ALMA MATTERS: INSIDE THE IIT DREAM | Netflix India | Trailer Reaction by Jaby Koay & Achara Kirk

[@madhulikagupta8029]

The difference between Kota Factory and this is not that one is a documentary and another is fiction. Kota Factory is about the students from class 11 and 12 who want/ is willing to get into these prestigious colleges. This documentary is perhaps what happens after a student achieves his/her goal and gets into the university life.

[@KushanDwarsingh]

"Goal", "dream college", "creme de la creme"... No one said its easy. But, its gonna be worth it.

[@tech_to_know]

@@rahulray9983 now that's so dumb

[@anoushk]

@@KushanDwarsingh if we only cater to the “creme de la creme” then we won’t have enough engineers to grow our economy

[@KushanDwarsingh]

@@anoushk we are not focussing on the creme de la creme, the so called dreamers are, and their parents too.I am a mechanical engineering post graduate. I am doing my PhD from this institute. When I joined my B.Tech., in another institute, my dream was to design a very efficient car. Very abstract and lame, right? By the end of 4th year, I realised that Mechanical Engineers just design the structural components of a car, not the aesthetic ones. While a was doing PhD, during a B.Tech. freshers' institute tour of our lab, one fresher stayed back and asked me, "Can I design a car by my 3rd year?" I answered, "No." Sounds brutal, right? But then I said, "By 3rd year, you will get courses about designing the various components of a car. But, designing a fully functional car will take years and years of dedication after that." He was there with his father. After my answer, he looked at his father's face and his father looked at his. Then I said, "But, you will love it here. It is the first IIT of the world not just by chance. 🙂" Yes the smile was included. And this is what I meant by saying, "It will not be easy, it will be worth it." And addressing your issue, if our country "needed" engineers, where are the openings?

[@anoushk]

@@KushanDwarsingh the openings are there but the engineers don’t have the skills because we only focus on exams not the skills, and many IITians either do MBA go abroad or go to large MNC and work, other companies are left with unemployable engineers

[@FlashFromDC]

Its because Biswa is an IIT KHARAGPUR alumni!!!

[@himanshugusain3283]

*Alumnus

[@rohan2804]

@@himanshugusain3283 nobody cares

[@manishmishraji]

@@rohan2804 bobody bares

[@Pablo-gf6os]

@@manishmishraji Truer words have never been said.

[@darshanuday3911]

Even flying beast is from IIT Kharagpur

[@utkarshsatyaprakash4383]

Biswa Kalyan Rath graduated from IIT, so did Flying Beast. You can organize a short interview with them where you can discuss how it was like in their days in IIT and how they dealt with it 😋

[@smritiuttam6692]

Also Jitendra Kumar ( Jeetu bhaiya) , would love to see them together.

[@kavanpuranik98]

This seems like a very good idea 👍🏻

[@sejalsingh984]

Nice idea but really difficult

[@riyakhyalia3032]

Ya

[@JulieStardoll]

yes!!!

[@zahasingh3339]

These are the kinds of films that parents should be watching. The pressure is too real

[@PyrusDrago16]

But only children end up watching it And if we show it to our parents They will start comparing us to random people who cracked IIT and even start comparing us to someone who is slightly better

[@miloblackmetalhate]

@@tauheedhussain2954 Lol, chahe jo haalaat ho un becharo ke bhi. Matlab faansi laga lo lekin IIT mei lagana, arthi swag ke saath niklegi.

[@PyrusDrago16]

@@tauheedhussain2954 Exactly my parents say this all the time

[@PyrusDrago16]

@@tauheedhussain2954 Exactly same You can’t converse with your parents without being compared or ridiculed

[@ashishbhaumik7305]

@@PyrusDrago16 next time tell them, "Do you know Abhishek Bacchan's father? Woh bhi toh insaan hai. Do you know Sara Ali Khan's father? Woh bhi toh insaan hai. Do you know Mukesh Ambani's father? Woh bhi toh insaan hi tha." Sala Maa Baap apni khud ki comparison nahi karte, baccho ki karte rehte hain... Apne dreams ko baccho par thop dete hain.... Sachin Tendulkar, ya Virat Kohli ko singer banne ko bolo toh? Shreya Ghoshal aur Lata Mangeshkar ke haath me Bat thama do toh? The problem is not with engineering, or its entrance exam. The problem is everybody wanting to becoming an IITian or an IAS, or something like that... The really interested, and genuinely talented ones who have the passion in them for machines, or engineering, would not feel the pressure. This pressure is mostly artificial. Created out of an illusionary dream.

[@janhvipant6559]

What Achara said is exactly how students see it. The whole system is built in a way that the pressure is immense. Each dialogue is important in this trailer shows how much pressure there is. The girl who feels her gender is an obstacle or the student who is under pressure to find a job as his batch is finding them.

[@ankurmondal3220]

I am studying in IIT Kharagpur right now and I can totally relate it. My seniors made it and our whole club of Technology Film-making and photography was involved in it.

[@janhvipant6559]

@@ankurmondal3220 Great job. I am not someone from the field and yet this is all around me. I can't even imagine how it must be for those in it. Just.

