Tired of his research work, Chirag Gupta of Ahmedabad gave the IIM entrance exam – CAT 2021 And secured 100 percentile in his first attempt. Currently pursuing BS-MS program at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, he will be completing his master’s thesis this year.
When asked why he has been selected for CAT 2021 and is changing his career path from research to management, he immediately said that he wants to do something “exciting”. Chirag used to do research in physics at first but later changed his research studies to water poverty. He will now submit his master’s thesis this year.
Read also| Maharashtra girl quits prestigious job to prepare for CAT, secures 99.95 percentile in first attempt
Though he cleared his JEE Advanced in 2017 with a rank of 5064, instead of grabbing a seat in the prestigious IIT, Chirag chose IISER as he was keen to pursue a career in science and further research work at that time. He wanted to pursue a PhD and later become a professor and scientist, however, now his plans have changed. “IISER is better than IITs when it comes to research,” he said.
“I could not see myself researching the same path for the next 7-8 years. So I decided to choose management to pursue consultancy. I think it will be more interesting as you learn new things in each project you start. In counseling, you don’t work on one thing for long periods of time. You change things after 5-6 months which will keep things exciting. I would have been able to learn new things,” explained Chirag.
Read| IIT Gandhinagar hostelers study together to crack CAT with equal marks, now aiming at IIM Ahmedabad
Now he aims to get into any of the top IIMs – Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Calcutta. Later, he wants to opt for strategy consulting and work for one of the top three consulting firms – Mackenzie, BCG, or Bain & Co.
He started preparing for CAT around March 2021 and resorted to self-study. Initially, he also had one mock test per week from TIME and IMS, later he started giving at least one mock test every day. “I used to study for five hours a day which also includes mock tests. I used to self-study and give one more mock to better understand how much I have learned and how far I need to go.” After IISER Pune opened, he shifted to college in June 2021 and Done your preparation with doing your research from there.
Read| How did IIT Bombay student Yash Mandhana score 99.99 percentile in CAT in the first attempt?
Chirag said that the preparation for JEE Advanced and CAT is not even remotely. “For JEE, it is essential to know all the formulas and concepts. You need a lot of knowledge to crack the exam, whereas for CAT 2021 it is all about aptitude and how efficiently you can solve basic questions, even a non-aspirant can solve, provided they have time.”
His father is the Deputy General Manager in SBI Life while his mother Anita Gupta is a homemaker. He also has two sisters – one works in SBI and the other works in a market research firm. Chirag did 10th from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Shahibagh and 12th from New Tulip International School, in which he passed with a score of 83.8 percent.
read all breaking news, today’s fresh news And coronavirus news Here.
,