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19 Jul 2023 07:55

Visa Profile
University: UIUC, Illinois
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 10.10
Interview City: Delhi (Counter 20)
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 313
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 8.0

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Computer Science and Engineering
Grad GPA: 9.28
Grad Institute: SRM Institute of science and Technology
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Why are you going to US?
Me: To pursue MCS at UIUC

VO: Why Masters?
Me: Answered accordingly (2 sentences as I could observe she was ready with another question)

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I graduated in Sept 2022

VO: What did you do after graduation?
Me: Answered (again 2 sentences she was ready with another question)
*she did not interrupt me once and was patient*

VO: Who is funding your stay in the US?
Me: My father is funding my education with his personal savings and funds of $XYZ and we also have other assets worth ₹ABC crores which I can use if I need them.

VO: Your visa is approved?
Me: Thanks a lot (She took my passport that’s it)



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19 Jul 2023 05:40

Visa Profile
University: Aburn university, AL
Interview Outcome: Rejected
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-23
Interview Time: 11:00
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Others
Exam Score: 0
English Test Type: TOEFL
English Test Score: 82

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Computer science
Grad GPA: 7.1
Grad Institute: Nova college of engineering and technology vijayawada
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Software Developer
Job Years: 3.5


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Interview Details
VO: How many universities you applied
Me: 4 universities

VO: How many admits you got?
Me: 3 Admits officer

VO: What are they
Me: Pace
Arizona state university
Aburn university

VO: When did you graduate
Me: I have completed my graduation in the year of 2019

VO: What are you doing since then?
Me: Working as software developer in ***company

VO: What is your annual income?
Me: I said 53000/month

VO: What is your annual income?
Me: 6Laks per annum


VO: Who's going Funding?
Me: My father is from his savings 40Laks

VO: What he is doing?
Me: He is agriculturist

She typed something

VO: How many accoras of land you have?
Me: We have 12 acras

VO: What is your father anula income?
Me: I said 13laks/anum

VO: Again what is your father anula income?
Me: I said 13laks/anum


She is continuesly typed 30 sec
Sorry unfartunatly I am refusing you bete luck next time

I said thank you and left

Counter num 19 Young American lady
At that days she accepting and rejecting alternatively like infrent of me one reject one accept 🤔
I thot like I will get but it's rejected

My interview time 11:00 but I went at 8:45
Interview out time 9:15

VO: Chennai few people says it's mass accpetence
Me: At that day I seen 50% rejected



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18 Jul 2023 19:49

Visa Profile
University: NJIT, Newark
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-06
Interview Time: 11:20
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 322
English Test Type: TOEFL
English Test Score: 90

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Information Technology
Grad GPA: 6.9
Grad Institute: Vigan institute of technology
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Trainee Engineer
Job Years: 0.10


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Interview Details
VO: Good Morning
Me: Good morning officer. How is your day going?

VO: It's going good. How was your day?
Me: Just smiled at looking at VO face

VO: What is information science ?
Me: Information science is a combination of hardware software and telecommunications networks which collects data especially from an organisation(VO interrupted)

VO: What is your senior project?
Me: I have done a project on Bitcoin price prediction using Linear regression and LSTM.(VO interuppted)



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18 Jul 2023 19:39

Visa Profile
University: Long island University Brooklyn, New york
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 09:40
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: india


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 324
English Test Type: TOEFL
English Test Score: 93

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Bachelors in pharmacy
Grad GPA: 7.09
Grad Institute: JNUTA
Grad Country: india

Job Profile
Job Type:
Job Years: 0


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Interview Details
VO: Hand me your passport and I20?
Me: Here it is officer

VO: So,You are applying for pharmacology and toxicology?
Me: Yes, officer

VO: what is toxicology?
Me: the told him the definition of the toxicology

VO: What specilazation you are taking in 1 sem?
Me: Told him about the curriculum

VO: Can you explain what are those?
Me: I gave him the definition of the eacn curriculum subject

VO: What role are you looking after masters?
Me: clinical pharmacologist in CRO, clinical trails etc



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18 Jul 2023 11:25

Visa Profile
University: Arizona State University, Tempe
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 8:30
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 318
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 6.5

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Information Technology
Grad GPA: 9.37
Grad Institute: Bapatla Engineering College
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Why this University?
Me: I am going to Arizona State University as their course curriculum in the Information Technology Project Management program has a unique blend of Bid Data and Cloud Computing,

VI interrupted....

