Hey, I'm Piyush 👋 I'm a Mechanical Engineer from NIT Durgapur. After graduating, I worked at BPCL for 1.8 years — got a real taste of PSU life, the good and the honest parts. Then I took the leap. Left my job, prepared for GATE for 7 months with no certainty of what would happen. Result: ✅ GATE XE AIR 519 ✅ IISc Bangalore written test for MS in AI ✅ IIT Bombay PhD Robotics interview ✅ Offer from IIT Mandi MTech-R Robotics (converted) ✅ IIT Jodhpur (CFTI), IIT Jammu, IIT Dharwad, IIT Patna offer letters I'm not a topper with a perfect story. I'm someone who left a stable job, figured things out step by step, made real decisions, and ended up exactly where I wanted. I talk about: → GATE XE strategy (the underrated paper) → The reality of PSU life at BPCL → IISc test experience & IIT Bombay PhD interview prep → Kota, NIT life, stream selection — the real picture I won't give you guaranteed formulas. I'll give you honest direction from someone who's sat exactly where you're sitting now. If that's what you need — book a session. Let's talk. 🎯