Hi seniors, when will the sessions for 2016-18 batch begin ? Need to calculate date of resignation accordingly. 😁
short-listed for new IIMs.I'm 2014 passed out(B.TECH).I have no work experience.How to justify the time gap if they asked about it in PI?
If division/class is not given by the board,
what to do ?
I have filled the form, but somehow I have made a mistake by selecting intra-class instead of intra-school. Why have we separate headings for the same i.e, extra curricular and co curricular. I have won a game at intra school level and I have clicked on the bullets under both the heading. Please could you help me how can I change the error.
My interview is scheduled on 25th Feb in Bangalore.. But I have put a mail to reschedule it on later date as I am suffering from chicken pox.. But I have not received any reply.. Please help.. Cat ID 5123470
Venue: HMATC,Mumbai
Date:22/02/2016
Time:12:30 pm
The process started at 1:30 pm with IIM-Tiruchirapalli professors spoke about their Institute and then followed WAT.
Topic:A lot of students are joining coaching factories to pass exams and get better grades.What are your views on this trend and what is the impact of this on education(30 in 300 words).
I was listed first in my panel but since I took my own time to reach the panel room they called me second.They were 3 panelists,two gentlemen and one lady.
Me:Good afternoon Sir. Good afternoon Madam.
P1(male):What is your height?
Me:(told)
P1: Do you play basketball?
Me:(told them how I am not able to find time).
P1: You work in TCS nah,Chandra(CEO) stresses on these activities,still you don't find time?
Me:(again tried to convince him)
P1: OK,tell me two things you dislike about TCS?
Me:(thought for a while and then mentioned few things and then they followed it up with more questions)
P2(lady):OK,tell me one difference between TCS and other IT company,say Infosys?
Me:(told them about training program)
P1: How much is 1 Euro in INR?
Me:close to 80(though it is 75)
P1: OK,and dollar?
Me:under 70,Sir.
P1: Which dollar?
Me:US Dollar
P1: What about Singapore dollar?
Me:No idea,Sir.
P1:OK,tell me what is GDP?
Me:(told them whatever came to my mind and he corrected me)
P1:Ok,what is India's GDP?
Me:5-6%
P1:No,I am asking absolute number.
Me:No idea,Sir.
P1:Ok,who is our Vice President?
Me:(told)
P1:Agriculture Minister?
Me:(thought for a while)No idea,Sir.
P1:OK Tarun,tell me two things you would do if you become PM of India?
Me:(told them about farmers and industries)
P1: Aren't they implemented now?
Me:Yes,Sir(questions followed and I spoke about Bhopal Gas Tragedy and then more questions followed)
P1:Your one weakness?
Me:(told them sometimes I feel uncomfortable in striking conversation with strangers).
P2:We are strangers as well,are you feeling uncomfortable?
Me:A little bit(cursing myself).
P1:OK,do you have any questions?
Me:(asked)
P3(male):(answered)
P1:(asked few more questions to follow up with my question)
Me:(answered).
P1:OK Tarun.You may leave.
Me:Thank You,Sir.
The interview went nowhere along the expected lines.
It is a pretty decent one(atleast I think so).
In the confirmation mail it is mentioned that "When you come for the WAT & PI process, please carry the following :Original and attested copy of"... Should it be attested by us or any officers with green ink.
I'm trying to fill out the form online but it keeps giving me an error message at the end saying "no registration details found". It's happening after I fill out all the details in the personal data form. Any solutions?
Hello Everyone, just sharing my IIM Indore interview experience.
Venue : Luxor Monarch, Bangalore
Date : 19/02/2016
Time : 1.00 PM
WAT Topic : The children in the metro are speaking Hindi or English only. Should they know their mother tongue as well? Give reasons in support of your argument.
Interview: Panel 1 ( Three panelists )
P1 - So what have you been doing since you graduated?
Me - I am working in HP GlobalSoft since August.
P1 - What do you do there?
Me - I am working as a Technical Consultant in the ITSM Portfolio... (Explained Role)
Followup questions about role and software answered
P3 - So did you study in an IT related field?
Me - No Sir, I studied Electrical Engineering.
P3 - Which direction does a ceiling fan rotate in and why?
Me - In the clockwise direction ( wrong answer ) because it is a convention. Explained about induction motor starter and rotation direction.
P3 - What is frequency? What is its value in India? Why only that value?
Me - Explained. Talked about different frequencies used in other countries, costs involved, etc.
P3 - If I were to set up a power plant in Bangalore how would I go about it?
Me - Sir we consider an average person's peak demand (say 150 W) and multiply it by the population of Bangalore (4.4 million). Plus we add a safety factor. That should be the capacity as we have to be able to supply the peak requirement. (P3 seemed satisfied)
P2 - Why do large power plants which claim lower costs later end up costing more money per unit?
Me - Talked about the outage of large machines causing increased costs. Talked about actual internships I had done and that at no time were all the machines working properly. Further explained why the grid is moving towards distributed generation and smart grids.
P2- That will be all
Me - thank You Sir.
Overall the panel was calm and the interview was over in 10-15 minutes Hoping for a good result (Shortlisting in any IIM would do :D). Would advise all aspirants to brush up on acads before going for the interview.