VO: What is unique about it?
Me: Fumbled...
It has 4 electives for Bigdata and cloud computing. Which I haven't find that mix in any other unv I have applied for.

VO: What are the other universities?
Me: Apart from that I got four other universities. Saint Louis University, New Heaven, UHCL, Illinois Institute Technology.

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: Recently graduated in April 2023.

VO: Father occupation?
Me: He is into construction business.

VO: Your visa has been approved ✅
Me: Thank you officer with a smile 😁😁😁😁



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18 Jul 2023 07:46

Visa Profile
University: Missouri university of science and technology ,missouri
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 9.45
Interview City: Hyderbad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 315
English Test Type: TOEFL
English Test Score: 92

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Electronics
Grad GPA: 7
Grad Institute: Jain university
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type:
Job Years: 1.7


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Interview Details
VO: Why this University?
Me: Said clearly with confident

VO: What's your work experience?
Me: Tell abt my roles and responsibilities

VO: Tell abt u r 1st semester subjects ?
Me: Said accordingly

VO: Place u r left hand fingers I am approving u r visa ..?
Me: Tqs officier



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18 Jul 2023 04:08

Visa Profile
University: university of central Missouri, Missouri
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 08:00
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 316
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 6.5

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
Grad GPA: 7.5
Grad Institute: Chaitanya Bharathi institute of technology
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Senior Business Development Associate
Job Years: 1.5


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Interview Details
VO: Which University are you applying for?
Me: University of central Missouri officer

VO: How many admits have you got?
Me: Said about that

VO: What about your graduation?
Me: I had completed my graduation in 2021 in Electronics and communications engineering officer

VO: What were you doing after graduation?
Me: Said about that

VO: Roles and responsiblities
Me: Said about that

VO: How are you going to fund the education?
Me: Said about loan and savings

VO: What is the income source of your parents?
Me: Said about that

Said about that


VO: Place your left hand four fingers I’m approving your Visa
Me: Thank you officer



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17 Jul 2023 14:22

Visa Profile
University: University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 8.30
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: USA


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 296
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 7.5

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Electronics and Communication Engineering
Grad GPA: 8.26
Grad Institute: Anna university
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: RF planning and central optimization engineer
Job Years: 1.6


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Interview Details
VO: Can you please show your passport?
Me: Good Morning officer(I gave my passport)

VO: Show me your I20 please and asked What is your program?
Me: I am planning to do masters in Computer Engineering in University of North Carolina, Charlotte

VO: What is the specialization are you doing in Computer engineering?
Me: I said that Data communications and Engineering

VO: What is your CGPA?
Me: I have scored 8.26 cgpa out of scale 10

VO: What is your undergraduate program?
Me: My undergraduate program is Electronics and Communication Engineering

VO: How is Computer engineering related to you?
Me: I said that I am working in the (my job role) and also it is related to my undergraduate program.

VO: Are you from Chennai and where are you living in Chennai?
Me: Answered (with big smile)

VO: Do you take Gre?
Me: Yes officer, I took Gre

VO: What's your score?
Me: Gre score is 296

VO: She said to place left hand four fingers on the scanner and approved. While doing this, she also asked the below questions: Officer : Who is funding you?
Me: My mother is funding officer.

VO: What is your Mother doing?
Me: Answered

VO: What is your father doing?
Me: My mom is a single parent and divorcee

VO: Visa got approved?
Me: Thank you officer



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17 Jul 2023 11:03

Visa Profile
University: University Of Central Missouri, Lees Summit
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-02
Interview Time: 08:00
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 319
English Test Type: TOEFL
English Test Score: 82

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Grad GPA: 6.65
Grad Institute: Kalinga University
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Security Analyst
Job Years: 3.5


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Interview Details
VO: Good morning ( With a smile )?
Me: Good morning office & Pass the documents.

