THE DAKSHANA COMMUNITY

He was a Dakshana scholar at the JNV Bundi COE between 2014-16 and graduated from IIT Indore with a B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2016. Aashish joined Dakshana as a JEE faculty for Mathematics.

He loves to travel and watch movies. He was a KVPY scholar (SB stream) in 2015. Even during his JEE preparation days, he used to love to solve doubts of fellow students and that is probably where he recognised his passion for teaching.

Abhijeet graduated from NIT Raipur in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He discovered that his interest in teaching could be a better professional option to pursue after working as a deputy manager in his primary field. As a result, he began his teaching career in Delhi and has approximately five years of experience.Abhijeet chose chemistry after being motivated by his high school chemistry teacher, who assisted him in clearing the AIEEE through self-study. He enjoys using numerous examples to convey subject and make learning entertaining for students. He loves to spend time with students and makes a cordial relation with them.

Aditya graduated from NIT Jamshedpur in 2016 with a B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering. He has been associated with renowned Kota-based institutes for about 6 years as a Senior Faculty for Mathematics for JEE. He is accredited with producing several results in the 100 percentiles in mathematics in JEE Mains.He is also known to take the extra step to personally interact with students to help them throughout their competitive journey. He guides them and helps them ace their examinations with ease. His hobbies include playing cricket and reading science-fiction books.

Ajay graduated from NIT Kurukshetra with a B.Tech in 2015. His teaching career began with Allen Career Institute. Ajay discovered that Dakshana Scholars are very talented and genuinely interested in learning, so teaching them is an experience full of enthusiasm and lots of fun.Ajay loves to take long walks, travel, and listen to music.

He joined Dakshana Foundation as a scholar and graduated from B.I.T. Mesra Ranchi with a B.Tech. degree in E&C in 2014. He was interested in teaching since school days and decided to join Dakshana Foundation as an IIT JEE Mathematics faculty in 2014. He has also worked briefly at VMC Noida and FIITJEE Kanpur as Assistant Professor in Mathematics.

He lives at Dakshana Valley with his wife and his son.

Anoop was a Dakshana scholar at JNV Bengaluru Urban (2011–2013). He did his B.Tech in civil engineering from NITK Surathkal. His interest in teaching developed by clearing the doubts of his batchmates during his studies.Anoop likes the ideology – “Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible”. He loves to cook and play table tennis in his leisure time.

Anubhav has graduated from NIT Raipur and post-graduated from NIT Rourkela. He loves mathematics. Teaching being his passion and his interaction with young minds motivated him to enter the coaching industry.He has a record of hattricks in scoring full marks from 10th to 12th standards, and similar performances earlier to that.He really likes being a part of Dakshana, He has high regard for the noble mission and vision that Dakshana incorporates. He teaches smartly and answers the common question of every mathematics student, i.e., “Sir, ye sawal sochte kaise hai?”

He secured 100% marks in Chemistry and 43rd rank in the state at JEE Mains. He went on to  graduate with B.Tech. in Chemical Science and Technology from IIT Guwahati in 2017. After graduation, Arvind worked as a Trainee Faculty cum Academic Officer for Super 30 at Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Guwahati. Arvind belongs to Deoria in UP and loves to swim and cook when he is not teaching

He was a Dakshana scholar (JNV Lucknow 2012-14). He completed his B.Tech in IT from NIT Raipur. Ashish wished to serve the society and he felt Dakshana provided the best opportunity to do that. So, he decided to come back to Dakshana and start enabling other bright and brilliant scholars. He loves to play cricket and badminton. Ashish also loves discussions on social issues and would love to find ways to eradicate them.

Bhanu is an alumnus of IIT Roorkee. He takes a keen interest in teaching students and mentoring them for JEE Advanced. He loves interacting, discussing ideas and different solutions to JEE problems enthusiastically.Teaching comes to him naturally, and he considers it to be an art. He is a staunch believer in the mathematical foundation of the universe and that mathematics is the language of God. He loves being a part of the noble cause that the Dakshana is working on, i.e., to help underprivileged students realize their dreams and utilize their full potential to serve humanity.

After working for a couple of MNCs, he realised that its not his cup of tea and finally decided to go back to what he truly loves – Reading and teaching Chemistry. In his own words, “Chemistry never let me go too far. It’s interesting to be back from where I started but stronger. Teaching for me is hope that we can learn together, teach together, be curiously impatient together, produce something together”. Bintu plays cricket and badminton. He likes to have a discussion about almost everything in the Universe, just hoping there is nothing beyond it.

He went on to study at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and fulfilled his passion of studying basic sciences from India’s finest science institute.

Deepak completed his B.S. (2019) and Master’s in Materials Science and Engineering (2020). Not finding PhD as his cup of tea and inspired by his professor, he opted for teaching science and joined Dakshana as a Chemistry Faculty in 2021.

Deepak enjoys learning interesting stories behind science experiments that he teaches in the class. ‘If you can’t be alchemist, you better be a chemist’ is his favourite joke.

He plays football and spends time with existentialist philosophers often.

