Company Profile Offered

Group Discussion / Task

topic

Accenture

Supply Chain consultant

NA

Amazon

Account Management and Seller

Relations

No GD

Amazon

Onboarding Specialist

Nil

Amazon

Onboarding Specialist

NA

Amazon

Operations

No GD/GT.

Topic: MBA education doesn't prepare

one for chaos.

Asian Paints

Systems

It was a 6 member GD for us but SCM

candidates had 10 members in the
group. We were given a topic and
asked to think on it for about 2
minutes. We had to start GD ourselves
(so keep a tab on time yourself). The
GD didn't have a time limit. They would
indicate when to stop.
The company seemed to look for
quality of points, logic and
communication skills rather than
number of entries. A good GD
performance has historically resulted in
better final conversion chances.

GD Topic:- Success is a result of deep

grooves. Deep grooves destroys
adaptivity.
Asian Paints

Supply Chain Management

The panel was looking for people who

could talk well and lead the group.
Give direction to the GD. Look to reach
at a conclusion. Do not get too
aggressive.

Asian Paints

scm

Abstract topics. Company was looking

for people with basic communication
skills.
Ensure that you speak more than 3
times and contribute meaningfully to
the discussion

BCCL

Supply Chain Manager

NA

Capgemini

Business Analyst - Local Business

solutions

Company was looking for in depth

knowledge of IT industry.
The topic given to us was related to
Security issues in cloud computing.

Capgemini

Technical Specialist

It was related to ethics in the business

environment, couldn't remember the
exact topic.
They were looking for related points
and communication skills. 3-4 points
are sufficient. Give a chance to all the
people to speak. Also the current
knowledge of the industry is
necessary.

CBC

Business Analyst

No GD

Citius Tech

Healthcare Consultant

NA

Cummins

Operations

There was no GD in final process.

Deloitte

Technology Consulting

Deloitte

Functional Consulting

Ebay

Analytics

of US Olympic Committee with the

local population of Colorado wherein
the flagship training center for USOC is
situated. The case discussion required
different aspects to be analyzed from
different perspectives. After some
deliberation within the group, a
consensus has to be reached and a
plan should be drafted. Meanwhile, a
presentation has to be made in these
30 mins only and the whole group has
to present it in 10-12 additional mins.
It was a general half page case study
with 4 questions to be answered. The
company was looking for a general
view on how you can connect with the
problem with general business fundas

Case study will test your basic

analytical skills and understanding of
key metrics of e-commerce industry.

The GD topic was "Should RBI go for

the rate cut?"
In the GD everybody spoke well, still
the GD was not a fish market. People
who made relevant points and made
good multiple entries throughout the
GD were selected.

EY

Consulting (TMT)

EY

It was a general GD with abstract

topic.
The topic was "Is Swatch Bharat
Consultant for Process Improvement campaign really effective".
in TMT industry
They were looking for good
communication skills and a
consultant's view of the topic and not
just a random discussion.

EY

FedEx

TMT

GD Topic: It was related to "Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan"
There was enough time and all of us
got chances to put forward our points.
In the end they picked up 5 guys to
conclude.

Revenue Management Analyst

First was aptitude test. It had around

30 questions & 40 minutes were given.
Questions were related to Quant &
data interpretation similar to CAT . It
was followed by two interviews.

Flipkart

Flipkart

after 2 minutes of jotting down points.

A very generic topic " Mood of India &
Indian Citizens after the general
elections 2014"
In a 40 minute long GD what the
company was looking for is a healthy
and non nuisance discussion firstly.
Management Trainee
Most importantly looking at the
selected students after the GD it can
be concurred that students with
confidence, valid points & the ones
who maintained the natural flow of the
GD were selected.
number
of everybody
participants.
This
is roughly
In the end
was
asked
to
the amount of time you should take to
put forward your point(s). Hence
prepare your content accordingly
before the GD starts. In our case, we
were instructed to start with a brief
view of yours about the topic (30 sec).
Everyone spoke for half a minute
individually one after another and the
topic was made open for discussion.
After the scheduled 12 minutes or so,
we were asked to summarize the
whole GD, again for half a minute
each, one by one. Hence when you
are giving a gist of what you are going
to speak in the GD, at the beginning,
make sure you have at least one
differentiating point from others. This
Management Trainee (Supply Chain
will become even more important if you
Manager)
are towards the end in your GD group
and all most all points being covered.
You can hold back some vital points
during this introduction and introduce
them during the open discussion to
have that surprise element and get
brownie points.
2. In case of a Supply Chain-inclined
topic like ours, it is okay to throw in
occasional jargons into the mix, but be
sure of what are you intending to say
and communicate that effectively. I,
personally, used some and they liked it
(As told during my interviews).
3. Make relevant and precise
arguments backed up by good

Flipkart business model and impact of

e-commerce market place on physical
retail stores.

Flipkart

Management Trainee

2 min to think, then everyone was

asked to give their points followed by
group discussion and individual
summary.
Not many good points in the
discussion
Company looked for students who
were confident, assertive and clear in
their thought process

Management Trainee

It was a general GD and the topic for

GD was 'Future of e-commerce in
India' 10 people group was given 1215 minutes.
Our GD went just about fine. Apart
from few members who could not
speak much everybody else made 2-4
entries.
People shortlisted had made quality
entries. They were looking for people
who will make a quality point, have
good communication skills, can back
data with numbers.

