My First Project!!!

It's always exciting to do something for the first time in our lives. Compare that with an opportunity to do a project in one of the largest 'Maharatna' companies of India! Such is the situation in which I am in right now! I just received a project from India's largest steel producing company, Steel Authority Of India Ltd. (SAIL)! Although technically this isn't my very first project, as I have done a few minor short term projects in the past, including one under Megha Constructions Ltd., which is a recently formed private firm in Mumbai; the current project is surely the first major one I've received...!  

SAIL is one of the five 'Maharatnas' of the country's Central Public Sector Enterprises, with a turnover of US$ 10.71 billion! The company is one of the top 5 'highest profit earning' companies in the country. It is a public sector undertaking, owned by the Government of India. SAIL has more than one lakh employees, with an annual production of 13.5 million metric tonnes of steel, making it the 14th largest steel producer in the world.

Major plants owned by SAIL are located at Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, Rourkela, Burnpur and Salem. According to a recent survey, SAIL is also one of India's fastest growing Public Sector Units. Besides, it has Research & Development Center for Iron and Steel (RDCIS), a Center for Engineering and Technology (CET), a Management Training Institute (MTI) and the SAIL Safety Organization (SSO), located at Ranchi. However, the main headquarters of SAIL are located only in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

Well, that should be enough to give you an idea about the company. Now, coming down to my project, it consists of two phases! The first phase is based on SAIL's famous slogan : "There is a little bit of 'SAIL' in everyone's life!" Since steel is the primary alloy produced and marketed by SAIL, I have to prepare a project on the journey of 'steel' from ancient times to contemporary days, highlighting the properties of steel, the history of steel-making and it's modernization, the steel industry and finally, it's uses, all in great detail. The second phase of the project is a little bit tougher, to which I'll be introduced once I complete the first phase. It'll involve current marketing policies of SAIL and I'll be needed to give my own views on how to increase the production of steel and other similar issues based on study. The entire project would be integrated as a continuation of the work done by me in last year's summer intern under the Central Marketing Organisation of SAIL. But all that will happen in due course of time, after I first finish the task at hand.

All in all, I'm really excited! This year has been pretty good to me till now, and I don't want to jinx it by saying this. I've gone through a lot in recent times and I hope that this project opens new gateways for me, paving the path towards a happier and brighter future! I still have to get a confirmation from Bharat Forge Ltd. to finalize this year's Summer Intern and I have many things in mind. But for now things are looking good, and I only wish that they get better!!!... A special thanks to all those who have helped me get this far in my career, especially my father!!... Feels good to be saying this after a long time :-

    BE THE FORCE !!!...