“The Monk who sold his Ferrari” has several messages some subtle and some not so, in this life changing book (which is my favorite) . Taking the positives and weeding out the negatives is one such. My businessman father has seen several ups and downs and it is his success that inspires me every day. When I saw the ability of his to bounce back after every setback, I knew I had to replicate this is in my professional future.
As one born in the city of Hyderabad, which was witnessing a software revolution in End Nineties, thanks to a visionary Chief Minister then ,I stay in the vicinity of what is now Hyderabad’s own Silicon Valley, I knew and saw from close quarters the kind of metamorphosis technology can deliver and it is not surprising that I chose to be one of the many who wanted to ride the wave of technology induced progress, both material and social. I had the option , a rather easy one: To choose to succeed my father, but I chose otherwise ,to chase my own dreams ,the dream in its incipient stages was being a part of the software industry ,hordes of whose workers stay near where I am, but ,I was more enamored by a different wave, blowing alongside software ,that of communication. It was after a string of academic successes that I had little hesitation in opting for that stream of science that has revolutionalised the world: Electronics and Communications Engineering.
A string of personal successes continued with my above average performance in the EAMCET(Engineering Agriculture and Medicine Common Entrance Test) conducted by the technical education department of Andhra Pradesh state and my rank was in the top 1% of about 300000 aspirants. This rank meant I could have an undergraduate program of my choice, as mentioned earlier ,I was fixated on Electronics and communication engineering and I chose the prestigious Chaitanya Bharathi Institute Of Technology (Now an autonomous university ).This only vindicated my own faith in my academic abilities which had reached their peak in school(At 92.5% in Tenth) and a whopping 96.3% at the esteemed Narayana Junior College with almost a centum grade in Math,Physics and Chemistry.
Undergraduate education taught me the nuances of technology like never before and now I was really set on a path which I had envisaged for myself. The professors at CBIT were taskmasters to say the least. Many of them were researchers and some of them from the industry, retired or otherwise. This meant that we students had to be on our toes ,academically and practically. Subjects like Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits(VLSI) design and Digital Communication are my favorites and my grades have been to my satisfaction. I could have done better in Electrical Technology and Analog Communications .As my transcripts will reflect, I have managed a decent performance and hope that the grades will be greatly enhanced by my next semester.
Another salient feature of my undergraduate education ,thanks to CBIT is the stress on laboratory work apart from academics. I had the opportunity to carry out the mandatory mini project with title”Mobile charger using 555 timer” and “Microcontroller LASER security system” where the aims were to charge and monitor the voltage level of battery using NE555 timer and on the buzzer in case of entry of intruders using AT89S52 microcontroller respectively. I was a crucial component in the team of 4.This was conducted under the able guidance of our enthusiastic guides Prof.Aravinda Babu and Prof.Jahangir. The enthusiastic Ms.Roopa is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a smooth conduct of project work and we all hope the ramifications of our work can be far reaching. We are doing the ground work of our major project titled” The car guard system” .
I have been fortunate to have been accorded the opportunity of seeing the way the electrical industry works real time and as a step towards that, I was an intern at RCI(research Center Imarat),working on the design of Temperature control System as well as underwent an In Plant training in Basic Telecommunication at the Regional Training Center BSNL, the government owned telecommunication service provider.
My father emphasizes on giving back to the society to which we belong and as a conscientious citizen, I have been a volunteer for several health camps conducted by Street cause, a student body dedicated to the upliftment of downtrodden especially street and pavement dwellers. I am also a proud associate of EDSUPPORT at Make A Difference (MAD) where we teach schooling subjects to the under privileged section who cannot afford private tuitions for academic improvement. I taught Tenth grade math to students at Shelter Homes.
As a student ,I facilitated the conduct of different workshops ,one on Architecture and Applications of FPGA and CPLD, on PCB design, AND Labview .Another glaring feather in my cap is being a prime organizer of MOI(Makers Of India) club wherein we facilitate our Juniors and Sophomores to take up project work of their choice ,guiding and helping them with the intricacies. This program has been immensely popular in our university.
I have been a winner of several certificates: Placed among top 10% Of IAPT(Indian Association of Physics teachers) Exam. A prized award I have won is the Best Disciplined and Well mannered Child awarded by our Class in charge when in Fifth grade. Certificate of achievement for reaching silver level in HDFC Meritus scholarships.
My hobbies include swimming, Badminton (I root for Saina Nehwal), reading a variety of books and on a holiday one would find me catching up a Telugu Movie.
