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ROHANSWAMY
T
hereareover350collegesinthe
stateforengineeringstudiesthat
offerover70coursesspecialising
in specific fields of engineering.
Itsnowonderthenthatstudentsarestag-
gered by the enormity of the choice while
pickingtherightcollegeforthemselves.
InFebruarylastyear,engineering
graduatesSushilMundadaandAbhishek
Ballabh,hituponanideatorescuethe
studentsfromtheirquandary.Theyhave
nowdevelopedawebsitetohelpengi-
neeringaspirantssecureagoodcollege
bygivingacut-offanalysisaswellasacol-
legebranchpredictor,whichservesasa
guideto wheretheycanapply,depend-
ingontheirmarks.Thestudentscanalso
availonlineandofflineeducationcoun-
selingforsecuringtheirseatinthecol-
legeoftheirchoice.
Mundada,29,saystheideawasborn
outofhisownexperienceswhenhewas
scoutingforacollegetostudyalmosta
decadeback.Thereissomuchinforma-
tionouttherefromwhatcoursesneed
tobeselectedtothecollegethatthey
wanttogoto,aswellasthemarksre-
quiredtogetintothecollegeoftheir
choice.Allthesereferencedandcross-
referencedwiththerankingofthecol-
lege,theplacewhereitislocated,aswell
astheprospectsofacampusplacement
fouryearslaterisalotofinformationfor
anystudentoraspiringengineertocol-
late,hesays.Webeganworkingonthe
collegesinthestatetohelpthestudents
andlaunchedthewebsitethisyearin
April,hesays.Thetwoworkedforovera
yearbeforecomingupwiththewebsite
www.extraaedge.com.
Mundadasaystheinformationonthe
websitehelpsinnotjustbreakingbarriers
regardingchoicesforstudentsbutalso
givesthemawiderscopetomeettheir
endgoals.Butthatisnot
wheretheyhavestopped.In
additiontohelpingstudents
secureadmissiontocolleges,
theyaregoingastepfurther
byhelpingthemsecurein-
ternships,collegeprojectas-
signmentsandevenshareinformation
aboutcampusplacements,openrecruit-
mentandfurtherstudies.Alltheonline
servicesarefreeofchargeforthestu-
dentsandcanbeaccessedbyeveryone.
Moreoverwehaveadiscussionboard
wherethesetopicscanbe
takenupwithotherstudents
andevenprofessors.There
canbepostsaboutjobsaswell
asnewtrendsintheindustry
too,hesays.
Theentireconceptofthe
cut-offpredictorandthebranchlocator
isbasedonanalgorithmwhichmakes
useoftheresultsofthepreviousyear.
Forinstanceitallowsthestudentstoac-
curatelypredictcut-offsforaparticular
collegeusingtheresultsfromthecut-off
thepreviousyear.Mundadasaysthey
willbeteamingupwithcollegessothat
professorscanuploadassignmentsand
coursesonthesite.CurrentlytheBhar-
tiyaVidyapeethUniversityhassigned
onwithus.Oncetheacademicseason
startswewillbevisitingallcollegesinthe
citytoropethemin,hesays.While
therearenofurtherplansontheanvil
regardingdevelopingapplicationsfor
smartphonesandmobileplatforms,the
duomentionsthattheywillbetakinga
seriouslookatitafterthewebsitehas
pickedonamongstudents,collegesand
facultymembers.
All Caps High
INTERNATIONALSchoolofBusinessand
Mediarecentlyheldtheirconvocationcel-
ebrationsattheirNandecampus.The
eventwasattendedbyBKBhansal,CMD
ofMorganStanleyandAnilWanwari,
FounderandCEOofindiantelevision.com,
whogaveouttheprizestothe397gradu-
atingstudents.Thegraduatingstudents
included82frommediastudies,289from
businessmanagementand26fromsupply
chainmanagementcoursesofferedbythe
institute.Addressingthestudents,Bhansal
saidonlytheyouthcanchangethepresent
scenario.Freshideasthatwillmouldthe
futurecanbegeneratedonlybystudents
likeyou,whoareenthusiasticandreadyto
facetheworld.Youaretheonlyoneswho
canpullthemarketoutoftherecession,
hesaid.Wanwarisharedthestoryofhow
hestartedwithhisonlinetelevisionportal
andhowitgrewbig.Youmusthavea
passiontodrivetheideafromasmallop-
portunitytoalargescale,hesaid.
