--- product_id: 76842380 title: "Five Point Someone ; What Not To Do At Iit" price: "€ 11.99" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/76842380-five-point-someone-what-not-to-do-at-iit store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Authentic student life insights Classic IIT campus tale Cult status with 4.4⭐ from 4,351 readers Five Point Someone ; What Not To Do At Iit **Price:** € 11.99 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎓 Unlock the untold chaos of IIT life — because real stories beat textbooks every time! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Five Point Someone ; What Not To Do At Iit - **How much does it cost?** € 11.99 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/76842380-five-point-someone-what-not-to-do-at-iit) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Social Currency:** Join thousands of readers who’ve bonded over this iconic story — don’t miss out on the conversation. - • **Cult Classic Status:** Ranked #296 in Classic Fiction, this book is a must-have for every millennial professional craving nostalgia. - • **Unconventional Wisdom:** Not a guide, but a cautionary tale that flips the typical college success story on its head. - • **Authentic Storytelling:** Chetan Bhagat’s witty narrative captures the chaos, camaraderie, and challenges of college life like no other. - • **Relatable IIT Experience:** Dive into the raw, unfiltered life of IIT students beyond textbooks and exams. ## Overview Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat is a bestselling English-language novel published by Rupa Publications India. It offers a candid, humorous, and sometimes critical look at the lives of three friends navigating the pressures and pitfalls of IIT, India’s premier engineering institute. With over 4,300 reviews and a 4.4-star rating, it’s a cult classic that resonates deeply with millennials who value authentic, relatable storytelling over conventional success manuals. ## Description From the Publisher In Conversation with Chetan Bhagat Bare Beginnings BEFORE I REALLY BEGIN THIS BOOK, LET ME FIRST TELL you what this book is not. It is not a guide on how to live through college. On the contrary, it is probably an example of how screwed up your college years can get if you don’t think straight. But then this is my take on it, you’re free to agree or disagree. I expect Ryan and Alok, psychos both of them, will probably kill me after this but I don’t really care. I mean, if they wanted their version out there, they could have written one themselves. But Alok cannot write for nuts, and Ryan, even though he could really do whatever he wants, is too lazy to put his bum to the chair and type. So stuff it boys – it is my story, I am the one writing it and I get to tell it the way I want it. Also, let me tell you one more thing this book is certainly not. This book will not help you get into IIT. I think half the trees in the world are felled to make up the IIT entrance exam guides. Most of them are crap, but they might help you more than this one will. Ryan, Alok and I are probably the last people on earth you want to ask about getting into IIT. All we would say as advice is, if you can lock yourself in a room with books for two years and throw away the key, you can probably make it here. And if your high school days were half as miserable as mine, disappearing behind a pile of books will not seem like such a bad idea. My last two years in school were living hell, and unless you captained the basketball team or played the electric guitar since age six, probably yours were too. But I don’t really want to get into all that. I think I have made my disclaimers, and it is time for me to commence. Well, I have to start somewhere, and what better than the day I joined the Indian Institute of Technology and met Ryan and Alok for the first time; we had adjacent rooms on the second floor of the Kumaon hostel. As per tradition, seniors rounded us up on the balcony for ragging at midnight. I was still rubbing my eyes as the three of us stood to attention and three seniors faced us. A senior named Anurag leaned against a wall. Another senior, to my nervous eye, looked like a demon from cheap mythological TV shows – six feet tall, over a hundred kilos, dark, hairy, and huge teeth that were ten years late meeting an orthodontist. Although he inspired terror, he spoke little and was busy providing background for the boss, Baku, a lungi-clad human toothpick, and just as smelly is my guess. “You bloody freshers, dozing away eh? Rascals, who will give an introduction?” he screamed. “I am Hari Kumar sir, Mechanical Engineering student, All India Rank 326.” I was nothing if not honest under pressure. “I am Alok Gupta sir, Mechanical Engineering, Rank 453,” Alok said as I looked at him for the first time. He was my height, five feet five inches – in short, very short – and had these thick, chunky glasses on. His portly frame was covered in neatly ironed white kurta-pajamas. “Ryan Oberoi, Mechanical Engineering, Rank 91, sir,” Ryan said in a deep husky voice and all eyes swung to him. Ryan Oberoi, I repeated his name again mentally. Now here was a guy you don’t see in IIT too often; tall, with spare height, purposefully lean and unfairly handsome. A loose gray T-shirt proclaimed ‘GAP’ in big blue letters on his chest and shiny black shorts reached his knees. Relatives abroad for sure, I thought. Nobody wears GAP to bed otherwise. “You bastards,” Baku was shrieking, “Off with your clothes.” Review: Amazing book - I really liked the iit hostel and friends part of the story The constant reminder of Ryan saying the system is flaud is so true till this day that it is honestly frustrating Review: Students Life is not in the one angle - Very Interesting Story ## Features - Rupa publications india - Language: english - Book - five point someone ; what not to do at iit ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #5,857 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #244 in Classic Fiction (Books) #351 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,358 Reviews | ## Images ![Five Point Someone ; What Not To Do At Iit - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dFdtt1+UL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing book *by A***H on 11 July 2025* I really liked the iit hostel and friends part of the story The constant reminder of Ryan saying the system is flaud is so true till this day that it is honestly frustrating ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Students Life is not in the one angle *by V***A on 1 August 2025* Very Interesting Story ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic read *by R***G on 31 May 2025* Fantastic fiction, much better than the movie & with a practical ending unlike a dramatic movie that shows until the happy end ## Frequently Bought Together - Five Point Someone : What Not to do at Iit - One Night at the Call Centre - Half Girlfriend: Movie Tie-In Edition --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/76842380-five-point-someone-what-not-to-do-at-iit](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/76842380-five-point-someone-what-not-to-do-at-iit) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*