Statement of Purpose

In day-to-day business operations, everyone encounters a wide range of people with varying
personalities. It is pertinent and required of successful business managers to find the
balance between utilizing the strengths and weaknesses of every person. During my period
in different companies, I have garnered the experience of developing and utilizing the
various personality traits in each person to reach a collective goal. I really believe that a
successful leader and manager is he/she who can effectively and efficiently utilize the
company’s resources to bring maximum productivity. I have learned some of these
management lessons through my professional journey. However, the bigger learning has
been the need for full-time management qualification to prepare myself for assuming bigger
responsibility that of an entrepreneur and having an infrastructure project management
consulting firm. Therefore, I have selected the MBA program at your prestigious university.

Shedding light on my trajectory until now, I completed undergraduate studies in Urban

From ASCI, I moved to NIUM as a Consultant. Here, I worked on the (CITY_NAME) and
Tenali Beachfront development plan with APTDC and MUDA, carried out the feasibility study
to establish Waste to Energy Plants in Andhra Pradesh and prepared City Development Plan
and Capacity Building Plan for (CITY_NAME) Municipality. Furthermore, I served as a Swachh
Andhra District coordinator for Krishna and Prakasam districts of (STATE_NAME) and
monitored sanitation and SWM activities in the (CITY_NAME) Municipality.

I also had the opportunity to work as an Urban Planner with (State_Name) Urban Finance &
Infrastructure Development Corporation. The three-year stint gave me the platform to work
on the European Union – International Urban Cooperation Programme with the City of
Hamburg, prepare SMART CITY proposal for (CITY_NAME) and Tourism Development
Strategy for (CITY_NAME) with APTDC. I also executed a Service Level Improvement Plan for
ULBs of (STATE_NAME).

As an Urban and Environmental Specialist in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Project at
ASCI, I prepared detailed project reports to construct FSTPs and Co-treatment facilities in
(State_Name) and evaluated their monthly performance with the APPCB. Additionally, I
prepared an Environmental Compliance report on the suggestions given by the National
Green Tribunal of India and the Solid Waste Management Plan for (CITY_NAME). I even
assisted (State_Name) Capital Region Authority (APCRDA) in reaching sustainability during
construction and development.
Currently, I am associated as a Project Manager with Ernst and Young LLP on the project
Invest (CITY_NAME) – Tourism. I have been assisting the Department of Tourism in Single
Window Portal Clearances and Strategies for investment by identification of Key Special
Tourism Zones for investment, tracking issues in various sectors of tourism and getting
resolutions from Secretary, Tourism and other departments and conducting meetings with
stakeholders to identify gaps and key agenda to strengthen the investment cycle for
Uttarakhand.

Evidently, I have successfully executed some of the prestigious and useful projects. The fact
that many of my initiatives are utilized as assessment and best practice tools in some of the
Urban Local Bodies in my country makes me proud. The endeavours have brought out my
soft skills and capabilities to the forefront. However, the business world is more complex
than I thought. With time I have realized that I need graduate school guidance to move to a
higher level in my career and float my own infrastructure project consulting venture. I know
the technicalities of giving guidance and insights on infrastructure works but need the
acumen to manage an enterprise successfully. Hence I have returned to academics and
opted for an MBA course at the UNIVERSITY.

The MBA program will make me well-versed with various business functions like finance,
marketing, human resources, supply chain and information technology and teach me their
role and importance in running business operations. Moreover, through this course, I will
have access to individuals who will serve as mentors on my professional journey, increase
my knowledge and my connections on a global scale. The course has a customizable
curriculum that allows students flexible learning modes and a plethora of diverse courses to
fit into students’ future plans. This diverse educational resource is what drew me towards
the program. The school group projects will help my creative side and increase my
teamwork abilities which have been obviously missing in my set of abilities. I also hope to
give back to the graduate school community through my contagious desire for productivity
and effectiveness, which saw me being awarded the best student in my department for
dissertation during graduation. I believe that my colleagues and professors will also tap from
my well of experience and creativity from my group projects and contributions.

After completing my MBA studies at your prestigious institute, I am confident that I would
have accumulated valuable human management skills and global market knowledge. I really
believe and expect that your program will be a key element and stepping stone to my career
goals and aspirations. I wish to deploy my managerial learning initially as a working
professional and then as a businessperson.