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23-02-2005, 06:59 PM

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Well, i dont think that they were trying to test my patience.. It appeared to me that these guys were gurus on TQM and hence all this happened... anyways, i did maintained my composure (only good thing in that interview)... sorry yaar, i dont remember any names that he mentioned wrt TQM....
i am not sure if this wud help...but some of the names are :-
Juran ----- qlty guru..he is the don of qlty....
Ishikawa---- QC tools
Crosby-----first time right...
Humphrey---cmm
Taguchi-----QFD, robust design and design of expts....
Deming----14 points


These i think these are more than sufficient to know.....

there is an award in name of Baldridge (i think given my americans) and one award which is given by japanese...recently i think sundaram fasterners got this japanese awards....

i know these because i had TQM as elective in final year and also slogged on these for my SPJ int which proved to be a waste as they didnot ask me a single question on it.....let me know if u need any specific information as i have some notes which i can type on pg if i get time....


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i am not sure if this wud help...but some of the names are :-
Juran ----- qlty guru..he is the don of qlty....
Ishikawa---- QC tools
Crosby-----first time right...
Humphrey---cmm
Taguchi-----QFD, robust design and design of expts....
Deming----14 points


These i think these are more than sufficient to know.....

there is an award in name of Baldridge (i think given my americans) and one award which is given by japanese...recently i think sundaram fasterners got this japanese awards....

i know these because i had TQM as elective in final year and also slogged on these for my SPJ int which proved to be a waste as they didnot ask me a single question on it.....let me know if u need any specific information as i have some notes which i can type on pg if i get time....
Thanks a lot for this info... will try and dig up more on this for my future interviews....
   
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i had a worthless K interview.

I just hope this doesnt happen yet again,dont wanna be back where i started.
ALso:
help::: 1.can u help in teh VAT Qsthey asked.,,,,i have an idea now,,,,but still more info wd help.
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VAT is charged on the value added and this value is assumed to be the price. The value added is (Selling price -cost price) *quantity. So in case of the storehouse, if he makes a profit he'll be charged else he'll not be charged. So inefficiencies are not encouraged in this system.

The lady also pained me with her gyan about the industry. They are looking for some specific terms and if you don't use them they keep on pressing you.
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24-02-2005, 12:09 AM

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i had a worthless K interview.
My worst ever.
me only girl,23 boys

exp= 2 yrs infy +
Gd: ok,,,,i had to cut people,,so i guess tht puts me in -ve light.But i did make soem good points.

interview
panel= 2 gentlemen(P)
me -(V)

P: Tell us abt yourself.
V: Tell em

P: Why MBA,after Tata and infy
V: Fundas,,,,

P: wht is it difficuylt to create a mkt for
V: Hi-Fi ans

P: Wht is nano tech
V: Tell em

P: wht rules does this defy
V: tell em

P: Sell em an ounce of Nanogold
V: even tho i knew nthinga bt it ,i managed to assume lotsa thinga nd sold it to them

one guy of Panel one asked the other if there is anything called nanogold,the other one said yes i think


P: wht is nanotech used in today,which companies promote it ?>
V: tell em whtever i knew

P: whts teh diff between an economic survey and a budget ?
V: tell them wht i thinl

P: ok wht is teh budget,wht do we expect in this one?
V: tell em,

P: Vat,,,,u brought it up,,wht is it?
V: tell them whtever i knew.long story

P: wht happens when i produce foodgrains,wht tax slab does that come under,,,say i'ma farmer.
V: i cdnt decide

P: lets say i am the govt,i store foodgrains for a few days ,,whts teh value added here,,wht will b taxed
V: teh cost undertaken in storing tehse grains shd be considered

P: ok,u mean if i am v v inefficient and my costs are very high,,,then the tax ll be very high?
V: by thsi time i was totally cnfused

P: ok let it be,tell us abt your job
V: told em in detail

P: wht models do u follow
V: told em

P: do u enjhoy it
V: most of the time

P:whts the per cap income in teh cuntry
V: told em

P: highest pci and lowest pci in which states?
V: told em

P: highest literacy in women?
V: kerela

P: total literacy of women:
V: told em

P: wht must be the GDp
V: gave em approx value,tyhey wre hppy.

P: frm wht u tell us kerela appears to b a very socially dvlped state
V: sir it is if literacy is one of the highest benchmarks of social dvpnt

P: tell us now how economically dvped it is?
V: cluelss,,,,sir it isnt a bckwrd state cos litreracy spells into high eco dvpt but i am not sure abt teh recent economic dvpts there.

p:If we ask u abt teh US or china u will know,but why not kerela?
V: ????