[@tech_report_0868]

It's not particularly about gender , but rather the fu**ed up system itself. Engineering irrespective of college makes sure that depression & anxiety takes a front seat. To top it all , in private colleges , profs are provided with insane power to an extent where they can legit destroy a lads career & there is no legal process to get justice. Most private colleges in India are run by corrupt ministers ie. even if you make it to the law & order / justice there is a high probability that you'll get fu**ed up again. It's all a fu**ing business. I mean I suggest everyone to not put engineering as first choice because of its shi**y ROI.

[@janhvipant6559]

@@tech_report_0868 This is so distressing to read. The system truly is making it from bad to worse for everyone. The opening speech in the trailer seems to be on point. The setup is so corrupt there is no out for the students. That is painful.

[@miloblackmetalhate]

Engineer here, from a state University. The situation in lower echelon colleges is *even worse*. The faculty are idiots. Management treats you like prisoners. You hardly have any money and can't even work part time to make ends meet. You learn jackshit and actually end up dropping IQ. I was a good student growing up. My college absolutely ruined me and the sheer despondency made me attempt suicide. Thankfully I survived due to my friends and am now doing something I love. It's a hard life but at least I'm away from the engineering life to some extent. Our institutions just squeeze the last morsels of love for science and technology out of us.

[@upmapoha]

I'm an engineer and I don't know why ~ 90% of us engineers

[@arcturus2739]

@@stylinnet2395 I am preparing for JEE, but my dream company prefers an IITian with a good B school degree, than just having any other undergrad degree with a good B school degree. The problem is that these companies see your JEE Advanced rank as a proof of how hardworking you are in life.

[@sleepypanda7172]

bcz in 10th we just got 2 options. bio or math

[@aayushsharma6755]

@@arcturus2739 u r wrong. There is no company that checks jee score

[@arcturus2739]

@@aayushsharma6755 Lol, check out McKinsey, BCG, Bain. All prefer CSE IITians, because they have good ranks. These are consulting forms that I want to get into. Even investment banks like JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs hire a lot from IITs even though IIT aren't that much into the finance sector(Most ogf the knowledge that IITians get in this field is from clubs). I have done my research and talked to many alumni, infact my school principal was a partner at McKinsey. Your JEE rank is a measure of how hardworking you are. Also, I am not saying that you can't get into these companies without an IIT degree, all I am saying is that it is much easier if you are from IIT.

[@KushanDwarsingh]

Then I am the left 10%

[@ritwikreddy5670]

Kota factory and this are on different topics altogether. Kota factory is about preparation to get into IIT, and this is about life in IIT.

[@RiteshKumar_0001]

Wait for Kota factory S2😉

[@Ars0205]

Bro but the themes are kind of similar no

[@RiteshKumar_0001]

@@Ars0205 Yeah

[@thelasttimeitookashowerwas7069]

@@Ars0205 by your logic every action movie is similar, coz the themes are kind of similar no? the life you lived when you were 15-18 and life you live after graduating high school 18/19-23/24 is completely different.

[@syminreed3922]

yup and even though kota factory was fictional as a student who have studied there (now home bec of pandemic) i personally think the team did a great job. i watched it before i went to kota and was actually taken back by how much true it was.

[@AR-bi3dj]

3 idiots was just a PG-13 version of what actually happens in India. That movie was made to inspire a change in direction but unfortunately we've dug even deeper into the hole.

[@ashahire00]

It did inspired. As I am seeing lots of kids are choosing different profession, but still not enough.

[@sunnyraj4213]

Flying beast is also from IIT kharagpur , and in 2021 2.1 million register for 10000 seats .

[@gauravpayal498]

Education in india is now just a business... Harsh reality..🙏🙏

[@unknownstranger2621]

Everywhere I think Nepal too

[@gauravpayal498]

Rightly said ..i want to become an archaeologist but doing engineering...

[@gauravpayal498]

@@stylinnet2395 same..abhi ma 12th ma hu..do bar jee de diya. Clear bhi ho gya.. par ma karo kya ..eska ..

[@gauravpayal498]

@@stylinnet2395 very true

[@deepakgahlawat7280]

It has been since the Socrates' times

[@TheAdvaitKShow]

just so u know, gaurav taneja(flying beast) has graduated from this IIT.

[@DopamineMedia]

We, the creators of this series have also graduated from this IIT. :)

[@KushanDwarsingh]

Great job, comrades. Lol. (Its a joke for its history with Bose)

[@DopamineMedia]

@@nikhilsahay895 Melody khaao khud jaan jaao

[@meenakshishokeen495]

@@nikhilsahay895 can you just chill?

[@TheAdvaitKShow]

@@DopamineMedia Sachii??!! mera bhi dream hai IIT mai jane ka,but with my current marks i dont think it will happen hahah

[@abhishekpalav1358]

Is it only me who realised the V sign behind Jaby ✌️ has fallen over.. 😂😂

[@jovianthomas6891]

Nah... He's unabashed and doing well even without it.

[@DebanjanDuttcambridge]

I just feel that for those who are stuck in this situation, it's hard to pull out of it just because of how much they have already invested in it and a second option just doesn't come to mind from a financial perspective, from a family pressure perspective. during my engineering, I have come across so many people who were not allowed to pursue anything else but engineering. After joining my college the interest and passion really take a toll. The way the classes and everything are managed just does not add or help you to keep up your passion. You need to find something to keep you going, the formula 6 cars showed in the video is one of the examples.

