Cheenta Prospectus - Passion for Mathematical Sciences.pdf

Cheenta
CHEENTA.COM
Passion for Mathematical Sciences
Training and Research Programs in Mathematical Sciences
Since 2010

History
Cheenta was founded by Dr. Ashani Dasgupta in 2010. It started as a training
center for mathematical olympiads. In the following years, alumni of Cheenta
began reconnecting with the organization as trainers. Hundreds of students
from all around the world joined the space. Several kids went on to do really
well at national and international level olympiads in India, the United States
of America, UK, Australia, Singapore and many other countries. At the
moment Cheenta students are in leading universities of the world such as
MIT, Harvard, Oxford, UCLA, IISc, TIFR, ISI, and CMI.
Presently Cheenta delivers mathematics, physics and computer science
olympiad courses at school level, statistics and mathematics courses at
college level and research projects starting from school moving upto
university standards. As of 2022, we have about 430 active students, 41
members in the faculty and administrative team and thousands of alumni all
around the globe.
Organizational Goal
Cheenta wants to emerge as a private research organization that uses
'research' both as means and end of academic endeavor. We want to employ
scientific method and research problems as teaching tools at pre-college
level and promote innovatation in the post-college domain. We consider
Olympiad training as means to attract and train students who will participate
in this research activity.
Another objective of Cheenta is to promote mathematical sciences in the
society, particularly in the under-previleged sections of India. This may
include identification and nurturing of talent, publication, video content and
other aligned activities.
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Academic Programs
Mathematics
Physics
Computer Science
Statistics
Cheenta presently has four departments:
Each department has its own set of academic programs, research projects,
seminar series and content creation activities. Additionally the departments
often pull resources to offer consulting services and collaborative programs to
businesses, schools and other organizations.
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Math Circle
Cheenta is actively engaged in identification and nurturing of talent in
mathematical sciences from rural and underprivileged sections of society,
particularly in India. The Math Circle program, presently active in Sundarbans
and Purulia region of West Bengal, is designed to serve this purpose.
The concept of Math circles
originated in eastern Europe at
the turn of 20th century.
These are groups of 6 to 7
students from rural schools.
The group also consists
students who are currently
taking Cheenta programs.
Math circles meet online once
every 10 days. A coordinator
from Cheenta and from local
school also participate in the
circle meetings.
Each math circle discusses non-
routine problems with minimal
coordinator intervention.
The problem sets are designed by
Cheenta. Student leaders usually
write diaries explaining the
experience after each session.
The students brainstorm ideas and
strategies to solve the problems
together.
The process also works as a training
program for participating teachers.
These teachers are offered stipends
as a token of appreciation.

Bose Olympiad
Since 2019, Cheenta has conducted the Bose Olympiad for school students. It
is a unique contest in mathematics that incorporates non-routine problem
solving and research.
In the initial rounds, students compete with each other individually and in
teams to solve interesting problems. In the final round, the qualified
candidates are invited to submit interesting research projects.
The contest also serves as an internal exercise to create interesting problems
of math olympiad calibre.
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Publication, Videos
Cheenta has multiple youtube channels and a magazine on mathematical
sciences. As of 2022, we are planning a peer-reviewed journal for pre-college
level research in mathematical sciences.
Cheenta main youtube channel has
770 videos and 9300 subscribers.
Cheenta school of statistics and
data science has a separate
youtube channel with 230 videos
and 2800 subscribers
Reason, Debate and Story is a
magazine on Mathematical Science
published by Cheenta
Cheenta website has 1875 articles
with a monthly readership of
60000.
Ekalavya Work Study
For students’ whose the monthly family income is below Rs. 18,000, we have
the Cheenta work study Ekalavya program. Participants in this program pays
₹0 as tuition fee and works 4 hours per week as teaching assistants. We want
to bring in more bright minds to beautiful mathematical sciences using this
project.

Department of Mathematics
Mathematics department at Cheenta
has outstanding academic programs
from elementary school to university
standard.
For Elementary School [Grade 1 to 4]
Cheenta program for students in
Grade 1 to 4 has a carefully crafted
curriculum designed to provoke
curiosity in mathematics. The
progran focuses on non routine
problems and pattern recognition. It
integrates natural and social
elements such as astronomy,
biology, demographics and
particularly emphasises hands-on
mathematics using physical and
virtual tools. It is useful for
olympiads such Math Kangaroo and
MOEMS.
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For Middle School [Grade 5 to 8]
Cheenta has multiples programs for
middle school students. They focus
on mathematical olympiads such as
NMTC, American Mathematics
Competition 8, Mathcounts and
UKMT. The programs emphasize the
importance of fundamental
principles through non-routine
problem solving.
For High School [Grade 9 to 8]
Cheenta programs for high school
students are built for intense
olympiad focused training. These
include IOQM, AMC 10-12, INMO
and International Math Olympiad.
The programs are inherently
problem driven in nature. Apart from
regular concept classes there are
several problem workshops every
week, graded homeworks, model
tests and one-on-one classes.
For ISI-CMI Entrances
Cheenta has a flagship program for
the entrances of Indian Statistical
Institute and Chennai Mathematical
Institute. It has 2-year, 1-year and 4-
months format. These entrances are
among the most challenging
contests in high school level. They
contain non-routine problems from
Number Theory, Geometry, Algebra,
Calculus and Combinatorics.

