Chetan Bhagat was born on 22 April 1974 in New Delhi to a middle class Punjabi family. His father was in the army and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department.Bhagat's education was mostly in Delhi. He attended the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi and then studied Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where he was named "The Best Outgoing Student". After graduation he worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong. He had been working in Hong Kong for 11 years before shifting to Mumbai to pursue his passion for writing. He has written four books, all of which are bestsellers. His first three novels were written during his tenure as an investment banker.Bhagat was a judge on a TV reality show named Star Anchor Hunt broadcasted by Star News.
He is the author of four bestseller novels, Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My Life & 2 States.
