A maths teacher, Ajay, has been working in the field of teaching since 1989. He believes that a good teacher understands their students and always motivates them to do better.

Ajay Gupta is a PGT-Mathematics teacher at St. Paul's Senior Secondary School in Udaipur.

Ajay hails from Bhachau, Gujarat. His father was an engineer in the Railways and got transferred to Udaipur in 1970. He completed his BSc in 1985 and also prepared for government exams but didn’t succeed. Then he got an MSc in Mathematics. Afterwards, he decided to choose teaching as his profession, completing his B.Ed. in 1989, and started his teaching career at Central Academy. Then, in 1992, he got the opportunity to join St. Paul's School and is still working there.

Recalling his childhood, Ajay says that he spent his childhood in Udaipur. He remembers an incident when he was in eighth grade and participated in a singing competition. He got the first prize and still cherishes those moments. He used to play many games.

Ajay’s role models are Mahant Murli Sharan Shastri and Swami Vivekanand. He learned a lot from them.

The quote of Swami Vivekanand, "Arise, awake and stop not, till the goal is reached," motivates and inspires him a lot.

Accepting his mistakes, Ajay says that he has made many mistakes but always tries not to repeat them. He believes that teachers are the leaders of the future generation, so it is important for teachers to realise their mistakes and not repeat them.

Sharing his achievements, Ajay says that he was a very good Kho-kho player and the captain of the team at the time of his MSc. He was also recognised with many awards by the Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Bhaskar, etc. His biggest accomplishment was that he earned a gold medal from the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, in Ajmer. As a teacher, he gets appreciation and respect from his students, which is an achievement for him.

Advising aspirants to his field, Ajay says that it is important to do your homework and to prepare yourself before entering the class. For a teacher, it is also necessary to understand the psychology of the students. One should be familiar with advanced technologies and must upgrade themselves in today’s era.

Sharing his COVID experience, Ajay says that teaching students online was one of the biggest challenges that every teacher faced during the pandemic. He worked hard to become familiar with online platforms and learn advanced technologies. He posted mathematics lessons for classes tenth to twelfth on YouTube.

In his spare time, Ajay likes to sing and repair small things. He also likes gardening.

If given a time machine to travel back in time, Ajay would go to his past and relive his childhood days.