ICAI holds First
Convocation in the City
ABATCHof250studentsoftheInstituteof
CharteredAccountantsofIndia,Pune,who
clearedtheirCAexamsinMayandNovem-
ber2012,receivedtheirdegreesonSun-
dayinthecity.Thiswasthefirstconvoca-
tionfunctionheldbytheinstituteinthe
city.DrWNGade,Vice-chancellorofUni-
versityofPune,wasthechiefguestatthe
event,whileDrSudhakarJadhwar,Deanof
Commerceattheuniversitywastheguest
ofhonour.ShubhotAggarwal,Presidentof
ICAI,alsoattendedtheconvocation.Pune
ranksfourthinmostproducersofchar-
teredaccountantsinthecountry.More
than25,000studentshadappearedfrom
thestateand6,000clearedtheexam.
NAME: SumiSukumaran
STUDYING AT:LLBthirdyearatNewLawCollege.
SONGS I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO:IlovelisteningtoRidebyLana
DelReyandBetweenusbyPeterBradleyAdams
FILM I CAN WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN: IloveP.S.ILoveYouand
TheUglyTruth
FAD FIRST: Iamcrazyaboutwearinghighheelsandreadingnovels
IN MY FREE TIME:IusuallywatchEnglishsoapsandmovies
WHEN I BUNK COLLEGE I CHILL AT: MyfriendsandIusedtohang
outatHubbleBubbly,ahookahbar.Nowitisclosedsowehang
outateachothersplace
STYLE STATEMENT:Istylemyselfaccordingtotheoccasionandit
alsodependsonmymood
IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW:Iseemyselfasagoodlawyer,ifnotina
corporatefirm,theninalegaldepartment
A PERFECT DATE:Nottoofilmy,justaquietplacewherewecan
bothsitandtalk
THREE SPEED DIAL NAMES:Mymother,fatherandbrother.Iam
veryclosetomyfamily
ROLL ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING:Whenmyfriendscrackjokes
abouteachother
FOOD LOVE: Nothinginparticular.Mychoiceoffoodchanges
everymonth
(AS TOLD TO JUHI AGGARWAL)
C A M P U S C H I T C H A T
(Clockwise from top) The website
will allow engineering aspirants to
narrow down their choices; Sushil
Mundada; Abhishek Ballabh; a
screenshot of the website
Students of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India
Students at
the event
The Slambook
ConnecttheDots
A new website
helps engineering
aspirants select
colleges that
best suit their
academic pursuits
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  • 1. CHANNEL Y TheIndianEXPRESS PUNENewsline I TUESDAY I MAY 21 I 2013 5 www.indianexpress.com ROHANSWAMY T hereareover350collegesinthe stateforengineeringstudiesthat offerover70coursesspecialising in specific fields of engineering. Itsnowonderthenthatstudentsarestag- gered by the enormity of the choice while pickingtherightcollegeforthemselves. InFebruarylastyear,engineering graduatesSushilMundadaandAbhishek Ballabh,hituponanideatorescuethe studentsfromtheirquandary.Theyhave nowdevelopedawebsitetohelpengi- neeringaspirantssecureagoodcollege bygivingacut-offanalysisaswellasacol- legebranchpredictor,whichservesasa guideto wheretheycanapply,depend- ingontheirmarks.Thestudentscanalso availonlineandofflineeducationcoun- selingforsecuringtheirseatinthecol- legeoftheirchoice. Mundada,29,saystheideawasborn outofhisownexperienceswhenhewas scoutingforacollegetostudyalmosta decadeback.Thereissomuchinforma- tionouttherefromwhatcoursesneed tobeselectedtothecollegethatthey wanttogoto,aswellasthemarksre- quiredtogetintothecollegeoftheir choice.Allthesereferencedandcross- referencedwiththerankingofthecol- lege,theplacewhereitislocated,aswell astheprospectsofacampusplacement fouryearslaterisalotofinformationfor anystudentoraspiringengineertocol- late,hesays.Webeganworkingonthe collegesinthestatetohelpthestudents andlaunchedthewebsitethisyearin April,hesays.Thetwoworkedforovera yearbeforecomingupwiththewebsite www.extraaedge.com. Mundadasaystheinformationonthe websitehelpsinnotjustbreakingbarriers regardingchoicesforstudentsbutalso givesthemawiderscopetomeettheir endgoals.Butthatisnot wheretheyhavestopped.In additiontohelpingstudents secureadmissiontocolleges, theyaregoingastepfurther byhelpingthemsecurein- ternships,collegeprojectas- signmentsandevenshareinformation