amit.mahe Says

will try to get tentative dates tomoro for each city..

Thank you ...that will be really helpful.

Also sent a mail to admissions@mdi.ac.in

Sir/Madam,

Quite a few students who have been shortlisted for the GD/PI process have also been shortlisted for SPJIMR, Mumbai's selection process. The option of booking interview slots for SPJIMR begins tomorrow and is scheduled to be held in the second half of March. Hence there is a high probability of clash of interview dates for many a students with SPJIMR's interview dates.

If you could you kindly give us a tentative schedule for the GD/PI process at different centres it would help us avoid clash of interview dates and eliminate a lot of requests from students later on for rescheduling of interview dates.

Thanks and Regards,
Pavan Padekal,
Bangalore.


Lets see if it is of any use!

Seniors!

Please ignore if this turns out to be irritating!

If any of you could clarify with the admissions department citing the reason of clash of interview dates it would be a great help and service to many of us...

We dont need the exact dates as such...

If you could get us the tentative timelines for GD/PI process for particular cities
it would enable us to book slots for SPJIMR without having to leave this matter to fate/luck...:confused:


Particularly for Bangalore GD/PI centre junta SPJIMR tentative slots are 26-30 March and this will definitely result in clash of dates for atleast a few unfortunate souls with MDI dates...

MDI and SPJIMR being the best / only calls for many students this year this would be tragic atleast for me!

will try to get tentative dates tomoro for each city..

Seniors!

Please ignore if this turns out to be irritating!

If any of you could clarify with the admissions department citing the reason of clash of interview dates it would be a great help and service to many of us...

We dont need the exact dates as such...

If you could get us the tentative timelines for GD/PI process for particular cities
it would enable us to book slots for SPJIMR without having to leave this matter to fate/luck...:confused:


Particularly for Bangalore GD/PI centre junta SPJIMR tentative slots are 26-30 March and this will definitely result in clash of dates for atleast a few unfortunate souls with MDI dates...

MDI and SPJIMR being the best / only calls for many students this year this would be tragic atleast for me!

catdmaverick Says

same as above......plz help....:)

shruti.koley Says

I know this question has already been put up. But posting it again for emphasis. Can the seniors let us know at least some range of dates when the gd/pi is likely to be scheduled. Because both spjain and mdi have their interviews in the 4rth week of March. And sp begins its slot booking tomorrow. Also they've specified that after we book those slots, request for changes won't be entertained. Dire situation. Seniors, please help.

Last year.....It was written on the GD/PI shortlist that GD/PI's will be conducted from the 2nd week of March

GD/PI Slots were Out on 19th of FEB........ and GD/PI's Started arnd 9th March(Bangalore being the first centre to be interviewed while Gurgaon was arnd the same date, Kolkata arnd 18-19th March)

This year..... GD/PI Shortlist says GD/PI will be conducted arnd 4th week of march.......

Considering GD/PI slots to be out somewhere arnd 1st march......and GD/PI's to start sumwhr arnd 21st March (as per last year when they had a gap of 20 days between date of slots and gd/pi).Aspirants frm Bangalore and Gurgaon should be getting dates arnd 21-28th March roughly...... while those from Kolkata should be getting their dates arnd 27th March........

PS: I am an aspirant and all these are mere speculations.....but can be of some help in light of last year info.

PPS: Seniors know as much as we do.

same as above......plz help....:)

I know this question has already been put up. But posting it again for emphasis. Can the seniors let us know at least some range of dates when the gd/pi is likely to be scheduled. Because both spjain and mdi have their interviews in the 4rth week of March. And sp begins its slot booking tomorrow. Also they've specified that after we book those slots, request for changes wont be entertained. Dire situation. Seniors, please help.

Hey, there has been quite a bit of talk about exchange programs for PGPM and PGIM, but I am just curious if there is any exchange program for PGHR. Now, I do know that the HR course had started only in 2004, but considering the very popular exchange programs for the other two courses, I would like to know whether PGHR also has some similar exchange programs. :xmas:

Also I would like to know how many students were placed in consulting profiles as opposed to (cost cutting/support function) profiles last year out of the total batch of 60 of PGHR. I specifically mean last year because this year with the economy slowdown, the numbers might reduce, but that would'nt be indicative of what we may face two years down the line. :

hello all...
admissions department told today that ....... interview center allocation list would be out by this weekend or max till next tuesday.....

this year there would be little strictness in interview venue change matter ...due to some complexities... only highly acceptable genuine excuses would be accepted ~!
try to presuade other institutes for change in date in the event of clashing of dates with MDI...

stay cool ~!

Sorry to bring this up again but any idea if they will be uploading the interview dates online soon? The S P Jain slot booking opens tomorrow and it would be really helpful if we had his info..

Seniors, if you could clarify this with the admissions department, would be really nice.. Thanks in advance..

ashishj8 Says

someone please help me out here....

Dude...