[@v.krishnankaushik9812]

My experience was very different, I was this student who just understands anything in his way with just a read. Up until 10th everyone around thought I am beast, intelligent and whatnot. The moment I entered 11th I joined coaching and skipped school. Perhaps the worst decision at that time. Things started to slip out of my hand and I was unable to handle the pressure and manage things. I wanted to take arts but parents never allowed but by the time I reached the end of 11th they were sympathetic towards me and said no coaching anymore, do as good as you can and don't take any drastic step. We will figure out later if failure happens. Since then I saw my parents evolve they support me with my decisions. I think my parents became a victim of trend back in the day but I am glad this young generation is understanding that there is possibility in every turn and there is no one formula for success. Today I am in marketing after engineering degree 😁, thanks to my parents, I am happy, more productive and the Krishnan of 10th is back who understands things as it goes.

[@imcatwoman3738]

I am in 11th and in allen and roz itta hw milta h there's so much pressure baki sb ka ho jata h and im just not able to study or understand things bcuz of the pressure and we have a test in the coming sunday 🙂i mean....idk anymore , i dont even know why im doing this?!

[@imcatwoman3738]

My parents are paying huge amount of fees that makes it even worse for me 😐 there's just tooooooooo muchhhhhhhh preseeureeee!

[@shubhammishra4352]

@@imcatwoman3738 watch minimalism

[@araara967]

Jaby- "Its a fraction of your potential life." Indian Education System- "We don't do that here 👐"

[@manumudgal4988]

Three victims of IIT One, who couldn't even make it into them Second, who got in wrong courses Third, pass outs who do job differentl than being an engineer

[@Surya-jz6te]

Basically 99.9% of students

[@neelimanemani4481-m8q]

Frankly, One is lucky since he discovered failure early in life and will eventually learn to follow his passion. Second has only himself to blame, since he could so easily have gone to a non-IIT engineering college and gotten into something he likes. Third, are the worst since they never had any passion for engineering, just for money. They might become rich, but they will always be nobodys.

[@cr7fanclub747]

The first one is lucky though, the picture gets even darker in IITs. After you get into IIT, you have two choices, either follow you passion and fall behind others, or else, get into the same competition to get good company and show who is better

[@yasirparvez9750]

In one line IIT is "Survival of The Fittest"

[@quirkyquark99]

"or the unfittest. "

[@idontknowhoiam6758]

@@quirkyquark99 I get what you did 😁

[@sayanama]

The pressure to study to get into an IIT is far far far more than the pressure of studying in an IIT itself. Universities like IIT don't pose that great of a pressure compared to the pressure faced by an aspirant to get into the university.

[@yashjiwani1040]

Nice joke.. Infact JEE is the part where you can study according to your timetable.. not enforced by someone.

[@suyashbhardwaj3419]

Nonsense. The pressure is worse. It is just different.

[@sayanama]

There is not a lot of pressure in IIT. Its very similar to middle school. Just learn what's taught in class and give exams, there's no pressure of failing or getting rejected unlike when appearing for JEE Mains and Advanced.

[@suyashbhardwaj3419]

@@sayanama I clearly said the pressure is different. It is not about marks anymore. It is about your identity and expectations. I have seen 4 suicides in my 4 years of NIT. Trust me it is worse and more so in IIT.

[@rohitkota9427]

trust me bro , this is nothing against what you'll see there

[@prajwalbhandari4054]

People who are getting into these IITs are one of the brightest minds of India, who struggled during their 11-12th standard and sometimes even more to get there. And to see them so desperate for direction is really sad. Coming from someone who prepared but couldn't get into these in 2 attempts. But got into some other college, and currently have a stable job in an MNC. Things do workout somehow if you keep persevering. As jaby said.

[@spdcrzy]

My dad went to IIT Kharagpur in the early 80s. Back then, it was actually prestigious and new basic research was being conducted DAILY. Now it's just rote memorization. The hilarious (and sad) thing is, his own looseleaf notes are probably used to this day by disinterested professors who can't be arsed to place students in the right programs.

[@SandeshKaleVeggoMelburnian]

I don't think the Facebook's and Google's of the world would hire IITians if everything was learnt by rote.

[@souravsrivastava8447]

Kota factory was about getting into IIT, preparing for the exam, this show is about after you get into IIT, the IIT Dream. Apparantly not as great as it seems

[@kayr6688]

I know you can already sense this from the trailer but I must tell you, it's going to be darker than you expect. And it's all true unfortunately

[@abhinavsaig8144]

The competition is high ,so is the pressure And I am experiencing that right now.....(the competition)

[@ankurmondal3220]

You in IIT or preparing for it?

[@namrata9235]

In that case, whatever Jaby said after watching the trailer is totally meant for you.

[@namrata9235]

@@user-xn2hc5it8q why not?

[@vaishaliagrawal3173]

I am facing the competition too. Well jee actually

[@ankurmondal3220]

@@vaishaliagrawal3173 well best of luck. I hope you do well in jee mains as well as advanced. Perhaps we may meet as fellow kgpians who knows

[@DopamineMedia]

That's so well expressed and sythesised guys! Thanks for the video and hope we are able to spark some conversations and fruitful action through this series.

[@nyesha9730]

This is what I think alot of students have been doing now, taking stress and worrying that this is the end, and specially during the pandemic when everything is gloomy.... And then Jaby said if any of you are going through this.... And I just started crying. Idk if this is the end, but it sure feels like it when you are in it.

