ABHIJNA CHOODI | 20HS20003

ECONOMICS (M.Sc. 5Y)

MINOR in MATHEMATICS & COMPUTING (M.Sc. 5Y)
EDUCATION
Year Degree/Exam Institute CGPA/Marks
2025 5 YRS M.SC IIT Kharagpur 9.48 / 10
2020 AISSCE (CBSE XII) National Public School HSR 97.2%
2018 ICSE (X) Cambridge Public School HSR 97.6%
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Department Rank 1 in the HSS Department among 65 students, scoring 9+ SG across all 6 semesters; received a 10 grade in 27/43 Courses
• NTSE National Scholar 2018: Ranked in the top 0.2% among the 10,00,000+ participating candidates and awarded a Govt. Scholarship
• KVPY SA Stage 1 Qualifier: Ranked in the top 2% among 50,000+ candidates in grade XI in India in the entrance test for IISc, Bangalore
• P&G Spotlight Winner - Product Supply: Among the top 50 students in India invited to study the processes at the P&G Hyderabad plant
• Selected among the Top 48 debaters out of 1000+ participants to train to represent India at the World Schools Debating Championship
WORK EXPERIENCES
Orios Venture Partners | Investment Analyst Jan'23 - Apr'23
Analyzed Fintech Wealth and Climate-Tech Startups at a $230M Indian Tech VC Firm with investments in Unicorns such as Country Delight
• On-boarded 19+ startups for the initial pitches by examining the business models, founders, and thesis fit for 400+ tech-based startups
• Collaborated with multiple analysts at 3 Venture Capital and IB Firms for 10 potential deals and verified 2 theses in the Climate-Tech sector
• Formulated a Sector Map of Fintech Wealth upon analyzing 80+ companies and identified areas of non-involvement by the Indian Market
The World Bank | Short-Term Consultant Jan'22 - Jun'22
Worked in the Data and Evidence for Justice Reform Team to analyze Classified Judicial Data and Identify Patterns of Human-Error
• Achieved a 11% increase in adjusted R2 for the prediction of prosecutors' behavior by identifying and isolating the causal factors at play
• Processed and analyzed proprietary data of 4000 convicts, enabling critical insights into the caste-based biases in Indian judge decisions
• Designed and implemented a unique marketing strategy for maximizing survey participation at IUB Dhaka, recording over 200 participants
INTERNSHIPS AND PROJECTS

Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada | MITACS Globalink Research Intern May'23 - Jul'23
Analyzed Changes in Corporate-Auditor relationships among the S&P 500 Companies using Social Network Analysis Tools and Techniques
• Achieved a 15% reduction in Mean Squared Error by implementing a state-of-the-art Graph Neural Network model on financial data
• Reduced the processing time by 18% by designing and programming the data organization strategy for 1014 global firms using Python
• Constructed 4 key dynamic network visualizations to demonstrate changes in corporate-auditor relationships due to financial crises
Brunel University, London, England | Research Intern May'22 - Jul'22
Analysis of the Climate Change Initiatives and Climate-related Disclosures by the FTSE 100 Companies over the past 5 Years using NLP
• Published at the BAFA Conference in 2023, by leveraging a Natural Language Processing Model to identify greenwashing tendencies
• Saved 15+ human hours by designing a Python data pipeline for the extraction of corporate reports PDF data using PyPDF, NLTK, PikePDF
• Designed the research methodology and objective by conducting comprehensive literature review of 30+ papers over the past 5+years
New York University, Abu Dhabi, UAE | Research Assistant Oct'21 - Jan'22
Analysis of the Potential Political, Social,and Financial Biases in the Survey Organizations in Sub-Saharan African Countries since 1980
• Systematically processed data from 108 surveys for 3 Sub-Saharan African countries over the last 40 years by using STATA and Excel
• Calculated demographic statistics and constructed confidence intervals to identify significant differences in calculations across surveys
180 Degrees Consulting, IIT Kharagpur | Consultant Sep'21 - Nov'21
Formulation of a Customer Acquisition Strategy for Clever Harvey: An upcoming Seed-stage Indian Edtech Startup with a $1.5M Funding
• Enhanced acquisition and retention rates of teenagers and pre-teens on Clever Harvey's website by collaborating with 8 stakeholders
• Designed 3 interactive education games by identifying gaps in the types of gameplay among competitors and conducting primary research
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Governor | Debating Society, IIT Kharagpur Jun'22 - Mar'23

• Elected to the highest position of responsibility in an 80+ member society that attends international and national debating tournaments
• Managed funds and financesworth Rs. 2L+ and negotiated permissions andtravel reimbursements from Technology Students Gymkhana
• Organized society selections for over 1100+ candidates through 1 group discussion round, 1 online quiz, and 2 personal interview rounds
• Implemented 3 unique thematic practice leagues for the society; conducted 12 workshops, 6 matter sessions, 2 tests, and 2 seminars
• Partnered and collaborated with the Heads of debating societies in 40+ national and international colleges for 21 debate tournaments
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
International Level Debater | Debating Society, IIT Kharagpur
• Best Speaker in the 2020 batch: Top 10 Speaker at 7+ tournaments | 1x Best Speaker | 2x Finals Best Speaker | 2x Best Novice Speaker
• Winner and Best Speaker of the Finals at NUJS Parliamentary Debate 2023, out of 100+ participants from colleges across the country
• Novice Winner at TNNLU 2021, Grand-Finalist at Delhi Pre-Australs 2021, Grand-Finalist at DNLU 2022, Semi-Finalist at INDO 2022
Trained Classical Music Vocalist | Shrutilaya School of Music
• Trained in Carnatic classical music as a vocalist for 9 years, having performed in 12+ concerts and stage performances across Bangalore
• Qualified the Junior Level Vocal Examination with a First-Class Distinction upon achieving a grade of 85% with a 97% grade in theory
Volunteer | Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled
• Designed a time-effective course on the Basics of Computer Science for 42+ teenagers with disability to enhance future employability
• Recorded 37+ short audiobooks in English and Kannada for over 250+ children with disabilities such as blindness across multiple genres
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