to
These include 837 selections from Kota Study Centre, 101 from Resonance. The selection of 6488 students from the classroom
Mumbai, 68 from Delhi, 59 from Jaipur, 41 from Nagpur, 40 from programmes in AIEEE 2011 will assure all IIT-JEE aspirants about
Bhopal, 40 from Lucknow, 05 from Kolkata, 02 from Udaipur & 01 their success in various competitive examinations also.
from Bengaluru. All these students have been from Regular There has been an increase in MQMR (Cutoff marks) in IIT-JEE 2011
Classroom Contact Programmes. Of 1813 total selected students, as compared to the previous year. The Minimum Qualifying Marks
1194 are from the Yearlong Classroom Contact Programme and Required (MQMR) for General Category rose this year to 229 from
619 are from Distance Learning Programme. Resonance holds last year's 190. The analysis of JEE question paper shows that the
13.33% Selections out of Total Selections from India (1813 out of questions were not new to Resonance' students. Still, it is good to
13602) in IIT-JEE 2011. List of illustrious students enclose 17 All remember a few things like a students must implement time-
India Ranks in TOP-100, 13 Ranks (2, 5, 14, 23, 26, 31, 35, 36, 57, 66, management skills that they learn during the course of their training
87, 90, 95) are from Yearlong Classroom Contact Programmes and at Resonance, while solving the question paper. Besides this, they
04 (11, 18, 24, 88) are from Distance Learning Programmes. must work consistently at improving quantitative skills. The use of
Started in 2006, Resonance's PCCP Division has churned out good calculator inhibits calculation ability, and is a strict no-no for
results as four of our students in TOP-100: Mridul Garg (AIR-23), students.
Mehul Goyal (AIR-26), Anmol Garg (AIR-66) & Astha Agarwal The fresh arrival of aspirants is here with their utmost trust in the
(AIR-90), have been students of regular classroom coaching at academic services at Resonance, and I welcome them whole-
Resonance, since class VII. They began their preparation at PCCP heartedly. Our 'VIJETA' course students, after completing one year,
Division. are heading towards their goal. The aspirants in the 'VISHWAAS'
The Ignited (I) Batch of Resonance has yielded results as expected course are advised to learn from their predecessors who have
and top merits have been achieved by students from this batch. achieved success with the relentless efforts in just one year. Those
The formation of the Ignited Batch has proved to be a fruitful who have joined in 'VIKAAS' and 'VIPUL' in two year foundation
concept. In this batch, 20 best performers are selected from course will need to best utilize their time to learn the concepts deeply
different courses of class XI and are specially guided for top ranks. and carry out continual practice. The number of successful girl
Shubham Mehta and Nisheeth Lahoti have got selected in five- students in IIT-JEE in the recent years has been on the increase. I feel
member team to represent India at the 42nd International Physics very happy that among the successful girls to join IIT in 2011, every
Olympiad (IPhO-2011) to be held from 10th to 18th July in 9th girl is from Resonance. I would like to advise the repeater
Bangkok, Thailand. The five-member Indian team will compete in students of 'VIJAY' that they should feel assured of their capabilities
the Final Stage of IPhO 2011 where nationally selected teams from and leave no stone unturned to benefit from the learning of the
83 countries are expected to participate. previous year.
Commendable selections of girl students registered 161 girl I and my whole Resonance Team assure the students that we will
selections from Resonance (Classroom: 109 | Distance learning: remain firmly committed to help students meet their career goals
52) in IIT-JEE 2011, vis a vis 1491 total girl selections in IIT-JEE and objectives.
2011. Astha Agarwal, a student of Yearlong Classroom
Programmes at Jaipur Study Center acquired AIR 90. Astha has
outshined in various other competitive exams which include a
RK Verma
Silver Medal in International Junior Science Olympiad held in M.D., Academic Head & Physics Faculty
Baku, Azerbaijan in 2009, securing a place in the top 6 member B.Tech., 1994 (IIT-Madras)
ANUNAAD - XXIV (JULY-SEPTEMBER 2011) 07

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ANUNAAD - XXIV (JULY-SEPTEMBER 2011) 08

9. IIT-Bombay - a big draw Nano fabrication at IIT Elementary test on
for JEE toppers English proficiency
F or students who made it to the
top in the IIT-Joint Entrance
Exam, Computer Science seems
to be in vogue, and IIT-Bombay is their first
choice. Shubham Mehta, who stood second
With its centre for nano
fabrication, IIT Delhi is focusing
that are beneficial to the society.
