Fellow Puys, MDI GD/PI process for 2008 is about to start tomorrow, 9th March. Please post your experiences here. It’ll help others and future aspirants. while putting ur experience, please mention ur: 1. Profile (acads, work-ex, e…
Fellow Puys,
MDI GD/PI process for 2008 is about to start tomorrow, 9th March. Please post your experiences here. It'll help others and future aspirants.
while putting ur experience, please mention ur:
- Profile (acads, work-ex, extra-currics etc)
- CAT score
- GD Topic & source (if known)
- PI (preferably a transcript)
- anything else u feel like sharing
All the best !!
rahul i feel this would be a better format as it will give a better picture...
PROFILE:
Acads:
X
XII
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age
Work-Ex:
NIL/Sector - Number of Years
CAT %ile:
DI
Quant
Verbal
Aggregate
Any other special thing abt u:
GD:
Topic:
Number of Ppl present
Time:
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
Other Salient Details: As whether summary was asked to be written or not, Time given, and other stuff.
PI:
Panel Members Intro:
Questions:
MISC.
Any other relevant detail.
PROFILE:
Acads:
X
XII
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age
Work-Ex:
NIL/Sector - Number of Years
CAT %ile:
DI
Quant
Verbal
Aggregate
Any other special thing abt u:
GD:
Topic:
Number of Ppl present
Time:
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
Other Salient Details: As whether summary was asked to be written or not, Time given, and other stuff.
PI:
Panel Members Intro:
Questions:
MISC.
Any other relevant detail.
Hey guys,
Won't It be a good idea to club the experiences of PGPM, HR and IM under one thread, 'MDI GD/PI experiences 08-10'... few reasons why:
1: There are just a few IM students active on PG... so maintaining a separate thread might not be very useful.
2: It'll serve as single point reference to future aspirants. people apply to more than one program... so looking up 3 separate threads from the same yr will be a hassel for multiple call getters.
3: Interviews for IM and PGPM are nearly similar as ramswaroop and others have pointed out, so both might benefit from each other's experiences.
I hope you guys agree...
Request Rahul to do the needful.
Thanks
PS: the individual experiences can be labeled on top by the contributor as PGPM/PGPHR/PGPIM
.
Hi Guys,
Seems I am the first to post exp :-)
Had at IIM B Panel-3 in morning..
My profile:
B Tech IT BHU 8.36 CG
CAT - 99.74
Working at SAP Labs. Prior to that at Infy..
GD - Topic was 'Should India Change its National Game'. (Same Topic in all panels)
2 min to think, 15 mis to discuss..
Total 10 ppl in the group.
Overall GD was ok, with some cross talks in between. My performance was average.. Everyone spoke..
Interview, was 4th to go in.. Will just brief about questions, 2 profs P1 and P2..
P1 - Ur percentile, other calls, what interviews over, how were they?
me- told..
P1- so which one will u choose between an IIM n MDI
me- gave politically correct answer,
P1- Still lets take hypothetical case that u have offer letter from iim n mdi
, which n why..
me - blah blah
p1- compare IIM n MDI
me - praised both..
P1- ur 12 th marks is low
me - told about bihar board..
P1 - asked about infy n SAP n work..
P1- Why MBA
me - told abt some erp consultancy stuff.. frm here onwards whole discussion was on sap, erp, marketing, consultancy n many other stuff..
P2- asked about flexible component n variable component of salary, do u get more than whats written on CTC?
P2- Why dint u tried for mba earlier
me - sir could not get enuf percentile in cat to get a call
P2- explained me MDI gives consultancy to Organization as SAIL, ONGC on SAP implementation, u might be knowing..
me - yes sir
P2 - what u think MDI will add in for u to become ERP Consultant..
(The qustion was framed in long sentences, i do not know if i understood properly 😞 )
me - talked about erp involving logistics, operations, fin, accounting, hr everything of an org.. me working in a particular domain do not hav overview n courses at MDI on all these buz process will help..
thats it n any qstns..
me - nuthng sir
Dont know, if they bought my why MBA theory or not.. however panel was cool n friendly, nothing like stress.. thankfully unlike my other intrvw exp, no acads
Best of luck to u all..
Hi Puys,
I had my GD/PI today at IIB (Panel2) for PGPM and Panel 1 for IM. This one is for PGPM.
