AMAN BAKHSHI

ACADEMIC DETAILS
Year
---2005
2003

Degree / Exam
B.Tech in Civil Engineering
AISSCE
AISSE

Institute
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
St. Columba's School, New Delhi
St. John's High School, Chandigarh

GPA / Marks(%)
8.437
88.2%
88.8%

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Rank 6 out of 74 students of the Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi
Winner, Prototype Exhibit Competition, Civil Engineering Department, Open House, IIT Delhi, 2008
Pursuing a minor degree in Business Management at the Department of Management Studies of IIT Delhi
Co-authored a research paper: "Prediction of Remaining Life of Structure after Damage using PZT
Transducer", Shanker R., Bhalla S., Gupta A., Bakhshi A., Khandelwal A. and Singh N.; In submission to
International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics - 2010, Liverpool, U.K.

INTERNSHIPS
Ocean Power Industrial Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China (May, 2009 - July, 2009) :
One of the largest conglomerates of China with 73 subsidiary companies
Analysed the industrial and competitive environment in India and South-east Asia for company products
Evaluated and highlighted performance parameter differences between the Chinese and Indian Asphalt Codes
Recieved a pre-placement offer (PPO) in recognition of the excellent performance
Invited to be a part of the founding team of the first Indian branch office of the company
Gammon India Ltd., New Delhi, India (May, 2008 - July, 2008) :
The largest civil engineering construction company in India with a net worth of Rs 1200 Crores
Undertook a field engineering role on BC-25, the construction site of a Rs 159 crore DMRC project
Gained exposure to on-site procedures and interpretation of construction drawings
Surveyed occurrences of construction malpractices and devised framework to ensure compliance to norms

PROJECTS
Road Transport Fuel Consumption Estimation in NCR (1995-2004) (Nov, 2007 - Dec, 2007) :
Estimated fuel consumption after a detailed analysis of data procured from MOPNG, PPAC, IGL, etc.
Diagnosed and highlighted the impact of introduction of Delhi Metro and CNG on the fuel consumption pattern
Recommended for admission to graduate programs by the project supervisor, a guest faculty from the School of
Urban Planning and Environment, McGill University, Canada
Prediction of Location and Severity of Incipient Damage in Structures (Jan, 2009 - May, 2009) :
Fabricated an experimental setup to simulate aggravating damage scenarios in real-life structures
Generated a diagnostic methodology and investigated limitations of its applicability
Results and key findings were presented in a research paper
Tied Arch Bridge Model Project (Jan, 2008 - Apr, 2008) :
Designed and developed a light-weight model of a bridge which withstood load up to 80 times its dead weight
Illustrated the principle of tied arches (unexplored in the Indian Civil Industry)
Adjudged Best Project amongst 15 other projects from the department
Passive Control Devices for Seismic Excitations (July, 2009 - Present) :
Aiming to model, simulate and test passive control devices and to fabricate small-scale prototypes
Currently modelling and investigating performance of friction dampers on a simulation software (IDARC 2D)

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
General Secretary, Academic Interaction Council (AIC), IITD (July, 2009 - Present) :
Representing 2500 UG students in the Senate and BUGS (Highest policy making bodies of IIT Delhi)
Leading a team of 51 representatives to oversee all academic activities of UG students
Conceptualized and implemented the pilot Online Course Feedback System (200 responses in 3 days)
Formally enumerated responsibilities of a Convener and the General Secretary of the AIC

Overall Coordinator, Tryst-2010 (IIT Delhi Technical Festival) (Sept, 2009 - Present) :
Revived Tryst after one year through detailed discussions with the Chairman, AIC
Revamped the event structure and introduced Tryst Trophy to increase student and faculty participation
Restructured the organizational structure to remove redundancies and improve accountability
Coordinator, Nucleus Committee, Training and Placement (TnP) Cell, IITD (Aug, 2008 - Present) :
Placement Co-coordinator (Aug, 2009 - Present)
Leading a team of 7 representatives to invite firms for the placement of over 150 students
Created a database of over 300 companies across 6 sub-disciplines of civil engineering
Training Coordinator (Aug, 2008 - July, 2009)
Led a team of 4 representatives in pitching to over 200 companies and handling logistics
Arranged over 100 seats for the training program of 72 civil engineering students
Adjudged the Best Nucleus Committee for 2008-09 by the Training and Placement Cell
Received an Award of Honour from the Civil Engineering Society
Convener, Class Committee, AIC, IITD (July, 2007 - Present) :
Serving a record third straight term as the elected representative of 74 civil engineering students in the AIC
Pro-actively, strengthened student-faculty interaction and addressed course related issues
Assisted in planning of degrees and favourable allotment of time-slots to department courses
Marketing Coordinator, Literati - IIT Delhi Literary Festival (Feb, 2009 - Mar, 2009) :
Led a team of 3 Activity Heads and 9 Volunteers in securing sponsorship worth Rs 2 lacs
Negotiated deals for sponsorships and advertisements with BHEL, PVR, Lime-Lite, etc.
Others (Feb, 2008 - Present) :
Activity Head, Hospitality, Tryst (Feb, 2008 - Mar, 2008)
Successfully handled delegate inquiries and reservations, and distribution of certificates
Member, Alumni Affairs Committee (July, 2009 - Present)
Playing an advisory role on ways and means for resource generation through interaction with Alumni
Member, Student Affairs Council (July, 2009 - Present)
Voicing the academic concerns of the undergraduate student community

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Cricket :
Silver Medal, Inter-Hostel Cricket Tournament, IIT Delhi, 2009
Silver Medal, Inter-Hostel Cricket Tournament, IIT Delhi, 2007
Instrumental in winning the most coveted General Championship Trophy, 2007
Bronze Medal, Inter-Hostel Freshers' Cricket Tournament, IIT Delhi, 2006
Member of all Inter-Class/Inter-House/Inter-Hostel Cricket teams since 2001
Social Work :
Undertook teaching elementary subjects to over 50 children in Kendriya Vidyalaya of IIT Delhi under the
Literacy Program of Vidya NGO
Surveyed handicraft vendors in Connaught Place and Delhi Haat to explore employment opportunities for the
poor sections of the society for Sparsh NGO
Undertook teaching children from backward classes under the 'Big Buddy Program' of St. John's High School
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution in the field of Donor Motivation and Blood
Donation Camp Organization by Lions Blood Bank

OTHER INTERESTS
Cricket and weight-training