{
  "id": 2081455,
  "title": "9.2 vs 6.8 CGPA: How did he turn 80+ rejections into 2 Microsoft jobs?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/9-2-vs-6-8-cgpa-how-did-he-turn-80-rejections-into-2-microsoft-jobs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:34:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/9-2-cgpa-6-lpa-vs-6-8-cgpa-32-lpa-how-80-setbacks-and-one-mantra-helped-him-crack-microsoft-twice/articleshow/133363561.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft software engineer Aditya Jamwal’s career journey highlights why skills, interview preparation and persistence can matter alongside CGPA. His example contrasts a 9.2 CGPA student earning 6 LPA with a 6.8 CGPA student securing 32 LPA. Jamwal also shared how he applied to 80+ Microsoft roles, received only four responses, but converted two interviews into offers. His mantra of not giving…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}