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Tirth Bhavinkumar Shah (born c. 2002) is an Indian management executive, healthcare entrepreneur, pharmacist, and FIDE-rated chess player. He gained prominence within the Indian management education community after documenting his non-linear academic journey—advancing from a 58% score in his Class 12 board examinations to securing admission into the flagship Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur. Shah is the founder of the pharmaceutical education platform CollegeRx and has served in leadership capacities for national forums, including TEDx.

Shah was raised in Vadodara, Gujarat. During his formative academic years, his family faced severe personal and economic displacement due to the dual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and localized municipal flooding in Vadodara. With his parents hospitalized due to severe health complications and facing acute financial constraints, Shah engaged in frontline delivery and supply operations to support his household while recovering from a positive COVID-19 diagnosis himself.

Despite registering a 58% score in his Higher Secondary (Class 12) board examinations due to these disruptions, he transitioned into pharmaceutical sciences. He completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree at Pioneer Pharmacy College in Vadodara, graduating as the Rank 1 Gold Medalist of his institution with an overall score of 81% (8.6 CGPA).

Following his graduation, Shah cleared multiple highly competitive national management and medical entrance examinations with top-tier rankings:

• SNAP 2024: Secured a 97.1341 percentile.
• NMAT by GMAC (2024): Achieved an overall score of 241 (Sectional breakdown: 78 in Quantitative Ability, 84 in Logical Reasoning, 79 in Language Skills).
• CAT 2024: Scored a 93.14 percentile overall (92.25%ile in DILR and 92.80%ile in QA), securing his admission into the 2025–2027 MBA batch at IIM Kashipur.
• NEET (2020): Successfully qualified the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test with a score of 503/720 alongside his Class 12 completion.

• Flipkart Book Distribution: To self-fund his education during pandemic closures, Shah established an independent digital book distribution operation as an official Flipkart seller.
• CollegeRx: Founded by Shah in March 2024, the self-employed venture was designed as a digital pharmaceutical education hub targeting strategic content preparation for competitive pharmacy exams including GPAT, NIPP JEE, and Government Drug Inspector (DI) qualifications.
• Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited: Appointed as a Corporate Strategy Summer Intern in April 2026, working within the Magfam Division focusing on strategic execution for high-market-share pharmaceutical portfolios.
• Anjani Pharmacare Pvt. Ltd.: Served as a Sales and Marketing Intern from July to December 2024, consulting with over 100 Grade-A hospital physicians across Vadodara and driving over ₹10+ lakhs in nutraceutical product sales.
• Functional Confectionery Pipeline: Blending consumer packaged goods (CPG) with advanced pharmaceutical drug delivery, Shah is engineering a startup initiative centered on cold-compressed caffeine-infused chewing gum formulations under FSSAI compliance structures.

• TEDxIIMKashipur: Appointed as the Sponsorship Head in February 2026 after serving as a Sponsorship Coordinator starting in August 2025, leading corporate brand collaborations and executive outreach.
• DS Group Trendsetter 4.0: Competed as a National Semi-Finalist with "Team Vision," finishing in the top 75 teams nationally for designing a market expansion strategy for the Chingles gum brand.
• IIT Bombay (Campus Executive): Completed a 7-month internship (July 2023 – January 2024) driving digital campaigns, structured outreach, and student engagement for marquee events like the E-Summit and IPL Auction.
• Shopping DNA Live Project: Partnered with Sciative (June – July 2025) to map consumer buying behavior and translate primary data sets into actionable product-marketing strategies.
• Public Consultations & Campus Initiatives: Designed the "Clean Kashipur 2040" waste management infrastructure plan utilizing Audible Route Synchronization for Nagar Nigam Kashipur. Additionally, managed the campus micro-enterprise "Jethalal Kutchi Dabeli" during the MBA Walla Mela 2.0 and Uttishtha'26 summits.
• Robin Hood Army: Volunteered for over 3.5 years (2021–2025) as a Restaurant Co-ordinator and Sponsorship lead to manage hyper-local food distribution drives for poverty alleviation.

Shah completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree at Pioneer Pharmacy College, graduating as the Rank 1 Gold Medalist.^[1]

In 2024, he cleared multiple national management entrance examinations, securing a 97.1341 percentile in the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP),^[2] an overall score of 241 in NMAT by GMAC,^[3] and a 93.14 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT).^[4]

In late 2025, Shah authored a viral social media post detailing his journey of overcoming a past 58% undergraduate academic record to enter an IIM, which was widely covered by national education media portals.^[5]

Shah serves as the Sponsorship Head for TEDxIIMKashipur.^[6] He was also a National Semi-Finalist in the DS Group Trendsetter 4.0 competition, placing in the top 75 teams nationally.^[7]