What are some unconventional career paths that people have pursued after graduating from IIT?

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Akriti Banerjee Posted On - Jun 11, 2023
lives in New Delhi

I know only 3 people choose had the guts to choose an unconventional career after graduating from IIT. There are three people I would like to talk about here. The careers these bold people chose are equally unique 

  • Movies: Arunabh Kumar from IIT Kharagpur was a research consultant at the US Air Force but left his high-paying job to join Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment to pursue his career as a director. After making several short films he became the Assistant Director of Om Shanti Om. He has his hands on Advertisement, Films, Music Record Labels, and Corporate Communications. He has even directed several music videos for TImes Music and written a script for Eros. Currently, he has his own Creative Labs known as The Viral Fever Media Labs.
  • Photography: Devendra Purbiya from IIT Kharagpur worked at an IT firm and soon realized his interest in Photography. Today, he is a full-time photographer and was even responsible for photographing the Kingfisher Calendar Launch. His achievements include covering the Chennai, Bangalore, and Lakme Fashion Weeks as well as the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. His works have been published in many popular magazines.
  • Comedy: Nitin Gupta, a student of IIT Bombay took the bold decision to pursue his career as a full-time Stand-up Comedian and today he is the CEO of Entertainment Engineers. His company has performed more than 50 Concerts in IITs, IIMs, TED Talks, and Fortune 500 Companies. 

The one common aspect of all these IIT alumni is their boldness to switch careers and passion in fields other than IT. They are a symbol of pride that motivates many IITains to choose their career based on their passion and not just become an IITian for the sake of it.

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