‘Secure IIT, get 40% of my salary’: Man’s college contract with son has Reddit in splits

The note laid out two very clear yet contrasting conditions. The father promised that if his son secured admission to a renowned institute like IIT, NIT, IIIT, or BITSAT, he would hand over 40 per cent of his salary every month until retirement to the son. However, if the son ended up in what the father considered a “lower-tier college,” the tables would turn – the son would be required to give 100 per cent of his salary to his father until his own retirement.

The post quickly went viral, with the photo of the handwritten agreement (with names blurred) sparking laughter and debate online.

See the post:

A screenshot of the Reddit post

Reacting to it, one user said, “Uncle LIC agent hain kya itni khatarnak scheme nikal rhe (Is uncle an LIC agent or what? He’s coming up with wild schemes.)”

Another user wrote, “Fees bharenge fir bolenge beta 40% tumhari fees bharne mai hi ja rahe hai (He’ll pay the fees, and then say 40% of our earnings are going into your fees alone).”

“Bro don’t get demotivated by these comments… save this paper, maybe you both can laugh about this in the future,” commented one user.

The original Reddit poster jumped in to clear the air, explaining that such written agreements are a family tradition. “Actually it’s a light mood declaration which we often give to each other in written, I gave him a declaration in Class 10 that I will score above 90% and then sometime he give me a declaration in written that he will take me to a trip if wake up early, so it’s just healthy guys, we often make promises to our parents but in my dad’s case he wants everything in written,” he wrote.