An intense study schedule posted by a JEE aspirant has sparked a debate online about the need for such extreme study plans and routines for cracking JEE. JEE 2017 topper, Kalpit Veerwal said, he did not study half as much and still scored full marks. Many people online are calling Veerwal out for diminishing someone's hard work and determination.
India has no shortage of extremely tough entrance exams. Every year, millions of students prepare for these exams with incredible determination and drive. In order to ace their exams, many students follow robust study routines and a disciplined approach to the preparation, which is generally recommended.
But recently a tweet made by a 17-year-old has sparked a debate on the internet over the harsh and intense schedules that some IIT JEE (Indian Institute of Technology - Joint Entrance Exam) aspirants follow to pass the exams.
The routine consists of sleeping from 12:00 am to 4:30 am and revising old chapters till 7:00 am. And for the rest of the day, it was just studying, doing class work, a little time for lunch and dinner, and that's it. This post started getting a lot of engagement as other people online started discussing the hours needed to study well for the exam and whether these types of routines are necessary.
Speaking on it, Kalpit Veerwal, topper of the IIT JEE in 2017 reacted to the post and wrote, "I literally scored full marks in JEE Main 2017 (AIR 1) and didn’t study half as much. Students who study this much usually end up burnt out, skill issue."
i had received multiple offers from Kota coachings to stay in their VIP hostel and stuff, they were even paying me to attend their classes.
I rejected and stayed in Udaipur only, I used to play cricket, watch TV, etc with regular 8+ hours of studies
And I still felt pretty…
Expanding the discussion he also revealed that other coaching centers were offering him money to take their classes but he refused. He wrote, "I had received multiple offers from Kota coachings to stay in their VIP hostel and stuff, they were even paying me to attend their classes. I rejected and stayed in Udaipur only, I used to play cricket, watch TV, etc with regular 8+ hours of studies. And I still felt pretty burnt out by the time I entered college, my whole first semester in IITB was enjoying lol.''
Some people in the comments however are not happy with the way Kalpit Veerwal reacted. One user wrote, "you forgot to mention that you started preparing from 8th std and were studying 8hrs from then".
Many accused him of diminishing someone else's hard work and showcasing a sense of superiority, one person commented, "Yeah, demeaning some hardworking kid who's doing his best. It says a lot about how well you are doing in life to take pleasure in demeaning a kid on the internet. Great going, Mr. AIR 1.''
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