First time I saw Kunal , when we were conducting tests for new recruits for the Research and Development Society of our college. A diligent boy, sitting in a corner of the classroom was solving a few coding problems we had assigned. One of my friend conducted his interview, and we onboarded him as a Project Engineer in our R&D society.
After finishing college ,he joined SAP. However, as he started to achieve financial independence and established his professional career, a personal loss confined him to his house for nearly four months. Whenever I reached out to comfort him with my words, I found myself more worried about what the future had in store for him. From this lowest point to becoming a prominent voice in the SAP community, an SAP Global Champion, and earning so many professional accolades in the next few years, his journey has been truly beautiful.
Allow me to introduce Kunal Bansal, our SAP maestro, recognized ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ Global ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and a ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ with over 12 years of experience.
Emoji Monkey : Welcome Kunal to our Blog !! Tell us about your childhood?
Kunal Bansal : Thank You !! I was born and brought up in a very small town in Jharkhand. In a family of five, with very little income from my father, our childhood wasn’t easy. Meeting the regular expenses for education was also a tricky situation. Fortunately, my distant grandfather took the responsibility of covering my education expenses until my 12th examination.
Emoji Monkey : Tell us about initial schooling days ?
Kunal Bansal :I completed my 10th examination from Saraswati Vidya Mandir and was the district rank holder in my hometown. Additionally, I secured the 7th rank in my 12th examination in the State from St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi.
Emoji Monkey : Why didn’t you pursue career in Engineering?
Kunal Bansal : I dreamed of becoming an Aeronautical engineer. I achieved a very good rank, ~125, in one of the State Engineering examinations. However, during the counseling process, the children of my distant grandfather objected him to continue his support for covering my education expenses. Due to lack of funds on the counseling day, I was unable to join Aeronautical Engineering. Subsequently, my next interest had always been computers since childhood, so I went on to pursue BCA from Birla Institute of Technology.
Emoji Monkey : How you started your journey at SAP company?
Kunal Bansal : While completing my Bachelor’s Degree, I appeared for an online test conducted by SAP organization. I was subsequently called for an interview in Bangalore and eventually got selected. That’s where I started working with SAP. Additionally, I was given the opportunity by SAP to join their Scholar@SAP Programme, through which I completed my M.Tech from BITS Pilani.
Emoji Monkey : When you were at SAP , you had a personal loss. Do you want to talk about it?
Kunal Bansal : I spent a few years at SAP, completed my M.Tech from BITS Pilani, and had achieved a bit of stability, both in my career and financially. After many years of hard work, it seemed like it was finally time to enjoy the fruits of my labor with my family. However, on my very birthday, I lost my mother.(Silence). Before I could fully collect myself, within the next two weeks, I also lost my grandfather, who had taken care of my education expenses until 12th grade. Losing two such important people within weeks of each other confined me to my room for the next few months. (Long Silence).
Emoji Monkey : How you overcome this personal setback? How you collected yourself ?
Kunal Bansal : For months, as I confined myself, I asked myself, ‘What would both of them have wanted me to do?’ Would they have wanted me to remain in this state of grief, or to pursue the career growth they always wished for me? Once I convinced myself of the latter option, there was no looking back.
Emoji Monkey: What was the highest point in your Career and why you left SAP? Tell us your success story.
Kunal Bansal: Very soon then, I was asked to attend a conference outside India from SAP, and since then, there has been no looking back professionally. I went on to globally guiding many teams across our unit and provided guidance on their SAP applications architecture. During my tenure at SAP, I was nominated as an SAP Champion. Among ~65 SAP Champions across the globe, I was fortunate to be among the youngest at the time. Eventually, I decided to leave SAP to widen my horizons and pursue my interest in customer-facing roles and challenges.
Emoji Monkey : Tell us about experience with SAP Community?
Kunal Bansal : I have answered over 1000 + SAP skills-related questions on its community platform and have been widely recognized for my contributions. Additionally, I am regularly invited to community meets, live sessions, and conferences to participate in various initiatives organized by SAP.
Emoji Monkey : What is the scope of learning SAP as skill?
Kunal Bansal : SAP technology is widely used for enterprise solutions, and with the widespread adoption of SAP with Cloud, its scope has expanded even further. Anyone who wishes to learn SAP skills should start with the basics. Once the basics are clear, individuals should explore the modules in which they want to build their career. After gaining clarity on the SAP module they want to pursue, they should engage in projects and seek certifications in that specific module.
Emoji Monkey : Tell us about your role at IBM ?
Kunal Bansal : At IBM, I work as an Advisory Architect, where I lead a SAP development team as the Global Architect for a renowned electronics brand. Additionally, I am involved in mentoring, coaching, and career counseling multiple colleagues in the SAP domain across the globe.
Emoji Monkey :Thanks Kunal for sharing your inspiring story with us !!
Kunal Bansal : Thank You !!
At a very young age, Kunal has achieved through his hard work what many people dream of. One key takeaway for Kunal’s success is his ability to clearly think about his future goals and his sheer zeal to consistently excel in the SAP domain. Wishing him the best of luck in all his future endeavors!
เคถเฅเคญเค เคญเคตเคคเฅ !! Gaurav Raj !!
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