Engineering Management as a degree is a perfect blend of engineering and management principles and ideally suited for people like me who want a techno-managerial position, also I will be able to work across all engineering verticals be it aerospace, engg construction, consultancy or automotive as in my case equipping me with the basic knowledge of business areas like finance, marketing and HR at the same time keeping me in touch with my technical side thus helping me arrive at a solution profitable and feasible for the producer & fulfils the demands of the consumer. Being able to use mechanical engineering in business decisions is what excites me most about this degree. EBM is the perfect path for me to gain valuable work experience in management being in touch with my technical side and with significantly lesser monetary investment at this stage from my side thus guaranteeing an excellent ROI. I would also like to pursue an MBA afterwards which will help take my final step, that is towards business leadership.
Pursuing a career in an automobile company was a decision I made following a visit to auto expo held in the national capital. I finished school with excellent grades in mathematics and science in 10th(CBSE). At the10+2 level due to the relatively conservative marking scheme followed by State Board, my score took a dip. Still I got the district highest in Mathematics and English. I also ranked among top 3.5% of 400,000 (yes, competition in India is that high) in a national level entrance exam AIEEE for undergraduate study to understand the basics of the automobile and the science and engineering behind it through a degree in mechanical engineering. I am proud to say that my college is an Institute of National Importance according to an Act by the Govt of India.
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