Hey puys Group Discussion and Personal Interviews of SJMSOM, IITB for the batch of 2012-2014 are starting from tomm… Use this thread to share your GD/PI experiences so that it could benefit not only the current lot but also the puys in future…
Hey puys Group Discussion and Personal Interviews of SJMSOM, IITB for the batch of 2012-2014 are starting from tomm..
Use this thread to share your GD/PI experiences so that it could benefit not only the current lot but also the puys in future..
Please post your experience in following format-
CAT score-
OA-
QA/DI-
VA/LR-
Xth-
XIIth-
Grad stream-
Grad %age/CGPA-
Work ex-
ECA-
No. Of people in group/panel-
No. Of of people who actually attended-
GD Experience :
GD Topic-
Time duration-
PI Experience-
No. Of panel members-
Questions asked-
Interview experience-
Misc Details-
Documents required, total duration of whole process etc..
Surprises(if any) add Overall Experience-
Verdict-
Most of you must be awaiting for this.........here it is........first day, first slot.
CAT score- 85.4 ( SC category )
Xth- 75
XIIth- 80
Grad stream- ECE
Grad %age/CGPA- 75
Work ex- 18 months
No. Of people in group/panel- 14
No. Of of people who actually attended- 13
GD Experience : It was a case study, related to HR
Time duration- 20 minutes in total, 5 minutes for reading and note down points and then 15 minutes for discussion.
No. Of panel members- 3 ( one lady )
Questions asked-
P1 - person on left side
P2 - person in middle
P3 - the lady
P2 - so you are working in TCS ?
me - yes sir
P2 - tell me two recent awards TCS has got ? :banghead::banghead::banghead:
me - told one ( then he told me another one )
P2 - Tell me a award Ramadorai has got ? :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
me - ( feeling like they hate TCS fellow ) no idea sir
P2 - Which company is better TCS or Infosys ?
me - sir depends on the parameter you consider
P2 - Tell me parameters according to which Infosys is better than TCS ?
me - ( why is he stuck on Infosys ) sir don't know much about Infosys but can tell about TCS .........told
P2 - Tell me recent technology in communication ?
me - started blabbering about the issues in Telecommunication ( totally out of context 
)
P2 - No I am asking about technology ?
me - Thought a little bit and told I phones
P2 - I think that is a gadget ?
me - ( at last ) sir it's been 18 months and I am not in adherence with communication, I am working with IT company .
P2 - ok, tell me what you do ?
me - explained cloud computing and my project
P2 - tell your competitors
me - told something
P2 - suppose I am a customer and using your application how will you ensure that I will not switch to another company like Infosys ( againnnnnn )
me - told sth
P2 - what are your values in TCS ?
me - :banghead::banghead::banghead: didn't remember
P2 - what is your mission and vision ?
me - :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: didn't remember
P1 - do you know water fall model ?
me - told
P1 - is there any other model ?
me - told V model
P1 - what is agile model ?
me - no idea sir
P2 - why do you want to do MBA ?
me - told
P1 and P2 - they asked some questions on why MBA and all
at last
P1 - can you please tell me what is the difference between agile model and waterfall model ?
me - :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: no idea sir
This is it.........I know it was very bad. I will never understand how interviewer come to know that this guy don't know this stuff 
My suggestion to you people is just be lucky enough in interview. I really prepared hard for it and wasn't expecting this.
ATB to you puys
Verdict- awaited
Most of you must be awaiting for this.........here it is........first day, first slot.
CAT score- 85.4 ( SC category )
Xth- 75
XIIth- 80
Grad stream- ECE
Grad %age/CGPA- 75
Work ex- 18 months
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Verdict- awaited
Well dude first all Thank you for posting the experience..
Secondly can you tell us what the GD was about?? And how the your GD experience? Fish market or good one where everyone was able to make points?
Thirdly i believe you weren't that bad.. How is it possible for you to knw about Infy when u r in TCS.. So thats not an issue..
The only thing bad was not being able to talk abt your company's values and missions.. you told stuff related to ur work-ex and why MBA..
And what was the whole process like?
And i would suggest be positive and hope for the best, as there are time when you get what you expect the least!
ATB for results!!
@puys
Whats this new technology is Telecommunication???
Whats this new gadget??
Even am am ECE engg, any idea??
Is it Nokia NFC - Near Field Communication?? data transfer within short range without setting up connection like in bluetooth??
@puys
Whats this new technology is Telecommunication???
Whats this new gadget??
Even am am ECE engg, any idea??
Is it Nokia NFC - Near Field Communication?? data transfer within short range without setting up connection like in bluetooth??
just scout the internet for latest news in communications, good to see no acads q:)
@puys
Whats this new technology is Telecommunication???
Whats this new gadget??
Even am am ECE engg, any idea??
Is it Nokia NFC - Near Field Communication?? data transfer within short range without setting up connection like in bluetooth??
Gadget should go in electronics bracket
I guess it should be better to speak about stuff like 4G and above. Or may be any newer developments in telecomm field. I guess the second one should be a better option though I don't know what it is
Well dude first all Thank you for posting the experience..