I believe that United States education is inclined more towards application of Technology while the emphasis in India is more on Theory and academic diligence. Further, a stint in the US as a student will accord me ample opportunities for research, again something that was limited as a student in India. As I move forward with my graduate application to the University of my dreams ,I look forward to contributing my mite towards making the university a better place when I leave it and for my professional goals ,I am ready to meet the challenges thereon and promise to exceed my own limitations and reach professional goals in the process enriching the group (Ethnic as well as academic) to which I belong. I sincerely pray my application receives the attention and consideration it deserves rightly. I hereby conclude my statement with the following words of wisdom which have always inspired me, coming from a great life coach himself:
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way-Napoleon Hill.

A keen insight is what is needed for a satisfying life-these are the words of my father and wise words indeed given his profession is ophthalmology, he has been practicing this for three decades and these words hold good be it his patients or his progeny. Thanks to his guidance and vision, I have always thought ahead of my peers and as I take this decisive step towards a graduate education, I take pride in modifying my own idea of life ahead. A small project in school on electromagnetic induction induced me into expanding my interest in electrical theory and practical applications and anything that involved electrical gadgets never failed to spark me. To repeat a cliché, I thought of no other field than electrical oriented and a communication revolution that swept India during early 2000’s centered on Hyderabad and it became a buzzword when it came to career selection and I finally chose to take up an undergraduate education in Electronics and Communication engineering.
Being born in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) My initial Schooling took place at International Indian School, Jeddah under the aegis of Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and a mark sheet reflecting 10th percentage 7.8 on a scale of 10 and 10+2 percentage of 67% was a decent beginning to my academic career. What was required next was a professional course that could hone my innate aptitude for engineering and its applications and what was suggested by peers and family friends was that I should look for an institute that had a history of academic excellence and I did not have to look far- It was in my native Hyderabad (My father was born here) and it is affiliated to Osmania University, a century old symbol of academic excellence and here is what turned out to be my watershed moment.
Life at MJCET (Mufakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology) was marked by a competition hitherto unknown to me back in Saudi Arabia. I had to match steps with the best of my generation which already had entered the smart phone stage and I was lucky enough to be taught by the best faculty in the region who, great guides to the core yet were tough taskmasters. I loved “Microprocessor and Micro controller” and “Antennas and Wave Propagation” but struggled with “Signal Analysis”, I hope to make up for these lapses in my next educational opportunity that is my graduate studies.
I had ample scope for development of my technical abilities when I carried out my first minor project titled “Hearing Aid” The aim of this project was to design a low cost hearing aid circuit. This fuelled a further technical curiosity and resulted in my Second minor project-“A moving alarm clock" A prototype was implemented for a moving alarm clock which runs away from the user when they try to silence the alarm. With my team of 2 other classmates carried out the major project titled” A 0.18 𝝁m CMOS Chopper Amplifier”. The design of chopper amplifier is based on 180nm fabrication process. Cadence Virtuoso software has been used for designing process. Apart from these, I participated in a national event Supra and secured 51th position All-India and was placed 1st in Telangana (Our State) which was organized by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) India at Buddh International Circuit, Noida.
I am an avid sports enthusiast, a national level Volleyball player, having represented our CBSE teams and basketball, which I love playing as well as watching, I vouch for Los Angeles Lakers, also I am a huge fan of Lebron James, I love watching cricket test cricket (a rarity) and I am fond of Virat Kohli, the Indian Skipper and am looking forward to India snatching the upcoming trophy from Australia.
I was an active organizing member of more than one technical workshop for my department and my specialty was that of a crucial marketing member of the college cultural festival “Adsophos”.
I have experience as a trainee electrical engineer with “Sysdom” Jeddah where my duties entailed Installation, Monitoring and Maintenance of Surveillance equipment including Closed Circuit TV Cameras and Access Control devices .In this period of around 7 months, I learnt more than I was hoping for. With a practical background firmly set, I developed greater curiosity for its applications on a broader horizon.
I have decided that after graduate studies, I would work diligently in an electrical engineering organization and further enhance my skills through an entrepreneurial enterprise in India or Saudi Arabia.
United States, as everyone knows is the fountainhead of all technical innovations and electrical engineering emerged and is enriching the world now from the United States. Your university, with the right reputation and resources has been recommended by a good number of my well wishers and peers.
I hope I will be considered for admission at your esteemed university.