Evidence Library

"I know I would regret taking commerce for not taking PCM and regret taking PCM for not taking commerce. So I ask the people on this sub who are preparing for such exams… what stream should I opt for?"

A Class 10 student was paralyzed between Science and Commerce, relying entirely on anonymous peer advice instead of data-driven stream alignment.

"I got 70% in my first unit test this year… But I was thinking about just dropping it cause it might just eat up my time from neet prep."

An 11th-grade NEET aspirant was contemplating dropping Mathematics despite scoring well, fearing it would consume too much preparation time — yet afraid of closing off backup career paths.

"People who have studied commerce without maths, where are you rn? What are you doing now and do you regret not taking maths?"

A student asked Commerce-without-Maths graduates about their career outcomes — the replies revealed widespread regret and permanently blocked career paths.

"Is PCMB or PCM better? Isn't PCMB generally better cuz you can get one more subject… or is it just another hassle to deal with?"

A JEE aspirant debated whether to add Biology to PCM to "keep all options open" — unaware of the crushing workload that historically tanks both JEE and board results.

"PCM vs PCB — your opinion on my case? I'm interested in both engineering and medical but can only pick one stream…"

A Class 10 student sought opinions on PCM vs PCB, unaware that choosing PCB locks you into an all-or-nothing gamble for a medical seat with virtually no fallback.

"मैंने पहले 'बैचलर ऑफ़ इंजीनियरिंग' की, फिर 'मास्टर ऑफ़ इंजीनियरिंग की', फिर इंजीनियरिंग में पीएचडी और अब पीएचडी के बाद पोस्ट पीएचडी कर रहा हूँ। अपनी जिन्दगी के १२ साल मैंने इसी क्षेत्र में लगाए हैं।"

A highly qualified engineer on Hindi Quora reflected on 12 years from B.E. to post-PhD, questioning whether the societal push for engineering degrees was worth the massive time investment.

"मैंने सिविल इंजीनियरिंग 2019 में पूरा किया है लेकिन मुझे समझ में नहीं आ रहा है कि अब क्या करूं, कंपनी में काम करना नहीं चाहता हूँ और मेरी अर्थिक स्थिति सही नहीं है."

A civil engineering graduate found herself stuck after completing her diploma — lacked skills and motivation for corporate entry, yet faced pressure to earn a livelihood.

"क्या शिक्षा विफल होती है? मैंने इंजीनियरिंग की है परंतु नौकरी मैं किसी और फील्ड में कर रहा हूँ, तो क्या मेरी शिक्षा और डिग्री का कोई मोल नहीं?"

A B.Tech graduate working in a completely unrelated field experienced a profound identity crisis, wondering if his engineering training was a complete waste.

"We're tired of being gaslighted. We want honesty, accountability, and real opportunities — not empty speeches, manipulations, or shouting at students who ask for the truth."

A final-year engineering student at a Bengaluru university detailed systemic placement fraud. Despite promises, only 9 out of 1,200 students were placed.

"The Placement Cell Is Cheating: The very people in charge of managing placements — who are supposed to ensure fairness — are the ones cheating the system to get offers."

Students at IIIT Allahabad exposed active malpractice by their Placement Cell — allowing favored students to cheat using AI tools and lying to corporate recruiters.

"In official RTI of IIIT-A they have claimed that the Median and Average of IT-BI Branch is 25LPA and 32.09LPA resp. for a batch of 33 students which is entirely false and inflated."

A student used RTI data to expose how an institute inflated placement stats by reducing batch size counts and substituting internship stipends for full-time CTC figures.

"When company asked the students they lied that college has sent them on industry visit. After this, the company asked college how can you send them on industry visit when they were supposed to join the company, college said that there is no industry visit lol."

A college fabricated an "industry visit" story to cover up mismanagement of students who were supposed to join a recruiting company — the lie was exposed and the college was permanently blacklisted.

