Hello Guys, I had interview on 13th Feb'11 at ahmedabad and the interview was OK!! Desperately waiting for the results!!
Meanwhile, i need advise regarding IMI Delhi's -executive pgdm course, i have already received the selection letter and the classes are starting from 4th April'11. being an engineer and experience into project management, i would like to go for AIIM but can anyone suggest which institute would be better AIIM or IMI.

rahulsharma1982 Says

Hello guys..... We need to wait till just next week beginning..... Results would be out on or before Tuesday (08.03.2011)......Best of luck.....

@ravi.catch: I had called them a week/10 days ago.... they mentioned to declare results immediately after interviews on 6th.....I did not call them after that.... so do not know if the schedule is changed..... Did u call them?

rahulsharma1982 Says

Hello guys..... We need to wait till just next week beginning..... Results would be out on or before Tuesday (08.03.2011)......Best of luck.....

Did u called office or wat? i mean d last interviews of 1st cycle is on 6th so dnt think dey will declare results by 8th...

Hello guys..... We need to wait till just next week beginning..... Results would be out on or before Tuesday (08.03.2011)......Best of luck.....

@ jammed_4u and other current batch students

can u guys throw some light on how many offers were made in R1 and R2 last year and was there any wait list apart from the main list. I think the response this time is great while the seats are more or less same.

Hi guys,
I have also deferred admission to the third batch. i am from IT sector, 4.7 years of experience.
@Punjabi gabru - i feel you should share your profile with us so that we will be able to have a better informed discussion. If you already have workexp in fmcg or operations oriented rols and if you are interested in SCM then you can take up SP Jain. If you have power sector or infra exp and you are interested in infra management you can take up adani...
If you are from IT sector, i dont have much to comment since i dont know how the placements will be in SP jain...people from IT you can see the placement scenario yourself in the adani portal....
If any of you differ in my opinion please correct me..

Hi All,

@Manish Gupta, Akshat and Arun : Thanks for your wonderful suggestion.
But I am still confused as some people say that SP Jain is a bigger brand and it has a global touch and also placement wise it will be better if get a chance to work in Singapore/ Dubai. Now they also hold the raniking of 68th in Global MBA Financial Times. So still unable to make up my mind... Though the presence of Dholakia Sir and backing from Adani group inspires me to join Adani. hope I can be guided more on this.

Thanks
Punjabi Gabru

@Punjabi gabru,

u r right up to certain extent. at the moment SP Jain Dubai Singapore does have a better visibility than AIIM. So I do agree with you that its a tricky call. Both the schools have super specialized MBA. So you have to decide that which sector you want to work in and in which geography u want to work.

But i believe that since sp jain has offered you an admit and if u have accepted that then u must have made the initial deposit there. r u willing to forgo that amount if aiim makes u an offer ?

@PunjabiGabru.....i want you to answer following questions to yourself....

Whether u want to work in India or Abroad....

Whether you prefer 10-20L (that you can get from AIIM) in India or anything above this (if at all you get by joining SPJ)....

Would you really think after working, that global touch is of such big importance or if Indian companies will not be able to provide at all.....

How do you understand this bigger brand thing.....Adani is a big brand.....and you might help make the college....

Are you ready to pay that much....

Finally, whether you find Infrstructure Management course useful for you or not....

If the answers of above questions drag you towards any of the 2 institutes......go for it......

I hope this may help you.

Hi Puys,

have my interview on 6th March @ Ahmedabad. Anybody else here with me on the same date??
Plz PM me...

Hi All,

@Manish Gupta, Akshat and Arun : Thanks for your wonderful suggestion.
But I am still confused as some people say that SP Jain is a bigger brand and it has a global touch and also placement wise it will be better if get a chance to work in Singapore/ Dubai. Now they also hold the raniking of 68th in Global MBA Financial Times. So still unable to make up my mind... Though the presence of Dholakia Sir and backing from Adani group inspires me to join Adani. hope I can be guided more on this.

