Hi PUYS,
Me too had my GD/PI on 23rd 9.00 am batch, but was out of town after the interview. sorry for the late posting, but hope something here will be useful.
As many of the fellow puys pointed out, it had a
registration process first up, where we had to present the SIMSR form along with the original CAT Admit Card and CAT Score Card. (there were a few people who had not taken the print out of the SIMSR form and some who had not got their CAT score cards yet.. But the faculty who had came over were nice, and they handled it in a great manner. SIMSR form was provided to those who had not taken the print out and they were asked to fill it up before their PI's... Those who have not got the CAT Score Card, pls take the web print out and carry that with you..). After the registration process was done with, we had a
small presentation about KJS, after which there was a q/a session, where we had ask specific qns on the Insti's courses, research lines, and so on..
Now the stuff began,.. We had a
Written Communication test, duration of which was 15 mins. The topics were
1. Are Rich countries more to be blamed for Environmental Degradation..??
OR
2. Retail
do not remember the exact topic but it was something on these lines - Large organized players v/s small players in Indian Retail Sector..)
you had to write about the chosen topic in less than 300 words.. (
NOTE THAT YOU WON'T BE GIVEN ADDITIONAL SHEETS, SO PLEASE TAKE CARE..)
You are required to give them a coherent piece of writing, with
no grammar and spelling errors...
Following this, we had the
psychometry test, which was also for 15 mins.. My advice on this is to be true on this.. don't try to think too much over the qns.. Be impulsive in answering this..
Once the test(s) were done with, we were split into groups of 12 each, and divided into 7 Groups. Each Group were directed to a different room, where our GD/PI was to be conducted. In the room, the tables were arranged in a U pattern, with the judges/panelists sitting facing all of us.. The topic was a case study,
Is OLD AGE A TIME TO BE CAREFREE or a BURDEN (again, i do not remember the exact wordings, but the topic was on this line). The case let consisted of a small write up on the topic, and we were supposed to give introductory thoughts on the TOPIC for 1.5 mins and then start off..
Our GD was good, in that, everyone gave different views on the topic, (thou all were for, and hence the Fish Market situation was avoided...), and then everyone had spoken for 2-3 times.. and the judges were also happy that everyone participated, and there was no real mess.. when ever 2 ppl started to talk, one of them gave it up, so that he can take it up later.. So, in that sense, it was too good..
After the GD, we had the PI in the same room. We had a 2 member panel, and i was the first as per the list..
Questions were in the following format..
P: Introduce yourself..
Me : this is a general question, and was prepared for it..
P: You are a techie, so tell me what is Phishing in general terms..
Me : thou i was not a s/w guy, but in h/w, you are expected to know it, and i had my reply..
P: So what can you, as a common man, do to avoid this security concern on the internet transactions..??
Me : again, what you think can be done..
P: Now, you are from kerala. Tell me why Kerala is not able to attract so many investments like its neighboring states..??
Me : now, this was tricky. coz they knew a bit about kerala and had an idea about the situations there. so had to state the facts here.. and the examples i had cited of a few firms, which had first targeted kerala but later switched to TN, really helped..
P: Tell me something about the kind of work you do..
Me : spoke about the domain i am in, and the kind of work i do and such stuffs...
P: so what do you do as extra currics in your company..??
Me : again, the company initiatives.. blah blah..
P: so why do you want to do an MBA, after being a techie..
Me : again, the regular qn, why MBA, why this field.. i tried to put my goal, and why i chose operations, and how it will be good for me in the long run. The panel was happy..
P: so do you read...??
Me : occasionally,but i have been into Paulo Coelho's books off late. The Alchemist was what got me attracted, and then i've gone thru a few more of his books, The Devil and Miss Prym and his latest, The witch of portobello...
P: do you read buisness news papers.??
Me : no.. i prefer to read materials from the news sites on the net, so that i can pick and choose things of my interests.. moreover, most news papers have news related to stocks and I am not into stock markets, and i am not really clear on what happens there..
P: so if the stock market slows down, do you think it will affect you.??
Me : i do not think so.. coz i've not invested in stocks, neither is my company listed.
P: smiles.. exchanges looks with each other and said, thanks.. you may leave..
Me : thank you sir and mam..
left the room..
Later i came to know that people who had opted for finance had questions on Stocks and Shares more extensively.. Also, some people also said that they felt like they were trying to stress you with certain questions..
Hope this helps ..
..not even in the interview was i asked for my certificates.
, rethinking leads to confusion 
and confusion leads to half hearted efforts 
which finally leads to half hearted results.
Re: K.J Somaiya 2008-2010 GD/PI experience -
25-02-2008, 08:40 AM
. but i was personally satisfied vth my efforts as i could get the airtime 3 times and gave my points with loads of authority. lets hope for the best.
- which movies have u seen recently ?
gave an in-depth desc of the two. stressed on emotional effect of TZP and the message about violence in burma of Rambo. (talking about movies is the best thing i can do.) 
