IIM Kozhikode Class of 2013
Student Profiles
Celebrating
15 Years of Excellence
Profiles
Class of 2013
Vision To create a unique academic space of global reckoning nurturing the finest management thinking, creating innovative, futuristic, socially responsible and environmentally sensitive practitioners, leaders and educators.
Mission The Institute seeks to inculcate a spirit of lifelong learning. It aspires to strengthen the capabilities of integrating concepts with applications and values. It aims to contribute towards the development of communities of dependable, capable, caring and fair-minded people.
Dream | Innovate | Achieve
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OVERVIEW
Class of 2013
After a rigorous two year training program at IIM Kozhikode, the Post Graduate Program batch of 201113 is now ready to face the corporate industry and become an integral part of prestigious organizations across the world this January. The batch comprises of students from all corners of the country and represents diverse backgrounds. This publication is intended to help you, as a recruiter, to reach out to the best students that are suited to your company
LATERAL AND FINAL PLACEMENTS – THE CONCEPT
PLACEMENTS PROCESS
The placements are conducted at the end of the second year for final
Step 1
year students. After an extensive education process in different functional
(November, 2012, 2nd week onwards)
areas such as Marketing, Finance, Consulting, Organizational Behavior, Economics, Operation, Information and Technology, the batch of 201113 is now ready to face the challenges of the industry as a part of different organizations. They carry with them, the in depth knowledge gained during their summer internships with different organizations, the academic knowledge imbibed through various electives across the different verticals, library based self-study, group work, discussions and the exposure to a variety of real world problems in terms of the different competitions, live projects that each student has been a part of at IIM Kozhikode. During placements, companies are allotted slots based on a democratic slotting process. The process for laterals, a process by which the companies can select candidates with relevant work experience will start
The company contacts the Placements Committee, schedules a date and makes a PPT to the students interested and eligible to participate in the process. Step 2 (December, 2012, 1st week onwards)
The resumes of interested candidates are sent to the company. The company in turn reverts with a shortlist. The company’s slot in the placement process is confirmed by the Placement Committee. The slot is determined by the students with the help of a democratic slotting process.
in the third week of December and the final placements would be from
Step 3 (i)
the second week of January. The companies would either visit the campus
(December, 2012, 3rd week onwards)
or do an offline recruitment process and then select the candidates who would be a right fit to their organization.
WHY SHOULD COMPANIES RECRUIT FROM CAMPUS?
Campus placements is an avenue for companies to pick future business leaders from the richest management talent pool in the country
A continuous increase in the number of companies with over 135 companies becoming a part of the recruitment process last year, is indicative of this process becoming a preferred form of recruitment
Students from diverse backgrounds and work experience, after a compulsory summer internship with organizations and training, are more aware and in a better position to provide an unbiased and objective view of the processes in the organization
The students act as brand ambassadors for the organization, acting as spokespersons and spreading awareness about the company in general
The selection process for the laterals begins. The companies look into the interested candidates who would be eligible to apply and recruit the students suitable for their organizations Step 3 (ii) (January 2013, 2nd week onwards) The final placement process begins. Selection of various participating companies are organized by slots. Recruitment processes of companies in the same slot progress in parallel. Step 4 (April, 2013)
Final acceptance of the offers is communicated to the company, and the students are available to join work from April. 3
OVERVIEW
Class of 2013
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM SUMMER INTERNSHIP ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTORS
IT
HR
General Management
Finance
Operations
Consulting
Sales and Marketing
Class of 2013 has worked in companies such as Consulting McKinsey Deloitte and Touche Ernst and Young Halcrow Consulting Thorogood Associates Capgemini Mu Sigma ZS Associates KPMG Nomura PwC Mu Sigma
IT / Telecom HP Adobe Intel Dell Accenture Idea Cellular IBM SAP Labs Wipro Oracle Cognizant Infosys
Others Capgemini ABB Jindal Power L&T Maruti Suzuki Mahindra TI Samsung Robert Bosch Reliance NTPC John Deere
Philips ISRO BPCL CPCL Essar Group
Finance HSBC Morgan Stanley JP Morgan Chase
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 9%
DOMAIN WISE WORK EXPERIENCE
4% 1%
8% 39%
IITs/NIT/BITS/DCE/NSIT Other Engg Institutes
11%
6% 9%
14%
Science & Arts Commerce Medicine & Law
47%
43%
WORK EXPERIENCE 5% 4%
9%
42%
20%
20%
4
9%
Consulting/ Analytics Manufacturing/Engg. IT/Tech/Telecom PSU Energy/Utilities BFSI
GENDER RATIO Fresher 1-12 months 13-24 months 25-36 months 37-48 months above 49 months
36% 64% Male Female
OVERVIEW
Class of 2013
FINAL PLACEMENTS 2011-12 - AN OVERVIEW
GETTING TO KOZHIKODE
The Final Placements 2012 of IIM Kozhikode witnessed the participation of 135 companies making offers to 317 students across all vertcals. In spite of recessionary pressures, IIM Kozhikode strived to carve out a niche for itself by placing its 14th batch in reputed companies like Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, TAS, HUL, ITC etc. The average salary per student also saw a rise of 7% over pervious year’s figures.
Location Kozhikode (also called Calicut) is the third-largest city in the state of Kerala. The capital of the erstwhile Malabar district, Kozhikode city is the headquarters of the Kozhikode district. A melting-pot of diverse cultures, Kozhikode is an important trade centre in south India, associated for long with trade in spices and silk. Today, Kozhikode is famous for its palm-fringed beaches, tropical forests, and Ayurvedic therapy. You can plan on extending your stay if you wish to tour other parts of Kerala.
The number of PPOs offered too saw and increase of around 183% from 18 in the previous year to 51 in 2012. Many students also decided to join start-ups to test their entrepreneurial abilities and venture into newer domains. Sector wise breakup of offers 1% 18%
Consulting Finance General Management IT/ITES Operations Sales & Matketing Others
30%
3%
26% 13%
9%
Highest CTC (lakhs/annum)
Average CTC (lakhs/annum)
35 32 30 25
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Kozhikode International Airport is connected by daily direct flights to major cities in the Middle East.
22.5
22.5
19.5
18.78
17.5 15.24
13.17
13.39 11.29
12.31
10 5 0
CORPORATE SPEAKS
Consulting Finance
Travel Kozhikode is well connected by air, rail and road to major cities in India. Indian Airlines, Spice Jet and Jet Airways have frequent flights from Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai to Kozhikode International Airport. Cochin International Airport is a 4-hour drive from Kozhikode. Alternately, Cochin and Kozhikode are connected by direct flights.
General IT/ITES Operations Sales & Management Matketing
Stay We would be delighted to arrange for your accommodation at the guest houses on campus depending upon the availability of rooms. Otherwise, with the Gateway Hotel-Taj Group, Kadavu Resort and Westway Hotel as our hospitality partners, we are sure you will enjoy a pleasant and comfortable stay during your visit. In this case, we would arrange for transport between the hotel and the Institute.
“The candidates who participated in the process were topnotch. The level of enthusiasm and energy among the students was very high” - Sajiv Nair, ITC “We were greatly impressed by the maturity of the students and their professional demeanor. The talent pool available was a good mix of industry experience and fresh enthusiasm. The recruitment process was very well managed and ran smoothly even though it ran late into the night,” - Ravi Ajmera, CAO, Deutsche Bank “We were very impressed with the quality and breadth of talent that we got to interact with at IIM K. We took the opportunity to hire some really smart people and look forward to making our relationship with the campus strategic and mutually rewarding,” - Mr Sudeep Krishna, Manager with Strategy and Operations division of Deloitte
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Profiles
Class of 2013 ISM Dhanbad
Abhinav Sinha
Software Associates A Mining Engineer from ISM Dhanbad, Abhinav has an excellent academic record. He has represented India in various international competitions and was selected among global top 25 teams in Schneider Electric Go Green in the City Challenge, 2012. During his summer internship in Consulting domain at Software Associates, he devised KPIs for health care organizations and Activity Based Costing Models for the firm. He has won several Olympiads in Mathematics and has built Financial Models with multiple valuation techniques for mergers and acquisition based projects and competitions. A cross country runner and an enthusiastic athlete, he is a passionate sportsperson.
NIT Rourkela
Abhisek Paul
B.Tech (Mining) No Prior Work Experience
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Shree Cement Limited (Finance) A finance enthusiast, Abhisek did his summer internship at Shree Cement Limited where he worked on implementation of IFRS reporting standards in the company. He was also responsible for determination of transfer price for raw materials. Having completed his graduation in Computer Science from NIT Rourkela, he has been a consistent topper throughout his academic career and recipient of NTSE Scholarship as well as State topper in CBSE class 10th Board exams. A consistent rank holder and Silver medal recipient in National Maths Olympiads and Science Olympiads, he has also been a member of Cricket, Table Tennis and Badminton teams.
BITS Pilani
B.E (Hons.)(E&I) No Prior Work Experience
UAE Exchange Qatar An Electronics engineer from BITS Pilani, Abhishek has always maintained a consistent academic performance. During his summer internship in UAE Exchange – Qatar, he was involved in the country profiling, determining the stock of the market and the market share of the company in the country. He was rated as excellent by the Country Head on all aspects as part of the feedback process. Apart from academics, Abhishek has worked with the Public and Media Relations Unit of BITS Pilani, cultural secretary of his state association and the Editor of his college magazine. His interests include blogging and travelling. Abhishek Anand NIT Allahabad
Akshay Anand 6
B.E (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
American Express A Mechanical Engineer from MNNIT Allahabad, Akshay did his summer internship in business analytics with American Express, where he derived business insights from unstructured data through text mining techniques using machine learning algorithms. Also, he has been selected for the international exchange program at ESCP-EAP Paris. Being the head boy of his school and holding various positions of responsibility in his college, he has showcased excellent leadership abilities. Apart from being consistent in academic excellence throughout his life, he has interest in theatre and has given stage performances in national level events. His other interest includes singing.
Class of 2013 SGSITS Indore
Alpa Bhatt
B.Tech (EIE) No Prior Work Experience
Global Environment Concern, Chandigarh An interdisciplinary, Alpa did her summer internship at a young entrepreneurial organization GEC based in Chandigarh. She worked for business development and was responsible for detailed evaluation of new business opportunities for the organization. During her graduation she was a member of placement committee, management team and sponsorship team for annual festival of her college. Her enthusiastic, learning oriented and creative personality could be an upshot of the numerous stage performances she has been doing since early childhood for multiple artistic passions she follows including classical dancing, table, singing and theater. Her other interest includes handwriting analysis and photography.
VIT Vellore
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B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
ICF International Amartya Sen , has done his Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering from VIT University , Vellore. As a part of his post-graduation course he underwent a summer internship at ICF, International, New Delhi and worked on a live project concerning the energy and telecom sector of Asia. His academic pursuit lies in the interest of learning and understanding the methods of the corporate world in various verticals. Apart from academics, other areas of interest lies in photography, writing and digital art and also playing poker. Amartya Sen NIT Raipur
B.Tech (Civil) No Prior Work Experience
Software Associates Amber Kumar Yadav, a Civil Engineering Graduate (honours) from NIT Raipur, is presently pursuing MBA (Majors marketing and operations) at IIM-Kozhikode-India. He has participated in various events throughout his college days. Recently he was selected among India’s top 25 teams in Indiafrica global business venture contest. As a management intern for the summers he worked with a firm that deals with strategic aspects of logistics industry in India. During free time he loves to cook and do gardening. Right from school days he has been actively involved in working for various social initiatives. He pursues volleyball and badminton in sports. Amber Kumar Yadav
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Angshuman Sarkar
B.E (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
PepsiCo A marketing enthusiast, Angshuman did his summer internship in Frito Lays division of PepsiCo. He was responsible for designing and firming up a distributor management model for better distributor efficiency & arresting distributor attrition. The project included a satisfaction survey, benchmarking, ROI model correction, designing a profiling tool, an induction program and a new incentive model for distributors. As a placements committee member he converted several first time recruiters on campus at IIMK. He scored record highest marks in ISC from his school. His diverse achievements reflect his versatility. His other interests include dancing, fast cars and watching movies. 7
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Class of 2013 College of Engineering Trivandrum
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
NMC Healthcare An Electronics and Communication Engineer from CET Trivandrum, Anita did her summer internship at NMC Healthcare, Abu Dhabi, where she was responsible for envisioning of Executive Dashboard for the organization and identifying the Key Performance Indicators relevant to the various executives of each business unit. She has done a live project on market research of Online travel portals for Tripinium to identify the needs of this market. A consistent student, she has been selected for the international exchange program at CBS, Denmark. She has worked as event manager for college fests. She enjoys travelling and learning new languages. Anita Mallya College of Engineering Pune
Anjali Patil
ITTIAM System Pvt. Ltd. A mechanical engineer from COE Pune, Anjali joined institute as a fresher. She is interested in marketing as well as operations. During her summer internship in ITTIAM Systems Pvt. Ltd., she analyzed automotive electronics industry & suggested strategies for new market entry for emerging business unit. An article written by her on supply chain for an NGO has been published in magazine by NITIE. As head, she handled sponsorship and accounts committees at various fests in college. Apart from academics, she is interested in social work and working with social group ‘SPANDAN’. She also enjoys playing chess, badminton and solving puzzles.
Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
Ankit Suri
B.Tech (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
B.A (Hons.) Economics No Prior Work Experience
Tata Administrative Services A finance enthusiast, Ankit cleared the first level of CFA exams in December and is amongst the top 10% students of his batch. He interned with Tata Administrative Services where he redesigned a key business process for Tata Communications, and developed a transactions forecasting model for the process, leading to substantial revenue enhancements and cost savings. Ankit is the coordinator of the annual management-festival (Backwaters) committee. He designs and organizes competitive events under finance and general-management verticals for Backwaters. As a theatre actor he has won several national level awards and has also represented his district in state-level basketball tournaments.
BESU Shibpur
B.E No Prior Work Experience
Janaagraha A finance enthusiast, Ankita did her summer internship at Janaagraha, where she worked on a research project on Solid Waste Management. She was responsible for laying foundation of the pilot study and successful analysis of primary data collected. She has worked on a live project which involved market research for a million dollar jewellery chain in South India. Apart from academics, Ankita took part in National Talent Search Contests. She is a consistent student and an avid reader. She is a music enthusiast. She learnt playing Hawaiin guitar(classical and Bhav Sangeet) and has also contributed to social welfare schemes. Ankita Kumari Choubey 8
Class of 2013 S.G.S.I.T.S Indore
Ankur Kaithal
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Prizm Payments Services Limited As a marketing intern at Prizm Payment Service Ltd. (ATM deployment and maintenance services), Ankur Kaithal formulated a working variable pricing model for their clients on the basis of per ATM transaction and it has been used by them since then. He also contributed in finalizing their brand book contents in the likely scenario of their entry into retail sector in the near future and also recommended future potential targets segments. During his electronics graduation, he developed an automated color detecting robot capable of constructing a small bridge. An enthusiastic cricket lover, his other interests include travelling and trekking and watching movies.
MSIT, Delhi
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Profiles
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
HomeIndiaHome.com During his summer internship, Anshul worked with HomeIndiaHome.com, a real estate giant in Mumbai and did strategic planning in terms of corporate tie-ups with top companies in Mumbai like Barclays,TCS,Zoom TV etc based on a B2B model. He was ranked among the top 0.1% across India at the NIIT National IT Aptitude Test (NITAT), 2010 and was a National Finalist for a Rural Marketing event for Godrej Appliances at Melange 2012. A keen writer, he has written poems, articles, short stories and conceptualized a novel. Driven by creativity, he likes making posters in his past time Anshul Kumar Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
HDFC Bank Anubhuti is a marketing enthusiast and did her summer internship at HDFC bank in the retail banking sector. During her internship she worked at bringing improvements in the internet banking facility provided by the bank. She studied the customer behavior to analyze what reasons prevented them from using the facility and based on the user needs she recommended the new features that need to be added. She has graduated as a computer science engineer and was actively involved in organizing events and competitions. She enjoys creativity and loves solving Sudokus. Her other interests include watching movies and travelling. Anubhuti Gupta
National Power Training Institute, New Delhi
Anurag Butoliya
B.Tech (Power) No Prior Work Experience
Prizm Payment Services Limited As an intern with Prizm Payment Services Limited, Anurag worked in the ATM vertical, where he was responsible for developing decentralized spare keeping and inventory forecasting solutions. At IIM Kozhikode he spearheaded the organization team for Nostalgia 2012 as Alumni Committee member. He was also selected for exchange programme at ISCTE Portugal on the basis of academic merit. A former Toastmaster & Vice President (Membership) of Toastmasters Club of New Delhi, he holds Competent Communicator and Competent leader award from Toastmasters International. An avid reader, he likes to read on diverse topics from politics to literature 9
Profiles
Class of 2013 St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
B.Sc (Hons.) (Physics) No Prior Work Experience
GlaxoSmithKline Private Limited A Physics Honours graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Apoorva worked in GlaxoSmithKline Pharma division during her summer internship with focus on the OTC segment of medicines to subsequently recommend a strategy for GSK. As a music enthusiast, she has secured a senior diploma in Indian classical guitar apart from the various awards she has received for singing and instrumental music. She has been a consistent top ranker and a CBSE Merit Certificate holder. As executive council member of the Photographic Society, she handled the portfolio of creativity and publicity. She enjoys playing chess, badminton and table tennis. Apoorva Goyal Techno India (WBUT)
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Titan Industries Limited (Sonata) Arnab did his summer internship at Titan Industries where he worked for Sonata. He was responsible for Business development in E-Commerce, where he had to identify and commence operations in multiple e-commerce portals and for Identifying and driving expansion of regional chains of Sonata through sales team across India. He is the member of Media Cell which is responsible for publicity and branding of IIMK. He has been a National Finalist in “White Knight”, the flagship B-Plan competition of IIMK and “Hinterhunt”- a Rural Marketing Event at KJSIMSR. He loves playing football and following latest trends in Indian defense. Arnab Guha Mallik
NIT Calicut
B.Tech (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
Synthite Industries Ltd. Hailing from Cochin, Arun intends to specialize in Marketing and Strategy.He did his summer internship at Synthite Industries Ltd. where he conducted Market Research on the B2C segment in the spice industry.He has also successfully completed live projects in the tourism and media industry. He has done his B.Tech (Mechanical) from NIT-Calicut.An NTSE scholarship recipient, number theory is among his areas of interest.As a quizzing enthusiast and sports buff, he is an elected member of the Sports Committee, a member of the college football team and coordinator of the Quiz Club at IIMK. Arun Narayanan
PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh
Arushi Joshi 10
B.E (E&EC) No Prior Work Experience
Barclays Bank PLC An E&EC engineer, Arushi did her summer internship at Barclays Bank PLC, New Delhi. She was responsible to examine the local corporates, both clients and nonclients, and identify those which are looking or are capable of mergers and acquisitions overseas, thereby identifying business opportunities for Barclays. During her undergraduation, she received full merit based scholarship and also is a CBSE Merit Certificate Holder. As member of ISTE, she organized events at college fests. She was also part of many social initiatives including cancer awareness program and education of an underprivileged child. she enjoys reading, creative writing and interior decoration.
Class of 2013 BIET, Jhansi, UPTU
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Edu Nirvana A keen learner, Ashutosh did his summer internship at Edu Nirvana, an organization which focuses on transforming education sector. He was responsible for modeling B2C marketing strategy, improving distribution channels to promote new products, extensive market research and identification of opportunities in retail sector. During his graduation, being a part of Literary Sub Council he organized various national level cultural and literary events. He, as a media cell member conceptualized media press releases and corporate interviews for branding IIMK. He has played a key role in promoting theatre at IIMK and has enacted in many plays.
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Ashutosh Vikram College of Engineering Pune
Bhushan Nadoni
B.E (IT) No Prior Work Experience
Apollo Hospitals Delhi As intern with Apollo Hospitals Delhi, Marketing Department Bhushan worked with domestic and international teams to develop holistic marketing approach by understanding the hospital positioning and patient requirements. In Quality Department he worked on reduction of operating cost of F&B Dept. as part of Lean-Six Sigma team. During graduation he worked on data storage security in cloud computing. He organised seminars and B-plans during graduation and is the elected member of IT Committee, a student body of IIMK. A tech enthusiast he is interested in technology and consumer electronics. An avid food aficionado he likes to prepare and savour various cuisines.
BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
MBBS No Prior Work Experience
GlaxoSmithKline Pharma A doctor, from Ahmedabad, Binal H. Doshi interned with GlaxoSmithKline Pharma. She worked in the Centre of Excellence (COE) department, where she developed a Launch Excellence Blueprint for a portfolio of 14 Evidence Based Formulations (EBFs) in GSK’s Top 20 markets. She analyzed the market opportunity for the portfolio and developed different scenarios for opportunity gained/lost based on GSK’s order of entry in these markets. She has been selected for the international exchange program at Universita Bocconi, Milan, Italy. She has been a State Topper in Std 10 and 12. She loves reading murder mysteries and watching thrillers. Binal Doshi
IIT Roorkee
B.Tech (Civil) No Prior Work Experience
NRI Projects Management India Pvt. Ltd. Biswarup Saha was born in Kolkata and completed his schooling from Mumbai. He completed his undergraduate studies in B.Tech (Civil Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2011 and is currently pursuing his master degree in business administration from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. He has previously worked with NRI Projects Management India Pvt. Ltd., a company based in Kozhikode with the aim of developing the infrastructure in the city. He has shown leadership qualities since his school and throughout college. He is an avid reader and a swimmer. Biswarup Saha 11
Profiles
Class of 2013 IIT Kanpur
Chandra Prakash Gaund
B.Tech No Prior Work Experience
Football First Sports India Pvt. Ltd. A creative and confident person, he graduated from IIT Kanpur with Aerospace specialization. A good team player and has led teams in various events. He won the Aviation Development Award for the year 2008. Apart from studies, he participates in a lot of extra-curricular activities like dancing, painting, writing and has won prizes at national level. He did his first internship in D.R.D.O. Agra regarding parachute loading research. His second internship was in FootballFirst India Sports Pvt.Ltd. during which he learnt about the Indian football industry and developed marketing plans.
BMS Collge of Engineering, Bangalore
B.Tech (ITE) No Prior Work Experience
Decathlon Sports India Pvt Ltd An all-rounder, Deepa is a national level player in both table tennis and lawn tennis since 11 years, a graceful dancer trained in Bharatnatyam and a consistent performer in academics too. As a member of sports committee at IIMK since 2 years, she has held several responsibilities including organizing the sports management convention 12’. She interned in a sports management company – Decathlon Sports India Pvt Ltd., out of her sheer passion for sports. She also heads as one of the BOD for Anveshane, an NGO trust for development of sports whose core mission is to recognize and encourage sporting talent. Deepa Mallesh
IET, Lucknow
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Standard Chartered An electronic engineer from IET, Lucknow, Devina interned in Standard Chartered Bank, in sales and products division, transaction banking department for LC/MM/ CTA division. Profiling the shipping sector, she delivered two new products on receivable services and cargo handling in supply chain for the clients of SC bank, whom she met personally to deal with the nature of her work. She has done live projects in due course of her MBA, e.g., on strategy at IITMK, Trivandrum. She loves debating and acting. During her graduation, she was associated with a local theatre group and has done street plays for social causes nationally. Devina Bhaskar
Anna University
B.Tech (EIE) No Prior Work Experience
Deloitte Dhananjay did his summer internship with Deloitte and worked with clients in Kolkata and Chennai. He was responsible for analyzing their business processes and frame controls for financial fraud or errors arising out of inefficient practices. His interests include playing keyboard and has won prizes at collegiate level. He has also secured a brown belt in karate.
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Class of 2013 Government Medical College, Kozhikode
MBBS No Prior Work Experience
Medtronic India A doctor from Calicut Medical College, Dibna did her internship in Medtronic India where she worked on the pilot launch of Carelink express, a remote monitoring device, for which she did stakeholder profiling and analysis, recommended unique value proposition for every stakeholder thereby identifying the early adopters to be targeted during the pilot launch. She recommended an ideal roll-out plan based on competitive analysis and brand positioning. A trained classical singer from the age of three, she loves reading fiction and versification. Her other interests include mirror writing and sketching.
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Dibna C H NIT Jaipur
Dimpy Kamra
B.Tech (IT) No Prior Work Experience
Mahindra Holiday Resorts and India Limited A marketing enthusiast, Dimpy did her summer internship at Club Mahindra (MHRIL) where she worked for their Resort Marketing division. She was responsible for understanding the barriers and triggers of spa usage amongst members and recommending changes in the brand positioning & communication. She also formulated performance metrics for marketing analytics division. During her graduation she worked as a researcher for EgonZhender International on a project for UNDP and had a stint with IBM India where she developed Value Added Services for telecommunication services clients. She is a fresher and her other interests include travelling, music and watching movies.
