How Are IITians Different From You?
Know 10 facts about IITians and discover how they are different from us in small ways.
For every engineering aspirant, getting admission in one of the top IITs is a dream and after strenuous hours of studying and no sleep, some students get a chance to live their dream.
Indian Institute of Technology has set itself as a brand right from its establishment in the year 1951. With excellent teaching methodologies and record placements at IITs, being an IITian is a matter of pride as well as joy.
However, there are some stereotypes attached to IITians. They are thought of as nerds and typical bookworms, deprived of any social life and always wanting to excel in everything they do. Most of them are considered geniuses with excellent and out of the box reasoning skills. Well, they definitely are that, but there is much more to them.
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Behind their hectic daily schedule and endless projects and deadlines is a side of them we are not familiar with. A survey conducted on 332 students at IIT Bombay revealed some amazing facts about IITians which make them different from you and me.
CollegeDekho presents you these facts about the life of an IITian.
Majority of them do not shower
When it comes to IITians, the monotony starts from the very first task in the morning i.e bathing.
| Situation | Percentage of Students |
| Showered once every two-three days | 60% |
| Showered daily | 30% |
| Showered once a week | 10% |
They choose roomies over folks
Seems like they get so habitual of living with their friends in the hostel that they can't get over it even after graduation.
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| Want to live with friends after graduation | 40% |
| Want to go back home to their families | 27% |
| Want to live alone | 19% |
Also, on asking them about their family, 66% responded that they have maintained a close relationship with their parents. The rest 29.8% said they had close to nil conversation with their folks.
Religious Beliefs - 50-50
Unlike how we see in movies, not all IITians are devoted to God and depend on him for good grades. The religious beliefs of students are also 50-50.
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| Religious | 39% |
| Agnostic | 39% |
| Atheists | 21% |
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Bucket-list of a cliche college student
Just like every other college student, IITians are no different when it comes to bucket lists. They also enjoy the small perks of being a college student.
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| Been on a road trip to Goa with friends | 52.4% |
| Travelled ticketless on local train | 70% |
| Played Poker or Blackjack | 55.7% |
Relationship Status - Single
When asked about their thoughts on marriage, a majority of them denied the idea of digging their own grave before death. (LOL)
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| No plans of marriage for another 5 years | 39.15% |
| Wanted to marry in next 3-5 years | 21.4% |
| No idea | 31% |
Studies Not a Priority
When you are in school, you study day and night to make it to IIT. Once you are in IIT, studies are no longer considered as a priority and getting a degree eventually becomes more important.
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| Give studies priority | 15% |
| Give getting a degree priority | 85% |
Attendance is not a big deal
It was found out that a huge number of students did not attend lectures regularly. The credit behind poor attendance was given to the uninteresting and boring teachers at IIT.
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| Attended most of the classes | 39.75% |
| Attended as few classes as possible | 32.5% |
| Attended each and every lecture | 7.5% |
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Social life goes down the drain
When the students were asked about their socials life and relationship status, the responded in the following manner:
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| Very few encounters with students of opposite sex | 27% |
| No girlfriend/ boyfriend at all | 73% |
Cheating is the only way
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Failing a year is not an option for students at IIT, so most of them agreed on using wrong practices and cheating methods to pass on an exam. They further justified the cheating by saying that they were not interested in that particular subject.
| Situation | Percentage of students |
| Agreed to have used cheating methods | 47% |
| Justified their cheating | 38% |
Life can be hard sometimes
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For all those who think life at IIT is easy, we would like to point out cases where people resorted to other stuff to make living bearable:
| Situation | Percentage of students |
Resolved to drinking | 30% |
Had to visit a psychiatrist | 7% |
| Disappointed because of different expectations from IITs | 29% |
So guys, this is how you live life the IIT-way. It is remarkable how an institute just 5 decades old is now competing with top institutions in the world having centuries of heritage. IITians are making heads turn with their work wherever they and by now you know that there is much more to IITians than their bookish knowledge.
All the best!