SPJAIN CALLS..ARRIVES

Hi Guys I just wanted to share this information. I got a mail from one Varsha Parab saying that I have been shortlisted for the interview at SPJIMR Mumbai. Has anyone else got this kind of email so far? Kindly acknowledge. Does this mean…

Hi Guys
I just wanted to share this information. I got a mail from one Varsha Parab saying that I have been shortlisted for the interview at SPJIMR Mumbai.

Has anyone else got this kind of email so far? Kindly acknowledge.
Does this mean that I have been called for the interview based on the CAT score, cause i still doubt whether the CAT score has officially been published till now. Or maybe SPJIMR has called all the people who have applied for it. I am kinda confused. Any takers so far?

The interview procees starts off as early as Saturday 4th January.

congrats
but the site says the pi list would come out by feb 23rd only.
anyways
all the best & may this be a genuine call
regards
prashanth

Yes
Even i have received this mail from Varsha Parab , and the mail has left me bewildered.
For those who haven't yet received this mail , i am publishing an excerpt of that here.



Dear Mr. KATHOTIA GAURAV ,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been short listed for the
Interview process for the PGDM Course for the Academic Year 2003 - 2005
for the specialization Information Management.

This year SPJIMR has taken the initiative to organize the interview
sessions beginning in the month of January itself. This is primarily
aimed at providing our candidates with the freedom to select the interview
dates as per their convenience. By starting the Interview process
immediately we also aim to get an opportunity to spend more time with each
candidate during the interview process.

The final Admissions Offer, however, will be made after taking into
account your performance in the Common Admissions Test (CAT) conducted by
the IIMs .The details of this initial interview process are as below:-

Venue: SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.
Dates: The available dates are mentioned in the form attached. You are
free to choose any 2 from the list.

You are requested to send your choice of dates for the interview in the
form attached if you choose to appear for the interview during the
above mentioned period. You will be notified of the actual interview date
immediately. We request you to attend the interview on the specified
date, if notified.


Please fill up the form attached with this letter.


How to confirm your acceptance:-

Please confirm your acceptance by either emailing this form to
[email protected] Or you can fax it to the following number.
Fax : +91 - 22 - 26237042.

You can also register for the interviews online by logging onto our
website http://www.spjimr.org/admission/interview.asp. The online
registration will be available from Monday, December 30th, 2002. You can select
the dates online as per your convenience.

Checklist:-

Please ensure that you bring along the following when you come for the
interview.

1. Photocopies of statements of marks from Std. 10th till
graduation/post graduation.
2. Photocopies of work experience certificate/ pay slip of most recent
month.
3. Photocopies of certificates of all extra curricular
activities/achievements wherever relevant.
4. Photocopy of your CAT admit card. In case you haven't sent it along
with the application form you will need to submit the same at the time
of interview.

For any queries related to the interview process or Admissions in
general feel free to drop in a mail to [email protected] or call up
the office anytime.

Hoping to see you at your best during the interview.

All the Best!!!

With Best Regards,
Varsha Parab
Co-ordinator
Admissions Committee.
SPJIMR




I am all at sea :shock: , as to if this is based on Cat scores, which seems improbable as of now. Anyone here gone through it all last year could shred some light on this . Moreover keep this thread updated as to who all have received such mails . Another issue that bothers me is the authenticity of this mail .

Thanks Dreamiim for starting this thread .

Chiaao
Gaurav

Yeah I have received same mail, is there anyone who knows for sure whats SPJain upto ?

I mean have they shortlisted on some criteria ? They simply cant call everyone (12k+ applicants)

Morpheus

Are only IT specialization guys getting these emails ?


Are only IT specialization guys getting these emails ?



Well i chose IT Mgt


Morpheus

Welcome Back Morpheus

Long time no action and no PS's from your side. I get a feeling most of the guys here who have applied to SPJAIN have chosen IT. Want to recheck if the others are getting such emails too.

Hi guys.
Congratulations to all you guys who have got calls. It is genuine. One of my seniors from college got one too. he checked with the ims office in chennai. They checked with their mumbai office and found out that SP is going to do this for the 1st time for any school in India. i have heard of US schools doing this - letting you apply without a GMAT score and then giving u an admit contingent on u getting a good score. I think i is a bad precedent though. They should have let us know earlier that they were going to do this. They have issued calls only based on workex and Acads and ur essays. I wouldn't have bothered to apply if i had known it earlier . My workex is not great (just 7 months in a not too well known firm) and Acads r downright bad.
Ravi

Hii guys

I jus wanted to hear from the guys who got calls from SPjain now... do u people hav work-ex ????? n how did u get tht call letter by an e-mail ??

n also one more thing.. i applied to SPJAIN using the online option n i've yet to receive a confirmation for reciept of application from them.. is anyone in a similar situation ??

Sunil

PG Bhai its been a bad week @Office, but i ll survive thats for sure



I think i is a bad precedent though. They should have let us know earlier that they were going to do this.


