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@akshaygupta19 @uditdelhi What was the final cutoff last year for IIFT Delhi Campus after taking both the written exam and GDWATPI scores and normalising them?
Also what are the maximum marks for GD,WAT and PI?
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Iift interview experience :-
Wat - disaster management is important for urban society
Gd - was the action against nestle for Maggie justified
Interview :- Why MBA? What is information technology (engineering branch it)?
Define operating system. How would you explain an operating system to a taxi driver?
Where have you been placed? What would you prefer job or MBA?
What do you like to do in your spare time? (Unusual past time activities / hobbies)
How were the people feeling when indore was announced to be in the list of smart cities? (Then they cracked a joke on the same and let me off)
Wat lasted for 20 mins exactly, gd for 25-30 mins and interview for about 10 mins.
The environment was very friendly, they tried to make sure that the applicants keep calm.
Interview experience:
Wat topic - PPP model for growth
Gd - newspaper will become extinct in long term.
Pi - why MBA, Australian open, swachh bharat abhiyan, b2b vs b2c companies, pl SQL vs no SQL, IoT, embedded systems, work and project related, agile methodology, low grad score, how is data stored by Facebook, how much data fb generates daily
IIFT interview experience:
Date : 02 Feb Slot : 2:00 PM
Panel -1
Wat : urgent need of public transport system in India
Wrote whatever I could think off in 20 mins
Gd: Should businesses contribute more towards CSR Mine went pretty bad.... And was asked to summarise in the end..even that I couldn't do it properly
Panel -2 Interview:
There were 3 members in the panel 2 Lady's and 1 male (prof-2 ) in middle of both of them Prof -2 had a serious face , prof -3 has a smiling face .. Trying to make me comfortable and prof-1 has a dead face.. I think she is done for the day as I was the last person for the day!
Prof - 2 : So you had done engg in Bio medical Engg and then joined OFSS and now you want to go for an MBA ! Can you explain this changes?
I was Expecting this question and had prepared well for it.
Prof-2 : Is OFSS in a bad state or a bad company to work for?
(3 out of 10 in that slot are from Ofss) Said most of us are passionate to take responsibility and work in senior management positions . Never say anything bad about ur company. Just defend it !
Prof -3 : who is your role model in business?
Said about what I wrote in my form
Prof -1 (smiling) : Say me 5 places around Varanasi( I studied at IIT Bhu) Answered! Prof-1 : are there any industrial areas around w Varanasi....
Talked about industries around it
Prof -1 : what is Varanasi famous for?
Apart from temples and culture!
Prof -1 : how does Varanasi help in Indian trade
I said about tourism industry , foreigners visiting the city etc..
Prof-1 : is making a mistake is right or wrong!
Told them about mistake I made...
Prof-1 : what did you learn from that??
Prof-2: In which field were you awarded gold medal for?
Answered
Thank you, you can go now!
I think it went for around 20 mins and they were pretty Chill.y interview went like a general discussion. But Considering my Gd performance I think I m out...
Hey all those who have already been through with their interviews, will there be any accommodations for a guardian to sit and wait during the interview process.??
TIA
can anybody else share their IIFT interview/GD/WAT experience?
Alright folks, here is my IIFT WAT/GD/PI experience.
My profile:
General /Engineer/ Male.
IIFT score: 58.66 (99.55 %ile)
Work ex: 28 Months (I work for OFSS as a developer)
10/12/UG: 92/92/6.2
I'm also a published writer and had a startup back in college.
Date: 2nd Feb Afternoon slot, Mumbai.
I reached around 1.25 PM. There was no document verification done. The process started at 2.
WAT Topic: Urgent requirement of a public transport infrastructure in India. 20 Minutes.
Basically I wrote about the traffic problems in India and lack of connectivity which indirectly affects the economy. Gave a few examples and ended with some potential solutions. Not sure how good it was, but I'm definitely getting 2 less marks for my handwriting.
GD: Are the companies in India socially responsible. Everybody speaks one by one for two minutes each, and then the floor is open for 10 minutes to be summarized in the end by 1-3 people.
We were 11 people, I was the last guy. Everybody chipped in a few points, but it got quite repetitive with everybody mentioning how Tata, Infosys and Reliance are using the CSR to do social activities. I mentioned the work by MSMEs and startups, and how CSR shouldn't be the only parameter. The floor was open for around 10 minutes where everybody contributed. The moderator didn't really look very impressed with the points. He asked 2 people to summarize, I felt like the 2 summaries didn't really capture the whole thing so I requested for a chance and summarized it myself.
Interview:
Once again I was the last guy to be interviewed. The students were divided into three batches. The panel taking the GD wasn't the one that took the interview.
The interview process started around 3.10 after a short coffee break. As expected, the interviews were quite chilled out with no candidate being grilled too much. They were asking questions on current affairs, academics and the interview form; nothing too deep. Most candidates were free within 10-15 minutes. My turn came at 5.30.
As I entered the room, I was asked to sit down and explain the things I did in the waiting period of two hours. I said I took a walk, had a coffee, asked others a bit about their interview. They asked me if that helped, I said it didn't. Both the interviewers were quite jolly. They asked me to entertain them, since they are tired after so many interviews.
I told them that I have some experience in Radio Jockeying and I could do a bit for them. They were surprised, and asked me to go ahead. I did something like what we hear on radios, and included them in the things I said, even played a song for them. They started laughing.
Now comes the part where they ask me the question that nobody could ever ignore, WHY THE LOW CGPA!!? And I started defending it with my usual answer. But they told me not to defend my cgpa, as the extra currics are more than making up for it. I still said that I could have done better.
They asked me what I do in OFSS, why I want to go for an MBA and if selected, which field would I choose to go for. I answered it all. Then I was asked my CAT and XAT score, and on hearing that I have other calls, they asked me what if IIML also selects me. That's where I probably screwed up, and instead of defending one institute, I started criticizing the IIM admission policy (Even I'm asking myself why). Although the interviewers took that too casually and started discussing what should be the criteria in my opinion, where I supported the way IIFT and XLRI select candidates.
In short, the interview was quite relaxing, with no academic questions or even current affairs/Finance for that matter. It was over in 10 minutes, give or take two. I'm sure the upcoming interviews are going to be very different from this.
Not expecting anything yet. But I guess it was a good start to the season.
Some FAQs:
1. Duration: The whole thing gets over in 2-4 hours, depending on your turn.
2. The IIFT administration is absolutely student friendly, no matter what's your issue, they're always supportive.
3. Take a look at things like the IIFT Website, Foreign trade policy of India and the recent GDP controversy, might come in handy.
4. Your parents can accompany you, at least in Mumbai and Kolkata there is space for waiting.
5. I'll update as I remember more.
We were allowed to leave after the interview, right?
Because i left as soon as i was done with my interview, so I'm feeling that i missed something
are interviews over everywhere??
Hi,
There are hardly any interview experiences as compared to the number of experiences that have already taken place either here or on the FB group. @uditdelhi If you could please see if something can be done about this
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IIFTians.. Please help
How to reach IIFT from Rajiv Chowk? Nearest metro station?
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Name- Yash Nandkeolyar
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Hi guys need help...some of the certificates of extracurricular activities of the ones I have claimed in IIFT form are misplaced. Will they ask for them?