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[2009-2011] IIMC PGDM GD/PI Experiences - 11-02-2009, 02:53 AM

All the best to everyone for their C interviews and please do post in your experinces.It would be good if we can use an earlier format.

For the benefit of everyone concerned, please keep the format like this:

PROFILE:

Acads:
X
XII
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age

Work-Ex:
NIL/Sector - Number of Years

CAT %ile:
DI
Quant
Verbal
Aggregate


Any other special thing abt u:


GD:
Topic:
Number of Ppl present
Time:
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
Other Salient Details: As whether summary was asked to be written or not, Time given, and other stuff.

PI:
Panel Members Intro:
Questions:

MISC.
Any other relevant detail.

Request:
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[2009-2011] IIMC PGDM GD/PI Experiences - 09-03-2009, 02:05 AM

Hey Guys,

IIM-C interviews starting from today.
All the best to everyone for your C interviews and please post your GD/PI experiences.It would be good if we can use an earlier format.

For the benefit of everyone concerned, please keep the format like this:

PROFILE:

Acads:
X
XII
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age

Work-Ex:
NIL/Sector - Number of Years

CAT %ile:
DI
Quant
Verbal
Aggregate


Any other special thing abt u:


GD:
Topic:
Time:
Any Other Details:

PI:
Panel Members Intro:
Questions:

MISC.
Any other relevant detail.

Request:
1. Kindly do not post anything other than your experiences of IIM C GD-PI.
2. For queries, you can visit this thread http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...c-pgdm-gd.html ([2009-2011]IIMC PGDM GD/PI Call Getters Profile-Admissions Queries)
3. For appreciating an interview post use thank button, or if you want to show more, use PM.

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Re: IIM-C GD-PI Experiences- 2009 - 09-03-2009, 01:27 PM

PROFILE:

Acads:
X : 82.4
XII : 88.4
Undergrad - Mechanical Engineerings - 59.77

Work-Ex: 7 months, Auto-Ancillary manufacturing

Venue : Hotel Monarch Luxor, Bangalore
Date : 09/03/2009 9:30am


GD:

Topic: "Only poor people are responsible for their poverty"
Number of Ppl present : 10 (round table so position not an issue)
Time: 20 mins
Brief Snapshot of Discussion: Went well, not a fish market with everyone allowing others to complete, it went on for over 14-15 mins i suppose.

Other Salient Details: 2 mins to prepare, 10 mins discussion, individual monologue

MISC: (my company deals with manufacturing and marketing of automotive speed governor, i was involved in developing the product as part of my grad project)

PI:

Panel Members Intro: 3 panelists, 2 professors 1 alumni (not disclosed to us), here on referred to as P1, P2, P3 and Me

P1 : so u come from cochin, cochin is a beautiful place, i've been there on a visit for 4days.
Me :
P1 : So you work for xyz, tell us what you do in it
Me : told about the product, how i was involved in the development phase and what exactly was my contribution in the development of it.
P2 : once you complete your mba how will u view your product differently?
Me : told him as an engineer i would be focussed on making best quality product, but as a manager i would also consider the market, the pricing and the customer trends in that region.
P1 : ok, i'm a tourist to cochin, and your my host where all would u take me?
Me : told
P3 : whats the form of martial arts that originated from kerala?
Me : (somehow kalari slipped my mind he told me it starts with K and the i told)
P1 : which all states borders kerala
Me : told
P1 : northern most district in kerala
Me : told
P1 : recently an MP from Kannur was involved what was the reason?
Me : told him about Abdul Wahab calling the pilot a "glorified driver"
P1 : you interested in politics?
Me: yes sir very much
P2 : what do u think would be the outcome of the coming lok sabha elections in kerala state?
Me : told the LDF wouldn't dominate like they did last time
P3 : how many seats did they win last time?
Me : Sir 18 out of 20, Congress got only a single seat.
P1 : asked me to take him from cochin to calcutta by road?
Me : told TN,Kar,AP, Orissa, WB
P1 : ok, from calcutta to nagaland?
Me : Sir can i cross bangladesh, (No), sir probably through sikkim assam
P2 : you'll reach china if u cross sikkim but its ok we din't expect u to answer that.
Me : phew
P2 : from calcutta to delhi?
Me : told jharkand, up, delhi.
P3 : ur missing one state.
Me : sorry sir i'm not able to place it.

P1 to P2, P3 : i think we are done, thank you.
Me : thank you sirs...




