SAMAY badal rha hai!

The speaker begins by emphasizing that in today's time, having the right skills and proper exposure is more important than college degrees. They share their personal journey of scoring around 6000 rank in IIT JEE and getting admission to civil engineering at IIT Patna. Initially disappointed by the placement opportunities in core engineering, their career trajectory changed significantly when they cracked Google Summer of Code in 2019, being one of only five students selected nationwide. This experience taught them the importance of skills and led to an upward career move. The speaker has now partnered with Polaris School of Technology, a Bangalore-based college that focuses on market-driven curriculum design. Students at this institution begin international internships from their first and second years with organizations like UN Habitat, Google Summer of Code, and companies like Squad Stack. Collectively, students have earned over 1 crore rupees in stipends. The college has hosted hackathons by major tech companies, with Y Combinator planning to conduct their first-ever hackathon inside an Indian college, following previous events by OpenAI and Google Gemini. The institution stands out for its advisory board comprising Stanford and Oxford graduates, limited seats of only 100, and specialized programs in product management, applied AI, big data, and cloud technologies.