Please share your WAT/GD/PI experiences in this thread . Stick to the format given below Name:UG College:Work ex: Cat percentile (OA):Sec1:Sec2: 10th and 12th Marks:Extra-curricular/Co-curricular: Anything spec…
Please share your WAT/GD/PI experiences in this thread . Stick to the format given below
Name:
UG College:
Work ex:
Cat percentile (OA):
Sec1:
Sec2:
10th and 12th Marks:
Extra-curricular/Co-curricular:
Anything special :
Date of Interview:
Location of interview:
WAT - topic:
WAT experience :
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5):
No. of people in the interview panel:
Questions in PI:
Duration of PI:
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5).
All the very best puys.
🍻
UG College: IIT Roorkee
Work ex: 17 months , IT
Cat percentile (OA): 98.86 (NC-OBC)
Sec1: 99.38
Sec2: 91.54
10th and 12th Marks: 88.4, 94.5
Extra-curricular/Co-curricular: SAC councillor, won few prizes in games
Anything special : none
Date of Interview: 18-2-2014 12:30 slot
Location of interview: Hyd
WAT - topic: As democracy has failed in india , it's to look for alternative form of government. Argue
WAT experience :
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5): 1,2
No. of people in the interview panel: 3 ( 1 lady(L), Gent(M), Gent(R) ) panel no : H-1
Bit lengthy but bear with me..
Questions in PI:
L - Whre are from?
Me: Hyd.
L - Born and brought up?
Me : no, living here since 1997.
L - so as your from hyderabad, what your stand on telangana issue?
Me : mentioned the cons and explained how the pros can take care of them and how the bifurcation is sustainable in the long term.
L - asked about satyam scandal
Me : explained
L - what did ram linga raju mention in his confession letter ? Said i didn't know about confession letter
R - What is Foosball (Mentioned in the hobbies) ? Me : explained
M misunderstood and thought playing football with fingers and hands.. explained again and had few laughs..
M - so what have done from day 1 to till now in your company?
Me : explained about 1 month training and explained about current product which we are working.
M - Asked few ques about sector the product i.e pipeline industries.
Me : explained.
M - Asked about role of IT sector in the GDP and growth rate.
Me : employment opportunities and rapid urbanization, gave the example of hitech city in Hyderabad..
R - development of hyderabad is not due to it sector but due to some person.. do you know him??
Me : about to answer but M answered before me saying it's chandrababu naidu.
L - asked me who was beside chandrababu naidu during the hitech city development ?
Me : thinking... L answered by saying it's satyam ram linga raju only.. i said i recall him during opening of microsoft SDC in hyderabad.
R- started asking about ques regarding the negative of the IT sector- it leading to creation of social inequalities, full range of ques in all aspects of IT industry.
Me : explained few negative points and faltered at few point.
R - what is intellectual property?
Me : answered in respect to software IP.
R - Asked about overall composition of companies in IT industry?
Me : Told about top 5 comprising 40% of the revenue
R - asked about software product companies?
Me : mentioned iSPIRIT : it's forecasting of s/w product industry in India by 2020. mentioned the acquisition of Little eye labs by Facebook.
L - What's so special about Little eye labs?
Me : explained it's hugely popular android app testing tool.
and few more ques on IT industry..
R - What is SMARPHONE ?
Me : started explaining how smartphones differ from mobile phones
R - I'm not asking about smartphone, i'm asking about SMARPHONE ? (i have missed t in smartphone while writing about it hobbies)
Me : smiled sheepishly, said i must have overlooked the mistake..
R - So What your fav sub in graduation..
Me : thinking..
R - Your graduation % is also low (60.11)..
L - Do you repent about your graduation %.
Me : Convinced them with an better ans.. L was satisfied... (Relieved on missing the fav sub ques)
R - So again what's your fav sub ?
Me : thought for sum tym and said in the lines of none..
R - none?? were sleeping in the graduation ??
Me : no sir, i was involved in extra curriculars ..
L - we mean sleeping during classes..
Me : no mam...
R : what is the role GATT in your s/w product ( what the hell is that)
Me : said never heard of it..
R - Explained GATT .. and asked is there any role..
Me : tried explaining about few areas which related to that indirectly in product
R - You didn't hear about GATT, that means you don't read newspapers.
Me : No sir, you cant imply that.
L - so What newspaper you read?
Me : said a regional newspaper.. and obsessionally the hindu.
M - thought it's enough.. OK then.. That's all good.. you can leave..
Me : thank you.
Duration of PI:~25-30 mins
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5).3,3
No ques about tell me about yourself, why MBA, engineering to management.. around 15-20 min of non stop ques on IT sector.
