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SUDDHASEEL SEN

Personal/Social Background:
25 years. Father is a financial consultants and mother is housewife.

Academic Background:
1. M.A. - 1st class - in English from Jadavpur University
2. Certificate in French - 1st class, Jadavpur University
3. Certificate in Italian - 1st – class, Jadavpur University
4.
Certificate Deutsch – Gut (85.5%), Goeth-Institute

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
i) National Scholarship after Higher Secondary Examinations
ii) ELLA award for securing 1st position among male candidates in MA Examination, Jadavpur University


Academic Plans:
Ph.D. in English. Obtained admission in the University of Toronto. Prefers University of Toronto to Oxford University because of substantial scholarship and teaching experience offered in Canada where he has a confirmed admission.


Accomplishments:
a) Papers published and presented on different seminars.
b) Violin: Performer’s Certificate, Trinity College of Music, London.
c) Piano: Grade 4, ABRSM, UK.
d) Theory of Music: Grade 8, ABRSM, UK. Won the Hedy King Robinson International award for Distinction in Theory of Music.
e) Presented papers on music in different national and international seminars.
f) Review of The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins in The Statesman. The review received appreciation from Oxford University Press.
g) Arrangement of songs and participated in different concerts.
h) Performed regularly for All India Radio and Television
.

Stated objective is to take up teaching and offer guidance to students of diverse interest not only in the field of English studies but also outside it, such as music, drama and criticism. Is already teaching at the South Calcutta Girls’ College, Kolkata.

ZAITOON F. ISMAIL

Personal/Social Background:
22 years. Father expired and mother is a schoolteacher.

Academic Background:
1. B.A. - 1st - class in Economics from University of Mumbai
2. Final year of M.A. – from University of Mumbai

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
i)
Recipient of the Sir Dorabji Tata Merit Prize Scholarship awarded annually from June 1998 to June 2001.
ii)
Completed 21 credits (16 being the requirement) as part of the Honours programme in Economics and Sociology.

Academic Plans:
M.Sc. Development Finance. Applied to University of Reading, UK.

Accomplishments:
a) Organised and participated in numerous inter-collegiate youth festivals.
b) Won prizes in debates.
c) Member of the editorial board of the Sociology Department magazine from 1997 to 2001.
d) Involved in community work with the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board.

MEHTA BHAVESH SUNILKUMAR

Personal/Social Background:
20 Years. Parents are both in business. 


Academic Background:
B.E. - 1st class - in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.


Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
i) Ranked 1st among about 120 students of Computer Science & Information Systems Group and 2nd among about 850 students in the class of 2003.
ii) Constantly got Merit Scholarship awarded by BITS at undergraduate level
iii) Constantly got Merit Scholarship from The Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation Group.
iv) Ranked among top 10% students by Indian Association of Physics Teachers’ National Standard Examination in Physics in 1999.
v) Won several National Talent Search Examination prizes.
vi) Ranked 2nd in state level Mathematics Education Competition – Quiz in 1996.
vii) Ranked 4th among about 50,000Higher Secondary Certificate (10+2) in 1999
viii) Ranked 1st in the Ramanujan Mathematics Talent Search Scheme in 1997.
ix) Scholarships Held:
       a) Hashoo Shani Scholarships – 1999
       b) The Intract Club Scholarship – 1999
       c) Gujarat Secondary Board Merit Scholarship – 1999
       d) Late Dhanraj J. Parmar & Babubhai Solanki Scholarship – 1997
       e) Shairuni Scholarship - 1997


Academic Plans:
M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science. Admission to Carnegie Mellon University, with scholarship.

Accomplishments:
A. Did Practice School – I at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
B. Undergoing research training at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (Januar 2003 to June 2003).
C. Paper presented in National Level Academic Meet – 2002.
D. Undertook several projects and research work.
E. Done various computer science and related courses.
F. Done several Mathematics courses.

Stated objective is to contribute more and more towards development of the country through with research.


DEVENDER KUMAR

Personal/Social Background:
28 years. Father is a retired state government
employee and mother is a Govt. Primary School teacher.

Academic Background:
M.V.Sc. - 1st class - Veterinary Immunology from College of Veterinary Sciences, CCS HAU, Hissar, Haryana


Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
i) Got 3rd position in science exhibition held at Government Post Graduate College
ii) Awarded CCS HAU merit scholarship during M.V.Sc. programme
iii) ICAR-NET (2001) qualified for lectureship in Veterinary Microbiology
iv) Successful development of an indigenous vaccine technology for making inactivated bacterial vaccine
v) Applied for technology transfer to the industry for different technologies
vi) Attended Winter School in Immunology in February 2001 at Kovalam, Kerala , organized by Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Cancer Research Institute and Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research, New York, USA
vii) Invited to attend a symposium organized by Foundation Merieux, France at Les Pensieres conference center, France on 27-29 May 2002.
viii) Authored articles


Academic Plans:
Ph.D. in Immunology & Molecular Virology. Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany. Confirmed admission.

