Statement Of Purpose

Introduction
I am Sushant Gupta contesting for the post of SAC Representative. More importantly I am standing independently which means that I am not taking any support from either side for collecting votes.

Students Affairs Council
SAC is the highest body of the institute where all the major problems of IIT are raised by the students in front of the Director and Deans. This body deals with the problems of student importance, ranging from the rates of rickshaw wala's, the library timings to the issue of internet speed.

SAC Representative
The job of a SAC Representative is to raise the concerns and problems of students and bring to notice the related issues to the administration of the institute. In many cases he also acts as a defense in favour of students. Thus he must have the ability to wisely and forcefully argue with the will power to take initiatives and get work done in time.

My Experience
Many post holders in the hostel keep crying and the excuses they give for not getting their work done are ‘the dean didn't give permission’ or else ‘the warden didn't pass the bill.’ But in similar situations I have taken initiatives without holding any post and have shown results. To get things done, you don't need a position of responsibility, though by holding a position you can do a lot more.

Studio
I along with my friend took an initiative at the institute level to open a facility of studio at SAC. As usual the dean denied all our proposals point blank. So we bought all the equipment ourselves and with our persistence and sheer effort the authorities were finally convinced to give permission for our work.

You might know that this job of opening a studio is the work of the PHS Secretary but when he showed little interest, we took the matter in our hands and got it done.

Robotics
I have been a member of the National Robotics Champion Team in first year, and while being the PAHS representative of the hostel, I have organized workshops for Robotics at the institute level. These efforts have been successful in spreading the culture of Robotics in IIT Delhi.

Hostel Achievements
Though winning prizes for the hostel does not suffice a good SAC Rep, still as it is a tradition by most of the candidates to brag what they have done for the hostel(though they may not have done anything relevant for the post!) I also need to clarify that I have a long list of Personal achievements for the hostel. Just for an example, while I was the PAHS Rep, my entry for the Category A Photography Competition got the second prize for the hostel, while the second entry came third. This year again my entry got the Third prize. In a hostel deprived of good RCA results, there is at least one club that performs consistently better!

My Plans
I plan to start a website for the students, providing discussion forums and information regarding various issues related to IIT, whether it be mess food to which course is of which kind. I have been associated with various website projects, one of them being my personal website www.sushantgupta.com, and I have the skills to design such a site myself. It is really not so tough!

I also plan to improve the Bus System of IIT, and the age old problem of Internet Speed. I also would work at providing better facilities of Hair Cutting in IITD campus.

I would try my best to convey your problems and ideas to the authorities, and also try my level best to make my point heard and get my work done.

Appeal
I request to you that before voting please consider which candidate has worked how much and what is his contribution at the institute level because this post represents no hostel but the student community as a whole.

So I would request you to vote for a candidate who can do justice to an important post like SAC Representative.
Choose your representative by being free and independent!