BIT Sindri
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
GEC, Chandigarh Divesh did his summers in GEC, a NGO working for the betterment of the slum kids and environment. During his internship he developed a self sustained business development model for revenue generation through the trading of carbon credits acknowledged by venture capitalists. Enthusiast in finance he is comfortable in number crunching and drawing out patterns from different scenarios. His school records have been outstandingly well, recipient of meritorious certificate from CBSE for securing 99% marks in science in 10th board. An avid reader of comic books and other similar stuffs, his other interests includes watching movies and travelling. Divesh Ranjan
TKMCE, Kollam
Divya V
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
GCMMF (Amul) An electronics engineer, Divya, did her summer internship with GCMMF (Amul) where she designed a promotion and distribution strategy to tap the potential of urban slum economies. She is an elected member of Backwaters committee which organises the annual management fest of IIMK. She has been selected for a live project with AM Mindpower Solutions. She has been a consistent academic performer and was awarded second prize for the best undergraduate project work. She has handled many leadership roles like co-ordinator of national level symposium and designer for open house exhibitions.Her creative pursuits include glass painting and bangle art. 13
Profiles
Class of 2013 NIT Trichy
Divyaa Iyer
B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
ITC Limited A marketing enthusiast, Divyaa did her summer internship at ITC Limited where she worked on Understanding of Customer Organization and Benchmarking of ITCs Customer Development Practices with Leading FMCG Companies. During her graduation she worked on the Optimisation of Water Consumption at Coromandel International’s fertilizer facility at Ennore, Chennai and reviewed and revised operations. She has been selected for a foreign exchange program at ESSCA Angers, France. Apart from academics, she is a passionate dancer and has performed since childhood at various events including the Indian Dance Festival by The Department of Tourism, Tamil Nadu.
Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
B.Com (Hons.) No Prior Work Experience
Goldman Sachs As an intern at Goldman Sachs, Ekta worked in the risk management for IMD division and was focusing on the mutual fund space and equity mutual funds. Ekta’s project was concerned with the behaviour of funds in stressed market situations. Ekta has consistently excelled in her academic performance: she was the school topper in class 12 and went on to complete her B.Com (Hons) whilst being in the top 10 % of the batch. She has cleared three actuarial science papers (financial mathematics & statistics). As a person she is warm and friendly, an avid reader and a movie buff. Ekta Poddar SCT College of Engineering, Kerala University
Frincy Clement
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience UST-Global A marketing enthusiast, Frincy interned with Sales team of UST-Global, an IT services firm.She was responsible for developing a Go-To-Market Strategy for UST to enter into Oil and Gas industry, for which she received special appreciation from COO and 10/10 rating. Winner of marketing competitions at national level. Member of Calicut Marathon Executive Team and Editorial Board of IIMK. She was the official designer, website editor and responsible for marketing activities of Marathon. Member of Cultural Fest organizing committee and Arts Club Committee at graduation college. Interested in designing and choreographing fashion shows, dancing, poster-making,pencil sketching,Photoshop and craft-making.
Sri Venkateswara College of Engg, Anna University, Chennai B.E (EEE) No Prior Work Experience OPC Asset solutions A marketing enthusiast, Kirtana did her summer internship at OPC Asset Solutions where she conducted a market study to assess the potential of a new market segment creation through OEM tie-ups. She is a consistent academic performer, awarded certificate of merit for continuous academic excellence, EEE department and was the top scorer in semester III. As head of the inauguration committee for a national level technical symposium she handled logistics and management for 550 participants. A sports enthusiast, she has captained several teams and won many events and has been awarded multiple scholarships. G. Kirtana 14
Class of 2013 VESIT, Mumbai
Gauri Chodankar
Citibank India Gauri’s interest in marketing was reinforced by her summer internship in Citibank where she developed a dual strategy to bring back customers who use competition banks for investments. She conceptualized a communication plan and installed a tracker in the system for relationship managers. Her interest was triggered by working as the cultural secretary and sponsorship coordinator for national level festivals followed by a market research internship at IL&FS, Mumbai. As a member of the Merchandising and Design Committee, IIM Kozhikode, she plans to set up a signature store in campus and an e-commerce platform. She enjoys working for animal welfare.
DCRUST, Sonepat
Hansika Yadav
B.Tech (E&TC) No Prior Work Experience
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B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Homeindiahome Realty Pvt. Ltd. Hansika Yadav attained her summer internship from HomeIndiaHome Realty Pvt. Ltd. where she worked in the area of Sales & Marketing under project ‘Industry analysis of Real Estate industry in Mumbai & Streamlining Sales operation of worth 350 crore residential complexes named as Palacia ’. She studied customer-buyer behavior in the real estate industry and was an active member of Sales team for the exclusive selling rights project. During her graduation, as an electronics engineer, she designed and assembled ‘Energy Saver cum Security System’ based on Embedded Systems technology. She has versatile interests like poetry, group discussions and anchoring events.
Govt.College of Technology,Coimbatore
Harini Narayanan
B.Tech (Industrial Biotechnology) No Prior Work Experience Johnson and Johnson (Consumer Care Division) A marketing enthusiast, Harini interned at Johnson and Johnson Consumer Care. She worked under baby products division and devised a launch plan for a new variant of Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, involving concept development, setting business target, communication and go-to-market plans. As a biotechnology graduate, she researched characterization of a bacterial species in order to control hospital infections. She has shown good leadership and team playing skills as placement representative and literary club member in undergraduate college and coordinator of dance and literary clubs in IIMK. A dedicated student, she is also a trained classical dancer. She loves reading fiction.
IIT BHU
B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
HSBC A Chemical Engineer from IIT-BHU, Harshit joined IIM K straight after college. He was the gold medalist in graduation and organizer of the cultural festival. During his summer internship in investment banking with HSBC, he profiled the power& utility sector in Middle East and carried out valuations of various companies in the same region. He is a member of Konquest committee, which looks after the International Liaison and prepares students for summer placements. He was also in the organizing committee of Calicut Marathon which witnessed around 6500 participants. Apart from academics, harshit is an orator and likes reading books. Harshit Boob 15
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Class of 2013 IIT Kharagpur
B.Arch No Prior Work Experience
Mahindra and Mahindra Himani Kumar is a person who likes to think beyond convention. She is passionate about her work and committed to the core. She interned at Mahindra and Mahindra as a part of the General Management Cadre. She was involved in business development at Mahindra EPC for which she was highly appraised by her mentor and has been awarded a PPI. With a flair for dramatics, she has demonstrated creativity, leadership qualities, interpersonal skills and team player abilities in various student activities at school and college level. She is a part of an entrepreneurial startup on a revenue sharing basis. Himani Kumar BITS Pilani
Isha Vyas
B.E (Hons.) EEE No Prior Work Experience
MHRIL, Mahindra and Mahindra An Electronics engineer from BITS Pilani, Isha has interned at MHRIL, Mahindra and Mahindra where she worked on increasing the wallet share of guests through in-resort marketing; she conducted surveys and studied the consumer behaviour and implemented her recommendations in a successful pilot run. She has also been selected for the International Exchange Program at ESSCA Angers, France. As a member of the Industry Interaction Cell, she has managed various events on campus involving many dignitaries. As a member of the Editorial Committee, she has worked on the official quarterly newsletter of IIMK. Her hobbies include reading, swimming and dancing.
NSIT Delhi
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Britannia Industries Ltd. An electronics engineer from NSIT Delhi, Ishan did his summer internship at Britannia Industries Ltd. where he worked on the live project of launch of flavoured yoghurt in the Delhi and Mumbai market- implementing the GTM and carrying out postlaunch analysis. He carried out market mapping, consumer work and real time market analysis to successfully implement the GTM. He has been a consistent performer throughout his academic life and been a keen participant in quizzes and debates as well. His other interests include reading, sports, drawing and travelling. Ishan Mehla NIT Surathkal
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
HSBC An electronics engineer from NIT Surathkal, Jaykrishnan did his summer internship in HSBC where he worked in the retail banking division. He worked on the launch of a new product in the personal loans team. He was a member of the Industry Interaction Cell at IIM-K and has been selected for the international exchange program at ESSCA, Angers in France. He was also a gold medalist for the New South Wales examination and is also an avid quizzer and reader and was a panelist of the Times Now Youth debates held in Bangalore. Jaykrishnan Parameswaran 16
Class of 2013 NIT Calicut
Jithin C R
B.Tech (ME) No Prior Work Experience
Mentor Graphics India A mechanical engineer from NIT Calicut, Jithin has published an International IEEE paper on enhancing customer service at delivery point. During his summer internship in Marketing at Mentor Graphics India, he profiled the Indian automobile & aerospace sectors and identified new market segment exceeding 70 crores turnover. He has been selected for a live project on international business development with Nucore Solutions and for International Student Exchange at ISCTE, Portugal. He holds the NTSE scholarship & National Certificate of Merit for top 0.1 percentile by CBSE. He is an elected member of Social Service Group at IIMK and co-ordinator of Atharva-quiz club of IIMK.
St. Xaviers’ College, Kolkata
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B.Sc (Hons.)(CS) No Prior Work Experience
Perfetti Van Melle India Private Limited A marketing enthusiast, Joel did his summer internship at Perfetti Van Melle India Private Limited. He was responsible for ‘Streamlining the Super Stockist distribution district wise in Bihar’ and thus increasing the coverage area. During graduation he submitted a paper at CSNT 2011 on ‘Symmetric Key Cryptography using Bit Manipulation and Encryption’ which got published in IEEE Xplore 2011. He was awarded the Boy of the Year title and was the editor of the school magazine ‘SATYARTHI’. As a professional singer he has sung on various platforms. His other interests include travelling, reading fictions, playing carom and chess etc. Joel James NIT Trichy
B.Tech (EEE) No Prior Work Experience
Sun Edison Energy India (P) Ltd. An electrical engineer from NIT Trichy, Shiv Shankar did his summer internship at SunEdison Energy where he was involved in devising market-entry strategy for solar pumps during which he benchmarked potential channel partners to create new distribution network. He performed a comparative study of existing distribution networks for off-grid solar installations. During his graduation, he worked on designing converter topologies for interfacing fuel cells with grid. Shiv is also a cricketer and is the cricket captain of IIMK and a member of sports committee. He is also trained in Carnatic music and is a member of the IIMK music club. K Shiv Shankar
St. Xaviers’ College, Kolkata
Kanika Singhania
B.Com (Marketing) No Prior Work Experience
Johnson & Johnson (Consumer) A commerce graduate from St Xaviers’ College, Kolkata, Kanika did her summer internship with Johnson & Johnson working with Nicorette. She was solely responsible for planning and executing a Pan-India corporate activation program. She recommended a sales model for the activations, calendar for the year and suggestions for the Donate-your-Space campaign of Nicorette. She is a member of Backwaters, the management committee of IIMK and the coordinator of mPower, the marketing interest group of IIMK. She has held several positions in AIESEC, an international youth organization and is also a trained Odissi dancer who loves reading and playing the synthesizer. 17
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Class of 2013 NIT Calicut
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
NRI Project Management India Pvt Ltd An Electronics and Communications engineer from NIT Calicut, Kiran did his summer internship at NRI Project Management India Pvt Ltd, where he was part of a team responsible for conducting the feasibility study for Dr.Hussain’s City, a multipurpose development project planned to be built in Kozhikode, and performed the industry research and financial feasibility analysis of the convention centre part of the project. He also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certified by RABQSA. Besides being a talented acrobat, he is also interested in martial arts, computer games and football. Kiran Sagar PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh
B.E (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering, Kshitij has been a consistent performer throughout his education. Having worked at intern positions with McKinsey Knowledge Center, Gurgaon and Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd., he is currently a final year PGP student at IIM Kozhikode. He has held several positions of responsibility throughout school and college, and has been actively been involved in several organizational, literary and music activities in both. He is the founder member and lead vocalist of a rock band “The old School Tie” with an album release and several other national level achievements to its credit. Kshitij Kapur
IET, Lucknow
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Dulcet Solutions A NTSE scholar, Gaurav is a marketing enthusiast. As a marketing intern with Dulcet Solutions, he successfully established the business model in Lucknow and tapped opportunities generating immediate cash flow worth INR 0.2 mn for the company. He was awarded with a Pre-Placement Interview for his performance. During his graduation, he excelled as an intern at ERICSSON, designing an automated framework for GSM networks, increasing efficiency in customer service. He is an orator and a popular comparer at events. His passion for cricket and love towards reading add dimensions to his persona. Kumar Gaurav
Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
Lakshay Manchanda 18
B.Com (Hons.) No Prior Work Experience
JP Morgan Chase B.Com(H) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Lakshay Manchanda interned in the Investment Banking M&A division of JP Morgan. He worked on several deals, prepared pitch books and valuation models along with finding investment banking opportunities for the bank. Consistent academic performer, he is ranked among the top 15% of the batch and KPMG scholar during his graduation. As co-convener placement cell, SRCC, he oversaw the most successful placement season. He demonstrated team skills and leadership abilities as secretary parliamentary affairs and as head corporate communications, organized DU’s biggest fest, Crossroads. He enjoys playing cricket and has represented his college.
Class of 2013 Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
B.A (Hons.) (Economics) No Prior Work Experience
Goldman Sachs Armed with a degree in Economics, Madhuri has always been a consistent academic achiever and has been awarded several times for the same. She did her summer internship in the area of finance with Goldman Sachs and her project revolved around the Mortgages business. She loves taking up challenges and has held several positions of responsibilities through school and her under graduate studies. Painting and sketching are one of her many creative pursuits. A go-getter, a hardworker brimming with passion, Madhuri sees herself creating a mark in the world of finance.
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Maduri Mukherjee VJTI Mumbai
B.Tech (Electronics) No Prior Work Experience
Axis Bank A finance enthusiast, Manasi did her summer internship at Axis Bank in the Corporate Banking department. She was responsible for analysing industry segments with lower penetration of Axis Bank and suggesting strategies to increase relationships. She was a member of the Sports Committee at IIMK. She is among the toppers and has been selected for international exchange program at Rouen, France. An electronics engineer from VJTI, Mumbai, she was awarded the JRD Tata Trust scholarship for academic achievement. A national level Judo medallist, she has won medals in a variety of other sports. Her hobbies are dancing and swimming. Manasi Vora
BIT Sindri
B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
SEAM Industries Ltd., Nagpur Manish, a chemical engineer from BIT Sindri has a consistent academic record in college. He pursued his marketing enthusiasm while interning at SEAM Industries Ltd. He achieved excellent acknowledgement from the senior management by modelling business development plan for the expansion of existing business. He developed marketing plan by conducting market research during the internship. Apart from his consistent academic record throughout his academic career, he is a cricketer and represented college cricket team of IIM K at S.P. Jain annual sports meet. He draws inspiration from mythological scripts and acted in theatrical events. Manish Kumar Day
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hissar, Haryana
Manisha Saini
B.Tech (IT)
No Prior Work Experience GMR Hyderabad International Airport A marketing enthusiast, Manisha Saini did her summer internship at GMR Hyderabad International Airport, where she worked with the Cargo department. She was responsible for formulating a strategy to develop the Free Trade Zone around the airport, suggest target industries and companies along with developing a commercial proposal for the client. A Mess Committee member at IIM K and monitors all mess operations and handles any grievances. During her graduation she worked on the design of Equity Portfolio Manager Software which has Applicability in Share Markets. A badminton enthusiast has played badminton at District Level. 19
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Class of 2013 College of Engineering Trivandrum
B.Tech (EEE) No Prior Work Experience
AVT McCormick Ingredients Pvt Ltd A graduate in Electrical Engineering from the College of Engineering Trivandrum, Manju did her summer internship at AVT McCormick Ingredients Pvt Ltd in the Business to Business segment. The project analysed the resulting operational efficiency and is being implemented by the company. Manju is the elected member of the Social Service Group of IIMK. She is also a part of the Marathon Executive Committee at IIMK, which organizes Kerala’s biggest marathon. A person who values sincerity and integrity foremost in life, her hobbies include reading and history, and was selected as the best outstanding student from school. Manju Nair U Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
B.A (Hons.)(Economics) No Prior Work Experience
OPC Asset Solutions Pvt. Ltd. An Economics Graduate from SRCC, Delhi University, Meenakshi Shekhar is a fresher and joined the PGDM just after her graduation. During her summer internship in financial analysis with OPC Asset Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, she worked on the financial solutions for solar power sector. She was responsible for the market research in the sector and finding out the potential opportunities of asset life cycle management business in the same. During the graduation, she was the deputy chief editor of her annual college magazine. Her other interests are interior designing, photography and solving Sudoku. Meenakshi Shekhar Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad
Meenal Maheshwari
Heinz India Private Ltd Meenal Maheshwari graduated in Chemical Engineering from Nirma University with the Best Student Award. Recipient of the Gold Medal for the 2007-2011 batch, she has a research paper published in a National Conference. She was awarded 0.1% Merit certificate by CBSE for Social Science & English. Member of Management Fest Organizing Committee at IIMK, she has served as Secretary of Chemical Engineering Students’ Association and Club Director of Rotaract Club in NIT-A. She interned in Heinz India Pvt Ltd. and was instrumental in increasing the fill rate to modern trade chains in exclusive modern trade distributors of Mumbai. She enjoys painting and travelling.
BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
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B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
B.E (Hons.)(Chem) No Prior Work Experience
PepsiCo India A marketing enthusiast, Mekala did summer internship at PepsiCo India where she developed a model for the new corporate distribution channel and carried out partner as well as account building. Mekala is an elected member of The Cultural Committee of IIMK. She did her B.E. (Hons) in chemical engineering from BITSGoa. She has also interned at National Entrepreneurship Network, conceptualizing and marketing the E-leader program. She has held many positions of responsibility and initiated the Academic Counseling Cell at BITS-Goa. A foodie, she enjoys English comedies and traveling.She has had an excellent academic and cocurricular record at school.
Class of 2013 MITS Gwalior
B.E (Electronics) No Prior Work Experience
HIH Realty Pvt. Ltd. A gold medalist in Electronics Engineering, Yaseen worked for a Real Estate startup ‘HIH Realty Pvt. Ltd.’ wherein he devised sustainable Business Model for the firm and profiled the Indian Real Estate Sector. As Senior Media Cell Coordinator at IIM K, he handles Media planning and branding strategy for IIMK’s flagship events. During his graduation he underwent training at DRDE, Gwalior for advanced PCB fabrication and designed cost effective Meta-Material Structures. Yaseen has been a recipient of Uttar Pradesh Scientific Forum Award, Govt. of U.P. He enjoys reading Hindi poems and playing badminton.
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Mohammad Yaseen Khan SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
Mohanachandar S
IIFL During his summer internship at IIFL, Mohanachandar studied various market regulations for Currency derivative market in India and analyzed its various scopes for improvement to increase its market in India. During his graduation, he worked on the design of a Password controlled door using Atmel 89C51 that requires authentication in order to open the door. He was the event head of Circuit Debugging event in Orbitce-2k10, A National Level Technical Symposium at SSNCE, Chennai. Apart from academics, Mohanachandar is a sports enthusiast, who follows most sports like Cricket, Football, F1 and Tennis. His other interests are painting and sketching.
NIT Allahabad
Mohnish Rashmiraj Karjodkar
B.Tech (IT) No Prior Work Experience
Deutsche Bank Mohnish Karjodkar is an IT engineer from NIT Allahabad. During his summer internship with Deutsche Bank, he was responsible for devising cost models for calculation of cost / unit for six infrastructure departments supporting the Global Transaction Banking division.The output was used for evaluating product profitability and benchmarking cost performance. He has been selected for the international exchange program at MCI, Austria. He was the member of the school Football Team, which won the MSSA Tournament. He passed Trinity College of London, International Examination Board, Theory, Grade I with distinction. His other interests include travelling and watching movies.
GH Patel College of Engineering
Mudaliar Ravin Mohan
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
GMR Hyderabad International Airport An electronics engineer from GCET Vallabh-Vidyanagar, Ravin did his summer internship in one of the finest airports, GMR Hyderabad International Airport. His responsibilities were to develop trucking services to increase import and export from the airport, research on feasibility of the project financially and strategically, communicate to the industry and devise a business plan for full scale implementation. During graduation, he worked on many projects including automatic street light that conserves energy. He has been an equally consistent performer in academics as well as co-curricular activities. His hobbies include playing chess and swimming. 21
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Class of 2013 NIT Surat
B.Tech (Civil) No Prior Work Experience
Infosys A HR enthusiast, Tejaswi did her summer internship at Infosys where she worked in the OD division on ‘Enhancing Employee Engagement’. She developed a knowledge portal, assisted in automation of mailers and simplification of policies for the employees. She is a dedicated member of the Konquest Committee at IIMK. A budding photographer, she is often seen experimenting with her lens. During her under-graduation, she played a pivotal role as the PR manager of TEDxNITSurat. Sports secretary of her school, she was selected to represent her school at the mock UN assembly, conducted by the UN Council of A.P. Mukkala Vrajbala Tejaswi
Namrata Basu
Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata B.Tech (IT) No Prior Work Experience Multi Screen Media, Sony Entertainment Television Namrata did her summer internship at Sony Entertainment Television(Max) where she devised a strategy to manage movie acquisitions and maximize viewership and was subsequently offered a PPI. She is the coordinator/editor of mPower, the marketing interest group and Prolitcult, the literary society of IIMK. She has won the biggest interschool quiz in Asia and has represented India at SAARC RYLA securing 1st position in quiz and public speaking. During graduation she has done a live project under Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation and an internship at Hindustan Times. She is proficient in German and has been certified by Goethe Institut.
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Namrata Chakrabarti
B.E (Printing Engineering) No Prior Work Experience
Mahindra and Mahindra A printing Engineer from Jadavpur University, Namrata did her summer internship with the Scorpio Brand Team, Mahindra & Mahindra in determining the market potential for Automatic transmission vehicles in India. She worked in determining the end customer behaviour, purchase drivers, detractors, as well as the competitive scenario and evaluation of product offerings and value propositions through extensive market research. Namrata’s consistent academic records got her selected for the foreign exchange programme from IIMK to the Norwegian School of Economics. She is a DAAD-WISE scholar and DAAD young ambassador for Jadavpur University. Her hobbies are designing and dance.
IIT KANPUR
B.Tech (Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering) No Prior Work Experience Reliance Industries Limited A Bio-engineer from IIT Kanpur, Rashmitha did her summer internship at Reliance Industries Limited where she worked for Reliance Life Sciences in Mumbai. She was responsible for mapping the usage patterns, assessing the perception of Indian Oncologists, and recommending an ideal marketing mix for two major anti-Cancer drug molecules. She has been a consistent merit-holder and was awarded the NTSE scholarship by NCERT throughout her undergraduation. She is the Coordinator of Editorial Board of IIM Kozhikode; and Editor of mPower, the marketing interest group of IIMK. She lead the Campus Security Team and the Show Management Team during Cultural Events at IIT Kanpur. She is an avid reader of Neethipudi Rashmitha Rao Classic English Literature, a crossword enthusiast, and a writer. 22
Class of 2013 Miranda House, Delhi University
Neetika Chakraborty
B.A (Economics) No Prior Work Experience
Hindustan Unilever An economics graduate from Delhi University, Neetika has interned with Unilever, Singapore and World Bank. Her project in Unilever was to recommend new product innovations for launch under the Radiant Brand in the Thailand market. Based on her work, she was offered a Pre Placement Interview. She was awarded for Excellence in Economics during her under graduation and has represented IIM Kozhikode at the Time Now Youth National Debate and Miranda House at the International Cambridge MUN. She is also an Odissi Dancer and was selected to participate in a cultural exchange program to Korea. Currently she is a member of the Backwaters Management Committee in IIM Kozhikode.
Northern India Engineering College, Delhi
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B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Flytxt A marketing aficionado, Neha during her summer internship at Flytxt, conceptualized and devised a market entry strategy for FBV Technology Services Private Limited (FTSPL) based on the target market analysis in Europe. She also designed a social media marketing plan for creating online presence of FTSPL. During her graduation she worked with Ministry of Communications and IT, Govt. of India as an intern and developed the test plan for testing the Financial Accounting System of Municipal Corporation. An ardent writer, she has been into creative writing, poetry and technical writing. She loves sketching, painting and singing in her leisure time. Neha Gautam IGIT, GGSIPU, Delhi
Nibedita Chakma
Tata Communications Ltd. A computer science engineer, Nibedita did her summer internship at Tata Communications Ltd. She worked with the Global Network Services division and was responsible for studying the market and addressing strategies to increase the market space for managed network services product portfolio. She is a member of Backwaters management committee at IIMK. She is also a part of the editorial board of IIMK Newsletter. During her graduation, she created the Delhi map compatible with Magellan Triton handheld GPS unit at DTRL lab, DRDO. An avid blogger she loves to read. Her other interests include web development, dancing, and listening to music.
