Hello Team
Admissionado,
Can you please asses my profile.
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Age: 31
GMAT Score: 730 (Q50 V39 IR7)
Background:1. Bachelor's in Architecture, National Institute of Technology (H.P, India) (7.75 CGPA /4.0)
# Among 0.1% aspirants to get into one of the premier national institutes in India.
2. Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, CEPT University (Ahmedabad, India) (74% /4.0)
Awards: GATE Scholarship for Graduate Studies (AIR 151)
Publication: 1 Research paper in International Journal published through Springer Link
Training: Sustainable Land-use Planning (WorldBank) and 3 Trainings on various aspects of programme management and consulting (AIZ),
Experience: 6.5 Years (By 2021)
Work Experience: 7 years by Fall 2021
# GIZ GmBH (Ongoing, 4.5 Years By Fall 2021),India : Internation Development Aid
In my current role as Technical Advisor, I have been part of the team managing disbursement of 12Mn euros Bilateral Grant to Govt. of India for various projects in the areas of Smart cities and other Housing and Urban Development missions. Primarily role is to procure, manage, and ensure quality control of technical advisory consignments and consultancy contracts for state and national government partners.
Have managed a disbursement process of funds and spearheaded programme management under National Housing Mission in a Tier II city (Small and Medium Towns) in India. 600 beneciaries benefited during my tenure in the support programme. Fund disbursed during my tenure as technical expert to the city government amounts to 15 Million Euros (16.2 million USD)
# IL&FS(1.5 Year), India
Worked as an Technical Consultant for Urban Development. Worked in roles of technical analyst for Smart City Menagaluru, during the Swiss Challenge of 100 Smart cities. Moreover, worked in advisory unit of Delhi Mumbai industrial Corridor (DMICDC).
# Christopher Charles Benninger Architects (1 Year), Pune
Worked with one of India's leading architect as an Junior Architect in 2 Institutional design projects.
Additional Initiatives: Support and programme management ZERO Waste Initiative during Hockey World Cup 2018. I am working on a advisory to Govt. of India for ZERO Waste events, and I along with my team would be discussing with Indian Olympic Association.
Have contributed to the various endeavours of International Association for Human Values
Extracurricular Activities: Convener for Technical Fest at NIT, 2010,
Lead Visual Arts student advisor for SRIJAN, student magazine at NIT,
Volunteer at Youth Empowerment Seminar, a associate member of International Association for Human Values,
Carrom Champion at CEPT University,
Won Commendation Award for Sustainable Eco Resort Design, competition by Saint Gobain’2009.
I am Mountaineering or Scrambling enthusiast and have climbed on Dhauladhar mountain, Mantalai Lake Trek, and Chadar Trek among others.
Post MBA career Goal: Would like to pursue a career in Finance and portfolio management or Investment Banking Roles at large Housing and Infrastructure financing / banking institutes or in Real Estate investing agencies, or be a part of portfolio management at Multilateral Aid agencies such as World Bank, USAID, or IMF.
Universities aspiring for
S.No. University1 Harvard University
2 Cornell University
3 University of California Berkley : Haas
4 University of Washington: McDonough(If above are not financially feasible, I would look for some of the following universities)
5 University of North Carolina : Kenan Flager
6 University of Texas, Austin: McCombs
7 University of Florida : Warrington
May I request someone to guide me through the probability of getting into one of the top ranking universities, highlighted above, and what is the probability of availing some form of scholarship (Need Based or Merit).
Regards,
Adi