[2013] XLRI GD/PI Experiences BM and HRM

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Hello everyone :slight_smile: I hope you had a good GDPI experience. Please share your experiences in as much detail as possible in this thread…! Please follow the following format while posting : _________________________________________________…

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Hello everyone :)

I hope you had a good GDPI experience. Please share your experiences in as much detail as possible in this thread..!

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This interview is for the course: (BM or HRM)
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls)
XAT percentile:

GK score:
Interview Centre:
Educational Profile
X:
XII:
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age:
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:

Work profile (if applicable)
Organization : (if you wish to disclose)
Number of months :
Sector/Industry :
Special achievements at work :
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) :

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic:
Number of participants:
Duration:
Brief snapshot of discussion:

About the panel
Panelists Intro:
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct:

PI Questions:

Any other details that you think are relevant:
Your advice for future aspirants:

Verdict:
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This interview is for the course: BM
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls): Many
XAT percentile: 91.7
Interview Centre: XIMR, Mumbai
Educational Profile
X: 87.47%
XII: 79%
Undergrad Major - Mechanical Engineering, University of Pune : 65%
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: Robotics level 1 and 2, Elementary and Intermediate level Hindi exams - High Distinction.

Work profile (if applicable)
Number of months : 13
Sector/Industry : Product Lifecycle Management
Special achievements at work :
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) : 2 Papers published, 3 Internships, A National level award for paper presentation, 2 state level awards.

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: "Shall India abolish death penalty?"
Number of participants: 12
Duration: Around 20 minutes
Brief snapshot of discussion: No fish market, It was a good GD, I started the GD, made 3-4 valid points and everyone was given a chance to summarize.

About the panel
Panelists Intro: Prof. Prantik Ray (PR), Prof. Ashis Pani (AP) and Prof. Gloryson Chalil (GC)

Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct: Mine was a stress Interview, so they tried to put me under a lot of stress.

PI Questions:

I greeted all of them individually with a smile, PR told me to sit.

PR: So, Hrishikesh, who is Hrishikesh Mukherjee ?
Me - He is a film director, sir.
PR - Have you seen any of his films ?
Me - No sir.
PR - So, you don't watch many movies, do you ?
Me - No sir.
PR- So what interests you ?
Me - I'm extremely interested in Marketing, I like to read about Hindu Mythology, I like to solve Rubik's cube. Actually I can solve a Rubik's cube within 40 seconds.
PR -
GC - What is a Rubik's cube ?
Me - It's the most famous puzzle of all times invented by Erno Rubik, the first algorithm was derived by a lady named Jasmine Lee ...
GC (Cuts me in between) - So you like algorithms ?
Me - I know the algorithms for a rubik's cube, saaaar, there's a basic layer-by-layer algorithm, there's a ...
GC (Again cuts me in between) - I have NO IDEA about what a rubik's cube is about, tell me how to solve it.
Me - TOLD.
AP - What is the difference between Government and Governance ?
Me - Saaaaaar Government is a system that serves and governs people, Governance is an action.
AP (Cuts) - So shall there be e-government or e-governance ?
Me - E-Governance because ...
AP (Cuts) - But there's e government. Do you know why ?
Me - No saaar I don't.
GC - Tell me, how a living being can affect a product's lifecycle ?
Me - Sir if a living being handles the product well, it will increase its lifecycle and if ...
GC (Cuts) - Can you tell me why did I ask you this question?
Me - Maybe because I was in Product lifecycle management ?
GC -
AP - Why did you leave your job ?
Me - Tried to explain them about my focus and that I didn't want to take any risk n all, but they didn't seem to be convinced.
PR - (Suddenly) There are 2 sides of your brain. Left and right. differentiate between them.
Me - Sir I'm not sure, but I think left side is more analytical and right is more towards emotions and all.
(PR gives me a look and starts reading newspaper)
AP - Differentiate between a product and a service.
Me - TOLD. (Also told him about the 4 Ps and 7 Ps)
GC - There are countries which follow Left hand drive system and there are some countries which follow right hand driving system. Why ?
Me - Sir the systems are already established and if you follow LHD in a country which has RHD, it is difficult to overtake as you can not look ahead quite well and ...
GC (Cuts) - No. Tell me what parameters does a country take into consideration while adopting a system.
Me - Started telling
GC - No. Think and tell. Think for 45 seconds.
Me -
Me - Maybe like sir(PR) said earlier, it might depend on the sides of your brain, but I virtually cannot differentiate between the two.
GC - Think of something else.
Me - Told something about the roads but he wasn't convinced.
Okay. Is there anything you would like to ask us ?
Me - Asked 2-3 questions about Life at XLRI and its logo n all.
GC - What colours do you see in XLRI logo ?
Me - TOLD ! (And also related them with Excellence and Integrity (Motto).

GC, AP, PR - Thank you.
Me - Thank you saaar.

Any other details that you think are relevant: I was a bit nervous already and when they put me under stress, I got more nervous and stuttered a bit.

Your advice for future aspirants: Be Assertive and Confident. They can ask you anything (Read: LHD/RHD). What they want to test is your thinking, more than your knowledge. Best of luck.

Verdict: Reject. 😟


Feeling very sad now that I know I won't be coming to Jamshedpur, still, as they say,

"It's something unpredictable, but in the end its right .. And for what its worth, it was worth all the while .." 😃

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This interview is for the course: (BM or HRM) BM
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls) None
XAT percentile:93
Interview Centre: XIMR, Mumbai
Educational Profile
X: 82.53
XII:76
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 70.20
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: None

Work profile (if applicable)
Number of months : 39
Sector/Industry : Manufacturing
Special achievements at work : Won awards for project implemented.
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) : None

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: Is Right to basic education a myth?
Number of participants: 9
Duration: 2 mins to think +25 mins of discussion with a conclusion in 30 seconds by everyone
Brief snapshot of discussion: Almost everyone contributed to the GD. everyone got an opportunity to speak. Discussed a lot of things affecting the access to basic education. Overall, satisfactory.