Thanks
Punjabi Gabru

Hello Seniors ,

I just came to know about AIIM today and immediately have decided to apply for Cycle 2 admissions for current year. I would like to have your feedback on my profile before I can apply

My Profile:

10th : 89%
12th: 83%
B.Tech ( Elect & Inst ) - 7.8/10 CGPA

CAT 2010: 94.53 Percentile
CAT 2009: 95.89 Percentile

Work Experience : 42 Months ( by July 2011 ) in IT Sector

Hi Puys/Seniors,

Kindly guide me as I need the right direction. I got a seat in SP Jain Singapore/ Dubai in Supply Chain Management. Also after the interview in Adani Institute I am almost sure that I'll get a seat for this academic year. Kindly let me know which one is better to join. Positive response will be highly appreciated.

My Profile:
IT Exp : 4.5 Years
Btech: Electronics & Comm (74 %)- 2006

Thanks & Regards
PunjabiGabru

@kimi.raj,

U should apply and I'm very positive about your chances.

@Punjabi Gabru,
Dude, I hav had some experiences with SP Jain, Dubai course and would suggest AIIM over it, as has alrady been suggested to you by others.

Regards,
Manish Gupta
Class of 2011

Dear Friends

Here is a article published in Financial Express , 27 Feb 2011. I hope you all will like it and take a call accordingly.

Feel free to comment.

AS COMPETITION INCREASES, THE DIFFERENTIATION IN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION WILL NOT ONLY PROCEED IN THE DIRECTION OF QUALITY, BUT ALSO SECTORAL OR NICHE SPECIALISATION A LOT OF CORPORATES ARE ENTERING THE EDUCATION ARENA, LEADING NOT ONLY TO THE CORPORATISATION OF EDUCATION, BUT ALSO TO THE FORMULATION OF COURSES DRIVEN BY THE INDUSTRY DEMAND IT'S NOT ONLY THE CORPORATES WHO ARE ENTERING THE EDUCATION ARENA TO CREATE NICHE MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS SPECIFIC TO THEIR AREAS OF OPERATIONS AND EXPERTISE. EVEN IGNOU HAS, IN A NOVEL INITIATIVE, SET UP A CENTRE EXCLUSIVELY FOR NICHE COURSES CATERING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF INDIA INCLUSIVE THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ARE EXPECTED TO THROW UP FIVE MILLION JOBS IN THE RETAIL SECTOR AT THE ENTRY LEVEL, WHICH MEANS WE'LL NEED THOUSANDS OF TRAINED MANAGERS
Whether it's Gautam Adani's infrastructure institute or Kishore Biyani's Future Innoversity, business houses seek to overcome manpower shortage in sunrise sectors by getting into niche business management education HE BUSINESS of management education is coming of age as employers become more and more choosy,looking for managers who can hit the job running. No longer does a management degree or diploma guarantee placement. Indeed, gone are the days when one course met the requirements of all recruiters.T oday, sectoral or niche management courses are becoming the need of the hour.
With over 3,700 institutions offering management degrees and diplomas, its the USP they bring to the table in terms of sector specialisations, which is going to be the new gamechanger.
Says Bakul Dholakia, former director of the countrys top-rated bschool, the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad and currently the vice-chairman and director of the two-year old Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM): Personally I believe that as competition increases across sectors,the differentiation in management education will not only proceed in the direction of quality,butalsosectoralornichespecialisation. Industry is now looking for people with solid management knowledge combined with the abilitytoapplyittospecialisedareas. Not surprisingly then, when thrown the gauntlet of creating a world class b-school by Gautam Adani, chairman of one of the countrys largest corporates in the infrastructure space,t he Rs 35,000-crore Adani Group,D holakia chose to transplant the culture, pedagogy andapproachtoeducationandtraining inculcated at IIMAt o create a management school specialising in infrastructure, the fastest growing sectorof theeconomy.
But why infrastructure? Recounts Dholakia, Between 1988 when Gautambhai laid the foundations of the Adani Group as a partnershipcompanyand1998 when the first vessel berthed at Mundra Port, he faced many challenges,the most formidable of which was to find trained managers for the diversifiedprojectsheplannedtoexecute. In the global trading business that Adani was in, finding people who understood both infrastructure and global trading was almost impossible.At that time,Gautambhai
had to resort to recruitment of suitable young managers who were willing to invest substantial time in learning infrastructure management on the job."
It was with this in mind and foreseeing a huge demand for qualified managers in the infrastructure sector, which as per the estimates of the Planning Commission needs an aggregate investment of more than $ 500 billion over the 11th Plan period, the Adani-Dholakia duo set up a bschool offering courses in infrastructure management. According to Dholakia, infrastructure is the fastest growing sector of the economy with the result that demand for trained professionals for the area is growing rapidly . "The corporates in this sector are looking for people with domain knowledge since a straitjacketed application of management principles cannot be done. DilipPonwal,thetopperof AIIMs first one-year post-graduate programme in infrastructure management batch, chose the fledgling AIIM over the reputed XLRI where he had also bagged a seat for the simple reason that he was looking to hone his skillsintheinfrastructurespace. Armed with seven years experience in the power sector,this electrical engineer who had worked with multinationals like ABB and Atkins decided to top-up his qualification to improve his job prospects. I got to know about AIIM from the internet and what swung my decision in its favour was that not only was it the first institute of its kind offering me courses in infrastructure, but also it had a galaxy of management gurus as its faculty members including Bakul Dholakia and Indira Parikh, former dean of IIMA. Ponwal has been absorbed by Adani Power at a remuneration 50% higher than his previous job and three rungs higher onthedesignationladder.
But doesnt the fact that most of these specialised courses are not degreecoursesdeterthosewhoprovide
them as well as those who pursue them? Quips an unfazed Dholakia, "The real criterion for judging these courses is placement and the market is the test." The fact that AIIM's first batch secured 100% lateral placementsspeaksforitself.
But infrastructure is not the only sector where b-schools are now offering specialisation. In view of the exponential growth in the retail sector, more and more players in the retail spacearequeuinguptosetupschools imparting sectoral skills. For example, take the case of the Hyderabadbased Indian Retail School (IRS).
Established in 2005 by the House of Pearl, a leading apparel exporting house,theschooloffersmanagement programmes tailor-made for the fashionindustryandretailsector. Elaborates Rajendra Prasad Nadela, director of IRS, The next five years are expected to throw up five million jobs in the retail sector at the entry level, which means well needthousandsof trainedmanagers as well. Thats the reason why we chose to create a school, which provides specialised management training in all aspects of retail ranging from store operations to supply chainmanagementandHR.Fewpeople realise that retail business is unique in the sense that the store manager of a store is a mini-CEO, who is expected to be well-versed in all facets of management from manpower training to maintaining inventories to marketing, finance andaccounts. With a batch size of 200 students per annum,Nadela claimstheschool has a 100% placement record with recruiters including the whos who of the retail spectrum from international fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger to white goods giant Samsung. In fact, there is so much demand for our students that we are planning to increase our batch size shortly, revealsNadela.
Endorsingthepopularityof retail management courses,S uyesh, an
alumni of IRS who now works for Landmark, a Tata enterprise, states, "Ihadaninterestinretailingandwas on the lookout for a career specific course in this sector. I happened to see IRS ranked as one of the best schools offering management programmes in a survey conducted by a leading news magazine and enrolled myself for a short term certificate programme in the school after my graduation.Ithasreallyhelpedmein honing my knowledge of the sector.' But it's not only corporates who are entering the education arena to create niche management schools specific to their area of operations andexpertise.Movingwiththeswiftness one does not normally associate with government institutions, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has, in a novel initiative set up a centre exclusively for niche courses catering to the requirementsof IndiaInc.
IGNOU's Centre for Corporate Education Training and Consultancy, set up in 2008, is forging tie-ups with corporate, which would not only ensure trained manpower for them, but would also provide students numerous options for specialised management degree courses under the umbrella of a recognised university. Explains P R R Nair, OSD and coordinator of the department, "It's a win-win for both students as well as corporates. Furthermore, unlike private institutes, which either offer diplomas or degrees, which may not be recognised, IGNOU provides recognised courses, which are structured with the assistance of the company, which ties up with us and in that sense, are completely customised to suit their sectoralrequirements."
Most importantly, however, the IGNOU-corporate partnership courses are face-to-face full time programmes and not distance learning courses, which IGNOU normally offers and are, according to Nair, extremely affordable unlike courses offered even by the IIMs. A two-year PGP in management from an IIM costs upwards of Rs 12 lakh, fee of private institutes range anywhere between Rs 7 lakh and Rs 18 lakh while a two-year specialised MBA from IGNOU costs just Rs 2 lakh.
"The main aim of setting up this centre is to reach out to as many sectors and teach programmes conducive to develop employment and skill sets."
Currently, IGNOU has two such public private partnerships in education. The first one,f orged three years back, is in association with the Cochin international airport, which offers a full-fledged two year MBA in aviationmanagement,twopostgraduate programmes,o ne in airport technology and another in airport management as well as three certificate programmes in fire fighting, resources and commercial management. However,itistheotherPPP,which IGNOU forged with retail czar Kishore Biyanis Future group a year back, which is grabbing more eye balls.The tie-up offers an MBA in retail apart from a slew of long and short-term diplomas and certificate programmes conducted at four centres created under the auspices of Future Innoversity at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, DelhiandKolkata.
Says Muralidhar Rao,CEO of Future Human Development Limited (FHDL), which oversees such educational initiatives of the Future Group,Of late,alotof corporateare entering the education arena, leading not only to the corporatisation of education, but also to the formulation of courses driven by the industry demand. We,a t Future, took a conscious decision to enter the management education arena largely because only a handful of top-notch institutesareproducinggoodprofessionals who can do justice to functional areas.T he industry now is demanding specific MBAs and the creation of specialists as opposed to generalists.Bythatyardstick,Idsay it reflects the maturing of managementeducationinIndia. Raomaintainsthatindustryisalso now taking an active interest in educating future managers becauseitissufferingfrompoorquality intake. Agrees Dholakia, It is observed that companies recruit managers and then put them through 9-12 month long orientation and induction programmes within the organisation and it is only after this that they are deployed as managers.At the time of setting up AIIM, I figured that if education itself could provide both the context and the content of the sector it would cut down on induction time by atleast50%avalueproposition for both the students and the recruiting companies. Currently, FutureInnoversityhas a batch size of 200 students across all four centres,but in view of the phenomenal demand in the retail sector, plans are afoot to increase intake next year.Says Mitul Dave, a student of the inaugural batch of MBA in retail, The career opportunities are phenomenal for us and I cant wait to completemycourse.
As Rao succinctly sums it up, A management degree is no longer seen as a placement ticket any more. Studentsandindustryareclamouringfor more and that gap can only be filled in by nichemanagementcourses.


