DEPICTION OF PRESENT EDUCATION SYSTEM AND CAMPUS LIFE IN CHETAN BHAGAT’S FIVE POINT SOMEONE

The title of the paper is Depiction of Present Education System and Campus Life in Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone. The writer has taken the novel Five Point Someone, one of the novels of Chetan Bhagat. Chetan Bhagat is one of the top leading writers of Indian writing in English. In this paper, the writer tries to project how the novel depicts the present education system and the lives of youths in college campuses. Through this novel, the novelist clearly portrays the life of IIT executives and also thinks about the future of India. The novel takes up the theme of disoriented youth in a renowned academic campus that puts a premium of conformism and rote-learning, and discourages any hint of innovation or rebellion. The GPA (Grade Point Average) scores hang like a sword of Damocles on youthful heads, and any score around five is like a blot on the scutcheon, a perpetual question mark about the academic abilities of the student. The author gives an idea that the observational technique makes them observe the things minutely and find out the solution in the objects. If they are unable to find out the solution, they are allowed to discuss¬¬¬¬ the same with the teachers and other classmates. At last, they find answers to their queries. It makes them innovative. The novel also depicts the contemporary experiences that the students face in the college and hostel premises including romance, ragging, friendship, fun, etc.