I guess there is misunderstanding ... Everyone needs to be in formals for one class and formals for ladies include saree....

Dont bother too much about such things when you have other things to worry...

Sunil & River Card,
Thanks for the clarification. I wear Indian traditional dresses only occasionally. Hence, got a little scared

I am working in Singapore on a permanent position. Currently, its not feasible for me to appear for the interview in Delhi due to pressing schedules at work and criticality of the project. I have heard that the adcom is not considering the option of taking telephonic interviews this year. I would urge other people working outside India to please post here. I would appreciate if anyone could suggest a way forward.

~tia

jishag Says

Wow, that is really interesting. mandating saree for classes seem to be really conservative for this age. kinda disappointed to hear this!

I guess there is misunderstanding ... Everyone needs to be in formals for one class and formals for ladies include saree....

Dont bother too much about such things when you have other things to worry...

jishag Says

Wow, that is really interesting. mandating saree for classes seem to be really conservative for this age. kinda disappointed to hear this!

Hi,

Apart from the traditional way to dress up, business formals is very much a 'Yes', if you are convenient with that.

regards
Sunil

siva_xlrigmp08 Says

I am not sure of the norm, but a prof. here insists that ladies dress in Sarees in all his classes. Should be OK I guess.

Wow, that is really interesting. mandating saree for classes seem to be really conservative for this age. kinda disappointed to hear this!

Please post your PI experiences here

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/other-exams-xat-fms-jmet/37862-2009-2010-xlri-gmp-interview.html#post1421276

Also request you all to post your general queries here in this thread...

Also please try avoiding one line replies like thanks (instead you can use the thanks button)..for any personal questions/feedbacks use the Private Message facility & send it to the person whom you intend to address..

Thanks for the cooperation..

Sorry. I dont have idea about this. I just returned to JSR. Please talk to adcom (0657) 398 3203/3204.

Siva,

The recent spate of violence in the Chennai has made the situation pretty grim. Has the Adcom given any advisory on this or has planned to re-schedule the proposed interviews ?

Regs,
Sharad

I am not sure of the norm, but a prof. here insists that ladies dress in Sarees in all his classes. Should be OK I guess.

Need opinion on dress code.

I am NRI from US attending interview in Mumbai. I do not have much time to go shopping since I have a new born and I am visiting family in outskirts of Mumbai. I do not fit into my earlier suits now.
Is suit the norm in India for women or a chudidhar would do? Please give suggestions.

Hi All,
I have got a intervew call on 23 feb at Ashoka Hotel Delhi.

But rite now i am not in India and located in Canada. Does XLRI conduct Telephonic interview.

At the time of application i was in India but recently came here for 6 months.

Plz suggest me.

Thanks

What did you do?

Hi,

My XLRI interview is on 27th Feb at Xevier's College Mumbai, morning 9.40.


Abhay

Hi All,
I have got a intervew call on 23 feb at Ashoka Hotel Delhi.

But rite now i am not in India and located in Canada. Does XLRI conduct Telephonic interview.

At the time of application i was in India but recently came here for 6 months.

Plz suggest me.

Thanks

Siva,

The recent spate of violence in the Chennai has made the situation pretty grim. Has the Adcom given any advisory on this or has planned to re-schedule the proposed interviews ?

Regs,
Sharad

Hi
I have my interview on 26th At Delhi. Is there anyone whose interview is falling before that.

Yup......I got mine on the 25th..will let yall know how it goes..so all Delhi folks have their interview at The Ashoka Hotel?

Hi siva,
I am from army background and would like to contact army guys from your batch .I have my I/V for GMP in mumbai on 25 feb.Can you please PM me contact details of ARMY guys from your batch.
thanks.
Aditya

I would be grateful if you could post your exp. at the earliest after your i.v.
Mine is in Delhi on 28th.

Sure. I also need someone before me :detective:

Hi
I have my interview on 26th At Delhi. Is there anyone whose interview is falling before that.

I would be grateful if you could post your exp. at the earliest after your i.v.
Mine is in Delhi on 28th.

Hi
I have my interview on 26th At Delhi. Is there anyone whose interview is falling before that.

HI Siva ,

I need some help with respect to accomodation at XLRI.

I have my interviews for GMP program at Jamshedpur on March 3. Since I am travelling to jamshedpur for the same, does XLRI provide/ arrange for any accomodation/hostel etc for the candidates on a rental basis for a day or so.

If it is possible, it would be great to let us know the details. If not, then would you mind leting us know about some budget hotels where the accomodation could be found.

Also about the dress code for the interviews. : Is formal dress in suit/blazers necessarry or a formal dress with tie should be good enough.

Please let us know.
-Thanks
mayank

Need opinion on dress code.

