Monday, 18 September 2017

5 लाख रुपए में शुरू की बिना मिट्टी के खेती, सिर्फ दो साल में कमा लिए 4 करोड़


बहुत से लोग सोचते है खेती घाटे का काम है और बहुत से युवा लोग खेती करने से कतराते है । लेकिन बहुत से ऐसे लोग है जिसने यह धरना को गलत साबित क्या है । चेन्नई के रहने वाले एक शख्स को मिट्टी के बिना खेती का तरीका इतना भाया कि अब उसे अपनी रोजी-रोटी का जरिया बना लिया। इस शख्स ने बिना मिट्टी के खेती करने वाले एक स्टार्ट अप की शुरुआत की और उनका टर्नओवर 2 करोड़ तक पहुंच चुका है। यह शख्स हैं चेन्नई के रहने वाले श्रीराम गोपाल।
श्रीराम गोपाल ने कहा कि 5 साल पहले उनके एक दोस्त ने एक वीडियो दिखाया, जिसमें बिना मिट्टी के खेती का तरीका बताया गया था। मैं इससे काफी प्रभावित हुआ। इस तकनीक में खेत की आवश्यकता नहीं है। बिना मिट्टी के खेती करने वाले इस तरीके का नाम है- हाइड्रोपोनिक्स। इसकी शुरुआत मैंने पिताजी की फैक्टरी से की।
मिट्टी के बिना छत पर खेती

  • हाइड्रोपोनिक्स तकनीक में हर्ब्स बिना मिट्टी की मदद से उगाई जाती हैं। इससे पौधों के लिए जरूरी पोषक तत्वों को पानी के सहारे सीधे पौधों की जड़ों तक पहुंचाया जाता है।
  • पौधे एक मल्टी लेयर फ्रेम के सहारे टिके पाइप में उगते हैं और इनकी जड़ें पाइप के अंदर पोषक तत्वों से भरे पानी में छोड़ दी जाती हैं।
  • मिट्टी न होने की वजह से न छतों पर भार बढ़ता है। वहीं बिल्कुल अलग सिस्टम होने की वजह से छत में कोई बदलाव भी नहीं करने पड़ते।
 5 लाख रुपए में शुरू हुआ कारोबार
श्रीराम ने बताया कि उन्होंने सिर्फ 5 लाख रुपए में तीन दोस्तों के साथ मिलकर फ्यूचर फॉर्म्स की शुरुआत की। उनके पिता की पुरानी फैक्ट्री में काफी जगह पड़ी हुई थी। वहां उन्होंने हाइड्रोपोनिक तकनीक से खेती करने की सोची।
उनके पिता की फैक्ट्री में फोटो फिल्म डेवलप करने का काम होता था, लेकिन डिजिटल फोटोग्राफी आने से फैक्ट्री बंद हो गई। यहीं से फ्यूचर फार्म्स की शुरुआत हुई। अब उनकी कंपनी का टर्नओवर 8 करोड़ रुपए सालाना तक पहुंचने की उम्मीद है।
हाइड्रोपोनिक खेती को दे रहे हैं बढ़ावा
श्रीराम कहते हैं कि बिना मिट्टी की खेती में सामान्य खेती के मुकाबले 90 फीसदी कम पानी लगता है। फिलहाल, हमारी कंपनी हाइड्रोपोनिक किट्स बेचती है। किट्स की शुरुआती कीम 999 रुपए से है। एरिया के हिसाब और जरूरत के मुताबिक किट्स की कीमत तय होती है। इस तकनीक को एक एकड़ में लगाने का खर्च 50 लाख रुपए आएगा। वहीं अगर अपने घर में यदि 80 स्क्वॉयर फुट में इस तकनीक को बिठाने का खर्च 40 हजार से 45 हजार रुपए बैठता है। इसमें 160 पौधे लगाए जा सकते हैं।
300 फीसदी सालाना दर से बढ़ा