My Profile:
X-80.6
XII-83.0
B.Tech - 78.0
Work ex - 21 months in Accenture
CAT-97.53%
GD Topic: Should India change its National Game?
Participants: 10 (2 absent out of 12)
Duration: 2 min thinking, 15 min GD.
GD was good. Everyone got a chance to speak. My performance was above avg..During i/v panel told me that I was Good in GD
2 panel member, an old prof (O), a lady (l)
O: So u r from Aligarh?
Me: ya...
O: whats famous abt aligarh?
Me: told....
O: Any another?
Me: Sweets and Namkeen...
O: Ya.. I am also from UP.. have visited aligarh a lot...
Next 7-8 min discussion was on sweets, sweet shops... :grin:
L: Do u watch advertisements?
Me: yes....
L: which one u liked and why?
ME: talked abt the new pepsi add and relate it to youth
O: U r nervous?
Me: No.
O: Why MBA?
Me:Last 20 months in Accenture have gained exp and now leading a team.....cut short
O: Sach bolo?
Me: No this is truth...
O: U r nervous?
Me: No
O: Why r u nervous? U were good in gd.
Me: No I m not.
O: TO sach bolo... U know whats the salaray pkgs from MDI?
ME: Ya...told
O: to agar 3.5 L ho jaye to join karoge?
Me: Placements is not THE only reason.. there are so many advantages that I will have at MDI.
L: what benfits?
Me: told....:xmas:
O: U think I m making u nervous?
Me: No
L: SO u like to take pressure?
Me: I have faced in Accenture and take it as challenge
O: So what ur father does?
Me: Told..
O: Fav subject n why in engg?
Me: Told....Automobiles..
O: two Indian auto parts manufacture in India?
Me: told one n was thinkin abt second?
O: What do u think of automobiles sector as global view?
Me: told...
O: Thats it any question...
Me: asked one....
Overall nice exp...went around 20 min... half of the time in hindi...
Fingres crossed... hoping for the best..:popcorn:
Hi Puys,
Just Posted for PGPM. This one is for IM.
Different panel from PGPM.
GD Topic: Parliament is a waste of money.
Paticipants: 9 (3 were absent out of 12)
Duration: 2 min think, 15 min discussion
This one went into Chaos. Too much noise but was controlled at times. 8 out 9 ppl spoke about the topic. But was a kind of Parliament there.
My perfomance would be average.
Two Panel.. A,B
A: Again so u r from Alg? From alg everyone is gupta, garg, agarwal....
Me:...talked a bit
Disscussion went on to agrawal....further into that...quite normal... hindi me bahut...
A: U work in accenture?
Me: Ya...
B: Whats SE?
Me: Software Engg...
B: I was expecting that...
A: So what change u see in urself after shifted to bangalore?
Me: Told.. fundass
A: What is change in prospective when u see bangalore and some one from aligarh looks at bang?
Me: fundass....
A: a few questions on education line from 10th onwads?
me: nicely answerd all
A: U have call from PGPM also?
Me: yes...
A: Why IM?
Me; told abt study period in europe.. cross culture
B: anything else ?
Me: International placement,..chance to get placed in Europe...
A: so u will move out?
Me: it doesn't matter in this global world...
A: still out of india?
Me: doesn't matter to me... few of my families have already settled outside india.. i also have pretty open mindframe on tht
A: So u dont want to join ur father business.. why?
Me: Told
A: what kind of CSR activities u do in Accenture?
Me: told all my CSR visits.. and activities we perform
A: Thats it.. Thank you Rohit
ME: Thanks,.... Should I send the next person?
B: ya.. sure
Overall Nice one... I/V Better that PGPM.. but choatic GD
Chill now for a month...Hope u convert atleast one...
hey rohit...i have HR and PGPM interview with panel one..please throw some light what they are asking in interview
Hi...
Looks like MDI has done away wid d graphs nd charts type of GDs and r doin it in a more stereotyped way... Though only 2 topics hav been posted in dis thread, but still one can smell dat MDI GDs hav become a little easier than d last few years... what say???
Hi...
Looks like MDI has done away wid d graphs nd charts type of GDs and r doin it in a more stereotyped way... Though only 2 topics hav been posted in dis thread, but still one can smell dat MDI GDs hav become a little easier than d last few years... what say???
According to an interview of the director of MDI which I read on Pagalguy - they supposedly assined 2/3rds weightage to cat score and 1/3rd to GD-PI performance where they tested ure ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English...
- Why was an interview mostly taken in Hindi?..
Hi Puys,
Just Posted for PGPM. This one is for IM.
Different panel from PGPM.
...
Seems you have cracked your interview big time :-)...best of luck to you
According to an interview of the director of MDI which I read on Pagalguy - they supposedly assined 2/3rds weightage to cat score and 1/3rd to GD-PI performance where they tested ure ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English...
- Why was an interview mostly taken in Hindi?..
I believe the use of Hindi and asking the same " r u nervous" question over n over again was just to make the candidate uncomfortable and to see how he/she reacts.
Also looking at the responses given, it seems he has fared well in the situation!!! :smile:
ATB to all.....
PUYS....
please leave this thread for GD/PI experience only.....
we can discuss about them on the thread:
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/mdi-gurgaon-pgpm-call-getter-profile-and-gd-pi-preparation-25028687
it would be much easier for all of us.......
and students who come here again next year
Hi Puys,
Had my MDI GD-PI for PGPM at IIMB on March 9, 2-530 pm slot.
My profile:
Acads : X - 89% ( CBSE )
XII - 89.7%
Grad - 8.22 CGPA ( Chem. Engg )
CAT 07 : 97.89%ile Overall:whatthat:
Work Ex : 8 months in IT
GD Topic : Parilament is a waste of public money
Time : 2 min to think and 15 to discuss
number of participants : 9 ( 3 absent )
I dint hear the instructions properly and was instead asking another participant for a piece of paper:nervous: I expected that they would provide some paper top write but no they didnt:nervous:..The discussion started and soon it turned into a mini fish market:-) Was difficult to get in actually but managed few points and examples...Overall OK GD i felt.
Interview :
Panel 2
Was the first one to be called in... phew that was a relief
Panel included two profs 1 Male(MP) 1 lady (LP) and Me(M)
MP : Ok did u have ur lunch?!
M : No sir
MP ::shocked: Dint the others not have too?!
M : No idea ...
MP : Introduce urself..
M : Blah blah ( missed few things here
)
MP (Seeing my profile sheet) : So u played cricket for ur university?
M : Yes sir
MP : Ok cricket hmmm ok tell me what should the IPL organizers do etc?!
M : Blah blah..Was cut short here and i felt he tried to stress me a bit here by telling me that it is not a post dinner walk discussion so get to the point:nervous:...I told about marketing etc..
MP : I dont think u und the question prop so listen to this question... How should the IPl position itself/target whom? Why?!
M : Blah blah youth etc etc.. (Cud have mentioned ladies but dint:angry: )
LP(Silent till now) : How many games do u play?!
M : I cant number them but gave her the list..
LP : What about ur reading habits?!
M : I read newspapers and magazines like Hindu TOI current affairs mags and BiZ World etc..
LP : Ok who is the editor of BusinessWorld?!
M : S**t dekhna tha ek baar.. Dont know :D
LP : What are the other publications of TOI group?!
M : Economic Times madam
LP : Anything else?!( Kept Asking )
M : Me made a bad guess here..Said Hindustan Times lol..Said i was not sure though
LP : Y did u guess Hindustan Times?! Is it because there was Times in it?! :)
M : Ugh...Yes :(
MP : Have u heard about Richard Feynmann?
M : Yes sir he was a physicist ( should have said nuclear one but was not confident 😞 )
MP said he was connected to teh nuclear bomb...
MP : What was the book he wrote?!
M : Dont know
MP : come on u r into quizzing u shud know this :)
M : Dont remember Sir heard about it a long time ago when in school
MP : OK Can i ask u in Hindi are u comf with it where have u come from?!:shocked:
M : Before i could answer they said its ok and proceeded in English:-)
MP : what is ur favourite subject in chemical engg?!
M : Heat Transfer(HT) (Guess its the easiest to answer :-))
MP : Okay so u ahve lthese good marks how has heat transfer helped in ur IT job?!
M: 
Dint answer convincingly ( actually blabbered sumthn in 1 2 lines )
MP : Ok explain about HT to me in 30secs i am a layman ..
M : Did ok
MP : Where is it used in the industry any practical applications?!
M : Answered..
MP : Ok what about HT how does it help in a nuclear reactor?
