This is one of the findings of the second edition of the senior survey at the institute, conducted by students, which received responses from 332 candidates of the passing-out class, including undergraduates, dual-degree students, MSc and MTech graduates.
While in Mumbai, they had ticked off quite a few items on their bucketlist. Some 52.4% had experienced the classic dream of every college student — a road trip to Goa with friends.
Then, 70% traveled ticketless on a local train and 55.7%, on being inspired by the James Bond movie ‘Casino Royale’, have played poker or blackjack. On their marital plans, the survey found that 39.15% did not wish to dig their own grave until after five years; 31% were clueless while 21.4% wanted to marry between three and five years down the line. On religious beliefs, 39% respondents said they were believers, 21% said they identified themselves as atheists and 39% said they were agnostic.
“A symmetric distribution across responses saw 35.7% wanting a decent CPI whereas 32.6% were unable to reach their potential,” said Shreerang Javadekar, chief editor of Insight, the IIT-B newspaper which conducted the survey.