Flipkart

MT role - Supply Chain

GD Structure:
10 members in 1 group
1st 2 mins to note down your points on
a paper. Once you noted your points,
they collected the paper.
Then every person in the group had to
speak for 30 seconds on the topic.
Next the group was left to discuss for
15 Minutes
Group discussed various things that
PM Modi had done like Swach Bharath
Abhiyaan etc. I made 4 - 5 entries and
spoke clearly.
Then again every person in the group

GeP

Senior Consultant

NA

Flipkart

GeP

Consulting

NA

ICICI

Corporate Banking

Case study - Should a company be

given a loan, as a banker.

ICICI

Corporate Banking

A finance-based case study on working

capital management.

Inspirage

Consultant

Presentation should mainly focus on

the highlights of the project without
going too much in details. Should
display the leadership and innovation.

IVP

Junior BA

NO GD

JPMC

Operation Analysts

NA

JPMC

Banking Operations

NA

Microsoft

Partner technical consultant

NA.

Mondelez

Supply Chain Management

NA

NI

Sales

Was the Mars Orbiter Mission a worthy

expenditure?
There were 7 people in the GD. The
people were made to sit face-to-face, 4
against 3. They were looking at
cogence of thought and ability to carry
a thought process. Get a few of your
GD members to build upon your point

SAP

Consultant

N/A

SAP

T&L Consultant

There wasn't any group discussion!!

SAP

Associate Consultant

NA

SAP

Consultant

Online test had questions on

reasoning and one case based
question.

Snapdeal

Snapdeal

Supply Chain

account manager

The task given to our group was to find

out, after discussing for around 20
minutes, the day on which the
construction of a monolith was
completed in a completely hypothetical
world with random time frames (not 60
minutes, 24 hours, 7 days). The clues
given to our group were simple enough
to analyze and reach a point where,
after making a logical assumption, the
answer could be reached.
Clarity of thought and the order in
which the group approaches the clues
is important.

Chits were given to everyone

People where supposed to solve a
question.
They were looking for communication,
team player and problem solving skills

Snapdeal

Supply Chain

Different clues were given to each

member of the GD. We had to discuss
and answer the question "'Who owns
the Fox?" without stating the clues
directly.

Topic- is the sale of passenger

vehicles/ commercial vehicles going to
decrease with the advent of e
commerce
Tata Motors

Systems
Key Pointers- make relevant points.
Even 2-3 good entries will suffice if
made relevant points. Give chance to
others as well

Senior Manager - Systems

In the GD there were 8 participants.

Topic was "Pros and Cons of selling
automobiles online and what are our
opinions about it". I spoke only 4 times
in the GD and tried to bring different
perspectives. I humbly negated others
views with sound reasons. People who
were anxious and talking excessively
without new points were not permitted
in the next round.

Tata Motors

Operations

Case Based Group Discussion: the

case was about a problem in the
manufacturing plant to reduce the
weight (and cost) of a four wheeler
within a limited time period to match
the industry standards.

Wipro

Security Solutions Consultant

NA

Wipro

Digital Marketing Consultant

NA

Tata Motors

Yes Bank

Sr. Manager, Technoogy Solutions

Group

NA

Yes Bank

IT

NA

Describe the key takeaways of Pre-placement talk.

NA

A better understanding of the role and working culture of the company.

A good understanding about the current happenings in amazon, about the profile offered. Please understand about the
profiles offered, job description and clarify your doubts.

The roles being offered were clearly defined. Amazon has the process of personal interaction after the PPT where you
can ask any number of questions to the speaker. They always come in groups of 3-4 so that they can interact with the
class post the PPT.

Got a look at the faces of the company employees who could have come to college for finals process. Nothing else.

- Scale of operations - international presence, manufacturing facilities, distribution network

- Advertisements of Asian Paints and Signature Stores
- Supply chain costs account for 85% of the cost of a business unit
- IT at Asian Paints works closely with leading vendors like SAP on the business aspect of the company. Every year the
IT team undertakes 5-6 major projects.
- It is one of the first organizations to move ERP to SAP HANA for analytics and won the SAP award for best usage of
HANA for analytics
- Asian Paints has acquired Sleek (Kitchen furnishing) and Ess Ess (Bathroom furnishing) to bolster its home
improvement line

Learnt about the supply chain of the company and the basic information required about the company. Also helps
understand the kind of people they are looking for.

Fair salary. No global opportunities. One of the best Scm profiles to work for in India.

NA

Work culture of the company

NA

Not Applicable

i) Getting to know the company

ii) What the company does
iii) Core competencies of the company
iv) Knowledge about healthcare IT
v) Roles and compensation offered

There wasn't one.

NA

NA

NA

The main takeaway was the knowledge about the company. Also, the PPT is taken by a Director and in-depth
knowledge was provided about the profile offered. The questions which they stressed upon were:
What is EY?
What is Process Improvement?
What is TMT industry vertical, etc.?

Vision and values of the company

Roles and responsibilities of the profile offered.
Organization structure and growth path.

Company was starting new division of Pricing strategy in India. They first explained the key objectives of the new
division. They also highlighted the benefits like global opportunities with FedEx & Tuition Assistance Program.

