fms gd/pi help, experiences n advise

[psb]

hi guys


got my call letter finally
its on 17th ..1:30 pm....anyone from mumbai?
do pm me...

parag

[ruudvannistelrooy]

hey friends,

hey cat_a_moron and khotahimachali, moi also on the same boat.err...ship......
18th March at 9.00 a.m..

Mez from mumbai, and never been to delhi bfore. anybody from delhi, pls help, as to how far is FMS from the rly stn and r there any good hotels near FMS.

All the best to al
Ciao,
Van Nistelrooy

[dhyanesh911]

hi.

me on 17th 9 am (am from mumbai)
anyone else from mumbai, pls let me know.

and delhi guys, pls suggest a decent hotel near DU where i can spend the night....

Also, if i am on 9am slot, by what time latest can i expect to be done???

Dhyanesh Shah.

[j0]

deepag14 Hey i badly need help in facing fms gd/extempore/pi.. as i keep hearing horror stories abt stress interviews and stuff. Can someone start with guiding us juniors??

well i was at FMS last year and pray that there isn't a major cricket match going on when you go in for your interview.

GD was a cool affair very decent petrified folk, so easy to handle ..topic wasn't very out there "Effect of Governance on socio-economic growth".
A little tip with the GD try to get friendly with some select members of your group...a little panic about fish markets and all gets people's attention.believe me if you have this lil understanding going it's pretty easy to monopolise a GD and direct it where you want to go.

we were kept waiting for quite a bit before the GD and asked to come in for the Extempore n PI according to serial numbers. oh yea your group will probably be from the centre you gave the exam.

Extempore was lousy ...I got "My Miss India" some smartiepants got "Buzzer" and he went wild with it from describing the circuit functions of one to getting philosophical bout the need for a mental buzzer to keep us alert through life...we were sposed to speak for a minute...yes he was asked to shutup.
another guy had a fetish for relating everything to movies...i won't even go there.
you get 20 secs to think and a minute to spew it out...just be creative and try to catch their attention...don't be boring.

then the PI....
nothing i would call a horror story, just some twisted mind screwing, from what i remember it got progressively worse as the day went on. i was just quizzed on a lot of acads, then they decided to gang up on me because i used the infernal term "Corporate Governance" . one guy was examining my application form to no end...and he decided he had a problem with my photo. ok my dad attested my form...need i say more?
well it was pure symphony after that, i take my hat off and bow down to the wonderfully crafted setup they laid out for me. its quite uncanny how they coordinated one at a time to make me say things that just made it worse for me.after i was told that it was nothing personal and asked to leave a Sardarji(who happens to be a prof) came dancing into the room screaming 46 for 3 and a lady who probably doesn't know the difference between a googly and a ganguly asks...Sachin out ho gaya kya?

I asked him to repeat the score for me as i left.

they guy after me was kept sitting there for 5 minutes after he came in while they discussed the cricket match (indo-pak me thinks)

well it wasn't all bad i guess, it really helps if you're female and from delhi...inspite of all the claims to the contrary. a girl got waitlisted even after answering, when asked if she knew anything about Enron...Oh yes ...they came to India and packed up their bags and left.
I had talked about Enron in relation to corporate governance.

Oh yeah for hauling it all the way to Delhi and finding some way to stay there overnight and a bit..you'll get a free chota Pepsi at the canteen courtesy ...well...Pepsi.

Don't be surprised if the infrastructure leaves a lot to be desired...weedicide most importantly.

[fmsinfo]

hey dhyanesh...

i've got the same slot...planning to catch a flight on the 16th...air deccan...

i'm still undecided abt whr to stay...

how r u planning to get to delhi?

Guys, is thr some kinda preference for delhiites or is it just hearsay?

-- gaurav

Originally Posted by dhyanesh911

hi.

me on 17th 9 am (am from mumbai)
anyone else from mumbai, pls let me know.

and delhi guys, pls suggest a decent hotel near DU where i can spend the night....

Also, if i am on 9am slot, by what time latest can i expect to be done???

Dhyanesh Shah.

[japnit@trouble]

Originally Posted by j0

well i was at FMS last year and pray that there isn't a major cricket match going on when you go in for your interview.

GD was a cool affair very decent petrified folk, so easy to handle ..topic wasn't very out there "Effect of Governance on socio-economic growth".
A little tip with the GD try to get friendly with some select members of your group...a little panic about fish markets and all gets people's attention.believe me if you have this lil understanding going it's pretty easy to monopolise a GD and direct it where you want to go.

we were kept waiting for quite a bit before the GD and asked to come in for the Extempore n PI according to serial numbers. oh yea your group will probably be from the centre you gave the exam.

Extempore was lousy ...I got "My Miss India" some smartiepants got "Buzzer" and he went wild with it from describing the circuit functions of one to getting philosophical bout the need for a mental buzzer to keep us alert through life...we were sposed to speak for a minute...yes he was asked to shutup.
another guy had a fetish for relating everything to movies...i won't even go there.
you get 20 secs to think and a minute to spew it out...just be creative and try to catch their attention...don't be boring.

then the PI....
nothing i would call a horror story, just some twisted mind screwing, from what i remember it got progressively worse as the day went on. i was just quizzed on a lot of acads, then they decided to gang up on me because i used the infernal term "Corporate Governance" . one guy was examining my application form to no end...and he decided he had a problem with my photo. ok my dad attested my form...need i say more?
well it was pure symphony after that, i take my hat off and bow down to the wonderfully crafted setup they laid out for me. its quite uncanny how they coordinated one at a time to make me say things that just made it worse for me.after i was told that it was nothing personal and asked to leave a Sardarji(who happens to be a prof) came dancing into the room screaming 46 for 3 and a lady who probably doesn't know the difference between a googly and a ganguly asks...Sachin out ho gaya kya?