Thats only for NMP candidates...There is no news for PGP, IM or HR candidates...

juz wait u ll get a letter in few days(Source: Same thrd)

Cheers....

hey can anyone pls help me out with this one....
at the MDI website, there is a link "Personal Details Form".
is it for everyone or kust for NMP self sponsored candidates.
also when are the interviews likely to take place in Mumbai??

someone please help me out here....

this is essentially a pgpim vis-a-vis pgpm question

the highlight of pgpim is its global exposure and a great oppurtunity to opt fr internships in europe.
Bt PGPM also provides option fr foreign exchange(including the ESCP-EAP).then why is PGIM seen as the course fr the Global exposure.Can a PGPM guy opting fr the foreign exchange opt fr the internship abroad.
Brochure mentions that one out of evry three opt fr the exchange.why is this?(becouse of personal disposition or due to limited oppurtunities).HOw difficult(or otherwise) is it to avail the exchange?

The basic difference between PGPM n PGIM is that PGPM is a specialised course where u specialise in say fin mark ops or strategy..wherein PGIM is a general management course wid no specialization wid one yr in europe...u do ur internship in europe...n abt internship for PGPM u need to do ur internship wherever u get it(college se to india me hogi) however if u opt to sit out n try for a internship on ur own I dont think college will have any objection to it...
n PGPM go for exchange again to get some global exposure..alost every1 who applies get thru..arnd 80 students from PGPM goes on exchange..so if u feel u want to go on exchange u can always get thru PGPM also..however if u want to do internship in europe than PGPIM is a better option...hope this helps..
cheers!!

this is essentially a pgpim vis-a-vis pgpm question

the highlight of pgpim is its global exposure and a great oppurtunity to opt fr internships in europe.
Bt PGPM also provides option fr foreign exchange(including the ESCP-EAP).then why is PGIM seen as the course fr the Global exposure.Can a PGPM guy opting fr the foreign exchange opt fr the internship abroad.
Brochure mentions that one out of evry three opt fr the exchange.why is this?(becouse of personal disposition or due to limited oppurtunities).HOw difficult(or otherwise) is it to avail the exchange?

:nervous::nervous::nervous:hii..
i hav an engineering background(without an impressive extracurricular record) n my cat percentile is 97.99....
well, i hav heard that mdi gives major weightage to percentile....
:confused:
reaalllly gettin nervous bout the GD/PI...
any tips would be of great help............................

Hii....

I am standin @ exactly the same juncture...from the same bacakgrnd and @ the same %ile...

Intially i was bit skeptical about my chnaces @MDI...Then i did some maths n m feelin good now..Here it goes...

Lets assume MDI still gives 2/3 weightage to CAT score...
rest 1/3 is given to things like acads, work ex, GD and PI u can't change anythin xcept ur GD/PI...

say a guy with good score be 99.5 and we stand @97.99 so a diff of about 1.5 %ile...

you can either count it as 1.5 only or convert to ( marks obtained/356 *100) == ur percentage score which will come about 5-7%...


So that means a guy @99.5 is ahead of you by max 7 marks...
Case I:
Considerin total marks to be 150 so all u need to do is cover 7 marks xtra in GD/PI...I believe u can do that 7/50...

Case II:
considerin total marks are 100 then u have to score 4 marks more in 33 marks...So 4/33 more than others....
This isin't that tough na....

So buckle up you(and me also) have all the more reason to work hard...

ATB..Cheers

Hey I have posted a query on Mandevian but i didn't see any reply coming dere even after 3 days. anyways my query goes here

My CAT scores are

OA- 98.85
DI - 91.00
QA - 98.50
VA - 97.00

work ex - 30 months till date
Acads - 78, 75, 71 in X, XII, B. Tech(ECE) resp.

I have all the 3 calls. I had not thought much b4 filling all the forms. I filled all of them for the sake of MDI brand. I want to know whether interviewers ask about which other MDI courses one has applied to. Can anyone be grilled on this.

And can u pls tell me what the CAT cut off was for PGPM last year for converted calls.

What r my chances for PGPM (m concerned coz I have no IIM calls)

Thanks,
Jasjit

Jasjit,

Apologies for the delayed response.
And, Congratulations on the calls! :-)

There is really no one way in which interviews can be conducted. There are separate processes for the 3 courses. However, there have been precedents of people being quizzed about their preferences and reasons for applying to other courses in an interview. This can be a way to assess the goal clarity of the candidate.
The key remains in trying & convincing the panelists while being completely honest, of course.

The CAT percentile for the final PGPM convert was about 98.5. This shall not have any bearing on this year's processes though.

Your chances of conversion shall be a function of multiple parameters. The ones in your control would be preparation for the final assessment round. So, give that your Best shot.

And, for all other aspirants, this is rather redundant, but Please do not waste time in trying to speculate dates for the processes. There usually isn't much time to prepare once the dates are out. We do understand the issues of scheduling & planning for other interviews. The dates shall be out soon.

Meanwhile, gear up for the Battle Royale. You're up against the Intellectual Creme De La Creme of the Nation!

Best Luck Everyone!

Hey I have posted a query on Mandevian but i didn't see any reply coming dere even after 3 days. anyways my query goes here

My CAT scores are

OA- 98.85
DI - 91.00
QA - 98.50
VA - 97.00

work ex - 30 months till date
Acads - 78, 75, 71 in X, XII, B. Tech(ECE) resp.

I have all the 3 calls. I had not thought much b4 filling all the forms. I filled all of them for the sake of MDI brand. I want to know whether interviewers ask about which other MDI courses one has applied to. Can anyone be grilled on this.

And can u pls tell me what the CAT cut off was for PGPM last year for converted calls.

What r my chances for PGPM (m concerned coz I have no IIM calls)

Thanks,
Jasjit

yes tey would ask u course specific questions........be ready to b grilled on questions like why HR and why not IM etc etc.....
there was no CAT cutoff for people who converted..tis was on their cumulative score of CAT n gd/pi........waise the last person is very close
to 98 percentile.......
chances of ur conversion are good,........give a good gd/pi .......plz dont screw tat up.....
all the best

Hey I have posted a query on Mandevian but i didn't see any reply coming dere even after 3 days. anyways my query goes here

My CAT scores are

OA- 98.85
DI - 91.00
QA - 98.50
VA - 97.00

work ex - 30 months till date
Acads - 78, 75, 71 in X, XII, B. Tech(ECE) resp.

I have all the 3 calls. I had not thought much b4 filling all the forms. I filled all of them for the sake of MDI brand. I want to know whether interviewers ask about which other MDI courses one has applied to. Can anyone be grilled on this.

And can u pls tell me what the CAT cut off was for PGPM last year for converted calls.

What r my chances for PGPM (m concerned coz I have no IIM calls)

Thanks,
Jasjit

:nervous::nervous::nervous:hii..
i hav an engineering background(without an impressive extracurricular record) n my cat percentile is 97.99....
well, i hav heard that mdi gives major weightage to percentile....
:confused:
reaalllly gettin nervous bout the GD/PI...
any tips would be of great help............................

tilll last yr close to 2/3 weightage was given to CAT percentile.......
if tat continues....u need to do a good GD/PI...
n dont get nervous bout gd/pi....remember everyone is at par there.....
so u stand an equal chance in tat sense.......
any specific query ....u can always pm me or any member of the MDI community here.....
cheers

:nervous::nervous::nervous:hii..
i hav an engineering background(without an impressive extracurricular record) n my cat percentile is 97.99....
well, i hav heard that mdi gives major weightage to percentile....
:confused:
reaalllly gettin nervous bout the GD/PI...
any tips would be of great help............................

Process changes every year.....it may be possible that the CAT weightage is reduced drastically this year.......we can never outguess the adcom

Besides Seniors' position on knowing about the CAT weightage is as good (or bad) as ours........

All we can do is work hard.....give our best shot..... and leave the rest.....

PS: I am as nervous and as apprehensive @99.36 as u @ 97.99 ..........

:nervous::nervous::nervous:hii..
i hav an engineering background(without an impressive extracurricular record) n my cat percentile is 97.99....
well, i hav heard that mdi gives major weightage to percentile....
:confused:
reaalllly gettin nervous bout the GD/PI...
any tips would be of great help............................

Hey Amit, thanks for the pointers.

Will it be possible for you to give an even more exact range at this point of time, for the INTERVIEW DATES AT GURGAON.

This is because many of us (like me) would have to book a slot for SPJAIN Interview (on/after March 22) from Feb 25. So, if you could tell a range like (March 25 - April 3, or something), for Interviews at GURGAON, after consulting the admn. dept., it will be really great!

Will look forward to your response.

Thanks and Regards..

Just to emphasize the importance of the interview dates....
There are plenty of people with both MDI and SPJIMR calls and there is a high probability of the dates clashing....

Seniors Kindly help at the earliest...

Please:xmas:

Hey Amit, thanks for the pointers.

Will it be possible for you to give an even more exact range at this point of time, for the INTERVIEW DATES AT GURGAON.

This is because many of us (like me) would have to book a slot for SPJAIN Interview (on/after March 22) from Feb 25. So, if you could tell a range like (March 25 - April 3, or something), for Interviews at GURGAON, after consulting the admn. dept., it will be really great!

Will look forward to your response.

Thanks and Regards..

u will shortly receive a letter...and interviews in gurgaon shud be arnd last week of march n 1st week of april...its late becoz it is the last center to be interviewd...ATB..
cheers!!

