MBA PERSONAL INTERVIEWS

2023-03-16 06:38:20 DMS IIT Delhi Transcript
GEM - 97.78%le
15/03/2023 - 8am
3 panellists - (M1, M2, F1)

M1 -
1. What is the meaning of ur name?
2. Do u abide by it?
3. When do u deviate frm it's meaning?
4. You r frm VIT. Where will it lie in the engineering institutions?
5. You are mechanical engineer. Dou know about thermodynamics?
6. How many laws are thr? Explain thm.
7. Why is zeroth law called the same? What's it meaning?

M2 -
8. What is planning commission?
9. Why it's name is changed?
10. Which number is going on now?
11. What is the function of supereme court?
12. Where do you stay now?
13. What is the difference between a UT and a state?

F1 -
14. You have lived in TN for quite a while. What do you like and dislike about there?
15. What's Vellore is famous for apart from VIT?

M1 -
16. You are an engineer. Why ur QA percentile is so low?
17. Asked some quants formulae in mensuration.
18. Tell me some lines in Tamil.

Went for hardly 10 - 12 min

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2023-03-16 06:38:20 IIM Indore interview experience
P1- 35; P2-45 yrs
B pharmacy and 3 year govt work ex

P2- why you have poor acads? I can’t see upward trend anywhere
Me- Explained after good score in 10th ; I want to focus more on extra curriculars and building my personality. Participated in Scout guide, photography winner etc.
P2- tell me about your organisation and role
Told
P2- Your education background and role currently you are working not matching; what you are up to ?
Me- told final year of grad had some management subjects and currently working in some digital media campaigns also.
P1- why leaving govt sector and coming to private sector
Told
P1- what is molecule
Me - I told it’s present in substance ( can’t remember )
P1- what’s substance
Me- Anything has mass and occupies space called matter; hence substance ( again didn’t remember )
P1- seven sisters
Me- told
P1- tell me about posco
Me- first told its about women but later corrected and told its about sexual crime related to children
P1- tell me about afspa
Me - told
P2- tell me something more about north east
Me - told afspa and situation
P1- extempore is afspa and human right violation ( 30 seconds to think and 2 mins to speak )
Me - explained about violation of article 19,15. Explained rules related to custody. Terrorist like ULFA. Protests from sharmila human right activist. So govt lifts up afspa

P2- Thank you. You can go.

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2023-03-13 07:07:07 Overall, a very chill panel. Interview lasted for about 25 mins. Had multiple discussions of short duration like 3-4 mins. The panel was not simply asking questions but also contributing to the conversation. Which felt nice.

No questions from my work ex and standard HRQs. Same was the case with other people in my group. Person who went just before me had 30 months of experience was asked only from acads.

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2023-03-13 07:07:06 IIM Ahmedabad PGP PI Transcript
Kolkata - 11th March, afternoon slot.
Panel 1.

My Profile:
X/XII/UG - 93/93/7.5
BSc(Hons.) in Computer Science from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.
CAT - 99.9
SAP Developer at Deloitte USI - 19 months work ex till Dec, 22.

P1 - Male in early 50s. Can't find him on IIMA website.
P2 - M.P. Ram Mohan

P1)You have done BSc?
-Yes
P1)Is it an Hons. degree or general?
-Hons.
P1)Name a few subjects you studied?
-OOP, Operating systems, DBMS, Networks, Data Security, Microprocessor Hardware etc.
P1)Are you from Kolkata?
-Yes
P1)Tell me something about yourself. Who and what shaped you as a person.
-Introduced myself. Talked about Virat Kohli and my father.
P1) Coming back to your acads. What is OOP? What are the features of OOP? Explain with examples.
-Explained. 3-4 min discussion on this.
P1)You had math, right? Can I ask you questions on probability?
-Yes
P1) Let's say the probability of a bird passing through this window in a 10 min time frame is 0.75. What is the probability of the same thing happening in a 5 min time frame?
-Tried a bit but wasn't able to answer.
P2)Try something, at least give me some steps.
-Said sorry that I am not able to think through at this moment.
P2)What is the probability of getting a 6 when we roll a dice?
-⅙
P2)India is a diverse country, it has a lot of languages. Do you know which language is the oldest?
-Sanskrit.
P2) No it's not Sanskrit. It is a widely spoken language.
-I asked is it Hindi?
P2)No, not Hindi. Since you mentioned Hindi, do you think Hindi should be made our national language?
-I took a stand that it is not okay to impose hindi on everyone because a big chunk of the population don't speak hindi. The interviewer was attacking my arguments. I stuck to my point and tried to explain that language is a part of the cultural identity of a particular group and they won't like it if an attempt is made to dilute this identity. 4-5 mins discussion on this.
P2)Tamil is the oldest language and tamils oppose hindi very strongly.
-Reiterated that it is a matter of maintaining cultural identity and also pride in one's own mother tongue.
P1)You are from Kolkata? Tell me about Duare Sarkar.
-Explained (It is a scheme by the state govt.)
P1)Do you follow international politics?
-Mentioned a few topics such as Iran-Saudi Arab, Xi Jinping is re-elected, Financial crisis in Pak and SL etc.
P1)Explain why Pakistan is facing issues?
-Talked about Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's nuisance in some regions, corruption within the bureaucracy, their inability to manage finances through tough times created by the pandemic and war.
P1)You talked about cricket, so what is the corridor of uncertainty in cricket?
-Explained
P1)You mentioned Virat Kohli, have you tried to copy his style by keeping this beard?
-Smiled and said yes.
P2)Last question. In Delhi there is a Lodhi Park, do you know about it?
-No
P2)Do you know about Qutub Minar?
-Yes
P2)Who built it?
-Qutubuddin Aibak but different floors are built by other rules who came before him and he just finished the topmost storey.
P2)Last question. What do you do other than cricket?
-Watch movies and comedy videos.
P2) Don't you read books?
-No
P2)Why?
-Said I want to but am not able to prioritize my time in order to start reading.
P2) So what? Even the busiest people in the world read. I have asked this question to almost everyone today and nobody has said that they read. Why is that? What is your take? Why is your generation not into reading?
-Explained how we are distracted by our smartphones and social media and we waste small pockets of 10-15 mins throughout the day on our phones which could have been otherwise utilized for reading something.
P2) Ok. Promise me you will start reading from now on.
-Said yes I definitely would.
P2) That's all from our side. It was nice talking to you. You may leave now. Take a toffee. Open / Comment

2023-03-13 07:07:05 IIM A (Taj Bengal, afternoon slot 11th March)

AWT (gist as it was quite lengthy): It was a passage about a former head of an organization who faced imprisonment because of insider trading. After being released he said his learning has been not to be attached to accomplishments or reputation, as his reputation got unjustly destroyed.. conclusion was that this reaction is the worst possible as it shows the person's attempt at salvaging his reputation reputation and justifying his actions.. analyse, arguments/counter arguments, assumptions,  viewpoint.

PI:
Pleasantries exchanged, offered me water ,etc

Overview:
- Why not 1 yr exec mba programs given i have slightly higher work ex. Rounds of cross question on this, tried my best to convince
- What's my exact work role? Some questions on HNWI - spoke about private banking, advisory services (since my latest organisation is HSBC these questions came up), some cross questions
- what do you do in spare time (mentioned ukulele - discussion on its history, any Indian instrument that's similar in size and is stringed. Mentioned Toastmasters - asked about history, answered)
- Questions on Unix , cloud computing: fumbled on a few here

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2023-03-13 07:07:05 IIM-C, Bengaluru, Panel-6
10/12/Grad: 10/97.9/78.7
GEM, Mechanical, IIT-B
(7 months workex, UPSC prep 3 yrs)
OA: 99.89

WAT: Crimes against women are increasing. What stringent measures must be taken by Police and Legal system to prevent such crimes.

2M, 1F
F: You have graduated from IIT-B and are working in Goa right now?

F: Okay you were preparing for Civil Service, How was your performance?

F:  Oh you cleared prelims every time but got stuck in Mains, What was your Optional?

F: Do you think it was because of that? I see Engineers taking up Anthropology - I think they are gaming the system

F: Okay, since you are interested in foreign service, Read this title and tell who is it referring to
(Gave some headline regarding China from The Economist - I said no idea,
she said I can understand even we don't have any idea - both names are Lee)

F: Let me ask about Xi, how has he been for China? Please tell your opinion - no need to do any analysis based on principles

F: He even got re-elected recently right? What does that portray for future of China?

F: What about his Covid Policies?

M1: Okay, you have taken Industrial Engineering Operations research courses? Do you remember some topics?

M1: Oh, you worked in R&D? What were you working on?

M1: How do you measure variation?

M1: How do you calculate Std deviation? Say for 10 observations

M1: why 10-1 in denominator?

M1: Okay, if I say that it those observations are exhaustive then?

M2: What was the product? What was the customer requirement?

M2: Why you are interested toward Foreign Service?

F: Apologies, I am taking a completely different track now, you studied in IIT-B, relating to the recent case there, what do you think about the campus culture there? Again I am not casting aspersions on you, I just wanted to know what you think about all this?

F: Any suggestions to improve this condition
(Told both short and long term and told we mustn't extend short term fixes to long term because situation will again perpetuate creating stereotypes)

F: Okay, there are so many creative ideas that IITs are generating, why do you think many of them are not seeing light?