About the panel
Panelists Intro: Prof. Prantik Ray (PR), Prof. Ashis Pani (AP) and Prof. Gloryson Chalil (GC) same for the centre i guess
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct:They took turns to ask questions, the others were passive when one asked the question. All asked about a different topic.

PI Duration: 20 mins

PI Questions:

P1: Ok Sanket,so u r from xyz??
Me: Yes sir.
P1: Surprisingly, the person after you is also from xyz...did both of u apply together??
Me: No sir, we are meeting at the center for the first time.
P1: OK.So sanket tell me about you org.
Me: Told general details.
P1: So who is the promoter??
Me: None sir,we dont have one.
P1: So, arent you vulnerable to takeovers from other promotors?
Me: Sir,we are. But the senior management has looked at that situation and put in place a plan for the same.
P1: So,why split you org into IC(independent companies)?(We are in the process creating independent companies instead of one big conglomerate)
Me: Stuff about companies catering to different domains,so each has to look out at its competitors and make changes in the functioning of the company and stuff about HR policies,salaries and so one.
p2: So Sanket,tell me about you work?
Me: Told
P2: So have u had a chance to work on reverse engineering in your org?
Me: No sir, but I have worked on Improving processes more.
P2: Give me an example.
Me: Gave.
P2: So why MBA?
Me: Told
P3: So what r ur interests?
Me: Told about formula 1 and football.
P3: Why are both these sports not so famous in india?
Me: Told stuff abt not enough representation of Indian players in these areas.
P3: So what do u think is required?
Me: Investment in infrastructure,better promotion and better exposure to these sports.
P3: So do u think corporates like Kingfisher are helping promote these sports?
Me: Yes sir,to a certain extent.
Then a little more discussion on whether after failing in ventures like Kingfisher airlines, Mallya should be allowed to own teams in sports?
A little about Sahara group too.


Any other details that you think are relevant: Be calm about the interview, be honest and open in the same.
Your advice for future aspirants:All the very best.


Verdict: AWAITED EAGERLY!!!


P.S.: The resume isn't mandatory but it will be advisable to carry a few copies.

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Interviewers that took Interview today were:-

1)Prantik Ray(Finance)-http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/faculty-details.php?fid=124

2)Ashis K Pani(Information Systems)-http://xlri.ac.in/scripts/faculty-display.php?fid=26

3)Gloryson R B Chalil(Organisational Behaviour)-http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/faculty-details.php?fid=102

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This interview is for the course: (BM or HRM) : HRM on 19/2/2013 (just reached back from the center)
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls): IIFT, IIM Indore, IIM Shillong, NMIMS, MDI
XAT percentile: 93.66
Interview Centre: Bangalore
Educational Profile
X: 92.71
XII: 90.61
Undergrad Major – GPA/%age: 92.1
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:
Work profile (if applicable)Organization : (if you wish to disclose): Business Analyst
Number of months : 8
Sector/Industry : IT, Financial Services
Special achievements at work : recognition for active participation in cultural activities
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) :state level basketball, chess, athletics, quizzes, debates, head of student's chapter, worked for start-ups in college

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: Based on coalition politics
Number of participants: 11 (1 absent)
Duration: 15-20 mins
Brief snapshot of discussion: Given a case, we had to discuss and rank the solutions given. I started the GD with the intro of the topic and invited others to put forth their views. Entered the GD 4-5 times.

About the panel
Panelists Intro: Left (Information Systems sir, silent- Soumyakanti Chakraborty). Center (Old, Organization Behavior sir-I. S. F. Irudayaraj ), Right (Stern, Humarn Resource sir- dont remember, most likely: )
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct: Very stern and I was put under considerable stress.

PI Questions:
1. No intro asked, directly started with my organization.
2. What does ur company do? Oh credit rating agency?
3. What does the credit ratings stand for? What are the implications?
4. Can any Tom **** and Harry start a credit agency and start giving ratings to a country?
5. Why is india just above the junk status? Its very pessimistic isnt it? What are your views?
6. What is the implication of a credit rating for a country? (repeated it despite me giving several perspectives).
7. Is credit ratings like suppose “ I dont like your face, can i say i reject you”? (caught off guard, i explained the several factors that go into a credit rating).
8. Did you qualify for BM? Why HR?
9. About my projects (since 3 out of 4 of my projects involved HR as the major stakeholders)
10. Why did you leave sports?
11. What is the reason India is lagging behind in sports?
12. What is your work profile? What are the tools you use? What about the backend?
14. How did you feel about the GD? Any point you wish to add apart from the solutions that we gave. Do you think the existing laws are not strong enough?
15. Dont you think you will face brickbats as a HR would?
16. Why do you wanna become a HR? What did you learn about the different levels of HR when you were doing your projects?

Any other details that you think are relevant: I gave all the answers coolly, but felt I couldnt drive the interview. It went off in a jiffy.
Your advice for future aspirants:

Verdict: Expecting a reject (gut feeling)
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This interview is for the course: BM
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls): None
XAT percentile: 98.61
Interview Centre: XIMR, Mumbai
Educational Profile
X: 88%
XII: 88%
Undergrad Major - Chemical Engg,BITS Pilani : 65%
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:None

Work profile (if applicable)
None

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: "Can FDI solve India's food problem?"
Number of participants: 9(4 were absent)
Duration: Around 20 minutes
Brief snapshot of discussion: Ppl were more concerned with FDI in Retail and cold storage and stuff like that.I tried to present the view that a two pronged approach with FDI in right places plus government reforms are the solution rather than just FDI.Not a fish market and everyone was told to summarize at the end in 30 seconds with 15 seconds for summary of GD and 15 seconds for ur opinion on the topic

About the panel
Panelists Intro: Prof. Prantik Ray (PR), Prof. Ashis Pani (AP) and Prof. Gloryson Chalil (GC)Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct: Mine was a stress Interview, so they tried to put me under a lot of stress.