Pk,,,gaussian distrbution curve on baordmmmwht are the dependent variables
V: no idea

p: posions distr?
V: ??? gave em formual but thts all i knew.

P: Binomial distrbution???
V: no idea

P: fourier transforms???
V: no idea ((cdnt remember a thing,,,,this was long long bck)

P: anything inb maths,,,?
V: uh,,,matrices????

P: Ok,,,whts a jacobian???
V: dunno


P: ushd be good at maths,98%er and all ? elec enggr above that?
V: sir i am good at it,its just been a long time

p:Laugh heartily
V: Almsot cryish

P: is thr anything ud liek to say to us ?
V: sir pls dont consider the matsh part,its been a long time and i am better at finding info than remembering it.Given some time i wd be able to polish it immediately(THE WORST MISTAKE I MADE IN MY LIFE))))) (

Ph dont worry abt all that,thts our deptt
V:somethinag bt exchange program?

P: explains
V: Thank u sir

I get out of the room and start howling,noone cd make me stop crying.Guys,,,am sorry if i was rude when u tried to pacify me.

I just hope this doesnt happen yet again,dont wanna be back where i started.
ALso:
help::: 1.can u help in teh VAT Qsthey asked.,,,,i have an idea now,,,,but still more info wd help.
2. where can i quickly brush up on all kinds of transforms in engg maths,,,dont have any books here in blore,,infact its been donkeys yrs now

3. where can i learn abt posions distrubution,,,and other proabbility curves,,tehy seem to dislike my face and always ask me these Qs

Chiclets
GOOD INTERVIEW CHICLETS .... As per my views, if thats all there was in the interview, you did a pretty decent job.

Am damn too tired after a hard day of work, will go thru the other posts tomorrow ...

till then, all the best to other candidates as well... keep posting your comments and gyan.

adios

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24-02-2005, 01:51 AM

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Well, i dont think that they were trying to test my patience.. It appeared to me that these guys were gurus on TQM and hence all this happened... anyways, i did maintained my composure (only good thing in that interview)... sorry yaar, i dont remember any names that he mentioned wrt TQM....
hey chillax maan....it was a stress interview for you...seems Prof Choudhary and Prof Damodaran are there....
The former is a Maths and Ops Bond, the other is a Fin God...
so guys and gals...whoever has ur intvw in Mumbai...plzz brush up the maths part...and dont gve any global gyan on Finance....know ur stuff well
All the best...
as i said before....keeping ur cool is the key....so just chillax...they seem to be taking a stress interview....manu just keep ur cool...trust me....even IIMA wud hit upon ur weakpoints in acads (i felt the same way u r feeling last year)...so just keep ur cool...its not abt the fundas but abt how well u manage pressure...
and chiclet i think urs was quite a decent intvw...
all the best to everyone
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How many panels - 24-02-2005, 02:41 AM

Guys who have had their IIMK interview at Mumbai can u throw some light on the number of panels? From Sandipan's post I could make out that the panelists are one Finance Guy and the other is Maths Guy. Are there any more panelists?

Thanks Sandipan for the info on panelists, will try to brush up some maths though I don't have any books!! If anyone has some good website for maths revision(Stuff like Gaussian,Binomial,etc)in mind please do post.

Warm Regards,
STJ

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Guys who have had their IIMK interview at Mumbai can u throw some light on the number of panels? From Sandipan's post I could make out that the panelists are one Finance Guy and the other is Maths Guy. Are there any more panelists?
2 panels. 2 membs each. Mine had a guy who quizzed me on tech, who he did seem to know a coupla things. The gal beside him did the biz stuff.

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IIMK experience:

GD was a on a controversial topic. a passage about how cricket is popular, how it is cannibalizing other sports, and how a law should be passed that BCCI should divert significant portion of its income to development of other sports. lots of noise, i added to that noise. at times, the group did drift away from the topic and started talking about why cricket is popular in our country rather than the issue of diverting BCCI's funds to other sports. but many points did come up.
PI: Keralite (K), Bengali (B), and good old me(M).

I walk in, good mornings exchanged, please have a seat etc.

