Date: 10th February,2012, Morning session

GD topic: A man who won't die for something is not fit to live
The topic wasn't discussed well enough because we covered only a few points..I 'm generally not able to get my words in during GDs but spoke 3-4 times and made 1/2 new points.Thankfully, it wasn't a fish market..I think coaching classes have helped there :D

Interview: Two panelists and as usual, one questioning and one mostly observing. It was a stress interview and by the end of it I was sure I was dumb and wouldn't crack it :D

P1: So you are from Mumbai Uni..you've very less marks in Engg
Now this had been tried on me during a mock interview so I knew that my marks were ok and I said that and stuck to it.
Me: Sir my marks were considered good at the time I graduated and from the University I graduated..I was rank 3 in college and rank 21 in Mumbai University.
P1: But then you're setting a very low benchmark for yourself..you shouldn't compare only with your college..you should see where you stand nationally
Me: But sir there different universities have different systems of grading so I cannot compare myself with everyone..I have to compare with those in a similar situation with me.
P1: The government says all boards are equal
Me: Said something about how a person may have more marks than me but I may still have greater knowledge etc
P1: You should admit if you're marks are less..you should not be defensive.
Me: Sir i know my marks are not the best but I feel they are good..sorry sir, I did not mean to be defensive.
P1: So this company you work for..don;t you think they pay very less?(looked at my reaction)
Me: sir they are definitely not the highest paying but they pay on par with other companies like them(meaning India based MNCs :D)
P1: why do you think that is?
Me: maybe becuz they take more people
P2: No it's becuz they have a learning component
Me: Yes they have many opportunities for L&D..I; have also done sos and so certifications(sly huh :D)
P1: Where is their R&D; lab?
Me: Not sure..Chennai?
P1: No Pune
P1: Do you want to be questioned about work or acads?
Me: work!
P1: What do you at work?
Me: Described my job responsibilities..I worked on a web application and he asked me about the technology and all
P1: Asked my opinion on e-commerce
Me: I didn't know what to say!I didn't know online buying/selling was called that
P1: explained what he meant and then said that online shopping had limitations compared to physically buying things
Me: asked him what problems customers faced
P1: said customers in a shop could more easily buy products acc to features they wanted
Me: Even in online shopping, we have the facility to search for products acc to features we want so it's very convenient
P1: What is your opinion on the current state of Indian economy?
Me: Different sectors are performing differently..
P1: But what about it as a whole
Me: As a whole it is growing
P2: If different sectors are performing differently, what parameters can you use to get a more accurate picture?
Me: couldn't answer
P1: she is not interested in economics also..let us ask her something about politics(pl note that P1 had been quite sarcastic throughout though I don;t remember all his comments)
P1: What is Macmahon line
Me: .....
P1: Where is Gilghit?
Me: ...
P1: Do you even know of such a place?
Me: ...
P2: What is the capital of Sikkim?
P1: I'm sure she doesn't know that also
Me: Gangtok
P1 visibly surprised and P2 laughs :D
P2: How many north-eastern states are there?
I didn't know the count so started listing them out but missed Assam and Manipur!
P2: asked about composition of Government
Me: 250 seats in Rajya Sabha and 552 in Lok Sabha
P2: Are they all elected?
Me: Some are nominated by President
P2: No some are also present in PoK and not used at all
P2: What are your hobbies?
Me: Reading and sketching
P1: Can you name an Indian artist who is famous for his sketches..not a painter
Me: sir RK Laxman
They were not very satisfied with that...I told them that I while sketched, I didn't really follow any famous artists.They seemed to understand that.

Well one thing that helped me in this interview was I had previously gone through the Govt. of India website...all the states and their capitals and the govt. structure etc. I felt like I had a bad interview but it wasn't bad looks like!

Final Verdict: Converted!

GDPI Experience IIML

P1 announced the topic the search for ooman freedom can never be complete without freedom for oomen and I was aghast. I interpreted both the oomen as human but it made no sense. Then I peeked into the page of girl sitting next to me and she had interpreted both of them as women. I made a cutting and changed human to women but then P1 passed a chit which had the topic the struggle for HUMAN freedom can never be complete without complete freedom for WOMEN.

Hilarious!! :grin::w00t:

GDPI Experience IIML


Profile
87.2 ICSE 10th Standard, 2003
80.6 CBSE 12th Standard, 2005
B. Tech Mechanical 7.34, 2009, NIT Hamirpur
Work-ex
Automobile 31 months
CAT 2011
Quant 99.8
Verbal 87.6
Overall 99.4
Category General
Extra acads nothing spectacular

Date: 5th March, 2012
GD Experience: the panel called in 13 candidates and seated them in a room which could barely accommodate even 5. Professor 1 (jovial kinds) announced that the essay would be of 15 minutes followed by a gd of 15 minutes on the same topic. No notes are to be taken for gd and gd will start once the essays have been collected. P1 announced the topic the search for ooman freedom can never be complete without freedom for oomen and I was aghast. I interpreted both the oomen as human but it made no sense. Then I peeked into the page of girl sitting next to me and she had interpreted both of them as women. I made a cutting and changed human to women but then P1 passed a chit which had the topic the struggle for HUMAN freedom can never be complete without complete freedom for WOMEN. I wrote an essay and finished off around 4 minutes early. I started preparing for my start. The professors collected answer sheets precisely at 15 minutes and the GD commenced. It was horrendous. Around 10-11 people were speaking at the same time.




PI experience:
Me: may I come in sir ?
P1: yes have a seat. So you have been working for the past 2 years ?
Me: yes sir.
P1: which company?
Me: XXXXXXXX
P1: so then why are you thinking of pursuing MBA ?
Me: sir before I answer this question I would like to set a context here. I have been working as a trainer for the past two years and have realized that there is a lot more that I can do to this profession and myself if I were to do it on my own.
P1: (surprised) so you want to be an entrepreneur?
Me: yes sir.
P2: so what is EDI?
Me: I dont know sir.
P2: (aghast) you want to be an entrepreneur and you dont know what EDI is
Me: no sir.
P2: ever heard of colleges which promote entrepreneurship courses?
Me: sir I have heard about SINE at IITB
P1: (cuts in) so what are your hobbies?
P2: hand me your file
Me: handed
Me: (answering to P1) sir I like photography and have been pursuing it for a very long time now.
P1: (visibly disinterested) other than photography ?
Me: sir I like riding my bike. I am an avid biker and it relaxes me.
P2: (astonished) dont you think this hobby of yours has serious implications for the society at large
Me: sir as in ?
P2: what bike do you own?
Me: sir Karizma ZMR
P1: what is the cc of your bike ?
Me: sir 223 cc
P2: what is the average ?
Me sir: 45-50 (although I knew it is way less than that but he had already set a trap and I didnt want to fall in)
P2: (surprised) is it so ?
Me: yes sir
P2: are you sure ?
Me: yes sir, it is a fuel injected bike and has that averge according to arai certification.
P1: we are not asking for what arai certifies (laughing)
Me: no sir according to my experience as well it is around 45 (smile)
P1: so did you fill up ABM ?
Me: yes sir
P2: (closes my file midway and sits in attention as if he is ready to tear me up now) so what are your reasons for joining ABM
Me: sir I dont have an ABM call
P2: (visibly sad) (looks at my profile sheet to confirm) then why fill it in the first place?
Me: sir to be very honest when I was filling up the form I didnt quite know what ABM was all about.
P1: so name some prominent Indian photographers
Me: (surprised) (where did that come from all of a sudden) sir the people that I know
P1: (laughing) I dont want to know the names of your friends
Me: (smiling) sir they are not friends just some people I know. Sir xxxx is a famous fashion photographer and told some others.
P2: so what does your father do?
Me: he is a bank manager
P2: so what is bank rate?
Me: sir as far as my understanding goes bank rate is..
P1: (laughing) we dont want your understanding we want exact definition
Me: in that case sir I dont know
P2 so what is repo rate and how is it different from bank rate
Me: told repo rate and said bank rate is the rate at which bank lends to customers
P2: are you sure on bank rate?
Me: no sir like I said I dont know what is bank rate
P2: is repo rate applicable to all the transactions including overnight and .. (some banking terms that made no sense to me)
Me: everything
P2 : are you sure ?
Me: no sir
P2: which areas of economy do you like?
Me: sir I have a very surface knowledge of the economy
P2: name two movies which were themed on the 2008 crisis.
Me: dont know sir. I am not into movies.
P2: (surprised) why ?
Me: sir frankly I dont find it a good investment to sit in front of a screen for three hours and do nothing.
P2: (quite happy) so you think movies are a waste of time
Me: yes sir !
P2: what is inflation and how is it measured?
Me: told about the basket of goods but was cut in between
P2: what is the basket called ?
Me: sir if there is a particular name for it then I am not aware of it.
P2: so what are WPI and CPI?
Me: told
P2: okie GOOD !!!
That GOOD had some mystery attached to it. It wasnt the normal hello how are you feeling? answer good. I can actually run out of words and time but still not explain the subtleness of that GOOD.
Me: (got up said thank you and went outside)

Verdict: Convert \m/ (0_0) \m/
Some Gyan:
Although the interview was good but my GD was terrible. I have been to a lot of mock GDs at TIME and to some real ones at IITB, IITD, MDI, and IMT and when I say the GD was horrendous this expression barely even tries to describe the ruckus remotely. All in all, in my humble opinion GDs are not for selection, they are for rejection. Please dont ever loose calm even if things go haywire. Your interview will play a decisive role. Inspite of the bad gd one more guy, I know made it from the same group.

hauntedpriest Says

Then when can we expect the second list to be released?

It should be out latest by May 15th

canudeep Says

It just means u r not selected for the time-being. There wont be any w/l released by L. It just releases list of ppl selected. U will have to wait till the 2nd list.

Then when can we expect the second list to be released?

Posting my experience for future batches.. Sorry couldnt post earlier.

Profile:
Xth: 87.67% ICSE
XIIth: 91.33%, Goa State board
Grad: MIT, Manipal, ECE, 9.74/10 CGPA

CAT 2011:
SEC 1: 99.63
SEC 2: 98.72
Overall: 99.82

Work ex: 18 months at Cisco Systems.

Essay and GD topic: Related to inflation (something related to the fact that inflation mugs people, and is like a killer for the common man)
GD: Pretty decent. No fish market at all. Everyone spoke well. No conclusion or summary.
Essay: Wrote decently. Couldn't conclude it in 15 minutes since I didnt keep track of time. So started off well, but couldnt finish..

(I opted out of ABM. Told this to the interviewers the first thing when I entered)

PI:
2 professors. Both male. P1 and P2.
P1: Please give us your file.
Handed it.
P1: While we go thru it, why dont you introduce yourself.
Me: Sure. (I introduce myself. No prepared answer as such, but i knew what i had to say..)

The next few questions were based on my work at Cisco. I wont post it here since it wont help you much. Questions were based completely on networking, with commonly used port numbers, TCP/IP handhsake, UDP protocol, OSI layer, etc. This was the best part of my interview since I answered all questions except one.

Then..
P2: What do you read?
Me: Fiction and a bit of non fiction.
P2: Business?
Me: Not much..
P2: But we want to know what you read in the business sphere. This is a management school na..
Me: Yes sir.. but i dont read a lot of business magazines. Just read the newspaper regularly.
P2: Can you please tell me the vodafone issue that has been in the news recently.
Me: did. Quite decent..
P2: Ok. What else do you do related to business?
Me: Sir, i follow a bit of the stock markets..
P2: Ok. So why did the stock market fall in the last few days?
ME: (Was completely blank. I had prepared well for this qn.. I dunno what happened.. couldnt utter a single word for 10 seconds) (The real reason for the stock market drop was the increase in oil prices due to the Iran cordoning off and the fact that the SBI had had a bad debt with Kingfisher Airlines and SBI is a major contributor to the BSE Sensex.. so the markets fell)
P2: U should be knowing this..
Me: Yes sir, but at this point of time, I cannot think of a reason.. i just cant seem to recollect..
P2: Anyways, what are the companies in the Sensex.
Me: (thankfully, recovered myself and named about 10 companies)
A discussion followed about a few companies. Did well here. Made up for my blunder earlier.

P2: What other calls?
Me: All IIMs.
P2: Good. All the best. We are done.
Me: Thank you sirs..

It was a pretty decent interview. Although I made that blunder in between, I kinda made up for it later. Not much of acads. A lot of computer networking was asked in the beginning. But that is also related to my work.

Verdict: Converted. But joining IIM A.

ATB for everyone!!

Congrats to all those who got selected.
In my case it says "Sorry, Your Name is not in the IIML Ist Selection list."

Does it mean that i am out of the waitlist as well ,if not then when will they release the waitlist?

It just means u r not selected for the time-being. There wont be any w/l released by L. It just releases list of ppl selected. U will have to wait till the 2nd list.

From bangalore,
Interview location: Lucknow


Point to note: wasn't wearing belt or a tie


1. Reservation on education (I am OBC cat)
2. How aircraft fly in lay man language. (I am Aero engineer)
3. Work ex. Then why MBA.


preparation: shit scared for not waring tie or belt
performance: compensated with being 100% honnest

Verdict: Converted

(Hope this post helps those who will face IIM Lucknow ABM interviews in the years to come)
Profile:
X: 92% CBSE
XII: 96% TN state board
B.E (EEE): 84% (college affiliated to Anna University)
Work exp: 5 months as on the day of interview (Date: 26.2.2012)
Venue: Bangalore
CAT 2011:
OA-98.4, Sec1-95.7, Sec2-98.3

Essay: Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. (15 min)
Preparation: 3/5
performance: 4/5
GD: 4 attended out of 12. Hence, 6 min on same topic
Preparation: 4/5
performance: 4.5/5

Interview:
Two male professors. I do not remember who asked which questions. So Please see the attached image for the interview questions.
Preparation: 3.5/5
Performance: 3/5

Result: Converted IIM Lucknow ABM!

Dude dnt loose heart...u might find ur name in the wait list

COVERTED L.........

Congrats to all those who got selected.
In my case it says "Sorry, Your Name is not in the IIML Ist Selection list."

Does it mean that i am out of the waitlist as well ,if not then when will they release the waitlist?

Converted L

Down2EarthGal Says

Hey i checked the website and its saying i've been selected... but did nt get any mail yet... is this the same with everyone ?:sneaky:

even i dint get any mail... jus checked from d site

I am in finally..... after 3 rejects from A B C.

any seniors here?

Hey i checked the website and its saying i've been selected... but did nt get any mail yet... is this the same with everyone ?:sneaky:

I am in finally..... after 3 rejects from A B C.

any seniors here?

the results are out.....i got a confirmation mail...

yes results are out

results are out...
didn't make it..

"Sorry, Your Name is not in the IIML Ist Selection list."

Does this mean that i'm not in the waitlist aswell ?

Results are out...

Click here

I am sorry guys. Apparently that friend was 'joking'. Not my idea of prank really. Spent a very worried half an hour sorry for all the anxiety caused..

mitzi Says

Is the result out? I know sm1 with an abm call getting a mail that he has been selected?

When did the mail come. All the ppl who are selected for abm we're sent the mail??

No idea! that's why m asking!

The site is not opening

mitzi Says

Is the result out? I know sm1 with an abm call getting a mail that he has been selected?

r thy sendin 4 pgp also?

Is the result out? I know sm1 with an abm call getting a mail that he has been selected?

sid1989 Says

A aane wala hai 16 ko, so L should be within another week max.