College of Engineering,Guindy
Nithesh B
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd An Electronics and Communication Engineer from College of Engineering Guindy,Nithesh did his Summer Internship at Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd in Route to Market function. He was responsible to develop a distribution model to improve the service levels of Coca-Cola’s National Key accounts like Wal-Mart C&C, Metro C&C and Reliance Retail. He is an elected member of Backwaters Committee at IIMK which conducts the Annual Management fest, Backwaters. During his Under graduation he was coordinator for the Cultural festival and Department Symposium. A division level football player, he is also player of IIMK football team. 23
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Class of 2013 VIT Vellore
B.Tech (EEE) No Prior Work Experience
HomeIndiaHome A fresh graduate in electrical engineering from Vellore Institue of Technology, Nitish joined PGP program at IIMK to pursue his prolonged interest in marketing and sales. During his summer internship at HomeIndiaHome,a Mumbai based real estate brokerage firm, he researched the possible business opportunities for the company and suggested an enhanced business model along with designing of the extensive product line of the company. He also went on the forefront and converted 2 high valued sales. Apart from academics, Nitish is enthusiastic about playing badminton and carom. Nitish Chandra IIT Madras
B.Tech (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
VisualIQ Inc. Graduated as mechanical engineer from IIT Madras, Gowtham worked on a project on Earth air cooling systems building a transient analytical model to estimate the performance of the system. During his summer internship in Analytics division with VisualIQ, he carried statistical analyses using “R” to refine the product effectiveness. He has been part of Merchandising and Designing committee and also Design and content development committee in IIM Kozhikode. Apart from academics, Gowtham is also a graphic designer and a movie maker. He is good at singing and plans on making some short films on some scripts he has written. P Gowtham Srinivas NIT Nagpur
Paresh Patil
Eastern Condiments Pvt. Ltd. A Chemical Engineer from NIT Nagpur, Paresh did his summer internship at Eastern Condiments Pvt. Ltd. He was given the project to improve the distribution system of the company at Mumbai and Pune by reducing the overall costs of distribution, analyzing the distributor’s territory and understanding the needs of retailers to push the product. Besides this, he also did the consumer research for new product development and to understand the consumption and buying pattern of consumers. During his graduation he published a paper in the International conference and also participated in various competitions. His interests include cooking and travelling.
MIT Manipal
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B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
B.E (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
ITC Limited As a summer intern in ITC Limited, Parul did her project in Education and Stationery Products Business which aimed at enhancing sales by designing and developing incentive plan for members of the sales channel. After conducting a thorough market research and analysis, her plan was implemented across Chennai for Classmate writing instruments. A passionate dancer, she is a member of the ‘Cultural Committee’ of IIMK and coordinator of the dance club ‘Footvibes’. She was a member of Students’ Council during her under graduate and has won various debating and chat show competitions. Her other interest include swimming, badminton and reading.
Class of 2013 CET Bhubaneshwar
B.Tech (I&E) No Prior Work Experience
Herbz International A marketing enthusiast, Pragyan did his summer internship at Herbz International, a Nutraceutical company focussing on a wide range of herbal panacea. He was involved in devising a sustainable and replicable marketing strategy for two of its flagship products across international geographies. Being an engineer he takes pride in having summer stints at SAIL and implementing a cross channel sensory alarm project. By holding responsibilities as: Core member of Editboard, Serving as a coordinator for the literary, the movie and the quiz club his myriad interests are reflected. An ardent foodie, Pragyan always ensures he has ample food for thought.
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Pragyananda Mishra
Prateek Upadhyaya
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal B.Tech (IT) No Prior Work Experience Bharti Airtel Limited A member of the Students’ Council, Prateek, did his summer internship at Bharti Airtel Limited and for his exceptional effort was given a Pre-Placement Offer. He was responsible for enhancing the usability of airtel money across all access channels including developing user information flows for its smart-phone application and using intuitive models to improve the “my account” option on their website. Graduating as an IT engineer from MANIT Bhopal, he held many positions of responsibility and organized various national events. An academically consistent student, he also enjoys writing articles, experiencing and learning about different cuisines, playing cricket and watching movies.
TKMCE, Kollam
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
NRI Project Management private limited A marketing enthusiast, Pravin did his summer internship at NRI Project Management India private limited where he worked for the project Hussain’s city. He was responsible for the feasibility study, initial idea generation and marketing plan for a theme park in Calicut city. A passionate photographer, he worked as a freelance photographer after completing his degree in electronics and telecommunication engineering. His other interests include driving, travelling, sketching and short film making. Pravin P
BIT Sindri
B.E (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Shree Cement Ltd. A computer engineer from BIT Sindri, Praween designed and developed a solution on Supply chain management as his project. During his summer internship in Operation Management with Shree Cement Ltd, he understood the logistic issues for the new Bihar GU, designed and recommended a system for outward logistics. Apart from academics, Praween is a Sports enthusiast, team worker and a good learner. As team member and captain ,he led his school and district basketball team to succeed many times in cluster and State level Basketball tournaments. He is also the captain of IIMK basketball team and loves reading and sketching Praween Kumar 25
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Class of 2013 NIT Calicut
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
American Express A finance enthusiast, Prem did his summer internship in American Express where he was a part of the Membership rewards team. He was responsible for developing business models for predicting the cost the incurred by American Express when customers redeem their reward points and thereby helping American Express target customers with very specific rewards. During his graduation, he has interned in Ericcson where he developed automation tools for improving the efficiency of cell adjustment system. He enjoys playing badminton and likes making videos. Prem Sarath GCET, Sardar Patel University
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Ford India A marketing enthusiast, Priya did her internship in Ford India where she was tasked with conceptualising and developing an activation plan which involved understanding the social media ecosystem and identifying an appropriate mechanism to engage the Figo community. She had to work with Ford India agency partners to build a feasible plan. During her stint with HP, she, working in a team of 4 developed an RFID controlled traffic light system, a first of its kind, an idea which some electronics MNCs have shown interest in. She is passionate about dance, having trained in several western and Indian dance forms. Priya Bhat Andhra University
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
CFM Marketing Linkages Pvt. Ltd. A finance enthusiast, Priyanka did her summer internship at CFM Marketing Linkages. She was responsible for market research, finding the proper distribution channel and formulating the Business Plan for the Organization’s entry into domestic retail. She graduated in Electronics engineering and during her graduation she worked on the design and prototype development of high frequency antennas and evaluated their operational fit by performing scenario and comparative analysis. Apart from academics, she likes sports and games and has taken part in many events at university level. Her other interests include travelling and gardening. Priyanka Ruttala
IISER Pune
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B.S | M.S (Mathematics) No Prior Work Experience
OPG Power Limited A finance enthusiast, Rajesh did his summer internship at OPG Power limited assisting General Manager Finance in preparing the budget of 110 MW power plants situated in Chennai. He spent good time with operations, logistics and purchase to understand whole process and its financial implication on the overall budget. Being mathematics postgraduate from IISER Pune, he has deep understanding of quant and statistics. UP state board merit holder and recipient of INSPIRE fellowship by MHRD, Govt. of India for five years he organized college cultural festival, Hindi club and captained his college cricket team. He loves cooking, reading and watching movies.
Class of 2013 NIT Jalandhar
B.Tech (ICE) No Prior Work Experience
RPG B.Tech graduate from NIT-Jalandhar, Raminder is open to life and challenges. He also holds distinction in the final year of engineering. His creative bone leads him to have interest in vivid subjects. Apart from this he has played state level volleyball for Punjab. He did his summer internship at RPG group in CEAT tyres. He studied the customer behavior of tyre industry and also worked on a project to explore various dimensions of E-retail in tyre industry. The RPG group has revised UI of their existing website and has started a pilot project in e-retail based on his summer project.
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Raminder Singh Sidhu College of Engineering,Guindy
Ranjith P
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Schnell Energy Equipments ltd, Salzer group Ranjith is a consistent academic performer. He scored district first marks in XII and is among five toppers in ECE department of CEG, Anna University. As secretary of ECE association, he conducted a national tech-fest and robotics workshop. He did his internship in a start-up “Schnell Energy Equipments”, worked in the project “Implementation of energy savers in street lighting through PPP mode” wherein he marketed the concept of energy savers to municipal engineers, followed up the process of tender issue and developed the company’s website. He secured 51st place in BNP Paribas’s “Ace Manager”, an international competition and has won a marketing competition conducted by Thomson Reuters. He loves playing chess and reading books College of Engineering Trivandrum
B.Tech (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
AVT CPD Ltd A mechanical engineer from CET Trivandrum, Rashid interned in AVT CPD Ltd. on the project to understand the consumer purchasing pattern of tea products and to develop a new segmentation method to classify the tea consumers. The project also involved strategic positioning of tea products of AVT and its cost benefit analysis. His outstanding academic achievements include the University of Kerala -Third rank holder, Mahindra Gold Medalist award winner and best Btech project award. He represented the Placement Committee of Mechanical department in CET and also has exposure in organizing National level cultural events like Dhwani. Rashid Mohammed V
VJTI Mumbai
Raunika R. Lamge
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Madura Fashion and Lifestyle A marketing aficionado, Raunika interned under Van Heusen at Madura Fashion and Lifestyle. Here, she worked on defining parameters and establishing cross linkages to measure effectiveness of marketing campaigns and also analysed the test launch performance of Van Heusen shoes to recommend the way forward. Currently, she is responsible for improving sales of the firm TagnPin. As an engineer, she published a research paper on preventing server crashes to make user client experience transparent using Oracle Rac 10g in IJSER. A choir singer and a public speaker, she has performed on several platforms. She also enjoys adventure sports and travelling. 27
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Class of 2013 Kalinga Institue of Industrial Technology
B.Tech (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
Harita TVS With major in marketing and operations he has done his internship with Harita TVS, where he had to identify a business opportunity for engineering firms like Harita TVS. During his 50 days of stay in Gujarat he had to meet various automobile and other manufacturing companies and sign business to business deals and recommend the company on whether a particular deal would be feasible or not. He has completed NCC B and C certificates and was among best cadets in NCCArmy wing. He was also a part of the college basketball and volleyball team in the annual Sports event Sangaram against IIM Bangalore. Ravi Shankar Giri
NIT Jamshedpur
Rithika Baruah
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Hindustan Unilever Limited Rithika Baruah, ECE graduate from NIT Jamshedpur, is a former Chairperson of IEEE(USA) Student Branch and Campus Ambassador, Teach for India. She has published her game theory research in 4 international journals. She is an OPJEM and Microsoft Merit Scholar. During her summer stint with HUL, she was responsible for the digital campaign for Dove medical marketing. She also created a novel tool for investment analysis on media planning for Personal Wash category. At IIMK, she serves the Editorial team, Newsletter and Social Service Group, and is selected for international exchange at JIBS, Sweden. She enjoys writing, debating and singing.
NIT Trichy
B.Tech (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
Edelweiss Capital A mechanical engineer from NIT Trichy, Ritwik has been consistently amongst the top 5% in his batch. During his summer internship with Edelweiss Capital, he formulated strategies for increasing the profitability of distribution channels for life insurance products. As an integral part of Media cell, he is responsible for maintaining IIMK’s image in front of all the stakeholders. His innovative thinking landed him in the finals of Nissan Student Brand Manager Event. He has been awarded several scholarships in the past, one of which was the prestigious DAAD Scholarship to Germany. He is interested in debates and test driving cars. Ritwik Chakraborty
Sacred Heart Cochin
B.Com No Prior Work Experience
Hindustan Unilever Limited A marketing enthusiast, Riyas did his summer internship at HUL and were offered PPI. He worked in the Brooke-Bond brand where he was responsible for revamping the existing Brooke Bond website in line with the change communication. He was also responsible for preparing an annual calendar of activities for Brooke Bond targeting at consumers and the Key opinion formers. A university Rank holder for B.Com, he held the post of college general Secretary and brought stunning victory for his college during the University Youth festival. Apart from being a National level handball player, he loves bike riding and travelling. Riyas M M 28
Class of 2013 IIT Roorkee
B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
Reliance Industries Ltd. A chemical engineer from IIT Roorkee, Rohit did his summer internship at Reliance Industries Limited, where he worked in the Cracker Business Division. At Reliance, he analyzed the financial feasibility of expansion of three existing cracker units via alternative technologies. A finanace and economics enthusisat, he has been selected for the international exchange program at BEM, Bordeaux, France. Apart from academics, Rohit is also an actor and has performed in a number of plays. He loves reading on topics ranging from spirituality to world politics.
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Rohit Sharma Government Engineering College, Thrissur
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Sun Shakti Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Rudra is an engineer interested in the field of operations. Towards this end,she has completed one module of the APICS certified program, CPIM. She interned in a consulting firm that concentrated in providing ‘green’ strategy. During the course of my internship, she completed two projects. Her first project was related to the marketing of an eco-label and the latter was regarding the launch and client acquisition for its new consulting services as the Indian arm of Oxford Consulting.
Rudra Radhakrishnan
College of Engineering Trivandrum
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Elements Akademia An Electronics and Communication Engineer, S Gouri Kripa is a fresher. During her internship, she worked with the Elements Akademia, where she worked on a project on “Setting of Projects and Policies in a Good B- School”. As a student of Kerala University , Gouri received a fee waiver by the AICTE on merit basis. As an active member of the ISTE, she has organised Exodus ‘08 and co-ordinated Prarambh ’08 for ISTE. Being a part of CHYK, she has initiated a bill collection system in her neighbourhood. S Gouri Kripa
Bhilai Institute of Technology, Chhatisgarh
Sailesh Kumar Sahu
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
RPG Enterprises A consistent all round performer with excellent communication skills, Sailesh has played a great role in developing new business models for two start-up businesses namely Elan Adventures and Mywebera.com where he was playing the role of a Campus Ambassador as well as an Intern .He has held several positions of responsibility such as Co-curricular head of Electronics department and organized various fests at graduation level. He is an ardent marketing enthusiast which has brought him laurels in various competitions. His two months stint with RPG enterprises has honed his skills in Business markets environment where he was a marketing Intern. 29
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Class of 2013 Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Goldman Sachs A computer engineer from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Noida, Sakshi did her summer internship in Goldman Sachs. She worked in the Market Risk Management and Analysis division where she was involved in day to day risk management. Her project included granular level testing of market risk models. During her graduation, she worked on network monitoring systems. Sakshi is an elected member of the Merchandising and Design Committee at IIMK. She has also been involved in various cultural events in school and during graduation. Her other interests include painting, travelling, dancing and watching movies. Sakshi Kohli NSIT Delhi
Samarth Wadhwa
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Bharti Airtel Ltd Samarth did his summer internship at Bharti Airtel Ltd. He translated the needs of the “young customer” into a data product to increase customer retention and launching a go-to-market strategy based on brand positioning. As a consistent academic performer throughout schooling and undergrad, Samarth is the winner of several olympiads and recipient of several awards in Art. Having an avid interest in automobiles he was the team captain of NSIT motorsports. Representing NSIT at the HNMUN 2011, his team stood amongst the top 20 in the world. He enjoys cooking and traveling around the world. At IIM K, he is a member of the Placements Committee.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
B.Sc (Hons.)(Physics) No Prior Work Experience
TAS, Tata Technologies A finance enthusiast, Samresh did his summer internship for Tata Administrative Services at Tata Technologies. He worked on a project to improve cost efficiency in the Global Delivery function and formulated guidelines to evaluate projects. During his graduation, where he was a university topper and Gold Medallist in physics, he designed a low cost computer based experiment to illustrate Zeeman effect by using webcam instead of the traditional lenses. He has been selected for international exchange program at ESSCA, Angers. He is a voracious reader, likes traveling and is a self confessed sports fanatic who follows almost every sports. Samresh Kumar Model Engineering college, Thrikkakara
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
VKC Footwear A marketing enthusiast, Sanish did his summer internship at VKC Footwear where he worked on their business expansion plan. He was responsible for coming up with a 5 year Business Plan that aimed at doubling the current sales revenue by the end of the fifth year. He also worked on the branding of their soon to be launched footwear. During his graduation he worked on the RFID based billing system with a focus on enhancing the buying experience of customers. He is passionate about cricket and loves organizing events. Apart from critically analyzing movies he loves to travel in his free time. Sanish M S 30
Class of 2013 VJTI Mumbai
Sanket Baing
B.Tech (Electronics) No Prior Work Experience
Littler Associates A Marketing enthusiast, Sanket during his summer internship was responsible for developing a sustainable distribution strategy for AMCO batteries India ltd. His works involved extensive dealer meetings in different geographies and propose an all India distribution network for different product portfolios. Here at IIM Kozhikode, he was selected as the Campus Brand Ambassador for JABONG.COM, where he was involved in doing brand equity research and brand promotion activities. During his graduation at VJTI Mumbai, he was involved in publicity activities and heading events at festivals. He is a long distance swimmer trained under Ms. Arti Pradhan
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College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar B.Tech (I&E) No Prior Work Experience Bacardi India Private Limited An operations enthusiast, Sarada Prasanna did his summer internship at Bacardi India Pvt Ltd. He was responsible for developing a new responsive supply chain module for the production unit of Bacardi India situated at Mysore. The project included forecasting the demand of different brands of Bacardi and developing an inventory management system and supplier network. He has already done a live project in a start-up in marketing domain and is presently working with “JustReco” as the brand ambassador of “JustReco” in the college. Apart from all these, his interest also lies in travelling, camping and mountaineering. Sarada Prasanna Dalai BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
Sarthak Patnaik
B.E (Hons.)(EEE) No Prior Work Experience
Reliance Industries Limited An EEE graduate from BITS Pilani Goa Campus, Sarthak is a marketing and operations enthusiast. Having interned under a host of institutes of national repute namely NALCO, BARC, IIT Delhi and Texas Instruments, he had exposure to working under diverse organisation cultures. He did his summers at Reliance Industries Limited. He worked under the 4G telecom team in the domain of product development and marketing of services. He analyzed service offerings portfolio, segmented the customer base and developed Customer Premise Equipments configuration for each segment. He is a voracious reader, ardent blogger and enjoys sketching.
Hans Raj College, University of Delhi
B.A (Industrial Relations & Eco) No Prior Work Experience
HIH Realty Pvt Ltd With an eclectic knowledge on subjects like Cultural Influences on Literature, Creative Writing and Industrial Relations at the graduation level, Saumya joined as a fresher with the willingness and openness to learn and unlearn. She is the coordinator of the HR Interest Group- HRiday. As an internship experience, she got to work on an Employer Branding project in a start-up that gave exposure to the field of HR as well as marketing by the application of concepts of brand management to the problem of skill shortage. She is the co-ordinator of the movie club Kmatinee and is an avid reader. Saumya Maurya 31
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Class of 2013 NIT Surat
Saurav Suman Mishra
Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd. An Electronics Engineer from NIT Surat, Saurav did his internship at Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd. where he worked with the Dealing team, to develop a new service offering for corporate clients in exchange traded currency derivatives. He was also involved with an techno-entrepreneurship initiative, “Techpedia” at IIM A, where he worked as a National Coordinator for 2 years during his undergraduation. Being a sports enthusiast, he has represented his state in National Level Gateball Championship and in Athletics. He also received the Rajiv Gandhi Student Award for securing 3rd Rank in the State in the CBSE AISSE 2005 Board Exam.
Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad
Shah Parth Meenesh
B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Millward brown A computer engineer with consistent academic achievements, Parth did his Summer Internship at Millward Brown, where he worked on Tracking Brand Performance and Effectiveness of Communications for major brands in the FMCG sector. During his graduation he developed a Student Information System for the administration section, that automated generation of certificates, reports and roll calls thereby reducing paper work and delay due to manual processing. A Sports enthusiast, he loves playing football and badminton and is also a member of the sports committee of the college. His other interests include solving logic and math puzzles and watching movies.
BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
Shalini Lahiri
B.Tech (Electronics) No Prior Work Experience
B.E (Hons.)(Mech) No Prior Work Experience
Drizzlin Media A marketing ethusiast, Shalini interned at Drizzlin Media, where she researched social media trends and sustainability branding for companies. A Mechanical Engineer from BITS-Pilani (Goa), Shalini has interned on Quality Control projects at SKF India. During her time at BITS,she served as a Coordinator of the Department of Journalism, a Public Relations Manager and a Core member of the Quiz Club. At IIM Kozhikode, Shalini has actively volunteered for the campus festivals, Backwaters and Echoes. A CBSE Merit Scholarship holder, Shalini has held the first rank for a consecutive 10 years at school. She enjoys reading, writing, quizzing and fashion.
MIT Manipal
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Deutsche Bank A finance enthusiast with an interest in marketing, Shiladitya has worked with the Wealth Management department of Deutsche Bank in his summer internship for a project entitled “Due diligence of mutual fund houses”, analyzing fund houses and providing investment suggestions in the same . Shiladitya would be applying for the CFA Level 1 examination in December. He has been part of the Cultural Committee of IIM Kozhikode, which conducts Echoes, the national level cultural fest. He was also President of the Literary and Debating club of his college. He is a national level quizzer, enjoys reading and is learning guitar. Shiladitya Sengupta 32
Class of 2013 NIT Raipur
Shivangi Priya
Bates Asia An Electronics Engineer from NIT Raipur, Shivangi has consistently been a topper in academics. She did her internship at batesAsia, an advertising firm where she studied the consumer decision making dynamics amongst independent home builders through an extensive market survey. She had been a part of the Organizing Committee of Eclectika, annual intercollegiate event at NIT Raipur. Apart from achievement in academics, she is a Gold medalist in International Children’s Art Competition, silver medalist in National Talent Search Contest, Mathematics, won in Badminton tournaments at college level and in creative ad making competitions across India. An avid music enthusiast, she has sung in University level music concerts. VIT Vellore
Shivani Shukla
B.Tech (Electronics) No Prior Work Experience
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B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
Hindustan Times Media A consistent topper in academics, Shivani has worked with Customer Line Pvt. Ltd. to develop a strategy to revamp the customer loyalty scheme for a multimillion, leading jewellery retailer client. She has worked with HT Media, as a summer intern to develop a strategy to improve the service levels in the circulation department through innovation. She is the coordinator of Abakus, the IT Interest group at IIMK. A board member of the Instruments Society of India,VIT Chapter, she has successfully led a project under the same in the college. She has organised the 11th International Conference of the Chief Justices. A member of the school cabinet, she enjoys dancing and skating
IIT Madras
B.Tech (Civil) No Prior Work Experience
VKC Footwear Being a student of I.I.T Madras Siddharth has a strong technical background and has maintained an excellent academic record throughout.Siddharth did his summer internship at V.K.C Footwear where he worked with the top management in helping them prepare a five year plan that would transform them from a 500 crore company to a 3500 crore company He has been involved in organizing festivals for his department and college. He is passionate about football and baseball and enjoys reading fiction and Modern European History Siddharth S Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Siddhartha Roy
B.E (EE) No Prior Work Experience
Mahindra Group Management Cadre A Placements Committee member at IIM Kozhikode, Siddhartha has done his bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University where he received the Best All Round Graduate Award. He has worked as a Group Management Cadre intern with Mahindra’s Private Equity team where he was involved in landscaping the logistics sector. He has received Governor's Award for academic achievement and the Hindustan Petroleum Scholarship. A TATA Crucible national finalist, he is also a national level debater. He serves as a coordinator for the Economics, Politics and Society Group at IIM Kozhikode and has been the convener of the college tech fest.
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Class of 2013 Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Sohini Bera
Kriya Media Pvt. Ltd., ScanCorner A marketing enthusiast, Sohini did her summer internship at ScanCorner, a multinational start-up. She was responsible for expanding the existing customer base through online marketing and developing strategies to bring the company website in Google’s top 3 page rankings. She used search engine optimization tools to increase traffic to the website while keeping in mind the competitive environment and brand positioning of the service. A consistent performer, Sohini has also been involved in organizing various college events. During her graduation, she worked on reducing Mobile Switching Centre’s load and low level compiler optimization. A national rowing champion, she enjoys reading fiction.
NIT Bhopal
Soumyajit Panigrahy
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B.Tech (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
MilkorWater Stock Broking Advisory Services Sudhanshu Laddha, born & brought up in Bhilwara, Rajasthan , is a computer science Graduate from Nirma University Ahmedabad. Immediately after completing his Graduation Degree he joined IIMK. He is an active coordinator of FY-Financial interest group at IIMK & has keen interest in Badminton. He has passed CFA Level1 exam and is preparing for FRM Level-1 Exam. He has cleared Flip- Finance & Banking Fundamentals exam in excellent category. He loves to read fiction and autobiographies. His favourite authors are Jeffery Archer, R K Narayan and Munshi Premchand. He is greatly inspired by autobiographies of Lance Armstrong and Lee Lacocca.
Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi
Sukriti Jain
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Genpact, India An electronics engineer from NIT Bhopal, Soumyajit interned with NTPC in 2010 in operations area, helping improve automation efficiency of the plant. During his summer internship in consultancy with Genpact, he did industry analysis of automation, lighting and appliance sectors and value chain mapping of GE HBS one of Genpact’s clients and identified potential engagement opportunities for Genpact resulting in $ 1.5 Mn top line impact. He has cleared FRM-1 exam and scored 97.3 percentile in Bloomberg Aptitude Test 2012 taken by around 41000 bschool finance students across the world. He is an orator and his hobby includes travelling.
Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad
Sudhanshu Laddha
B.Info.Tech No Prior Work Experience
B.A (Hons.)(Economics) No Prior Work Experience
Standard Chartered A graduate in economics from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, CFA-Level 1, NCFM-L3 and AMFI (Advisors) certified, Sukriti did her summer internship at Standard Chartered, where she worked upon scaling bullion opportunity, growing INR Liabilities and disclosure comparison of various banks. She is in the top 5% of PGP-15 and had secured 6th rank in Delhi University, Economics (H). She is the coordinator of Financially Yours, EPS (Finance and economics interest group at IIMK), member of IIM-K Newsletter (2011-13) and member, organizing committee of Thantedam-Calicut Marathon-2012. A prolific writer, her articles have been published in DSE (Eostre) and LSR journals.
