Profile-
10- 85.2% (CBSE)
12- 89.6% (CBSE)
B tech- 8.746/10 (ECE,SASTRA University)
Work Ex- 18 months TCS (at the time of GD/PI)
Extra curricular: Have lots of them at various level- national/district/college/association/department (but these do not matter much here)
CAT: 98.26%
Location: IIM Bangalore, 5th May, Morning slot
CASE STUDY:
It was about a company recruiting(on provisional basis) a person for his software skills, but the
person does not perform well, and so has to be removed. But before doing so the manager gives a recommendation
letter to the person so that he can find some other job.
But after being sent out the person moves to court stating that why did the company release him even though
they gave him a recommendation letter.
What should manager/Company do?
(The case study was 1 page long and had many other things in story format. I just brought the main things above)
No of participants: 5
Format : 5 min (reading), 15 min (Discussion) and 5 min (Summary)
Performance: My performance was great. I never had such a great GD previously. Initially I though we may run out of points as there were only 5 members, but it did not happen. We has healthy discussion. All spoke except once guy.
After the GD one of the participant came and congratulated me on my performance. I was indeed happy.
PI:
Panel- Old Professor (OP), Middle Aged(MA), Young Person(YP)
OP- he was a technical guy and asked all technical question
MA and YP - I guess they were IIM Shillong professor, though not sure
Pleasantries exchanged
OP: So you are from Purnea, where is it?
Me: told the exact location
MA: You are associated with thanjavur also, do you now tamil?
Me: sir little bit
MA: (Smiles and says) Kunjam Kunjam
Me: Yes sir kunjam Kunjam
MA: What is Thanjavur famous for?
Me: Sir for temples - more than 70 and talked about Brihadeeswarar temple- UNESO heritage, etc and then talked about it being called rice ball of tamiladu- here gave reference to women being empowered by allowing them to use bicycle.
MA: there is something else also more famous?
Me: talked about thanjavur history- chola capital, then talked about thanjavur paintings and its specialty.
(MA was satisfied by now)
MA: How do you find people there.
Me: Told them I found them very helpful and explained with a situation where once the village panchayat helped us in critical situation.
MA: you were in dean's list of you college. what is this for?
Me: told top 5% or 10% of University
OP: do you have proof for this... he tells YP to verify
Me: I said yes sir I do have it.
MA: why were u not in dean's list in 3rd and 4th yr.
Me: Results of all streams are taken into account and in my stream it is difficult to score.. so we did not have any student from my stream in final yr in dean's list.
OP: But I heard mechanical is tougher, they have to make tough drawing, electronics is easier.
Me: We were not able to meet our professor's expectation so less marks.
YP: You have written about an ethical dilemma. How was it a dilemma for you. ( I has written one full page there in the form
)
Me: Explained him in details and then some cross questioning happened on various scenarios based on the dilemma
OP: What do you do at TCS?
Me: told that I am a test analyst, but my work revolves more with interacting with clients and 3rd party then talked about mortgage business (my field) (took 2-3 min to explain this)
OP: Goldman Sachs was in news. What for?
Me: Told roughly, but could not convince him
OP: So, you do not know the exact reason?
Me: Yes Sir
OP: What is Sup-prime borrowers?
Me: Gave a laymen answer and related it to crisis. (op was convinced)
OP: Where did you have training?
Me: Ghandhinagar and then Delhi
OP: What were you trained in?
Me: Talked about scheme and HR training, then told Testing.
OP: what is white box testing?
Me: told roughly (just the definition)
OP: I am asking how do you do it?
Me: Sorry sir, I don't know .I do not do white box testing. I am in Black box testing.
OP: How do you test the complexity of code.
Me: Sorry sir, I don't know.
OP: What are the different complexities in code?
Me: Sorry sir, I don't know.
OP: Did you get training on Software engineering?
Me: No sir
OP: how much technical do you remember?
Me: Sir little bit.
OP: let me ask you from your last semester, that would be most recent. (this was a death blow for me- I had goofed up last yr of engg after placements:) )
OP: Tell me about the OSI model that you studied in Communication networks?
Me: Told- talked about the seven layer, but could name only 5 of them.
OP: So you know top and bottom and nothing about body.
Me: Sir I am not able to recall it.
OP: What is TCP/IP?