Another week than might have to book my tics for FMS..:shocked:

Call for PGP (did not apply to ABM)

Acads
X - 86.4%, ICSE Board, 2004
XII - 92.4%, Commerce, ISC Board, 2006
Graduation: B.Sc. Economics Honours 2006-09
Professional Degree - Chartered Accountant (passed in May 2011)

Work-Ex: 2 months
Company - Suresh Surana & Associates

CAT (2011):
QA:95.09 %ile
VA:98.72%ile

OA:98.47 %ile
(category if applicable) General

Any other special thing about you:
Karate (1st degree brown belt)
trained swimmer
NSS college team leader
Student editor for departmental journal
Regular Blood donor n organised camps in college n community

WAT/GD

Venue: Kolkata
Date : 31.3.2012


Topic: Rest leads to rust
Number of Ppl present: 8
Time: 15 mins to write followed by 15 mins of discussion

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

PI:
Panel Members Intro: 2 one young (Y) another middle-aged prof of eco/maths (EM)
Questions:
Y - Introduce urself while we go thru ur docs. ( jackpot lag gaya...)
Y n EM- Why MBA if ur inclined towards community service ( gyan...)
then went to maths...
EM - difference between a matrix n determinant (told)
EM - give me the determinant value of this matrix (wrote a 3x2 matrix..arey sir kyun mera popat bana rahe ho...cant solve this sir... we can solve square determinents but not this one)
EM - differnce between correlation regression....gyan... cross questioning on the terms used...linear non-linear...diagrams...limitations of r...
was abt to ask more on maths wen Y (who was busy going thru my docs) came to my rescue and said "no use asking her...she's got 100 in pure maths in ISC ... thank u sirjee...bacha liya apne.... then asked abt which school n board... I'm a Loreto gal sirjee :)..
EM - wats ur family background (dad GM Accounts in xxxx Ltd. in assam... which converted from pvt to public ltd. last yr.... EM cross questions..
EM-wats limited co.? difference between pvt ltd n public ltd (gyan)
EM n Y-wat motivated u to do eco n CA (gyan)
Y - wat hv u been doing since graduation in 2009 (gyan)
Y - then y MBA wen u already hv done CA (rata rataya gyan)
Y - so wat other calls... Indore Sir...
Y- ok Indore n new 6 IIMs... no sir ...did not apply to the new 6 ... i'm quite focussed on wat i want.. seemed convinced :sneaky:
Y - I see u had subjects like strategic management in CA-Inter...do u remember anything (arey my fav subject...did u think i'll leave out subjects studied 3 yrs bak even after they had the word MANAGEMENT in it!!! maine MBA ka syllabus dekha hain ji) gyan...sir we learnt concepts like BCG matrix, GE model, SWOT analysis n TOWS matrix, BPR, TQM, 6 sigma...blah blah...
Y - no no... do u remember Porter's 5 forces model (again JACKPOT ...ye toh subah hi pada tha... full gyan... tried to grill on one dicey point :nono:... but i was armed :sneaky:... full-on gyan with practical example... finally convinced him :grin:)

both smiling... Y - good.... EM - all the best to you...

while i was getting up ...
EM - so u wud be joining a big company
my reflex reaction - no Sir, I'll be joining IIML :sneaky:

both stunned...looked up at me... wide smile ... Y - wow EM - confident gal thank u sirjee .....

EM - so do u know somebody who's studying at IIML
me- not personally but we've been allotted mentors...
than a candid discussion abt wat all i asked n wat did they tell me... good laugh.... ended on a light note :grin:



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


VERDICT - awaited.... next up IIM I




BEST OF LUCK to u all :)

U had a very nice interview gal..

Hmm I shld have looked at ur interview experience properly .. They asked me Determinant matrix question ,, I cldnot remember:( Cldnot remembered wat a determinant is at that moment after being negated in all most all my answers(Stress interview).... I knew at that moment My call is wasted ...

CAT 2011 Results/Cutoffs & Waitlist Tracker

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjH-OjtJaYnwdElKUER6Uk5uNzVPTzFveFFKdlZTbmc

Cat11Killer Says

IIM A or IIM L?

A aane wala hai 16 ko, so L should be within another week max.

Cat11Killer Says

IIM A or IIM L?

IIM A. IIM L still says "Next week".

sid1989 Says

IIM A results will be out on April 16, confirmed wid admissions offc:)

IIM A or IIM L?

IIM A results will be out on April 16, confirmed wid admissions offc:)

When is HELL going to declare its result??

I am a chemical engineer fresher and had my iim l gd pi on 3rd april

GD: reason always exists but not often in a reasonable form

spoke a lot and made good points . Didnt do that well in the WAT though

PI : Panelist 1 (p1) nice and friendly

Panelist 2 (p2) laughed at all the answers I gave , basically i got a feeling that he didnt like me from the beginning

Me: sorry for the carelessness sir ( i forgot to carry my personal data form :baghead: and p2 said before the gd started that I am disqualified , p1 came to my rescue though and told me to get a printout from the admissions office)

P1: smiled P2: yeah it was very careless

questions :

p1-tell me something about yourself
me-told
p2-who is sahu ji maharaj
me- sir i dont know
p2- who is bhim rao ambedkar
me- sir he wrote the constitution of india
p2 started laughing
p1-so what is the zeroth law
me-told
p2-what is an insulator
me-it has very low coefficient of heat transfer and is used to prevent heat loss
p2 started laughing god knows why , I tried explaning but p2 just smiled and laughed
basically at anything I said , by the end i was so damn nervous that I couldnt even answer integral of e to the power x :|

anyway other questions were :
No of districts in UP

population of kanpur

5 rivers that flow through UP

explain diesel cycle

whats the main crop of UP

is it rabi or kharif

who wrote mahabharat

who wrote ramayan

who wrote ramcharit manas

what's the difference between ramcharit manas and ramayan

overall I'd say it was an okayish experience ...... i could answer 50% questions couldnt answer the other half ........ lets see what happens

verdict : awaited

IIM-C results are out IIM-L please release the final list soon

When can we expect final results?
What amount should be paid to accept the seat? How many days will be give?

Call for PGP (did not apply to ABM)

Acads
X - 86.4%, ICSE Board, 2004
XII - 92.4%, Commerce, ISC Board, 2006
Graduation: B.Sc. Economics Honours 2006-09
Professional Degree - Chartered Accountant (passed in May 2011)

Work-Ex: 2 months
Company - Suresh Surana & Associates

CAT (2011):
QA:95.09 %ile
VA:98.72%ile

OA:98.47 %ile
(category if applicable) General

Any other special thing about you:
Karate (1st degree brown belt)
trained swimmer
NSS college team leader
Student editor for departmental journal
Regular Blood donor n organised camps in college n community

WAT/GD

Venue: Kolkata
Date : 31.3.2012


Topic: Rest leads to rust
Number of Ppl present: 8
Time: 15 mins to write followed by 15 mins of discussion

