Ritik Shah
Student in Mumbai, India
Ritik Shah
Student in Mumbai, India
I am currently a student in the 12 grade at Aditya Birla World Academy. After having interned at BITS earlier this summer, I am acquainted with the learning experience of computer networks and cyber security, the field I would like to pursue in college. Through this internship I would like to gain deeper insight into the professional field of cyber security with particular reference to networks and online services, and would like to know more about the field, especially how a security expert does his/her job, etc.
Experience and awards
-International Finance Olympiad (organized by the Bombay Stock Exchange): Winner
- National Technology Olympiad: Runner Up
- National squash player: 56 in India as of June, 2017
- State football player
- Model United Nations: attended 8 conferences (won 3) and headed 2 conferences
- Academic Excellence (high honors) in Computer Science, Physics and Math (among other subjects)
I was one of the only two people chosen for a mentorship program at BITS Hyderabad to learn about and build a project on the security aspect of the Internet of things. Under the guidance of renowned professor, Dr. Hota and a couple of his PhD students.
- Top grades (A*) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, and Global Perspectives.
- Grade A in Spanish and English
- I gave my A level exams in the June 2017 series, and await results.
- Comfortable with high level programming languages
- Good and effective while working in small groups
- Leadership