Quite right, i think by attaching shock value to the schedule , they have undone the wonderful PR exercise they have been unleashing since last 3 4 years
Plus Website is still gung ho abt old schedule

Hey guys lets have Poll kinda thing , in which guys getting SPJ can enter their profile

Things like :
1) Specialization
2) Years Work Ex
3) Acad

I guess at the end of the day we might come up with some kinda conclusion

Morpheus

ps I can only maintain my Code or myself, next week i am going to choose myself

PG Bhai its been a bad week @Office, but i ll survive thats for sure


Arrey glad to see you back ! I was missing those PS's and those MRGREENS


Quite right, i think by attaching shock value to the schedule , they have undone the wonderful PR exercise they have been unleashing since last 3 4 years
Plus Website is still gung ho abt old schedule


Now it sounds really bad. No info on the website makes it even more suspect. Plus all the calls till now seem to be for the IT specialization.


Hey guys lets have Poll kinda thing , in which guys getting SPJ can enter their profile

Things like :
1) Specialization
2) Years Work Ex
3) Acad


Polls with 3 diff options need three different threads. So the call getting guys et gals should start posting their details in this thread itself.


ps I can only maintain my Code or myself, next week i am going to choose myself


You ain't maintaining codes on New Years Eve right ?

You ain't maintaining codes on New Years Eve right ?



U never know :wink:

Morpheus

HI folks...
I applied for SPJIMR in IT MNGMT.... but no call letter for me... when exactly did you folks get you emails..... ??

Hi Guys

I believe the emails have been sent on the basis of two criteria;
a) Work Ex
b) Specialization chosen(in this case its only Information Management)
c) Essays
d) Specialization's Relevence to your work.

Firstly, I think the CAT results may be out altho I am not sure on this, but hey I think IMS is known for letting their results out in less than 2 weeks time. Time since 24th Dec is pretty long enuf by now. Any takers?

Secondly, I mostly think that those people with Work Ex+ Solid essays got the calls. But that should not demoralize the rest who did not get this email. After all the mail clear;y states that

The final Admissions Offer, however, will be made after taking into
account your performance in the Common Admissions Test (CAT) conducted by
the IIMs .The details of this initial interview process are as below:-


So all of you just chill. And one more thing which gkhotia forgot to mention is that, there was a word doc attachment with the mail. We are supposed to mention 2 suitable dates for the interview. It also contains a sentence that says:

***************************
In addition to the dates mentioned in the form above, we will also conduct the usual round of interviews at Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and New Delhi after the CAT results are declared, as in the previous years. If, for any reason, you prefer attending the interviews in March after the CAT results, you are welcome to do so and we assure you that you are at no disadvantage whatsoever.
***************************
So thats what it is all about. I will see if I get any more inputs on this..Cool.

Now lets get down to business. So People, does anyone know whether SPJain re-imburse the money spent on travel to reach Mumbai ? I stay in Chennai.
More

So People, does anyone know whether SPJain re-imburse the money spent on travel to reach Mumbai ?

thanx for that info... i think that they refund partly only if u get a seat.....

thanx for that info... i think that they refund partly only if u get a seat.....



Hey good one man


Secondly, I mostly think that those people with Work Ex+ Solid essays got the calls. But that should not demoralize the rest who did not get this email. After all the mail clear;y states that
Quote:

The final Admissions Offer, however, will be made after taking into
account your performance in the Common Admissions Test (CAT) conducted by
the IIMs .The details of this initial interview process are as below:-


Confusions galore, thats SPJain for u

Whats wrong with these wannabe "Premier" Instis, everyone seems to be so confused with absolutely no transperency at all

Morpheus

ps and then these instis come up with weird rankings every now and then

Hmmm... I'm not sure if only people with work experience have gotten the calls. I have 7 years of experience in the IT industry(2 in India, 5 in the US) and good academic grades, but haven't got that email. My essays might not have been to their liking, which I can't rule out, and since the CAT scores aren't out yet, me getting a low score in it is ruled out as a criterion for selection for now. So, the emails that you guys seem to have gotten must definitely been based on the essays.

Yeah

But i just dont understand one thing, Why is SPjain upto something like this. Later what if, the guy interviewd now turn out to have an average score in CAT. They reject him?

I mean I am least excited about this whole precedure. I must say that I am def stunned to see the mail, altho.

Hi All,

Congrats to all u guys and gals who have got a call. Well, I haven't got one :-). Can't fathom the reason..coz my acads are not bad, my work-ex is not bad and finally, my essay answers were pretty straight-forward and were written in simple english without all the techno-marketing jargon. Probably they wanted more spice in the answers 😉 One reason where I could have lost out is that I put Finance as my first choice of specialisation and IM as the second choice (I wanted a combo but only later I realised that SP didn't offer a combo). Considering that I'm from an Engineering background and have 18+ months work-ex in the Software industry, they probably thought I'm not suited for Finance. Anyways, no pint in crying over spilt milk. Hope for the best as far as the other institutes are concerned.

BTW, this is to the folks who have got calls. Guys, fact is u have got a call. So just go ahead and prepare thoroughly for the interview. No point in wondering what criteria they adopted in selecting u all. In all probability this is going to be a one-on-one interview (as opposed to the group interviews scheduled later). So just go ahead and start preparing for the posssible Qs that u may face.

And those who haven't got any calls..Just forget it and look forward to the other exams/results. Wish u guys, all the very best

Regards,
Bharath