No , I am not very sure. But people at the centre were saying so. They also told IIM C results will be out by April 10 . I think officially nothing has been announced.

dude looks like uve smashed it. Is April 20th the official date for the announcement of results ?

Class 10 - 92.4
Class 12 - 78.2
Grad - 68.9
CAT 09 - 98.6
CALLS - Only IIM L.
Work Ex: 71 Months.

GD/ESSAY/PI Date : 04-April, 2:00 PM.
GD and Essay Topic : Women's Reservation bill will enhance the gender divide.
Essay - 15 mins , GD - 12 mins
8 / 10 people present.
GD was nice and even though the topic was of a generic nature , the group ensured everyone contributed. I produced at least 6 valid points and intervened for 6-7 times. I was the third to start , but summarised the proceedings.

INTERVIEW:

I was the first to be called in the group and was called five minutes after the completion of GD.Documents had to be arranged in a certain order and hence no time to panic.

I went inside:
P1 and P2 : Both Male Professors. M : Myself

P1: Gave me a thorough look from top to bottom and asked me to sit (thankfully with a smile)
P1: So , tell us something about yourself.
M: Told from start to present in a very brief and concise way.Also told that I am a Fixed Income Analyst and have a FRM certfication .
P1: What is term structure of interest rates?
M : Ansd.
P1: What is YTM?
M: Ansd.
P1: How are prices and yield related for fixed income and what are the reasons for that?
M: Ansd.
P1: How to arrive at the present value value of a fixed income security and a fixed income derivative? What should be an appropriate duscount rate for both of these and why?
M: Ansd confidently as that is my main job.
P1: What do you understand by yield to call and what are the reasons for having it in a fixed income security ?
M : Ansd.
P1: What is immunization and how is it achieved?
M: Three points , explained clearly . They seemed satisfied.
P1: How will you use convexity as a fixed income trader?
M : again explained clearly as that is part of my job.

P2: What is Letter of Credit?
M : Didn't know the defn. , but explained the term clearly with an example.
P2: What is Bill of Lading?
M : Sorry Sir, I don't know because I don't have much exposure in Trade Finance.
P2: What is the Contracts Act?
M : Sorry sir, I don't know.
P2 : Have you ever worket on Credit seat?
M : Yes Sir , only for 6 months. 5.5 years in Treasury and Investments.

P1: What do you undersatnd by demutualisation of stock exchange?
M: Sorry sir , I don't know , although I have heard about the term , but not sure about it.
P1: What is corporatisation of Stock Exchange?
M : Told , but not with confidence as I was not very sure of the answer. Gave the example of MCX.
P1: How will this FRM Certification help you in your PGP ?
M: Gave a long lecture !!!
P1: How many calls do you have ?
M: Only one.

P1: Ok . That's it !! All the Best !!

In the meanwhile , P2 was thoroughly going through my file.

Overall Rating:

I can't rate my performance . Friends you have to rate it. But in Essay and GD , I will give 7/10.

Lets see what happens . The results will be out by April 20.

Friends , I will request you to give a feedback on my personal interview.


Thanks..

Just a little observation... they are grilling more on the acads of the people close to 30 months of work-ex. Somewhere in this thread I read the panel saying to the candidate that since he has only 30 months of work-ex, he must remember his acads subjects as well.

Cat score: OA - 99.00
Xth --- 90.0 %
XIIth--- 96.5 %
Grad: 7.5 (B. Tech CSE)
Work ex: 30 months(IT)
Extracurriculars: Decent
Location:Mumbai

GD was strange .. "Women's quota will increase gender disparity"
Only 6 ppl .. one fellow came late .. poor guy ! (if you read this .. do pm me ..wat they did to u after u were sent to 1st floor ) .. we just kept on talking till we were asked to shut our mouths ...

PI was weird ... more about my own profile .. my b.tech courses what i studied .. some basic kindergarten questions about what is this course what is that course .. the prof almost read through the entire marksheet of mine and kept on asking about courses ... then asked about extra curriculars .. hobbies ...

Not a single question about 30months of my toil in the IT industry .

Knowingly i gave only 2 wrong answers .. of which 1 i covered up .. so absolutely no clue.

Either they decided to kick me out or decided take me in before the interview itself .. tats how i see it ... very very very HR like interview ..

Cat score: OA - 99.00
Xth --- 90.0 %
XIIth--- 96.5 %
Grad: 7.5 (B. Tech CSE)
Work ex: 30 months(IT)
Extracurriculars: Decent
Location:Mumbai

GD was strange .. "Women's quota will increase gender disparity"
Only 6 ppl .. one fellow came late .. poor guy ! (if you read this .. do pm me ..wat they did to u after u were sent to 1st floor ) .. we just kept on talking till we were asked to shut our mouths ...

PI was weird ... more about my own profile .. my b.tech courses what i studied .. some basic kindergarten questions about what is this course what is that course .. the prof almost read through the entire marksheet of mine and kept on asking about courses ... then asked about extra curriculars .. hobbies ...

Not a single question about 30months of my toil in the IT industry .

Knowingly i gave only 2 wrong answers .. of which 1 i covered up .. so absolutely no clue.

Either they decided to kick me out or decided take me in before the interview itself .. tats how i see it ... very very very HR like interview ..

Kolkata, delhi, mumbai interviews are completed i guess ...
So only chennai interviews are remaining ...

I am surprised that only a few ppl have come out with their experiences ... This entire thread will be a great source of information for the next batch.
So ppl ... please come out with ur experiences

even Bangalore is left

Kolkata, delhi, mumbai interviews are completed i guess ...
So only chennai interviews are remaining ...

I am surprised that only a few ppl have come out with their experiences ... This entire thread will be a great source of information for the next batch.
So ppl ... please come out with ur experiences

Please POUR IN ur IIM L experiences guys ??

atleast the GD topics ?

earnest request.....

You had a lot of questions on politics. Did you mention that you had an interest in the politics somewhere or was it a random questioning?

Mumbai - 1st April

Essay / GD Topic: The only way to reduce crime is to increase the severity of punishments.
Interview:
1) Tell me about yourself.
2) In laymans language, explain me the difference between chemistry & chemical engineering?
3) What is a catalyst?
4) You are from an IIT. Government has spent a lot on you for your graduation. Why do you want to waste the money spent on you by coming in to management arena
5) Questions on one of my humanities subject?
6) Who is the sports minister of india?
7) Which constituency does Mr. Manmohan Singh represent?
How are Rajya sabha members elected?
9) Name the two houses at state level?
10) Name states that doesnt have Legislative council?
11) Questions on Telangana/Hyderabad? (As I belong to AP)
12) Questions on Mumbai water accumulation problem during rainy season? Asked for some solutions.
13) Questions about the owners of L&T;

Mumbai - 1st April

Essay / GD Topic: The only way to reduce crime is to increase the severity of punishments.
Interview:
1) Tell me about yourself.
2) In laymans language, explain me the difference between chemistry & chemical engineering?
3) What is a catalyst?
4) You are from an IIT. Government has spent a lot on you for your graduation. Why do you want to waste the money spent on you by coming in to management arena
5) Questions on one of my humanities subject?
6) Who is the sports minister of india?
7) Which constituency does Mr. Manmohan Singh represent?
How are Rajya sabha members elected?
9) Name the two houses at state level?
10) Name states that doesnt have Legislative council?
11) Questions on Telangana/Hyderabad? (As I belong to AP)
12) Questions on Mumbai water accumulation problem during rainy season? Asked for some solutions.
13) Questions about the owners of L

Profile

Cat score: OA - 99.15, QA - 97.7, VA - 98.8, DI - 92.8
Xth --- 91.4 %
XIIth--- 75.6 %

Grad: 7.2 (B. Tech , Aero - IITK)
Work ex: 30 months(IT)

Extracurriculars: Decent

Essay + GD:
8 ppl in my panel. One was absent.
Topic - More IITs and IIMs will dilute academic excellence.

