Graduate / "Revenge not only douse our deep ire but it also could be revealing." SOP - ELECTRICAL Engineering [14]

"Revenge not only douse our deep ire but it also could be revealing." It all started when I was used as scapegoat multiple times for commenting behind the professors in my higher secondary class. My deep seated resentment was not letting me sit quiet and watch the professors chastising me and receive smirks from a group of dim-witted colleagues. It was season of cultural festivals. The same group of dim-witted boys were to perform a play on inaugural ceremony. I, trying to channel my own indignation out, were fully intended to become a saboteur. I succeeded when the wireless microphones on their collars were not working properly. I enjoyed standing at the corner of backstage and watching their extreme distress, not knowing what's wrong with the mics. It was because of the FM Jammer I built up on small breadboard using simple IC7404 TTL Hex inverter, one variable tuning capacitor and a 9V battery supply. Of course I did not already know how to build up a jammer. I googled everything about how to design one. In this process I learnt the working of the components I used up to some extent. To my surprise, I revel more in building circuitry than in seeking vengeance. This was a herald which made me change my specialisation to electronics and telecommunication in engineering from computer science in junior college. This incident thrived my interest in electronic components and their working . Soon I developed a rather profound and intuitive fascination in exploring different electronic gadgets, especially with regard to their construction and operation. Studying an assortment of electronic circuitry and devices became my passion. Engineering was no longer a way to a lucrative job and an affluent lifestyle, but a means to achieve what I was destined for .

Right from my schooling I loved science. I chose physics, chemistry , mathematics and computer science in my higher secondary school. I started exploring deeper in electronics after getting admission for engineering. During the course of my undergraduate study I was exposed to various courses with applications like Electromagnetic field, Linear Integrated Circuits, Electronics Circuits devices, power electronics, Control Systems, Digital Communication , Fibre Optics, Microwaves , Digital Signal Processing, Micro processors & Micro Controllers which formed the base for my well sculpted Undergraduate. My technical visits to Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan), India's largest public broadcaster. We were brought to light about the various baseband systems employed in the reception and transmission processes. The use of various transmitters in different bands and the methods employed to attenuate the distortions gave us a brief idea about the Antenna and Wave propagation system. To further enhance my knowledge I underwent an Industrial visit at BSNL, a government owned company which is the largest provider of fixed telephony in India. There I was exposed to a working model of the obsolete relay based switching system which provided me with a shrewd insight of how archaic telephone switching system performed.

Technical knowledge without software acquaintance and managerial skills is incomplete. Softwares like Eagle, TopWin, Keil, Proteus, MATLAB, Xilinx are some of the softwares I got my hands on. These softwares provides computational model of the circuit to enhance the understanding of complex phenomenon of circuit designs and components. Attending workshop on Embedded system uplifted my inclination towards Micro Controllers and Micro Processors. Coupled with my skills in programming languages like C, C++ I learnt in 11th n 12th, I started writing programs to control the behaviour of electronic circuitry. Deeply kindled by my zest for electronics I spent the spare time in my home designing small electric circuits like smoke alarm, infra red door alarm, remote controlled home appliances and some other wireless circuits. For this I had to learn a lot about the various components involved and this gave me an overall idea about the electric circuit I was working upon. I presented several papers on recent electronics trends in many national level technical festivals and won some of them. In 3rd year I published a research paper on ' Installation of Blackbox in Automobiles' in IOSR. In which I developed a theoretical model of a special Blackbox to be deployed in automobile. Automotive black boxes are different than the kind that is in airplanes, which continuously record audio, mechanical functions and location. In cars, the box only transmits information to the car's computer in the event of a crash or air bag deployment. Recorders capture vehicle speed, brake activity, crash forces and even seatbelt use at the time of the event. In the same year under the incredible guidance of my mentor Prof. M. D. Bharti, founder of I-Base Electrosoft previously known as MDB Electrosoft, I worked as an intern for Automatic Rationing for Public Distribution System (PDS) using RFID and GSM Module project. In this system every person will be assigned a RFID card which will contain the ID and address of the person. The RFID card will also contain the ration credit history of the Buyer as well as the distributer. This would mitigate the illegal smuggling and irregular supply of Government ration and ultimately corruption. I worked on 'Prudent Braking System' as a final year project of my engineering. Decline of accidents rate on highways keeping this objective in mind I proposed idea of automatic braking in cars to our guide. He found this idea remarkable and agreed to guide us through it. We built up an assembly to be installed on steering wheel. This assembly comprised of set of IR sensors coupled with microcontrollers and driving motors. Main function of this assembly was to alert the driver in case he takes his hands off the steering wheel and decelerate if he loses control over the car.

I would also, at this juncture like to pinpoint the fact that I have been widely recognized for my leadership qualities too when I was selected as Vice President and President of Electronics and Telecommunication Student Association in 3rd and 4th year of my college and also as an event coordinator at a national level technical symposium hosted by my department. Right from my high school, I am playing badminton. I represented my college and school at district and state level almost every year. The training and habit of playing kept me fit and has instilled in me an inner discipline which enables me to handle all parts of my life with ease.

My vocation has always been to work towards new frontiers of technology, and always work with the purpose of getting the best result. Over the last few years during my engineering curricula . I have become motivated towards pursuing a career in research. Research has interested me, because one is always working on something new, that no one else has worked on, and one can always pursue one's own interest to the fullest. Research provides one with new challenges daily, which one won't come across in other jobs. I strongly believe in both the theoretical aspects of research as well as their applications. I consider the latter to be as important and relevant as the former. I am extremely interested in pursuing a MS at your university. I am primarily interested in Power Electronics. And I would like to work under guidance of Mr Raja Ayyanar and Sarbanthi Choudhari, who are working on Wideband Semiconductors Research in association with The Government and Private sectors, to explore the true potential of semiconductors in power conversion.

In fact, ten years from now, I envisage myself as a full-fledged research professional in an organization or a faculty member at one of the leading universities. In order to fulfill this aim of mine, I seek to enroll for a MS in Electrical engineering at your University. Through the department brochure I realize that a vast gamut of opportunities exist in your department. Hence I am keen in joining your program, and furthering your research..

I look forward to joining ___ASU_____University as a Graduate student at your esteemed department.