1. Started off with the huge potential in e-commerce.

2. The flipkart story.
3. Various models of operation in a typical e-commerce firm.
4. Discussion about the Flipkart MT program- 2 projects of six months duration each on demand and supply side and
then get to chose the profile of our choice.

1. Try to gather as much knowledge as possible about the E-Commerce sector from the PPT. All main points will be
mentioned during the PPT.
2. Everything about Flipkart. Specially its business model and why they have gone for it. Its pros and cons. How the
whole process works and brief overview of each and every department/working.
3. Future plans and expansion policies of Flipkart

Introduction about the company

Info on product categories which company launched recently
Info on transition to market place
Facts about the company and its stakeholders

The PPT concentrated on how Flipkart works, what the future outlook for the company is and what it had done in
recent past.
The ppt was delivered by a person from supply chain domain in company and a 2014 batch joinee in Flipkart from
NITIE was also presenting alongside him.

Head of Last Mile Delivery and White Goods Category was there. He threw a lot of Stats aout the eComerce Industry
and Flipkart,
Will help if you remember some recent stats as eCom is a growing industry and can be given as a GD topic for any
company

The talk was mainly focused on the nature of job and the obvious talk on the compensation. But, I feel the main
discussion was based on our questions. So, be prepared if you want to know anything about the company or the job
they are offering.

GEP works in in three domains- Procurement Strategy, End to End services (Sourcing, Category Management &
Transaction Management) and Procurement Services. A highly customer centric company which believes in customer
delight as it helps in retaining the business and building the brand value.
The profile offered is of Senior Consultant with below job description
- Consulting in strategic sourcing
- Project and client management
- Analysis of multi- million $ spend
- Managing multiple projects
- Work with global teams and travel to client location
- Working with senior /mid management
- Opportunity assessment, strategy development
Qualities GEP is looking for are
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
- Leadership
- Cultural fit

NA

NA

-Must be keen to build their career in Supply Chain industry

-Work with the best in the industry in the value chain consulting space
-Willingness to travel

Provides IT solutions for Hedge funds, PE, etc. Hires from top B Schools. Requires Knowledge of financial jargon.

Have a clear understanding about the role they are offering

They spoke about the organization and everything involved in the banking operations in the organization

NA

NA

JD

More than anything else, one should have the knowledge of the domain he is applying to and should be a strategic fit
in the SAP Consulting culture.

Extensive & Intensive PPT. PPT gave a clear idea about their different modules, clients, business model etc etc.

What does the company give you? What company wants/expects from you? What is the kind of work that you'll be
doing if you join and the extent of engagement with clients and partners.

Placement talk was focused on unique positioning of SAP among software companies, its business model and its
widespread reach.

- Key information about the company (past and future)

- e-commerce sector in India (past and future)
- Organization culture

The values of the company and that e-commerce is the next big thing.
Appear enthusiastic even in pre placement.

It covered the overall working of an e-commerce company department wise. Both the models of e-commerce were
discussed and how snapdeal follows the model to its advantage.

Helps in getting the basic knowledge about the company, its culture et-al. Can prepare the answers to questions like
why tata motors, why this profile by linking to what has been mentioned in PPT.

HR manager and one more senior manager came for the pre placement talk. They gave details about the company
followed by question answer sessions.

Pre placement talk provided insights regarding various profiles offered by the company and the skills expected from the
candidate.

NA

It was not conducted for the final process.

NA (Job Description and Profiles offered were shared through mail.)

NA

What was the selection

procedure conducted by the
company?

There were two rounds Technical and HR

First round was technical round where they
asked scenario based questions
Second round was more VAQ based. They
asked question specific to work ex.

5 rounds of interviews, each being elimination

There were 4 rounds of interview.

1st interview was just a run through of CV plus i
was asked to explain about my Live project
2nd Interview was a short one to test the basic
understanding of the profile offered.
3rd interview was all about situation based
questions, VAQ's like biggest mistake in your life
etc, and Live projects
4th interview was a complete role play.

There was no GD. 27 people were shortlisted for

Interviews and there were upto 4 rounds of
interviews. Each round was an elimination round.

4 rounds of interviews.
Candidates were selected after submitting a
letter of intent for a profile.

Step 1: Online application form which included

VAQs which were shared by Placement Team
during Summers
Step 2: GD on a general topic
Step 3: Personal Interview

GD followed by 1 interview

Gd
Pi

2 PIs

GD - Two rounds of Interview

GD was a IT related topic, spoke thrice.
Some understanding of IT industry and the
current affair related to the industry should be
prepared.

CV Shortlist, GD and 2 rounds of PI

2 offline interviews in campus.

1st offline interview was completely on my work
experience.
2nd offline interview: The interviewer asked me
about the health policies in US, Obamacare(as
my summer internship was is healthcare).
I was asked whether i was comfortable using

i) Two rounds of grueling interviews by two

different panels
ii) Each panel consisted of 3 panelists (in total, 6
mid-level to senior executives)
iii) Both the panels needs to be unanimous in
their decisions, only then a candidate is selected
iv) No GD or GT

Summers : 2 GD, one Interview

PPI: One Technical Round at Cummins, Head
Office, Pune and one telephonic HR Round

Group Task followed by PI.