Department of Mathematics
For Research at School
Department of mathematics
conducts customized research
projects for advanced school
students. These projects have
historically included topics from
Group Theory, Graph Theory, and
Statistical modeling
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For Research at College and University
Research at university level is
presently focused on low
dimensional topology and Geometric
group theory.
For College and University Students
Cheenta college mathematics
program is aimed at students
interested in a research career in
mathematics. The curriculum is built
on the entrances of TIFR, IIT JAM, ISI
M.Math, CMI MSc. Math and
Mathematics Subject GRE. The core
modules include topics from
Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra,
Real Analysis, Topology and Vector
Calculus.
Consultation and Collaboration
Since 2021, Cheenta has
collaborated with Aditya Birla World
Academy and BITS Pilany as a
knowledge partner in Infinity
Olympiad.
Cheenta has also collaboratively
delivered Math Olympiad training at
Aditya Birla Education Academy,
Mumbai and Filix School, Purulia.
Math Circle Program
Cheenta conducts the Math Circle
program at schools in Sundarbans
and Purulia District of West Bengal,
India. This is a non-profit endeavor
that includes teacher training for
non-routine problem solving.

Department of Statistics
Statistics department at Cheenta has
masterfully crafted training programs for ISI
M.Stat entrance, CMI Data Science entrance,
IIT JAM Stat entrance and research projects.
For ISI MStat and IIT JAM Stat
Entrances
Cheenta programs for ISI MStat and
IIT JAM Stat entrances are problem
driven in nature. These programs
build the concepts from ground up
and consolidates student expertise
through extensive paper problem
solving.
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Research in Statistics
The Statistics department is
interested in research projects using
statistical modelling, data science
tools and signal processing.
For CMI Data Science Entrance Exam
CMI Data Science entrance is
suitable for students interested in a
masters program at Chennai
Mathematical Institute. It is a short
course crafted specifically for this
entrance.

Department of Computer
Science
Computer Science department at Cheenta has
programs for middle school and high school
children who are interested in ZIO, ZCO, INOI
and similar informatics olympiads.
For Middle Schools Students
The fundamentals of computer science
program has a unique curriculum
focussing on algorithms and the
mathematics built into it. The
curriculum carefully builds the
foundations in computer science
with a strong emphasis on problem
solving.
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Research in AI, ML, Neural Networks
The computer science department
conducts research in Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning and
Neural Networks. Presently it is
working on projects related to
computer vision.
For High School Students
Cheenta Informatics Olympiad
program for high school students is
focussed on contests like ZIO, ZCO
and INOI. It emphasizes on
competitive programming and
problem solving strategies in
algorithms.

Department of Physics
Physics department at Cheenta has programs
for middle school and high school children
who are interested in experimental and
theoretical physics
For Middle Schools Students
[Grades 5 to 8]
For middle school students, Cheenta
has the Physics Curiosity Program. It
has a unique experiment driven
curriculum where students and
faculty members perform physical or
virtual experiments every week. This
is supplemented by thought
provoking problem solving.
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For High School Students
[Grades 9 and above]
Cheenta Physics Olympiad Program
for high school has two levels:
beginner and advanced. It is
focussed on olympiad grade
problem solving in physics with a
strong emphasis on mathematical
treatment of the subject. It is
suitable for contests like NSEP,
F=Ma , InPho and IPhO.

Success Story
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SAIKAT SENGUPTA
CLEARED ISI ENTRANCE (B.STAT) 2021
GNANANANDA SREYAS
CLEARED ISI ENTRANCE (B.MATH) 2021
DEVANSH KAMRA
ADITYA VINAY PRABHU
VARUN BALASUBRAMANIAN
SAPTARSHI SADHUKHAN
CLEARED CMI ENTRANCE 2021
GAUTHAM VISWANATHAN
CLEARED ISI (B.MATH) AND CMI ENTRANCE 2021
Indian Statistial Institute and
Chennai Mathematical Institute
SUBRANIL DEB
SAMPREETY PILLAI
SATTICK DAS
INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE (B.STAT), CHENNAI
MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE

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Aritra Dey
Srigyan Nandi
Indian Statistical Institute (B.Math), Chennai
Mathematical Institute
Ankush Aggarwal
Writika Sarkar
Indian Statistical Institute (B.Math), Chennai
Prisha Reddy
Indian Statistical Institute (B.Stat), Chennai
Shalmali Bandyopadhyay
Writabrata Bhattacharyya
Krishnendu Bhowmick
Sauvik Mondal
Indian Statistical Institute (B.Math)
Subhajit Bhattacharyya
Indian Statistical Institute (B.Math). TIFR.