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

PI:
Panel Members Intro: 2 one young (Y) another middle-aged prof of eco/maths (EM)
Questions:
Y - Introduce urself while we go thru ur docs. ( jackpot lag gaya...)
Y n EM- Why MBA if ur inclined towards community service ( gyan...)
then went to maths...
EM - difference between a matrix n determinant (told)
EM - give me the determinant value of this matrix (wrote a 3x2 matrix..arey sir kyun mera popat bana rahe ho...cant solve this sir... we can solve square determinents but not this one)
EM - differnce between correlation regression....gyan... cross questioning on the terms used...linear non-linear...diagrams...limitations of r...
was abt to ask more on maths wen Y (who was busy going thru my docs) came to my rescue and said "no use asking her...she's got 100 in pure maths in ISC ... thank u sirjee...bacha liya apne.... then asked abt which school n board... I'm a Loreto gal sirjee :)..
EM - wats ur family background (dad GM Accounts in xxxx Ltd. in assam... which converted from pvt to public ltd. last yr.... EM cross questions..
EM-wats limited co.? difference between pvt ltd n public ltd (gyan)
EM n Y-wat motivated u to do eco n CA (gyan)
Y - wat hv u been doing since graduation in 2009 (gyan)
Y - then y MBA wen u already hv done CA (rata rataya gyan)
Y - so wat other calls... Indore Sir...
Y- ok Indore n new 6 IIMs... no sir ...did not apply to the new 6 ... i'm quite focussed on wat i want.. seemed convinced :sneaky:
Y - I see u had subjects like strategic management in CA-Inter...do u remember anything (arey my fav subject...did u think i'll leave out subjects studied 3 yrs bak even after they had the word MANAGEMENT in it!!! maine MBA ka syllabus dekha hain ji) gyan...sir we learnt concepts like BCG matrix, GE model, SWOT analysis n TOWS matrix, BPR, TQM, 6 sigma...blah blah...
Y - no no... do u remember Porter's 5 forces model (again JACKPOT ...ye toh subah hi pada tha... full gyan... tried to grill on one dicey point :nono:... but i was armed :sneaky:... full-on gyan with practical example... finally convinced him :grin:)

both smiling... Y - good.... EM - all the best to you...

while i was getting up ...
EM - so u wud be joining a big company
my reflex reaction - no Sir, I'll be joining IIML :sneaky:

both stunned...looked up at me... wide smile ... Y - wow EM - confident gal thank u sirjee .....

EM - so do u know somebody who's studying at IIML
me- not personally but we've been allotted mentors...
than a candid discussion abt wat all i asked n wat did they tell me... good laugh.... ended on a light note :grin:



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


VERDICT - awaited.... next up IIM I




BEST OF LUCK to u all

Acads
X % : 90.17%, ICSE 2003
XII% : 61%, CBSE 2005
Undergrad Stream : B.Tech CSE, KIIT University, 2010

Work-Ex:
TCS(18 months) Oracle Apps ERP Consultant

CAT 2011:
Quant :99.93
Verbal :95.15
Aggregate : 99.87
(category) : General

Extra acads : NIL

Any other special thing abt u: was Project Leader in my first project at TCS.

Interview & Essay

Venue: Kolkata
Date : 30-03-2012
Number of Ppl present :9

Essay & GD :
Topic: History proves that Anonymous means a woman. (something like this, don't remember the exact sentence)
Time: 15 mins essay, 13 mins GD
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: Wrote a nice essay. Started the GD and once again the moment I stopped it was all chaos.
GD was stopped in between and Prof warned us against mass-ban in GD. Even then things didn't improve. Made 3-4 entries.
Time given : 15 mins
Rate your preparation(0-5):4
Rate your performance(0-5):4.5

PI: (15 Mins)
Panel Members Intro: M : Male prof(Economics, Fin, Stats prof), F: Female Prof (Communication)

Questions:
M: Introduce yourself and your family in 2 mins.
Me: Started...
F: (Cut me in between) Where at TCS?
Me: Kolkata.
F: The guy who came before you is also from TCS Kolkata. Do you know him.
Me: No mam, TCS has 5-6 buildings in Salt Lake, we might be in different buildings.
F: Why so many buildings?
Me: They had one building then they ran out of capacity and in order to keep all the projects in sector-5, they moved to other buildings.
F: Makes sense. Continue your intro.
Me: Finished.
F: Your most memorable moment in college.
Me:( I wasn't expecting this question) Said about the CS game team we made in first year and how we became college champions, created a Brand name of our team, did M&A; of other players ;).
F: Would you also take similar initiatives at IIML?
Me: I would do for sure. In college I started a club, whose members used to meet regularly in the evening and together used to prepare snacks like, sandwiches, Jhalmudhi etc. But during this process we had such an enriching discussion which was actually the aim.
F: Appreciated me for the idea. How has your life been at TCs and ur biggest learning?
Me: It has been rewarding. Took some risks which paid off and I ended up becoming a project leader. My biggest learning was become a much better team player. Elaborated a bit.
F: Who is the head of TCS?
Me: Took me 5-6 secs to recall his name. N. Chandrasekhran
F: Who is ur regional head?
Me: Don't know. Never met him. I reported to my account manager.
F: You just worked in your team or did you ever get a chance to interact with some leaders at TCS.
Me: I did have some interactions. Mentioned them.
F: What did they have which you don't have as of now and which made them leaders?
Me: Innovation is the key differentiator, I have innovative ideas but those leaders implemented the ideas despite having limited resources and made TCS the market leader. I have the Internet and knowledge and ideas are a click away, they didn't have such facilities. Becoming successful, while managing through limited resources and against all adversities is something which I have to learn.
F: Passes me on to M.
M: You are a madwadi, where does this name come from?
Me: Marwadis were people who belonged to Marwar region of Rajasthan, they migrated to other parts of India in big number and this term was coined for them by the people of Kolkata.
M: Are you happy with your job?
Me: To some extent but I am not really satisfied. We have the complete project plan for next 4-5 months, things move at a slow pace with little little surprises. Moreover, I want to work with good Products and TCS is from service industry. Customer interaction which is my biggest strength is limited to one client at a time, I am looking for more customer interaction on a larger scale.
M: Your client would be from US?
Me: Yes.
M: What is your exact work?
Me: Described it in detail.
M: How is these kind of consultancy work different from the work in KPO?
Me: We majorly provide business solution in the form of software development and functional guidance. Analytics is very little involved in my work. KPO are just BPO, which also provides some analysis to the client by processing data. They don't develop software.
M: Why do you want to do an MBA?
Me: Gave a satisfying answer and showed my interest in Product Development and Marketing.
M: You wud be dealing with files in your project. How do you ensure file protection while transferring them to clients.
Me: At our end, TCS is protected by firewall and at the client end, they have a password protected directory and the password is shared to us. We copy the files. If the data isn't sensitive then we don't worry about encryption and password protecting the file.
M: Do you also store a copy of the file?
Me: Yes.
F: I am almost done with all my questions. Just last one, tell me two criticism you got while working at TCS.
Me: First, initially when I was a fresher, I was always charged up and impatient, wanted to get the tasks completed really soon. While approvals of a resource, I wanted my supervisors to hurry up things. My PL asked me to slow things down and I have become a more patient person now.
Second, I was very competitive and at times when there were incidents of free-riding in my time, I wasn't very supportive, later I developed into a much better team player and there were times when I was in office during weekend, just to help my team-members with their tasks. I was really appreciated later and as I mentioned previously, becoming a better team player is my biggest learning.
F: Ok, we are done. have a nice day.
Me: Thanks you. It was a pleasure taking to you.

Rate your preparation(0-5): 4
Rate your performance(0-5): 4.5

MISC.
Totally unexpected. Never though that L would take a complete HR interview. No acads, no current affairs, no geography, no quant, no GK, no economics. The guy before me was grilled only on Quants and Stats.

Such interviews are straight reject or select. As if they wanted to know me as a person.

VERDICT : Convert

PROFILE:PGDM+ABM

Acads
X %,Board, year-93.5(W.B Board)
XII%, Board, year-90.8(W.B Board)
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute--B.E, ECE, Jadavpur University, 90.33, Final Year.

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

CAT 2011:

Quant: 99.94
Verbal: 93.73
Aggregate: 99.84
(category if applicable): General

Extra acads : National Conferences and Publications, International Journal Reviewer, National Science Olympiad Ranker, University T.T. Champion

Interview & Essay

Venue: Kolkata
Date : 29th March

Essay :
Topic: Goal is a dream with a deadline
Number of Ppl present: 7
Time: 15 mins for Essay, 15 for G.D.
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: Pretty flat essay, gave my point of view, but could not illustrate with too many examples. The G.D was good, everybody contributed well. I pitched in many times with vital points, and at the end, since we were coming to a consensus, summarized and ended the GD on a good note.

