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Overcame 20 backlogs and Zomato job to pursue pilot dream
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News18•19-10-2026, 15:50
Overcame 20 backlogs and Zomato job to pursue pilot dream
- •Hijil Jebi from Kerala faced severe financial hardships and lost his father while dealing with 20 backlogs in his B.Tech degree.
- •To survive and support his passion, he worked as a Zomato delivery partner, a math teacher at Byju's, and even as a bus and truck driver.
- •Despite failing to get selected for the Indian Armed Forces, he refused to give up on his dream of becoming a pilot.
- •After securing an education loan from Union Bank, he finally moved to the Philippines at age 29 to begin his pilot training at Fast Aviation Academy Inc.
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At the age of 29, Hijil Jebi is undergoing his pilot training at the Fast Aviation Academy Inc. located in the Philippines.
Hijil enrolled in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the College of Engineering in Munnar, Kerala, where he lost interest in the course and accumulated 20 backlogs, ultimately receiving his degree six months late.
To make a living and pursue his ambitions, Hijil worked as a Zomato delivery partner in Kochi, taught mathematics at Byju's in Bengaluru, and worked as both a bus and truck driver.