I am NRI from US attending interview in Mumbai. I do not have much time to go shopping since I have a new born and I am visiting family in outskirts of Mumbai. I do not fit into my earlier suits now.
Is suit the norm in India for women or a chudidhar would do? Please give suggestions.

It appears that there are a few guys in the current batch of GMP(2008-2009) from shipping industry.Can these folks shed some light on kind of questions expected from this field in PI? Could not find anything useful in last year's thread.

My persuasion with adcom worked !!

I found out from adcom today that they will be conducting interviews in Chicago. They informed me that they have sent e-mails to the candidates regarding the same.

Can you please confirm receiving this ?

I hope this arrangement is suitable for all of you in US who are having difficulties in coming to India. Please do attend the interviews.

For my persistence, I will take a treat from you if you get admitted and join GMP !!! (Just kidding!)

i havent received any such email

i have my xlri gmp i/v
on 28th feb 1640 hrs

anyone else from mumbai to have an i/v on 28th feb

lets meet and form a small practise group

i guess it will help

Sunil

u can call me at nintyeightnineteenone eightyeight twohundred and ten

i hope it should do
even i wont get this from my company so i am taking appointment offer letter, letters regarding my promotion and the last two-three pay slips
i hope this wud be enough
last time i/vees plz tell

Will do...

Dear Siva

i/v letter mentions proof of exp.......Since I can not get certificate from my organization till I get admission in GMP,for i/v purposes what papers (salary slips,appointment letter etc.) can i give to prove my exp.....any idea

Regards

Ashish

i hope it should do
even i wont get this from my company so i am taking appointment offer letter, letters regarding my promotion and the last two-three pay slips
i hope this wud be enough
last time i/vees plz tell

Lr Marbleskull Says

so did they stay put or disappear?

Stay put

Thanks a ton Siva. This is really a good news since we will be getting chance to present ourselves face 2 face.

Thanks
Sanjeev

All the best to all aspirants in USA. Thanks to Siva & Adcom that they ultimately addressed the difficulties being faced by overseas candidates.

Abhay

Thank a lot Siva.. dont mind treating u!

so here goes the mail:

Kindly refer to your email/fax regarding the request for the telephonic interview.

We are glad to inform you that we are planning to conduct the GMP interviews in

Loyola College, Chicago for those candidates who are unable to come to India.

The tentative interview dates are March 21 or 22. The detail of the schedule will

be informed to you in the second week of March. Kindly acknowledge receipt.

My persuasion with adcom worked !!

I found out from adcom today that they will be conducting interviews in Chicago. They informed me that they have sent e-mails to the candidates regarding the same.

Can you please confirm receiving this ?

I hope this arrangement is suitable for all of you in US who are having difficulties in coming to India. Please do attend the interviews.

For my persistence, I will take a treat from you if you get admitted and join GMP !!! (Just kidding!)

pagolchhele Says

Submitted. And logged in a 3rd time to verify (Couldn't resist. What if my answers had magically disappeared?)

so did they stay put or disappear?

hee hee.

Yrw

G Luck!

Did they say
Fortune favors the Brave :boat:
or
Fools Dare where Angels:new_bat_angel: fear to Tread!!!:robot:

Aint sure.

Submitted. And logged in a 3rd time to verify (Couldn't resist. What if my answers had magically disappeared?)

Hi Mg09

Nice to see you back - yes, mine is also on 3rd 15:20. Difficult to get leave and spend money for air tickets in recessions :-(

all the best mg09

pagolchhele Says

Thanks Lar for this info coz I too would have done exactly the same. Now you've saved me one login

hee hee.

Yrw

G Luck!

Did they say
Fortune favors the Brave :boat:
or
Fools Dare where Angels:new_bat_angel: fear to Tread!!!:robot:

Aint sure.

When will the final results be out? Which week of March, April?
Or is it too early to ask about this?
Need to make some decisions based on this. Any info is appreciated.

the website says March. So safe to assume End OF March I guess.

I logged in again and checked. My answers were all out there. Pressed the SAVE buttons again and logged out.

P.S. - This is my 3rd attempt at logging in and logging out
Attempt 1 - Logged in and copied out all the Q's
Attempt 2 - Logged in and copied in all the A's
Attempt 3 - Was goin bonkers. So logged in again to check if the treasure was intact. yes, everything was in 1-piece. So clicked on all the SAVE buttons once more and logged out

Conclusion - Logging in multiple times shoudn't matter. Whether it does or not I donnno for sure.

Thanks Lar for this info coz I too would have done exactly the same. Now you've saved me one login

pagolchhele Says

I'm gonna do the same in the next 8 hours. I don't see a Submit button so I guess that's all one needs to do....