M : Answered ..
MP : Ok when u think of an automobile which heat dissipation comes to ur mind first?.
M : Me answered engine gears blah blah..blabbered
MP nods and adds a bit to that..
MP : Ok back to cricket u said u love cricket..
M :
MP : Ok who is the captain of the indian womens cricket team?!
M : Mithali Raj
MP : Very smart
LP : So which values do u hold dear to ur heart?! ( i had mentioned in my intro )
M : Blah blah
MP : Ok fine thank u its been a pleasure talking to u any questions?!
M : No sir and i wish tehm both and go..
MP :(While im leaving) : any other calls? Was this ur first attempt etc?
M : blah blah
MP : ok thank u once again its been nice ...
M :Wish and move out..
Thats it....Was over in leass than 15-20 min..The otehr panel was doing the stress interviews i guess.... Overall a not so bad performance i felt..Thats it for this year
Hoping for the best
Wish u all the best guys
Hi Puys,
Had my MDI GD-PI at IIMB on March 9, 2-530 pm slot.
My profile:
Acads : X - 89% ( CBSE )
XII - 89.7%
Grad - 8.22 CGPA ( Chem. Engg )
CAT 07 : 97.89%ile Overall:whatthat:
Work Ex : 8 months in IT
GD Topic : Parilament is a waste of public money
Time : 2 min to think and 15 to discuss
number of participants : 9 ( 3 absent )
I dint hear the instructions properly and was instead asking another participant for a piece of paper:nervous: I expected that they would provide some paper top write but no they didnt:nervous:..The discussion started and soon it turned into a mini fish market:-) Was difficult to get in actually but managed few points and examples...Overall OK GD i felt.
Interview :
Was the first one to be called in... phew that was a relief
Panel included two profs 1 Male(MP) 1 female (FP) and Me(M)
MP : Ok did u have ur lunch?!
M : No sir
MP ::shocked: Dint the others not have too?!
M : No idea ...
MP : Introduce urself..
M : Blah blah ( missed few things here)
MP (Seeing my profile sheet) : So u played cricket for ur university?
M : Yes sir
MP : Ok cricket hmmm ok tell me what should the IPL organizers do etc?!
M : Blah blah..Was cut short here and i felt he tried to stress me a bit here by telling me that it is not a post dinner walk discussion so get to the point:nervous:...I told about marketing etc..
MP : I dont think u und the question prop so listen to this question... How should the IPl position itself/target whom? Why?!
M : Blah blah youth etc etc.. (Cud have mentioned ladies but dint:angry: )
LP(Silent till now) : How many games do u play?!
M : I cant number them but gave her the list..
MP : Can i ask u in Hindi are u comf with it where have u come from?!:shocked:
M : Before i could answer they said its ok and proceeded in English:-)
MP : what is ur favourite subject in chemical engg?!
M : Heat Transfer(HT) (Guess its the easiest to answer :-))
MP : Okay so u ahve lthese good marks how has heat transfer helped in ur IT job?!
M:
MP : Ok explain about HT to me in 30secs i am a layman ..
M : Did ok
MP : Where is it used in the industry any practical applications?!
M : Answered..
MP : Ok what about HT how does it help in a nuclear reactor?
M : Answered ..
MP : Ok when u think of an automobile which heat dissipation comes to ur mind first?.
M : Me answered engine gears blah blah..blabbered
MP nods and adds a bit to that..
MP : Ok back to cricket u said u love cricket..
M :
MP : Ok who is the captain of the indian womens cricket team?!
M : Mithali Raj
MP : Very smart
LP : So which values do u hold dear to ur heart?! ( i had mentioned in my intro )
M : Blah blah
MP : Ok fine thank u its been a pleasure talking to u any questions?!
M : No sir and i wish tehm both and go..
MP :(While im leaving) : any other calls? Was this ur first attempt etc?
M : blah blah
MP : ok thank u once again its been nice ...
M :Wish and move out..
Thats it....Was over in leass than 15-20 min..The otehr panel was doing the stress interviews i guess.... Overall a not so bad performance i felt..Thats it for this year
Hoping for the best
Wish u all the best guys
Excellent job done. great interview i must say. 😃
Thanks for the details about interview and GD
You managed ur interview pretty well...But I didn't understand about that Hindi concept.....
