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Chandni Choudhary: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi

Selected to the Top 50 of India’s Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Chandni Choudhary (MBA, FMS Delhi) blends policy literacy, finance, and large-scale student leadership. A law graduate (LLB, DLC-2) with an MA in Political Science, she served as Research Assistant at CBIC, authoring Interpreting Baggage Rules Declaration and helping design e-hearing procedures—work that married legal rigour with process innovation. In parallel, she managed an INR 1 crore investment portfolio, sharpening risk discipline and client stewardship. As Cultural Secretary, DUSU, she led programming across 13 colleges for 5,000+ students, building inclusive, execution-strong teams. Her slate of recognitions—Prime Minister’s Scholarship, Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship, and top 1.5% in KVS—sits alongside wins beyond the classroom: Sanduro MTB Challenge (2023), HCL Cyclothon finishes, the Atulya Ganga Cyclothon, and 500+ hours of service with NGO UMEED. She keeps upskilling through BCG’s Strategy Consulting Virtual Experience and workshops on climate governance & stakeholder engagement, signalling a leader who can operate where regulation, sustainability, and business intersect. At the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi, she is set to operate where regulation, sustainability, and business intersect.

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Chandni: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai

Selected to the Best 50 of India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Chandni brings a blend of frontline healthcare insight and operations leadership. A physiotherapist who finished top four in her cohort, she stood up a physiotherapy unit from scratch, instituted SOPs, trained teams, and rolled out software upgrades that drove a 50% jump in footfall and about 70% revenue uplift. Her empathy shows up in action: free treatment for 150 tribal patients, health-awareness sessions for 100+ women, and a BMI drive for 500 employees, with 90% reporting meaningful reduction. Beyond care delivery, she mentors interns and manages multi-stakeholder programs. Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai, she is aiming to modernise healthcare operations.

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Nikita Rath: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Selected to the Best 50 of India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Nikita Rath brings technical depth and people-first leadership to Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. At Optum (UnitedHealth Group), she built and migrated APIs on Azure, led cross-team coordination for an architecture overhaul, and, as Security Champion, turned vulnerabilities into teachable guardrails—mentoring peers while raising the team’s bar. A branch-rank holder from VIT Chennai, she’s pressure-steady in P1 war rooms (root-cause first, communicate clearly, revert safely), and curiosity-forward in upskilling (Azure certification, multi-cloud work, asking the “naïve” questions that unlock real fixes). Beyond code, she’s a creator—dance and art informing her systems thinking—and a proven competitor and researcher (Top-20/22,000 in Flipkart Grid, SAE AeroDesign runners-up, IEEE leadership wins, Infosys Summer of Ideas global finalist, MITACS research fellow).

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Gunai Tarde: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Selected to the Best 50 of India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Gunai Tarde says yes to stretch assignments and new arenas, then delivers. She served as General Secretary for 3,000+ students at VJTI, steered 10 committees and a sizable events budget, and earned a PPO at a Google-backed ed-tech. A creator at heart, she launched a YouTube channel on careers and MBA life, monetised in 6 months, crossing 2.3K+ subscribers and 9K+ watch hours. She was National Winner (Insane Pitchers) for a creative pitch to PharmEasy’s Dharmil Sheth, and balances intensity with adventure—marathons, treks, scuba, surf lessons. Grounded and people-first, she volunteers with Robin Hood Army, tailoring classroom formats so shy learners (and their siblings) feel safe to participate. At the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, she is extending this communication clarity and operator's discipline.

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Anmol Sharma: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Selected to the Best 50 of India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Anmol Sharma blends small-town grit with big-stage execution. A Senior Business Analyst at American Express, he automated a critical MIS and saved 500+ man-hours per year, earning recognition from senior leadership. Earlier at IIIT Naya Raipur, he topped academics, led as Head Placement Coordinator to 100% placements, reached the Hult Prize regional finals, and drove campus initiatives as E-Cell Program Head and Editor-in-Chief. At the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, he is sharpening the strategy lens on this execution approach.

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Tanish Verma: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Selected to the Best 50 of India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Tanish Verma couples global market analysis with founder grit. At ExxonMobil, he led a multi-country survey across eight markets, aligning senior stakeholders under tight timelines. At the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, he aims for consulting and later entrepreneurship.

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Navya Joshi: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Selected to the Best 50 of India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Navya Joshi blends values-first leadership with practical, student-centric execution. As President of the Antha Prerna Cell, she has driven initiatives that improved academic outcomes for 200+ students. During an internship at ProU Education, she designed a podcast-led marketing series by rallying cross-functional teams around clear goals. At the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, her focus is on turning insight into programs that scale.

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Kushal Somani: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024 | Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Selected to the Best 50 of India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2024, Kushal Somani arrives with the IPM foundation, early leadership across positions of responsibility, and a disciplined approach to upskilling, including CFA preparation and structured deep work. He targets roles where strategy meets execution, translating classroom rigour into tangible business outcomes at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore.

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