Predict before you run
The single highest-leverage habit in CS education costs one minute of ink per program. Here's five years of before/after marks to prove it…
read() →Runs on curiosity, not RAM
My first program was ten lines of BASIC that drew a spiral, written on a 386 my father brought home in a monsoon. It ran on the fourth try. I have been chasing that fourth-try feeling ever since — and building classrooms where students get to chase it too.
Twelve years in, my lab runs on three rules: predict before you run, break what you build, and explain it to someone else. Marks follow understanding the way output follows code — reliably, and in order.
I coach the Informatics Olympiad squad, run a girls-who-code club that outgrew its room twice, and maintain the school's attendance system myself (uptime: better than the electricity).
If your school wants CS taught as a way of thinking rather than a list of definitions, my terminal is open.
rohit --verboseCommit history
Python & computational thinkingGr 6–12 core, project-first
v12.0C++ & competitive programmingGr 6–12 core, project-first
v9.0Data structures & algorithmsGr 6–12 core, project-first
v12.0SQL & databases (XII)Gr 6–12 core, project-first
v8.0Web fundamentalsGr 6–12 core, project-first
v6.0AI/ML foundations (CBSE 843)Gr 6–12 core, project-first
v3.0Debug the thinking, not the code
Anyone can fix a semicolon. I teach students to fix the idea that put it there.
the classroom runtime · every period executes this loop
Rohit Verma's view: Programming is the closest school gets to teaching honesty: the computer does exactly what you said, never what you meant. Students who learn to close that gap — between intention and instruction — carry it into every subject and, eventually, every job.
- Predict — write down what the code WILL do before touching run. Ink beats instinct.
- Run — the machine is the referee, not the teacher. Argue with output, not with me.
- Break it — now make it fail on purpose. If you can break it, you understand it.
- Explain — teach it to your bench partner. Rubber ducks get a lunch break.
Where I was compiled
2010 — 2012
M.Tech Computer Science
COEP, PuneCGPA 9.1 · thesis on CS pedagogy tools2006 — 2010
B.E. Computer Engineering
PICT, PuneFirst class with distinction2013
B.Ed. (Science & Math)
SNDT UniversityFirst class2023
PG Certificate, Machine Learning
IIT Madras (online)Top 5% of cohortTagged versions
v2024CBSE CS (083) master trainerboard teacher-training faculty
v2024IOI training camp — coachboard teacher-training faculty
v2024Google Certified Educator L2board teacher-training faculty
v2024Cisco CCNA: Intro to Networksboard teacher-training faculty
Shipped every year
2018 — PRESENT
HOD Computer Science
The Bishop's School, Pune
Rebuilt the curriculum Python-first across Gr 6–12. Board results at 97%; lab uptime better. Started the girls-who-code club — 8 members then, 94 now, two national hackathon wins.
+2,400 students-1 dead language (yes, that one)2014 — 2018
PGT Computer Science
Delhi Public School, Pune
Took the Olympiad programme from zero to 14 medals. Wrote the school's first CS lab manual that students actually read — because it was full of bugs to find, on purpose.
+2,400 students-1 dead language (yes, that one)2012 — 2014
TGT Computer Science
City International School, Pune
First posting. Twenty machines, one projector, infinite chalk. Learned that a class that laughs at segfaults together, debugs together.
+2,400 students-1 dead language (yes, that one)Repos of repute
CBSE National Award for Teachers — state nominee2025For curriculum innovation in CS
23 Informatics Olympiad medals coached2025For curriculum innovation in CS
Winner, national teacher hackathon2025For curriculum innovation in CS
Published: 'The Predict-First Classroom'2025For curriculum innovation in CS
Lab, live
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$ olympiad squad — 6 AM practice
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$ olympiad squad — 6 AM practice
$ olympiad squad — 6 AM practice
$ olympiad squad — 6 AM practice
$ olympiad squad — 6 AM practice
Notes from production
Grading code without killing joy
Rubrics that reward working ugly code over broken beautiful code — and why style marks come last, like dessert…
read() →The lab machine that teaches humility
I keep one deliberately slow PC in the lab. Students who write O(n²) meet it eventually. It has taught complexity better than I ever did…
read() →Approved by reviewers
APPROVED · 2 REVIEWERS
“Sir made us predict output on paper for a month before touching the keyboard. I hated it. Then I topped districts. I get it now.”
Advait K.Batch of 2024, IOI camp selecteeAPPROVED · 2 REVIEWERS
“Our CS enrolment doubled and the girls-who-code club has a waitlist. Rohit built a culture, not just a department.”
PrincipalBatch of 2024, IOI camp selecteeAPPROVED · 2 REVIEWERS
“He debugged my daughter's confidence, not just her code. She's at IIIT now.”
ParentBatch of 2024, IOI camp selecteeOpen to merge
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current_employerThe Bishop's School, Pune
current_roleHOD Computer Science
open_toHOD CS · PGT CS · Olympiad programme director · edtech curriculum roles
expected_salary₹14–18 LPA
will_relocateYes — Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad · remote-friendly for curriculum work
notice_period60 days
Principal, The Bishop's SchoolCurrent employer · Shared on request
HOD Science, DPS Pune2014–18 · Shared on request
Ping me
Current address14, Model Colony, Shivajinagar, Pune 411016, Maharashtra
Phone / WhatsApp+91 95555 55555
Note for recruitersRecruiting? Send your toughest 'my child hates coding' case to the demo class. That's my favourite input.