I
t has been our experience that some
JEE entrants have such a severe
paucity in English, that their
on developing new nano-devices academic performance suffers inordinately
in the first semester and this affects their
T
in the exam, has decided to opt for confidence detrimentally during their
Computer Science in IIT, Bombay. “The o develop the aspects of subsequent academic career at the institute.
corporate exposure, besides a wide array of nanotechnology, the All JEE entrants to IIT Bombay in 2011,
opportunities in the financial capital of the government had started setting therefore, undergo an elementary test on
country, will give us lot of advantages,” said up nano-science units in the country. IIT- English proficiency at the start of the
an elated Shubham. Delhi is one such centre where a nano semester. Students who score less than 20%
There are many like him who are giving a science unit was started around five years in this test and who further have a total score
miss to established centres like ago. in Physics, Chemistry and Maths of less
IIT- Kharagpur, Kanpur and Delhi. Figures VR Mehta, professor of Physics at IIT than or equal to 150 are put in a semester
also suggest that over the years the long intensive programme in English,
Delhi, says, “The implications of nano
placements of IIT-B have surpassed other Physics, Chemistry, Maths immediately.
technology can be found in
campuses. Students registering for the courses in this
telecommunications, computing,
Programme are evaluated only with Passed
“IIT-Bombay offers the most successful aerospace, solar energy, and
/Not Passed (PP/NP) grades.
incubation centre for entrepreneurship,” environment. Around five years ago, a
added Shubham Mehta. During the second semester, such students
nano-science unit was started in our
will undergo those courses that they would
Figures suggest that in 2010, 69 students in institute. Now we have recently started a have registered for in the first semester, had
top 100 of IIT-JEE went to Mumbai for nanofabrication centre around six months there been no intensive programme. They
engineering. In 2009, 62 students in top 100 back to foster and expand all aspects of would not be allowed to simultaneously
went to IIT-B. nanotechnology, which have the potential register for advanced courses in Physics,
The trends also suggest that students who to benefit the country. At the nano- Chemistry or Mathematics until they pass
have been selected in competitions like fabrication centre, we will be looking at these courses.
NTSE, and Physics, Maths and Chemistry four to five areas of technology such as
Olympiads have performed better in IITs. fuel cells, nano-sensors, biological sensors MQMR and Cut-off marks
Top rankers like Shubham Mehta (AIR-02), etc. Our effort is to make all this possible at of IIT-JEE 2011
Nisheeth Lahoti (AIR 05), Tanmya Vittal
a low cost so that it is beneficial to all. ”
Merit Extended
Category
(AIR-10), and Astha Agarwal (AIR 90) had Subject wise
Nanoscience & technology is a minor area, List Merit List
won many competitions at national & cut-off
which any student, irrespective of the cut-off cut-off
international level.
degree one is pursuing at IIT, can choose C P M marks marks*
For example, Shubham Mehta and Nisheeth
as a special subject. Since nanotechnology GE 20 20 34 229 203
Lahoti are representing India in 42nd
is primarily a combination of Physics, OBC 18 18 31 207 183
International Physics Olympiad scheduled
Chemistry, Biology, it is not taught as a SC 10 10 17 119 114
for July 2011 at Bangkok. Astha Agarwal
specific course. ST 10 10 17 115 102
had won many competitions in Class X, XI
and XII and has proven herself well at A student, therefore, can opt for PD 10 10 17 115 102
International Junior Science Olympiads and Nanoscience & Technology along with a * Candidates who have secured an aggregate
(IJSO) & Asian Physics Olympiads in 2009. degree course and complete this special more than the mentioned EML cutoffs and
The latest trend, which may create a debate, subject in a period of four years. interested in admission to Institutions which
Nanoscience & Technology requires nine will admit students using the JEE EML, should
is that students start preparing for IITs while
courses, which a student needs to study contact those Institutions directly as per their
in Class VIII and IX. Data says success rate of
advertisements. The EML ranks will not be
such students who started preparing before and clear. However, the degree awarded
displayed on the website
Class X doubles. No doubt, Shubham Mehta to students will mention that one has
http://www.jee.iitk.ac.in/
made a good decision to join the coaching cleared this minor area. There is no added
classes when he was in Class VIII. fee for this.
Courtesy - Times of India
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10. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
DNA
OF A
HEALTHY
SMILE
“Success is about pursuing a vision with a sense of purpose and a spirit of challenge. There are no short cuts to success and there is no substitute for
hard work. I also believe success is about doing things in a differentiated way - dare to be different so that you stand out. Biocon's byline is 'The
difference lies in our DNA' and we all believe in it. We don't imitate other companies but have charted our own business destiny.”
INDIAN biotechnology has a many firsts to its credit, the company has She moved to Australia in 1974 and enrolled
P o s t e r G i r l , i t i s created a strong presence in the global in what is now the University of Ballarat,
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, a voluble market - Europe and Gulf Cooperation outside Melbourne, to study malting and
58-year-old who o w n s B i o c o n , t h e Council (GCC) in western Asia through brewing. She graduated in 1975 as the top
country's biggest biotechnology company. subsidiaries AxiCorp, Germany and student and became India's first female
'India's Fermentation Queen' or 'One of the NeoBiocon in Abu Dhabi respectively. It brew-master.
most prominent faces of Bangalore and has also set up offices in Brazil, Abu Dhabi “Going to Australia was quite a
India' are the other prominent titles that and Malaysia. transformational phase of my life. I'd led a
conferences and magazine covers have very protected and charmed life in India,
and suddenly I had to fend for myself," she
proclaimed for months and for years. A Tale of great Turnaround
said.