I had a writer's block just at the beginning of my essay. Managed to cope with it and wrote a few decent points. Could not complete the essay properly, I thought that the alloted time was a bit less.

GD was average for me and overall it was a peaceful GD.I came in 3-4 times with decent points. The discussion was ok but not great, so the Panel told us to end it. No summaries were asked for.

PI:
I was the first one in my Panel to be interviwed.
Panelists - P1 and P2. Me - M

M: GoodMorning sirs.
The chair was kept at quite a distance from the table. Was told to sit down and pull the chair closer. P2 took my file and kept looking at it almost throughout the intrvw.
P1: Ok, so u work as SW developer in Fin. domain.
M: Yes sir
P2: A friend of yours from the same company had his intrvw yesterday. He works in Capital Markets. What is the difference between Finance and Capital Markets?
M: I started with Fin. is a broader term and went on talkin about what I do. I mentioned about Futures Trades in between.
P1: What is the diff between Futures and Forwards.
M: Told.
P1: So, what all is traded?
M: Told.
P1: U are from Aerospace Engineering. Why futures trades are not applied in Aerospace Industry as in Flying?
M: (I didnt get the question :shock:)
P1: He then asked why ppl lives are insured in flights and why not their lives be future traded??!!
M: (Weird question I thought) Then said something about underlying instrument of a futures contract.
P2: What is similarity between Options and Insurance?
M: Told something about premium.
P1: No, u are not getting his question. What is similar?
P2: Why are Futures, Options trades done?
M: (Then it struck me what they were expecting) I told about minimizing risks, hedging because of uncertainty in future. Insurance is also done because of uncertainty in future.
P1: Multiply a 3x2 and 4x3 matrix.
M: Cannot be multiplied.
P2: Gave me a paper and pencil and told me to draw a diagram of what I do at work.
M: I thought he wanted a data flow diagram. Drew it to the best of ability explaining trade origination and reconcilition.
P2: On which trade exchange are these trades done?
M: NYSE, LSE
P2: Ok, it's been just 30 months u have been working. So u must remember some acads.
M: yes Sir
P1: You are an Aerospace Engineer. Tell me, a plane is flying at 10000 ft. Other plane is coming from the opposite direction and they are goin to collide. How would u avoid the accident?
M: I started off with some Air Traffic funda, but he told me to explain in pure tech terms. I did decently here, explaining the control surfaces, and their functions with diagrams. I told him ways by which it can be done.
P2: He was looking at my salary slip and there was some marriage allowance term in it. Asks if someone marries 10 times will he get 10 marriage allownaces:shock
M: Told somethng crap. Smiles.
P2: U have done a course of Art and Video Production (was an elective). What did u do in it?Tell me how do u make a movie interesting? P2 also tells P1 that I am saved coz I didnt do economics as an elective.
M: Told. Casual discussion upon it.
P2: What was this course on Space Dynamics?
M: Told.
P2: Asked something about rockets. How are space capsules slowed down while re-entrance? Other pretty simple questions
M: Told
P2: Ok, tell me one Indian painter besides MF Hussain and his painting
M: Told both.
P2 looked satisifed.
P1: What other calls?
M: Only L.
Both:why? They both started looking at my score card and tried to find out why. P1 said bit less in DI, P2 said no, 93 is decent.
M: I think my 12th boards are a bit low.thats why.
P2: Ok, It was a pleasure meeting you Ravi.
M : My pleasure sir.
Pleasantries exchanged. I walked towards the door and I realised I had brought with me the pencil they gave me. Returned and said sorry.

Feel good intrvw, no standard questions. Most ppl had same kind of intrvws in IIML Noida campus. I think my GD Essay has let me down and intrvw was ok. Let's see.

Verdict: CONVERT!!

Profile

Xth ---89.57% (Gujju Board)
XIIth---89.38% (Gujju board)

Grad: 6.96/10(NIT Warangal,Mech. Engg)

Work ex: 16 months(till date as SCM and Marketing Executive)

Extracurriculars: National level tennis,photography portfolios,Joint Secy. Branch association and some other certificates.

Arrived at HMATC for the third time this season and each time there was this sense of dejavu attached to the place.Also,my mom specifically called up and asked me to sit at exactly the same place where I sat while waiting for my IIMK interview :shock:

We were subsequently split up into 6 panels each having close to 10 students.

Essay +GD

"Unpleasant prison terms can read to faster reformation amongst criminals" or something on similar lines.

Wrote quite a few points.Again showed inclination towards community service rather than brutal treatment meted out to prisoners.Took an example of "Do aankhe baara haath" and went on to quote the song "Ai malik tere bande hum". On the flip side,talked about how in Bihar,certain cops were hailed by the locals for poring battery fluid on rapists who werent given adequate punishment.

The GD didnt start of too well.Too many people speaking together at a time.It was again about who was able to outshout the other,better.I did my part Chipped in 4-5 times.Healthy discussion I would say,although most of us digressed considerably.

PI

I was no.4 in the panel to be interviewed.Some quotes by No.1,No.2 and No.3

No.1---- "Lag gayee yaar.Paseene choot rahe the.Aisa tha ki NDTV ka bhi full form bhool gaya :shock:"

No.2-----"I am leaving.Please do not ask me how the interview was.mooh kaha dhona hota hei?:shock: "

Tab tak logo ki phat chuki thi.Well that was until No.3 came out and gave some good news.

No.3----" Arrey chill interview hei.Sirf acads hee pooch rahe hei" :shock:

So it was a toss up between idhar kuaa..udhar khaai(stress ya acads)! I chose the later!!

Two brilliant profs were in the panel.Throughout the interview I kept getting the feeling they knew absolutely everything there it is to know.Prof 1--B1 and Prof2--B2.

