Abhayanand

Abhayanand is an IPS officer and educationalist who conceptualised Super 30 to teach poor students to crack IIT JEE. Following his graduation from Science College, Patna, Abhayanand was selected as the IPS officer for the Bihar cadre after clearing UPSC Civil Services Examination in 1977. He was the ADG (headquarters) in 2006 and as such he concentrated on the speedy trial of Arms Act cases in Bihar. Later, during his tenure as the ADG of Bihar Military Police,Patna, he motivated the constables to donate generously from their salaries to metamorphose a dilapidated government hospital into a modern nursing home with state- of- the- art facilities for treatment of the police force and their family members. Abhayanand was appointed as D.G.P Bihar on 25 August 2011 and became the 48th D.G.P of the state of Bihar on 31 August 2011, following the footsteps of his father Late Mr. Jagdanand who was the 28th D.G.P, Bihar during 1985–86.

Education

Abhayanand did his schooling from St. Xavier's High School, Patna and St. Michael's High School, Patna. He majored in physics from Science College, and topped in his class. His wife Dr. Nutan Anand is an obstetrician and gynaecologist. They married in Gangapur, Samsastipur, Bihar which is his wife's native village. He comes from the powerful Bhumihar Brahmin Community of Bihar.