[@KushanDwarsingh]

Nimisha.... it is just a phase. It will end very soon. In few years, it will be like a bad dream. Please don't worry.

[@Achara]

Sending you hugs Nimishaaa ❤️ And yes, life is a journey and this is just one small part of it.

[@nyesha9730]

@@KushanDwarsingh thank you..ig that's my motivation going forward

[@nyesha9730]

@@Achara Thank you so much Achara for your guidance.. it means alot coming from you.❤️❤️

[@sneh5748]

Trust me, you'll get through it! All the best!

[@arb3232]

4:20 I appreciate that jaby! I needed that actually! It was like.... I was stuck inside a loop and i couldn't do what I want to but guess few more years ig

[@suyashmorchhale8949]

Exactly, schooling and college is just a fraction of one' s life and you will definitely feel later in life if all the stress you took was really worth it. I cleared JEE advanced twice but could not get a good IIT both the times. I am well placed now and it does not feel incomplete in any sense when I look back. Getting into IIT is like climbing multiple steps at once but you can always go step by step to reach the same level. IIT is definitely the best and will always be but it is not one's life.

[@prateeknanda7833]

as mentioned about numbers creating problems so let me put some numbers on why the problem exists ... 1.2 million students give the entrance tests for IIT and only 12k end up there. imagine the amount of stress they go through e.ven before entering into the institution and now you can scale it up to what it will be INSIDE the institution

[@jai_yogi]

Pressure is everywhere and at every moment in life. It's not good or bad, it's just there.

[@sonalnagesh4714]

Changing your course isn't so easy in the IITs. Based on your JEE Advanced (a competitive exam) All India Rank, you get a stream of engineering or a few choices so you either take it or leave it. And once you join a course in IIT, you can only change your stream in the second year if you do extremely well in the first year and you rarely get to choose your stream in the second year. And also, not many girls take engineering so the government introduced a 17% quota for allowing girls into the IITs but they're still discriminated against as the majority of the students over there are boys. Life is tough in IITs, and it's not like American colleges and universities.

[@supersayaaain]

It's not about IIT or IIM or UPSC , it's all about human

[@KushanDwarsingh]

Its just about IIT Kharagpur. If you relate, you relate. That's it.

[@amitchauhan764]

I am in Final Year of engineering and frankly speaking, I don't have anything in my life, other than to study. It feels like all the emotions have been sucked out. Don't know why is this happening. Just existing!

[@somanichaudhary7925]

Hang in there, the world is full of opportunities. Dont let studies define you... Let out your emotions because it is perfectly fine to do so. You are perfect the way you are, AC. You'll excel in life I trust you.

[@heenabangera6631]

Dont worry dude. Life has a way to workout. You will be fine. People... families make education look like it may make and break your life. It doesn't really.

[@amitchauhan764]

@@somanichaudhary7925 Thanks Somani for your kind word's, it made me feel better about myself.

[@somanichaudhary7925]

@@amitchauhan764 You are welcome. Good Luck !

[@ashahire00]

Dude I get it what you are feeling and experiencing. This emotionless feeling is what I had but interacting with close friends, sharing, opening up and being fearless helped me alot. So make friends and be fearless about every situation.

[@gauravpayal498]

Bijus bought aakash and is going to buy topper to.. now see the business..😂😂

[@jimmylogan3006]

Byjus fails at giving the individual attention it claims in all its ads. When the company grows, the amount of children grows but the faculty is less. They are targetting on middle class and upper class people and in a way fooling them.

[@gauravpayal498]

@@jimmylogan3006 absolutely right ...one of my friend said me when he went for demo classes they sent the best faculty..and so he bought the yearly plan.. but suddenly the faculty was changed ..and they were not teaching as good. ....

[@dawnstudios7813]

Although there is a lot of negativity present on IIT campuses, but still the past 5 years of my life in IIT-KGP have been the best years of my life (and I strongly think will continue to be the best 5 years of my entire life).

[@singhrocco]

I am having 4 classes every day except Sunday and have 3 hours of lab. We barely get time to explore ourselves.

[@unknownstranger2621]

💯💯

[@ankurmondal3220]

me too bro, in iitkgp as well

[@ritwikreddy5670]

don't get me started on the assignments.

[@munnabhaiyya9515]

we have exams on sunday and national holidays too. iit madras

[@ankurmondal3220]

@@ritwikreddy5670 man assignments after assignment. Don't think that we learn something we are machines noe

[@moin6077]

Everybody at 17 feels that he's passionate about something. But usually it doesn't turn out what you expected it to be. Do a lot of research and then only enter a course. Your choice might change your life forever.

[@mirdulamadhu320]

Even if you do research and do a course and get in a course based job, everything is gonna change at some point. So, earn a certificate because it is your initial ticket towards your voice being heard atleast at some places.. 5yrs into the game, you won't even remember what you learned in textbooks..

[@theHollowGabimaru]

3:55 It's not a small thing for us(middle class) because our parents had invested everything they could.....but after all this if I am not able to give them a satisfactory result which means that it's my fault. We have to support our family financially as soon as we can because I am their only last hope. I am not rich and just like me 90% students are not rich enough to live a good life after this failure.... our system made us to think this way....so I can say that I am not the failure but this country has failed to provide its youth a powerful motive in life.