Secondly can you tell us what the GD was about?? And how the your GD experience? Fish market or good one where everyone was able to make points?
Thirdly i believe you weren't that bad.. How is it possible for you to knw about Infy when u r in TCS.. So thats not an issue..
The only thing bad was not being able to talk abt your company's values and missions.. you told stuff related to ur work-ex and why MBA..
And what was the whole process like?
And i would suggest be positive and hope for the best, as there are time when you get what you expect the least!
ATB for results!!
First of all thanks for your feedback.
my case study was this one........I am just posting what I remember.
Casestudy was about a man who runs a marketing firm and he is having 24 employee. The oldest of all was 56 and was not able to increase profits from his side. He is very loyal and working in firm from past 20 years. He is liked by all the employees and the regular customers as well. Other employees are young and doing well. On the basis of performance they are also getting comission.
So how should the owner of the firm handle his situation ?
1) Whether he should threaten him for job ?
2) The owner should take decision keeping other people choice in mind ?
3) The owner should give him rewards to motivate him ?
There was no fish market even though 13 people were there in our panel. As seniors have already told us that they could eliminate the whole panel and they have done this in past. So everybody was cautious enough so don't worry about all this.
and rest depends upon you
Q1.is it necessary to get the degree certificate attested ??
Q2.do we also have to carry attested copies of extra curricular activities??
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Q1.is it necessary to get the degree certificate attested ??
Q2.do we also have to carry attested copies of extra curricular activities??
1) Yes
2) They checked the photocopies of extra curriculars but returned them back to us
1) Yes
2) They checked the photocopies of extra curriculars but returned them back to us
ATTESTED PHOTOCOPIES OF EXTRA CURRICULAR CERTIFICATES?????:banghead:
:wow:
Gazetted officer is not attesting my job joining letter and payslips. What to do? Should i attest those by Notary or anything other option?
kanti rathore SaysGazetted officer is not attesting my job joining letter and payslips. What to do? Should i attest those by Notary or anything other option?
Hi,
There is no need to get joining letter and payslips attested.
Regards,
Shailly
Team Admissions-2012
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay
Life@SOM
CAT score- 83.xx ( SC Catagory)
Xth- 83
XIIth- 74
Grad stream- B.Tech
Grad %age/CGPA- 6.83
Work ex-21 Month
ECA- Some scholarships and some event organization
No. Of people in group/panel-14
No. Of of people who actually attended-12
GD Topic- It was a case study related to small family owned business.
Time duration- Not sure.Didnt keep a look at the watch.We were given 5 minute to read.And then discussion started.it started with a fish market type scenario but in the end things became normal.We were given 5 minutes to summarize the whole discussion on paper and than another 2 mins to rate the people in the group excluding yoursef ( In paper)
PI Experience-
No. Of panel members- 2 ( P1 - Marketing P2 - Finance )
Questions asked-
P1 - Summarize your GD
me : Did
p1 - what is your opinion on the GD
Me: said
p1 - how would you have made the discussion better
me : gave some fundas blah blah blah ...
p1 - where are you from and where are you staying now.
me :told
p1 - so u have done your B.Tech from xxx what is the nearest specialization to IT ( had done B.Tech in IT )
me : told its closest to CSE
p1 - so why another branch?
me : told some fundas ( increase of seat etc )
p1 - out of a sudden he asked me " What is information " ?
me : shocked a little but gave an answer which he was not satisfied
p1 - what is data then?
me : confused little bit blank..
p1 - what is noise then?
me : gave an answer with example he seem convinced
p1 - what specialiazation you want to opt for?
me : gave some fundas to which he said just give me a clear opinion.i said marketing and gave my reasons for that.he seemed convinced (at least to me ).
p1 - i am done he passed on to P2
Now the danger part comes ..shooting of questions
p2 - what % of working polulation works in services?
me : said i am not sure of the percentage but i guessed ( dont know if its right or wrong)
p2 - what % of people work in agriculture then?
me : told
p2 - what is GDP?
me : told ( learnt from wikipedia)
p2 - what is india's GDP?
me : said the exact figure//
p2 - what % of gdp is the services sector ?
me : dnt know
p2 - what is americas gdp?
me : said
p2 - what is the fiscal deficit of india ?
me : blank , said dont know
p2 - what is the fiscal deficit of USA
me : blank , said dont know
and there were some other questions on economics which i dont remember.gave about 70 % of the answers
then p1 came into the picture
p1 - what is the approx population of bangalore.
me : made a guess but not sure of it.
p1 - how much is 1 billion
me : was a bit confused but gave the right answer,
p1 looks at p2 and they both say that they are done.
Interview experience- i am not sure what happened.they just asked basic stuffs.nothning related to extra curricular or academics..i could not answer some of the questions which were related to economics which might prove a negative point for me,. But still i hope for the best.