VO: Ohh University of Central Missouri ?
Me: Yes officer, to pursue masters in Cybersecurity & information assurance.

VO: Why this course?
Me: I was telling my prepared answer ( he interrupted and said do tell memorized answer )took a 5 sec gap.. later i said Officer, After getting some professional exposure i realized the skills I have are not the one that
industry demands, therefore to enhance my skillset and grow professionally I need to pursue masters.

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: Office, i graduated in 2019 in computer science & engineering.

VO: What were you doing after graduation?
Me: Office, Since then working as security Analyst XXX company.

VO: Okay I'm approving your Visa.. you can collect in 7 days !!?
Me: Thankyou So much officer, Have a good day.



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17 Jul 2023 07:49

Visa Profile
University: DePaul University, Chicago
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 8:00
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 325
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 125

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Computer Science
Grad GPA: 7.7
Grad Institute: Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: When are you going to complete your Bachelor's?
Me: Officer, Iam expecting it to complete it by the end of this Month

VO: How did you come to know about this University?
Me: I've spent a couple of days doing research for the best University across the US that suits my profile. And I've ended up with DePaul

VO: Where is your University located?
Me: Chicago, Illinois

VO: Where are you planning to stay?
Me: Chicago, Illinois

VO: How much distance will be your home to University?
Me: Probably 15 minutes walk

VO: Why Master's?
Me: To match the fastly growing technology and to sustain in this technosavy world one should evolve themselves by enhancing some skills. I strongly believe that Master's degree gives me these skills and adds weight to my profile to get a top role in MNC’s.Explain about your Final year Project?

VO: Explain about your Final year Project?
Me: Explained him briefly (and he said your Visa is approved)



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17 Jul 2023 04:08

Visa Profile
University: University of Florida, Gainesville
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 8:15
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 311
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 7.5

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Computer Science
Grad GPA: 8.45
Grad Institute: Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Software Engineer
Job Years: 2


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Interview Details
VO: So you are going to University of Florida because of the weather?
Me: yeah, that is one of the factors.

VO: What are the other universities that you have applied?
Me: I have applied to 4 other universities. They are :
XXXXX

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I graduated in 2021 from XXX.

VO: What were you doing after graduation?
Me: I am working as a software engineer in XXXXXX.

VO: You have a good job why masters now?
Me: At my work, I had a chance to get hands-on experience with Machine Learning and given its importance in future, I want to upskill myself in this domain.

VO: How are you going to fund the education?
Me: I have secured a loan of XX from Hdfc Credila and my father is sponsoring me with his savings of XX

VO: What is the income source of your father?
Me: He is a state government employee who works in XXX department.

VO: Good luck.
Me: Thank you so much, officer.



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16 Jul 2023 14:40

Visa Profile
University: Southeast Missouri State University, Missouri
Interview Outcome: Rejected
Visa Attempt Number: 01
Interview Date: 2023-06-23
Interview Time: 11:30
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 317
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 6.0

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Technology management
Grad GPA: 7.01
Grad Institute: Chittoor
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Software Engineer
Job Years: 0.9


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Interview Details
VO: hand me i-20
Me: Answered the question

VO: What are the college's u applied
Me: Answered the question

VO: What's ur gre ,score and what is the cut mark for gre to semo
Me: Answered the question

VO: I resigned right ?
Me: Answered the question

VO: What will you do if you get rejected
Me: I believe my profile fits both academic and financial requirements and my main intension to become business analyst in my home country ( she gave me look like I can reject you ) than I continued if I get rejected i will come stronger

VO: I will reject you again what will do ?
Me: I will ask for reasons and I won't repeat mistakes again

VO: I will reject again for third time. What will you do now ?
Me: I paused for a sec ( she interrupted saying that so you will spend all your time in visa office) no backup plane ?

