Just 14, he is Delhi IIT-JEE topper

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thewisecrab

thewisecrab

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rajkumar_pb said:
@thewisecrab

Do you think settling in a top institute and study the current top course would make one feel happy? Nah, atleast not for me. I even had a chance to get into a good school for XIth. But i rejected that and preferred to stay with my mom. I never regret that and i feel happy on what i did and what i am doing now. The only thing is i am happy as hell. :D

I appreciate that kid though,but what we said earlier doesn't mean that we're ranting that kid, but we feel sorry for him for losting his childhood. You know how beautiful it is. Did you sacrifice that just for namesake and getting into top institute @ age of 14? Nah, we need to do certain things at certain age and that means we're moving gradually.
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No, I'm not mentioning about happiness. Thats relative to a person. Yes, I too had a great childhood.

I would have sacrificed my childhood if it meant getting into IIT tbf, reason being that only now, I realise how messed up I am, and that I'll get a crappy college in the bargain. Whats better? being set for life, or running around like a headless idiot (as I am now) ? :(
 
furious_gamer

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thewisecrab said:
No, I'm not mentioning about happiness. Thats relative to a person. Yes, I too had a great childhood.

I would have sacrificed my childhood if it meant getting into IIT tbf, reason being that only now, I realise how messed up I am, and that I'll get a crappy college in the bargain. Whats better? being set for life, or running around like a headless idiot (as I am now) ? :(
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That depends. For some of us, life is not so hard but its not for everyone. What i said is purely from POV. I feel sorry for you and ofcourse i dont get into a top institute but i myself learned programming languages well and now i got my job only because of what i know. Anyhow past is past and nothing gonna happen. So try your best to push yourself up in the foodchain. :D
 
gagan007

gagan007

Uhu, Not Gonna Happen!
moreover some of the guys here who are not in any job yet think that all IITians get extraordinary pay or jobs which is not true at all. My own brother passed out from IIT KGP (and currently finishing MS/PHD from NUS) and he told me that only the toppers get those meatier jobs while others get at-par treatment which is given to BE graduates. It is not the degree that matters but the education we receive from these institutions...and which is what is asked in the interviews also.

Moreover, coming back to topic, I seriously hope that this kid doesn't lose it all one day but continue to bring laurels to India, no matter wherever he works or lives after completing his education.
 
nileshgr

nileshgr

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gagan007 said:
moreover some of the guys here who are not in any job yet think that all IITians get extraordinary pay or jobs which is not true at all. My own brother passed out from IIT KGP (and currently finishing MS/PHD from NUS) and he told me that only the toppers get those meatier jobs while others get at-par treatment which is given to BE graduates. It is not the degree that matters but the education we receive from these institutions...and which is what is asked in the interviews also.

Moreover, coming back to topic, I seriously hope that this kid doesn't lose it all one day but continue to bring laurels to India, no matter wherever he works or lives after completing his education.
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I don't agree with your view completely.
B.Tech Metallurgy from IIT has anyday greater value than a B.E. in Comp Engg when applying for an IT industry (there are many such samples :D).
The stamp makes the difference. If you're applying for a job in the field itself, for example you are Mechanical and apply in a automobile industry then the knowledge may matter, not the institute, but still...IIT is an exception
 
gagan007

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if you are saying it so confidently perhaps you would have seen cases in practical life. I commented based on what my brother told me who himself is an IIT product. Plus there are couple of "friends" (not friends exactly but I know them) who have passed from IIT Roorkee and Chennai. They failed to get decent jobs. One is working at lower sal than me (passed out from Civil,same year as mine. I am a govt engg college passout) and other one started his own coaching class. Haah!
 
Liverpool_fan

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IIT brand matters, a LOT, however if you fail then rather not.
And btw this kid didn't really prepare for IIT brand but just for knowledge. I rather doubt a mother pushing for *that*. Perhaps this kid enjoys studying more than playing or idling? Not sure he had a "bad childhood" in that case
 
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Its good but I doubt if he , you know , randomly ticked answers in IIT-JEE. Yes, I know it will be difficult but it can be done..Because consider the statement from the source "This topper scored a modest 76 percent in Class 10 and 73 percent in Class 12 board exams" (From the source)
Just a thought, I appreciate his hardwork and dedication.
 
