Meet Tejesh: How UP sweet seller’s son landed ₹2.5 crore Dubai job — ‘I earn in a month what my father made in a year’
Tejesh Vaish's father, Ashok Kumar Vaish, runs a modest sweet shop in Sadar Bazaar, Lucknow Cantonment and earns roughly ₹5 lakh annually, according to a report. Here's a glimpse of his success story.
Tejesh Vaish, a 26-year-old from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, has secured a lucrative job at a US-based AI startup in Dubai, earning ₹2.5 crore annually. In contrast, his father Ashok Kumar Vaish, a sweet seller, earns around ₹5 lakh per year. Tejesh's journey to success began with a scholarship, multiple internships, and excelling in academics at IIT Kanpur, where he graduated with a CPI of 9.14.
He also held prestigious positions such as Alpha GREP Merit Scholar, C3iHub UG Fellow, and PD Murti Scholar. Tejesh balanced his studies by working intensively and often worked late into the night to manage his coursework and internships. After graduation, he worked in Bengaluru before landing various roles in the tech industry, including at Texas Instruments, Securonix, Squarepoint Capital, and Abacus.AI.
His current role in Dubai focuses on AI engineering and machine learning applications. Notably, Tejesh saves around ₹3 lakh each month, invests similarly through SIPs, and uses the remainder to build a new house for his family in Lucknow, marking a significant financial achievement for his family.
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