[srinibas]

[irrelevant..[/quote]

My dear friend..
Please never ever and I mean it please for heavens sake do not repeat this..
If you want to talk to Joy da PM him..Since you are a newbie go through the forum rules before posting anything..Unwarranted stuff will attract groans and frowns and I bet you wont like that..

If you do not have anything nice to post please mute yourself and see some sensible stuff posted..

[prem_ravi]

Kindly refrain from posting personal feedbacks..If you have any genuine query (based onn somebody's interview experience), which you feel will help other puys as well please ask the same to the person..For any general queries, use the GD/PI call getter profile & queries thread...

[abhishek057]

Have the interviews started in Delhi? Delhi guys..please post your experiences soon....

[magicalron]

Had my interview today
Place:Kolkata - Kenilworth Hotel
Time:9:00 AM

PROFILE:

Acads:
X: 92.8%
XII: 97.25%
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 9.31 in IT from WBUT

Work-Ex:
7 months in IT sector

CAT %ile: 99.08


Any other special thing abt u:

Gold medalist in B.Tech from WBUT
Topper in Class XII board exam

GD:
Topic:Should Higher Education be opened up in India (allowing Foreign Universities)
Number of Ppl present:7 (1 absent)
Time: 10 min for analysis,15 min for GD, 10 for summary
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
I thought the discussion was a lively one.
All of us pitched in some points.
I spoke 4 to 5 times and came up with 3 points which were acknowledged by the group.
There was some cross talk but not much and overall it was ok

Other Salient Details:
No one was asked to summarize.


PI:
Panel Members Intro:
Prof . Malay Bhattacharya p1
Prof. R . Narayanaswamy p2

Questions:
I was 5th to be called in
p2:Feeling bored?
me:no
p2:reading newspaper?
me:yes
p2:what does your name mean?
me:(explained)
p1 agrees with me
Next p2 asked me a lot about my University and College.
I explained about the college history and admission procedure.
A lot of discussion on my grades and awards.
Next P1 asks about my work-ex and my specific job role.
I explained to him in detail about my work.
More qns on placements in college and education standard from p2.
Why didn't I join NITs with my AIEEE rank?
Why I didn't get into IIT or try for it next year?
Then p1 asked me whether this is my first attempt in CAT.
I said yes.
So he asked my why not last year.
I gave him the reason as well as reason for choosing management.
I also informed him that I had no training at all for CAT.
Then p2 asked about my strategic abilities.
I explained and he asked for an example.
While I was thinking he told me how I had approached CAT.
I gave my strategic reasoning behing my CAT preperation.
The final qn was what other calls I have?
They asked me if I wanted to know anything?
Couldn't think of anything.:confused:
That was all

MISC.
There were no technical or current affairs questions or tell me abt urself, or why MBA.
I was very puzzled by this since all those who had gone in before me were asked qns on mathematics (esp. probability).
I don't know this was good or bad.
They didn't interrupt me much.
Overall it was a feel good interview.

And puys be ready with some relevant question when asked.
What do you think, do I have a chance?

[kamalaandi]

Had my GD/PI at Mumbai today morning.

Hotel Ritz was the centre.. no waiting hall L the rest room was too cramped for space .. had a tough time changing from t-shirt/jeans to formals L HMATC, Dadar is a much better venue. We had to sit outside in the corridor.. the GD/PI room was not spacious.. .. had continental breakfast.. the two ppl sitting opposite me in the dining room turned out to be the two panelists..

Only 6 were present for the session.. two of them were girls…

PROFILE:

Acads:
X – 85 (cbse)
XII – 89 (TN)
Undergrad Major – GPA 6.7/10. CEG, Anna Univ

Work-Ex:
20 months in Infosys

CAT %ile:
DI 98.11
Quant 97.48
Verbal 98.84
Aggregate 99.7 (obc)


Any other special thing abt u:
didn’t have any sleep for more than 30 hours before the interview started.. Reached CST station at 4.30am..took some rest in the waiting room.. no sign of sleep. Roamed around south Mumbai for some 2 hours.. then had a walk along the marine drive with portugese tourists J enjoyed the early morning thoroughly..