Venue : Dadar Catering College, Mumbai
Date:- 21/02
WAT Topic :- If you were to start your own business what would you choose and why? What steps will you take to set it up?
Last(10th) in my panel. 2 Male professors(M1,M2), 1 Female(F1).
M1 :- What did the students before you tell you about what we are asking?
Me :- Told them that there were no academic questions and you were interested in knowing the coaching institute candidates were enrolled in.
M1:- So are you from Time?
Me:- No Sir. I self-prepared for the test and GD-PI.
M1:- Do not lie.
Me:- No Sir, am not.
F1 :- So why should IIMs take you over other candidates with work experience and non-engineers?
Me :- Answered.
F1:-(Counter-questions on the same.)
Me :- Answered.
M1 :- Which books do you read?
Me :- Thrillers and Classics(they got what they wanted).
M1 :- Which classics?
Me :- Count of Monte Cristo, The Fountainhead etc.
(Discussions on The Fountainhead)
M1:- Tell me 2 current affairs of India and 2 of World.
Me :- Answered.
M1 :- Now same for non-politics affairs.
Me :- Answered.
F1 :- So you have won state level renewable energy sources quiz. (Asked few questions about Renewable sources.)
Me :- Answered. (Unable to answer one.)
M1:- Why grades dropped in 2nd year?
Me :- Got complacent blah blah. But have improved since.
M1 :- Tell us about Cryogenic Grinders.( My final year project.)
Me :- Explained.
M1 :- Ghar pe hi pakaa lenge bhai. Liquid nitrogen vaale spices hum nahi khaate! :-D
Then brief talk about my father's profession as a Doctor.
M1 :- Any questions?
Me :- No.
M1 :- Thank you then.
Me :- Thank you Sir. Thank you Mam.
Nearly 25 minutes long. And in the entire time M2 was just staring and nodding his head.
Venue : Monarch Luxur, Bangalore
Date: 22/02/2016
Time : 9 AM
WAT Topic : Alarming increase in students committing suicide these days. Reasons and Solutions.
Interview :
I was the first one to be interviewed in the Panel 4. The Panel had 3 members. A male and female Professor and an Alumni (Assuming this :p)
Using the following terminology :
Female Prof : F
Male Prof : P
Alumni : A
F : Did you have breakfast ? Your "Good Morning" was a bit low.
Me: No Ma'am, didn't get the chance. Even my dinner last night wasn't too great.
F : Why ?
Me: Told something about reaching late to Bangalore and all.
F: Ok. But Don't expect me to go easy on you.
Me: Sure Ma'am.
F : Tell me something about yourself.
Me : Told.
F : So how much work ex do you have ?
Me : Told.
F : What are your learnings ?
Me : Explained everything.
F : Why MBA ? And don't say rehearsed answers. I want to know as a friend.
Me: Told need of MBA.
Grilling for few minutes. They said MBA is not needed for IT. None of the top guys are MBA.
Me: Presented some more points. Quoted some things from a recent article with need for MBA in IT now. Finally, summarised it as "MBA will help me to hold more responsible positions early in my career and will allow me to develop on that."
A : ASked some questions about my native place.
Answered clearly.
M : What do you think of the Broadband service in India.
Me: Stated some of the isues. Told about countries like South Korea which are dominating in this broadband.
A : What do you think would be a good broadband speed ? (I was like.. The more the better for engineers :P)
Me: Told.
M : Asked if Netflix can be successful in India
Me : Told that it can. Pitched that there has been significant increase in people watching content online. Most of the present generation are used to this.
M : But you said broadband isn't good here. Why do you think it can succeed.
Me : Told them that Netflix had explained about the data usage on the basis of the quality of th content. Told that 720p and 1080p can be buffered on a decent broadband speed. 2k or 4K is difficult but then even the content is less available. So, Netflix can develop on this.
M : Ok. So are you aware that Apple was in discussion with US government recently.
Me: Discussed it for a bit. Told the news was with US defence department.
M said that it's not the news. A said actually he is right that this was also one of the news but he is not completely right about the news. 😛 then there was some discussion about JNU case and about my hobbies and they were done.
Pretty chilled interview mainly focussed on my job experience and all !! 😃
What was the percentile of final convert general students last year?
Hi seniors,
for X and XII marks, I have submitted my scores based on best 5 and best 4 subjects respectively as my board considers that for percentage calculation, as mentioned in the application form.
Should it be the average of all the subjects ?
Is it necessary to take resume for PI?
With work ex of 3.5 years and plan for operations profile, what should be my priority/ ranking order for new iim's.
Thanks in advance !!
secured merit in National NIIT IT Aptitude test during my college.where should i put in extra curricular or co- curricular.
also cbse zonal chess championship comes under state level or district level
pls rply
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Those who have calls from old IIMs need not fill any form for new iims ? None whatsoever ? Thanks.
The highest cat score which is considered for calculating the cat weightage part, is it the highest scored by 100 percentilers or the one who conforms admission in that particular college?
Hi Puys/Adcom ,
I have made a mistake in entering the "To" date for third year of my UG. What should I do now? Should I have to send an email to IIM Kashipur about this error or shall I overwrite it in the applcation form ? .. Someone please suggest what should be done !! ..
Thanks in advance ..