# Lost father in class 7, studied 8 hours daily: Telangana engineer gets NHAI job 2026-08-10T08:57:57+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 27-year-old engineer from Telangana, Sandeep Yadav, has secured the post of Deputy Manager at NHAI after achieving the 46th All India Rank in Civil Engineering through the GATE 2024 exam. Yadav lost his father, a farmer, when he was in class 7 and then supported his family by farming between studies. He studied eight hours daily after his mother took up domestic work, and he eventually cleared the NHAI exam in 2022 after his GATE rank expired in 2021, finally receiving his appointment letter in 2025. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: civil services, determination, GATE 2024, NHAI job, Sandeep Yadav, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lost-father-in-class-7-studied-8-hours-daily-telangana-engineer-gets-nhai-job/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lost-father-in-class-7-studied-8-hours-daily-telangana-engineer-gets-nhai-job/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.