GD:
Topic: Foreign Univ to open campuses in India. What are the pros and cons? Should it be allowed? Who are the possible stake holders? What should the govt do to?
Number of Ppl present : 6
Time: 5-7 mins to think. 15-20mins to discuss. 10mins for the summary
Brief Snapshot of Discussion: Good GD.. I did contribute well with some 5 or 6 diff points which were very well received. at the end of the discussion, Prof.Jagdish said "that was a good discussion"
Other Salient Details: One panelist seated on either side and it was like a rectangular table..


PI:
Panel Members Intro:
J- Jagdish http://www.iimb.ernet.in/iimb/html/f...ile.jsp?id=148
P- Asish Mishra http://www.iimb.ernet.in/iimb/html/f...ile.jsp?id=130
I was the 3rd to be called in.

Questions:
J- Hi Karthik, seems like u haven’t sent the workex certificates
K- sir, it was mentioned in the letter to send only academic certis.. anyway I did scan and mail them afterwards.
J – when?
K – feb-1
J – no.. they say that it has not been received yet..pls make sure that it reached the admin office
K – ok sir.
J- so what is quintessential? (picked up the word from my SOP..)
K – (oh no I am gonna be doomed.. anyway relax, its all over.. ) Sir, something that’s necessary/essential.
J – whats the diff bet essential and quintessential?
K – quintessential is a higher degree of necessity. (well its wrong... wrong usage in the SOP too.. bad start !!)
J – ok .. so u r working in Infosys.. tell me abt ur work..
K – told.. mentioned terms such as T1s and T3s
J – what are they exactly?
K – told ..
J- that’s ok.. whats ur part exactly in this process?
K – told so..
J – what do u mean by “subtleties in customer satisfaction?”
K – sir, I have interact daily directly with my customers and gave some story.
J – looks satisfied.. what are the issues faced by others??
K – gave some good examples and compared my profile with job profiles of others in my floor.
J – so is it like a BPO work?
K – no sir. It requires knowledge in basics of communication..
J – for how long are u working in pune?
K – sir, from nov-07 before that had training in mysore.
J – everybody has that right? For 2 months?
K – comp.sci guys for 2 months.. others for 4-5 months.. now recently increased to 6-8 months for all.;
J – u r a comp.sci guy ?
K – ECE guy sir.
J – oh what subject did u study in ece?
K – sir, I had a lot of subjects in my syllabus..
J - that’s a nice answer man.
P – (finished checking the certificates) hey that’s ok.. tell us which is ur fav?
K – Optical comm.
J – is that the only one u studied?
K – cellular mobile, telecomm etc..
J – why only comm.?
K – sir, the first four sems of BE was electronics. The last four was on comm.
J – so what is this latest tech 3g all about?
K – sir, now we are using 2g.. EDGE is like 2.5g. 115kbps data rate.. 3g will provide BW in mbps range..
J – that’s for the customer… whats the tech part?
K – 3g uses much better data compression, less redundancy .. I don’t know much more than this sir.
J – that’s ok.. what are GSM and CDMA?
K – gave correct answer..
J – whats the diff?
K – again told correctly with some detail. .
J – whats the modulation used in CDMA? Pulse or amplitude?
K – I guess its pulse code modulation
J – hmm.. what do u do in ur free time?
K – Sir, I watch a LOT OF moviesss, listening to music.. playing tennis, cricket etc.. even I have started skating seeing the kids in my flats J
J – so, do u know this rajnikanth?
K – (very happy.. ) yes sir.
J – whats the criticism abt him?
K – (may be my second most fav topic in this world..) sir, actually he did some good roles in the late 70’s and early 80’s.. then only masala.. smoking on screen .. misleading youngsters.. always the same mass masala kind of movies .. no logic.. recently did a movie called kuselan … it was sold for 1.5 crores in the Karnataka market.. he criticized the kannada agitators against the hogenekkal project heavily.. he used the term “kick them” .. later when the same set of ppl like vattaal naagaraj opposed the release of kuselan in banglore, he pleased guilty, asked apology.. then later denied the apology too,,. Image got damaged in TN and karnatak sir.. (spoke in full energy )
J – if he is repetitive, why do u watch his movies?
K – sir, I am not a fan of rajinikanth
P – then whom do u like?
K – I am an avid fan of Kamal Haasan sir..
P – what do u like abt Kamal haasan?
K – (my most fav topic ) explained abt his movies.. the way he enacts the character and the way we feel the impact of what the character is going thru.. gave examples like Mahanadi, kuruthi punal..
P – but for that, the credit goes to the script writer ..
K – sir, Kamal is the script writer for many of his classics like Mahanadi, kuruthipunal, heyram, anbesivam, thevar magan etc..
P – why do u think kamal is occupying every frame in his movies?
K – sir he is the most talented.. he can do 10 roles.. only he can.. hence he did a movie like Dasavathaaram..
P – hmm
K – sir say for example a movie like heyram was a first person narrative.. hence required kamal’s screen presence from who’s perspective the movie goes, in all scenes.. he has also done movies like anbesivam where there was equal scope to other actors like madhavan.. also I explained in detail abt Virumaandi which is the only double-directive in Indian cinema ..