PI Questions:
I greeted all of them individually with a smile, AP told me to sit.GC took the file and told to sign
AP-Is it the first time that u are wearing a suit??
Me-No sir second time...I first wore at the farewell party (Grins all around)

PR: So, you have done schooling till 10th in Kuwait??
Me-Yes

PR-Can u pls tell me then abt this term 'jasmine revolution' floating around.....
Me-Told abt Tunisia,Arab Spring how people in autocratic middle eastern countries are trying to assert their rights

PR-So has anything similar happened in Kuwait
Me-Told abt the National Assembly protests and curbing of freedom of speech stuff there

PR-So why do u think India should be a democracy when it can develop better as an Autocratic country a la China Singapore
Me-Gassed abt personal satisfaction and how country can be not peaceful even if development is rapid if denied their basic rights like China

PR-So what do u think is more important Freedom of Speech or Economic development??
Me-After a certain level of development,freedom becomes more important as we start to assert our rights after our basic needs are met

PR-Ok,so u spoke abt Labor reforms in GD...How will that help in the food problem?? (Biggest Mistake of day speaking abt that)
Me-Gave some gyaan abt how most of them are not given enough financial incentive etc and how without that incentive agriculture production can decline even further and ppl doing farming can decrease

PR(Cuts in)-I think the problem is that too many ppl are there in agriculture with very less returns.....Gave example of how US has very less and still able to produce well
Me-(Beta ab tu mar gaya) Spoke abt how from nineteenth century when agriculture was primary occupation in US economic development was supplemented by technological developments in agriculture which allowed them to seamlessly transition from agrarian to manufacturing economy while no such developments are seen in India which can affect our food production(Remembered some statistics on falling food production after interview :splat:)

GC-Do u know specific reforms which can affect the labor in ur point??
Me-(Kyun phas gaya yahan) No Sir

AP-So do u think govt is justified in taxing the super rich extra after all their hard work??
Me-(kahan se aaya yeh :wow:)gave some bakwaas par not convincing to even my ears :splat:

PR-So which is better u think Income Tax or Expenditure Tax??
Me-More Gyaan
GC-Why did u not apply for HRM also??
Me-I am a fresher and I think it would be better if I took BM and made an informed choice about my specialization after 2 yrs at XL than right now

GC-How can u convince us that u have the required quant skills after ur poor CG??
Me-Gave gyaan abt BITS,XAT and how I had good grades in my first year Maths courses

GC,AP,PR-Thank you
Me-Thank you Sir!!

Any other details that you think are relevant:Grilled me thoroughly on GD points and moaned abt low acads but didn't ask any Engg related question.No Hobbies and GK too.I was banking on hobbies to sell myself :(....While for other guys it was more abt hobbies and work ex....I felt they had already decided to reject me and were playing around.And the process is totally random...Every candidate in our group had a different type of interview.The first girl's interview was the least stressful(It also helped that she was good looking,tall and quite hot :splat: )...They got into better touch as the interviews progressed :P
Your advice for future aspirants: Be Confident.And the Mumbai panel is mostly taking stress interviews.I was the last person in that slot so was on the shorter side(15-20 mins) as they were impatient for their lunches :P.Be prepared to be asked anything
Verdict: Awaited.(Mostly reject)

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PS:Can u PM me your opinion on this PI @bharat436 sir??
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This interview is for the course: BM

Other calls: XLRI-HR, IIFT, New IIMs, NMIMS, SIBM-P, SCMHRD

XAT percentile: 99.58

GK Score: 6.33

Interview Date & Centre: 19 Feb, Afternoon, XIMR, Mumbai

Educational Profile:
X: 83.33
XII: 82.50

Undergrad Major - IT Engineer, 68.74%

Any other professional certification or course undertaken: No

Work profile (if applicable)
Organization: Infosys Ltd.
Number of months: 27
Sector/Industry: IT
Special achievements at work: Lolzz..

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: Private Sector cannot solve India's public health problem
Number of participants: 13
Duration: 20 mins
Brief snapshot of discussion: I think good points were raised. I made an entry around 4 times. At the end, each of us were asked to summarize and give views within 30 seconds.

About the panel
Panelists Intro: Prof. Prantik Ray (PR), Prof. Ashis Pani (AP) and Prof. Gloryson Chalil (GC)

PI Questions:
PR: So you are also from infosys, 2 people before you were also from infosys. So much attrition will be there.
Me: Yes sir, generally also, attrition is more in IT sector

AP: What is the attrition rate of infosys ?
Me: 10-12 %

PR: Why do you think is there so much attrition in IT sector ?
Me: Sir, in the IT sector people now don't see as much career growth as there used to be during the IT boom.

PR: So as an organization what would you do to reduce attrition ?
Me: Considering an organization like infosys, it takes too much time for a progression (around 2-3 years), let alone promotion. So, I would try to reduce this time interval and thereby provide an incentive to remain in the organization.

PR: But do you think this is practically possible ? Because, if you start promoting so fast, in 10-12 years everyone would be the CEO.
Me: There must be a limit to promotion, i believe. Also, employees should be made to believe that there is growth in IT sector and that they should incorporate patience. Patience is the key, i believe.

GC: So, tell me about your background.
Me: told.

GC: Do you know what is inventory turn out ?
Me: No sir, i haven't heard of this term.

GC: From the term, logically what do you think it could be ?
Me: I think, it would be the amount of stock that would come out of the inventory in a given period of time.

GC: Ok, tell me how would you practically implement in your business something that you have learned in your engineering.
Me: Started telling that i would use programming languages and softwares for better management of inventory etc.

GC: Take up one core concept and explain. For e.g. tell me how would you use standard deviation and variance as concepts and improve your business ?
Me: I started telling about how in the month of February, business would rise in the days near valentine's day as compared to other days of the month. So, if we find that the deviation is more during these days, then it implies that as a business we aren't doing well in other days. So we need to concentrate on improving business on other days as well.

