‘I was ashamed to ask my father for Rs 5,000’: Engineer’s post highlights nascent career challenges. (artificial intelligence image) Getting a job after engineering is often seen as the first step towards financial independence. But for a 23-year-old software engineer, the reality is much more difficult. Despite passing multiple rounds of interviews with leading companies…
LPA for software engineers hiked from Rs 15 to Rs 13 crore, triggering debate on IITs, skills and salaries A screenshot showing Rs 6,76,340 being deposited into a bank account as a monthly salary is enough to give almost anyone pause. That’s exactly what happened when a software engineer shared his pay stub on Reddit.The…
Three chip designers sold their companies and started over. Today, their Bengaluru-based startup is building one of India’s only commercial quantum computers. (Getty Images) Most entrepreneurs dream of building a successful company.Sujoy Chakravarty, Ravi Mehta and Biman Chattopadhyay did that, sold it to a global tech giant, and then chose a more uncertain path –…
A Reddit post about 850 job applications highlights burnout and the changing landscape of technical interviews. (artificial intelligence image) “I’ve applied to over 850 companies… but I have no motivation to prepare for interviews.”The quote, shared anonymously on Reddit, resonated with thousands of software engineers and recent graduates working in one of the toughest hiring…
From a peasant family to Vikram-1: How Prithvi Sanghani (illustration) shaped India’s private space revolution. (Photo: LinkedIn) As millions watched Vikram 1 take off into the sky, celebrating a milestone moment in India’s private space journey, few knew that engineers were quietly working behind the scenes to make the launch possible.One of them is Prithvi…
GATE is no longer just for engineers: How humanities students can get into Indian Institutes of Technology and pursue a career in research Over the years, the name GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) has been almost automatically associated with engineering graduates preparing for a technical career. The exam is primarily seen as a gateway…
Gowri Shankar, founder of Vasudha Aqua. Every morning, millions of Indian households use water to bathe, wash dishes, wash clothes and rinse vegetables. Within minutes, the water will disappear down the drain.Most of us will never think about it again.But one engineer couldn’t stop thinking about it. He kept asking himself a question that sounded…
A viral Reddit post by a Hyderabad-based civil engineer has reignited the debate over India’s six-day working week. (artificial intelligence image) For many young graduates, finding a job after college is considered to mark the beginning of financial independence and career advancement. But for a 25-year-old civil engineer from Hyderabad, it became a story of…