The Benefits of Volunteering

I have been a student volunteer since my undergraduate days. I served as the chair of the IEEE Student Branch at Cochin University of Science and Technology in India for two years during my undergrduate studies, and then I continued volunteering for the cause of graduate students during my Ph.D. work. I helped establish the Graduate Students' Club at Nanyang Technological University and served as its founding secretary and then the first elected president. During my undergraduate studies, I had ample time to volunteer but during my Ph.D., I have had to squeeze time out of research. However, I have enjoyed it completely.