Success Story
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ANANYA RAJAS RANADE
SILVER AWARDEE IN EGMO AND BRONZE
AWARDEE IN THE IMO 2021
ARJUN GUPTA (CLASS 8)
BRONZE IN INTERNATIONAL MATH OLYMPIAD
2022
SAMBUDDHA MAJUMDAR
SCOTLAND MATH TOURNAMENT GOLD MEDAL
RITAM NAG
INMO AWARDEE, IMO TRAINING CAMP INDIA
SHUBORNO DAS
ANUSHKA AGARWAL
Mathematical Olympiads and
Other contests
ADRIJO CHAKRABORTY (CLASS 7)
NATIONAL LEVEL RANK 14 AND SILVER
MEDALIST IN MATH KANGAROO 2021.
ARJUN GOURINENI (CLASS 4)
NATIONAL LEVEL RANK 1 AND PERFECT SCORER
IN MATH KANGAROO 2021.

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Mann Shah (Class 7)
Gold medal in SASMO, Gold medal in HKIMO, Gold
medal in AIMO, amongst the top 15 students in NMTC,
perfect scorer in the Gauss contest.
Mayur N Sastry
Cracked AMC 12 and Qualified for AIME, 2021
Ashrith Edukulla
Cracked AMC 10 and Qualified for AIME, 2021, Thailand
International Mathematics Contest (AIR: 22), Southeast
Asian Mathematics Olympiad (AIR: 18), World Robotics
Olympiad (AIR: 3)
Aaditya Punatar
Cracked AMC 10 and Qualified for AIME, 2021
Aryan Prakash
INMO Awardee, Cracked AMC 10 and Qualified for AIME,
2021
Mann Shah
Cracked AMC 10 and Qualified for AIME, Cleared ZIO
(Zonal Informatics Olympiad), 2021
Adityavardhan Iyengar
TIMO (silver medal), IYMC (passed first and second level,
and bronze honor in the final round), Hillspring math
olympiad ( Bronze honor), AMC 10 & 12 (First place)
Arjun Gupta
SEAMO, Cleared IOQM, AMC, AIME Qualifier 2021, NMTC
(Gold Medal), IMOTC Qualifier 2021.

Team at Cheenta
As of 2022, Cheenta Team has 41 members,
including faculties, researchers and administrators.
Fact: Cheenta Faculty Team has a rigorous internal training program every week.
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Dr. Ashani Dasgupta
PhD in Mathematics from University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Founder and Director at Cheenta
Dr. Sankhadip Chakraborty
PhD in Mathematics from Instituto de
Matemática Pura e Aplicada, BS from
Academic Director at Cheenta
Srijit Mukherjee
BStat and MStat from Indian Statistical
Institute, Pursuing PhD from PennState.
Director at Cheenta
Dr. Anirban Majumdar
PhD from Université Paris-Saclay in
Theoretical Computer Science, BS-MS from
Chennai Mathematical Institute.
Faculty at Cheenta

Team at Cheenta
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Subhadip Banerjee
Integrated BS-MS in Mathematics from
IISER Bhopal.
Faculty at Cheenta
Dr. Uma Garg
PhD in Physics from University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Faculty at Cheenta
Raghunath JV
Integrated BTech-MTech from IIT Madaras
Faculty at Cheenta
Sourayan Banerjee
Pursuing PhD in Mathematics from IISER
Bhopal
Faculty at Cheenta
Namrata Dutta
BSc in Physics and MSc in Electronics from
University of Calcutta
Associate Faculty at Cheenta

Team at Cheenta
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Kazi Abu Rousan
Pursuing PhD in Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science
Assistant Faculty at Cheenta
Shuborno Das
Pursuing Mathematics at University of
Oxford
Assistant Faculty at Cheenta
Swarnabja Bhowmick
BTech in Computer Science, Research
Scholar in Computer Vision
Faculty at Cheenta

Our Next
Steps:
We aspire to become a world
class training and research
organization that identifies and
nurtures talent from school level,
and pursues bleeding edge
research in mathematical science.
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1 Research Lab
Build physical lab(s) in
Kolkata to facilitate
autonomous research
groups.
Olympiad
Team
Hire outstanding and
passionate teachers
engaged in problem solving
Peer
Reviewed
Create an eco-system of
peer reviewed journals and
publications to facilitate
problem solving and
research
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4 Media Labs
Create a media lab that
produces beautiful video
and augmented reality
content.
5 Math Circles
Build math circles all across
India to identify and
nurture young talent,
particularly from
underprivileged and rural
sections of society.

Address
2nd Floor, 22, Lake Place Rd, Kolkata, West
Bengal 700029, India
Phone
+91 760 501 9990
Website
www.cheenta.com
Let us know if you need
more information.
Thank You
+1 414 220 0191
EMail
support@cheenta.com
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