Varun Singh
Currently pursuign BTech and MTech in Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | C/C++, Engineering, HTML / CSS, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Web Development |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur |
| Position: | Member |
| Time period: | December 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Selected as a member of the Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur (2007-present); Member of the organizing team of Entrepreneurship Summit 2007 – a 3-day conclave of budding entrepreneurs and eminent personalities from the corporate world and academia; Conducted a workshop on “What is Entrepreneurship” in Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Kolkata Extension Center). Assisted in organizing events such as seminars, guest lectures, competitions, knowledge camps etc. throughout the year to promote the spirit of Entrepreneurship amongst students. |
| Employer: | Kharagpur Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Gr |
| Position: | Project |
| Time period: | September 2007 - November 2007 |
| Description: | Development of an All Terrain Robot (October - December 2007) with specially designed wheels and propellers to traverse through various terrains like, sand, undulating surface, pebbles and rocks, inclined planes, water, etc. as a member of Kharagpur Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Group. |
| Employer: | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Position: | School Vice-Captain for the academic session 2005-06 |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2006 |
| Employer: | School Quality Circle |
| Position: | Group Leader |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2006 |
| Description: | Group Leader of the school Quality Circle under the guidance of Quality Circle Forum of India (2005-06) |
| Employer: | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Position: | Selected as School Prefect for 3 consecutive sessions (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05) |
| Time period: | December 2001 - November 2005 |
EDUCATION
| University: | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2012 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech. (Hons.) with M.Tech. (Dual Degree) |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | - Other hobbies include Singing (Won several awards at school level), Football, Cricket, Badminton. |
| Memberships: | - Member, Kharagpur Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Group.
- Selected as a member of National Sports Organization Basketball team (2007-present) at IIT Kharagpur. |
| Awards: | - Won the Best Fresher Mechanical Design award in Stackistics, a manual robotics competition held at IIT Kharagpur during Kshitij 2008, the largest techno-management fest in Asia.
- Won the Best Fresher award and Certificate of Appreciation for qualifying to the final round (comprising of the top 15 of more than 350 teams) of Terra Ranger, an all-terrain robotics event, at the ‘Robotix’ Competition, Kshitij 2008. - Secured All India Rank 3 (Preliminary round) and All India Rank 18 (Final round) in National Cyber Olympiad (2006-07); State Rank 1 in the Green Olympiad, 2004 organized by The Energy and Resources Institute and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India; State Rank 2 in the Regional Science Olympiad, 2004 conducted by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. - Awarded High Distinction Certificate for three consecutive years (2004-2006) in the Royal Australian Chemistry Quiz organized by The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc; Secured First position in Science Quiz (2005-06)organized by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. - Qualified to the final round of Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) (2005-06). KVPY is considered the most prestigious scholarship scheme offered to high school students in India with a view to attract talented students to scientific research. It is awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and administered by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. - Awarded first position in Mathematics Excellence Search Examination (2005-06) conducted by Anand Vihar School, Bhopal (M.P.). - Winner of Wildlife Quiz (2006-07) (organized by World Wild Fund for Nature) (First Position), All-Asia Terra Quiz 2004 (First Runners’ up) (organized by The Energy and Resources Institute and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India), Hindustan Times Inquizitive (2005-06) (National First Runners’ up), CBSE India Heritage Quiz (2004-05) (Zonal Finalist)and CBSE Science Quiz (2005-06) (Zonal Finalist). - Secured the First Runners’ up position in Jigyasa - India Quiz, Open-IIT Quiz and Nehru Memorial Quiz organized at IIT Kharagpur. |
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Piyush Khemka
Pursuing BTech Agricultural and food engineering and MBA (Dual Degree) at IIT Kharagpur.
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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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Shubhankit Mohan
Majoring in Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture