India, April 18 -- An Indian techie currently based in London has sparked conversations online after sharing his journey from failing to crack IIT to landing a high-paying role abroad. Taking to Instagram, the man identified as Amit Dutta posted a video recounting his struggles, setbacks and eventual success.

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In the caption, he wrote, "In 2018, I failed to crack IIT. I watched my classmates post their IIT acceptances while I sat in a campus that most people had never heard of." Reflecting on that phase, he added, "But I made a decision that changed everything. I stopped mourning the college I didn't get and started becoming the engineer no col...