BELIEVE. BUILD. BECOME. ABGLP BATCH OF 2021 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Leadership Programs (ABGLP) develop and build an internal pipeline The programs were launched of high capability next with the inception of the Group generation leaders to Management Trainee (GMT) take on large roles within program in 1996. Over time, the the Group. Candidates GMT program evolved and in 2007 are exposed to multiple the LEAD/LEAP program was businesses, geographies, created. In addition to LEAD/LEAP and functions to gain the which targeted candidates perspectives required to interested in pursuing a career in lead businesses and/or general management, functionally oriented programs were developed corporate functions. for Human Resources (HRLP) and Finance (FLP) in 2013. The journey that each participant undergoes is unique and crafted carefully to ensure that each participant is able to build on prior management and leadership experience. Our participants are given consistent engagement with senior business leaders through various forums to ensure that knowledge and technical know-how is passed on from current incumbents to future leaders. Participants are held to the highest standards of performance and are expected to consistently deliver superior results on the job that make a difference to the organization at large. Members of the ABGLP cadre are expected to be the ambassadors for high performance, Group values, and ethics. ABGLP General Management Programs LEAD LEAP MBA MBA (4-7 years) (0-4 years)

Functional Programs HRLP FLP MBA First Time (0-4 years) CA Rankers General Management Programs

The Leadership Program Participants of batch-2021 are hired for the Experienced from the following campuses: (LEAD) & the Leadership Associate Program (LEAP) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore were launched in 2007. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow These are exclusive Indian Institute of Management, Indore incubation programs that endeavor to cherry Indian Institute of Management, Shillong pick future leaders of Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi the Group. Under these Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, two programs, participants Pune are hired from the top B-Schools in . Including the batch of 2021, there are 200+ participants under these two programs in the Group.

Functional Programs

To cater to functional Participants of batch-2021 are hired aspirations in Finance from the following campuses: and Human Resources, functional leadership Management Development Institute, Gurgaon programs - Human Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Resource Leadership XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur Programs (HRLP) and Finance Leadership Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Programs (FLP) were Resource Development, Pune launched in 2013. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Including the batch of India – Rank Holders 2021, there are 100+ We also recruit students from other top participants under these B-Schools based on their exemplary two programs in the performance in campus competitions/ Group. wildcard rounds or scholastic excellence. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

The batch of 2021 has been carefully handpicked from premier business schools across India. With a batch strength of 29 students, we have brought together a gamut of diversity and work experience across different industries. The 29 chosen candidates are the embodiment of dedication, hard work, and have an incredible appetite for learning. They represent the values of the Group and will be groomed into visionary leaders of the future. The world of business is constantly changing and evolving. We are immensely proud that the chosen 29 are up for the challenge as they will be the change of tomorrow. Pre-joining Stint engagement management March-May LEAD: Induction 2 stints of 3 months June & July - 3 weeks each LEAP/HRLP/FLP: 3 stints of 4 months each

› Torchbearer (Buddy) › Robust mentoring process Performance Final Management Placement

Business review LEAD: at the end of every stint October - December

Mid-year review at the LEAP/HRLP/FLP: end of 2 stints December - May Confirmation appraisal process at the end of Year 1

LEAD: December LEAP/HRLP/FLP: June

› Social media engagement › CSR exposure (Mandatory stint of 10 days in ABG Plants) › Outbound GENDER WORK DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Females - 41% 0-18 Months - 17 Males - 59% 18-48 Months - 12

HIRING MIX

LEAP - 8 HRLP - 11 FLP - 10 LEAP Leadership Associate Program (LEAP) offers hands-on, target-based learning across the Group’s businesses. The purpose of LEAP is to harness the leadership quality of each remarkable individual for diverse roles within the Aditya Birla Group.

