IIT Kharagpur Gains Notoriety After Online Image of Students Attending Exam from the 1950s

People were invited to identify the topic and the university in an old photograph of students taking an exam at the IIT Kharagpur, and the post quickly gained popularity on social media. The 1950s-era image left online users speculating about the solutions. The photograph quickly became popular after being posted online. While most netizens mistook it for an engineering drawing test, others managed to predict it properly. One of the most esteemed universities in the nation is the IIT, or Indian Institute of Technology. IIT is one of the most difficult universities to get into, thus students often start preparing early and put in years of study before taking the admission test. IITs are located all around the nation and are managed by the Union Education Ministry. The Institutes of Technology Act of 1961 governs IIT.

‘indianhistorypics’, a user account on social networking platform X (formerly Twitter), posted the picture. Guess The Exam? was the caption on the post. Only Exam Where Using an Open Book Is Pointless 1950s photograph.

Three pupils may be seen taking an exam in the images. The image in black and white seems dated. As they administered the test, the pupils were observed using scales and stencils.

The answers and the same image were put together in a different thread. “This Exam’s 1950s Name? The image in the post was of IIT Kharagpur. “Even Parchi, Chit, or Open Book Is of No Use While Solving This Paper,” the post said.

The image gained popularity since it was amusing to see such an ancient photograph of the well-known IIT. Many readers tried to predict the topic the pupils were taking in the post’s comment section. On September 5, the article was shared and had 302.9K views.

The online community voiced their opinions in the comment area. “Machine drawing or Machine engineering,” a user said. Another guy said, “Engineering drawing.. one of the subjects everyone has to take in first and second year of Engineering!!” “I recall taking this test I took it then. I botched up on my first attempt since I had no idea what to draw and failed the test. However, I retried the following semester and succeeded,” recounted a third netizen. One more, “Graphics/Architecture,” was added. a technical sketch. This was produced by IIT Kharagpur. My friends are terrified for their life,” a fifth individual said. “I believe the test you’re referring to is the “Bar Exam,” which is required to become a licensed attorney. It is renowned for being very difficult and for not allowing open books or reference materials,” a sixth student wrote. Seventh, “ENGINEERING DRAWING Photo Is of IIT Kharagpur,”