XLRI Jamshedpur graduates, freshers like Rahul and Mehul, have made bold moves in reshaping India's AI tech. These young professionals are declining high-paying job offers from global tech giants like Quicksell and Zomato to start their companies, which will make a legacy in the AI sector. The growing trend supports innovation, entrepreneurship, and taking the road less travelled.
Rahul and Mehul, both with entrepreneurial backgrounds, started their Philonet.ai journey 18 months ago while simultaneously pursuing their MBA at XLRI. Mehul, a Dean's Merit List student who had already cleared the CFA, was working at the XLRI Incubation Centre. Their collective experience created a product that has achieved over 3,000 organic sign-ups and over 1,000 monthly active users, which gained over 4.75 stars on the Play Store. With the funding they are receiving, they will soon be known globally. Their startup Philonet.ai has raised $1 crore of funding.
Another such example is Unikon.ai, a platform co-founded by XLRI graduate Palash Arneja, which empowers founders and students in their entrepreneurial journeys by providing access to valuable insights and guidance, something that is much needed when there isn't enough information. The platform aims to promote entrepreneurship and support emerging talents in the startup ecosystem, a help that is appreciated by the people seeking out a different path.
According to industry experts, this phase of graduates choosing their paths is a turning point in India's technological development. "Founder-first thinking is becoming more popular," Bengaluru-based early-stage investor Ananya Deshmukh stated. "The real breakthroughs happen when they choose control over comfort."
These accounts of XLRI graduates pursuing entrepreneurship in the AI industry are becoming a part of a larger trend toward creativity and independence. Choosing difference over comfort is not easy, but rewarding in the long term. In addition to changing the technology environment, their choices of turning down high-paying job offers in favor of founding startups encourage a new generation of professionals to think differently, because a small change helps innovate the whole country.
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Placement: This year we saw a plethora of opportunities for our institution with a record 100% placement within 2.5 days. Some snippets for the same from our official report are – Largest ever batch of 361 students was placed in a record time of 2.5 days –
Infrastructure: Gym, Laboratories, Green Campus theme, Behavioral Lab, State of the Art classrooms etc and it has been ranked for the best infrastructure college in India
Faculty: Termed as the "Finance God" on our campus it has to be Prof. Sabhyasachi Sengupta. With a bevy of degrees namely CA, CS and ICWAI he has immense knowledge on the subject. His pedagogy is the perfect blend of theory and practice and the experience of being
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Club: The Marketing Association of XLRI, or MAXI as it fondly known, is the oldest committee on campus. Started over thirty years ago, MAXI’s mandate is simple - popularize the field of Marketing at XLRI and ensure that fun and quirkiness is an integral p
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Placement: Our SIP (Summer internship process) and Final placement process are conducted for over 2-3 days wherein the whole batch gets placed. As part of college culture, we do not indulge in merry making till the whole batch gets placed and stand united. We have a
Faculty: Real life experience with over 20 years corporate exposure. Hence always keeps us abreast of the latest developments.
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Club: Bodhi Tree - Enough said. Its songs have defined a generation and continue to inspire new budding talents. The club has ample resources and motivated students who continue spreading the awesome stuff
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Placement: This year we saw a plethora of opportunities for our institution with a record 100% placement within 2.5 days. Some snippets for the same from our official report are – Largest ever batch of 361 students was placed in a record time of 2.5 days –
Infrastructure: Gym, Laboratories, Green Campus theme, Behavioral Lab, State of the Art classrooms etc and it has been ranked for the best infrastructure college in India
Faculty: Termed as the "Finance God" on our campus it has to be Prof. Sabhyasachi Sengupta. With a bevy of degrees namely CA, CS and ICWAI he has immense knowledge on the subject. His pedagogy is the perfect blend of theory and practice and the experience of being
Admission: Based on School / 12th Class Result, State / National Entrance Exams, Group Discussion / Personal Interview, Video, Essay Writing & General Knowledge
Club: The Marketing Association of XLRI, or MAXI as it fondly known, is the oldest committee on campus. Started over thirty years ago, MAXI’s mandate is simple - popularize the field of Marketing at XLRI and ensure that fun and quirkiness is an integral p
Mess: Food, Ambience, Hospitality, Infrastructure
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Placement: Our SIP (Summer internship process) and Final placement process are conducted for over 2-3 days wherein the whole batch gets placed. As part of college culture, we do not indulge in merry making till the whole batch gets placed and stand united. We have a
Faculty: Real life experience with over 20 years corporate exposure. Hence always keeps us abreast of the latest developments.
Admission: Based on School / 12th Class Result, State / National Entrance Exams, College’s Internal Written Exam, Group Discussion / Personal Interview
Club: Bodhi Tree - Enough said. Its songs have defined a generation and continue to inspire new budding talents. The club has ample resources and motivated students who continue spreading the awesome stuff
Mess: Food, Ambience, Hospitality, Infrastructure
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Placement: This year we saw a plethora of opportunities for our institution with a record 100% placement within 2.5 days. Some snippets for the same from our official report are – Largest ever batch of 361 students was placed in a record time of 2.5 days –
Infrastructure: Gym, Laboratories, Green Campus theme, Behavioral Lab, State of the Art classrooms etc and it has been ranked for the best infrastructure college in India
Faculty: Termed as the "Finance God" on our campus it has to be Prof. Sabhyasachi Sengupta. With a bevy of degrees namely CA, CS and ICWAI he has immense knowledge on the subject. His pedagogy is the perfect blend of theory and practice and the experience of being
Admission: Based on School / 12th Class Result, State / National Entrance Exams, Group Discussion / Personal Interview, Video, Essay Writing & General Knowledge
Club: The Marketing Association of XLRI, or MAXI as it fondly known, is the oldest committee on campus. Started over thirty years ago, MAXI’s mandate is simple - popularize the field of Marketing at XLRI and ensure that fun and quirkiness is an integral p
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Placement: Excellent Internship opportunities mainly because of college reputation. Processes are completed in very short time and many reputed companies visit the campus and provide excellent job and internship opportunity
Infrastructure: Pool, Gym, Laboratories
Faculty: Manish Singhal, due to the style of teaching and vast knowledge and general interaction with students outside the classroom.
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