GC: Tell me specifically, how would you do it ?
Me: I tried hard explaining but i don't think he was convinced. Of the 15-20 mins of the interview, this discussion lasted around 7-8 mins :(

AP: What is the full form of FMCG ?
Me: I could not recollect and said i am not aware.

PR: What is your CAT score ?
Me: 98.43

PR: So, what other calls do you have ?
Me: told

PR: So, are those interviews done ?
Me: Yes sir.

PR: And what is your XAT score ?
Me: 99.58

PR: Have you applied to other institutes accepting XAT scores ? Did you apply for Goa institute ?
Me: Yes sir, Its interview is scheduled in March.

PR: Ok, have a nice day.
Me: Thanked all 3 of them and left.

Verdict: REJECT, mostly because of the standard deviation and statistics discussion
XLRI dream over :(

All the best to other candidates
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This interview is for the course: BM
Other calls: XL(HRM), XIMB(PGDM & PGDM_HRM), NMIMS(Core & HR), IMT-G
XAT percentile: 99.61
Interview Centre: Bangalore, 18th Feb Afternoon

Educational Profile:
X: 87.67%
XII: 91.00%
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 76.67%
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: None

Work profile (if applicable)Organization : Sapient Consulting, Netscout Systems software
Number of months : 28 (23 + 5)
Sector/Industry : IT

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: "Right to basic education is a myth!"
Number of participants: 10
Duration: 2 minutes to think, 15 minutes to discuss
Brief snapshot of discussion: The discussion was good. Covered a lot of areas. Sometimes moved towards becoming a fish market but quickly became normal as well. We were asked to give an individual summary of 30s each.
P.S. No blank sheets were provided. Better to carry a small notepad and a pen.

About the panel
Panelists Intro: 3 male professors. Cannot remember their faces so couldn't look up their names (Left Prof: LP, middle Prof: MP, Right Prof: RP)
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct: Tried to ease me. was a calm discussion.

PI Questions:
Wished them as soon as I entered. MP took my folder and asked me to take a seat. Also asked me to sign the attendance sheet.
LP: Tell us something about yourself. More focus on work experience and Educational background.
Me: Told in detail. They patiently listened for about 1.5 mins
MP: Ok so describe your role in Sapient.
Me: Spoke about e-commerce platform development.
MP: Which technology? did you get any special training?
Me: Told
RP: So what are the trends in e-commerce across India? What are the challenges it is facing?
Me: Explained
MP: So what are your suggestions to improve the scenario in the future.
Me: Gave some more gyaan .
LP: Ok what do you do in netscout?
Me: Explained about my UI role. how currently there's a tech shift happening. learning opportunity. Good contribution in a short time.
MP: Quizzed me on something I said in the GD
Me: explained.
RP: Asked me to explain the intro of my essay
Me: (ab to yaad bhi nahi kya likha tha :P) Quickly recalled and explained why I wrote that
MP: Who is the HRD minister, Lok sabha speaker?
Me: Blanked out!!!!
LP: Rajya Sabha speaker? PM? President?
Me: (Ye sab to pata hi hai sir) Was flushed! Told them all.
MP: Hinted that LS speaker was a lady. still couldnt remember.
LP: Ok tell us what you dream about (ref: my secondary email id :P)
Me: Explained about my weird dreams. seemed interested :P
RP: So why MBA?
Me: Related to my work exp. Few things I had done out of my set of roles & responsibilities.
MP: You seem to be very HR oriented ( BM interview mein ye nahi hona chahiye!! Atleast LOR de do sir HR interview ke liye :P)
LP: Do you have a call for HRM?
Me: yes sir.
All smiled.
LP: Ok we are done.
MP: Is there something more you want to tell us about?
Me: Sir I'd like to talk about my hobbies.
MP: Go ahead.
Me: Spoke about dance. Rajasthani Family so tied with deep culture. Rajasthani Folk, trained in Bollywood and Belly Dance. Always performed in school. Continued even at work.
MP: So tell me about Black Swan
Me: Told
MP: Ok Thank you. Have a nice day.
Me: Thank you Sirs. Have a good day too.

according to the group in the waiting room it lasted for 15 odd minutes. Seemed longer to me :P

Your advice for future aspirants: Stay calm, try to analyse a question and answer. they are looking for your approach more than the correct answer.

Verdict: Converted!!! Really did!!!! :mg: :mg: :mg:
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hey guys.. thanks alot for sharing your experiences about xlri gd/pi

could you plz tell me wat all do we need to carry..?
is there any form that we need to download or fill for xlri..?
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This interview is for the course : BM
Other calls : XL HRM
XAT percentile : 98.99
GK Score : 7.17
Interview Centre : Ashraya International, Bangalore.
Educational Profile
X : 92.67%
XII : 94.5%
Undergrad Major - GPA : 8.4
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: None
Work profile (if applicable)
Organization : PSU
Number of months : 18
Sector/Industry : Power
Special achievements at work : None
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) : Nothing great, ordinary Profile.

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic : Private sector cannot solve india's public health problems in India.
Number of participants : 12 (2 Absent out of 14)
Duration : 2 Min to think and 14 min for GD.
Brief snapshot of discussion: It was a decent GD and Not a fish market but went off the topic for some time. I pitched in for 3-4 times in between, gave points like Private public partnership is needed to solve India's health problems and backed up with examples like polio eradication Campaign etc. Every one had time to listen to each other.

Please carry a small paper with you for the GD as they are not providing any.

About the panel
Panelists Intro:
1. Rajeev Sharma (RS) ( Middle )
2. Santosh Kumar Sangem (SKS) (To the Left of RS)
3. T L Raghu Ram (TL) (To the right of RS)
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct:
Good panel.No stress type but they looked pretty serious with out any smile on their Faces. SKS sometimes tries to stress you out but overall all in our group had non-stress interviews.

