Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
References
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Sidharth Patra

Sidharth Patra

Bhubaneswar

Summary

Dynamic and inquisitive individual with proven leadership as part of various secretarial positions and student council experience at St. Columba's School. Skilled in research and advocacy with a deep rooted passion for law and policy. A successful debater, social justice advocate and mediator driven by the dynamics of societal changes and legal as well as policy reforms.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Secretary of Debating Society

St. Columba's School
New Delhi
03.2024 - 03.2025
  • As the Secretary of the Debating Society, I was responsible for the various debating events that took place at my school. I was in charge of registrations for inter-school events, assisting the Chief Guests during the intra-school events and mentoring fellow juniors (Class XI Debaters) along the way.

Secretary of Commerce Society

St. Columba's School
New Delhi
03.2024 - 03.2025
  • Helming the Commerce society as its Secretary, I was able to provide a lot of inputs for program planning and took care of event registrations as well as management. Additionally, I discovered emerging opportunities to participate in commerce symposiums as well as competitions and connect with like minded peers on mutual fora.

Member, Student Council

St. Columba's School
New Delhi
04.2023 - 03.2025
  • Led the student council from my class of 52 students in Grade XI and, consecutively, a group of 37 students in Grade XII. As a result of being a council member, I was able to act as a link between the school administration and the students. Through this experience, I developed greater leadership abilities and skills in people management, discharging both my duties and my cordial relationships as a part of the class.

Member, JustEd Society

St. Columba's School
New Delhi
04.2023 - 04.2024
  • Being a member of the JustEd society, my prominent role was to promote social justice and advocacy as a teenager, engage with Non Profit Organisations, conduct myself in the positions assigned to me at various events and assist the amazing team. With my successful participation, we held the Edmund Rice International Justice Meet, engaging with like-minded peers and professionals in areas of social justice and advocacy. This society aimed at promoting actions towards the mitigation of climate change and other hazards while engaging meaningfully with the populace through advocacy and social awareness.

Education

Grade 12 - Commerce, CBSE

St. Columba's School
New Delhi, India
04-2025

Grade 10 - ICSE

St. Joseph's High School
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
03-2023

Skills

  • Research skills
  • Advocacy
  • Policy Reading
  • Interpretation of news and legal affairs
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Basic computational skills

Accomplishments

  • Achieved state-level olympiad ranks as a gold medalist and silver medalist in SilverZone olympiads throughout academic experiences at St. Joseph's High School.
  • Topper of Business Studies and Informatics Practices at the school level rankings.
  • Successful participant in numerous online certifications and courses.

Certification

  • Verified certificate for MITx- Launchx course: Becoming an Entrepreneur.
  • edX certificate for completion of Academic and Business Writing course offered by University of California, Berkeley.
  • Successful completion of Entrepreneurship courses 1 and 2 offered by the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania on Coursera.

Languages

Odia
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Secretary of Debating Society

St. Columba's School
03.2024 - 03.2025

Secretary of Commerce Society

St. Columba's School
03.2024 - 03.2025

Member, Student Council

St. Columba's School
04.2023 - 03.2025

Member, JustEd Society

St. Columba's School
04.2023 - 04.2024

Grade 12 - Commerce, CBSE

St. Columba's School

Grade 10 - ICSE

St. Joseph's High School
Sidharth Patra