(Varun enters the room)
Me: Good afternoon sir(s)
B1:Have a seat Varun
Me: Sir,these are my certificates and sir these are my photography portfolios
(Takes them.did not return till until the end of the interview)
B1: Ok Varun,tell us something about yourself
Me: Usual blah blah.Did that and this.
B1: Ok so why would you want to join IIML?
Me: Gave funda about how it has been consistently ranked amongst the top 3-4 colleges in India.
B1: Ok.So how about we head into some Mechanical engineering!!(laughs B1)
Me: Absolutely sirr(like I have a choice )
B1: Ok so tell me what is an IC Engine and what problems does it face?
Me: Explained well(or so I think)
B2: Ok,can you tell me 5 qualities of a leader.
Me: Mentioned visionary,gathers masses,short term long term goals,manages,etc
B2: But that all amounts to only three goals?
Me: Sir, all the goals basically revolve around these three goals! :cheerio:
B1: So where are your from?
Me: Basically a tamilian but stayed in Ahmedabad all my life.
B1: Ok so who was the chief minister before Narendra Modi
Me: Shankar singh vaghela
B1: Which party did he represent?
Me: (messed up here) Mentioned that he changed loyalties.But said he was from BJP when he was CM(which I think is wrong)

(B2 kept arguing.I finally gave in and said I'll verify it.Everyone smiles )

B1: Can you compare the factors on which the economic development of two states such as TN and Gujarat can be made?
Me: Mentioned infra,growth,literacy,investments,employment opportunities,etc
B1: Ok!So you are currently into Marketing.Can you tell me what is comparative advertising?
Me: Never heard of the term sir.I haven't dwelled much into technicalities
B1: Ok so can you tell me about the recent row where two rival brands had to fight it out in court over an AD that one put up
Me: Explained fully about the TIDE and RIN show down.
B1: Ok! You know everything and yet you say you dont know comparitive advertising
Me: Sir,I didnt know that was the technical term for it.
(B1 smiles)
B2: So varun what is the rank of Sania Mirza?
Me:(Didtn quite remember) Sir,she was ranked 24 but had an injury and dropped about 100 places.So should be around 120-130.(still unsure)
B2: Ok who is Saina Nehwal?
Me: Badminton player,Padmashree,etc
B2: What's her rank?
Me: Don't quite know but in the top 10.
B1:Ok so Varun what can you bring to IIML once you join?
Me: (Stunned) Stuttered and blabbered.Said something about how my extra curriculars would help,How I would help juniors.Major stupidity here.A question that I can never answer.
B2: BTW we have Inter IIM Sports Fests.So what sport will you represent the college in?
Me: Sir,I have played National level tennis and some other blah blah.

(And then the best part of the interview with B1)

B1: Varun you may leave but I would like to compliment you on your excellent photography
Me: Thank you sir Good day sir.

Felt really good.Stuttered once or twice.I just hope this one turns out to be a little more favourable than the rest.

Verdict: Converted

This post might be considered as a spam by many but I couldn't resist to reply so please bare with me for this single post

Dude, you have a decent work-ex and the interview seem quite cheerful with I guess no questions (?) asked on acads. (If there were some, please share them too ).

Anyways, I think you could have replied some questions better. Replies inline... I know there might be multiple way to reply but just sharing what I think could have helped more.

Best of luck for your results.

Thanks for your wishes and same to you n all others.....

But regarding the things that you had mentioned in the Q n As, I want to add just one thing. Don't lie in the interview. Because there may be so many reasons for an individual to become an MBA but one should tell the things that he himself believes. It is better to introspect and find out yourself the reasons of doing an MBA (with a clean and fresh mind).

It is our future and we should know what we are doing and why.

This post might be considered as a spam by many but I couldn't resist to reply so please bare with me for this single post

Dude, you have a decent work-ex and the interview seem quite cheerful with I guess no questions (?) asked on acads. (If there were some, please share them too ).

Anyways, I think you could have replied some questions better. Replies inline... I know there might be multiple way to reply but just sharing what I think could have helped more.

Best of luck for your results.

Dude! its not a spam at all! u r the 1st one to have the critique view at the answers and your answers are better than mine. come to think of it, i just brought down my chances of converting the call from 60% to 40%. i mean your answers surely seems contain the words the panel would have loved to hear.
btw for the first question, couldnt have blamed IIT prep cause scored just 71 in chemistry. questions were
will keep these answers in mind in I-nterview.

cheers

just 1 qs puys.
Are u guys taking separate resume for iiml pi, as the form given is only consisting of 2 pages?

Yes, I had my PI on 28th in Noida and took along my CV. They did ask me for it and also had a look at my certificates...

So better be on the safe side and carry your CV along ...

just 1 qs puys.
Are u guys taking separate resume for iiml pi, as the form given is only consisting of 2 pages?

This post might be considered as a spam by many but I couldn't resist to reply so please bare with me for this single post

Dude, you have a decent work-ex and the interview seem quite cheerful with I guess no questions (?) asked on acads. (If there were some, please share them too ).

Anyways, I think you could have replied some questions better. Replies inline... I know there might be multiple way to reply but just sharing what I think could have helped more.

Best of luck for your results.

PROFILE:

Acads
X %,Board, year: 94.17, ICSE, 1999
XII%, Board, year: 78.6, CBSE, 2001
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute: B.Tech, Mining Machinery engg, 71.6%, 2006, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Work-Ex:
Sectors, Company - Number of months: Mining & metals, Hindustan Zinc Ltd, 44 months (on 31/1/10)

CAT (2009-10):
DI: 92.73 %tile
Quant : 97.7 %tile
Verbal : 93.02 %tile
Aggregate 98.01 %tile
(category if applicable) : GEN

Extra acads : Dance, Skit, fashion show

Any other special thing abt u:

Interview & Essay

Venue: IIML noida campus
Date : 28th march - 2pm

Essay :
Topic: Breaking larger state into smaller states is political incentive (this was not the exact sentence - but the meaning is same)
Number of Ppl present: 10 (1 absent)
Time: 15 min
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: I hail frm jharkhand. and today morning i went through the details of why n how jharkhand was formed. So essay was cool. mentioned that though motive behind the formation was based on genuine reasons, separate state happened only because the then CM of bihar was promised support from JMM chief to form the cabinet. so the CM of bihar actually saw tht the bill was passed.
Mentioned these points during the GD. made two entries, put some valid points. GD was neither a fish market nor a collaborative one. but people were put across their points. most of the time the group was concentrated on the pros n cons of formation of a new state. we digressed a lot.
Time given : 15 min again (the panel said it was 15 min. but felt it was over in 10 min. i think they got bored of the constant chatter )
Rate your preparation(0-5): 4
Rate your performance(0-5): 2.5

PI:
Panel Members Intro: One gentleman (M), one lady(L) and me (R)

