Statement of Purpose

“You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’ ". I was 14 when I first came across this awesome quote by the great G B Shaw. I can say that this was the concoction that inculcated my liking towards engineering and I started looking at things from engineering perspective. I was born in the ‘DETROIT OF INDIA- PUNE’, a city which had many global automobile car/truck manufacturing facility. As a kid who lived in the locality surrounded by car/truck manufacturing companies and other auto ancillary, was enthralled by the state of art manufacturing facilities and the engineering behind producing a vehicle. My inclination towards automobile grew when I first visited TATA MOTORS, Asia’s major automaker, in my 8th grade of school with my uncle who worked there. I was amused by the huge machinery, automation and world class technology. And there I made a decision to pursue 'Mechanical Engineering' as my undergraduate degree initially and later Masters in Automotive Engineering, the only way I can satisfy my quest for knowledge and then contribute to it in a positive and constructive manner towards automobile industry.

The mobility has influenced many areas of a human's life since the invention of the wheel. While, in the early days of motorized vehicles, technical developments concentrated on simple mechanical or electrical issues, in the past decades, the electronics and with it, the microprocessor technology has become a central part of innovation in vehicles. Future developments of trendsetting style will be the conversion of the drive train from purely internal combustion engine to hybrid or alternative powertrain systems, the car-to-car communication and the autonomous vehicles. Challenge...

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...lore the engineering aspects of automotive engineering initially through a graduate program and later as Automotive Engineer on job. Given the tremendous expansion of several automobile MNC’s in India as well as the hordes of Indian companies conducting business with foreign partners create ample opportunities for automobile engineers.

I can foresee tremendous potential for this field here. It would be a sheer pleasure and honor for me if given a chance to ensue my graduate studies at your highly esteemed university and be associated with talented professors at the Automotive Engineering Department. Having an understanding of my strengths and weaknesses makes me confident about doing justice to any opportunity given to me and bring kudos to institution. I thank the Graduate school for giving me an opportunity to express myself and also for reviewing my application.