New Delhi, June 21 -- Sanket Kumar, from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, who narrowly missed qualifying for JEE Advanced in 2021, has now been appointed a Scientist/Engineer (SC Grade) at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.

Sanket took a gap year and studied without coaching, relying on YouTube lectures and previous years' question papers. His efforts paid off in 2022 when he cleared both JEE Main and JEE Advanced, securing admission to the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, to study Aerospace Engineering.

Sanket's path to ISRO was far from straightforward. After falling short of the JEE Advanced cut-off by just two marks, he faced a difficult decision. While many advised him...