Five Point Someone ; What Not To Do At IIT by Chetan Bhagat [Paperback]

Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat is a contemporary campus novel about three IIT students—Hari, Alok and Ryan—who struggle to cope with the intense academic pressure and competitive culture of one of India's most prestigious institutions.

After performing poorly in their first quiz, the three hostelmates find themselves trapped at the bottom of the academic rankings, with a GPA of around five points out of ten. Their low grades begin to affect not only their academic prospects but also their friendship, relationships, confidence and future ambitions. As they attempt to survive the rigid IIT system, their decisions repeatedly lead them into increasingly difficult and sometimes humorous situations.

The novel questions the idea that academic performance determines a person's worth or potential, while portraying the pressures faced by young students who fail to meet society's expectations. At its heart, it is a story of friendship, youth, love, failure, rebellion and the struggle to define one's identity beyond grades.