The Rising Sun

PART 2 – The Challenge

Life would have been monotonous without challenges. Like thousands of others in India, I wanted to study engineering at one of the IITs. The first roadblock came in the form of IITJEE 2011, where I failed to forecast the possible cut-offs in each subject and did not get a rank even though I scored almost 90 marks more than the total cut-off. It was a huge blow to my confidence and morale, and even after joining IIEST, it felt like I was not able to cope up. The challenge was not just to improve my grades, but also to improve my confidence and soft skills. So, I took up teaching. I started to provide private tuition to students of Classes 8-10. This stint helped me immensely as I regained my lost confidence while teaching and reformed my personality for the positives. My academic performance turned around immensely, and that confidence is something which I have brought with me to NITIE, Mumbai and plan to carry with me in future endeavours too.