Verdict- Awaited
CAT score
OA-99.33
QA/DI-99.82
VA/LR-86.85
Xth-83
XIIth-86
Grad stream-CSE
Grad %age/CGPA-8.08
Work ex-5 months
No. Of people in group/panel-16
No. Of of people who actually attended-15
GD Experience :
GD Topic-Case study
2 ppl were speaking on & on & on......i pitched in on several occasions......made all the points i cud have made....:)
Rating:3.5/5
Time duration-(5+20)mins
PI Experience-
No. Of panel members-2
Questions asked-
2 panel members were there.....
i ll call them p1 & p2.....
I entered.....
p1:sit.....tell me about yourself....
me:blah.....blah....blah....
p1:which other calls???
me:told....
p1:which ones do u hope to get a final call from?
me:All of them.....
(p2 laughin...:P )
p1:y so less in va?
me:that day din feel confortable with rcs,cudntr giv my best.......
p1:confident??
me:will give my best & hope for the best.....:D
p2:what are presently doing....??
me:Associate IT consultant at itc infotech.
General questions followed reg work ex....what do u dere n all.....
p2:not that good work no....
me:yes sir.....but the business knowledge being the +ve point.....
p2:Y not Mtech?
me:told y i wanna do mba......i want to enter my fathers business.....want to revive it as it is running at loss for the past 10 years.
p2:what use of engineering...??
me:everything being done manually right now.....will automate ......work ex will also come into play.....diversify n all.....blah blah....
p1:tell me 5 major things which will play a part to make his business profitable....
me:marketing,cost reduction,quality of the product,hard working labour,proper contacts.
p2:whats the major problem he is facing?
me:competition....
p2:then y din u say this earlier...?
me:i thought this will be included under marketing as the competitor is coming in the way of marketing.
p1:u r not aware of the environmental probs....tell me how many seats are there in the west bengal legislative assembly...??(ye kaise related ho gaya yaar....:P )
me:i dont kno sir
p1:For how many years was Jyoti basu the CM?
me:24
p1:ok
p1:was there a mass exodus of marwaris from bengal in 1999....??(yaar uss tym toh business chalu bi nahi kia tha....)
me:i dont kno sir.....later got to kno from my mamaji that it was in 1972 that naxals had asked marwaris to leave....
p2:see u can are taking a bigger risk by going for MBA .....u can lead a Safer option by doing Mtech...blah blah.....
Me:nodding....:P
p1&p2;:u may go.....:)
me:can i shake ur hands sir....
shook hands n left.....
Interview experience-Gud.....both the members were chilled out....with p1 a bit on the aggressive side....p2 was a gentleman who had a smile on his face all the tym....I think i was calm,composed ,confident the whole tym.....dint bluff......but the WB thing cud jst have spoiled the party....wtsay guys...???....:)
Rating:3-3.5/5
Surprises(if any) add Overall Experience-Ummmm.....Interviews were very general....they were asking very very common questions....except for my case.....
Verdict-Awaited
Guys feedback,opinions plzzz......:)
it was guud, rly gudd that u dint bluff, thats a plus!
@sid2200....
Buddy it was good interview.. I don't think WB could play any significant role as its gk and even the panel gk is like binary number- either 0 or 1.. All the best bro! Can you elaborate on this gd and i have a query that there are questions given with case study, will discussion be answers to these questions or a normal discussion of a case as well.. (bit silly but thought better get it clear)
Xth- 91
XIIth- 86
Grad stream- IT
Grad %age/CGPA- 75%
Work ex- 32 months
No. Of people in group/panel- 16
No. Of of people who actually attended- 14
GD Experience : OK
GD Topic- Case Study : same as stated in prev thread about a small sized co. and new CEO, problems faced etc. infact yesterday all panel had the same case study
Time duration- 5 min to think and 20 min to speak
PI Experience- OK
No. Of panel members- 2 Same panel that are present in GD/Case Study
Questions asked-
1. Tell me about Yourself
Thoda bola phir interrupted then college ke upar discussion
2. What calls do u hv ?
Told
3.You have a good percentile u will get into IIM's why come here ?
Tried to justify it
4. Why so low percent in cllg ? :shock:
Bata diya highest 80% DR 6
5. Wht shld we ask u acads or related to workex ?
Told workex and then some chit chat in which tech u wrk and wht does ur company do , wht is ur role
6. Wht is signature analysis ?
No idea 😲
7. Why MBA ?
Bakar
8. Company mein Finance ka kahan role aata hai ?
Bakar
9. Wht is risk analysis ?
Told dnt knw in exact terms but can give it a try.....Prof says I beleive u will not be able to tell correctly no problem......:|
10. Wht r ur goals after MBA
Interview experience- Chilled Out Interview and process
Misc Details-
Documents required, total duration of whole process etc..
I Carried attested copies of all certies, workex and xtra currics
But in the process they collected attested copies for the first 2 and xtra currics were verified, no copies taken (top 6 in xtra currics were taken)
Surprises(if any) add Overall Experience- Good
Guys in the evening have ur lunch in the cafeteria dnt depend on the refreshment that are told will be provided by SOM ppl
Verdict- Awaited :cheers:
Hope it helps 
kafi chilled out tha yaar, good going:)