Worried about not answering the fav sub in graduation ques.. will it have a negative impact???(😠😠😠)
Name: teja
UG College: BITS
Work ex: 19 months , consulting
Cat percentile (OA): 99.96
Sec1: 99.73
Sec2: 99.76
10th and 12th Marks: 88 93
Extra-curricular/Co-curricular: decent enough
Anything special :
Date of Interview: 18-2-2014 morning slot
Location of interview: Hyd
WAT - topic: Increasingly, youth of the world are facing unpredictable, chaotic conditions and shocks. Whats your recipe for survival in this world
WAT experience :
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5): 3, 3
No. of people in the interview panel: 3 ( 1 lady(L), Gent(M), Gent(R) ) same panel as @Cloud06
Questions in PI:
L - Tell me about yourself ( personal data form was with M who was studying it word by word)
L - What do you think of some XXX acquisition by FB
Me - 😠 Mam I havent heard of it but in recent times facebook is interested in some xyz kind of startups.. so this might be something in similar lines
L - No 😴
M - So what do you do in your company
Me - General gyan . ( all 3 seem interested in my work . A few qns on work ex which I could answer)👍
M - guys in your competitor firm abc make more .. why are you still here
Me - again gyan saying we are offered more the work is good and so many convincing things.
R - What do you think about the budget ?
Me - I was travelling since yesterday but could only gather few points like abc...
L - Anything that would benefit you in particular
Me - Mobile phones would be of interest to me
L - No I mean IT industry in particular
Me - 😲 No mam I dint get time to go through all the details
M - What did you do in your first company ?👍
Me - He understood it mid way through and said enough while I started explaining a project.
L - Why did you leave it .. tell me the pros and cons of the both
Me - Told them good enough reasons (all 3 seems satisfied)
L - Told some quotation by some guy and asked what I made out of it
Me - (Said some random things) L wasnt convinced
M - asked about some graduation area and what I learnt.
Me - Told him brief overview ( thankfully no questions on the core side)
M - Tell me about IT industry
Me Told 3-4 points with some example. M summarized each in one word and was asking more. I was taking some time to think the next point
R - Who do you think might be the biggest clients for IT inside India.
Me - (I am not from IT background give me a break ppl) told 1/2 sectors with decent examples
R - What about Government
Me - 😠 yes sir IRCTC is a big client of blah blah.
M - Gave me some math Puzzle.
Me - I asked for a paper which was a 2-3 step answer.
M - was trying to confuse me on something but after 1-2 second of rethinking I gave him a decent explanation
Duration of PI:20-25 mins
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5).3,3
Random info- Guys who had PGDCM call were being called to a single panel .
The questions I have written here are kind of sorted. I was asked qns from each panelist in a completely random order.
there were no toffees 
Result: Direct convert for both PGDM and PGDCM !!
Name:h bharat
UG College: nitc
Work ex: 15 months (vizag steel)
Cat percentile (OA): 98.45
Branch : EEE
10th and 12th Marks: 87 89
Date of Interview: 18-2-2014 morning slot
Location of interview: Hyd
WAT - topic: Increasingly, youth of the world are facing unpredictable, chaotic conditions and shocks. Whats your recipe for survival in this world
No. of people in the interview panel: 3 ( panel 2... 2 young and 1 old)
questions in PI:
p2: tell me abt yourself
me: blah blah
p2: what are you
me: again blah blah
p2: why do u want to do PhD in economics (my career goal 😁)
me: explained my interest in economics
p2: difference between micro and macro eco
me: told
p2: how are they related
me: its a either way process. a policy in macro will effect a micro ones and vice versa(told with an example)
p2: explain about economic crisis in 2008
me: actually its started with lehmann...(interupted)
p2: i want u go to the root cause
me: housing bubble....and explained it(he kept on asking on every word i spoke)...so a long discussion on that crisis.
p3: hows ur job in VSP
me: explained
p3: As u r in projects dept... what kind of norms and regulations u follow
me: explained few electrical stuff
p3: why VSP is not performing well compared to SAIL
me: told some root probs and work culture issues
p3: what are the marketing products of VSP
me: told a few
p3: raw material issues of Steel plant and thus in VSP
me: told
p3: whats ur favorite electrical subject?
me: power electronics
p3: explain simply what does a drive do
me: told in simple words.. he seems convinced
p1: i am still not convinced abt y did u chose MBA if u are destined to do a PhD. will they accept diploma courses?
me: told few examples of colleges... and some live examples who had already done.
p2: any questions for us?
me : nothing sir..😁
p2: u may leave..