Accomplishments:
a) Participated in science exhibitions during school and college days
b) Awarded ‘Certificate-B’ by the National Cadet Corps and stood first in a drill competition in an annual training camp of NCC Army Wing at Adampur
c) Was member of University Mountaineering Club
d) Was member of Blue Cross Organisation (an animal welfare organization) at university
e) Work experience as a Research Associate with Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana


Stated objective is to contribute towards the development of diagnostic tools and vaccine in the context of problems existing in India.

KABITA SANTRA

Personal/Social Background:
23 years. Father is in service and mother is housewife.


Academic Background:
B.Sc. - Mathematics - 1st class - from Burdwan University


Academic Plans:
M.Sc. in Mathematics. Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Confirmed admission.
Had her studies through giving tuitions in Kolkata and in her village. The village has supported her efforts because of her outstanding determination to succeed.

Stated objective is to teach and would try to infuse her pupils a sense of responsibility, love for moral values and sympathetic heart towards the not so privileged

HARASANKAR ADHIKARI

Personal/Social Background:

28 Years. Father is a landless agricultural Daily Labour and mother is housewife.

Academic Background:

M.S.W. - 1st class - in Social Work Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
i) Grant awarded by Sunya Foundation, Ahmedabad to conduct a ‘Study on burdening of attitudinal changes of the children of sex workers for Promotion of their Psycho-social development’.
ii) Qualified for the Joint Entrance Examination and received admission to the MBBS course in 1992. For lack of funds could not take up the opportunity.

Academic Plans:

Ph.D in Social Work. Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan confirmed registration.

Accomplishments:
a) Work experience as a Programme Co-ordinator with Song of Unity & Liberty (NGO) from November 1998 to March 2002.
b) Working in a NGO at Kolkata as a Programme Co-ordinator of Integrated Programme for street children sponsored by Govt. of India.


Stated objective is to delineate the construction of ‘home’ and the practice of parenting and care among the prostitutes.

PRARTHANA PURKAYASTHA

Personal/Social Background:
25 years. Father is a retired Bank employee and mother is a social worker.

Academic Background:

M.A. - 1st class - in English Literature from Jadavpur University

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
i) Qualified the Seventh State Level Eligibility Test (SLET), 2002 for Lectureship at the college/university level, held by the West Bengal College Service Commission.
ii) Awarded the Sangeet Natak Academi grant for contemporary dance production for 2003.

Academic Plans:
Ph.D. in Dance Studies. University of Surrey, Roehampton, UK. Confirmed admission

Accomplishments:
a) Solo performer in collaborative project supported by Max Muller Bhavan, Kolkata.
b) Performed with Dancers, Guild at festivals/workshops/recordings.
c) Work experience with Prayasam (NGO), Kolkata, for one year as an Educator.
d) Work experience with Salt Lake School, Kolkata, for one year as an Educator.
e) Senior performing member/senior teacher in Dancers’ Guild, Kolkata for two years

Stated objective is to devote entire life to a scholarly and artistic pursuit of Indian dance forms and to document the unique performance history of our country.


SARAVANANE POOBALANE

Personal/Social Background:

27 years. Father is fisherman and mother is housewife.

Academic Background:

M.FSc. - 1st class - Fisheries Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbaii

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
i) Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by Indian Council of Agricultural Research for master degree program
ii) Awarded French Government fellowship for short time research program at IFREMER Lab, La Tremcade, France

Academic Plans:
Ph.D. in Aquatic Pathology. Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University, Scotland. Confirmed admission.

Accomplishments:
a) Won Winner award for team building competition conducted by Indian Junior Chamber in 1995
b) Won the first place in college chess competition during 1997-98
c) Won the first place in college carom competition during 1998-99

Stated objective is to achieve the maximum success in the fresh water fish culture and thereby increase production to meet India’s demand.


SOUVIK DAS

Personal/Social Background:
21 Years. Father is in business and mother is housewife.

Academic Background:
Final year of B.Sc. - 1st class 2nd on aggregate of Part I & Part II marks - in Physics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:

1) 1st prize – Millennium Science Aptitude Quest 2000-2001, Centre for Science Education and Communication, University of Delhi
2) Among National Top 1% - National Standard Examination in Physics, Indian Association of Physics Teachers
3) 2nd prize – Popil Memorial Physics Aptitude Test 2001, St. Stephen,s College, University of Delhi
4) 2nd prize – Quest 2001-2002, Centre for Science Education and Communication, University of Delhi
5) Ranked 33 in India – X National Level Science Talent Search Examination 1995, United Council for Educational Research and Scientific Advancement in Learning
6) 1st prize – Eastern India Science Fair, Government of India and Intel, 1998-99
7) 2nd prize – District Science Fair, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum and Government of West Bengal, 1998-99
8) Best Participant – West Bengal State Level Computer Fair, 1995
9) 1st prize – West Bengal State Level Software Development Fair, 1995
10) 2nd prize – Calcutta District Level Software Development Competition, 1995
11) 2nd prize – West Bengal State Level Essay Writing competition, 1996
12) 1st prize – Calcutta District Level Essay Writing competition, 1996

Academic Plans:
M.Sc. in Physics. Applied to Christ’s College, University of Cambridge

Accomplishments:
I. Published paper and selected as 1 of 4 students to represent India at the London International Youth Science Forum 2002
II. Awarded the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana 2001-05 by the Indian Institute of Science & D.S.T. India (Fellowship)