F: How did China deal with this back in the day, they too were in a similar situation to us.

M2: you are saying they didn't have enough enterpreneurs?

F: No, he's saying there was favorable climate for investment

F: Okay, what is your plan B now? I assume you aren't too keen to pursue Civil service after 3 attempts. I understand that you have given your best both here and there, I just want to know if you have a plan B

F: Okay, sounds good.
(Asked if other had more questions - No)

F: You have any questions for us? No, okay, take a toffee.

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2023-03-13 07:07:05 MICA GEPI

GE: you all are inside the cave, one of you is stuck at the only exit between the rocks, there is also rising water level inside the cave, come up with the escape solution.

PI: 3 panelists 2M and 1F, one of the panelists was kishore ajwani (news anchor of ABP sau baat ki ak baat).

Q1 why your photo is old?
I answered its 2 yrs back and i used saved as  it is in fixed size and format and easy and fast to use.
Q2: better you fill the form using chatgpt
I answered that it lacks certain critical knowledge about me like address, name, likes, dislikes also it has certain biases in its answers which will be reflected in my form
Q: what bias?
Gender, secular biases and individual biases of person who has coded or filled data
Q: what was your job and role
Q: why you left job
Answered i dwell in preparation of CSE because of my passion to work in challenging areas which requires creative & innovation also, the fact that it is one of the coveted job in india.

Q: MP from Nagpur

Q: past MP of nagpur

Q: How long BJP ruling in nagpur

Q: Geographical importance of vidharbha

Q: what is the legal age to vote. Is it advisable that people vote at 18 when children cannot choose their subjects at college.

Q was the age of voting always 18?

Q: Gandhi Ashram
Q: distance of sabarmati to dandi
Q: where is sabarmati

Q: why the age of marriage for girls is 18 and boys 21, should it be equal, or should boys be 18?

Q: A bottle of water was presented and told that it is manufactured in a factory which has a gate opening on the left will you buy the water bottle?

Q: One social problem you want to eradicate from society

Q: any experience of working in team what you do in a team?

PS: the questions was little grilling especially the sociology questions which was uncomfortable to answer. GE was great and we came up with innovative and creative solutions
PI was grilling however the experience was priceless and one of my best till now.

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2023-03-13 07:07:05 XLRI BM Experience:
8/8/8, 98.4%ile in XAT
3 panelists, 1 F 2 M

The interview went on for around 22 minutes.

P1:
There are many communities in India, can you name some of them?

Me: In the west we have Jatt and Gujjars, moving central we have Yadav's in UP, east we have.... Named a few but messed up the answer. Did not seem satisfied

She said this would've been a good answer if i had asked for states, but this isn't a good answer for communities. (We laughed it off, but i messed up the answer)

Anyway, which community do you belong to

Me: Kayastha

What is the history of kayastha

Me: told about chitragupta, his sons etc.

Nono, not the mythological part, it's good you know it, but i meant what do they do.

Me: Initially we were accountants, but our debating ability also make us eligible for law as a profession (seemed satisfied)

Okay, there's many Shri, Sri etc iterations of Srivastava, why is that?

Me: Depends on the region, in the Northern belt you will find Sri, in East it'll be more Shri

Okay, so is there any kayastha community in bengal?

Me: Yes, the Bose's

How do you know?

Me: My parents might have told me. Tied it to Subhash Chandra Bose.

Does ones identity matter? Should it be of any importance

Me: Absolutely! You need to know your beginnings, your roots. It helps you know what the world expects of you and what you should be prepared for

Okay, so if i say let's replace all names with numbers, would it make everyone equal? And will it be the right thing to do?

Me: Talked about how in communist Soviet they tried to remove the concept of God to make everyone equal, but it backfired. The differences are what fuels people to make a mark for themselves

Are caste and Varna the same?

Me: No, caste are many, Varna are just 4. Caste is the umbrella term.

Are you sure?

Me: I'm not certain, but that's what I remember (should have stuck to it, i was right)

Okay, so where do kayastha come?

Me: Outside of Varna

Are you sure?

Me: Yes ma'am

Where would you place yourself in the Varna system if you could

Me: Kayastha are often compared with Brahmin

*Interrupted* Everyone wants to be compared to Brahmins no?

Me: (Laughs) Yes ma'am, but from my understanding, Kayastha are more academically inclined, often book worms, therefore the comparison

Okay, so would you say kayastha are intellectual?

Me: Not me ma'am, but my family will definitely say this (everyone laughs)

Okay I'm done, please take over sir

P2:

So, you worked with a company called xyz. What did the company do?