Gaurav46 Says

wen will the interviews at kolkata centre be conducted

guys interviews will be conducted in the month of march..most probably from 2nd week of march...wait for the letter..u will receive it shortly...plz do shot ur queries if u have any...also visit the site in my signature...many people are there to help u in ur GD PI prep...ATB..
cheers!!

wen will the interviews at kolkata centre be conducted

when will the gdpi in bangalore start...?is the panel same for all centers....?

simplyarpit Says

hi...ne idea when the schedule for gd/pi would be out??and when will the interviews be held in gurgaon??

u will shortly receive a letter...and interviews in gurgaon shud be arnd last week of march n 1st week of april...its late becoz it is the last center to be interviewd...ATB..
cheers!!

hi...ne idea when the schedule for gd/pi would be out??and when will the interviews be held in gurgaon??

good job .. wannabthere :smile:
the most important topic this year would be " recession"
try to find out the cause and current problems faced globally and effect of it in major ecnomies ..:smile:

be cool :)

Yeeeeeeesssssssssss!!!!!!!

@passionhere,other seniors,

I have given my interview centre as Mumbai. Since I've moved to Bangalore now, I need to get it changed. Should I request for a change NOW i.e before the dates are sent out or LATER i.e after the dates are out ?

Hi shekys
As answered by amit earlier, last year change of venue was only allowed only to gurgaon. However you can still try. Call upthe office first to get
first hand info about this matter.

warm regards
saket

Dear Seniors/ Puys,

Does MDI come out with a second GD/PI shortlist, some guy told me it does...I am keeping my hopes alive...any chance for 96.89%ile....

Sorry friend.
No more gd/pi shortlists...

Dear Seniors/ Puys,

Does MDI come out with a second GD/PI shortlist, some guy told me it does...I am keeping my hopes alive...any chance for 96.89%ile....

@passionhere,other seniors,

I have given my interview centre as Mumbai. Since I've moved to Bangalore now, I need to get it changed. Should I request for a change NOW i.e before the dates are sent out or LATER i.e after the dates are out ?

Hey, I may be way off on this one, but during my research on MDI, I was curious about three things:

- a random search for MDI alumni across PG, google, and linkedin, dont really throw up illustrious names; found it a bit strange since MDI has been there since 73 or something. Could you let me know some MDI alumni that have kicked ass in the corporate world?

- a basic sense of the foriegn placements/offers available to MDI PGPM; given that PGIM program has an internship in Europe, does it also attract international placements for PGIM batch and can PGPM also compete for it?

- role of CoEs in the PGPM curriculum and in general, available scope and opportunities for involvement with particular CoEs. ( I come from a research and consulting company, and was curious about a couple of CoEs)

hello.. first of all sorry for delay in answering as your post was last in that window so did not notice.... just saw it now
i will answer your three things :).....

1st .... MDI PGPM started in 1994 not in 1973.. before that it was spreading managements education to govt officials lke IAS, class- 1 officers ...and moreover MDI alumni network is very strong and well placed in corporate as well as govt offices ...as PGPM is just 15 year old so it will take just 5-6 years more when you will be hearing MDI grads names on news channel :)... during our alumni meet we interact with lots of very well placed alumni and their experiences ...and they have really done very well in corporate world till now... thats why MDI is known and respected in corporate sector .....:)

2nd
PGIM batch does it internship in europe and most of them get their PPO's there itself ... yes PGPM batch can also apply to any company visiting campus..

3rd.. by CoE .. you mean council of europe ? or consulting organisations?
we have a flexible curriculum which is based on industrial needs and it keeps on changing as per enviornment...

hope your three things are answered ... if not get back soon :)

stay cool !~

@veenu_spoof
you will know about the interview of nmp 09 by today evening ....

leave all this on us and you just prepare for your interview and GD PI process....:)

stay cool ~!

Hello Every1,
.....................
Apart from this the site mentioned in my signature is always there to assist u...post on ur queries there as u more seniors wud b there to assist u...
In any case some of us are already here to assist u...
cheers!!

hi amit
everybdy is talking abt the 2 year crs i know that this is the thread abt 2 yr programme but even the website of MDI is talking abt only 2 yr courses does it mean that the MDI people donot care for their NMP programme

according to application advt NMP interviews wud be held in last week of feb that means hardly a week is left for the process to start but till now there is no list for NMP shortlisted candidates .

i had mailed to NMP chairman but no response so can u people at MDI tell wen r they planning to take the GD-PI for NMP batch


@ others
i also searched for the NMP threads but dint find even a single
the search only gives 2 yr prog threads so if anybdy knows abt some thread related to NMP then post it plz

Wrong post....

the most important topic this year would be " recession"
try to find out the cause and current problems faced globally and effect of it in major ecnomies ..:smile:

be cool :)

**********Recession - Cause and Current Problems*********

Just a Starter!! :xmas:

Recession: IMO Recession in one sentence is slowing down in economic activities which is attributed to reduced willingness of people in taking part in various transactions.

