Narayana Murthy qualified for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)… but couldn’t afford to join. He studied elsewhere, and went on to Co-found Infosys.
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) AIR 1 in 2014, Chitraang Murdia left IIT Bombay after just one year, to study Physics at MIT!
Sarvesh Mehtani, who topped JEE in 2017, swore by cartoons, music, and badminton, to stay sane during prep.