J & P – listening patiently..
K - there are various concepts in dasavathaaram like religious fanaticism, politics,bio-weapons, sand theft, environmental protection, untouchability etc etc..told that it was brilliant script with amalgamation of sooo many concepts.. I personally feel that i have learnt a lot from Kamal's movies..

P – smiled.
J – ok karthik, u can go now . but pls make sure that work-ex/obc certis reach the admin office..
K – sir, I have it now.. can I give it to u.
P – no. I have verified the originals.
K – sir, I hve some copies with me.
J – oh then, pls give it to us.
K – gave it.
P – thanks karthik.
K – very nice meeting u sirs..

Smiles exchanged..

MISC.



Well, I felt positive then.. I gave detailed answers on work ex and movies.. answered almost everything on acads(much to my surprise, though they weren’t very tough questions) .. got the meaning of quintessential wrong.. :(

Is this another “nothing-much-can-be-said-feel-good-pi”??

What ya ppl think?? PM me pls… message me in orkut/yahoo/msn..

verdict :REJECTED ..

get lost bengalooru

[bharath_enigma]

GD/PI - 17 Feb 2.00 PM @ IIM B

PROFILE:

Acads:
X – 89.2 CBSE 2000
XII – 96.5 (TN) 2002
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age- 8.52 Chemical Engg NIT Trichy 2006

Work-Ex:
Sector – XYZ Bank IT domain (Trade Finance)
Number of Years – 2.5

CAT %ile:
Aggregate – 98.6 (QA 83.7 VA 97.58 DI 98.83)
Calls - lone B

Any other special thing abt u:
Certification in Trade Finance, IIBF
6 mth stint on site in Melbourne


GD:
Topic: Opening up of Retail Sector in India – Implications on kirana shops. Discuss pros and cons and arrive at a consensus on how you are going to implement this in India.

Number of Ppl present – 7 (1 absent)
Time: 10 min thinking time, 20 min GD, 10 min written summary
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:

Discussion was very peaceful. Very few cross talks. This topic had ample points so group spoke for all of 20 mins.

Group arrived at consensus on whether retail sector needs to open up. (Yes) later delved into the implementation part.

No official summary in end. Mods just announced 30s left and I hurriedly made a short summary on the implementation strategy.

Overall a very satisfying GD from my perspective. Tried to moderate the GD flow and contributed decent points.

Other Salient Details:

Summary sheet given. Don’t write in points. Write in paras as a cohesive whole.

Now GD went good, so every one (esp me) were in high spirits. Then… this happened….

