Being A Top 1% Student In India | Street Interview

Did you know that some universities in Asia are even harder to get into than Stanford or Harvard? The Indian Institute of Technology of Bombay, for example, has one of the most competitive entrance exams in the world. So we were curious to hear from those who are currently studying there how worried they are about their future and the current job market.

*The opinions expressed in this video are those of individual interviewees alone and do not reflect the views of ASIAN BOSS or the general Indian population.*

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Our standard filming equipment:

0:00 - Intro
0:38 - What’s your major?
0:54 - How prestigious is IITB and how competitive is it to get in?
2:29 - How difficult was it for you to get into IITB?
3:39 - How many hours did you have to study for the entrance exam?
4:20 - How do people react when you tell them you’re an IITB student?
6:18 - Male-female ratio at IITs
7:19 - Common jobs for IIT graduates
7:52 - How worried are you about getting a job?
10:54 - Would you consider working abroad?
12:18 - Is it still worth going to college in 2023?

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[alapandas]

"It's easy to get into an quote of the century.

[Rhea]

Would be so good if this video had an alternative side where students prepared for the JEE exams but didn't get into IITs, the struggle, the societal pressure, degradation of your mental health, those 2 years of my JEE prep still give me trauma everytime I think about it. This video was more of a rosy picture completely ignoring the dark background it holds with it.

[sophiaisabelle]

These students have worked hard tirelessly to get to where they are now. India is notorious for putting so much pressure on their students. They need to be up there, that's how intense the academic competition is. We appreciate your effort and hard work, Asian Boss. God bless you as a team.

[Hidy_Ho]

I worked in the software IT field in the USA. The smartest person I've ever worked with was a female IIT alum (her husband, also a smart guy, was also an IIT alum). I first heard and learned about IIT because of them. I think my other Indian work colleagues told me about her being IIT graduate and how that's similar to being CalTech or Stanford alum.

[beirangiaphiapi]

We, Indians, have toughest exams in the world yet our level of development is not on the same pace with other countries. These students get admission in a prestigious institutions which are harder to get in to than those in Western countries like Harvard, Oxford etc. But I find it quite paradoxical that our progress is so slow despite having a great number of smart students.

[alouachachraf]

''12 hours of study'' dude i can't even get my self to study for 10minutes wow that's an insane level of hard work.

[jrs]

In India, things are bit different. Most of the major universities in India are single disciplinary specialised university unlike multidisciplinary universities in most of the countries. IITs are the best when it comes to engineering as they are technical specialised universities. Now there are separate universities that are considered the best like AIIMS, IISc, IIMs, NLUs, colleges like SRCC and Stephen's (all specialised and subject focused, mostly single disciplinary) in their respective fields like medicine, applied science and research, Business, Law, commerce and humanities etc. And acceptance rate of all such universities hovers around 1% to 3%. So, while IITians are considered the top engineering students in the country, the rest of the colleges have students who are considered the best in their respective fields like medicine, sciences, business, law, etc. in India.

[niteeshsingh]

We have a famous saying here in India " In other foreign universities it is about selection (into any big university) whereas in india its about Elimination (Where you need to literally hop skip jump over other fellow students - when you are literally competing with a million people)

[abhinayrangari]

If you are the top 1% of Indian student then you are the top 5% of the world.And I think more than that.

[yashaggarwal]

The biggest problem is that even after being among top 1% of the students, we are still not able to choose our desired course and university. I myself was among top 0.8% students in JEE Mains but still I was not able to get the course of my desired choice. And moreover quality of education decreases drastically if someone is not from an IIT. Even the topmost NIT(National Institute of Technology) in our country is nowhere close to IITs in terms of research and facilities.

[frozenfire]

After working in tech for 6 years, what I realised is an IIT degree holds value only at the fresher stage. If you're skilled in your field, you'll start your career with a good salary.

After a couple of years, only your experience and your projects matter.

With that said, the IIT alumni and network probably helps these guys in landing jobs at bigger orgs or to start their own companies, which they should be doing as they are disciplined and smart.

[Gaurav_]

Meanwhile me preparing for my UPSC exams thinking that even these students after graduating from IIT will give UPSC exams 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[neoblackcyptron]

6:03 this boy is so level headed . I’m sure he is going to make it big in life.

[astitv-d]

Indian people, in general, are so fluent in English and I am here for it ❤❤❤ That level of fluency in English is all I want in my life.

[kookie]

I feel bad for the boy who said Their family isn't that surprised to praise him like top of world. But what he's doing is so cool. And the girl who patiently speaking is soo cool and so

About working in foreign countries...as perspective of individual, as students ...they do wanna make a lot of money for the work they do.

[Account-user]

Just for an idea, about 1 million students appear for the JEE MAINS examination every year, which is the preliminary entrance examination for engineering. Around 250, 000 of them qualify for the JEE advanced which is the entrance exam for IITS. The closing rank in JEE advanced for a bachelor's in technology in the most desired CSE field in IIT Bombay is around 60 while for metallurgy and all it can go to 3700(for students without any reservations). So the pupils you interviewed here are winners of perhaps the most difficult race in their life since their birth..

[RockstarMomma]

It's amazing to hear stories like this. The top students in India and their hard work is quite inspiring

[prasanth]

The thing that bothers me the most is despite cracking an exam as hard as "Gaokao" the best institute we get to study is at 150/170th position among the world's best institutes. Meanwhile some Chinese universities scores 70-91 points in terms of quality which are on par with British and Canadian Institutes. No need to tell about US college rankings

[OfftheRecord]

I was blown away by this video about being a top 1% student in India! The amount of dedication and hard work these students put in is truly inspiring, and it was fascinating to learn about their academic journey and achievements.

[jieliu]

Those 1% top students will work for big companies in the west after graduation. Spent tons of money for their education ends working for the foreign countries