Class of 2013 Delhi College of Engineering
B.E (Prod) No Prior Work Experience
Citibank Passionate, creative and ability to handle situations with utmost tranquility is what defines him as person. He is an ardent go getter, with invaluable summer internship experience at Citibank in Consumer Banking in launching most premium HNI banking in India. Other experience includes Business Advisory internship stints at Ernst & Young and Randstad where he converted them into final offers. He has been a consistent performer in academics and extracurricular alike in school and college with experience in performing arts as a professional musician and areas of football, event organizing, creative writing and entrepreneurial activities.
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Sumanto Das
St. Xaviers’ College, Ranchi
B.Sc No Prior Work Experience
Cradle Calicut Maternity Care Private Limited Sunil is a marketing enthusiast with interest in human resource laws. He did his summer internship at Cradle Calicut Maternity Care Private Limited. He was responsible for “Social Marketing and Experience” covering varied aspects of marketing, operations and human resource for the company. He loves reading novels, is a nature lover and has appreciation for values and morals in human life. He understands the importance of business in human lives which not only acts as source of their livelihood but at the same time contributes towards their overall development. Sunil Shankar Aind Haldia Institute of Technology
Swaitlana Saha
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
OPC Asset Solutions A highly responsible, smartly-hardworking workaholic, Swaitlana did her summer internship at OPC Asset Solutions where she was responsible for analyzing the growing prospects of banks as clients taking up operating lease due to exponential increase in capital expenditure and check the viability of possible tie ups of the banks as clients with asset management companies like OPC. This project was the stepping stone for the development of a sales tool .During her graduation she interned in GPRS Technology at Vodafone Essar and identified its marketing strategy. An enthusiast she enjoys singing and dancing. Her other interests include mimicry and travelling.
College of Engineering, Guindy
B.E (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
OPG Power Group An electronics engineer from CEG, Chennai, Swaroop is a marketing enthusiast. During his internship at OPG Power he was involved in coming up with a suitable pricing structure for the power market in Gujarat - a region in which the company plans to enter. Swaroop was a member of the team that was ranked 51st out of 2500 teams in the highly competitive BNP Paribas Ace Manager international event. As Captain of the college chess team, Swaroop lead his team to victory in Sprint all India b-school sports meet.He enjoys playing basketball and cricket and is a certified numismatist. Swaroop Vijayakumar 35
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Class of 2013 Anna University
Swati Bothra
HSBC A Computer Science engineer from Anna University, Swati worked with HSBC RBWM (Retail division) during her summer internship. She was responsible for comprehensive competition benchmarking for the Premier Proposition identifying gaps and recommending an ideal package of products for the Premier Account. She launched two campaigns and designed alternate channel process-flows for the upgrade process. During her graduation she bagged second position in, “My Idea Program”, organized by Villgro, was also awarded “Best Outgoing Girl Student in Academics”. As Cultural Secretary of her school, she handled all on and off campus cultural events. She writes poetry and enjoys dancing.
Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi
Swati Govil
Statistics (Hons.) No Prior Work Experience
Tata Administrative Services A Statistics graduate from LSR, Swati did her summer internship at Tata Administrative Services where she worked for Tata International. As part of Bicycle division, Swati was responsible for formulating and implementing Recommended Consumer Price for Tata Stryder Bicycles at wholesale and retail levels, in West Bengal and Orissa. Swati devised performance evaluation and selection criteria for Tata’s distributors and formulated a model to assign credit limits to them. Swati is highly motivated and as part of Theatrix, the theatre club at IIMK, has performed in several plays. She enjoys reading, debating, listening to podcasts, playing snooker & word games.
PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh
Tajeshwar Singh
B.E (CSE) No Prior Work Experience
B.E (Mech) No Prior Work Experience
Edelweiss A mechanical engineer from PEC Chandigarh, Tajeshwar has been a consistent academic performer and a scholarship receiver during graduation. During his summer internship with Edelweiss, he did a profitability analysis of the various distribution channels at Edelweiss-Tokio Life Insurance. His 6 months internship during graduate college at Mckinsey Knowledge Centre gave him a good exposure at critically analyzing various business situations and developing research skills. Besides, he has held distinguished positions of high responsibility like being member of the Placements Committee and the Industry Interaction Cell at IIM Kozhikode. He likes to spend his free time watching movies, listening to music and reading books. IIT Madras
B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
Edelweiss Capital A chemical engineer from IIT Madras, Tanmay did his summer internship at Edelweiss Capital on streamlining procedures for the issuance of insurance policies. He stands in the top 10% of his class and has been selected for the international exchange program at ESCP-EAP, Paris. He’s a former member of the Media Cell at IIMK, holder of the Charpak Scholarship of Excellence, awardee of the Dr DilipVeeraraghavan Memorial Award by IITM and the Certificate of Merit in Science and Technology by the CBSE. Tanmay has been a part of the NSS and has won dramatics and creative writing events in college. Tanmay Belavadi 36
Class of 2013 Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi University
BBS (Finance) No Prior Work Experience
Tanvee Gupta
JP Morgan Chase & Co. A Finance graduate from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Tanvee stood among the top ten Delhi University rank holders in all semesters and received various scholarships from Delhi Government and school. She is a CFA Level 3 candidate and FRM Level 1 candidate. During her summer internship with JP Morgan Chase, she analyzed bank’s credit risk with corporate clients in the AsiaPacific and European regions. She co-organised Backwaters 2011, the Annual Management Fest of IIM-K. As a member of the Management Interaction Cell in college and the Vice-President of Calamity Combat Club in school, she organised various inter and intra-college events. NIT Durgapur
Tanya Singh
B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
Tata Motors Limited Majoring in Marketing with supplementing courses in Strategy and Operations, Tanya has interned with Tata Motors Limited where her project allowed her to dabble in all of these three verticals. It involved conceptualizing marketing activities associated with the launch of a new TATA Utility Vehicle and mapping of timelines, responsibilities and budgeting, using project management tools. A Wipro Earthian Ambassador, executive member of the Calicut Marathon Organizing Committee and co-ordinator of the Operations Interest Group, Tanya is also a CBSE Merit Certificate holder, trained in six classical forms, national level orator and essayist, active blogger and trained adventure sport enthusiast.
NSIT Delhi
Tathagat Tripathi
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Mahindra & MAhindra An electronics engineer from NSIT, Tathagat interned as a General Management Cadre(GMC) at Mahindra & Mahindra. In the automotive sector, after recommending an innovative marketing strategy for SUV brand XUV500 to target new markets, he developed a new product concept (hybrid) based on consumer and dealership insights . In NSIT, he worked as a Student Placement Coordinator and as the Head of the Media and Marketing Committee. At IIMK, he has been selected for the student exchange program at Rouen Business School, France. A National Mathematics Olympiad Champion (Ramanujam Award Winner), Tathagat has diverse interests such as photography and drama.
NIT Calicut
B.Tech (ECE) No Prior Work Experience
Mahindra Umesh graduated as an Electronics & Communication Engineer from NITC where he was a part of the placement training forum and held the Chairmanship of CSI students chapter. He has performed and won in drama, essay & story writing at district/state levels when in school and passed AISSCE as the district topper .He was a part of the core team at Echoes, IIMK cultural festival as a cultural committee member. His summer internship experience was with Mahindra under the GMC programme where he worked under the International Operations Division (Product) of the Automotive and Farm Equipment Sector Umesh Krishna K 37
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Class of 2013 Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
B.Com (Hons.) No Prior Work Experience
SBI Capital Markets Ltd. After graduating in B.Com (Hons) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Upalika immediately joined IIM Kozhikode. She interned at SBI Capital Markets Ltd. In the Debt Capital Markets Division and came up with the strategies that SBI Caps should adopt while “Setting up a Foreign Institutional Investors Desk”. She plays the guitar and the drums and has represented her school in several music competitions. While in school, she received a number of awards for academic excellence. She was also a part of the rowing team and the basketball team while in school. She enjoys adventure sports, playing tennis and cooking. Upalika Prasad A C College of Technology, Anna University
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Yash Kumar
Pidilite Industries Ltd A marketing enthusiast, Aishwarya did her summer internship in Pidilite Industries Limited, where she worked in the Consumer Products division. She was involved in identifying the levers of growth in the Modern Trade Format and mapping the buying behaviour of customers in the Arts, Stationary and Fabricare segment. Her responsibilities included decoding preferences, finding arenas for sales and devising a pull strategy for the products in this category. During graduation, she was the Vice President of the team which organized Chemfluence’11 and the event coordinator for the cultural fest Kalakriti’11. Her interests include reading (fiction), painting, travelling and watching movies.
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, Delhi B.Tech (EEE) No Prior Work Experience Choco-Swiss A marketing enthusiast, Yash did his summer internship at Choco-Swiss where he studied consumer behavior for FMCG products in the Chocolate Confectionaries segment based on Customer Profiles in different modern retail outlets, and explored alternate channels of distribution for the niche, sugarless SKUs of Choco-Swiss. He is the coordinator of mPower, the Marketing interest group at IIMK. An avid sportsperson and quizzer, he has got numerous extra-curricular awards and achievements. He has held critical positions of responsibility including Chairman of BVP Inc., the business club of his engineering college and Chief Organizer of Corprova 2011, the business fest.
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B.Tech (Chem) No Prior Work Experience
1 month B.Tech (EE)
Deutsche Bank An electrical engineer from IIT Kanpur, Priyank worked as circuit design engineer at INTEL corp.During his summer internship in investment banking with Deutsche Bank, CIB centre, he interned with FX structuring team and developed a model for risk analysis for corporates. Priyank has been selected on the basis of his meritorious performance for the international exchange program at ESCP-EAP, Paris. Apart from academics, Priyank is a very good nature photographer, sketcher and likes to travel. He also coordinated activities at photography club, IIT Kanpur and won several competitions there.
Class of 2013 Mu Sigma Pvt. Ltd. NSIT Delhi
Kumud Nishad
3 months B.E (Manufacturing)
Shree Cement Pvt.Ltd. A Manufacturing Processes & Automation engineer from NSIT Delhi, Kumud presented & published a technical paper on feeder mechanism in National Conference. Having strong analytical & quantitative abilities, she was selected in DRDO and PPCL for internships. She joined Mu Sigma as a Business Analyst . During her summer internship at Shree Cement she carried out an exhaustive market analysis and interviewed top management and other stakeholders to understand the present state and growth prospects of the company. Being a member of Mess Committee, IIMK & Coordinator of Fine Arts Team, NSIT she has held various positions of responsibilities. Samsung India Pvt. Ltd. Delhi College of Engineering
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4 months B.E (Mech)
Iffco Tokio General Insurance A Mechanical Engineering graduate from Delhi College of Engineering, Mridul worked as Piping engineer for Samsung Engineering India Pvt Ltd. During his summer internship with Iffco Tokio General Insurance , he profiled the growing Indian General insurance sector. Apart from academics, Mridul is also a ardent sports lover and has also led his college Cricket team during graduation. He loves reading on diverse topics ranging from polity to sociology. His other interests include playing badminton. Mridul Chowdhary Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. MAIT,Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
Kanika Jain
Usha International Ltd. Being among top 3 in her department in graduation and CBSE Merit Certificate holder, Kanika is a consistent academic achiever. She did her summer internship at Usha International Ltd. where she did a comprehensive analysis to understand the competitive and price positioning of Usha’s induction cooktops, a recent product in the Indian appliances market. She undertook market research to understand the consumer psyche and beliefs while making purchase decision and factors affecting dealers’ preferences. A member of Placements Volunteer Committee and Echoes Executive Committee at IIMK, she has been involved in dance and drama in both school and college. She loves sketching and playing badminton. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. West Bengal University of Technology
Dwip Sengupta
6 months B.Tech (CSE)
9 months B.Tech (CSE)
Asian Paints Limited A versatile individual, Dwip is interested in taking up marketing as his career. He has worked in the paints industry in Bangladesh helping Asian Paints perform a market research on viability of alternate channels of distribution in paints to help the company increase their penetration in the market. He has experience as a technical consultant in the IT domain, working as assistant systems engineer for TCS for nine months. A computer engineer from WBUT, he has actively pursued his interest in music and sports. Dwip has been a consistent top performer at his workplace as well as his academic endeavours. 39
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Class of 2013 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. College of Technology, G.B.P.U.A&T, Pantnagar
Nupur Chauhan
Wildcraft India As Developer, Nupur worked on server side technologies in Mobility group of TCS. During her summer internship in Wildcraft India, she articulated and evaluated its online business strategy and investigated the Indian ecommerce industry size and scope. She has been selected for the international student exchange program at JIBS, Sweden. Besides being a Gold medallist and CBSE Merit Certificate holder, she won second prize in National Youth Parliament and worked as member of Mess Committee at IIMK. She also organized various events at national fests as member of Interface Society during graduation. She enjoys reading fiction novels, swimming and traveling. IndusInd Bank Hindu College, Delhi Institute of Charetered Accountants of India
Pulkit Khanna
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9 months B.S (Mech) | M.S (Mech)
Tata Motors With a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA, Saurabh Pillai has had his fair share of international exposure. He came to IIMK to expand his horizons and gain valuable Indian experience to fuel his global career plans. His stint as a Mechanical Engineer at Jain Irrigation Inc. in California taught him effective time management and the importance of initiative. In summer 2012, he interned with Tata Motors’ International Business division on a project dealing with Chinese truck manufacturers. His varied background showcases his immense adaptability, and his broad upbringing truly renders him multicultural and multilingual. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Honeywell COEP
Yash Kothari
9 months B.Com (Hons.) Chartered Accountant
Reliance Industries Limited A graduate of Hindu College, University of Delhi, Pulkit Khanna qualified Chartered Accountancy examination in May 2011, securing a rank in the CA Entrance Exam. He interned at Reliance Industries Limited, where he developed an Enterprise Valuation Model for RIL’s retail arm. Pulkit has worked at IndusInd Bank (Commercial Banking Group) as an Industrial Trainee, and was responsible for credit appraisal of loans to mid-cap companies. He has been selected for international exchange program at Bocconi University, Italy. Pulkit Khanna, actively trades in the stock market and likes making portraits. Jain Irrigation Inc. UCLA
Saurabh Pillai
9 months B.Tech (CSE)
9 months B.Tech (E&TC)
Al-Ghurair Yash is an extremely motivated thought leader from an Engineering background having worked in petroleum and engineering domain in marketing and operations role. A merit holder in SSC and HSC he is good in networking and has been elected member of the Students’ Council of IIM Kozhikode where he has influenced major policy decisions. Academically he has a general management specialization which bolsters his managerial acumen. Yash has a very vibrant personality and enjoys reading, travelling, adventure sports and photography. He looks for a career in general management and marketing where he can best utilize his strengths.
Class of 2013 Reliance Infrastructure NIT Rourkela
Abhishek Bhalotia
HSBC Securities and Capital Markets Abhishek, majoring in finance, has worked with HSBC Securities and Capital Markets as an intern in their Equity Research team. He completed a project on mid cap and small cap oil & gas upstream companies in order to excavate investment opportunities with significant upside. After completing his bachelors in Electrical Engineering from NIT Rourkela, Abhishek worked with Reliance Infrastructure for their electricity distribution business for designing infrastructure layout proposals. He has led teams during two editions of annual techno-management fest and was a member of Editorial Board at NIT Rourkela. His other interests include reading non-fiction books, blogging and photography. Vedanta Aluminium Limited BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
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10 months B.E (Hons.)
Tractors and Farm Equipments (TAFE) A chemical engineer from BITS-Pilani(Goa Campus), Adityan worked as Assistant Manager (Projects) at Vedanta Aluminium Limited.During his summer internship with TAFE, he worked on the Market Introduction Plan for an upgraded model of MF-241 tractor. He was responsible for designing a Standard Operating Procedure, which could be used by the Marketing department for future product launches.His team was declared “Campus Champions” of a Case Study competition organized by DHL Logistics Ltd. Apart from academics, Adityan was trained at Sri Chitra Thirunal Music Academy to play violin. His other interests include jogging, watching movies and reading books. Airvana networks Qualcomm Inc. NIT Jaipur
10 months B.Tech (ECE)
Aircel Limited A marketing enthusiast, Chandra Shekhar did his internship at Aircel Limited in the product marketing division wherein he was responsible for identifying the needs of multiple customer segments and designing products for each of them. Apart from being amongst the top 5% of students at IIM Kozhikode and ranked 4th at NIT Jaipur where he did his engineering from, he also was involved in organizing events at NIT Jaipur’s national inter-college festival, Electronica. He has prior experience in the 3G and 4G telecom domain having worked with Qualcomm Inc. and Airvana Chandra Shekhar Satpathy Networks. His other interests include reading novels and photography.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. BMS Collge of Engineering, Bangalore
Darshan Sullia
10 months B.E (Mech)
Dabur India Ltd. As a NTSE Scholar, Darshan has displayed his academic zeal on a competitive platform apart from his regular curriculum. As an assistant systems Engineer in Tata Consultancy Services, he has worked on the PLM platform. During his summer internship in Dabur India Ltd., he analysed their sales and distribution network in Hyderabad City. He is the member of social service group in IIMK and has held various positions of responsibility in his career. As a sports enthusiast, he has excelled in multiple sports and is the captain of IIMK Badminton team. He is passionate about trekking, kayaking and rock climbing. 41
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Class of 2013 Larsen and Toubro Ltd. NIT Patna
Dildar Singh
InRev Systems Ltd. A finance enthusiast, Dildar has excelled in academics, extra-curricular activities and leadership roles. He was a class topper throughout his school. He has cleared CFA level 1 exam and is NSE Certified Market Professional. He was chosen to represent IIMK at CFA Research Challenge, an equity research competition. He has rich industry exposure as design analyst at L&T, as data analyst at InRev and as strategy consultant at Samyak. He held leadership position as organizer of annual tech-fest at NITP and was member of Alumni Committee at IIMK for 2 years. His other interests include tracking stock markets and motor-biking.
Commerce Group Inc. Colgate University, NY, USA
Dipto Kar
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10 months B.Tech (EEE)
Reckitt Benckiser An electrical engineer from NIT Trichy, Krishnan worked for a year in Indian Oil Corporation. During his summer internship at Reckitt Benckiser he worked with their largest brand Dettol. He was required to study the trade and promotional activities carried out by competition in the soap category and develop a marketing strategy for Dettol. Further, he developed a model trade activation scheme for the brand. He was a member of the Sports Committee at IIM K and his academic excellence has led to his selection for the foreign exchange program at JIBS Sweden. His interests include public speaking and football.
Bharat Forge Limited, Pune IIT BHU
Kumar Abhinav
10 months B.A. (Physics and Mathematics)
ITC Ltd A graduate in Mathematics and Physics, Dipto spent over five years in the US where he went to college and subsequently worked. He has experience in the fields of construction as a manager of a commercial project in Pittsburgh, in finance related to Asian currency derivatives at ITC Kolkata, along with various service sector jobs during his years as a college student. His summer internship was also at ITC Ltd in Kolkata; his project being the business model of their tobacco and foods wholesale distributors. He plays the violin and enjoys reading non-fiction, especially current affairs, history and philosophy. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. NIT Trichy
Krishnan P Ramakrishnan
10 months B.Tech (Mech)
10 months B.Tech (ME)
Seam Industries Limited, Nagpur A metallurgist from IIT(BHU)-Varanasi, Abhinav interned in finance department of a startup manufacturing company Seam Industries Limited, where he developed business development model along with a financial model for valuation and financial projection of the company. He was instrumental in preparing documents to apply for private equity fund. An ex-employee of Bharat Forge Limited, he was responsible for proper process-control and handling customer complaints. A consistent academic performer, Abhinav was awarded with Young Science Fellowship by IIScBangalore. He is a sports enthusiast and has won silver medal in Squash, representing his college in Spardha, National Level Sports festival of IIT(BHU).
Class of 2013 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. CRSCE Murthal, Sonipat
Raghav Rohila
Airef Engineers (P) Ltd. A consulting enthusiast, Raghav did his summer internship in a small-scale company where he provided consultation for expanding the business portfolio and reducing the operating costs of the company. He also underwent live projects with giant companies like Schneider Electric Ltd. and BCH to steer marketing and operations respectively. Appreciated for his initiatives and diligent work during his stint of 10 months in TCS, he is a self-motivated person who also excelled in diverse fields from robot-making to sports in his academic life. His other interests include travelling, composing poems, updating himself with jokes and observing psychology of people around. Accenture Services Pvt Ltd NIT Bhopal
Rahul Ramesh
10 months B.E (Hons.) EEE
Britannia Industries Limited An Electrical and Electronics Engineer from BITS, Pilani, Rakshit has worked with Hardware and Verification Design Team of Samsung, Bangalore. During his summer internship with Britannia, he made a brand activation mix for the Britannia Snacking Portfolio in the snacking channel wherein he suggested an efficient model to promote its product portfolio through the entertainment channel. He is a member of Industry Interaction Cell at IIM Kozhikode. He is also involved with start-ups like OnlinePrasad and tagNpin. A cricket buff, he loves reading on diverse topics ranging from cricket, comic strips to non-fiction books.
Aricent Technology Ltd. CIT,Coimbatore, Anna University
Rathna Vasanth Lal M
10 months B.Tech (EE)
JP Morgan Chase A electrical engineer from NIT Bhopal, Rahul worked in Mumbai as a software programmer with Accenture.He worked with CRG, the investment banking research division of JP Morgan Chase during his summer internship. He is a member of Konquest, the knowledge committee of IIMK and a member of the International Students Exchange Committee. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Editorial Board in NIT Bhopal. An avid reader of fantasy novels with his favourite author being George RR Martin, he spends his spare time playing the guitar, researching the latest techno-gadgets and follows football matches
Samsung India Pvt. Ltd. BITS Pilani
Rakshit Suri
10 months B.Tech (ECE)
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10 months B.E (ECE)
Salzer Electronics As Electronics Engineer from Anna University, Rathna worked as Software Engineer in Aricent. In his summer internship with Salzer Electronics as business developer, he finalised the deal with TamilNadu Government for Street Lighting PPP project. In this project, his challenge was to market the concept of energy savings to the Government. In his live project with Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, he devised change management strategy to implement Project management software. In another live project With Plustxt, he developed marketing strategy to publicise highly secured enterprise messaging service. Also, he has been selected for the international exchange program at JIBS, Sweden. 43
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Class of 2013 Coal India Limited IIT Kharagpur
10 months B.Tech (Mining)
Sunil Hitech Engineers Limited A mining engineer from IIT Kharagpur, Shanan worked as a Management Trainee at Coal India Limited. Gaining hands on management experience at the company he joined IIM Kozhikode for further value addition. There he developed interest in finance and interned at corporate finance division of Sunil Hitech Engineers Limited. He passed Financial Risk Management part 1 exam and is preparing for part 2. Apart from academics, he trades in the stock market and enjoys playing table tennis. Shanan Vijay Gawande
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited NIT Trichy
Srinivas J
Tractors and Farm Equipments ltd(TAFE) A mechanical engineer from NIT Trichy, Srinivas was in charge of Power Plant Operations at CPCL,Chennai.During his summer internship in marketing at TAFE, he studied the business potential for tractors in the infrastructure space in India. He ranked overall third in the mechanical engineering department and also got the fellowship award from IIT Madras for his project in Operations Research .As a member of the publicity team of NIT Trichy’s Cultural festival, he was involved in promoting brand Festember. He has participated in many technical fests and was a member of the Winning team in a national level all terrain vehicle design competition. Persistent Systems Ltd. Pune Institute of Computer Technology
Sumit Bhosale
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10 months B.E (ECE)
Home India Home Realty Pvt Ltd To explore the unusual he interned in real estate brokerage firm based in Mumbai. He worked with the CEO right from sales to corporate strategy formulation and was major contributor in obtaining a sole selling contract from a property developer. He is self motivated; while working with Persistent Systems as a software engineer he successfully migrated database to new oracle version which was firm’s first attempt at doing so. An electronics and communications engineer by degree he has visited various small businesses spread across India when he attended Tata Jagriti Yatra in 2008-09, which further increased his appetite for learning.
Blue Star BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
Terri Mathew
10 months B.Tech (Mech)
10 months B.E (Hons.) Mech
PepsiCo Specializing in marketing, Terri interned with PepsiCo, in which her project was centered around solving awareness issues, in-store execution and creating new distribution channels for a specific product. As a Mechanical Engineer, Terri has worked in the Project Planning Division of Blue Star (Mumbai)for various reputed clients. During under-graduation, she interned with a major supplier to Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. Terri has held the position of Project and Research Head of the Chemistry Students Association in BITS Goa and has organized the national level technical festival. She is also a Gold Medalist in Science Stream 12th class CBSE.
