IIM Lucknow PGP PI Transcript Kolkata - 4th March, afternoon s | MBA PERSONAL INTERVIEWS

IIM Lucknow PGP PI Transcript
Kolkata - 4th March, afternoon slot. Panel 8.

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X/XII/UG - 93/93/7.5
BSc in Computer Science
CAT - 99.9
SAP Developer at Deloitte USI - 19 months work ex till Dec, 22.

WAT - Businesses should behave in a socially responsible manner.

P1 - Kaushik Ranjan Bandyopadhyay
P2 - Krishna Chandra Balodi

I am walking steadily towards the panel….
P2)Walk quickly!
-Continued walking at my pace. Reached, smiled, and greeted good afternoon.
P2)Give your CAT scorecard.
-I opened my file and was about to take it out, he snatched my file and said sit down.
P1) Looking at my CAT scorecard, you have scored pretty high. How? Did you cheat?
A)I smiled and said, no sir.
P2)How do we know?
A)There were security cameras at the exam center.
P1) What is the probability of you cheating when there are security cameras?
A) Thought for a second and said I can't determine the exact probability but it will be very low. Started explaining that there will be multiple variables….P2 interrupted
P2) What is probability?
A) Explained
P2) How do we calculate probability?
A) Answered.
P1) Have you heard about conditional probability? Explain?
A)Explained
P1) Do we have a formula for this?
A)Wasn't sure but said it is Bayes Theorem maybe.
P1) You should know this! You had these subjects in your undergrad.
A) Agreed that I had studied these topics and needed to brush up once.
P1) Draw the graph of log 1/x and 1/log x?
A)Did a blunder
P1) What should I ask you?
A)I said regarding work ex and current affairs.
P1) What is your role at Deloitte?
A)SAP ABAP developer.
P1) What is SAP and what do you do?
A)Explained
P1)Competitor of SAP?
P2) A Consulting firm was in the news for laying off employees, do you know which one?
A)Said I am not aware of any such news.
P2) Name some consulting firms you know of.
A) Answered
P2) What are you passionate about?
A) Mentioned cricket but he didn't ask anything further.
P2)Who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
A) Answered
P2)Who is the vice president of India?
A) Answered
P1) Tell me something about Adani? What is your take on him? There was some report on him. Which company made the report? Where is that based out of? Do you agree with the report? What is a shell company? Is it a good practice? Which other company was in the news for using a shell company?
A)3-4 min cross-questioning on this.
P1)Is TATA an ethical company?
A) Mentioned I haven't heard of any negative news recently so I would assume they are ethical.
P1)You said recently which means they were unethical before?
A) Explained that I didn't mean that.
P1) What is Hadoop?
A) Mentioned I have heard the name before but don't know what it is
P1)What is MongoDB?
A) Answered
P1)What is NoSQL?
A) Answered
P1)Any other NoSQL database?
A) Answered
P2) Which company do you want to work for after your MBA? Which domain after MBA?
What is your career goal? Where does an MBA fit in?
A) Standard answers …..cut short by P2
P2)Which business leader inspires you?
A) Mentioned there are few from whom I draw inspiration.
P2) Mention all of them.
A) Mentioned 3 CEOs.
P2)Do they have an MBA?
A)Yes
P2)All of them?
A)Yes
P2)Did any of them have an MBA from India?
A)Yes. Answered.
P2)The other two have done from which college?
A) Answered
P2)Have you read about how their MBA helped them in their career?
A)Said no I haven't but MBA would have definitely helped them in their way to success.
P2)Do you think you will also become like them if you do an MBA?
A) Explained that it is not guaranteed but an MBA will give me the platform to grow my career in this direction.
P2)What other calls do you have?
A)Told.

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