Definitely Not A Muggle!!
Thanx
for wanting to find out about my achievements!! You’re either a friend, who’s gonna be proud of all my achievements or an enemy who’ll
end up feeling envious... either ways be sure you’re not gonna
be disappointed ;). Jokes apart here are the most noteworthy achievements of my
life, and not necessarily in that order. First are the newspaper clippings and
the pics… followed by the details, for those who
don’t get too bored to scroll that far down!!
Page 3, November
11, 2006. Times of
Page 2, November
10, 2006. Times of
September 31,
2006. Indian Express
September 31,
2006.
At NITIE Prerana Summer Project Competition, I won the FIRST PRIZE
in the IT segment. The competitors were IIM-Ahmedabad,
IIM-Bangalore , NITIE and Sydenham Instt. The judges were Mr. S. Rajagopal
(VP & CKO, Cognizant), Mr. M. Sheshadri (VP, Retail, Wipro),
Mr. S. Bhadu (Senior Manager/ECU, Ernst & Young), Mr. S. Hariharan (Principal Consultant, TCS)
Prerana: The conqueror…
Prerana: Receiving the
accolades
Prerana: The winning
presentation
Acumen, Rohit and me in action, we were first runners up…
Acumen again,
with Harsha asking the questions…
Acumen, with Harsha after the victory…
At IIM
And hopefully some
more to come… !!
And here are the
general details…
Ø
FIRST
prize for Summer Project Paper at the prestigious Prerana Ernst & Young Summer Project Competition at
NITIE, the first and largest competition of its kind in the country.
o The
competitors were IIM-A, IIM-B and NITIE and the jury consisted of VPs and
senior executives from Cognizant, Wipro, Ernst & Young and TCS.
Ø
First
Runners-Up at the National
Level B-School Challenge ACUMEN 2006 Debate at IIM Bangalore, organized by Aditya Birla Group and Business Today, hosted by Harsha Bhogle.
o The
event was covered by CNN-IBN, Pagalguy and Business
Today (24th Sep Issue)
Ø
Wipro “Top Performer” Award 2003-04,
with a Certificate of Excellence in Overall Performance.(and
this after all the freaking out I did in Delhi J)
Ø
KITS
“Best Outgoing Student 2003” Award for being the
best outgoing student and excelling in all fields in college (and NOT being a
bookworm).
Ø
Wipro “Top Performer” Award 2003-04,
with a Certificate of Excellence in Overall Performance.(and
this after all the freaking out I did in Delhi J)
Ø
Maharashtra State Debate “Overall
Championship Trophy”. Was the state level debating champion for 2
consecutive years (certified yapper!).
Ø Letter
of Appreciation by the Associate Vice President of Wipro
Mr. Alok Jain for designing and maintaining Web
Process website for the company (and it was a better
website than this SIGH!).
Ø
2 Pragatis by
Wipro, inducted into the prestigious Six Sigma Wipro “Pragati”
Club for increasing efficiency in the company by introducing innovative
practices (now innovative can mean lotsa
things….!)
Ø Highest
rating of G4 P5 by Wipro in the Performance Appraisal (2003-04) and given
a 71% Total Salary Increment. (paisa ke liye kuch
bhi karega!)
Ø
Being Creative Co-ordinator
for the short duration movie R.I.P made by Gaurang Productions. (always
wanted to be in movies)
Ø
Being an unattached and single bachelor.
(BIG achievement eh?!)
And there are loads of smaller achievements to follow,
which I am sure you will not have the time to go through, but lets just put
them there for the heck of it!! So here are all the awards I ever won in my
life:
During Graduation:
1.
Won the Second Prize in University Level
Elocution UNIFEST-2003 organised by
2. Selected for pursuing industrial training at TATA STEEL
Automation Division
and implemented a project on “Global Positioning
System and it’s Application in
Automatic Vehicle Location” in June 2002.
3. Awarded First Prize for paper on “Global Positioning
System and it’s Applications
in Modern Wireless Communication” in the Paper Presentation Competition
organized
by Electromatix in
September 2002.
4. Won the FIRST prize in Group Discussion Competition
organized by Civil
Engineering Association in January
2003.
5. Won the FIRST prize in DEBATE in the Inter-Branch
Competition ‘LAKSHYA-2002’
representing the Electronics Engineering team.
6. Won the FIRST prize in DEBATE in the Inter-Branch
competition Tarang-2000 in First
Year B.E.
7. Won the SECOND prize in J.A.M. in the Inter-Branch competition Tarang-2000 in
First Year B.E.
8. Won the FIRST prize in J.A.M. in TEKNODEON-2000,
representing the college team.
9. Was given the award for “Best Article on Graffiti Board”
in 2000-2001.
10. Conferred
the “Best Member of Literary Club” Award in 2001.
11. Conferred
the “Best Member of Literary Club” Award in 2002.
12. Conferred
the “Best Member of Literary Club” Award in 2003.
13.
Hosted as Master of Ceremony a number of
cultural events in college (Musical Night, Annual Day etc.) organized by the
Cultural Club.
POSITIONS
HELD IN COLLEGE:
· Elected PRESIDENT of the Literary Club.
· Nominated as an integral member of the College Student’s
Council.
·
Nominated as the Literary and Cultural
Representative of the college.
· Nominated as a core member of the Organising
Committee of TEKNODEON-2000, a National Level Seminar.
C] BEFORE GRADUATION
14. Secured the
Certificate of Second Honours for distinction in
academics and good
conduct two times in 1987.
15. Secured
the Certificate of Second Honours for distinction in
academics and good
conduct in three times in 1988.
16. Secured
the Certificate of Second Honours for distinction in
academics and good conduct
in 1989.
17. Secured
the Certificate of Second Honours for distinction in
academics and good
conduct in 1990.
18. Secured
the Certificate of Second Honours for distinction in
academics and good
conduct two times in 1991.
19. Awarded
the Certificate of Social Service by the Help Age
20. Won
the “Loyola School Perseverance Award” in the year 1991-92.
21. Won
the “Loyola School Achievement Award” in the year 1992-93.
22. Won
the consolation prize in the Intra-School Science Exhibition in 1993.
23. Secured
the Certificate of First Honours for distinction in
academics and good conduct in 1993.
24. Participated
in the
25. Secured
the Certificate of Second Honours for distinction in
academics and good conduct in 1994.
26. Captained
the Jamshedpur School of Cricket club team in the Rajkumar
Floodlight
Tournament 1994. Was declared “Man of the
Match” in the Finals.
27. Captained
the Jamshedpur School of Cricket club team in the Rajkumar
Floodlight
Tournament 1994. Was declared “Best Batsman
of the Tournament”
28. Participated
in the Bodhanwala Cup 1995. Declared “Man of the Match” in the semi-finals.
29. Participated
in the Bodhanwala Cup 1996. Was declared “Man of the
Match” in the quarter-finals.
30. Awarded
‘A+ Excellent’ Rating for ‘Advanced Computer Awareness’ by Datatech
Systems
in 1996.
31. Secured
the Certificate of Second Honours for distinction in
academics and good
conduct two times in 1996.
32. Won
the first prize in the skit
competition held at ‘Autumn Fest 1997’ – an inter-school
youth fest.
33. Won
the second prize in “Bagful of
Desire” (skit) at ‘Interactions’97’
– an
inter-school youth fest.
34. Was
a member of the High School cricket team, and the Jamshedpur School of Cricket
club team from 1993 to 1997.
35. Was
a member of the Science Club, Geography Club and Orator’s Forum in High School.
36. Was a member of “Loyola Press Club” and “Loyola Computer Club” at 10+2 level.