A final year B.Tech student at VIT University, Vellore, he has been offered a full scholarship to pursue a Master's programme in Wireless Systems at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden

Updated on: Thursday, March 03, 2016

vit Mohammed Kamal Khwaja was declared the the first prize winner of the KTH Master's Challenge 2016 in the Wireless Systems track.

A final year B.Tech student at VIT University, Vellore, he has been offered a full scholarship to pursue a Master's programme in Wireless Systems at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Khwaja has also been offered an internship to work at FormulateIP. FormulateIP is an Intellectual Property (IP) and Innovation Management and Consulting Firm co-founded by a KTH alumni, Neeraj Gupta.

Considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world, the institute has had a long history of producing successful technocrats, entrepreneurs and researchers. The Wireless Systems programme, which is a part of the Electrical & Electronic Engineering at KTH is ranked 16th in the world by the QS rankings 2015.

"The KTH Master's Challenge consisted of numerous stages and was an exciting journey for me. After undergoing numerous quizzes, essays, and interviews, I was declared one of top three students in India during December 2015. The positions of the top three prize winners were announced at a prize ceremony in Bangalore. I am currently in Singapore pursuing my final year project at the Singapore University of Technology and Design," says Khwaja.

"It was a delight to be declared the first prize-winner in the presence of senior professors of KTH and global heads of companies like ABB, Scania and FormulateIP. As a part of the winner's prize, I have been awarded a two-year scholarship to pursue master's studies at KTH," informs the elated Khwaja.

Speaking about VIT University's role in his success, Khwaja says, "I have had immense support from my university, family and friends. I have had the opportunity to pursue three research internships abroad and win several national and international laurels for my university." He said that when he started his under graduation at VIT, he was scared of what was to come. During his first week at college, Dr Elizabeth Rufus, Dean of the School of Electronics Engineering, was very courteous and spent a lot of time in giving him valuable advice." The best part about VIT is its open door policy, he says.

Dr P Arulmozhivarman, Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering at VIT University, has been his guide since his sophomore year. "Through his advice and guidance, I was able to pursue research internships at Hong Kong and Singapore. He inspired me to take an interest in research and I owe a lot of my success to him," explains the elated Khwaja.

As part of the Semester Abroad Program that VIT offers, Khwaja is pursuing his final semester project at the Singapore University of Technology and Design under the joint supervision of Dr Arulmozhivarman and Dr Simon Lui. He says, "Very few universities in India offer the flexibility that VIT has given me. It is due to its international outlook that I have the wonderful opportunity to work with renowned professors abroad like Dr Simon.

VIT Chancellor Dr G Viswanathan said, ''It was a proud moment for VIT University as each time one of our students achieves adulation for his or her outstanding performance. Our goal has always been to help students reach their full potential, be it through academics or extra-curricular activities''.

A final year B.Tech student at VIT University, Vellore, he has been offered a full scholarship to pursue a Master's programme in Wireless Systems at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden

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