Me: explained

Okay, so if I'm a fire contractor let's say, and somebody wants to get an inspection done, can he not go to a portal to get it done? Why do they need you

Me: They can sir, but our software helps them manage the jobs for them, portal can only help with the scheduling and dispatching side of things, but our system can help them manage their day to day.... Explained well

Okay got it. What was your job there?

Me: An SDR (sales)

So you did engineering, then went to become a sales person, why, do you like calling up people and disturbing them? Or do you not like coding.

Me: (Smiled) No sir, i hope they don't feel disturbed. But also, it isn't as much that I don't like to code, infact i love coding. It's just i had multiple offers in college, and upon research I found the job role to my liking. And i liked the work I was doing here, so I decided against changing my job role. Actually it's because of the sales role that I generated interest in marketing. (Was hoping he would shift the conversation, but he did not)

Okay got it, thanks, I'm done here. Sir please take over.

P3:

Hi. You have mentioned in your SOP that you like Blockchain. Can you please tell me what is SHA256?

Me: explained

Where is it used?

Me: explained

Explain to me how the Bitcoin Blockchain works

Me: explained

Okay, so what does the Bitcoin Blockchain contain?

Me: explained

Okay great, so you might have heard of the term miner. Why are they called miners?

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2023-03-13 07:07:04 IIM C interview exp
9/8/7
99.79
3 P All Male
Panelists 1

TMAY

Iron and Wood, Which will get heated faster, if kept in sun for same time?

I said iron due to specific heat.

Which steel is used in cars?

Stainless Steel, alloy steel, he retorted saying answer in terms of carbon.

I said low carbon steel, with C lower than 0.3 percent.

Why can't we eliminate carbon completely from steel?

Answered in terms of BOF and Blast furnace.

Which monument has no carbon at all ?

I wanted to say Iron Pillar of Delhi but I knew it has carbon of about 0.2 percent, said don't know.

He said it's iron pillar, I mentioned it's carbon content and also mentioned why it is corrosion resistant. He agreed and said carbon is pretty low.

Panelist 2

P-You write plays on political topics, mention one play you wrote.

I told how I enjoyed writing about the alternative discourse debates
Mentioned one play written on gift economy of kula ring islands.

P-How double coincidence of wants is eliminated in gift economy?

A- told about prestations, collectives and reciprocity.

P- so can money be replaced by gift economy

A- told practical difficulties but vouched for coexistence to preserve communitarian bonds.

P- Views on SC collegium

A- told about second judges case, why SC independence has to balanced with accountability. Favoritism, nepotism

P- so supreme Court can do anything

A- mentioned that it's limited by basic structure of constitution.

P- what all is there in basic structure

A- told

p- Views of EC being chosen by collegium

A- ANSWERED how bipartisanship has to come in decisions like these and we do it for CBI director already.


P3

How can I improve my service ranking on CHATGPT?

Told about SEO scores, how CHAT GPT uses similar algorithm and how positive word of mouth is consumed by CHAT GPT FOR future search from clients as well.

P-Asked whether it's ethical

Told No

P- So how to correct it

A- told about sentiment analysis algos used by google to distinguish malafide reviews from bonafide ones, how AI ethics is evolving and how algos will continue to evolve for this, to segregate disinformation from bonafide information.

Okay, thank you.

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2023-03-13 07:07:04 IIT Madras 11/03/23 ( offline interview)
BTech in ECE and 17months in IT office

Interactive session from Retired professor
Reflective writing: If you get stranded in a deserted island, what is that you would want and why?

M1: where are you from?
M1: You are working in TCS?
(Told I worked)
M1: Achha u worked. They left you or you left it?
M1: You must be feeling proud na that you left it .
M1: What were u doing there? ( Few questions on the software and it's advantages and what I mentioned in sop)
M1: (Seeing the sop) U got 5/5 rating. Was there any appraisal?
M1: Why MBA?
( Was telling, interrupted and told we don't want leaders)
M1 and M2: You are telling the prepared thoughts and text Book answers. Tell the real reason.

M2: So, u don't want the packages stuff etc
( They automatically come if I excel in these I told)
M2: Laughing, Seems philosophical approach similar to 3 idiots movie
M2: During your work, did you do anything other or only work?
M2: I studied in jntu, what did you do other than engineering?
( Told i was involved in music clubs, upload utube videos, performances in fests etc as I learnt classical singing)
M2: How many years and what do u sing?( Told hindi Telugu songs)
M2: Did you learn from anyone or by urself?
M2: Are you an amateur or good singer?
M2: Do u remember any ragas?
M2: Tell me 2 songs based on shankarabharanam
( I told i didn't know but knew from mohana ragam)
M2: ok tell and...

That's it. Thank you

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