the auther of this article is not correct at few points: 1. she has assumed that people who have got jobs in software companies google etc. are only successful persons in the world. 2.it is fact that IT companies are performing very well now a days, but there are plenty of other fields ( in govt. and private domain ) where one can exel. 3.being a iitian, i feel that one can only have better attitude and broad vision by studying in a good institution, rest depends upon indivisual's capability.