Rate your preparation(0-5): Essay: 2.5 GD:3
Rate your performance(0-5): Essay: 2 GD:4

PI:
Panel Members Intro: Two profs...one bespectacled(P1)....another a middle aged prof(P2)
Questions:

Entered. Pleasantries exchanged.
P2: So, tell me about yourself.
Me: Told for about a minute.
P2: Ok, who is the governor of W.B.
Me: M.K. Narayanan
P2: What's ur opinion on Mamata's take on the railway budget?
Me: Told at length about how federalism was rising its head, how populist measures were harming the overall safety and finally concluded with India's vote against Sri Lanka.
P1(P2 seemed impressed by the answer) : U have done a number of papers in Handoff Managemnt.....What is Handoff??
Me: Explained....
P1: What is soft and hard handoff?
Me: Explained..
P1: U are a reviewer of an international magazine...so what all papers have you reviewed....
Me: had a good discussion on it...
P2: U have a good percentile...What other calls?
Me: All :)
P2: How did the other interviews go??
Me: Sir, mediocre...couldn't solve some maths prob...
P1: Ok...we'll also test that...what's differentiability?
Me: Told.
P1: Difference between continuity and differentiability. Name a function continuous but not differentiable.
Me: Told.
P1 and P2: You seem to be good in acads and project works..why transgressing...just becoz others are doing?
Me: Sir, most of my friends have applied for GATE or GRE...its me who has chosen a different line...
p1: Why?
Me: At conferences, our papers were applauded but never implemented. On speaking with personnel from different industries, we understood that we did not look into cost factor, marketability etc. Since then, I have done lot less research and devoted more time to enrolling for an entrepreneurship programme, setting up a business plan in rural communication in our inter-departmental fest.
P2: Sachin is a great batsman. But cudn't be a great captain....Accha, what is leadership?
Me: Told
P2: Good. What I was saying is that you might be good in electronics, but not necessarily good in management. Why not stick to ur own line?
Me: More Gyan....
P1: U are from Haldia. What's the river that flows by it.
Me: Sir, Rupnarayan
P1: What are the problems faced the Haldia port?
Me: Told
P2: Some personal questions regarding my family background, my brother (a would-be doc), why I dint take up Medical
Me: Had a good discussion, including some sensitive topics...Was very honest with few things that I wont be writing here...:nono:
P1: That would be all. It was nice speaking to you.
Me: Thank u sirs. It was nice speaking to you as well.
As I was leaving the room, p2 called me back...
P2: See, You come across as a hardworking person. Keep it up. Dont let yourself be bowed down by what others say or think about you. You put in the hard work...you achieve...dont let others dampen your spirits....All the best for your future.
Me: (Amazed at such generosity) Thank you sir. It was very encouraging of you.
Smiled and left.

Rate your preparation(0-5): 4.5 (This interview being the last amongst A,B,C,L...there was almost nothing that I had left to chance )
Rate your performance(0-5): 4 (I rated it this high coz of two reasons: Firstly, my A,B,C performances were mediocre and this lifted my spirits. Secondly, others in my time slot did not have an equally satisfying experience. It was really a great panel )


VERDICT: Awaited

^ Why did you write AWAITED buddy? You are cent percent in lol!

ABM call
PROFILE:

Acads
X %,Board, year----86,,assam state board.
XII%, Board, year---56,,-do-
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute. ---
BTech,electrical engg,54(6th sem),NIT Silchar

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

CAT 2011:

Quant--91.xx
Verbal--93.xx
Aggregate--93.xx
(category if applicable)--SC

Extra acads : MTSE,some merit scholarships n certis.

Any other special thing abt u--a lot of extra curricular certis...organising certis...stage singer,managed culturl events as well.

Interview & Essay --

Venue: Kolkata
Date : 29th march,2 PM

Essay : GD---Debt is worse than poverty.


Topic:same.
Number of Ppl present--3 out of 6.
Time:2 pm
Brief Snapshot of the attempt:Wrote ok,,used d spelt approach as well.. i love dat approach
GD started ..gave some points,,okayish GD....
Time given : 15 mins.
Rate your preparation(0-5):3.5
Rate your performance(0-5):3.5

PI:
Panel Members Intro:2 profs...i guess from IIMC.lets call acads one p1 and HR one p2.
Questions:
p1---tell me about u
me-blah blah blah.
p1--Why so low acads,u wre so good in 10th,in state board,why low after that??
me--Sir,cud not prioritise,,blah blah blah..
p1--ok so what did u do to improve??any improvements??
me--yes sir,,did learn a lot,,blah blah blah.
p1-What u did,if u dint study well?
me-extra currics,too much involved in those.Also had some bad habits.
p2--wat bad habits?
me-sir,extra currics..and...
p2--no,,other than them?
me-Gaming,played a lot of games which hampered my studies and all..blah blah blah...
p2--ok..so how will u survive the strict L curriculum,any plans?
p1-you wud continue wid alll dese dre?
me-certainly ot sir,i have learnt from my seniors abt handling both wel..blah blah blah..all funda!!!
p1--ok Jaydev,m telling we hv taken u--so justify my decision..
me--blah blah blah..
p2--u dint go for placements?
me--no sir opted out,,i had other plans..
p1--what plans?
me--told me plans,blah blah blah..
p2--so hows agri related???
me--blah blah blah,,gave some strong fundaa s...
p1-so IIMs make managers,not entrepreneurs,what wud u do den?
me-no sir,,i have done an anlalysis..blah blah blah....
p2-so wats d difrrnce between entrepreneur and managers,,explin wid set theory,,venn diagrams,etc.
me-did.
p1--i need more explainations..
me--ok sir,,blah blah blah...
p1--wats ur fav subject,,explain dat..
me--blah blah blah..
p2-so tell me why is that doping problems exist more in east side??i min u r from dat side...
me--blah blah blah....
p1-so what othe calls do u have?
me-told.
p2-ok dats it,,thanks.
me-had a pleasure meeting with u Sir.
me--Sir,u din see my documents??
p1---no need,they will be checked during admission,take them when u go for admissions,okk??
me---:D
Rate your preparation(0-5):4
Rate your performance(0-5): 4
MISC.the coolest PI i have ever had.
Any other relevant detail.keeping fingers crossed.

VERDICT--AWAITED...

do we need to carry photocopies of the documents as well?

I know that this thread is present purely for GD-PI experience sharing but cud not find any better place to post my query, so excuse me for this.
My GD-PI slot is 9AM 4th of April and am planning to avail the accomodation facility in IIM-L for 3rd and 4th of April. Anyone coming from far to Lucknow for GD-PI and willing to share the double occupancy accomodation with me, can send me a private msg asap as I have to block my accomodation by 25th.

Apologies for spamming here..I have found the right thread and posted this query there:)

I know that this thread is present purely for GD-PI experience sharing but cud not find any better place to post my query, so excuse me for this.
My GD-PI slot is 9AM 4th of April and am planning to avail the accomodation facility in IIM-L for 3rd and 4th of April. Anyone coming from far to Lucknow for GD-PI and willing to share the double occupancy accomodation with me, can send me a private msg asap as I have to block my accomodation by 25th.