"Yeh MANIT Bhopal ke placement stats real hai ya fake? Fake hain, inflated hain… Do not consider joining MNIT Bhopal, there are lot more problems due to corrupt and incompetent administration."

A student questioned whether MANIT Bhopal's placement statistics were real or fabricated — the discussion exposed how government colleges inflate stats by counting internship stipends as full-time offers.

"The coaching institute was guilty of publishing misleading advertisements to lure the students without intention to fulfil the promises made therein."

Satyata enrolled in IAS Gurukul, Delhi, paying ₹98,000 based on brochures promising mentorship from UPSC toppers. None of the listed mentors ever visited the center.

"Frustrated by the turn of events, Pavan Sai filed a case in the Consumer Court claiming that her education took a hit because of the college's lack of responsibility."

Pavan Sai joined a private medical college in Tamil Nadu paying ₹20 lakhs. Midway through, the college's license was revoked for misrepresenting its clinical facilities.

"We are of the opinion that the appellant institute by giving totally misleading and false advertisement clearly misled the respondents (students) that the institute is affiliated to the Magadh University and recognised by the Dental Council of India."

Bhupesh and 10 students secured BDS admission based on false claims of Magadh University affiliation and DCI recognition. Two years in, neither existed.

"Imagine shelling out a huge load of money to get admitted in an engineering college and then realising that the promises made were all false."

A student deposited ₹1.8 lakhs for a B.Tech seat, lured by claims of a hostel near Chandigarh. On arrival, the hostel was 80 km away with five students crammed into one room.

"Vijay Narasimha… allegedly cheated his fellow students out of approximately ₹1.5 crore by falsely promising them jobs at a startup company he claimed to be running."

Multiple B.Tech students in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh fell victim to a ₹1.5 crore job placement scam operated on campus by a senior student running a fake startup.

"Recruitment rackets in these states flourished with the active collusion between these job consultants, HR managers of companies and college placement officers."

Hundreds of B.Tech graduates at ITER College, Bhubaneswar discovered their campus placement offers from major IT MNCs were completely fake — fraudulent agents distributed forged appointment letters.

"The placements are very bad. Only 5-10 out of 67 students got real jobs. Rest of the students got fake campusing."

Saquib Perwaiz enrolled in B.Tech Mechanical based on claims of 85% placement rate. Upon reaching final year, she realized the placements were entirely fabricated.

"90% placements given by the college are mostly fake. Remaining 10% are given work of a labor or Diploma."

Souvik Basak completed B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, experiencing complete failure in on-campus placements. The college brought in firms offering only manual labor contracts.

"On the name of placement, they call fake companies and advertise that in newspapers."

An engineering topper was featured in newspapers for securing a Tech Mahindra placement. When she approached the company, she learned her offer letter was completely fraudulent.

"Mostly placement claims are just internships in which students are removed after 6 months."

Pranjal Tyagi exposed how his university advertises a 90% placement rate while actual recruitment is below 30%. The placement cell colludes with startups that hire and fire students after two months.

"Prefer colleges that are located in Noida or Greater Noida… total fake placement."

A student and 30 classmates participated in a placement drive supposedly by Oracle India. All received "Letters of Intent" with corporate stamps — only to discover the drive was organized by fake agents.

"Boards are around 60%, JEE went terrible, VITEEE also didn't go well, and the worst part is I didn't even fill forms for exams like COMEDK/CUET because at that time I thought maybe JEE or boards would somehow work out."

A student scored poorly in boards and JEE but had not filled backup exam forms for COMEDK, CUET, or other alternatives — assuming JEE would "somehow work out."

"Skipped studying for COMEDK. Didn't fill VITEEE, SRMJEEE, anything. Now? 22k rank. No decent college. No Plan B. Just regret on loop."

A conceptual learner dedicated to JEE was outpaced by rote-learners and missed the cutoff by a single mark. Had skipped registering for all backup exams.

