For me, the motivation to join an IIT came from a genuine love for mathematics and science. Since childhood, I enjoyed solving problems and understanding concepts instead of memorising them. Over time, that curiosity naturally pushed me towards engineering and eventually the IIT journey. Today, as a third-year student of Chemical Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati , I feel the experience has shaped me not only academically, but personally as well. I am 19 years old, and I belong to Greater Noida. I studied at Ryan International School from Class 2 to 12. My father is a civil engineer, and my mother is a teacher in a private school. Their support played a huge role in shaping my discipline and academic journey. I appeared for both JEE Main and JEE Advanced in 2023. I secured a rank of 12,900 in JEE Main and 7,393 in JEE Advanced. After my JEE Main result, I felt I could have done much better, which pushed me to seriously step up my preparation for Advanced.…