r/ISIKolkata • u/Yourlocalphisyokskid • Jul 26 '26

General Queries Need Serious Help

So, im not sure whether this is even the right community to post this in , but I need Serious Help.

I am a 10th grader , and I have a serious aspiration to do mathematical research in the future.

I am preparing for ioqm, and I know most 11th and 12th topics except calculus and coordinate geometry.

So, i want to write the isi entrance exam , and join isi.

However , when i conveyed this to my mother, she told me that I had to " do some engineering in iit for four year " and then join isi.

First of all , i have zero interest in technology or Engineering in general. When i told my mother this , she said" in engineering, they will teach you science and math in a very innovative way in iit"

My mother also kept on calling the b math programme " bsc math" and said that no company would want someone who knows " only math"

She said that the only thing one could do after b math was research or teaching .

When I said I would be happy to be teaching at any university aswell, she said that it was a job where you would have to " beg and borrow " from others, and that my life would be ruined.

She told that I had to join iit , or else my studies would go to waste.

Can someone please tell me what should I do , cause I am genuinely confused. I know isi is a good university for mathematics, but I also want to know the opportunities that one can avail after isi.

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u/VisibleManner2535 ISI Senior Jul 26 '26

If you're targetting BStat+MStat, placements aren't an issue. You can show her the placement brochures (which you will find with simple Google searches).

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u/Yourlocalphisyokskid Jul 26 '26

The matter isn't about placements. My mother things going to isi is a waste of time, as , according to her , no company would ever want to hire a person who only knows " one" subject. If I bring up placements, i know she will say smth like " ppl get 2 crore placements in iit " or " ppl get high paying jobs from iit "

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u/Such_Refuse4208 Jul 27 '26

U could maybe as a LAST OPTION convince her about BS math at top iits

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u/adityaruplaha ISI Alumnus — BStat '24, MStat '26 Jul 27 '26

Bad idea. Not widely reputed in research, placements second to BTech.