: mai nikla gadi le ke ::oops:

Anuj
Class of 2010-11

@ punjabigabru

well it depends on your interest, i had an admit to sp jain dubai singapore a couple of years ago and i didn't join. actually in my opinion they are worth not the money they charge and then they have some absurd placement policies that u get to know when u join them.

btw when was your adani interview and how are you so sure that you will get through.

it depends on your area of interest, if u want to specialize in infra then join Adani or else go for sp jain.
Also the ROI of AIIM is better to SP jain dubai/sing.

I m already an MBA from K J Somaiya and will be joining adani 3rd batch as i want to specialize in infra mgmt. so it depends on ur area of interest.

if u want to discuss anything pls pm me....

Hi Puys/Seniors,

Kindly guide me as I need the right direction. I got a seat in SP Jain Singapore/ Dubai in Supply Chain Management. Also after the interview in Adani Institute I am almost sure that I'll get a seat for this academic year. Kindly let me know which one is better to join. Positive response will be highly appreciated.

My Profile:
IT Exp : 4.5 Years
Btech: Electronics & Comm (74 %)- 2006

Thanks & Regards
PunjabiGabru

Hi Puys/Seniors,

Kindly guide me as I need the right direction. I got a seat in SP Jain Singapore/ Dubai in Supply Chain Management. Also after the interview in Adani Institute I am almost sure that I'll get a seat for this academic year. Kindly let me know which one is better to join. Positive response will be highly appreciated.

