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Mahipal Seju was born in a small town of Barmer, Rajasthan. With sheer hard work, he secured admission to IIT Delhi, and got placed in of the top companies in Japan. Today, he works with an annual package of Rs 1 crore.

Many IIT alumni earn lucrative salaries in lakhs and crores. Salil Parekh, alumnus of IIT Bombay, is the CEO of India’s second largest tech company, Infosys. He is among the top earners.

Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharat Daka, alumni of IITs and ex-employees of ISRO, launched India’s first private aerospace company Skyroot Aerospace in the year 2018. The company successfully launched Vikram-S rocket on 18 November 2022, and is now gearing up to launch Vikram-1 rocket in 2024.

Bhavish Aggarwal is the owner of Ola company. Bhavish graduated with Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Mumbai. After graduation, Bhavish Aggarwal worked at Microsoft with a good package. An incident in 2010 prompted him to launch his own company of cab services. Today, the valuation of Ola is around $4.8 billion dollars.  

Satyam Kumar from Patna holds the record of cracking IIT JEE at the age of 13. He completed his BTech and MTech degrees from IIT Kanpur. Due to his extraordinary academic achievements, he was offered to pursue research at the University of Texas in Austin, USA. Presently, he is working as a Graduate Research Assistant.

Shrikant Bolla was born with a visual impairment, and he faced several challenges in life. After not being able to secure admission at IITs, he aimed for USA’s MIT, and achieved success. In 2012, he launched Bollant Industries and today, the turnover of the company is in crores.

Shweta Agarwal is an Indian model and actress. She is married to actor and singer Aditya Narayan. Shweta was first seen in the role of ‘Preeti’ in the 2000 TV serial ‘Babul Ki Duaen Leti Ja.’

After getting married, Dilkhush Kumar relocated to Delhi to seek employment. He drove rickshaws there but did not like the work and returned to his home. He acquired his driving skills by learning from his father. Dilkhush purchased a small car while working in Patna. He launched his cab service from that point onwards. Today, the company works with 250 cab drivers from across Bihar.

Falguni Nair, the founder of Nykaa, has not only created a successful beauty brand but also earned a place on the list of the world’s wealthiest women. Bhavish Aggarwal, an alumnus of IIT Bombay, is the CEO of Ola Cabs. His journey serves as an inspiration to the youth.

Tapsi Upadhyay is pursuing a B Tech degree in computer science from IITM Janakpuri. She is the eldest among her three siblings. In her class 12, she offered tuition classes to earn pocket money. After experiencing food poisoning a couple of times, she made the decision to open her own food stall. Today, she operates approximately 20 stalls across the country.

Anirudh Devgan is a computer scientist and an alumnus of IIT Delhi. He is the CEO of Cadence Design Systems, a software company with a market capitalization exceeding $62.14 billion as of August 2023. According to salary.com, Anirudh Devgan’s annual salary was approximately Rs 2,200 crore in the year 2022.

The founder of Zoho Corporation, Sridhar Vembu, had humble beginnings, and yet, with sheer hardwork, he managed to establish a business empire. According to Forbes, Sridhar Vembu’s net worth is around Rs 39,000 crore.

Yo Yo Honey Singh is an Indian rapper, composer and actor. He made his debut as a music director with the Punjabi film ‘Punjaban’ in the year 2010. Some of Honey Singh’s popular songs are, Boss (2013), Manali Trance (2014), Blue Eyes, Loca (2020), Dheere Dheere (2017), and Dil Chori (2018).

Jayshree V Ullal is the CEO and President of Arista Networks. Her assets are more than the combined assets of CEOs like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella. Her total net worth is Rs 28,000 crore as of 12 October 2023. Forbes included her in America’s self-made top four richest women.

Lucknow’s Ajay Kumar Gautam received his school education from government schools. He did his graduation from IIT Kanpur before deciding to appear for UPSC exams. In his first attempt, he acquired the post of IPS and in his second attempt, he became an IAS.