Cause of Recession: Subprime Crisis and its cascading effect on the globalised economy

What is Subprime Crisis and how it started?
Business model of Subprime: Subprime Lending deals (rather dealt) with lending to less credit worthy people (that's why the word "subprime") at higher interest rates. So, it's high risk high return business model.

pros: huge market place for subprime as Americans are credit maniacs (I read one article in NY Times that now a days financially broke people go for shopping expensive items on credits just to distress themselves, that's PAGALPAN in Indian standards, isn't it?)
cons: probability of sucessful loan closure goes down dramatically

How it all started? (taking a bit of contrarian stand here, which might spur few counter arguments)
US was experiencing Real Estate boom for a decade (till the crisis started) and the reason for this boom was excess liquidity in the market. This excess liquidity was due to the lowered interest rates by Fed.
So what led Fed to continually lower interest rates during boom time (unlike in India; in India RBI continuously kept on increasing interest rates to control liquidity)??

The reason could be the unprecedented Funding for Iraq War!! Iraq war started in 2003 and it overshot the initial budget (initial budget was $60 billion, but it shot to $500 billion. Some even say that it was A Trillion Dollar War). So, huge liquidity was one of the best ways available with US govt to get the funding for war (infact there were lot of Short Term borrowings in terms of T-Bills during that period).

So my line of thinking while discussing the cause for the Crisis is,
(Iraq War + Credit crazy Americans) --> need for funds by US govt --> attempt to keep liquidity high --> Subprime business model boom --> Global and local I-Banks jump into the tempting business of securitisation of subprime loans --> Liquidity Crunch --> No more money to pay the so called "EMIs" --> Increase in defaults --> property prices decline due to supply-demand mismatch --> Direct economic impact to I-Banks who securitised these loans

Current Problems!!
As the business of securitisation went deep into many tiers of Global Banking network, it caused tremendous cascading effect on the economic world.
Few of the many problems that Economies of various countries are facing now are:
1> Ironically the high liquidity that at one time triggered Global Economic Meltdown is now immediate answer to the issue in hand. Almost all economies are agrressively lowering interest rates to inject liquidity.
2> Huge decrease in demand in almost all sectors as now consumers are very reluctant to spend/invest money insanely.
3> Lowered international trades.
4> Increase in Risk Aversion. Thus, less people to burn their fingers in something new/risky.
5> And direct impact on people is Loss of Jobs.

Comments Welcome!!

good job .. wannabthere :smile:
the most important topic this year would be " recession"
try to find out the cause and current problems faced globally and effect of it in major ecnomies ..:smile:

be cool :)

my my........look who is here........
our very own navneet's latest offerin of class participation continues now on pagalguy........
lage raho dude.....

good job .. wannabthere :smile:
the most important topic this year would be " recession"
try to find out the cause and current problems faced globally and effect of it in major ecnomies ..:smile:

be cool

Hello all

There are 2 threads running for MDI
This is the other one:
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/37472-mdigd-pi-shortlist-16.html#post1408176

I request the moderators to lock one thread or take any other appropriate action.

Warm regards
Saket

First of all, it goes without saying that the mentorship program and overall support from seniors is simply superb :rockon: Big Thanks to them !!


@ puys,

I am sure that many of us would have already went through it, but still for those who didn't:

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/29602-2008-mdi-pgpm-pghr-pgim.html


Also ctrl+C+Ving the consolidated list of GD topics for last year that I found on page#5, might be useful to just get a hang of what lies ahead:

1. Should India Change its National Game
2. Parliament is a waste of money.
3. India is a rich country of poor people
4. Changing cities names is gud or bad.
5. Consumerism affecting social fabric
6. voting rights for illiterate pple is illogical
7. The Growth of Low Cost Airlines
8. India should have a presidential form of government.
9. BPO in India - good o Bad ?????
10. Indians perform better as individuals than as group
11. Is quality a myth in india
12. INDIAN VILLAGES : STRENGTH OR WEAKNESS
13. MBA in India is over rated
14. Conspiracy is a form of political behaviour
15. Death Nail for Indian Hockey!
16. india is growing or neglecting?
17. Tobacco and liquor industry are unethical.
18. should water resources be nationalized
19. How do you motivate a terrorist to spare an innocent?
20. Management education is a must for success in life
21. both divorces and second marriage should be encouraged.
22. Advertisement is a type of diplomatic lying
23. Should telephone tapping be banned?
24. Individual freedom & Civil Society
25. Flexi-timings
26. Corruption is the price we pay for democracy
27. Peace and Non violence have lost relevance.

HR:
1. HR Issues and Management in mergers and acquisitions
2. MNCs are a boon or a bane for the india labour market
3. Expectations of a foreign investor in terms of Labour Laws while investing in India
4. HR POLICIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR COMPANIES LACK BEHIND THAT IN PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
5. HR in knowledge industry
6. WORKERS PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT
7. inspiring people is very important for performance improvement
8. HR AS A CHANGE AGENT
9. Challenges faced by HR managers.

