Feels great to have been the first candidate interviewed for RGIIM.
Held at IISWBM, Kolkata. Adhering to the format,
PROFILE:
Acads:
X - 85.
XII - 70
Undergrad Major - 8.44 CGPA.
Work-Ex: 17 months in IBM.
CAT %ile:
DI - 84.XX
Quant - 81.XX
Verbal - 96.XX
Aggregate - 92.98.
Reached there at 10 mins to 9. Its just a 5 min walk form Central Metro, beside the Presidency College. . So guys having their interview in Kolkata can very easily take a metro to Central.
There were 2 panels and the process started at sharp 9.
Case Study :
Topic:Conflict between a group of farmers who were traditionally owners of that particular land and herders. The farmers` invited herders to settle. Now, a conflict regarding who owns the land to cash in on a irrigation project on that piece of land.
Number of Ppl present : 5 out of 8.
Time: 15 mins for discussion, 5 mins for summary(to be written on the last page of the application form).
PI:
Panel Members Intro : No intro given. Yes, you heard it right.
Questions:
1. Where are you from ?
2. Where have you stayed in the north east ? (Since I have been born and brought up and stayed there for 18 years)
3. Two things that stand out in my former hometown in Assam.
4. Presented the two schools of thought regarding the terrorism issue plaguing the NE, that of the neglected people and of the government. Asked my opinion.
5. Intrinsic hatred amongst the 7 sisters.
6. Name 5 players of Manchester United.
(Mentioned it in the form)
7. Why do you support Man Utd ? Is it because they are a big team ?
8. Shown 3 graphs and asked the corresponding equations. Asked whether they are continuous ?
9. Brief description about work ex.
10. Describe a system requirement document.
11. Tell me about IBM's Work-from-home policy. Since that is where I work.
12. Is CAT a one-day match ?
13. What other calls do you have ?
14. Why would you take RGIIM instead of IMI ? (Since I converted IMI.)
15. Tell me what do you know about Shillong.
16. State any theorem in maths in exact words.(Answered Pythagoras Theorem)
17. Which branch of geometry does Pythagoras theorem come from ? (Absolutely clueless, answer is Eucledian Geometry. )
..and some more which I do not remember ! Interview lasted 20 mins. It was about the same duration for everyone.
My take about the whole process:
They were punctual. There was no presentation. Personally that disappointed me. It was actually that which I had gone for, hoping to get a better insight into how they are going about things. There was no formal introduction about the institute nor the panel members. They are thoroughly reading the interview form and starting the interview on those lines. There was this professor who was grilling everyone on mathematics. The process disappointed me. I thought it would be at least impressive to lure prospective students.
All the best to everyone. Regards.
Linear Mode