"We were supposed to select a test date and exam centre but I missed the deadline. Candidates who failed to select a time slot will be allotted one."

A student actively participating in BITSAT failed to track the intricate administrative timeline. They missed the deadline to select their preferred test date and center.

"I gave boards and jee and didn't get a good score because of my weak math. state cet didn't go well, vitee didn't fill, manipal didn't fill, BITSAT filled."

A student distanced from their coaching institute due to performance anxiety, resulting in poor scores. Being disconnected, they failed to fill applications for VITEEE and Manipal.

"khel khatam hai bitsat viteee my last hope maa chod dunga bitsat mei fr."

A student catastrophically missed the JEE Mains registration deadline. They were left completely dependent on BITSAT and VITEEE as their last hope.

"Collecting money without proper receipts is not a small mistake. It is a clear deficiency in service."

A student in Thrissur, Kerala paid ₹42,500 to a test prep center for GRE/IELTS, but the institute failed to issue a receipt for ₹7,000 — creating severe verification hurdles when seeking a refund.

"Graduation ke bad 4 months tyari kari UPSC ki phir ghar valo ne samjhaya ki phele koi dusra exam nikal le like SSC phir kar lio UPSC ki tyari."

A graduate began full-time UPSC preparation. After continuously failing preliminaries, they realized they lacked foundational skills for alternative SSC exams — trapped in a cycle.

"I dont want to give another competitive exam or study science ever again after neet, what to do?"

A student who took multiple drop years for NEET eventually burned out completely, possessing no alternative skills after sacrificing their late teens to the medical pursuit.

"So jaisa ki aap logo ne padha i failed in my board examination kal mera first paper tha physics ka... and i wrote nothing like litreally nothing in that paper bss mcq"

A student suffered a complete breakdown during their Class 12 Physics board exam, leaving the paper entirely blank except for MCQs — with no known alternatives or backup plan.

"I can't say no. Sikha to h isse. But practicality honi chahiye thi. Simultaneously I should have worked for a back up. Maybe a Master's from a good college or an MBA, anything."

After definitively failing UPSC, a candidate reflected on the immense error of not securing an advanced degree or corporate skillset simultaneously.

"Ive realized that There is no backup in my life. There can be no back up too. Everything is trial and error until i achieve something tangible somewhere in something."

A candidate deep in the competitive exam cycle realized the fundamental flaw of relying exclusively on high-stakes exams as backups — stuck in an endless loop.

"Drop pe drop lete hai aplog side se kam kam bsc mai admission leke study karo..."

A female student advised peers on the dangers of successive NEET drop years without a backup plan, emphasizing the necessity of a parallel B.Sc degree.

"She walked out of that exam hall quietly, holding back tears, pretending she's okay while her heart knows how much this meant."

A female student sacrificed sleep, social life, and peace of mind for NEET only to miss the cutoff — with no structured alternative path forward.

"My NEET Failure Story… 4 Year Drop not Easy for Me…"

An average student took four successive drop years for NEET, documenting her slow descent into clinical depression as the coaching ecosystem normalized years of failure.

"When I failed at my Bests…"

A student who ultimately secured AIIMS Delhi reflected on her initial catastrophic failure — how failing despite giving her absolute best threw her into an identity crisis.

"7 saal barbaad… my Neet failure story…"

An aspirant spent seven continuous years taking drop after drop for NEET. The coaching industry exploited the "sunk cost fallacy," convincing him success was always "just one drop away."

"सिर्फ एक गलती और 5 साल NEET में बर्बाद"

A rural student spent five years in the NEET cycle. A single strategic mistake — lack of parallel backups — trapped him in a multi-year drop loop leading to severe depression.

"Now, NTA's circular says Aadhaar details should exactly match the Class 10 certificate for JEE application, admit card, and counselling. This mismatch will definitely create problems."

A student discovered a name mismatch between Class 10 certificate and Aadhaar right before JEE registration — and had already exhausted UIDAI's 2-correction limit.