My paanch aanaa!!
How about taking a topic a day and dissecting/discussing/debating/ing it?? But not sure on where to discuss it!! (That's y posting the same post in http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/37472-mdigd-pi-shortlist-16.html as well)

Hello Every1,

The mentorship program as u all know is up and running...so guys catch hold of ur mentor and clear all ur doubts...i wud advise u to call them up in the evening till late night..And in any case you are not able to catch hold of them then drop them a mail...
Apart from this the site mentioned in my signature is always there to assist u...post on ur queries there as u more seniors wud b there to assist u...
In any case some of us are already here to assist u...
cheers!!

So it's decided now...

the 'unofficial' PGIM aspirants get together is scheduled on this Sunday, 5'o clock, at Ansal Plaza Mc. Donalds ( or somewhere around, if you hate America or something... )

well, it would be IM specific, but since most of you have PGPM calls too, we can share a bit about PGPM also...

Apparently, we cant post phone numbers on PG, so what you do is goto my orkut page and find my number from there...

Also you can find Nakul's number on my profile in my about me... He is our senior and would be coordinating the whole thing, so you can call him anytime and check up on any issues...

Everyone who is interested just send me a scrap (orkut link below) or something...

So spread the word and be there... :)

This is my orkut profile...
orkut -

Hey, I may be way off on this one, but during my research on MDI, I was curious about three things:

- a random search for MDI alumni across PG, google, and linkedin, dont really throw up illustrious names; found it a bit strange since MDI has been there since 73 or something. Could you let me know some MDI alumni that have kicked ass in the corporate world?

- a basic sense of the foriegn placements/offers available to MDI PGPM; given that PGIM program has an internship in Europe, does it also attract international placements for PGIM batch and can PGPM also compete for it?

- role of CoEs in the PGPM curriculum and in general, available scope and opportunities for involvement with particular CoEs. ( I come from a research and consulting company, and was curious about a couple of CoEs)

1.i am not taking it to my ego..... i have better things to do in life

2.U dint compare?So wht does class apart mean-i knw i am bad @ VA but this seems comparison to me

3.I was not the person who advised MDI...just care to check it once......

4.If it was about ur personal choice u shud've said......tht u wud have opted for fms instead of mdi......did u say tht??

5.Talking about faculties.....MDI has some of the best faculties in INDIA.....and as far as stud-teacher faculty ratio is concerned .... IIM's take abt 240 students(same as MDI) and dont have a student-faculty ratio of 3:1..... does tht make IIM's an inferior class....??

6.Ratings?????if FMS is at No.8 and MDI at No.11 or likewise...... so does tht make FMS a DIFFERENT CLASS??I am sorry dude u need to revisit ur basics on stats in tht case.....

7.Selection Process???? i appeared for FMS last year ..... and till date i dont know....abt the section tht played the truant in my case....is this the selction process u are trying to endorse? Is this the selection process tht makes FMS class apart?just try and have a look @ FMS paper of '09 and '08 u would know how NOT to set a question paper?? is this the selection process u talking about??

8.converts.... dude now since u r getting into statistics (50000:120).... i can safely say tht MDI has a conversion ratio of (250000:240)......talk abt statistics ... eh?

9.I AGREE with u lets leave this topic......hope u get into fms and me into mdi.........

PS: FMS is a very gud institute so is MDI..... nothing class apart about them when u compare the two...


ALL THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

Hi guys,
I'm that "silly" guy from pilani who started this discussion...I apologise once again for my question...if you would go back to the thread, you'd spot that I have already made an apology for putting up such a scandalous question...I shouldn't have done that in the first place but, I tried to amend it as soon as I was pointed out that such discussions were forbidden on PG...please drop it and forgive me for making you two enter into an avoidable argument...and yup, as pointed out, probably I won't be able to convert any of the three calls...all the best to both of you for your GD/PI...

1.i am not taking it to my ego..... i have better things to do in life

2.U dint compare?So wht does class apart mean-i knw i am bad @ VA but this seems comparison to me

3.I was not the person who advised MDI...just care to check it once......

4.If it was about ur personal choice u shud've said......tht u wud have opted for fms instead of mdi......did u say tht??

5.Talking about faculties.....MDI has some of the best faculties in INDIA.....and as far as stud-teacher faculty ratio is concerned .... IIM's take abt 240 students(same as MDI) and dont have a student-faculty ratio of 3:1..... does tht make IIM's an inferior class....??

6.Ratings?????if FMS is at No.8 and MDI at No.11 or likewise...... so does tht make FMS a DIFFERENT CLASS??I am sorry dude u need to revisit ur basics on stats in tht case.....

7.Selection Process???? i appeared for FMS last year ..... and till date i dont know....abt the section tht played the truant in my case....is this the selction process u are trying to endorse? Is this the selection process tht makes FMS class apart?just try and have a look @ FMS paper of '09 and '08 u would know how NOT to set a question paper?? is this the selection process u talking about??