श्रीराम बताते हैं कि 2015-16 में कंपनी का टर्नओवर सिर्फ 38 लाख रुपए था, लेकिन एक साल में ही यह बढ़कर 2 करोड़ रुपए हो गया। हमारा कारोबार 300 फीसदी सालाना दर से बढ़ रहा है। मौजूदा फाइनेंशियल ईयर के पहले क्वार्टर में टर्नओवर 2 करोड़ रुपए रहा। उम्मीद है इस साल हमारा टर्नओवर 6 करोड़ रुपए तक पहुंच सकता है।
ट्रांसपरेंसी मार्केट रिसर्च के मुताबिक, ग्लोबल हाइड्रोपोनिक्स मार्केट 2016 में 693.46 करोड़ डॉलर (45,000 करोड़ रुपए) का है और 2025 में इसके 1,210.65 करोड़ डॉलर (78500 करोड़ रुपए) तक पहुंचने की उम्मीद है।

And That’s How You Become An “ENGINEER”

And That’s How You Become An “ENGINEER”



4 years, 8 semesters, 40 subjects and hundreds of assignments, that’s what engineering is all about.
It seems to be the only goal for us to achieve when we enter our engineering college. But NO. I would rather say that this is how you can become an engineer but can never have the life of an engineering student; because engineering begins where every other thing ends.
The very first thing which comes to your mind after joining the college may be the new place, new college, new people or new friends, but you never think that you are going to have a new story of your life – the story which will have the best moments of your life – the story which you will cherish till the day you die – the story you wish would last forever.
Though first year is not as interesting as you thought it would be, being an engineering student keeps you feeling proud since engineering in India is almost like a religion and most of the young people follow this religion, be it by choice or not. Your life begins to take a turn towards a new chapter.
Social life, good grades, and sleep. Choose any two and live a happy engineering life.
This is how the real engineering life starts. You don’t need any girlfriend or boyfriend; your assignments are there to irritate you every day, and that is more than enough. Your relationship status becomes “In Engineering”. Whilst engineering brings the tiring assignments and exams, it also has the relaxing fests – the time for you to have fun or say making memories for lifetime.
Your engineering life is incomplete without those cups of midnight coffee, bunking classes, 3 a.m. cup noodles, birthday bumps, get-together parties, empty pockets, breaking rules and most of all, your friends for life. Be it the bike racing, failing in the exam, not paying the canteen bills, passing comments on every teacher or having crush on someone, your friends are always your partners in every crime.
The third year of engineering is considered as the happiest period of your graduation time. You become seniors and don’t fear the teachers as much as you used to anymore. You become the official representative of your department since your seniors will probably be busy in campus recruitment and post graduation exams. Through those fights for best department tag, dance wars, dramas, sports or tech fests, you will find out that a third year student is involved in almost each and every activity.

The best part always comes at the last – the final year. Though you become busy with your seminars, projects and campus placements, you still find the time to live each remaining day to its fullest. You never bunk a single lecture because you know that you’ll soon miss sitting on that last bench.  You take slams from everyone and you don’t fear the results anymore because even if it leads you down when you fail, it will surely raise your head up when you are placed. And that’s how you instill a sense of maturity, a sense of responsibility in yourself.
Then comes the last day of your college, the farewell party. You patch up with all those people, with whom you never wished to talk, and then check every corner of your campus out again, relive the moments at your favorite place, eating together for the last time in college, thanking every teacher for their valuable presence in your life, making dozens of promises, taking hundreds of photographs, and making a thousand tons of memories that what you store in the database of your mind.

You finally leave the place after exams and carry with yourself a beautiful unforgettable story of your life. And that’s how you become an Engineer.

Also, happy Engineers’ Day 😀 (15th September of every year)

Thursday, 31 August 2017

why DevOps transformations succeed where ITSM so often doesn't


I've consulted on many ITSM initiatives and it always seemd a struggle to effect improvement: all stick and no carrot; dragging horses to the river with no interest in drinking. My DevOps consulting these days is a different experience - of happy horses following willingly and drinking their fill. The difference between ITIL and DevOps is that DevOps works.
ITIL books always struck me as empty of people: a sterile cheerless place like a deserted hospital.
They start from process and metrics not humanity and emotion. I'm sure that ITIL authors and philosophers will disagree with me and say that ITIL speaks to culture change, but I don't feel that that is the reality which comes through in the books or in its application in organisations. ITSM has suffered from "binder-droppers" who push process rather than cultural change.
DevOps is very much a human-centric approach, in fact it is downright happy at times. It starts with cultural change, and sees practice and technology improvements flowing from that. It preaches trusting and empowering people and getting controls out of their way.
Likewise ITIL is in principle based around a service lifecycle, but in practice the books are about separate silos and every process is a separate silo optimised almost independently of the others. Therefore applying ITIL drives siloed thinking within an organisation, creating local optima which often degrade the overall value stream flow. Change management is everybody's favourite example of being good at managing risk and not very good at helping work get done. But many controls are applied in such a way as to make the control look effective yet not assist the value stream.
DevOps on the other hand is based on taking a holistic systems view, ensuring that optimisation is end to end and not in individual siloes, and that moving work down the value stream is top priority.
These are the two fundamental differences that makes DevOps transformations more successful than Service Management transformations have been in the past:
starting from people and culture;
and starting from systems and flow.