STINT CALENDAR

Stint 1 21st June' 21 - 15th Oct' 21

Stint 2 18th Oct' 21 - 16th Feb' 22

Stint 3 21st Feb' 22 - 17th June' 22

CSR Stint 20th June' 22 - 1st July' 22 GENDER WORK DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Females - 25% 0-18 Months - 2 Males - 75% 18-48 Months - 6

BUSINESS SCHOOL MIX IIM B - 1 IIM S - 1 IIM L - 2 FMS - 1 IIM I - 2 SIBM - 1

GRADUATION

B.E B. Tech. LLB. B.A B.B.A 3 2 1 1 1 Ananth Acharya IIM Shillong, 26 years

Adventure-seeking Diligent Empathetic Ananth Acharya Adopting taking and care ofstray animals Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Court Competition (SouthAsia round) in2012 Participated Oxford atthe Price MediaLaw Moot Legalitythe Jurisprudence and ofSallekhanā Righttothe Die’ International atthe Seminar on ConstitutionalPhilosophical and Perspectives on Presented apaper titled,‘To BeorNotTo Be? in 2019 Awarded Aditya the Birla Group Scholarship Aditya Birla Capital Senior Executive Ltd. 21 Months LLB. B.A. Archit Sinha SIBM Pune, 25 years

Integrity Accountability Tenacity Archit Sinha Dance Key Achievements InternshipSummer Education Passionate About SIBM Pune, 2020-21SIBM Pune, Coordinator, Co-Curricular Team, Johnson &Johnson,2020 Johnson&Quest, National finalist, Aditya Birla Group, 2020 National winner, Avant-Garde, Ltd. (Marketing) B.B.A. Gaurav Ruhil IIM Lucknow, 27 years

Ambition Integrity Humility Gaurav Ruhil Fitness &Running Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements students Institute Rank 2inTerm Term 4and 5outof480+ customer experience atIIML -Contactless Edge’20 Regional finalist-Samsung for 4years at NSITfor top inthe being 10%inabatch of500+ Received acumulative merit scholarship of₹42,200 Aditya Birla Fashion RetailLtd. and OfficerAssistant Section Affairs ofHome Ministry 27 Months &Control) (Instrumentation B.E. Mukund Bontha IIM Indore, 23 years

Resilience Punctuality Meticulous Mukund Bontha Making society abetter place Key Achievements InternshipSummer Education Passionate About School () for Spring the 2021 semester Exchange Program atEmlyon Business Took International inthe part Student Bharat Scouts Guides’in2015 and ‘The Honourable President of aspart ofIndia (President's the Scout) Award from Received Rashtrapati the Puraskar in 2019 Finalist Aditya inthe Birla Group Scholarship Aditya Birla Fashion RetailLtd. and Tech.B. (Mechanical Engineering) Namrata Nerurkar IIM Indore, 24 years

Empathy Integrity Learning Namrata Nerurkar Catalyzing withresearch socialimpact &data analysis Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements and 2 and Awarded OPJEMS the Scholarship top among 1 Awarded Aditya the Birla Group Scholarship in2019 Aditya Birla Fashion RetailLtd. and Associate Samhita SocialVentures Ltd. Pvt. 21 Months (Economics) B.A. Taekwondo over 8years ofFrench 7levels and oftraining in Certified in 3levels learning, ofSpanish language IIMIndore from winner nd year B-Schools; studentsofmultiple Sole st

Rituparna Ghosh IIM Bangalore, 27 years

Diligent Curious Responsible Rituparna Ghosh Football InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements tournaments Best Women Player Award Football inmultiple internshipsummer Awarded 'Intern Year' ofthe ABGduring from competition Campus ofMicrosoft's winner PM case engage Senior Associate (Full stack developer) Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors 34 Months (ComputerB.E. Science) UltraTech Cement Ltd. Tarun Singh FMS Delhi, 28 years

Passion Creativity Motivation Tarun Singh Chess Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Guzarish for marginalized kids, 2020 adigitalfundraiser winner: Challenge by NGO National winner, Books for AllDaanUtsav 2016 atBahadurgarh, held Haryana 3 inUnder-25 Haryana State Championship, Chess international rating Chess secured of1519and rank FIDE rated player Chess withacurrent Won Aditya the Birla Group Scholarship in2019 Assistant Manager Ltd. India 33 Months Tech.B. (Mechanical Engineering) Aditya Birla Fashion RetailLtd. and Vittal Shenoy K IIM Lucknow, 26 years

Integrity Pragmatic Perseverant Vittal Shenoy K Passionate About Key Achievements InternshipSummer OrganizationLast Work Experience Education teaching assistant inBITS experiments to role ofthe of studentsaspart 120+ Responsible for explaining and conducting lab ran Adventure Zone during allthree fests Led ateam of10members inBITS to organize and IIM L GPrequirement meeting and ofmore than8.0 in Awarded Merit Certificate for top inthe being 10% Ltd. Executive Tata Sikorsky Aerospace Ltd. 34 Months (Mechanical Engineering) B.E. Upskilling myself Job Title HRLP The program seeks to groom talented individuals with exceptional analytical thinking, strategic management and people skills to be future HR leaders of the Aditya Birla Group.