PI Questions:

Went inside and greeted every one signed in my sheet and RS asked me to sit down, I thanked him and sat down.

RS : So you work in .... ?
I : Explained about my work and some other details.
RS : So it must be a very peaceful job ?
I : I told him it is not that and explained what my schedule is every day.
RS : So you like interacting with people ?
I : Yes Sir.
RS : That's the reason you applied for HRM
I : Yes Sir.
RS : How did the HRM PI go ?
I : I did okay sir ?
RS : Okay !!! ( I should have said good but he caught me there and asked me why only okay .
I : Explained him I could not answer 2-3 questions in the PI and felt could have done better.
RS : I don't follow you, how can u say if u don't answer 2-3 questions your interview went only okay.
RS : what else did they ask in HRM PI ?
I : Told them about my career goals to become an entrepreneur in education sector.
RS : So you want to be in education sector and name one educationalist you admire ?
I : I gave him an example from my home state who he doesn't know and explained how education is so important .
RS : So like the person you want to establish schools ,engg colleges and medical colleges and then B- Schools?
I : Sir I would like to take one step at a time and first concentrate on schools as I feel schooling is important.
RS : Stressed me on the point again
I : May be Yes sir . ( Dunno what I should have said )
RS : Do u think if corporates stop offering lucrative packages people will still be interested in MBA ?
I : (Very tricky question indeed and I tried to be honest ) Sir I think very less people will be interested then and few genuinely interested MBA should apply ( Very tough question but I felt could have done better on this question )
SKS : Gave a case scenario where he wanted me to list four points in favour of " There is no point in educating the pepople as the most corrupt are highly educated "
I : He stressed me to think carefully and answer but I could only give one point and was thinking but then TL took over.
TL : So U work in ...... ? What is the PSU and what is the share of govt in your company what is a share? what is the share price of your company ? Par value of your company share ? what is premium ? What is the premium used for ? any ceiling on the premium ? What is a debentures ?
I : Gave all the details and told them I don't know for few questions on debentures, premium ceiling etc and the share price I told them one week ago price but don't whether that is the right price or not ?
TL : asked me about my quoted point regarding R&D.;
I : Explained about how R&D; access when given to govt can help in producing cheaper products because of mass production.
TL : Tell me a company which invests more in R&D; ?
I : GSK and Cipla.
TL : what is GSK and what does it do ?
I : Glaxo Smith Kline and it is a pharmaceutical company .
TL : only Pharmaceutical company ?
I : May be Health care also .
TL : Any pill you can tell me of GSK ?
I : I don't Know.
TL : What is the total R&D; spending by private sector ?
I : Don't Know.
RS : Okay Thank You and All the Best (Smiling)

Any other details that you think are relevant: My PI was for 15-20 min I guess and almost all in our group had a PI ranging from 15-25 min.They did not bother about my certificates that much but only glanced through them. They had an essay copy with them and were going through it.
Your advice for future aspirants: Try to be genuine and clarity about your career.


Verdict: I could not make out of the mood of the Panel but I felt I could have done a lot better. Can be 50 :50 according to me.

Feedback is welcome from anyon and can PM me.

@bharat436 how did u think it went ? It would be better if GK scores are also included in the post to get a good idea of the candidates profile in total.
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This interview is for the course : BM
Other calls : NMIMS,SPJIMR,IMTG,IMID,TAPMI
XAT percentile : 98.73
GK Score : 2.8
Interview Centre : Bangalore
Educational Profile
X : 87.8%
XII : 81.2%
Undergrad Major - : 81.45 (IPU,Delhi)
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: IP Certification,Ericsson
Work profile (if applicable) : Network Engineer
Organization : Ericsson Global India
Number of months :18
Sector/Industry : Telecom
Special achievements at work : Power Award,IP Certification

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic : Is PM form of govt(India) better than President form of govt(US).
Number of participants : 11(2 absent)
Duration : 2 Min to think and 20 min for GD.
Brief snapshot of discussion: Decent GD and since topic was such no fish market,yours truly started teh GD and also pitched in 2~3 more times.. In the end everyone was told to summarize in 20 seconds each.

About the panel
Panelists Intro:
3 panelists all male profs..
Dont remember their names .. also faces are blurry so cant look them up 😛

Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct:
Great panel. No stress at all, started my PI with a smile and finished it smiling .

PI Questions:
Q:Why did you start the GD?
A: Told it gives me confidence and I believe I did it nicely.
Q:What is your height?Does it give you confidence as well?
A:Yeah.. blah blah...
Q:Why did you bring up Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi party?
A:Told about anti-corruption the sole direction of the party...
Q:How will Kejriwal be as a PM?
A:Told will focus on Anti-corruption,Jan Lokpal Bill.. but too early to tell what other he has to offer.
Q:What are you currently reading in the news?
A:Chopper gate .. blah blah
Q: Oh you are from Telecom...
A: Yes sir
Q: So tell me about the motion of a snake and how it senses the surroundings ?
A: Told vibrations sensing etc..
Q:No draw the graph and show me ..
A: Drew an analog curve with an equation y=mx+c where c is ambient noise in environment,y is percieved vibrations by snake, m is distance of source , x is intensity of sound source..
Q: Ok ok,can Snakes see red colour?
A: I said snakes are colour blind sir and see in Grayscale...
A few questions on this more..
Q:What is TRAI?
A: Answered
Q:Its head?
A:Kapil Sibal (Dammit why did I say this)
Q: How did Telecom Boom in India?
A: told about license raj,PV Narasinha Rao and new and improved policies with FDI in telecom and reduction in price of spectrum..
Q: So which is the gravest threat to telecom market now?
A:Spectrum refarming,High price of spectrum... blah blah
Q: Ok Dhruv tell me why we shouldnt select you?
A: I talk too much at times(Not articulate) and am a little dominating..(they laugh)
Q: So what qualities a manager should have?
A:Blah blah...
Q: Ok Dhruv do you want to tell us anything lese than this?
A:Told about hobbies..

