A 16-year-old boy, Harshit Sharma, from a government school in Chandigarh, was the toast of online media and Twitterati on Tuesday after word spread on the internet that he had landed a designer’s job in Google for an annual salary of Rs 1.44 crore.
A word about the boy’s so-called achievements had spread after his school – Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33 – issued an official release that the boy had got the job.
“The student passed out from our school this year and he had come to the campus to inform us about the Google offer. He had sent me the letter on WhatsApp mentioning his recruitment with Google but I deleted the letter by mistake said the principal.
According to Beniwal Harshit had come to school a fortnight ago to inform her about him getting the job. On being asked the content of the letter, she said, “The letter had mentioned that Google had hired the boy. I am trying to get the letter. Once I get the letter, I will inform you.” the principal said that the boy was academically average though, she said, he was good at practicals.
The school’s official release on July 29 read, “Harshit, a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33 of Class 12(IT stream) has been selected by tech giant Google for graphic designing. Initially, he will be trained for a one-year period for which he will receive a stipend of Rs 4 lakh per month. On completion of training, he will get a remuneration of Rs 12 lakhs per month.
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