Group Task (8 students; might vary depending
upon number of students shortlisted) comprised
of Case Discussion on Strategy for 30 mins. A
presentation on the case has to be prepared in
these 30 mins only.
The whole group will get additional 10-12 mins to
present the case study.
Personal Interview went for around 20-25
minutes and it mainly comprised of CV Based
questions from Work-Ex and Summer Internship.
4 questions each question had to be discussed
initially as a part of group discussion followed by
a presentation, we all made it clear that every
one presented.
PI
followed
for Competition
shortlisted candidates
on the
Stage
1: Case
(2 Rounds)
Stage 1.1: Online submission of the analytics
case which required concepts like Segmentation,
Campaign design and ROI calculations
Stage 1.2: Presentations to the judges from
eBay
Some students were offered PPI after the
process
Stage 2: 4 Rounds of Skype and Telephonic
Interviews (each lasting for 30-60 minutes)

A GD was held, followed by four interviews.

First round was GD of shortlisted candidates in

groups of 8-10.
Second round was a PI on telecommunications.
Third round was a PI on technology.
Fourth round was an HR interview.
Fifth round was a Partner Round.

GD Round
3 Interviews (Technical, HR, Partner)

There was Aptitude test & two interviews.

GD followed by two rounds of interviews.

1. GD
2. Two rounds of technical Interviews

Group Discussion followed by two rounds of

interviews

The selection procedure had One Group

Discussion followed by Two Personal Interviews.
All the three steps were elimination rounds.

GD and then 2 rounds of interview.

Final round was with the same person who came
for the PPT.

Two rounds of interviews, both of which were on

the similar lines

Multiple rounds of Interview. It varied from 2-3

rounds for different candidates.

CV shortlist, Psychometric test, GD, PI

GD(Case Study) + PI

-CV Shortlist
-15 Presentation on summer internship project
-Interview

2 rounds of Interview. Fist round had CV related

questions, in detail. Few finance related
questions and one case based on how i would
get requirements from a Hedge fund client who
has devised an options pricing model.
Second round was half technical, half
behavioral. They wanted to know my interests
and why i would be interested in the company.

Aptitude Test. There were two sections. logical

section and DI section
Two rounds of PI

Initially an aptitude test was conducted which

was in two parts, first was a reading
comprehension which was little easy (will get
sufficient time) and the second was a sequential
diagram (was really challenging and was not that
easy).

HR interview first, that went on for 15 min.

After that the functional interview that lasted for
an hour approximately.
No GDs and guessing it was a CV shortlist
directly for the interview.

Personal Interview for all PPI holders

Aptitude test, GD and PI

There was 3 round of interviews.

1st round was technical interview, people who
cleared it were sent for HR interview which was
2nd round.
A 3rd round of telephonic interview with Mr.
Himanshu Panda was also in the mix.

A psychometric test followed by 3 round of

interviews.
I was an exception. They took 4 round of
interviews (I have explained below WHY)

They offered roles in 5 verticals/functions and

shortlisted candidates for 4 of them on the basis
of CV. There was a psychometric test conducted
to all the shortlisted candidates. This test was
not an elimination round but an auxiliary one. Do
this well, it's important. Simultaneously, an
application form (physical form) asking for some
basic details and a few VAQs was to be filled
and got before the interview. Every panel had
the copy of application form. Grilled on the ans in
application form
Then, the personal interviews happened (the
next day) - 3 to 4 rounds depending on the panel
and the situation. There is a feedback form that'll
be transferred from one interview panel to other
panel, so make sure your answers are
consistent across panel and in line with what you
wrote in application form.

Online test for shortlisting.

Shortlisting was done based on the industry
selected while applying.
3 - 4 rounds of interviews, each round was
elimination round.

*All rounds are elimination rounds*

1. Aptitude Test - 50 questions to be attempted in
12 minutes. Questions were from QA, VA and
LR.
2. Group Task - All candidates in the group were
given 3 chits of paper each that contained clues
to a problem. The problem statement was given
by the panel before the start of discussion.
Candidates were to present their clues to other
members in the group, discuss and analyze the
clues, and logically deduce the answer to the
question.
3. HR Interview - A personality assessment
round. Questions were asked from CV, a few
VAQs and a guesstimate problem.
4. Functional Interview - Questions were asked
from the function that was applied to ('Supply
Chain' in my case). The questions focussed on
the supply chain of an e-commerce firm.

Exam - 12 min 50 questions

Group task
Three interviews

The company conducted an MCQ based

aptitude test which was of normal level (Speed
and accuracy was the key).After this the
company released the shortlist.
This was followed by the GD and 2 interview
round on the D-Day.

GD+ 1 round of interview

First there was a Group Discussion and then

there was an interview conducted by a very
senior manager of that company and one HR
manager. There is only one interview after GD.

Case based Group Discussion followed by a

Personal Interview

There were 3 profiles offered. For 2 profiles,

there was a GD, followed by an Interview. For
my profile, there were 2 interviews scheduled.

