The numbers are decided by the exam board, with separate cut-offs for general, OBC, SC, and ST categories. But from our rural patch, the qualifying pool feels much smaller before it even begins. Every year, I see brilliant boys and girls stumble, not over concepts, but over coaching fees and the sheer pressure of being the first in their family to attempt it. For us, the real split happens at the doorstep of those expensive kota centres in Bhubaneswar.
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