IIM CALCUTTA INTERVIEW

PGDM....MUMBAI
PROFILE:

Acads
X 89.4%,Board: CBSE, year:2004
XII 78.8%, Board:CBSE , year:2006
Undergrad Stream: B.Tech Electronics, Grades:55.2, Year:2010

Work-Ex:
fresher
CAT (2009-10):
DI: 97.59
Quant: 95.93
Verbal: 99.52
Aggregate:99.62


Extra acads : not much

Any other special thing abt u: no

Interview & GD
GD topic: Impact is more important than being true to oneself....
did well...10 ppl in my group.....no fish market....
my rating:4/5

interview:
panelists=p.....me=m

p=u are an engineer?
m=yes sir
p=so low percentage....decreasing from 10th to grad?
m=yes sir….smile
P=why?
M=did not study sir..was careless
P=but still…so less?
M=sir I missed IITJEE chem. Cutoff by 1 mark…became very dejected and dint concentrate in the 1st year….realised in the second yr that I cud not pass away life just like this…but since then..i have been playing catchup…
P= what did u do?
M=nothing sir…I spent my last 3.5 years sleeping and listening to music..
P=really?
M=yes sir..i regret this but I would rather be frank…
P= tell me your daily routine..
M= sir I slept for 10 hours…rest 12 hours..watched football…music…etc
P=how boring?
M= yes sir..monotonous
P=u never thought of doing anything to utilize your time?
M= no sir..i realised only after I received calls that I shud have done something…
P= what is your goal in life?
M= sir in the long run…I wanna open and run a trance bar…
P= dance bar?
M=no sir…trance bar...smiless
P=what is that?
M= gave very good explanation
P= become a DJ
M= but sir I don’t feel there is a single place inn the format I want
P= how?
M=I talked about how bollywood,techno,rock dominate…alcohol is main focus..i said that music wud be my primary focus…alcohol and other things may come in
P=Do u drink?
M=sometimes..once in say 20-25 days..
P=but where do u get the money for this?
M=sir occasional drinking doesn’t need much..plus I dint buy books..borrowed and read for 4-5 hours before each exam..
P=so u wanna do an mba to open this bar/
M= no no sir..that is just my long term goal
In the short term…I wanna bring my career back on track…I am desperate to make amends
P=suppose I take u in….what if u fail and crash out in 3-4 months..
M=no sir…the fact that I have a percentile shows that I have the ability to work hard…and my desperation is my motivation…ppl like me are more eager to perform
P=do u do drugs?
M=no sir….i know my limits…plus my girlfriend helped me remain on track..
P=where is she?
M= she is in Calcutta…medical college
P= oh good…so she is a better student than you…
M= yes sir…
P=I am worried for u…what if we don’t take u?..do u have a job?
M=no sir..but I have IIFT…
P=oh then if u go to iift…u’ll say that u missed iim and again wont study
M=no sir…I wont make that mistake again…
P= oh so u have matured..
M= yes sir..
P= what do your parents think about you?
M=that I am good for nothing…but now that I have got calls..they are happy..
P=u dint care what they thought?
M=I did sir..but iwas caught in a sort of a vicious circle…want to escape it now…
P=but why shud we take you?
M= because I need it and plus u cud help me as my gf is there…
P=what other interests do u have?
M= politics…though I am not involved…my friends are and it fascinates me no end..
P= in the present political scenario…what fascinates u the most/
M= rise of mayawati….explained very well
P=wats your view on mamta banerjee?
M= smart politician…she portrays her image of a commoner which is appealing to the urban ppl…plus her support to land issues has won her rural support..though she has not achieved much in terms of results…she alongwith congress will give a good fight to left this time around and bring back democracy to west Bengal in the literal sense.
P=rate both of them on a scale of 10
M=did it with convincing logic
Thnx all around…
all in all...they were very cordial....lots of laughs..the interview was not as deadly as my post might suggest...dunno what to make of it..
pi score=3

