ABHISHEK DAS (009/47)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Examination Year Board/University %/CGPA
B. Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 2008 IIT Kharagpur 7.89/10
AISSCE(Std. XII) 2004 CBSE 87.4
AISSE(Std. X) 2002 CBSE 89.0
ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
 RANKED 13TH / 362 students admitted to IIM Calcutta based on scores of the selection process
IIM Calcutta
 Aditya Birla and OP Jindal Scholarships 2010; shortlisted among top 20 students of the batch
 Top 0.12% overall in CAT 2009; 99.88 percentile in Quantitative Ability among 241,652 examinees
Competitive Exams  Top 1.2 %, All India Rank 2109, in IIT JEE among 175,355 examinees in 2004
 State Rank 98 (West Bengal) in AIEEE among 357,266 national examinees in 2004
 AIR 461 among 17500 students in 3rd National Science Olympiad 2001
Olympiads
 State Rank 105 (West Bengal) and AIR 1570 in 5 th National Science Olympiad 2003
Scholastic  Consistently ranked 1st in class among 60 students for 9 years from 1994-2002
Achievements  Ranked 3 rd/150 students in my school in Class XII Board Examination, 2004
SELECT PROJECTS
 Modeled nanoparticle dispersion in Metal Matrix Composites, used in airplane & automobile parts
B. Tech Project
 Attained INR 500,000 worth savings through the project; secured grade point of 9/10
 NUS Singapore, 2007: Modeled the effect of Raman Spectroscopy on Si-Ge semiconductors
Internship
 Project work would have future industrial application in microelectronics; secured grade point of 9/10
WORK EXPERIENCE
Tata Steel Limited July ‘08- June ‘10
 Increased production by 10,000 T/month and casting speed of steel by 0.08 m/min
Graduate Trainee
 Achieved INR 50 million monthly profits through recommendations based on statistical data analysis
 Adopted TQM concepts of Supply Chain Mgmt., Six Sigma, TOC and Critical Chain Project Mgmt.
 Assessed factors causing low yield of Interstitial Free(IF) steel , the highest quality automotive steel
TQM Executive
 Achieved 40 % increase in monthly output and 3 % increase in the monthly yield
 Raised customer delivery compliance to Toyota and reduced load for IF steel production process
 Acquired skills in project management, conceptualization, planning, budgeting, contracting, scheduling
Projects Executive
 Ensured timely completion of project activities in the projects team of 3 mtpa expansion plan
 Detected 15 new confined spaces and revamped confined space management system in Tata Steel
Safety Executive  Initiated preparation of Process Safety Information Chart to prevent process-related fatalities
 World Benchmark in injury free steel: Project recommended for alignment with LTIFR target of 0.56
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
 Handled a budget of INR 75,000 and led a 10 member Entertainment team in Spring Fest, 2007
Head
 Coordinated 5 music events for 5000 in-house students and 1600 students from 50 colleges
Cultural Fest
 Hospitality head of Indian Band Perestroika in one of India’s most popular rock band competitions
Head  Led a team of 7 students in COMPOSIT, the annual fest, MME Department, IIT Kharagpur, 2007
Departmental Fest  Arranged accommodation and managed timely availability of facilities for around 100 delegates
Under Secretary  Managed a budget of INR 3,000,000 and audited the mess accounts of 350 hostel students
Mess  Coordinated tender based contract awarding and ensured active student participation in the process
Organizing Team  International conference 2006 : attended by 160 delegates from USA, UK, Germany, Japan & France
Member  Managed guest reception, transport, accommodation and ensured smooth flow of events
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
 Top 6 out of 202 participants in Mr. Consultant, an event organized by Consulting Club, IIMC
Consulting
 Supervised rural technology projects for NEVARD, a VO based in Guwahati, Assam in 2008
 Member, Persona, the literary club, IIM Calcutta; one of 19 to be selected for the club
Literary
 Member, Marketing Cell, IIMC; selected as one of 26 among 161 applicants for magazine vertical
 Selected for National Sports Organization to practice Yoga at IIT Kharagpur for 2 years, 2004-06
Sports
 Scaled Darwa peak (13500 ft.) under Ms. Bachendri Pal as part of TSAF’s adventure program, 2009
 Won 1st prize among 100 students participating in freshers choreography competition in 2005
Arts
 Member, 1st prize winning team of LLR Hall among 17 hostels in Illumination and Rangoli 2005

E-mail: abhishekd2012@email.iimcal.ac.in
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta