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Rejected By IIT And Microsoft, Hired By Meta: One Engineer's Inspiring Journey
- Saturday April 18, 2026
- Education | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Indian software engineer Amit Dutta has gone viral after sharing how he overcame failing his IIT entrance exams and a Microsoft rejection to eventually land a Rs 1.7 crore role at Meta's London office, inspiring thousands online.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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IITian Founder's Strong-Worded Response To Candidate's Last-Minute Job Rejection: "Reflects Poorly..."
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Mr Shetty assured the engineer that his workplace is flexible and that they could have found a solution if he had approached them instead of outright refusing to join.
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Rejected From IIT, NIT, Techie Draws A Salary Of Rs 50 Lakh, Shares His Success Story
- Wednesday January 15, 2025
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
Pradeep Kumar Saini who despite earning his degree from a tier 3 college is drawing a handsome package today.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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How This IIT Graduate Secured Rs 55 Lakh Package By Choosing 'Non-Cool' Engineering Branch
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Education | Edited by Lavkesh Singh
The Reddit user shared how he rejected a CS seat at IIT Bhilai in favour of a less popular branch at IIT Madras.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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"Main Reason Is...": IIT Student Rejects Job With YouTuber Despite "Excellent Pay"
- Saturday October 19, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Bengaluru-based YouTuber Ishan Sharma, who has over 1.5 million subscribers, recently revealed that a candidate he had offered the role of a video editor backed out last minute, despite "excellent pay".
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www.ndtv.com
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Upset Over Job Rejection, Man Threatens To Blow Up Indore School
- Friday August 2, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man with master's degree in computer applications threatened to bomb the Kendriya Vidyalaya located on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Indore on Independence Day after failing to get a job in the school, a police official.
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www.ndtv.com
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Whistleblower Professor's Student Gets PhD From IIT Kharagpur After 6 Years
- Monday March 1, 2021
- Education | Reported by PTI
A six years struggle for IIT Kharagpur scholar Mahesh Shirole ended recently when he was awarded a PhD degree after repeated rejections of his doctorate thesis since January 2015, his supervisor said.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Staggered Seating, Face Masks As Lakhs Take JEE Exam Today: 10 Points
- Tuesday September 1, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Rishika Baruah, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Despite widespread opposition from students, activists and the governments of several non-BJP ruled states, JEE (Main) for admission to IITs started today. The exams - JEE is from September 1 to 6 and NEET for medical courses on September 13 - were cleared by the Supreme Court last month, after it rejected a petition from 11 students to defer them ...
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When "Super 30" Teacher's Rejection Earned Anand Mahindra's Respect
- Sunday July 14, 2019
- India News | Edited by Ria Saini
Celebrated tutor Anand Kumar, widely praised for his initiative in training underprivileged students for entrance exams to the prestigious IITs, which is now the subject of a major Bollywood movie, won his latest endorsement from noted industrialist Anand Mahindra. Yesterday, Mr Mahindra tweeted a picture with him, recounting the one time that he p...
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GATE 2019: List Of Rejected Candidates Released, Check Here
- Saturday December 1, 2018
- Education | NDTV Education Team
As already announced in the GATE 2019 brochure, no admit card will be generated and no application fee will be refunded for these candidates.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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IIT Kharagpur Topper Rejects Lucrative Corporate Offer for Research
- Friday June 12, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
An IIT Kharagpur student who topped across all departments in the institute, has rejected a lucrative job offer from a multinational to remain in academics.
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www.ndtv.com
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Non-Veg Food in IIT Stopped During UPA Rule, Smriti Irani Tells Parliament
- Thursday December 4, 2014
- India News | Press Trust of India
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani today rejected allegations that she was promoting vegetarian food in IITs, contending that it such meals were stopped during UPA rule, much before she assumed charge following complaints about high price.
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT Directors to meet today over entrance test row
- Saturday June 23, 2012
- India News | Press Trust of India
In the backdrop of raging row over government proposal for single entrance test, IIT Directors will meet in Delhi today to chalk out a plan of action amid indications that some more of the elite institutions could follow Delhi and Kanpur in rejecting it. The meeting of the IIT Joint Admission Board, comprising Directors of these institutions, is t...
