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Mr. Kamal Nandi

Business Head & Executive Vice President – Godrej Appliances

As business managers and future leaders, we are always problem solving – focusing on risk management, identifying, and mitigating crisis much before it takes shape. We are focused on keeping our business healthy – ensuring that it is in good shape for years to come – keeping an eye on the present and future,” Adding about Godrej Appliance’s initiatives in preserving the planet, he said “At Godrej, we firmly believe that corporates have a huge role to play in preserving our planet. Time and again, we have been able to set benchmarks for most efficient appliances across categories, encouraging others in the industry to offer more efficient offerings to consumers.

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Dr Joseph Griffin

Program Director – MBA Global, Deakin University

In a world of continual geopolitical, economic, and social changes, the power of education contributes to widen its support to the spectrum of society. Today is a profound opportunity as you take away enhanced skills such as: independent and critical thinking, reflective capacity, self-initiative, and self-accountability while also enhancing your capability to operate in a non-prescriptive world. The leadership of Deakin and upGrad with their forethought and courage launched this educational partnership two years ago and with this moment today, we congratulate yet another exceptional cohort brilliant batch of students who would continue to expand their learning and experiences, in as the workplace and society life as they engage with world in experience is in a constant state of change and disruption.

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Mr. Shashwat Ramesh

Vice President, Learning Experince, upGrad

It’s important to put into practice the concept of learning and unlearning to bring a transformational change within the ecosystem and also mentioned the importance of Lifelong Learning that could make or break a career trajectory. Congratulate you all once again and wish you every success in this new chapter of your life.

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Himanshu Sehgal

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Senior Manager - Whirlpool corporation


upGrad Journey
Awesome experience, nice platform.

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Ayush Dhawan

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Principal Associate - DMD Advocates


upGrad Journey
Pushed myself out of my comfort zone to acquire knowledge in previously unexplored areas. Realised the importance of investing significant time in self-development.

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Ali Jawad Zaidi

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Senior Manager Digital Marketing - Meesho


upGrad Journey
Relevant education for today's corporate world.

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Neha Joshi

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DGM - Signet Excipients Pvt. Ltd.


upGrad Journey
Learning with upGrad has been challenging but truly rewarding in terms of learnings, relevance to current industry practices, and economic scenarios. It has helped me gather expert undeurstanding of various business functions and equipped me to progress further.

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Anish Raj

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Channel Head- General Trade - Tradekings Group


upGrad Journey
The entire program was like a roller coaster. I really learnt from my peers. The given projects added value to the theories, and while applying frameworks in the projects; they helped to sharpen skills.

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ABHISHEK MISHRA

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International Civil Servant, Chief of Master Data - United Nations


upGrad Journey
Tough. In one word, brilliant! Challenging, and most of all enthraling.

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Amit Kumar Das

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Vice President-Global IT Operations - Mindlance Inc.


upGrad Journey
It has been thrilling.

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Imran Zinna

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Key Account Manager - BrowserStack


upGrad Journey
It's been exhilarating.

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Amit Mehla

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Leader - Cisco


upGrad Journey
This was a great experience with a lot of learning.

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Naveen Chenoli

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Senior manager - HPE


upGrad Journey
Insightful and rewarding.

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Deepak Khobragade

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Director - elumatec India Pvt Ltd


upGrad Journey
It was highly inspiring and memorable. I learnt many concepts, which I am yet to apply in real work.

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Gaurav Shukla

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Senior Manager - IBM


upGrad Journey
It was convenient to study online.

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Prashant Pandey

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Engagement Manager - IQVIA


upGrad Journey
It has been a wonderful journey with the Global MBA with great things to learn. I met amazing people from the cohort.

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Dhairyakant Mishra

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Head - Political Communication and Campaigns - The Ideaz Factory


upGrad Journey
Great learning.

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Nitish Jagadeep

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Team Lead - Legato Health Technologies


upGrad Journey
Good.

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Pallavi Khanna

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Senior Consultant - EY GDS


upGrad Journey
Awesome!

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Praveen Ashok

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Senior Manager, BI and Strategy - Dell


upGrad Journey
Roller coaster ride!

