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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 1 (Electronics to CSE)

Electronics – as we know is a dynamic field, ever developing and constantly evolving. That is what prompted me to take u this particular course with the Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, recognized as one of the best colleges in the University of Mumbai. My undergraduate course offered a vast curriculum of integrated subjects like Electrical, Computers, Telecommunications and Instrumentation. Electronics was also my subject of specialization after my secondary School Certificate exam. Two years of Higher Secondary School gave me fair idea of what to expect at the undergraduate level. My ardent interest and dedication enabled me to secure distinction at the Higher Secondary Certificate exams. Now I plan to specialize in Computer Science. Needles s to mention that the United States is the world leader in this field and your academic institutions are held in high esteem worldwide. What attract me though, are the freedom of academics and the variety of courses offered by your prestigious institute.

This undergraduate program has given me a strong foundation and has brought about considerable maturity in my outlook. Among my favorite subjects in class were Mathematics and Calculus, Numerical Methods, Programming in Pascal and C and Microprocessor Architecture. My senior year elective was an integrated course of Intel Pentium architecture and assembly language programming, WindowsNT and PCI bus architecture.

Reflecting on my undergraduate days, I wold life to emphasize on my consistent academic record. I believe that knowledge is not what one is able to retain and reproduce on a sheet of paper. It is grasping of the complexities of the subject and founding a strong technical base that matters. I love to read a lot of books and journals. Besides giving me a fair idea of the subject, this also gives me an opportunity to keep abreast of the latest developments and technology. My favorites are the IEEE publications and journals, PC Quest, Electronics for You and the CHIP Magazine.

I represented the college at an all-college convention of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, an international organization). My college project titled “Back EMF Strategy used in Stepper Motor Control” did pretty well and though I did not make it among the pot three at the presentation, my seminar was well received by the audience as several people and even some senior members expressed their appreciation of my topic and the detailed information that I imparted as part of my presentation. This encouragement truly has boosted my confidence.

I carried out my senior year project titled “Professional and Management Development Cell System” at Tata Constancy Services (TCS), a premier software company in India and the Indian consultants for Microsoft Corporation. My main project involved creation of a company wide database to help train the employees using MS-Access as the underlying database. Because this project involved all the branches of the company countrywide, I also gained some working experience of the Internet, Intranets and LANs. While I had the opportunity to gain some knowledge of Visual Basic, VC++ and JAVA.

In my final year of undergraduation, I secured a job at Mahindra British Telecom, a leading IT company formed by merging Mahindra & Mahindra India Ltd. with the worked famous British Telecom Pl. Currently, I am working there as software engineer. I have come to realize that in order to keep up with the reckless pace of innovation in this field and to meet up to the standards of my counterparts from across the globe, I have to equip myself with a strong degree from Institute of International acclaim. Your college, I feel offers me the best in terms of courses, guidance, facilities and faculty. Being a hard working and committed student, I am certain that I will be able to cope with the rigors of an International curriculum with ease. My determination to succeed and do well will enable me to be among the better students of your college.


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 2 (Electronics to CSE)


Time and effort if put together, definitely leads to success. I still remember, that Friday night, I was debugging a hospital management project. I didn’t realize how the night drifted off so quickly, but finally I arrived at the solution. These comprehensive efforts were aptly rewarded when my project was implemented for a cardiac clinic. This experience in developing a client server based system infused into my mind the love for computers over electronics, and aspired me to delve into the field of software engineering.

81.57% in my secondary school admitted me into Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering at one of the ranked colleges in Mumbai, Vivekanand Education Society Polytechnic (VESP). Here I realised the importance of Microprocessors, Satellite Networks, Mobile Communication etc. in today’s environment. The final year project “Cordless FM transmitter and Receiver” was concentrated on wireless communication.

Knowing the importance of computers in today’s world, I enrolled into NIIT, a pioneer in providing software education in India. Here I learned operating systems like UNIX, Win NT, Linux, Programming languages like c, c++, Java, developer tools like Visual Basic, Microsoft Foundation Classes, DBMS like SQL server, Sybase and 32 bit windows architecture. The final semester project was to develop & to simulate day to day operations in a hospital. This project took me to the top of the class where the project was much appreciated by the centre head and the dean himself, because it facilitates all the functionalities that can be found in a medium sized hospital. My teachers encouraged me to present this project to the hospital manager of Varun Cardiac Clinic (VCC). Finally after 2 months of interaction with doctors and managers of the hospital, I developed a real life time system by employing 3 assistant programmers. I got plenty of experience not only in dealing with clients, but also in work management and time management, as I was simultaneously studying in the diploma college too.

The natural progression after diploma was pursuing a Bachelors of Engineering degree in Electronics at Shah & Anchor Kutchi Engineering College. Electrical Networks, Electronics, Instrumentation and Control Systems, Robotics, Data and Digital Communications all gave me a sound idea of the technological advances in the modern world. My final year project “Inventory and Stores Control”, developed in a GUI environment focussed on the inventory system. My joy knew no bounds when I heard that the project was successfully tested by experts and is replacing the older version in the college.

I believe that experience plays a key role in one’s career. I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Anand Sarvaiya, a Senior ERP consultant at Oracle Apps, Japan, over Internet who gave me an opportunity to work on a live project for DSP Meryll Lynch Global Integrated Solutions Ltd as an offshore development from Feb 99 to Jul 99. Here I learned, how the sub division system software of a huge company is integrated under a common head, so that the system works smoothly and leads to an efficient outcome. Working with international members of the team was simply fantastic. Although I programmed on a small part of a huge system, I played an important part as a team member who was always ready for more work. This has always been my motto "Work is Worship". This experience had tuned me to the workings of a large corporate and have also polished my computer know-how. I am extremely proud to state that I am the only one from the entire college who has worked on an international level.

Master’s from your University will not only impart a sound education in latest technologies, but will also push me ahead in the computing world. My intentions, my dreams, my goals are clear, I look forward to become an ERP Consultant with software giants like Arthur & Anderson Consulting, Oracle Apps. etc. and I am sure a good education, infrastructure and opportunities that come my way, will help me in achieving my goals. I have always tried my best to achieve optimised and unconventional solutions in order to build a rising success.