PI:
Panel Members Intro:

Prof. Shubhabrata Das – QMIS (SD)
Prof. Sankarshan Basu – Finance (SB)

Questions:

6th person in order. Handed my 3rd LOR. They just casually kept it aside. Actually none of my previous mates’ files were checked. They didn’t even take it. Mine included.

All our forms were feeded into their laptops (don’t think if LOR’s were even included), and now the grilling commenced –

SD – Hello, tell me about yourself (while glancing at his laptop)
Me – (blah.. didn’t prepare this very well) traveled lot of places – Orissa, Trichy, Blore, Melb etc..
SD – Orissa? Difference b/w TN, Orissa and Melbourne cultures...
Me – blah blah ...
SD – Some ques on Oriya cuisine... Rasogulla ! (FYI rasogulla is a sweet formulated in Orissa and not in Bengal as popularly believed)

when SB walked in…

SB – Ok.. you work in a Bank (IT division actually) so you should be knowing economics… tell me the 3 significant economic events in last fiscal yr in India

Me – (Recession).. how India escaped due to strong regulatory mechanism..

SB – Grilled on US recession .. I started comparing it to 1930 Great Depression… Pounced on that.. asked on what caused that.. what steps were taken to resolve... Bretton Woods agreement...how exchange rates are determined.. dollar pegs/free floats...dollar reserves held by India …

Me – gave a ball park figure 60 % (question was how much dollar reserves among the total forex reserves of $ 300 billion in India. Note that it includes gold, other currencies etc.)

SB - cant believe you work in a bank.. my questions are done…!

SD – Why MBA? (I mentioned long term intent to teach).. PGP vs FPM (have applied for this)

Ok thank you leave.

(didn’t ask if you have any questions etc.)

16 mins (most of our grp had 15 – 20 mins)

Observations


STRESS was the order of the day. All my panel mates had similar experiences. No ques on acads. They simply built on what you said – much like a relay….!

They were giving an impression that they had already rejected me and interview was merely a formality. Esp SB was intent on pooh-poohing everything. SD at least gave a semblance of listening to what I had to say.


That’s it. Good luck to everyone.

VERDICT
Post verdict revelations on why I think they took me?

As they were drilling me deeper and deeper about Recession and Depression (pun unintended), I continued to answer unfazed. Guess that must have impressed them . Finally SD said - "You have a good profile... but why MBA" (yeh kya timepass question hai bhai...) that gave me sufficient cue that they liked me and that explains the reason why I was overconfident with just a solitary call ...Also my profile was kinda different.. bank and all so that was a clincher...

So dear Puys, dont worry about lone B calls. You are on same plane as any BLACKI etc. B sends out calls only if it likes you. No need to fret about lower CAT%iles. A good GD/PI should see you through.... All the best

[girish8786]

I had my GDPI for IIM B in IIMB today.. 8 members for the GD in aphabetical order..
PROFILE:

Acads:
X – 85 (cbse)
XII – 92.6 (cbse)
Undergrad Major – GPA 9.3/10 VIT Vellore.

Work-Ex:
19 months in Honeywell Technology Solutions

CAT %ile:
DI 92.74
Quant 89.26
Verbal 97.58
Aggregate 98.09


GD: Should the retail sector in India be opened up? They had briefly described the scenario and asked questions.. It was a good GD calm and went well.

PI: 2 professors. One young prof. I'll call him 'y'. And a old prof called Prof. Jha 'o'. I was called in 7th.

