Presidential scholar and physicist Abhilasha Gokulan shares her journey.

The move along with other initiatives are expected to bring expenses by 150 to 200 million dollars annually by the middle of next year. In a statement on Thursday, Avis said it has frozen management salaries, adjusted the size and composition of its planned fleet and eliminated over 2,200 positions.

Layoffs are turning out to be the flavour of the week, with European auto makers Peugeot, Citroen and Rolls Royce, British pharma giant AstraZeneca and American defence equipment manufacturer Boeing all set to slash nearly 7,000 jobs.

Overseas education counsellor Karan Gupta who chatted with Get Ahead readers advises.