Piush Das: Rewriting His Story Through the IITM BS Degree
There is a version of Piush Das’s story on paper that looks like a series of wrong turns. A Humanities student who avoided Mathematics. A college dropout. Someone who spent years studying alone at home, far from any campus. By most conventional measures, this is not the profile of someone who becomes a Teaching Assistant…
From Drafts Folder to Zoho: Sakthivel’s IITM BS Journey
The email sitting in Sakthivel’s drafts folder was a long shot and he knew it. Zoho was a real company, a good one, and he wasn’t entirely sure his resume was worth sending. But he sent it anyway, and within two to three weeks, he was shortlisted. A week after that, HR called, and within…
From Wondering How Things Work to Finding Her Place in Electronics – Sonali’s Story
As a curious child, Sonali often found herself asking questions – how does a fan spin, how does a bulb glow? She didn’t always find the answers, but that curiosity stayed with her. Years later, when it was time to decide what to do after school, she also faced moments of doubt, like many students…
Starting Without a Plan, Finding a Purpose: Aditya’s IITM BS Journey
When Aditya Prakash Gupta first started thinking about his future, he didn’t have everything figured out. Like many students, he was exploring different paths, trying to understand what would suit him best. That’s when he came across the IIT Madras BS Degree in Electronic Systems, a program that gave him the chance to learn, explore,…
Wax On, Wax Off: How Rajat Goel Found His “Karate Kid” Moment in the IITM BS Degree
In the classic film The Karate Kid, young Daniel LaRusso is famously frustrated by the mundane tasks assigned by his mentor, Mr. Miyagi. Waxing cars and painting fences seemed worlds apart from the martial arts mastery he craved. In much the same way, when Rajat Goel enrolled in the IITM BS in Data Science and…
The Chain Reaction That Got Aaruni Kale to IIT Madras
Aaruni Kale is one term away from finishing his BS Degree in Data Science and Applications at IIT Madras. He joined the degree standalone, straight out of a BCA he dropped out of when COVID shut his university down. Scared of Mathematics, he was skeptical about the qualifier until a group of strangers changed his…
One Night, One Tab, One Bet: How Darshan Ganatra Chose IIT Madras
Currently, 21-years old Darshan Ganatra is living on the IIT Madras campus, where he is a teaching assistant for the MAD-2 course. He is attending offline classes alongside students from the main programme, and also finishing the last stretch of his BS. It started, as most good things in his life seem to, almost by…
Starting Without a Plan, Finding a Purpose: Aditya’s IITM BS Journey
When Aditya Prakash Gupta first started thinking about his future, he didn’t have everything figured out. Like many students, he was exploring different paths, trying to understand what would suit him best. That’s when he came across the IIT Madras BS Degree in Electronic Systems, a program that gave him the chance to learn, explore,…
Gurneet Kaur Bhullar Missed the Deadline by a Day, Then Helped Build Paradox
Gurneet Kaur Bhullar had a habit of cutting it close. She missed the first IITM application window by a single day. Instead of scrambling for the next term, she waited. She watched videos, read student feedback, and decided she’d apply only if the reviews were good. It turned out to be one of the smarter…
Creating Opportunities Through Choice: Roshni’s Journey at IITM BS Degree in Electronic Systems
When Roshni Chaudhuri started thinking about her higher education, she was clear about one thing – she wanted a path that would not limit her choices but instead allow her to grow, explore, and build strong technical skills. This search led her to the IIT Madras BS Degree in Electronic Systems, a program that gave…