GUYS: as i heard, all the panels are super cool... they are just having a casual talk.. it all depends on how u drive them. a girl before me was asked only about women and their issues. nothing more. So, C for Cool 
Hi everyone, just want to clarify, do we need attested copy of all certificates or self attested copy. Please confirm
Name: Muthu Veerappan R
UG College: KLNCE, Madurai
Work ex: 60 months (in two companies)
Cat percentile (OA): 99.28
Branch : Mech
10th and 12th Marks: 79 83
Catergory: NC-OBC
Date of Interview: 18-2-2014 morning slot
Location of interview: Hyd
WAT - topic: Increasingly, youth of the world are facing unpredictable, chaotic conditions and shocks. Whats your recipe for survival in this world
No. of people in the interview panel: 3
Seated in the order of age I think..;) P1 - young,Mostly observing :: P2 - Middle Agged and P3 - Old..
Me: (into the room) Good Morning sir..
P2: Plz have a seat.
Me: Thank you sir.
P2: So, wheres your college?
Me: It's in Sivagangai sir. Close to Madurai..
P2: Oh.. So, what is Sivagangai famous for?
Me: Sir..(after some thought) Crackers!! Actually it was of historical importance but couldnt remember the exact thing..
P2: You should know them.. (smiles and says) Also, It need not be famous for anything.. It may be just another town.. (Both P1 and P3 smiles in a polite way)
Me: Yes sir.. (Me too enjoyed it..)
P2: What is Madurai famous for?
Me: Temple town sir. (gave a list of temples and places around Madurai)
P2: How do you compare it with Chennai?
Me: (started speaking from the climate point of view..)
P2: That even someone who hasnt visited Madurai and Chennai can say..
Me: Do you want me compare them in any particular perspective?
P1: You can choose your own perspective..
Me: (spoke from the traffic point of view... spoke how the traffic in Madurai is getting congested and is in someway mimicking that of Chennai)
P2: Madurai has TVS too, right??
Me: Yes sir. We have TVS, Madura, Fenner...
P3: What did you do in your present job?
Me: (explained my work profile)
P3: Whats the role of your team leader in your present company?
Me: (Told them TLs not involve in techincal side.. they take of man management..)
P3: What is Man management?
Me: (Told that they speak with my PPs and know what I'm doing and make sure enough work is available to all and sutffs like that..)
P3: I think I've nt quiet got the answer I'm looking for..
Me: I think I gave it my best shot sir.. But I'll try to repharse it.. (included managing training schedules for team members and stuff)
P2: What do you think of Arvind Kejriwal?
Me: (spoke about him and said his 'all-out' approach is not good)
P2: So are you saying he is not a good leader?
Me: No sir. I'm not saying that. I'm saying its too early to judge him. Morever, the 'goodness' can be measured in differnt ways.
P2: So tell us in what ways do we measure that?
Me: Say for example, we can take Gandhi and Subash Chnadra Bose. Both fought for the freedom of India and in different ways. But that doesnt mean one is better than the other. Its like that.. so coming back to our main question which is.. (actually at this point I forgot teh main ques and was thinking...)
P3: yes.. you were saying about Kejriwal..
Me: Yeah.. I mean his all out approach is not good in India, which is known for its dipolamacy. His goal is very clear.. To uproot corruption. But the path he has chosen is very rough.. Any decision by a leader at a National level has to take into account the view of others and he should try to slow down his pace..
P1: What do you mean by 'betterment of the society'? (In my career goals I wrote I want to contribute to the society)
Me: Business is not just about making money. (Took the prodcut we develop as an example and talked about value addition)
P1: All your hobbies seem to indicate that you are more of self oriented...
Me: No sir. Am actually a good team player. (Talked about me winning a badminton doubles tournament and realted with my working in a team and my love for the game as well)
P2: So very good. I think we can conclude the interview. Do you have any question for us?
Me: (I was thinking 'why not math question yet?')..
P2: (smiles and says) doesnt mean you have to ask a question..
Me: No sir. I was just thinking why there was no math questions. I love Maths and would like to answer a few questions.
P2: (Huge laughter from all the panelists) No problem. You've proved yourself. (rephrases it thinin that it could mean something different). I mean, you've proved yourself in CAT.
Me: Okay then. Thank you all for a wonderful interview sir. Do you want me to call the next candidate.
P2: No.. Thanks.
The panel way way too chilled out. Actually when I came out, the other candidates asked why we were laughing all the while.. Personally I dont think I gave them a reason to reject me..
