Successful People

My friend Kshitij is a very good coder. He wanted to set up his own start up. So in college from third year onwards he involved in various projects in search of opportunities.

After seeing his dedication his mentor funded for a project under him. But unfortunately it could not kick off. He did not take it as a failure, rather a learning experience. More or less this positive attitude is common among all successful people.

His coding skill and that experience in project fetched him a good paying job after graduation. Remember hard work always pays off directly or indirectly.

Though he had taken a job, but his hunger for start up was always there. Burning deep inside of him. After working for few months he got both: experience in corporate sector and some financial saving. In the mean time, he was working on his start up product as well. It was ready. Now he could take calcuated risk. When you know when to take risk and when to back out.

He founded his start up and worked on it. Day and night. Yet failed. How can he fail!! When everything was right, how can someone fail! He put his effort, he is intelligent, his strategy was right. One will think like Years of effort and sacrifice went waste.

But No. Efforts never go waste. He got a job in JIO which was offering him huge pay due to his experience as a Start up cofounder.

Meanwhile he worked at JIO to come back stronger. He cofounded another start up in a short span and this one is a big success. Recently he won the Y combinator programme and Tech stars Start up competition and got big time funding.

Three golden rules of successful people :

1. They do not complain or blame their parents, luck, career, college
2. They know when not to give up and when to.
3. They are smart workers. They work hard, but with a strategy which is continuously evaluated. 
   
   
   
   
   
   -Abinash Mishra

Money and passion .................

Money and passion rarely go together.

• If you are seeking money, you can’t follow your passion.
• If you are seeking your passion, you can’t make much money.

Passion is an emotion, which seeks gratification in following your heart and doing what you love to do.

However, when you do what you love, it can hardly earn you good money.
 

For example, over a million book are published in a year globally and hardly a few hundred books are sold enough to provide enough royalty to the author to live a dignified life.
  

Most authors earn negative royalty since they can’t even recover their cost of promotion from the royalties.
  

Even the most bestselling authors earn income that is not more than the income of an average professional in any field.

Only one in a million author earn income that makes news and inspires millions to follow them.
   

It is common for most writers to work in an alternate job where they can get an assured income till they become so popular that they can survive on their royalties.
 

And unfortunately 99.9% of the authors never reach to that stage.
  

The same hold good for almost all passions like painting, singing, playing etc.
   

Only in exceptional cases, people make good money by following their passion when they reach on the top of the chosen profession.
 

It reminds me a picture posted recently by Neha Kakkad, who has become now perhaps the top singer in the HIndi movies. She shared her inspiring journey of living in a one-bedroom house to buying a lavish bungalow. (see pics below)
  

  She may thus inspire millions of males and females who sings well to follow their passion in the hope of becoming as rich and successful.
 

However, let them not forget that unless you reach in the top one dozen singers in India, you may perhaps be singing in a party or in hotel earning a meager income just to survive.
 

It is not to say that passion should not be followed.

However, you must not follow your passion for the sake of money inspired by one-in-a-million success story.
 

You must follow the passion because it gives your soul a deep satisfaction and gives you a purpose of life.
 

If you get money too while following your passion, treat it as a gift of God or a bonus for pleasing the world.
 
-Awdhesh Singh

You can easily cultivate a burning desire to do the things that you don’t like doing

It’s quite simple really.

 

Just relate the outcome of something you don’t like doing to something that you truly desire.

During the JEE preparation, I sacrificed all parties and outings with friends and gave my everything to JEE studies. This was not because I had a burning desire to study. It was because I really desired the outcome of the JEE preparation - a good IIT, which would improve my career.

 

I did not find myself interested in computer science during my B.Tech, but I still ensured my grades never suffered. This was not because I had a burning desire to code, but because I could relate good grades in my mind as a pathway to good foreign internship opportunities to explore the world, and a good MBA college.

I don’t work hard as a consultant now because I have a burning desire to consult, but because I desire a successful career. I want to be good at what I do.

 

Whenever you pick up an activity which you don’t like doing, just think about why you picked up that activity in the first place. If there is absolutely no desirable outcome of that activity, then you are probably wasting your time doing that activity anyway.

 

But if there is an outcome that you desire, then you are not spending time doing an activity you don’t like, but you are spending time working towards an outcome you want. That thought should be enough to generate a burning desire in your mind.

 

Desire is, after all, just a trick of the mind and the heart.

