[The gr8 1]

Thanks to all the puys who have posted there experiences... i wud request all the other puys too to chip in with the experiences tht they went thru.. tht wud prove to be of gr8 help for the students coming in next yr to go thru all tht happnd here in IITR this yr...

Hope u do find time and post ur experiences..



Good luck to all for the rest of the GD/PI processes

[vijayar]

Hi,
Would like to share my exp and the kind of ques asked .... thought... it would help ppl. who come next year...
JMET AIR:953
Work ex: 19 months IT

First of all....thanks to the MBA grads@IITR for the excellent arrangements.....

The GD topics for us:
1) Should we release stamps on youth icons like Sania and Shah Rukh
2) Engineers should not do an MBA :bomb:
After some discussion, we chose the second one....though everyone must have felt later that the first one should have been chosen.....
We all gave our points and talked on and on and on ...against the topic....no one dared to talk for the topic.....we felt we might be dragged out of the mgmt block if we did that

Except for a few interruptions.....it went smoothly.....no fish market situation (the climate had something to do with it ... I guess)

PI: Panel 2
Four panelists
Questions asked:
1) Why do u want to leave ur company and do an MBA?
2) Why not a correspondence deg.?
3) Is there any stagnation in your orgn. that is forcing you to come out?
4) Is there any HR practice that makes ur orgn. unique?
5) Tell us abt ur responsibility in ur organisation? (some details asked)
5) What is the advantange of being part of ur orgn. (in terms of career growth...salaries)?
6) A rival co. seems to be offering more sal....wat is ur take on that?
7) Name some famous personality associated with ur Univ.

On the whole....I enjoyed the process....no tech....no finance concepts....tat was how it was for most of the ppl......

[saikat1625]

Hi Puys,

before posting in my GD-PI exp, a huge applaud for the seniors. excellent event-management.


stuffing in my GD-PI exp...

JMET rank : 864
Work exp : 23 months (mechanical + IT)
GD-PI date/slot : 17th feb/1.30 pm



it started with a presentation about DoMS, followed by our document verification.

selection weightage criteria :
JMET score : 65%
GD : 10%
Interview : 20%
Relevant work-exp : 5%

4 panels for interview and 1 for GD

GD :
i was called for my GD at about 3 p.m.
before moving on to the GD room we were briefed about the process...and some informal talk(intro, queries, etc..) by seniors..(Trushim & grp.)

we then moved to the GD room, we were 7 in our grp.
panel consisted of 4 members.
A pretty old guy briefed us about the process and told we would be marked on the clarity of points, ability to listen, effective body language and finally to conclude on some commonly discussed opinion.

topics:

• Education in India or the lack of it.
• Lowering income tax will reduce tax evasion.

we chose the IT topic as 5 of us were in favour of that...

healthy discussion for abt 7 min..(but i thought some more important points were missed out due the repetitve discussion on the same point...nyways it was not a fish-market), i hooked in 2 times and made some contribution, almost all of us spoke effectively except one guy.


Interview :
Just after my GD i was called for my interview with panel 4.
there were 3 guys and a lady(hopefully HR).

Q : tell me abt yourself
A : told them

Q : what is the meaning of ur name ?
A : sea-shore

Q : is there a sea near your home ?
A : sir, its abt 300 km from my native place, at Puri

Q : your hobbies indicate you have a strong inclination towards artistic works, so why dont you plan your career in that line, you can earn lot of money ?
A : its my hobbie and i want to keep it that way..gave them some GG(global gyan) abt personal and professional life and told how it is important for each other to complement them..

Q : your career indicates you have a fluctuating trend, you did engg in Manufacturing, worked for a Foundry, then in IT, left the job and now you want to go for MBA. why?
A : gave them some stuffs like why i had to go for job after my engg, then how i realised the importance of mba during my work in both a mechanical as well as IT firm.

Q : which is more important. Degree or Education ?
A : off-course the answer is that what they want to hear even if we tempt to answer the other way...(i sensed they were trapping me, will be using my answers against me...)

Q : have you heard abt Vergese Kurein ?
A : yes, founder of Amul.

Q : he didnt had a mba degree and after his yrs of huge exp when offered a mba degree he responded that he already had managed and learnt the skills although he was not having any degree...so what do you think abt this ?
A : told them the difference between their times and ours, and again some GG abt entrepreneur and manager..

Q : have you seen the movie 'Taare Zameen Par' ?
A : yes sir, 2 times

Q: ohh i see...because it was realted to painting and drawing..nyways what does the movie preach ?
A : Blah..Blah...

