Meet our students - South Asia

Hear from some of our students and graduates from South Asia and find out about their time living and studying in Sheffield.

India

aanchal Bhagwat

The rich academic environment and dynamic social atmosphere that Sheffield has to offer is truly exciting to be a part of

Aanchal Bhagwat, India MEng Architectural Engineering with a Year in Industry, Winner of an Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

The University of Sheffield experience combines world class teaching facilities with a lively social life which makes it an ideal choice for your degree.
Image of ambassador, Kevin

A really good motivation for me to keep trying my best.

Kevin Abraham Paulin Chandran, India Postgraduate Student, Aerospace Engineering

Kevin is studied MSc Aerospace Engineering in Aerospace Engineering and graduated in 2020.
International student

Apart from being a top ranking university in the UK, the best thing about Sheffield is its diversity

Aroma Kabra, India MArch student, School of Architecture

Aroma Kabra is from India and is currently studying Master of Architecture (RIBA Part II) at the University of Sheffield.

Student Nilosmita standing in the Diamond

The University of Sheffield is the whole package!

Nilosmita Banerjee, India Winner of a Postgraduate Merit Scholarship, MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

Nilosmita from India originally joined the University as an undergraduate student and enjoyed her time here so much she decided to pursue her postgraduate degree here too. She graduated in 2020.
Scholarship holder

Sheffield has truly surpassed my expectations

Adwait Joshi, India Winner of an Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, BEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year in Industry

Scholarship winner Adwait is originally from India and is studying BEng Mechanical Engineering.
Sanchari Das - BEng Materials Science and Engineering

I’ve had some amazing opportunities to do such amazing things

Sanchari Das International Engineering Ambassador, BEng Materials Science and Engineering

After moving to Sheffield, Sanchari, who grew up in Kolkata, India, became an International Student Ambassador for the Faculty of Engineering.
Arya Yuyutsu
Arya Yuyutsu

Sheffield was the best place to hone my skills

Arya Yuyutsu, India Alumus, Founder, FortyTwo

Arya Yuyutsu graduated from MA Broadcast Journalism in 2011 and is now the Founder of FortyTwo.
Neeraj Singh

My Sheffield degree has made me feel confident enough to handle any situation

Neeraj Singh, India Alumnus, Founder, Mandimela

Neeraj Singh graduated from MSc Marketing Management Practice in 2014 and currently works as the Founder of Mandimela.

Ishita Chatterjee

It was offering the best course in the UK in the domain I wanted to do my masters in

Ishita Chatterjee, India Alumus, Implementation Engineer, Arm Ltd

Ishita Chatterjee graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2018 after studying MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering.
Priyanka Prajapati

My current career success wouldn't have been possible without my training at the University of Sheffield.

Priyanka Prajapati, India Alumnus, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Dundee.

Priyanka Prajapati graduated from PhD Dentistry in 2018 and currently works as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the University of Dundee.

Pranav Chaudhari

The selection of modules forming part of my degree was what helped my decision

Pranav Chaudhari, India Alumus, Postgraduate Research Student, The University of Sheffield

Pranav Chaudhari graduated from the University in 2019 after completing MSc Advanced Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives
Suparna Raju
Suparna Raju

​​​​​​​Going to Sheffield was definitely one of the best decisions of my life.

Suparna Raju, India Alumus, HR Learning and Development Associate, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Construction and Mining Machinery

Suparna Raju graduated from MSc in Human Resource Management with CIPD Pathway in 2018 and currently works as a HR Learning and Development Associate at Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Construction and Mining Machinery.

Additional students from South Asia

Noor Azhar profile picture Pakistan

You will be in good hands if you decide to be a part of the University of Sheffield.

Noor Azhar, Pakistan Postgraduate alumni, MSc International Management and Marketing

Noor graduated in 2018 from MSc International Management and Marketing.

Lakshith student from Sri Lanka

I found a little piece of home in Sheffield

Lakshith Ranasinghe, Sri Lanka Undergraduate alumni, MEng Mechanical Engineering with a year in industry

Lakshith graduated in 2019 from MEng Mechanical Engineering with a year in industry.