Nikharv Shah

Experience

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  Blithchron, IIT Gandhinagar

  Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  Coordinator of BlithMUN

  - Coordinated a team of 20 people and ensured successful conduction of the event.- Served as the Director General for the UN-HRC Committee.

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  YouTube

  Aug 2020 - now

  Content Creator
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  Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

  Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  - Worked for welfare and maintenance of 9 hostels with over 1600 students. - Played major role in Hostel Allocations 2020-2021 of IIT Gandhinagar.

  • Overall Coordinator, Udaan '21

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

  • Member, 16 Pixels - The Photography Club of IITGN

    May 2020 - May 2021

  • In-charge of Hostel Maintenance, Welfare Council

    Aug 2020 - Apr 2021
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  Amalthea, IIT Gandhinagar

  Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  Core Committee Member

  - Led a team of 102 undergraduates and coordinated the Finance, Projects and Design Departments.- Single-handedly managed expenses (worth lakhs of rupees) of the entire summit.- Reached more than 10,000 people by conducting one of the largest Technical Summits in India.

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2021 - now

  Mutual Fund Distributor

  Did due diligence of Mutual Funds of various Fund Houses in Equity and Debt markets.

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  Ditto Insurance

  Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

  Business Intern

  - Analyzed Indian insurance market to come up with a business strategy for offline expansion of Ditto.- Studied various competitors in the industry and widely adapted methods of selling insurance.

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  Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

  Nov 2021 - May 2022

  - Worked as an elected Student Senate Representative of B.Tech ‘19 batch of IIT Gandhinagar.- Ideated, brainstormed and worked for the welfare of student community.- Conducted Food Wastage Challenge and decreased the wastage of food by a significant amount.

  • Senator, Student Senate

    Sept 2019 - May 2022

  • Core Member, Jashn '22

    Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
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  Media and Public Relations Committee, IIT Gandhinagar

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  Yearbook Coordinator
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  Adani Enterprises Limited

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Business Development Intern

  - Worked in the Office of the CTO, Adani Group, in a multi-disciplinary team and focused on identifying high-potential business opportunities and came up with compelling value propositions to exploit it.- Studied 50+ startups/companies and performed market research of different segments of Indian Fin-Tech Ecosystem and analyzed the business aspect of setting up a Finance Super App from scratch.- Organized a company-level event with over 1000 guests and oversaw logistics as SPOCs for the event. Show less

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  E-Cell, IIT Gandhinagar (Entrepreneurship Initiative)

  May 2022 - May 2023

  Overall Coordinator

  Led a team of 20+ enthusiastic students to promote entrepreneurship culture within the institute

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  Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  - Elected representative of the student community of IIT Gandhinagar who is responsible for maintaining the integrity of individuals and the institute. - Overlooking 7 councils and 10+ independent groups to ensure proper functioning of the institute.- Representing 1600+ students in various institute committees like Institute Senate, SSAC, etc. and in pan-IIT conclaves and other university forums as well.

  • Member, Student Outreach and Relations Team (SORT)

    May 2021 - May 2023

  • Member, Vinteo - The Film Making Club of IITGN

    May 2020 - May 2023

  • General Secretary, Student Council

    Aug 2022 - Apr 2023
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  Center for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar (CCL IITGN)

  May 2023 - Dec 2023

  Project Associate

  - Led a team of 10 interns to develop engineering project prototypes like Likh-It (a robot that can draw any image on a vertical wall), Cylindrical Tetris, Hollow Clock, O-clock, etc. with an aim to create a hands-on engineering course.- Created a robot called 'Likh-It' which can draw any given image on a vertical wall (Showcased to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the NEP 2023 Fair)