Education

Akshat Bhaskar

being the collected academic record of one student, 2022 to the present

Student Bhaskar, Akshat

School Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram · Class of 2026

Stream Physics · Chemistry · Mathematics · Economics (CBSE)

Standing President, Student Council · Lodha Genius Scholar

Attested resume.pdf

Preamble

What follows is a record of Akshat's formal schooling, residential research programmes, and competitive fellowships, assembled between 2022 and the present. Admitted into the country's most selective mathematics programme at a 3.2% acceptance rate, appointed to a paid research apprenticeship in analytic number theory, and accepted into competitive programmes internationally.

Entries are ordered roughly by academic weight, not chronology. Dates are of participation.

Subjects: Pure Mathematics, Number Theory, Public Policy, Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship · resume.pdf

Academic & Research Programmes

[1] 15th May 2026 – 20th June 2026 · Ashoka University, Sonipat

Teaching Assistant & Research Apprentice, Lodha Genius

Paid research and teaching position at the Lodha Genius – Ashoka University Programme. An explicit institutional exception was made to include Akshat as a pre-undergraduate applicant. Research focus: algebraic number theory, under Professor Shanta Laishram (Head of the Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit (Stat-Math Unit) at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi), alongside faculty from IIT Delhi, CMI, ISI Kolkata, ISI Delhi, and Ashoka University.

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[2] May – June 2025 · Ashoka University, Sonipat · 3.2% Acceptance

Lodha Genius Programme, Pure Mathematics

Admitted into the fully funded Lodha Genius Programme 2025 Cohort, specialising in Pure Mathematics, Number Theory, Group Theory, Linear Algebra, and Geometry. Attended alongside top undergraduate mathematicians from across India.

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[3] May – June 2025 · Ashoka University

Great Ideas Seminars, Lodha Genius Programme

Attended intimate colloquia with Nobel laureates, leading scientists, and mathematicians, including Sir Paul Nurse (Nobel Prize in Physiology, 2001), Professor Brian Schmidt (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2011), and Professor Haruzo Hida (AMS Steele Prize), among others.

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[4] August – November 2025 · University of California, Santa Cruz

Shadow the Scientists Programme

Selected for the competitive Shadow the Scientists Programme at UC Santa Cruz, pairing students with active UCSC researchers to observe and participate directly in ongoing scientific work.

[5] April 2022 – May 2026 · New Delhi

Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram · Class of 2026

Completed secondary and senior secondary education at one of India's most selective schools. Elected President of the Student Council. CBSE stream: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Economics.

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† LG-AUP is a paid research and teaching appointment at the Lodha Genius – Ashoka University Programme. Akshat joins as a pre-undergraduate student, an exception made explicitly for this role.

‡ The Lodha Genius Programme is fully funded and residential, designed for India's most mathematically gifted students. Acceptance rate: 3.2%.

§ The Great Ideas Seminars are small, invitation-only colloquia held within the LGP. Past speakers include two Nobel laureates and a recipient of the AMS Steele Prize in Number Theory.

The Shadow the Scientists Programme at UC Santa Cruz pairs selected students with faculty researchers engaged in active scientific inquiry.

‖ Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram is among India's most competitive schools, with over 5,000 students. Akshat served as Student Council President in his final year.

Schools, Fellowships & Workshops

[6] April 2026 · Bengaluru · 8% Acceptance

Y Combinator, Startup School India

Selected for YC's inaugural Startup School India, among 2,000 founders, builders, and engineers from across the country. Pitched his financial literacy initiative directly to Jared Friedman, received a $25K+ AI compute grant from Y Combinator, and met the founding teams of Zepto, Razorpay, Groww, and Meesho.

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[7] June 2025 · Hong Kong Baptist University

HKBU Summer School, ESG & Culture in Marketing

Nominated as one of five students from Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram (from a school of 5,000+). Studied ESG and culture in marketing under Professor Barry Hung, Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems.

[8] 2024 · IIT Bombay

Eureka! Juniors, E-Cell IIT Bombay

Completed a selective three-month entrepreneurship development programme run by the Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Bombay. Developed and pitched FinKid, a financial literacy initiative, to industry leaders and CXOs.

[9] May – September 2024 · Online · Selected from 32,000

Innovator, s3 Cohort, buildspace

Selected for the s3 Cohort of buildspace, a global programme for early-stage builders and founders. Chosen from among 32,000 applications worldwide; the programme focused on shipping real products with real users within a compressed timeline.

** Y Combinator's Startup School India was YC's first event of its kind in the country. Akshat received a $25K+ AI compute grant from YC and pitched to partner Jared Friedman.

†† HKBU Summer School, Akshat was among only five nominees from a school of over 5,000 students, taught by Professor Barry Hung at Hong Kong Baptist University.

‡‡ Eureka! Juniors is the high school track of IIT Bombay's E-Cell, one of India's most prominent undergraduate entrepreneurship organisations.

§§ buildspace received over 32,000 applications for its s3 Cohort worldwide. The programme was known for its constraint-driven approach to building and shipping.

Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram

Class of 2026 · President Student Council

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, English

School Memoir

I joined Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram in grade 9th after an entrance examination. I took the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, English in Grade 11th and 12th.

President Student Council, Class of '26

I was appointed the President of the Student Council, Class of '26 after rigorous application, interview, and recommendation rounds. The finalists had to go through a 7-round interview process. After being appointed, I was sworn as the President Student Council by Shri V. K. Shunglu, ninth Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Vice-Chairman of the DPS Society.

Akshat Bhaskar addressing the school in the President Student Council sash
Addressing the school President of the 9,500+ student body at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, leading the Student Council in representation, governance, and school-wide initiatives.
The Student Council appointees with Shri V. K. Shunglu at the swearing-in ceremony
The swearing-in Sworn into office by Shri V. K. Shunglu, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Vice Chairman of the Delhi Public School Society.

Wall of Fame

Akshat Bhaskar pointing to his name on the Delhi Public School R.K. Puram Wall of Fame
Name on the board Honoured on the Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram Wall of Fame following my appointment as President Student Council, and in recognition of contributions across academics, research, leadership, entrepreneurship, and extracurricular excellence.

Student Council, Class XI (2024–25)

Before the presidency, I served on the Student Council in Class XI (2024–25), sworn into office by Ms. Namita Pradhan, former Assistant Director General of the World Health Organisation.

The 2024-25 Student Council of DPS R.K. Puram on stage with school leadership
The 2024–25 Council The Class XI Student Council on stage with the school leadership.
Student Council members taking the oath of office at the investiture
The oath Council members taking the pledge of office at the investiture.

Activities and Achievements

Football

Academic Honors

Quizzing

A core member of the Quizzing Club, winning first place at Quizonomics (ComAstitva 2024) and ComQuest (Arthashastra 2025), and contributing to the school's Overall Rolling Trophy at COMONOMICS 3.0.

Quizzing team of DPS R.K. Puram with trophies and certificates
On the podium With the quizzing team and faculty after an interschool win.
Quizzing winners of DPS R.K. Puram holding certificates
Certificates in hand Another interschool quizzing win for the club.