Letters of recommendation: The Full-Time MBA program requires 1 professional

recommendation. A maximum of 2 recommenders can be added to your application;

online recommendations are preferred.

Reco Questions: (Online) ( No word count mention online reco form )

1. How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant?
2. Evaluate the applicants interpersonal and team work skills, including his/her ability to
work with peers, subordinates and supervisors. Is the applicant an effective group
member or does he/she work better individually? What role does the applicant assume
within the group?
3. Does he/she perform well under stress and accept constructive feedback?
4. Please comment on areas in which the applicant may need improvements or growth.
5. The School of Business is committed to developing outstanding leaders who can inspire
trust and confidence in others. Please comment on the applicants behavior within your
organization and in the community.
6. For non-native English speakers, please comment on the applicants verbal and written
English ability. Enter "Native English Speaker" if the question is not applicable.
7. What is your opinion of the candidates motivation and suitability for a career in
management?
8. Assessment questions ( please see online recommendation form )

1. How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant?
I have known Prashant since 2013. I have been the In-charge of the Artificial lift team at IOGPT
since 2013 and he has reported directly to me for the past 2.5 years .

Prashant works in close coordination with me .As an in-charge of the artificial lift department I
deal with, technical as well as commercial functions. Prashant has a strong grasping power and I
have given him exposure of both the fnctions. he is primarily involved with consultancy projects
and regularly interacts on various aspects of these projects . Moreover his active involvement in
commercial activities of the department makes us interact even more . As a part of the
commercial function ,he is involved in procurement and upgradation of various commercial
software and equipments at Artificial lift . He has prepared contracts for floating tenders and
has been involved in negotiating tender terms with the vendors .He is also involved in arranging
various industry and interaction meets at IOGPT for knowledge up-gradation .
He has immensely contributed on several high value projects for ONGC apart from managing
various other tasks such as NABL accreditation, ISO audits ,Artificial Lift lab up-gradation and
testing etc .Thus I can confidently say that he has constantly delivered excellent quality of work
under all circumstances.

2. Evaluate the applicants interpersonal and team work skills, including his/her ability
to work with peers, subordinates and supervisors. Is the applicant an effective group
member or does he/she work better individually? What role does the applicant assume
within the group?

At artificial lift department we work as a family not just as a professional team . I must say
prashant is the soul of this team . He is one the youngest members of team and has a
charismatic personality and a very optimistic outlook which makes him a great person to have
around. When he joined ONGC he had limited knowledge of Oil and gas industry and has been
trained by the senior members of the artificial lift team . Today many of the members want him
to assist them in critical projects and is always the first choice as a coworker on various
projects . I strongly feel that such a reputation is not only because of his excellent technical skills
that he has developed in the past years but also because of his extremely courteous nature and
respect for his senior, peers and subordinates .

Moroever when he joined , his excellent communication skills & enthusiastic attitude got him
involved with various activities apart from his core consultancy projects work . One of his
assignments was to see the work as organizing team member for 2013 TAC meet at IOGPT. He
was asked to manage corporate communication and coordinate with offices of various heads at
different fields and collate inputs for finalizing the agenda of the meeting . His coordination and
collation of inputs was appreciated and was assigned additional jobs of managing the logistics
and arrangement for the TAC 2014 . The meeting was a great success and that meant even
more responsibilities . In 2015 , he became a core member of the organizing committee and
manages the entire arrangements for the TAC meeting from logistics to outside vendors and
from corporate communication to hospitality . During theses assignments he has developed
strong network of ONGC officers and this has immensely carrying out various consultancy
projects fin a much more efficient way . He has been able to strike a perfect balance between
his core consultancy projects and the other work assignment giving him much higher exposure
tha many of his peers .
Moreover he is also the part of artificial lift team of trainers , who impart regular training to
filed engineers as well as senior officer as a part of knowledge up-gradation an operations
troubleshooting initiatives . He has evolved as a trainer and learnt the skills of delivering high
quality training from the senior members of the team . Today he has become an indispensible
part of the team . He along with a team of other artificial lift member actively works toward
preparing updated content for the training and have successfully conducted more than 15
training sessions in the past 3 years .

3. Does he/she perform well under stress and accept constructive feedback?
In the past 2.5 years I found that Prashant has inherent leadership potential .He handles
pressure situations with a great poise .I have seen him deliver several impromptu project
presentations to the top management of the various assets of ONGC .In one of the projects an
interim presentation of the project was to be given on a short notice at one of the onshore
assets of ONGC. The project had over 300 wells and needed elaborate compilation of facts
figures and analysis with a very short span of time. He managed to infer the essence of the
comprehensive analysis and recently presented it to the management in one of the assets .The
project came up to the expectation of the asset and he was appreciated for successfully dealing
with this complex project in such relatively short period of time .Moreover as he has learnt a
great deal on the job ,while carrying out projects and trainings with seniors , I find him a highly
perceptive of any critical feedback and I thinks that's the reason he has been able to adapt in
this profile so beautifully and in such a quick succession .

Another incident that I vividly recall was the crucial time when a external NABL accreditation
audit for various labs of IOGPT was scheduled . There was severe leakage in the test apparatus
at Artificial Lift lab and there were hardly any resources and time before the audit. However,
rising to the occasion, Prashant along with the artificial Lift team worked through the entire
night and were finally able to resolve the issue before the audit. His dedication to the cause
helped us in getting the NABL accreditation.
I also remember the time when one of our clients OIL (public sector undertaking) had put up a
proposal for training for their field engineers. An entirely new training program had to be
developed in a relatively short interval of time, based on their specific requirement, and
Prashant played a crucial role in developing & delivering the content for the fully customized
training program. The training was a huge success leading to further training requirements and
projects .

