Despite very humble beginnings, a 25-year-old, who was schooled at an Urdu-medium zila parishad school in the rural area of Washim district in Maharashtra, outdid himself at the recently held MTech in electrical engineering (control systems) exams in VJTI Engineering College, Matunga.

Syed Shadab Nayyer, who is among the toppers at the institute, has already secured admission for PhD and has now, decided to focus all his energies on his research. This, however, is just the beginning of his inspirational journey.