Samrat Bandopadhyay, an Information Services Officer (IIS) from the 2010 batch, has recently received recognition for his outstanding dedication to continuous learning. With a total of 720 courses completed on the Karmayogi Integrated Government Online Training (IGoT) platform, he now holds the record for the most courses completed by any officer or official in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Bandopadhyay was also felicitated at ‘NPTEL Stars Event’ at IIT Madras. The Stars Event witnessed the participation of over 800 NPTEL Stars - learners who successfully completed and got certified in more than three NPTEL courses in the previous semesters. During July to December 2024 semester, 733 courses were offered on NPTEL and over 29 lakh students enrolled for the courses. Of these 9.2 lakh students registered and took exams, making it one of the largest MOOC initiatives across the world.