PI through Skype

Initial Shortlist followed by Single round of

Personal Interviews

Yes bank conducted only interview rounds. 2-3

rounds for that

Interview Round 1

It was a technical round and went for around 30min. There were two person in the panel. The interview started with the panelist
introduce yourself.They asked various questions like:
1. Why Supply Chain consulting after working in IT
2. What are your interest area in Supply Chain
3. Few questions related to basic concepts of Supply Chain( MRP, Demand planning, Supply planning)
4. Few Scenario based questions
They helped me in answers through out the interview. They were looking for how I approached the problem and how I can take

Normal interview
My interview was majorly VAQs and deep probing into my CV. Each and every point was asked. This interview lasted for an hou
More of VAQs, compose all your VAQs to align with the 14 leadership qualities given by amazon. They just check if that quality
the examples and instances you say, so be prepared with VAQs perfectly, however deep they may probe.

Its a technical plus HR round lasted for around 45 mins. All the rounds are face to face interview only. A normal interview, mainly
Following are the questions asked.
1. Run me through your CV
2. Next 30 mins on my 2 live projects
I was grilled on a particular point in my Live Project. More than the right answer I was consistent about my answer in my other in

1st round lasted around 30-35 minutes. Questions were as follows:1) What were initiatives I took as Head of PR Team?
2) How to deal with situations when a customer has been given a wrong order?

3) How to deal with a situation if wrong price has been displayed on the website and bulk products worth lakhs have been order
the loss?

Amazon dives deep into every scenario. So the 3rd question was presented to me in different ways. They were mostly checking
'practical thinking'

Thumb Rule : If in doubt, go for the solution that is ethical and favors the Customer. Amazon expects you to be obsessed with C

General Qustions on CV, about amazon, some VAQs.

Duration: 30-40 min
Interviewer was looking for my industry exposure and knowledge about amazon.

There was only 1 interview round which lasted for about 20 minutes. The panel consisted of 1 HR person and Mr. Harish Lade (
mostly VAQ based.
Note: Mr Harish Lade had got a tablet and was searching for things you said which he was not aware of or found dicey so avoid

They seemed to look for knowledge and interest in technology and reason for working in technology space for a non-IT firm. Als
Internship) will matter.
I was later informed that they were looking for non-standard (text-book) answers and had liked my quick-thinking ability. Also, in
cultural fit, having a good practical understanding of theory, humility and quick thinking.
Questions asked in interview:
1) How do you think the GD was? What could have been different?
2) Tell me about yourself and family?
3) Why not join your father's business?
4) If you have to use your MBA knowledge in his business, what would you do?
5) Why IT at Asian Paints? Why in-house IT firm?
6) Why did you quit your first job (A leading Indian IT firm) if you were interested in technology?
7) What is Spotfire (a visual analytics tool I had used in my job)? What kind of tool is it called?
8) Explain the work you did in your organization?
9) How do you keep yourself updated? Tell me one new technology you have heard/read about? Explain.
10) Why and when would you quit your job? Won't you quit because of team issues?
11) How would you handle team issues?
12) Any questions for us?
Suggestions:
- Be thorough with your CV.
- Know about Asian Paints and systems at Asian Paints (Pay attention in PPT)
- Be clear why you want a career in Systems and why Asian Paints for the same.
- Be confident in interview and logical with your answers. (MBA GAS won't work.)

Type - Mix
Duration - 15-20 mins
Mode - Face to face
Normal interview
I had questions like the following:1) Tell us something about yourself not on the CV
2) Why should we take you
3) What did you do in your internship
4) What is supply chain in your own words
5) What is the most difficult part of a supply chain
6) What does it take to succeed in corporate world
7) Why electronics engineering, then IT work ex and now MBA
8) Where do you see yourself in the future
9) Will you be comfortable working at a plant
10) Any questions for us?

Hr.
Mostly focused on seeing whether I am the person I portray myself as in the cv. Go 3 levels deep into every point mentioned in
than breadth. Try to build a connection with the panel. General gyan, but this will help you. Be thorough with what you want in li
once after the interview and he told me that all they look for is cultural alignment as your credentials have already brought you t
keep your stakes high and make it a stress interview yourself(I did that during ap summers process)

It was more of a conversation. No technical questions were asked in this round. Purely CV based. Questions were related to su
interview went on for 15-20 minutes.

HR round of interview, face to face , Panel size = 1,

IStarted off with Self Intro and then questions on summer internships and Few live projects.

Scenario based questions were given

How will you resolve peer conflict in your team?
How will you handle confidential client data?
Two of your team members are infatuating over a female colleague and its affecting team performance. How will you resolve th
A client has asked for your opinion in shortlisting companies for a tender in which your company is also participating. How will y
Few more similar questions were asked

Technical and HR both, Normal, Face to Face

There was only one person. He asked me indirect questions based on CV. No direct questions like what you did in XYZ project
Questions- What motivates you to participate and lead various events?
- What is your learning from the project/internship?
- Questions on ERP (I did my winter internship on ERP)
- Your father and brother have government jobs. Have you ever thought of getting a government job?
- Strength / Weakness

He was looking for good communication skills, clear thought process and cultural fit.
Always give logical answers and don't make stories. You should be thoroughly aware about each and every point in your CV. Si
role, they were checking that whether I will be able to communicate with the clients well or not.

It was completely on my work experience.I was asked to explain the portal I made during my previous work ex.

Interview round 1 was a face-to-face normal interview (not a stressed one).