4. Please comment on areas in which the applicant may need improvements or growth.
When Prashant joined ONGC, he had a bachelors degree in Mechanical engineering and not
much exposure to the Oil and Gas Industry. Moreover he was directly posted in top notch R & D
center along with several petroleum engineers , who had a relatively stronger background of
the Oil and Gas industry . I have seen him evolve and learn the ropes on the job. He has a kind
of zeal and dedication which is not so common and has made him one of the most sought after
young professionals at IOGPT .He is a quick learner and absorbed the advanced simulations and
concepts pretty fast . Now as a Oil and Gas professional he deals with high value field projects
independently and is an integral part of the team of trainer at IOGPT .
Moreover he was new to the commercial aspect of the Oil and gas industry and had to learn the
art of making contracts where no lapses can be afforded .He has learnt the meticulous
procedure for tenders apart from the ERP system at ONGC and has successfully managed many
high value tenders successfully .This has added another dimension to his existing set of techno
commercial skills .

Prashant was new to the field of auditing when he joined our team However, being a quick
learner, he was able to quickly learn the art of auditing and developed the requisite skills
required to be a good auditor. He has become a certified internal auditor for ISO 9001 ISO14001
and OHSAS 18001 and has played a vital role in carrying out internal audits for IOGPT. Over the
past few years ,I have seen him grow as a management consultant . He patiently understands
the compliance issues pertaining to the standards and offers practical suggestions for resolving
the non compliances, resulting in successful external compliance audits for the above
standards. However there is no end to learning and he can surely add to his commercial
auditing skills .
 5. The School of Business is committed to developing outstanding leaders who can
inspire trust and confidence in others. Please comment on the applicants behavior
within your organization and in the community.

At ONGC he has constantly displayed signs of leadership and team skills Because of his
dependable and result oriented nature, he has become an indispensable member of an Artificial
Lift team at IOGPT. Prashant acts as an in-house consultant to ONGC for several high stakes
projects - ranging from enhancement of the Oil and Gas production to development of new
fields too. His performance in successfully delivering challenging projects along with excellent
management of various audits and training has earned him A+ grading at ONGC for the past 2
years consecutively.

I recall an incident when he rescued one of the crucial projects of Ahmedabad Asset ONGC
from violating the schedule of the MoU between the Asset and IOGPT in 2014 .The data
acquisition could not be done officially despite several efforts due to severe workload and
operational challenges in the Asset. Since few weeks were left for its timely completion,
Prashant took the initiative to leverage the network of people he had in the various assets to get
minimal data and successfully completed the project as per the schedule. This resulted in even
bigger consultancy projects in the next annual work program of 2015.

Another trait which makes Prashant stand out is his hardworking nature and his ability to
handle pressure situations with a great poise. He was a part of the organizing committee for the
TAC , a high profile annual meeting for finalizing the annual work programme at IOGPT. There
was change in the venue of the meeting at the last hour. The entire management of logistics and
resources in a timely manner was a daunting task to handle. He rose to the challenge and
efficiently managed a team of over 30 people including local vendors and staff and got the job
done. The TAC meeting went successfully and he was appreciated by the Head IOGPT.

6. For non-native English speakers, please comment on the applicants verbal and
written English ability. Enter "Native English Speaker" if the question is not applicable.

Prashant has excellent communication skills and that has given him edge in conducting
extensive trainings and hosting shows events . The language of oral and written communication
in ONGC is primarily English and he has delivered more than 15 sessions and trainings to over
400 processional .Moreover Prashant has hosted several interaction meets and events at ONGC
academy and IOGPT in English . He has a flair for public speaking and is able to order his
thoughts in a logical manner during extempore talks and lecture during various training sessions

Moreover he has completed more than 12 consultancy projects and prepared several manual
and other training material on various artificiality technologies in English . Moreover, during
informal chats i got to know that he has been involved in several literary completion from his
school days and has carried that interest forward at BITS also .

Considering his performance and skills in written and oral English , i find him as one of the finest
orators among his peers .

7. What is your opinion of the candidates motivation and suitability for a career in
management?

Prashant's ability to take initiatives with immaculate understanding of the larger picture speaks
volume about his potential to become a successful manager. Because of his proactive approach
and result oriented nature, He has been assigned several other roles apart from core role of
providing consultancy for Oil and gas field challenges . He is a Deputy technical manager of a
research lab and a certified internal auditor for various quality standards . He is also a excellent
trainer for various artificial Lift technologies and has played a key role in organizing several high
profile meeting and events at IOGPT .
Prashants forte is his people skills . He has been involved in organizing the TAC meeting , a high
profile meeting having the Top brass of all the assets of ONGC and the Head office for the past 3
years .He has been managing a team vendors ,associates and officers in setting up the show and
has developed a strong network of motivated individuals ,streamlining the various activities for
the organization of the meeting Last year , he played a crucial role in troubleshooting various
critical issues during the TAC and was instrumental in making it a success. .

He has a charismatic personality and a very optimistic outlook which makes him a great person
to have around and an inspiring and capable leader who has both the foresight and the active
mindset to achieve all that he sets his mind on.