MICROSOFT OFFERS JOB WORTH LAKHS TO VISUALLY-IMPAIRED STUDENT

Yash Sonkiya, a differently abled student from Indore, has been offered a job as a software engineer by Microsoft worth lakhs.

Yash, the eldest of three siblings, has been visually impaired since childhood. He is a Computer Science BTech graduate from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore. Microsoft has offered him a basic package of Rs. 15 lakhs and some stocks of their company.

“It was a difficult ride in the beginning, but slowly and steadily, everything became normal. My college and my friends helped me a lot. The Internet helped me a lot. I faced a lot of challenges but also received support from other people. Visually impaired people, who feel helpless, should understand that every field is not for everyone. Instead, they should give their 100% where they could, “said Yash.

Yash’s father, Yashpal, is a normal canteen owner in Indore. He said, “ It has been a struggle, but if we fight it out, then the struggle seems small. It was difficult to send Yash to a normal school and college, but we always searched for distinct teachers for Yash, which paid off. I studied until high school, and it was beyond my wildest dreams that my son would be hired by Microsoft. However, I was confident that he would become a software engineer. My son is my pride and today he has proved himself, “ Yashpal expressed.

Yash, a 2021 computer science graduate, has been offered a job as a software engineer by Microsoft.

Rakesh Saxena, Director-Professor of SGSITS, Indore, where Yash did his graduation, said,”The faculty of our college helped Yash a lot. Microsoft identified his true potential.”