Key to unlock the doors of IIT
It’s become quite a
trend for students
from IITs and IIMs to
turn authors. They
pluck out the most
fascinating stories from
their lives at the
institute, club it with
interesting stories of
their classmates, add
some zing and flavour
and voila! a bestseller
aspirant is born.
Many of these books
centre around the fun
on campus, bonds of
friendship, the
blossoming and cracking
of relationships, the
promise and
uncertainity of the
career path ahead.
A group of four first
year IITians, however,
have tried their hand at
something different —
My Encounter With IIT-
JEE: The Story of
Preparation by Arpit
Agrawal and his three
friends, is about their
experiences and lessons
learned while preparing
for IIT-JEE (Joint
Entrance Exam).
Arpit was the all-India
topper in the JEE last
year and is currently
pursuing B.Tech,
Computer Science at
IIT-Delhi. Of the other
three, Sanju Ahuja is in
her first year of
Mechanical Engineering
at IIT-Delhi, Ayush
Gogia is pursuing Civil
Engineering from IIT-
Roorkee and Sagar Garg
is in his first year of
Chemical Engineering at
IIT-Guwahati.
Arpit says the book is
more than just a self-
help, inspirational guide.
“It’s the story of
getting into IIT and
shares the experiences
of many aspirants,”
says Arpit, who started
working on the book
right after the JEE
results were out. “I
thought whatever we
are feeling today we
might not feel the
same once we get into
college and thus after
talking to my three
friends who have co-
authored the book, we
started on it,” he says
and mentions that the
first manuscript was
ready by October 2012.
However, the team
wanted it to be perfect
and thus, more than 25
people including
teachers, parents and
co-aspirants went
through it for proof-
reading, editing and
improvisation.
The final manuscript
was ready by December
but the real trouble was
finding a publisher. “It
was really difficult to
find someone who could
publish the book. After
being turned down by
many publishers,
Arihant Publishers
agreed to go ahead
with the book,” says
Arpit, whose basic idea
to involve more people
in writing the book was
to include more
experiences from
different backgrounds.
“Now, it’s a wholesome
read, replete with
experiences of four
different people,
studying in four
different streams of
engineering and coming
from totally different
backgrounds. It is not
just our personal
accounts, but a book
that talks about the
gradual process of
cracking the IIT-JEE,” he
says.
The book is available at
a few online stores and
is set to hit the stands
soon.
trend for students
from IITs and IIMs to
turn authors. They
pluck out the most
fascinating stories from
their lives at the
institute, club it with
interesting stories of
their classmates, add
some zing and flavour
and voila! a bestseller
aspirant is born.
Many of these books
centre around the fun
on campus, bonds of
friendship, the
blossoming and cracking
of relationships, the
promise and
uncertainity of the
career path ahead.
A group of four first
year IITians, however,
have tried their hand at
something different —
My Encounter With IIT-
JEE: The Story of
Preparation by Arpit
Agrawal and his three
friends, is about their
experiences and lessons
learned while preparing
for IIT-JEE (Joint
Entrance Exam).
Arpit was the all-India
topper in the JEE last
year and is currently
pursuing B.Tech,
Computer Science at
IIT-Delhi. Of the other
three, Sanju Ahuja is in
her first year of
Mechanical Engineering
at IIT-Delhi, Ayush
Gogia is pursuing Civil
Engineering from IIT-
Roorkee and Sagar Garg
is in his first year of
Chemical Engineering at
IIT-Guwahati.
Arpit says the book is
more than just a self-
help, inspirational guide.
“It’s the story of
getting into IIT and
shares the experiences
of many aspirants,”
says Arpit, who started
working on the book
right after the JEE
results were out. “I
thought whatever we
are feeling today we
might not feel the
same once we get into
college and thus after
talking to my three
friends who have co-
authored the book, we
started on it,” he says
and mentions that the
first manuscript was
ready by October 2012.
However, the team
wanted it to be perfect
and thus, more than 25
people including
teachers, parents and
co-aspirants went
through it for proof-
reading, editing and
improvisation.
The final manuscript
was ready by December
but the real trouble was
finding a publisher. “It
was really difficult to
find someone who could
publish the book. After
being turned down by
many publishers,
Arihant Publishers
agreed to go ahead
with the book,” says
Arpit, whose basic idea
to involve more people
in writing the book was
to include more
experiences from
different backgrounds.
“Now, it’s a wholesome
read, replete with
experiences of four
different people,
studying in four
different streams of
engineering and coming
from totally different
backgrounds. It is not
just our personal
accounts, but a book
that talks about the
gradual process of
cracking the IIT-JEE,” he
says.
The book is available at
a few online stores and
is set to hit the stands
soon.
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