NIIT University is located in Neemrana, Rajasthan. It is a Private University established in the year 2009. The NIIT alumnus Prashanth Manji chose his Master’s at George Washington University over placement due to various reasons. This article would focus on the reasons why Prashanth Manji joined the Master’s program at George Washington University. On asking about the reason behind his decision, Prashanth Maji said that NIIT University helped him to improve himself as a person. He becomes an inspiration to others due to its the NIIT University. The B.Tech Computer Science Class of 2021 student is certainly serving up that inspiration on many levels. From making the most of his student years working on research projects to internship and placement opportunities with industry powerhouse IBM, he did everything to prove himself. But he opted for the Masters’ program at George Washington University, the US where he was awarded Dean Scholarship and worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. George Washington University is the old university of the Washington, District of Columbia, United States. It was established on 9th February 1821. He is going places and takes us along on the journey that began when he enrolled in his program at NIIT University.

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As a young aspirant, who had never left his home before, Prashanth was aware that his college experience would not just be his first step towards his career but also a way to learn crucial life skills. He looks back and explains how he adapted the working style of NU. He said that it was not like any other life experience. It was basically like a test for him to see what he was made of. There were many assignments and projects that were difficult for him, but NU taught him how to handle situations, especially when the outcome is not in our hands. It helped him set his career goals, develop communication skills, and adapt to situations. He also must mention the efforts our faculty members took, going out of their way, to make things easier for him.

Prashanth mentions Prof. Surender Singh for his mentorship while working on research projects. During his highly productive stint at NU, he published ‘A Review on-Machine Learning-Based Model for Secure Data Analysis’ in the Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry. He also had several other projects under his belt including the one on ‘Blockchain Technology to prevent Counterfeit of Drugs’. Working on the projects helped him in getting comfortable with the most sophisticated technologies. He was part of planning and organizing tech events on campus quite frequently, and it brought him with the opportunity to network with like-minded people as well as experts in the field”.

Through Industry Practice with Veda Info., and IBM, Prashanth could put his campus learnings into practice. His role as Security Analyst with IBM was particularly enriching but it also brought him the dilemma of choosing his master’s program over a career path with the industry giant. “It was my manager at IBM who encouraged me to pursue the program. I am grateful to NU faculty members who helped me secure admission. I chose the program over placement with IBM because I want to do more in life and learn. Studying at GWU and working as Technical Student Support Assistant and a Graduate Teaching Assistant is allowing me to do that and is building on the platform NU gave me,” he concludes.