Verdict (My view) : Wait-Listed (Atleast)
So tell my puys, what do ya think about it?? I've tried to give everyting in the interview. you could do me the favor putting your views..
Thank You
Final Verdict: Converted (Results Announced on 16Apr2014 - 4PM )
Work ex: 19 months (Deloitte)
Cat percentile (OA):99.63
Sec1:99.07
Sec2:98.77
10th: 89 % (CBSE)
12th:92.4 % (CBSE)
Extra-curricular/Co-curricular: Decent (but majorly one dimensional)
Anything special: Nope
Date of Interview: 18/02/2014
Location of interview: Golkonda Hotel, Hyderabad
WAT - topic: Increasingly, young people have to face a world which is unpredictable, chaotic and full of shocks. What is your survival recipe
WAT experience : Hadn't practiced a single essay before. So was kind of taken aback with the topic
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5): 0.5, 1
No. of people in the interview panel: 3
L: Lady
C: Prof in the middle
S: prof. on one side
M: me
Duration of PI: Was the 4th one. The interview went on for 20-25 mins.
L: So XXX, what does your name mean?
At the same time
C/S: Tell us about yourself
C and S let L go on
M: Mam, it means goddess of nourishment and food.
L ( with a smile): Can you tell me more name for the same goddess? 3 more names?
Me: Parvati… (… that was all that I knew.. ) mam, I am sorry.. I am not good with Hindu Mythology
L: Hehe.. it's okay.. tell us about yourself
S (at the same time): so then tell us something you're good at
M: (I got a bit confused.. which one to answer) So, just what I am good at or can I let it be a part of my complete introduction?
S: Yes, yes go on. Tell us about yourself.
M: Told. Work ->hometown->college->hobbies (theatre)
C: Oh, so you act.. please show us a piece.. if you want to stand up and do an act.. please feel free.. some lines for a min or so
M: Ah, Okay.. but before I enact.. I'd like to give you a description of the lines I will enact
C: yes, yes go ahead ( all the while looking at my form)
M: Gave the description
I put my file on the chair and got up and spoke a few lines
(I wasn't looking at them so I don't know if they were convinced or not but what I felt was that they though I ws pretty confident about the whole thing)
L: So aaaaa, you've written that your work is related to a bit of Finance also.. so are you familiar with all the financial terms like xxxxx and dividends.. etc
M: Mam, not exactly because my work is very specific to my company so I know all the terminologies related to those business processes.
L: Oh Okay.. so can you tell me some of competitors of the technology you're working on?
M: Told. Explained salient features also.
C: Any new things they are coming with? (something like that…)
M: Told ( spoke for about a minute or so)
C: Okay, aaaaaa can you tell me what graph is this?
I didn't know what graph it was.. It was very familiar .. I had seen it a lot .. the current voltage characteristics for most of the semi-conductor devices but never bothered to know what equation it could've been! So I pretended that I didn't get the question (hoping he would change it while asking again:P )
C: Can you tell me something about this graph? How does this behave?
M: Sir, it increases at first linearly and then after a point it becomes constant more or less.. (K)
C: Okay, what else?
Can you write an equation for it?
(Thinking hard.. very hard.. was going through all the graphs I knew.. still couldn't find it.. then I decided to try something out.. )
I said that this graph is a little similar to the graph of y = x^1/3 which looks like this
So if I remove the left part and consider values with X>0… it would sort of look like this
C: Ok, fair enough.. can you differentiate it?
Did it.
C: Okay, so what does it tell you? (some discussion)
M: That the rate of change of the graph is max here and then it becomes constant (it was right)
C: Okay.. now can you get the second differentiation..
M: Was doing it right.. the graph was in four quadrant.. started from –infinity and was coming down.. it should have gone along the axis.. but after 1, I made a concave.. I had mixed up things (it was wrong)..
C: even asked you sure it ll go up.. and I said yes (MY MISTAKE)
But they didn't drill me on it any longer.. and he started asking something else (which I don't remember)
S: You've written that you like to read books..which is the last book you've read.. give a review of it
M: Said 'To kill a mockingbird' (even though it wasn't the last one).. written in 1960's.. issues of racialism.. social inequality.. rape.. injustice.. destruction of innocence.. very bold book because these things existed and still exist and no one ever accepted that.. and it was very intimidating for people to have the truth forced right in their face.. we do it so often.. we discriminate based on caste, religion, region.. and even economic strata.. and it was relevant then and it continues to remain relevant and will remain so
S: Why, so you say no end to racialism?
