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At 22, IAS officer Anju Sharma cracked UPSC in her very first attempt, proving that failures are only stepping stones to success

“Mr Ratan Tata is a generous and empathetic person, and we connected on our shared love for people and animals. Also, he loves working with young entrepreneurs, so everything just came together.”

The concept is simple – for every kilogram of plastic waste that a person donates, they get one kilogram of rice in return. Within days of launching this initiative, the group collected almost 400 kg of plastic waste from the town.

Ira is the first person with a disability to have topped the UPSC CSE exam. This gritty officer suffers from a medical condition called scoliosis, which is essentially the curvature of the spine.

His channel with more than 220 videos—from the iconic Nizami biryani to a non-oven recipe of black forest cake, and thick shakes made from dragon fruit, figs, custard apple and a host of other tropical fruits—has garnered over 7,00,000 subscribers from across the world.

She holds several records–as the first Indian to achieve 8-grade points in 10th standard; the perfect 10-grade points in Mathematics and Science; the youngest Indian to finish 12th standard at the age of 12, securing 88.6 per cent in the Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry (MPC) stream.

PET or plastic bottles are some of the biggest contributors choking our landfills today. Giving this plastic waste a new lease on life, Grow Bags recycles them to create a cloth-like bag that can be used to grow plants.

Who would have thought that the youngster who was ridiculed based on his mark sheet is not only a successful entrepreneur and investor but also helps drive the economic growth of a whole other continent!

“I liked my life in Mumbai, it is such a safe place for women. I was learning with the job, and the financial security that it brought to me was immensely satisfying,” she says.

The first step is identifying colleges/institutes based on the marks/percentile that you expect to score in the entrance exams. In simple words, identify colleges which will accept your scores.