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Lately, I heard that there is a proposal of upgrading our college NIT,Rkl to an IIT-which is indeed a great news for all of us. It brought a mixed feeling in me- both happiness as well as the past forgotten wounds of not getting into an IIT came alive once again.
Yesterday night from some sources I got to know about the atmosphere in an IIT and compared that to with that of a NIT- and concluded why are IITs "the IITs"and a NIT just a NIT and thought of writing about that today. So am I doing!
There are a lot of differences between IIT and NIT. It goes as follows-
Attitude difference. A very important aspect as such. There is a difference between students at the IITs and that in NITs. From the first day itself IITians are said to believe that they are the best unlike that in NIT. Infact we really do believe that we are inferior to the IITians and no one tells us not to believe that-the atmosphere is really very differnet here. Yesterday night,infact, we were discussing about our scores in JEE and most of the students missed by some very less marks-some getting the cut-off in total but missing it in a particular subject. So if one sees that way the people in IITs are not really the best ones-but are believed to be so-some smarter ones may be somewhere else. But what makes the difference is their attitude.
Faculty-student interaction. I heard that in IITs,the student-faculty interaction is excellent. Professors move to the hostels to interact with the students and help them in any way possible way leaving aside syllabus-but also with other forms of education-projects,and other things- which is much unlike in the NITS. Professors here are hesistant to move to hostels.
Scoring well. In NITs,the main emphasis is on getting grades and cramming up things rather than really understanding how can one use that in real life and enginnering-unlike the IITs.
So if really NITR is to be brought up to the level of an IIT,there is a long way to go.
This is purely my own thinking and there is no outside influence governing this. But I don't say that NITs are not at all worth studying in- it's really a good college if a comaprison is made with other colleges-the student quality is amazing here as well,which otherwise is thought to be just okay.
And yes,I completed one month in the NIT today and really it is a fantastic place!
5 comments:
Its much more depend on own thinking. Getting an IITian attitude or being best in academics. If the environment and facilities present there helps in personal growth of a student. Hardworking (in smart manner, not like a bookworm) can make a NITian too.
And above all stop comparing. Somehow don’t you think it bound own growth? One can not look beyond the life of an IITian.
what you believe is what you are.
me too lost iit for just a few marks and some silly mistakes.
Well, I don't believe that all IITians are smarter than the NITians and I had written about that-somehow no one paid attention to that. What I meant to bring out the differences between the system in the two institutes and not between the students.
Anonymous- It would have been better if you would have disclosed your identity and please do tell me where are you currenlty studying?
Do you believe in the power of belief? IITians believe, are made to believe, and they keep repeating the words that they are the best and most of the times they finally turn out to be the best. Believe and act as if you are the best and you will be the best. The power of belief can be amazing.
Seema- I do believe in self-belief and I think is my huge plus-point! I just wrote about the general attitude of students and all that I have wriiten is true-I can say that because I see that daily.
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