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Introduction

Haven’t heard about Kota ? Dont joke. Ok let me tell you then , its a city situated in the state of Rajasthan . That is northwestern part of India . Now what the hell has this to do with IIT JEE ? Well , Kota is the ultimate destination of IIT JEE aspirants who wish groom their preparation and make into those dream institutes.Around 20k-30k of students pour every year into this city to make their career’s golden start , a few them are however are only able to make into the premier instituites.

The description

The city is loaded with plenty of coaching institutions for IIT JEE and even for medical entrance exam preparation . The best part about them is if you are associated with them , then you can dedicate your full attention towards IIT JEE . As there is no need to go to school. The timing of classes are highly variable and depend solely on your batch number . It can be something like 6AM in the morning to even 11PM in the night.

Fooding and Lodging

The city has commercialised to a great extent and hence you dont find much problem in adapting yourself to its flow. People have modified their houses to rent it to the students. A small room sufficient enough to accomodate a bed to sleep , a table to study satisfies the needs of these aspirants . These Kota people make huge amount in renting room , if its near the coaching institute it can cost you around Rs 1.5K for a small room.

Lifestyle of a Kota freak

The time distribution of days is like
Studies – 10-12 hours
Sleep 7 – 8 hours
Rest ( includes food , bath , shit shampoo , chat , games etc ).
Television and leisure – Negligible
Movies – Once in 6 Months that too if Rank is coming good in the last Subjective test .
You can find students deeply immersed in those hefty books throughout the day. This shows the fervor desire to get into the IITs.
Areas of the city like Vigyan Nagar , Talwandi are flooded with intellectual minds talking about Rotational Dynamics …. Benzene and huckel’s rule …. L hospital’s rule…..while moving on their bicycle … having food … or just on a walk. The study environment is highly conducive for dedicated and hardworking students.

When the city sleeps they are awake

During nights , by that i mean 2 AM 4 AM or even 6 AM … you can see lights of their room still with a sheet in the hand and cracking problems … calculus .. vectors .. waves …. gas laws etc …. Time is nothing for these geeky students . But the only job is to study and only study , develop your concepts and get make yourself fully prepared for the BIG DAY .. exam IIT JEE.

Shops and availability of other study materials

The bookstores are jam packed with copies Chemistry by Morrison Boyd …. Calculus – Shanti Narayan , Physics – Resnick Halliday and Walker ……. Inorganic JD LEE … dont get scared but these hefty books are being recommended here , which u wont even think of lifting in your graduation school . The education standards prevalent in these coaching institutes are simply superb , I would say far more than your four years of engineering .

My first experience

As i stepped on the railway station of Kota for the first time , an auto wala moves in asks “bhaiya kahan chalna hai bansal career ya allen ….. ” these are the three reputed coaching institutes there .Surprising isnt it ?

Conclusion

These coaching institutes have become the economy generator for the people of Kota . Although it brings an uneven distribution . As people from poor background like villages cant pay huge amount to make into these institutes and hence are out of competition.

START

There are huge chunk of engineers graduating from the colleges across the nation.The number of colleges has mushroomed to a huge extent . Targeting particularly the deemed universities and the educational standards prevailing over there . The government has given them green signal to flourish and begin any courses of their own . But what is the actual scenario ?? In terms of engineering norms , infrastructure , curriculum etc. B.Tech or so called engineering now just seems to be a label without actually imparting something to you. And anyone who has deeper pockets or slight brain can get this done.

DEEPER INSIGHT

These deemed universities dont even possess basic amenities in terms of human potential . However they may have good infrastructure like tangible components computers and labs but no well defined curriculum and faculty. Many students everywhere get trapped in the cobwebs of these private deemed universites and pay huge really huge ( upto a lac per anum for B.Tech ) and end up as popularly called “jack of all trades and master of none “. With rampant IT boom all the engineering field graduates are getting job and it seems satisfactory . But whats the point in studying Biotech or Chemical or else for four years of life and finally whacking your hands on the keyboards of an IT comapny .

ADMISSIONS

These universities create a chimera of students , that is a blend of students . Meritorious , direct admissions and management quota . A student can seek admission by paying huge amount ( eg 12 lac fo Biotechnology ) . Accordingly course contents are revamped and definitely can not suit the extremes , the meritorious and the donation student . Thus it seems to be more like a money making business where u pay cash and get this label put on your head and there are no restrictions or boundations on who is elegible to get this label.

CONSEQUENCES
Definitely it brings huge amount of frustration to the meritorious students who seek admission after clearing nationwide competitive exams and securing a handsome rank. With huge expectations the student enrolls for the course and later on realizes the pathetic scenario existing . Low standards of engineering , no educational environment and inexperienced faculty are a few to be mentioned.