[@blabla-bh2ww]

It's not just being in IIT. To be IIT or medical college one has to study very sincerely since they are 14/15 years old. They cannot waste any day or any minute. After getting into the colleges they have to work more hard. And thus pressure reaches it's peak. After best grad college one has to go for best Bschool or other post grad colleges. There too they are grilled. Then also in this economy it is not 100% guaranteed that they will get job. Being in best schools and colleges is a very tough job. And it can be understand by only those who have been there.

[@SarangdevGauswami]

Really appreciate Jaby explaining that tough times are just a small fraction of your life! I’ve been there too but now I’m way ahead and happy in life!

[@jeetganatra7977]

The documentary is all about showing how the IIT dream is so overhyped. No doubt IITs are the best technical institutions in the country, providing the best in class infrastructure for an individual to grow. But, there as well there is so much competition and pressure that a student goes through and if they can't keep up, they eventually break down.

[@phoenix_blade]

The sarcasm at the start was epicoooo. Lejabs

[@nikitagigigeorge8572]

I agree with Jaby, now we know clearly what the problem is Kota factory showed students life when they're spending time in Kota for cracking jee and reaching iit and I'm so glad now they even made a documentary on what happens when you get into iit, since now we know the problems we need to know how to handle them we need a solution to get through it

[@nethu6577]

*As a 12th grader Medical aspirant----- I have seen how my friends are studying so much for jee..like its obviously tougher and has a diffiulty level higher than medical entrance exams...and then they reach there and have to study more...people, if you thing cracking jee/neet and then stress is over---YOU ARE WRONG...THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL BE MORE IMMENSE PRESSURE,*

[@GaganUluvaru]

Thank you guys for understanding what we are going through. I thought this is what I wanted when I started engineering, then it made sense that this isn't for me. And there is no escape route for most of us, that's how the system works here. Am exhausted, am frustrated & am mentally drained, but only thing I can now do is complete what I started & see what the future holds... Thank you again...

[@sivarajaganesha7522]

Probably late, but it's surprising how everyone finds their life until 10th really amazing, but it get's really bad later on. I get that this phase is aligned with you finding a job, but there is something about this loss of passion for learning during this phase. They value resume building a lot more than actually enjoying the things that we learn.

[@arun_ramakrishnan]

There are two categories of people 1st who know that engineering is about thinking innovatively and solving problems and they are pretty much passionate about it and can go to any extent to pursue engineering not just for a job but to learn the required skills 2nd category of people who HAVE to do engineering(preferrably in a government funded institute) either because of family pressure or need of money and job and they work hard but may not be as much interested. As far as the colleges are concerned every college seems imperfect. Private colleges will seem to have more facilities and better college life , government colleges will seem to have better teaching, more focus on research and a better placement record. People judge you heavily if you are from a private college and that much respect u get if you crack a government college. U may feel guilty about paying so much money and getting a seat in a private college whereas you may not be happy with the branch you get in a government college. Whatever it is you have made it to some college somehow. It all depends how hard you work now NOT to get a job but just to satisfy you passionate mind. You may get a less paying job , you may have to work harder in your future life but as long as you like your work there is no worry . THERE IS NO PROBLEM IN ENGINEERING AS A FIELD.

[@Kumarshashank545]

Whenever I am in a state of stress or in some kind of trouble , I always think what will I be doing 5 or 10 years from now. And then I just go through the current phase with that thinking in my mind. It's hell lot easy to go through like this.

[@prabhavpandey366]

Biswa Kalyan Rath and Biswapati Sarkar(The writer of TVF's Pitchers) are actually batchmates from IIT Kharagpur!

[@itz_yeastic]

Because of Jaby I get to know vids and topics I never even knew about lol Love from India Jaby

[@RaghuVarierSIESGSTMECHANICAL]

I am from IIT Kharagpur and this series has actually captured the reality 100%. The sentiments, the feelings all true to the core.

[@ujjwalsingh8038]

Let me give you some perspective..... Most of the Indian families are not capable to give their students many career options.... as everyone thinks that being an engineer(getting to IIT as it is the best institute in terms of jobs) or being a doctor(getting to top colleges of medical sciences) is the only way to get assured success.... Since India has such a large population, the competition is immense.... Out of 2 million applicants for engineering exams only around 6k are able to get to IIT.... Hence parents have to spend soo mch on the preparation of entrance exams of these institutes..... The preparation only cost soo mch that ultimately a student(or I would say the whole family of tht student) gets mentally and financially trapped in that circle wherein he feels that the end to all this hard work is getting into the IIT.... And kota factory shows how the practice of entrance exams is done..... And then when the person who has invested so mch gets into these colleges .... few students don't find it the way they thought abt it in their dreams and now they end up being in that place wherein they've spent their money and time on getting into IIT(college fees include as well).... and now no matter what ,they've to get through it.... The pressure to repay all theirs and their family's hardwork by getting a good job makes them take wrong steps....This is the story on which this series and also 3 idiots is about..... Although not all students go through the same thing as some do have passion or some do have the resources to follow their dreams which they discover in IIT....But there's a large section of students who feel this pressure every year.... Hope this helps you understand how things actually are😊

[@UKpowerunleashed]

They are kids man... just turned 18 or barely 18. They don't know any better. As a 28 year old man who has been through all this, it's hard to explain this to a 20 year old that life is gonna get better after this. Help is not out there, I know. But it's tough to explain that they need to look around, stop, pause, take a breath.... I myself came to this realisation that parents actually didn't want me to be a doctor (in my case), they just didn't knew better themselves. In their mind, they associated "doctor " to a social status, success, stable life etc etc. Ok. They actually wanted all of that for me but in their mind the path to that leads via the career of doctor. You know what I mean?

