Aditya Birla Group - The Dream Company, Virendra Agarwal, MDI, Gurgaon

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

After completing my 10^th standard from Jaipur,  I wanted to do my engineering from an IIT and hence I went to Kota for preparing for IIT entrance exams. I worked hard for 2 years day and night, going to coaching classes during the evening and school in the morning. I studied atleast 12 hours a day for 2 years.  My mother also moved with me to Kota to help me with my studies. My father and grandfather had to live alone in my hometown. They sacrificed 2 years of their life for me, working and also doing daily chores while me and my mom were in Kota. I was not able to crack the IIT entrance exam even after so many sacrifices by so many people in my family. At first I was devastated but then I gained confidence and decided that I will work hard during my college and get good education and a good job. I worked hard and finally got placed in one of the big FMCGs in India. That was the day that I felt that I have achieved my short term goal in my life.