For years, survival was the only goal for Haryana’s Girish Sharma. Delivering food on the streets as a Zomato rider, taking up local teaching assignments and doing small jobs to manage daily expenses.

Sharma never stopped carrying a bigger dream within him. Today, his journey from financial struggle to securing admission at one of India’s top B-schools, the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi, is inspiring thousands online.

Sharma shared his story on LinkedIn, where he spoke candidly about the hardships, setbacks, and uncertainty that shaped his path. His post quickly struck a chord with students and working professionals who continue to chase ambitious goals despite difficult circumstances.

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Struggles, Jobs And A Dream

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Sharma spent his days delivering food for Zomato while also juggling local teaching work and other small jobs to support himself financially. He admitted that most of his energy went into simply surviving, leaving little room to focus on long-term ambitions.

Over time, he began questioning whether his life reflected the future he truly wanted. That thought eventually reignited his interest in business and management studies, motivating him to prepare for the Common Admission Test (CAT).

Fighting Through Rejections

Sharma revealed that he initially knew very little about competitive exams, interview preparation or admissions into elite institutions. Despite limited resources and repeated setbacks, he continued preparing.

In CAT 2023, he secured an impressive percentile and received interview calls from several institutes. But the journey remained difficult, with multiple rejections and waitlist disappointments along the way. Refusing to give up, Sharma kept pushing forward until he finally secured admission to FMS Delhi, popularly known among MBA aspirants as the “Red Building of Dreams.”

Thanking mentors, friends, and supporters in his LinkedIn post, Sharma ended with a powerful message: “If you’re somewhere in the middle of your own version of this, keep going.”