Archive · 7 Aug 2026
'Rs 22,000 To Rs 1.16 Lakh': Government Employee's Inspiring Journey
A man who grew up in a small town in Madhya Pradesh shared his career story on social media.
He started working when he was 20, earning about Rs 22,000 every month after studying at Delhi University.
He wanted a government job, but his first attempt at a big business school entrance test did not work out.
So he went back to university to study mass communication instead.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, his university placement helped him get a job at a big accounting company.
He kept studying for government job exams in his free time.
He passed the exam for a Public Sector Undertaking, which is a government-owned company.
After a few years, his monthly salary grew to about Rs 1.16 lakh.
Now he works in a quiet, green Tier-3 city and says he enjoys the slower pace of life.
People on the internet say his hard-working journey is truly inspiring.
A government employee from a small town in Madhya Pradesh shared his six-year career journey online, starting from a Rs 22,000 monthly salary.
He began his career at age 20 through campus placement after studying B.Com at Delhi University, with a Rs 3.3 LPA package.
After failing the CAT, he earned a master's in mass communication and was one of only two of 80 batchmates selected by a Big 4 firm during COVID.
He later joined a Southeast Asia-based PR firm and cleared a Public Sector Undertaking exam, with his take-home salary rising to about Rs 1.16 lakh after increments and promotions.
Social media users called his journey 'inspiring,' with one saying it is nice to hear non-tech success stories.
- Who
- An unnamed government employee who grew up in a small town in Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Shared his six-year career journey on social media, from a Rs 22,000 monthly salary to about Rs 1.16 lakh at a Public Sector Undertaking
- When
- Over a six-year career that included the COVID-19 pandemic; the post recently gained social media traction
- Where
- From a small town in Madhya Pradesh and Gurugram to a Tier-3 city in central India
- Why
- To highlight how persistence, exam preparation, and work-from-home time led him to a stable government job
- Starting salary
- Rs 22,000 per month (Rs 3.3 LPA package)
- Current take-home salary
- About Rs 1.16 lakh per month
- Education
- B.Com from Delhi University; master's in mass communication from a central university
- First job
- Campus placement at age 20 with a Big 4 company in Gurugram
- Mid-career jobs
- Big 4 placement at Rs 6.5 LPA (around Rs 41,000 in-hand); Southeast Asia-based PR firm at Rs 55,000 in-hand
- Current employer
- Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), basic pay Rs 50,000
- Current location
- Tier-3 city in central India with company-provided accommodation
- Social media reaction
- Users called the journey 'inspiring' and praised the success story