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IIT GRADUATE DISAPPOINTMENT
Bengaluru-based IITian recalls his college days- ‘GPA fell from 8.4 to 5.5, was almost expelled..’, reveals how he bounced back: ‘What saved me was…’- Failed IIT-JEE, weighed 110 kg, felt like a disappointment. Five years later, he bought his dad a Rs 55 lakh BMW, Ankur Warikoo shares the story
- No IIT, no mentor: Techie who survived on 1–2 samosas a day and started with just Rs 20,000 a month reveals how he rose to become one of youngest VPs
- IIT Madras ₹10 LPA job offer, UPSC failures to alcohol addiction and more; techie shares friend’s 12-year journey of strugglesAn IIT Madras Chemical Engineering graduate rejected a ₹10 LPA placement to pursue UPSC, facing multiple failures over 12 years. After setb...28 May, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- Hyderabad techie's IIT Madras friend rejected Rs 10 LPA job for UPSC. He failed it 6 times, battled heartbreak and now earns Rs 2 lakh a monthAn IIT Madras graduate, rejecting a lucrative job for UPSC, faced years of failure, heartbreak, and addiction. After battling through multi...27 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
- Failed IIT dream. Rs 40 lakh loan. Then a top job at Microsoft. Meet Priyanka VergadiaMicrosoft's Priyanka Vergadia shares her inspiring journey. An initial setback with IIT did not deter her. She took a significant education...01 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
- BJP West Bengal Assembly Election Manifesto 2026: Cash dole, jail for corrupt, & UCC dictate Amit Shah’s ‘sankalp patra’The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its election manifesto for West Bengal. Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the document as a p...10 Apr, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
- IITian feels jaded at 'bare minimum culture' at MNC: 'My expectations were brutally....'A recent IIT graduate expressed disappointment with his software development role at a global corporation, citing a lack of substantive wor...05 Apr, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
- He paid Rs 3 crore for Harvard MBA. Big loan, no job, 90-day deadline to find job or leave US. How he saved his career and found a top job at GoogleA determined professional's journey from failing IIT JEE to becoming a Google Product Manager highlights resilience. Despite early setbacks...02 Apr, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
- She failed to get into IIT twice, struggled to pay off loan: Woman shares how she landed top jobs at Google, MicrosoftPriyanka Vergadia’s journey shows how resilience and self-belief can overcome setbacks. After failing to secure admission to IIT twice and ...30 Dec, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
- Two friends, similar JEE rank but different choices: One jobless; other gets Rs 50 LPA packageA recent engineering graduate from a Tier-2 college in Karnataka expressed his anxiety and regret after his friend, who attended a Tier-1 u...04 Sep, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
- Fresh engineering graduate tells dad about his job offer. But got compared to auto drivers insteadAn engineering graduate faced disappointment from his father upon revealing his ₹4 LPA salary, which was deemed lower than local auto drive...20 Jun, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
- IIT Madras graduates can't even code with ChatGPT? Recruiter's shocking claim after campus interviews sparks alumni outrageA recruiter expressed disappointment over the inability of IIT Madras BS in Data Science graduates to code efficiently, with none of the in...05 Mar, 2025, 10.54 AM IST
- 'IITs are just schools': IIT Bombay student's rant goes viral amid placement woesA first-year student at IIT Bombay's Reddit post criticising teaching methods sparked debate, questioning the institute's reputed status as...15 Apr, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
- Techie quits high-paying job, begins firm to take nation farHailing from a middle-class family in Andhra Pradesh, she joined a top IT major as junior executive soon after getting a degree in electric...03 Sep, 2018, 03.23 PM IST
- Early placement at IITs a hit with PSUsAt Rs 12-20 lakh a year, what they offered were more than the Rs 9-12 lakh an average IIT graduate got in campus placement last year.29 Nov, 2017, 12.52 AM IST
- IIT-Delhi: Over 60 per cent placement in first phaseAccording to IIT Delhi's placement cell, there was a surge in international offers this season with over 20 students bagging offers paying ...23 Dec, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
- Facebook skips IITs this yearThis year, the social networking firm has not even registered for placements at any of the IITs,leaving several hopefuls disappointed .06 Oct, 2013, 09.32 AM IST
- Are our politicians world class, Jairam askedEnvironment minister Jairam Ramesh's pitiless trashing of the quality of teachers at IITs has stirred a hornet's nest.25 May, 2011, 08.40 AM IST
- Downturn continues for B-schools' Class of 2009This batch of B-school students had the misfortune of graduating bang in the midst of the global economic crisis, with low salaries and, in...26 Dec, 2010, 10.51 AM IST
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