I would not for once venture to suggest that I always knew what I wanted to do.

My career aspirations
are not childhood dreams but rather a work of consistent absorption of knowledge and learning about
the domain. My interest in electronics blossomed during my high school years. It was the time when
technology had begun to make an impact on the lives of people in India. Hence engineering with
electronics as my major was the first choice for my undergraduate studies. Right since the beginning of
my undergraduate study electronics is a subject that has fascinated me with its power of applications.
My first biggest decision which set the path for my career was choosing Electrical Engineering as my
field of study. I was able to quickly assimilate the information and readily implement the same in a
variety of projects. While my performance was good in all subjects throughout my graduation, I was
effectively fascinated by VLSI design. The engineering curriculum gave me a strong grasp of all
technical principles. During the course of my undergraduate study I was exposed to various courses
with applications like Electromagnetic field, Control systems, Antenna and wave propagation, Linear
Integrated Circuits, Pulse and digital circuits, Analog and Digital communication, Digital Signal
Processing, Micro processors & Micro Controllers, Microwave engineering. I secured good results in
my engineering.
Learning about VLSI Design, I knew I wished to make a career within the said domain and decided
that I would gain a better understanding by pursuing masters in electrical engineering and becoming an
expert within the sector. My humble beginnings offered me modest living amidst strong respect for
academic excellence. My cousin brother, a software engineer, would often take out time to condition
my mind and encourage me to take the path of education. Supported by equally informed parents, I
succeeded throughout my school years in every domain. Moving with such a feathered cap, my
graduation year was bound to have an illustrious tenure and as promised, it was.
More importantly, the work also presented to me the wide possibilities of the technology and left me
desirous of learning more. The strong inclination guided me in the last semester as well when I opted
for some back end courses on VLSI. After studying 8085 and 8086 micro-controller as a semester
subject, I gained the knowledge of assembly language and I have designed traffic light controller in
assembly language using Kiel and Proteus. In my final year, I accomplished my project named “Safety
Auto Brake System for Hill Station Vehicles Using Mems Sensor”. It is a project based on micro-
controller and MEMS sensor. It helped me to gain good exposure of diverse micro-controllers. AT-
MEGA 32 micro-controller is the key component in the project. As a part of the project, I worked on
Arduino software.
Apart from academics, like in school, in college too I was as active as I could be both in and out of the
class. I ensured that I was always where the action was. I have attended various workshops that made
me expose and gain knowledge. During my second year of graduation, I have attended “PCB Design
and Layout” workshop conducted by one of the colleges in my city. As a part of the workshop I have
visited a PCB manufacturing industry. I am one of the participants in Lawrence Tech Robo fest
conducted at IIT Hyderabad. I have done a short-term internship at DRDO. As a part of our engineering
curriculum, we had an Industrial visit to ISTRAC which is a part of ISRO, Indian Space Research
Organization where we observed An 18 meter S-B and DSN antenna which was installed to support
Chandrayaan-1 mission and 32 meter S/C-Band deep space antenna which were Gigantic., located in
the city Bangalore. I am a member of IEEE and IETE student branch of our college. As a member of
IEEE. I have visited INCOIS. Since my childhood, I wanted participate in social activities, this interest
made me to join in a non-profit organization named STREET CAUSE. I have attended and volunteered
few events conducted by our Street Cause, Matrusri branch. I did a mini-project on the 4-bit
Thermometer code to Binary code conversion using Verilog HDL. I also participated in the events like
the three musketeers held during the technical fests and won a cash price for the same.
All of my experience has brought to light the inherent need of constant learning as well as the necessity
of innovation and I believe that I have now reached the stage here I must now further enrich my
knowledge. I now seek to further delve into the research division of the technology and bring myself to
the level of expertise in design verification and validation. Moving on to your university, I seek to
enrich my understanding level and gain the necessary understanding of latest in VLSI. I aim at learning
about VLSI design and computer architecture. I am competent and confident for the same and strongly
believe that master’s at this juncture would give me the necessary push and momentum that would
hasten my steps towards my aspired career of a Design Expert.
The Master’s Program in Electrical Engineering with special emphasis on VLSI Design from your
esteemed University is the perfect match for my career aspirations. I am impressed by the extensive
curriculum and the excellent peer network the institute offers. I am also rather excited about the
Electrical Lab at the University and the excellent infrastructure which would assist me in my
aspirations to carry on my own independent research.
I am clear as to my career aspiration. I believe education is a life long process. I am fully aware that
yours curriculum requires that I summon all my resources and I aver that I have the necessary
commitment, intelligence and stamina to look forward to do it all. I am convinced that my study at your
department would be meaningful and rewarding experience. I look forward to have a long and
profitable association with your esteemed college. To sum up, I have the skill and the aspirations and
now seek the right platform to move towards my goals. And your university provides me the same.
I especially thank you for giving me the opportunity given me to express about myself.