Karan Agarwal

Karan Agarwal

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    BCG | XLRI | JP Morgan IB Intern | Cisco | VIT

  • Education

    • Bishop Conrad Sr. Sec. School

      2000 - 2014
      Class XII 92.6%

      Activities and Societies: House Captain, Limca Book of Records Quiz House Captain during the final yearAmongst top 0.26% students across India in 'Problem Solving Assessment' conducted by CBSECertificate of Merit - CBSE for securing 10/10 CGPA in Class X

    • XLRI Jamshedpur

      2020 - 2022
      Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Business Management (BM)

      Activities and Societies: Executive Member, Student Investment Fund | Executive Member, SOCRATES (IT infrastructure committee) | Organizing Team, Ensemble Valhalla (Annual Cultural Fest) | Organizing Team, MAXI Fair (India's biggest student-run marketing event) | Organizing Team, XLRI Entrepreneurship Summit | Course Representative, (Merger & Acquisition, Retail Management) International 2nd Runners Up - Oikos Consultancy Challenge Zonal Round & Campus Winner - CFA Institute Research Challenge

    • Vellore Institute of Technology

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science 9.62

      Amongst Top 5 rankers at VIT Vellore - Computer Science Engineering DepartmentMerit Scholarship AwardeeProgram Representative - CSE Department Liaison between college administration and CSE studentsReceived seed funding of INR 2,50,000 from VIT for further research on 'Predict Learner’s Aptitude from Brainwaves using Machine Learning'Notable Projects:Predict Learner’s Aptitude from Brainwaves using Machine LearningSecurity Alarm Alert and Door Lockdown… Show more Amongst Top 5 rankers at VIT Vellore - Computer Science Engineering DepartmentMerit Scholarship AwardeeProgram Representative - CSE Department Liaison between college administration and CSE studentsReceived seed funding of INR 2,50,000 from VIT for further research on 'Predict Learner’s Aptitude from Brainwaves using Machine Learning'Notable Projects:Predict Learner’s Aptitude from Brainwaves using Machine LearningSecurity Alarm Alert and Door Lockdown System using Mobile AppAutomatic License Plate Recognition and plate area extraction Show less

  • Experience

    • Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

      May 2018 - Jun 2018
      Internship Trainee

      Handled Optical Time Domain Reflectometer device used to transfer data between two cities Ensured that 15,000+ broadband connections in the city receive uninterrupted Internet access

    • Cisco

      Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

      Helped customers achieve a fully optimized network that constantly adapted to their business needs and maximized the return on their network investmentWorked with 100+ clients including Financial Banks, Fortune 500 companies, Government ministries & Military OrganizationsReceived "Connected Recognition Award" twice in 1 yearCertifications:Cisco Certified DevNet Associate (925/1000)Cisco Certified Network Associate Conceptualized & Prototyped 'Multipoint Packet Analyzer Tool' to collect and analyze networking protocol pertaining data from various endpoints in a networkIncreased efficiency of TAC Engineers by 40%Certifications:Implementing Cisco IP Telephony & Video, Part 1 v1.0Implementing Cisco Collaboration Devices v1.0

      • Technical Consultant

        Jul 2019 - Jul 2020
      • Engineer Intern

        Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
    • JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
      Investment Banking Summer Intern

      Worked with the North America - Merger & Acquisition teamValuated (using DCF, Trading Comps, Transaction Comps) & created a sell-side pitch for an F&B company based out of the USA. Identified Private Indian ESG Companies for JPMC to invest in Analyzed shareholder activism threat on companies by various Hedge funds

    • Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

      May 2022 - now
      • Consultant

        May 2024 - now
      • Senior Associate

        May 2022 - Apr 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Network Dynamics of Social Behavior

      University of Pennsylvania
      Sept 2018
    • Text Mining and Analytics

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
      Nov 2018
    • Cryptography

      University of Maryland
      Jan 2018
    • Machine Learning

      University of Washington
      Jan 2018
    • Cisco Certified DevNet Associate

      Cisco
      Jun 2020
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    • Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching)

      Cisco
      Feb 2019
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