Questions:
(the guy jst before me told me to wait for 1 min and then enter. i stood at the door and after 40 sec the door was opened by the lady)
R: (hurried tone) sorry maam i was waiting for one minute to get over.
L: didnt u hear us summon you?
R: no maam, it was not audible outside.
L: its ok....
(by this time we had reached the table)
M: sitdown
R: (in hushed voice) thank you
(i kept the file to myself)
M: you got 94.17 in xth and 78.6 in XIIth. What happened?
L: Please pass me your file
R: (passing on the file to the lady) Sir i lost track of my goal after class xth (). i had studied so hard for xth but was not happy even when i got 94%. thats when i felt i needed something else in life and i started looking for it. and this went on till my graduation. I....
Could have talked about IIT-JEE preparation. If your PCM marks were good then it could've helped explain your points better as your focus was something else. :)
M: Tell me something about ISMU.
R: It stands for Indian school of mines university. it was started in the year 1926 with three core branches: petroleum, mining & geology (i think i might be wrong on the petroleum part). my branch came into existence in 1979. Since....
M: What was your rank in your batch?
R: u mean in my branch?
M: (nodded)
R: 5th
M: Out of?
R: 17 () (i can say he was not all impressed:shock:)
M: what was your rank in the entire batch?
R: Sir our insti doesnt provide the overall rank.....() (its true though)
M: Since 2006 u have been working in HZL. what do you do there?
R: (told about my job responsibilities : that i maintain heavy mining machineries and look after the planning part and control a budget of Rs. 35 million. and also that i am the incharge, at departmental level, of all international standards accredited to our unit ISO 9001, etc.)
M: will ur company give u study leave if you work there for 6 years?
R: no sir, we dont have any such provisions...
M: HZL belongs to birlas right?
R: No sir its vedanta
M: (nods n turns towards the lady) u want to ask something?
L: ya sure, so what are your responsibilities at HZL?
R: (again repeated the above mentioned story)
L: so how does your b.tech degree will help you in management?
R: (bowled :shock:) maam my work profile implies tht i have to work with workmen....
This could've been answered for atleast a day long speech :P. Here are some points:
1. You cleared IIT-JEE and then studied at ISM. So, you have a habit of sitting for long continuous hours for study that is required very much at IIMs.
2. Famous saying, at UG you learned how to learn. ISM has good focus on learning and learning the required stuff. You don't lose focus which you learnt from ISM as the course was a lot and time was limited.
3. Even your point on remaining in your own field could've been better dealth with. Example, you got your technical expertise of your field from B.Tech. and you want to stay in the same field post-IIM also. In IIMs, you don't have to focus on the technical aspect of your subject and can focus only on management. Had you not done your B.Tech. from ISM which helped you have a firm knowledge of your subjects, you might be struggling to chose your future course of action. Now it's only learning management and that too with a focus of your own field that is left for you to learn... Obviously there might be some followup questions from your courses at ISM but that would have given a direction to the interview....
The list is long... keep on speaking and speaking and speaking :P
L: (shook her head) no no, my question is how your b.tech will help you in management?
R: (well she had repeated the question ) maam i did not get your question...
L: my question is how ur b.tech from ism will help you in management course at iimL? whats the link?
R: (still shocked) maam there are lots of companies which are into mining machinery manufacturing. so after i complete my mba i can get into those companies nd .....
L: so u can then get into the management cadre?
R: yes maam, thts the link! (eureka!)
L: (is abt to ask the next question, but i speak in between)
R: even one more reason is that i want to go for entrepreneurship. n my idea is in the buying and selling of used mining machinery. its a nascent concept is india but is huge industry in australia and america. this is one of the reason i wnt to go for mba.
L: so u want to stay in this field of yours and go forward?
R: yes maam (inflated )
L: wht abt the funding?
R: (completely deflated) i am banking on my work post iim L ( she frowned) and also i am in talk with one company, ceo of which has promised to fund my venture if i happen to come into this.....i also have a frnd of mine frm iimc and we both want to venture out with our idea.
Not sure if you prepared well for this question :(. Why bank post IIML job? IIML has entrepren. cell that you talked about too. You might not have money but IIML will help you engage with a network of people and VCs that can contribute to your idea. You might want to start the blue print for your company from Day1 and present it on various forums at IIML. You can talk to VCs given that you'll have an IIM tag and they'll be more than happy to listen to you on many forums. Alumni community, that can pitch in too with some people already in this field. At the end, even if you don't get sufficient funding by the end of your course, you can join a company of your own field and continue to sell your idea to ultimately create your own company. Choices, again, are many. Just open up your mouth and keep on talking and talking and talking. :)
L: so he is going to fund your venture? do u knw the difference between initial capital and working capital.
R: (howzzz tht! :shock:) maam i think initial capital is the cost incurred in forming the first product. like i wnt to make a product, so whatever cost goes into the making of the first product is the initial capital....
L: it means the land, the infrastructure, u have to put capital into to form the first product....
R: right maam (nodded)
L: and working capital?
R: once the product is formed anything tht goes into the sustenance of the product is the working capital....
L: ok rana, tht will be. u wnt to ask us anything?
R: maam, i would like to know about the entrepreneurship cell, abhyaan, at IIML.
L: yes, we encourage students with entrepreneurship and even have some subjects related to it....(looks towards M for support)
M: yes we do tht.....
R: is there any fixed percentage of students who go for entrepreneurship every year?
M: its like many say tht they want to go for entrepreneurship but only a few go for it (thts some hard fact...and thts true most of the time. we mba aspirants have made it a taboo not to speak of some entrepreneurial dream in interview)
L: we do have 2-3 students who opts out of the placement and go on with their venture...
R: (all smiles)
L: OK rana, best of luck to you....
R: thank you...
R: (turning to M) thank you...
(i leave the room, leaving both of them pondering over my decision...)

Rate your preparation(0-5): 4
Rate your performance(0-5): 3.5
MISC.
Any other relevant detail.: puys keep track of the time during the essay session. the panel may inform you just before the end of essay time : only 1 minute left. you will hardly get any time to conclude if you are in the middle of some idea.
so keep track of time during essay nd try to conclude in some way

VERDICT AWAITED

Can you also share the flow (questions) of your interview as shared by others?

PROFILE:
________________

PROFILE:

Acads
X %,Board, year: 79.8 . CBSE
XII%, Board, year: 80.8, CBSE
Graduation: B.Tech from Jaypee University of Information Technology - 86%

Work-Ex:
IBM - Technology -1 year
Accenture - Consulting - 2.5 years

CAT (2009-10):

Aggregate 98.14 %tile

Interview & Essay

Venue: IIML Noida Campus
Date : 28th march - 9:30 am

Essay :
Topic: More IITs and IIMs will dilute quality of education
Number of Ppl present: 8 (2 absent)
Time: 15 min

Rate your preparation(0-5): 3
Rate your performance(0-5): 3

GD went off well. I did put across some points. No fish market. Everyone patiently listened to others' points.

PI:
There were 2 Professors in my panel. The i/v lasted for around 18-20 mins. Their major focus was on my work profile in Accenture and what have i learnt from my work ex.
There were still a couple of points which i feel i missed out on, which could have sealed the deal.

anyhow, overall it was a very good experience.

Rate your preparation(0-5): 4
Rate your performance(0-5): 3

ROFILE:

Acads
X %,Board, year: 78.4 . CBSE
XII%, Board, year: 83.2, CBSE
Graduation: B.E from DCE

Work-Ex:
Sectors, Company - Number of months: 55 months

CAT (2009-10):

Aggregate 83.01 %tile
(category if applicable) : Reserved Category ST

Any other special thing abt u:

Interview & Essay

Venue: IIML noida campus
Date : 28th march - 2pm

Essay :
Topic: Breaking larger state into smaller states is political correct
Number of Ppl present: 10
Time: 15 min

Rate your preparation(0-5): 3
Rate your performance(0-5): 3
PI:
There were 2 Professors in my Panel.It was only for 10 mins.Asked abt my background and my previous company TechM.Then asked about my view on Women Reservation bill .

Rate your preparation(0-5): 2.5
Rate your performance(0-5): 3

One more thing: todays observation was that people with considerable work ex (>= 4 years can definitely considered as considerable work ex, but wont comment on work ex below this) were asked questions pertaining to their work ex itself. a guy with close to 6 years of work ex was even questioned on some component of his salary (albeit bit deeper questions ).

so guys with "considerable work ex" need not worry about acads. but it doesnt mean u shud not prepare at all. not able to say the correct definition of moment of inertia may not loose you points but if you say the correct definition they will definitely add some stars to ur marking.

best of luck!!

