Optimism : Always Hope for the Best !
In 9th class, I came to know about prestigious
engineering institutes like and IITs and NITs and their prestigious entrance
examination IIT-JEE and AIEEE. If you are an Indian, you cannot escape from the
buzz of engineers and doctors. There is a famous meme : “ In India, you first
become an engineer and then think what you want to do in life.”
After 10th result came out, I enrolled in science stream in
class 11th. Although I did not completely know what it meant but I
always said that I wanted to be an aeronautical engineer. Maybe the reason was
the influence of former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on me. Anyway as
the time went on, I started to hate Physics and Chemistry but love Computer
Science. Now I wanted to become a Computer Engineer.
But fate has something else in box for me. As soon as 11th
class started, I got ill with jaundice. It took 3 months for me to get
completely well. Due to leaving out on basics, I was unable to understand
Chemistry and Physics later on. In 12th class, our Maths teacher
died and I was unable to complete Maths syllabus on my own. The biggest mistake
I did was not enrolling in any tuitions and coaching centres since I thought I
could clear 12th and IIT-JEE
by being dependent on my school teachers.
As expected, I was not able to clear IIT-JEE and AIEEE.
Moreover being a General student in India leaves no possibility of second
chance for you. Hoping to clear state entrance examination CET of Delhi by
GGISPU, I was devastated on that front too. Now I was left with no choice but
enrolling in private engineering institutes which demanded for hefty donations
and capitation fees. I was completely exhausted and felt like a loser. I
reminded of good olden days up to 10th class when I used to be in
the top 3 students in class. But life is the name of moving on. Sticking to the
past made my present more difficult for me. That was the time when I was most
pessimistic about life and felt that no good could come out of my life.
But my passion for computer science was same so I gave
entrance exam for diploma in Computer Engineering in Delhi Polytechnics. While
preparing for the exam, I completely forgot about the whole mess and focused
totally on exam preparation. Due to determination, I secured 544 rank in the
Polytechnics entrance exam and this was the moment that filled with optimism
and hope for the future. This was the year of 2012.
In December 2012, I started blogging to let out my
frustration for pursuing diploma while all my classmates were pursuing degrees.
In June 2013, I started this blog and since then, it’s been a ride of ups and
downs but I never stopped or looked back. Now I think whether it would have
been the same if I had got admission in B.Tech. I think had it been the case, I would not be
doing what I love and would have been satisfied with the thought of having secured
a seat in B.Tech.
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