
Mr. Kanchan Kumar Rajak
Mr. Kanchan Kumar Rajak


Achiever's Success Story
The epitome of 'Nothing is Impossible', Mr. Kanchan Rajak dedicates himself to awakening the youth.
Born in a small village, Kanchan has faced insurmountable odds, but he never lost hope. Kanchan’s primary education began in the village’s school which was under a tree. He was the youngest among nine siblings and lived in a hut while his mother worked as a housemaid. During the monsoon, he went to school swimming. Kanchan’s life changed miraculously after he passed the Navodaya examination and, later with his fathomless hard work and boundless determination, when he passed the IIT examinations with glowing rank.
Today, Kanchan has a graduate and post-graduate degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. He is a General Manager with a certification of “The Future Leader of Reliance” under CAP at Reliance Industries Ltd. Withholding the motto of Navodaya, “Come to Learn, Go to Serve”, he played significantly in the foundation of ‘Navodaya Alumni Association Bihar’ (NAAB). More than 500 Navodaya students benefited from his initiative to bring them on educational tours of IIT Kanpur. He has motivated around 5000 students and has done career counselling in many schools. He has also conducted quiz programmes and set up medical camps. He was instrumental in setting up a movable pathology and a free medicine centre under NAAB’s banner. In the opening round itself, 900 patients were diagnosed, and free medicine worth Rs 2 lacks was provided. His first successful campaign was for Bihar Flood Relief in 2008, which he conducted as a student from IIT Kanpur.
He says, “My goal is to serve my motherland by finding many more hidden Kanchans like me and polishing/guiding them to their full potential.” He feels for those having talents but are stuck due to the lack of proper resources.