UAE Golden Visa to Anand Kumar

• Super 30 founder Anand Kumar has joined the elite list of Indian celebrities who have been granted the ‘Golden Visa’ by the United Arab Emirates government.
• Kumar was nominated for the Golden Visa by the UAE Embassy in India.
• The coveted Golden Visa, introduced by the UAE in 2019, grants long-term residency, permitting independent living, working, and studying.
• Individuals in the fields of science, knowledge, culture, and art are granted the Golden Visa.
• Kumar getting the coveted visa represents a noteworthy inclusion from the academic sector, traditionally dominated by Bollywood and sports icons.
• Kumar, a Mathematics educator, started his Super 30 programme in Patna in 2002, known for coaching underprivileged students for JEE-Main & JEE-Advanced, the entrance examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
• He was named in Time magazine’s list of Best of Asia 2010.

In 2023, he was awarded the Padma Shri, fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India.