M: Sir, I can't say about that but it's not just that which makes this book relevant .. it is the destruction of innocence.. or losing it.. because as a child we think that the world is a very pleasant place as seen in our fairy tile books.. but there comes a time in life when all of this goes for a toss and we start to realize about the atrocities that the world offers.. and the very realization of it.. this entire phase.. of being aware of any evil is a difficult phase for any child..it is difficult to come to terms with that.. and this might even affect one negatively..
L: Aaaaaa.. tell me a quality that a leader should have and you don't have
M: (mentally thinking qualities of a leader).. Told
L: Okay.. and? That's it?
M: (wondering that you said 'A' which means only one!.. didn't know what to say.. I didn't want to come out as too negative.. I realized I had been speaking a lot so I said..) Maybe, I should listen a bit more so blah blah
L: ok.. (slight smile) so tell me the qualities of a leader then
M: blah blah
L: Okay not tell me the qualities of a business leader then
M: blah blah
(Okay with it)
C: Have you seen the website of IIMC? I mean have you gone through blah blah
M: yes, sir
C: So what did you like about it? Social life? Student life?
M: many extra curriculurs.. etc
C: So what did you like about the campus?
M: Sir, the auditorium looked very pretty in the picture.
C/S: So out of SAP and Oracle.. which one do you think has chances of good growth?
M: Told. Explained. ( for about 2 mins)
(I had made it a point to look at everyone while speaking .. S took notice of that and started nodding whenever I would look at him)
C: Okay.. what if you don't get through any IIMs? What will you do? I mean you have calls from other IIMs too, right?
M: yes, sir.. except IIMB.. all others
C: Okay, yes so if you don't get through anywhere.. what will you do?
M: Sir, I would like to analyze and understand what went wrong
C:. Yes, that is okay. You'll continue with your job? You're not happy with it?
M: Sir, yes I will continue with my job. Like I had said because I am very new to these fields.. don't have a background of sales and distribution, HR, Finance.. I often fail to understand the associated business processes.. so it is very important for me to understand it all to be able to deliver well
(They had also asked me about the difference between PGDM and PGDCM.. told that I had read up on their website how they were more or less the same.. same classes, placements.. CM people had to take more courses .. computer related)
(They all nod)
Okay, aaa.. that's all from our side
Sir, just before we wrap it up.. I had two questions. May I?
All: yes yes please go ahead
M: I was reading your website and learnt that students go for global exchange program in their 2nd year.. at one place it was mentioned .. a third of the class goes.. and at the other, a quarter of the class. So how does it work? What's the criteria?
C: Yes, there is a criteria.. (they didn't know what to say.. Lady said.. yes CG.. CG)
Everyone: yes CG.. cg
C: but then they are applications related also
Me: Oh alright, sir. And second question.. this is not related to the program.. ( All – ya ya go on).. Well, are there really 7 lakes in the campus?
All (with a very .. sly.. smile): Yes.. yes there are 7 lakes.
Me: Wow. Thank you everyone J
Prep: 3
Performance:2.5
Don't know what to make of it! I messed up on the math part and I'm afraid that might cost me. And maybe the essay too. Otherwise, I thought the interview went pretty okay except a few minor mistakes here and there .. would be very difficult to convert, I guess!
Anyhow, would love to hear some feedback and work on the not to do's!
Name: Avinash
UG College: GVPCOE, Visakhapatnam
Work ex: 16 Months in IT
Cat percentile (OA): 97.46
Sec1: 98.23
Sec2: 89.76
10th and 12th Marks: 89.00, 92.10
Extra-curricular/Co-curricular: No extraordinary
Anything special : Nothing
Date of Interview: 19th Feb, 2014
Location of interview: Hyderabad
WAT - topic: Present urban cities are illustration of pollution. What measures you will take to prevent this in major metro cites in India.
WAT experience : Ok .. ok. Not bad not good.
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5):2.5, 2.5
No. of people in the interview panel: 3 Professors
Questions in PI:
1) Are you an engineer?
yes.
2) Completed or studying?
Completed.
3) Work ex?
16 Months.
4) Tell me about your self
Born in small village blah blah, 10th here, inter there , grad ....... , Working in so and so interrupted.
5) Tell us your profile.
Told some thing. Repeat told in detail, recent project.
6) Why MBA?
Told about start up, supply chain thought.
7) nothing special and it is existing?
I said this is my thought as of now, while studying i will learn various techniques and learn from professors and redesign my plan.
8) If professors have that kind of thoughts... they will only start company, why they will work here? All laughing!!!
I said every one have their passion.
9) U told small village? what is difference b/w small and large village?