Though I had the a very bad interview and i dont think it may be of any use for others.. still sharing my exp here.
PROFILE: PGDM + ABM(Dint fill the ABM form though)

Acads
X %,Board, year - 75.2
XII%, Board, year - 84.8
Undergrad Stream, Specialization, Percentage, Year, Institute. - B.Tech (Metallurgy), NIT Trichy , 8.89 CGPA

Work-Ex: 1.5 years
Sectors, Company IOCL, Refineries division

CAT 2011:98.34
Quant - 98.6
Verbal - 92.4

Extra acads : National level volleyball achievements, Member of few college clubs

Interview & Essay

Venue: Noida
Date : 5 Mar, 2 PM

Essay : Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
GD on same topic, was kind of a fish market at times, but 15 mins was enough for everyone to speak, I was a bit aggressive I guess
Interview Panel: two members: P1: middle aged prof(asked most of maths and HR questions) P2: middle aged female prof(asked generall awareness)

P1: tell us about ur job
Me: blah blah..
P1: so it seems to be a technical job, do you do data analysis or something of that sort in ur job?
Me: No
P1: Had u been in ur Boss' place what would u like to change in the system, be very specific
Me: gave some answer .. but It was indeed a pretty bad one.. created negative impression
P1: do u know stats?
Me: never had a course on stats but I have a fair Idea
P1: ok what is meant by stats?where can a common man use stats in real life??
Me: blah blah.. then said mean median etc. can be used to get an idea of the placement packges offered at a b-school(Now why did I say that :nono:, should have given many other good examples like getting an idea of the perforrmance of a particular school in academics etc etc.)
P1: gave a set of values and asked to find the central tendency of it.
Me,: couldn't satisfy him, was asked to leave the question
P1: what do u do in ur free time?
Me: said I have national level achievements in sports
P1 : what do u want to learn at a B-school? or do u just want it for a good pay package?
Me: bla blah
P1 to P2: would u like to ask something
P2: u had a subject in basics of civil engg in ur first, so can u tell us the speciality of the sea-link in MUmbai?
Me: tried something(I am a metallurgical engineer man, not civil
P2: okay which company produces color steel which is used in malls , metro stations and all?
Me: made a guess, but was not sure, actually there is nothing called color steel in metallurgy(later found that JSW provides pre-painted steels to its customers)
P2: but u are not sure?
Me: m coming across this term for the first time( and this answer finished my chances completely)
P2: okay good luck

Hi Prakash,
Its a better way to solve this issue. Lets gather others wid same problem.

Hello All,

Sorry for going little off track.
As there is a problem for NC-OBC students of Jharkhand, please contact me on cat2011aspirant@gmail.com or 8888-014815

Together, we can put our points in stronger ways.
Please get back to me ASAP

Although posting this very late but still can be helpful to some.

PROFILE: PGDM

Acads
X %,Board, year - 96.8
XII%, Board, year - 88.2
Undergrad Stream, Specialization, Percentage, Year, Institute. - B.E. (ECE), PEC Chandigarh , 8.54 CGPA

Work-Ex: 2.5 years
Sectors, Company Samsung (Mobile Division)

CAT 2011:98.67
Quant - 99.36
Verbal - 88.80

Extra acads : Nothing much . IEEE Member, Member of few college clubs
Any other special thing abt u: None

Interview & Essay

Venue: Noida
Date : 3 Mar, 9 AM

Essay : Intuition is the source of scientific knowledge.
Interview

PI: 2 Profs in the panel . Lets call them P1 and P2.
I was the last one in the panel to get interviewed and by that time all the interviews in other panels also already got over .

P1 : Opened the door and called me and he was like we are really very sorry for having kept you waited for so long. You are the last candidate for this slot and our questions also have been exhausted. Please come.
Me : Not a problem Sir. Good things are worth waiting for and this is IIM L interview so its ok ...something like that :)
P1 : So tell me one advantage and one disadvantage of being the last candidate to get interviewed.
Me : said something (don't remember exactly as he cut me in between)
P2 was busy checking my certificates all this time.
P1 again : So which all calls ? (the very first question :shock:)
P2 : Sir, among IIMs , IIM K , L and New IIMs
P1 : So how did K interview go? what did they ask
Me : Explained
P2 : So what do you want to do in life? what is your ambition
Me :Told
P2 : Who is your role model?
Me : I draw inspiration from many people. Mentioned few.
P1 : What do you think ... Women do better in Politics or in Business
Me : It wont be good to generalize because both in Politics and business , women are doing good. Gave some examples.
P1 : Where do you see yourself ....as a Politician or as BusinessWoman
Me : Business Woman ( i am here giving the interview for MBA from where this Politics came ) Thank God no further questions on Politics.
P1 : Politicians are honest whereas Business people lie. What are your views on this.
Me : In Business also honesty is needed. No business can work on lies. If we take the example of Advertising which is called the biggest lie , i won't say that what they show is all worng it's just that you tell the people the USP of your product in a creative way... some fundae ( diplomatic stand here. I didn't ques the honesty of politicians although we all know how much honest they are )
P2 : what is USP
Me : Unique Selling point
P1 : Tell us about your work at Samsung
Me : Told
P1 : There are so many phones in market by Samsung. Don't you think people get confused which one to buy. If we see Apple they launch only one phone.
Me: That's the strategy. Phones for all the segments.. how many people use iphone in India .. very few... reason : cost, variety... Some Gyaan
P1 : If you would have to change something in your parents what would that be.
Me: I said Nothing as i can't judge them as they are the one whom i love most and you can't judge people well whom you love ... (cliche ho gaya kuch jyada hi , could have said they are very caring, take too much tension n other things)
P2 was just observing or was too much exhausted to ask anything :P
P1 : Any bad thing about IIM L?
Me: There is nothing bad but IIM L is called as Hell because there is so much pressure there that students feel what the hell is this but when they pass out finally they say it was worth it. So it's good in that sense.. Some More Gyaan
P2 : Nodded. So will you be able to cope up in that atmosphere.
Me : Definitely Sir. I am really looking forward for that experience.
P1 : Let me ask some puzzles.
How would you measure the height of this building without going outside.
How would you weigh an aircraft say Boeing
There is one very dark person and wearing all black clothes, black shoes ... black from top to bottom . He is walking on an empty street where there are no lights and a black color car came whose headlights are not working and it just applied brakes when it got very close to tht person. Now how did the driver got to know that there is someone out there.

Me : some vague answers first.. tht guy screamed... or was singing... but then finally it striked to me and blurted out that it was day time and both started laughing and said yes that was the trick and kept on laughing. P2 became very excited.

P1 : So anything you would like to ask/
Me : No sir . I talked to couple of seniors so nothing.....

Thank You.. Thank You and interview ended with positive note (this was what I felt at least)

Rate your preparation(0-5): 3
Rate your performance(0-5): 4 (No toffee though )
MISC. Panel was very cool and interview was very chill and relaxed. Nobody was grilled no cross questioning.

Any other relevant detail. -

VERDICT- Converted

Hello All,

Sorry for going little off track.
As there is a problem for NC-OBC students of Jharkhand, please contact me on cat2011aspirant@gmail.com

Together, we can put our points in stronger ways.
Please get back to me ASAP

Hi Prakash,
Its a better way to solve this issue. Lets gather others wid same problem.