I logged in again and checked. My answers were all out there. Pressed the SAVE buttons again and logged out.

P.S. - This is my 3rd attempt at logging in and logging out
Attempt 1 - Logged in and copied out all the Q's
Attempt 2 - Logged in and copied in all the A's
Attempt 3 - Was goin bonkers. So logged in again to check if the treasure was intact. yes, everything was in 1-piece. So clicked on all the SAVE buttons once more and logged out

Conclusion - Logging in multiple times shoudn't matter. Whether it does or not I donnno for sure.

I entered the essay and pressed the save button.

The message "SAVE SUCCESSFUL" dispalyed.

I did the same for each of the other essays.

Then I logged out.

Hope thats all we need to do.

P.S: I havent logged in again to see if my answers are still out there.

Puys, any advice/ideas?

I'm gonna do the same in the next 8 hours. I don't see a Submit button so I guess that's all one needs to do....

I entered the essay and pressed the save button.

The message "SAVE SUCCESSFUL" dispalyed.

I did the same for each of the other essays.

Then I logged out.

Hope thats all we need to do.

P.S: I havent logged in again to see if my answers are still out there.

Puys, any advice/ideas?

I asked this to adcom, and they inform me that they have not taken a decision on this yet.

Dear Siva,

I have observed that seats for GMP increased from 49 to 100 between 2007 & 2009.
Do you have any idea as to what the totla no. of seats could be for
2009-10 session?

Thanks,

Pallav.

Focused placements have been deferred to 23rd Feb due to poor market conditions. Rolling placements are going on, and will continue till the end of the course.

Things are grim, due to the worldwide meltdown, and GMP is not an exception.
Let's hope things get better soon.

siva,

please share information regarding focus placement initiative in mumbai and in general plecement scnario of gmp. whether people are facing difficulty to get a suitable job but package for suitable candidate almost same as last year or there is also cut in package.

guys,

How long it take from Chennai airport to Loyala Management school? My interview is in Chennai at 15:20

Will, when is your interview ? mine is also around same time on 3rd march.

Regards,

mg

Hi Frnds..........
I think by this time u have made ur essay ready.
can anyone of u post the answer of Ist question.....
Its a hard nut to crack for me..'
So it can give me some idea wht to write.

Thnx

Dear Siva,

I have observed that seats for GMP increased from 49 to 100 between 2007 & 2009.
Do you have any idea as to what the totla no. of seats could be for
2009-10 session?

Thanks,

Pallav.

Ashish,

I am not sure about this. Please speak to the admissions staff at (0657)3983203/3204.

siva,

please share information regarding focus placement initiative in mumbai and in general plecement scnario of gmp. whether people are facing difficulty to get a suitable job but package for suitable candidate almost same as last year or there is also cut in package.

Ashish,

I am not sure about this. Please speak to the admissions staff at (0657)3983203/3204.

Dear Siva

i/v letter mentions proof of exp.......Since I can not get certificate from my organization till I get admission in GMP,for i/v purposes what papers (salary slips,appointment letter etc.) can i give to prove my exp.....any idea

Regards

Ashish

Lar,

I don't have much info on this. You may wish to speak to the director of
this centre Prof.A.K.Pani for more details.

On a general note on industry-academia exchange, we have some electives taught directly by industry professionals (e.g. from IBM, Stan Chart). We also have CEO forums where CEOs of leading companies address students on latest happenings in various industries (telecom, power etc.)

Siva,

Could you throw some light on the XLRI centre for E-BUSINESS? Is it still active? How is the industry-academia exchange?
I believe it was started in 2004 and it made quite a splash. Want to know of any significant benefit that this program has produced over the last 4 years that has benefitted the students or the institute in general.

Thanks,
~ Lar

guys,

How long it take from Chennai airport to Loyala Management school? My interview is in Chennai at 15:20

I have XL-interview in Mumbai on 27th Feb.
Want to know for how many days interviews are going to be in Mumbai?

I heard one of us have on 25th Feb in Mumbai and anyone else after 27th Feb?

I have mine on 7th March in Mumbai.

Dear Siva

i/v letter mentions proof of exp.......Since I can not get certificate from my organization till I get admission in GMP,for i/v purposes what papers (salary slips,appointment letter etc.) can i give to prove my exp.....any idea

Regards

Ashish

Siva,

Could you throw some light on the XLRI centre for E-BUSINESS? Is it still active? How is the industry-academia exchange?
I believe it was started in 2004 and it made quite a splash. Want to know of any significant benefit that this program has produced over the last 4 years that has benefitted the students or the institute in general.

Thanks,
~ Lar

When will the final results be out? Which week of March, April?
Or is it too early to ask about this?
Need to make some decisions based on this. Any info is appreciated.