Things to be noted :

>>all data was verified and photocopy's attached so carry a copy for all acad,work ex and extra curric activity....
>>no acads or math was asked to me, (thankfully for me despite having a dip of 29% from XIIth to Btech)
>>panelists were friendly and nice
>>for reservation students i think photocopy should be attested even though it isn't mentioned.
>> for work-ex proof, joining letter and salary slips will suffice. (i had got a letter as asked for IIM-K, he asked me if i have a salary slip, i hadn't taken it, he told its ok)

>> Enjoy the process

All the best everyone.....

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Re: IIM-C GD-PI Experiences- 2009 - 09-03-2009, 03:08 PM

Sorry fr spamming guys........

i just called one of my frnd , he had very funny topic of discussion ' Should there be international mens day'....... jai ho IIMC n his interview was all abt Dev D ( last movie he watched) n photography his passion......

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Re: IIM-C GD-PI Experiences- 2009 - 09-03-2009, 03:20 PM

Venue: IMI Delhi

PROFILE:

Acads:
X -- 81% UP Board
XII-- 81% UP Board
Undergrad Major - Computer Science
GPA/%age - 6.35

Work-Ex: 54 months in C-Dot, Microsoft, Stryker

Any other special thing abt u: nothing


GD:
Topic: 33% Reservation for woman in jobs. shoud it be there or not.
Number of Ppl present: 10
Time: 10 min, 2 min to think
Brief Snapshot of Discussion: Discussion was good, no fish market, entered four five times with good points that introduce in Education not in job and if in job then the percetage should be less so that they do nto become complacent. Also i gave the point that there should be a separate committee to remove reservation once it achieves its purpose to keep the political influence out. That committee should have equal number of male and female members... blah blah

Other Salient Details: After GD, they asked everyone in random order to give their opinion.

PI:
Panel Members Intro:
Old Prof(OP), Young Person (YP) may be Alum. I was the fifth person to be interviewed.

Questions:

YP: What do you know about the process today?
Moi: Sir this personal interview
YP: Yes
Moi: Sir, other candiates told
YP: (Cuts) Did they tell or you asked :detective: (when he came out to call the person before me, he saw me talking to the girl who was just interviewed. He went inside then again peeked out to look at me )
Moi: Sir i asked.. (they give a smile like :new_bat_angel: ) candidates told me that maths and general stuff is being stuff
YP: What general stuff? :detective:
Moi: Work ex, acads, extracurriculars


YP: Why did you leave a brand like microsoft and join Stryker(something like stryker, no reputation and you have committed a sin )?
Moi: Sir, Stryker is also a fortune 500 company but i left Microsoft for Personal Reasons, had to come near to home .. blah blah
YP: Sorry to hear that

OP: Draw the graph of Y = 1 / (x-1)
Moi: :crazyeye: Anyways tried drawing drew straight line y=-x
OP: This is wrong
Moi: drew some crap again
OP: You are from IIT we don't expect this from you
Moi: (ab to brand value bachani hai ) Sir give me one minute. within 30 seconds drew the hyperbolic graph.. aha

OP: What is ANN?
Moi: (i heard NAN , this easy). Sir not a number

OP: Where did this NAN come from? We asked ANN- artificial neural network
Moi: sorry sir my mistake i heard NAN as we were on a maths problem before this. Anyways, its interconnected neourons which are processing elements and take decisions based on learning etc .blah blah

OP: I am layman. Sahi se samajhao
Moi: ok, Lets take the previous maths example. I did it wrong initially but then you gave me chance, a computer program will say either i am disqualified or give me a second chance and hardcode my probability of success as 50% and i am successfull in second time. Its basically yes or no. But you might think that because of anxiety i did it wrong initially and give me an unbiased chance. Thats intelligence. This intelligence is to be put in machines and more like perception , common sense. And learning could be many types... So neurons are expected to perform the similar functionality.

