INDIA
DNA Web Team | Dec 01, 2021, 08:12 PM IST
1.Prashant Bhushan

Prashant Bhushan is one of the most well-known and reputed lawyers in India. He dropped out of IIT Madras and went to pursue a law degree from Allahabad University. He was also one of the founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
2.Shashvat Nakrani

Shashvat Nakrani founded the UPI application BharatPe at the young age of 23 while he was a student in IIT Delhi. He founded the app in the third year of college and then decided to drop out to further develop his application.
3.Ritesh Agarwal

Ritesh Agarwal had his eyes set on being an IITian but he couldn’t clear the entrance exam. Despite this, he decided to found the successful company OYO at the age of 19 back in 2013. OYO has since become one of the most successful startups in India, making Agarwal a billionaire.
4.Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla always had a huge interest in the field of science, but she could not clear the IIT entrance examination. She then joined Punjab Engineering College and joined NASA as an astronaut, and later became the first woman of Indian origin in space.
5.Narayana Murthy

Narayana Murthy is the founder of one of the leading tech giants in India, Infosys. Murthy had a dream of studying at IIT and had even cleared the entrance exam for the institute, but could not join because of financial constraints. Following his passion relentlessly, he became one of the leading businessmen of India. (Photo- Reuters)