"need serious help. josaa rejected my caste certificate saying it should be in hindi/english. SERIOUS POST… my certificate is in gujarati."

During JoSAA counseling, a student's legitimate Gujarati-language caste certificate was abruptly rejected — the central authority demanded Hindi/English within a two-hour window.

"3 months pehle OBC ke certificate ke liye apply kiya tha pr abhi tak 'Hardcopy not yet received' dikha rhe hain website mein."

An OBC-NCL student applied for their updated caste certificate three months in advance, but bureaucratic delays kept it stuck. JEE Mains deadline was 11 days away.

"He did not have any advantages in his life and suffered deprivations and indignities and humiliation being a member of the Scheduled Caste community."

Following his parents' divorce, a student's SC certificate was rejected because his school records had originally registered him under his estranged father's upper-caste surname.

"same problem, mera birth certificate and caste certificate is from other state, and rest all the certificates are from where i'm staying rn, will that cause a problem?"

A student's birth and caste certificates were from one state, while domicile and academic certificates were from another — terrified this inter-state gap would cancel their JoSAA seat.

"Due to his previous application under the Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC), he would not be eligible for admission to the medical college in Vadodara."

The son of a pani puri vendor scored 613/720 in NEET UG and secured a government medical seat. His admission was cancelled because his "Teli" caste did not qualify for SEBC status in Gujarat.

"The court found the refusal of admission based on the absence of an original caste certificate as hyper-technical."

Aryan Shende was denied engineering admission during CAP rounds because he could not produce his original caste certificate which he had lost — despite having a legally valid Caste Validity Certificate.

"Denying admission to a scheduled caste candidate solely on technical grounds amounts to violation of their fundamental rights…"

Saksham applied for his SC certificate in April 2024, but state delays pushed issuance to September — causing him to miss Delhi University's strict submission window.

"It is not expected of a statutory authority dealing with foundational identity credentials to leave young students without a clear, written, time-bound remedy."

Nineteen-year-old twin brothers faced biometric mismatch errors when updating their minor-stage Aadhaar. UIDAI cancelled their Aadhaar numbers, leaving them without identity documents for exams.

"To use administrative efficiency to make it practically impossible for a student to alter her identity in the Board certificates… can in no manner be termed as a reasonable restriction."

A student's father's name was correctly spelled in Class 10 but misspelled on Class 12 certificates due to a clerical error. CBSE refused post-publication correction.

"The fresh certificate may retain original particulars while recording the change along with caption/annotation…"

A candidate's Date of Birth was recorded incorrectly on her Class 10 marksheet due to a primary school data entry error. CBSE refused correction citing strict time-bar rules.

"Andhra B.Ed Certificate Rejected in LTR Verification… OSEPA rejected the certificates…"

Teacher candidates from Odisha with B.Ed degrees from Andhra Pradesh had their certificates rejected during state TGT verification for lacking NCTE affiliation orders.

"Adherence to digital upload deadlines is as legally binding as the validity of the document itself."

Sunanda cleared all tiers for a government post but failed to upload her valid OBC certificate within the narrow 10-day e-dossier window — her selection was irreversibly cancelled.

"Loss of final selection despite clearing all rigorous examination tiers."

Amit cleared all tiers of SSC CGL, but during final verification his OBC-NCL certificate was 15 months old — exceeding the strict 12-month validity window. Candidature cancelled.

"The Tehsildar's office corrected the format and issued the certificate just two days before the deadline."

Megha faced disqualification from NEET counseling because her central OBC-NCL certificate was stuck at the Patna Tehsildar's office. She filed an urgent RTI to force issuance.

"The Respondent in turn replied to the Petitioner that unless there are appropriate instructions… it is not possible… to allow the Petitioner to appear for the examination."

A "Kumbar" caste student was admitted under OBC. After two semesters, the Caste Scrutiny Committee rejected his certificate as his family were inter-state migrants — admission cancelled.