[@sabyasachisahoo3097]

Getting into an IIT like IIT Kharagpur is just very difficult. You need to work hard in 11th and 12th and even after working hard there is very less chance that you will get an IIT college. The competition is so tough that only 1% of the students giving the entrance exam get selected for IIT. That's what pressurises students

[@ahmedshams8807]

Let's pray for the people of india . They will go through this eventually.

[@SinghalLouis]

its simple.. everything is market driven.. demand and supply.. there is excess supply of engineers, and so only the best will survive.. rest will perish, is what the students think, but I agree a 100 % with what you said, that life is HUGE and this is just a blip.. you can be what you want irrespective of the grades you acquire.. knowledge is all that matters!

[@NikiLovesTL]

Jaby saying, "What, I didn't do anything, I'm innocent," and the intro song beginning with, "Ain't that just the way it goes" had me wheezing 😂😂😂😂

[@xavier7888]

Aap sabhi ko Hanuman Jayanti ki Hardik shubhkamnye 🙏

[@rippahhh18]

You're embarrassing that name

[@yograjbir9993]

Same to you and thank you

[@ayushraj8567]

Bhai tujhko bhi

[@achyutarjun]

Idk if anyone will read this but..in my case, it was my family which never let me have fun, or enjoy anything. Starting from when I was in school, and even when I was in college. I had no friends, coz I wasn't cool enough to hangout. Never went out with my friends. No weekend trips, no vacations, no parties, no movies. The only vacations I went was with the family, the only movies I went to was with my family. Coz "studies are more important than friends". Now I don't have any friends. And I feel really lonely, and jealous of other people, who have friends they can talk to, share their feelings, confide in them. I love music. I wanted to be a singer, but I was discouraged all along, and even though I did get some basic training, I was stopped from going to the auditions, as my dad started verbally abusing me for "trying to destroy my life". That was the first time I wanted to end my life. I still am not allowed to go anywhere, or make my own decisions. (I can't move out yet coz I am not financially independent) It's like a never-ending nightmare..but I'm holding onto the hope that maybe if I can crack the judicial services exam, I can finally move out of this place. Of course, I missed all the fun, and will never get those years of my life back..nor will I get "childhood friends"..maybe I'll have some colleagues who will discuss serious matters regarding the law. I don't even see the point of living a life like this.

[@ashahire00]

Bro the things you lost won't be back. You need stop comparing yourself with others coz there is always someone who might have wanted that you have but couldn't get. So enjoy every thing in your life even if it is small thing.

[@anushtupnandy5437]

This is very true, I am an engineering student myself , though I do not study in IIT (I'm a student of BITs Pilani). The thing is most students are lured (?) by the coaching institutes by saying that once you reach these good colleges (IITs,Nits,Bits, and a few more) in India, your life will be smooth sailing and you won't have to worry about your job opportunities. Now I'm not saying that it is entirely false, only that people who've been through it forget to tell us about all the pressure, stress and sleepless nights we have to go through to get those. Regarding the job opportunities, these institutes are famous for not only engineering placements but others like finance and consultancy, etc (It's one of the biggest reasons many choose to go for engineering, you get to discover so many things in your college life). Fact is, most people are not cut out for it(or passionate ) , but they reach these institutes through sheer hard work (without much enthusiasm about it) and then change their career path once they get placed (hypocritical ? ) (P.S. I may be wrong about some things i wrote here, I'm a student and have yet to experience all of these 😊)

[@amritaanshnarain7524]

Jaby doesn't read all these comments after watching the video.

[@anushtupnandy5437]

@@amritaanshnarain7524 Ik :)

[@ShivamYadav-yz2hi]

I am prep.. for iit jee from 2 years it's very stressful as well as fun but now I understand that iit can be dream but not life..

[@anshulsingh7663]

It's funny how I got an ad for an IIT coaching just before the video, and I'm not even trying for the IIT's!

[@bbkivines3244]

You get ads for cars too, doesn't mean you have to buy them!

[@shriidharagarawaal885]

u see a regular college semester is 12 months long , but my first semester due to covid has been compressed into 7 months ,but there is no relaxation in exams or syllabus . this is a constant stress on me . i thought my first year would be me getting to know my interests in subjects etc , but it has just been 6 months of me mugging up stuff doing tests and assignments staring at a computer screen . but the college doesnt even care .

[@earthproductions5482]

Well the first scene happens because there was situation where a student died due to lack of medical facilities in the campus! So there was a Open house with director later in the week where this moment came up.