Measured in terms of population and facilities/development.
10) what facilities do your village lack in mention 5 ?
Transportation, water, paper, internet.
11) If facilities, development in town are getting in villages will village become town?
Town.
Yes
12) Why cricket is more famous than foot ball in India?
Because of advertising.
13) Cross questioned as is famous advertising is increasing?
All are interlinked.
14) Why cricket famous?
Because of win/Success.
15) forget??????
16) What products are available in your client ( insurance company)
Life, term, some product launched newly.
17) Goal mentioned in application was different from you said now?
I have mentioned both in application.
18) Read the goal i have written....
19) Any thing to ask? Laughing
Me too laughing....Nothing sir, Thank you.
Duration of PI: 17- 19 mins
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5). 2.5, 2.5
Note: Every thing was asked from application form and what you said in your answers in response.
All the very best puys.
EXPERIENCES OF FRESHERS ????
hello! can anybody share the duration of IIM C WAT?
Hi Guys,
I am not able to make out from my PI. They asked 3 math questions and answered all. one question was related to AAP and economy each and answered it too. that's it. they have asked not a single question from application form and Hr questions. i have given the answer but worried about not any questions related to application form,HR and goals .
PLzzz help ... how to take this interview as convincing,average or bad.
Name: Swetha
UG College: Gitam university
Work ex: 19 months
Cat percentile (OA): 99.32
Sec1: 96.85
Sec2: 99.23
10th and 12th Marks:
Extra-curricular/Co-curricular: Events organized,societies etc.
Anything special : Nothing
Date of Interview: 19/03/2014
Location of interview: Hyderabad
WAT - topic: India recently launched Mars orbiter. When India is facing many issues like poverty, health care, do you think it is good to spend lot of money on such things. Something on these lines.
WAT experience : Don't know it seems as if its just 5 mins but they said time up...anyways able to conclude finally
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5):
No. of people in the interview panel: 3 people, p1,p2,p3
Questions in PI:
p2: Are u an engineer
Me: yes
p2: completed or studying
Me : Completed
p2: which branch?
Me: Information Technology
p2: Working? And from how long?
Me: Told
Then p2 cracked some joke to p1...which i didn't understand but i smiled anyways 
p2: Tell me about yourself
Me: About schooling, graduation, work, hobbies blah blah
p2: About my father's business
Me: Wholesale shop-consumer goods
Back then i don't know that the discussion will go on for so long on this topic 😁
p1: What are the factors affecting the business
Me: FDI, Govt regulations
p1: what else?
Me: Inflation, prices
p1: Forget about the govt and all these things. Tell me something basic that affects the business in everyday life
Me: Competition...there should be coordination between all..bcz prices will be set by themselves if one reduces the prices it will affect others and blah blah
p1 & p2: ok i agree and what else?
Me: (Thinking very hard to know what exactly they are expecting)😉
p2: Have you heard about online shopping?
Me: Then i realized and said yes
p2: Tell us one
Me: Flip kart
p3: Don't you think it will affect your fathers business
Me: Sir I don't think so, because what he sells is cigarettes,soaps,shampoos...so i dont think anyone will buy cigarette online...
p2: Are you sure it wont affect?
Me: Yes sir, if its some branded shampoo like L'Oreal they may buy online...but for dove shampoo and cigarette i don't think
p3: Have you heard big basket in Hyderabad
Me: No :(..(Actually online shopping wont affect my fathers business...but i should have explained more clearly like in Hyderabad it may affect but in rural place like ours no one will buy online)
p3: Whats the margin of the business
Me: Told
p3: Difference between margin and profit?
Me: actually got confused a bit here
p2: Tell us the actual chain of the product from company to the end consumer if i am the consumer and you are the company
Me: Told clearly
p2: now i MRP is 50rs...how will the costing be done
Me: Explained in detail
p3: ok now tell us whats the margin
Me: Got the point and told 👏
p2: That's what we are asking (Every one smiled)
p2: what work explain in laymen terms
Me: Told by taking some example
p1: what is BTS(related to work)
Me: Told
p1: What is MTS
Me: Don't know(never heard)
p2: Do you read newspaper?
Me: Yes
p2: Tell me something that happening internationally
Me: (thinking which is safe to mention)
p2: Have you heard about euro zone crisis
Me: Yes sir
And here comes the big blunder in the entire interview...don't know how come i be so stupid some times
p3: What are the countries involved
Me: Here i mentioned germany instead of Greece...(Yes i seriously said that...realized it after coming out while recalling😠😠😠)
p2: Ireland involved?(Mentioned ireland also)
Me: Yes
p2: are you sure
Me: Yes
p1: If you dont know about it tell you dont know na🎂 (actually they are smiling here also)
Me: Sir I know i read just a few days back( They will definitely get doubt after that germany thing...i think thats the reason for that Ireland que too...they may want to know if i will come up with some other country to Ireland
p2: Ok then tell me the reason
Me: Told
p3: What is the difference between expenditure and revenue called?