Class of 2013 Philips India Ltd. NIT Surathkal
Abhayanka Visvanathan
11 months B.Tech (EEE)
Citibank An electrical engineer from NITK Surathkal, Abhayanka worked in Bangalore as a software engineer with Philips India Ltd. - Healthcare Systems. She interned with Citibank N.A. in the Credit Initiation Department of the Consumer Banking Division. Here, she worked on process optimization and channel management for Credit Cards to achieve reduction in turn-around time in the competitive BFSI space. She has been selected for the international exchange program at JIBS, Sweden. She has always involved herself with media-related responsibilities in campus. She is a music and arts enthusiast and aims to build a career in Marketing and Brand/ Product Management.
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Rotary MEC Engineering Pvt. Ltd,Bangalore 11 months BITS Pilani B.E (Hons.)(Mech) Integrated M.Sc.(hons)(Chemistry)
Amrita Mohanty
Avalon Consulting Amrita Mohanty, a mechanical engineering and chemistry graduate from BITSPilani, has worked for 11 months as an EPC consultant for an Oil&Gas infrastructure services firm. As a management intern at Avalon Consulting, she has worked on live management consulting projects. She has a keen interest in renewable energy and has been a finalist of Schneider Electric’s International business case challenge on innovative energy management “Go green in the city” 2012 in Paris. She has also been among the top 25 Indian teams in an international business venture contest, Indiaafrica. She enjoys reading fiction and is a trained classical singer. Unitech Limited IIT Kanpur
Ankur Pandit
IMG Reliance Consulting A marketing enthusiast, Ankur did his internship at IMG Reliance Consulting in the sports consulting division wherein he created a sponsorship strategy for a MNC client and identified new business development avenues. A district topper in the ICSE board exams, he was also a state level TT player. A civil engineering graduate from IIT Kanpur, he was the Finance head for the Inter IIT sports meet and is currently a member of the Students’ Council, IIM Kozhikode; the apex student body. A sports lover, Ankur also enjoys reading and is an active member of the IIMK’s drama club, Theatrix.
Infosys Technologies Ltd. Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Asmitaa Kumar
11 months B.Tech (CSE)
11 months B.Tech (CSE)
Knowledge Faber Achieving consistent academic excellence, Asmitaa completed her Engineering securing 2nd rank in college. During her internship with Knowledgefaber, she formulated business plan for a leading MNC to expand operations in South East Asia and suggested emerging opportunities to the client. She exemplified her technical expertise at Infosys & implemented State-wide marketing campaign for Next Technologies Ltd. in a live project generating revenues over Rs. 9 lakhs across 2 months. She embraced greater responsibilities as member of Media Cell, Campus Brand Ambassador for ManagementParadise.com, Editor of the IIM K Newsletters. 45
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Class of 2013 Efficient Frontier India Pvt. Ltd. Sri Venkateswara College of Engg, Anna University, Chennai
Baddeli Lakshmi Nirusha
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Baddeli Lakshmi Nirusha, an Electronics and Communication Engineering graduate has work experience in the field of Search Engine Marketing.As the Associate Technical Analyst at Efficient Frontier, she has been instrumental in addressing SEM product related issues for European clients.Besides consistently good academic performance, she has also been an active participant in extra curricular activities.Sketching designs and craftwork are her interests.During her internship at HCCB, she analyzed the sales and distribution network of Coke in rural TamilNadu, with special focus on evaluating the performance of the three different distribution models employed in the district of Ramanathapuram. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited College of Engineering,Guindy
Bagyalakshmi V
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11 months B.Tech (EE)
Pidilite Industries Limited Bimal has interned with Pidilite Industries in the field of Sales & Marketing. An NTSE scholar and various Olympiad rank holder, he has inclination towards quizzing. He has worked closely with Madrat Games on a live project on Financial Feasibility Analysis and Brand building. Currently a member of MADCOM, IIMK, he has also held the position of Class Representative and Technical-Head of a computing event – QUEST during graduation. Has worked under Prof. Anil Gupta, IIMA for preparation of 4th conference on INVENTORS OF INDIA. He has hands-on experience in Electrical Sub-station and Oil Pipelines construction. He enjoys sketching and cooking. IBM India Pvt. Ltd. IIT Kharagpur
Debi Prasanna Pati
11 months B.E (CSE)
Tata Motors Limited A computer science engineer form CEG, Anna University, Bagyalakshmi, worked as a Business Server Administrator in the Informatics Centre of BHEL, where she managed critical data storage and, disaster recovery and business continuity plans. During her summer internship in marketing at Tata Motors, she created and executed a module that plugs existing gaps, to increase market share of Indica Vista and Manza in corporate segment at Bangalore. During her graduation, she worked with Youth Red Cross and Quality Club. An avid reader, she loves to narrate stories and events to people. A nature lover, she regularly goes for long walks.
PowerGrid Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. NIT Surat
Bimal Kumar Sahoo
11 months B.E (ECE)
11 months B.Tech (Hons.) ECE
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd An electronics engineer from IIT Kharagpur, Debi worked with IBM where he was rated top contributor. During his internship with Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, he formulated a shopper marketing strategy to raise juice sales. He secured All India Rank of 443 in IIT entrance and has been a top performer in academics at IIMK as well. He has been selected for international exchange at HHL, Germany and has been awarded the prestigious DAAD scholarship by the German Embassy. Debi, a NCC cadet and recipient of Governor Scout Certificate is a stickler for discipline. He enjoys reading novels, playing cricket and watching sports.
Class of 2013 Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. NIT Calicut
Frana James
11 months B.Tech (Electronics)
Citi Bank Frana James interned with CitiBank in its Institutional Clients Group during summer, 2012. There, she led discussions with over 30 clients in the Shipping and Logistics sector and identified $12 million of innovative Cash and Trade products for rapid implementation. She is a member of the Finance club and the Alumni Committee, IIMK. She is also working on a project with a London based niche investment bank focused on small start-up companies in India. Before IIMK, she worked briefly in Deloitte Consulting. She is a B.Tech graduate from NIT Calicut with two international papers published in control systems and robotics.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Institute of Chemical Technology
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Asian Paints As a supply chain intern at Asian Paints, Hersh conceptualized and designed a fully automated process for materials management via bar coding and carried out a cost benefit analysis of the proposed system. As a Production Engineer at IOCL, Hersh supervised the production of Euro-IV quality gasoline. He has held a consistently good academic record. Stood 11th on the Maharashtra Board S.S.C Merit List and a Sir Ratan Tata Scholarship holder. As Treasurer of Exergy, he helped generate funds and handled its accounts. He enjoys debating and singing. Hersh Kenkare
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. NIT Trichy
Himshikha Arya
Medtronic India A computer-science engineer from NIT Trichy, Himshikha as an Applications Engineer with Oracle and worked on developing the CRM OnDemand product. During her summer internship in marketing with Medtronic, she studied the consumer behaviour to streamline the sales process and developed sales tools to increase lead to sales conversion of Insulin Pumps. A school topper in Mathematics and English, she emerged as the overall school 2nd topper in X th exams. She was a member of Rotaract Club, a social club of NIT Trichy during her graduation. A passionate dancer, she has taken part in many dance competitions through out her academic life. Her other interests include playing snooker and badminton. Ernst & Young Hindu College, Delhi
Kamalika Gangoly
11 months B.Tech (CSE)
11 months B.Com (Hons.)
Titan Industries Kamalika worked as an associate Analyst in Ernst & Young GSS. A consistent student she topped her school in class XII. She has been versatile in her interests ranging from social work to dramatics. She is a member of the IIMK Cultural Committee. As a Summer Intern, Kamalika worked towards developing a marketing strategy for the promotion of the Online Golden Harvest Scheme of Tanishq. Through her tactical campaign she booked sales worth 4 crores on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. She studied the potential growth opportunities for the online model and devised a self-sustainable online community model for Golden Harvest Online. 47
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Class of 2013 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Refinery, Mumbai NIT Trichy
Kartik R
Synthite Industries Limited, Spices Division As Chemical Engineer, Kartik got hands-on practical experience in BPCL Mumbai Refinery as Operations Officer. During his summer internship in Synthite Industries Ltd, he devised a business plan for its prospective business venture. As a rank holder in school and college, he has displayed high-level of consistency and commitment to academics. At IIMK, he was selected for international exchange programme at JIBS, Sweden. He has also taken up responsible roles such as Chairman, Event Manager and Elected Committee Member. Apart from academics, Kartik is an avid sports person proficient in Cricket, Badminton and Carom.
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. NIT Jaipur
Kriti Saxena
11 months B.Tech (Chem)
11 months B.Tech (CSE)
RPG Group Kriti did her summer internship at RPG Group where she was awarded the 2nd Best intern from amongst all the RPG group company interns. She was responsible for mapping the market potential for Utility Vehicle Radials in select regions of India and recommending the Market gain Stategy for CEAT Tyres. Post her graduation, she worked for Deloitte Consulting for a year where she developed client reports and dashboards using Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics Tools. She is a member of the Placements Committee of IIM Kozhikode. Kriti is passionate about watercolour painting, pencil sketching and reading novels.
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
11 months B.E (CSE)
Bajaj Auto A computer Science engineer from university of Pune, Nikhil worked with Accenture for over a year as an ASE in finance and insurance domain. During the summer break, Nikhil joined Bajaj Auto Ltd where he worked in marketing vertical. He was involved in sales forecasting and industry analysis. He was also involved in devising a plan for improving customer experience at showrooms. During the same time he also worked for Teach for India where his job was to research on HNIs and create their profile. Nikhil also loves to play chess and he is a division level champion. Nikhil Motiwala Infosys Technologies Ltd. The Maharaja SayajiRao University,Baroda
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11 months B.E (Electronics)
HIH Pvt. Ltd. An electronics engineer, Niyant worked in Infosys as a Network consultant. Niyant was merit holder in 10th and 12th Board. During internship with HIH Ltd, he did marketing research, business process reengineering and worked with top real estate firms in Mumbai. Niyant has diploma in Hindustani Classical Music, Vocal (Gold Medal) and is the youngest person to achieve this feat from his college. He represented west zone in Bal Shree Awards held by president of India. An avid quizzer, reading and tennis buff, he is interested in robotics and reached finals in micro mouse event, IIT Bombay.
Class of 2013 Cisco Systems MIT College of Engineering, Pune
Praneeta Jhanwar
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited As an engineer Praneeta analyzed customer requirements and designed scenarios to assure the quality of the products at Cisco Systems. As a summer trainee at GMR Hyderabad Airport, she showcased her analyzing skills to understand the freight movement procedure and suggested innovative solutions to implement E Freight project to reduce the operational costs and add on to corporate social responsibility of the organization. Cultural secretary of her college, she led the institution at various events. A team player who participated in group dance competitions and been a member of the organizing committee at International Robocon. She enjoys reading and cooking. Infosys Technologies Ltd. SGSITS Indore
Priyesh Wankhede
11 months B.Tech (Mech)
PINNACLE ENGINES A mechanical engineer from NIT Surat, Rinkesh supervised Operation activities at Essar Group and worked on the application of SAP in PTW system. During his summer internship with Pinnacle Engines, he was responsible for identification of product application through market research and building a business model for a new product in the Genset target segment projecting the cost elements and revenue streams. During his graduation, he worked on designing and building a selfcontained series hybrid vehicle. He is the coordinator of Omega, the Operations interest group and member of Cultural Committee at IIMK. He enjoys playing football and cricket. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. NIT Calicut
Ruchira Devendra Amin
11 months B.E (CSE)
HIH Realty Pvt. Ltd. A computer engineer from SGSITS Indore, Priyesh has worked with Infosys for the client Allstate Corporation. During his summer internship in Sales and Marketing with HIH Realty in Mumbai, he was involved in the sales of a 350 Cr residential project and was responsible for the rebranding exercise of the organization for which he conducted an extensive market research to capture customer expectations in the new brand. He was selected for a Live Project in Market and Product Strategy with the Suyati Group. An avid gamer he appreciates playing strategic games like FIFA. His interest includes collecting DJ tracks.
ESSAR GROUP NIT Surat
Rinkesh Shah
11 months B.E (CSE)
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11 months B.Tech (Chem)
HSBC A chemical engineer from NIT Calicut, Ruchira worked as a Process Engineer with IOC. During her summer internship in Analytics with HSBC, she undertook customer segmentation for HSBC InvestDirect. She was responsible for profiling the customer behavior in response to the stock market movement. She acquired a fair familiarity with SAS during the same. Ruchira is a consistent student, CBSE Merit Certificate holder and recipient of CBSE merit scholarship. As a secretary of Calicut Chapter of IIChE, she coordinated its activities in the formative years. Enjoys folk and classical dance, actively participates in Garba and Bharatnatyam. 49
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Class of 2013 Futures First The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur
Sachin Maan
Dawn Financial Consulting,Bangalore After Computer and Communication Engineering, Sachin joined Futures First as Derivatives Trader to pursue his interest in finance. During his summer internship in financial consulting with Dawn Consulting, he worked on Risk Premium Assessment for Indian Companies with respect to size. He was responsible for analyzing equity market data for different sectors and arrived at a relationship based on the valuation given by the market and the size of the company. Sachin represented his State in Chess in National Games several times and also did international internship under Arcelor Mittal, Kazakhstan during graduation. His other interests include Cricket and solving Sudoku. Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. | IACT Ltd. BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
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Britannia Industries Limited A mechanical engineer from IIT Guwahati, Siddharth worked in Reliance Industries as a technical management trainee for one year. During his summer internship in marketing with Britannia Industries, he developed a new road map for Milk-Bikis to grow in the kids nutrition segment. He has an international publication in his name in the Journal of Nanoparticle research and holds CBSE state merit certification at HSC level. Apart from academics, he works on short movie making and loves to paint. He is an active sportsperson with competency in badminton, volleyball and basketball
Avaya India Pvt. Ltd NIT Warangal
Tom Thomas
11 months B.E (CSE)
JDA A computer science graduate from BITS Pilani Saurabh worked at Oracle as Associate Application Engineer where he was responsible for designing data migration scripts for the Retail Merchandising System. During his summer internship at JDA he studied and documented Metal Industry Trends, Supply Chain Innovations, Business Models and the planning processes particularly for ferrous metals. He is an avid reader with interests ranging from politics to poetry and business to technology. In his college days he worked on developing plans for a mobile school for the illiterate children in slums. He was also campus ambassador for career launcher. Reliance Industries Limited IIT Guwahati
Siddharth Mehta
11 months B.Tech (CCE)
11 months B.Tech (CSE)
Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd. Tom Thomas, a Computer Science Engineer from NIT Warangal, did his internship in Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd, an educational consultancy, which was launching a new product. He was responsible for doing a market research to help the firm clearly understand the customer needs and to come up with a pricing strategy. He also generated leads by pitching to schools in Bangalore and Cochin. He was the Head Boy of his School and apart from being the institute football team captain; he worked with Social Service Group and is currently a member of Sports Committee in IIMK.
Class of 2013 Larsen and Toubro Ltd. IIT Roorkee
Utsav Agarwal
11 months B.Tech (Meta)
Pidilite Industries Ltd. A Metallurgical engineer from IIT Roorkee, Utsav has cleared CFA Level I. He did his summer internship at Pidilite Industries where he worked for the Fevicol division. He was responsible for developing a market strategy for a totally new- Door segment through market research spanning five cities including Mumbai and Ahmedabad. He has also worked with L&T as a management trainee where he analyzed performance statistics, managed quality control and handled inventory for a total of 300 workers. He is fond of playing cue sports and won many competitons in IITR and is the captain of Pool team at IIMK.
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Class of 2013 CMC Limited | HCL Technologies UIET,MDU
Alisha Mittal
Aditya Birla Group Alisha, a diligent and consistent performer, besides having an excellent academic record has been involved in various industrial live projects. She interned at Madura F&L, in CRM, where she was responsible for mapping the lifestyle and preferences of the Indian luxury consumers, building strategies under resource constraint to increase revenue from the top customers and synchronizing the front and back office work for their smooth implementation. She actively shouldered responsibilities for various initiatives such as coordinating youth leadership training camp, being part of cultural executive committee and placements’ volunteering committee. She also received accolades for fine arts and RJ hunt. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited NIT Allahabad
Amarendra
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12 months B.E (CSE)
Tata Motors Ltd. A marketing and HR enthusiast, Isha did her summer internship at Tata Motors where she worked in Retail Sales Development and Consumer Experience. Academically inclined, she has been selected for the international exchange program at CBS, Denmark. She holds merit scholarship in her graduation college and was awarded merit certificate for 12 consecutive years in school. Prior to IIMKozhikode, Isha supported business technology engagements at McKinsey as a research analyst. As vice-chairperson of CSI-NSIT she organized numerous events. She has co-authored 3 research papers, has been the young reporter for Times of India and holds senior diploma in classical music. KPMG Christ College, Mumbai
K V Thanmai
12 months B.Tech (Civil)
INREV Systems A civil Engineer from NIT Allahabad, Amarendra has diverse experience in civil constructions, working at BHEL power-plant sites. During his graduation, he worked on seismic strengthening of buildings to develop strengthening schemes. A CBSE merit certificate holder, he has also published an international research paper. During his summer internship in In-Rev Systems, Bangalore, he was responsible for settingup social media research framework for various brands and industries using Simplify360, performed in-depth social media research and analysis and generated reports and proposals for devising strategies. Passionate about writing, he was the editor of college magazine at NIT Allahabad. McKinsey Knowledge Centre Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, DU
Isha Mani Ganesh
12 months B.Tech (CSE)
12 months B.Com (Finance)
Citibank Having completed her B. Com with a finance specialization, Thanmai worked for a year in KPMG in the Advisory Practise. Her enthusiasm for finance was furthered after Thanmai’s summer internship in the Credit Risk Department of Citibank. She undertook a correlation study between stock valuations and Citi’s institutional clients’ internal credit rating to assess the role of market factors in the rating process. She is an elected member of the Social Service Group, IIM K. She was elected Captain of her House in school and has won several competitions in dance, debate and football during her under-graduation.
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Class of 2013 Angel Broking Limited NMIMS University
Lopa Mehta
Wipro Limited As a summer Intern at Wipro Limited, Lopa worked on Revenue Analysis and Expense Analysis – Scrutiny and control which helped in cost reduction for the company. A BBA from NMIMS University, she has worked for 1 year with Angel Broking Limited in its NBFC. She has also interned with Bharti Axa Life Insurance Company Ltd and Aaron Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd during her graduation. She was selected for the International Exchange program at ESSCA – France. She is currently a Member, Volunteers Committee for Market Research, Placement Season 201213. Besides writing poems, she is also interested in cooking and travelling.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Thapar University, Patiala
Mandeep Singh
12 months B.Tech (ECE)
Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. An electronics engineer, Manika worked with Idea Cellular Ltd. as a Graduate engineer trainee. She worked on product portfolio management in prepaid business at Idea. Looking towards a career in marketing, she did her summer internship at Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. (SONY). She looked after the Rebranding and Relaunch of Videochaska, a video portal for SONY on web and mobile platforms. She was responsible for media marketing and branding of the new service. She has been selected in the international exchange program at BEM, France. A member of the institute basketball team, she also likes to play badminton.
Persistent Systems Ltd. NIT Nagpur
Nikhil Warade
12 months B.E (Mech)
MFL, Aditya Birla Group Mandeep worked in Maruti Suzuki as a project engineer in capital budgeting. During his summer internship in MFL, Aditya Birla Group, he worked for Louis Philippe on new customer acquisition through cross promotion tie up with potential partners like CITI, Induslnd, AMEX etc. He is the coordinator of Financially Yours, the finance interest group at IIMK, is a gold medalist in Engineering and has been selected for the international exchange program at ESCP-EAP, Paris. Apart from academics, Mandeep is also coordinating alumni activities as a coordinator of Alumni Committee, IIMK. He formed the ‘Pratigya’, a society educating underprivileged students in Punjab Idea Cellular Ltd. IGIT, GGSIPU, Delhi
Manika Babbar
12 months BBA
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12 months B.Tech (CSE)
Comviva Technologies A marketing enthusiast, Nikhil did his summer internship at Comviva where he worked with the Product Marketing team for market intelligence of the key products. He was responsible for studying product positioning strategies for the competitors for the key products and identifying business opportunities in VAS space in the emerging markets. He had worked as a Software Engineer in Persistent Systems Ltd, where he was responsible for designing and developing modules for a classroom management tool. Through AbaKus, he actively engages himself for conducting events for discussing the trends and strategies for companies in the tech industry from managerial perspective. 53
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Class of 2013 IBM India Pvt. Ltd. NIT Surat
Nikita Anand
Marico During her summer internship with Marico, Nikita developed and prototyped a cost-effective and efficient sales and distribution strategy for fringe outlets in urban areas. She was also responsible for new outlet addition for Marico’s consumer products business. She was selected for the international exchange program at Leeds University, UK. She is the recipient of Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation Award and CBSE 0.1% certificate for holding 3rd rank in state and 1st in district in 12th. An electronics engineer from NIT Surat, she has worked with IBM as application developer. Apart from academics, Nikita is passionate about dancing, glass painting and event management. Dunnhumby India Services Delhi College of Engineering
Paran Gupta
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12 months B.E (IT)
Hindustan Unilever Limited A graduate of Delhi College of Engineering, Rashmi interned at HUL, where she analysed the perceptions of modern retail shoppers, developed hypotheses for quantification of their key shopping characteristics, & defined competitive positionings for retail brands. Rashmi has worked at Deloitte Consulting as a Business Technology Analyst.A constant rank holder throughout her education, consistently recognised by CBSE, her school & college through Merit Certifications & Scholarships at All-India Level. She has been selected for international exchange program at HHL,Germany as a DAAD Scholar. A Student Journalist for the Times of India, invloved in International & National Conferences on contemporary issues Infosys Technologies Ltd. MIT Manipal
Shiv Ram Krishna
12 months B.Tech (COE)
Asian Paints Limited Paran is a Computer Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering. She has been a consistent student with a department rank 4 during graduation and batch rank 20 during MBA. She has cleared CFA Level 1 exam in her first attempt in June 2012. In school, she cleared the first round of NTSE. She has worked for one year with a retail consulting firm, dunnhumby, gaining considerable exposure in the domain of consumer behaviour and sales promotion. For her summers, she interned with Asian Paints, closely understanding the dealer and distribution network. She has been part of organizing committee of college fests and editorial board.
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. Delhi College of Engineering
Rashmi
12 months B.Tech (ECE)
12 months B.E (IT)
Wipro Consulting Services Shiv Ram Krishna is a young entrepreneur and has successfully lead business strategy and operations as director of P3 Marketing Pvt Ltd for four years. He had gained rich experience in software development and birds’ eye view of healthcare and insurance business of Aetna-US and manufacturing of Apple, while working with Infosys for a year. Working with Wipro Consulting Services during his internship for the project titled, “Competition analysis and Enterprise Value chain development for Retail banking focusing on wealth management”, he has improved his understanding of the consulting business in retail banking with respect to US and Europe market.
Class of 2013 Shaifali Steels ltd GCET, Sardar Patel University
Yogiraj Khire
Samarth Specialty Transport A chemical engineer, Yogiraj worked as a coordinator-lean systems at Shaifali Steels ltd for 12 months. His early espousal of working environment and indulgence with ground staff helped him to implement lean smoothly and was twice awarded ‘employee of the month’. Even the challenging assignment during summer internship could not discourage him, where he was burdened with a difficult task to prepare a market expansion strategy for a transport company, which wanted to enter in wide-ranging market from existing specialized genre. His special interest is learning practical problems and finding suitable solutions. He has participated and won in several competitions. McKinsey Knowledge Centre PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh
Akash Deep
13 months B.Tech
TAFE Ltd A marketing enthusiast, Atin did his summer internship at Tafe Limited in product marketing division with the responsibility of analysing the feasibility of mechanization with small and large clients in rubber farming. A computer science graduate from NIT Trichy, he has prior experience in designing mobile phone applications and managing web content at Samsung India Software and Srishti Software respectively. He has been regularly involved in managing international level symposiums at NIT Trichy and is also a member of the volunteers committee, IT operations for the placements season 2012-13. He also holds avid interest in listening to music.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Acharya Nagarjuna University
Bothsa Sneha John
13 months B.E
Edelweiss An elected member of Placements Committee at IIMK, coordinator of consulting club and economic society, Akash values leadership and networking as his forte. Working with McKinsey Knowledge Centre, he had excellent exposure to research and consulting. Interning with Edelweiss on a strategy project, he analysed and benchmarked the retail financial services. His international experience in Japan and with organizations as AIESEC and Rotaract helped him learn about different cultures. Starting Global Environment Concern gave him a chance to work for society. An active flute player and RJ of college radio, he loves music and is an avid biker. Samsung India | Srishti Software App Pvt. Ltd NIT Trichy
Atin Kumar
12 months B.E (Chem)
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13 months B.Tech (ECE)
Prizm Payment Services Ltd. Always balancing academics and extracurricular activities even-handedly, Sneha developed creative as well as analytical thinking. Marketing is a natural inclination to her, though she is equally fascinated by anything which challenges her analytical ability. Her role in Prizm Payments during internship was to suggest branding recommendations for ATMs that were under improvement program, based on transaction and survey reports. Sneha loves to read fiction, and is good at singing and dancing. She participated in many competitions and events even during her stint in TCS and now in IIMK. She was also the coordinator for many events in school and college. 55
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Class of 2013 CRISIL Limited NMIMS, School of Commerce
Meeta Dandekar
Axis Bank A finance enthusiast, Meeta worked with Axis Bank as a summer intern in their Corporate Credit department. She conducted a study of the Bank’s past nonperforming asset (NPA) corporate accounts, for identifying early warning signals that can be mitigated in order to avoid future NPAs. As an Analyst at CRISIL Limited, she was responsible for credit rating evaluation of entities in small and medium enterprises. During her BBA graduation, she led a student team for a social initiative - ‘Village Disaster Mapping Program’ conducted by UNDP and local government authorities. Her interests include reading and playing table tennis.
