India, Jan. 11 -- A Reddit user has shared how he went from repeated academic failures, health issues and job setbacks to landing a Rs.21 lakh-per-annum offer at the age of 25.

In a post titled 'My story: From a pure failure in college to here at 25', the user described himself as an introverted and average student who scored 92% in Class 10 but struggled academically after that. He said he scored 72% in Class 12 in 2019 and performed poorly in entrance exams, with a JEE Main rank of around 6 lakh.

Despite aspiring to become a software engineer, he enrolled in a BSc Mathematics course at what he called a poor-quality college and failed all subjects in his first semester. His struggles continued during the Covid period, when he dealt wit...