A recent achievement of a young Mumbai boy has once again proved that hard work pays really off. The 21-year-old, Abdullah Khan residing in Mira Road was not shortlisted for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced to join coveted Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), but just accomplished an offer, that many IITians would envy. The final year Bachelor of Engineering (BE) student, bagged a job at Google's London office, for an annual salary package of Rs. 1.2 crore. He is now all geared up to fly in London and join his new team from September, 2019. IIT Hyderabad Student, Sneha Reddy Will Work With Google. 

The 21-year-old did his schooling in Saudi Arabia and moved to Mumbai only after Class 12. "My scores in JEE (Main) were not very impressive and I was not even shortlisted for JEE (Advanced) to get into IITs. I was not disappointed, as I was not even aware of the importance of IITs then," Khan was quoted as saying in a TOI report. He later took admission into Shree L R Tiwari College of Engineering based on the state's centralised admission process. The student was invited for an interview by Google after the tech giant saw his profile on a site that hosts competitive programming challenges. Meet Samaira Mehta, the 10-Year-Old Coder Who Refused Google’s Offer to Run Her Own Company. 

The BE student received an email from Google in November last year that mentioned the tech giant had seen Khan's profile on the programming site. Google explained the job profile and also said that they were looking for eligible candidates for various locations across Europe. Naturally, like everyone else, Khan was also shocked at the initial stage, after receiving the email. He showed the mail to a friend, who knew some else was also going through a similar procedure.

Khan underwent a few online interviews, and then he was called for the final screening in London in March, 2019. According to TOI, his annual package includes the base salary of 60,000 pounds (approximately, Rs 54.5 lakh) per annum, 15 per cent bonus (Rs. 8.1 lakh) and stock options worth USD 85,000 (Rs 58.9 lakh) over four years. The highest salary offered in the college through campus placement was Rs. 10 lakh this year. Khan's college principal, S Ram Reddy, said Khan was indeed a deserving candidate and he was happy for him. Besides, the 21-year-old had a job offer Rs. 6 lakh per annum, which he will surrender now.

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