Famous people who defied the need for a ‘degree’

Ritesh Agawal, CEO of OYO Rooms, dropped out of college and fulfilled his entrepreneurial vision via the Peter Thiel Fellowship

Source: CNBC

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, dropped out of Harvard to focus on building Facebook

Source: India TV

Subhash Chandra, founder of Zee TV, was forced to drop out of college when he was 18. It was the gumption to take risks which led to his rise.

Source: Bloomberg

Sandeep Maheshwari, the role model for many, dropped out of Kirori Mal College

Source: Digital Yug

Kalpana Saroj, known as ‘Slumdog millionaire’ for her rags to riches story and you guessed it, no degree

Source: Business Outlook

Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to focus on Microsoft

Source: NYT

Azhar Iqubal, the founder of InShorts, dropped out of IIT Delhi

Source: AsiaTechdaily

Deepika Padukone’s successful acting career took the place of goals like getting a degree

Source: DailyPioneer

G.D Naidu, dropped out of school, was described as “A great Educator” by C V Raman.

While some of these stories may be inspiring, it doesn’t deny the fact that for the vast majority, getting a degree is a wiser choice.

While some of these stories may be inspiring, it doesn’t deny the fact that for the vast majority, getting a degree is a wiser choice.

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