Q : i think you wont be able to focus on your mba studies as you have a passion abt painting and drawing..
A : No sir...some GG...some ad-campaigining for myself...

Q : Why did you leave your job ?
A : told them

Q : Why is there a 1 yr gap between your 12th and joining your engg college ?
A : told them

Q : are you really passionate abt something, tell us..
A : again back to the same old point abt my hobbies...well cruised thru this one again...

Ok, you can go now..
Thanks.

It lasted for abt 12-15 min.
No work-exp questions, no Acads, no Gk...
only questions from hobbies, hobbies and hobbies....:eh:

[pg-2007]

GD/PI-IITR Feb 2008
Work ex: 2.5 yr+ (IT)

Few honest observation/facts:
(i) The main building (one which you see in the brochures, etc is awesome. (Worth a visit)
(ii) The campus is pretty big and newly painted :-), and next to bus stand which makes it pretty much accessible. Delhi-Dehardun bus (every 10 in or so) stops at the Roorkee bus stand. Though, it takes about 4-5 hours from Delhi to Roorkee (distance about 180 km?)
(iii) Didn't like the new hostel though, where accommodation was arranged. The acoustic in the hostel aren't very well designed so if a person on ground floor, room no.1 is listening to a song (at loud volume), other guy at room no.46 on third floor can listen to it, easily (read distracted). But as I learnt from seniors, MBA guys are alloted a diff hostel, so chill
(iv)It's freezing cold at night in Roorkee, so ensure that you are prepared for it
(v) Seniors are terrific and acted as true mentors. Good show guys. Keep it up.
(vi) Someone else also mentioned about skewed m/f ratio, which I agree to. In fact, I could hardly find any cool girls in the entire campus ;-)
(vii) We got a chance to clarify the doubts with HOD sir. He was simply rocking and gave us a much better insight to mgmt education in IITr and elsewhere in general.

GD/PI
Was s**t as usual due to the group. Wasn't really a fish market but two guys kept shouting about nonsense stuff. Process: Select 1 out of 2 topics; think over it for 1 minute; speak (GD) for 6 min; One person summarizes; batch size: 6; Contemporary topics...no formal preparation required.

Now the most interesting part:
PI-
Panel of 5 members (all in middle ages). One lady and 4 gentlemen (Profs from various faculties) ** No kajus or chocolates this time

Questions:
a.Meaning of my name
b.About my background
c.About my college
d.About my work ex and company
e.Over all a chill interview lasting about 20 mins
f. Asked about my leadership activities (if any)
g. Hobbies

P.S. One news that you guys must be really interested in that HOD Sir told us that there will be a consolidated list of admits for all IIT, i.e., results of all IITs will come at same time.

[rb.07]

GD :
We were given two topics :
1. Kids these days are not what they used to be.
2. Bill gates not Gandhi is relevant youth icon today.
the group could reach consensus on first topic. The discussion was not exactly a fish market but everybody was desperate to pitch in and that created a bit of chaos.
The panel was not interested in our discussion for a good 2~3 minutes but they did pay attention to our discussion towards the end. In the end of discussion we could reach a consensus and hence summaries effectively.

PI
I was rushed into my PI. Panel 3 was eagerly waiting for their next shikaar.
Sardar ji started the session by asking about my university. Then he moved onto my work ex, How is stainless steel made, why is de-carbonisation done, what do I do at my work, major projects i was involved in, Since we are into contracts and project execution, he asked me how do we arrive on final quotes. One gentleman asked me about my Groups MD and CEO. I couldn't recollect CEO's name and admitted the same. Panelist was not too impressed. The lady then pitched in and asked me Why MBA, Other IIT calls I have, My JMET Rank and my salary.

My take on my performance
Good GD session and decent PI. I tried to give direction to GD and succeeded to some extent but I guess we could have done better.

[Shouvik Sil]

From the GD/PI experiences from all the puys I get a feeling that mine was too small. I came out of the PI in just 3-4 minutes. :dontgeti:
no acads, no work ex question.
Don't know what will happen

My GD was good no fish market and every body spoke.
Decent entries and valid points spoke. My topic was "Age of Information"

my rank is 793.