-Rohan Jain,IIM,IIT

Do me a favor

Do me a favor.

Step outside.

Look at the sky. Look at the clouds against it. Does anything remain static? Anything?

Look around. Look at grass, trees, streets, people. Notice how everything is in motion, a perpetual state of frenzied transformation.

Look inside you. Your moods, your feelings. Turmoil, yes? (Or maybe that’s just me.)

Everything changes.

Do you know what the opposite of change is? Death.

Stagnation is the opposite of life.

It’s what things do when they are done.

I change because I am alive. I change because I am not a rock. I am more like water. I change because I am a survivor.

There is someone dazzling inside you - someone you are going to become. Stop at nothing to be that person. Go back to who you were for no one.

The next time someone says you’ve changed, smile broadly and say thank you.
 
-Dushka Zapata

I am not Responsible

Because it becomes easy to accept things this way.

Human beings find it very difficult to accept their own mistakes.

One of the hardest things to do in our lives is to forgive ourselves. We can easily forgive others for the hurt that they have caused us. But is it the same thing when it comes to accepting our own mistakes?

No. It is not the same. It is much easier to forgive others than ourselves.

When someone does wrong with you, they would give you an apology and you will either reconcile or not. It’s up to you whether to see them again or not. But when it’s you who have done the mistake, you find it harder to escape yourself.

It will be very easy for you to blame your family for your failure in an exam, marriage, life or career. You will try to find plenty of excuses to assure yourself that it was not your mistake.

I believe it’s all in our minds. We try to run away from real things and find solace in the explanation that makes it easier to accept ourselves. But this is not right because in this way we will never learn and hence will never grow.

Yeah, that’s it.

-Nishu Jain,IITK

Mistakes that People Commit which lead to Miserable Life

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  The outcome (result) of your life is traceable to the inputs you made earlier in life. If you're hard on yourself today, so as to cultivate the right deeds and habits (required for success), you'll enjoy a life of ease later in life. But if you use your life to test run every pleasurable things that come your way (early in life), you'll end up experiencing hardness of life. To avoid such hard life experience, avoid the following costly mistakes

  
  

  
  

  
  

  1. Not Submitting (Subscribing) to Learning from the Experience of Others (elderly ones, esp those whose success record you admire and wish to replicate). It's often said that experience is the best teacher. But it must not be your own experience. A driver with no spare tyre is careful while driving, so as not to puncture the only one it has, in uncalculated driving. So, you ought to replicate that safety habit. The best way to do so, is by enquiring from other drivers that have gone ahead of you or those who have gone through the road you're presently driving on, for guidance. Failure to do this early enough in life, will leave you with limited options of a smooth sail and landing in life.
     
     

     
     

  1. Not taking responsibility for your life's outcome and finances early enough. This costly mistakes has wrecked the lives of many. Many, even in their 20s still depend solely on their parent for survival and also see their parent responsible for the outcome of their life. They don't wake up early to take responsibility for their finances and life's outcome. They don't start early to source for means of income (either to support themselves or their family). They see and make their parent, guardians and other relatives responsible for their finances and life's outcome. Wake Up and Give Desired (Appropriate) Shape to Your Life.

  
  
  

  1. Not having a defined or stable stand or direction in life. It's often said that those who do not have a stand or standard to live by, usually fall for anything that comes their way. Most people in their 20s follow every trend (fashion, music, etc) they see in the social media and around them, without taking time to analyze the ripple effect of their action. This unchecked habit has crippled many youth in their prime. They're tossed to and fro by every wind of fashion and environmental change. They end up falling as preys to their predators and regretting at last. You can't continue living like a chameleon and expect to have an outstanding life. If you really want to enjoy life in due time, prove all things that come your way and hold unto the profitable (the kind that’s capable of producing your desired success).

  
  

  1. Little or no commitment to personal growth. The youthful stage of ones life ought to be a time primarily dedicated to personal growth and development.  A tree that intend to last long and bear more fruit in its old age, takes time to grow its root downward and the branches upward. Life has always answered to the principle of sowing and reaping. It's an abnormally to reap what you never sowed into your life. If you don't want to reap hardness of life, later on in life, take time to deliberately commit yourself to personal growth and development. The issue with most people in their 20s, is that they want to live (enjoy) life first, before committing to personal growth. They end up not lasting long in their desired lifestyle.

