Statement of Purpose

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My academic rationale to develop a specialist proficiency in Data Science & Analytics stems from my organic interest in developing intuitive software and data dashboards. Technologies that can interpret data trends and enable automation. To that ambition, I have worked hard to develop a good understanding of the basic requisite skills spanning Python Programming, Machine Learning Principles and My SQL; often breaking the perimeter of my undergraduate engineering curriculum and later by opting to pursue internships involving Data Science. It is only after exhaustive research that I have applied at (University Name) to pursue MS -Data Science as the curriculum and the practicum exposure at your campus will undoubtedly allow me to gaining profound knowledge in my chosen academic stream.

Early on in my academic career, I was inclined to study science subjects and therefore, I readily chose to spend my senior school years (Higher Secondary and Intermediate) at Chaitanya Group institutions which are amongst the best preparatory schools in India for young scholars who want pursue education and career in STEM subjects. I was fortunate that the said schools were in my home town of Hyderabad, India.

I cleared my Matriculate from Chaitanya Techno School in 2015 scoring 9.0 CGPA and later chose to study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as my academic concentration for the next two senior years. The progressive curiosity allowed me to relish my learning experience, a sort of tryst with advanced sciences at school and cleared my Intermediate examination in 2017, amongst the toppers in my batch at Chaitanya Junior College; scoring a near 90% aggregate score.

In the same year (2017), I enrolled at the GITAM University (www.gitam.edu), Hyderabad campus, and started pursing four years of undergraduate engineering education with Mechanical Engineering as my majors. Through comprehensive syllabus, I was able to develop proficiency in Advanced Mathematics, Statistics I & II, Linear Algebra and in a host of computer programming languages including Full Stack Development, Python and C.

Through the collaborative learning and a brilliant mentorship, I received at GITAM, right from penultimate semester, I was vehement to comprehend the applied scope of Data Technology and Machine Learning. Not only did I prepared myself with the basic tool kit to learn DATA Science, during my final semester, I successfully completed a three-month Certificate course in Machine Learning from (mention institute).

I concluded my engineering studies in 2021 with a CGPA of 7.66/10 and was amongst the chosen few in my batch to intern at the Cluster IT Solution, (city name).  The firm is a reputable technological services provider and during my five months training (January – May 2022) at the enterprise, I worked extensively using HTML, JAVA, and, SQL Database.

In June 2022, I successfully completed my internship at Cluster IT Solutions and was offered a full-time position as a Program Analyst Trainee. I am presently working here in the same capacity with good fortune of being able to develop Web-Based Enterprise Applications using PEGA Tool. Some of the prominent projects that I have worked on while at Cluster IT, include developing ‘Toll Bill Generator’ (Team Lead) using Spring Frame work and building convolutional Neural Networks for extreme optimization of images. Both the projects were well received by the company management with recognition of “Outstanding Performer”.

The Masters Program in Data Science offered at your university aligns perfectly with my learning and vocational goals. The syllabus includes (mention the course modules (elective and core, that you will be choosing as per the university curriculum). These are highly marketable skills and will ensure brilliant career opportunities for me in my home country India; which is rapidly growing Digital economy.

The (University name) holds esteemed rankings for Data Analytics program; being ranked ___ in USA and ____ in the world (source – QS UNI Rankings 2020). It will be definite privilege for me to be able to exploit the excellent educational infrastructure of (campus name). I look forward to learning amid the intelligible peer community and faculty at your campus whilst being committed to tread in fashion akin to an exemplary scholar; working diligently to learn the coursework and to upholding the brilliant academic legacy of your academic institution.

The course will let me to upgrade my current skills and further, impart a forwardly knowledge that will certainly help in establishing my career niche as a Data Science Professional.

This is indeed an opportune time for me to pursue Master’s education, owing to my learning zeal and also due to the positive industry trends. A Master’s degree in Data Analytics, from USA is regarded highly and recognised worldwide. I am admittedly biased to complete my Master’s from the USA as the research and industry works in tandem and the American University labs boasts of some of the best, innovative and cutting-edge prototypical research in the sector of Data Algorithms and Machine Learning.

Although a few universities in India, Australia and UK offer similar courses, but on closer look, I found that the Data Science programs at these institutions were isolated from active industry participation and research pro-activeness. My education in America will enable optimum research efforts and real-world utility exposure for me, which in my understanding is extremely critical when deploying Data Science to resolve prevalent problems; both social and commercial.

Hence, I am eager to study in America and rightfully earn a pragmatic education which will be an asset to my future employers and will definitively give sincere impetus to my professional profile in India.

After completing my Master’s education at (University Name), America, I will be aiming to work with organisations that are either perform the duties of think tanks or with reputed E-commerce firms. My choice to work in latter springs from the stupendous growth potential of e-commerce in India and emerging economies and for the fact that effective Data Dashboards and the ability to execute data driven decisions, are and will be the prime differentiators in the success of online retail firms; especially with D2C business model boost that is going to accelerate in India in the coming years.

After a few years of work experience, I may opt to pursue a respectable PhD program to realise my preserved ambition of developing original research in the sector of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning.

The MS Data Analytics program at (University Name) is an excellent opportunity for me to develop my skills praxis for the success imperative of my career as a Data Scientist in India. Therefore, I request for a favourable review of my admission application with eagerness to performing well at your campus. Sincerely