The highly acclaimed Super 30 educational programme, which trains students from economically backward sections for the IIT-JEE has entered into an agreement with University of Tokyo. The university will sponsor its students for study in Japan.

The pact was reached in Patna during a meeting between Anand Kumar, the founder of Super 30, and Yoshino Hiroshi, Director, The University of Tokyo.

As per the tie-up, the University of Tokyo would sponsor study of at least one student of Super 30.

Yoshino said the sponsorship will start with admission of Indian students from October next year. He said University of Tokyo has reached the understanding with the Patna-based mathematical group (Super 30) because of its remarkable performance of training economically poor students to qualify in top institutions like IIT.