  
  
  

  1. Not Starting Out Early in Life. Most young persons in their 20s allow the “I'm too young mentality” to limit their early progress in life. They succumb to the despise on youths for positive generational change. They allow the shouting and side talks of others to limit the expression of their potentials early enough. Never allow any man to look down on you because you're young. They don't know what your Creator has heavily deposited in you. I'll like to let you know that, you're not too young to become a multimillionaire. You’re not too young to start that business of your dream. You’re not too young to become a king (and a sought after person) in your niche (industry). 

  
  
  
  

  • You're not too young to start that ministry of your calling. You're not too young to start initiating and building that godly relationship and home. You're not too young to start implementating that proven idea of yours.

  
  
  

  Don't allow the river of mistakes that drowned men with heavy potential and promising future, to also drown you. CAREFULLY HEED TO THESE ADVICE DETAILED ABOVE.

  
  

  -Joseph Isieturugo

Ugly Truth of Life

You have perhaps heard the famous quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”
     

Most people however don’t try to fool people, but rather spend their life pleasing different people like their parents, their spouse, their children, their bosses etc. However, they realize sooner or later this ugly truth of life that can be derived by paraphrasing the above quote as,

“You can PLEASE some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not PLEASE all of the people all of the time.”

   

However, the ugliest truth of life is that whatever you do in your life, You CAN’T PLEASE even one person all of the time.
  

When you try to please any person, you end up displeasing another person.

After you have spend most of your life, you realize that you have failed to please even ONE person in your life and that everyone is unhappy with you.
  

Hence, most people end up being unhappy and frustrated in their life after realizing that they have wasted their life in their attempt to please so many people ignoring their own happiness.
  

There is only person worth pleasing in your life.
  

And that person is YOU.
  

If you fail to make yourself happy, you will end up being a loser because the world can never be pleased even if you give your life for them.
  

You must rather accept this ugly truth of life and learn to take care of yourself because you have the power to only make yourself happy.
 
-Dr.Awdhesh Singh,ex-IRS Officer

5000 to 500 crore

Tearing someone else down is evidence that you are unhappy with a part of your own life. The happier you are, the less you will criticize someone else, and the more empathy you will feel for what they are going through.

What someone says about you when they are unhappy with themselves is more about them than it is about you. As such, it's not ever a good guide for how to live your life. Don't make decisions based on what others might think or say. It will steer you wrong every time.

The busier you are working on you, your life and your happiness, the less time you will have to talk about others. And even better, the less time you will have to show any concern for what others say about you.

-Dushka Zapata

My advice for Students

First, and probably the most important: Grit and perseverance.

When you decide to shoot for a goal, keep going even when you start hitting obstacles.

Don’t give up. Don’t expect things to be easy, or the world to come to your rescue. Don’t quit. It is easy to say, but much harder to inculcate. But this is the most important

    

Second, a fitness regimen, ideally at the start of the day. Daily physical workout and meditation.

 

Third: Smart learning using active recall, Feynman technique, problem-solving, etc. Also, read a lot.

These would be at the top of my wishlist.

 

-Rajan Singh,Ex-IPS, IITian, Wharton MBA

Why do colleges still teach C and C++ when I can't even build anything with these programming languages?

1. I can build stuff just fine.
2. The fact you can’t, perhaps is a good reason why it should be taught to you.

There are many government sectors in Computer Science where a Computer Science graduate can apply after the graduation to get a government job

I am going to list a few government sectors which provides a lucrative career opportunities to the graduates passing out from computer science background:

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ISRO - ICRB

Department of Space, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Recruits for the post of Scientist/Engineer 'SC' in Electronics, Mechanical and Computer Science almost every year.

You have to fill the online application to apply for this post. The selection procedure and eligibility criteria is given below:

• BE/B.Tech or equivalent qualification in first class with an aggregate minimum of 65% marks or CGPA 6.84/10.
• Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will be short-listed to appear in the Written Test conducted across the India at various venues.
• The written test paper will consist of 80 objective type questions carrying equal marks.
• Based on the performance in the Written Test, candidates will be short-listed for interview, the schedule and venue of interview are notified by e-mail.
• Final selection is based on the performance of the candidates in the Interview and those who secure minimum 60% marks in the interview are eligible for consideration for empanelment, in the order of merit.

So if you are a recent graduate who wants to get employed by one of the most coveted and revered institution in India then you can sure aim for ICRB- Scientist /Engineer job.