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Virtual Hacking Lab setup For Pentesting, Check list for Fresher /Beginners !

 
                      
Happy Hacking.
Hello  my dear budding hackers. Everyone that is new to hacking will eventually realize that they need a medium where they can work in and practice. Just like any other profession, you will become a better a better hacker by more and more practice.
For all those beginners, today we will show you how to create a virtual pentesting laboraoty and start practicing:

Step 1: Download VMware Workstation or Player

Virtual machines and a virtual network are the safest and  best bet when it comes to  setting  up a hacking lab. There are many virtualization systems out there, which include CitrixKVM, Microsoft’s Virtual PC,Oracle’s VirtualBox, and Hyper-V, and VMware’s WorkstationVMware Player and ESXi. For creating a laboratory environment, I strongly recommend VMware’s Workstation or Player. Workstation is commercial product which costs under $200, while the Player is free. You can also get a free 30-day trial of Workstation.
Player is very limited and just useful to play VMs , while Workstation on the other side can create and play VMs. Let’s download VMware’s Player or Workstation here.

Download Kali VMware Images

Once you have downloaded and installed your virtualization system, our next step is to download the VMware images of Kali provided by Offensive Security. With these images, you won’t have to create the virtual machine, but simply run it from Workstation or Player—Offensive Security has already created this image for you. This means that once you have downloaded the VM of Kali, you can then use it in either Workstation or Player.

Open VMware Image

Once all your files are unzipped, our next step is to open this new virtual machine. Make note of the location where you have unzipped those virtual machine image. Then, go to either VMware Workstation or Player and go to File -> Open like in the screenshot below.

Unzip Images

Once you have completed the download, you will need to unzip the files. There are many zip utilities available for free including like example,7-ZipWinZipWinArchiver, etc. Download and install one and unzip the files. In the screenshot below.

This will now open a window just like that in the screenshot below. You can see that my Kali image was stored under documents, so I would now browse there and double-click on the folder.
When you do so, VMware will start your virtual machine and greet you with a screen like below.
You are done with setting up your virtual lab. 

Monday, 21 August 2017

Java EE is going Open Sourced by Oracle



The statement came before of Java EE 8’s announcement this fall when Oracle appears poised to declare to whom Java EE development will be proffered.
The Java EE (Enterprise Edition) project is a combination of APIs for the Java platform that was definitely built to help developers create enterprise-scale Solutions.
Oracle to withdraw from a leadership role
The project, simultaneously with Java SE (Standard Edition) were now managed in a semi-open-source fashion.
Up until now, Oracle has embraced the support of the open-source community with proposals and plans on how to improve the Java SE and EE platforms but has always kept a head role over Java SE and EE’s future forever has the final say in all matters.
According to a report from David Delabassee, Java Evangelist at Oracle, the business plans to retire from its leadership role for the Java EE platform.
“We believe that driving Java EE technologies including source implementations and test adaptability kit to an open source organization may be the right next step, in line to adopt more agile processes, achieve more flexible licensing, and change the governance process,” said Delabassee.
“We plan on investigating this possibility with the community, our licensees, and several competitor foundations to see if we can run Java EE forward in this direction,” he added.
Apache and Eclipse frameworks are main favorites
The Apache Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation are the prime candidates for taking over Java EE. Both lead a slew of Java-based designs and Oracle has previously off-placed other tools in their laps.
For example, Oracle dropped the NetBeans IDE and the OpenOffice app suite to the Apache Foundation, and the Hudson server to Eclipse.
Oracle said it will remain to provide feedback for Java EE development, but not from a direct role. The company did not announce a similar plan for Java SE.
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Sunday, 20 August 2017

System Administrator Role


Introduction:

The system administrator role is a true workhorse in the IT department. I have spent a good chunk of my career in this role and I have found that even in different environments the system administrator's role will remain the same, to provide a stable and secure network environment for the business.
This doesn't always make you the most popular guy in the room, because you will at times have to make stands even against your own boss to keep the network running smoothly. Though you must remember that the IT department is there to support the business unit so make sure that you clearly understand what the business needs from IT to be successful.

