a copy-paste from my side too..
Here's the season opener
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12th 78.7
B.Tech.
West Bengal University Of Technology, 8.01 (CGPA)
CAT
OA - 99.73
QA - 97.20
DI - 99.37
VA - 98.53
GD Topic - Something about poaching. How it is leading to number of tigers coming down in Madhya Pradesh, and we must understand that we can't live without other species.
Couldn't think of many points. Scribbled only 3-4 on the sheet. Over to plan B, start the GD
. Was literally waiting for the signal to start and spoke out as soon as I heard "Start". Gave a statement of the problem at hand and was in the middle of my point (giving structure to the discussion), when the guy sitting to my left broke out abruptly. Discussion went on smoothly afterwards, although I could notice parallel discussion taking place a number of times. Made it a point to keep quiet in those scenarios. Entered 3 more times in the GD with 3 original points. That was about it in the GD. also, I noted down (shorthand) almost all the points discussed during GD. They were taking back the sheet, just in case they check the points noted..
PI
Was 4th in my panel. Panel members (Same as GD panel)
T. N. Krishnan Faculty - Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Chaudhuri G Faculty - Quantitative Methods and Operations Management
I will describe them as TK & CG.
CG called me in and asked me to switch off my cell. I informed it's already switched off. Wished them and took my seat.
CG - Hand me the Form and introduce yourself.
TK - Give the certificates too.
Me - Handed over the entire file. TK started looking at it.. While I started with my intro. It was not my prepared intro though. CG kept asking questions, starting with "Your Name?"
. Described my academic details, work profile in reply to specific questions.
CG - Ok, so you are a B.Tech in IT. You must have had some favourite subjects in college.
Me - (hmm..acads..) Sir, OOPs, Software Engineering, DBMS...
CG - fine. Describe DBMS.
Me -
Described in detail.
CG - Good, do you remember basic things in stats?
Me - I will try sir...
CG - ok, what is Standard Deviation?
Me - Again, described in detail.
CG - What is Coefficient of Variation?
Me - (Thought abt many coefficients, but couldn't recollect which one is this
) Sir, I can't recollect. But I know Coefficient of Correlation..
CG - Fine, then describe Correlation.
Me - Described what is positive, negative corrlelation and so on..
CG - Don't need so much details. Just describe what is correlation between two variables..
Me - (Then what was I describing till now??
) Anyways, took a piece of paper from them and drew some scatter diagrams and told whatever I knew abt correlation..
CG didn't look too satisfied but didn't ask any more...
CG - So you are from Kolkata, tell me some social issue here..
Me - Could have said the Strike yesterday, but intentionally told about some communal thing (Taslima Nasrin issue)
CG - ohho ya. So, what was the issue?
Me - Described in detail. CG seemed satisfied (It went till where Taslima is right now)
Me - Also, infrastructure issues like not enough % of roads.
TK suddenly burst in - Is that social issue?
Me -
Sir I mentioned it's infrastructure issue.
CG - So? Isn't that still a social issue?
Me - (Arre bhai, wohi to) Yes sir, they are very much related. I see it as - Every issue is social, since it has a social impact and that's why the issue comes up. We can sub-categorize within social issues like Infrastructure issue and so on..
CG seemed satisfied again..
CG - Ok, what abt the Strike? It was yesterday, right? What was the issue?
Me - Described this very well. CG asked the place etc, answered well.
CG - Good
Me -
Over to TK now as CG started noting things down from my form.
TK - How many states in India?
Me - 29 sir if we count Delhi as a state.
CG - 29 or 27 (There is history here. They asked the same qsn to the previous guy who had answered 27
)
Me - (Already had a discussion outside, consensus was on 29
) I think 29 sir.
TK - ok, count
Me -
Started from North states. Did okayish here. Could show 28 + 1 (Delhi).
TK - Why did you leave CTS?
Me - Explained well..
CG - You know abt Narmada issue?
Me -
Yes sir, little bit. Told abt the dam thing.
TK - Is it a new dam or old one?
Me -
Totally forgot. Told "I don't remember sir".
TK - still..
Me - I really don't remember sir, but it may be a new one..
(Mentioned I am not sure at all, again).
TK - Isn't there any existing dam?
Me - Sir, Sardar sarovar Dam, I can state the name. But can't link afterwards.
TK - Ok, you may go.
Me - (Shit, ye kyun, sab to thik tha bhai, you could have ended on a better note..
) Thank You sir..
Left with a smile on my face.. of course kicking myself for such an overlook. But who could expect Narmada here
Learnt abt the issue outside, but what the heck..
So, a totally so-so experience.. Can't tell what to make of it, but I guess that's the case with everyone..
Few days break now. After that, Over to I ( and L).
All The Best to everyone here..
Anirban
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