'The three habits that changed everything': From 54% in Class 10 to IIT Bombay CSE, how one student's comeback inspired thousands

From 54% in Class 10 boards to IIT Bombay CSE, the comeback that inspired thousands Every year, lakhs of students lose confidence after receiving disappointing board exam results.

Some begin to believe that one poor score has permanently closed the doors to their dream college.Jainendrajeet's journey tells a very different story.Today, he is pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science at IIT Bombay, one of India's most sought-after engineering programmes.

But only a few years ago, he had scored 54% in his Class 10 board examinations, including 41 out of 100 in Mathematics and 48 out of 100 in Science.

Friends had scored above 90%, he faced criticism over his performance, and for a brief moment, even he questioned his own abilities.In 2023, however, the same student stunned everyone by securing 99.98 percentile in JEE Main and AIR 349 in JEE Advanced (Open category) along with OBC Rank 54.His story is a reminder that one examination never defines a student's future."I thought the result wasn't mine" In a YouTube video recounting his journey, Jainendrajeet says he had not been eagerly waiting for his Class 10 results.He had spent nearly 40 to 50 days on bed rest before the examinations, missed several classes and knew his preparation had suffered.

While studying with a friend over Zoom, someone sent him a message saying the results had been declared."I opened the website, looked at my score and froze.

My first thought was, 'This can't be my result.' I refreshed the page, checked my roll number again, but it was true.

I had scored 54%."He recalls staring silently at the screen.There were no tears.No anger.Just one question running through his mind."How did I get such low marks?"The toughest part wasn't the marks As friends began sharing their scores, reality became even harder to accept.Some had scored 80%.Others had crossed 90%.A few had even secured 98%."I had the lowest marks in my entire friend circle," he recalls.More than the marks, however, what worried him was how people would react."I was terrified about what my parents would say."He says he barely spoke that night.But somewhere amid the disappointment, another voice emerged."This isn't who you are.