My parents are engineers and seeing them inspired me to become one myself. My determination got stronger when one of my cousins got admission to the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU). I was in Class 8 back then and asked my father about it and got to know that IITs are the most prestigious engineering colleges in the country. And, therefore, I decided that I will pursue engineering from an IIT.
How I chose BTech in Mathematics and Computing at IIT-D
In 2022, I cleared JEE Main with an India rank of 382 and in JEE Advanced, I got 746 rank. After weighing my options during the counselling, I decided to enrol myself into BTech in Mathematics and Computing at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. I chose this course as I have a deep interest in Mathematics and Computer Science. Moreover, I really liked the course content. I was getting Electrical Engineering at IIT Bombay but since I didn’t have an interest in it, I chose my current course. Before making the final decision, I spoke to some seniors regarding the scope and what is offered by the course.
In the long run, I want to pursue research and study further. Though not certain, I have the desire to move abroad for higher education. I would like to pursue a career in Computer Science as I prefer it a wee bit over Mathematics and I am regularly involved in programming and knowing about new technologies.
IIT-Delhi’s library is my sanctuary
Right now, I am on semester break. My batch has just given our end semester exams and when we’ll join back, I will be in my second year. However, before the break, my usual day would begin at 7 am as the lectures began at 9 am and would go on till 4 pm to 5 pm. Post that, we were free to do whatever we like — be it chilling out with friends, going out, taking part in club activities and more.
I am a bit of an introvert and love spending my free time in the library. IIT Delhi has an amazing library, it has three storeys. The ground floor has books from all genres. The first and second floors are reading areas, you can study there, bring your books and get lost in them. Sometimes, I also participate in competitions held in the library by the technical club.
My vision of India in 2047
Other than spending time at the library, I participate in some club activities as well. I am a part of the programming club and enjoy the competitions held by them. I also participated in the technical fest of our college— Tryst. I was a part of the organising team and even participated in a competition— Vision of India 2047, where we showcase how we think India would look like in 2047. I presented my idea where the cities were compressed and roads in the air to a panel of 15 judges. I got second place in the competition.
At college, I have a group of friends which has five to six people who are closest to me, all of them are from my hostel. We go out on weekends, sometimes we also visit the city. Generally, weekdays are busy as we have classes and other activities, however, on weekends we relax.
My biggest learning experience from the whole IIT experience has been to keep going and face all the challenges that come your way. It teaches you to not give up no matter how hard a situation may seem.
Courtesy : The Indian Express