STATEMENT OF PURPOSE I wish to pursue my graduate studies at your esteemed institution, as I believe that your Master's program will

help me to realize my ultimate goal, which is to develop myself as a well-trained semiconductor design engineer and establish a career in the VLSI design industry. I am pursing a postgraduate diploma from <in stitute name> and have a bachelor of technology from <college name>. My liking for science and technology evolved over time, especially towards the d esign and operation of various devices. Since childhood I was fond of unscrewing the appliances I come across to explore them- the reason my friends call me mec hanic byname. This idiosyncrancy, what I guess I imitated from my father, who ha s been in the technical background throughout. I was constantly encouraged by my teachers and parents, this fascination for electrical and electronics culminate d in my decision to study Instrumentation Engineering. The four years of engineering exposed me to the entire gamut of Electronics and Instrumentation courses thus laying a strong foundation for my concepts. I was i ntroduced to several subjects like Analytical Instrumentation, Transducers, Adva nced Control System and Fuzzy Logic. These where coupled with the strong backgro und in Digital Electronics, Linear Integrated Circuits, Microprocessors, Communi cation Systems and Digital Signal Processing which captivated me the most. My cu riosity was directed to these subjects, which also contributed the major score o f my bachelor's degree. My predilection incited me to do projects like- "Pick and Place ROV system" wher e a pick and place arm was built using H-bridge as the main component for contro lling the motion of the arm. Electromagnet was used to pick and place things thr ough magnetization and de-magnetization. "Anti-falling and Auto-cleaning Autonom ous robot", an autonomous robot was built using microcontroller and motor driver circuit which were used for controlling the motion of the robot. Sensors where attached to detect the obstacle in the path and preventing the robot from fallin g. These projects broadened my understanding of engineering principles. I was very interested in learning further in these areas. The penchant for digit al and analog electronic system harbored an inexplicable charisma to pursue post graduate diploma in Embedded System and VLSI Design from <institute name>, the p remier Indian government institute. This program is a judicious mix of theory an d practice. The classes deepened my understanding of the digital logic design, s ynthesis, and implementation of digital system paradigms. The Interesting subjec ts like Verilog HDL, VHDL, CMOS, ASIC, FPGA and embedded system software program ming compelled me to seek extended knowledge outside the realm of my syllabus. T he lab sessions were instrumental in making me proficient with programming skill s on various EDA tools like ModelSIM, Xilinx and PSpice. Currently, for my diplo ma course I am working on the project "VLSI Implementation of Multi-Coder Proces sor for WTLS", the proposed system build in HDL consists of three units and serv es three different types of compression: speech (ADPCM), text (Huffman) and imag e (RLE). As part of my bachelors program, i underwent six week technical training at Siem ens India Ltd. Power Generation & Automation Department on the Analysis of Distr ibuted Control System (DCS), which included its fabrication in plants and other applications. Later I had undergone industrial training at Pricol Ltd. in which I did complete analysis of digital and mechanical speedometers instrument cluste r. This proved to be a very valuable experience as it provided me with an indust ry exposure and a chance to showcase my technical knowledge in an industry based environment. Right from schooldays besides academics, I have been participating in various co -curricular activities like elocutions and quizzes. I have represented college C

ricket Team and Badminton Team in inter college tournaments. I have also been an active entrant in the College Technical Fests. I believe that the broad overview gained during undergraduate studies can be con summated only by the in-depth study that a Graduate degree will entail. Graduate study will give me front-line exposure to the technological advances that will be made in this field and allow me to contribute to its immense development. After much enquiring I have come to know that yours is one of the best universit ies in UK offering graduation in <program> with the exact resources in terms of technology and guidance that I have been looking for. I am confident that gradua te study in your department, which is already at the cutting edge, would provide me an excellent opportunity to reach my goal. Diverse backgrounds of students, distinguished faculty and research facilities at the institute will also help me to expand my horizons. I would earnestly implore you to consider my candidature, hoping that you would provide me an opportunity to be a part of your esteemed institution.