
Aug 3, 2026
✦India Today
No degree, Rs 5 lakh a month: 22-year-old AI founder says IIT tag isn't everything
Lavanya Jain, a 22-year-old college dropout, earns Rs 4.86 lakh monthly without an IIT degree. He shared his journey on X to show that skills matter more than college brands. "What’s the use when you got a couple of IITians working under you lol," he said, highlighting his professional success today.