⭐ From No Phone to B.Tech CSE — My Real Journey Into Tech
A raw and honest story of how curiosity shaped my career path.
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Growing up, I never imagined I would end up in Computer Science.
Honestly, during school, I wasn’t even aware what “CSE” or “IT” meant.
But I was always that kid who felt strangely connected to technology — even when I didn’t have access to it.
My First Smartphone: The Moment Everything Started
I come from a simple, decent family.
Till 8th class, we didn’t even have a smartphone mobile phone at home.
Then one day, I got my first smartphone as a gift. And trust me - that moment felt like I unlocked a new level of life. With that phone came the internet. And with internet came a whole new world.
Back then, internet wasn’t cheap. So whenever I found any hotspot or free WiFi, I used to grab it like a survival instinct. Even those small 1GB or 2GB recharges felt like gold.
And slowly, I became that guy in my society:
the guy who can find any movie
the guy who can download any song
the guy who knows all PSP Android games
the guy who’ll fix your phone
the guy who loves exploring tech nobody talks about
Technology wasn’t my subject, It was my playground.
No Guidance, Just Curiosity
After 10th, I scored well — especially in maths. But when it came to choosing a path, I had absolutely no guidance. No one in my entire family had ever completed graduation. My parents had studied only till primary school, so like most students in small towns, I had to figure things out on my own.
Me and two of my close friends — all good in Maths — finally decided to take Science (Maths) in 11th. Not because we had a plan, but simply because it felt like the “right” thing to do.
No roadmap.
No mentorship.
Just curiosity and a little bit of self-belief.
12th turned out to be a complete game-changer. I got my first 4G smartphone, and with Jio’s cheap internet, it felt like I suddenly had superpowers. The internet, which once felt rare and expensive, now felt unlimited. And I became unstoppable.
That’s when I truly went into full tech-explorer mode — rooting phones, installing custom ROMs, learning small bits of coding, understanding how Android works, even peeking into the basics of the dark web. I wasn’t studying tech from a textbook.
I was living it, experimenting with it, breaking things and fixing them again, just because I loved it.
COVID & My First Step Into Programming
After 12th, COVID hit.
The world slowed down, classes shifted online, streets went silent — but for some reason, my curiosity didn’t stop with everything else.
One day, sitting at home with too much free time and zero idea about the future, I thought:
“Chal programming try karte hain.”
So I picked up Python. For a while, everything felt new and exciting… then slowly, the excitement faded. I got bored. And eventually, I stopped.
But something strange happened — even after quitting, the idea didn’t leave me. Somewhere in the back of my mind, one thought kept repeating:
“I want to do B.Tech CSE.
Programming is something I want in my life.”
And honestly, I think quitting once made me even more sure of what I actually wanted.
Sometimes stepping away shows you the direction more clearly than moving forward.
JEE Main: Zero Coaching, Fully Self-Study
I first heard about the JEE Main exam from one of my friends. Honestly, I didn’t even know what it really was at that time — just that it sounded like one of those big, scary exams only “toppers” attempt. But still, all of us decided to give it a try. No perfect plan, no coaching, nothing fancy. Just three confused students with a little ambition and a lot of hope.
We prepared the only way we knew: through self-study.
YouTube videos, NCERT books, late-night grinding, and thousands of doubts in between. There were days when everything felt easy and days when nothing made sense. But we kept going.
My family may be semi-literate, but they are incredibly sensible. They trusted me fully, supported every decision I made, and never once questioned why I wanted to take a harder path.
Finally, I appeared for JEE Main.
My marks weren’t extraordinary - but they were decent.
Decent enough to earn me a fee-waiver seat.
And that one moment changed everything.
It felt like life was giving me a chance, a doorway to step into the world I had always been curious about. Without thinking twice, I grabbed that opportunity.
And that’s how I finally stepped into B.Tech CSE - not by luck, not by a perfect plan, but by curiosity, self-learning, and a lot of small decisions that led me here.
Looking Back — Everything Makes Sense Now
When I look back:
A kid with no smartphone till 8th
Became the tech guy of his area
Explored phones, internet, rooting, coding
Fought with lack of guidance
Prepared for JEE on his own
Earned a seat in CSE
Started his real tech journey
Everything connects.
Choosing B.Tech CSE wasn’t a planned decision.
It was a natural result of years of curiosity, struggle, and small opportunities that changed my path.
And honestly?
I’m proud of where I started.
I’m excited about where I’m heading.
This is just the beginning.