Before Concepts of Physics became the bible of every JEE student, IIT Kanpur professor HC Verma tackled a bigger question

Millions of people have solved his physics problems, but few know why HC Verma wrote Concepts of Physics. (Photo: X Post) For generations of Indian students, cracking JEE or NEET often started with two words printed on the cover of a book: Physics Concepts.Long before online lectures, tutoring apps and AI-driven learning tools became commonplace,…

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He topped IIT-JEE with AIR 1, rejected computer science and chose physics instead – and today, his discoveries are taught around the world

Meet the IIT-JEE topper who skipped IIT CS Physics and discovered Gopakumar-Vafa duality. (Photo: LinkedIn) For most IIT aspirants, getting All India Rank (AIR) 1 in IIT-JEE is the ultimate dream. It’s often seen as a passport to the country’s most popular engineering sectors, lucrative careers and global opportunities. But when Rajesh Gopakumar secured AIR…

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We know everything about cricket stars. But do you know the five Indian students who just made India ranked number one in the world in physics?

India’s historic Physics Olympiad sweep: Five students win gold medals at IPhO 2026 in Colombia If you ask an Indian teenager named Virat Kohli, Neeraj Chopra or PV Sindhu, the answer will come out immediately. But ask the same student about Kanishk Jain, Riddhesh Anant Bendale, Rishit Garg, Shresth Suraiya or Svarit Joshi and chances…

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CBSE releases Vedant Srivastava’s revised Class 12 results; Physics score unchanged after answer sheet mix-up

CBSE releases revised results for Class 12 students after answer sheet mix-up; Physics marks unchanged Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) The Class 12 students who had problems exposed in their answer sheets during this year’s results release process finally received the re-evaluation results. But the results resulted in only minor changes.Vedant Srivastava, whose physics…

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