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Siva Mohan Kodali

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Senior Associate - Apex Fund Services


upGrad Journey
Helped in improving skills.

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Saibal Banerjee

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Delivery Manager - TCS


upGrad Journey
According to expectations.

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Asif Habib

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Module Lead - Mindtree Ltd


upGrad Journey
Efficient and robust way to learn and upskill oneself without taking a break from work. It was thrilling and productive to explore the management theory in practice.

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Priyanka Shukla

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Senior software engineer - HM group


upGrad Journey
Okay. Could have been better with clarity in communication and upfront clarification of certain points.

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Manav Verdia

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Associate manager - HZL


upGrad Journey
It was a wonderful journey, full of learnings and accomplishments in a smart manner. It helped us in a big way to learn and complete our workin a pre defined time limit.

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Balagangadaran Thiruvengadasami

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Program Manager - Pentair


upGrad Journey
It was a wonderful journey where I enjoyed the learning, pressure of managing time, simulations, assignments, interactions in live sessions as I was always an active participant throughout the two years.

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Abhay Chandel

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Assistant General Manager - DLF Ltd.


upGrad Journey
It was enriching and quite a learning experience. It was comfortable but intense.

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Shelina Sunderji

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Group Lead/Sr.Team Lead - FIGmd Pvt.Ltd


upGrad Journey
It has been a wonderful experience with upGrad. There were ups and down. However, they were dealt well. Our student mentor Valencia was a great help always supported us.

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Anjali Shrivastava

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Chief People Officer - LogisticsNow Pvt. Ltd


upGrad Journey
Good!

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NIKHIL JACOB GEORGE

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Sr. Engineer Technology Development & Process - Peekay Steel Castings (P) Ltd


upGrad Journey
The overall experience was excellent! I enjoyed it thoroughly. The case studies and assignments excited me as they made the whole syllabus clearer while trying to do the same. I had fun working in the group sessions.

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Rekha Manoj Nambiar

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Vice President - Barclays Global Technology Center


upGrad Journey
It was a roller coaster ride to manage study, professional commitments, and family priorities. The support from upGrad buddy was commendable.

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Ankush Koul

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Head-Marketing and Strategy - Thermo Fisher Scientific


upGrad Journey
Nothing to describe.

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Thahzeeb Zubair

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Digital Media Senior Associate - Google Operations Centre


upGrad Journey
It has been a fruitful journey. There were difficulties considering I had never done a full-time course completely online while working at the same time but the upGrad buddies continuously motivated me to excel.

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Sanchit Khanna

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Senior Consultant - Infosys


upGrad Journey
Superb learning experience!

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Srikanth Pulugurta

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Senior Engineering Manager - Rakuten Symphony India


upGrad Journey
My upGrad learning journey gave a positive impetus to my professional life while I am trying to establish myself as a though leader in the fields of Telecommunication and Management.

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Naresh Katakam

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Sustainability Sr Manager - Larsen & Toubro Limited


upGrad Journey
Very good. I learnt many concepts and tools, which were very useful.

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Varun Adlakha

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Associate Director - Protiviti India


upGrad Journey
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Ritesh Mahajan

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Senior Project Engineer - Airport Authority Hong Kong


upGrad Journey
It was really challenging and appreciable too.

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Balaji Ranganathan

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Solutions Architect - ASG Group, Australia


upGrad Journey
upGrad gave a way to pursue my long pending dream of studying business management online. In the last 15 years, I have attempted to complete MBA multiple times. Everytime there were some or other challenges that didn't allow me to continue. Finally, this was possible through upGrad.

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Ravitheja H Rajaram

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Logistics Program Manager - Volvo Trucks North America


upGrad Journey
The Deakin Global MBA experience was way more than I expected. The course was very professionally managed and I got an opportunity to learn a lot and build a very good network.

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CHAI JIUN HORNG

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General Manager - COSCO SHIPPING Lines (India) Pvt. Ltd.


upGrad Journey
Thank you.

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Sachin Bastimane

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Engineering Director - Seagate Technology


upGrad Journey
Numerous case studies and strategy courses afforded me excellent learning chances along this path. It also gave me the chance to work with many skilled and talented individuals from different fields, as well as the chance to learn from them. In addition, I learned ideas, frameworks, and tools that can be use to decision-making, planning, and execution. Finally, I really enjoyed working on design thinking and capstone projects.