I asked him to repeat the score for me as i left.

they guy after me was kept sitting there for 5 minutes after he came in while they discussed the cricket match (indo-pak me thinks)

well it wasn't all bad i guess, it really helps if you're female and from delhi...inspite of all the claims to the contrary. a girl got waitlisted even after answering, when asked if she knew anything about Enron...Oh yes ...they came to India and packed up their bags and left.
I had talked about Enron in relation to corporate governance.

Oh yeah for hauling it all the way to Delhi and finding some way to stay there overnight and a bit..you'll get a free chota Pepsi at the canteen courtesy ...well...Pepsi.

Don't be surprised if the infrastructure leaves a lot to be desired...weedicide most importantly.

thanx a lot 4 dat feed back bout last yrs process. how do u think one shud practice 4 the xtempore........im @ sea here and wud be gr8ful 4 ne help! japnit

[catcrazy17]

Hi guys,
i finally got my call letter. i've been called on 17/03/05 at 10:30 am. I'm from pune. Now the thing is that i have my XIMB on 17th at 9:00 in Mumbai....kuch karna padega!!!

cheers,
maddie

[cat_pitamah]

Originally Posted by j0

well i was at FMS last year and pray that there isn't a major cricket match going on when you go in for your interview.

GD was a cool affair very decent petrified folk, so easy to handle ..topic wasn't very out there "Effect of Governance on socio-economic growth".
A little tip with the GD try to get friendly with some select members of your group...a little panic about fish markets and all gets people's attention.believe me if you have this lil understanding going it's pretty easy to monopolise a GD and direct it where you want to go.

we were kept waiting for quite a bit before the GD and asked to come in for the Extempore n PI according to serial numbers. oh yea your group will probably be from the centre you gave the exam.

Extempore was lousy ...I got "My Miss India" some smartiepants got "Buzzer" and he went wild with it from describing the circuit functions of one to getting philosophical bout the need for a mental buzzer to keep us alert through life...we were sposed to speak for a minute...yes he was asked to shutup.
another guy had a fetish for relating everything to movies...i won't even go there.
you get 20 secs to think and a minute to spew it out...just be creative and try to catch their attention...don't be boring.

then the PI....
nothing i would call a horror story, just some twisted mind screwing, from what i remember it got progressively worse as the day went on. i was just quizzed on a lot of acads, then they decided to gang up on me because i used the infernal term "Corporate Governance" . one guy was examining my application form to no end...and he decided he had a problem with my photo. ok my dad attested my form...need i say more?
well it was pure symphony after that, i take my hat off and bow down to the wonderfully crafted setup they laid out for me. its quite uncanny how they coordinated one at a time to make me say things that just made it worse for me.after i was told that it was nothing personal and asked to leave a Sardarji(who happens to be a prof) came dancing into the room screaming 46 for 3 and a lady who probably doesn't know the difference between a googly and a ganguly asks...Sachin out ho gaya kya?

I asked him to repeat the score for me as i left.

they guy after me was kept sitting there for 5 minutes after he came in while they discussed the cricket match (indo-pak me thinks)

well it wasn't all bad i guess, it really helps if you're female and from delhi...inspite of all the claims to the contrary. a girl got waitlisted even after answering, when asked if she knew anything about Enron...Oh yes ...they came to India and packed up their bags and left.
I had talked about Enron in relation to corporate governance.

Oh yeah for hauling it all the way to Delhi and finding some way to stay there overnight and a bit..you'll get a free chota Pepsi at the canteen courtesy ...well...Pepsi.

Don't be surprised if the infrastructure leaves a lot to be desired...weedicide most importantly.

thanks a lot buddy
but what was the final outcome
one more thing what is ur profile?????

[j0]

Originally Posted by japnit@trouble

thanx a lot 4 dat feed back bout last yrs process. how do u think one shud practice 4 the xtempore........im @ sea here and wud be gr8ful 4 ne help! japnit

as far as the extempore goes just pick some random topics and try to speak with continuity and clarity for a minute or 2...try to correlate issues laterally to the topic. i would suggest just giving various takes on the topic and substantiating them with some gyaan, and trying to pack in as many different lines of thinking that you can.

eg. If you are given say OB.
well you can go from organisational behaviour...to other expansions of the acronym...maybe take up on Obstetrics and the need for improving womens health in the country and how Jim Rogers believes that since there is a shortage of women in coming years they will be an important economic resource yada yada...just go wild with it...be clear, don't stutter, be creative...have fun with the topic...go wild get noticed.


btw i didn't make it through last time and i was just a fresher out of Economics back then.

ps: I don't know bout the rest of the coaching institutes but Time has a booklet on Institute specific GD/PI experiences with lengthy details on what transpired at these calls...i had to fill out my experience for them so i guess you can find a more detailed account of my interview and a few others in that....i think they also listed all the extempore topics they could find....check it out it should be useful.

[ceo_in_making]

hi
does anybady no where to find TIME's material on extempore conducted in fms gd/pi process?
wats the site of time ?
plz help