Life in an IIT | Why this BTech student chose IIT Guwahati

Life in an IIT | Why this BTech student chose IIT Guwahati

— Harshit Tomar My interest in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) didn’t start very early. Back in school in my hometown, Delhi, I only knew vaguely that IIT was something prestigious. It was after interacting with a few IIT alumni and seeing some of my classmates prepare for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) that […]

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Life in an IIT | From Chhattisgarh’s Gurur to IIT Madras

Life in an IIT | From Chhattisgarh’s Gurur to IIT Madras

I am from Gurur, Balod, Chhattisgarh. My early schooling was in Hindi medium, but on my parents’ advice, I switched to English medium in Class 11 at Model English Higher Secondary School, Dhamtari. That change felt challenging at the time, but it became a stepping stone to bigger dreams. My first real inspiration to join […]

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Life in an IIT | Gujarati medium schooling to a seat at IIT Guwahati: Journey of a BTech student

Life in an IIT | Gujarati medium schooling to a seat at IIT Guwahati: Journey of a BTech student

I first heard about IIT when my cousin, who is four years older than I, secured a seat in the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). At that time, I didn’t really know much about IITs. When I asked my father, he told me that IITs are the best colleges in India, and only […]

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Life in an IIT | Born to doctor parents, she carved her path to IIT Guwahati

Life in an IIT | Born to doctor parents, she carved her path to IIT Guwahati

Though I don’t originally belong to Hyderabad, it’ll always be my first home. I grew up there – in a house full of warmth, chaos, and laughter. My parents, both doctors – my mother is an anaesthetist and my father a liver surgeon – are originally from Agra, but Hyderabad is where I spent most […]

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