[@arjyoni]

III kharagpur is first IIT that was built on detention center by British. So it has history and symbolic as well

[@shubhayukolay9609]

Being someone from Kharagpur who spent the first 18 years of his life in the town and did his schooling from the Kendriya Vidyalaya in IIT campus, I have a few things to share: 1) Most of the students in IIT, irrespective of what people say or how it might look and feel, are not happy. I don't know why, but I have interacted with many students (they were senior to me both in age and academics, so I couldn't ask much), and all of them had a sad, disappointing tone when they spoke about their life. It was almost like they made it to the apex college of the country, and their success yielded them nothing but disappointment. 2) Life IS NOT SETTLED ONCE YOU GET A CHANCE IN AN IIT. I have personally seen many students get a package within the range of 1.5- 2 lakh in campus placements, which is very low, even for an IITan. 3) Students of IIT are intelligent, no doubt. But what people fail to see is that they also have their own aspirations and wishes. Many of them are just a product of hard parents killing their dreams and forcing them to write the IIT JEE because of the age old saying "log kya bolenge ?" (what will the society say ?). They crack, they join, they study, but they are not happy, in spite of all the privileges they get that one can just dream of in other colleges.

[@리뉴얼바디-n5y]

WoW Thank you for sharing! I've been enjoying with your uploading. ^__________^

[@darshanmohije]

I always think that my birth was either wanted in a rich house or in a poor house, where parents cannot afford educationof their child.Man, this middle class life is very frustrating😤 😔

[@anishpaul7041]

I d don't think IIT is just a fraction of life

[@alwin9491]

Not just engineering but any professional degree holder would relate to that..you spend five years living in hell to come out of there to find that five years was a long time and others have gone well ahead in the race of life.

[@y.a.994]

I don't know why they always show IITs in the negative light. It's the parents that too blame, when they force the kid to get admission into one without taking into account their interest. Even if a student is interested in the course, the problem is how the IITs are portrayed to the kids by both parents and coaching institute, like a magical place full of rainbows and unicorns where all your dreams will come true, instead of just a stage/tool in life to achieve further. That's what create the dissonance between expectation and reality. Yes there is counseling available and they even conduct seminar. I even know a case where they allotted a flat to student and her mother, because she said she needed support of her parents to cope. I am from IIT, and I have gone to depression for 2 years but I would never exchange any part of my 4 years for anything. I remember, during the cultural fest, since I was infrastructure coordinator, I had to stay awake for 36 hrs straight, but looking back I loved the struggle that comes with it and the sense of accomplishment Yes the pressure is high, because competition is high, but competition is high for anything that's coveted by many. There are many cases even in art and film industry also or any other for that matter. But why is it always shown if someone is a struggling actor, they are just following their dream. But if its a struggling engineer, they are just forced by the system and parent. I always wanted to an engineer, but I still struggled initially

[@sriharip496]

I don't know if it is relevant , but I got 11 marks in IIT 2020😛

[@stellaquickdust8623]

The pressure is too real, for every engineer. Especially the year around campus placement gives you multiple breakdowns.

[@namanjain817]

Yes there are counselling services and help system to help you out. But the pressure to just live upto your own expectations is immense and expections from others just add up to that. That's the reason why such a large number of students get so adversly mentally affected by this.

[@gauravpayal498]

If i am not wrong when Students in india are in 10th .. the only options for them are either medical or non medical..atleast i was in this situation.. 👍🏻

[@namrata9235]

The options are way more these days but yes, 7-8 years ago, it was almost like that.

[@gauravpayal498]

@@namrata9235 i am in 12th and ..if u ask me.. in 10th i just knew everything in this world is engineering... might be its different in metro cities . but in small town and other cities its still the same..🙏🙏 thank u

[@namrata9235]

@@gauravpayal498 I guess things haven't gotten that better even after all this time.. it's just that I see students around me having more opportunities to explore their options, more than I ever did. But yes, that could just be confined to what I've observed.

[@gauravpayal498]

@@namrata9235 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thank u ..

[@asthanain4952]

Sad for you buddy!! I'm in college rn but we had sufficient options!! I had Humanities/Arts in 12th and the best and smartest kids had Arts. So I think I've never seen this perception of Arts being for the non academic kids cuz we had the best batch! I hope things have improved at ur place as well.

[@animenoobie]

0:05 did Jaby give us a spoiler there? 🤔

[@pratyooshsingh236]

Please react to Kenny Sebastian's exams CBSE and punishments

[@ritwikreddy5670]

Colleges are just catering to the industry. Its not their fault totally. The only way out from this is creation of a lot more jobs. Even IIT students are losing hope of ever finding a job that they like. Mechanical and civil engineers are mostly turning towards IT, which puts them under even more pressure since they have to balance academics( since the grading is relative grading, the competition is very high since the students are the ones who got very similar ranks in jee, and are of very similar caliber, each and every mark can affect your grade and when other colleges are giving 8's and 9's generously, students here are struggling to get 7's ) and also study for IT jobs while also trying their level best for core jobs.

[@mytejass]

Was it just me or did anyone got distracted by the peace light tilted in the background😂😂😅???

[@saurabhrai5461]

IIT is not just an institution it's a Dream of every Engineering aspirant of India........

[@kicksntricks2575]

I was literally stressed out for the study i am going through but jaby's speech made me relax.

[@shivamsingh6844]

Blame the system, parents, students whatever you feel like depending on where you're coming from. Truth is we all are equally responsible for this chaotic education system which has become so dependent on results that human life and emotions are nothing more than collateral damage. I am a electrical engineer in my mid 20's, and I have stopped suggesting anyone to become an engineer. I don't think it's worth it anymore.

