Shaleen Chhabra

Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

120020045
UG Third Year (B.Tech.)
Male
DOB: 05/03/1995

Examination

University

Institute

Year

CPI / %

Graduation
Intermediate/+2
Matriculation

IIT Bombay
CBSE
CBSE

IIT Bombay
St. Xavier's Sr. Sec. School, Jaipur
St. Xavier's Sr. Sec. School, Jaipur

2015
2012
2010

9.05
90.80
10.00

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Secured AIR 809 in IIT JEE out of around 4.8 lakh appeared aspirants
Awarded a branch change to Mechanical Engineering from Chemical Engineering for being
among top 5% in the batch of 880 students
Selected for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) fellowship award by
The DST, Govt. of India (250 out of 40,000 aspirants)
Qualified NSEP (National Standard Examination in Physics) conducted by IAPT
Achieved second position in an innovative Idea Contest for power generation conducted by
General Electric (out of 15 teams)

[2012]
[2013]
[2010]
[2011]
[2013]

INTERNSHIP
Wikasta Business and Technical Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur
[Jun13-Jul13]
Statistical Analyst intern
Developed a model to statistically predict the winner of a horse race provided the past record
Used MS Excel and VBA coding to solve the problem related to prediction using multivariable
regression and plotted the trend in the results
Achieved an accuracy of around 60% for the total races gambled
PROJECTS
Determination of Economies of Scale in Indian Automobile Industry
[Apr14]
Guide: Prof. Surajit Bhattacharyya, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Bombay
Prepared a report analyzing the existence of the economies or diseconomies of scale in the
Indian Automobile industry
The cost function of the industry was determined through regression analysis of the time series
and the cross-section data of top 5 automobile companies in India, on the basis of their revenue
Plotted the average cost function and proved the existence of economies of scale in the
Indian automobile sector
Industrial visit: Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizer, Mumbai
[Mar13]
Guide: Prof. Sanjay Mahajani, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
Studied the design and working of Sulphuric Acid Plant based on Double Contact
Double Absorption Process
Prepared a detailed report involving flow diagrams, description of the purpose of major equipment
and mass balances around them to determine the flow rates of each stream
Computer Programming and Utilization Project
Guide: Prof. Sridhar Iyer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
Developed 2 games, Hangman and Cows and Bulls in C++ with the help of loops,
structures and functions

[Feb13]

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Manager, Public Relations; The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay
[Apr14-present]
E-Cell is a student organization having a team of 22 core group members. It is recognized as the leading
entrepreneurship promoting student body in the country by the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN)
Involved actively in the decision making and conceptualization of the visions and missions of the
organization along with the other team members
Leading a two-tier team of 15 coordinators and 25 organizers to ideate and execute all the initiatives
which include two major national events
Instrumental in designing of both online and offline publicity campaigns for the events such as
o
Eureka! - Asias largest B-Plan competition
o
The Entrepreneurship Summit - networking hub for corporates, professionals and entrepreneurs
Appointed and monitoring the work of 1200 College Representatives from 900 colleges across India
Designed and structured the quarterly entrepreneurship magazine, EnSpace having a reach of over
1000 students and institute faculty members
Founder and Convener; Finance Club, IIT Bombay
[Jan14-Apr14]
The Club is aimed at providing basic knowledge to the students about finance and economics.
Was a part of the 4 membered team which managed the club and executed its events
Organized formal boot camps and informal discussion sessions to let the students pursue their interest in
the field of finance and economics with a reach of 700 students in the institute
Coordinator, Techfest 2014
[Aug13-Jan14]
Techfest is Asias largest science and technological festival conducted by students
Contacted 35-40 scientists and exhibitors across the world and organized the technical exhibitions with
the team during the fest
Implemented creative ideas for designs of various posters, flexes, flyers and name cards

RELEVANT COURSES AND SKILLS

Programming: C/C++, Visual Basic for Applications (MS Excel)
Software Packages: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Matlab
Non-Core Courses: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Probability
and Statistics, Computer Programming and Utilization, Sociology*, Law, Rights and Governance*
o
Basic Economics (Introduction to Micro and Macro Economics)
o
Industrial Economics (Microeconomic analysis of firms and their production)
o
Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis (Regression and linear algebra)
o
Accounting and Finance*
o
Money and Banking on Coursera.org (Not Certified)
Core Courses: Thermodynamics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Manufacturing Processes
*To be completed by November14

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Attended an 8-day long Finance Boot Camp organized by the Academic Council
[Dec13]
Achieved second position in a contest (What an Idea!), conducted by the E-Cell, IIT Bombay
[2012]
Performed in the street play on behalf of Hostel-1 in the freshmen year
Opted for Aerobics as a part of my curriculum in NSO
Exposure to French as a part of school curriculum during 2004-2006