After realizing that his son had a serious knack for computers, Asim Qureshi started helping him study for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam, he said. The test "validates IT professional and developer technical expertise through rigorous, industry-proven, and industry-recognized exams," according to Microsoft's website.
"In the beginning it wasn't easy at all," Asim Qureshi said. "It took many months to prepare for the exam. For this purpose, Ayan studied Microsoft books and set up a home computer lab to do the preparation for the certification." But the months of preparation paid off: Ayan is now a certified IT professional.
He wants to launch E-Valley in the U.K. one day, which will be very similar to Silicon Valley.