Cummins College to Dell 🚀 | Data Science & ML Internship Journey ft. Sanskruti Gangwal | Episode 38
Entrance & Beyond — where real journeys meet real strategies 🚀🎙️
In this episode, we sit down with Sanskruti Gangwal (Cummins College, Pune) — a Data Science & Machine Learning enthusiast and former Data Science Intern at Dell 💻✨ — to break down her journey from college to landing a top internship.
From her early college experiences 🎓 to exploring Data Science & ML 🤖📊, building meaningful projects 🛠️, and navigating multiple interview rounds at Dell — this conversation is honest, practical, and grounded in real experiences.
We talk about what actually worked ✅, what didn’t ❌, and the moments that shaped her journey — including hackathons 🧠⚡, networking 🌐, internship challenges, and life in Bangalore 🌆.
If you're a student aiming for Data Science, Machine Learning, or top tech internships 🚀, this episode gives you a clear and realistic perspective.
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:35 School Life & Early Interests
2:58 First Feel of College (3 Idiots Reference)
5:45 Women in Tech & Life at Cummins College
8:00 Getting Started with Data Science & ML
12:25 How to Learn Effectively (Avoid Tutorial Hell)
15:00 Projects That Helped Land Dell
17:40 How to Build a Strong QA Project
19:21 Dell Interview – Round 1 Experience
21:02 Technical Rounds Breakdown
22:00 HR Round (Final Stage)
23:45 Conferences, Co-curriculars & Early Exposure
25:48 Why Hackathons Actually Matter
27:25 Getting the Dell Offer & Family Reaction
28:30 Bangalore Life & Transition
30:10 First Month as an Intern at Dell
33:00 Doubts & Challenges During Internship
34:35 Networking & Reaching Out the Right Way
37:39 Rapid Fire Round
42:00 Closing Thoughts & Conclusion
👩💻 Guest
Sanskruti Gangwal
AI/ML Explorer | Former Data Science Intern @ Dell | AWS AI/ML Scholar | CSE ’26, Cummins College 🎓
🔗 LinkedIn:
/ sanskruti03gangwal
🎙️ Host
Aparimeya Tiwari
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/ aparimeyatiwari
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