Famous Celebrities who cleared the IIT exams
The entrance tests for IIT, considered to be the mother-of-all-exams in the country, are indeed a hard nut to crack. There is a cut-throat competition among the aspirants to secure admission into one of few premier engineering institutions of the country with a success rate of 0.007%. With such statistics to its credit, it becomes clear that the individual passing the exams possess an above -average brain, and is bound to make some mark in the field s/he eventually opts for. So here goes the compiled list of some of the famous people who cleared the IIT exams when young; while some chose to pursue their dreams in the Technology field, others eventually went on to build their successes in diverse arenas of Entertainment, Law, Literature etc. Hope you enjoy😀
1. Sundar Pichai, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chetan Bhagat- The famous people need no introduction. While N. Murthy cleared IIT- JEE entrance exam he couldn’t join the same as his father wasn’t financially healthy to afford an IIT education and to send him to a different city. However later he completed his masters from IIT, Kanpur.
2. Rahul Ram- He is the famous Bass Guitarist and music composer from the band Indian Ocean. Rahul an M.Sc. in Chemistry from IIT Kanpur after getting the bachelor's degree in Chemistry at St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He also has a Ph.D. (1986–90) in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University.
3. Mayoori Kango- The light-eyed beauty from the movie Papa Kehte Hain hails originally from Aurangabad. She shifted to Mumbai to pursue her acting career and higher studies. In an interview she quoted, I got through IIT Kanpur, but opted for arts in college, as my parents felt that pursing engineering along with an acting career would be difficult. Talk about beauty with brains 😁
4. Mansoor Khan- He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain and cousin brother of Aamir Khan. Mansoor made his directorial debut with the super-hit film Qayamat se Qayamat tak for which he won National Film Award for Best Popular Film. The lesser known fact is he graduated from IIT Bombay and attended Cornell, and MIT before making his foray into Hindi cinema.
5. Krsna Solo- The lesser-known celebrity is the person behind the music score of Films Tanu weds Manu, Tanu Weds Manu Returns and popular songs like "Rangrez", "Yun Hi", "Piya Na Rahe Manbasiya" and more. The guy cleared JEE in 1992 but dropped the idea of joining IIT Roorkee only to study Films Communication at National Institute of Design.
6. Arunabh Kumar- He may not be a true-blue celebrity, but he sure is the person behind creating the cult of TVF, an online entertainment source that satirizes Indian politics, movies, lifestyle, social system and concepts etc. The Qtiyapa guy completed his B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.
7. Prashant Bhushan- The famous lawyer and now one of the founding members of Swaraj Abhiyan, was enrolled at IIT-Madras in his early days of learning. He however soon dropped out in the 1st semester itself to later pursue Bachelors course in Philosophy, Economics and Law (from Allahabad University).
8. Ashish Lal- An actor, director and writer started his own production house and came up with ‘With Love, Delhi (2011),’ the first movie he scripted and acted in. The lad, now a recognized figure in the industry, is a B.Tech degree holder from the IIT, Delhi.
So what do you folks think of the list? Have some of your own names to add or just some reflections to share?! Please do voice them all in the comments below😀
1. Sundar Pichai, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chetan Bhagat- The famous people need no introduction. While N. Murthy cleared IIT- JEE entrance exam he couldn’t join the same as his father wasn’t financially healthy to afford an IIT education and to send him to a different city. However later he completed his masters from IIT, Kanpur.
2. Rahul Ram- He is the famous Bass Guitarist and music composer from the band Indian Ocean. Rahul an M.Sc. in Chemistry from IIT Kanpur after getting the bachelor's degree in Chemistry at St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He also has a Ph.D. (1986–90) in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University.
3. Mayoori Kango- The light-eyed beauty from the movie Papa Kehte Hain hails originally from Aurangabad. She shifted to Mumbai to pursue her acting career and higher studies. In an interview she quoted, I got through IIT Kanpur, but opted for arts in college, as my parents felt that pursing engineering along with an acting career would be difficult. Talk about beauty with brains 😁
4. Mansoor Khan- He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain and cousin brother of Aamir Khan. Mansoor made his directorial debut with the super-hit film Qayamat se Qayamat tak for which he won National Film Award for Best Popular Film. The lesser known fact is he graduated from IIT Bombay and attended Cornell, and MIT before making his foray into Hindi cinema.
5. Krsna Solo- The lesser-known celebrity is the person behind the music score of Films Tanu weds Manu, Tanu Weds Manu Returns and popular songs like "Rangrez", "Yun Hi", "Piya Na Rahe Manbasiya" and more. The guy cleared JEE in 1992 but dropped the idea of joining IIT Roorkee only to study Films Communication at National Institute of Design.
6. Arunabh Kumar- He may not be a true-blue celebrity, but he sure is the person behind creating the cult of TVF, an online entertainment source that satirizes Indian politics, movies, lifestyle, social system and concepts etc. The Qtiyapa guy completed his B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.
7. Prashant Bhushan- The famous lawyer and now one of the founding members of Swaraj Abhiyan, was enrolled at IIT-Madras in his early days of learning. He however soon dropped out in the 1st semester itself to later pursue Bachelors course in Philosophy, Economics and Law (from Allahabad University).
8. Ashish Lal- An actor, director and writer started his own production house and came up with ‘With Love, Delhi (2011),’ the first movie he scripted and acted in. The lad, now a recognized figure in the industry, is a B.Tech degree holder from the IIT, Delhi.
So what do you folks think of the list? Have some of your own names to add or just some reflections to share?! Please do voice them all in the comments below😀
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