VO: Ur visa refused , place you left hand 4 fingers. And go
Me: And I was like thats my backup plan to Apply visa again and purse master


VO: Experience: I read this line form this group few weeks ago that say. In Chennai counter 21 Nigerian lady rejecting all most everyone
Me: I stood in counter 21 , believing there maybe another officer when I say black American lady I remember those lines, tried to shift counter but all other counters are full

VO: My suggestion
Me: Go in first 6 counters (14,15,16,17) the were laughing , even student answering with smile and tension but in 21 counter when I said good morning officer! Little loud and with smile she didn't even care or made an eye contact asked for i-20

VO: All the best you guys!!!
Me: Confidence is key try to make eye contact ,.
No matter how hard we try if officer decided to reject. it's not actually our fault so stay confident and try again!😇



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16 Jul 2023 11:13

Visa Profile
University: University of North Texas, Denton
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-02
Interview Time: 10:50
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 318
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 125

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Computer Science
Grad GPA: 6.86
Grad Institute: Vaagdevi Engineering college
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Mobile application developer
Job Years: 1


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Interview Details
VO: Why this University?
Me: Told about my course.

VO: When did you graduated
Me: In July 2022, in Computer science and engineering

VO: What's your work experience?
Me: Working as mobile application developer at ABCD company

VO: How are you going to fund the education?
Me: Told about loan and savings

VO: I'm keeping your passport collect it after 1 week
Me: Thankyou officer, You made my day



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16 Jul 2023 08:03

Visa Profile
University: Pace university, New York
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-02
Interview Time: 8:10
Interview City: Mumbai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 328
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 115

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-3
Grad Major: Bachelor of business administration
Grad GPA: 6.00
Grad Institute: VNSGU
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Senior accountant
Job Years: 2.5


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Interview Details
VO: Good morning?
Me: Good morning officer,
How are you?

VO: Are you applying in pace university right?
Me: Yes, officer pace university.

VO: What your past study?
Me: I completed my bachelor's degree in bachelor of business administration.

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I completed my bachelor's in February 2020.

VO: Ohoo, what do you do after graduatio ?
Me: I was working in xxx as a senior accountant my repositories at my job include..........explain repositories

VO: Your course is in MBA ?
Me: No, officer

VO: So it is CA related course right?
Me: No the financial management is different than CA in financial management I will study more about economy and risk management but in CA they only learn about accounting.

VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: My father is my primary sponsor with the saving of 50 lakh rupees.

VO: What does your Father do?
Me: Explain

VO: Finally the golden words?
Me: I am approving your visa please collect your passport after 4 to 5 days



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16 Jul 2023 04:24

Visa Profile
University: Illinois institute of technology ,chicago
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-02
Interview Time: 09:45
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 326
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 6

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Computer science
Grad GPA: 6.5
Grad Institute: Malla reddy institute of technology and sciences
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: How many admits have you got?
Me: I have admits from 4 universities
Illinois institute of technology
Central Michigan university
Dallas Baptist university
University of pacific

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I have completed my bachelors in computer science at malla reddy institute of technology and sciences in July 2022

VO: What were you doing after graduation?
Me: After completion of my bachelors I have done an internship in application development which is related to my back ground . We have done a project in which my role is designing and managing user interface

VO: How are you going to fund the education?
Me: My parents are funding my education with a savings of 40 lakhs and I also have secured an loan of 45 lakhs from HDFC credilla and we have immovables assests worth 5 crore which can be liquified at any time

VO: Did u got any scholarship?
Me: Yes I have received 10000 dollars scholarship

VO: Is it merit based?
Me: Yes officer

VO: Ok i am approving ur visa?
Me: You made my day



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19 Jul 2023 06:25

Visa Profile
University: Rutgers University, New jersey
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 12:00
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 310
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 8.0

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Computer Science and Engineering
Grad GPA: 8.6
Grad Institute: IIIT kanchee
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Tell me about yourself.?
Me: I am
I pursued my undergrad in cse and now im headed to Rutgers to pursue a masters in data science

VO: What do your parents do?
Me: My father works as a …… and has an annual income of XXX lakhs
My mother works as a … and has an annual income of XXX Lakhs

VO: Have they gone to the US before?
Me: No officer.

