MBA PERSONAL INTERVIEWS

2023-03-13 07:07:00 VGSOM Interview Transcript

GEM – 97.78%le
Mechanical Engineer
28 months work ex
Panels – P1(M), P2(M)

P1 –
1.  You look so happy. Let’s make you unhappy then, I think then it will be fair, isn’t it?
2.  Tell me about yourself.
P2 –
3.  So, you are living in Chandigarh now. What’s unique about it that you find?
4.  What type of work do you find in Chandigarh?
5.  Tell me about its tourism.
6.  Tell me about this Rock Garden.
7.  What engineering did you do?
8.  What subjects were there?
9.  In Operations Research, what did you learn?
10.  What is North West Corner method?
11.  What are the other methods in the Transportation model?
12.  What is LPP?
13.  What Lc, Ld is in it?
14.  Do you know what is a rank of a matrix?
15.  How to do it?
16.  Didn’t you study it in engineering? It must be there.


P1 –
17.  So, I see you worked at Varroc till last Feb, what have been doing since then?
18.  How much did you proceed on this project of yours?
19.  Did you make any prototypes yet?
20.  Whose support are you taking?
21.  So, suppose there are 5 qsns with 3 options. 1 out of these 3 options is correct. You don’t know the answer of any of these qsns and have to take a guess. In order to pass you need more than 80%. What is the probability of passing?
22.  Your answer is wrong. What did you do?
It’s not so direct. Let us move on.
23.  x^2+x+1=0, a and b are the roots. What is a2023 + B2023?
24.  Think of it as complex numbers and try it.
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#VGSOM @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-10 06:39:33 IIM Ahmedabad Interview Experience

Cat- 99.90
Acads- 95/96.2/81
Shortlisted- PGP
Background - Btech ECE final year
Panel- 1M, 1F

Questions
P1(M)
- tell me something about yourself that's not in the form( I mentioned my interest in cricket)
- Let's go on to cricket and since you are interested in mathematics draw a probability graph for the number of wickets India could lose in the next odi match they are going to play( I answered it's 0.1 for everything and then he said to go with a realistic approach )
I asked for pitch conditions and answered the question
- draw a cumulative graph of this graph now
- now what is the probability of India winning the match
( I again asked whether India is batting first or second and answered the question)
- your fav subjects in academics
- what is so significant about semiconductors that other alloys or other elements can't offer
- what is a pn junction diode
- give me a detailed explanation of how a pn junction diode works

P2(F)
- justify the particular point u wrote in the awt
( She was reading my awt the whole time )
- many cross questions on that linking it with my interest in movies
- what is happening in stock market with adani?
- what did hindenburg do?
- is there any other person who's presently in news who has done short selling previously?( I answered George Soros)
- what did he short sell?
- what is the difference between me short selling in the market and hindenburg doing the same?
- do you have any questions for us?
- take a chocolate and you can leave

#IIMA @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:35:01 IIM AMRITSAR PI TRANSCRIPT
Date - 7 March 2023
Morning Slot
Went on for 20-25 minutes

*Profile*
90.47%ile
12th Commerce 90.8%
Bcom. 63%
MBA 7.44/10 (Yes double MBA)

2 Panelists
1 M - Late 30s
1 F - Early 30s

F started first -
F - Looking at your CV, I should hire you for a job right now, shouldn't I?

F - So you have already done an MBA as you mentioned in your CV. So why again?

F - Okay fair enough. So can you tell me about Quantitative Techniques? (Mentioned in CV)

F - What is Standard Deviation, Variance? Difference between the 2

F - What is Advanced Accounting?
3-4 counter Qs

F - Tell me about why Citibank left India
2 counter Qs

F - Tell me about the Yes Bank crisis
1 counter Q

F - What is sustainability? Why do we need it? (Mentioned in CV)

F - How do you use Excel in analytics? (Mentioned in CV)

Over to M

M - Why did you do the previous MBA? Why not skip it altogether?
2 counter Qs

M - Difference between Data Science and Data Analysis? (Mentioned inCV)

M - What does your father do?

M - What problems did you face when digitising the business?
3 counter Qs

M - What is a comeback strategy?

M - What did you do in your research Paper? (MBA Research Paper)
5-6 counter Qs

M - What was the impact of your workings on your family business?
2 counter Qs

M - What is Correlation and regression?

M - How do you use them in Excel?
2-3 counter Qs

M - What is Digital Marketing?
4-5 counter Qs

M - Difference between SEO and SEM (Mentioned in CV)
2 counter Qs

M - Can you tell me about the Indian economic outlook in the 90s?
2 counter Qs

M - Do you know what went wrong during 2000s that led to the crisis of 2008?
1 counter Q

M - Favourite brand? Why?

M - Where is OnePlus from? Is it sustainable?

M - Why aren't Chinese phones banned but Chinese apps are?