Usually someone in this role has paid his dues in desktop support/helpdesk roles and has worked his way up into this greater position of responsibility.

This is usually done by having an aptitude for the work, and also by taking training outside the normal responsibilities of the desktop role. Unfortunately not all companies will pay/provide for this kind of progression, so be prepared to be willing to pay and invest time in your own career growth.

Become the server and desktop expert that companies need today.

Today’s IT pro needs to deliver crucial services for organizations and their end users. This path offers system administrator training in security, desktop support, Amazon Web Services, Linux, virtualization, and more.


System Administrator Responsibilities
The system administrator can wear a lot of hats depending on the size of the organization you are working in. I have worked in shops where there were only two of us at this level, and we had full responsibility for all the Wintel servers in our datacenter and all aspect from backups to hardware.

The main key of course would be servers, you are going to be working on them a lot and in today's networks you will find some diversity. Even in our Wintel shop I worked on Novel and *nix servers, so it is important to be well rounded.

In larger organizations the system administrators are sometimes organized into teams with specific responsibilities, some of these include the following:

Installation/Hardware
Backups
Operations
The installation/hardware teams generally build images and spec out the hardware for specific solutions. They will put the server image on the hardware and rack it up for the other teams in the datacenter.

The operation teams will handle day to day workload on the servers managing users and performance of the servers online. They would also handle escalated helpdesk issues that require greater security or server knowledge.

The backup teams will manage and coordinate the backup strategy for the servers and applications.

They will check the integrity of the backups and status of the jobs making sure to fix any problems that may arise. Restores are also done by this team for user and application data as needed.

System Administrator Training
As of today most Microsoft administrators are at a cross roads for training between Server 2003 and 2008.

There are plenty of shops that continue to use Windows Server 2003 and will for the near future so learning that skill puts you in a good position to get a job at a large percentage of shops.

Those opting for Server 2008 training are "future proofing" their skill set. Even though in the short term they may find positions harder to come by at first, they are well positioned for migration work as companies look to move platforms.

When companies start their migration work, they will start hiring consultants to bring their staff up to speed and help plan. If you are an established expert, it is a great time to work high paying consulting jobs and then settle in with a company you fit well with as a full time administrator.

Train Signal has options to cover either situation you want to work in as they have outstanding training for both Server 2003 and Server 2008.

Microsoft Certifications
For the system administrator role Microsoft currently has two options because of the different versions of Windows Server.

For Server 2003 you will be looking at the MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) and you can get identifiers for either Messaging or Security.

For Server 2008 you can look at MCITP (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) Server Administrator.

Both of these certifications take multiple exams to pass so don't think you are going to knock it out in a month or two.

Certification
Many systems administration professionals obtain professional certification that can give them an advantage over other applicants in their job search. The main IT certification exams are through Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA and Redhat. Most of these exams test the applicant's skills in regards to administration of UNIX or Windows servers, including knowledge of RAID (redundant array of independent disks), systems recovery, command-line tools, and troubleshooting malfunctioning networks.

Server administrators usually require at least an associate's degree in a related field. They may be required to obtain specific certification for the software or system they manage. The median annual salary for these positions is about $78,000.

System Administrator Role Pay Scale
As always this section varies by geographic location, size of the company, and also your experience.

According to the salary surveys, system administrators come in around 65K on average. I know of positions for those with experience who can get over 100K, though expect to have to specialize in a discipline like messaging to command those rates.

What most beginning administrators will see is low to mid 50K as these guys usually get promoted from a desktop support role so the pay bump isn't as great in the same company.

Once they get experience they will see that they can get a greater jump in pay by moving companies in most cases.

Finding System Administrator Jobs
Much like desktop support roles you can usually find a good number of these positions being advertised on the big job boards.

I will reiterate though that if you are moving up into this role from a desktop support role 99% of the time it will be easier to get promoted from your current position in the same company.

Not many companies will want to take on an unproven system administrator even with certifications, though if you have proven yourself to the right people at your current company they would be more willing to take a chance.