8.converts.... dude now since u r getting into statistics (50000:120).... i can safely say tht MDI has a conversion ratio of (250000:240)......talk abt statistics ... eh?

9.I AGREE with u lets leave this topic......hope u get into fms and me into mdi.........

PS: FMS is a very gud institute so is MDI..... nothing class apart about them when u compare the two...


ALL THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

CMON GUYS..................
i guess bein MBA aspirants.....u r mature enough not to indulge in such crap talk......its a fact: no b school would like to hear tat it is on the lower side...be it an IIM or a roadside b school......
so plz concentrate on ur GD/PI prep...tat is definitely gonna take u places......rather tan comparisons n accusations.....
cheers

1.i am not taking it to my ego..... i have better things to do in life

2.U dint compare?So wht does class apart mean-i knw i am bad @ VA but this seems comparison to me

3.I was not the person who advised MDI...just care to check it once......

4.If it was about ur personal choice u shud've said......tht u wud have opted for fms instead of mdi......did u say tht??

5.Talking about faculties.....MDI has some of the best faculties in INDIA.....and as far as stud-teacher faculty ratio is concerned .... IIM's take abt 240 students(same as MDI) and dont have a student-faculty ratio of 3:1..... does tht make IIM's an inferior class....??

6.Ratings?????if FMS is at No.8 and MDI at No.11 or likewise...... so does tht make FMS a DIFFERENT CLASS??I am sorry dude u need to revisit ur basics on stats in tht case.....

7.Selection Process???? i appeared for FMS last year ..... and till date i dont know....abt the section tht played the truant in my case....is this the selction process u are trying to endorse? Is this the selection process tht makes FMS class apart?just try and have a look @ FMS paper of '09 and '08 u would know how NOT to set a question paper?? is this the selection process u talking about??

8.converts.... dude now since u r getting into statistics (50000:120).... i can safely say tht MDI has a conversion ratio of (250000:240)......talk abt statistics ... eh?

9.I AGREE with u lets leave this topic......hope u get into fms and me into mdi.........

PS: FMS is a very gud institute so is MDI..... nothing class apart about them when u compare the two...


ALL THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

Guys i think ushud stop this discussion here...dont compare colleges ..u can only look at the pros n cons of both the colleges n make ur judgement accordingly...Both of u can give multiple reason why one college is better than the other but this wont lead u anywhere...what I wud say at this point of time is that give ur best shot for both MDI n FMS...work hard for GD PI rather than comparing colleges..once u r thru u can make ur judgement according to the pros n cons...right now there is no point in deciding which college is better...
n personally since i m from MDI i wud not like to hear anythng wrong abt MDI atleast on this forum(I know ki the other person have not said anythng wrong but during argument he might speak)..so guys just stop comparing...I wud say which ever college u get thru u will feel proud of urself..
cheers!!

Hi Mr Amit

You have been doing great job replying to all quiries of GD/PI callers like me. I have two questions to ask .

1. When will be exact dates for GD/PI announced. Will it come on Site or we get seperate letters from MDI.

2. what weightage is given by MDI towards OA CAT score for the final selection?

Awaiting for your reply.

Regards

For GD PI dates you will receive a letter from mdi...
As far as the weights are concerned u can never be sure of until the results come out...last year there was heavy weightage on CAT score but looking at the trends this yr across all major b schools this trend might change...wat i wud say id forget about weightage and give ur best shot...
cheers!!
Amit

Note be4hand :- plz dnt take it onto ur ego..

-> first of all... i din't compare .. i jus thot the person u advised mdi so strongly to shd be lookin at fms too..(personally if i had a choice i d have prefrd fms..)
-> by diff class altgthr-
1) look at the faculties there (u can chk their site) all are phds and it has gt the best stud-faculty atio 3:1
2) by all ratings its in top ten instis..
3) their selection process is too rigorous(gd,extempore,..).. candidates:converts arnd 50000:120 .. and :detective:

MOST IMP OF ALL .. LETZ LEAVE THIS DISC .. I think the ques of that Pilani guy is silly in the first place..
IF HE CONVERTS all... that is jus damn rare..still if he does he'd know where he has to join.. where is he worth ..

so afas we are concerned its jus diff perspectives..

1.i am not taking it to my ego..... i have better things to do in life

2.U dint compare?So wht does class apart mean-i knw i am bad @ VA but this seems comparison to me

3.I was not the person who advised MDI...just care to check it once......

4.If it was about ur personal choice u shud've said......tht u wud have opted for fms instead of mdi......did u say tht??

5.Talking about faculties.....MDI has some of the best faculties in INDIA.....and as far as stud-teacher faculty ratio is concerned .... IIM's take abt 240 students(same as MDI) and dont have a student-faculty ratio of 3:1..... does tht make IIM's an inferior class....??

6.Ratings?????if FMS is at No.8 and MDI at No.11 or likewise...... so does tht make FMS a DIFFERENT CLASS??I am sorry dude u need to revisit ur basics on stats in tht case.....