M - I am done

F - How did you do the promotions for the event you organised?
3-4 counter Qs

F - What are Pivot tables and slicers in Excel? How do you use them for data analysis?
2-3 Counter Qs

F - I am done

M - You may log off now

Overall - Grilling a bit on Acads and specifics but chill panelists. Focused a lot on CV and Excel.

#IIMAR @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:35:00 IIM Amritsar 07/03/2023

CAT: 98.17 8/7/7 BCOM+CFP

1 year of work experience

Two panellists, one male (M1) and one female (F1)


F1: Tell me about yourself
F1: Key highlights of budget
F1: What is carbon footprint? There was one more question on something green which she said was important highlight of budget but I couldn’t recall it.
F1: Do you remember farm laws? What was the issue?
F1: What is the matching principle in accounting?
F1: What is the opportunity cost?
F1: What is oligopoly? How it is different from monopolistic competition?

M2: Tell me about your work ex
Some further questions on that
M2:  Your cat percentile? Other calls?
M2: Any extra curricular achievements you want to highlight?

That’s all. You can log off

Overall very chill interview. No grilling.  I was the first in the slot.

#IIMAR @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:35:00 XLRI BM Interview Experience

XAT - 96.48

89/92/7.55

BE/BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, 5 months work ex(2022 grad)

Three Panelists (2M and 1F)

Panelist 1(F):
- Confirms my name and asks where I am joining from and where I actually from

Panelist 2:
- You did your 12th in FIITJEE Hyderabad, why?
- So your aim was IIT, what do you think went wrong? (I didn't get IIT if it wasn't clear)
- Don't you think 2 years of your life has been wasted due to joining FIITJEE?

Panelist 3:
- You were a minor when you joined your 11th right? So, was it your choice or was it due to your parents forcing you to join?

Back to P2:
- (Since I had mentioned about volunteering as a staff for a game) How did that help you?
- Examples?
- (Tried to explain but was interrupted) Don't give any blank statements, just actual examples of incidents

P1 takes over:
- Since you mentioned about the game, you must be aware of apps like Dream 11 right?
- What are they?
- Don't you think they should be banned since gambling is illegal?

A lot of to and fro happened discussing on banning of such apps. I maintained my stance that rather than just focusing on banning such apps, more awareness must be raised. The panelist raised several counter points on how these apps/games were just a waste of time, minors getting affected by it and how we used to leave in the pre smartphone era with books etc. I gave suitable explanations to each point. Overall, it was an engaging conversation.

P3 takes over:
- So you are from Ballari(place in Karnataka famous for mining). Why is the news always negative on that region?

Explained a bit about mining organizations doing illegal mining, how it affected the region and how it is currently

P3:
- Do you think government is the reason for it? Should they have made better laws?
- So you studied computer science and mentioned datastructures as a favourite subject, why are trees considered non-linear?
- What does big O(n) mean?
- Explain with bubble sort as example
- Calculate the same for binary search algorithm for it's worst case

Overall very engaging interview. Quite different than from the others as I felt they were actually focusing on getting to know me by raising the points I had written in my sop and with lot of questions surrounding decision making and ethics

#XLRI @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:35:00 IMI D Interview Transcript
Profile:Gen non eng Male 91.2/92.2/80.6 fresher.

3 panelists-2M,F

M-Tell me about 3, things that's not on Cv.
M-Whats happening in Bangladesh
M-Whats happening in South china
M-Any Person whom you admire(as we were talking about startups and therefore they gave me the extempore  topic related to that only)
M-What are your hobbies?
M-Which postion you play?
M-which club you support?
(I support FCB and then the qs revolved around the recent ElClassico and the formation change by Barca and the Financial issues it is facing.
We had a very healthy discussion about this)

F started asking qs from FM as I said I wish to do my major in Finance

What is Npv?
How is it diff from irr?
Which is better and why?
What all is In Fm?
If DPR is 80% then what's the retention rate?
Who is father of Modern management?
Tell me about Principals of Management.

M2-What is Blockchain?
M2-Tell me about some tokens.
M2-Govn stance on crypto.
M2-Was the crypto based on pure hype or what.
M2-Adv of Blockchain
(had a discussion around it)
M2-Can it replace fiat currency?
M2-Which Football clubs are planning to bringing a new token.

M1-What calls you have.
M1-Okay thankyou

#IMI @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:35:00 IMI Delhi Interview
7/3/23
CAT - 96.89, XAT - 96.42
BTECH in ECE
17 months in IT

F1: Tell me about yourself?
F1: What are these 4 Ds u mentioned in your form?
( I told how I'll implement)
F1: No, I'm asking what are
they? (Told)
F1: Did u face any challenges in implementing these in your life?
F1: Extempore: If u are the head of your what policies do u bring or what will you do?

F2: Any recent news?
F2: Which wpl team u support?(as i told recently wpl started)
(Told i support hyd team, but it's not there, laughed)

F3: Why MBA?
F3: U told about 4Ds. So I ll give a situation. Tell how will u face? U have a deadline in 2hrs and one of your workers collapsed.
F3: Any questions for us?
(Asked and they explained)

#IMI @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:34:59 IIM Kozhikode
2/3/2023- Hyderabad
Background-Mechanical engineer with 8 months work ex in IT
Panel-1M,1F

WAT- reasoning should replace reproduction in all examinations.

