Drass is known for two things: bitter cold and the memory of war. It is not a place people associate with IIT. But this year, a 20-year-old girl from Khunda village in Drass sat for JEE Advanced and, in her second attempt, she came out with AIR 723, making her one of the few girls from Ladakh to clear the exam. In conversation with indianexpress.com, JEE ranker Isma Jabeen shares that she is the first person in her family to have not just appeared for but cleared JEE Advanced.