7.Selection Process???? i appeared for FMS last year ..... and till date i dont know....abt the section tht played the truant in my case....is this the selction process u are trying to endorse? Is this the selection process tht makes FMS class apart?just try and have a look @ FMS paper of '09 and '08 u would know how NOT to set a question paper?? is this the selection process u talking about??

8.converts.... dude now since u r getting into statistics (50000:120).... i can safely say tht MDI has a conversion ratio of (250000:240)......talk abt statistics ... eh?

9.I AGREE with u lets leave this topic......hope u get into fms and me into mdi.........

PS: FMS is a very gud institute so is MDI..... nothing class apart about them when u compare the two...


ALL THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

can u elaborate how fms is "DIFFERENT CLASS ALTOGETHER"??And how MDI is a class lesser than fms - An insti. which closes its cut off @ 98 and has some of the best brains in the country ??

PS:Comparing B-Skools on PG is not allowed.....but just curious to know the basis of such a sweeping statement....

Note be4hand :- plz dnt take it onto ur ego..

-> first of all... i din't compare .. i jus thot the person u advised mdi so strongly to, shd be lookin at fms too..(personally if i had a choice i d have prefrd fms..)
-> by diff class altgthr-
1) look at the faculties there (u can chk their site) all are phds and it has gt the best stud-faculty atio 3:1
2) Its the oldest & by all ratings its in top ten instis..
3) their selection process is too rigorous(gd,extempore,..).. candidates:converts arnd 50000:120 .. and :detective:

MOST IMP OF ALL .. LETZ LEAVE THIS DISC .. I think the ques of that Pilani guy is silly in the first place..
IF HE CONVERTS all... that is jus damn rare..still if he does he'd know where he has to join.. where is he worth ..

so afas we are concerned its jus diff perspectives..

Last year PGIM waitlist cleared till about 120 odd... besides this the first list had 45 confirmed call...while the number of seats was 35... so this first list of 45 had 10 buffer calls... since, a lot of people in any list are expected not to join, it leads to many lists, which extends the admission process... in order to avoid this marginally... the college can put an inherent buffer starting from the first list itself... assuming atleast 10 people won't join... nonetheless in the extreme case where all 45 decide to join, the college has to grant admission to all... which might be a funny situation...

hi,

what do u mean by buffer calls..how is it different from a waitlist..pls explain

Sonal,

PGPM had waitlist conversions till #380 last year. 63 Buffer calls were given out.

PGPHR, and PGIM, you'll have to find out at the respective threads. Or, maybe, some seniors of the courses can step in here.

Ashwini?

hi,

what do u mean by buffer calls..how is it different from a waitlist..pls explain

Hey puys... this is for the PGIM call getters in particular...

We are planning to have an informal coffee session, with you guys... PGIM that is... ( PGPM might come up with its own version soon )
What we attempt to do is meet some of you... (NCR people) and get to know each other... it would be nice for us to know our coming batch and obviously you can use the time to get to know the course better...
Some of the seniors would also be joining the session and can provide their input from the 2 years they have spent as part of PGIM and their experiences in Europe and working with companies there...

And besides all this technical crap you can always enjoy a good cup of coffee... :)

So, This sunday it is somewhere in southex.... not yet fixed the venue... and sometime during the evening... say 5ish ...

Any PGIM interested guys PM me or post reply to this thread ...

and people from outside Delhi needn't be disappointed either... we have the mentorship program rolling already on Mandevian.com .. you can trace your mentors and give them a call anytime.. or else I am always here... you can PM me or gimme a call if you have queries...

Cheers...

what u advise mdi above FMS !!!!!!!! :eyepop:
apart frm ROI , fms is diff class altogrther man !

can u elaborate how fms is "DIFFERENT CLASS ALTOGETHER"??And how MDI is a class lesser than fms - An insti. which closes its cut off @ 98 and has some of the best brains in the country ??

PS:Comparing B-Skools on PG is not allowed.....but just curious to know the basis of such a sweeping statement....

a- MDI by all means!!!! second pref to XLRI- watever program
b- u should lose ur wits to do that believe me.

what u advise mdi above FMS !!!!!!!! :eyepop:
apart frm ROI , fms is diff class altogrther man !

I guess there was some problem in it...the link working fine now...
cheers!!

Hi Mr Amit

You have been doing great job replying to all quiries of GD/PI callers like me. I have two questions to ask .

1. When will be exact dates for GD/PI announced. Will it come on Site or we get seperate letters from MDI.

2. what weightage is given by MDI towards OA CAT score for the final selection?

Awaiting for your reply.

Regards

hi seniors,
when can we get the gd/pi dates for mdi?
also should we be ready for an essay...as was in iift dis time?

Seniors, please let us know the weightage of CAT and other parameters in the final selection. This is a question that has been bothering many here, specially after the IIM fiasco..