Me: Fiscal deficit
p3: Yes...now India also have fiscal deficit
Me: yes and told something
Here they confused me little bit even if they are defaulters what will happen and i told foreign investment and blah and some cross questioning on that
p2: ok if India is in such position what will you do?
Me: Some gyaan like reduce govt expenditure and increase exports about imports(p2 cut in between)
p2: Those are long term measures..tell us what will you do immediately
Me thinking
p2: what will you do if the same thing happens in your home
Me: Will borrow
P2: (laughing) Even countries will do the same thing
p3: From where countries will borrow money
Me: World bank
p2 gave a skeptic look,smiled and said: World bank??
Me: IMF?
p2: Smiled and said yes
p1: Why mba?
Me: Told and mentioned about skill sets
p1: Asked what are the skill sets you are having now
Me: Told something like team player..and want to improve other skills
p1: Asked something about what i wrote in form about career goal
Me: told and mentioned somewhere in between about leadership and nelson mandela
p1: Do you think nelson mandela became leader by doing mba?
Me: Said mandela became leader because of the experiences he faced in life and he learnt from that...its not that mba will make everyone good leaders...its experiences and learnings that make...and i want to learn that from mba
p1: That's all from my side
p2: Any questions
Me: smiled and said nothing sir thank you
Duration of PI: Don't know...completely lost track of time after i entered the room ..may be around 30mins
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5).
Panel members are very friendly...they are smiling through out the interview...not grilling at all and they even helped me some times.
But don't know how the interview went overall...didn't have a slight clue 😐....and no acad ques...no hobbies...and no math ques...
I prepared math and hobby ques even the day before the interview and they didn't even asked one question 😁
Name: Praneeth
UG College: B.Tech E&I;
Work ex: Fresher
Cat percentile (OA): 97.91
Sec1: 97.61
Sec2: 93.87
10th: 86.8%
12th: 88.7%
UG: 59.1%
Extra-curricular: organised fests and workshop
Date of Interview: 19/02/2014
Location of interview: Hyderabad
WAT - topic: India recently launched Mars orbiter. When India is facing many issues like poverty, health care, do you think it is good to spend lot of money on such things.
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5): 2, 2
No. of people in the interview panel: 3(men) panel: h3
Questions in PI:
p2: asked some xxx word
Me: i don't know
p2: engineering?
me: yes sir
p2: do u know fuzzy logic?
me: heard about it but i dnt knw
p2: from kakatiya what is kakatiya?
me: warangal was ruled by kakatiyas so it was named kakatiya
p2: kakatiyas established it?
me: no sir
p2: thats it?
me: rani rudrama devi ruled warangal during 1600bc and they built warangal fort, 1000 pillar temple...
p3: 1600bc?
me: sorry its ad
p2: % seems to be very low?
me: actually in ssc and inter and i was concentrating only in studies after coming to b.tech i was set free and it was difficult for me to manage all the things and
p3: so u think that giving freedom is a mistake?
me: its not like that as i said i was not able to manage but later i was doing well in my final semester and I was also preparing for cat
p2: u must be good at something other than studies?
me: sir I have organised various events and workshop and also I am good at my project xxx
p3: what?
me: explaining the project
p2: what is the leading robotic company?
me: robosapiens
p2: why?
me: it makes different types of robots like my project
p2: but every company does the same
me: most of the workshops organised in india depend on robosapiens and also most b.tech colleges prefer the same
p3: do u mean its the world's top company
me: as of I know it is not world's top but India's top company
p3: I am not asking ur view
p2: what is sapiens?
me: humans, because robots are prepared based on humans and their activities
p2: where did this word come from?
me: greek
p2: greek??i need the context
me: i dont remember
p2: have u heard homosapiens
me: yes sir
p2: what is it?
me: homo means similar, sapiens means organisms
p2: do we use any robots in our home?
me: microwave oven, fridge, washing machine
p2: are these robots?
me: yes sir
p2: what is a robot?
me: anything which works on its own with the given inputs
p1: do robots move?