Acads
X %,Board - 82, 2004year
XII% - 78, Board - CBSE, year - 2006
Undergrad Stream - B. Tech. Specialization - E&C;, Percentage - 59.72, Year - 2010, Institute - Rajasthan Technical university

Work-Ex:nil

CAT 2011: Call for ABM only

Quant - 82
Verbal - 90
Aggregate - 88.26
(category if applicable) - SC
Extra acads :

Any other special thing abt u:

Interview & Essay

Venue: Noida
Date : 6th march

Essay :
Topic: Without music, life would be a mistake
Number of Ppl present - 3 in my panel..:shock:
Time: 30 mins in total
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: It was ok..couldn't write concluding paragraph
Time given : 15mins
Rate your preparation(0-5): 3.5
Rate your performance(0-5): 2.5

PI:
Panel Members Intro: Two male : M1(dude with a cap and lisp) & M2 (moustache man)
Questions:
M1- you are from jaipur??
Me - yes sir
M1- what is the biggest colony in asia?
me - last time i checked, mansarover in jaipur
M1 - what is the area?
me - in a radius of 10 kms... i am not so sure
M1 - ok. Why ABM?
me - same old same old...good prospects...etc
M1 - Asked about Kraft Foods, Parle Agro (from the form i had filled)
me - told
M1 - Two major strengths of yours
me - positive thinking .
he cut in and asked another ques.
M1 - what would you do if are not selected anywhere?
me - a job for sure
M1 - asked me about FAO(Food and Agri organisation)
me - ummmmmm...no idea
M1 - where are the HQs of WTO
me (mr. smarty pants)- NY...the towers that fell in 9/11.
M2 - that's WT Center, a**hole(under his breath)
me (realization of higher truth that i am dumb) - yes yes yes yes.. i am sorry..i have no idea (they are in switzerland, btw)
M2 (after checking my marksheets)- What is the difference between electrical and electronics?
me - something about power etc
M2 - difference between active and passive devices
me - told
M2 - what is m######
me - Whaaaatt??:shocked:
M2 - Moore's law
me - told something about no. of transistors on a chip
M2 - why all your answers sounds like guesses
me - :splat:
M2 - tell me about financial inclusion (from the form)
me - told
that's it.

They thought i was guessing in some of my answers...and i was...
preparation(0-5):3
Rate your performance(0-5): 2
MISC.
Any other relevant detail.

VERDICT
ho jayega (positive thinking :cheers:),
seriously - very less chances

PROFILE:

Acads
X: 95.4%, CBSE, 2004
XII: 92.0%, CBSE, 2006
Undergrad: B.Tech (Electrical), IIT Kgp, 2010, 8.57/10

Work-Ex: Analytics, ZS Associates, 20 months

CAT 2011: 99.53%ile overall

Extra curriculars : Classical singer, voluntary work at NGO

Interview & Essay

Venue: Noida Campus, IIML
Date : 5th March, 2012

Essay and GD: A person who aims at nothing hits it.

Brief Snapshot of the attempt:
Time given : 15 minutes for essay
Rate your preparation(0-5): 3
Rate your performance(0-5): 3

Fish market is an understatement. Everyone shouted. The only good part was everyone came out unhurt. I entered the discussion 3-4 times, gave examples against the topic also.

PI:
Panel Members Intro: P1: Young and bald professor, P2: Old professor

I knocked and went it.
Me: Good afternoon.
P2: Good afternoon. Please sit.
P2: How old is this photo?
Me: Not very old. 2-3 months. I have lost a lot of weight.
P2: Why? Tension?
Me: No. Started exercising.
P1: Tell us about yourself, your family, where you work.
Me: I am very fond of music. I learnt classical music when I was in school and in college, I was a member of the music society where I performed on stage several times. But in office I am not getting a chance to sing..
P2: OK we give you a chance. Sing 2 lines.
Me: <> I will sing a movie song by Asha Bhonsle.
<1 min of Roz Roz Dali Dali followed>
P1: Very nice. You have come to the wrong place.
P2: No no. Career is also important
Me:
P2: You were in this Alumni Cell. What did you do there?
Me: Explained.
P1: Which other calls?
Me: A B K I S new IIMs
P1: K done?
Me: Yes.
P1: Stress interview?
Me: Yes. Somewhat.
P2: What is your engineering branch? Remember anything or only remember analytics now? Should I ask you?
Me: We can try. I remember the basics. I still use some engineering concepts like probability distributions, state charts.
P2: Write down Biot Savart law equation.
Me: Sir I do not remember. :grin:
P2: OK. We are done.
Me: Thank you.

PROFILE:

Acads
X %,Board, year 91.33, (2004) (CBSE)
XII%, Board, year 92.20 (2006) (CBSE)
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute : B.Tech+M.Tech Dual Degree (Electrical Engineering+ Information and Communication Technology), 76.7,2011, IITD

Work-Ex:
Sectors, Company - Number of months: CISCO, 10/11

CAT 2011:

Quant:99.21
Verbal:98.23
Aggregate:99.64
(category if applicable): NA

Extra acads : Did not do much in college. Have some good acad certis at school level though (gold medal, various scholarships, certificate of merit etc.)

Any other special thing abt u: Not strong in extra-currics. NOT AT ALL. Was worried about it a lot and expecting some tough questions. I have some unusual hobbies though ( learnt German and topped in Delhi region in 2004 10th exams, photography, railfan, knew how to play Sitar etc. ). Was hoping to build on this.

Interview & Essay

Venue: IIML Noida Campus
Date : 6th March Reporting Time: 2pm ( Afternoon session)

Essay : Without Music, life would be a mistake. (10 minutes to jot down our points)
Topic: Same as above.
Number of Ppl present: I was in Panel 1. The maximum strength, if I remember correctly, was 12. 2-3 people did not come. :wow:
Time: 10 minutes to write our views and 18 minutes for discussion.
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: The GD started on quite a abrupt note after the WAT was over. The panel prof asked the group to initiate the discussion and there was 5-10 seconds silence before someone started!! Overall the GD was quite nice and went smoothly. Absolutely no fish market at all. However the topic was such that points soon started becoming repetitive after 10 minutes or so, with significant blank pauses in between at various times. Even the panel guys started yawning and stretching in their seats towards the end LOL. 1-2 guys barely spoke while 2 other guys really took centrestage and spoke a lot and quite well too.

I was able to enter 3-4 times. Gave 1-2 unique points not been discussed till then and contributed to other's points at other times. The GD ended earlier than the allotted time because people stated saying the same points again and again.:)

Time given : 12 minutes approx.
Rate your preparation(0-5):2
Rate your performance(0-5): 3.5

PI:
Panel Members Intro: As I have mentioned, I was in Panel 1. 2 quite young gentlemen were the panel members. One was dark complexioned,wore specks and spoke quite softly. Let's call him Professor Softy (PS). The other one was quite informal and grinned a lot. He is Professor with Evil Grin ( PEG) Overall the ambience was quite informal and relaxed.

Additonal Info: I was the 5th in queue, and the news coming in from the candidates ahead of me after having gone through their interview was that a very informal interview was going on with random/GK questions and something from job (for work ex guys) ( do you like Dhoni? No why MBA no acads? :O) In fact, the interview for each of guys kept getting over in 10 minutes flat for our panel!! Bakchodi kar rahe the apne professor bhaiya andar lagta hai LMAO!

Questions: I wished them Good Afternoon as soon as I entered.
PS: Please have a seat!
Me: Smiled and sat down.
PEG: Let me have your folder.
PS ( while going through the form): So where is your mustache?
me( smiling): Sir the photo is from September of last year. I shaved off my mustache a couple of months ago.
PEG: So you wanted to go for a new look or what? (laughs at this point)
me (haan beta hans le. Achha joke maara hai tune!): Yes Sir it's kind of that and also that my friends were asking me to remove it. They thought I looked stupid.
Both PS and PEG laugh.
PS: Ok fair enough! We approve of this look. ( LOL Ye kya tha bhai logon? )
(moving on)
PS (after checking the academic scores on the first page, he spotted that I had not filled in the maximum marks and the marks obtained for 10th and 12th): Oh this section is a incomplete. (Handing over the form to me) Please
fill it right now.
(PEG was going thorugh the folder all this while.)
I filled the numbers after quickly glancing at my marks. PS seemed impresses at my mental maths ability.
Now PEG starts speaking.
PEG: I see that your academics was quite average till the 4th semester. Any reasons?
me (expecting this question): Yes Sir there were some courses in the initial part of my degree which I did not like at all. Particularly other department compulsory courses like abstract maths, mechanics, data structures. I was just not motivated enough to do well in them. That's why the results.