YP: You said common Sense. Is it common?
Moi: No sir its not common.
YP: Its not "Very" Common
Moi: yes sir
YP: To machine mein daalne se ho jayega
Moi: I don't know sir.. They are still trying :tellme:

YP: You did something in NTU Singapore
Moi: yer sir, that was my summer internship. Total 10 students were selected, 4 from IIT Roorkee, 4 from IIT X, 2 from IIT Y.
YP: Tell me more, what did you do?
Moi: Sir it was a matrix of processing elements, some could be faulty so we needed to design and implement some algorithms to optimize traversing.
YP: (looks with suspicion as to i am speaking fraud and did not write any algorithm and just bluffing)
Moi: (koi nahi i understood his face expression) so blurted out 3 of the five different algorithms I implemented
YP Seems satisfied
YP: What do you mentor juniors? (Picked from Job responsibilities)
Moi: blah blah

YP(again): In career goal you have written "With my high-spirited motivation for an MBA and the right mindset to pursue and realize determined goals, I foresee a great future ahead, in Entrepreneurship." (He actually repeated the whole sentence Sarcastically.)
Moi: Yes sir
YP: (He assumed i would say that in first year i will study different courses which would give me knowledge about different subject) So you would fail after one year drop out and open you company because you have studied all the subjects in first year
Moi: :crazyeye: (Wondering where did this come from) Sir, if i fail after first year then it essentially means that i have learned nothing
YP: (Looks shockingly at me as if he was not expecting this as answer)
(I felt good ...)
Moi: Moreover i feel second year is also important as you get to specialize in your chosen field. Right now i have a good career and i am doing good, i am also interested in finance so i would probably do a major/ minor is finance/ systems.. But i would be able to take a more firm decision after my first year
YP: You have very less marks in verbal (shows me my scorecard in the file)
OP: Didn't you get time to prepare
Moi: No sir, i did not get time to prepare. I joined Time mock test just 4 weeks before CAT. I also took 1 year off from office ... sorry sir 1 month off sorry sir 1 week off from office but then there were some personal obligations because of which i was not able to study.

YP&OP: ok we are done... you can go

MOI: sir i have a question?
YP: What is it?
Moi: Sir i have got 81% in 10th and 12th in up board.
YP: We understand that
Moi: so in UP Board the highest is around 84, 85..
YP: (cuts) We understand that don't worry. Best of luck
MOI: Thank you sirs

MISC.

It was a feel good interview. No stress. I was allowed to say whatever i wanted excepted my last question .. Anyways interview season over for me... Fingers crossed...


Note:
carry photocopies of extracurricular, work ex proof.
One of the admin person even asked my friend who showed first and last payslip that how do we know you have not left in between and joined back.
Be careful what you write in the form. Admin persons are verifying all the achievements, extracurricular's. And if you don't have photocopies they will make you get one or your form will not be verified.

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Re: IIM-C GD-PI Experiences- 2009 - 09-03-2009, 04:58 PM

Thread Made Sticky & title too edited...

Please use this place to post your interview experiences only..Any appreciations/criticism about the interview, use the PM facility..Also if you feel that a particular question observed from one's interview and a clarification on that can help everyone, kindly go on posting here...

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Re: IIM-C GD-PI Experiences- 2009 - 09-03-2009, 05:28 PM

PROFILE:
Acads:
X 64% UP board
XII 74 % UP board
Undergrad Major - CGPA- 9.78/10.0

Work-Ex: 6 months as research engineer, R&D in Networking

Any other special thing abt u: published research papers, national and international recognition through awards.
GD:
IMI Delhi
Topic: Should student recruit the faculty
Number of Ppl present 9/10 ( one person got late in GD so shifted to afternoon session)
Time:9:30 AM
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:

(in morning our panel members were told to go another building. we were thinking that our documents would be verified there, but that was the venue of GD/PI for our panel. GD was done before documents verification.)
10 minutes for GD.
GD was good enough. i give valuable points 3-4 times. no fish market. everyone participated. those who participated least were given chance for summery on priority. everyone has to give summery and time for 1 min.
i was last in summery so i just repeated the points that has already been told. chance for summery is given on random basis.:crazyeye:( be prepare at any instance to give summery)


PI: panel is very nice and supportive. no stress...good sharing of thoughts.
Panel Members Intro:three members. i named them P1: very cool
P2: great observer, attacks when you are about to conquer.
Y: youngest one ( i was told he made ppl crazy with acads question)
Me: Victim

