STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

MS EE, IITK
AMIT SONI

I always had a fascination for Electronics and its related areas since childhood and it is that interest and
curiosity only that forced me to opt for Electronics and communication as my undergraduate course. The
courses relating to the basics about semiconductor, transistors and diode in 11th and 12th standard in school
made inclined towards electronics. My undergraduate program also has put a big impact upon me for this field.
During my college studies, I always had an enthusiasm to observe the practical applications of the subjects.
Study of subjects in my college course curriculum motivated me to let this basic knowledge grow so that I use it
to contribute in resolving present technical issues and innovate something new in the electrical world.

After completing my graduation, I joined teaching profession where I taught science and mathematics, and also
worked as a freelance Subject Matter Expert. Due to some personal reasons, I was unable to pursue master’s
program at an early stage in life but I maintained the interest and determination to pursue postgraduate degree. I
kept enhancing my knowledge and have got enough confidence to pursue my higher studies so that it bridges
the gap between my passion and career.

I wish to gain master’s degree from this prestigious institution now because I see it as the only place from where
I can fulfill my dream to be proficient in the particular specialization for the electronics industry. It offers
courses like Microelectronics and VLSI, Signal and Processing, Communication and Network, RF and
Microwave and Control and Automation which are highly interesting and are helpful in achieving a good career
path. I hold preliminary knowledge relating to these courses like Electronics devices and circuits, Analog
electronics, digital signal processing, Microwave, control system etc. and wish to convert this to expert
knowledge.

I have done various projects and have taken part in various Techfest’s conducted in our college and in other
colleges. This real-time experience helped me in understanding the importance of sequencing and optimizing a
task in a better way. During under graduation, I worked on a project named as “IoT based Fire Detection and
Alarming System”. The concept of the project was an IOT based automatic fire alerting system that instantly
and automatically alerts the concern department and informs about the situation so that immediate action can be
taken. The system uses smoke sensor along with Temperature and flame sensor to efficiently detect fires and
alert over IOT. We use an Atmega16 Microcontroller in order to check if a sensor is triggered. Then it
reconfirms if it really is a fire outbreak using temperature sensors in order to confirm of fire outbreak. The
system now uses a Wi-Fi connection to access IOT server and transmit data about this incident over internet.

The research facilities in IIT Kanpur are excellent with well-developed research laboratories. For control and
automation, there are Network Control Systems Laboratory, Intelligent Systems Laboratory and Intelligent
Informatics and Automation Laboratory. For microelectronics and VLSI there are VLSI-EDA laboratory,
NANO lab and semiconductor device fabrication lab. Research and development activities on currently relevant
problems while applying advanced technologies are carried out regularly through sponsorship. Students are
encouraged to choose R&D projects based on their skills and interest to address the prevailing relevant
problems, thus enabling them to not only use some of the sophisticated facilities available here, but also to work
on state of art and practically meaningful topics. Sometimes in certain cases students can also qualify
themselves to join projects as Research Associates and simultaneously carry out both researches related to their
thesis work and also continue their course work. In such cases, candidates also become eligible to get additional
remuneration than the MHRD norms for PG scholarships.

Faculties here are highly qualified and they use advanced methods for teaching. Under their supervision and
guidance, many projects relating to these courses have been executed efficiently in the country’s and society’s
interest and there are still many ongoing projects progressing successfully towards their completion. In
Microelectronics and VLSI, one of the current ongoing projects is on Photodiode Arrays for Near Infrared
Detection, in which I can utilize my primary knowledge about semiconductors and grow it further and in the
fast-growing world of electronics, technology and design, VLSI and microelectronics both are the leading
industry. Furthermore, IIT Kanpur offer an excellent campus placement opportunity and from the career point
of view, after studying from IIT Kanpur I aspire to gain enough knowledge to make in any of the prominent
industries based on my skill set and specialization.

There are many other reasons for which I want to study in IIT Kanpur. In a nutshell, I believe that when we
strive to learn something wholeheartedly, then we can cross any obstacle and learn that efficiently and quickly.
Therefore, with the best faculty along with a remarkable research infrastructure, IIT Kanpur offers the best
platform for me to pursue my research objective