'India's fourth-richest woman with a net Unlike many high-tech entrepreneurs,
worth of $900 million!'- that's how Forbes When she returned home, breweries
who plunge into business with little more
wouldn't hire her because they feared she
magazine described Kiran Mazumdar Shaw than a doctorate and a dream, Kiran
could not handle the odd shifts and male-
in its September edition of 2010. Mazumdar Shaw had been plugging away
dominated workers' unions. She soon found
Biocon, founded by Dr Kiran Mazumdar for two decades with a master's degree in
that opportunities for brew mistresses in
Shaw, boasts of world-class research brewing. After graduating from Bangalore
India were few, but that the uses of
outsourcing capabilities, US FDA- University with a zoology degree, she told
fermentation are many. Passing up a chance
compliant bio-manufacturing facilities and her father that she wanted to pursue a to brew beer in Britain, she formed a joint
a self-financed R&D pipeline. Employing career in applied sciences but he suggested venture in 1978 with an Irish company
more than 5300 people, it is regarded as the making beer. I said, "My God, why I would called Biocon to manufacture enzymes for
seventh largest employer among the top 100 want to do brewing?” He said, "Don't look packaged fruit juices.
global biotechnology companies. Having down on brewing. Look at it as a science.”
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11. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
She incorporated Biocon India on Tending Philanthropy
November 29, 1978, in her garage in In 2004, Dr. Majumdar Shaw started the Biocon Foundation to conduct health,
Bangalore with a capital of ` 10,000 and used education, sanitation, and environment programs for the benefit of the economically
a rented, 3,000-square-foot shed nearby as weaker sections of society. The Foundation's micro-health insurance program has an
her factory. Her first employee was a car enrolment of 70,000 rural members.
mechanic. “It was like a kitchen-sink Its 7 ARY clinics are located where healthcare facilities are poor and offer clinical care,
operation,” she said. “I had a real problem generic medicines and basic tests for those who cannot afford them. Each of the clinics
getting people to work for me because I was serves a population of 50,000 people living within a radius of 10 km. All the clinics
a woman.” organize regular general health checks in remote villages by bringing in physicians and
The next year, Biocon started exporting doctors from network hospitals. Each year, the Foundation touches more than 300,000
enzymes to the U.S. and Europe, according lives through its holistic healthcare approach. The Foundation also provides mobile
to its website. Mazumdar-Shaw then medical services, and conducts preventive health education programmes and free
realized that the same processes that make health-care camps. She helped establish a 1,400-bed cancer care center at the Narayana
enzymes for beer - growing microbes in Health City campus at Boommasandra, Bangalore, along with Dr. Devi Shetty of
large vats under precise temperatures and Narayana Hrudayalaya in 2007. Called the Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre (MSCC), it
pressures - could be applied to making is one of the largest cancer hospitals of its kind, spread as it is over an area of five lakh
medicines. Insulin, a hormone, can be made square feet. It specializes in head and neck cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer.
synthetically in a similar process.
“I could actually leverage all that I had done Changes to lead by and live by strategy translated into technology
for enzymes and start applying it to
Deep engagement with her environment is becoming the first differentiator. Then
biopharmaceuticals,” she said.
Zen for her. The city she lives in, industryfollowed the development of technology
Mazumdar-Shaw saw an opportunity in platform to build this business, which at a
for which she is the forerunner, company
India after learning that most insulin there broad level was fermentation. The company
she has built and then reinvented she is
was made by foreign companies. “That all chose microbial fermentation, pichia
hands-on everywhere. Dr Kiran
sort-of rung a lot of alarm bells in my mind." fermentation and cell culture as platform
Mazumdar Shaw, CMD of Biocon, is raring
I said, "Hey, this is the space I should be in. differentiators. “When one follows a
to go some more distance to be the change
And the rest is history!" technology-driven strategy, it is important
she wants to see.
Today the brewing enzyme business to identify and plug the gaps. When we
Strategic transformation
Mazumdar Shaw started has grown into realized that biomanufacturing is going to
In the last 10 years, she led the
Biocon, India's largest biotech company and be an all-pervasive strategy for us, we
transformation of Biocon from an enzyme
Asia's biggest producer of insulin. Biocon is decided to add mammalian cell culture.
maker to a bio pharmaceutical company
poised to ramp up competition in the $14 And that's where partnership with Cuba's
from the front. “The strategy to pursue this
billion global insulin market, which is Center for Molecular Immunology came
transform ation path has been that of a
dominated by Novo Nordisk, in,” she says.