Detailed description of Summer Internship, Live projects and Workex
Went to in-depth of highlights of Summer Internship
Asked to describe Live Project and accomplishments. Since my live project was in a start-up, they asked the details of their bus
clients, etc.
They inquired about my workex, the kind of work I did, my accomplishments, some workex-related VAQs. I did two healthcare d
academy - panelists asked what they were about and what I learnt from the two certifications. They also wanted to check my bu
basic difference between British and American healthcare systems. Some questions were based on my extra-currics also.
At the end of the interview they asked whether I had any questions for them. I had one and they answered it gracefully. This inte

Technical: Normal, chilled out round. (25-30 mins)

1. Introduce yourself
2. Tell about work-ex
3. Summer's Project
4. Which role would you prefer and why?
5. Which subjects are you studying?
6. When in a process termed as capable?
7. How would you improve thee capability of the process?
I believe, last two questions were asked because I had done six sigma certification.

Interview - Mostly CV Based; Duration - 20-25 minutes; Mode - Face to Face; Normal (Chilled out)
A brief introduction about you and your family background.
A brief description of CV. 1-2 Questions from Summer Internship.
Few Questions from Work-Ex. (Technical & HR) - Roles and Responsibilities; Indirect Questions on Achievements; Challenges
(Individual) - Deep Dive.
Role Offered by Deloitte; How do you fit in; 2-3 HR Ques

Just one interview took place and it revolved more around my CV and my past experiences, even VAQ's were asked, my past w
consulting background.

50 Minutes Skype interview with two panelists each having 2-3 years of experience in Analytics. Interview was primarily focused
understanding. It started with a 2 minute introduction. Interviewers grilled on the CV and spent most of their time on anything th
asked on Statistics as well like Hypothesis Testing, Confidence Interval, p-value and Type I, Type II errors etc. Then they asked
to be sent if eBay wants to come u with a new segment of clothing for 3-6 years kids. The interviews were correcting on wrong a
than interview.

First interview was a case based interview (45 min approx). I was given 15 min to solve a case in which I was asked come up w
operator (As I have work experience in telecom field). Mostly the interviewer was looking for structured thought process and the
whatever answers I gave. There were also a few CV based questions.
Case in point would really help in cracking the case based interviews. And be thorough with your CV.

My first 2 interviews were on telecommunications and technology.

The telecommunications interview was purely based on my work experience in Amdocs. They were looking for an in-depth know
involved in it.

The technology interview was more on my work experience in Infosys and the technology that I know. He asked me all the tech
Both the interviews lasted for around 45-60 minutes.

Technical Round:
Introduction
Questions about my hometown, and my journey till now
Questions related to Summer Internship, Work Experience (Questions about project, relevance of the project, my role in it, how
Why couldn't I convert my PPI (I would suggest you to be honest about it)
I had worked in a Start-up, so he asked me about the business model of the Start-up, and how the company is performing curre
Questions on my Interests
Questions were asked from almost every point in my CV
VAQs

First interview was taken by HR & person working in pricing division for which they were recruiting. It was for around 20-25 minu
1. Take me through your CV
2. Tell me about different pricing strategy (like penetration pricing, Premium pricing)
3. How would you decide price for any product & which things should be considered
4. Explain steps of product development life-cycle
5. One numerical question was given.
Carrier has given capacity & load factor(how much the carrier is filled e.g. 30%). Two products were given with different price &
each of maximizing revenue & maximizing profit. For given profit margin what should be the ratio of two products.
6. Tell us about your family background

1. A tech+HR mix face to face interview with Associate Director for Supply Chain.
2. Introduce yourself
3. Summer Internship (detail with follow up questions and challenges)
4. Details about my live project with Reliance Comm.
5. PoR - working of soma, my role, Structure of Avenues, Situation of conflict with my core team.
6. A live scenario about a failed product delivery and an upset customer. What will be my course of action.
end

Interview 1:
1. Walk me through your CV
2. What is the admission process in SOM
3. What is your CAT Score
4. With such a high score why are you in SOM
5. Why you chose SOM over other calls
6. Does brand name matters in MBA
7. In which stream you have done your major
8. Tell me about your summer internship company (Since he didnt have a clear idea about the consulting company :P)
9. What is your dream company
10. Do you know the details of the Management Trainee program at Flipkart?

Experience:
I had an excellent GD and hence my first interview was a mere formality. It was more like an informal chatting session about va
my interview is not a good precedence to prepare for Flipkart. Other converts and non-converts had hard-core technical first int

Tips:
1. Try to crack the GD and leave a very good impression. Half the work will be done there only.
2. Make sure you show the interest in Company and the Profile you are applying for. They might cross question you and grill a b

1. Tell about yourself

2. Questions on winter internship project
3. Questions on a SCM competition in which I was a campus finalist
4. Questions on summer internship
5. Marketing or Operations
6. Various electives I chose
7. Few basic questions on marketing

My first interview was a bit offbeat. Interviewer and I went outside college and we were walking around while he was asking me
and then my summers. He asked me questions about my summers wherein he wanted to see my thought process. After that it
situation and asked me what what course of action will I take if I were to be in Flipkart. I kept on asking questions and stating m
helped me out. So all in all interviewer did not try to stress and it lasted for almost half an hour.

