No More IIT'S

"Small -town boy tops IIT-JEE" .This was the headline which caught my eye while i was browsing the TOI today.And perhaps reminded me of the days when i zealously prepared for the most prestigious engineering colleges of india.The days when i gave my heart and soul just to bag one of the most coveted seats in any of the IITS. There was not a single moment when i didn't give a thought to iit.I always remained preoccupied with thoughts revolving around my one and only ambition - to crack iit. IIT is a fierce battle fought between the best brains of our country.The only thought of competing with the best brains use to send jitters down my spine. Leave aside the pressure of the deed day .the burden of preparation only took a heavy toll on me.I could easily call myself a "book-worm" having my head deep into the books. Failure of many diligent and studious personalities filled my mind with plethora of questions asking for a self-introspection .I did question myself but the kind of answers always confused me .A part said no you cannot make it (the real answer) while the other part reiterated that i could always make it(self created). I tried to remain positive always invigorating my drooping spirit. It was then i started readings books on swami vivekananda.Though i remained positive all the time but this isn't enough to secure a birth in IITS. I was always cheating on myself -it's not that i wasn't working hard but i always had the doubt which eventually turned out be a harsh reality.The results didn't sprang a surprise at me as you always know how have you performed in exams and in case of IIT you cannot expect a turnaround...Preparing for IIT has made me stubborn for the rest of the battles in life...Capturing a seat in screening test was easily one of the apogee of my so far less distinguish career .The failure of not making into the IIT’S no more rankles me . The busy man has no time for tears. In hindsight I guess that I was never made for IIT but something even prestigious than that. My family always stood by me through thick and thin and always supported my moves, though they felt crestfallen too when I couldn’t make it to IIT. That was one of the horrible periods of life when I couldn’t find success in any of the prestigious colleges leave aside IIT. People started doubting me as i was the only hope of my family . They began pinpointing at my failures and tried to persuade me to switch my stream..At times my career seemed murky. I the understood as theold adage goes like -this world only salutes the rising sun .I had no option but to turn a deaf ear to their calls. But the two years that I “wasted” for IIT has almost blemished my CV unless and until I rise to dizzy heights which can partially eclipse that .With the amount of grit and gumption I possess it remains only a imminent . I have my own modus operandi to achieve targets and standards I set for myself.. Learning from my past trysts with exams I have outmanoeuvred every rival in myself and ready to cave out a niche for myself...Nothing can now emasculate my grit to conquer what I desire of .I cannot renegotiate with myself anymore on smaller feats and condemn myself afterwards.. Now I am ready to take the IIM head on..