Part 0: "What is JEE?"
I swear I never knew what is JEE? I literally never knew it's full-form till the end of my Xth class, Sometimes I even thought the it's the acronym for :" JOINT ENGLISH EXAM". Back then at the coaching, things were running really out of my hand. I was exceptionally dormant in each Chemistry class, Because I never really understood what it was, To be frank I never gave a damn or even a try for it. I used to think that with just Maths and Physics we can win over the world, And one Question always ran through my mind,i.e," An Engineer needs Maths and Science. Neither I am gonna give medicines like a chemist nor treat the sick like a Doctor! So why do I need chemistry?" . The days were just passing like that, that July of (2017) Our class got a new Chemistry teacher, This man really loved his students and took care of everyone. Since then he pulled me into his ICU, He made me loose the fear or a phobia which I had on chemistry. Despite loosing the fear, I was way faar behind in the real Race.
Part 1:"NTSE, A test groud for measuring student's capablity and the topper's playground. For me ""IZZAT KA SAWAAL" "
As days passed by, on that August we were informed that the coaching has made out a special batch to crack NTSE based on the Student's effort and the faculty Response. The most mysterious thing was that the most hardworking and better scorer friend( Let's name him "Horlicks", As I am going to use his name frequently and when more charecter scome in It will become difficult for you)) was left back and I was chosen. You know, Right? When you get a Chance to Taunt someone who has been taunting you for years, you'll never miss the Chance. But I never taunted him despite gaining the moral heights, that's why uncle calls me an "idiot".
Hmm.. This fellow Horlicks started an entirely new campaign against me! @ school. God knows how he made it to the masses, I still strongly remember his words this man always thought that I (me) was incompetent and I don't deserve to be sitting in that batch he even made it to the center head to swap me for him. Looking at all of this happening right under my nose, Exactly the same things were running through my mind, Which ran through Stalin's mind When he heard the news that Hitler launched "Operation Barbarossa", one Saturday I just met Horlicks and Challenged him to beat me at the NTSE, he accepted it and we started preparing for it.
Credit where Credit's due, Horlicks was fantastic in appealing to the masses or the people of the class. He just convinced everyone about my incompetence, Reluctance, and many things which were inappropriate.
Part 2: " Running for NTSE"
To be frank and Honest, Horlicks was way ahead in the preparation for the NTSE. He scored well in each exam and I scored decently good still lesser than him. A cold start is Always problematic, Just like mine. I had to really struggle each weekend, We all know that time is a double edged sword, till the last weekend of September it was with him, and since then" it was with me", How? I learned how to use it, See till that week I was trying and gaining little successes or high losses, It took me 2 months to develop a strategy that would chugg me ahead, not ahead of the toppers But at least ahead of HORLICKS.
As the month of November came, I was performing better than him. And I was pretty confident that I'll crack the first round.
Part 3:"ENGINERNG".. no, "ENGINEERING"
Since, Childhood I had Aircraft and Railway MANIA. I always had only two types of toys, 1:"Airplanes", 2":Trains". Back then in those days when My friends and classmates' Search history were running around porno, Mine was getting lost in the world of planes. First the Soviet and then the American , at last the European. I always wanted to fly, so I used to play simulators on the high end PC of 2013 we had at home. I literally played every aircraft and Battle games, I didn't leave a single game. I became the first fellow at school to finish the GTA 3 in 3rd grade and COD 1 in 5th grade. I had goodtime back then supplying games to my friends. DCS and H.A.W.X were my all time favorites! My grandfather used to say," Every goodtime has an end", After sixth grade, I reached that point of life where people around you start expecting some VISION from you.. And my answer to all of them was," Something or anything with a touch of jargon so that they never asked more questions ".
Part 4:" " The D-Day"
The day of exam came, it was like a D-Day for me once I reached the Exam center How? whenever I find more known faces at any exam center I loose more confidence ("NOBITA phenomenon") .I was strong at Mental Ability, Math's, Science(not so good in chemistry), English (just Ok to get through). My center was at the SEA School. I reached the school with my friends( Chocolate and Cocoa) and father, Chocolate and Cocoa were my friends since junior KG. There were two sessions of the Exam. I aced the first and almost messed the last one but the last minute gambles payed off. As I started walking out if the Exam hall, my confidence in cracking the first round started to fade. After reaching home we calculated the score and I knew that I've lost it! How? I just don't know! Except me everyone in my circle thought that I'll make the cut! But the fact was I couldn't make it, with a slight margin of 2 marks! Really: 100 was my score and 102 was the cutoff.(The English score is not counted for qualifying ) Unlike every other parents in India, my parents never made me feel guilty that I lost it. In fact the made me realize how close I was, To my surprise none of my friends made it to the triple digits or simply "100" Even the Horlicks!
So, technically both of us lost it but mentally Horlicks lost the battle. Now I had a Chance to taunt, well I never played my cards well.
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