Shobha first in her village to get IT job! A success story of AP girl
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One girl’s determination and success has become an inspiration to the entire village. Last week, she became the first girl in her village to graduate and get an IT job.
She joined as a Data Engineer Trainee at Systech, a Los Angeles based technology company.
“For many girls in our villages, education is the only way out,” says Shobha Katuru whose story is getting appreciation from thousands of people across the globe.
Shobha is the first girl in her village to get an IT job.
Shobha Katuru hails from a remote village and a humble background in Andhra
Pradesh. Her father is a small farmer. In her village, most girls study only till 10th
standard in the local government school and soon after, they are married off. They
never had an opportunity to pursue further education.
This has been the norm since ages. But Shobha wanted more from her life.
Her uncle, who is a government school teacher, encouraged her to study well. With his motivation and her efforts, she always fared well. She stood first in 10th standard
in her entire mandal. With her outstanding results, she secured a free college seat.
Her uncle convinced her parents to allow her to study further.
Transitioning from Telugu medium to English medium in her college was very
challenging for her. She slowly overcame that. For her engineering, she chose ECE
inspired by a distant cousin brother who went to the Netherlands after getting his
ECE degree. But, she got interested in coding and technology from her CSE
roommates.
During the Covid pandemic, she wanted to take the interest further. She joined
CCBP because she could learn tech skills in her mother tongue. She started studying from home. But life was not easy for Shobha. She didn’t have a laptop and
had to study only on her old 3G phone.
Adding to her troubles, the internet connection got weak in the evenings in her
village. Hers was a big family with 10 cousins and many aunts and uncles. There
was always something happening. So, she used to wake up early in the morning, go to
the terrace for better signal and complete her classes by afternoon.
“My success is the result of the hard work of so many people. It’s my uncle who
convinced my parents to allow me to study further. After that, my parents and family members supported me a lot. During interviews, she borrowed her cousin’s
friends’ mobile and data pack,” says Shobha.
When they got to the Javascript course, it became difficult for Sobha to learn on
her phone, but she persisted. She says that the challenge made her love the course
even more!
“In this journey, I am very thankful to my mentor & guide Rahul Attuluri sir. I
used to feel very motivated not to miss his class. He gives real-life examples and
explains concepts in an interesting way. My brother who just finished 10th standard understands all these concepts just by listening to Rahul sir. Though I was good with technical skills. I still had a fear of English language and communication. Girish sir, Karthik sir motivated us to be strong and bold in the interviews. Entire team took care of me like their own family,” she shared.
People didn’t understand her stubbornness for studying and thought it was useless
for a girl. But they no longer think this way. Breaking all the stereotypes, for the
first time in her village, a girl graduated and got an IT Job.
Shobha got placed as a Data Engineer Trainee at Systech, a Los Angeles based technology company.
Because of her success, her cousins and friends started understanding the value of
standing up for themselves and are getting inspired by her. So many people are now
approaching her and asking her for guidance
“I want to reach higher positions in my current job and domain. I’m giving my best
and completing everything perfectly and on time. That is my focus now”, she shared.
She shared her journey on Linkedin and has been receiving tens of thousands of
responses from all over the world, even from the official Linkedin handle
“I am very happy that many people are getting inspired from my story and thinking about building their careers. Luck has never been on my side, but my hard work is my best friend. And the good thing about hard work is that it favours all.” she shared with a smile.
Shobha’s success proves that for many young girls in India, education is the most
powerful weapon. We appreciate her strength and determination in reaching her
goal. This success is not just hers. It’s a celebration of the wealth of talent in
rural India.
To solve the problem that is prevalent, NxtWave has been working to upskill youth
in the right direction towards 4.0 Tech like AI/ML, Cybersecurity, IoT etc, and help them get high-paid jobs by bridging the skill gap between the candidates and the company’s expectations.
With a noteworthy team of alumni of IITs, IIMs, and corporate alumni of major MNCs, they have uniquely crafted programs for various segments of youth, which would help them have the right careers and build the right mindset, handle ineptitude, etc. Through this, they are creating hope and confidence among the youth and bringing real transformation in the learners unlike anywhere else.
In just 10 months, CCBP Intensive learners have spent more than 125+ million minutes on learning and made 5.4 million+ code submissions. Just in a span of 2 months, 300+candidates have transformed & secured jobs in 75+ Companies in various tech roles.
It’s extremely satisfying to hear heartwarming stories from learners about their progress. We can witness many unique & inspiring stories in this journey from
learners who have backlogs, education gaps, failed interviews, small jobs, non-IT backgrounds, failed in Gate/CAT, attended multiple coaching centers, etc.
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