[Khalap]

Hey Guys,
Thanx all for your valuable inputs...Your feedback will certainly serve good during the process next year...Keep on pouring in

[abhithehobbit]

Sorry for the delay guys! and hats off to IITR for a very well organized admissions process

Well, here's my story then


JMET Rank: 1098
10th : 80.6%
12th : 70.2%
B.E. ( Electronic Instrumentation and Control - THis came back to haunt me :eh - 70.47%

Well then, here goes - had my GD/PI scheduled at 1 on the 18th...roamed about the rather nice campus for a while in the morning, then reported for the process at 1. After hanging about for a while, the process started at 1:30 - The seniors were very nice to everyone, engaging people in conversation and basically making sure everyone felt confortable. This, was very appreciated

Incidentally, I ended up being one of the first to be interviewed ( maybe they liked my name - more on this later!)...
Interview:
Panel 1 - HOD(H), another IIT Prof (very nice guy - will refer as NG )and a Lady (L)

Myself: Good Morning Sir/Madam
Panel: Good Morning.
NG: Please sit down..Abhishek Sharma, is it?

Me: No Sir. RVRK Abhishek Sharma ( and the expansion - wouldn't want to bore you too )

NG: Oh - smiles - rather long name. So Abhishek, you're working at HCL for 18 months now. Why do you want to do an MBA?
Me: Spewed forth gyan - nothing out of the ordinary.
NG: Where do you see yourself after your MBA then?
Me: Well Sir, I might take up an entrepreneurial venture - or move into the industry, maybe do a further specialization in management.I am undecided as of now,since I don't know what the future holds - BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ( this, screwed me a bit )


L(perking up at that last sentence) : Ah? I would disagree - I would think knowing the future might be pretty scary!
Me: gyan about usefulness - two edged sword...
L:But then, would it not scare you to know when you might die?
Me: more gyan - depends on circumstances - being optimistic - reasonably logical
HOD: Abhishek, is this your normal hairdo, or have you just not combed your hair today ? ( )
Me: Erm Sir, I've been trying for 22 years to get a decent hairdo - never did succeed ( HOD says "Good one " - general laughter )

L : 22 years? how old are you?
Me : 23 ma'am
L: so you combed your hair at the age of one?
Me: Erm, no ma'am - but I doubt my mum had any better luck
More discussion on one year olds having hair
A couple of questions about my role at work.

And then, a punch at the end by NG - " Instrumentation and control? - know anything about a CAT scan?"
me " Oh...Computer Aided TOmography..medical diagnostics..similar purpose as MRI scan...(stammered a bit, though )"

Panel: Oh okay..you may leave

Overall, reasonable, in my opinion.

GD:

Topic: Decided mutually, "Violence in video games encourages aggression among youth"
GD: Was very well-behaved, actually - I put forward some very good points, and led the GD. I also shamelessly invited a girl who wasn't speaking to join in too
I'd rate myself around 7-8 out of 10 on the GD.Maybe 5 on the PI

Comments are welcome!

[abhithehobbit]

Originally Posted by Khalap

Hey Guys,
Thanx all for your valuable inputs...Your feedback will certainly serve good during the process next year...Keep on pouring in

Excellent presentation to keep us entertained during the process sirjee keep it up!

[peekay2n]

hi all ..... had my GD/PI on the 16th ... here's my experience ....
.... but first ... my profile:

JMET Rank : 513
10th : 80.2 %
12th : 92.4
BE - Mumbai Univ - Information Technology - 62 %
work ex - 13 months wid amdocs - DVCI
.
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the GD:

jus before going in front of the GD Panel ... some seniors gave us tips ...
!! - let evy 1 speak - !!
!! - dun try to dominate - !!
!! - n .. ofcourse ..... make ur point - !!

we had sum 10 minutes afta being called for GD .. and since it was a group of jus 6 ppl ... (5 guys n a gal) .. we had a chat and the ice was broken .. n yea ........ all agreed tht we'd give the panel a PERFECT GD !!!


the topics were :
1. Coalition politics is here to stay
2. Right to Information is as important as Right to Privacy


amish (yea .. the same guy frm my hostel floor) suggested that we shud discuss the 1st topic ... and ..... needless to say .. we all agreed to that.... we were given 2 minutes to think ... after which the GD started ...