Ok Dhruv Thanks,
ME: May I ask a question sir?
Them:Sure
Me: What does the logo of XLRI mean after redesign?
Them:Told something that its just a logo.. doesnt mean much 😛

I thanked them and left.
Total duration = 20 mins
Chilled out panel with 1 prof very sweet and smiling,1 prof normal and 1 prof not smiling at all!

All in all a good experience

Result: Converted BM (Direct Convert)!! mg


Though I dunno how they are judging.. ATB to others as well 😃
Just remain calm and think before you answer.. 😃

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wat all docements do we need to carry for xlri interview..?

is there any form too,,?
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This interview is for the course: HRM
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls): new iims
XAT percentile:96.39
GK score:8.33
Interview Centre:Bengaluru(18th morning slot)
Educational Profile
X: 88
XII:94
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 74
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:

Work profile (if applicable)Organization : (if you wish to disclose)
Number of months : 10
Sector/Industry :Banking
BankSpecial achievements at work :
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) :

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GE Topic: Reformation of police organisation
Number of participants: 11
Duration: 2+13+2
Brief snapshot of discussion: Very smooth and almost everyone got a chance to speak

About the panel
Panelists Intro: Sri Idayaraj and panel
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct:
Very cordial and patient
PI questions
Mostly on my work ex such as
how many branches of ur bank in India?
major competetors ?
CMD of ur bank?
two good things abou the organisation?
probs faced at branch level and how did u solve them ?
working of teller machine from technological perspective ?
union HRD, DEFENCE AND FINANCE ministers?
current Economic probs faced by nation, trade defecit?
why HRM, why not BM?
Through out the interview they paid a great attention to what I was saying and dat really boosted my confidence levels.
Verdict: Can't speculate .....keeping fingers crossed. Good luck to all
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This interview is for the course: BM
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls) new iims
XAT percentile:96.39GK score:8.33
Interview Centre:Bengaluru(19th morning slot)
Educational Profile
X: 88
XII:94
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 74
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:

Work profile (if applicable)Organization : (if you wish to disclose)
Number of months : 10
Sector/Industry :Banking
Special achievements at work :
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) :

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD Topic: Can FDI solve India s food problem?
Number of participants: 13
Duration: 2+13+2
Brief snapshot of discussion: slightly fish market of kind still not dat bad

About the panel
Panelists Intro: no idea
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct: Stress interview

PI Questions:
1.did u attend HR interview?
Me: yes sir
2.how was it ?
Me: gud
3. Any question u failed to answer?
me: told
4.now answer me d same Q
Me: bla bla bal.......
5. Regarding work ex, type of job,....etc
Then d other member started saying "u r a confused man.....first BE in Cse then career in banking, now MBA......no connection aah."
Me: defended
6. What is CRR, SLR?
Me:told
7.what is CRAR?
Me:explained
8. What is NPA?
Me:answered
9.what r d five common things a branch manager does everyday ?
Me:answered (but he seemed nots satisfied)
10.5 reasons why we shouldn't hire you?
Me: gave one ,artificial reason:(
Meanwhile the panel memberstried to stress me by yawning, looking into sky,...etc very time threy tried to disprove my answer:)
Verdict: can't speculate.....HUD luck frnz
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This interview is for the course: (BM or HRM) : BM on 20 Feb
Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls): new IIM, MDI, XIMB
XAT percentile: 93.29
Interview Centre: Delhi, hotel parkland
Educational Profile
X: 84.2
XII: 81
Undergrad Major €“ GPA/%age: 7.5
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:
Work profile (if applicable)Organization : (if you wish to disclose): System Engineer at Infosys. (Now working in family business)
Number of months : 22
Sector/Industry : IT
Special achievements at work : None
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) :None

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: human rights is myth in western countries
Number of participants: 11 (1 absent)
Duration: 20-25 mins
Brief snapshot of discussion: There was fish market in between. Rest was fine.

PI Questions:
1) Why Infosys Revenues are low
2) Why they are they not reducing the billing rate
3) If they do so what impact it will have internally
4) How old is your business
5) What is your hobby
6) You will promote monthly or yearly GYM membership
7) What if person is not able to afford yearly membership
8) They showed me IPhone add in newspaper. 2 EMI scheme were mentioned there. Asked me if the rate of interest is same
9) asked on email id(I have used car name in it )
9) What is price elasticity
10) Person should do cardio first or should do weights
11) Which work is more boring IT or your family business

Any other details that you think are relevant: i felt they were not interested and doing time pass.
Your advice for future aspirants: Remain cool

Verdict: Awaited ( My hope is low as GD did not went good for me)
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This interview is for the course : HRM
Other calls : XL BM
XAT percentile : 97.06
Interview Centre : Hotel Parkland, Delhi
Educational Profile
X : 72.8%
XII : 64.6%
Undergrad Major - 75.2%

Any other professional certification or course undertaken: Storage professional Certifications

Work profile (if applicable)
Organization : IT
Number of months : 60+
Sector/Industry : Infra outsourcing
Special achievements at work : Awards, rewards and topper of the exam
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) : social causes Marathons, NGO


Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic : Dicussion on education system not being good (7 reasons to be discussed and marked acc to importance)
Number of participants : 14
Duration : 2 Min to think and 17 min for GD.

Brief snapshot of discussion: It was a decent GD and a bit of fish market but went off the topic for some time. I pitched in for 3-4 times in between, Group reached on consensus on 5 points.


About the panel
Panelists Intro:
1 Aged Man (people called him father)
2 Mr Sumit Sarkar ( Middle )
3 Middle aged man ( Right )

Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct:
Good panel.No stress at all, had a non-stress interview.


P1 Started
Hello Harveen U have worked at xxx
HJ : No sir, i am still with them.

Tell me about wipro, y did u leave it?


