Sudharsan Ravi

Degree sought
Program
Term

Master of Science
Industrial Engineering
Fall 2005
Statement of Purpose

I am a Senior now in my under graduate program in Mechanical Engineering

at the reputed Birla Institute of Technology and Science. Education has been
my supreme strength. I have always tried my best to excel in academics and
produced good results consistently. I am particularly interested in
mathematics and physics and their profound implications in day-to-day life
have strongly inspired me to pursue undergraduate studies in engineering.
Perhaps, my first biggest challenge towards this was to obtain admission in a
reputed institute. In 2001, I qualified to BITS, Pilani securing a berth among
the top 900 students from all over India.
Education in BITS has given me a strong foundation in Engineering. The
exhaustive nature of courses and a competitive grading system has instilled
in me a desire to delve deeper into the subjects and deliver the best in me.
My sophomore and junior years consisted of several courses on basic
sciences and mathematics that have immensely helped me appreciate my
core discipline courses and contribute to projects. Following these two years, I
did an eight-week summer internship at a large fastener making industry. Sundram Fasteners Ltd, Chennai. I worked on the design of an autoloader for
grinding machines in the Special Purpose Machine department. This first
industrial experience has envisaged in me, the importance of Industrial
Engineering and spurred me to consider this as my career and future.
Among the various core courses I did in my senior year, I particularly enjoyed
optimization and operations research. Other courses like Design of machine
elements, Transport phenomena, computer-aided design, Dynamics of
machines and vibrations have helped me obtain a very good understanding
of mechanical engineering as a whole. I have scored excellent grades in my
field courses standing in the top 5% in the class. To add to this, I also stood
first in the class in Solid Mechanics and third in Production Techniques. To
further my interest in what I have learnt before, I chose Flexible
Manufacturing Systems as one of my electives and acquired good grade in it.
As a part of the Practice School programme of our undergraduate curriculum,
I am presently working as an intern for one full semester at Tata Motors, Pune
- the leading automobile organization in India. Highlights of this experience
are:
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Worked on methods for improving capacity of gear production

Learnt about Kaizen as a concept to achieve results
Value Stream Mapping analyzed its importance scheduling/routing of
jobs, inventory control and management

Employing Pokayoke, a foolproof mechanism to prevent the

recurrent aberrations in the processes

In my attempt to strengthen my theoretical knowledge, I will be taking a

course on Production, Planning and Control as my elective in the
forthcoming semester. I am also looking forward to involving myself with a
project on Decision support system
It has been a very refreshing and enriching time during schooling and
undergraduate education. What sets me apart from others is my
determination to persevere at difficult situations. I do my work with utmost
sincerity and dedication. My interests include sports and sketching. I have
actively been a part of all academic, cultural and sport activities on campus,
both as a participant and as a host.
I have set a goal for myself to explore industrial engineering for
specialization, advanced learning, and future career, through graduate
studies.
I have an ardent desire to pursue my graduate program in your esteemed
university, expecting be richly benefit from an extremely dedicated faculty,
extensive research facilities and an environment endowed with a plethora of
academic activities. I do hope that my academic accomplishments, test
scores, and my exposure to industry practice may be viewed favorably for
admission to your graduate school, for pursuing a masters program in
mechanical engineering.
I do hope that I may be offered space in your graduate school. I assure that I
will strive hard to match the high standards set by your university, and
complete the graduate program successfully, earning good credits, and
contributing my bit to the class room.
Thank you
Sudharsan Ravi

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am working in the gear manufacturing division, on improving the capacity of
gear production. I have extensively learnt about Kaizen and have used this
concept to achieve my results. I have also worked on Value stream
mapping and fully analyzed its importance in scheduling and routing of the
jobs, and inventory control management. I have also got acquainted to some
concepts of Supply chain management. Continuing with this, I will be
employing Pokayoke, a foolproof mechanism to prevent the recurrent
aberrations in the processes. under the guidance of Mr.S.S.Deshmukh.
I have gained practical knowledge and an understanding of the various
methodologies adopted by a big industrial organization like this. I immensely
value my contribution to the growth of an organization and this has been the
impetus for me to pursue a postgraduate study in the field of Industrial
Engineering, which I firmly believe is indispensable for acquiring a deeper
insight and to make original and worthwhile contribution to this field.
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