Sanofi-Aventis, and Eli Lilly. Demand for Next on line was the product strategy.
insulin is expected to increase 20 percent a Biocon went though painstaking details
year through 2015 as the number of again to zero down on the products to build
diabetics tops 285 million globally, and develop from API to statins to finished
according to market researcher products to the disease area leading it to
RNCOS. diabetes, which today still is the single
“In India's biggest drug supply deal so largest unmet medical need in India. “We
far, Biocon and Pfizer (PFE) in October went on to combine our insulin strategy
agreed that the Bangalore-based with the pichia fermentation platform,”
company will produce insulin for the she adds. The Cuban opportunity also
U.S. drug giant, which abandoned that allowed Biocon to focus on the autoimmune
business more than three years ago after diseases. For Dr Mazumdar Shaw, all these
taking a $2.8 billion charge on its Exubera developments came together to formulate
inhalable insulin. Biocon will supply four into an important mission - the mission of
generic insulin products to be sold initially delivering affordable innovation. And that
in emerging markets, including India and essentially sums up what Biocon is onto, and
clear-cut differentiation
Brazil.”
at every level. For Biocon, this is a driving factor in every decision that is
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12. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
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challenge. and Inter-nation level including a Padma
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13. Be a Pioneer! Angel Network (IAN). He is also chairman and CEO of Nu
Street Technologies, a cloudware applications start-up
Computer Pioneer.
He passed out of IIT-Madras during the days when
manufacturing was king in India, and joined Tata Motors'
shop floor and hated it. He wanted to do something he
enjoyed.
After doing MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad, he could have
joined any top company, but really liked this new IT start-up
called Wipro. “I was sold out on the dream they painted and
worked with them for five years. I saw the company grow
rapidly and thought to myself: "If they can do it, so can I."
Hence, he set up a third-party computer maintenance
company in the late 80's and became pioneer in this segment.
“Personal computers were just making their appearance
and we soon became synonymous with computer servicing.
If someone wanted computer maintenance, they came to
us.”
Winning Globally
Soon he realised that the international market was where
real business was and software was going to be the business
Dr. Srinivasan Parthasarathy
of the future. He exited
A
s an entrepreneur, Computer Garage and
S r i n i v a s a n used the money to co-
"When you are an entrepreneur, you do not have a found Aztec Software.
Parthasarathy knew
that he did not want to be a
boss, which can be a problem, as there is no one to The plan was to build a
me-too, but a pioneer in stretch you. K. B. Chandrasekhar, founder of cutting-edge product
computer servicing. In Exodus Communication, who was an early company. “After two
1980s, when the IT industry years of working on this
investor in Aztec soft, played the role of a boss. He
was taking its baby breaths idea and trying to raise
would constantly challenge me. When we were money to fund the
& yawns and personal
computers were just doing a business of $50,000 a month, he told me company, we realized we
debuting in the Indian why not $1 million. I worked like a mad man and did not know how to
market, serial entrepreneur made $ 1 million a month. I think this is the role an make this idea into a
and angel investor S successful business. So we
angel investor should play. He should be able to
Parthasarathy founded took stock and used our
Computer Garage, a
push the entrepreneur to do even better than he expertise to turn Aztec
computer services thinks he can. Now, I try to do this as an investor. " soft into an OPD venture.
company and made it a We were realistic and
national brand. willing to change our idea. We wanted to win on a global scale. We
In 1995, he co-founded Aztec Software, which went on to become did phenomenally well and we were the leaders in our segment
a reputed outsourced product development (OPD) company, worldwide. "If someone wanted to outsource their product
and was acquired by IT services major Mindtree in 2008. Today, development, they came to us. As an entrepreneur I knew I did not
Parthasarathy is an angel investor and is a member of the Indian want to be a me-too."
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14. The infy creator's
final lessons
to fresh-hands
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
Born August 20, 1946
Shidlaghatta, Kolar, Karnataka, India
The founder of Infosys Technologies Limited.
I
nfosys, the Indian technology company Co-founder, CEO and Managing Director Engineering (B.E.) from University of
that has symbolized the country's S. Gopalakrishan (Kris) will become co- Mysore in 1967 and his Master of
economic rebirth is heading for its chairman; and co-founder and COO S.D. Technology (M.Tech.) from Indian Institute
biggest transition in three decades. Shibulal, will take over from Kris. of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in 1969.
N R Narayana Murthy, the man who built a He founded Infosys in 1981 along with six
global technology services giant out of software professionals and is the Chairman
India, due for retirement in August, is of the Board and Chief Mentor Officer of
leaving behind a painstakingly-crafted Infosys. The article shares his thoughts on
legacy and values which are hard to leaving the company he co-founded, the
overlook. new leadership team and the challenges
Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy ahead. Murthy says that he believes that
after stepping down as the company's the single biggest achievement of Infosys
chairman, will don a new role at the is that it has been a beacon of hope for
country's second-largest software young entrepreneurs.
exporter as chairman emeritus. Though
Infosys has now increased the
retirement age of the chairman from 65 The journey at Infosys
to 70, it will not apply to any of the
Terming the Infosys journey as an integral
founders; Murthy says that would be
part of his life, Murthy said that most of his
putting the individual above the institution.