i entered the room on the call of P2. ( P2 came out to call me and take me in)
P2: sit down please
Me: good morning everyone( its 12:10, doesn't matter), thank you.
Y: so why u r here?
Me: :bigear: ( what!)..sir to give interview.
Y: so getting into IIMC is not important..
Me: if i do well in interview then definitely i will be selected.
Y: so your prime job right now is Interview..
Me: yeas sir to give my best shot
Y: ok..you are here to give your best shot...let see..
smiles everywhere...
Y: you are from NIT Allahabad(my hometown)?
Me: yes sir......
Y: why so many people from Allahabad this time...
Me: ( smiling)may be a coincidence....or the talent..
Y: you have very high CPI in graduation...while moderate level in 10th and 12th..
Me: told about UP board constraints...
Y: but people having more than 90% also..
Me: no sir not in UP board...highest is about 83.6 in my time.....
P1: (take the charge)....are you working right now...
Me: yes sir, in XXX as research engineer in XXX project
P1: (Best Question i suppose) have you heard about YYY( founder of our company) in 1983.....has he got the place he deserves?
Me: told about the controversy and its political reasons...( he seems satisfied with the answer)
P1: you have done great stuffs till now better to continue to do PhD...
Me: told about my career goals.....
P1: so are you going to be in the same field after two years doing MBA?
Me: sure!!..told about my career goals and perspective in long term.

Y: you are from Allahabad....why in the past some notorious politicians came from Allahabad?
Me: ( cant figure out at that instance, but i also don't want a political discussion anymore) sir...i was in Allahabad since 2002...Dad is in transferable job so i have to travel alot....dont know about the political situation about Allahabad..
Y: do you like Allahabad? Why?
Me: ( from my heart) very much sir....told about the culture comparision between any metro city to Allahabad..with example of generousity shown by people at the time of Kumbh Mela..etc..
P2: you said that people of Allahabad make accessable the open area of their house to village people came for Mela?
Me: yes sir...even my house...( told that i live very near town to Sangam place..and every year we used to do that)
P2: is that for commercial use?
Me: no sir....
P2: free of cost.....but they allow only their relatives only from village..
Me: no sir not the case....area is made accessable to every mela person...
P2: your mean to say everyone is allowed? may be we are also when we came to your place....( smiles everywhere)
Me: sure sir...unless you do so...because urban people dont want to live in another house during mela time...( everyone smiles...lite moments)
Y: so what is your branch??( indication that he's going to start the acads):infinity:
Me: Electronics and Communication.
Y: what is difference between Electronics and Communication?
( here are the rapid fires question one after another...but he never cuts me in between...he alows me to complete every answer)
Me: told about core and specialization with examples...
Y: do you know about spectrum policy and regulation?
Me: yeas sir...TRAI is the regulating authority..telecommunication regulatory authority of India.
Y: do we need that?Why?
Me: yes sir.....told about the time when private sector comes in picture of telecommunciation, a regulatory body is must..
Y: why spectrum policy exist?
Me: told about different service provider and their needs...also told about my current project for unification with sharing of spectrum, with examples of GSM and CDMA....
Y: what is CDMA?
Me: Told..an easy one..
Y: compare which one is best and why between GSM and CDMA..
Me: told with simple technical jargons...( he shake his head even on hearing jargons....he must be having so much of knowledge in same field)
Y: what is 2G, 2.5G,and 3G?
Me: all is related to my project work....told with proper explanation ...why upgradation is required.
Y: what is WiMAX?
Me: told about its higher capability of data rates and machine to machine interraction in nect 4G challenges...also told him about their launch just after 3G auctions .
( i think Y is done and looks satisfied with my answers..no cross question)

now the great observer P2 took the charge...
P2: i think you are doing good in research ...and not getting anything from your career goal of strategic management ( i discussed to P1 earlier)...will you explain again??
Me: told with examples about my company...
P2: somehow he came out with the point " the way you are taking the problem gives a message to all R&D firms to go with your solution".
Me: explained him the difference in research work in University ( name of MIT also came up so i have to generalize) and industry research...how their goals are different with solid research and product developments from derived technology.
( when Y and P1 looks me..i think i poses them with loosing energy with the discussion)

suddenly Y came up and make the consensus by putting my thoughts in his words during the discussion.( seems strange then it was the first time when anyone poses from his side convincing with my answer)

each panelist looks each other and say
without any delay i shake my head :angel:"yes sir"
..
each panelist looks each other and say
we think we are done......thank you..

Me: thank you.......
Me: should i send the next person in?
P2: yes please..

