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The novel is set from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in the period 1991 to 1995. It is about the adventures of three mechanical engineering students (and friends), Hari Kumar (the narrator), Ryan Oberoi, and Alok Gupta, who fail to cope with the grading system of the IITs. The three hostelmates - Alok, Hari and Ryan get off to a bad start in IIT - they screw up the first class quiz. And while they try to make amends, things only get worse. It takes them a while to realize: If you try and screw with the IIT system, it comes back to double screw you. Before they know it, they are at the lowest echelons of IIT society. They have a five-point-something GPA out of ten, ranking near the end of their class.

The book is narrated in the first person by Hari, with some small passages by his friends Ryan and Alok, as well as a letter by Hari's girlfriend Neha Cherian. It deals with the lives of the three friends whose elation on making it to one of the best engineering colleges in India is quickly deflated by the rigor and monotony of academic work. Most of the book deals with the numerous attempts by the trio to cope with and/or beat the system as well as Hari's fling with Neha who just happens to be the daughter of Prof. Cherian, the domineering head of the Mechanical Engineering Department.

While the tone of the novel is humorous, it takes some dark turns every now and then, especially when it comes to the families of the main characters. Most of the action, however, takes place inside the campus as the boys, led by the ever creative Ryan, frequently lamenting how the internationally lauded IIT system has stifled their creativity by forcing them to value grades more than anything else. Uninspiring teaching and numerous assignments adds to their woes although the boys do find a sympathizer in Prof. Veera, the new fluid mechanics professor.

Publisher: RUPA & CO
Author: Chetan Bhagat
ISBN:

8129104598

EAN:

9788129104595

No. of Pages: 270
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By salma, 18/01/2010 12:40:00

Chetan Bhagat has proven him time and again with all his books that no writer can better relate to masses than him.i had read FPS about 2 year ago and at that time i did like it but after watching the movie three idiots i read this book again and to be honest to u i found the book is better anyday.its has much better humour,story and logics which probly missing in the movie.

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By rama bahl, 16/01/2010 16:14:26

it's a great reading,meant for common masses, an eye opener for parents not to thrust their dreams on children & for youngsters to follow their dreams with open eyes & minds like the THREE IDIOTS in the book

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