Mentors

Mr. Prashant Jha is a seasoned senior management professional with global exposure of over 20 years in various industries including Education & Skilling, Consultancy, and Technology industry. His experience ranges from Corporate Strategy, Business Planning, Business Development & Brand Management, and Alliance Development with Indian and International bodies like UNCTAD, IT bodies like UNCTAD, ITU, GSMA, W TO, DOT, TRAI, TEMA, ITU - APT etc. and is the Programme Facilitator for UNCTAD – Empretec Programme for India. An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from St. Xavier’s College Ranchi and an additional law degree. He held many senior positions in Indian and transnational companies

Prof. Dhruva Sen, an IIT Delhi alumnus. hold a B.E. (Civil) from the University of Baroda in Gujarat and a Project Management Institute (PMI) certification from the United States. He has served railway projects for 33 years. As an educator, he served as the visiting faculty in reputed institutes like BIMTECH, EMPI Business School, and ICFAI Business School

Dr. Subramanian Sharma is grandson of the late Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & Dr. V. V Giri – both former Presidents of India. He is an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad and Harvard University in Law & Economics. He has the distinction of being appointed as the the youngest chief Executive officer of Pfizer-Global pharma Giant in Singapore. He is currently the Chairman & Managing director of Sudeeksha Group of companies. He is having over 26 years of experience in Sales, Marketing and entrepreneurship. A strategic thinker and planner he is widely travelled across the globe and skilled in the design and execution of financial and business programs

In a career spanning over three and a half decades, Dr. Dinabandhu Mukhopadhyay ( St.Xaviers College,Kolkata)has served reputed universities like VTU, SRM and SMVD, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, etc., and has wide experience in Finance, Corporate law and CSR. He is a Ph.D. (Finance & Accounting), CMA, USA and CPFA, UK, Fellow International Accountant, The Association of International Accountants (AIA), United Kingdom and a leading commentator on both macro and micro finance and economics. His articles are regularly published in reputed journals and magazines.

Col George Thomas is a highly qualified, an energetic and motivated officer whose appearance, bearing, conduct, department and etiquette are exemplary manifestation of his moulding in the Defence Services Served in five different fighting arms of the army both in ‘ Field’ and ‘Peace’ locations.

An Army Officer with over 34 years of distinguished, diverse and dedicated service in Peace, Combat and Counter Terrorism/Insurgency scenarios.

He is an Enterprising Team Leader with ability to mentor, motivate and provide professional counselling to young individuals/youth desiring to join the Defence Services through personality development, appraisals and DIPR techniques/ Training; by optimizing performance level in a competitive environment.

Additionally has hands on expertise in operations, Security, Intelligence, Liaison and a serve provide for DGR and Civilian enterprises. Thus have a very vast and all round perception which has stood in good stead in his interactions with the SSB candidates.

Academic Director: CDS, (Cavalier Defence School), Bangalore

Lt Col Jayaraman ( Retd ) was commissioned in Kumaon Regiment in June 1975.

He studied in Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar, Tamil Nadu from 1963 to 1970.

Trained in NDA Kadakvasla from July 1971 to June 1974 and IMA Dehradun from July 1974 to June 1975.

After taking an early retirement in June 1996, he was the Founder Director of Army Welfare Education Society ( AWES ) in Head Quarter Southern Command, Pune from 2000 to 2006.

He was responsible for the growth of 25 Army Public Schools and 4 Colleges spread over 9 States.

He had been motivating youths to join Armed Forces as Officers over the last 30 Years.