MISC.
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Re: [2009-2011] IIMC PGDM GD/PI Experiences - 09-03-2009, 08:24 PM

Venue - The Monarch Luxor, Bangalore
Date : 09/03/2009, Time: 2:00pm


PROFILE:

Acads:
X - 86.4
XII - 91.4
Undergrad Major - 7.98, BTech, EEE, NIT Calicut

CAT '08
OA - 99.68; BLACKI

Work-Ex:
20 months - Tech Division, I-bank in Blore


Any other special thing abt you : decent extra-currics, district level football, upcoming guitar player


GD: "Year 2025"

Time - 2 mins to think, 10 to discuss.

Decent discussion; The prof asked us to stay calm and avoid fish-market like situations so that they could mark us better.The GD, thus, was really peaceful with everyone chipping in.

Started; came in 3-4 times.

1 min for everyone to speak; order chosen randomly; you can summarise,conclude, add points, give feedback, whatever you deem possible in a minute.


The (Hilarious) PI - Easily the most friendly/jovial panel I have ever seen,

Funny Prof - FP
Funny Alumnus - FA
Funny Alumnus2 - FA2

and Me.

These people found everything I said, really funny. Stress tactic, but effective at times.

FP - Welcome Gregory Ipe...Ipe is your Father's name ?
Me - Sir,
FP - so your friends call you Gregory ? Greg ? Gregorian ?:bigear:
Me - Greg, sir.
FP - hmm.....so 20 months at $$$$.....hAHahahah...you'd rather do your MBA now. ( background - FA laughter) (FP writes down 20, in a column against my name)
Me - Yes Sir, I'd rather.

FP - So, all the people I've interviewed have 15, 16, months of WorkEx, whom should we pick ?
Me - Sir, maybe you should look at what they want to do and their clarity of goal and why they're doing the MBA. Also what they can give to the institute.

FA2 - rather than what they take from the IIM, eh ? (FA and FA2 join in the guffaws) So what would you bring in ?

Me - Corporate Culture, international exposure, I have been trained at ....

FA2 - Stop Stop Stop....So what is the corporate culture?
Me - Sir, we have there, the culture of excellence...

(all 3 panelists laugh out Loud )

FA (smiling)- So you think the others dont have the "Culture of Excellence" ?
Me - No Sir, but here there is a lot of focus on effieciency, diligence , overcommunication (draws hahahas again)

Sir, which means we are advised not to reinvent the wheel, we talk to team-mates a lot and learn from their experiences.

FA - ok, you'd mentioned Wall St., don't you think you'd rather hide it ? ..since they are the cause of the recession.
Me - (verbose discussion on how experience makes us wiser and how that was memorable blah blah)

FA2 - ok ill offer you 3 job profiles -

1) a ceo of a sick company - like Satyam.
2) in charge of a village like Handipur, in rural Bengal.
3) investment research (I'd stated this) at ####.

which one would you pick and why?

Me - Sir No 1) first, because that is the challenge that'll really put into practise the skills Ive learnt at IIM C. If I can do blah blah and turn it around...

FA - Waah ! what do you expect from IIM C ?
Me - blah blah, like minded, focussed Individuals...best minds....excellent...blah !

FA - what have your friends told you about IIMC ?
Me - idyllic campus, student friendly atmosphere, extremely helpful profs.

All the Funny people go Hhaahahahaha, and ask me the source's name,they even write it down.

Me - Sir then no 2...though its an IAS officers role, I believe it is management afterall.....blah....because service to man is service to god...

(F* go hoopla with laughter at the use of such rhetoric)

and finally no 3, as, maybe ill make a lot of money but that satisfaction that we get when someone comes up and thanks us genuinely is missing (the panel listens to me seriously now)...blah blah...satisfaction that I cannot put down in words.


FP recovers after the soul stirring melee, first and asks - So whats happening in politics now ?
Me - Elections are...

FP - ah yes ! tell me about Jai Ho.
Me - Congress has bought the rights to use this....blah
(major discussion on whether this is right)
(major discussion on whether people can 'book' a song
(why Jai Ho; So should the NDA come up with "India Shining" ? )

FA - ok, you have written Investment research is lucrative...what is remotely lucrative about it ?
Me - Sir, I didnt use it in that context, not monetary, but since Im interested in it...blah.

(The actual line I'd written in the form was "basic exposure to finance combined with my recent interest in recession-countering-economics engenders...)

FA - recession-countering-economics (lol) (all join the merrymaking)but why would ppl invest now...?

Me - (all is jovial about the moment, i remember using the phrase "The night is darkest before the dawn" "light at the end of the tunnel" which elictis more giggles) :new_bat_angel:

FA (serious now) - but what is this "recession-coutering-economics"?