F-
1. What should we call you?
2. Where are you from?
3. Explain about Srikurmam.
4. Any annual festivals celebrated there?
5. What’s the difference between konark and arasavalli?
6. What do you do at wipro?
7. What is lean manufacturing?
8. What is pull system?
9. Doesn’t it incur loss?
10. Give an example for pull system implementation.
11. Any business news you heard recently?

M-
12. Why is it so important? Why do you think the PM’s of those nations should talk about the deal?
13. what’s the effect of this deal on India?
14. Do you know about the BBC issue? What happened?
15. Why do you think the west is silent about this issue on India?
16. Is investment is important than freedom of speech?
17. What’s happening in Andhra Pradesh?
18. How would you rate your CM?
19. Then why did people vote for him?
20. Who’s better Chandrababu or Jagan?
21. Who’s responsible for bifurcation?
22. What is NITI AYOG?
23. Who’s the head of it?

F-
23. How good are you at Math?
24. What happened to calculus in the first semester?
25. What are measures of dispersion?
26. What are measures of central tendency?
27. As you got good grade in Business Mathematics, what did you learn in it?

All the best  and don’t discuss outside with the next candidate.

#IIMK @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:34:59 IIM Kozhikode
2 female panelist ( ek kafi young and ek old)
1) so your name is sunny Shekhar, do you know sunny leone with smile
: Mam she is an actress
2) do you think she is just actress
: Yes mam she is just actress both panelists were smiling
3) do you know other Sunny
: Sunny deol big fan
4) Sunil gavaskar is also called Sunny
: Yes mam
5) so you mention bmath what is it
: Answered
6)What is relation of math and science
: I told mathematics is a universal language and how math is used is daily life
7) do you think math is used in day to day
Answered
8)What is function
: Give some answer but she is not convinced and ask a lot of cross question to make stress
9) What is set
: Answered
10) what is mean
: Answered she is not convinced but lot of cross question
11) gave some numbers and ask to find middle value
: Answered
12) what is significance of mean
: Try to answer but not convinced atlast I said I don't know i will search about it after interview
13) you are bihar in which city
: Answered
14) significance of chhapra
Answered
15) who wrote Ramayan
Answered
16) apart from this
: I mention the role of lord Ganesha now I am also confused and they are also
17) relation of lord Ganesha with Mahabharata
: Don't know
18) what is relation of circumference and Circle
: Nit distance one some other relations I said don't know
19) pie is fixed or not in 3rd dimension
: Answered
20) sure
: Yes
21) you are prestigious st  Xavier's College why your grads are low
: Justified it and take blame
22) why didn't take job
: Answered
23) apart from failed mathematician what did you do
: Mention that I taught children
24) what
: Math
25) both burst in laugh and ask which State
: Bihar
26) what did you learn from it
: Leadership qualities
27) cross question
: I gave answers and I think they satisfied with that and also mention that teacher is great leader and how I learn from this interview
28) great leader from Bihar
: Rajendra prasad
29) asked why
Give answer
30) they asked specific details of rajendra prasad
: Don't know
31) deputy chief minister of Bihar
Answered
32) so you are in faridabad so if you go from faridabad to Calicut what place it covers from station mention state wise
Answered but asked where is callicut and I said south
33) asked some details of Calicut
Don't know
34) what calls do you have
Answered
35) how is the experience
Answered
36) you can go now
: I said can I ask questions then I ask questions and she answered it then she said you can go know
I said can I take toffee
She laughed and said yes yes and sorry Sunny for the stree that we put on you
Both were smiling and I answered the questions with confidence and smile

#IIMK @CATGDPI Open / Comment

2023-03-09 07:34:59 *IIM K interview experience *

Abhishek Kumar
(95,95,88.6,99.12%ile)
Btech in Electrical Engineering
3+yr work experience in Coal India Limited.

Radisson blu, NEW DELHI,  8:00 AM

WAT topic :- Future of work :- good or bad in corporate India. ( 25 mins, 300 words)

Panel 04, Interview duration:- 15 mins.

F1

1. Tell me something about what you haven't mentioned in your application?? ( Explained)
2. In how many states coal india operates ?? (Answered)
3. Name the states ?? (Answered)
4. Explain ohm's law?? (Answered)
5. Difference between electronic and electrical Engineering?? (Answered)
6. Who is the deputy prime minister of india??( not Answered)
7. Who is the vice president of India??(Answered...further asked about previous ones...not answered)
8. Why MBA?? ( told)
9. What are the other calls do you have?? (Told)
10. What is your preference?? (Told)

F2

11. How does induction motor works?? (Answered)
12. How does single phase induction motor works?? (Answered)
13. What are your views on giving reservation to women in legislative assembly?? ( Gave my opinion)

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