VO: Congrats! Your visa is approved?
Me: Thank you officer! Have a great day



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19 Jul 2023 04:48

Visa Profile
University: Central Michigan University, mount pleasant
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-04-18
Interview Time: 10:50
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Exempt
Exam Score: 00
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 120

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Information technology
Grad GPA: 8.2
Grad Institute: IARE
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Fresher
Job Years: 00


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Interview Details
VO: Oh Central Michigan?
Me: Yes officer CMU

VO: Oh are you still studying?
Me: Yes offer, I am studying bachelor's degree it will completed in May 23

VO: Oh bachelor's in what
Me: Information technology

VO: When is your course start date?
Me: August 28th officer

VO: Who is funding you?
Me: My father is my sponser and secured education loan

VO: What he is doing?
Me: He is working in a private company as a manager

VO: Where is your grad institute?
Me: In Hyderabad, Telangana

VO: What's your 12th percentage
Me: 95 percentage

VO: 12th board?
Me: Telangana state board

VO: Do you have siblings?
Me: Yes officer
And said thank you



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18 Jul 2023 19:44

Visa Profile
University: Illinois institute of technology, chicago
Interview Outcome: Rejected
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-27
Interview Time: 8:00
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 310
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 130

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Electronics and computer engineering
Grad GPA: 7.8
Grad Institute: JNTUH
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: WhT are the universities that you have applied ?
Me: I have applied to 3 universities.they are Illinois institute of technology, university of Dayton , university of Cincinnati

VO: How many admits did you received ?
Me: Apart from Illinois institute of technology I got admitted into university of Dayton

VO: What is your gpa ? And course?
Me: I got 7.8 cgpa on the scale of 10 and my course work is electronics and computer engineering

VO: How about fundings?
Me: I have secured an education loan of 50lakhs from hdfc credila , my father is sponsoring me with his savings of 22 lakhs and we have immovable properties of worth 5cr apart from this I have secured scholarship of 12k$ from this university



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18 Jul 2023 16:57

Visa Profile
University: University of south Florida, Tampa
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 10:30
Interview City: Mumbai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 329
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 115

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Ece
Grad GPA: 7.43
Grad Institute: Gitam vizag
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Software developer
Job Years: 2


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Interview Details
VO: Good morning, how are doing
Me: Good morning officer, I am doing good how are you doing

VO: I am good pass me the docs
Me: Passed the docs

VO: So computer system analysis
Me: No Officer, i am going for business analytics and info systems, as per cip code this csa

VO: He was checking my ds160 and asked, are you currently working at *** company
Me: Yes officer, I am working at *** for the past two years

VO: Why do you need masters when you already have a job here
Me: As I am currently working I I found that I am lagging in few skills ( i named few skills) and this course will help me get understand these skills in depth. And will help learn some skills ( i named few skills) which will help me move forward in my career.

VO: Why only usf
Me: This course is offering me a blend ls of business and technical courses with business intelligence concentration, which will help me learn business perspective of using analytics and also as its located in Tampa where the climate is similar to India

VO: Who is your sponcer
Me: My father is my primary sponcer with his saving of 35L

VO: What does he do
Me: He’s a government employee, works as a high school teacher for the state government of Andhra Pradesh.

VO: Okay, i am keeping your passport collect it in a week
Me: Thank you officer, have a great day

VO: He smiled and gave a slip
Me: Tips: be confident and be prepared to stand in long Q’s
All the time when I was answering officer was not looking at me he just saw my face while I was passing my i20, so just be clear and loud.

VO: No question
Me: No question, no question



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18 Jul 2023 09:25

Visa Profile
University: SUNY Buffalo, NY
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 9:15
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 308
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 7.5

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Mechanical engineering
Grad GPA: 7.24
Grad Institute: JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING HYDERABAD
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Project engineer intern
Job Years:


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Interview Details
VO: Which university you are going to?
Me: I am going to SUNY Buffalo officer.

VO: Which course you are talking?
Me: Master's in Industrial Engineering

VO: So your Bachelor's is from Mechanical Engineering, what made you change to Industrial Engineering?
Me: Officer, this is not a big change of stream. Industrial engineering is kind of a Sub branch of Mechanical. (Interrupted)

VO: I know that, I want to know what made to chose it?
Me: I studied subjects like Operations Research and PPC during my bachelor's which I liked a lot, wanted to study them in depth.

