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Visually impaired students to work at Microsoft with package of 47 lakh

Every challenge is an opportunity for the one who seeks to grow and one such inspirational role-model is Yash Sonkia. Sonkia, who is visually impaired, has been placed with Microsoft with a package of 47 lakh per annum, which is one of the highest packages ever.
Sonkia just completed his engineering at Sri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) and aced his examination with some of the top scorers. Sonkia just passed out from Computer Engineering Department of SGSITS Indore with 7.2 CGPA in session 2021!
Sharing his story, Sonia talked about his childhood and inspiration.
“I did my schooling from Garima Vidya Vihar, Indore, and Indore had been my comfort zone, my home,” Sonkia said. Since childhood, he was intrigued by technology.
“You can work just like everybody if you can understand technology,” Sonkia said. With that in his mind, he studied technology and focused his work towards engineering from childhood.
“I cleared JEE Main and JEE Advanced, but because I wanted to stay in my hometown, i.e. Indore, I decided to study at SGSITS over IIITs, where I was selected,” Sonkia said.
However, now he is ready and comfortable to move to any location for work. “At Microsoft, my location is now Bangalore but initially I will work from home,” Sonkia said. He is comfortable to move and work in Bangalore now.
Sharing how he reacted to the news of getting the job, Sonkia said, “I took time to process the information, and then it was like… I have a job now.”
He wants to work with Artificial Intelligence and do something great for the world.
SGSITS director professor Rakesh Saxena, congratulated Sonkia and his father Yashpal Sonakia and sent wishes for their bright future.
Saxena said, “Sonkia has achieved this success with his determination and talent. He has acted as a source of inspiration for other students.”



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