BENGALURU: Unlike other competitive entrances, Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is not only tough to crack but it also affects a student’s mental health and social life due to its tough curriculum. The ‘Freshman Survey’ conducted by the IIT-Bombay student community  reveals that more than 50 percent of first year students were burnt out after the hardcore JEE coaching. The burn out was so bad that most of the students were not able to put efforts into their academics after entering the institute, reports Hindustan Times.

According to the survey, 20.9 percent had to take a break from academics to get through an IIT of their choice, 26.1 percent students had to visit counselors to tackle breakdowns they faced while preparing for the entrance exam. Another 53 percent of students’ social skills were affected and 64.4 percent students lost their creativity skills.

Out of 905 students in the current first year batch of IIT-Bombay, 254 filled the survey forms. Apart from the burn out, the students also shared their expectations and background before they entered in to IIT. The survey showed 95.9 percent pupils under immense pressure to get selected in IIT went for the JEE coaching classes for more than two years. About 90 percent of students whose family incomes was less than 2 lakhs used to spent more than half of amount. Also more than a quarter was spent by the students whose annual family income was up to 10 lakhs. The survey stated that 30 percent students dreamt for higher studies after graduating from IIT, whereas 26 percent were not clear about what to pursue after graduation. Thus the survey as a whole indicates that the phases that a student goes through when he prepares for the JEE and when he joins the institute after the entrance exam.

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