VO: What were you doing after college?
Me: Actually I was doing an internship during my final semester. This lasted 1 more month after my college. Later I was doing an Certification course(Interrupted)

VO: How are you funding you education?
Me: I secured a loan of 50 lakhs from HDFC. Also my father is sponsoring me with bank savings of 20 lakhs.

VO: What does your father do?
Me: He works as a govt School Teacher.

VO: What does he teach?
Me: He teaches physical science.

VO: Place your left hand 4 fingers. Your visa is approved.?
Me: Thanks Officer :)



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18 Jul 2023 05:53

Visa Profile
University: University of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Interview Outcome: Rejected
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-22
Interview Time: 9:00
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 315
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 6

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-3
Grad Major: Biology
Grad GPA: 8.7
Grad Institute: City college
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Which University ?
Me: Officer, i am going to university of Bridgeport to pursue masters in biology

VO: Which course,oh you said masters in biololgy right?
Me: Yes officer

VO: Why this university?
Me: Mostly because of course curriculum and also I have interacted with associate professor **** she helped me a lot through out the session which I gained my interest in this university

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: Officer I have graduated in August 2022

VO: What you are doing since then?
Me: I am doing an internship at the **** hospital as a sample analyst

VO: What is your role?
Me: Collecting blood sample Nanking chemical analysis reporting and documenting the observations

VO: How many universities did you apply?
Me: 4 universities officer

VO: Name them?
Me: University of Bridgeport
University of new haven
Midwestern state university
Dallas Baptist university

VO: Did you get admit from all of them?
Me: No officer, university of new haven is under departmental review

VO: Tell me about your funding?
Me: I secured an education loan of *** lakhs
From incred and my father is sponsoring me with is savings of *** lakhs and we have movable and immovable property worth ** crores

VO: What does your father do?
Me: My father is an agriculturist he cultivates paddy cotton and turmeric and his annual income is 10lakhs per annum

VO: He said place your right hand four fingers?
Me: And then said better luck next time given 214b slip and again said better luck next time.



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17 Jul 2023 16:18

Visa Profile
University: California mirmar university, San Diego
Interview Outcome: Rejected
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-20
Interview Time: 10:40
Interview City: Mumbai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Others
Exam Score: 110
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 110

Education Profile
Grad Level: HighSchool
Grad Major: Diploma in business management
Grad GPA: 8
Grad Institute: Outdocks
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: When you have completed your senior secondary
Me: Officer i have completed my senior secondary in 2020

VO: What you done since
Me: I told after the completion of my high school i got enrolled in 2 year diploma program in business management.

VO: Officer said ok, Again asked why this coarse?
Me: As i am going for business administration my father is a business man and i always help my father in his work. And i want to take my father business to next level so this coase will help me to upgrade my knowledge and skills.

VO: What is your father business?
Me: Told-He is a businessman.

VO: Unfortunately your visa is not approved sorry
Me: Thankyou officer



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17 Jul 2023 12:49

Visa Profile
University: Saint Louis University, Missouri
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 11:00
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 325
English Test Type: TOEFL
English Test Score: 103

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (3 Years)
Grad Major: Computer science
Grad GPA: 8.9
Grad Institute: K L University
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Which University are you applying for?
Me: Officer, I have applied for Saint Louis University to pursue my master's degree in Cybersecurity

VO: How many universities did you apply?
Me: Officer, I have applied for 4 Universities

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I have recently graduated in May 2023

VO: How are you going to fund the education?
Me: My mother is sponsoring me xx lakhs and have secured loan from prodigy finance of xx amount.

VO: Place your left hand fingers
Me: Congratulations, your visa has been approved



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17 Jul 2023 09:20

Visa Profile
University: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 8:15
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Exempt
Exam Score: 0
English Test Type: TOEFL
English Test Score: 98

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Computer science
Grad GPA: 7.26
Grad Institute: Gitam University
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Software Engineer
Job Years: 4


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Interview Details
VO: So work at XXX what are your roles and responsibilities?
Me: We major work in resilience domain by automating operations using python

VO: You previously worked at XXX ?
Me: Yes officer i worked at XXX as XXX for 3 years

