Before interview: I will never clear it.
After admission: I will fail the medical test.
After medical test: No professor will be ready to guide me.
After getting a guide: I will not clear the courses.
After clearing courses: I will not find a topic.
After finding topic: I will fail in the perspective seminar.
After perspective seminar: I will not get any new idea.
After implementing the idea: I will not get good enough results.
After getting results: The results are not good enough to result into a paper.
After submitting paper: The paper will get rejected.
After paper acceptance: I will fail in comprehensive exam.
After comprehensive exam: I will not get the visa to present my paper.
After getting visa: I won’t be able to clear the immigration.
After boarding the plane: The plane will crash!
After reaching the conference venue: I will faint while presenting the paper.
After completing the conference: The plane will crash again?
After coming back to IISc: I will not find a new direction to work on.
After finding the direction: I will not get another paper.
After publishing another paper: I will not get another paper.
After publishing another paper: I will not get another paper!
After publishing enough: My guide will not ask me to start thesis writing.
After starting to write thesis: My examiner will fail me.
After clearing defence: My guide will not give me PhD.
After becoming Dr bhOndOO: I will not clear the company interview.
…
Researchers are eternal pessimists.
Tags: eternal pessimism, failure in comprehensive exam, paper rejection, plane crash, pursuit of happiness, thesis writing
iisc life. 
Mar 18, 2009 at 18:17
ROFL :: After becoming Dr bhOndOO: I will not clear the company interview.
Full circle ! M right there at the bottom as I write this 😛 bt of course %s/PhD/MS
Mar 18, 2009 at 23:57
…………..
After Joining the Company : This work is not interesting. I wasted my time doing PhD.
After getting recognition/patent for Interesting work: I can’t make money from this.
After getting rich by selling patent: I can’t enjoy this money, now i am 60 years.
………………… just an extension………. 🙂 , BTW, we can only pursue and can’t attain happiness.
Mar 19, 2009 at 1:04
Somehow I liked the “The plane will crash!” step.
Mar 19, 2009 at 9:24
[…] pursuit of happiness. « iisc life. […]
Mar 22, 2009 at 2:19
LOL,
this was really GooooOOOOoooOOOOooD
Mar 24, 2009 at 1:25
Hilarious!!!
Gosh…have had some of those thoughts…almost like bhondoo read my mind and i always believed i am very very optimistic!!!:)
Apr 28, 2009 at 2:15
My that was brilliant!! noticed too late but better late than never!
May 17, 2009 at 2:55
[…] for another two seconds, and this time, bhOndOO’s pessimism breaks […]
May 31, 2009 at 9:57
Sir,
I am extremely sorry if I am choosing the wrong place to ask this question. Please ignore this comment in that case.
I have been called at IISc Bangalore for interview for admission to Phd in Nano Engg for Integrated Circuits (On 7th June). I will be graduating (BE Computer Science) this June.
I find the emerging field of Nano Technology really interesting, and would love to invest my passion and time to research in this field as I believe, that Nano Tech is the next big thing.
But I have absolutely no idea what to expect in interview..
Can anyone guide me here? What kind of questions can I expect? I do have a specific research area in mind (which I can share if needed) . But, as I am still a novice in this field, I am not completely sure. How can I prepare best for interview?
Thanks and Regards.
May 31, 2009 at 9:58
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May 31, 2009 at 20:46
Hello Jai
I am not the right person to ask this question. However, I would suggest you take a look at Nano Engg’s website: http://www.nano.iisc.ernet.in/ and try to contact either the faculty (http://www.nano.iisc.ernet.in/Faculty.htm) or the students (http://www.nano.iisc.ernet.in/studentlist.xls) to know about the interview process.
Best Wishes.
Jan 5, 2010 at 17:29
[…] bhOndOO continued sensing that something was still on his back. Like all researchers, bhOndOO is an eternal pessimist. Did the lizard really go away? Could another lizard be there on the shirt? Did the lizard lay eggs […]
Mar 19, 2010 at 11:35
[…] bhOndOO took a deep breathe to acknowledge his supporters. He was overjoyed at his winning prospects — that too over Gullu. But being a researcher, he was a bit pessimistic. […]
Jan 19, 2011 at 11:04
hello sir ,
I have completed Msc Electronics ,and preparing for GATE as well UGC NET JRF.so please can you help with interview questions at IISC ,and how to crack IISC entrance test ?
May 21, 2011 at 12:57
I’m selected for iterview for research ph.D/Msc engg…..
i’m graduating this june… as B.tech… is it worth the trouble going for the interview because.. for someone my age with absolutely no experience will it be of any use??
or should i prepare with experience or m.tech and try my luck later?
please help me out!!
thanking you,
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