Rajat Sethi
Dual Degree (BTech & MTech) in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, recently co-founded Exergy Consortium and is interested in building a sustainable economy through massive scale-up of renewable energy and smart grid technology.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.exergy.in |
| Industries: | Cleantech |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Guerrilla marketing, Intellectual Property, Law, Leadership, Marketing, Patents, Public speaking, Viral marketing |
| Location: | New Delhi |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | clean tech, renewable energy, smart grids |
| Schools: | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
FEATURED STARTUP
Exergy Consortium (PAN EXERGY PVT LTD)
Exergy Consortium (PAN EXERGY PVT LTD)
Exergy Inc is a defining force for Solar Power in India. It has grown as India's largest Solar Consulting group offering solutions for Solar Rooftop to MW-sized Solar Farms.
- Startup type: University Spin-out
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Centre for Policy Research, Think-Tank Govt. of India. New Delhi |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | December 2009 - June 2010 |
| Description: | * Investigating the role of renewable energy in rural innovation under the mentorship of Mr Sujit Gulati, Joint Secretary (IAS), Govt of India.
* The work involved exploring nancial models in international cap and trade regimes for sustaining rural solar energy initiatives. |
| Employer: | Schlumberger Ltd., Houston, TX – USA |
| Position: | Summer Student Intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Worked with a diverse team of 8 field engineers on an open problem of precise oil-bed boundary detection in geophysics.
• Conceived and established Corporate Social Responsibility Cell focusing at corporate citizenship. • Pre-placement offer from RDM Division, Schlumberger Houston Division, TX- USA. |
| Employer: | Social Entrepreneurship - KRANTI |
| Position: | Researcher & Entrepreneur |
| Time period: | August 2007 - October 2007 |
| Description: | • Winner, National Social Entrepreneurship B-Plan competition held at IIM-Ahmedabad for KRANTI (Kiosks in Rural Areas for Network Telecommunication Infrastructure). Seed money of INR 40 lakhs for deployments.
• Two successful pilot deployments at Vishakhapatnam. Articles published in national dailies and journals including Economic Times, BNP Paribas Journal and official e-governance website of Germany. |
| Employer: | Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada |
| Position: | Exchange Student |
| Time period: | May 2007 - July 2007 |
| Description: | • Worked on a paradigm shift in internet technology to bridge digital divide in third world countries. Results show 10 times lower capital expenditure (Rs 13/user) and operational expenditure (Re 1/user/month).
• Published two research papers in top-tier conferences: IEEE Wisard ‘08 and ACM MobiCom ’07. • Offered the prestigious Cheriton Research Fellowship awarded to 3 from over 160 applicants worldwide. |
| Employer: | ARM Ltd, Cambridge, UK |
| Position: | Summer Student Intern |
| Time period: | April 2006 - July 2006 |
| Description: | • Worked with the IP Division ARM on futuristic 4G Mobile technology set to launch by 2015. The work resulted in a UK Patent (WO/2007/0578323) enhancing the data streaming by over 12 times.
• Annual scholarship of GBP1500 for Best Student Intern award. • Successfully established research collaboration between ARM and Dept. of CSE, IIT Kharagpur. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Dual Degree (BTech & MTech) in Computer Science |
| University: | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Time period: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Economics |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Captain, Literary Team, Azad Hall. 2007-09
• Responsible for ensuring higher participation of students in literary events from Azad Hall. Continuous increase in the hall points tally in Inter-Hall events. Literary Secretary, Azad Hall. 2005-06 • Coordinated the literary events, which resulted in Azad Hall winning the Literary Cup. Chief Editor-Azadian, annual Hall Magazine. Successfully organized popular fresher’s event Khoj. Bitwise-2008 Sponsorship Team Head. • Secured a sponsorship amount of Rs. 30,000 for annual online programming contest – Bitwise 2008 organized by the Dept. of CSE, IIT Kharagpur. |
| Awards: | • Shortlisted for interview at Boston for a 2 year deferred MBA program at the prestigious Harvard Business School.
• 2 patents and 5 peer-reviewed publications including a book chapter - “Pentium 4 Micro-architecture” for Advanced Microprocessors and Peripherals, AK Ray and Bhurchandi, 2nd Edition, TMH Publications (ISBN: 0-07-060658-7). • Best Undergraduate Thesis Award, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. • 1 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals – Inter Hall Hindi Elocution Competition for ’05, ’06 and ’07 sessions. |
Rajat's Startups (1)
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Exergy Consortium (PAN EXERGY PVT LTD)
Exergy Inc is a defining force for Solar Power in India. It has grown as India's largest Solar Consulting group offering solutions for Solar Rooftop to MW-sized Solar Farms.
Rajat is Following (5)
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Exigent
A service that tries to close the information gap that exists between companies in the emerging markets and would-be investors. Allows the investors to contribute and build up REAL investment profiles for these companies.
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AppLaunchPR
A Specialized Public Relations and Digital Marketing Program for iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian, WindowsMobile, Pre and Android Application Developers Focusing exclusively on iPhone, Blackberry, Android and other mobile application developers in need of mas
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SolFocus
SolFocuss mission is to enable solar energy generation at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) competitive with traditional fossil fuel sources
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HaveIntern
HaveIntern is committed to helping the student community get their dream internships and shaping their careers
Rajat's Contacts (9)
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Rohit Kawathekar
21, Majoring in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. Interested in consulting and venture philanthropy.
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Manan Shah
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AT IIT KHARAGPUR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINNERING SPECIALISING IN MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. I've interned with National Innovation Foundation under the guidance of Prof. Anil Gupta to develop an windmill.
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Kartik Sharma
Currently pursuing B.Tech degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
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Arindam Mukherjee
Industrial Engg. & Mgmt. graduate from IIT Kharagpur, currently working as Co-Founder and VP, Business Development & Brand Strategy at Green Hat Ventures, Mumbai.