My Profile:
IT Exp : 4.5 Years
Btech: Electronics & Comm (74 %)- 2006

Thanks & Regards
PunjabiGabru

Hello Seniors ,

I just came to know about AIIM today and immediately have decided to apply for Cycle 2 admissions for current year. I would like to have your feedback on my profile before I can apply

My Profile:

10th : 89%
12th: 83%
B.Tech ( Elect & Inst ) - 7.8/10 CGPA

CAT 2010: 94.53 Percentile
CAT 2009: 95.89 Percentile

Work Experience : 42 Months ( by July 2011 ) in IT Sector

Must Apply...ATB.:

Hello Seniors ,

I just came to know about AIIM today and immediately have decided to apply for Cycle 2 admissions for current year. I would like to have your feedback on my profile before I can apply

My Profile:

10th : 89%
12th: 83%
B.Tech ( Elect & Inst ) - 7.8/10 CGPA

CAT 2010: 94.53 Percentile
CAT 2009: 95.89 Percentile

Work Experience : 42 Months ( by July 2011 ) in IT Sector

Hi,
I think in my presence I met around 6 people but tat was only for morning slot......The list tat Mr. Ashok had consisted atleast 30 names if that list was only for Delhi applicants.

Thanks
Gaurav

Hi Puys,
I had my interview today in Delhi
Following is my experience
First they checked and collected all the documents.
Then I was called for interview
There were three members
centre Mr. Dholakia who was doing most of talking
Right of him who asked some questions
Left of him another member who was asking couple of maths questions
Mr. Dholakia started with
Why MBA
Why infrastructure management
Which other colleges have u applied and which are the calls and which are the pending interviews
Lot of discussion about 1 year mba in india
Then the other person asked me my job profile
Then a couple of questions from my essay
How do I manage a team
Then the third member asked me to integrate sin(3x+5)
Then he asked the relation between differentiation and integration
Then they told that they were done and if I wanted to ask some questions
I asked a couple and tat was it

All in all a wonderful interview experience. Was able to answer almost all the questions. Secondly it was almost a discussion and not an interview atleast with mR. Dholakia.

Hope this helps

Thanks
Gaurav
GMAT:690
eXP.: 5 YEARS Merchant navy

@ Gaurav

hi nice interview man, can you tell us approx how many ppl were interviewed in delhi.

Hi Puys,
I had my interview today in Delhi
Following is my experience
First they checked and collected all the documents.
Then I was called for interview
There were three members
centre Mr. Dholakia who was doing most of talking
Right of him who asked some questions
Left of him another member who was asking couple of maths questions
Mr. Dholakia started with
Why MBA
Why infrastructure management
Which other colleges have u applied and which are the calls and which are the pending interviews
Lot of discussion about 1 year mba in india
Then the other person asked me my job profile
Then a couple of questions from my essay
How do I manage a team
Then the third member asked me to integrate sin(3x+5)
Then he asked the relation between differentiation and integration
Then they told that they were done and if I wanted to ask some questions
I asked a couple and tat was it

All in all a wonderful interview experience. Was able to answer almost all the questions. Secondly it was almost a discussion and not an interview atleast with mR. Dholakia.

Hope this helps

Thanks
Gaurav
GMAT:690
eXP.: 5 YEARS Merchant navy

Best of luck to those who would be appearing the interviews tommorrow (26.02.2011) at Delhi.....

right now m working in IT-health industry,what other things i can do along with this to make my profile more bright ??

Do u have idea of other infrastructure colleges?

Hello Urchin,

yeah . . i know age is biggest issue with me but wht abt my past acades,do u think i will be able to crack with this poor acades ?

OR do u know any other infrastructure management college?

Hi meaningless,

I don't think the academics will be that big a criteria provided you back them up with a very good CAT/GMAT score. Apart from this you can highlight your work profile and extra curricular to compensate for your weakness in academics.

Regards,
urchin

Hello Urchin,

yeah . . i know age is biggest issue with me but wht abt my past acades,do u think i will be able to crack with this poor acades ?

OR do u know any other infrastructure management college?

@Meghap.......sorry for late reply...we are having our term break so waz a bit lazy to visit the site.....anywayz...any1 can drop me mail for any clarifications / enquiries at jammed_4u@yahoo.com

will give my mobile number there if asked for. ATB to all.