FP - wait, wait, what is the date on the form....? heheh...he ha actually written it today morning...these youngsters just write whatever comes to their minds....HahhahHHahah. :bigear:

Me - Sir, what I meant obviously is Keynesian economics;coupled with bailout policies....blah

FA - what is the basic tenet of Keynesian Economics ?
Me Told

FA - so what is the flaw with it ?
Me - told - people may actually save their cash -
and so, sir, this is just my analysis, the govt. should actually combine keynesian policies with cuts in the interest rates. So that people would be discouraged from saving.

FA ( looks impressed ) and so that would also help with increasing the cash flow in the markets too.

Me- yes sir !

FA2 (looks around)- so we can call this Gregonomics ?

FA - no no, maybe we can call it Gregorian Economics ! Hahha !!

me - (ahem...throat clearing galore)

(some more discussion on NREGS and more laughs later)

FP looks at FA and FA2 and says - Thanks Greg...good luck !

Good day and smiles !


LOOKING BACK -
There is very little time in the gd...so make sure you do well in the one minute solo pitch...
Overall it was a feel good PI...the people before me had such a friendly chat on probability. But the panel is really helpful and cheerful. It felt like old friends meeting up and having a nice lil chat.

So, put on your charming best and hope that you have a breezy day ! Good Luck !

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Re: [2009-2011] IIMC PGDM GD/PI Experiences - 09-03-2009, 09:30 PM

Venue - Mumbai
Date : 09/03/2009, Time: 9:30 am


PROFILE:

Acads:
X - 86.6
XII - 88.0
Undergrad Major - 6.29, BTech, CSE, IIT Bombay

CAT '08
OA - 99.97; LACKI

Work-Ex:
6 months in an internet company



Any other special thing abt you : decent extra-currics

GD: "There should be an international men's day"

Time - 2 mins to think, 10 to discuss.

Very bad GD, people when just reiterating the same points. No structure, after the gd, the Mod said that it was a bad gd :sad:

We were given around 45 seconds to summarize and voice our points at the end of the discussion



PI - Had a very very bad PI and dont have any enthu to write it down as a conversation.

They asked to tell them about myself, but did not pick on any of the hobbies or extra currics that I prepared for discussion.

Was asked what I thought about the current financial recession and I messed it up big big time. They tried to confuse me and it worked :sad:

My advice to people is to read about the US-Indo nuclear Deal, Obama and of course the recession and form an opinion on it.

After that major setback, had an idle chatter for about 2-3 minutes before the interview ended.
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Re: [2009-2011] IIMC PGDM GD/PI Experiences - 09-03-2009, 09:53 PM

I had the PGDM GD PI on 9th March 09

Venue : Hotel Monarch Luxur, Bangalore
Time : 2 pm

PROFILE:

Acads:
X 87
XII 89.2
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age 63.8

Work-Ex: 0

CAT %ile:
DI 98.5
Quant 99.9
Verbal 96.1
Aggregate 99.86


Any other special thing abt u: Nothing much


GD:
Topic: "The Year 2025"
Number of Ppl present 11
Time: 2 mins to think. 10 mins to discuss

Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
Was very loud.
3-4 people were very aggressive.
They were hardly cordial.
I guess it had to do with the limited time.

Other Salient Details: every1 asked to summarize in the end. for 1 min. we could add our own points. lots of ppl took it as an extempore tho


There were 3 people.
2 watching from opposite sides
1 writing down things.

Another GD topic i heard was " Poor have only themselves to blame for being poor" . you get the general drift right..


PI:
Panel Members Intro:
3 people.
seemed like profs.

Questions:

The interview for me was very much based on the form.
In fact they didn’t even ask for my certificates.

Started off with cochin(where im from) and stuff… 2-3 on this.

Went on to acads. And why theyre bad.
Why I want an MBA..
A good 4-5 mins on this..mayb more.

A very random qn.
What is Pin in the pincode.

Then… asked me to pick any subject(gave me the liberty to even choose outside b.tech)
I chose digital elec though
3-4 qns on this

But in general there was very little acad qns among everyone.

No economics qns.

IMO they were just trying to get a conversation going with me and try to figure me out. Abs no stress.

Asked my opinion about the GD in the end.


I think one of the guys in the interview was just evaluating my reactions and responses. Asked few qns. the same guy who was writing for the GD.

MISC.
Any other relevant detail.


Here I am,
On the road Again..

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