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IIMB: You have also written that you have made mistakes in your life? What is the biggest mistake you have made till now?

AP: The biggest mistake I have made is not getting into IIT in the first attempt.

IIMB: Do you think it was a mistake?

AP: Sir, I believe that I had the ability to get into IIT but I was not sincere enough with my studies. That does not mean that other engineering institutions are not good but yes institutions like IITs and IIMs require a certain degree of sincerity and dedication and I did not show it.

IIMB: But you still think it was a MISTAKE!

AP: Yes sir, I still think it was a mistake. But the point here is that I learnt form that. My engineering scores prove that.

IIMB: What was your position in the class?

AP: Around 5th - 8th.

IIMB: Out of how many students?

AP: 70 - 75.

IIMB: Out of a class of 70-75 students, you were in the top ten.

AP: Yes sir.

IIMB: OK Apoorv, can you tell me the laws of thermodynamics?

AP: (I started with the first law...)

IIMB: How many laws are there... three or four?

AP: Sir, there are four but I'm not able to recollect the zeroth law... (I tell him all the 3 laws)

IIMB: What is entropy?

AP: I defined...

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