Mr. Shubham Rawat is a student of the School of Management and Entrepreneurship, IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He is pursuing his MBA from IIT Jodhpur and B.Tech from JIIT Noida. He is an IT professional with 28 months of experience working in multiple roles. His core competencies involve project management, Cloud consulting, team management, project coordination, and data analytics. He has done an internship as a Project Manager and Cloud Consultant at a reputed company. His hobbies are Travelling, Cooking, Cricket and Singing. He holds badges and certifications in Azure and AWS Cloud Technologies.

School of Management and Entrepreneurship, IIT Jodhpur

What was your area of specialization and which field will you be working in?

“Technology was my specialty and next I will be working on technical program management”

My specialization in MBA was technology. MBA-Technology is the flagship program of SME, IIT Jodhpur designed with the purpose to inculcate the flavor of general management with the technology. Post my MBA I will be working in the field of technical program management, which is a techno-functional role is aligned with the vision of the school and our esteemed director Prof Santanu Chaudhury who created it. 

How has your college prepared you to enter the Tech World? 

“My college have provided me best environment to learn and grow”

Yes, the exposure that I got from my college helped me in imbibing the necessary skills required for entering the workforce. Being part of different clubs and committees has allowed me to hone my management skills and leverage them while being in leadership positions to make sound decisions. My interests lie in analytics, project management, tech consulting and I’ve got opportunities to work on them for which I’ll always be thankful to the ecosystem that SME, IITJ provided to me. 

What were the most positive aspects of your time at your college?

“I have established a strong network with people having awesome technical background”

In uncertain times of covid being on campus was itself a luxury. The network I established here, enabled me to learn things that were unknown to me (also termed as peer-to-peer learning). Being in IIT gives one exposure to interact with people of different departments and their perspectives towards the industry.

To what extent does the reputation of a college matter once you enter in Industry? 

“Your skillset matters in the industry more than your college prestige”

The reputation of college does matter to an extent, especially during your initial years in the industry, but post that what matters the most is the skills you develop throughout your career. 

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What is your opinion about the Campus and Extracurricular Activities at your college?

“Campus of college is awesome and various co-curricular activities are organized here”

The campus is beautiful. It's a quiet place on the outskirts of the city and well-equipped with all the basic amenities. And the highlight is the opportunity to interact with brilliant students and faculty every day. An IIT is probably the only place where the dreamers and doers come together. Extra-curricular activities don't let your life get monotonous. Colleges do organize multiple extra-curricular activities to build your network and find like-minded individuals. 

What makes SME, IIT Jodhpur an ideal choice for management students?

“Our College do have best faculties and training programs”

There are multiple factors that makes SME, IIT Jodhpur best place to study management and some of them are as follows: 

  • MBA in technology (flagship course, a first in India) 
  • Industry 4.0 curriculum 
  • Updated teaching pedagogy 
  • Corporate experienced faculty 
  • Dual Degree programs 

What are the placement statistics and activities at SME, IIT Jodhpur? 

“College do provide 100% placement and Industry based programs for placements”

Being the foundation batch along with the pressure of COVID-19, I believe the placement activities at our institute were at par with many top b-schools. We secured the 100% placement mark in the summer internships. The placement committee had a 2 folded approach - External (Corporate Outreach) and Internal (Capacity Building). We were introduced to 60+ corporate speakers during the tenure of 2 years who shared their insights with us. 

What academic challenges did you encounter during your college time?

“Switching to finance from technology was a challenge for me”

Coming from an IT background it wasn’t easy for me to gauge the concepts of subjects in the domain of finance. It took a while to get a hang of, but the incremental effort in understanding the basics and then the subjects helped me a lot to overcome this challenge. 

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Are there any accomplishments that you hold with respect to your time in college? 

“We have set up various clubs and committees for the benefit of other students”

Being in the foundation batch came with responsibilities. The onus for setting up the clubs, committees, writing down their SOPs and policies, setting up the sole culture, we are proud of what we did.