VO: What is dictionary in Python?
Me: Fumbled a bit as i didn't expect this question but answered it a unstructured data type and it has key value kind of structure

VO: Who is sponsoring?
Me: My parents are sponsoring my education and i have also secured education loan from credila for 50lakhs

VO: What is your fathers annual income?
Me: Said so and so

VO: What does your father do?
Me: He works at so and so company

VO: You didn't got any other IIT with a smile?
Me: No officer

VO: Ok i am approving your visa?
Me: Thank you officer



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17 Jul 2023 05:56

Visa Profile
University: University of New Haven, Connecticut
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 08:30
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Exempt
Exam Score: 0
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 130

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (3 Years)
Grad Major: Business Administration
Grad GPA: 9.1
Grad Institute: Vignan University
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Please find the below
Me: Visa Profile
University: University of New Haven, Connecticut
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 8:30
Interview City: Hyderabad
Interview Country: India

       
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        Exam Profile
Exam Type: Exempt
Exam Score: 0
English Test Type: Duolingo
English Test Score: 130

        Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-3
Grad Major: Bachelor's in Business Administratio
Grad Institute:Vignan University
Grad Country: India

        Job Profile
Job Type: HR Analyst
Job Years: 1

       
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        Interview Details
VO: What is the course?
Me: I am going to pursue my masters in business analytics at University of New Haven.

VO: What is your Undergraduation Project.
Me: Answered.

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I have done my bachelors in the stream of business administration in the year 2021.

VO: You received dean's scholarship, Congratulations !
Me: Yes Officer.Thank you.

VO: What about your fundings?
Me: My father is sponsering me with xxx amount. I have secured an education loan of 35l. Apart from that, we have immovable assets worth 3 Cr.


VO: Congratulations your visa got approved
Me: Thank you officer.

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16 Jul 2023 16:34

Visa Profile
University: University of Connecticut, Connecticut
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 10:00
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 298
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 6.5

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Grad GPA: 8.7
Grad Institute: Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type:
Job Years: 4


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Interview Details
VO: What are you going to do in US?
Me: I am going to do Masters in Computer science at University of Connecticut

VO: What are the universities you applied?
Me: I mentioned the universities I have applied

VO: Why you going to this compared to others?
Me: The course curriculum is extension to the technology I am working on.Like I am working on operating systems and I want to gain more knowledge by taking AOS..likewise..


She said so your course is extension to your work
I said Yes officer
She said that makes sense

VO: What your father does?
Me: I said his occupation and she interrupted and asked do you have education loan and I said officer .and then she said ViSA is approved



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16 Jul 2023 12:58

Visa Profile
University: California State University, San Marcos
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-05
Interview Time: 8:30
Interview City: Chennai
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Exempt
Exam Score: 0
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 135

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (3 Years)
Grad Major: Computer Science
Grad GPA: 8.5
Grad Institute: Guru Nanak College Chennai
Grad Country: India

Job Profile
Job Type: Analyst
Job Years: 2


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Interview Details
VO: What course you are going to?
Me: I am going for Master's in Computer Science

VO: What university you are going to?
Me: I am going to Cal State San Marcos

VO: How many universities did you apply?
Me: I applied to 3 universities Cal State San Marcos, Purdue Fort Wayne, University of New Haven

VO: You could have gone to Purdue right It's a big university ? Why CSUSM?
Me: Purdue FW is different from the West Lafayette campus and all the rankings you see are for the West Lafayette campus and FW campus is relatively a new university. So I chose CSUSM over PFW

VO: Congrats your visa is approved
Me: Thank you officer! Have a nice day!



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16 Jul 2023 09:43

Visa Profile
University: Southern New Hampshire University, New Hampshire
Interview Outcome: Rejected
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2022-12-16
Interview Time: 10.15
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Exempt
Exam Score: 00
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 105

Education Profile
Grad Level: HighSchool
Grad Major: Commerce
Grad GPA: 8.0
Grad Institute: KNOWLEDGE HIGH SCHOOL ANAND
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Counter no: 14 American Indian black lady (with some white hair)
Me: Good morning office, how are you
Officer:I am good


VO: Why this University?
Me: This university is providing me different programs with flexible course and also meets my area of interest. (Interrupted).......

