04 / Mentoring · Nitin Mane

Build with clarity.
Grow with support.

From hackathon ideas to global student challenges, I help emerging developers find a practical next step. Explore the stories, then find a session that fits your goals.

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Building alongside the next generation — event photo 1 — A moment from the workStudent mentoring · HackByte 3.0
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Student teamsHackathons & global challenges

Practical guidanceProjects · Careers · Research

Shared progressLearning through collaboration

Selected experiences

People first. Progress together.

A few moments from mentoring teams and supporting student-led projects.

04 STORIES / MENTORING

4 stories

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Hackathon mentor4–6 Apr 2025

Building alongside the next generation

HackByte 3.0 · IIITDM Jabalpur

Supported student teams at HackByte 3.0 through idea discussions and late-night mentoring in an intensive hackathon environment.

HackathonsDeveloper community

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The work

Worked with student innovators exploring real-world problems at the MLH-member hackathon hosted by IIITDM Jabalpur.

The contribution

Provided a sounding board for teams as they developed ideas, collaborated and worked through technical challenges.

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Mentoring FarmX to a global stage — recognition and event material 1

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Team mentor3 Aug 2023

Mentoring FarmX to a global stage

Google Solution Challenge · FarmX, Nigeria

Mentored FarmX, a 2023 Solution Challenge Top 10 finalist and recipient of the global People’s Choice Award.

Google Solution ChallengeSocial impact

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The work

Supported a Nigerian student team building with Google technologies to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The contribution

The team reached the global Demo Day and earned the People’s Choice Award. The achievement belongs to the students; my role was supporting their journey.

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Supporting Solution Challenge teams — recognition and event material 1

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Volunteer mentor2024

Supporting Solution Challenge teams

Google Developer Student Clubs

Volunteered as a mentor for teams in the 2024 Google Solution Challenge Top 100 cohort.

Google Solution Challenge

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The work

Supported student teams as they developed technical components and articulated the social impact of their projects.

The contribution

Received an acknowledgement from the program team for the time and expertise contributed to student mentorship.

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Taking a student project into the field — event photo 1

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IEEE SIGHT contributor2023

Taking a student project into the field

Khopoli Medical Center · Maharashtra

Joined a medical-center visit to demonstrate a web application for immunization analysis for children aged zero to six.

Social impact

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The work

Worked alongside IEEE SIGHT members, medical professionals and the MGM engineering developer team during the project demonstration.

The contribution

Collected feedback from doctors, a medical officer and nurses to inform improvements to the application.

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01 — Who It's For

Where I can help most.

Job seekers

Interview practice, résumé and portfolio feedback, and how to talk about your projects for AI, computer vision and software roles.

AI project builders

Scoping and unblocking computer vision, edge AI (OpenVINO, Jetson) and agentic AI projects on AWS.

Students & researchers

Choosing a research direction, structuring experiments, and moving from a course project to a paper.

Community leads

Running IEEE student branches and developer clubs, planning events, and building a speaking profile.

02 — Sessions

Pick a session.

All sessions are one-to-one and booked on Topmate.

Video callStart here

Discovery Call

A short first conversation to understand your goal and decide what would help most.

Free15 min

Video callPopular

Interview Prep & Tips

How to prepare for a specific role, which questions to expect, and how to present your projects.

₹80030 min

Video call

Mock Interview

A full practice interview followed by direct feedback on what to improve.

₹1,30060 min

Video call

Quick Chat

Focused time on one question: a project decision, a career move, or a research idea.

₹80030 min

Priority DM

Have a Question?

Send one question in writing when a call isn't needed.

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For groups

Talks & Workshops

For IEEE branches, developer clubs and colleges: hands-on sessions on edge AI, OpenVINO and generative AI.

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Prices are in INR as listed on Topmate in October 2026. Topmate shows the current price and available times when you book.

03 — How It Works

From booking to next steps.

Choose a session

Unsure where to start? The free discovery call is the easiest first step.
Book a time on Topmate

Pick an open slot. Topmate handles scheduling, reminders and payment.
Share some context

Your résumé, a project link or the questions you want answered, so the time goes to what matters.
Meet and plan

A focused video call. You leave with clear next steps for your goal.

04 — Track Record

Teaching and mentoring.

Pick a session to see what happened there, or let the reel play.

