My Programming Journey- The beginning

This is the first Blog that I have ever written, not for me but for my future self

This is me in this picture and I took this photo in Varanasi two year ago when I was preparing for IIT exams 😃. It was the eve of Chhat puja and I was just standing on the ghat of Holy river Ganga and was wondering is this really what I want? I was not happy during the preparation time because it was not something I was hoping to get. I just wanted to get to the peak just by trying out one time and if I don't get there I would be at some better place. I didn't know anything about the real world and its challenges. I was just indulged in my own world of Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.

Let's talk more about 'this' time:

I wasn't a so-called bright student. I was just an average student who just passed out from a local CBSE school with 76%. By looking at my score many told me that I shouldn't try since the success rate is below 1% to get into an IIT. I was in the line of million of the student in which I think, everyone wanted to get into an IIT, NIT, or IIIT. I once thought that maybe if I get a seat in those colleges then wouldn't it be unfair to one, who is more deserving than me. I mean, I got the chance to study in a coaching Institute but what about the one far away in the village has more aptitude and capability than me.

In my coaching, I notice one very bad thing(I don't know what you think) that those few students who perform better than other large crowds of sheep were extracted out and were taught with special attention. They were selected to become the JEE star of that year for that coaching. And we were indirectly thrown into their huge hall. In one classroom there was more than 350 student. It was more like 'pravachan' than a serious class.

Now I am not going to explain all that. The thing that I want you to take away is this: I DIDN'T MADE IT TO AN IIT.

It was no surprise to me that I didn't crack it because on the very day of the examination, after taking the 6 hrs paper I was out Devastated. There was not a bit of a smile on my face because I was not confident about any question. I already knew that I am going to fail but wanted to know how badly.

Finally, the result came. As expected I failed badly by securing 35 marks. I looked back at the whole year and felt like, I wasted it. Then my UPSEE results came and I got 340 marks that were enough for me get a Govt. College. I choose the Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi.

Image of mine at Varanasi hostel during the preparation of IIT-JEE

Now it's been 2 years to this thing and I am almost in 2nd year (because of COVID-19). I have been home for 4 months and have developed some crucial skills like programming languages(like Python, Java, and Javascript), Microsoft Excel, Graphic designing, video editing, and the list goes on...

This is the beginning of my programming journey and I am solving the problem by programming on hackerrank and preparing myself for competitive programming.

By the way, this blog is only meant for reference, not for anything else.

Thank you