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Akhila Saseendran

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Consultant - Self


upGrad Journey
My upGrad journey started with the IMT certification. I was the valedictorian for the IMT batch and was the 2nd runner-up in the HDFC e-Case Study Competition. Following this, my Deakin Global MBA journey was equally unforgettable.The course content was excellent and the live sessions were extremely mind churning. I loved being part of the whole process and making life-long friends.

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Prachee Rajvanshi

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Strategy Associate - Webolution Tech


upGrad Journey
Through the Deakin MBA, I was able to build my business acumen stronger and enhance my decision-making and communication skills. This was all possible only due to the engaging upGrad learning platform which provided quality content in the form of videos, case studies, simulations, projects, assignments, and live sessions.

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Akshay Paramatmuni

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Lead Product Manager - Opentext


upGrad Journey
Cool.

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Mahantesh Hoogar

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Service Delivery Manager - Hewlett Packard Enterprise


upGrad Journey
Excellent learning, exposed to new concepts, tools, and methodologies.

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Arun Mathew Abraham

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Assistant Manager - Ernst and Young


upGrad Journey
It was a wonderful journey with a lot of learnings involved which has truly improved my skill set and knowledge, and will enhance my career growth. I also could meet and interact with many amazing people in the journey such as subject matter experts, faculities, professors, upGrad Buddy, and cohort batch mates without whom I would not have successfully completed the program.

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Nitin Sood

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Senior Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Go Airlines Ltd.


upGrad Journey
The Deakin Global MBA program was ideal for me because it enabled me to work and complete my MBA. Along with my work, learning is also very important to me. Additionally, considering that I have more than 17 years of experience, the content was appropriate for me. There are so many advantages of this course: 1. A diverse group 2. Online classes are taught by highly qualified instructors from Deakin University, Australia, and IMT Ghaziabad 3.The syllabus is extremely comprehensive and covers all areas of management 4.Live sessions on the weekends with industry experts I'm pleased with this course as a whole.

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RAMYA KURUGODU

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Product Manager - CJ Affiliate


upGrad Journey
Excellent!

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Spriha Joshi

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Not applicable - Not applicable


upGrad Journey
Interesting and challenging journey towards achieving the MBA goal. Learnt the academic style of writing papers and creative problem-solving techniques. Practical approach to learning will help to retain concepts for longer.

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Sivashanmugam Raghunathan

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Director - Cognizant Technology Solutions


upGrad Journey
Curiosity, compassion, and conviction. Awesome learning experience!

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Praveen Kumar Reddy Chinta

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Senior Software Engineer - Microsoft


upGrad Journey
Although it was tough to cope with learning and the job, it was worth spending that time. Overall, it was a pretty good learning experience.

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Amit

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Regional Sales Manager-India - Fenner Precision


upGrad Journey
My upGrad learning journey was very exciting as I got the opportunity to complete my global MBA with a highly reputed institution besides learning new skills. New subjects such as High Performing Organizations, Financing your Strategy, etc. have been very fruitful and full of new learnings. I equally enjoyed attending the masterclasses conducted by the subject experts and absorbed immense knowledge and learnings. I also got to meet new learners who have now become good friends, particularly from the team related assignments.

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Aum Panda

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Senior Software Developer - AXIS Capital


upGrad Journey
NA

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SUNIL KUMAR

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Technical Lead - Bank of America


upGrad Journey
It was a wonderful experience with upGrad. upGrad provided a platform to fulfill my ambition to get a Global MBA at an affordable cost. Case studies and modules covered in this program are very relevant and up-to-date. The knowledge gained during this program helped me to build confidence and improve my management and leadership skills.

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Eswara Prasad Bangi

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Practice Leader - Hewlett packard enterprise


upGrad Journey
Year one was smooth, year two was hectic.

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Isha Sharma

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D2C Head - Conscious Food


upGrad Journey
It was meaningful and great.

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Joe Mathew Jacob

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Training Manager - HPE


upGrad Journey
Nice!