colleagues tell him that "Infosys is an
He will, however, continue to be associated
inseparable part of me and I am an
with Infosys as chairman emeritus. The IT
inseparable part of Infosys." “I worked
czar, known for quick and fast decisions, Both will step down from executive roles Saturdays, Sundays, every day 16 hours;
wants a bigger canvas to paint on. when they turn 60 in a few years, making just Infosys. When I was away from home
On April 30, Infosys announced Murthy's way for a new generation of leaders. for as many as 330 days in a year, it was hard
successor, K.V. Kamath, currently an Mr. Narayana Murthy is undoubtedly one for my children to believe in my
independent director on Infosys's board and of the most famous persons from commitment to the family.” "I have been the
the man credited with having moulded Karnataka. He is known not just for Number One actor in every major decision
India's largest private sector bank - ICICI building the biggest IT Empire in India but taken in the company. I have rejoiced in
Bank - into a financial powerhouse. Kamath also for his simplicity. He was born on every significant milestone of the company.
will be the first non-founder at Infosys to August 20, 1946 in Karnataka, India. He I have commiserated in every false step that
hold this position. obtained his Bachelor of Electrical this company has taken," he asserted.
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15. The challenges ahead
One, we have to become more multicultural. always a set of new leaders who will hammered out a kind of mission
Second, we have to raise our brand to such a embrace the values, take on the strategy of statement. This was not, he says, to
level that the CIO of a Fortune 500 the company and hopefully improve upon be the best, the biggest or the most
corporation must be anxious to get a bid it. profitable, but to “earn the respect of all our
from Infosys for a billion-dollar project. Of India's big three IT firms, Infosys is the stakeholders”. Do the right thing and do the
Third, we have to retain our margins while only genuinely entrepreneurial start-up. job well, says Mr Murthy, and the rest
growing at a healthy pace. Fourth, the talent The biggest, Tata Consultancy Services, is a would follow.
situation in India is becoming graver and subsidiary of India's largest conglomerate.
graver. Therefore, all of us - the industry, the Wipro is a second-generation firm that Performance is the promice
government and the company- have to work moved on from hardware. Mr Murthy As a matter of principle, we would give
together to correct this. McKinsey has said founded Infosys with six friends. He recalls topline and bottomline guidance and that
that there is a US $300 billion opportunity a long meeting in the bedroom of his we are to be held accountable for redeeming
that we can get to as an industry [IT] by 2020 apartment in Mumbai, where they the promise that we make to our
or so. But [we can achieve this] only if we shareholders. So what I bother about is
handle this problem; otherwise we will miss whether we have performed according to
out. These [challenges] are for both Infosys the guidelines that we have given. We
and the entire [Indian IT] industry. cannot go by what others from outside say
that we should have achieved.
What's behind
His advice to young people in India
the leadership changes at Infosys?
who want to become entrepreneurs
When you are in business for a long time, Any opportunity that will allow me to speak
you go through good times and bad times. to youngsters about how they can make this
When you go through bad times, you learn a better country, a country that the whole
to control costs, satisfy customers better, world can be proud of, how they can make
satisfy employees better and become more sure that the poorest child has access to the
transparent. Therefore, you build character basic needs- that's what I would be very
in the company. If longevity is the best happy doing. They have to follow what was
index to measure a company, a basic so well conveyed by Shahrukh Khan [Hindi
requirement is the ability of the film actor] and his team of hockey players in
corporation to generate new and new [the Hindi film] Chak De India- about
leaders. That's the synopsis that we at meritocracy, discipline, teamwork,
Infosys follow in creating business, in subordinating one's ego in favor of the
absorbing global best practices at Infosys. It community or the team. I think if our
does not matter who the leader is or when youngsters did all of that, we would be a
he or she leaves the company. There will be wonderful country.
need to change constantly and is best connects on the one hand, and world-
KV Kamath suited to take on the new challenge. class board governance on the other hand,
I
ndependent director of Infosys and The hope must be that Mr Kamath, who the board felt why not have an
non-executive chairman of ICICI built ICICI, India's largest private bank, extraordinary individual like K.V.
Bank, KV Kamath, becomes the will be able to knock heads together. He is Kamath who will handle board
Chairman of Infosys. Current chief well qualified, a burly but eloquent governance, succession planning and
executive S 'Kris' Gopalakrishnan character with a strong vision about the other board-related issues, and why not
becomes vice-chairman and SD Shibulal, role of technology in society. That may strengthen the company's need for
one of the founders and present COO, reassure investors, who have sound customer, employee and investor connect
becomes the CEO. reasons to seek an infusion of new blood. by having Kris as co-chairman, having
Charged with the responsibility of Going with the philosophy that whenever this primary responsibility. Kris is a
steering Infosys through one of its Infosys brings about a change it tries and visionary who has managed the company
toughest times, KV Kamath will need to bring in improvements, and given the fact well even during the financial tsunami.
draw on his experience in the banking that the firm has to strengthen both its He listens to everybody before taking a
sector. Kamath knows that organisations customer, employee and investor decision.
