My Desire to Pursue My Meng in Canada

“Only when you dream it, you can do it.” I firmly believe in this motivational line by the great Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani, who was the founder of Reliance Industries. He is my role model, and I aspire to make a positive difference in people’s lives and contribute towards the country’s economic growth, the same way he did. Establishing a Construction & Real Estate company with operations across borders has been my childhood dream.

Being born into a middle class family did not stop me from being deeply curious about the workings of the company in which my father was working. On weekends, I would visit the factory where my father worked and try to learn about the production process, and on my way home, I would ask him endless questions about the procurement of raw material, packaging, cost of operating heavy machinery, marketing strategies, and so on. As I grew up, I started to read about Construction Business from various forums, my conversations with my father regarding Construction business became more meaningful and educative.

I believe technology plays a crucial role in the growth of any industry, especially one which is involved in core engineering. This belief led me to pursue my bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, which I successfully attained with a first class distinction from B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai.

Experience is vital for any person to get a real grasp of how exactly an industry functions. Therefore, after completing my undergraduate studies, I joined one of India’s oldest, most dynamic and diverse conglomerates – Godrej Group. In the past 2 years of working with this prestigious group as Asst Manager – Program Management, I have gained a first-hand understanding of how big corporate operate, deal with different challenges, and constantly propel forward.

My experience as an employee at Godrej has taught me a great deal about generating leads for the business, networking, marketing, and dealing with complex situations in a tactful manner. Although I have learnt a whole lot on the job, I have felt the need for formal knowledge of certain technical and managerial aspects of construction business from time to time. In order to sharpen my construction management skills, I believe a MEng in Civil Engineering with specialization in Construction management is the need of the hour for me. I therefore quit my job at Godrej, and dedicated myself full-time to prepare for my higher studies.

In the long term, I want to establish my own Construction & Real Estate firm, which would have presence in multiple countries, there by contributing to the country’s economic growth and taking India one step closer to being an economic super power.

A MEng is the only degree which will help me gain an in-depth knowledge of managing complex construction projects. The different modules of the MEng program would hone my skills to manage big and complex projects. I found these modules at University of Concordia. The MEng program struck me as a holistic one, offering plenty of industry exposure. I look forward to enhancing my knowledge from my peer group as well as the modules like construction management. Studying in a richly diverse environment such as Canada will allow me the opportunity to interact and network with students from different countries, and enable me to become a truly global citizen. The beautiful campus, the outstanding faculty, and the wonderful state of Quebec itself, are all factors that have influenced my decision to pursue my MEng in Canada. I would consider myself extremely lucky to pursue my MEng in Canada, and will try to do utmost justice to my admission.