The best job boards for finding System Administrator positions are:

Craigslist.com
Computerjobs.com
Dice.com
Monster.com
Carreerbuilder.com
Never underestimate the power of networking for these positions. Get involved in your local user groups or even the newsgroups and forums.

You will be surprised how many people know of open positions somewhere that might not be advertised yet.

Parting Thoughts
The system administrator role is critical to keeping the IT department running day to day, and some people never aspire to go beyond this role as it is very challenging.

Depending on your company you can work in different things almost every day. The downside of this position is that sometimes you can get placed on a team and never get to go beyond those responsibilities and it can stunt your career.

Always make sure to keep up your skill set either on your own or through other opportunities in your company.



How to Get a Software Testing Job as a Fresher?


What is Software Testing?

Software Testing is a process of verifying a computer system/program to decide whether it meets the specified requirements and produces the desired results. As a result, you identify bugs in software product/project.
Software Testing is indispensable to provide a quality product without any bug or issue.

Skills required to become a Software Tester

Following skills are essential to becoming a good software tester. Compare your skill set against the following checklist to determine whether Software Testing is a really for you-
  • Analytical skills: A good software tester should have sharp analytical skills. Analytical skills will help break up a complex software system into smaller units to gain a better understanding and create test cases. Not sure that you have good analytical skills - Refer this link - if, if you can solve atleast ONE problem you have excellent analytical skills.
  • Communication skill: A good software tester must have good verbal and written communication skill. Testing artifacts (like test cases/plans, test strategies, bug reports, etc.) created by the software tester should be easy to read and comprehend. Dealing with developers (in the event of bugs or any other issue) will require a shade of discreetness and diplomacy.
  • Time Management & Organization Skills: Testing at times could be a demanding job especially during the release of code. A software tester must efficiently manage workload, have high productivity, exhibit optimal time management, and organization skills
  • GREAT Attitude: To be a good software tester you must have a GREAT attitude. An attitude to 'test to break', detail orientation, willingness to learn and suggest process improvements. In the software industry, technologies evolve with an overwhelming speed, and a good software tester should upgrade his/her technical skills with the changing technologies. Your attitude must reflect a certain degree of independence where you take ownership of the task allocated and complete it without much direct supervision.
  • Passion: To Excel in any profession or job, one must have a significant degree of the passion for it. A software tester must have a passion for his / her field. BUT how do you determine whether you have a passion for software testing if you have never tested before? Simple TRY it out and if software testing does not excite you switch to something else that holds your interest.

Technical Skills

This list is long so; please bear with us
  • Basic knowledge of Database/SQL is a must: Software Systems have a large amount of data in the background. This data is stored in different types of databases like Oracle, MySQL, etc. in the backend. So, there will be situations when this data needs to be validated. In that case, simple/complex SQL queries can be used to check whether proper data is stored in the backend databases.
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands:Most of the applications like Web-Services, Databases, Application Servers are deployed on Linux machines.So it is crucial for testers to have knowledge about Linux commands.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience of Automation tool:Below tools can be used for Automate testing of applications –
    • Selenium
    • HP UFT / QTP
    • Performance testing tools like Jmeter, Loadrunner, etc.
    • ETL testing tools like Abinitio, Informatica, etc.
This list is just to give you a basic idea of the popular tools used in the industry, but there are many more tools available.
The key point here is if you see yourself as an "Automation tester" after a couple of years working on manual testing, then you must master a tool and get in-depth, hands-on knowledge of tools.
Note - Only knowledge of any Automation tool is not sufficient to crack the interview, you must have good hands-on experience, so practice the tool of your choice to achieve mastery.
If you are looking for a job in QTP/UFT, then you must know VBScript language.
For Selenium, you should know Java programming.
There is also a lot of scope for performance testing tools because applications need to be tested for their performance which is a part of non-functional testing.
  • Knowledge of any scripting language will be a plus point:Knowledge of any scripting language like VBScript, JavaScript, C# is always helpful as a tester if you are looking for a job into automation. Few companies also use Shell/Perl scripting, and there is a lot of demand for testers having knowledge of the same. Again, it will depend on the company and which tools are used by that company.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience of a Test Management Tool:Test Managementis an important aspect of Software testing. Without proper test management techniques, software testing process will fail. Test management is nothing but managing your testing related artifacts.
    For example - A tool like Testlink can be used for tracking all the test cases written by your team.
    There are other tools available that can be utilized for Test Management. So, it is important to have knowledge and working experience of such tools because they are used in most of the companies.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience of any Defect Tracking tool- Defect Tracking and Defect life cycle are key aspects of software testing. It is extremely critical to managing defects properly and track them in a systematic manner. Defect tracking becomes necessary because the entire team should know about the defect including managers, developers, and testers. Several tools are used to lock defects including QC, Bugzilla, Jira, etc.
That's it to technical knowledge. Please note you do not need ALL The technical skills. The technical skill sets required the Job Role and company Processes. So million dollar question… Which Technical Skills should I Learn? We have covered it here

