What sort of students get into IITs?

Finally, The Board results are out. Pretty cool, huh? Yes, it is…my school did quite well this time, (as usual…)! YAY! **pats on the back**

The highest percentage of 10th this time in DPS, Bokaro, is 96.2%…got by Nupur .

The 12th is 98% got by Shailesh Jha. (98%! Don’t you think that’s ickle bit too much?) The funny thing is he didn’t get into any engineering colleges though JOINT, JEE, or whatever the hell they’re called, in general entrance exams – pardon my ignorance. Absurd, huh? Otherwise there are 32 students who got in IITs from out here…holy shit.

One particular guy comes in my attention when I speak of all these stuff – Rohan. He got 66th rank in IIT this time – and I’m sure a pretty swell rank. And oh! Boy. That Rohan Bhaiya as we call him, is just soooo funky. I mean you wouldn’t think likely he’ll get into the private engineering colleges even. With highlighted hairs his Unicorn bike and all attitude and loads of style…one wonders how he did so well. A Blue Blazer, Gold Medal, Scholar Badge Holder, he is some wonder. Looks like some hero (rather loafer and a dropout who flunks every class); in actuality he’s a whiz kid! Kuch to hai us mein.


Shailesh Jha on the other hand was the emblematic geek. Study. That’s all he knew, so there’s no more to it.

I was just thinking…ahh, yes…so very like me. When swiftly it dawned on me that I fear my 10th Board Exams (which I’ll be giving in 2008 Feb-March), more that IITs. I’m such a creepo! I’m soo scared right now! Even if I study hard and not get a good result? Or not get into the IITs? I know it won’t be the end of the world, and my parents won’t slaughter me…but still, I myself will feel like a big time loser. But with the likes of Rohan and Nupur, I wonder, what kind of person you actually have to be to be an IITian.

Dad says that although Rohan and Nupur might look like funky guys, in actuality they’re surely very serious and academics conscious. I dunno. I’m really bewildered and bemused. What sort of students get into IITs nowadays?

Suicide. The word itself is alarming and sends images of hanged people and blood-spattered veins across your mind. If you ask me, suicide is nothing more than a self-felony. It’s a sin against nature. People who commit suicide surely aren’t normal guys…what’s got into me, huh?

A guy in my locality, Arijit Ray, who got 93% this time in 10th Board exams committed suicide. Horrible. Surely the reason can’t be worried and depressed about his academics? No. He’s wayyyy tooo gooood. His mock tests results in FIITJEE were superb. I think he came 2nd.

People around though aren’t sure if it was a suicide. You know, murder. It’s really bad. You know like he was studying at that time. His Physics book lay open along with a Math Notebook with an open pen on it. Besides, he didn’t hang himself, neither cut his veins, and nor taken poison. He was found with a towel around his neck sitting in front of his wardrobe. Funny, huh?

Yet again there’s buzz that he tried to do some Phy experiment on himself and in the process there occurred some accident of some sort and he got himself killed. I really don’t wanna think about it. If you ask me, then I think he was just plain thick and idiotic to try an experiment on himself, in the first place.

School opens on Monday with the usual Monday Test. It’s Social Science (History, Civics, Geography, Economics) tomorrow. It might’ve been alright if it’d been split up into separate subs. Fuck it. I’m really bonkers. I’m totally at a loss. It’s worse cuz I know I’m failing it. It’s just too scary! I hate this sub, first place. And I can’t wait to abandon this sub and get a grip in my life.

The Social Science Test Disease Syndrome –

Ø Several spells of wakeful distressed and disturbing nights
Ø Quite a few attacks of brainless mugging
Ø Bulging, stuffed strained and overwrought eyes (sometimes dark circles)
Ø Calorie consumption to thwart you to rest your poor eyes
Ø Numerous fits of stress, trauma, constant worry, anxiety (read: pimples)

Cure –

Ø Sadly, none. Just pray to God....might help you out...

Duration –

Ø 1 week Maximum

Prevention –

Ø Uh? Study Social Science every sec in your school life till Xth standard. Still you really can’t put off the virus. It’s very nagging and determined.

To end on a lighter note the latest flix I caught up with are The Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong, Da Vinci Code and oh, Fanaa. Shall tell about them in next post. So long…XOXO