1 Bobby Jones is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 1958. 2  He is also a member of the 1997 Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame Class.
The phrase âa chip on oneâs shoulderâ is reported as originating with the nineteenth century U.S. practice of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on oneâs shoulder, daring others to knock it off. This suggested derivation has more than the whiff of folk-etymology about it.
The context is below. Bansal is the famous coaching center to clear Engineering Entrance test. Bansal students had a chip on their shoulder, even though they weren't technically even in a college. The meaning for the phrase chip on their shoulder is a form of physical challenge, inviting opponents to knock the chip off and so provoke a fight. I can understand its meaning refers to they are so much alert to face any question or puzzle related to engineering entrance test.