He says that teaching gives him immense pleasure, so he chose this field. The best part about teaching at Dakshana is that students are pretty laborious and focused so taking classes here never feel dull. According to him, Physics is not a subject, it is common sense and we can see and observe everything of Physics in our daily life. Half of the Physics revolves around falling of an apple.
He says that teaching is one of the most satisfying job ever. It doesn’t feel like a job and its blessing when you get to do what you love!

The primary objective of education is to learn, but he believes that every student has a different learning style. They should be taught in a manner that addresses their learning styles and learning curves. His teaching philosophy focuses on inspiring, motivating, and encouraging his students every day. He aims to develop an enthusiasm for science among the students and develop their critical thinking abilities by asking questions and building explanations based on evidence.Dr. Rajeet completed his Masters (Biotechnology) in 2011 and was followed by his Ph.D. from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay. During his Ph.D., he has published various national and international research articles and patents.He has also trained and mentored various M.Sc., M.Tech, and junior Ph.D. students in their research and course work. He has been awarded the title “Bihar Gaurav” for securing AIR-05 in IIT-JAM, 2009. He has also been awarded CSIR-NET (JRF and SRF) and secured AIR-30 in GATE, 2011.

He completed his schooling at JNV Pratapgarh in 2010 and pursued a B.Tech from MNNIT Allahabad in 2015. He has 7 years of experience guiding students for JEE Advanced, NEET, as well as KVPY students. He believes in “Educating for a better tomorrow”.Manish enjoys playing badminton.

He has graduated with a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra. Manish has more than 4 years of experience in mentoring students for JEE Mains and Advanced. He was associated with FIITJEE at their Delhi and Durgapur centre from 2015 to 2018. After that, he served as an Academic Head at VMC Jaipur. His hobbies are swimming, going for long drives & listening to music.

He has completed his post-graduation (M.Sc.) in chemistry from MDS University, Ajmer in 2007. He has also cracked the GATE exam two times in 2010 and 2012.He is a renowned visionary, educationist, motivator, and well-known professor of chemistry for IIT-JEE preparation in India. During his years of chemistry teaching, many teaching trends and methodologies have emerged from his approaches towards the subject.

After completing B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, he has joined the teaching profession as a Physics faculty. He has been passionate about teaching since his childhood.

Pankaj’s teaching journey started after he completed his graduation in 2012. He completed an M.Sc. in Biochemistry from CSJMU Campus Kanpur Nagar, M.Sc. in Zoology, and a master’s in clinical Psychology. He has worked as HOD of Zoology in Motion Education, Kota, Rajasthan before joining Dakshana. Before joining Dakshana, 1000+ scholars got selected for various government medical colleges in India under his supervision while working with different coaching providers.He believes teaching to be a respected profession and an excellent hobby as well. His other hobbies are reading books, writing, wandering through adventurous places, photography, playing cricket, and chess.

Prashant, who has been a JNV student, believes that he can see his own self among his students and that is what motivates him. He has always been a teacher as he started teaching from the time he was in the second year of B.Tech. at NIT Jaipur. He used to coach students who were preparing for JEE. He believes that he was a born teacher and Dakshana gave him a platform to further explore his talent. Prashant’s motto in life is ‘If you do what you love, you never work a day in your life!’ and that’s why Prashant only feels refreshed after a whole day’s work. As a teacher he wishes there were no days off as he misses interacting and teaching students on holidays. He says his favourite part about teaching at Dakshana is that the students are talented and hard-working which aligns with his passion for teaching. Prashant is confident that together they can make a difference.

He has pursued a B. Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra. He started his career in teaching with Resonance at Kota. He has also served at VMC Jaipur as an Academic Head and Physics Faculty Member.Rahish feels that Dakshana Scholars, being from different parts of the country, make his job more interesting. His hobbies are listening to music and swimming.

Rahul completed his graduation from IIT BHU in 2015. He joined L&T, but due to an interest in teaching, he started his career in teaching at Bansal Classes, Kota. He has also taught at The Doon School, Welham Boys School, and Welham Girls School for JEE on behalf of Bansal Classes (Dehradun Centre). He has also worked at Bakliwal Tutorials, Pune.Rahul’s hobbies include listening to music, flying kites, computer games, cricket, cooking, etc.

He has done his B.Tech in chemical engineering from NITK Surathkal. After graduation, he joined the Dakshana as a Chemistry Faculty for JEE and NEET students.He is very passionate about teaching. He used to take personal classes for JEE kids during his college days. He plays guitar and reads books. He is interested in learning about investing in the stock market and real estate.

From there, he got interested in teaching and, fortunately, got placed at Resonance Kota. Besides teaching, he also loves biking, playing badminton, and listening to music.

He teaches Dakshana scholars at JNV Pune and Dakshana Valley. Raghvendra started his career in teaching at Dhule, Maharashtra and has coached students in Jaipur, Kanpur and Bangalore duringr his teaching experience of 9 years. Raghvendra has a Masters degree in Chemistry and has completed his MPhil too. He originally did not like Chemistry as a subject and after his first year had decided to drop it for the next year. But he decided to change the teacher instead and fell in love with Chemistry. Not only did he start understanding the subject completely but he was able to start teaching it to kids too. He too aspires to be the teacher who would make his students fall in love with the subject.

He has pursued a B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from West Bengal University. He loves teaching and create new methodologies from his approach towards the subject.
Vicky loves playing chess and watching Telugu movies.