i: good afternon sir
o: good afternoon, take your seat
y: So what have they been discussing about the panel outside?
i: They said its a nice panel and there was no stress interview. But actually there was no anxiety as such sir, we were basically getting to know each otehr.
y: Aaahh.. good to know <smiles> Ok tell me about yourself, where you're from, where you work etc.
i:<blah..>
o: You have current pay slip for proof of employemnt?
i: yes sir, its in the last page.. <resume blah> (i mentioned other than work i was a party focal)
y: Oh you work right across the road?
i: yes sir
y: Acha whats this party focal? what do you do?
i: Managing budgets and arranging birthday parties..
y: Very important! <grins>
i: it is improtant too sir <smile>
<i can't remember how this came up>
y: How would you measure productivity? take an example and explain..
i: <gyan of what we do in our team and how i've taken the initiative to get the six sigma project done by us into place>
y: Are you a team lead?
i: No sir, i'm just 19 months experienced
y: oh yes yes.. sorry. ya why are you trying to initiative?
i: We did the greenbelt project, but after we were done, there were still some practical issues in implementing. So i'm tryin to address that and pt it in place.
y: oh ok.. good.. acha tell me, if you are not in office what do you do?
i: Sir, i love reading books..
y: what kind?
i: I read both fiction and non fiction?
y: whats this non fiction??
i: I mean autobiographies, business etc..
y: ok, anything else you do?
i: if time pemits i enjoy experimenting with cooking.. (PS: Something i let loose on the spot)
y: oh thats nice.. so how would you make, hmmm, dal tadki?
i: I'm more into south indian sir (smile)
y: oh ok.. south indian dishes..Ok what all can you make in south indian?
i: <gave a list>
y: Do you know to make avial?
i: Yes sir.. to an extent..
y: ok.. tell me how will you make?
i: <i told what i thought was correct.. God save the one who eats!>
y: what spices you would add?
i: Our place, avial doesn't have many spices sir. mainly coconut and curd are needed.
o: Ok since you are from tamil nadu, you must be aware of the problems with Karnataka?
I: Yes sir to an extent.. But i don't feel there is antagonism between the people but between the Governements which they are trying to resolve.
o: No. you were here during 1992? There were big rots. thats when the Karnataka people actually attacked houses in malleswaram, which they categorise as 'tam bram' place.
I & y: oh ok..
o: So you know the Kaveri issue?
i: yes sir, it is related to the water..
o: <cuts me off> which are the 3 states involved int he kavei issue?
i: <3??> I'm sure of Karnataka nad Tamil Nadu. the 3rd state, i'mnot sure sir.. is it kerala?
o: If you're not sure lets leave it. No need to guess..<smiles>
o: What do you know about the tehri issue?
i: <gulp> I'm not sure sir.. i don't remembe reading about it..
o: Heard of the socail activist <some name> involved with this?
i: Sorry sir.. I remembe the Narmada issue which had environmental implications and..
o: who was the social activist in that
i: Ican't remembe her name from the top of my head sir. I'm sorry..
o: which all states does narmada flow through?
i: <blink blink> I'm not sure sir, but Gujarat is one.. <probing>
o: <smiles> not that good with geopgraphy huh?
i: look
o: ok, you're following the US developments?
i: tO an extent sir..
o: Ok what is the relationship of US with Pakistan?
i: Pakistan was buyin fighter planes and missiles from US earlier sir.. but with the terror attacks, US has been warning pakistan not to harbour taliban terrorists..
o: why does US need pakistan?
i: for the US war against terrorism, it will need pakistani bases to atack afghanistan.
o: <nods> ok, if pakisan is not an option, from where will they attack?
i: <stumped.. from narmada u might know geography isn't my strong point> <make a few speak to myself guesses>
y: who are the neighbours of Afghanisan?
i: <blank> I'm sorry sir, i'm not able to visualise the map..
<For those who need to know: US is conducting talks wih Kazakhistan>
o: ok leave it.
y: Ok, tell me what's the population of India?
i: 1 billion..
o: <smiles>you're giving 2001 data..
y: Currntly i would 1.2 billion..
o: 1.2???
y: thats ok, it a near enough ballpark figure..ok of the 1 billion how many are below the poverty line?
i: sir according to the Government its 20-25% sir. According to the US based dollar values.. that is dollar per day basis..
o: what is that $ per day? is it per capita income, expenditure,
i: its pe capita income sir.. based on that more than 70% are below the line..
o:70%!!! Where do you get such data? <seems genuinely surprised>
i: I read it in the magazine sir..
o: which one?
i: Outlook..
o: which month's?
y: you mena to say 70% are below the poverty line?
i: no sir i mean 70% could not meet the 1$ a day criteria.. <some discussion and explained vulnerability map and criteria etc..>
y: its ok you are going into stuff that might complicate it..you tell me how much you think are below the poverty line?
i: I'd say its 30% below poverty based on essential service..
y: ok out of remainin 70-80% how much do you think pay taxes?
i: I'd say around 30% sir..
y & O: you mean 1/3rd? You're way off!
i: <smile> i'm sorry sir. I accounted for it by the working age group..
y: <smiles> its ok.. SO Girish, its been 19 months since you started working.do you think you can come back to class?
i: yes sir.. very much so.. I've also done part time courses in IISc while working.. plus motiated enough to want to do this course.
y: oh thats fine then.. tell me how do you think an mba will benefit you..
i: <answered>
y: ok, lets say i have a certain teaching methodology, Prof Das has a teaching technogy. if i ask you which method is better, how would you go about doing it?
i: <told about class questionaires on the effectiveness.. conduct common test, and determine what contribution the teaching accounts to after removing the outliers. etc>
y: ok, you've done that collected the results, how will you present to us?
i: i'll list the pros and cons in each methodology and present the findings.
o: have you heard of hypothesis reasoning?
i: no sir..
o: ok then.
i: but i can guess from what you just mentioned sir..
y: ok go ahead, what do you think is hypothesis reasoning?
i: I'll make the hypothesis that one of your pedagogy is better than the other's.. and then try to collects data far and agianst it.. am i close to the solution?
o: not close to the solution..<laughs> but yes thats what hypothesis reasoning is..
y look at o: then says, ok Girish thats it..
i: i have a clarification to ask sir?
y: oh good.. ya ya, tell me..
i: <ask about the NSRCEL in iimb>
o: <answers>
i:thak you sir..
y: thak you girish.. best of luck..