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16. Tips From Reso Reaper
Navin Kumar
Reso Roll No.: 700603 Batch: PA-1 Course: VIJETA -P
IIT-JEE (AIR): 3091, Year: 2007 Study Centre: Kota
Home Town: Vaishali, Bihar Category: GEN Branch: Aerospace Engineering
sometimes frustrating, but most of the tried to solve the problems in “Think to win”
times challenging and inspiring to me page, without wasting time, for which I got
during the preparation of JEE. Apart from prizes three times in a row. It was very
that, I learnt time-management, and to inspiring. Other than that, there was news
believe in myself. Resonance made me about IITs. Now what happens when you
tough and sincere, which I feel are the keys prepare for JEE, each article, big or small,
to unlock success in life. about IITs invokes you to get into the big
S
Who is your favorite teacher at Resonance? place, at least this happened in my case. The
hare with us something about Well, to account for my views about success stories of the alumnus of Resonance
your family background: I come teachers at Resonance, I admire all who (Reso Reaper) also motivated in preparation
from a middle class family. My have taught me, as all possess some unique of JEE.
father is a businessman, and mother is a qualities. But if you ask who was my Any memorable event/incident at Resonance
home-maker. My parents always wanted favorite, my answer would definitely be that you wish to share with us: The days of my
me to achieve something great. I feel proud AGL Sir. JEE preparation at Resonance are very dear
that I fulfilled their dreams. Your words about RKV SIR: During my days to me, for each day had something
Whom you wish to give credit of your success? at Resonance, I used to remain scared of memorable related to it. I would like to share
When you take a big leap of success, it is not RKV Sir. I think his toughness made him two among them. It was orientation class of
only you who made this possible. There are one of the best teachers in Resonance. His Resonance, held at IL Auditorium. The
many people, named and unnamed, who way of teaching, which often comprised moment I entered the auditorium, there was
have contributed to the success. I would like some reading assignments from text books, song playing Lakshya. I was listening to that
to give credit to my Mother and Father, who is what I think, has helped me a lot and song for the first time, and that eventually
did everything for my study, and never let helps me even today. You feel good when filled me with enthusiasm and motivation.
me sense or feel that a problem exists. Apart you solve the problems of sheets & DPPs. The six hours long orientation lecture
from that, the credit goes to Resonance, for But to read the book was something I, and passed without a break, from which a
being such an amazing place to prepare for most of my friends, found very boring. But sentence by RKV Sir remained embedded in
IIT-JEE; to the faculty at Resonance, without when you come to IITs, you understand my mind throughout my two years of
whose brilliant teaching methodology and why such things are important. Apart from
preparation at Kota. It was, “Today is your
enthusiastic motivation, it would have these, the time-to-time motivation given by
first lecture, here at IL auditorium. I would
never been possible. Last, but not the least, RKV Sir was just awesome. I also admire
like to meet you after two years, here.”
the credit goes to God, who helped me with him for his wonderful singing, and miss
my luck to get into IIT. Accomplishment: I have been associated in
those days when Sir used to fill me with
What is required to get into IIT? the management and organizing team of the
enthusiasm with his wonderful songs,
cultural and technical festivals of the
You need to believe in yourself to get into among which the dearest was 'Ruk Jaana
college. Also, I am currently involved in the
such a big place. The day I joined Resonance, Nahi.'
Give some tips to increase efficiency while designing of Formula-1 car, which will be
I started believing that I would be one of
those, getting felicitated at Victory 2009, the studying. competing in the FSAE racing, which is an
felicitation function. Regular study, focus Paying attention to words of faculty international student's formula car design
towards goal, utmost dedication, honesty to members in classroom completes half of competition, to be held in Germany in 2012.
oneself, confidence (but not over the studies. Writing during studying Your message for Resonance students: Study
confidence), are some of the things I think something adds to completeness and regularly; keep in touch with the chapters
are really required to get into IITs. Besides efficiency of learning, rather than just covered way back; enjoy a little, for this
these, a proper guidance, and strong reading the text. I also believe that regular relaxes you and boosts your preparation;
emotional support are important to crack studies pay you more than the end - time and accomplish your dream of getting
such a big dream. studies. selected in IITs. There are infinite numbers
What changes did you find in you after joining Did 'ANUNAAD' at any stage help you of people who are there, wishing you
Resonance? motivate for the sustained efforts for IIT-JEE? success, whose happiness would be on
I experienced competition for the first time I was very fond of Anunaad. As soon as the seventh sky when they would see you
in my life when I joined Resonance. This was latest issue was released, I grabbed one and cracking the big exam.
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17. # ≅ = ∴ θ ≤
- / * Σ
MATHEMATICS
+ ⇓
Safdar Seraj
HOD - Math (Patna Centre)
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18. Winners
From Yearlong Classroom Contact Programmes (YCCPs)
VIKAAS-A (Target IIT-JEE 2013) The All Resonance Rank (ARR) is based on PT-1 (05 June 2011) at Kota, Jaipur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar,
Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Patna.