Reliance Energy Ltd NIT Nagpur
Shrikant Gajbhiye
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14 months B.E (ECE)
AkzoNobel A Gold Medalist in his engineering days and a State level Karate champion, Mahesh has fared well in both academics and extracurricular activities. A person with good analytical and public relation skills, he did his summer internship at AkzoNobel performing market research to evaluate competitor offerings in the decorative paints category and gave key recommendations. Mahesh brings with him 14 months of work experience in Tata Consultancy Services, shouldering different responsibilities. His leadership abilities have won him several ‘Special Initiatives’ awards. A winner of several B-school competitions at IIMK, he has his new found interest in poster designing. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. BIT Sindri
Puja Munda
13 months B.Tech (EEE)
OPG Power Apart from being a state level merit scholar, Shrikant has also been a state level Chess player. He has completed B Tech in Electrical Engineering from NIT Nagpur after which he worked for Reliance Energy for 13 months as a Field Engineer. Owing to his excellent performance in Reliance Energy, he was allotted independent charge of the field operations. During his management Summer Internship he continued his progress at OPG Power, where he studied the Materials Management of the Plant and provided valuable suggestions. Being an avid writer, he has also won many article writing competitions at national level.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Veltech Multitech Engineering college
Mahesh Koppad
13 months BBA
14 months B.E (ECE)
Mentor Graphics An Electronics and Communication engineer, Puja worked with Tata Consultancy Services as Assistant systems engineer in the domain of financial planning and reporting. During her summer internship at Mentor Graphics she undertook market research to analyze the scope of PCB design tools in Indian SME industry. She studied the prevailing competitive landscape and identified potential customers through extensive research and interaction with various stakeholders. She is the coordinator of Hriday, the HR interest group at IIMK. She is a sports enthusiast and her other interests include arts and crafts and reading on diverse topics.
Class of 2013 Tata Consultancy Services Shri Guru Gobind Singhji institue of Technology
Sagar Khairnar
Tata Consultancy Services A self-motivated, hardworking individual with a entrepreneurial bent of mind. Two startups that he has set-up prove the same. Presently he is a consultant at one of them. He is an Electronics and Telecommunication Engineer, worked in Tata Consultancy Service as a production Support for fourteen months. He did his summer internship in TCS, the project was of marketing consulting domain .He loves to read both fictional as well as non fictional books, loves to watch and play cricket and is a national level handball player. Social media marketing, energy is couple of sectors that he has decent background of.
Wipro Technologies PSG Institute of Technology Coimbatore
Dhivahar
15 months B.E (Telecomm)
Affine Analytics Pvt. Ltd. A telecommunications engineer from Coorg, Nishanth worked on multiple projects for Boeing while moonlighting for fifteen months as a project assistant at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He enjoys folding paper, reading ‘graphic novels’, quizzing and listening to anything tagged ‘post-*’. He does not have a degree in mummification, but, he did gain an excellent insight into the world of statistics, and business in general, while interning at an Analytics start-up during the summer (which included an introduction into the art of sandwich making). He dreams of filling a bookshelf with a copy of everything Enid Blyton has written.
ISRO BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
P Nandhini
15 months B.E (ECE)
Seekers A Systems enthusiast, Dhivahar did his summer internship at Seekers where he worked for Muralidhar, Director, seekers education services. He did Investment feasibility study for the deployment of tablet pc’s replacing the traditional classroom teaching methodology. this online teaching is through android platform Then he calculated the customer lifetime value for the company and designed the fee structure after implementing the Tablets. He is a electronics engineer .After graduation he worked as a project engineer in Wipro Technologies. An avid reader, he loves reading on diverse topics ranging from cosmology to biology. His other interests include travelling and watching movies. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore MSRIT, Bangalore
Nishanth Appaiah Mittu
14 months B.Tech (E&TC)
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16 months B.E.(Hons.)(Mech)
Ashok Leyland A mechanical engineer from BITS-Pilani, Nandhini worked as Scientist in ISRO where she was associated with design analysis and simulation studies of explosive actuated devices for various space missions. During her summer internship in Ashok Leyland, she was involved in formalizing turtle diagram as auditing tool by study of ISO/TS 16949. Besides being a merit ranker in AISSE-2003, she has been selected for the international exchange program at ESSCA, France. Apart from academics, she has organized national level workshop in ISRO & various cultural events as core committee member in BITS-Goa Tamil Sangam. Her other interests include learning new languages & travelling 57
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Class of 2013 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. BIT Mesra
Aishwarya Sharan
Medtronic An electronics and communication engineer from BIT Mesra, Aishwarya worked as an Assistant Systems Engineer with Tata Consultancy Services. During her summer internship in marketing research with Medtronic, she assessed the training and education initiative of the spine division and suggested tools for improvement. As a part of the second project during internship, she studied the spine instrument and implant logistics and came up with measures to improve operational efficiency. She has been selected for the international exchange program at Leeds University Business School (LUBS), UK. She participated in elocutions and received training in vocal classical. She also worked with an NGO. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. USIT, GGS Indraprastha University
Atul Sharma
18 months B.Tech (IT)
AkzoNobel Atul Sharma, alumni of Naval Public School & GGS Indraprastha University, is a consistent academic performer. A recipient of CBSE merit scholarship, Atul has held several positions of responsibilities at school & college. After graduation, Atul worked in the software industry as a developer & database administrator for 18 months. He is a quick learner and has a well-rounded personality. Atul interned with AkzoNobel, a Dutch multinational company & world market leader in the decorative paints segment, in the Logistics & Customer Operations area. His work involved improving warehousing practices in the supply chain, distribution management, and sales depot network analysis. Accenture Services Pvt Ltd College of Engineering Pune
Chetan Gaikwad
17 months B.E (ECE)
18 months B.Tech (Mech)
HaritaTVS As a SAP ERP consultant, Chetan worked at Accenture where he developed and implemented SAP modules for the world’s biggest Mining Company. During his summer internship with HaritaTVS he performed a Branding exercise, where he conducted qualitative and quantitative market research for the various dominant stakeholders identified. Being a Marketing enthusiast, he is working on a 4 month long live project, where his role is to frame “Marketing and pricing Strategy” for the client. A Guinness world record holder and a national level Tabla player, he is currently honing his drum skills. He is also an avid reader and loves non-fiction.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. SRM Chennai
18 months B.Tech (Biotechnology)
JPMC Though Punjabi by birth, Jayantwin has spent most of his life in Chennai and has been influenced by these two very distinct sets of culture. During his internship at JPMC, he carried out the Annual credit review of two of its corporate clients. He holds Certificates of merit in the CBSE AISSCE and AISSE exams, and has cleared the CFA level 2 exam. He has worked previously in the business intelligence- data warehousing space at TCS. A man of simple tastes, he is a cricket and poker enthusiast, and enjoys spending his time with a book and some soft music. Jayantwin 58
Class of 2013 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. NIT Trichy
Mariram Chandrasekaran
Eco Energy Wipro Ltd. An engineer from NIT - Trichy, Mariram is enthusiastic about strategy and innovation. As Assistant systems engineer he worked in developing Retail e-commerce services for The Home Depot, USA. During his summer internship with Eco Energy Wipro, he worked on Energy Management and Sustainability projects. In his graduation he has worked on several international projects in universities such as NUS, Singapore. Mariram has won accolades in international level techno-management competitions. He was organisation chairman, event manager and is an elected member of student body in IIMK. His interests include travelling and photography.
Canara Bank Patkai Christian College
Nula Kohringam
18 months Physics (Hons.)
Football First Sports Private Limited With determination and dedication, Nula Kohringam worked for Canara Bank as a Probationary Officer Jmgs1. During his summer internship in FootballFirst Sports private limited, he developed a master model of activity process flow and cost estimation for their products, which can be implemented anywhere across the country. He was the finalist for National level Best Manager Competition Barcode 2012 at SIMS Pune. During and after graduation, he headed and served Anaal students union in Delhi and Nagaland. He likes Football and music. He played football for Chandel United FC and has sung alongside Sean Michael, a participant of American Idol. Aspirtek Technology Nagpur University
Barun Bora
18 months B.Tech (EEE)
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19 months B.Tech (CSE)
Oil India A proficient computer engineer, Barun worked with Aspirtek Technology as a software engineer. During his summer internship at Oil India Ltd, he was responsible for analysing the existing procurement system. He performed financial, technical, operational and system analysis in order to develop an innovative and streamlined centralized process with the aid of automated tendering tools. He is Well-disciplined and punctual in delivering performance and effective in leadership abilities and taking initiatives. A football enthusiast, fan of Manchester United he loves playing and watching soccer. His other interests include safari and travelling.
Wipro Technologies|Prerna Classes, Jamshedpur 19 months NIT Jamshedpur B.Tech (Hons.) Electronics
Jai Kumar
Ernst & Young Pvt Ltd An Electronics engineer from NIT Jamshedpur, Jai worked in Bangalore as a Project Engineer with Wipro Technologies Pvt.Ltd. During his summer internship in Transaction Advisory Services with Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd., he profiled the Infrastructure Sector in Public Private Partnerships, particularly in the ports and road infrastructure in Chennai. He was responsible for consulting government clients for transaction in bidding processes.He is the member of Alumni Association at IIMK. Apart from academics, Jai is also a designer and has won several designing competitions. His other interests include blogging and watching movies. 59
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Class of 2013 Capgemini NIT Raipur
Peeyush Somwanshi
Vodafone An Electronics & Communication engineer from NIT Raipur, Peeyush worked with Capgemini as a Senior Software engineer for Morgan Stanley Account. He was awarded ‘Rising Star Award’ for his extra ordinary performance for enhancement of Release Management Application .During his summer internship in marketing with Vodafone, he designed a marketing model for enhancing revenue of Low Utilization Towers. He was Secretary of ASSETs NIT Raipur and managed the various national Level Events. Apart from consistent good performer in Academics, Peeyush is a state level chess player and has conceptualized education models for School. He plays mouth organ and practice calligraphy. Jaypee Commodities Limited | 141 Sercon Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
Astha Gupta
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20 months B.Tech (EEE)
ITC A keen Marketing buff, Jayanth underwent his Summer Internship at ITC, where he was responsible for optimization of the point-of-sale Product Feedback Program across cigarette brands. During his professional stint at L&T as Executive Engineer, he was responsible for end-to-end solutions in Power Project Management and Execution of Electrical equipment worth Rs 40 Crore. A self-made student and CBSE Merit Certificate holder, he was also awarded the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship to complete his Final semester of Engineering in KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is a member of the Student Placements Committee on campus. His other interests include music, photography and Formula1 racing. Mahindra & Mahindra Caterpillar Inc College of Engineering Trivandrum
Meera V S
20 months B.Com (Hons.)
ITC Limited Astha has graduated in B. Com(h) from SRCC, Delhi. Post this she worked as Currency derivative trader with Jaypee Commodities Limited. After that, she worked as the Assistant Manager, Marketing Communications, with 141 Sercon, a BTL marketing firm in Delhi. She interned with ITC Limited in the Trade and Marketing Division in Mumbai during her summers. She is an active member of mPower, the marketing interest group, of Theatrix, the dramatics club and Kmatinee, the Movie Club of IIM K. She has recently started a social entrepreneurship venture called ‘Titli’. Also, she is an enthusiastic member of Soka Gakkai International.
Larsen and Toubro Ltd. Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
Jayanth Subramanian
19 months B.Tech (ECE)
20 months B.Tech (Industrial Engineering)
Tata Motors Lts An Industrial Engineer, Meera worked as a supply chain performance engineer with Caterpillar Inc and was responsible for optimizing the supply chain and implementing lean concepts. At Mahindra & Mahindra, she worked on the Navistar project. During her summer internship with Tata Motors, she worked with the strategic sourcing team on Third Party Logistics. She is a Caterpillar certified Six Sigma green belt. She is an elected member of IIMK Students’ Council and was university topper during her final year in B Tech. She has also appeared for the CSCP certification from APICS. She is an avid reader and loves cooking.
Class of 2013 Evalueserve IIT BHU
Nikhil Sachan
Innovation Alchemy An electronics engineer from IIT BHU, Nikhil has worked as a research associate with Evalueserve, where he was responsible for assisting firms on strengthening and protecting their Intellectual Property. He was awarded star performer, thrice, for his work. During his consulting internship with Innovation Alchemy, he assisted them on World Bank Market Development Project and also consulted Wastewise Trust to help them scale up and break even. In IIM K, Nikhil loves to do theatre and has written and directed two plays. He was awarded as best speaker of State, twice, by Uttar Pradesh Education Board in year 2001 and 2003.
Pantheon Advisory | Trident Limited Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
Richa Chopra
21 months B.E (Hons.)(E&I)
Edelweiss Financial Services Limited An E&I engineer from BITS Pilani & a finance major at IIMK, Raghu did his summer internship with Edelweiss Wholesale Asset Management group where he profiled the global investors for capital raising opportunity for India-focused private equity funds. He worked with IOCL as an Operations Officer for 21 months in procurement and maintenance departments. He has cleared CFA Level 1 and is a member of Backwaters, IIMK’s management festival organizing committee and is actively involved in event-design, coordination and sponsorship activities. With an excellent academic track record, Raghu had received merit scholarship at BITS and also led a student-run education-based social initiative. Aricent Technology Ltd. | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Aarif Ahmed Khan
20 months B.Com (Hons.)
Citi Bank A finance and strategy enthusiast, Richa has honors degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce.During her internship with Citi Bank, she analyzed Indian trade with different emerging countries and found 150 new potential clients for Citi’s Emerging Market Division. Previously, she worked with Trident Limited in managing their non-fund based working capital limits for four different manufacturing divisions. At campus, as part of the Industry Interaction cell, she looks after live projects for students. An avid reader and strong Buddhism follower, she has been actively involved in working with NGOs in Delhi for teaching the slum kids. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. BITS Pilani
A Raghu
20 months B.Tech (ECE)
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21 months B.Tech (ECE)
Aidias Consulting Pvt Ltd As a Junior Telecom Officer at BSNL, Aarif Ahmed Khan has worked on developing transmission network operation and integration, resource allocation and ERP solution for Western Telecom Project. He won Central Scholarship of Merit for three consecutive years during graduation for securing top ranks. He completed summer internship under Aidias Consulting Private Ltd in a project titled “Need assessment of SMEs owner for availing services of professional consultant in the area of strategic business consulting”. During internship he performed a market research, administered a questionnaire on business performance of SME owners and made analysis on the need of consulting services. 61
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Class of 2013 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Reliance Power Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Abhishek Kumar Gupta
HT Media A computer science engineer from Jadavpur University, Abhishek Kr Gupta has worked for 21 months as a consultant on Finance and Human Capital Management ERP Modules at Reliance Power and TCS. To gain exposure in marketing domain, he interned at HT Media and worked on analyzing the Advertisements expenditure trends through various media vehicles in Automobile sector across India. He has performed excellently throughout his academic career with national merit scholarship and merit ranks. His social and entrepreneurial inclination has guided him to successfully complete projects like “Teaching under-privileged students” and “Developing IT applications for educational institutions in small towns.” Accenture Services Pvt Ltd Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
Ashish Tickoo
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21 months B.E (Prod)
Tractors & Farm Equipment Limited A production engineer in UG, Gopinath worked as a software developer in Accenture, manufacturing engineer in L&T and project manager in BHEL. His summer internship was at TAFE, where he did a market research on “Future of Tractor applications” throwing light on potential and emerging market opportunities in tractor implements. Apart from regular work he enjoys lateral thinking. He saved INR 60 Lakhs and increased output by 46% in L&T by his suggestions. In spite of being an operations enthusiast he published a research paper in economics at international level, displaying versatility. His other interests include writing reviews, fiction and music. Hewlett-Packard | Oracle India NIT Surathkal
Pavan Abhishek Bhupati
21 months B.E (Chem)
Reliance Industries Limited Ashish Tickoo graduated as a Chemical Engineer from Mumbai University. He has 21 months of experience with CRM softwares in Accenture. Inclined towards Human Resources and Marketing, he joined RIL as a summer intern where he designed a standardized Rewards & Recognition Program and was highly lauded by the management. At IIM Kozhikode, he has had consistently good academics and is a co-ordinator with Backwaters Committee which organizes management events. He is actively involved in extra-curricular activities and is a co-ordinator of the Drama Club on the campus. An avid reader, his other hobbies are creative writing and watching movies. BHEL | Larsen & Toubro Limited | Accenture India MIT, Anna University, Chennai
Gopinath K
21 months B.E (CSE)
21 months B.Tech (ECE)
BHEL Electronics Division An Electronics Engineer from NITK Surathkal, Pavan worked with Hewlett Packard and Oracle as a Senior Developer in various Data Warehouse projects. During his summer internship in Marketing department with BHEL, he worked on market research of Distributed Control System (DCS) Business, profiled the market share of various DCS players in India and recommended future business diversification based on the competitive environment in the DCS market. He is executive member of the Student IT Committee at IIMK. Apart from academics, he engages in reading thriller fictions and articles on politics and sports. He is passionate about Formula One and cars.
Class of 2013 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. HBTI Kanpur
Rupesh Kumar Verma
Knowledgefaber Consulting A Chemical engineer from HBTI kanpur, Rupesh worked at IOCL as a Production Engineer for two years. During his summer internship in Knowledgefaber Consulting,he worked on live projects like to design market entry strategy for client in HVAC sector, alternate/fresh talent pool analysis & market attractiveness evaluation on certain parameters. He is member of MADCOM ( merchandising & designing committee of IIM K).He was awarded institute merit scholarship at undergraduate level for being among top three in class. Rupesh is a consistent performer and CBSE Merit Certificate holder. Apart from academics, Rupesh is a cricketer & represents IIM Kozhikode cricket team. Dell | Cognizant Technology Solutions | BHEL YMCA Faridabad
Soham Ranjan
21 months B.E (Mech)
Tata Consultancy Services A Mechanical Engineer from Jadavpur University, Surya worked as an Assistant Manager - Marketing for Samtel Glass Ltd. (Division Samtel Machines), where he was rated as “Top ten performers” of the Organization. During his internship at Tata Consultancy Services - ITG Group, he analyzed and developed the Business Process Model of Automotive OEM incorporating Process Change Management. He is a member of The Marathon Executive Team which organizes the annual Calicut Mini-Marathon. Apart from this he has been an organizing member of annual cultural fests and sports competitions. He was a member of “Mukti”, an NGO for the Suderban community. Gemalto R&D, Singapore NSIT Delhi
Abha Bhatnagar
21 months B.Tech (ECE)
Sun Shakti Energy Solutions An Electronics engineer by graduation, Soham, has a work experience of 21 months. In his last job, he worked as an Engineer in ‘Materials-Management’ in BHEL. During his summer internship in Sun Shakti Energy Solutions, he studied feasibility of, and created strategic plan for launching, a new green energy certification. An elected member of Merchandizing-And-Design-Committee, which manages students’ education loans, he was responsible for procuring laptops for new batch. A marketing enthusiast, he won regional round of Nissan-Student-Brand-Manager. An avid sportsperson, he represented IIMK in IIMK-IIMB sports meet. He loves music, plays guitar in college cultural fests. Samtel Glass Ltd (Div Samtel Machines) Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Surya Satya Gunin
21 months B.Tech (Chem)
12-23 months
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21 months B.E
UST Global A finance enthusiast, Abha did her summer internship in Corporate Finance at UST Global where she was responsible for financial and strategic analysis of their top 20 Fortune 500 clients. Abha has worked at the Gemalto R&D centre in Singapore for 22 months where she was responsible for development of embedded software for GSM and 3G SIM cards. She has cleared CFA Level 1 examination and is a participant of the international exchange program at Leeds Business School, UK. A brilliant student, with accolades for academics and work achievements, Abha is active table tennis player and has secured podium positions in various tournaments. 63
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Class of 2013 HSBC St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
Anamika Mundhra
Nomura An Economics graduate from St. Stephen’s College Delhi, Anamika worked with HSBC as a risk analyst providing analytical support towards bad debt management. During her summer internship in Equity Research with Nomura, she worked out of both London and Mumbai offices with the Oil and Gas team to prepare a mock initiation report while building the financial model and interpreting various value drivers of the business. She has passed the second level of the CFA program. She has been a member of the Industry Interaction Cell at IIMK. She enjoys reading books and watching movies.
Samsung India Pvt. Ltd. NIT Durgapur
Ankur Dey Tarafder
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22 months B.E (EEE)
SBI Capital Markets, Mumbai An Electrical and Electronics engineer from BIT Mesra, Bishnu worked with NTPC Ltd as an executive engineer. During his summer internship in investment banking with SBI Capital Markets Mumbai, he carried out feasibility analysis, cost-revenue analysis and developed model for setting up a Wealth Management desk. Bishnu has been a consistent student and has received award for Academic Excellence in his school. As treasurer of EEE society in the college, he handled its finances and organized several industrial trips. Being a sports enthusiast, he loves playing badminton, cricket, carom etc. and has won tournaments held at college level.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited IIT Kharagpur
Biswarup Ray
22 months B.Tech (ECE)
ITC Ltd. He did his summer internship with ITC Ltd. in the personal care division and designed an end to end CRM model for customer initiation, engagement and loyalty. As the Senior Software Engineer in Samsung Electronics he worked in the smart phone divison. He worked across various teams and also led an oveseas project in South Korea. A Mamraj Agarwal Rashtriya Puraskar recepient in 2005 he was also awarded the CBSE undergraduate scholarship. A national level elocutionist, dramatist he also won the prestigious inter NIT football tournament in 2008. He is currently part of the Placements Committee at IIMK. His interests include music and sports. NTPC Ltd. BIT Mesra
Bishnu Kumar Dokania
22 months B.A (Hons.)(Economics)
22 months B.Tech (Hons.)(Manufacturing)
Ritika Systems Pvt. Ltd., Noida Before joining MBA program, Biswarup Ray worked as project commercial engineer with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited for various power projects. He was also involved in various erection and commissioning activities at thermal power plants. His summer internship at M/s Ritika Systems Pvt. Ltd. Noida, had enriched his knowledge and experience in the field of new and renewable sources of energy. He was involved in developing optimization models for manufacturing systems and supply chain of industries in his graduation and post-graduation studies at IIT Kharagpur. Being consistent performer since school level, he loves to take responsibilities and face new challenges.
Class of 2013 Coal India Limited NIT Nagpur
Devanand Prasad
Think and Learn Private Limited Summer Internship with educational consultancy firm Think and Learn Private Limited exposed Devanand to a 360 degree view of businesses. Reporting to the business development head, he was responsible for formulating marketing strategies, managing supply chain and pricing firm’s new offerings as well as direct marketing. A mechanical engineer with two year work experience with mining giant Coal India Limited, he led a team of 40 workers in various commissioning and maintenance activities. He is creative with a flair for writing. His other interests include running, reading and listening to music.
Morgan Stanley | Udhawdas & Sons VJTI Mumbai
Jyot Talreja
22 months B.Tech (EEE)
KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited An Electrical Engineer from NIT Nagpur, Nithya worked as a design engineer with Areva T&D India Limited for two years. As a part of her summer internship with KPMG Advisory Services Ltd., she developed a framework to evaluate banks on their CASA performance and recommended methods to improve the same. With consistent academic performance, she has been selected for the International exchange program at University of Bocconi, Italy. Nithya enjoys singing and has undergone 5 year training in Carnatic Music. She loves to read witty works of fiction and is a follower of PG Wodehouse and Calvin and Hobbes series.
Samsung India Pvt. Ltd. IIT BHU
Mradul Sharma
22 months B.Tech (CSE)
TAS During his internship at TAS, Jyot worked closely with the top management of TCS to develop a strategy road map for the consumer products business unit. He had previously worked with Morgan Stanley as a technology associate to build business intelligence solutions for the risk management group. Besides being ranked among the top 10% at IIMK, he was also a member of the placements committee and has been selected for the international exchange program at CBS, Denmark. In addition to an excellent academic record, he holds a silver medal in lawn tennis (University level) and has managed events during college fests.
