Avnish Dayal Singh

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Summary

 Pursuing Master of Arts in Economics at Columbia University.  Career choices include corporate finance and policy analysis.  Have maintained a commendable academic record throughout school and college.  An avid debater, I have represented Ramjas College and won numerous competitions at the national level.  Other interests include theatre and music.  Have honed my critical reasoning and analytical skills, and developed an independent thought process.

Education Year Degree Institute/University/Board Awards GPA/Percentage 2013-2016 B.A.Honours in Ramjas College , University 78.4% Economics ()

2013 Class XII C.B.S.E., Delhi Public School, Gold Medal for Academic Excellence for 7 94.8% R.K.Puram (INDIA) consecutive years

2011 Class X C.B.S.E., Delhi Public School, Certificate for School Topper , Award for 10/10 R.K.Puram (INDIA) Academic Excellence for 5 consecutive years

Extra-Curricular Achievements

 Qualified Fit Ins Deutsch I (All India Rank 3) and Fit Ins Deutsch II : Diploma exams for German Language from Goethe Institute, Delhi in 2010-11  Winner : SRCC Freshers’ Debate 2013, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Debate 2013, Annual Economics Debate 2014.  Best Speaker at Sri Guru Gobind Singh Debate 2013.  Finalist : RML National Law University Debate 2014 (Out of 42 teams from all over India); Kirori Mal College Freshers Debate , 2013(Out of 32 teams from all over India)  Top 16 at Indian National Debating Championship 2014.  Organised Polemic 2015, a national college-level debate where over 30 colleges and 44 teams from all over India participated. As Vice President of the Debating Society of Ramjas College , headed the Organising Committee and looked after the diverse logistical aspects of the event including handling of finances, allocation of budget as well as drafting motions for the debate

Work Experience

Ernst&Young LLP : Summer Intern (2015) Tasks performed :  Analyzed the automotive industry in India and the challenges it will face in the next 5 years.  Wrote research papers on the Land Amendment Bill and its impact on future real estate deals in India.  Gained experience in working on client-deliverables and business-processes management, and on ways to help clients improve internal functioning as part of the Risk Advisory division.

Skills

Technical : Regression analysis, macroeconomic and microeconomic interpretation of data models, statistical analysis and reporting

References

 Dr.Dinesh Singh - Former Vice Chancellor (President), (India) ; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Advanced Hackspace, Imperial College, London (UK) ; Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, University of Houston, Texas (USA)  Mr.Alok Dash - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ramjas College, University of Delhi (INDIA)  Mr. Sahil Tagra – Director, Risk Advisory Services), Ernst&Young LLP(India)