Sahastranshu Sinha
CEMS | IIM Calcutta | WU Vienna | Bain & Company
36 years old
India
Professional Status
Student
Looking for an internship
Obtained 99.72 percentile in CAT Examination out of 200,000 candidates to secure admission at IIM Calcutta
Details and Extracurriculars
- 1st runner-up out of 81 participants, in Entre:Prerana, B-Plan competition organized by E-Cell IIM Calcutta
Secured Rank of 3613 out of 311,258 applicants in IIT Entrance Examination to secure admission into IIT Kharagpur.
Details and Extracurriculars
- International Paper Publication:
- Published paper on discovery of novel bacterial strain in International Journal IJSEM (Impact Factor: 2.79)
- Co-authored paper with 9 international authors; cited by 9 papers in International Journals & 1 Wikipedia page
- Research received grant from South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
- Published paper on discovery of novel bacterial strain in International Journal IJSEM (Impact Factor: 2.79)
- Advisor, Physically Challenged Students’ Committee, IIT Kharagpur:
- Appointed Advisor, Disabled Students’ Committee by Dean, IIT Kharagpur on basis of performance as CRY member
- Led a 42 member team to conduct Access Audit of IIT Kharagpur infrastructure spread over 2100 acres
- Implemented infrastructural changes for easy accessibility for physically challenged students
- Appointed Advisor, Disabled Students’ Committee by Dean, IIT Kharagpur on basis of performance as CRY member
- Scholarships:
- Awarded assistantship of ₹96,000 by MHRD, Govt. of India, for pursuing M.Tech, IIT Kharagpur
- 1 among 1000 NTSE scholars out of 15,00,000 candidates to be awarded scholarship by Govt. of India
- Awarded assistantship of ₹96,000 by MHRD, Govt. of India, for pursuing M.Tech, IIT Kharagpur
- Social Initiatives - Child Rights & You (CRY):
- Led a team of 25 CRY volunteers for village surveys near Kharagpur; re-admitted 2 drop out students
- Successfully catalysed the implementation of Mid-Day Meals (MDM) in 2 local primary schools for underprivileged children
- Led a team of 25 CRY volunteers for village surveys near Kharagpur; re-admitted 2 drop out students
Details and Extracurriculars
- Position of Responsibility:-
Core Team Head, Kshitij '11, Annual Tech Fest of IIT Kharagpur:
- Led a 2-tier team of 176 to manage techno-management fest; budget ₹10.2 Mn and 30,000 participants
- Established first ever collaboration with IEEE, DST (Govt. of India), IBM and World Puzzle Federation
- Conceptualised problem statements & executed 11 national events; ₹1.2 Mn budget & 11,000 participants
- Led a 2-tier team of 176 to manage techno-management fest; budget ₹10.2 Mn and 30,000 participants
- Position of Responsibility:-
Summit Coordinator, Climate Change Summit, YUVA, IIT Kharagpur:
- Conceptualised a 3-day National level Youth Summit on Climate Change for the 1st time in IITKGP
- Hosted delegations from UK Atomic Energy Authority, Greenpeace, IYCN & TERI for panel discussion
- Received 7000 participants from 50+ colleges, budget ₹ 1.1 Mn; designed 3 events on environmental concerns
- Conceptualised a 3-day National level Youth Summit on Climate Change for the 1st time in IITKGP
- Sports & Games:
- Won 1 Silver, 3 Bronze in Badminton & 1 Silver in Football among 19 teams in Inter-Hostel tournaments
- Awarded "Best Sportsman" & honored with “Award of Excellence” for outstanding performance in Badminton, Football and Chess
- Won 1 Silver, 3 Bronze in Badminton & 1 Silver in Football among 19 teams in Inter-Hostel tournaments