PROFILE:

Acads
X %,Board, year: 94.17, ICSE, 1999
XII%, Board, year: 78.6, CBSE, 2001
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute: B.Tech, Mining Machinery engg, 71.6%, 2006, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Work-Ex:
Sectors, Company - Number of months: Mining & metals, Hindustan Zinc Ltd, 44 months (on 31/1/10)

CAT (2009-10):
DI: 92.73 %tile
Quant : 97.7 %tile
Verbal : 93.02 %tile
Aggregate 98.01 %tile
(category if applicable) : GEN

Extra acads : Dance, Skit, fashion show

Any other special thing abt u:

Interview & Essay

Venue: IIML noida campus
Date : 28th march - 2pm

Essay :
Topic: Breaking larger state into smaller states is political incentive (this was not the exact sentence - but the meaning is same)
Number of Ppl present: 10 (1 absent)
Time: 15 min
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: I hail frm jharkhand. and today morning i went through the details of why n how jharkhand was formed. So essay was cool. mentioned that though motive behind the formation was based on genuine reasons, separate state happened only because the then CM of bihar was promised support from JMM chief to form the cabinet. so the CM of bihar actually saw tht the bill was passed.
Mentioned these points during the GD. made two entries, put some valid points. GD was neither a fish market nor a collaborative one. but people were put across their points. most of the time the group was concentrated on the pros n cons of formation of a new state. we digressed a lot.
Time given : 15 min again (the panel said it was 15 min. but felt it was over in 10 min. i think they got bored of the constant chatter )
Rate your preparation(0-5): 4
Rate your performance(0-5): 2.5

PI:
Panel Members Intro: One gentleman (M), one lady(L) and me (R)

Questions:
(the guy jst before me told me to wait for 1 min and then enter. i stood at the door and after 40 sec the door was opened by the lady)
R: (hurried tone) sorry maam i was waiting for one minute to get over.
L: didnt u hear us summon you?
R: no maam, it was not audible outside.
L: its ok....
(by this time we had reached the table)
M: sitdown
R: (in hushed voice) thank you
(i kept the file to myself)
M: you got 94.17 in xth and 78.6 in XIIth. What happened?
L: Please pass me your file
R: (passing on the file to the lady) Sir i lost track of my goal after class xth (). i had studied so hard for xth but was not happy even when i got 94%. thats when i felt i needed something else in life and i started looking for it. and this went on till my graduation. I....
M: Tell me something about ISMU.
R: It stands for Indian school of mines university. it was started in the year 1926 with three core branches: petroleum, mining & geology (i think i might be wrong on the petroleum part). my branch came into existence in 1979. Since....
M: What was your rank in your batch?
R: u mean in my branch?
M: (nodded)
R: 5th
M: Out of?
R: 17 () (i can say he was not all impressed:shock:)
M: what was your rank in the entire batch?
R: Sir our insti doesnt provide the overall rank.....() (its true though)
M: Since 2006 u have been working in HZL. what do you do there?
R: (told about my job responsibilities : that i maintain heavy mining machineries and look after the planning part and control a budget of Rs. 35 million. and also that i am the incharge, at departmental level, of all international standards accredited to our unit ISO 9001, etc.)
M: will ur company give u study leave if you work there for 6 years?
R: no sir, we dont have any such provisions...
M: HZL belongs to birlas right?
R: No sir its vedanta
M: (nods n turns towards the lady) u want to ask something?
L: ya sure, so what are your responsibilities at HZL?
R: (again repeated the above mentioned story)
L: so how does your b.tech degree will help you in management?
R: (bowled :shock:) maam my work profile implies tht i have to work with workmen....
L: (shook her head) no no, my question is how your b.tech will help you in management?
R: (well she had repeated the question ) maam i did not get your question...
L: my question is how ur b.tech from ism will help you in management course at iimL? whats the link?
R: (still shocked) maam there are lots of companies which are into mining machinery manufacturing. so after i complete my mba i can get into those companies nd .....
L: so u can then get into the management cadre?
R: yes maam, thts the link! (eureka!)
L: (is abt to ask the next question, but i speak in between)
R: even one more reason is that i want to go for entrepreneurship. n my idea is in the buying and selling of used mining machinery. its a nascent concept is india but is huge industry in australia and america. this is one of the reason i wnt to go for mba.
L: so u want to stay in this field of yours and go forward?
R: yes maam (inflated )
L: wht abt the funding?
R: (completely deflated) i am banking on my work post iim L ( she frowned) and also i am in talk with one company, ceo of which has promised to fund my venture if i happen to come into this.....i also have a frnd of mine frm iimc and we both want to venture out with our idea.
L: so he is going to fund your venture? do u knw the difference between initial capital and working capital.
R: (howzzz tht! :shock:) maam i think initial capital is the cost incurred in forming the first product. like i wnt to make a product, so whatever cost goes into the making of the first product is the initial capital....
L: it means the land, the infrastructure, u have to put capital into to form the first product....
R: right maam (nodded)
L: and working capital?
R: once the product is formed anything tht goes into the sustenance of the product is the working capital....
L: ok rana, tht will be. u wnt to ask us anything?
R: maam, i would like to know about the entrepreneurship cell, abhyaan, at IIML.
L: yes, we encourage students with entrepreneurship and even have some subjects related to it....(looks towards M for support)
M: yes we do tht.....
R: is there any fixed percentage of students who go for entrepreneurship every year?
M: its like many say tht they want to go for entrepreneurship but only a few go for it (thts some hard fact...and thts true most of the time. we mba aspirants have made it a taboo not to speak of some entrepreneurial dream in interview)
L: we do have 2-3 students who opts out of the placement and go on with their venture...
R: (all smiles)
L: OK rana, best of luck to you....
R: thank you...
R: (turning to M) thank you...
(i leave the room, leaving both of them pondering over my decision...)

Rate your preparation(0-5): 4
Rate your performance(0-5): 3.5
MISC.
Any other relevant detail.: puys keep track of the time during the essay session. the panel may inform you just before the end of essay time : only 1 minute left. you will hardly get any time to conclude if you are in the middle of some idea.
so keep track of time during essay nd try to conclude in some way

VERDICT AWAITED

guys do u see a pattern in the the interviews..as to what kind of questions they ask

blacof Says

Guys I want to know how many pages are available for us to write the essay? Are there ruled sheets ? Also are we given any time before for thinking about the topic .i.e before the we start writing the essay ?

u will get one paper (ruled both sides) to write the essay. And you are not given any time to think over the topic. in my essay we were asked to start writing straightaway.

This is for all the puys who are yet to attend their GD/PI: please take your photo identity card (PAN,passport,driving licence,etc.) with you. though it is not mentioned in the gd/pi call letter of IIML, the panel kept asking for any photo identity proof.

SO hav somekind of proof with yourself.

milind.adpaiker Says

Particularly work ex ppl, did you take your CV along? I know it is not compulsory but pluses/minuses of carrying it along?

in plain and simple terms..that is a document which is not desired by the panel..no pluses/minuses..

