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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
YEAR QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION CPI/%
2017-present B.Tech(Civil Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 6.8/10
2016 Grade 12th (CBSE) Subhash Public School, Giridih, JH 82%
2014 Grade 10th (CBSE) BNS DAV Public School, Giridih, JH 9/10
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
ZestMoney (Product Management Intern), Bangalore (Apr’20-Jun’20)
Objective  Ideation and documentation of a product to enhance the merchant ecosystem and increase user engagement
 Conducted user research and proactively captured user feedback through user interviews
Approach  Proposed hypotheses related to Customer Satisfaction, RBI Moratorium, etc. and validated using customer feedback
 Prioritized ideas and developed product vision and strategy based on customer analysis using qualitative methods
 Determined several solutions like Offline store tracker, Gamification of user journey and ZestWallet
Results  Made PRDs for all the three prototypes of the product and wireframes for the product flow using mockflow platform
 Segmented features into Agile User Stories for different teams in Trello for successful implementation of the product
Shunya, India Pvt Ltd (Summer Intern), Bangalore (Apr’20-Jun’20)
 To develop a product for effective learning outcomes for first-generation learners in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities
Objective
 To develop a product and market strategy focused on the water scarcity faced by low-income groups
 Conducted PAN India interviews, user persona’s and on-ground Market research by speaking to the potential users
 Worked on all facets of R&D, concept development, viability analysis and prototyping for a commercial idea
Approach
 Performed extensive user research and literature survey to understand current issues and solutions
 Worked with the UX team to make the prototype of the product for govt. school teachers and students
 Constructed the reports of findings that went into the scope for defining the MVP of the product
Results
 Constructed a rainwater harvesting system priced at approx. Rs. 17,000 to tackle the acute water shortage
Zupee (Business Development Intern) (Jan’18-Apr’18)
 Assisted the core team of Zupee in launching their platform in 10 colleges including various IITs, NITs
 Designed and executed the Guerrilla Marketing Campaigns in over 50 premier Institutes of India
 Managed and improved the Digital Marketing strategies of company, Contributed to Product Strategy & User Experience
Postal Services, India (Growth Intern) (Dec’18)
 Proposed hypotheses like customer satisfaction etc. and validated it through the User research to increase business productivity
 Improved methodology for customer acquisition, resulted in the increment of acquisition rate by 54% in a month
 Rewarded as the best Intern among 20 interns for developing a client acquisition worth 2.65 crores INR in a month
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Internship Coordinator, Students’ Placement Office (SPO), IIT Kanpur (Mar’19-Mar’20)
 Streamlined the placement and internship process in a 3-tier team for 1200+ and 800+ students respectively
Leadership  Spearheaded a team of 50+ members for planning and execution of placement and internship drive
 Coordinated in conduction of mock GDs and tests to enhance preparedness and employability of students
Managerial  Managed a unified database of 5000+ companies and Online Placement Portal for all campus students
 Developed liaisons with more than 50 corporate teams to ensure participation in internship and placement drive
Impact  Attained a total of 345 internship offers through SPO, 14.97% YOY increase over last year’s internship record
 Recorded the best placement across all IITs, 975 offers being a core team member in SPO in 2019-20
Secretary, Hindi Sahitya Sabha, IIT Kanpur (Mar’18-Apr’19)
 Planned, coordinated and successfully executed various literary, debating and discussion events throughout the year
 Wrote investigative articles for student journalism body Nirvaak on the issue- increased electricity rates, resulted in normalized rates
Student Guide, Counselling Service, IIT Kanpur (May’18-Apr’19)
 Guided and Mentored 6 students to help them get used to the Academic, Cultural and Technical environment at IIT Kanpur
 Coordinated in conducting Orientation Program for fresher’s batch of 800+ students with a team of 150 members
RELEVANT COURSES & SKILLS
Courses: Probability & Statistics(A) Total Quality Management Linear Algebra & ODE Fundamentals of Computing
Introduction to Economics Infrastructure Financing Numerical Methods Partial Differential Equation
Programming Languages: C++, C, SQL, HTML, CSS, MATLAB
Software & Utilities: MS Excel, LaTeX, MS Office, AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion 360
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 Recognized as the Bhaskar Scholar of Global Governance Initiative- named after Bhaskar Chakravorti(Former partner at Mckinsey)
 Won Hindi Sahitya sabha Trophy for consecutive two years in Galaxy-2019 & 2020 (Inter-hall Cultural Competition)
 Secured 1st Position in Kho-Kho event during Intramurals'18 at IIT Kanpur (Sports competition among all the first year students)