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DRDO

The RAC (Recruitment and Assessment Centre) of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) also recruits for Scientist `B’ in Department of Science & Technology (DST), Scientist/Engineer `B’ in Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), and Executive Engineer in Gallium Arsenide Enabling Technology Centre (GAETEC).

For this particular job you will be required to qualify the GATE examination. Also the recruitment for Computer Science is based on on valid GATE score, a Descriptive Examination followed by Personal Interview.

The Eligibility Criteria and the Selection procedure includes:

• Essential Qualification(EQ) :
• At least First Class (condition of First Class does not apply to DST posts) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Computer Science & Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.

• Applicants must also fulfil ONE of the following additional requirements:
• 1. GATE Qualification: Valid GATE score in Computer Science & Information Technology [Paper code : CS]
• 2. 80% aggregate marks in EQ degree, if done from an IIT or NIT.

• Category I: Eligible candidates are shortlisted for a Descriptive Examination on the basis of valid GATE score in the ratio of 1:25, subject to their GATE score not being below 25% of the GATE score of the first shortlisted candidate.

• Category II: All eligible IIT and NIT graduate engineers with minimum 80% aggregate marks in the EQ degree are called for a Descriptive Examination

• Candidates appearing for the Descriptive Examination are further shortlisted for Personal interview in the ratio of 1:5 in order of merit list prepared on the basis of the Descriptive Examination only.

• The final selection of the candidates is purely on the basis of discipline wise category wise merit of aggregate of 80% weightage of marks in the Descriptive Examination and 20% weightage of marks in Personal Interview.

If you are a defense enthusiast then DRDO provides you the finest opportunity to serve the nation.

Apart from this there are also various PSU’s that recruits through a valid GATE score.

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IBPS- Specialist Officer (IT-Officer)

Every year the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection holds the IBPS SO cadre in multiple Public Sector Banks through a Common Written Examination (CWE) to recruit SO (IT-Officer).

There are three phases to this examination —

• Online Preliminary Exam: (English Language, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude)
• Online Mains Exam (Professional Knowledge)
• Interview Process

The eligibility criteria for the SO examination is:

• Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR
• Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR
  Graduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam
• You are required to qualify each phase of this examination.
• The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates).
• The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively.
• The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of total scores.
• A candidate should qualify both in the Online Main Examination and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.

Banking jobs are one of the most revered jobs in India and if you are someone who aims to be in the banking industry then IBPS-SO is the exam that you should be aiming at.

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Teaching Examinations

Every year Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and various other state government takes exam for appointing the teaching faculties in their respective organizations.

The essential qualifications for KVS and NVS are same but different states may have their different eligibility criteria for recruitment.

The eligibility criteria for KVS and NVS are:

PGT Computer Science

1. At least 50% marks in aggregate in any of the following:

• B.E or B.Tech (Computer Science! IT) from a recognized University or equivalent Degree or Diploma from an institution/ university recognised by the Govt. of India.

OR

• BE or B.Tech (any stream) and Post Graduate Diploma in Computers from a recognized University

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• MSc. (Computer Science)/ MCA or Equivalent from a recognized University

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• B.Sc. (Computer Science) / BCA or Equivalent and Post Graduate degree in subject from a recognized University

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• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer and Post Graduate degree in any subject from a recognized University

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• ‘B’ Level from DOEACC and Post Graduate degree in any subject

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• ‘C’ Level from ‘DOEACC’ Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and Graduation.

2. Proficiency in teaching Hindi and English Medium.

• You are required to qualify an offline examination and based on the merit you’ll be called for an interview.
• The interview round will be of 60 Marks.
• The final merit list will be based on the performance of the candidates in the Written Test and Interview.

So if you are graduating recently and have a keen interest in teaching then surely you can apply for the teaching jobs in KVS and NVS.

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State Examinations for Programmers and Technical Assistants

Apart from these jobs various state governments and organizations release notifications for the posts of Programmers and Technical Assistants regularly. The educational qualification for these jobs can vary from a Diploma in Computer Science to B.Tech in CSE.

• You should keep an eye on such jobs as they are very frequent.

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 To get a job in any of these above mentioned sectors you are required to be good at —

• Your core subjects knowledge as every examination is going to test you on your core skills.
• Good at English Language.
• Good Aptitude and Reasoning
• Current affairs knowledge

These are the few government sectors that hires a CSE graduate. Also there might be a few other institutions that hires a CSE graduate. I have only mentioned the Institutions that hires on a regular basis.

Hope this answer would have helped.

-Sanchit Jain