:eyepop: Messed up the current affairs.. chilled interview but.. Don't know what will happen..

Lets see..
:xmas:

CAT 2008:
Calls: IIM B,S

[chottaDON]

it seems dat ppl having lower %iles also have received calls frm IIMB... anyways best of luck to everyone here

[Jason43dcruz]

Date 17/2/09
Place:IIM Bangalore Campus
Time:9:00 AM

PROFILE:

Acads:
X: 89.6%
XII: 96.42%
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 9.26 in CSE from Anna University

Work-Ex:
19 months in IT sector

CAT %ile: 99.96


Any other special thing abt u:

Gold medalist in B.E. from Anna University
Best Outgoing Student in College
Topper in Class XII board exam

GD:
Topic:Should Higher Education be opened up in India (allowing Foreign Universities)
Number of Ppl present:8
Time: 10 min for analysis,20 min for GD, 10 for summary
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
I thought the discussion was a lively one.
All of us pitched in some points.
I spoke 6 to 8 times and came up with 3 points which were acknowledged by the group.
There was some cross talk but not much and overall it was ok

Other Salient Details:
No one was asked to summarize.


PI:
Panel Members Intro:

Dr.Gopal Naik (GN)
Dr.Rupa Chandra (RC)

GN - Tell Me bout urself
JD -bla bla
RC-y mba?
JD - strat management....bla bla...
GN - Wat do you want to do in life
JD - Make my rock band famous and manage it
GN- Why do you need managers for a band?
JD- had a prepared answer.
GN- Ok. Y cant u make someone else do it?
JD - Had a prepared answer with examples for the rock music industry.
RC - What books do you read?
JD- Fiction.Mysteries and Thriller
RC- Favorite Author?
JD-Chuck Palahniuk..writes transgressional fiction
RC-What book currently reading?
JD-Historian.Liz Kostova
GN- Tell me bout ur company
JD - Explained bout cryptography and stuff..
GN-What is the problem of economy?
JD- Explained about sub prime crisis
RC- Did you think interest rates had anything to do with it?
JD- gave some answer.
RC- What did Greenspan say bout it?
JD-(I cant distinguish greenspan from a greenhouse gas) said i don't know.
GN-Is this Indian economy decoupled?
JD-I said something bout it being self reliant...
GN-Asked me to justify
JD-Stumbled a bit
RC-Are these crises cyclic?
JD- Said yes and spoke bout the great depression and other things.
GN-Asked when the ecomony in India will pick up
JD- gave an estimate.spoke bout interim budget.
RC- Thank you.

