For ASSET & ATS Top Performers

You’re among the sharpest young minds in India and the UAE. Here’s where you belong.

Gifted World is a community of high-potential students, parents, and mentors. Monthly masterclasses, career conversations, challenges, and forums — all for students like you.

A joint initiative of

Northwestern CTD
Center for Talent Development, USA
Educational Intiatives
Leaders in academic assessment
GenWise
India’s leader in nurturing Giftedness

What you get as a member

Three levels of community — each builds on the last. Membership is free for qualifying students.

Level 1

Gifted World

Top 15% of ASSET students. Sign up with your PAN number.

  • Monthly Student Masterclass — a big idea explained well by an expert
  • Career Exploration sessions with real professionals
  • Fortnightly math & logic challenges
  • Monthly newsletter with curated resources
  • Access to community forums
Free for qualifying students
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Level 3

Club GW

Students enrolled in TNP365, GenWise Summer Programme, or other nurturing programmes.

  • Everything in Level 1 & 2
  • Direct WhatsApp groups with mentors
  • Ongoing interaction and guidance
  • Year-round enrichment community
  • First access to new programmes and events
Included with programme enrolment
Learn About Programmes

How to join

Three ways to become a member, depending on where you’re starting from.

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You have an Ei-ASSET PAN

If you’re in the top 15% of Ei-ASSET, you qualify for Level 1 (Gifted World). Sign up and enter your PAN — we’ll verify and let you in.

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You have neither

You can register for the Ei-ATS on the official site, or write to us — your school can also nominate you for the ATS Community.

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15+
Years in Gifted Education
10,000+
Students Served Annually
24+
Masterclasses per Year
3
Countries

Ready to join?

Free for qualifying students. Takes about two minutes.

Coming up this month

Real events, real people, real conversations. Not recordings — live sessions where you can ask questions.

Masterclass

Weaponizing Geography: How Terrain Shapes War and Power

Saturday, 13 June · 6:30 PM IST

With Sriram Naganathan — how a narrow pass, a hill, or an island can change history. From Thermopylae and Hannibal to World War II island-hopping and modern choke points. Ages 12+.

Open to all members (Level 1+)
Parent Hour

What Does It Mean to Learn from YouTube?

Sunday, 14 June · 10:30 AM IST

Your child watches Veritasium, Kurzgesagt, 3Blue1Brown — and often comes away feeling like they’ve learned something. We’ll discuss what that learning actually is.

ATS Community members (Level 2+)

Meet your mentors

Real researchers and professionals who’ll challenge the way you think.

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Siddharth Bharath

Community Lead & Ecologist

PhD from University of Minnesota. Runs TNP365 year-round. Studies how ecosystems work — and teaches students to think like field scientists.

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Goldy Yadav

Neuroscientist, UC Louvain

Postdoctoral researcher in Brussels. Fulbright Fellow at NIH. PhD in Cognitive Science from IIT Gandhinagar. Studies how the brain learns new skills and retains memories.

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Utpal Chattopadhyay

Physicist, IIT Kharagpur & Bell Labs

IIT Kharagpur (1st in class), PhD from Stony Brook. Worked at Bell Labs and Motorola. Teaches Advanced Physics at the Indian Statistical Institute. Post-2005: can’t imagine life without chalk and a blackboard.

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Sukanya Sinha

Astrophysicist & Science Writer

PhD in Theoretical Physics from University of Maryland. Visiting scientist at ISI Bangalore since 2004. Teaches astrophysics and quantum mechanics. Awarded the Rabindra Smriti Puraskar for science writing.

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Navin Kabra

Computer Scientist & Entrepreneur

IIT Bombay & PhD from University of Wisconsin, Madison. CTO and co-founder at ReliScore. Holds 18 US Patents. Has designed and delivered over a dozen courses on technology for gifted students.

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Sowmya Jatesan

Educator & Parent Mentor

B.Tech IIT Madras, Masters from Penn State. Montessori-trained, 15+ years in alternative and mainstream schools. Leads the Parent Hour — practical conversations about raising gifted children.

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Rupin Chheda

Designer & Builder

Engineer-turned-designer with two decades in IT and startups. Former Assistant VP at WhiteHatJr. Built 3D printers repeatedly (and never succeeded once). Now leads STREAM at Kanakia Educational Institutions.

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Anusha Krishnan

Scientist & Science Communicator

PhD in Ecology & Molecular Biology from IISc Bangalore. Has written 100+ popular science stories. Trained 500+ students in science communication across Ashoka University, NCBS, IISER, and other institutions.

Join the conversation

Our forums are where students and parents share ideas, discuss challenges, and find their tribe.

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Welcome & Introductions

New here? Tell us about yourself — what grade you’re in, what you’re curious about, what makes you tick.

42 members introducedOpen to all
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Challenge Discussion

Discuss the fortnightly Gifted World challenges. Share your approach — the interesting part isn’t the answer, it’s how you got there.

17 challenges postedLevel 1+
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Masterclass Follow-up

Continue the conversation after each masterclass. Questions you didn’t get to ask, ideas that stuck with you, things you looked up afterwards.

New threads monthlyLevel 1+
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Parent Circle

A space for parents to share experiences, resources, and practical strategies for nurturing high-potential children.

Moderated spaceLevel 2+

This week’s challenge

A new puzzle every two weeks. Think hard. Discuss with others. The solution is less important than the thinking.

Challenge #13

Try Challenge #13 — and see the solution to #12

A new puzzle every two weeks. Think hard. Read how others approached it. The solution is less interesting than the thinking that leads there.

Ready to find your people?

Join a community where being curious, driven, and a little different is exactly what’s celebrated.

Free membership. No credit card required. Takes 2 minutes.