Mr. Deepak Thakkar is the Managing Director, CEO, and Head of Academics at Uneed Academy in Bhavnagar, India. He has 24 years of experience in education and started his academy in 1989 with a small flat. His academy has grown due to student and parent satisfaction. His goal is to impart quality knowledge to help students achieve their goals. He views every challenge as an opportunity to check potential and overcome hurdles. He believes in getting opportunities rather than rewards. To motivate juniors and get work done, he gives speeches and reviews to understand laziness. With authorities, he provides data analysis to prove demands. He contributes to society by influencing youth and helping the nation's future. His

1. Interview of a Contributor
PREPARED BY: SHRADDHA CHUDASAMA
BRANCH: CE VII
SUBJECT: CONTRIBUTOR PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
GUIDED BY: DR. C. N. TRIVEDI
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE

2. Contributor : Teacher
Mr. Deepak Thakkar
Managing Director, CEO &
Head – Academics
Uneed Academy (India)
Ltd., Bhavnagar

3. His Experience
24 years of academic experience
Started coaching students in a small flat in 1989
With the rising satisfaction level of the students and
parents, his academy became a brand, one can trust in the
field of education.

4. According to him, Work as a --
Goal – To impart quality knowledge to young minds to help
them achieve their goal.
Mission – To impart quality education to achieve excellence
in examinations and life.
Vision - To try and make each one of his student a winner
Challenge – To better that is already better (continuous
improvement)

5. Challenge - An Opportunity or a Hurdle?
Takes every challenge as an
opportunity
To check potential to
overcome the hurdle.

6. To him, Job Satisfaction is -
External as well as Internal
satisfaction
Believes in getting more
opportunity than any
reward.

7. Dealing with Juniors to get the work done
Gives a motivational
speech and review meeting
to juniors
Tries to know the reason
behind their laziness etc

8. Convincing the Authorities for support
Tries to give them the data
analysis to prove his
demand or step to be taken
for any work
Tries to provide them data
on how his step will be
useful for the organization
and its goal.

9. Contribution to the Society
According to him –
The role of teachers in the building of a nation can not be ignored. It is
they who influence the immature minds of the youth and tries to mould
the living stuff into various forms. It is they on who depends the future
of the nation. Hence, they are the most important part of the society.
It is not enough to write or speak about the contribution to society, just
do the solid. Do understand what your duty to organization or society is
and follow the voice of soul.

10. “Can Do” Attitude
Once he had to give the
material of 60 pages the next
day… It seemed to be
impossible…
But with the team of
colleagues, he could complete
it…
Divided just 15 pages each…
and he was one of them.

11. Short Term Goal & Long Term Vision
He is on the vacation doing some useful courses in IIM
Ahmedabad and AMA (Ahmedabad Management
Association) and upgrading himself at present.
As a Long term vision, he is planning to set up a good
counseling unit for students at Bhavnagar itself.

12. Advice for the Future Engineers
Just one thing, ‘YOU ARE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF
YOUR FAMILY SO ACT WISE BE ETHICAL. !!!!’
He says ‘I work hard to get tired and get a good sleep at
night.’

13. Success Mantra
For any business or students, it is necessary to understand
the data analysis because data without analysis is paralysis.
For students - understand thoroughly what you study.
Don’t just cram and get marks.
Message for youth “Grow where
ever you are planted” !!!!