2.5 years in Wipro, then in xxx and now MBA. U r not very stable.
HJ : Justified

U have applied to all 3 courses, whats ur focus in life?
HJ : (y did u give me 3 option , i wd b a fool to miss the chance)
Told about own venture


Why dont you join the enterprenuer course then?
HJ : Told its a long term goal

So u already burnt ur fingers in business once.

Passed over to 3.

How was the GMP interview?
Which would u choose out of GMP and BM? (Please dont ask this in the HR interview)
u wd have to work with freshers, how will u get along?
HJ : I said i was with them in the GD too so why not the whole course.

How would you feel if a person younger than you said 'shut up'?

How would you feel if you enter the room and everyone falls silent (as the boss is talking)?

passed over to 2

Questions on hobbies
Asked if I am aware of economics etc.
HJ : Affirmative (n blast started.)

Tell me the various fundamental rights that we have.
HJ : Told 2-3

How many are there?
HJ : 7

Which country has done away with coins and only has notes?
Which country doesnt have currency of its own?

That was it.

10 minutes not more

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This interview is for the course: (BM or HRM)Other calls: (other XL calls, other institute calls)XAT percentile: 98.26
GK score:6.33
Interview Centre: Hotel Ashraya International, Bangalore( 20 Feb afternoon slot)
Educational Profile
X: 89.33
XII:91.40
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 6.99 Btech CSE
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:
Work profile (if applicable)Organization : (if you wish to disclose)
Number of months :24
Sector/Industry :IT
Special achievements at work : NA
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary) : None so great...decent extra curriculars

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: Human Rights in Western Countries is a myth!
Number of participants: 12
Duration: 15 mins
Brief snapshot of discussion:

Everyone pitched in and it was a good GD. I had some valid points in the discussion.

At the end, everyone was asked to summarize the discussion in 3 sentences!!

About the panel
Panelists Intro:Three People, lets name them P1, P2, P3.They were more or less of the same age group..They were all cordial, except P2who kept quiet for most of the interview

PI Questions:

P1: So, tell me about the current company you work
Me: Answered about what our company is, what we do and what my role is

P1: What is a pvt. Limited company?
Me: Sir, its a company owned by a handful of people. Our company is owned by 2 people.

P1: How many people can own a pvt ltd company
Me: Sir, I m not sure, but I think its in the range of 1 to 5( which, I later found out, is a big blunder)

P1: Can a private ltd company issue preference shares?
Me: Sir, I dunno what preference shares are, but a private ltd company can issue shares after intimating and getting the permission from SEBI

P1: What is SEBI?
Me: Sir, its Securities and Exchange Board of India. It monitors all the public companies

P1: Only public companies?
Me: Yes sir, I think so

P1: What are listed companies?
Me: Sir, Listed companies are those that are listed either in BSE or NSE

P1: Whats the difference between those two
Me: Sir, NSE is National Stock Exchange, located in Delhi and BSE is Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. And they have different indices with NSE considering 50 companies and BSE 30.

P3: ok
P1: So, you have talked about Drug lords in Mexico. What is that?
Me: (Prepared this while waiting for the interview) Sir, Mexico is facing a big problem with drug lords who are criminal organizations fighting against each other for gaining positions and many civilians are being killed in the process. And, the government, to reduce drug trafficking, has given lot of powers to military and the military is using them for inhuman activities like torturing etc..So , Mexico is facing a big human rights violation challenge.

P1: ok, What about Colombia?
Me: Sir, I dunno about the details but Colombia is also facing the problems of drug trafficking

P1: Ok, why do you think this is happening only in these two countries?
Me: Sir, its not just these two countries sir, there are a lot others. But, why it is huge in Mexico is because Mexico is right below US and hence it has huge opportunities to transport drugs over to US illegally.

P1: So, what should US do?
Me: They must strengthen the border security, tighten their drug policies and help these countries with manpower

P1: No, what must US do in their country to reduce this problem?
Me: I guess, they can provide better facilities to treat drug addiction. And as this addiction falls, demand for drugs comes down and hence the problem might lessen.

P1: Ok..(and looks at the other members)
P3: So, which branch are you from
Me: CSE sir

P1: So, why do you want to do MBA
Me(I had to ask the question again as I couldnt understand him the first time): Told ..
and they looked convinced to me!!

P3: So, you said "Human rights is obviously a myth"
Me: Yes sir, but what I actually wanted to say was "Human rights is in fact a myth"

P3: Thats correct. So why do you think so
Me: I tried to explain something saying that its related to a nation

P3: Are you sure that human rights is related to a nation, or is it individual?
Me: I m not sure sir

P3: What are Human rights?
Me: Its a set of basic rights through which a human can lead a decent life

P3: there you go
Me: (realizing) Yes sir, Human rights is related to the individual

P3: Ok, then
Me: And human rights can never be completely implemented. If we consider US after 9/11, their retaliation against Afghanistan and later Iraq are seen as good by americans, but these countries have suffered a lot sir

P3: Tell me a situation where human rights are violated in Afghanistan
Me: There are many cases where Americans tortured Afghanistan prisoners and there was a recent news where a picture was printed

P3: U think Osama Bin Laden violated Human rights
Me: Obviously sir, he has bombed numerous people for no proper reason and that itself is a direct violation of human rights

P3: What about Saddam? Did he violate any human rights when he captured Kuwait?
Me: Sorry sir, but I have not much idea about Saddam capturing Kuwait

P3 then cracks a joke about Saddam and all laugh

Me: Sir, I dunno about Kuwait, but in general, he was responsible for torturing of many people in Iraq and so he also violated human rights. Also, he was responsible for mass deaths too

P3: Yes, mass murders..true


P2: What other exams did you give
Me: Told

P2: What calls you got from them
Me: Told

P2: So, how did you prepare for your interview?
Me: Said that I have attended a few mock interviews

P2: They asked all these questions?
Me: No sir, just the basic questions like "why mba" and all

P2: And you have answered them all to us now
Everybody smile

They looked at each other and signal its over

I thanked them all and left!