PROFILE:
Acads
X %,Board, year 86.4%
XII%, Board, year 79%
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute.
Chemical engg btech from iit delhi, cgpa 8.71 (2nd rank in deptt)
Work-Ex: 45 months as technical consultant to refineries and petrochemicals
Sectors, Company - Oil and gas
CAT (2009-10):
DI 99.53
Quant 92.75
Verbal 99.52
Aggregate 99.72
(category if applicable) general
Extra acads : 2nd ranker, won many merit awards at iit-d
Any other special thing abt u: 1 yr exp in usa, 5 months in phillipines, six sigma certified, certified internal auditor
Interview & Essay
Venue: iim L noida
Date : 26th march 2010
Essay : In India, minorities should have the first right to country's resources
Topic: same as essay topic
Number of Ppl present 10
Time: 15 min for essay and 15 min for gd
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: wrote quite a decent essay, was quite updated with respect to minorities, satisfied ; had a more than decent gd.....
Rate your preparation(0-5): 4 for gd and 0 for essay
Rate your performance(0-5): 4 for gd and 4 for essay
PI:
Panel Members Intro: p1(male proff), p2(lady proff), me
tions:
proffs were really friendly, i was extremely comfortable with them...i was smiling nearly all d time and at times laughing too at my stupid answers.....i just loved d whole exp...they were constantly trying to trap me in my responses and to their annoyance, i was able to come out of it nearly every time and they probably realized after sometime that both they and me realize wazz gng on and started smiling at evry instance.......
me: gudafternoon sir and madam
p1: gudafternoon
p2: gudafternoon, have a seat
me: thanks
p2: giv me ur file
me: handed over
p2: tell us abt urself briefly
me: well rehearsed answer
p2: so u work in refining sector and hav been to refineries
me: yes madam
p2: tell us abt ur job responsibilities there
me: explained well
p1: asked wat my parents do?
me: told
p1: asked abt crude oil
me: told
p1: asked me economic analysis abt petrol price
me: got stumbled
p1: wat r various components
me: excise duty, import duty, state tax
p1: who charge these taxes
me: answered
p1: how many litres in a barrel
me: 42 * 3.78
p1: why dont u hav ready made answers to anything? why r u so tentative
me: explained tht 1 barrel has 42 us gallons and each galon has 3.78 L
p1: again, giv me economic analysis
me: again stumbled,
p1: tell me wat part is tax out of Rs 50
me: around rs 15 - 20
p1: as a chemical engineer u shuld hav known tht
me: yes sir
p1: u talked abt sarva shiksha abhiyan during gd...wazz tht
me: explained..in b/w told objective is 100% enrollment
p1: only enrollment and both p1 nd p2 griled on tht
me: ralized the trap in b/w and corrected myself....in b/w talked abt mid day meal scheme
p1: who is called literate in india?
me: those who ahv studied upto class xii
p1: started laughing
me: corrected my self, told upto 8th class and should be able to sign
p1: dont make guesses
p2: why mba?
me: gave a structured explanation saying want to benefit society wid my initaitves
p1: pounced on it, asked me abt how will poor be affected
me: satisfied him by giving a gud expalnation and told him wat exactly i m looking for
p1: good
p1: discuss jatropha (related to my why mba answer)
me: told used in bio-diesel
p1: impact on agriculture?
me: explain ed
p1: then, wat should be done
me: i told him innovations have to me made ...gave an explanation related to why mba..was totally satisfied
p1: tell me abt global warming
me: explained
p1: which are major greenhouse gases?
me: co2, water vapor, methane, CO...main is co2
p1: is co2 released from car exhaust?
me: yes, discussed abt sox nd nox too
p1: satisfied
p2: u hav written six sigma, plzz tell ur role
me: explained abt my various initiatives
p2: wat is six sigma?
me: explained well
p1: what is its equation
me: dont knw sir, but based on normal distribution
p1: write equation for normal distribution
me: dont remember sir
p1: asked abt social problems india is facing
me: discussed about illiteracy is the root cause
p1: then kerala should not hav any problem
me: counter argued and explained abt unionism and strikes etc
p1: satisfied
p1: we are done
me: sir i hav a question
p1: started laughing
p1: then said ask
me: asked abt enterpreneurship cell in iim L in a sophistiocated manner
p1 nd p2: replied in a nice manner
Rate your preparation(0-5): 3
Rate your performance(0-5): 3.5 - 4
MISC.
was smiling thruout........felt somewhat gud
VERDICT: rejected

PROFILE:

Acads:
X - 82%, CBSE, 2000
XII - 84%, CBSE, 2002
B. Tech, Civil Engg., 9.14 CGPA (out of 10), 2006, NIT Jamshedpur

Work-Ex:
IT Sector, TCS - 39 months

CAT (2009-10):
DI - 92%tile
Quant - 92%tile
Verbal - 99%tile
Aggregate - 98.6%tile
(General)

Extra acads: Nothing substantial

Venue: IIML Noida campus
Date : 26-Mar-2010

Essay & GD:

Topic: In India, should minorities be given the first right to resources?
Number of Ppl present: 8
Time: 15 minutes for writing the essay and then 12 minutes for the GD.
Brief Snapshot of the attempt:
They collected our essay sheets after 15 minutes and the GD started. Everyone was given a rough sheet to jot down points.
Was a pretty cool GD. Everyone spoke well. Nobody summarized. Panel did not ask anybody to summarize either.

PI:
Panel Members Intro: Lady Prof (L), Gentleman Prof (G), Myself (M)
Questions:
G: So...where's your hometown? Is it Noida?
M: No sir....its Lko.
G: Where did you do your Xth and XIIth ?
M: Told them...(both were different places)
L: How come so many places?
M: Told them my father is in the army and gets transferred.
L: How many schools have you been to ?
M: Told...
L: Let me see you file (I passed on my file to her)
G: Why the switch from Civil to IT?
M: Funde diye..
G: (smiling..to me and to L) I wonder what will happen to construction sector...everybody's going into IT
L: Asked me about the industrial training I did in college
M: Answered...
L: What are the different techniques in surveying?
M: (totally stumped...ye toh padhna hi bhool gaya tha!!) Tried but could not give a complete answer...confessed that I did not remember.
M: Asked me about extra curricular activities I had mentioned in the form.
G: So how do you design a structure?...asked the process..
M: Told him whatever I remembered...
G: How is earthquake resistant design done...Japan is earthquake prone country but how come they manage to build tall buildings?
M: Explained as best as I could...
G: Asked L if she had any other questions.
L: I'm done
M: Thanked them and came out

Both the panel members were cool and friendly. No panic attacks during the interview!!

VERDICT
Result awaited...

I like to disagree with it. I have given XLRI interview and the first document in my file is my CV and it helped me a lot as I could take the interview in a nice direction.

Raghuram.

PS: I could be more confident once results are out.

Buddy the IIM L profile sheet in enough and you need not carry anything else.
Even if you carry they may not even ask for that. And if you deliberately show them, I think that wont be a right thing to do.

Apart from the original certificates,do we need to bring attested photocopies too?? Please reply asap as i am not having photocopies attested and my interview is tomorrow

Thanks in advance :)

Nishu,

No need of any xerox copy even leave apart attested ones.
They will only see the originals.