Face to Face interview.

duration was 30 minutes and a normal interview.
1st started with VAQs (Tell me about yourself, etc)
Then he gave me a situation in eCom supply Chain: "In the last 3 weeks, the number of orders have drastically reduced. How w
The discussion on this case went on for 20 minutes as we detailed all scenarios that I was coming up with

This round started with the most basic question of tell me something about yourself. But, the majority of time was spent on case
was asked was based on the law of mixtures (I didnt know about this law then, but was able to solve the problem), which was o
based questions one by one.

* Started with basic introduction, interests, life at SOM, different experiences, extra curricular activies and all of that kind. (5-10
* Detailed interaction about the things on my CV. Focus was more on summer internship and work experience. Fortunately me
achievements at work ( Alternative sourcing & liquidating non moving inventory) So had to describe in detail and had to convinc
savings made by the company (15-20 mins)
* He started off with a puzzle. There are two glasses filled with coffee and tea each. If we take a teaspoon of tea from that glass
other way also, is tea in coffee more or coffee in tea more? (Basically they wanted to check whether the candidate give answer
If you take out a paper, give some values to the amount of tea and coffee and then do the calculation, you will get it. Do not ans
mins including discussion)
* The last question which was the decider, was a typical profitability case where guesstimates where also involved. The questio
profit of Indigo airlines for the current financial year. I had to ask so many question to get few essential data for taking the proble
number of customers using indigo every year, and the possible routes the airline in operating in the country.After that using the
every single thing that can contribute to the cost as well as the revenue of an airline. They were pretty much happy with my app
Entire interview went for about 1h15mins.

CV based interview.
Technical questions How do you assess a corporate before giving a loan?
Why are corporate NPAs increasing?
What should companies do to reduce NPAs

Interview revolved around CV and profile. General Knowledge questions were asked. The current state of economy and genera
the general ones like Why ICICI, Why you etc.

During presented of the project there was several questions and cross question. There was many question regarding the busine
over they moved to my CV. He was looking for experience in supply chain so he picked up points on my winter internship and liv
operations. He asked question on each point mentioned there. He asked some very basic VAQ questions like what are my stren
Inspirage? They ended by asking me if I was ok with travelling and moving around.

Fist round had CV related questions, in detail. Be thorough with every line in your CV. Few finance related questions picked up
bond portfolio optimization, options, technical analysis of stocks, Private equity. and one case based on how i would get require
an options pricing model. 45 mins.

Technical Round. It was for 30 mins and face to face. They were checking whether you know about the role. Please read the JD

It was a HR round and went very smoothly. The questions were asked as mentioned below:
1. What thing you do not like in the organization?
2. What do you know about the organization?
3. What do you know about the role?
4. What do your friends say you are good in?
5. What do you think you are not good in?
6. Give me an instance where you have taken an initiative.

The first round was an HR interview which was telephonic and lasted for 15 min.
She asked me to take her through my resume.She was specially interested in the work experience part and my long term goals
They want to know if the company will feature in your long term goals though they wont ask you directly.
Some other questions asked were why MBA and other VAQs like tell me about yourself. She also asked me if night shift is okay

Face to Face Interview, Mix of Technical and HR, 2 interviewers, 25 mins, Mostly Casual Interview
As one of the interviewers was CS&L head, few basic questions on Logistics domain were asked.
HR questions covered the following topics :- About Mondelez, Summer Internship Experience, Learning, Difficulties faced, Peer
Project of some non-SCM intern, How will you escalate and implement your learning in other plants, Family, Hobbies, What are
I want to ask

1 hour face to face interview with a panel of 2 gentlemen: India Sales Head and a project lead. The interview was more of a cha
depth of thought. They went on to see if I was comfortable in knowledge outside my graduation discipline. All the 4 candidates s
instrumentation graduates so there might be a bias for that. Instead of going for a general overview, be prepared in depth abou
grad and the least favorite ones, final year project and recent developments about the same.

1st round was completely technical. My interview went for 70 minutes. Most part of interview was based on summer internship a
and had applied for Travel & Transportation vertical.
I was asked to describe myself. Then questions began on my summer internship.
I was asked to complete the series 01, 12, 20, ?. The answer is 14 and the series is the date of interview. I was also asked to su
more like extempore.

Technical Round:
Normal Interview!!
Duration: 30 minutes.
1. Mainly work experience and summer internship.
2. 2-3 terms from Ops and SCM (It was there in my CV)
3. 2 questions from my engineering background (Mechanical) (Bernaulli's theorem and Pascal's law )

