Meet Atul Kumar, Whose IIT Dreams Got A Second Chance From Supreme Court
NDTV
Son of a daily wage laborer, Atul Kumar lost his seat at IIT-Dhanbad after missing the fee deadline. He received a second chance when, in an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court ordered the institute to admit him to the BTech course.
A native of Muzaffarnagar's Titora village, Atul Kumar studied for 18 hours a day, taking breaks only for food and sleep as he prepared for the much-dreaded IIT entrance exam.
Despite the grueling schedule he sustained for 11 months, the 18-year-old, who almost didn't get into IIT despite cracking the test, advises against letting pressure get to your head.
"At my coaching institute, they said if you think the IIT entrance examination is tough, then it is indeed tough. If you consider it an easy exam, then it is an easy one," Kumar told PTI.