I, Aniket Ghosh Dastidar, would like to present myself as a prospective student for the Masters

of Science in Computational Mechanics in your prestigious university. I have always been

imbued with this belief that education is most valuable when it is used to serve humankind with
the benefits of modern day research. Having had an ever increasing knack in Physical science
and an artistic aptitude, I decided that a career in Civil Engineering would be appropriate for me.
I chose to pursue my Bachelors in Construction Engineering from Jadavpur University,
regarded as one of the highly esteemed Universities of India. It was during the second year of my
study, that I started finding Applied mechanics very intriguing. I wanted to know more and
explore the various depths of this field. I excelled in my subjects pertaining to Mechanics, and
before long I realized the tremendous scope of research that this field had. I was awarded with
the Indu Bhushan Putatunda memorial award from my university, and gold medal for my
efforts in securing the highest aggregate marks in my department, for the second year University
examination held in 2013. As a result, I gained a significant amount of confidence and decided to
carry out a summer project at the end of my sophomore year.
I was accepted by Dr Debashish Bandyopadhyay, Professor, Construction Engineering, Jadavpur
University to carry out a project under his supervision. My work was to carry out the modeling
and simulation of dynamic forces of wind on a tall chimney using gust factor. I modeled a
chimney using STAAD Pro V8.0 and applied the wind forces on it. The deflections so obtained,
were later matched with those from MATLAB using the same chimney and considering matrix
method analysis of load on structures.
I underwent a summer internship project at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati under Dr
Kaustubh Dasgupta. My work was based on the parametric identification and formulation of the
natural vibration period of a multi-framed structure with shear walls, under varying structural
constraints. The formulation was obtained by carrying out regression analysis in MATLAB. My
second project consisted of substitution of elevator core and staircase, in a mass and stiffness
asymmetric building, with altered frame elements. The objective was to generate the same nodal
rotation and displacement under the influence of a lateral load, as before. This algorithm can be
used for better optimization of buildings with staircase and elevator cores, so that the asymmetry
in mass and stiffness can be minimalized. This would greatly reduce the torsional forces of the
vertical members under the application of lateral loads. All the modeling and analysis work of
both the projects were carried out in CSi SAP V2000.
I gained enormous amount of knowledge from all the projects and hence I opted for Structural
Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering as my final year elective. I had a visualization of the
elements of Structural Dynamics, right from its fundamentals to the brink of undergraduate
knowledge. Upon completion of my course, I stood 3rd in my department in a batch of 40
students. It was then, that I began having aspirations to pursue a career as an R&D professional
in the field of Mechanics. But as I still lacked the skills necessary for achieving it, I set my mind

to broaden my knowledge with a Masters or a Doctorate in the relevant subject, until I was fully
prepared for it.
In the present day world, France as a country, has deep-seated itself in almost every field of
Science and Engineering. Having a large and robust economy, France is amongst the wealthiest
nations of the world. It has established itself as an industry leader across the globe in a multitude
of fields especially in Aeronautics, Aviation, Automobile, Construction, Chemicals, Nuclear
Energy etc. Naturally, the quality of higher education in France is being universally recognized
as more and more International students opt for pursuing their degrees from French institutions.
Needless to say, that having such a dedicated and strong base in the various fields of Mechanical
Engineering, France springs up as one of the most prospective places for me to carry out my
research work on Computational Mechanics. Furthermore, the rich culture and heritage of
France, makes it a warm and friendly place for International students to come, live and study in
France.
My hunt for an appropriate course led me to the Masters in Computational Mechanics
programme in Ecole Central De Nantes. Belonging to the Groupe Central Network, Ecole
Central de Nantes is one of the most prestigious Grand Ecoles of engineering in France. Ecole
Central de Nantes is widely known, not only for its infrastructure and academic research, but
also for its active student involvement in cultural and sports activities. I found the masters
programme to be extremely well crafted. The subjects taught prepare the students to have a vivid
conception of the computing technologies in the modern world of Mechanics. Moreover the
courses like Numerical methods for uncertainty quantification, Computational nonlinear
dynamics of structures, Computational configuration mechanics are directly related to the
research works that I have conducted during my Undergraduate period. Naturally, I feel that I
will be able to grasp the underlying concepts of these courses with much more ease and have a
better insight in my desired field of research.
To sum it up, I am absolutely thrilled at the idea of being able to undertake my masters in
Computational Mechanics from your renowned University, and I look forward to having the
opportunity to pursue it. France, being a pioneer of Applied Mechanics research, would foster
the perfect environment where I can continue my research, innovate and provide breakthrough
solutions to modern engineering problems. Keeping all of the above in mind, I firmly believe
that this programme is definitely the most suitable course for me to achieve my dreams.