Sarthak Mittal: Best 50 | India's Most Promising Incoming MBA Students 2025 | IIM B
Sarthak Mittal grew up in Ghaziabad, completed school in the commerce stream, and earned a B.Com. (Hons) from Hindu College, University of Delhi, alongside clearing CA Inter. He began his career at ZS Associates on strategy and market-research projects in healthcare and is now pursuing an MBA at IIM Bangalore. Outside work, he has taken on leadership roles in college societies and events. He also follows gaming, anime, and the smartphone industry closely.
Among his achievements, Sarthak most values teaching mathematics to three school students during his CAT preparation. What began as a way to revise concepts became a commitment to addressing their doubts, simplifying difficult topics, and building their confidence. Watching the students improve in both examinations and their engagement with the subject showed him the value of sharing knowledge.
As an Associate at ZS Associates, Sarthak conducts primary market research and delivers strategic insights to pharmaceutical clients. He has worked extensively in oncology, tracking next-generation therapies across disease areas. His work includes market studies, treatment-pathway analysis, and go-to-market support for innovative products. He collaborates with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to translate research into recommendations that support brand growth and patient access.
Sarthak combines structured healthcare-consulting experience with a longstanding interest in technology, especially smartphones. He regularly analyses product strategy, portfolio decisions, and consumer behaviour through a marketing lens. Alongside his professional work, he values mentoring juniors, guiding peers, and teaching mathematics. This mix of analytical problem-solving, curiosity, and a mentoring mindset shapes his contribution to the MBA classroom.
Sarthak brings consulting experience, structured problem-solving, and a people-oriented approach. At ZS, he has worked on oncology projects involving primary research, market-strategy design, and stakeholder management. These assignments strengthened his ability to break down complex problems, communicate findings clearly, and take ownership in uncertain situations. His college leadership, mentoring, and interest in consumer technology add another perspective to his work.
Sarthak is improving his public-speaking and storytelling skills. Although he is confident in analysis and structured problem-solving, he recognises that consulting and leadership also require ideas to be clear and relatable. He is building this skill through team presentations, case competitions, and practice in explaining complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
Sarthak's interest in technology, especially smartphones, has developed into a way of thinking about markets, innovation, and customer value. He follows launches, studies product features, and analyses portfolio strategies through consumer behaviour and brand positioning. He often connects these observations to his healthcare work, such as how patients adopt new therapies or how companies build go-to-market strategies. In the future, he hopes to build a tech-reviewing platform that makes complex products more accessible.
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