For years, students have been told that cracking IIT and completing an engineering degree is the safest path to a successful career. But a 22-year-old's viral story is making many question that belief. He claims to earn Rs 4.8 lakh a month after taking a completely different route, and says one decision changed everything. Here's what he did differently.

A growth marketer, Lavanya Jain, claimed earnings of ₹4.8 lakh and challengeed the notion that one needs an IIT degree to be successful. | Trending

For years, Indian students have been told that the safest path to success is simple: crack a top engineering college, earn a degree, and land a high-paying placement. But for…