nileshgr

nileshgr

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The Conqueror said:
Its good but I doubt if he , you know , randomly ticked answers in IIT-JEE. Yes, I know it will be difficult but it can be done..Because consider the statement from the source "This topper scored a modest 76 percent in Class 10 and 73 percent in Class 12 board exams" (From the source)
Just a thought, I appreciate his hardwork and dedication.
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I know many people who have been average scorers in 10th and 12th but university gold medalists.
 
thewisecrab

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10th = lol-iest exam known. Sorry if I offend anyone, but if that marksheet didnt have my DoB on it, its as good as toilet paper.
 
furious_gamer

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Ah, thats really dumb. A friend of mine who is just having 58% got placed in HCL at our college-on-campus, though i dont have contact with that guy, i still remember how brilliant he was in programming. Why these companies always filter us with the marks.(God, at least i got above 60% :D)
 
Liverpool_fan

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rajkumar_pb said:
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Ah, thats really dumb. A friend of mine who is just having 58% got placed in HCL at our college-on-campus, though i dont have contact with that guy, i still remember how brilliant he was in programming. Why these companies always filter us with the marks.(God, at least i got above 60% :D)
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They filter people because these "filtering" jobs are done by the dumb HR guys who have absolutely no idea on how to judge talent or skill and do a lazy task of filtering in that way claiming "consistency" in education or other such crap.
Some companies even ask for 70% above in graduation, and that's really retarded IMO (anyone who has done/doing Engineering knows how difficult it is to score marks and how it is more dependent on attendance/rote ability/closeness to teachers than knowledge or intelligence).
 
gagan007

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Down south specially in Bangalore when a lot of candidates show up for a particular job test/interview, the cutoff has reached upto 90% too. I think they did it just to reduce the crowd. None of the universities in north give such obscene marks, even to toppers!
 
nileshgr

nileshgr

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rajkumar_pb said:
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Ah, thats really dumb. A friend of mine who is just having 58% got placed in HCL at our college-on-campus, though i dont have contact with that guy, i still remember how brilliant he was in programming. Why these companies always filter us with the marks.(God, at least i got above 60% :D)
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There are always some exceptions.

Liverpool_fan said:
They filter people because these "filtering" jobs are done by the dumb HR guys who have absolutely no idea on how to judge talent or skill and do a lazy task of filtering in that way claiming "consistency" in education or other such crap.
Some companies even ask for 70% above in graduation, and that's really retarded IMO (anyone who has done/doing Engineering knows how difficult it is to score marks and how it is more dependent on attendance/rote ability/closeness to teachers than knowledge or intelligence).
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+1, its all about the numbers you get out of 100, very few number of people see the talent.
 
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AcceleratorX

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rajkumar_pb said:
:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen: I feel good in that way. I never be over-smart or a dumb guy. I was just a ordinary kid who likes to play a lot, and study less. :D and i am happy as hell.
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IMO early success is not as good as it seems, because often the person may not be able to repeat the same performance due to various factors as time passes and then he or she may get depressed.

When I was 14, I knew VB and C and was doing voluntary beta testing and preparing bug reports all day for many software firms in the security industry. I made a lot of contacts, etc. and a few enemies too (come on, it's the internet :D). I got a lot of praise too.

However, my marks were never great. The media, the people, our society, they only care about success in exams, not about people's abilities. I got to meet entire development teams of companies and chat with them, yet, my immediate peers didn't really care about that. My 75% "low marks" in 10th mattered more to them than my success with these "unnecessary activities". I stopped my internet activities and testing later to concentrate on studies, and due to a lack of time.

The thing is that there are many, many kids who do wonders even at age 14 (or even less). Some compete at national level in sports. Some win international swimming tournaments. Some win computer gaming parties. There are countless things I can go on about.

But our media and society cares much more about marks in exams than such things and that is plain wrong!

As time passed and I saw this, I used to feel a little depressed......but now, I am older, I am wiser. I do not care much because my abilities are out there and anyone can see it. And that is the same for all of you - I always believed that every person is really, really good at something that no exam or test can ever prove.

So, while I must applaud this boy's success at this exam, this is also a time where he should be careful - because if he doesn't continue repeating such success, people will begin thinking badly of him and he can fall into depression.

And remember, there are other kids doing various other things at young ages.....very talented people whose talent is ignored by the country. Remember them too when you read these things! :)
 
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