Areva T&D India Limited NIT Nagpur
M. Nithya
22 months B.Tech (Mech)
12-23 months
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22 months B.Tech (Electronics)
Genpact An electronics engineer from IIT(BHU) Varanasi, Mradul worked with Samsung Mobiles as a Software engineer, coordinated multiple projects on-site in South Korea, and was awarded the Extra-Mile Excellence Award and rating 1 for 201011. During his summer internship in consulting with Genpact, he worked for Long Term Planning for India-to-India division. He has been selected for international exchange program at RBS, France. An avid reader of authors ranging from Douglas Adams to Salman Rushdie, he also captained the final year electronics cricket team. He writes articles, poetry and has been published by a couple of online magazines. 65
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Class of 2013 Aon Hewitt Ambedkar Institute of Technology, GGSIPU Delhi
Mrinalini Dwivedi
Genpact A computer science engineer by qualification, Mrinalini has worked for close to two years in the HR consulting and outsourcing giant Aon Hewitt as a Calc Specialist( Defined benefits) in the HR benefits domain. She did her internship at Genpact in the HR department where she worked on attrition analysis and the exit management system. An avid orator, she has earned the ‘Competent communicator’ award from Toastmasters International and also served as the Vice President, Membership in the East Delhi Toastmasters Club. She is deeply into poetry writing and reading fiction and divides her free time between the two.
iNautix Technologies Anna University
Sakthi Venkatesan
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22 months B.Tech (Chem)
TAFE An aspiring corporate strategist, he selected rural marketing during his internship for Massey Ferguson tractors to develop competitive insights regarding marketing. He is also associated with live projects and developed a sales expansion model for Software Associates which the company successfully executed. He closely tracks the automobile industry and is also the national winner of Nissan Student Brand Manager 2012. He constantly updates readers of his blog http:// autofrox.wordpress.com regarding latest auto-industry trends and insights. He was selected among the 100 globally for the sustainability competition hosted by Schneider Electric. Phyzok SASTRA University
Sowmya R
22 months B.Tech (IT)
Kriya Media Solutions An IT Engineer from Anna University, Sakthi worked for iNautix where he developed credit Risk management applications for Bank of New york Mellon. During his summer internship at Kriya Media Solutions, he designed and implemented shipment decision model; order prioritization and allocation system, recommended IT changes to reduce the lead time, operationalized a new offering “Restoration Service”.He has won the National level creative advertisement event conducted by SRM University. He received International Award for young people for his academic excellence. He is also a dance choreographer and a cricketer.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. NIT Calicut
Siva Sankar
22 months B.Tech (CSE)
22 months B.Tech (Biotechnology)
TAS (TATA Steel) A Biotechnologist with prior Start-up experience, Sowmya did her summer Internship with TAS. Working with BCG consultants and the CoMS of the Ferro Alloy Division of TATA Steel, she was responsible for setting up an organized distribution network in the SME segment. Her final recommendations on market entry, distribution channel and brand building were accepted and brand launch approved. She is the Committee Coordinator of Entrepreneurship cell and also the Coordinator of Konsult, the Strategy and Consulting Interest Group of IIM K. She is also a member of the Calicut Marathon Executive Team responsible for conceptualizing and organizing the entire marathon working closely with government bodies of Calicut.
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Class of 2013 22 months B.Tech (Mech) | M.Tech (Intelligent Manuf.)
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd Studying at premier institute, IIT Madras has equipped her with sharp analytical skills, result oriented approach and an eye for detail. At steel giant, SAIL, she honed her man management skills and developed a balanced approach in dealing with daily intricacies. As intern at HCCB, she developed and implemented a comprehensive delivery team management system in direct delivery distribution operation. This policy includes planning, selection & recruitment, training, incentivizing, tracking and daily management. During this internship, she was Usha Rani Jonnalagadda constantly rated as a superior performer. Ever ready to try something new, she believes in pushing her capability horizons constantly to stay ahead. Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. | Grail Research BITS Pilani
Ajeytaa Agarwal
ITC An electronics engineer from BITS-Pilani, Ajeytaa worked as a market research analyst in the telecommunications and media space at Deloitte Consulting and Grail Research for two years. She did her summer internship at ITC’s Foods Division where she designed innovative consumer engagement strategies for Sunfeast YiPPee! Noodles and suggested ways to increase brand recall and purchase intention during the process. She is a recipient of the prestigious DAAD scholarship and has been selected for the international exchange program at EBS, Germany. A theatre enthusiast, she has also served as a Young Professional Ambassador for Teach for India. Telco Construction Equipment Company Limited Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Arnab Das
23 months B.E (Mech)
SBI Capital Markets Limited A mechanical engineer from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Arnab has worked as an assistant manager, Quality Assurance in Telco Construction Equipment Company Limited. During his summer internship in SBI Capital Markets Limited, he has analyzed requirement & opportunities of ECB/ECA financing in Indian manufacturing sector. He is the member of student Cultural Committee, IIMK and coordinator of Tripod, the photography club of IIMK. An ardent enthusiast in cultural activities, he also was the event coordinator of ‘Wheels’, annual cultural fest of Tata Motors. He takes keen interest in football, badminton, photography, painting and has successfully participated in many of these competitions. Sesa Goa Ltd ISM Dhanbad
Kamlesh Kumar
23 months B.Tech (EIE)
12-23 months
Steel Authority of India Ltd IIT Madras
23 months B.Tech (Mining)
Infraline Energy A mining engineer from ISM Dhanbad, Kamlesh worked with Sesa Goa Ltd as Senior Mining Engineer. He studied the diesel consumption pattern of dumpers and designed process control, enhancing the fuel efficiency by 21%. In his summer internship at Infraline Energy in Delhi, he did research on Solar PV module market in India and benchmarked fifty plus module manufacturers and suppliers of the industry, for the publication as a Business Report by Infraline. Kamlesh was organizer of Kartavya (NGO, working towards education of poor children) .He is a numerical puzzle solver and has interest in history.
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Class of 2013 Larsen and Toubro Ltd. Government Engineering College, Thrissur
Manish Govindan
Kelloggs India Pvt Ltd As Assistant Engineering Manager in L&T Abu Dhabi, Manish engineered design for Industrial Electrification projects in International arena. During his summer internship in Marketing with Kelloggs, he coordinated a new product launch. He secured University 2nd rank in B.Tech, and had been the topper throughout under graduation and high school. As an elected member of Social Service Group at IIM K, he organized social service activities. He is a member of Marathon Executive Team at IIM K and has conducted Calicut Marathon. A versatile person with achievements in Sports, Drama, Dance, etc, he is also interested in music.
NTPC Ltd. IIT Madras
Ranadip Madhu
23 months B.Tech (EEE)
23 months B. Tech (Mech)|M.Tech (Energy)
Infosys A mechanical engineer from IIT Madras and Masters in Energy Technology, Ranadip worked as an operation engineer in NTPC Ltd. He had international exposure in Leibnitz University, Germany as a research intern with recommendation from senior German engineer. A Project Management certificate holder, Ranadip completed his summer internship in Operations Management with Infosys, providing solutions in quality issues, scheduling problems and logistics irregularities. Apart from consistent excellent record in academics, he represented his region in All India Kendriya Vidyalaya Cricket Tournament at national level. He is also a painter, singer and has won many national competitions. Sun Microsoft Pvt. Ltd. | Tata Consultancy Services MIT Manipal
Ravi Rakesh
Wipro Technolgies An Instrumentation engineer from MIT Manipal, Ravi has 23 months of work experience in IT industry, with TCS as his last employer. His work experience gave him a good exposure to Banking and Financial Sector, along with software development and delivery management processes. During his summer internship with Strategy, Mergers and Acquisition team of Wipro Technologies, he streamlined the after M&A integration stage by analyzing the existing gaps and creating a master integration playbook and a required toolkit for the same. Apart from being a consistent top performer and Olympiad rank holder, Ravi also enjoys cooking and travelling. Persistent Systems Ltd. NIT Nagpur
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23 months B.E (ICE)
23 months B.Tech (ECE)
Citibank As an Intern at Citibank’s retail consumer banking, Sauarbh analyzed corporate credit card portfolio to provide optimization strategies. B.Tech from VNIT Nagpur, Saurabh has also completed BA in English Literature and worked at Persistent as a software engineer. He has been selected for International Exchange Program at RBS, France from IIMK. He stood second in Maharashtra in SSC board exam and is recipient of various awards such as NTS, Hinduja Scholar and French Embassy Scholarship for excellence. He was member of IIMK’s Media Cell and worked as campus ambassador for CoolAvenues.com. Currently, he is working on a live project with FLIP.
Class of 2013 UOP India Private Limited (A Honeywell Company) Panjab University, Chandigarh
Saurav Agarwal
OPC Asset Solutions Private Limited Saurav did his summer internship at OPC Asset Solutions where he analyzed the wind energy sector for leasing opportunities in India. He was selected for the international exchange program at BEM, France. A chemical engineer from Panjab University, Chandigarh, recipient of the University Gold Medal for the 2005-2009 batch, he worked as a design engineer with UOP India Private Limited (A Honeywell Company) for 23 months in the oil and gas sector where he was involved in developing basic engineering package for refining technologies licensed by UOP. He was awarded Bravo Bronze award by UOP in recognition of extraordinary performance in 2011. Ernst & Young | Alchemist College of Business Studies, Delhi
Sonal Gupta
23 months B.A (Hons.)(Mathematics)
MSM Pvt. Ld. (Sony Entertainment) Surbhi Bhatia is a Mathematics (Hons.) graduate from St. Stephen’ College, Delhi University. In 2007, she joined The Viewspaper, a start-up as one of the first 5 members. In 2009, she joined The Viewspaper in a full time position as Marketing and Operations in-charge for their content and marketing programs. She was awarded the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Award in 2008 by the Goldman Sachs Foundation and Institute of International Education. At IIM Kozhikode, she was elected Member of the Placements Committee in 2011. She interned with MSM Pvt. Ltd. (Sony Entertainment) in their Marketing Department for her Summer Internship. J.P. Morgan Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Tarun Chadha
23 months BBS (Finance)
J.P. Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd. With 2 years of experience, Sonal worked with Ernst & Young as Analyst, where she advised clients on business process improvements and contributed to EY strategic initiatives. At Alchemist, she spearheaded a product launch from its design & development to its sales & profitability in competitive market. She interned with J.P.Morgan(CRG) to work on investment banking projects with technology and telecom team. A consistent academic topper pursuing excellence, she is also Member of Industry Interaction Cell at IIMK. She is passionate about ideating on business problems and has won business competitions at national level. She loves travelling and teaching. Feedback Ventures Pvt. Ltd. | The Viewspaper St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
Surbhi Bhatia
23 months B.E (Chem)
12-23 months
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23 months B.E (Electronics)
Citibank An electronics engineer, Tarun worked in Mumbai and London as an Analyst with the Investment Banking division of J.P. Morgan. He has provided advisory services related to credit rating and debt structuring requirements of European clients. He has managed the overall workstream of a team of 3 members. During his summer internship in the Treasury team with Citibank, he designed an inflation-linked instrument for the Indian debt markets. He has been selected for the international exchange program at ESCP-EAP, Paris. Tarun has avid interests in music and travelling, and plays multiple instruments. 69
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Class of 2013 PharmARC Analytic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. | Grail Research BITS Pilani
Khushboo Aggarwal
24 months B.Pharm (Hons.)
Deloitte Consulting A Pharmacy (Hons.) graduate from BITS Pilani, Khushboo did her summer internship at Deloitte Consulting where she assessed partnering opportunities for a captive venture capitalist fund in the Healthcare IT segment. An exceptional performer (7/ 7 rating) at Grail Research, she was promoted as Associate and chosen to work with Monitor Group on a socio-economic development project in Vietnam. She has been selected for the international exchange program at Bocconi University, Milan. Khushboo has acted in/directed over 30 plays and authored two plays since 2005 as a part of Hindi Drama Club, BITS Plani; Theatrix, IIM Kozhikode; and Mashaal group, Bangalore. Eighty Twenty Media Works|Cognizant Technology Solutions SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
Madanish Kanna N S
TAFE A marketing enthusiast, Madanish Kanna did his summer internship at TAFE Ltd (Tractor & Farm Equipments) where he spent on a project in rural Andhra Pradesh. His project involved analyzing purchase ecosystem of tractors with meeting rural customers, dealers & other stakeholders. He is a member of the Alumni Committee at IIMK, and an avid quizzer, winning the regional edition of Tata Crucible Business Quiz 2012. He held various positions of responsibilities in his under graduation including placement coordinator, core member of E-Cell & coordinator for a LIMCA record. Some of his recent interests are psychology & consumer behavior.
Swastik Agencies | Reliance Infrastructure Ltd Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Ravi Toshniwal
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Kellogg’s India As a Procurement Executive at Reliance Infrastructure, Ravi led sourcing, tendering and procurement of heavy equipments and systems for upcoming power projects. While reporting to an Additional Vice President, he directly managed a portfolio of over Rs.400Crs and was appreciated for his negotiation and vendor liaison skills. During his internship at Kellogg’s India, he developed and piloted a Business Development Strategy for the B2B and Institutional Segment of their western region business. Besides receiving National Merit Scholarship from the Ministry of HRD for merit rank in HSC and SSC examinations, he represented his school at statelevel basketball and TT championships. John Deere India Private Limited NIT Calicut
Roney Vincent
24 months B.E (ECE)
24 months B.Tech (ME)
Innovation Alchemy Consulting Private Limited A Mechanical engineer from NIT Calicut, Roney worked in Vijayawada as a territory manager in sales with John Deere. During his summer internship in social enterprise consulting with Innovation Alchemy, he worked with various social enterprises helping them to scale up and become sustainable. He is in the top 10% of his class and has been selected for the international exchange program at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. A quizzer with interests in business, sports and current affairs he loves reading about automobiles, business side of cinema and military defence. He is a big fan of Mohanlal and FC Barcelona.
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Class of 2013 Mckinsey Knowledge Centre 24 months Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi University BBS
HSBC NIT Trichy
Gargi Nanjanath
Deloitte Consulting India Ltd. An Electrical and Electronics Engineer from NIT Trichy, Gargi worked with HSBC Analytics in Bangalore. During her summer internship with Deloitte Consulting India, she worked on an inventory valuation project as part of a divestiture deal for a mining multinational. A consistent performer in academics through school and college, she has been selected for the international exchange programme at NHH, Norway. She was elected into the Editorial Board, and is also passionate about theatre and has acted in and directed several plays. Her other interests include adventure sports, travelling, and is currently involved in making her own short film.
ICICI Bank Limited A C College of Technology, Anna University
Suseendran U
25 months B.Tech (EEE)
25 months B.Tech (Leather Tech)
Edserv Softsystems Limited A finance aficionado, Suseendran has worked as an Assistant Manager in the Retail Banking sector of ICICI bank. He was responsible for the day to day operations, audit compliance and profitability of the branch. He has exposure in the sales of financial products. He is interested in financial Planning and equity research. He is inclined to logical and analytical reasoning but also respects his intuition. His long time ambition is to become a technocrat. A voracious reader who likes science fiction and biographies. His other passions include travelling, motorcycling and photography.
Persistent Systems | Accede Learning&Information Pvt. Ltd. GSITS Indore
Vijeta Shrivastava
24-35 months
Swati Gupta
TAS (Tata Administrative Service) A Business Graduate from Delhi University, Swati worked at Mckinsey Knowledge Center as a Research Analyst, where she focused on commercial due diligence for global conglomerates and Private Equity houses. During her tenure, she was accorded with Award of Excellence for outstanding client impact. During her summer internship at TAS, she worked on strategy to identify areas of mobile applications in freight logistics. A consistent academic performer, she is the coordinator of Backwaters, the Organizing Committee of Annual Management Festival at IIM-K. Swati is also the coordinator of Konsult, The Consulting Interest Group at IIM-K. Her interests include writing and spirituality.
25 months B.E (CSE)
MindTree Limited An assiduous Computer Engineer from GSITS Indore, Vijeta distinguished herself from her peers by receiving Fast-Track Promotion during her stint at Persistent Systems Limited. She served reputed clients such as Wells Fargo, The Advisory Board Company and was awarded multiple appreciations for her performance. During her internship at MindTree Limited, she conceptualized a SoLoMo tool (Social, Local, Mobile) for Social Profiling of customers, providing them personalized services. She is Coordinator of Abakus – IT Interest Group, IIMK and Member, Volunteers Committee for IT Operations, Placements. Apart from consistent performance in academics, she enjoys playing Volleyball and watching movies. 71
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Class of 2013 ONGC Ltd. IIT Kharagpur
Keshar Prasad
Larsen & Toubro A mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur, Keshar worked at Mumbai High offshore as AEE (Mech) with ONGC Ltd. He was responsible for preventive maintenance and condition monitoring of critical equipment. During his summer internship in Railway Business Unit at L&T, he worked for project cost monitoring. He has been selected for the international exchange program at IESEG, Lille, France. Apart from academics, Keshar is also a member of an NGO Navprayas since 2004 and was its chairman in 2007. He started Vidyajyoti, an initiative to teach poor women in 2004. His interests include playing carom and badminton.
Shriram EPC Limited IIT Madras
Kavadi Omprakash
27 months B.Tech (Mech)
TAS (Tata Administrative Services) A mechanical engineer from IIT Madras, Kavadi Omprakash has worked as Executive-Project Management with M/s Shriram EPC Limited for a period of 27 months. During his stint, he was also involved in business development activities and travelled to China twice on a couple of assignments. He was associated with Tata Administrative Services (TAS) during his summer internship, where in, he worked on two projects viz. Go-To-Market strategy for Earth Moving Equipments in Zambia and Business Potential of Grinding Media Balls in Ore Processing Industry in Zambia, including a brief visit to Zambia. He is very passionate for sports and is a recipient of Gold medals for Hockey and Volleyball. Infosys Technologies Ltd. S A Engineering College , Anna University, Chennai
Subash P B
26 months B.Tech (Mech)
27 months B.E (ECE)
TAFE A passionately curious technology and General management aficionado from Thrissur, he interned at Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited .He unearthed insightful quantitative evidence in TAFE’s Growth & Development program for Managers, which was well appreciated. He also brings with him 2+ years of services exposure and Fortune 500 Client interfacing skills from Infosys. He has impeccable academic record of topping his department for four straight years at UG. A keen volley-ball player, he represents IIM Kozhikode in many battles. Innovation in technology excites him. He likes to be called social media activist and micro-blogs through his twitter handle. Tanker Pacific, Singapore T S Chanakya, Mumbai
30 months B.Sc (Nautical Science)
Damco (Maersk Logistics) As a disciplined officer in merchant navy, MUJTABA KHALIL served his company well and was promoted very fast up in the hierarchy. During his internship at Damco, he worked on project regarding operational efficiency and business development. Since his school days he has taken active participation in extra-curricular activities. He was house captain in his school and cadet leader in his college. He is a consistent student and has scored 98% in science in his school board examination. He enjoys swimming and playing Cricket. Mujtaba Khalil 72
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Class of 2013 Infosys Technologies Ltd. | Accenture Model Engineering college, Thrikkakara
Chocoswis Chocolates A computer science engineer, Sandeep has got 30 months of work experience in software industry while working for Infosys and Accenture. He was mainly working in the data warehousing and reporting module where he had to interact directly with the top officials of their clients. He did his internship in Chocoswis chocolates where he was responsible for analyzing the current market segments and identifying new sales opportunities for their chocolates. During his graduation he developed an artificial bot which answers the queries given by user. His interest includes reading, watching football and movies.
Wipro Technologies NIT Calicut
Vijeth Purli
Drizzlin media This is Vijeth Purli. He is an electrical and elecronics engineer from NIT Calicut. He has worked for 30 months as a project engineer and a tech lead in Wipro technologies where he handled clients such as Ericsson and juniper networks. He has done his summer internship in an online media company where he was instrumental in conceptualizing a reputation management tool and a complete business plan for the same. He has worked on live project with codeworx which involved extensive market analysis for a new social media control product and another live project with A M mindpower solutions for its busines in textile industry.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Cummins College of Engineering, Pune
Neha Lokhande
31 months B.E (CSE)
Cognizant Business Consulting TCS Young Achiever award winner, Neha, worked as a Business Analyst in TCS where she was a project leader responsible for designing and developing innovative IT applications for HR and marketing groups at General Electric. During her summer internship in Consumer Goods sector at Cognizant Business Consulting, Neha developed a framework to analyze social media buzz to enhance demand visibility in new product development and demand forecasting practices. Because of her exemplary academic performance at IIMK, she has been selected for international student exchange program at Leeds University, UK. Apart from academics, Neha enjoys swimming, dancing and teaching underprivileged children. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engg, Mumbai University
Gautam Kamath
30 months B.Tech (EEE)
24-35 months
Sandeep Sankar M
30 months B.Tech (CSE)
32 months B.E (Electronics)
Prizm Payments An Electronics Engineer from Mumbai University, Gautam has worked as a software developer & has led a team of five associates in banking domain in TCS. During his summer internship in Analytics in Prizm Payments, he has analysed the effect of real world scenarios on Prizm’s ATM business and given recommendations for improving the same. He is the member of Industry Interaction Cell at IIMK which is constantly striving to bring the industry and the academia closer. Apart from academics, he has won many accolades for his singing and quizzing prowess. His other interests include playing badminton and watching movies. 73
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Class of 2013 Infosys Technologies Ltd. Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune
Shivaprasad Chennoju
32 months B.E (E&TC)
Sunil Hitech Engineers Limited, Nagpur An E&TC engineer from Pune University, Shivaprasad has worked with Infosys as Software Engineer for 32 months. He was part of many challenging projects and won numerous awards including Most Valuable Player and Most Promising Newcomer. During the summer internship with Sunil Hitech Engineers Limited, he modelled a Business Development Plan to double the revenues of the company in next 5 years. During his graduation, he developed a cost effective tool for Tata Consultancy Services for interpreting messages between different electronic units in car . Apart from academics, Shiva likes quizzing and is an ardent sports fan.
Delphi Automotive Systems | Mu Sigma Business Solutions 33 months College of Engineering Trivandrum B.Tech (EEE)
Ajay Prasad J
Cognizant Business Consulting Ajay Prasad J, an Electrical Engineering graduate from College of Engineering Trivandrum has close to three years of work experience. After graduation he joined Delphi Automotive Systems as a Trainee Software Engineer and his work profile involved testing and verification of Engine Management system circuitry in Automobiles. After that stint Ajay joined Mu Sigma business solutions as a Business Analyst. Ajay’s work profile at Mu Sigma involved Market Mix Modeling to gauge the effectiveness of marketing campaign. He also worked as a consultant in statistics. During his internship with Cognizant Business Consulting, Ajay worked on Retail Supply Chain consulting. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Inductis Exl services Ltd. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Apurba Gorai
TAFE An engineering graduate from Jadavpur University, Apurba worked initially with TCS as a Bio Statistical Programmer. Thereafter he worked as an Analyst Programmer with Inductis where he worked for a British utility client in their revenue assurance team. In both the positions he extensively worked with statistical tools such as SAS and gained exposure in various statistical techniques. During his summer internship with TAFE ltd., he worked on a demand forecasting model for tractors in India. The model showed an accuracy of more than 85 %. Apurba is a music enthusiast and an avid reader of books on social sciences.
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33 months B.E
NRI Projects India Ltd He has cleared BSCM module and attempted CSCP by APICS.He is a SIXSIGMA green belt holder .As a deputy engineer, he intoduced 35 new vendors to the bel vendorslist during vendor registration process and developed existing vendors cycle time reduction in procurement. Saved about 3.5 cr rupees for the company with negotations for subcontracted parts.Presented technical research papers at premiere institutes including IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee. Awarded prathibha award by a.p state government for perfoamce in 10 th std. He has been versatile as reflected by his achievements in Sports, general knowledge, Drawing etc.
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Class of 2013 Larsen and Toubro Ltd. | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. 33 months Delhi College of Engineering B.E (Civil)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Institute of Chemical Technology
Seema Golekar
Reliance Industries Limited An operations enthusiast, Seema did her summer internship at Reliance Industries Limited. She worked for Petroleum marketing in lubricants sector. She carried out market study, identified flaws in the schemes and consequently recommended changes. She visited both rural and urban markets to understand the operations and marketing of the schemes. She did her chemical engineering from UICT Mumbai. She worked as Process engineer at IOCL Baroda refinery where she worked very enthusiastically and was promoted to various other units. She is interested in sports, particularly Badminton and was selected as a sports committee member in IOCL and IIM Kozhikode. She is also good at painting. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. College of Engineering Pune
Swati Yedekar
33 months B.Tech (Mech)
Nomura Structured Finance Services Private Limited A mechanical engineer from College of Engineering Pune, Swati worked as OfficerStrategy at HPCL where she was involved in formulation of Corporate Plan and assessment of business proposals. During her summer internship in Global Markets Division at Nomura, she profiled the Indian pharmaceutical sector and initiated coverage on an Indian pharmaceutical company. She is in the top 15% of her batch at IIMK. She was awarded Dhirubhai Ambani Undergraduate scholarship for academic excellence. Apart from academics, Swati enjoys dancing and has performed in prize winning dances. She has also initiated a teaching project for children from Wakdewadi slum in Pune. IBM India Pvt. Ltd. BIT Sindri
Ankita Singh
33 months B.E (Chem)
24-35 months
Sameer Ahmad
Wordplay Content With over 2 year experience in the Power Sector with L&T Power, Sameer is a Civil Engineer from DCE. He’s the coordinator for mPower - Marketing Interest Group of IIMK and is currently exploring an area of research in Pricing. He was responsible for strategy formulation and implementation at Wordplay Content during his internship. He also optimized the operations for the web-based startup. He was selected for the zonals for Nissan Student Brand Manager for 2012 and helped in launching an apparel brand in the campus. In his leisure time he likes to sketch and is also interested in quizzing.