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Abhishek Sharma

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General Manager - Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited


upGrad Journey
Excellent journey with challenging projects and assessments. Full of learning.

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Shalini Burman

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Senior Lecturer - International Institute of Hotel Management


upGrad Journey
Great learning experiences. Found decision sciences most useful. The simulations provided the maximum learning experiences.

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Rajesh Rompicharla

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Solution Architect - Mercedes Benz R&D India Pvt Ltd


upGrad Journey
Great immersive learning experience!

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Aman Mahajan

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Deputy Manager - NHPC Limited


upGrad Journey
The upGrad journey is one to remember. From learning various management concepts to applying those in case studies and capstone project have helped me develop business acumen, which will help me in making strategic decisions in my future projects.

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Piyush Mishra

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Senior Consultant - Utegration


upGrad Journey
It was a roller coaster ride filled with the joy of learnings and last minute deadlines to submit projects/reports/assignments. I learnt about all aspects of business and how they work together. The program provided me an opportunity to develop a broader and deeper understanding about an organization's “bigger picture”. I believe this MBA will enable me to bring the same kind of strategic thinking and learnings in my work and professional journey.

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Vaisakh Menon

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Technology Analyst - Infosys Ltd


upGrad Journey
A decision taken during the lockdown has effectively made me a better leader, giving insight into the world of businesss management. The course as such is surface level content to further expand on, but provided a foundation to build upon. Looking for opportunities to change career based on the knowledge acquired.

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Aashish Bhatta

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Associate Manager, HR - Sheela Foam Ltd.


upGrad Journey
Good experiences. Learned a lot and it was a memorable couple of years to have graduated from Deakin Business School with a Global MBA.

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Dushyant Bhavsar

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Data Science Manager - Accenture UK


upGrad Journey
It was good and sometimes overwhelming. IMT part one was still better managed. Deakin part two Deakin could be better managed by upGrad. Deakin's course content was brilliant and worth it, but could have been managed and communicated better on expectations and mentoring.

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Mazhar Hussain Warsi

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Sr. Solution Architect - VMware Inc


upGrad Journey
It has been great learning with upGrad and Deakin. In these years, I have made myself a disciplined, action-oriented, and outcome-focused individual. I have grown a lot personally and professionally with a diverse/multifaceted thought for different situations.

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Shaurya Vashisht

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Procurement Buyer - Alstom Transport India Limited


upGrad Journey
Thrilling!

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Sonal Pratap Singh

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Service Delivery Manager - Hewlett Packard Enterprise


upGrad Journey
It is a great platform for learning. Managing studies while you are working becomes difficult at times and so was the case for me as well. The content on platform, interactive sessions, expert sessions, connect with professors, simulations, and capstone made it an easy journey for me in terms of understanding and gaining knowledge.

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SHWETA KHARE

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Proprietor - Shri Krishna Pulverisers and Engineering Works


upGrad Journey
Insightful and amazing learning experience, made good connections.

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INDRAJIT MAZUMDER

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Engineering Manager - General Electric


upGrad Journey
The platform has allowed a senior professional like me to get my MBA in a timely and structured way. There were challenges in meetings deadlines and keeping pace with the rigorous content, but the support system has helped to overcome all difficulties. And foremost, we could accumulate tons of learnings!

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Jacinth Paul

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Senior Project Manager - Arcana Network


upGrad Journey
It's been great!

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Denis Prince

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SCM Consultant - Deloitte


upGrad Journey
Good.

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Gurudeep R

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Systems Manager - BrahMos Aerospace


upGrad Journey
The journey was really a roller coaster ride with the challenge of maintaining a healthy mix between professional, personal, and learning commitments. The journey was really enjoyable and fun.

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Pramod Naik-Desai

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Head of Marketing - DeRisQ


upGrad Journey
It was much smoother and better than IMT. Syllabus was good.

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Ajinkya Chaudhari

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Assistant Vice President - Citicorp services India Pvt ltd


upGrad Journey
It's a convenient offering upGrad had during covid. I could pursue my MBA while working, so I enrolled without hesitation. And when the Deakin program began, it was a more than expected. It was much more rigourous... it was a nightmare at the start (it's safe to say that now) but by the time I was at the mid of the course, I could write well cited elaborate reports, which has helped in my current job as well.