@arun :: completely agree with you.

What about words limit on questions?
I find it difficult to present answers to both the questions in given words limit.

@IsbLbs

well really word limit of 150 is too less. but i guess we need to stick to it.

@ tata2000

At this point u dont need to bother about the seats, if the institute dosent find a good student it will not admit and if it finds one it will admit, the seats are fixed as max 30 but if they find good 20 students they will fill only 20 seats and leave the rest they will not fill the seats just for sake...please note it, so just chill pill and and give ur best shot in the interview....

ATB to all....

What about words limit on questions?
I find it difficult to present answers to both the questions in given words limit.

@ tata2000

At this point u dont need to bother about the seats, if the institute dosent find a good student it will not admit and if it finds one it will admit, the seats are fixed as max 30 but if they find good 20 students they will fill only 20 seats and leave the rest they will not fill the seats just for sake...please note it, so just chill pill and and give ur best shot in the interview....

ATB to all....

Yaar only 25 seats for 3rd batch?
and out of those 02 seats would be filled by participants who deferred there admission last year...so that means only 23 seats left?

Hi guys,

This career objective thing seems tricky. Almost everyone has a career objective which is similar and decorated with words like growth, knowledge, progress of the oganisation etc.... whats the point of asking it?

Is it discussed during the interview??

Ankush,

the career objective is not at all tricky. In fact it is expected that you know what you want to do after an MBA is short term and long term. Also since applicants here are not freshers but ppl with substantial work ex they are expected to know it better.

As far as whether it is discussed in the interview? It depends. They might not ask the same question but they do want to know what are your expectations from the program and what you intend to do afterwards. At least these things were discussed in my interview.

Hi guys,

This career objective thing seems tricky. Almost everyone has a career objective which is similar and decorated with words like growth, knowledge, progress of the oganisation etc.... whats the point of asking it?

Is it discussed during the interview??

Yaar only 25 seats for 3rd batch?
and out of those 02 seats would be filled by participants who deferred there admission last year...so that means only 23 seats left?

@tata2000

25 is not a fixed number. they intend to take something in that range. for instance during my interview on 13th, Dr. Dholakia told me that they intend to take 30 for this batch.

Also the USP of this program is exclusivity and small batch. So if they take for instance 150 students then they might find it difficult to place all of them with decent salary.

Dear All,

I was an admit of last year but differed it to this yr will join in july'11.
if any kind of help req from me u can pm me...
well unlike last yr this yr u have many seniors to guide and help u...so use all the max to resolve ur doubts and get help.

rgds

Yaar only 25 seats for 3rd batch?
and out of those 02 seats would be filled by participants who deferred there admission last year...so that means only 23 seats left?

Hey guys, did anyone of you appear for interview yesterday in Bangalore?????? Please update if possible....

Dear All,

I was an admit of last year but differed it to this yr will join in july'11.
if any kind of help req from me u can pm me...
well unlike last yr this yr u have many seniors to guide and help u...so use all the max to resolve ur doubts and get help.

rgds

Hi Gaurav,

Bhai kaisa hai ???
pm me ur mobile no. or msg me will call u, i m in regular touch with kamesh....have asked many a times abt u dear......
will meet u in july....

Hey Guys,
Gaurav here, student of batch 2010-2011....

@TATA........hey its possible 2 deferred ur admission by 1 year by paying deposit amount of 1 lacs (which 2 people hv done last year whom i know personally) and trust me it make sense.....

@arunnus.........dost kidhar hain tu......call kiya kar......

good work by manish n anuj by keeping people updated on everythng

Regards,
Gaurav Dhruv

@ Jammed4u
Can i have ur mobile number and mail id thru private message..as i am a prospective student AIIM, Ahmedabad.

