Shashank Shekhar Shukla
Founder & Chief Mentor @Idream Consulting
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WORK HISTORY
Founder & Chief Mentor @Idream Consulting
Started by Harvard, IIM Lucknow & IIM Calcutta alums, iDream Consulting is an admissions consulting service aimed at helping aspirants to secure admission into their dream courses/colleges, both in India and abroad. We provide personalized help and guidance by working one on one with applicants throughout the application life cycle. The process starts from eliciting interest areas from the aspirants and using a decision tree model, arriving at a set of courses and universities which are curated for every aspirant. The next step involves identifying the potential gaps in the profile in line with the chosen courses.The process moves onto essay writing support followed by support in the letter of Recommendation process which includes identifying the right recommenders and working with them to produce unique recommendations that complement and supplement the SOP. A key element of the process involves scholarship and funding support for scholarships in both India and abroad. Scholarship support involves providing a list of well-researched scholarships and help in writing essays for the same for both merits as well as need-based scholarships. The scholarship also includes the financial aid application of colleges. We specialize in the U.S, European, Australian, Indian as well as other Asian universities particularly Singapore and Hong Kong
EDUCATION
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (PGDAS), Statistics
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Economics
Harvard Kennedy School
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Development Economics and International Development
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computers, Russian, English
T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal
MBA, Marketing, Finance & Entrepreneurship
Carroll University
Certificate, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Applied Calculus
ABOUT SHASHANK SHEKHAR SHUKLA
Entrepreneurship1) iDream Consulting: Founded an educational consultancy aimed at helping young scholars fulfill their aspirations of accessing quality education in India and abroad through personalized support and individual mentorship aligned with the admissions life cycle. 2) Gurukul Group of Institutions: In 2005, I along with my wife started a social venture which includes a low-cost Graduate college in rural UP, a charitable school for the destitute children & a Teacher training college. The aim is to use quality education as a tool for social transformation. The \"Gurukul\" group has 100+ employees, students & turnover > 4 Crores Political EntrepreneurshipCurrently: Grassroot issues based politics @ 162 Bangermau @ Samajwadi PartyPreviously:Joint Sec. AICC attached to Data Analytics Dept.National Coordinator & In-charge of the SHAKTI programCampaign coordinator for the Maharashtra (2019), Rajasthan (2019), Madhya Pradesh (2018), Chattisgarh (2018), Gujarat (2017) & Uttar Pradesh (2017) CampaignsNational Coordinator AICC - S.C. DepartmentAmethi 2014 L.S. Elections - Materials & LogisticsGovernment & AdvocacyNational Head - Program for the Urban Homeless - Led an action research program aimed at guiding the policy on the homeless & urban poor (adults & children) across 8 states across India involving the Supreme Court, the Central & state governments & local Civil Society OrganizationsThought LeadershipCo-Chair - GPI Quad Forum: The Quad forum is a public diplomacy platform, aimed at fostering dialogue and understanding around the Quad grouping of nations comprising of the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Social LeadershipTeach for India fellowship: Played the dual role of a teacher, battling educational inequity on a daily basis as well as working as a community leader to make the changes in classroom scalable & sustainable. Acumen Fellowship: Fellowship aimed at equipping fellows with the knowledge, support system and practical wisdom to drive positive change in society.GPODS Fellowship: An International Relations, Policy and Sustainability related fellowship CorporateFinancial Services: Worked with Citibank in retail banking & GE Money as a Territory manager - AssetsInformation Technology: Worked in IT Consulting in the FSI Domain in US, EU and India. Experienced around the entire IT Project life cycle, IT Sales & client management in the Enterprise Solutions space.Defense ServicesIndian Air Force - Air Force Officer Cadet in the National Defense Academy - had to leave due to a training injury.
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