STINT CALENDAR

Stint 1 21st June' 21 - 15th Oct' 21

Stint 2 18th Oct' 21 - 16th Feb' 22

Stint 3 21st Feb' 22 - 17th June' 22

CSR Stint 20th June' 22 - 1st July' 22 GENDER WORK DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Females - 64% 0-18 Months - 5 Males - 36% 18-48 Months - 6

BUSINESS SCHOOL MIX MDI - 3 SCMHRD - 2 TISS - 2 XLRI - 4

GRADUATION

B. Tech. B.E M. Tech. B.B.A 6 3 1 1 Ankita Chauhan MDI Gurgaon, 26 years

Ambition Punctuality Integrity Ankita Chauhan Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements planet greenerplanet myReducing carbon footprint making and the National 2 Uber Technologies Inc. Assistant Manager Maruti Suzuki Ltd. India 36 Months Tech.B. (Electrical Engineering) University inChess Goldmedalist undergraduate program Vice Chancellor Bronze in medalist in 2019 nd runner-up atABGHeadstaRt Aravind N XLRI Jamshedpur, 30 years

Integrity Intelligence Enthusiasm Aravind N Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Upskilling myself ABG scholar for years both academic (2019-2020) Dean’s Merit ListatXLRI software for reactors Indian Indigenous Worked development inthe ofnuclear safety Aditya Birla Chemicals Scientific Officer/Executive Engineer NPCIL -Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd. ofIndia 46 Months Tech.B. (Computer Science) Ashutosh Parida SCMHRD Pune, 28 years

Humility Integrity Proactiveness Ashutosh Parida Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Music Publication, Materialsand journal vol. 436 (2013), Trans Tech car-type robot’ mobile inAppliedMechanics accuracyof the ofautomotive parking for the researchPublished paper titled‘Optimization Myntra Stylbiz in2020National semi-finalist, in 2019 National winner, Aditya Birla Group HeadstaRt Aditya Management Ltd. Pvt. AnalystBusiness (Regulatory Associate) Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc 62 Months Tech.B. (Mechanical Engineering) E Christine Priscilla MDI Gurgaon, 26 years

Kindness Determination Integrity E Christine Priscilla Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Reading development by Udaanbased onsustainabletalentpipeline Campus finalist inTake HRCase Challenge Off: organization based oncreating aninnovation strategy for the Campus finalistinWired 3.0 by held Flipkart case studyround students) (outof1000+ National finalistfor Tata Challenge Imagination Coca-ColaHindustan Beverages HR Associate Asha Kiran Society 31 Months Tech.B. (CivilEngineering) Likhita Yarlagadda XLRI Jamshedpur, 25 years

Honesty Integrity Hard work Likhita Yarlagadda Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Sports, musical instruments, and reading and musicalinstruments, Sports, books Graduation in2017 Received Silver -Under inacademics medal student-run NGO Worked asVice President for Street Cause, a Best Team Player category Pega inthe Systems Received Pega ‘Admired Value Employee’ Award for Ltd. Associate SolutionsEngineer Pega Systems Inc. 22 Months (ComputerB.E. Science) Mathura Janani R TISS Mumbai, 26 years

Conscientiousness Diligence Perseverance Mathura Janani R Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Reading writing and poetry Thanjavur in 2017 excellence, M.Tech. (Integrated), SASTRA University, Recipient, ‘1 Recipient, Thanjavur in 2017 Pure SASTRA Applied Mathematics, and University, PAPCUnder Imperfect and CSI’, Global Journal of Improper ModulationBasedMIMOTransceiver paper ModelforPublished on‘Mathematical Work, Mumbai in2021 TISS, Prof.Nominee, Panakal S.R. Shieldfor BestField RPG Enterprises Assistant Systems (L1 Engineer CyberSecurity Analyst) Tata Consultancy Ltd. Services 22 Months M. Tech. (Communication Systems -5years Integrated) st ClasswithDistinction’for academic Pragati Jain XLRI Jamshedpur, 24 years

