STATEMENT OF PURPOSE- Template

1. List down three of your strengths
a. Analytical Thinking
b. Creative Inclination_________________________________
c. Wide field of experience. Worked as summer intern for the largest steel company in India, Single handedly managing the computer dept of an NGO, made dbase packages for Govt of India Research Lab.(Medicinal Plant Division) and other projects while in college.________________

2. List down three of your weaknesses
a. Not necessary___________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________

3. List down the ten most important events in your life in chronological order. Please state your reasons for choosing these.
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4. What department / degree are you applying for?
a. Masters in Computer Science______________

5. In what subject will you specialize in your degree program?
a. Computer Science___________________________
6. When did you first find this subject interesting? (it may be more than one event / person / project / lecture / book / etc.)

During my 1st year in college I was introduced to language C, though I had the initial knowledge of language BASIC, the versality of C left me enthralled.
Then I got my hands on a worn out book of Bjorn Stroussops( creator of C) on C which made me wanting more.
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7. What projects (or technical papers) have you worked on in this area? Clarify which of them was a part of the curriculum.
Device Driver in C
dBase in Oracle for projects like inventory control & data handling for Regional Research Lab
dBase in C
Though I was exposed to the prog. Language BASIC in school, programming really caught my attention and when I was in my 1st yr of engg , and I was introduced to C. The versatility and facile nature of C made it even more interesting and really left me spellbound and enthralled. As the depth of study computers increased I was more and more interested in it. Subjects like Algorithms, Programming, OS & Adv OS, OR and internet really fascinated me.
______Seminar on Wireless Fidelity & its Implications in India

8. Any other notable projects or industry experience Explain the project or assign ment and your role in it.

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9. How do you think you will change after your MS?
I will be two years older.
I would be able to make myself more knowledgeable & technically advanced than my current peers. It would make me better suited to join industry or to take up entrepreneurial venture or maybe go in for research. The MS would make things clearer for me.
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10. What are your plans after an MS? (Hint: Pursue Ph.D. studies / Come back to India and apply the knowledge gained / Work in the industry to further your understanding of the subject / Start your own business, etc)

Work in industry or Comeback and start a software development firm or could go for PHD, MS will make the picture clearer.



11. What is your greatest dream in life?
To make a commendable contribution to the computing world either by staring an innovative venture or doing research which would change the dimensions of future computing and the way we perceive the computers. My role model is Bill Gates and the way he turned his innovative ideas to the revolution in the field of computing.
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12. What extra-curricular activities did you pursue in college? Any notable achievements in any of them?

a. 1st in Univ. Badminton championship
b. NGO work
c. Made a dbase for Govt Lab RRL
d. Essential member of the university volleyball team( under the Sports Authority of India)
e. ________________________________


SPORTING ACTIVITIES : (Starting with the most active)
Sports / Games Played.....Level (University / College / School) Position Played
Badminton Univ 1st
Volleyball Univ Participation