Apart from the original certificates,do we need to bring attested photocopies too?? Please reply asap as i am not having photocopies attested and my interview is tomorrow

Thanks in advance

15 minutes for writing & 10 minutes for thinking I suppose correct me if I am wrong

milind.adpaiker Says

Particularly work ex ppl, did you take your CV along? I know it is not compulsory but pluses/minuses of carrying it along?

Buddy the IIM L profile sheet in enough and you need not carry anything else.
Even if you carry they may not even ask for that. And if you deliberately show them, I think that wont be a right thing to do.

Particularly work ex ppl, did you take your CV along? I know it is not compulsory but pluses/minuses of carrying it along?

A Quick query.

The essay time specified by you guys is 15 mins. Does this include the time to think as well?
Because in IIM B interview, separate 5 mins were given for thinking and the writing time was separate.

15 mins to think and write down seems a touch tight to me.

Thanks,
Gagan.

15 min was the time given to both think and write...no separate time for thinking..!

cheers and ATB!

PROFILE:

Acads
X %,Board, year : 87.4
XII%, Board, year : 82.6
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute : BE(CSE), 74.7, BIT Mesra Ranchi

Work-Ex:
Sectors, Company - Number of months:
Software : 30 months
Oil & Gas Marketing: 14 months

CAT (2009-10):
DI : 91.85
Quant : 94.94
Verbal : 93.2
Aggregate : 96.91
(category if applicable) : General

Extra acads :

1. Teach India Volunteer
2. Rower
3. Quizzing
4. NSS secretary of my university
5. Badminton captain in my company
6. Debating and Extempores


Interview & Essay

Venue: Indismart Hotel, Kolkata
Date : 23.03.2010

Essay : Should essential services like electricity and water be privatised.
GD Topic: Same for Essay.

Number of Ppl present: 6 out of 8.
Time: 15 + 10 minutes
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: The GD went very well and everybody got a chance to speak. A girl in my group started the discussion but afterwards I took the charge. Always talked to everyone in the group and also we all let each one to speak and make their points. I put forth a lot many points like

a. need for quality of service.
b. timeliness and effectiveness are also important these days.
c. government should be an enabler as it is not the core competence of the govt.
d. One guy told about private companies will only make money and no subsidy to poor. I told with this UID thing we can achieve that also even if a private company runs that service.
e. also since govt has proved not so effective so we should try for some alternavies.
f. the girl in the group said we can try out for a PPP.


Rate your preparation(0-5): 3.5
Rate your performance(0-5): 4.5

PI: (around 25 minutes)
Panel Members Intro: One lady (L) and one Gentleman (G)
Me (M)

Questions:

L: Introduce yourself.
M: Told my Ramkahani.
L: So you volunteer for teach India. What work you do as a TI volunteer.
M: Told about my project in the Red Light area in Kidderpore, Kolkata.
L: So you are a CSE grad. Tell me what is a compiler?
M: Gave the Aamir Khan's version of a compiler.
L: How does it work?
M: Said about the working of the compiler.
L: What is kernel in an Operating System?
M: Said.
L: Name few Operating Systems.
M: Said.
L: How is Unix different from Windows?
M: Bata diya.
L: How is Unix different from Linux.
M: Yeh bhi bataya.
L: Why is Linux named so?
M: Told the answer.
L: Two plus points and two negative points about Unix.
M: Yeh bhi bataya.
L: So you have read Operation research. Tell me what is the purpose of OR?
M: Answered that.
L: Can you name any process or algorithm used in OR?
M: No maam this nothing is comping to my mind at this point.
L: Passed the baton to G. G sir you wanna ask something.
G: Hmm M. You have in all 3.5 years of work experience right.
M: Yes sir.
G: Do you think you company is doing fine?
M: Yes sir.
G: That means your company is perfect and needs no improvement.
M: No sir it's not like that. Ways of betterment never stops.
G: Then tell me on what two fronts your company needs improvement. (Mine is an OMC Oil Marketing Company).
M: Sir I think there are two ways which can enhance my company's performance. And they are: First More leeway in terms of deciding the pricing of products and second Improvement in internal communication and flow of responsibilities.
G: M do you thin that the government should abolish subsidy on Petro products.
M: Yes sir but in a phased wise manner. Cited some examples from the Kirit Parikh committee that how we can remove the subsidy from petrol and that will impose an extra burden of just 50-80 rs on the users. And sir for products like kerosene the real needy can get it through UID Project of Nandan Nilkeni and the rest can be sold at market driven rates.
G: But tell me M government takes heavy amount of taxes on petro products. Is it justifiable.
M: No sir. Apart from that there are many phases where government charges taxes, even for movement within states in some cases. But it provides subsidies. So why to charge at the first itself. Gradually it should lower down the tax rates on petro products.
G: Will the passing of full burden cause inflation.
M: May be in the short run but in due course of time it will balance out and things will move fine.
G: Hmm. Tell me what is you take on Women's reservation bill.
M: Sir I think we need to improve the basics and then talk about this bill.As an example most of the girls in villages do not go to schools because of lack of toilets and things like this need to be improved first.
G: No M I didn't ask that. I asked whether this bill should be passed or not.
M: Yes sir but without any divisive criteria like quota within a quota.
G: Okay Okay. Turns to L.
L: Okay M thanks a lot.
M: Thank you maan.
M: Stood up and walked a few steps.
L: Ohh M please come.
M: Yes maam.
L: What others call do you have.
M: Maam Indore and MDI.
L: Okay thats great.
G & L : Thank you and please send the next guy after 1 minute.
M: Okay sir. Thank you maam.
Rate your preparation(0-5): 4
Rate your performance(0-5): 4.5
MISC.
Any other relevant detail : Both L and G were very cool.
Later I saw G's profile on IIM L's website ans she is a prof of OR there.
So guys at Indismart read a little bit of OR (Operation Research).


FINAL VERDICT: SELECTED...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Essay :
Topic: Legalising doping in sports in modern times
Number of Ppl present : 7 out of 9 (2 absent)
Time:15 min

Essay :
Topic: Essential services like water, electricity should not be privatized
Number of Ppl present : 9 (2 absent)
Time: 15 mins

A Quick query.

The essay time specified by you guys is 15 mins. Does this include the time to think as well?
Because in IIM B interview, separate 5 mins were given for thinking and the writing time was separate.

15 mins to think and write down seems a touch tight to me.

Thanks,
Gagan.

