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The Drop Year Dilemma

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February 03, 2025

Former JEE aspirants weigh in on the pros and cons of taking a drop year. Varsha Sagi reports

- Varsha Sagi reports

The journey toward cracking the JEE is nothing short of an odyssey. We spoke to two former JEE aspirants—Pithani Kasi Manikan Rao, a drop-year student, and Richie Moses Ilavarapu, who cleared the exam without taking a drop year—to hear what they had to say about the pros, cons, and intricacies of the decision.

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