statement of purpose for Production and Operations Management

Statement of purpose APPLICATION NUMBER NAME FIRST AREA OF PREFERENCE

212015011155 ANURAG KUMAR BURMAN PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

I have completed my four year bachelor of engineering program from Shri ram institute of technology Jabalpur which is one of the finest private college of Madhya Pradesh. I was graduated in June 2012 with a degree in electrical and electronics engineering. Many of my courses and research activities in final year were in the field of electrical engineering application with new technology with a strong focus on wireless transmission of electricity. I am applying for admission to the fellow programme in management in production and operation management at IIM Ahmadabad. I was introduced to mathematics and physical sciences while at school and it was in high school that I considered career in this area. The strongness in mathematics and desire to study electrical engineering prompted me to take GATE exam for admission into M.Tech and FPM courses from reputed institution. I was ranked 3548 in GATE exam in about 200000 students. Due to the ability of deep thinking i decided to focus on FPM course rather than M.Tech. My undergraduate education has not only given me a certain set of skills but also helped me to understand my fields of interests and my academic strengths and weakness. This understanding has made me realize that though the applied physical science appeal to me, my strengths lie in applied mathematics and in abstraction in reality. In particular I am interested in the managerial aspects of production and operation management. I am having efficient managing quality so that by research in production and operation management I can innovate new ideas for betterment of it. In my final year project I was the team leader and looked after of the circuitry part and report management part of our project. Due to

good communication, writing ability and managing quality i was able to manage all these aspects of our project. I believe that I have the qualities to be a good researcher and teacher. Whenever I get free time, I used to research for some practical things and innovate new ideas to solve mathematical problems. I am a creative person and often think in a competitive way about various issues of practical importance. Being able to identify patterns and relationship that are not obvious to others is perhaps my greatest strength. This will prove very valuable because an integral part of being a researcher is to perceive the balance between theory and practice, analytical rigor and intuition. My communication skills are good and I like expressing ideas and concepts both in oral and written form- an ideal platform for dissemination of knowledge in my chosen field of specialization. At college level I had seminars of quantum computer and sixth sense device which shows mixture of both good communication skills and having ideas of new technologies and innovation. I have keen interest towards playing chess which shows i have good foresight. I attained first position in regional level chess competition and selected for the national game. I am adventurous too and attained height of 13000 feet in a trek program managed my Explore Himalayas. The IIM Ahmadabad management school is one of the best schools of management in INDIA with a strong orientation towards research. The diversity of research interests in production and operation management is particular interests to me. The eminent faculty and the individualized nature of doctoral programme will definitely bring out the best in me. I would like to reiterate that I possess the background, ability and the motivation to make a significant contribution to production and operation management. I hope you will take a favourable decision regarding my admission to the FPM programme and I look forward to join the IIM Ahmadabad school of management as soon as possible.