"…consequential relief of mandatory injunction directing the defendants to carry out necessary corrections in her educational records."

Rayyan Shariff's SSLC marksheet listed DOB as January 29 instead of January 30. A one-day typographical error required a multi-year civil court trial to correct.

"To update your name in Aadhaar card, please visit your nearest Aadhar Seva Kendra… To proceed… please enter your name as given in Aadhaar."

Vardhini faced JEE Main registration blocks due to a name mismatch between her updated Aadhaar and Class 10 marksheet. Her parents filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court.

"The State was not justified in making a mountain out of this molehill… It is a trivial error which appears to be a genuine and bona fide mistake."

Aman cleared all selection stages for Gramin Dak Sevak, but was rejected because his form listed "Rajasthan" instead of "Haryana" as his education board — a simple typographical error.

"my name in aadhar caste 10th marksheet dob is Nancy but in 12th marksheet Nacny…"

Nancy discovered a typo on her Class 12 marksheet — "Nacny" instead of "Nancy" — and panicked that DU's automated CSAS portal would reject her application.

"My fathers name in my aadhar card… is Girisharadhya but in my 10th marksheet is Girisharadya."

A student's father's name was spelled "Girisharadhya" on Aadhaar but "Girisharadya" (missing 'h') on his Class 10 marksheet — panicked about JEE Mains registration blocks.

"will it affect my admission in delhi university due to single letter typo in my name on aadhar card and caste certificate…"

A female SC student had a single-letter typo in her name on Aadhaar and Scheduled Caste certificates while her academic marksheets were correct — feared losing her reserved DU seat.

"Madras High Court recognises Aadhaar correction as a fundamental right…"

A rural applicant had name and DOB mismatched on her Aadhaar. UIDAI required travel to a distant city center — impossible due to age and finances. Her case led to a landmark Madras HC ruling.

"I scored 56% in 12th PCM, regret choosing Science, and don't want a STEM career. Already decided to pursue management/BBA…"

A Class 10 topper pushed into Science scored a dismal 56% in Class 12 PCM boards, eventually abandoning engineering to pivot toward BBA management.

"Commerce has no scope no high paying job worst stream I regret choosing commerce due to lack of career awareness Science is best i wasted my potential and time in commerce i am 19"

A 19-year-old Commerce student expressed profound regret, believing they wasted their potential. Lacked guidance on professional certifications like CA, CFA, or Actuarial Science.

"I regret choosing Science stream and believe that I was always meant for the Humanities. What should I do after school?"

A student scoring 93-94% in both Science and Humanities chose Science due to societal momentum, then realized they were fundamentally wired for Humanities.

"Realised in my 3rd year that my college taught me nothing companies actually want."

A Commerce student reached their third year only to realize their degree provided zero practical skills that companies hire for — a general B.Com without certifications.

"जो लोग इंजीनियरिंग कर चुके हैं एमबीबीएस कर चुके हैं वह लोग ग्रुप डी के एग्जाम दे रहे हैं तो आप समझ ही सकते हैं कि सरकारी नौकरी के लिए कितनी मारामारी चल रही है..."

A graduate from Bokaro highlighted how engineering and medical degree holders are forced to sit for low-tier Group D railway clerical exams due to a complete lack of industry-aligned skills.

"I want to take Arts, but my parents are forcing me to take JEE and do engineering…. I secretly prepare to take History after 12th, maintaining a facade that I am, in fact, doing ok in Science."

A student passionate about Arts was forced into Science and JEE by parents. Secretly planned to rebel by intentionally failing Science subjects.

"Forced into engineering by parents (when I was more interested in literature and economics), completed my bachelor's in Comp Engineering last year and am now working at a Big 4 software company."

A student interested in literature and economics was forced into Computer Engineering by parents. Though they survived, thousands in the same thread documented severe depression.

"Is taking a 30 lakh loan worth it for tier 2/3 college? By the time you pass out, loan would become 35 lakh… if you don't get 15-20 LPA+ salary then you will be f***ed."