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT revolt: Sibal calls emergency meet; students caught in between
- Saturday June 23, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
A day after Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi rejected the entrance exam format announced by Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on May 28 and said it would hold its own entrance exam, much like IIT Kanpur, the government has called for a special meeting of the IIT Council on June 27 to address the concerns of students.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rejected By IIT And Microsoft, Hired By Meta: One Engineer's Inspiring Journey
- Saturday April 18, 2026
- Education | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Indian software engineer Amit Dutta has gone viral after sharing how he overcame failing his IIT entrance exams and a Microsoft rejection to eventually land a Rs 1.7 crore role at Meta's London office, inspiring thousands online.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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IITian Founder's Strong-Worded Response To Candidate's Last-Minute Job Rejection: "Reflects Poorly..."
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Mr Shetty assured the engineer that his workplace is flexible and that they could have found a solution if he had approached them instead of outright refusing to join.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rejected From IIT, NIT, Techie Draws A Salary Of Rs 50 Lakh, Shares His Success Story
- Wednesday January 15, 2025
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
Pradeep Kumar Saini who despite earning his degree from a tier 3 college is drawing a handsome package today.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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How This IIT Graduate Secured Rs 55 Lakh Package By Choosing 'Non-Cool' Engineering Branch
- Tuesday December 24, 2024
- Education | Edited by Lavkesh Singh
The Reddit user shared how he rejected a CS seat at IIT Bhilai in favour of a less popular branch at IIT Madras.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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"Main Reason Is...": IIT Student Rejects Job With YouTuber Despite "Excellent Pay"
- Saturday October 19, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Bengaluru-based YouTuber Ishan Sharma, who has over 1.5 million subscribers, recently revealed that a candidate he had offered the role of a video editor backed out last minute, despite "excellent pay".
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www.ndtv.com
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Upset Over Job Rejection, Man Threatens To Blow Up Indore School
- Friday August 2, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man with master's degree in computer applications threatened to bomb the Kendriya Vidyalaya located on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Indore on Independence Day after failing to get a job in the school, a police official.
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www.ndtv.com
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Whistleblower Professor's Student Gets PhD From IIT Kharagpur After 6 Years
- Monday March 1, 2021
- Education | Reported by PTI
A six years struggle for IIT Kharagpur scholar Mahesh Shirole ended recently when he was awarded a PhD degree after repeated rejections of his doctorate thesis since January 2015, his supervisor said.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Staggered Seating, Face Masks As Lakhs Take JEE Exam Today: 10 Points
- Tuesday September 1, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Rishika Baruah, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Despite widespread opposition from students, activists and the governments of several non-BJP ruled states, JEE (Main) for admission to IITs started today. The exams - JEE is from September 1 to 6 and NEET for medical courses on September 13 - were cleared by the Supreme Court last month, after it rejected a petition from 11 students to defer them ...
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www.ndtv.com
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When "Super 30" Teacher's Rejection Earned Anand Mahindra's Respect
- Sunday July 14, 2019
- India News | Edited by Ria Saini
Celebrated tutor Anand Kumar, widely praised for his initiative in training underprivileged students for entrance exams to the prestigious IITs, which is now the subject of a major Bollywood movie, won his latest endorsement from noted industrialist Anand Mahindra. Yesterday, Mr Mahindra tweeted a picture with him, recounting the one time that he p...
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www.ndtv.com
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GATE 2019: List Of Rejected Candidates Released, Check Here
- Saturday December 1, 2018
- Education | NDTV Education Team
As already announced in the GATE 2019 brochure, no admit card will be generated and no application fee will be refunded for these candidates.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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IIT Kharagpur Topper Rejects Lucrative Corporate Offer for Research
- Friday June 12, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
An IIT Kharagpur student who topped across all departments in the institute, has rejected a lucrative job offer from a multinational to remain in academics.
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www.ndtv.com
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Non-Veg Food in IIT Stopped During UPA Rule, Smriti Irani Tells Parliament
- Thursday December 4, 2014
- India News | Press Trust of India
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani today rejected allegations that she was promoting vegetarian food in IITs, contending that it such meals were stopped during UPA rule, much before she assumed charge following complaints about high price.
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT Directors to meet today over entrance test row
- Saturday June 23, 2012
- India News | Press Trust of India
In the backdrop of raging row over government proposal for single entrance test, IIT Directors will meet in Delhi today to chalk out a plan of action amid indications that some more of the elite institutions could follow Delhi and Kanpur in rejecting it. The meeting of the IIT Joint Admission Board, comprising Directors of these institutions, is t...
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT revolt: Sibal calls emergency meet; students caught in between
- Saturday June 23, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
A day after Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi rejected the entrance exam format announced by Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on May 28 and said it would hold its own entrance exam, much like IIT Kanpur, the government has called for a special meeting of the IIT Council on June 27 to address the concerns of students.
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www.ndtv.com