Education

Jitendra Sharma

B.Eng.[Mumbai], M.Tech. [IIT-Kanpur], Ph.D.[Cantab]

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My educational journey started in the year 1971 when my father somehow managed to get me into Grade 1 in the school where he was a teacher of math and chemistry. I was four years old at that time -- the youngest kid in my class by a long shot. He told me once that I impressed the principal of the school with my math skills !! Here are my credentials in the reverse chronological order [most recent first].

See also:

Nehru Scholarship

Cambridge Commonwealth Trust

Universities UK [formerly CVCP]

UGC of India

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher-secondary Education

Ph.D.	King's College, University of Cambridge	1994
M.Tech.	I.I.T. Kanpur	1989
B.Eng.	University of Bombay [Mumbai]	1987
H.S.C.	S.E.S. Junior College, Thane	1983
S.S.C.	I.D.U.B.S. Hindi High School, Mumbai	1981

Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D.]

Ph.D. at the Cambridge University Engineering Department [CUED]. Wrote a thesis on centrifugal and numerical modelling of reinforced embankments on soft ground under the supevision of Professor Malcolm Bolton. Awarded the Overseas Research Student [ORS] by the Committee of Vice-chancellors and Principals [CVCP] of British Universities as well as Graduate Studentship by King's College, Cambridge. Chose to accept the ORS award.

Master of Technology [M.Tech.]

Eighteen-months [3 semesters] M.Tech. program at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur with Geotechnical Engineering specialization. Wrote a thesis on the application of Pasternak model for the analysis of reinforced soil retaining walls and steep slopes under the supervision of Professor Madhira R. Madhav. Secured a Cumulative Performance Index [CPI] of 9.45 out of 10. Appointed as Executive Engineer [Civil Design] by the National Thermal Power Corporation of India after a campus placement interview. Awarded the prestigious Nehru Scholarship for doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Bachelor of Engineering [B.Eng.]

Four-year B.Eng. program at the Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai -- one of the two prestigious engineering colleges of the University of Bombay. Majored in Civil Engineering with Geotechnical Engineering specialization. Secured distinction [75 percent marks] and first rank at the University of Bombay. Awarded James Berkely Gold Medal and Vice-chancellor's Gold Medal. Passed the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering [GATE] examination in 1987 with a 95 percentile score. Chose to do a Masters in Geotechincal Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur -- one of the top graduate schools for Geotechnical Engineering.

Higher-secondary School Certificate [H.S.C]

English, Hindi, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Secured distinction [80.7 percent marks] and first rank at junior college. Highest marks for Physics [96 out of 100]. Qualified for admission into both the B.Eng. and M.B.B.S. [Medicine] programs of the province of Maharashtra. Chose to do B.Eng. in Civil Engineering.

Secondary School Certificate [S.S.C]

Hindi, Marathi, English, Mathemathics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Civics, Commerce, Physical Education, Arts and Craft. Secured distinction [83.3 percent marks] and second rank at school. Highest marks for Mathematics [148 out of 150], combined Science [146 out of 150] and English [88 out of 100]. Awarded National Merit Scholarship by Government of India for Higher-secondary education.