Btw was it for PGPM or IM and which panel were U interviewed by??
and more importantly, which panel was taking Stress Interviews...;-)
All The Best for Results...
Nitesh
Thanks dudes..that's the good interview..thatns for sharing ur experiences..feels good that it wasnt a stress interview..i m sure it helps all others including me who will have this one lined for them in couple of days...
Best of luck for the conversion...
PROFILE:
Acads:
X : 86%
XII : 85%
Undergrad Major - 80.36%
Work-Ex: IBM India Pvt Ltd - Java Technology Center (ISL) - 7 months (bangalore CAT %ile: 98.6 GD:
Topic: India is a rich country of poor people
Number of Ppl present : 12
Time: 15 minutes + 2 minutes to gather your thoughts Other Salient Details: No summary. At the end of 15 minutes, we were told to leave.
PI:
Panel Members Intro: (I don know the names of the proff)
Questions:
P : After pleasantaries : Introduce ur self .. Before I could reply..Looks at my form and says ohh, DPS RKP, NSIT...Talked about NSIT a bit..After which , he asked me again to continue..
Me : I am shruti..working in IBM ..blah blah (work ex)..Stopped for two sec..They dint ask me anything so continued..In delhi I lived in a joint family..Hobbies...
P : So now that u have moved to Bangalore, from a joint family, what is the diff u feel?
Me : Told..
P : how is the work environment in IBM
Me : Told
P : What is the downside of working at IBM
Me : couldnt think up of any (at which point the panelist laughed..so I smiled too)
P : what have u achieved at IBM
Me : Gave some customer dealing scenarios where I did well..
P : what challenges u have faced? Then more questions related ot my role/project in the company..Some direct questions on work (non technical..)
P : Do u think that 4 years of engg is justified
Me : I gave a politically correct ans telling in what cases it has been and in what cases there is a scope of improvement.
P : Some questions on internship and what should be ideal duration of internship and how is internship diff than actual working..
Me : Talked at length about my experiences of interning at TCS and working at IBM
Panel : thanks..we have asked all we needed to..
Me : thanks and left
(PS : They had strictly set the intv duration to 15 min)
No Why MBA, no Why MDI, no Why switching from IT ..Very generic interview..discussions on my view points on the questions they asked.
All the best to every1 :)
Acads:
X : 86%
XII : 85%
Undergrad Major - 80.36%
Work-Ex: IBM India Pvt Ltd - Java Technology Center (ISL) - 7 months (bangalore CAT %ile: 98.6 GD:
Topic: India is a rich country of poor people
Number of Ppl present : 12
Time: 15 minutes + 2 minutes to gather your thoughts Other Salient Details: No summary. At the end of 15 minutes, we were told to leave.
PI:
Panel Members Intro: (I don know the names of the proff)
Questions:
P : After pleasantaries : Introduce ur self .. Before I could reply..Looks at my form and says ohh, DPS RKP, NSIT...Talked about NSIT a bit..After which , he asked me again to continue..
Me : I am shruti..working in IBM ..blah blah (work ex)..Stopped for two sec..They dint ask me anything so continued..In delhi I lived in a joint family..Hobbies...
P : So now that u have moved to Bangalore, from a joint family, what is the diff u feel?
Me : Told..
P : how is the work environment in IBM
Me : Told
P : What is the downside of working at IBM
Me : couldnt think up of any (at which point the panelist laughed..so I smiled too)
P : what have u achieved at IBM
Me : Gave some customer dealing scenarios where I did well..
P : what challenges u have faced? Then more questions related ot my role/project in the company..Some direct questions on work (non technical..)
P : Do u think that 4 years of engg is justified
Me : I gave a politically correct ans telling in what cases it has been and in what cases there is a scope of improvement.
P : Some questions on internship and what should be ideal duration of internship and how is internship diff than actual working..
Me : Talked at length about my experiences of interning at TCS and working at IBM
Panel : thanks..we have asked all we needed to..
Me : thanks and left
(PS : They had strictly set the intv duration to 15 min)
No Why MBA, no Why MDI, no Why switching from IT ..Very generic interview..discussions on my view points on the questions they asked.
All the best to every1 :)
Forgot to mention one thing.. I was in Panel 4..
Forgot to mention it was an interview for PGPM and was done by Panel 2 in Bangalore.. The Panel 1 seemed to be taking a lot longer i heard...
All the best guys:-)