Sanjeev Bikhchandani
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Sanjeev Bikhchandani is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n businessman, who is the founder and executive vice chairman of Naukri.com
Naukri.com
Naukri.com is a job site operating in India founded by Sanjeev Bikhchandani in March 1997. It publishes a monthly report called Naukri JobSpeak.-History:...

, a job portal.

Early life and education

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. Famous for its rich history and many traditions, St...

, (Delhi University) in 1984. After working for three years he got into Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad , better known as IIM Ahmedabad or simply IIM-A, is a business school located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is the second Indian Institute of Management to be established, in 1961.-History:...

 and got a Post Graduate Diploma in Management in 1989.

Career

Sanjeev after his PG left a fairly comfortable job marketing Horlicks at HMM (now known as GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...

) in 1990 to set up two companies Indmark and Info Edge. In 1997, Bikhchandani set up Naukri.com
Naukri.com
Naukri.com is a job site operating in India founded by Sanjeev Bikhchandani in March 1997. It publishes a monthly report called Naukri JobSpeak.-History:...

, jobs portal on a server in the United States, and later Quadrangle, an offline executive search business.

He was selected as a finalist for Ernst and Young - Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2005.

After the launching of IPO of Info Edge in 2006, jumped 85% on its debut, he and his wife Surabhi were worth Rs 722 crore.

External links

  • http://events.milagrow.in/speakers/sanjeev_bikhchandani
  • http://businesstoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2990
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