Middle-class family celebrating son’s career success
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Middle-Class Techie Leaps from ₹5.5 LPA to ₹45 LPA Salary

Raised in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, Anuj (name changed), didn’t attend a premier IIT or IIM. In fact, he started his career in 2020 with a Tier-3 college degree and an entry-level job in a domestic IT firm. Like thousands of others, his early days involved fixing bugs, long work hours, and a…

Young aspirants studying in a library with UPSC books
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IIT-M Grad Denied Flat in Bengaluru for Being Muslim

“They Said the Owner Isn’t Okay With Muslims”: IIT Grad’s Bengaluru House Hunt Ends in Bias Bengaluru, May 2025 —For 30-year-old Mohammed Sanjeed, finding a house in India’s startup capital should’ve been easy. He’s an IIT-Madras graduate, works a well-paying tech job, and was simply looking for a two-bedroom flat to settle into with his…