Intelligence Compassion Responsibility Pragati Jain Key Achievements InternshipSummer Education Passionate About Volunteering to bring through upliftment education discussion by FINAX (outof700+ students) Student panelist for UnionBudget2019 the competition organized by J.D. Birla Institute 1 Competition top among 6outof93 teams Campus Titan finalistinthe Elevate HRCase Airtel Ltd.Bharti (Finance) B.B.A. st runner-up ininter-college casestudy Rajshree Sen SCMHRD Pune, 25 years

Honesty Sincerity Diligence Rajshree Sen Passionate About Key Achievements InternshipSummer Education Dance Anti-Obesity Walk in2019 Lead organizer, Johnson Johnsonand National winner, ABGHeadstaRt in2019 Wired Flipkart National semi-finalist, in2020 Aditya Birla Fashion RetailLtd. and (ComputerB.E. Science) Soumya Jain MDI Gurgaon, 23 years

Inclusivity Integrity Intuition Soumya Jain Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Art and painting and Art Saga in2020Saga National runner-up (HR)atInsideIIM'sSummer women &poor towardsdiligent efforts empowerment the of chiefBecame volunteer for the ofSpandan (NGO) ofIndia Govt. development project by ofAtomic Dept. Energy, Awarded sponsorship to conduct aresearch & UltraTech Cement Ltd. Marketing Officer Heaven Ltd. SolarEnergy Pvt. 08 Months Tech.B. (Electronics Communications and Engineering) Sumedh Sahare TISS Mumbai, 25 years

Independent Initiator Confident Sumedh Sahare Summer InternshipSummer Job Title OrganizationLast Work Experience Education Passionate About Key Achievements Music Beats' inTISSMumbai Successfully conducted 1 the budgets withteam of25 'QuinTISSence' (TISS Mumbai) in record and time executed and Planned annual cultural the event team of10 'Sociobotics' inSCOE asaCo-Head Pune leading a Successfully conducted 1 the Wipro Ltd. Programmer Analyst Trainee Cognizant 14 Months (Mechanical Engineering) B.E. st st hip-hop event hip-hop 'Gully robotic event Visnu Sasindran XLRI Jamshedpur, 24 years

Explore Dream Discover Visnu Sasindran Key Achievements InternshipSummer Education Passionate About Travelling GlaxoSmithKline PLC Team Leader -AIESEC inCoimbatore MUN, Chennai Hyderabad, -SRMRamapuram Specialmention International -The mention Conference, Thematic conference, Thiruvananthapuram. Honorable Coimbatore. Bestdelegate MUN -360-degree delegate -Young Leaders' Global conclave, AwardsMultiple in2017 atMUNconferences: Best competition in2020sports in 2019 track 800mmen's and event atXLRI vs IIMC trackmen's event atEnsembleValhalla (XLRI's fest) inAthletics Goldmedalist (University):2-time 800m B. Tech.B. (Mechanical Engineering) FLP The program seeks to groom the Group’s future financial leaders through challenging financial decision-making assignments across the various sectors in the Group. Top CA rankers are invited and selected after a rigorous assessment process.

STINT CALENDAR

Stint 1 21st June' 21 - 15th Oct' 21

Stint 2 18th Oct' 21 - 16th Feb' 22

Stint 3 21st Feb' 22 - 17th June' 22

CSR Stint 20th June' 22 - 1st July' 22 GENDER WORK DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Females - 30% 36 months (Articleship) Males - 70%

BUSINESS GRADUATION SCHOOL MIX ICAI – 10 B. Com 10 Darshan Kucheariya ICAI, 21 years

Aspirational Growth-oriented Ethical Darshan Kucheariya Self-development Key Achievements Articleship Education Passionate About Ranker –AIR19inCA Finals Sector Banks 1 inthe Led Revenue Audit team Public ofthe ofone Introductionthe ofGST Led GST the Audit team very1 inthe Mayur &ChhajedChartered Accountant ComB. st year ofArticleship st year of Mira Kumar ICAI, 22 years

