Kushan N.

Gajjar Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

100100003 UG Second Year Male DOB: 11/12/1992 Year 2011 2010 2008 CPI / % 8.96 84.80 88.70

Examination Graduation Intermediate/+2 Matriculation

University IIT Bombay GSEB GSEB

Institute IIT Bombay Shree Narayana Guru Vidyalaya Shree Narayana Guru Vidyalaya

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Secured All India Rank 896 in JEE exam. Ranked 487th all over India and 12th in state in AIEEE. Placed in top 1% in National Standard Examination in Physics & Chemistry (NSEP-C) and hence appeared for 2nd level examination in Chemistry (Indian National Chemistry Olympiad-2010). Secured all India Rank 39th in National Science Olympiad (NSO) conducted by SOF and 160th in IMO.

SUMMER EXPERIENCE J-PAL South Asia at IFMR (NGO with Head quarter at MIT University, USA):
Worked as an Intern-Research Associate for a period of 2 months [May 2011 July 2011] with JPAL, having a network of 55 affiliated professors around the world to answers questions critical to poverty alleviation. J-PALs Programs include Agriculture, Education, Energy and Environment, Finance, Health, Labor markets, Political Economy and Governance. Helped the company in coordinating the data entry work and management process. And worked on the software made by them to make it as easy as possible for the data entry operators to enter the data. Got a chance to interact with industrialists and discuss about the benefits and scope of this project in saving energy. Also explained the monetary benefits related to this project. Worked for the CDM project (Identifying barriers which prevent Energy Efficient Technology Investment in SME sector) based in Gujarat. Visited small scale industries and took the opportunity to work with the energy auditors on the field, who identified critical measurements and suggested solutions for increasing the efficiency of various machines and thus saving energy. Studied energy audit reports of various companies.

INTERESTS
Attending lectures on economics and finance from distinguished speakers organized by Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell). Following the trends in current socio-economic and technical issues. Interested in programming. Analyzing and designing new electrical circuits.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Completed French language Course Level-1 with O Grade (Outstanding Grade).Also participated in French Drama at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA).

Active member of Entrepreneurship cell of IIT-Bombay (E-cell). Active member of Electronics Club of IIT-Bombay. Attended NCC (National Cadet Corps) during first year. Worked as an Organiser in Mood Indigo 2010.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Software: MS Office, MATLAB Language: C++, HTML Operating Systems Known: Linux, Windows.

KEY COURSES UNDERTAKEN

Mathematics courses: MA 105 Multivariable calculus MA 106 Linear Algebra MA 108 Differential Equations Non-Technical Courses: HS 101 Economics IC 102 Data Analysis & Interpretation

Other Courses: CS 101 Computer Programming