Any other details that you think are relevant: They have all our details and even our Essays, the ones which we wrote in XAT. I, luckily, wasnt asked from that, but there are some people in my panel who were asked questions on their essays.

Your advice for future aspirants:Be cool and confident(I know, its a cliche!)
And go with an open mind. Finally....never give up in the interview!!


Verdict: Awaited..eagerly!!
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This interview is for the course: HRM

Other calls: IIMS, SPJAIN, SIBM, SCMHRD, XIMB, IMTG, TISS, NMIMS
XAT percentile: 98.12
GK score: 5.5
Interview Centre: 20 Feb 2 pm slot, Bengaluru

Educational Profile
X: 86.83
XII: 93.9
Undergrad Major - 9.13 GPA/ 88.8 %age:
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: Certification in Basics of Banking from IIBF

Work profile (if applicable)
Organization : TCS
Number of months :3 yrs
Sector/Industry : BFS in IT
Special achievements at work : Certificate of Excellence from an international client

Regarding GD/Group Exercise
GD/GE Topic: Each one in the group has to give individual ranking for the causes of the deterioration of education and come to a consensus on the group giving ranking to the reasons
Number of participants: 8 (4 candidates didn't show up)
Duration: 2 mins to give ranking and 10 mins to arrive at consensus
Brief snapshot of discussion: It was not a Fish market GD. Everyone in the group contributed. It was a very healthy discussion. Matured points were discussed. Over all the group came to a consensus on 5 ranks and we were stopped to arrive at ranking for the other two.
After that every one was asked to summarize for 30 seconds.

About the panel
Panelists Intro: Couldn't remember the names but all of them are XLRI faculty. Young Guy, Middle-aged Guy, Old Guy
Some words about the panel and its general behavior/conduct: Panel was friendly and chilled out.

I am the second person to go inside. They will call to a landline there and asks the candidate to come in.

PI Questions:
OG: Your name..is it XXXX?
Me: Sir, it is YYYY.
OG: Take your seat and give your documents.

YG took my file and started going through them.

MG: Then XXX should be your father's name?
Me: No sir, it is my grandfather's
MG: Goes through my profile and lists out the school and college's names. Asks me which branch in Engg.?
me: EEE
MG: You didn't try for any core companies? Did they come for campus placements?
Me: Didn't come for campus placements. But i tried for Vizag Steel Plant and SAIL. But didn't get through.
MG: Asked me about Vizag Steel Plant
Me: Told them. Also told them about the deal that didn't take place btw VSP and SAIL.
MG: What is the full form of SAIL.
me: told them.
MG: List down the PSUs where EEE students can get jobs.
Me: Told them
MG: What kind of company is SAIL.
Me: It is a Maharatna company.
MG: Earlier?
Me: Navaratna
MG: How many Maharatna companies are there?
Me: 5 and listed 2 or 3.
MG: What is market capitalization?
Me: Gyaan.
OG: Why you did n't want to join PSUs?
ME: told them. (told i also love traveling)
OG: So then you joined TCS. They would send to onsite and lot of places.
Me: Sir, traveling is not my only criteria and gave gyaan. Told them I am not taking HR course so that i can travel lot :P

The panel guys, esp OG, had a great laugh

MG: What all places you went?
Me: Told them. Mentioned about Zharia-Dhanbad belt and about people living there and how they steal coal from trains.
MG: Do you think Lalu Prasad Yadav have morally corrupt the people of Zharia-Dhanbad belt?
Me: No sir. I told them how he had turned out railways and stuff.
MG: How will the railway line sustain the amount of load on freight? (mentioned about increasing load on carriers in my previous answer)
Me: Told them.
MG: Long term and short term impact of overloading carriers?
Me: Started telling them points. MG cuts again
MG: Why the stones are present under the railway line? (mentioned the significance of stones in my previous answer)
Me: Told them.
OG, MG: Are you guessing?
Me: No, i know this through my uncle who works in railways.
OG: What is the term for the stones laid under tracks?
Me: Sorry Sir. I am not aware of that.
OG: Why HR?
Me: Told them.
OG: Difference between hearing and listening?
Me: Told them
OG: Are we hearing or listening?
Me: Sir, you people are definitely listening.

Again there were smiles in the panel.

OG: Difference between sympathy and empathy?
Me: Told them.
MG: Any other calls.
Me: IIMS, XLRI, XIMB.
YG: Tell me two good things and two bad things about TCS.
Me: I will tell three good things. Told them.
YG: Ok, now bad things.
Me: told them about HR policies documents revision.
YG: But that is now sorted out. So, not a problem.
Me: Told them about the TCS branding. People are not really concerned about the brand and compared it with Infi.
YG: Second one?
Me: Sir, i need few seconds to think. Told them about transport not provided to all because of huge numbers.
YG: That sort of contradicted your first good point about TCS.
Me: Tried to defend it with giving gyaan.
YG: You said you know photography. How serious?
Me: I am kind of mid-way.
YG: Tell me which camera you used.
Me : I told him about the camera. Told him it was lost and am planning to buy a new one.
YG: What is DSLR? (based on my previous answer)
Me: Gyaan
YG: Which one are planning to buy?
Me: Told him about Nikon 5100.
YG: Difference between DSLR and other one you had earlier.
Me: Gyaan
YG: What is the cost of the DSLRs?
Me: Told them.
YG: The one you are planning to buy?
Me: Told them.

the panel looked at each of them. Turned towards me. Nodded their heads in unison and said Thank You.
Me: Thank you sirs.

Any other details that you think are relevant: Nothing much.
Your advice for future aspirants: Stay cool. Try to avoid fish market GD. We had interaction among ourselves for about 15 mins and all decided to have a decent GD. Also stay cool for the interview. Don't add up pressure thinking about the interview.

Verdict: Not sure. Personally, I felt I could have done better. (Fumbled a bit at bad points of TCS)