B: So, why don't you introduce yourself.
K: in the GD what happened? you had a lot of points, and there was a
lot of noise.
M:starts with the intro, completes five words or so..
K(interrupts): you havent answered my question. what do you think
about the GD. and what are microchips?
M(amused, but politely): sure sir, let me answer B's question
B: yes yes, i asked her first
K: ok ok.
M: continues with introduction.completes it. (to K) sir, i thought
that i had content in the GD, although in retrospect i think i could
have structured it better. i did contribute in the GD, but there was
more to the discussion than my contribution.( i interpreted his GD qn
as 'why were you screaming')
K: so what is a micrcochip?
Mblinks.)
K: what are all these pentium 1, 2, 3, 4, ..10. how do we achieve
this?you are electronics engineer no?
M(grins): electronics and TELECOM sir
K: ok ok, we will ask you questions on telecom later.first you tell us
this. what is a microprocessor. give me your work certificates.marksheets.
M: tells him whatever i know. CPU, memory ROM RAM, input output. as
far as progression from pentium to P4 goes it is probably the IC
technology, clock speed etc(don't know for sure)
K: so how do u make the IC's smaller?
M: one thing that comes to mind...
K(interrupts): comes to mind? talk like an engineer
M(sheepish smile): one thing is cooling of the chip sir. also the VLSI
to VVLSI progression. then the clock speed..
K:what cooling. will u achieve what you want only by cooling the chip? what is clock?
M: no sir, but it is important, as you are packing more functionality
into same area of chip, you have got to maintain temperature blah blah.
K: how do u cool?
M: heat sinks.
K: what is it?
M: i'm not sure, but i think it is a coating/substance.
K: what kind of substance?
M: i dont know.
B smiles gracefully.
B: why do u want to be manager?
M: blah blah.
B: give me an instance when you displayed leadership qualities.
M: more blah blah.
B(gives me very simple math problem) can u do this?
M: i think so sir( takes 30 seconds, gives him answer)
B: okay..
K: do you have calls from all other IIMs?
M: no sir, except B.
K, B: ok thank you.
M: thank you sir, have a good day.

well, that was it. K tried to stress me out, while B seemed to like
me(well, he seemed to like everyone)
   
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what about people who answered at chennai? - 24-02-2005, 04:34 PM

great post people... very helpful indeed.. however think GD/PI at chennai too started on the 23rd feb but i dont see post from candidates answering there...
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First post..

I am an electronics engineer .. ~ 3 years of exp ..
I work in the semiconductor industry ..and percentile is 99.57

I had my IIMK interview on the 22nd.

The GD topic was very abstract , something abt how clarity of thought and peace of mind and peace of mind and stuff help in maiing good decisions. It was pretty normal.

I was the last member called in for the interview in my group . Maybe thats why it turned out to be very easy sailing. Nothing technical and no work ex or nothing at alll.
I don't remember who asked what..both of them very cheerful and pleasant ... so I will just try to list questions and answers. started with

q: so what was the last thing you forgot and got into trouble
a: (i had mentioned tht as the current weakness) told them abt situtaion at work tht happened less than a week ago
q: tell us how you would like us to remember you?
a: said something abt learning..general intro stuff .. and also added in how sometimes determination crosses over and bcomes stubbornness in my case .. i don't know why i mentioned tht
q: but still being determined would have helped you
a: yes sir
q: was tht why you were stressing on open mindedness in the GD
a: yes sir .. i have been hearing tht very often of late.
q: you draw a very handsome salary .. why mba now
a: might end up with a lower salry to begin with but will help in the long run ..
q: why did you leave wipro.
a: better challeneges and higher salary
q: what were you doing as a trainee .. i had a 5 month stint with a software comp
a: out of college ..slump in economy .. tough time getting a job .. joined what I could get.
q: so you like reading .. last book
a: piece of cake .. swati kaushal ..
q: fav author
a:wodehouse
q: so you like cooking too .. what do you cook
a: i tell them
q: will you let your husband cook
a: yes ..
q: everybody says tht .. nobody does .. made some comment abt some serial he saw
q: you have any questions
a: exchange program and stuff
he answered it and then
q: would you like to go
a: at the moment yes .. a year later i might change my mind
q: you travlled abroad on work
a: yes .. training ..
q: so you have all calls .. what is your preferance
a: i will wait for the results ..
q: cuts me and says .. take a shot and tell now
a: bangalore ..
q: next
a: calcutta
q: next
a: what??? i haven't ranked them .. all i have is general impressions..
q: fair enough .. tht should be all ..
a: thanlk you
   
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