VO: What is your area of interest?
Me: Officer this course is related to my previous studies and i have interest in management office (she was confusing face)

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: Officer i had completed my high schools in june 2022 with 80%

VO: As i can see that there is only 44000$ fund by your father and your i20 amount is 61,000$ how will you manage your fees as you have to study for four year
Me: Officer i have updated my Bank statement and it is 62,000$..


VO: What about funding ( I think she ask this to know about my assets and loan)
Me: Officer My parents are sponsoring me with saving of 62,000$ which is equivalent to 51 lakhs

VO: What is your parents occupation?
Me: Officer my parents run their own business in which my father is a vegetable merchant and supply vegetables at district level from last 30 years and my mother runs her own salon from last 10 years.

VO: What type of vegetables your father supply?
Me: Officer he supply green vegetables, Onions and potatoes as well as food grain such as wheat and rice..

VO: She took my passport and put in a tray where visa was approved and i was happy at that time however she back and again typing something and i was nervous 😥😥
Me: She came back ............................

VO: She ask me one more question that.. Do you have any assets?
Me: I got fumble and spoke that... Yes officer we have immovable assets of rs 15 lakhs(accidently i spoke 15 lakhs instead of 2 cr)

VO: She and took my passport from tray and as what type of assets?
Me: I spoke land...........(with in 2 min table had been completely turned) everything goes against me instead of my favour...

VO: Sorry i am not approving your visa please apply again and gave me 214b slip by saying it contains information why got rejection.
Me: She rejection a guy infront of me ( master in cyber security) that person ask to submit his documents to officer) before that guy officer gave approval to two persons..........




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16 Jul 2023 06:22

Visa Profile
University: Wichita State University, kansas
Interview Outcome: Approved
Visa Attempt Number: 1
Interview Date: 2023-06-02
Interview Time: 8:00
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: GRE
Exam Score: 317
English Test Type: IELTS
English Test Score: 7

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors (4 Years)
Grad Major: Computer science
Grad GPA: 7.64
Grad Institute: KLU
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Pass me your i20 & passport
Me: Passed the docs

VO: So wichita state university
Me: Yes officer. .

VO: Which course are you going for?
Me: Masters in computer science

VO: What are the subjects that you will choose in your first semester ?
Me: One elective , software automation, machine learning

VO: What is machine learning?
Me: Machine learning is subset of AI and computer science which focuses on the use of data and algorithms to imitate the way that humans learn (interrupted)

VO: Which university you pursued bachelors
Me: Said.

VO: Whats your undergrad project
Me: Said.

VO: Explain about your undergrad project
Me: Explained.

VO: Do you know the weather condition of kansas
Me: Yes officer.

VO: Typed something for so long and said im approving your visa
Me: Thankyou officer

VO: Tip.
Me: Dont byheart the answers and speak as if your in oral test
Just talk casually and frame the sentences as if you know about it
If any new question comesup dont panic or fumble try to answer more elegantly
Confidence is the key



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15 Jul 2023 16:33

Visa Profile
University: University of new haven, connecticut
Interview Outcome: Rejected
Visa Attempt Number: 01
Interview Date: 2023-06-23
Interview Time: 11:40
Interview City: Delhi
Interview Country: India


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Exam Profile
Exam Type: Others
Exam Score: 53
English Test Type: Dulingo
English Test Score: 115

Education Profile
Grad Level: Bachelors-4
Grad Major: Mechanical engineering
Grad GPA: 8.10
Grad Institute: Chalapathi institute of engineering and technology
Grad Country: India



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Interview Details
VO: Which University you are applying?
Me: Officer, university of new heaven

VO: How many admits have you got?
Me: I have got 3 admits

VO: When did you graduate?
Me: Officer, graduated in 2022 ( interrupted)

VO: How are you going to fund the education?
Me: officer, My father is my primary sponsor he will be supported me with savings of 50lakhs in my bank account for easy access and we have assets of 4.0 crores which can liquided at any given time.










She didn't listen anything what i said. In front of me 4 people are approved but I don't what the reason I was rejected and she didn't said why I was rejected.



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