BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

HARSH NAGLE XLRI JAMSHEDPUR | 2023-25

Investment Banking, JPM | Asia Rank 2 (Mars Rover Competition) | Placement offer - Ofbusiness (UG)
Degree Board Institute % Remarks Year
B.E. (EEE) BITS Pilani BITS Pilani, Goa Campus 86.5% Top 3 grades in 38/46 courses 2023
Class XII ISC Singhania School, Thane 96.5% 100% in Mathematics 2019
Class X ICSE Singhania School, Thane 97.2% All India Merit Rank 12 2017
INTERNSHIPS
Junior Analyst Intern J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Jan’23-Jun’23
• Identified $2bn+ synergistic expansion opportunities by screening over 100 potential acquisition targets
• Unlocked $400mn+ shareholder value by bolstering a $5bn segment spinoff for a $180bn+ conglomerate
Business Impact
• Advised a $28bn+ diversified conglomerate as the sole CRG analyst & analyzed 40+ company documents
• Streamlined financial data of companies with a combined worth of $90bn+ for financial valuation models
• Identified $1bn+ shareholder value unlock for $180bn+ company by structuring a complete a sell side pitch
Deal Management • Screened 30+ peers and 15+ peer transactions to model the valuation and analyze using a football field
• Analysed 20+ company & broker reports and screened 20+ PE firms to identify a consortium of 3 buyers
• Consulted 20+ Fortune 500 companies across 10+ industries as part of Diversified Industrial coverage team
Client Engagement • Valued 5+ companies worth $100bn+ using DCF, SOTP & comparable models and analyzed their firepower
• Liaised with 300+ global bankers across various teams to track global M&A activity across 10+ industries
Intern Needl.ai May’20-Jul’20
• Reduced deployment time by 15% by creating 2 CI/CD pipelines to automate feature testing & deployment
Process
• Achieved 10% increase in efficiency via 2+ GitHub workflows, saving 2+ man hours per feature deployment
Optimization
• Optimized processes for 20+ employees across teams by implementing end-to-end DevOps functionalities
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
National level • Selected among top 30/130+ teams in a national-level robotics competition by IISc Bangalore.
2021
competition • Designed autonomous robot for competition organised by CXOs of Nvidia, Flipkart & Adani Power.
Scholastic • Completed a minor degree in finance from BITS with A/A- in 4/5 courses and total score of 8.8/10. 2023
Achievements • Inducted into the Honour Society for being in top 5%ile of 500+ students for 6 consecutive years. 2017
• Secured 99.31 %ile in CAT ’22 out of 2.2L candidates | 99.75 %ile in XAT ’23 out of 62k candidates. 2022
Competitive
• Scored 98.28 %ile in JEE Mains’19 among 11.4L+ candidates | Scored 98.73 %ile in Mathematics. 2019
exams
• International Rank 74 in SOF Science Olympiad | Secured AIR 25/2K+ in national-level AMTI exam. 2012
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Jr. Exec. Member, • Entrusted with mentoring & onboarding of 540+ students & liaising with admissions stakeholders.
External • Responsible for campus branding activities budgeted at Rs. 3L+ with an estimated reach of 3.3mn+. 2023
Linkages, XLRI • Member of XLRI press interface | Coordinate with 30+ committees to streamline PR activities
Controls Lead, • Ranked 1st in India, 2nd in Asia & 20th/100+ globally in international-level University Rover Challenge.
Mars Rover Team, • Reduced execution time by 20% & achieved 3x increase in reliability by spearheading rover controls. 2022
BITS Goa • Pitched to 100+ alumni and sponsors to raise over Rs. 15L for the mars rover team of BITS Goa
• 1 of 3 out of 200+ students selected as a UG teaching assistant for course with over 15 topics
Teaching Assistant,
• Assisted the professor in planning 40+ lectures and managing coursework of over 100 students. 2022
BITS Goa
• Managed over 5 evaluative components and proctored exams as a part of administrative duties.
Asst. Editor, • Liaised between student body of 6,000+ & the teachers while executing administrative duties
2014
Singhania School • 1/15 of 400+ students appointed to school senate | Curated the school magazine in 3 languages.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Bullion analysis, • Increased profit by 20% over 2 years by devising trading strategy for gold mini futures & options.
2021
BITS Goa • Complied a comprehensive 50+ pager report to analyse 5 trading strategies over multiple period.
Trading strategy, • Generated a profit of 50%+ over 2 years by developing and testing a trading strategy for the stock.
2021
BITS Goa • Led a team of 4 to analyse the financials of Sun Pharma using fundamental & technical analysis.
Bot Navigation • Optimized planning time by 15% & algorithm accuracy by 20% for autonomous robotic navigation
2020
Stack, BITS Goa • Designed 15+ controllers & path planning algorithms tested them over 20+ real world scenarios.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
• 1 of 4 out of 900+ students selected to the BITS Goa tennis team for college and club tournaments. 2019
Sports • Finished 2nd in 100m freestyle at the under-19 district level as a part of school swimming team. 2018
• Secured 3rd place at under-19 district level and qualified for zonals as part of the school tennis team. 2017
• Entrusted with leading a team of 8 to teach 20+ workers & 25+ children as core team member.
Social Work,
• Spearheaded events to increase outreach by 10% | Volunteered for 80+ hours during the year 2020
BITS Goa
• Increased intake by 30% by organizing meetings & seminars and curating custom teaching plans
Community • Organized a mobility workshop for the blind, with 80+ beneficiaries from 3 cities across the state
Work, Rotary • Managed logistics with a budget of over Rs. 1.20L while collaborating with the state government 2023
International • Generated 2x increase in footfall through outreach activities and increased sponsorship by 20%