Thanx akshatswm

hi,

i had my interview on 13 th feb , 2:00 pm but it got delayed by 2 hrs or so .Be prepared for that in advance ,there were three people lets say left ,Mr Dholakia , and right,following questions were asked by the panel

Mr. dholakia: Since when you are working?
Have you read about the course?
Did you downloaded the brochure from the website?
How did you came to know about the institute?
some question related to my score card as it was of 2007(not impressive score)
Mr. Right : What are your job responsibilities?
Tell me something you have done that has benefited your company (related to innovation).
How many people work under you?
Safety related questions like training ,hazard,incident my response and action etc.
Two questions related to Safety/Environment standards OHSAS and ISO.
finally what qualities do see to make Friends? (he didnt complied to it)

all this time Mr. dholakia and Mr left , left us alone

Mr. Left (staring at my Grade sheet)

You must have studied Maths (offcourse i did)
Can you solve a problem? (maxima / minima)

i did it initially but by using log it became bit tedious ,then he asked to do it by product rule I solved it (he hinted for easier way).I managed to solve correctly, he tried to find out mistakes but i explained him successfully.

Finally Mr. dholakia asked if I had anything to ask, I fired one or two questions .He replied nicely and I took permission to leave.


Hope this post will be useful
ATB

Piyush

Hi Akshatswm,
How many guys were there for the interview on 13th ?

Hi IsbLbs,

I guess there were around 25 guys there on 13th.

Hi Ankush,

well you have to fill the form and submit it along with other documents before the interview starts. The achievements question is one of the typical MBA essay questions. So write what you feel is right for you. Also since the word limit is only 150 words so try to keep it to the point.

I had my interview on 13th. So if you have any other questions then you can ask me.

Hi Akshatswm,
How many guys were there for the interview on 13th ?

Guys, what about the form we have to get filled for the interview?
The achievements et al? Please shed some light.....those who've been to the interview.

Thanx in advance...

Hi Ankush,

well you have to fill the form and submit it along with other documents before the interview starts. The achievements question is one of the typical MBA essay questions. So write what you feel is right for you. Also since the word limit is only 150 words so try to keep it to the point.

I had my interview on 13th. So if you have any other questions then you can ask me.

Guys, what about the form we have to get filled for the interview?
The achievements et al? Please shed some light.....those who've been to the interview.

Thanx in advance...

Hi Isblbs,

Well, I can't think of any criteria as such. Students generally pick up electives which excites them most. Some of the IT guys are inclined towards oil & gas while some towards power. Many are interested in transport too.

Also, when you consider infra sector, there are gamut of subjects you must be familiar with such as policies, regulations, financing infra projects, specific issues related to each sector in infra and so on.
So, even if somebody has worked in any infra specific domain for an IT company, i don't see much exposure coming from that.

So don't let your past experience be an influence on your decisions. Plus, There will always be school faculty to guide you.

I will be able to throw more light on the recruitment front once ours statrts.:)

regards,
Urchin

Hi Urchin,
I truly appreciate..!!
It helps a lot.

My interview is scheduled on 26th at Gurgaon. :)

Sent you a PM. Please check.

Hi Urchin,

Very well said!!!
Next point comes into my mind is about the profiles. As most of the IT ppl work in BFSI, Telecom, Operations or Health care domain and some on Energy too. What are the criteria to choose the electives for IT guys from first set mentioned earlier. I might be going in pace here but I think electives will decide the profiles in later stages. Would you give some idea about kind of roles being offered to IT people especially.
What about IT infrastructure? :)

Thanks again for your time.

Hi Isblbs,

Well, I can't think of any criteria as such. Students generally pick up electives which excites them most. Some of the IT guys are inclined towards oil & gas while some towards power. Many are interested in transport too.

Also, when you consider infra sector, there are gamut of subjects you must be familiar with such as policies, regulations, financing infra projects, specific issues related to each sector in infra and so on.
So, even if somebody has worked in any infra specific domain for an IT company, i don't see much exposure coming from that.

So don't let your past experience be an influence on your decisions. Plus, There will always be school faculty to guide you.

I will be able to throw more light on the recruitment front once ours statrts.:)

regards,
Urchin

meghap Says

When it comes to ask question from the interview panel, what one shd talk abt that is course centred or keeping placement in focus?

Ask what ever you like to.
This opportunity is not to impress the interview panel, but to clarify your doubts or apprehensions, if any.

Regards, Manish

When it comes to ask question from the interview panel, what one shd talk abt that is course centred or keeping placement in focus?

