IIT dream ends, tier-3 college success begins. Man shares friend's inspiring story
An X user shared how a close friend missed IIT and later excelled at their engineering college. The post sparked reactions about mindset, initiative and making the most of available opportunities.
A man has shared how his friend, who couldn't make it to an IIT, went on to become one of the most accomplished students at their tier-3 engineering college.
In a post on X, Ojas Sharma recalled that he and one of his closest friends both failed to clear the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) after Class 12.
While Sharma enrolled in a tier-3 private engineering college, his friend took a gap year hoping to secure admission to IIT Delhi or another Indian Institute of Technology for a Computer Science Engineering (CSE) programme.
However, those plans did not materialise. A year later, his friend joined the same college as Sharma, ironically becoming his junior.
That is when their journeys began to diverge.
"He became the president of some amazing clubs, built incredible hardware projects, made drones, and won hackathons," Sharma wrote.
Reflecting on his friend's achievements, Sharma admitted that he had spent years blaming his college for not providing enough opportunities. His friend's accomplishments, he said, completely changed that perception.
"Watching his journey made me realise something important. I always blamed my college for not offering enough opportunities, but he proved me wrong. Sometimes, the limiting factor isn't the college. It's what we choose to do with the opportunities that are already there," he said.
The post prompted many users to share similar experiences of students succeeding despite studying at lesser-known institutions.
"The tier three comeback stories are the ones worth telling," read one comment.
Another user reflected, "I had a similar realisation after graduating. Some of the strongest engineers I know came from tier-2 and tier-3 colleges. What set them apart wasn't the college name, it was how much they built outside the classroom."
Others echoed Ojas Sharma's takeaway, arguing that mindset often matters more than resources. "Agree with you, it all depends on us. Blaming the environment is not the truth," one comment read, while another said, "Limiting beliefs always does more harm than limited resources."
Summing up the sentiment, one user wrote, "Sometimes we have to work hard because, in the end, no one will tell you what to do. You're on your own."
A man has shared how his friend, who couldn't make it to an IIT, went on to become one of the most accomplished students at their tier-3 engineering college.
In a post on X, Ojas Sharma recalled that he and one of his closest friends both failed to clear the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) after Class 12.
While Sharma enrolled in a tier-3 private engineering college, his friend took a gap year hoping to secure admission to IIT Delhi or another Indian Institute of Technology for a Computer Science Engineering (CSE) programme.
However, those plans did not materialise. A year later, his friend joined the same college as Sharma, ironically becoming his junior.
That is when their journeys began to diverge.
"He became the president of some amazing clubs, built incredible hardware projects, made drones, and won hackathons," Sharma wrote.
Reflecting on his friend's achievements, Sharma admitted that he had spent years blaming his college for not providing enough opportunities. His friend's accomplishments, he said, completely changed that perception.
"Watching his journey made me realise something important. I always blamed my college for not offering enough opportunities, but he proved me wrong. Sometimes, the limiting factor isn't the college. It's what we choose to do with the opportunities that are already there," he said.
The post prompted many users to share similar experiences of students succeeding despite studying at lesser-known institutions.
"The tier three comeback stories are the ones worth telling," read one comment.
Another user reflected, "I had a similar realisation after graduating. Some of the strongest engineers I know came from tier-2 and tier-3 colleges. What set them apart wasn't the college name, it was how much they built outside the classroom."
Others echoed Ojas Sharma's takeaway, arguing that mindset often matters more than resources. "Agree with you, it all depends on us. Blaming the environment is not the truth," one comment read, while another said, "Limiting beliefs always does more harm than limited resources."
Summing up the sentiment, one user wrote, "Sometimes we have to work hard because, in the end, no one will tell you what to do. You're on your own."
