Rajat Sood Male, 23 years

ACADEMICS

Year Institution Degree / Certificate GPA / Score

2004 Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta PGDCM 7.80*/9.0

2002 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi B.Tech, Electrical Engg. 8.42 / 10

1998 St. Xaviers School, Delhi A.I.S.S.C.E. (XII) 89.00%

1996 St. Xaviers School, Delhi A.I.S.S.E. (X) 86.60% *Result of First 4 Trimesters

Ranks Awarded Institute Prize for Rank 2 in PGDCM at the end of first year.

Secured All India Rank of 258 in the Joint Entrance Examination’ 98 for IITs.

Scholarships Recipient of ‘Gem of the Crown’, Hindustan Times Scholarship for the year 2003.

One of the five students nominated by the institute for T. Thomas Scholarship 2003, instituted by HLL.

Others

Appointed Teaching Assistant for Statistics-I for first year students.

Co-authored a journal on Ultra-Wide-Band Communication accepted for presentation in an International Conference (URSI 2002, Netherlands).

Awarded Merit Certificate in National Mathematics Olympiad 1996.

Awarded Bronze Medal twice in class IX and XI in annual Manav Sthali Inter-school Mathematics Talent Test.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

PGP Representative

IIM Calcutta

Elected Students’ Representative to the Post Graduate Program (PGP) Committee for Academic affairs and the Students Council. The single interface between students and faculty at IIMC, responsible for ensuring that student demands on issues relating to academic life are conveyed to the faculty and necessary action is taken. Our key initiatives include:

Important changes in the PGP Guidelines including course structure, examination evaluation and attendance. Work on the PGDCM Course Curriculum Review aimed at fundamental changes in the

PGDCM curriculum starting from the fresh batch.

A transparent mechanism of Open Feedback from students.

Placement Controls

Final and Summer Placements 2003,

IIM Calcutta

Led and initiated changes in the Summer Placement Process.

Summer process was widely appreciated by the companies and the students.

Described as the best-managed process witnessed till date by the placement coordinator.

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

IBM India IIM Calcutta April – June 2003

Project Developed a Launch Strategy for IBM p615 in India, an entry-level UNIX server, which was launched during my internship.

Key Activities Performed a comparative analysis of competing products in the target market.

Identified key industry segments and applications where IBM p615 could be positioned.

Developed push, pull and influence tactics as part of a 3-pronged promotion strategy.

Achievements

Recommendations on positioning and promotion have been accepted and implemented for the launch. Over 450 units were sold between August and December 2003 in India.

The comparative analysis formed the basis of promotional material to be distributed among prospective client organizations.

One of seven students invited for the Nation-wide Summer Project Contest held at National IT Seminar 2003.

Address: Annexe-341, IIM Calcutta Email: rajats2004@email.iimcal.ac.in

INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France IIT Delhi May – July 2001

Project Developed an assignment procedure to optimally allocate several sub-cities to one or more central cities for applications in telecommunication.

Learning Developed a modified matching algorithm to solve the given problem.

Gained exposure to international work environment and a new work culture. CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS

Winner, The Overall Award for Excellence, Confluence 2003, IIM Ahmedabad.

1st Runners-up, McKinsey Stratosphere 2003; based on a simulation game.

1st Runners-up, Finomenon Case Contest 2003; based on case analysis of gold price hedging.

Finalist, Deutsche Bank Essay Competition for an essay on Credit Derivatives.

2nd Runners-up, The Consulting Knights Award, Intaglio 2003, IIM Calcutta.

One of four students selected to represent the institute at the Leader in Making Award, IIM Lucknow.

Finalist, UshaComm Business Plan Contest. SELECT PROJECTS

Sales and Distribution

Studied the feasibility of new channels for Titan Dash watches in Kolkata. Identified alternate distribution channels for Titan Fastrack watches in Kolkata.

Brand Management

Studied the current status of branded tea market in India. Analyzed prospects of a new tea product and possible branding strategies.

Marketing Research

Analyzed the potential of M-commerce applications for BSNL by empirically investigating the Indian consumers’ willingness to subscribe to value-added solutions.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Organizational Roles

Co-ordinator Intaglio 2002, IIM Calcutta

Co-ordinated the activities of various students’ cells and ensured the quality and timely execution of events.

Managed the infrastructure requirements for various events.

Prepared budgets and decided on funds allocation.

The team achieved highest ever level of participation from external institutes and increased the scale of the festival.

Core Committee Rendezvous 2001,

IIT Delhi

Responsible for smooth and successful running of 15 major events

Led a team of 70 students, managed and directed the team of each event.

Revamped the face of the festival through better publicity and by altering the venue for main events of the festival.

Vice President Abacus, St. Xaviers

Conducted various activities for the club, ranging from an inter-school quiz competition to practical tutorial sessions for the weaker students.

Initiatives Taken

Member, INCA IIM Calcutta

Worked on a project for a charitable organization as member of Initiative for Community Action (INCA). Explored options for investing organization’s cash reserves in mutual funds.

Member, NSS IIT Delhi

Active Member of NSS (National Service Scheme) for 2 years. Participated and helped in organizing blood donation camps conducted by Red Cross society.

Secretary, XELS St. Xaviers School

Involved in conceptualizing XELS (Xaviers English Literary Society) in 1997 at school; also served as Secretary for the same.

Sports and Interests

Basket-ball Member of hostel Basket-ball team at IIT Delhi. Awarded “Significant Contribution to Basket-ball for the year 2000-2001”.

Swimming Member of the hostel Swimming team at IIT Delhi.

Adventure Sports Enjoy Trekking, White Water Rafting. The most interesting trek has been to Aiguille du Midi, which is at a height of 3530m in Chamonix Valley, France.

Address: Annexe-341, IIM Calcutta Email: rajats2004@email.iimcal.ac.in