[@multifacetedcalamity5387]

Jabyy if u don't know the high pressure of iit students is due to the low selection ratio into the college's......every year about 15 lakh students sit for the exam but only 10k are selected....u can imagine the level of competition and stress a student has to go through

[@yashjiwani1040]

Recheck the data.. 8.5-9.5 lakh appeared last year and 15 k get seats (all iits included)

[@_ZAID_ZULFIKAR_ECE_]

I'm also an IIT aspirant for this year and an IIT aspirant's frustration and struggle starts from 10th grade. Our childhood has been ruined 😔. No fun, no freedom just IIT, IIT and IIT 💔. Many times wanna quit everything and die. Moreover I didn't want to be an engineer, but in India parents will allow you to become a doctor or an engineering that's it!!

[@abishaipaul2298]

Do what you wanna do. Don't listen to anyone

[@shubhanshmahawar9175]

buddy it's common, even after completing the aspirant life and getting into iit. i'm that one

[@_ZAID_ZULFIKAR_ECE_]

@@stylinnet2395 yeah I never had interest in science , wanted to become an archaeologist but as I edited my comment you can see!

[@mamathapendyala]

You need to talk to your parents before it's too late. If you don't talk to them now, you'll never be able to.

[@maansiloves]

jaby achara:talking about kota factory n this trailer viewers:talking about difference between kota factory n this trailer me:just concentrating on tilted peace light sign

[@gajraaj1]

The intro music is really really cool!!!

[@debdeeproy1683]

Yes, Jaby and Achara, most of us engineers (IITians or not) feel the same way as portrayed in this trailer. I really hope this show brings out the real-life nuances of this engineering life. In India, it is commonly stated that "If you have done engineering, you can practically do anything :P" Also, just to make things super clear...Kota Factory is a fictionalized version of high school students preparing to get into IIT (Indian Institute of Technology, which are the premier and most prestigious engg. institutes in India) and 3 Idiots is a somewhat fictional/bollywood version of what we are going to see in this show

[@krishnakumarm8790]

IIT KHARAGPUR IS THE BIGGEST IIT WITH AN AREA OF 2100 ACRES WHICH IS THRICE AS VATICAN AND MONACO PUT TOGETHER.... AND ALSO IS THE FIRST IIT TO BE FORMED.

[@hrprtbedi]

the pressure is too much and very real the system fails constantly, not coming up with more institutes catering to ever rising no. of students sitting for the examination. But the most important of all is the immense family pressure and expectation to either make their child either a doc or engineer and the worst part of it is that 90% of students sitting for the examination don't want to be either of them.

[@aayushijain222]

Guys, I would recommend you guys watch Kota factory and THEN alma matter. You'll understand the education system of India pretty well

[@shovon9412]

It went to IIT Kgp for masters. Very difficult but was worth it

[@sid2642]

Jaby koay...it's india..it's not same here like us..in us u have to study n then decide whether to graduate or not..in here it's like life n death...coz of family n society..n u cant leavve that..it is what it is...problem starts with 11 when u give jee then be 0.1 percent n get into iit..then what..wow..it's india worst education system ..for max no of students! Genius ones!

[@nikhileshbagwala593]

i wish parents could see that there are people who after getting into IITs dont pursue engineering or any job, they do stand up comedy or film making and they are fine.

[@bikramjitdeb2257]

I remember my first year in iit guwahati but gladly got very good mentor ... we are still connected helped at my worst time

[@sourabhmhetre4743]

Not only Biswa but Biswapati Sarkar, Arunabh Kumar, Jitendra Kumar , Amit Gulani almost half of the TVF members are from IIT. Not mentioning Sundar Pichai who is also IIT kharagpur Graduate.

[@ananths8828]

IIT is the most prestigious engineering institute posibly in the world. this is the place where the toppers from all schools come. it is like formula one. everyone is a genius and have been at the top. they come to IIT and it is a race to the top for all toppers. it is like a intellectual commondo training. it does break people, some come out victorious, some come out realising the meaning of life, some dont. IIT is what the outside world is but in the institute. all things aside, it generates the best of the best.

[@MichaelWilliams-jd3wy]

My father worked his entire life for 15000 per month salary. My getting into iit leading to me getting 38 Lac with 20 Lac base at start of my life. My father pushsed me, took loans, roamed length and breath of the state to get me here. I learned to like cs and coding. If I didn't go to iit I might not have earned even 15000 a month then where would I and my family be. I am greatful for the opportunity.

[@govind2213]

Ty man helps the pressure is real on me rn

[@poojaagarwal6637]

ना छेड़ किस्सा वो मोहब्बत का बड़ी लम्बी कहानी है मैं ज़िंदगी से नहीं हारी किसी अपने की मेहरबानी है

[@mijenmin2032]

Every indian parents want their child to be a doctor or an engineer, and at that time not every students may get a view of what they really wanted to be in their future.

[@quanta_reletum6643]

First thing, goin' into IIT's is far more difficult than you can think. Second, if you got into one, it may be possible that you don't get the course you dreamt all your life Third, there is so much load (Very much, but it doesn't even really matter. You're used to it now) Fourth, passing out by an IIT, and still you don't see yourself where you always wanted to be. Choose this target wisely. Only when you've got the potential, the strength to get over failures and most importantly, the trauma you go through in your entire journey. And this journey teaches us a lot at a young age (Nearly 17, I think) It shows every side of life from the darkness to the light.