aboutcampusplacements,openrecruit- mentandfurtherstudies.Alltheonline servicesarefreeofchargeforthestu- dentsandcanbeaccessedbyeveryone. Moreoverwehaveadiscussionboard wherethesetopicscanbe takenupwithotherstudents andevenprofessors.There canbepostsaboutjobsaswell asnewtrendsintheindustry too,hesays. Theentireconceptofthe cut-offpredictorandthebranchlocator isbasedonanalgorithmwhichmakes useoftheresultsofthepreviousyear. Forinstanceitallowsthestudentstoac- curatelypredictcut-offsforaparticular collegeusingtheresultsfromthecut-off thepreviousyear.Mundadasaysthey willbeteamingupwithcollegessothat professorscanuploadassignmentsand coursesonthesite.CurrentlytheBhar- tiyaVidyapeethUniversityhassigned onwithus.Oncetheacademicseason startswewillbevisitingallcollegesinthe citytoropethemin,hesays.While therearenofurtherplansontheanvil regardingdevelopingapplicationsfor smartphonesandmobileplatforms,the duomentionsthattheywillbetakinga seriouslookatitafterthewebsitehas pickedonamongstudents,collegesand facultymembers. All Caps High INTERNATIONALSchoolofBusinessand Mediarecentlyheldtheirconvocationcel- ebrationsattheirNandecampus.The eventwasattendedbyBKBhansal,CMD ofMorganStanleyandAnilWanwari, FounderandCEOofindiantelevision.com, whogaveouttheprizestothe397gradu- atingstudents.Thegraduatingstudents included82frommediastudies,289from businessmanagementand26fromsupply chainmanagementcoursesofferedbythe institute.Addressingthestudents,Bhansal saidonlytheyouthcanchangethepresent scenario.Freshideasthatwillmouldthe futurecanbegeneratedonlybystudents likeyou,whoareenthusiasticandreadyto facetheworld.Youaretheonlyoneswho canpullthemarketoutoftherecession, hesaid.Wanwarisharedthestoryofhow hestartedwithhisonlinetelevisionportal andhowitgrewbig.Youmusthavea passiontodrivetheideafromasmallop- portunitytoalargescale,hesaid. ICAI holds First Convocation in the City ABATCHof250studentsoftheInstituteof CharteredAccountantsofIndia,Pune,who clearedtheirCAexamsinMayandNovem- ber2012,receivedtheirdegreesonSun- dayinthecity.Thiswasthefirstconvoca- tionfunctionheldbytheinstituteinthe city.DrWNGade,Vice-chancellorofUni- versityofPune,wasthechiefguestatthe event,whileDrSudhakarJadhwar,Deanof Commerceattheuniversitywastheguest ofhonour.ShubhotAggarwal,Presidentof ICAI,alsoattendedtheconvocation.Pune ranksfourthinmostproducersofchar- teredaccountantsinthecountry.More than25,000studentshadappearedfrom thestateand6,000clearedtheexam. NAME: SumiSukumaran STUDYING AT:LLBthirdyearatNewLawCollege. SONGS I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO:IlovelisteningtoRidebyLana DelReyandBetweenusbyPeterBradleyAdams FILM I CAN WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN: IloveP.S.ILoveYouand TheUglyTruth FAD FIRST: Iamcrazyaboutwearinghighheelsandreadingnovels IN MY FREE TIME:IusuallywatchEnglishsoapsandmovies WHEN I BUNK COLLEGE I CHILL AT: MyfriendsandIusedtohang outatHubbleBubbly,ahookahbar.Nowitisclosedsowehang outateachothersplace STYLE STATEMENT:Istylemyselfaccordingtotheoccasionandit alsodependsonmymood IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW:Iseemyselfasagoodlawyer,ifnotina corporatefirm,theninalegaldepartment A PERFECT DATE:Nottoofilmy,justaquietplacewherewecan bothsitandtalk THREE SPEED DIAL NAMES:Mymother,fatherandbrother.Iam veryclosetomyfamily ROLL ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING:Whenmyfriendscrackjokes abouteachother FOOD LOVE: Nothinginparticular.Mychoiceoffoodchanges everymonth (AS TOLD TO JUHI AGGARWAL) C A M P U S C H I T C H A T (Clockwise from top) The website will allow engineering aspirants to narrow down their choices; Sushil Mundada; Abhishek Ballabh; a screenshot of the website Students of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Students at the event The Slambook ConnecttheDots A new website helps engineering aspirants select colleges that best suit their academic pursuits