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Karnataka Engineer Joins NVIDIA Deep Learning Team Without an IIT Degree

A LinkedIn post frames his rise from a small village to an AI role through self-study, a U.S. master's, industry experience, social-media amplification, high reported pay.

Overview

  • Pruthviraj P announced on LinkedIn that he has joined NVIDIA as a Software Development Engineer – Deep Learning at the company’s Santa Clara headquarters, a post widely reported on July 11.
  • News outlets cited a reported annual compensation near $275,000 (about ₹2.6 crore) as part of the move to NVIDIA’s deep-learning team.
  • His account traces a path from Katamdevarakote village in Karnataka through a bachelor’s at PES University, roughly three years at Bengaluru firm Enquero, and an MS in computer science at Clarkson University, with some dates reported by multiple outlets.
  • Coverage emphasizes that his story is offered as an alternative route to elite tech roles without an IIT credential, crediting self-study, industry experience and a U.S. master’s for boosting his candidacy.
  • Several publications note the story is based on user-generated social media content and that not all details have been independently verified, a caution that shapes how readers should treat the viral narrative.