GD was pretty good ... every1 spoke .... no fish market ... no interruptions ... the gal in our group wasn't feeling comfy in the group ... and hadnt spoken in 3 minutes (of the total 6 minutes we had) ........ so 1 of us asked her to express her opinion ....

me made 2 points ... plus gave a start to the GD ..... was on the 3rd point wen the panel indicated us 2 stop ...1 guy gave a decent conclusion ... and the GD was over :-) .......
...... neatly done i must say


the PI :
was called for the PI soon after ..... ofcourse ... had some time to relax ... i was interviewed by Panel 1 (the 1 wid the insti Director !!)
the panel had 1 Lady (L), 2 profs (P1, P2) and insti director (D)


Me (M) : good morning sirs, good morning madam...
P1 : yes ... please have a seat ...
M : thank u sir ...
P2 : so ... Vyas .... is it 'vyas kaushik' or 'kaushik vyas'
M : 'vyas kaushik' .. sir ..
P2 : meaning vyas is ur name ??
M : yes .. sir ..
P2 (looking at P1 & D) : what does vyas mean ??
M : sir ... it's supposed to mean "the 1 whose knowledge spans the breadth of this universe" ....
D : so .... how much do you know ?? (thinks to himself - 'fass gaya bacche' )
M : sir .... i dunno that .. but blaah blaah ...
P1 : so .... where have u done ur engg from?
M : told ...
P1 : what course is it? ... (reads from marksheets) .. Information Technology..
D : what is IT ?
M : whatever gyan i had :P
D : ok ... what is the difference between 'information' and 'knowledge'?
M : started talking sum crap abt information ... when i finished it ... realised that i had spoken about DATA ... and not INFO !!... .. but then sumhow explained abt knowledge .....
D : then what is 'wisdom'
M : blah blah blah ..
L : ... u mean to say u can learn from other's experiences ...
M : yes maam ...
L : give me an example where u have learnt from sum1 else's experience .
M : (thinks a bit .... ) ... maam .. im not able to recollect any particular incident .... but yes ... there is learning from others' experiences ....
then spoke sum crap ...
L : that's inspiration ... not a learning ........
M : yes maam ...... but it's pretty close
P1 : ok ........ so what's the difference btwn 'inspiration' & 'motivation' ?
M : blaah .. blaah ... blaah...
D : what is web 2.0
M : dunno what exactly it is ..... but my understanding is blaah blaah...
P2 : what is a blog ?
M : blaah blaah .......
D : have u heard of web 3.0 ???
M : (ab vo kaha se paida ho gaya ??????) ..... no sir ..
P2 : what's a website ... and a portal ...
M : blaah .. blaah ... and gave an example that IITR website should be called a portal ..
P2 : but we only say 'IITR website'
M : yes sir ..... but technically ....... it should be called a portal ...


P1 : ok ... what are ur hobbies ??
(thinks to himself : "is bacche ko IT ke related kuch nahi aata !!!!" )
M : sir ... blaah, blaah & cooking ...
P1 : oh .. cooking ... so... why do u have to do that ?? cuz u stay away from home ??
M : sir .... most guys do it for that reason ...
D: tell us abt ur reason ..
M : sir .... i got interested long back ..... and then a story abt my culinary skills..
P1 : oh .. ok ....... did u do any cooking in hostel ..
M : sir .... my coll was very close to my home .... and i lived at home...
P2 : ok ........ so kya kya banaatey ho tum ?
M : blaah ... blaah .... but mostly it is chinese..
L : indian chinese?
M : yes maam ....... indian chinese ... i have never tried authentic chinese..
P2 : do u use MSG in ur food ?
M : no sir ...
P2 : what's the full form ?
M : Mono-Sodium Glutamate
P2 : and the commercial name?
M : hmmm ... not able to recollect . .sir
D : it starts with 'A' ..... think a bit ...
P2 : yes .... u can't ask for MSG at a local store right ?
M : yes sir ....... but im not able to recollect now ..
L : so ...... tell me some restaurants in mumbai that serve good chinese food ...
M : maam ..... i havent visited any major restaurants ...
L : u mite be liking the chinese from some place ?
M : yes maam ...... i like my chinese .... ......
L : oh ....... ur own cooking ...
M : blaah ... blaaah ......
L : ok ..... wen u go to a restaurant ...... u see only men in the kitchen ... u know sanjeev kapoor n all .... y is that? aren't women good at cooking ???
M : blaaa blaaah ...
L : but isn't that discrimination ??
M : yes maam ... blaaah blaah
L : (BIIIG GRIN on her face) ...... ok .... im giving it to you !!!
(askin the other panelists) ... do u have any further questions ?

.. (no ,, no ,,, we're done)

D : thank u vyas ..... u may leave ...
M : thank u sir .. thank u maam ... and leaves !




i'd rate meself at 7-8 on the GD .......
and ....... gawd knows how much on the PI !!!

puys ... waddya think of my PI ???
n yea ..... if u have been, thanks for reading this looong post