Rank-1 Rank-2 Rank-3 Rank-4 Rank-4
Shudhatma Jain Palak Jain Aishwary Gagrani Ishit Murdia Parth Shah
Batch: KTJAIA Batch: UDAJAIA1 Batch: KTJAIA Batch: UDAJAIA1 Batch: JPJAA1
SC: Kota SC: Udaipur SC: Kota SC: Udaipur SC: Jaipur Central
CUMM: 93.08 CUMM: 92.89 CUMM: 90.36 CUMM: 90 CUMM: 90
Rank- Name (Batch) Study Center- CUMM %
6- Vipul Bachani (KTJAIA), 88.39 59- Ashutosh Ranka (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 73.33 111- Supriya Ghosh Mumbai Govandi, 66.22
7- Garvit Jain (KTJAIA), 87.16 59- Ajinkya Parab Mumbai Borivali, 73.33 113- Omkar Kocharekar (KTJAA1), 66.13
8- Sudhir Kumar (KTJAIA), 87.15 61- Prakhar Joshi (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 73.11 114- Sourabh Maheswari Jaipur Central, 66
9- Danny Boby Mumbai Govandi, 87.11 62- Yajuvendra Singh (KTJAIA), 73.1 115- Kushal Jain Delhi East, 65.78
10- Shubham Mittal (KTJAIA), 86.71 63- Aashutosh Tiwari (KTJAIA), 72.81 115- Rishabh Khawad (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 65.78
11- Bhanu Chaturvedi (KTJAIA), 85.15 64- Ashish Anand (KTJAA1), 72.74 115- Kinjal Chavda Mumbai Govandi, 65.78
12- Raj Maheshwari (KTJAIA), 84.99 65- Chetanya Nagar (KTJAIA), 72.47 115- Shikhar Bhatia4 Mumbai Govandi, 65.78
13- Sheel Nidhan (KTJAIA), 84.69 66- Hardik Seth (UDAJAA1) Udaipur, 72.22 119- Dhaval Mohandas Mumbai Govandi, 65.56
14- Akshay Sinha (KTJAIA), 83.93 67- Malvika Singh (KTJAA1), 72 120- Soumya Nigotia (KTJAIA), 65.51
15- Ayush Agarwal (KTJAIA), 83.51 68- Shivani Mittal (KTJAIA), 71.98 121- Love Mehta (UDAJAIA1) Udaipur, 65.33
16- Deepak Goyadi (KTJAIA), 83.37 69- Saurabh Sharma (KTJAA1), 71.84 121- Tuhin Dan Mumbai Thane, 65.33
17- Rishabh Raj (KTJAIA), 83.16 70- Rachit Jain (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 71.78 121- Hitesh Mahendra Tarani Mumbai Thane, 65.33
18- Sidharth Tiwari (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 82.89 70- Ankur Agrawal (UDAJAIA1) Udaipur, 71.78 121- Shivam Munshi Delhi East, 65.33
19- Sarthak Vijay (KTJAIA), 82.48 72- Ashish (KTJAIA), 71.61 125- Tanmay Garg Ahmedabad, 65.11
20- Rituj Jain (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 81.33 73- Akash Waghela (KTJAA1), 71.57 126- Nishant Sankhe (KTJAA1), 64.98
21- Deepam Jain (KTJAIA), 81.22 74- Ashish Ranjan (KTJAA1), 71.33 127- Harsh Kumar Shah (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 64.89
21- Sanchit Dayal (KTJAIA), 81.22 74- Rohit Taparia Mumbai Dadar, 71.33 127- Madhav Mantri (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 64.89
23- Sakshi Babel (UDAJAIA1) Udaipur, 81.11 76- Prarabdha Soni (KTJAIA), 71.32 129- Chayan Chhajed (KTJAA1), 64.88
24- Iqra Altaf (KTJAIA), 80.51 77- Barkha Taori Nagpur, 71.11 130- Ashutosh Kumar (KTJAA1), 64.82
25- Anirudh Sharma (UDAJAIA1) Udaipur, 80.22 78- Abhinav Gupta (KTJAIA), 70.98 131- Abhilash Mishra (KTJAA1), 64.75
25- Avilash Mukherjee Mumbai Dadar, 80.22 79- Ritika Sharma (KTJAIA), 70.89 132- Sakshi Yadav (JPJAA2) Jaipur Central, 64.44
27- Saksham Gupta (KTJAIA), 79.99 80- Tanuj Sharma (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 70.67 133- Bhavna Nagpal (DLSJAW1) Delhi South, 64.22
28- Neel Kasat (KTJAIA), 79.92 80- W Vikas Rao (BPJAA2) Bhopal, 70.67 134- Himanshu Patange (KTJAA1), 64.06
29- Aditya Ganesh Mumbai Nerul, 79.78 82- Varun Thumbe Mumbai Panvel, 70.22 135- Rushabh Yapuram Mumbai Dadar, 64
29- Subhanshu Srivastava Mumbai Govandi, 79.78 83- Hardik Goyal (KTJAA1), 69.88 135- Prashant Godara (JPJAC1) Jaipur Central, 64
