Balaji Sampath

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Balaji Sampath
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Born (1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 (age 51)
Chennai, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater IIT Madras,
PhD (University of Maryland, College Park, US)
Occupation(s)Founder and Secretary, AID India & CEO of Ahaguru
Website www.ahaguru.com
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Balaji Sampath (born 17 January 1973) [1] is an Indian educationist, social activist, the founder [2] and secretary of a non-profit Organization, Association for India's Development, India chapter, [3] [4] an India-based NGO that carries out science teaching and primary school programs for children to aid their educational development. [5]

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AidIndia trains teachers in government schools with the goal of improving the quality of teaching, especially for science and mathematics by using innovative techniques and devising educational aids . [6] The mission of AidIndia is to empower socially disadvantaged and often forgotten sections of the society through socio-economic development programs, education, providing micro credit, and imparting training in the areas of health, human rights and utilization of resources for income generation. [7]

Balaji is also the founder and CEO of Ahaguru. [8] [9] A pioneer education start-up in online coaching that engages in providing training courses on different subjects online. [10] Balaji has written many science books for primary and higher-level education to explain very complex concepts in a simple and easy to understand language for students. [11]

Personal life

Balaji was born in Chennai, India on 17 January 1973 into a family where both of his parents were government workers. [1] [12] Because his parents were often transferred to different locations for their government jobs, as a child Balaji was exposed to a number of schools across India. But one thing remained constant: his problem understanding scientific subjects because of ineffective teaching. Early in life, he devised his own system of analysis and arriving at solutions. [12]

Education

Balaji appeared for IIT JEE and obtained All India Rank 4 in 1990, [13] considered one of the most difficult competitive exams in India. He completed his B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1994, [14] [15] and his doctorate in Electronics and communication Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park. [15] [16]

Career

Balaji started his career as a volunteer for AID United States chapter from 1994 while he was doing his doctorate. [17] After completing his PhD degree, he returned to India to work full-time on social issues in 1997 and founded AID India. [1] [6] [18] He worked with the Centre for Ecology and Rural Development and the Peoples Science Movement on Health and Education Programs. Balaji organized Peoples Health assembly campaign in 2000 at a national level and began campaigning for better public education and access to healthcare, especially in the rural areas. [1]

In 2011, Balaji started Ahaguru.com, an online education portal to enhance science and math learning and problem-solving skills of middle and high school students. Yahoo! News said: "This education startup, www.AhaGuru.com, a pioneer in online coaching, provides training courses completely online. From CBSE to NEET and JEE Advanced, it covers physics, chemistry and math courses from class 7 to 12.Their best seller is the full year course, which is modelled like a classroom with an expert teacher explaining the key concepts and showing how to solve different types of questions.". [1] [19] [20] [21] In 2021, his Ahaguru platform became a very big hit. He is known for his futuristic thinking by introducing tech-based learning in 2013 itself.

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