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One lucky 16-year-old from India will soon be flying to the United States at the summons of Google for a special training program and a job.
Harshit Sharma, a young student who completed Class 12 of the Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 33, is scheduled to depart from his hometown of Mathana in Kurukshetra, Haryana this August.
He had been accepted into one of Google’s special programs after applying for a job online in May, according to Hindustan Times.
“I kept searching for jobs online,” Sharma said in the report. “I applied for this job in May, and was interviewed online. I have been interested in graphic designing for the past 10 years. I was selected on the basis of the posters I designed.”
Upon arrival in the U.S. around mid-August, Sharma will be given a year of training, during which he will receive a Rs 4 lakh allowance per month. After completing training, he is set to receive Rs 12 lakh per month.
During time as a student, Sharma had taken up information technology in Class 12. He also shared with The Indian Express that he had made posters for Bollywood and Hollywood stars while in school. Sharma earned around Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 from this side venture.
Sharma came from a family of educators and have often been at the top of his class.
According to Sharma’s school principal Indra Beniwal, “Our school got the smart school status in 2016. Harshit helped the teachers in various programs, as he has a knack for technology.” Alfred Bayle/JB