me: not necessarily
p1: f(c)= |x1-c|+|x2-c|+|x3-c|+|x4-c|, x1=2, x2=3, x3=4, x4=5, find the least value, no need to do just explain briefly
me: first I consider c as -ve, then +ve and solve
p1: ok can we do this using differentiation?
me: yes sir but it depends on considering x values and without considering x values
p1: ok tell me differentiation for |x-c|?
me: +1 or -1
p1: are you sure?
me: yes sir
p1: it wont be unique?
me: no sir
p1: what is a rational no.
me: any no. in p/q form, p is any integer, q not equal to zero
p1: q can be -ve?
me: yes sir
p1: can I write -2/-3?
me: yes sir but not necessary as both -ve get cancelled
p1: dont u think defintions should be unique
me: said something
p1: can I represent rational no.s consistently
me: no sir because they are infinite
p1: I say I can represent
me: it depends sir as if I take a number line to the left of '0' there will be -ve's and right there will be +ve's
p1: ok leave -ve's how do u represent?
me: sir, I didn't get you
p1: ok let it go
p3: your career goals look poor u said mba and
me: sir actually I first want to join mba work hard and get into a good company and
p3: what do u think is a good company?
me: thinking
p2: ok which company would u like to join?
me: cement industry
p2: do u mean c,e,m,e,n,t cement?
me: yes sir
p2: why?
me: because it is mostly related to automation where I can apply my b.tech knowledge and my management skills, not only that my father also does cement business, so I can relate all these
p3: don't u need to first improve ur technical skills for this?
me: I can do it parallelly as I have already learned them, it is not a problem to get through the basics
p3: so can you manage the cement industry now?
me: I cannot sir thats the reason I want to join mba
p2: have u done accounts?
me: no sir
p2: he was trying to say that I have mentioned
me: I remembered and said sir its actually management economics and accountancy
p2: what did you learn in accounts?
me: credits, debits
p2: thats it?
me: assets and liabilities
p2: thats it?
me: sir it actually moves around these topics
p2: what did u learn in economics?
me: thinking
p2: forgot?
me: yes sir
p2: you can go
In between they were murmuring like p2: oh u got a certificate from robosapiens so u said it is top leading company. p3: You couldn't do well in b.tech so joining mba
Duration of PI: 20-25 min
your view of your preparation(0-5) and performance(0-5): 3, 2
need your feedback..:)
How many people are there in a slot? and how much time does it take for the complete process to get over in a slot?
hi all,
What are we supposed to fill in the "entry no." in the application form..??
plz help
hello, do we have to carry copies (self-attested) of our extra curricular certificates along with the mark sheets?
I have my iimc interview on wednesday the 26th at iift. Getting very nervous. Suggest something friends for theD day.
24/02/2014 8 AM Slot New Delhi
CAT Percentile - 99.96
Quant Percentile - 99.43
Verbal Percentile - 99.92
WAT Topic - Women now a days are coming out in open and telling about the sexual molestation in the workplace. What do you think is the reason for this change?
Went off pretty well.
Interview- I was the last one to be interviewed in my slot. Panel consisted of three gentlemen P1, P2 & P3. Two were in their 50s and one was quite young.
First all the panelists asked me that you have an advantage that you already know most of the questions that we have asked today.
Answered politely that this is not the case sir as I just asked the previous guys which topics you were asking questions on, not the exact questions.
P1- Tell me why you want to do an MBA when you want to be become a top level manager in the automobile industry (wrote about it in my career goals)
Me- Answered them that I want to learn how the business world functions and what factors drive the automobile sector in coming out with new products.
P2 Asked me about my work experience and my role in my firm.
Me- Answered it satisfactorily.
P3- Explain me what exactly is designing.
Me- I blabbed a bit. But I think he wasn't satisfied with my answer.
P2 Asked me about the auto expo a bit as I work in the automotive firm
Me- Answered it satisfactorily.
P2- Tell me the volume of the water bottle that is kept on the table. How will you calculate it?
Me- Sir put it in a tub of water and measure the volume of the water that is displaced. He seemed impressed by this answer.
P2- Well you are right. But how will you proceed mathematically?
Me- Answered that I will reduce the bottle into simple geometries. A cylinder capped by a cone and if I know the dimensions then I will calculate the approx volume by the basic formulae.
The panelist seemed satisfied and my interview was over.
Overall it was a nice discussion with the panelists. As I was the last one to be interviewed and they were already late for lunch, my interview went for around 15-20 mins. The panelists were cheerful and friendly.
Rest all is now in their hands. I hope I get through. All the best to the fellow call getters.😃😃
@Rooney575 Hi ..what is the percentage of engineering freshers getting selected into IIM C in last few years?