Five Point Someone is a bestselling novel by Chetan Bhagat that is not a guide to surviving IIT. Exploring the darker side of one of India’s premier institutions, Five Point Someone is the story of three friends whose measly five-point something GPAs come in the way of everything – their friendship, their love lives, their future. 

About the Author: Chetan Bhagat

Chetan’s books have remained bestsellers since their release, and have been adapted into major Bollywood films. The New York Times called him the ‘the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history.’ Time magazine named him in the “100 Most Influential People in the world” and Fast Company, USA listed him as one of the world’s “100 most creative people in business.”

Chetan writes columns for leading English and Hindi newspapers, focusing on youth and national development issues. He is also a motivational speaker.

Chetan quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing and make change happen in the country. He lives in Mumbai with his wife Anusha, an ex-classmate from IIMA and his twin boys Shyam and Ishaan.