PS( butting in): But you seemed to have done quite well in your 10th and 12th. Why could you not cope?
me: Sir, like I said I did not like the courses. The teaching methodology was bad, we had to remember loads of formulas ( focus on rote learning) and it was just mugging at the basic level. We were not encouraged at all to learn and I lost interest subsequently.
PEG: But then you think you would be able to cope with the rigours of a MBA degree, that too from IIM-L?
me: Sir Management and Engineering differ in certain aspects. In those courses, we had boring formulas to learn and-
PEG (now his turn to butt in): But you would also have formulas in some basic courses, particularly related to Finance and Economics.
me: Sir I was about to tell you that I am aiming to specialize in Finance and the key difference for the situation you told is that I am passionate about pursuing Finance. I have liked number crunching and statistics and related stuff since a very young age and I think I would definitely be able to follow my classes since I have an inherent liking for the subject material and I am sincerely focussed upon making my short, medium and long term goals in Finance. Its way different than slogging through Mechanics and DS. Said 1-2 lines more, can't remember.

PS: Allright. Good to hear your views on this. (glancing at the grade sheet) So how come you have a considerably good CG after what happened initially?

me: (aha! Time for me to rise and shine. ): Gave him solid gyaan about about working really hard to bring my CG to a respectable position after the debacle of the first four semesters, not getting depressed and persevering against all the odds, gave more gyaan on the aspects of my degree which I liked - my strength being the practical knowledge - various good quality interns, projects etc. Also spoke about how people were suggesting in the middle of my degree that I should go for IAS/IES, will not be able to cope with management, poor marks etc. but still I gave CAT and applied for admission because I genuinely believed that this was my forte and this is where I needed to go. Spoke quite confidently and with fulltu conviction.

( PS almost became senti lol. At the end both looked quite convinced though! )
PEG: Ok, since you have said Finance as your preferred area of specialization, could you tell me the number of companies listed in NSE?
me: answered.
PEG: And BSE?
me: answered
Now over to PS.
PS: Tell me something about Neural Networks.
me: answered
PEG: Difference between Analog and Digital signal.
me: answered
PEG: Full form of DFT.
me (answering in haste): Sir it's Digital Fourier Transform. :banghead:
PEG: How about Discrete instead of Digital? (PS laughs.. in a good way though!)
me( feeling sheepish): Oh yes Sir. I am sorry. I was a bit hasty.
PS: Could you tell us any application of DFT?
me: Sir it's used in digital signal processing.
PEG: Anything specific?
me: I am afraid I don't remember Sir. :(
PS: Ok nevermind. Which others calls have you got?
me: (smiling again) Sir all but the six new IIMs.
PEG( back with his evil grin one last time): So which one would you choose.
me: Sir I haven't quite yet decided. Let all the interviews be over and the results come in. I would then consult my IIM friends, peers and parents and would come to a decision in due course of time after taking an all round holistic view.
PS and PEG look at each other and nod, then turn towards me with a smile.
PS: OK you may go now. It was nice to meet you.
PEG: All the best for your remaining interviews. Take a toffee or two please.
1-2 toffee padki aur kat liya main jaldi se!

It was nice and smooth. Not much of a grilling. Quite a jovial and relaxed interview I must add. I was never nervous while being in there. Stared off well, ended well, and I held the fort in the middle. I think it was good. :)


Rate your preparation(0-5): 2.5
Rate your performance(0-5): 4
MISC. - said a LOT already!
Any other relevant detail. - nopes!

VERDICT- Awaited with baited breath.

PROFILE: PGDM

Acads
X %,Board, year - 81.88
XII%, Board, year - 87
Undergrad Stream(BA, BE etc), Specialization(CS, mech etc), Percentage, Year, Institute. - BTech (ECE), NIT, Trichy

Work-Ex: KPMG (IT Risk Advisory), 19 months
Sectors, Company -

CAT 2011:99.98

Quant - 99.97
Verbal - 98.72

Extra acads : Nothing special, but few college level certificates

Any other special thing abt u: none

Interview & Essay

Venue: Noida
Date : 4 Mar, 2 PM

Essay : Tax is paid in the sweat of the labourers..(something like that)
Topic: Tax is paid in the sweat of the labourers..(something like that)
Content: focused that taxes are necessary evil..important for the nation and the society..people are unwilling to give but important for our welfare only.. then types of taxes..taxes are skewed like indirect so that poor are affected...need to restructure tax structure..etc etc etc
Time: 18 Min
Brief Snapshot of the attempt: spoke 3-4 times..
Time given :
Rate your preparation(0-5): 3
Rate your performance(0-5): can't say..

PI:
Panel Members Intro: one senior prof(q) and a middle-aged prof(q1)...panel 1..me(a)..very random interview...
Questions:
q. So what have you taken for lunch?
q. what was the topic of discussion outside? which one was the most interesting qs which you heard from previous interviews?
q. what have all you prepared for the interview?
a. Everything..
q. Okay, tell some political news.
a. told some ..skipped up elections..but was cross-questioned on the topics which i told..
q1. some work related questions..
a. gave an overview of my assignments..
q1. what's with the google's new security policy..
a. answered...
q1. so in you company which mail client do u use...why u dont use gmail...which is the most secure way for communication...
a. answered somewhat in a decent manner..
q1. so ece..nit trichy..draw me the circuit of mosquito repellant! passed me paper and pencil
a. after thinking.sir there are 2 typs of mosquito repellant..high freqncy sound wave based and chemical based..and somehow the question got diverted...and asked me more about sound-wave based repellants..told whatever i knew...but it was not the complete explanataion...
q1. so u have won a competition called 'das kapital' in your college?
a. yes sir, it was a management simulation event...
q1. who wrote das kapital?
a. karl max.. sir i also wonder why they put the event name as das kapital when it was a free market event!
q. dont u think this guy karl max went from bengal (i am from kolkata) as he is using the word 'das'?
a. in first attempt i couldn't understand what he was telling!! and then q1 pitched in and explained the PJ!! :nono::nono:
a. i said communists are also in kerala..then rectified that now kerala is ruled by udf...
q1. sure abt kerala?
a. yes sir...
then some discussion was going on..
q1. how frequently do you lie!
a. answered...then again some random discussion was going on...q stops the conversation abruptly and tells" your interview is over! thanks"..
q1. do u have any other questions?
a. no...
q: then send the next guy within 30 seconds!! go...

**the end was very abrupt..i don't know what happened**

Rate your preparation(0-5):3
Rate your performance(0-5): can't say


VERDICT: Awaited...

TenderBlade

Last year it was 21st April.
we can hope same this time too.

Guys when can we expect the final results.I heard the interviews will be going on till 4th of April

2. tax on short term capital gains is 15% in the AY 2012-13
3. Tax on buying a share is STT Security Transaction Tax
6. Methods are Straight line and Written down value method.

P.S.= Unless u are a commerce student or have work ex in tax field..these question shudnt have come...and i have just answred the ques which are nt related to general awareness..and the first ques's anwser is too long to explain here.

Dude, I am a Mechanical Engineer...still my interview was based on stocks and taxes...and i didn't mention any thing related to taxes, shares or finance

Same here... no why mba? no intro urslf?

asked weird qns on tax? answers pta hia kisi ko iske?

sub/broker no? how 2 register and trade/ buy-sell securities?
tax rate on short term capital gains?
tax on buying a share?
deprtmnt of economic affairs? who controls it?
sebi? func? and head? (yahi ata tha bas)
calculate cost of depreciation? mthds? etc etc....

2. tax on short term capital gains is 15% in the AY 2012-13
3. Tax on buying a share is STT Security Transaction Tax
6. Methods are Straight line and Written down value method.

P.S.= Unless u are a commerce student or have work ex in tax field..these question shudnt have come...and i have just answred the ques which are nt related to general awareness..and the first ques's anwser is too long to explain here.

till april 4th interviews will happen ... its given on their website..

paagalman Says

Are the interviews completed for all cities??:shock: when can we expect the results...:cheers:

not yet bro.. i think interviews will go on till April first week