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It sounds like they drew a lot of inspiration from the book Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat, which follows three similar students making their way through I

It sounds like they drew a lot of inspiration from the book Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat, which follows three similar students making their way through IIT Delhi, one of the most prestigious (real) universities of India. It's a great read, quite light and slapsticky at times, sad at others. I spent six months at IIT and it's really quite realistic.

amutap 17y ago
Yes, the producers had bought rights to use and change the plot in the book
sid0 17y ago
I've spent two and a half years at an IIT (planning to spend two and a half more), and it really isn't.
signa11 17y ago
i spent 4 years, and it isn't realistic at all...
- thomas11 17y ago
  Also in reply to sid0 below - ok, so it seems I've maybe picked the wrong term saying it's "realistic". Obviously, the book is a novel, and on top of that partly a comedy. Hopefully no one believes that crashing into a professor's home and wearing his shirts is everyday life at IIT. However, would you not agree that the general atmosphere, such as the hostel life, the exam pressure, going out for ice cream to check out the girls, their conversations about the future, and all this is pretty much the real thing? It's how it felt to me, but then I'm a foreigner.
  - sid0 17y ago
    > hostel life Eh, a bit, but not really. > exam pressure Again, a bit, but a lot of people are quite unconcerned about their exams. > going out for ice cream to check out the girls I don't know anyone who has ever done that here. > their conversations about the future Yeah, pardon my French, but most people don't give a fuck about the future. Most people just want to get their four or five years done with and then get out of here. There are a few people who genuinely care about the future, but you won't find them discussing anything in the manner given in the book.
    - thomas11 17y ago
      That's funny, my memories must be all fantasy then? Pretty arrogant to tell me what I can and cannot have found at IIT. I have found all of the things mentioned above, and they were more the norm than the exception.
      - sid0 17y ago
        You asked > However, would you not agree that the general atmosphere, such as the hostel life, the exam pressure, going out for ice cream to check out the girls, their conversations about the future, and all this is pretty much the real thing? My response was to your question. My point was that I disagree with your assessment of IIT life. I didn't make any claims about your experience anywhere. Maybe your experience wasn't representative. Maybe my experience isn't representative. Maybe it differs across IITs (I'm in IIT Kanpur). Who knows?

amutap 17y ago

Yes, the producers had bought rights to use and change the plot in the book

sid0 17y ago

I've spent two and a half years at an IIT (planning to spend two and a half more), and it really isn't.

signa11 17y ago

i spent 4 years, and it isn't realistic at all...

thomas11 17y ago
Also in reply to sid0 below - ok, so it seems I've maybe picked the wrong term saying it's "realistic". Obviously, the book is a novel, and on top of that partly a comedy. Hopefully no one believes that crashing into a professor's home and wearing his shirts is everyday life at IIT. However, would you not agree that the general atmosphere, such as the hostel life, the exam pressure, going out for ice cream to check out the girls, their conversations about the future, and all this is pretty much the real thing? It's how it felt to me, but then I'm a foreigner.
- sid0 17y ago
  > hostel life Eh, a bit, but not really. > exam pressure Again, a bit, but a lot of people are quite unconcerned about their exams. > going out for ice cream to check out the girls I don't know anyone who has ever done that here. > their conversations about the future Yeah, pardon my French, but most people don't give a fuck about the future. Most people just want to get their four or five years done with and then get out of here. There are a few people who genuinely care about the future, but you won't find them discussing anything in the manner given in the book.
  - thomas11 17y ago
    That's funny, my memories must be all fantasy then? Pretty arrogant to tell me what I can and cannot have found at IIT. I have found all of the things mentioned above, and they were more the norm than the exception.
    - sid0 17y ago
      You asked > However, would you not agree that the general atmosphere, such as the hostel life, the exam pressure, going out for ice cream to check out the girls, their conversations about the future, and all this is pretty much the real thing? My response was to your question. My point was that I disagree with your assessment of IIT life. I didn't make any claims about your experience anywhere. Maybe your experience wasn't representative. Maybe my experience isn't representative. Maybe it differs across IITs (I'm in IIT Kanpur). Who knows?