A student asked whether a 30 lakh education loan for a tier-2/3 college was worth the risk — revealing how loan interest inflates the total cost while placement salaries rarely justify it.

"My dad told me that he will not be paying my college fees anymore and that he doesn't have any expectations for my future. What am I supposed to do? I study in BITS Pilani…"

A BITS Pilani student was devastated when his father abruptly stopped paying fees, leaving him stranded at one of India's most expensive colleges with no financial safety net.

"Planning ₹60–70L loan for sister's private MBBS. She's scoring around 400 in mocks on her 4th NEET attempt… need advice on financial planning and risk."

A student detailed how private medical colleges weaponize massive 60-70 Lakh loans, charging exorbitant fines if loan disbursement is delayed by even a week.

"The practice of charging and retaining lump sum fees without refund provisions is against the principle of equity and natural justice."

A student paid full course fees upfront to a coaching institute. Upon realizing poor quality, the institute refused pro-rata refund citing a "non-refundable" clause.

"No-refund clauses are now per-se invalid, pro-rata refunds are mandatory on cancellation…"

A Kota student paid ₹4.85 lakh for an integrated NEET package. After illness forced withdrawal, the institute kept ₹4.5 lakh citing a hidden enrollment clause.

"A coaching student in Kota allegedly died by suicide… a day before NEET exam…"

An aspirant in Kota died by suicide a day before the NEET exam — highlighting the extreme psychological toll of academic pressure combined with lack of backup paths.

"With 24 deaths in 8 months… the episode questions whether these are pressure-induced killings…"

Super 30 founder Anand Kumar debated how parents weaponize coaching admissions to force children into pursuing their own unfulfilled career dreams.

"पढ़ाई का दबाव, सामाजिक अपेक्षाएं और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं की कमी इस समस्या को और बढ़ा रही हैं।"

A study of 1,500 Bhopal students revealed high clinical anxiety linked to parental expectations. Parents' job-related stress directly cascades onto children.

"करियर कन्फ्यूजन के समय माता-पिता की छोटी-छोटी गलतियां भी बच्चे के मन पर बड़ा असर डालती हैं।"

Dainik Bhaskar highlighted how parents make critical mistakes during post-12th career confusion — forcing "safe" streams, comparing with other children, increasing guilt.

"21M, Tier-3 BTech CSE entering 3rd year. Can't code properly. Govt vs IT Job? Confused…"

A 21-year-old entering third-year CS B.Tech admitted they completely lacked basic coding abilities — debating abandoning IT entirely for government jobs.

"I understand the algorithm, but translating it into working code is a struggle. I can explain merge sort on a whiteboard, but ask me to implement it without a reference, and I freeze."

A student understood DSA perfectly in theory but experienced a complete mental block when required to write actual code from scratch for placement prep.

"I'm gonna be taking mechanical with weak math I got 65 total (out of 100). I guess if you're good at calculus then shits gonna be okay. Besides I skipped probability cuz that was a hell chapter."

A student entering Mechanical Engineering possessed weak math skills, particularly in calculus and probability — falsely assuming they could skip heavy mathematics.

"They struggle with acads, they don't have good projects usually. Their interview skills are weak because they're not that socially good… They think that their CG is the only thing holding them back."

A discussion revealed that grades are rarely the actual barrier — the true barriers are a total lack of practical projects, zero technical skills, and poor interview skills.

"A person's identity is not lost when he is not recognized by a machine…"

Ankit cleared all Railway Recruitment phases, but was rejected because of a signature mismatch between his registration form and exam sheets — examiners suspected impersonation.

"Aadhaar is a superior and more authentic identity document than PAN. Aadhaar is issued only after biometric verification."

New graduates faced corporate onboarding delays because of a PAN-Aadhaar conflict. The employer collected Aadhaar for PF but the Income Tax department challenged PAN registrations.