ABOUT ME

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EDUCATION

  • Vivekananda Mission School, Kolkata
    • 9th Grade (2021) - CISCE
      • Acquired creative writing, presentation, and concept art skills through 2021 IDS.
  • Gems Akademia Global School, Kolkata
    • Cambridge IGCSEs and O Levels (2022-23) - Class Topper & Cambridge Outstanding Learner for Sociology
      • 2022 and 2024 Gems Akademia Prismatic Fairs, 91.9 Friends FM School Quiz (Season 10).
    • Cambridge AS & A Levels (2023-25) - Class Topper & Scholarship Winner
  • Summer Boarding Courses, UK
    • St Hugh's College, Oxford (2024) - Next Genius Pre-Collegiate Scholarship Winner
      • Studied Computer Science in July 2024 (view reference).
      • Collaborated with other students to produce original work and presentations.
      • Participated in a variety of extracurricular activities, including cultural events and industry experience workshops.
  • DeTECT, UPenn GSE and Rutgers
    • Participant (2023-24)
      • As a team leader, guided the use of online computational models (simulations) to conduct virtual experiments and analysis of results for case studies.
      • Completed two modules and produced CERs (view reference).
  • CleverHarvey x Multiply Ventures
    • Bootcamp Entrepreneurship "JuniorMBA" (2023) - Completed a 2-week online program on social entrepreneurships.
      • Developed a business plan and pitch for a startup idea in collaboration with other students.
      • Learned about market research, financial modeling, and business strategy (view pitch deck).

VOLUNTEERING

  • Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy
    • Student Volunteer (IT & Admin, 2023)
      • Handled financial data for large donors.
  • CRY India
    • Student Volunteer (Remote & On-Ground, since 2023)
      • Taught at the CRY Dhapa Action Group (Kolkata).
      • Organized and participated in fundraising events for 2023 CRY Winter Internship and 2024 Youth Change Champions; raised over INR 60000+ across teams and special programs (view internship reference).
      • Participated in social media and on-ground awareness campaigns, community event planning, educational workshops for student volunteers (view volunteer reference).

EXPERIENCE

  • CircaGene France
    • Student Science Intern and Full Scholarship Winner (Ladder Internship, 2024)
      • Collaborated in literature review and research mining with student volunteers across continents for the DNA "UltraPerformance" panel.
      • Populated a database of SNPs (view reference).