Counseling session at IIT Kharagpur
What followed next is the anxious wait for the results. They were due sometime in June. I woke up early that morning to find out the results from the IIT website. As expected, the lines were all choked and it took quite some time to know if I had cracked the IIT JEE 2004. Those were nerve-racking moments, not only for me but for my whole family as well. My mother was perhaps praying to God. My brother was at the computer, checking out my results, murmuring consoling words to ease out my tension that had apparently stressed me out by that time. Just then, the screen flashed.
You have qualified IIT JEE Mains 2004 as a GE Candidate
Your All
I wasn’t so happy with the number, yet I was very relieved to realize I had qualified what is touted as one of the most difficult examinations in the world. My family was ecstatic. I had an impression that such an All India Rank (AIR) would not be of much use. I called up and informed my tutors. However, they told me that I could get some decent enough engineering branch. Words of encouragement, Words of hope!
I later got to know that I had scored 20 in Chemistry, 41 in Physics and 17 in Mathematics. Damn FITTJEE! Their solutions suggested that I would score 32 on Chemistry with an AIR of less than 1000. A difference of 12 marks is HUGE indeed.
I received the call letter for the counseling soon. In the few days time that I had, rounds of consultation with people with any relations with the IITs continued. I finally rounded off my choices to few branches close to my AIR. I wanted to go for a B.Tech course rather than an integrated M.Sc course, most of which were easily available with my AIR. My preference was of course IIT Kharagpur, the oldest of all IITs and the closest to my hometown – just 5 hours away!
At the counseling session at IIT Kharagpur, as I entered the main gate of the academic block, I saw the huge main building with the words
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Dedicated to the service of the nation
The colossal structure awed me as much as these words which instilled a sense of pride. I wanted to be a part of it!
The counseling session finished off, with me offering my list of choices. I had given 24 options. I was sure to get only one, the rest just to fill up the page. After few days, I received the confirmation from IIT Kharagpur.
Based on your AIR and the choices during the counseling session you have been offered admission in to the B.Tech Course in Mining Engineering at IIT Kharagpur.
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