iift pi experience

IIFT marks: 46.14
Work ex: none
Extra curriculars:decent

Interview Centre:-wtc,mumbai

Essay topic:-impact of free trade on economies of developing countries...
i think i managed the essay part really well...hope to get some marks..
GD topic and a description:- is nuclear energy the best source for india...
no fish market...chipped in twice or thrice....dint do anything while i had to moderate..
Interview:-
a very strange interview..
p1(bengali geek)...p2(old lady)...p3(simple man)
when i enter...p2 not there...
p1:u a fresher
me:yes sir
p1:why so bad acads?
me:due to engagement in other activities...
p1:which coaching institute do u go to?
me:ims..
p1:did they tell u to say this?
me:no..sir they only give an idea...
p1:do u like maths?
me:somewhat
p1:let x1 x2 x3 be 3 values...find am..gm...hm..
me:did it
p1:choose from history geography and sports
me:geography
p1:tell me the largest lake in india
me:chilka...orissa
p1:highest peak
me:kanchenjunga
p1 and p3:but that is in nepal...
me:in that case...it wud be k2
p1:yes
p1:name the 3 youngest state with their capitals
me:said...
p1:if u travel from howrah to chennai in a train...which 4 major rivers will u encounter?
me:said
p3:tell me why mba?
me:blah blah
p3:why politics(based on cv)
me:said
some cross questioning by p3 and p2...
p2:why did u join nsui?
menlyt a platform...no political inclination
p3:have u ever donated blood?
me twice
ok go ...

now i dont understand why the interview was so light??....the same panel grilled everyone on technical topics...why not me??...mine was the shortest interview...dunno wat to expect...\

xlri pmir interview

8th March

Course applied for : (BM or PMIR)both...this is PMIR

Educational Profile:
X: 89.4
XII:78.8
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age: 58.07
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:

XAT percentile: 99.49

Work profile (if applicable): zero
Number of years: Sector/Industry: none
Special achievements at work:
Other differentiating factors (anything great that you have done in life, that's out of the ordinary): none

GD Topic:imagination vs experience.....fish market...
Number of participants: 10
Panelists' intro (if possible): isf, manoj thomas, s.bagchi....mumbai
Duration: 15-20 mins


PI Questions:
sb:so your father is a bank officer?
me:yes sir
sb:why dont you go for bank po...after 6th pay commission, it has become so lucrative?
me:but sir it is not all about money...bank job does not suit me...
sb: why?...are u an introvert?
me: no
sb: are you not good with numbers?
me: i am sir
sb: so?
me: but sir that is not where my interests lie..
sb: why pmir?
me: blah blah...abt my dad being hr manager...hr most critical etc...
mt: why not become an engineer?
me: am not good at it sir...
mt: what is the difference between consumer and customer?
me: consumer is anyone who is going to consume goods...services etc...customer is a consumer who is going to consume some specif goods or services from a specific organisation...
(ALL THIS TIME...SB AND MT WERE SHAKING THEIR HEADS WHILE ISF WAS LAUGHING...HORRIBLE!!)
MT: WHAT DO U DO IN YOUR FREE TIME?
me: i am a member of indian youth congress...am not active politically...but have been involved in other activities like awareness campaigns etc...
mt: do u see a political career for yourself?
me: i may like to enter one...but i dont think i'll survive in the present scenario...dont want to join any party and dont have the money/muscle power...
sb: ok...if u are the manager of a company and your workers have misused client property while working on site....what will u do?...the client wants them removed...
me: if they have broken any law...i will remove them...
sb: but if u dont have replacement...?
me: then i will ask for some time but ultimately remove them...
sb: who is more important?....customer or employee?
me: all stake holders in the organisation are important...be it customers or employees...
sb: more?
me: any organisation is for customers...but made up of employees...so i cant choose....
sb: ok if u are a worker...and u have some demands...which the management refuses to accept...what will u do?
me: if i believe the demand sare reasonable...i will convince all my colleagues....
sb: u have done that...u r the union leader...
me: will try to convince the mgmt..
sb: not working..
me: will use gandhigiri maybe?
sb: not working..
me: will take support of trade unions...but wud avoid violence...
sb: all u can do is sit for dharnas...nothing else...
me: last resort wud be mass resignation...
sb: no worries many workers available...
me: pause...........then maybe some labour reforms are needed to empower the labourers...
mt: have u heard of sewa dal?
me: no..
isf: tell me how did gujarat riots impact you?
me: blah blah
isf: which is the recent book u read?
me: india unbound...explained
isf: do u know prabhakaran?
me yes...explained
isf: what wud u do in the naxal issue?...do u like their idealogy?
me: i dont know in detail...explained the basics....then said that means to the end used is not correct...dialogue...development etc...
mt: your favourite leader?
me: p.chidambaram
isf: why?
me: explained...
isf: do u have bm call?
me: yes...tomorrow
sb: cat score?
me: 99.62
sb: calls?
me: iim-c
ok go...phe