Passion Excellence Positivity Mira Kumar Dance Key Achievements Articleship Education Passionate About Ranked 1 2018 2019 and excellence Deloitte Haskins Sellsin and twice from Received ‘Green the Dot’Award for professional Deloitte Haskins SellsLLP and ComB. Ranker –AIR49 inCA Finals Accountancy Studies,and Business top 0.1% ofsuccessful candidates in Economics, byschool certified and CBSEfor the among being st in the 12 inthe th grade board exams inthe Ravi Sharda ICAI, 22 years

Patience Empathy Hard work Ravi Sharda Stock Market (Nifty Analyst) Key Achievements Articleship Education Passionate About Ranker –AIR50inCA Finals varioususing customized Macros, Tables, charts and Ranked 1 Branch ofWIRC) in2021 Knowledge QuestOrganized by ICAI NSEand (Pune Emerged winners ofthe atInvestors’ asone Pathak HD&Associates ComB. st inAdvance Presentation ITT inExcel Rishab Choudhary ICAI, 22 years

Positivity Persistence Self-confidence Rishab Choudhary Self-improvement Passionate About Key Achievements Articleship Education Ranker –AIR49 inCA Finals of Articleship Received Year’ ofthe ‘BestArticle finalyear inthe Volunteered inCOVID HelpCell inUjjain &Indore K.K. &Co. ComB. Ritik Dua ICAI, 22 years

Passion Positivity Belief Ritik Dua Fitness Passionate About Key Achievements Articleship Education Ranker –AIR32 inCA Finals Won ‘Presenter Batch’ ofthe Award by ICAI years inschool Won ‘GoodReader's GoldAward’ for 6consecutive Mann&Co.S. ComB. Roshni Shewaramani ICAI, 21 years

Originality Confidence Self-learning Roshni Shewaramani Poetry Key Achievements Articleship Education Passionate About Ranker –AIR27 inCA Finals schools XII inXand boards Secured 1 according to ofsupply(Real time Estate) properdesigning systems for depositionofGST Saved GST interest liability ofapprox. 20by Lacs organized by ICAI in2019 Students’Conference atthe participants ofmore than800 branch ofNIRCinfront &BlockedApportionment Credits’ atChandigarh branchJamnagar ofWIRC ‘ITC and GST under - Presented at GST’ under papers on‘Supply M/s Kalani &Co. ComB. st positioninJaipuracross allICSE Sreeraman V ICAI, 23 years

Vision Leadership Strategy Sreeraman V Key Achievements Articleship Education education system Contributing towards improvement inthe Passionate About Ranker –AIR38inCA Finals Heritage category Youthsand (JENYSYS) Tradition, the under and Art Japan East Asia Network ofExchange for Students Japan inNovember 2014 to represent inthe India Selected by Government the visited and of India Grantand Thornton 2018 (June -August 2020) Price Waterhouse Coopers (August 2017 -May 2018) ComB. Teena Jain ICAI, 22 years

Dedication Hard work Passion Teena Jain Acquiring new skills Key Achievements Articleship Education Passionate About Ranker –AIR38inCA Finals beyondgoing callofduty in2019 Achieved SpotAward the ofGrant Thornton for RankAll India 45 atIPCC Thornton) Walker &Co Chandiok LLP(Affiliate firm ofGrant ComB. Vedant Sureka ICAI, 22 years

Innovation Conscientiousness Hard work Vedant Sureka Automobiles Key Achievements Articleship Education Passionate About Ranker –AIR43 inCA Finals statementsfinancial ofNifty 50company auditofconsolidationHandled in adjustments requirements by statutory the auditor company assisted and DRHPfiling inthe statutory the sectorHandled auditofashipping S RBC&Co LLP ComB. Vishal Gosalia ICAI, 22 years

Learning Persistence Perfection Vishal Gosalia Football Key Achievements Articleship Education Passionate About Ranker –AIR19inCA Finals 46inIPCC and tournaments Represented school inBasketball Football and directlyreports to audit committee the company for 2consecutive years presented and Successfully ledauditof$100 millionPharma Shaparia MehtaAssociates LLP ComB. YTM Team

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