Academic Background

Academic background of a software tester should be in Computer Science.
A BTech/ B.E., MCA, BCA, BSc- Computers, will land you a job quickly.
If you do not hold any of these degrees, then you must complete a software testing certification like ISTQB and CSTE which help you learn Software Development/ Test Life Cycle and other testing methodologies.

Remuneration

Compensation of a software tester varies from company to company. Average salary range of a software tester in the US is $45,993 - $74,935. Average salary range of a software tester in India is Rs 247,315 - Rs 449,111.
Also, a software tester is also given health insurance, bonuses, gratuity and other perks.

Typical Workday

On any typical work day, you will be busy understanding requirement documents, creating test cases, executing test cases, reporting and re-testing bugs, attending review meetings and other team building activities.

Career Progression

Your career progression as a software tester (QA Analyst) in typical CMMI level 5 company will look like following but will vary from company to company
QA Analyst (Fresher) => Sr. QA Analyst (2-3 years' experience) => QA Team Coordinator(5-6 years' experience> =>Test Manager (8-11 years' experience) => Senior Test Manager (14+ experience)
Alternate Career Tracks as a Software Tester
Once you have got yours hand dirty in manual testing, you can pursue following specializations
  • Automation Testing: As an Automation Test Engineer, you will be responsible for automating manual test case execution which otherwise could be time-consuming. Tools used IBM Rational Robot, Silk performer, and QTP
  • Performance Testing: As a performance test engineer, you will be responsible for checking application responsiveness (time is taken to load, maximum load application can handle), etc. Tools used WEBLoad, Loadrunner.
  • Business Analyst: A major advantages Testers have over Developers is that they have an end to end business knowledge. An obvious career progression for testers is to become a Business Analyst. As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible to analyze and assess your company's business model and workflows, and especially how they integrate with technology. Based on your observation you will suggest and drive process improvements.

Common Myths

Software Testing as a Career pays Less Developers are more respected as compared to Testers
Contrary to popular belief, Software Testers (better known as QA professionals) are paid and treated at par with Software Developers in all "aspiring" companies. A career in Software Testing should never be considered as "second rated."
Software Testing is Boring
Software Testing could actually "test" your nerves since you need to make sense of Business Requirements and draft test cases based on your understanding. Software testing is not boring. What is boring is doing the same set of tasks repeatedly. The key is to try new things. For that matter, have you ever spoken to a software developer with more than 3 years' experience? He will tell you how boring his job has become off-lately.

Okay, I am interested, where to begin?

For a complete newbie, here is our suggested approach to learning Software Testing

You start with learning Basic principles of Software Testing. Once done you apply for freelancing jobs. This will help you gain practical knowledge and will fortify the testing concepts you have learned.
Next, you proceed to Selenium - Automation tool, then Jemeter - Performance Testing tool and finally TestLink - Test Management Tool. All the while you are learning, we suggest you apply for freelancing jobs (apart from other benefits you will make some moolah too!).
Once you are through with all the tools, you may consider taking a certification. We recommend ISTQB. But this is optional.
Certification Exams -
ISTQB Foundation level is the basic certification in Testing field.
It is not mandatory, but it will help increase your chances of getting the job. Most of the companies have this criterion.
A software tester with ISTQB cleared will be given more priority as compared to others.
After this, when you apply for permanent jobs in big corporations you will have many skills to offer as well some practical freelancing experience which may be of value and will increase your chances of being selected.

Links: -
  • Freelancing Jobs – UpWork or Freelancer
  • Permanent Jobs - Any major job portal like monster.com or naukri.com
Hope to see you in a QA conference some Day! :-)