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Akshat Agarwal

Akshat Agarwal

Associate Manager at Cognizant

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Delhi, India
Joined April 2026
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Summary

Career progression in consulting and corporate roles: Akshat has moved from early-stage roles and a startup to business consulting at Dvara Solutions, then to client-facing/analytical roles at Cognizant where he progressed from Senior Associate (2020–2024) to Associate Manager (2024–present). rocketreach+1
Formal finance training and early exposure to central banking: He completed an MBA in Finance at IFMR (2016–2018) and completed a summer internship at the Reserve Bank of India in 2017, reflecting an academic and practical grounding in finance. rocketreach+1
Entrepreneurial and content background: Between 2014 and 2016 he co-founded Cerebrate Content (cerebratecontent.com), indicating experience with content creation and running a small venture alongside later corporate roles. hugedomains+1
Public-facing communicator and online presence: He maintains professional and social profiles (LinkedIn and Quora) and has published a first-person internship account, showing an interest in sharing experiences and engaging online. quora+1

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Akshat Agarwal's Internship Interview Experience At Reserve Bank Of India

June 1, 2017

First-person account of the RBI summer internship interview process, topics discussed in the interview, and reflections on the experience.

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Hobbies

Plays guitar and sings. insideiim

Active contributor on Quora. quora

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