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In recent years, an increasing number of students in Odisha and across India have been choosing to drop an academic year after completing their Class 12 board examinations to focus exclusively on preparing for highly competitive entrance exams. This decision, often referred to as taking a "gap year" or "drop year," is particularly common among aspirants of engineering, medical, and other professional courses.
The phenomenon has gained traction due to the rising difficulty and intense competition associated with national-level exams such as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for engineering institutes like the Indian Institutes ...