Misc
A feel good interview. No acads.Never looked at the file.Lasted ten minutes.I cracked a few jokes here and there.They laughed(hopefully with me )

fingers crossed...

[vamsi praveen k]

Acads:
Tenth:90.8%
Twelfth:95.6%
B.E: CGPA=10.00, BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus.


Work Ex:
7 months with XYZ, (Semiconductor industry).

Specialities:
University Topper, Batch2004, BITS-Pilani.

GD Topic:
It was about trade barriers and whether labour and environmental standards should be taken care when it comes to trade.
It was a decent discussion. I brought out points about WTO, African and american Corn trade barriers, Chinese toys and India's Ban on it due to lead content, etc. Infact the

group of 8 (which is the size this year) fell short of points towards the end.

Interviewers: Mr.Nayak(N)(Economics prof) and Mrs.Chandra(C)(computer science prof, I guess)
Interviewee: VAMSI(V)

N: give me your experience certificate..
(Gave them)
N:Ok Vamsi, Tell me about yourself?
V: Expected question. Had prepared for it.
N:WHat do you do in XYZ?
V: Told him.Used some technical words. (N asked me to clarify and I did).
N: What do you want to do in the long run?
V: Again an expected question, I told him my long term goal!!--- setting up an non profit organisation in the long run!!!!
C: Link MBA and NPO?
V: I gave my Y MBA answer...and the good thing is they looked convinced... ...
C: You said you were interested and passionate about the work you do at XYZ ...y do you want to shift?...
V: Tried relating my long term goal to MBA and told him, though I work in XYZ , I do spend some time for constructive work towards my goal.
C: How does an NPO adopt a school?
V: Had read about it in some of the background study that I did.Took examples of organisations like NIRMAAn and YSF and how they go about it.
C: What are the various factors that one needs to look for inorder to quantify the impact of work an NPO does in the field of education?
V: Told him about increasing pass percentages, dropping DROPOUT rates, increasing moral and ethical behaviour among students, etc.
N: Suddenly, out of no where...tell me one state where the disparity between female and male litercay rates is huge?
V: (OB!!! I don't know)...Sir, If we consider states like Kerala and Tamil nadu which have better literacy rates than the national average, their disparity between male and

female litercay rates should be less. So, we need to consider states which have a litercay rate which is less thn the national average.Like Bihar, orissa....
N:So, you don't know the exact values.. I thought you would be knowing it because you plan to start an NPO in the field of education....
V: Sir, I don't think litercay rates has anything to do with setting up of an NPO in that particular state...because even if you consider bangalore which has so many NPO's, the

level of penetration is quite minimal......
C: When do you want to start an NPO?
V: 7-8 years after my MBA.
C: What immediately after MBA?
V:I want to get into client service in the field of Service sector consulting...
C: We don't have companies for that profile...
V: Told most companies like Mckinsey, Arthur D Little have service sector offices which do this...
C: Yes, But anyways they don't recruit for these posts...
V: Once I join one of these companies, I would move to that particular sector...Thats why I require those 7-8 years after my MBA....
(everyone laughs)
N: So, Vamsi it seems like you have planned your carrer well...
V: (Happy)..Yes SIR!!!
N: what other hobbies do you have?
V: Yoga and meditation.....
N: what do you do when you meditate and y do you meditate...
V: Meditation acts as a stress buster..and ...(continued with an answer that was convincing)...
C: so , Vamsi we are done with you...
V: smiles (which meant thank you).....

(Now everything else in the hands of GOD...)

So PUYS!!!!!! What do you think?.........Please pour in your responses..will help me know how i did..........