Thread made sticky

PROFILE:

Acads
X : 83.6%, WB Board
XII: 82.3%, WB Board
Undergrad : BE Mechanical, 82.4%, B.E.College, Shibpur, 2004 passout

Work-Ex: 66 months till date
NTPC 29 months, Thermax (present) 37 months

CAT (2009-10):
DI : 97.59
Quant : 96.95
Verbal : 87.36
Aggregate : 98.14
(category GEN)

Extra acads : University Medal for securing Highest Mark in Mechanical Engg
Got certificate of Merit in NTPC

Any other special thing abt u: nothing

Interview & Essay

Venue: Indismart Hotel, Kolkata
Date : 23.03.09

Essay :
Topic: Essential services like water, electricity should not be privatized
Number of Ppl present : 9 (2 absent)
Time: 15 mins
GD on the same topic immediately after GD was completed.
GD was quite decent. No fish market. Though my performance was not so good, chipped-in only 3 times with two decent points. Everyone spoke and no summary was asked to make. Overall ok.
My performance 4/10

PI:
I was the last in panel to be interviewed. Long wait was killing me. But had nice chit-chat with other fellows, that helped me in killing time. Thanx to Abhinav, Rajendra, Shouvik, Samson.....
Panel Members Intro: One Jolly Fellow ( say J), one serious but quite modest fellow (say S)
Questions:
Me: Good afternoon sir.
J : (nodded and asked to have seat). So you are from BEC, Shibpur ! U have two beautiful playground in your college- Lords and Oval !(these are name of the grounds. Don't get confused. God knows how on earth he came to know this!)
Me : Yes sir.
J: In which u used to play?
Me: Lords.
J : What's special about Lords? Why not Oval.
Me : Told something
J : BEC has become full fledged university from deemed university. What are the changes that followed?
Me: Told about better placements....nos of faculties....better infrustructure..inclusion of Pure science depts etc etc...
J : What do u do exactly in Thermax?
Me: Told about my profile
J: Why did u leave NTPC?
Me: Told. about changing my domain of works....in NTPC I was in Power Plant operation....but din't have any exposure on detailing/designing....in Thermax I do detailing....knowing power plant's every aspect..blah blah...

J nodded to S to take over....in between S was checking my certis...

S: Should we stop all thermal power plants as these create pollution ?
Me: a long explanation....said it's not possible right now as growth will be hampered...everything depends on electricity and coal is our major fuel....we can mitigate CO2 and other GHG by taking CDM measures...parallely we may give emphasis on renewable energy....and many things...( I'm a veteran of Power sector...so it's too easy to explain a lot)...seemed convinced.

S: What is carbon Credit?
Me: Told.
S: Elaborate more about carbon credit.
Me: Told about concept...CER...present value of Carbon credit....it's a measure of kyoto protocol....etc etc...

S: I've heard nos Tigers are coming down...what's the reason?
Me: Told about Poaching....skins are much valuable....Sunderban Zone is a vulnerable zone as we share a common border with Bangladesh...it's very difficult to safeguard completely....also local fishermen sometimes kill Tigers to safeguard themselves...etc etc...
S: How can be it prevented ?
Me: Said about more strict security and vigilance..( I forgot to tell about mass awerness )...not so convincing...but ok..had many talks about sundarban....

Suddenly J took over and gave me a GEMSCLIP...

J: Is it a machine?
Me: Yes sir.
J : Why?
Me: It increases our comfort !
(Both were laughing )
Actually it has mechanical advantage more than 1...so it's a machine
J: Prove me with help of a diagram...
Me; drawn....(hope it was ok....)..

S: U din't get thru IITs and NITs....don't u repent for that....
Me: Told something....like..I was from a remote village...didn't have any exposure of IIT prep...blah blah...regarding NITs...with my rank I could make a seat in various NITs....explained BEC was good enough...also reccommended by seniors and family etc etc....

S: What does RBI do?
Me: told about moneytry regulation....tackling inflation etc etc with the help of various tools like CRR, Repo rate, reverse repo rate etc etc...
S: What is CRR?
Me: Told.
S: What is Repo rate?
Me: Told.
S: What is Reverse Repo rate
Me: Told.
S: How does CRR regulate market?
Me: Explained very well and they were convinced.

suddenly...
J: Tell me in two mins ...why MBA?
Me: Told..
J: what do u think who should hire you in IIML?
Me: Told about my wish of continuing with energy sector. any small company with higher job responsibility as power sector is booming....also told that I might take study leave also though it's not decided yet...as thermax is also growing...blah blah...
S: Why did u study about RBI? you are a mechanical engineer...
Me: I'm very much interested about stock market sir.

Both smiled and hinted interview is over....
S: Nice talking you...thank you....
Me: Thank you sir.



Any other relevant detail.: J was always smiling...S sometimes.....
I think Int went well.....what u guys say ????

VERDICT : Awaited...


Regards,

Himadri

PROFILE:
Acads
X -94.5%,ICSE,2000
XII-82.6%,CBSE,2002
Undergrad -B.Tech in Mech Engg from NIT Jamshedpur,2007,CGPA -8.89/10
Work-Ex:
S/w Sector-30 months
CAT (2009-10):
Aggregate: 96.54 (NC-OBC)
Extra acads : Decent extra curriculars
Any other special thing abt u: no
Interview & Essay
Venue: Indi Smart Hotel,Kolkata
Date : March 23.2010
Essay :
Topic: Legalising doping in sports in modern times
Number of Ppl present : 7 out of 9 (2 absent)
Time:15 min
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: one page given to write on both sides...cudn't conclude well...ran out of time!
Time given : 15 min
Rate your preparation(0-5):3
Rate your performance(0-5):3
GD:
Time allotted was 15 min...but 2 pguys were absent ..so cut down to 11 min...very organised GD...no fish market...everyone was allowed to speak..no summary/conclusion asked..GD on the same topic as the essay..
PI:
Panel Members Intro : P1(jovial..arnd 45 yrs),P2 (old and serious looking)
S: me
Questions:
P1: so where do u wrk?
S: told
P1:ur desg?
S: told
P1: promotion policy of ur company? What designation are MBAs offered?
S: told
P1: so u r a mech engg..what is the diff between a mini bus and large bus frm engg pt of view?
S: told..power..cc etc...not so convinced
P1: diff between car and mini bus then..?
S: mumbled something..not convinced
(Meanwhile P2 going thru my file)
P1: what happens to fuel economy when no of cylinders are increased?
S: not sure
P1: (thankfully changes topic)..whats d role of banks in nation building?
S: told
P2: will give u a wrd..add some adjectives to it...wrd is 'growth'
S: sustainable,higher,inclusive....
P2: now tell me what are these...and how India will achieve these growths?
S: told...convinced..
P2: what is financial inclusion? What can be done for that?
S: explained well
P2: ur rank in ur deptt in college?
S: told
P1: which tech u r wrking on?
S: PL/SQL(Oracle)
P1: what is data dictionary?
S: told
P1: what happens if i drop a table and want to rollback..
S: told...drop is DDL..auto commit..no rollback possible
P1: how to manage the tables...when many ppl are handling it..how to prevent unnecessary manipulations?
S: talked about DBA activities...user roles and privileges
P1: if everyone is having privilege to do everything on tables...how to change the code to handle such things..
S: talked about triggers which will be designed to take backup/view before any such action...
P2: last yr Mr Chidambaram waved off the loans of the farmers...was it justified..or just a political gimmick..
S: talked about the financial crisis world was facing...monsoon too added to the woes...so a rational step with a bit to gain political mileage ..
P1: wat all calls?
S: IIM B,L,I,K..
P1: nice talking to u...thnx..
S: thnks..
Rate your preparation(0-5):3.5
Rate your performance(0-5): 3.5
Any other relevant detail.
Interview was chilled and relax...enjoyed..no stress at any pt of time...on an avg...15-20 min for interview...no need to carry photocopies...work ex ppl...last and first salary slips with joining letter will do..
VERDICT: Converted!