7Sessions since 2024

5Cities in person

3States: MH · CG · KA

IEEE · GDG · IntelCommunities

Felicitation on stage during the opening ceremony of Intel DevMeet 1.0 at St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur — Invited Speaker **Hands-on generative AI session**
The first Intel DevMeet for the IEEE student branch at St. Vincent Pallotti College, run with the IEEE Maharashtra Section and the Intel Developer Community. Students built with text-to-image models in a hands-on lab.

Event poster for AI for Everyone: Foundations of Prompt Engineering with Gemini, GDG IIT Bhilai, 7 November 2025 — Speaker · Google Student Ambassador **Prompt engineering with Gemini**
An on-campus session on writing effective prompts and using Gemini in real study and research workflows, from first principles to practical use.

Felicitation on stage under the banner for Empowering Intelligent Visual Applications using Intel OpenVINO Toolkit, SSGMCE Shegaon — Facilitator **Intel OpenVINO workshop**
A two-part workshop for the IEEE student branch with CEDA: an introduction to the OpenVINO toolkit, then a hands-on session building vision-inference applications.

Presenting OpenVINO 2025.2 to students in the computer lab at Symbiosis International University, Pune — Facilitator **OpenVINO hands-on lab**
A lab session on deploying optimised AI inference with OpenVINO across CPU, GPU and VPU targets, with every student working at a workstation.

Two instructors at the board guiding school students through the STEM activity, Bhilai — Speaker & Mentor **Robotics & electronics for school students**
A joint programme by IEEE SIGHT Pratham and IIT Bhilai that brought hands-on robotics and electronics activities into a school classroom.

Nitin Mane presenting the title slide of The Future Trends of AI in Electrical Technology and Maintenance at Acharya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru — Invited Speaker **The future of AI in electrical engineering**
A guest talk for the IEEE student branch on how AI is changing electrical engineering and maintenance, from predictive diagnostics to AI-assisted systems.

GDSC MIT Mentor Spotlight card featuring Nitin Mane, Google Innovator and Mentor — Mentor Spotlight **Google Solution Challenge 2024**
Featured as the mentor in GDSC MIT's “Journey to Innovation” session, sharing experience as a Google Innovator and Mentor alongside a Solution Challenge finalist.

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2024–2026

Teaching Assistant & Researcher

IIT Bhilai. Teaching role alongside M.Tech research in industrial computer vision.

2 years

Research Assistant

MATLAB Helper. Mentored students on MATLAB/Simulink, embedded systems, project work and career preparation.

2018–2019

ML Study Jam Facilitator

Google Cloud Community India. Led study groups through Google's Machine Learning Crash Course.

Your willingness to share knowledge has left an indelible mark, fostering collaboration and growth.

GDSC, Maharashtra Institute of Technology · thank-you note, Jan 2024

Intel Software Innovator Arm Developer Ambassador Future AWS Agent Engineer Google Innovator & Mentor IEEE CEDA Nagpur Chapter Chair M.Tech Mechatronics, IIT Bhilai

05 — In the Room

Moments from the sessions.

Participants at workstations during the hands-on generative AI lab, Intel DevMeet 1.0, Nagpur — Nagpur · Mar 2026Hands-on generative AI lab, Intel DevMeet 1.0

Robotics and electronics session in a school science classroom, viewed from the back of the room, Bhilai — Bhilai · Apr 2025STEM outreach camp

Felicitation handshake after the OpenVINO session, Symbiosis International University, Pune — Pune · Jul 2025Felicitation after the lab

Workshop participants and organisers on stage after the OpenVINO session, SSGMCE Shegaon — Shegaon · Jul 2025OpenVINO workshop cohort, IEEE SSGMCE student branch

06 — Questions

Before you book.

Which session should I start with?

If you're not sure, book the free 15-minute discovery call. If you already have an interview coming up, go straight to Interview Prep & Tips or a Mock Interview.

What should I prepare?

Bring your résumé, a link to the project or paper you want to discuss, and two or three specific questions. Concrete material makes a short session much more useful.

Can you run a session for my college or club?

Yes. Group talks and hands-on workshops are arranged directly rather than through Topmate. See past sessions on the Speaking page and get in touch through the contact page.

Where do I pay and reschedule?

Everything is handled on Topmate: booking, payment, reminders and changes. This website only links to it.

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Build with clarity.
Grow with support.