@ meaningless......dude u dont have enuff experience and age required for the course!!!!
Please gain some more experience.

rahulsharma1982 Says

@ Akshat : I called Mr. Ashok Shah & from him I got this info.....

@Rahul. Good man, if we can get results by 6th March then its pretty good as wait till last week of march would be a little too long.

@ Akshat : I called Mr. Ashok Shah & from him I got this info.....

rahulsharma1982 Says

Guys, looking at the interview experiences of others, I think mine was the worst & chances of not getting selected are the best......

Hey rahul, don't unnecessarily worry man. u never know what interviewers are looking for. by the way from where did u got info about the future interview dates and tentative result date.

Hi IsbLbs,
We have 19 students in current batch with average work experience around 5 years. Unlike the 1st batch, most of the students in this batch are from IT background.

While its true, and quite logical too, that ITs get a comparatively lower starting salary than ppl with Infra background, one should also consider that the institute tries to provide lateral entries into mid-management level. All the students of 1st batch got into mid managerial level (including those in IT).

Also, once you are into the infra sector, the potential to grow is unlike any other sector. So for most of us in the current batch, salary is not a criteria but rather the job profile.

Hope this addresses some of your concerns.

regards
urchin

Hi Urchin,

Very well said!!!
Next point comes into my mind is about the profiles. As most of the IT ppl work in BFSI, Telecom, Operations or Health care domain and some on Energy too. What are the criteria to choose the electives for IT guys from first set mentioned earlier. I might be going in pace here but I think electives will decide the profiles in later stages. Would you give some idea about kind of roles being offered to IT people especially.
What about IT infrastructure? :)

Thanks again for your time.

First round of interviews on 13th Feb - Ahmedabad
Second round on 20th Feb - Bangalore
Third round on 26th Feb - Delhi
Fourth round on 6th March - Ahmedabad again.

Results for first, second & third rounds expected, to some extent, after 26th Feb... Confirmed results only after 6th March....

Anxiety is giving me heart attack......

ATB to all of you & to me too....

@m4moni: Dear friend, minimum age required to apply for PGPIM is 25. At the same time, guys having done graduation, but having no or very low experience by they reach 25 are also not recommended to apply. So please wait till you reach 25 & have around 3-4 years of experience.

hey puys, does adani institute take freshers? or they only take work ex p'pl

Guys, looking at the interview experiences of others, I think mine was the worst & chances of not getting selected are the best......

hello aditya,

can u explain more about selection procedure,like for which qualities AIIM looking for,which exam score they are considering.

i did my engineering in IT with 54 %,
12th = 52 %,
10th= 62 %,
and currently working in healthcare IT industry from 7 months.

Hi Meaningless,

I think you still have some time on your hand to apply as the minimum age criteria is 25 years.

Check the school web site for more details.

Regards,
urchin

Hi Seniors,
Please throw some light on exp side of the current batch.
Especially for ITs and Non-ITs as salary offered for these two groups vary a lot in the statistics for first batch.
Max figure for IT is 9 L whereas for Non-IT it is 17.5 L.

Is it a good idea for an aspirant to join AIIM with higher experience in IT sector, such as 5.5 to 6 years.
TIA.

Hi IsbLbs,
We have 19 students in current batch with average work experience around 5 years. Unlike the 1st batch, most of the students in this batch are from IT background.

While its true, and quite logical too, that ITs get a comparatively lower starting salary than ppl with Infra background, one should also consider that the institute tries to provide lateral entries into mid-management level. All the students of 1st batch got into mid managerial level (including those in IT).

Also, once you are into the infra sector, the potential to grow is unlike any other sector. So for most of us in the current batch, salary is not a criteria but rather the job profile.

Hope this addresses some of your concerns.

regards
urchin

hello aditya,

can u explain more about selection procedure,like for which qualities AIIM looking for,which exam score they are considering.

i did my engineering in IT with 54 %,
12th = 52 %,
10th= 62 %,
and currently working in healthcare IT industry from 7 months.

Hey Akshat : Can you please tell me at wot time did u give interview? I m unable to re-collect any1 from Mumbai......