Aspire and Achieve Global Merit Based Scholarships 2025–26

Angel Gupta is an Information Technology student at NSUT, Delhi, and a Google STEP Intern (2025) with an upcoming Software Engineering Internship at Google (2026). She is among the top 55 students selected globally for the Generation Google Scholarship (Asia-Pacific), ranked in the top 700 globally in the Ericsson Edge Academia program, and recognized as a Harvard PAIR delegate. A Millennium Fellow selected from 52,000+ applicants across 6,000+ campuses, she combines strong systems thinking with a focus on building scalable, high-impact solutions. Her work reflects a commitment to leveraging technology not just for innovation, but for creating meaningful and lasting change.

Dinesh R is a B.Tech. Information Technology student at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology with a strong focus on artificial intelligence, scalable backend systems, and real-world technology innovation. Through his internships as a Software Development Engineer, he developed production-grade backend services and AI-powered tools that improved workflow efficiency and system reliability across real-world deployments. His work has been recognized at leading innovation platforms, including IIT Delhi, IIT BHU, Google for Startups, the Cybercrime Police, and ABB, reflecting his commitment to building impactful AI systems that solve meaningful problems.

Nishant Gupta is a final year B.Tech student in Electronics and Communication Engineering at MAIT, Delhi, with a strong track record in open source, blockchain, and full-stack engineering. Selected among the top 0.2% for the Codemod Kickstart Program, he authored official codemods for the Next.js and Nuxt.js frameworks used by millions of developers worldwide and contributed to the OWASP DSOMM project under Google Summer of Code 2024. A driven builder, he advanced to the pre-finals of the ICP WCHL Hackathon, ranking among the top 400 teams out of 10,000+ participants globally. He is currently working as an SDE Intern at CWY, developing cross-platform mobile applications using React Native and co-authoring a whitepaper for a Solana-based token launch.

A recognized Reliance Foundation Scholar and Integrated M.Tech. AI student at Vellore Institute of Technology – Bhopal, Saksham pairs academic distinction with proven industry readiness. Bolstered by an 8.98 CGPA and an Oracle Cloud Generative AI Professional certification, he has navigated sophisticated technical domains during internships at Sportosphere and Flamboyant Technologies. Saksham is driven by a passion for innovation, translating academic theory into high-impact industry practice.

Sameeksha, a B.Tech. student in Mathematics and Computing at Delhi Technological University (CGPA: 9.27), has interned at Google and BNY, building AI agent pipelines for large-scale financial data analysis and automating Kubernetes authorization testing infrastructure. Selected for McKinsey’s Next Generation Women Leaders program in 2025, she was also a finalist in the Morgan Stanley Code To Give Hackathon and holds the Knight badge on LeetCode, placing her in the global top 5.6%. She serves as Joint-Treasurer of DTU’s Technical Council, overseeing 50+ societies, and is a published columnist in the university’s official magazine.

Shivang Agrahari, a B.Tech. student in Computer Science and branch topper at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow, brings valuable industry experience as a past intern at Uber, where he will be returning as a Software Engineering Intern this summer. An avid competitive programmer, his strong performances span LeetCode and Codeforces, the ACM ICPC, and Round 3 of the Meta Hacker Cup. Additionally, he was selected among 110 students nationwide for the Salesforce Tech Accelerator and is a two-time finalist at Uttar Pradesh’s largest hackathon. Dedicated to giving back, he is currently building an Agentic AI mock interview platform designed to serve his tech community.

Urja Kohli is a Mechanical and Automation Engineering student at IGDTUW and Co-founder of Sonetz Inc., an AI startup backed by global programs including NVIDIA Inception, Intel Liftoff, AWS, Microsoft, and Google for Startups. Her journey in STEM has been exploratory, spanning research, published work, and leadership roles, alongside winning over 40 hackathons, business, and case competitions. She has received national and international recognition, including the CSIR Invention Title (All India Rank 3) by the Government of India and the Best Case Study Award at the Enactus World Cup. She is also a two-time global Nutanix Scholar and will be joining Stanford University for her master’s to continue building in STEM.

Vaishali Thakur is a dual degree final year student in Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Hamirpur. A past intern at Atlassian and currently interning at Mediatek, she has also participated in Desis Ascend Educare by Deshaw and conducted AI research at IIT Mandi. She has also published two conference papers and has received the Best Paper Award for her work in underwater image enhancement. She has volunteered in an NGO based in Uganda developing a ticketing portal for them. Alongside her technical work, she actively participates in hackathons, contributes to open-source, and leads initiatives to support and uplift fellow students in tech. She has also cleared GATE. Across all of this, she has maintained a CGPA of 9.36.