Me: Told, and before ending I mentioned FTP also.
OP: FTP full form.
Me: Told
(then OP was going through other subject in last yr, and I did not wanted him to ask me anything on that, so I told him that I know 8051 microcontroller also)
OP: you know only 8051. Why?
Me: Sir, this is the basic microcontroller taught to us, but I do now about other- then talked about pic controllers.
OP: I heard something about 8056. What is it?
Me: Sir, it is 8086, its a microprocessor and told diff between 8051 n 8086
OP: Can u draw the internal structure of 8085.
Me: Sir, do you need block diagram.
OP: yes that only.
Me: I started drawing, but after some time he stopped me.
OP: What is ALU.
Me: Told
(now OP again flips my grade sheet... and now he finds satellite communication.)
OP: Have u heard about Sriharikota.
Me: Yes sir, there is ISRO GSLV launch pad.
OP: What is GSLV. Full form.
Me: Told
OP: Can it be placed at any height.
Me: Sir, it is at a height of 35000m, but I am not able to recall the reason.
OP: What is Escape velocity.
Me: Described and told the exact value
YP: So Purnea was in news recently.
Me: Sir the floods
YP: no no that is long back.
(he was referring to tornado which affected this area, I don't know how I missed it . I had read about it :banghead:)
YP: How do you find the developments in ur state.
Me: Told about developments in my district... and ended by saying that these now hinges on the election coming at the end of year
YP: Tell me something significant about your region.
Me: Talked about madhubani paintings... ended up saying NGO play a good role here
YP: Can you name any organization related to it.
Me: Sorry Sir, I do not know.
YP: What is govt doing to remove poverty. Tell me any program undertaken by govt.
Me: Talked about NREGA.
YP: What is its new name.
Me: Told- Rajiv Gandhi Rural Employment Guaranty Act (again wrong- its Mahatma Gandhi
)
YP: How is it removing poverty. What is the criteria about selection.
Me: Told all I now, but not to YP satisfaction.
MA: Tell me something about Shillong.
Me: told about culture, location, golf, rock-band, etc
YP: Can you name any rock-band from there.
Me: Sir I am not able to recall
MA: what is the population of shillong.
Me: Sir I don't know.
MA: What is shillong's area.
Me: Sir I don't know.
MA: Any idea about population and size of NE region.
Me: Sir I don't know the exact figures.
MA: Ok tell me as % of India.
Me: Sir size should be 10% to 20%.
MA: 10 to 20 percent is big difference.
Me: Sir it should be close to 10%.
MA: any idea about latitude and longitude of Shillong.
Me: Sorry Sir
MA: What is India's longitude value.
Me: Sir I don't know.
MA: Where does it pass through.
Me: Sir don't know exactly, but I guess its Nagpur. (Again wrong answer from my side)
MA: Does it lie E or W of Greenwich Meridian.
Me: Sir East.
MA: are u sure?
Me: Yes Sir.
MA: Any idea about latitude passing through India.
Me: Told about Tropic of cancer. told the exact value.
MA: Sun rises at different places at different time. Any advantage about it.
Me: Thought for some time.. but could not recall anything... (could have talked about India US timing diff-- boon for IT industry)
MA: Tell me anyone situation where geographical problem has lead to a political situation.
Me: Thought.. and then said about the floods in bihar and it became political... but MA was not satisfied
MA: Any other
Me: took long time to think ... and then said about the cauvery river dispute between Karnataka and Tamilnadu.
MA: where does cauvery meet in sea.
Me: Sir I don't know.
MA: it is near to chennai, aren't you able to recall it.
Me: No sir.
MA and YP says they are done with me... in the mean time OP was preparing a puzzle for me
OP: I have a puzzle for you.
(he draws a triangle with certain values and a median... and tells me to find the median's length)
Me: I started with stupid mathematical formula...
(10/15 sec after OP says Leave it)
Me: Sir, I can tell you the process
OP: Even then you would not be able to solve it.
Me: (Then I figured out the solution).. the triangle side lengths were not correct and told the panels
OP: Very good
OP: you may leave now.
(as i was leaving OP tells me to take a chocolate.. I took one.... OP tells why only one ... you should grab more... I said- Sir I am single so I would take One only... All Laughs)
Total Interview Duration : 45 min +
Verdict: Selected