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Benjamin Van de Walle

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Regional Sales Manager - Middle East - Sarens Group


upGrad Journey
Great!

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Zubin Varghese

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Product Manager - Cognizant Worldwide Limited


upGrad Journey
It was an amazing journey. It helped me to explore myself. I can say I have become a more evolved person after this course. I am grateful that I chose this journey and it will lead to greater heights in my career.

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SAPNA PUNJABI

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Lead - Investment Strategy and Client Success - HDFC Securities Ltd


upGrad Journey
It was a rigorous program but an extremely enriching learning experience!

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Raveendra Chatragadda

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Assistant manager - Hindalco


upGrad Journey
Good.

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Rohan Arora

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Director of Sales - CHL Limited


upGrad Journey
It was a wonderful journey filled with one of the best moments of my life in terms of learning.

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Monil Salvi

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Associate Creative Director - Zee Studios


upGrad Journey
My journey with upGrad learning has been absolutely brilliant. It turned out to be better than I expected. All the efforts put in by the upGrad team, professors, and student mentors made this a fruitful experience.

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Krishna Kumar Murugan

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Commercial Project Manager - Bilfinger Deutsche Babcock Emirates LLC


upGrad Journey
I learnt a lot of new things and enjoyed them immensely. I feel privileged to be a part of the Deakin and upGrad platform. Thank you very much for the wonderful experience.

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Rohit Singh

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Advisor, E-business - Dell


upGrad Journey
Average.

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Somnath karmakar

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Assistant Manager - Punjab National Bank


upGrad Journey
My upGrad journey started suddenly when I heard I can do an MBA from a foreign college, which was quite a distant dream. The journey has been great since I managed to do balance both my work life and my studies together. Though it was very hard and very challenging, yet I manged to do it.

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Sunny kalra

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Aircraft maintenance engineer - Go First airlines


upGrad Journey
The upGrad journey happened because of curiosity and motivation to accomplish new skills during lockdown as I was given leave without pay for the whole period. I decided not to waste my time in disappointment and instead utilise it to attain higher education, which I was unable to do before due hectic schedules. I realised during lockdown that we should invest in ourselves more than in our jobs. Hence I would say continuous learning is the mantra for the future to mitigate risk and face challanges.

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Abhi Ramachandra

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Solution Architect - o9 Solutions


upGrad Journey
It was wonderful!

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Rifath Shaikh

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Vice-president - M20 Urban Spaces


upGrad Journey
Great!

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Pradeepta Sahoo

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Manager - NTPC Ltd.


upGrad Journey
Aspiring to become an MBA graduate, upGrad came as a life saver during covid, which helped me to become one without taking leave from work. Though managing studies with work was a challenge, it went pretty comfortably and was a great experience, thanks to upGrad.

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Rithwik Jagannathan

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Director - Straive


upGrad Journey
The learning experience was fantastic with a well planned schedule. The mentor guided me through the rough phases to complete the modules on time. I have made new friends during this two-year journey. The learning outcomes are definitely going to help me grow in my career. I wish all my batchmates and the upGrad team good luck!

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Vidisha Kumar

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Assistant Vice President - HSBC


upGrad Journey
Enriching!

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Prasad Chitnalli

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Program manager - Societie Generale


upGrad Journey
Good.

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Deelip Menezes

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Managing Director - 3D Systems India Private Limited


upGrad Journey
My upGrad learning journey was quite interesting.

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Preksha Kacha

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Entrepreneur - Diamonds & Beyond


upGrad Journey
It was a great learning experience.

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Ambica Jain

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Director - Nagarro


upGrad Journey
upGrad's online Global MBA program helped me to fulfill my burning desire to get a postgraduate degree from an esteemed institute without taking a break from my work. Its flexible schedule let me take the course at my own pace after work hours. I enjoyed the live interactions with industry experts and professors over the weekend. It is a dream come true for me.

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Zain Faraz

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Commercial Manager - EY


upGrad Journey
It was extremely challenging but we were well supported by upGrad.

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