Module 4: The story of you

My Story

Hello everyone, my name is Gurkirat Sethi. I am 19 years old. I belong to Ludhiana, Punjab. I live in a nuclear family. I am pursuing B.tech in civil engineering from UPES College in Dehradun. I completed my primary and secondary education from D.A.V Public School. I have always focused on achieving my goals including learning English language, participating in extra-curricular activities.

Civil is a vast field and very effective for a country’s development. I decided to become a Civil Engineer because I have always been fascinated by looking at the bridges, building and construction work. I also started to develop my interest in construction work, by admiring my father as he is a contractor and I used to visit with me at different construction sites. I want to be like him and want to help him in his work. I used to see him doing a lot of hardwork. As I look at the challenges of the future, I still see the vision of the field of civil engineering. A degree in Civil Engineering enables me to achieve my goals and also gives me an opportunity to make a difference in the community.

After completing my 4 years of bachelor degree my main priority is to get a well-paid job or else I would prefer to go abroad for specialization in particular field in civil engineering. Besides all these I can also fill out some tests like IES, GATE, and PSU. A career as a civil engineer also offers several lucrative job avenues in both public and private sector. I would like to do a job for several years to gain experience, and after that I would like to establish my own business. As without experience and hardwork in practical world I won’t be able to deal with construction work and establish my own business.

Earlier after completion of my 1^st year, in my vacations my father appointed me as trainee in one of his friend’s construction site. I used to spend about 3 to 4 hours daily for 1 month at the site. I learnt a lot things, how to deal with the labor, engineers at the site, materials to be used, cost of the materials, what kind of machines are used, there functioning and much more. Literally, it requires so much of hardwork to work at the site, I also learnt how to manage time, be productive and be cost efficient. At the site we also dealt with many problems and figured out the solutions which boosted my problem solving capabilities. Overall, it was a great experience to get knowledge for your life goal.

Being an engineer is not an easy task. It requires a lot of hardship. A lot of dedication is required. The good thing is that I have interest in my branch and have a great family support. For becoming a successful civil engineer I have to gain more and more theoretical and practical knowledge. Generally, I used to do SWOT analysis, it helps letting me know my strength, weaknesses, areas I have to work on. I have to work on my communication skills, as I lag a little in conversing. I have to be regular with my studies so I could score good pointer at the end of my B.tech course and can get a good internship. Also I am preparing for many entrance test simultaneously.

 “EVEN IF YOU’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK,

YOU’LL GET RUN OVER IF YOU JUST SIT THERE.”

It says you have to actually do something with your life if you want to get somewhere. But if you are just going to sit there, you aren’t going to get anywhere and someone else will run over you who is trying to get the place you were going to. My family plays a major role in motivating me and setting me on the right track for my life. They made me very clear to what to do with my life and how to achieve it. Whenever I get careless or derail from my track they help to achieve it back.

I hope I will complete my civil engineering course successfully with good results and get placed in a good company for better experience, and later on establish my own business.

THANKYOU.