34 months B.Sc Engineering
Cognizant Business Consulting Having worked as a subject matter expert in SAP space with IBM for around three years, Ankita possesses sound business process consulting experience. A strategy and general management enthusiast, she did her internship with Cognizant Business Consulting on Source-to-Pay services in Operations Consulting domain to help devise sourcing and negotiation strategies for smarter and quicker solution implementation to value realization and tighter compliance of S2P activities. Having strong quantitative skills and analytical abilities, she was selected for internship in BARC during her graduation. She is also a theatre enthusiast and winner of several national level debate competitions. 75
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Class of 2013 Larsen and Toubro Ltd. SCOE, Pune
Girish Fule
NRI Project Management India Pvt. Ltd. An operation management enthusiast, Girish has worked in L&T Ltd. In his 34 months of work experience he has had worked in 3 domestic and 2 international projects in sector of mid & downstream Oil & Gas sector, had responsibilities ranging from project management, procurement and project estimation, bid preparation and risk management. Summer intern in NRI Project India Pvt. Ltd. was feasibility report of an integrated infrastructure project in Calicut, Kerala. Graduated as chemical engineer from Pune University, he enjoys reading advances in scientific field, human psychology and thriller novels. Sportsperson by nature, he is an enthusiastic lawn tennis and badminton player. Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore MIT Manipal
Megha Anand
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34 months B.Tech (ECE)
CLSA An Engineer by background, and a management person at heart, Namith worked with MES College of Engineering in the capacity of Assistant Professor. During his teaching career that spanned for over 2 years, he was influential in motivating students to dream big and reach for the sky. He was also instrumental in giving the much-needed impetus to several initiatives like the Debate Club, Professional associations and Soft-Skill development clubs for students. Namith also involves actively with IEEE and other Professional & NGO networks in his spare time. Quality improvement of primary education in India is one of his primary areas of interest.
BMC Software India Pvt. Ltd., Pune IIT Roorkee
Rahul Maheshwari
34 months B.E (ECE)
Comviva Technologies, Gurgaon An electronics engineer from MIT Manipal, Megha worked as a Deputy Engineer with BEL, a Defense PSU. During her summer internship at Comviva Technologies, she worked on the process improvements and market research of a mobile financial service product. She has worked for Suyati Technologies, as part of live project, where she was responsible for conducting a market research for content management software. Currently, she is working for Samyak Software (live project) and is responsible for formulating a growth strategy for the firm. She was the coordinator of Konquest, the IIMK knowledge club and has interest in dramatics and singing. Turning Point | MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram TKMIT, Kollam
Namith Najeeb
34 months B.E (Chem)
34 months B.Tech (ECE)
Aricent Group, Bangalore An electronics & communication engineer from IIT Roorkee, Rahul worked as a software developer at BMC Software India where he filed a patent. During his summer internship in B2B marketing with Aricent Group, he built a product roadmap and a market-readiness profile for Aricent CEM inReach solution through an exhaustive market analysis and provided recommendations regarding the prospects, positioning and new vendor partnerships. He has also been selected for the international exchange program at ESSCA, Angers (France). Apart from academics, Rahul is the coordinator of Tripod, the photography interest club at IIMK, and his other interests include travelling and adventure sports.
Profiles
Class of 2013 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. IET, Lucknow
A V Thomas & Company Ltd Satya did his summer internship at A V Thomas & Company Ltd where he worked for branding and marketing of AVT tea products. He was responsible for formulating merchandising, promotional and loyalty building activities with top management of the company and implementing those at the trader & customer level. Satya has an experience to lead many teams in his professional career. He is a diligent student and UP Technical University & UP Board Merit Certificate holder. He is associated with social causes like education of poor children and AIDS Awareness. He likes to collect coins & currencies of different countries.
Tata Steel Ltd. IIT Madras
Anjan Gayen
35 months B.Tech (EE)
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. An electrical engineer from IIT Madras, Anjan has wide exposure in various fields during his three year tenure with Tatasteel Ltd. He has worked in Tatasteel with the corporate planning & industry research group apart from managing the power system of the Jamshedpur plant and the township. During his summer internship in Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., he analyzed the various aspects of raw material logistics for their Raigarh plant and helped them improve on key aspects. Apart from academics, Anjan has a keen interest in trekking. He also pursues palmistry as a hobby.
Telco Construction Equipment Company Limited NIT Patna
35 months B.Tech (Mech)
Ashutosh Singh Kushwaha
Tata Jagriti Yatra A Mechanical Engineer from NIT Patna, Ashutosh has worked 3years as a project manager for Telcon. Apart from executing capital projects such as planning of Telcon’s first remanufacturing center and managing Capex of 30 field locations around India, he was also the youngest ISO 9001 internal auditor and was part of annual and 5year Capex consolidation. He did his summers in Tata Jagriti Yatra on improvising its branding strategy, through designing of various awareness campaigns. During engineering, he was part of several committees and has won many diverse competitions. Now he is pursuing hobbies like biking, travelling, sketching and writing.
Jayakirupa J
Private Practice, Madras High Court|Dua Associates 35 months School of Excellence in Law, Tamilnadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai B.A , B.L (Hons.) Innovation Alchemy A lawyer for three years in the Madras High Court, Jayakirupa, has handled issues pertaining to corporate, real estate and personal laws. She interned with Innovation Alchemy, a start-up during the summer and played consultant to the fledgling sector of social enterprise. At IIMK, she is a member of the Media Cell and Kdio. A consistent performer who holds the NTSE scholarship, CBSE Merit certificate and a NCC best cadet gold medal, she is also an avid quizzer, published writer and stand-up comedian. Furthermore she enjoys world cinema, obscure music, comic books, travelling and plays tennis and basket ball.
24-35 months
Satya Prakash
34 months B.Tech (EIE)
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Class of 2013 Alstom Projects India Ltd IET, Lucknow
Kavita Jangpangi
Eastern Condiments Pvt. Ltd. As a Control & Instrumentation Engineer, Kavita has worked in Alstom for 35 months & rated as ‘efficient and highly productive performer’. She worked in various projects involving designing, developing, implementing and testing logic diagrams for Gas turbine operations in automation control system. During her summer internship in Eastern Condiments under Sales & Marketing, she conducted a market research in Uttar-Pradesh to come up with a break through insight by interviewing and studying the downstream supply chain. She pursued B.Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation from ‘Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow’. She did a project on Programmable Logic controller. Her interests are painting and dancing. NTPC Ltd. NIT Durgapur
Rajiv Keshri
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35 months B.Tech (Mech)
Larsen & Toubro A mechanical engineer from NIT Durgapur, Rajiv believes in taking firm decisions. He has worked with NTPC as a project construction engineer for two years and as an operation engineer for one year. There, he helped construct, commission and operate a 500 MW power plant; and was awarded the certificate of merit in 2009. During his internship, he helped in the business development of L&T Piping Centre and developed a strategy to enter into the oil and gas sector. He likes exploring and learning new things and is interested in fiction, fantasy and classic novels. He also loves to play guitar.
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. College of Engineering,Guindy
Ranjani R
35 months B.Tech (EIE)
35 months B.E (CSE)
Visual IQ An operations enthusiast, Ranjani did her summers internship at Visual IQ where she was responsible for developing a population mix model, estimating brand equity and developing a optimal media plan for a given spend. She is the coordinator of Abakus, the systems interest group at IIMK. During her 3 years tenure with oracle, she was responsible for the design and development of Siebel, CRM solutions in the following areas- pricing, promotion and deal management. She is a patent holder as part of the team involved in “Deal Management in CRM environment”. She loves solving puzzles, playing Sudoku and reading books.
Profiles
Class of 2013 Vishal Paints | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited UDCT, Mumbai (Now named ICT )
Sandeep Lanjewar
OPG Power Generation Ltd. With Sandeep, there is one word that comes to mind – ‘versatile’. ‘The Best Suggestions Award (BPCL)’, ‘The Best Allrounder’ (Cricket), ‘Best Actor’ (an English Play) are all achievements of this single person. He has been a Cricket Captain, a Dance Troupe-Leader and a Students’ Council member at IIM Kozhikode. From leading a 100 volunteer-team for a Marathon event to leading teams with people having 25 years’ experience at BPCL, Sandeep has had one of the richest leadership experiences among his contemporaries. Owing to his adaptability, he proposed a Captive Power Purchase Model for Power Purchase during his internship at OPG Power. Accenture Services Pvt Ltd NIT Surathkal
Gautam S
37 months B.Tech (ECE)
Innovation Alchemy Consulting An electronics engineer from NITK Surathkal, Gautam has worked at Accenture Services as a Business Analyst for Insurance vertical for a period of 3 years. A proactive student at IIMK, he has been instrumental in the success of E Summit 2011 as an elected member of Entrepreneurship Cell for the second consecutive year. During his summer internship with Innovation Alchemy Consulting, he consulted for Waste Wise Trust and developed cost and revenue models, after studying the entire operations of the client. A consistent performer throughout, has been a NTSE Scholar, is a fitness freak and an avid automobile enthusiast.
Wipro Technologies | State Bank of India Government Engineering College, Thrissur
Ranjith Ramanan
36 months B.E (Chem)
41 months B.Tech (ECE)
Wipro Business Consulting An electronics engineering graduate, Ranjith has worked as a project engineer in Wipro Technologies and as assistant manager in State Bank of India wherein he was selected for a direct promotion to scale II level officer based on performance evaluation. During his internship at Wipro Business Consulting, he was responsible for developing a framework for centralizing the business processes in banks. He had developed a model which analyzes a bank’s as-is state and aids in deciding the extent of centralization required. He is a member of IT Committee in the campus and is interested in gadgets and travelling.
Vikas Rai Arora
Edelweiss Capital Pvt. Ltd. With a total experience of 3.5 years in IT sector, Vikas is an excellent team player with good learning capabilities. During his stint in IT sector Vikas has worked for IT majors Cognizant Technology Solutions & Infosys Technologies Ltd. He is keen towards IT technology & doing his research on Green Computing. During his summer Internship in Wealth Advisory & Investment services (WAIS) with Edelweiss Capital, he profiled the Indian Real Estate Sector & was solely responsible for setting up real estate desk for Edelweiss. Apart from good professional qualities, Vikas is passionate about adventurous activities. His other interests include travelling & singing.
36 months above
Cognizant Technology Solutions | Infosys Technologies Ltd. 42 months C.R State College of Engineering & Technology, Haryana B.Tech (ECE)
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Class of 2013 Cisco Systems IIT Kharagpur
Avinash Kumar
43 months B.Tech (EE)
MindTree Limited As a software engineer at Cisco Systems, Avinash worked on OS infrastructure and manageability features. During his foreign stint, he also actively collaborated with consultants and marketing team all over the world. An electrical engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur, an NTSE scholar and merit ranker at ICSE examination, he has also worked as maintenance secretary at college and won prizes at cultural/ literary events. During his summer internship in MindTree Limited, he profiled the global Telecom services sector and came up with a strategy for the Telecom industry group. His hobbies include quizzing, scrabble, anagrams, playing badminton, watching movies and music. Tata Steel Ltd. IIT Kanpur
44 months B.Tech
Macquarie Capital Graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2007, joined Tata Steel. After brief stints of six month each in Safety, TQM and Engineering Projects departments in company, joined G Blast Furnace as manager operations. Completed summer intern in Macquarie Capital at Equity Research Group. Submitted a report on steel sector ,developed a demand and supply model for next five years ,conducted a benchmarking study of top five players with their stock valuations. A trekking enthusiast, practices Yoga and writes poetry in free time. Rananjay Pratap Larsen and Toubro Ltd. College of Engineering Pune
Amol Panditrao
Larsen & Toubro Amol Panditrao was consistently among best performers for 4 years at L&T where he worked as Assistant Manager at Technology Development Center in Defense SBU of L&T. He has successfully designed mechanical systems for prestigious projects like launchers, radars. During summer internship at L&T Power, he worked on Standardization of Commercial and Logistics Procedures for power projects. He has been a consistent performer in academics and was also member of organizing committee for annual festival during graduation. An avid biker, he likes to travel a lot. He also enjoys trekking and has completed many treks in Sahyadri range. SAIL NIT PATNA
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46 months B.Tech (Mech)
46 months B.E (Civil)
GENPACT An operations and strategy enthusiast, having 4 years industry experience as Shift in charge at SAIL. Handled a workforce of 100 technicians, was responsible for Logistics & Inventory Management. During his internship at Genpact as operations consultant, he streamlined and standardized the SLA compliance for The Coco Cola Company team & received a bronze award for his project. He is an active member of Alumni Committee and Omega, Operations interest group at IIMK. Ashish is a great sports enthusiast and is passionate about playing badminton. He has won many competitions in Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Kabbadi and Sprint events at various levels.
Profiles
Class of 2013 Wipro Technologies | Allahabad UP Gramin Bank | Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board NIT Allahabad
Manish Shah
46 months B.Tech (P&I)
TAFE An engineering graduate from NIT, Allahabad in Production and Industrial Engineering started his career in IT at Wipro Technology where he worked Siebel-CRM Platform. While working in BFSI domain he developed liking for banking sector and switched to Allahabad Bank as PO working in rural banking catering to need of rural market. With advent of time he switched to UPSEB to understand government system and machinery where he was working as Unit Head of 105 MW unit. To diversify his profile he interned with TAFE in HR developing system for employee satisfaction measurement. He loves cooking and music. Siemens Information Systems Limited RNS Institute of Technology, Bangalore
46 months B.E (CSE)
Aricent Group Shashwat has a worked as an associate consultant with Siemens in the automotive sector. His interest area is consulting and general management. As a summer intern with the Aricent Group he has worked in the area of “Smart energy and Home energy management” wherein he analysed the current market and devised the future plans for the Aricent Group in this segment. He also has co-founded a school and run a horticulture nursery earlier. Shashwat Mahaseth Deloitte & Touche | PwC BESU Shibpur
AVT Natural Products Ltd. An Electronics and Telecommunication engineer from BESU Shibpur, Sudip worked as a consultant in two of the “Big 4” firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte. He was involved in business development, project management, client interaction and execution of various end to end ERP (SAP) implementation projects for major Business houses. A consulting enthusiast, Sudip did his summer internship from AVT Natural Products Ltd., a leading player in natural extract, where he developed a diversification strategy for the company. He analyzed various areas where the company can venture into and designed a roadmap for diversification. Sudip also has great interest in cricket and travelling. NTPC Ltd. NIT Trichy
Sujit Kumar Mandi
46 months B.Tech (ECE)
MilkorWater Analytics An electronics and communication engineer from NIT Trichy, Sujit worked in NTPC Ltd as operation engineer. He was responsible for managing 200MW thermal power plant. He has actively facilitated non-executives in Quality Circle programs. During ERP implementation, he was imparted basic SAP training to executives and basic computer skills to non-executives. He has cleared Certificate In Project Management conducted by PMA. He was Manager (Technical Committee) of Probe 2007, a National Level Technical Symposium of NIT Trichy. During his internship in MilkorWater, he was involved in designing stock portfolios. He likes to play badminton and collect information about gadgets.
36 months above
Sudip Kumar Patra
46 months B.E (E&TC)
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Class of 2013 Reliance Industries Limited IIT Delhi
Pratyush Gupta
Maeve Capital Advisors A chemical engineer from IIT Delhi, Pratyush worked as a process optimization engineer with Reliance Industries Limited for four years. He has worked in diverse profiles and executed several commissioning, troubleshooting and performance improvement projects at refineries and petrochemical plants. During his summer internship with Maeve capital advisors, he conducted preliminary research on building real estate price index. He is a CFA level I certification holder and has been selected for the international exchange program at IESEG School of management, France. Apart from academics, he organized several events during inter college festivals at IIT Delhi and passionately follows cricket and tennis. ABB Limited NIT Allahabad
Anupam Kumar Awasthi
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48 months B.Tech (CSE)
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Mukha has 4 years of experience in the IT industry designing and developing order management software. In his summer internship with Hindustan Coca-Cola beverages, Mukha analysed the warehousing and dispatching processes and came up with a model for resource allocation and also suggested methods for improving space utilization. A computer science engineer from ISM Dhanbad, Mukha has organized events in tech fests, won prizes in national level programming contests and has a publication in an international journal. He also has represented his state at the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad. He likes solving sudoku, playing video games and follows formula1. Tata Steel Ltd. | Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd. BESU Shibpur
Pradipta Baisya
48 months B.Tech (EE)
ICICI Bank After completion of his graduation in Electrical Engineering from MN National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Anupam joined ABB, as a Management Trainee in July 2007. He was responsible for execution of turnkey electrical Projects for EHV Substations. He is a certified Project Manager as per ABB global standards. He also holds two prestigious global certificates named “Project Management Application” and “Project Planning Analysis & Control” by ESI International in association with George Washington University, USA. Anupam did his summer internship in business intelligence unit of ICICI bank in Mumbai. He writes Hindi poems and is the captain of college swimming team. Sterling Commerce | IBM ISM Dhanbad
Mukha Prasad Misra
47 months B.Tech (Chem)
48 months B.E (Mech)
Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd. A mechanical engineer from BESU Shibpur, Pradipta brings with him 48 months of a diverse experience across steel and consulting industry having worked with Tata Steel Ltd. and Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd. He interned with Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd. and implemented continuous replenishment system in the primary distribution network. Apart from consistent academics, he has also won prestigious competitions like Tata Business Leadership Award and Best Management Trainee award in Tata Steel. He is the Student Coordinator of Industry Interaction Cell, Operations Interest Group and Calicut Marathon Executive Team in IIM Kozhikode. His other interests include travelling and watching European soccer.
Profiles
Class of 2013 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Delhi College of Engineering
Axis Bank An Electrical Engineer from DCE, Robin worked for 4 years with Maruti Suzuki where he was responsible for vehicle design, supplier development and component procurement activities for new models.He also worked on Global Hybrid and Electric Vehicle project for which he worked out of Germany, managing supplier relations across the globe. A strategy enthusiast, he interned with the Merchant Acquiring group of Axis Bank where he developed the product launch and market startegy for Mobile POS. An avid quizzer and a Regional Mathematics Olympiad winner, he is also a member of Students Placements Committee at IIM Kozhikode.
ABB Limited | Shankra Institute of Engineering S K I T Jaipur
Poonam Yadav
UST Global An electronics engineer, Poonam worked for ABB Limited as Control & Design engineer for close to 4 years. She gained knowledge and experience of engineering, manufacturing and project management during her stint with ABB. During her summer internship with UST Global, she prepared a competency framework for performance assessments of the employees. As part of the project, profiles of the employees at various roles and designations were studied and behavioural attributes were defined as per UST specific competencies. She won awards in drawing, dance and story writing during her school days. Her other interests include shopping and watching movies. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. KLESCET, Belgaum
Pratima Rani
57 months B.E (ECE)
Societe Generale A consulting and finance enthusiast , Pratima worked for more than four years as a Domain Consultant in Tata Consultancy Services for leading clients like General Electric, Agilent Technologies, IRCTC, etc. She completed her summer internship in Societe Generale, a global financial major, where as Process Consultant she worked closely with its leadership team for conceptualizing and designing of the employee repository. She is a Six Sigma Green Belt certified professional. She has been a consistent performer and has received many awards and accolades in academic and professional spheres. Besides her work, she loves travelling and photography. Telco Construction Equipment Company Limited | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. NIT Calicut
Rohan Kalani
51 months B.E (ECE)
57 months B.Tech (Mech)
Reliance Industries Ltd A mechanical engineer from NIT Calicut, Rohan worked with Telcon as Assistant Manager- Service. Subsequently he joined HPCl and was the champion of a project that made the Mangalore terminal the first ISRS level -6 certified terminal in the country. During his summer internship with Reliance Industries he studied the operational performance of the product in the industries and suggested methods for customer retention. He had been part of the team that conducted the cultural and academic fest at NIT Calicut , is an avid reader of fiction and an automobile and gadgets enthusiast who loves travelling and playing football.
36 months above
Robin Bishwajeet
49 months B.E (EE)
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Class of 2013 Samsung India Pvt. Ltd. IIT Roorkee
Avneesh Goel
Tractor and Farming Equipment Ltd An electrical Engineer from IIT Roorkee, Avneesh worked in Samsung Bangalore as a Lead Engineer for 5 years. He was spearhead of GUI team and responsible for understanding Clients requirement, designing and developing applications for mobiles. He successfully granted a patent during his tenure in Samsung. During his summer training in Product Marketing department in TAFE, he was assigned the project to understand the scope of mechanization in Rubber Farming Industry. He has been selected for the international exchange program at IESEG France. Apart from academics, Avneesh has got many medals in sports at National level. LSI Logic | Samsung India Software Operations| NDS Pay TV Technologies | Nagravision FET Agra College, Agra
Deepak Agarwal
Shushanta Guha
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63 months B.Tech (CSE)
Ritika Systems, Noida A Computer Science Engineer, Deepak Agarwal has worked in Embedded Systems in Indian offices of USA, Europe and Asian MNCs. Interactions with client and onsite and offsite module teams, designing software modules, and tracking the project from all teams were major responsibilities. In IIM Kozhikode majoring Strategy, Operations and general management, he is looking forward for making career in Strategy Consulting. He did his summer internship in Ritika Systems, a solar company in marketing research for analyzing the scope of the solar market in Uttar Pradesh. Hobbies include Playing games and travelling. Valona Holdings Pte Ltd| Happy Marketer Pte Ltd | 69 months PQ Engineering Pte Ltd National University of Singapore B.E (EE) Medtronic An electrical engineer from National University of Singapore, Shushanta worked in Singapore as a Business Development Manager with Valona Holdings and has Project Management experience at PQ Engineering. During his summer internship with Medtronic, he did market research for identifying and validating the learning needs of the non-clinical stakeholders involved in healthcare delivery and proposed a continued engagement and phase-wise implementation plan for the Healthcare Schools. He has been selected for the international exchange program at IESEG, Lille. He is an avid sportsman and has represented the institute in cricket, tennis, badminton etc. Interra IT | United Health Group Delhi College of Engineering
Sonia Singh
61 months B.Tech (EE)
71 months B.E (EE)
Tata Consultancy Group With six years of experience in IT industry, Sonia has worked with multicultural and multi-geographic teams from across the globe. As a lead of software quality control team, she managed quality projects and was responsible for resource development, hiring & training of employees in her team. She has had exposure to US healthcare sector and Enterprise Application Integration. During her summer internship at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), she worked with Innovation and Transformation Group (ITG) in devising a non-linear growth model. In addition to this, she was a facilitator of Toastmasters Club at her previous organizations.
Profiles
Class of 2013 Satyam Computer Services Ltd | CGI NIT Warangal
Anurag Bajpai
HIH Reality Pvt Ltd A chemical engineer from NIT Warangal, Anurag has six years of work experience in the IT industry, serving to American clients in Insurance and Payroll domains at India as well as client locations in America with last designation as senior consultant. During his summer internship (strategic consulting in business operations and marketing) with HIH Realty Pvt Ltd, he helped reengineering organizational processes, preparing strategic business plan apart from providing valuable inputs to improve the company website. A state topper in 12th board exams, Anurag is a follower of ancient Indian school of philosophy and applies its learning to the work.
Tata Motors Ltd. IIT Roorkee
Sanket Anurag Shrivastava
72 months B.Tech (Chem)
73 months B.Tech (Meta)
Macquarie Capital Having graduated from IIT Roorkee, Sanket worked with Tata Motors Ltd. for about 6 years, in different roles from sales to service, across the nation’s geography. He interned at Macquarie Capital with their equity research arm, working as domain expert on auto sector. His project work involved field work as well as analysis to conclude growth assuptions for 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers. He is experienced in dealing with technicians as well as CEOs. His areas of interest include economics and strategy. He loves reading and plays the guitar and has given solo performances. He has received numerous honours in quizzing and debating.
Rearden Commerce|Core Objects|Oracle|Object Technologies 80 months MCE Hassan B.Tech (CSE)
NSE Infotech Services Ltd. | Datamatics Technologies Limited VJTI Mumbai
Chetankumar Bagade
93 months B.E (CSE)
ICICI Bank Ltd As consultant, Chetan did his summers with ICICI Bank Ltd on asset correlation and credit risk at their business intelligence unit. He devised model for estimating asset correlation values using various techniques across different asset classes. The results helped in identifying the optimum capital requirement considering credit risk under Basel II. As System Analyst at NSE INFOTECH SERVICES LIMITED, he worked on various projects on trade management system across equity, equity derivatives and currency derivatives market segments of NSE. He graduated as computer engineer from VJTI Mumbai. He likes travelling; watch movies and keeps energies up by Gym and yoga.
36 months above
Naveen M
Asclepius Consulting A consulting enthusiast, computer science engineer from VTU Belgaum. Naveen worked as a software developer in retail, supply chain and telecom domains with star performer awards in his kitty. During his summer internship in consulting and sales with Asclepius Consulting, he increased the profitability of hospitals by reducing CGHS rejection rates and was responsible for BPR. He is currently responsible for IT operations in the Placement Committee at IIMK. Apart from academics, Naveen is also a quizzer, represented college in cricket tournaments. He formed the Debate Club in college and organized events as a member of Science Club.
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