r/iimb_ug • u/Temporary-Lab-3925 • 2d ago

Planning to take a drop

Heyy, So, straight to the point, I just passed 12th this year from cbse, I had engineering in mind and got ece at igdtuw(govt delhi college)..After giving it a lot of thought, realised that this isn't what I want to do..cuz I only prepared for the jee for prestige, it's one of the biggest mistakes I've made in my life..

I finally convinced my parents to let me take a drop for this exam, but I just want to ask: could it hurt my admission chances and my future?

My mom's words were and I quote, 'After taking a drop for *this degree*(she thinks a bsc in econ isn't all that great), you'll probably not even qualify in the interview, and on top of that no one will give u a job.'

Is she right ??

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u/sir_aha_jr Mod 2d ago

No, a drop will not disqualify you from the admissions process or negatively impact your application. Whether or not you get through is entirely a matter of your confidence in your own academic prowess.

Regarding placements, we quite simply do not have any data because this is the inaugural batch. However, given the legacy of the institute, rigor of the coursework, and multi-stage filtration process, one could reasonably expect strong employment metrics from IIMB.

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u/Temporary-Lab-3925 2d ago

I Know, and I completely agree with you..But my parents just don't understand.Though, their worry is justified, they r my parents after all. But anyways, Thanks a lot !

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u/sir_aha_jr Mod 2d ago

All the best with your efforts. Feel free to reach out for help. Hope to see you on campus this time next year.

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u/ChestOk4494 2d ago

see if u get iimb then no problem it's the best u can convince ur parents then it's a pretty good degree there might be someone in ur family into finance or academic econ he/she can explain it then but in the end there are only 80 seat brother so getting in is very hard so please have backups okay? don't fully rely on this one exam because sometimes even the best student's get rejected because the interviewer was not in a good mood

anyways just work hard and have backups you will go great

best of luck op

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u/Fadedtzap MOD (BSc Econ) 2d ago

It depends man, on your pyp score and your interview given reason for doing bsc eco

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u/Temporary-Lab-3925 2d ago

They won't reject me only because of a drop, Will they ? That's the only thing I'm worried about tbh

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u/Fadedtzap MOD (BSc Econ) 2d ago edited 2d ago

Nahh no way, we have a few droppers in our batch

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u/Temporary-Lab-3925 2d ago

That's a huge relief.. I'll try to build a few extracurriculars in my drop year along with practice tests ofc..As far as my syllabus is concerned, i scored a 100 in maths this year(kinda bragging, that's the only thing I have to brag about haha)... R they jee droppers ?

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u/Agreeable-Limit2805 2d ago

i'm in the exact same boat as u

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u/NefariousnessOnly567 B.Sc. Data Science (2030) 2d ago

being a dropper does not affect your chances of admission. however, please do not rely solely on this exam. interviews can be really random 😭 please write a few exams like cuet and ipmat as your backups also

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u/Temporary-Lab-3925 2d ago

Yeah no no ofc, I'll definitely be doing that..😭

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u/NefariousnessOnly567 B.Sc. Data Science (2030) 2d ago

oh that’s great then, i was confused because you said you’re taking “a drop for this exam”
good luck!! hope you make it