Pranav Agrawal

Engineer: a Mechanical Engineer from one of most reputed private Deemed Universities of India, and holder of merit scholarship for final Three years of course.

Founder: Establish the most active chapter of SEDS (Students for Exploration and Development of Space) and largest chapter (by membership) of SEDS in World.

Unorthodox:

1) Chose to start astronomy and space science chapter in the University known mainly for its Engineering discipline and filled with umpteen number of chapters and societies. Above all, being lauded as best upcoming chapter in first year of inception and won best student chapter in university for subsequent years.

2) First student to organise International Conference (SEDSIC'2007) in university and conferred highest designation possible (Conference Secretary) where planned entire gamut of events, fund-raising, conference team selection, promotions etc with assistance of superb team.

3) Opted for Internship in ITES (IT Enabled Engineering Services) in TCS, Chennai. Being the only Mechanical Engineer to go for the same. Additionaly, it was paid internship, a privilege only a few get.

4) A time when fresh pass-outs were flocking for IT sector jobs, I appeared in All-India exam of Oil&Gas sector giant. Got selected from 60,000 (total 300 approx. vacancies).

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