Journey from Rajasthan to IIM-C

Today, I am not writing about a known figure but about an ordinary boy and the thing which is motivating me to write about him is his fire to keep trying. There is a boy whose hometown is rajasthan. He was average in studies. One thing which is worth mentioning is that he studied english alphabets in sixth standard(Unbelievable but true). Due to his parents, he completed his X11 and somehow took admission in one of the colleges of Rajasthan. In first semester, he got 2 back. The reason was his english which remained his biggest challenge. He knew the answers but didnt know how to write them as he was unable to write simple english. He completed his engg. with 64%(Appreciable!!).

Then he got a job in a small firm as an assignment for 2 years. Through a friend, he got to know about CAT which leads to his turning point...

But english remained his problem and his maths and DI were also not so good. He gave CAT for the first time and got 80 percentile. Then to improve his english, he started carrying a dictionary. Whenever he came across a word, he tried to find the meaning as well as its usage of that word. Then he gave CAT second time, this time he got a call from 1 IIM. But now his biggest hurdle was interview and GD. He was not fluent in english so he was rejected in that interview.

As the says goes failure is the first step toward success and he believes in that. Despite of this fact, his friends used to make fun of him. He left no stone unturn and keep practising. He gave the CAT third time and got calls from 2 IIM. Finally he cleared his GD and interview and got call from IIM Calcutta.

My father always says there is no place for mediocre in this competitive world. But now i believe every person has a chance, the difference is some are born intelligent and some acquires them and we should always keep trying.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal;

It is the courage to continue that counts."