31- Pratik S Mumbai Govandi, 79.33 84- Laksh Gupta (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 69.33 137- Dhruv Chaturvedi (KTJAA1), 63.97
32- Deepanker Mishra (KTJAIA), 78.95 84- Mudit Dangi (UDAJAA1) Udaipur, 69.33 137- Ananya Manna (KTJAA1), 63.97
33- Ishu Choudhary (KTJAIA), 78.93 84- Shivam Soni (KTJAA1), 69.33 139- Arpit Agrawal (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 63.78
34- Yash Mittal (KTJAIA), 78.47 84- Arpit Kar Lucknow Hazaratganj, 69.33 139- Sachin Garg (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 63.78
35- Anadi Gupta (KTJAIA), 78.2 88- Aditya Agrawal (KTJAA1), 69.25 139- Vipul Kumar (PTJAA1) Patna, 63.78
36- Sonali Kumari (KTJAIA), 78.13 89- Jain Rohit Hemant (KTJAA1), 69.12 142- Mayuresh Kumar (KTJAA1), 63.66
37- Rishab Gupta Mumbai Nerul, 78 90- Ram Krishna (KTJAIA), 68.99 143- Sachin Garg (KTJAA1), 63.54
38- Shreyans Mittal (KTJAIA), 77.81 91- Manish Kumar Sharma JNV Bundi, 68.96 144- Shreyas Kumar (KTJAA1), 63.37
39- Rishabh Ravi Gupta Mumbai Govandi, 77.78 92- Harsh Vardhan Sah Delhi East, 68.89 145- Arshita Yadav (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 63.33
40- Divuansh Mehta (UDAJAIA1) Udaipur, 77.11 93- Shubham Goyal JNV Bundi, 68.75 145- Akshay Kumar (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 63.33
41- Shubham Barai Nagpur, 76.44 94- Ankita Singh (PTJAA1) Patna, 68.67 147- Saurabh Pandey (KTJAA1), 63.22
42- Ayush Shringi (KTJAIA), 76.32 95- Anshul Jain (KTJAAH1), 68.59 148- Raunak Shrivastava (BPJAA1) Bhopal, 63.11
43- Abhilash Singh Mumbai Thane, 76 96- Surya Rajaraman Iyer Mumbai Govandi, 68.44 148- Siddhant Sharan Delhi East, 63.11
44- Archit Chaudhary (KTJAIA), 75.76 97- Jitendra Khokhar (KTJAAH1), 68.38 150- Moksh Duseja (KTJAA1), 62.97
45- Vasu Parikh (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 75.56 98- Prakarsh Chauhan (KTJAA1), 68.33 151- Yashwant Shekhawat (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central,
45- Sachin S Upadhyay Mumbai Nerul, 75.56 99- Arpit Gupta (KTJAA1), 67.79 62.89
47- Akshay Nagpure Nagpur, 75.33 100- Shubham Bothra (KTJAA1), 67.71 151- Prachi Batra Delhi NorthWest, 62.89
48- Abhishek Prasad Mumbai Govandi, 75.11 101- Aman Krishna Mumbai Govandi, 67.56 153- Ritesh Kumar (KTJAA1), 62.82
49- Arpit Goyal (KTJAIA), 74.91 102- Shubham Malani (KTJAA1), 67.49 154- Sagar Singhal (JPJAA2) Jaipur Central, 62.67
50- Kaushal Jha (KTJAA1), 74.72 103- Vikash Kumar (KTJAA1), 67.06 154- Raghav Sarda (JPJAA2) Jaipur Central, 62.67
51- Renu Chavan (KTJAIA), 74.68 104- Anurag Gautam (KTJAIA), 67.05 154- Hansika Gupta Mumbai Govandi, 62.67
52- Tanmay Mothe Mumbai Govandi, 74.67 105- Aishwary Agrawal (KTJAIA), 66.98 157- Devika Mandge Mumbai Dadar, 62.44
53- Nishant Gupta (KTJAIA), 74.61 106- Sarwar Hussain (UDAJAIA1) Udaipur, 66.89 157- Yogita Kuchankar Nagpur, 62.44
54- Naman Sogani (KTJAIA), 74.25 106- Prerna Bugalia (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 66.89 157- Purnima Ranjith Mumbai Govandi, 62.44
55- Vedant Pareek (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 74 108- Ali Hyder (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 66.67 157- Karan Mittal Delhi NorthWest, 62.44
55- Umang Mehta Mumbai Andheri, 74 109- Upadhi Vijay (KTJAIA), 66.63 161- Amit Kumar Sahu (KTJAA1), 62.4
57- Devgeet Ahmedabad, 73.78 110- Apurv Hajare Nagpur, 66.44 162- Kriti Agrawal (KTJAA1), 62.3
58- Ankit Saran (KTJAIA), 73.4 111- Ronit Malhotra (JPJAA1) Jaipur Central, 66.22 163- Ved P. Kulkarni Mumbai Borivali, 62.22
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