Let me tell you a small story

Let me tell you a small story.

It is about RBI Assistant 2015 batch recruitment.

General seats: 15.

Applicants? Just imagine.

A guy I know wanted to appear for this examination. His academic qualifications:

• Class IX: 45%. 37/100 in Mathematics.
• Schooling: Saraswati Vidya Mandir (Hindi Medium).
• Tried Kota (Rajasthan), failed miserably.
• College: Lovely Professional University.
• First job: ICICI PO Programme. He left that in 2014.
• 2014 IBPS PO interview reject.
• 2015 SBI PO mains failure.

This guy looked average, he didn't have any contacts (I am not saying looking good and having contacts makes a difference, but then people generally tend to assume that, so just to clarify). He wasn’t a prodigy. Heck! He wasn't even comparable to the people appearing for banking examinations. He never achieved anything significant which caused his confidence to be on the ground zero level. January 2015, he suffered a heartbreak, as he was cheated on by someone who he almost planned to marry, just after he had left his job in December 2014 and was under tremendous pressure to find employment. Only thing positive he had was resources. A laptop, good internet connection and decent stationery.

He had just one thing in his mind, to make his mother proud. He followed just one mantra. Prepare hard and go all-in. For a period of 6–8 months, this guy prepared almost 12–14 hours on daily basis without fail. He knew he is far, far behind everyone appearing for this exam, so he gave his everything.

Result: He got Rank 2 in the final merit list. He cried so hard that he left a scream. It may seem a small achievement when you compare it to others who crack IAS, IPS coming from a humble background, but it was the biggest breakthrough for him in the worst phase of his life.

Why this story?

• He had probably the worst academic record among all serious aspirants.
• Seats were 15.
• He was a Hindi medium student.
• He was terrible in Mathematics.
• He was in worst phase of his life mentally.
• He was under pressure of unemployment.

If this guy can crack the exam, why can't you? You just need one seat at the end, right? You might be better equipped, more intelligent, more mentally stable than him. Just prepare wholeheartedly and go all-in.

Itna tough nahi hai, ho jayega! (It isn't that tough, you'll crack it)

-Utkarsh Awasthi

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