Very very unfortunate news for the international applicants. I can't understand the issues what XL Ad com is trying to address by introducing videoconf/ISDN thingy.

Another international candidate dropping-out. Hope the Ad Com realizes the agony we went through (not to mention the cost part $55 + $87).

Having said that there is no question of the quality of education @ XLRI. It's just that their operations need to be more streamlined.

Good Luck folks.

I have XL-interview in Mumbai on 27th Feb.
Want to know for how many days interviews are going to be in Mumbai?

I heard one of us have on 25th Feb in Mumbai and anyone else after 27th Feb?

Good decision. Lets make sure, this becomes a common knowledge so that next year people from abroad are well aware and apply only if they can visit india, instead of wasting 50bucks and then come to know of this crap.

Me Too, dropping out of it. It is pure cheating. I have wasted $50 for Fees, $15 for DD making, $35 for Courier and lost 2 months peace of mind hoping for it. Unfortunately, I have written and submitted essays too...

Good decision. Lets make sure, this becomes a common knowledge so that next year people from abroad are well aware and apply only if they can visit india, instead of wasting 50bucks and then come to know of this crap.

Thanks for all your efforts Siva.

This videocon thingy is turning out to be really problematic.




Friends I am dropping out of XLRI.....This video conference thing and lack of support from adcom people are making me a bit doubtful about XLRI.........

ATB to all of you for XLRI

Thanks for all your efforts Siva.

This videocon thingy is turning out to be really problematic.




Friends I am dropping out of XLRI.....This video conference thing and lack of support from adcom people are making me a bit doubtful about XLRI.........

ATB to all of you for XLRI

You guys should seriously consider Videocon facility available near your area.
Someone mentioned that this was available for around $250 per hour. I think this works out to around $60 for 15 minutes. This is reasonable, given the fact application fee to most US B-Schools is three-four times that amount.

Please research Videocon facility near your place and let me know. Institute is willing to call you on the number.

Maybe you guys can group together and bargain for a good rate from the same videoconf rental agency.

Thanks for all your efforts Siva.

This videocon thingy is turning out to be really problematic.
1) The minimum duration for booking is 1 hour. And there really aren't enough people in a given location to share the really high costs of these rental facilities.
2) Other factor is the timing. Assuming the interview is during the IST daytime, it'd mean very late night or very early morning in the US time zones. Driving out to a facility at such hours isn't safe, plus the rental rates are even higher (500 USD!!).

If it is going to be a 15-20 min interview, then Skype/Yahoo should be fine, atleast for the video portion. The conversation can go on on telephone, isn't it?

I wish adcom would understand how difficult this entire scenario is becoming.

Hi, I'm from San Jose, CA and unfortunately in the same i/v fiasco bucket. If any of you are from CA and willing to plan for a videoconf please update here as soon as possible.

BTW, I know fedex has some videoconf facilities, but have no idea what their technologies are or the one mentioned by Siva, ie ISDN. Could anyone guide as what to look for when booking a videoconf service?

thanks!

I had a meeting (again) with the admissions office today to discuss regarding interviews for overseas candidates who are not able to come to India for interviews.

Telephone option has been ruled out.

The adcom insists on face2face interaction. Skype/Yahoo option was ruled out as the reliability is poor (bandwidth issues etc.).

You guys should seriously consider Videocon facility available near your area.
Someone mentioned that this was available for around $250 per hour. I think this works out to around $60 for 15 minutes. This is reasonable, given the fact application fee to most US B-Schools is three-four times that amount.

Please research Videocon facility near your place and let me know. Institute is willing to call you on the number.

Maybe you guys can group together and bargain for a good rate from the same videoconf rental agency.

Let me know what you find.

siva,

please share information regarding focus placement initiative in mumbai and in general plecement scnario of gmp. whether people are facing difficulty to get a suitable job but package for suitable candidate almost same as last year or there is also cut in package.

I had a meeting (again) with the admissions office today to discuss regarding interviews for overseas candidates who are not able to come to India for interviews.

Telephone option has been ruled out.

The adcom insists on face2face interaction. Skype/Yahoo option was ruled out as the reliability is poor (bandwidth issues etc.).

You guys should seriously consider Videocon facility available near your area.
Someone mentioned that this was available for around $250 per hour. I think this works out to around $60 for 15 minutes. This is reasonable, given the fact application fee to most US B-Schools is three-four times that amount.

Please research Videocon facility near your place and let me know. Institute is willing to call you on the number.

Maybe you guys can group together and bargain for a good rate from the same videoconf rental agency.

Let me know what you find.

Puys, if you are reading this post and if you are from Charlotte, NC lemme know. We can team up and book a videocon on a certain day and talk to the adcom too.