Academic Background

Education

Scores

        • B. Tech. and M. Tech. dual degree GPA - 8.99/10 (B.Tech Class Rank - 5/54, M.Tech Class Rank - 2/24)
        • Senior School Certificate Examination (C.B.S.E - Class XII) - 90.2%
        • Secondary School Examination (C.B.S.E - Class X) - 9.6/10
        • GRE - 318/340 (V 151, Q 167, AWA 3) (Aug, 2016), 317/340 (V 147, Q 170, AWA 3.5) (Oct, 2016)
        • TOEFL iBT - 100/120 (L 29, S 22, R 26, W 23) (Sep, 2016)

Technical Skills

        • Programming Languages : C, FORTRAN, and MATLAB
        • Software : Pointwise, Tecplot, OpenFOAM, ANSYS, FLUENT, Gambit, AutoCAD, and SOLIDWORKS
        • Platform : Windows and Linux
        • Experimental Techniques : Schlieren, Shadowgraphy, High-Speed Imaging, and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)

Coursework

Major

Propulsion

        • Combustion, Explosion, and Detonation
        • Acoustics Instabilities in Aerospace Propulsion
        • Physical Gas Dynamics
        • High Temperature Gas Dynamics
        • Transport Processes in Reacting Flows
        • GIAN Combustion and Flow Diagnostics
        • Rocket Propulsion
        • Spacecraft Electric Propulsion
        • Propulsion
        • Gas Dynamics
        • Thermodynamics

Aerodynamics

        • Introduction to CFD
        • Boundary Layer Theory
        • Introduction to Turbulent Flows and their Predictions
        • Unsteady Aerodynamics in Moving Bodies
        • Computational Aerodynamics
        • Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic PDES (Teaching Assistant - Jan-May 2018)
        • Flight Dynamics
        • Aerodynamics
        • Fluid Mechanics
        • Introduction to Space Technology
        • Experimental Aerodynamics
        • Aerodynamic Design

Solid and Structural Mechanics

        • Finite Element Analysis
        • Aerospace Structural Mechanics
        • Vibrations
        • Aerospace Structures
        • Basic Strength of Materials
        • Engineering Mechanics
        • Structural Design

Labs

        • Introduction to Aerospace Lab
        • Low Speed Lab
        • Propulsion Lab
        • Aero Lab I
        • Aero Lab II

Mathematics and Computer Science

        • Computational Engineering (Learning C Language)
        • Linear Algebra and Numerical Analysis
        • Complex Variables and Transform Techniques
        • Differential Equations
        • Calculus I : Functions of One Variable
        • Calculus II : Functions of Several Variables
        • Probability, Statistics, and Stochastic Processes

Minor and Free Electives

        • Introduction to Ocean Technology
        • Offshore and Coastal Structures
        • Ocean Energy Systems
        • Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
        • Discovering Creativity
        • Professional Ethics

Physics

        • Physics I
        • Physics II
        • Physics Lab I
        • Physics Lab II

Chemistry

        • Chemistry : Structure, Bonding, and Reactivity
        • Chemistry Lab I

Humanities and Social Sciences

        • Principles of Economics
        • Introduction to Sociology
        • Design History

Other Introductory Courses

        • Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
        • Concepts in Engineering Design
        • Engineering Drawing
        • Life Sciences
        • Basic Electrical Engineering
        • Ecology and Environment
        • Industrial Lecture