IISER, CEBS & Research Careers: Honest Student Talk | Full Podcast 🎙️

IISER, CEBS & Research Careers: Honest Student Talk | Full Podcast 🎙️

In this podcast, students from IISER TVM, IISER Pune, and CEBS Mumbai come together for an honest and unfiltered conversation about research careers, competitive exams, and student life in top science institutes.

We discuss real experiences — from preparing for JEE, IAT, and NEST, to entering research institutes like IISER and CEBS, and what life actually looks like after getting in. Many students believe cracking an exam is the final goal, but this conversation explores the bigger picture: skills, curiosity, consistency, and passion for science.

You will also hear inspiring stories about overcoming financial struggles, finding motivation during preparation, dealing with distractions, and choosing research as a career path instead of the traditional rat race.

💡 In this podcast we discuss:

Life at IISER Pune and CEBS Mumbai

How students actually prepare for IAT, NEST, and JEE

Research careers in India and abroad

The importance of consistency and self-evaluation

Dealing with distractions during exam preparation

Why skills matter more than exams

Honest advice for students who want to pursue science and research

This podcast features collaboration between:

🔬 Photon (IISER TVM)
🔬 LifeLab (IISER Pune)
🔬 Student from CEBS Mumbai

If you are a student interested in research, science careers, IISER, CEBS, IAT, or NEST, this conversation will give you valuable insights and motivation.

Timestamps -

0:00 Harsh truth of Research
1:18 Life at CEBS
1:38 Journey of Avinash (IISER Pune)
5:49 Journey of Prem (CEBS)
13:40 *For Parents*
20:14 Dealing Demotivation
24:53 Increasing Competition
27:34 Unknown facts about IISER & CEBS
30:16 Battling Distractions
32:26 Future in Research
34:39 Strategy for aspirants
39:19 Don't miss this

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