Technical/functional interview round. Face to Face - Two people - one was asking questions, the other was just observing (with
fag end. Started on a cool note asking to introduce myself and run through some of the highlights in life. Then the actual part st
bouncer questions that seem totally out of place. The following questions were asked (sequentially and with some occasional in
1. Why did you apply for Retail? What do you know about it? - Answered
2. (Gave a paper and...) Draw the supply chain diagram for a retailer - Drew it
3. Explain various components involved in these phases (pointed out a few on my paper) - explained it but was keeping a straig
4. Tell me some of the SAP software packages that can be used in these phases. - told a few of them, cross questioned me but
5. (With a disappointment expression on face...) I'm not satisfied with your answer. Okay, what is the value addition that a retaile
some premium to the retailer - told some, asked me more but I said these are the things I can think of for now
6. What did you learn in your 1.5yrs of MBA? Do you think if it is worth spending? - Answered
7. Your percentages are not that great, I know getting 90+% in AP is not a big deal. Your functional knowledge is not up to the m
Okay, tell me Bernouli's principle - its equation and application. - Told only the principle and application but did not tell the equat
8. Being from CSE background, draw NAND gate and its truth table. Also, draw the conductance graph of a circuit in forward bi
9. (The silent guy pounces...)Tell me 3 reasons why shouldn't I take you - Answered
10. Now that those 3 reasons are convincing enough, tell me one reason why should I take you. Mind you, this your only chanc
11. As you're from AP, tell me what do you prefer - united state as earlier or the current divided state. - Answered
12. Now that you prefer the united state, in 2 minutes without any break in your flow of speech and filler words (umms, ahs etc)
good move - Thought for a minute and answered.

Interviewer seems to look for a person with basic functional knowledge, thought process under stress, flow of speech and gram
forget important lessons learnt in the past, frankness and convincing ability, preparedness for the interview and interest in SAP.
prepared for some questions from your engineering even after 4+yrs of work ex. Don't lose confidence and a smile (genuine on
what.

Duration was about 20-30 mins. Basic questions on economics - price elasticity, marginal utility, Normal distribution, alpha, Beta
to join SAP.

Normal face-to-face HR interview (1 member in panel; lasted for around 30 minutes):

Q.1: Introduce yourself.
Q.2: What did you do in your summer internship?
Q.3: What is this winter internship that you did?
Q.4: What did you do in the engineering internship?
Q.5: Why is your CPI so low? (I had 7.35)
Q.6: Guesstimate - daily average consumption of rice in India.
Q.7: Why supply chain?
Q.8: Give 3 reasons why we should not select you.

Mix. 30-35 min. A little stress type. Face to face.

A little bit of background, VAQ, knowledge of industry and guesstimates.
Stress given on profile which we had opted for and why we thought we could do good in it.
Why snapdeal?
Why not flipkart?
How much rice consumed in india per day?
Benefits of gst?
Why not join my father's business?

It was technical interview with one member in the panel. The interview revolved around basic question of why e-commerce, wha
about solving the same. Some questions about the work ex and CV.

Round 1 (only round of interview)1 tell me about yourself

2 tell me something that u have in last 16-18 month
3 are you comfortable with coding and can u review the code of others also.
General discussion of around 20 mins with no technical and no why this company and this profile.

There was only one interview after the GD. It was taken by one very senior manager who took complete interview and HR. HR d
asked me to tell about myself. Then he asked me what I did other than the things given in the Resume. He said it can be anythi
Then I told that I am interested in keeping track of politics and he went deep into it. He did not check how aware I am with curre
analyzing different situations.
He asked me about performance of UPA government and asked why Modi suddenly became so popular.
Then he asked me how politics influences Media and many other similar questions.

Duration: 15-20 minutes

Type of Questions: Both technical and HR
Technical Questions: Questions from my Engineering background (Electronics) and Internships/Live Projects.
HR Questions: Why MBA? Why Tata Motors? Why Ops? etc

I had only one interview, where both the technical person and HR manager were present.It lasted for about 25-30 mins and was
interested in communication skills, a bit of IT security concepts and a fit with the Wipro's work environment and values.
I think for all major companies, strong communications skills are a must. Apart from this, a lot depends upon work-ex, your sum

Interviews "Technical and HR" both were taken by the same person.
Mode was Skype.
Stress free interview, Interviewer wanted someone with a marketing background. Most of the questions were related to Digital M
on Hobbies.
I was not aware about the profile being offered so I couldn't prepare for the same. It would be better if you all can gain some kn

It was a generic interview, revolved mostly around the CV and my past work-experience.

I had worked in DW-BI domain for a shipping and logistics client for 31 months prior to MBA. They asked about the project i had

This was followed by the question on What is SMAC (Social Media, Mobility, Analytics & Cloud) and how can a bank get benefit
same with examples.
After this, a few questions on family background and job location preferences.
Altogether a 20 to 30 mins. of relaxed interview with a panel size of 2 members

They asked VAQs as well as some technical questions 30mins:FaceToFace:Normal

Interviewers asked me to explain almost each and every point mentioned on my CV. You must know everything in details about

Interview Round 2

Second interview was HR round. She asked me my details and some VAQ questions. Then she gave me a form a fill.

Stress Interview. (Technical)

Cases and situations. Many situations were given according to the role applied for and answers were expected fast.
Apart from this, some puzzles were asked where the onus was on the approach and not on the final answer
They checked how you think in a stressful situation and how calm can you keep yourself.

Two mins interview but intensive !

Questions are
1. Difference between Onboarding specialist role and sales specialist role
2. Daily you train one seller and onboard him on website. Tomorrow you have to onboard 10 seller. How will you do?
Be thorough with the profile offered. The interviewer was looking for specific answers only.

2nd round lasted 40-45 minutes. There was general chit chat about my stay in college for 5 minutes. Then the whole
interview was about 2 questions as follows:1) You are the person who handles the Account of Croma on Amazon. Croma is making a profit of 1 lakh per month by
selling on Amazon. You need to suggest ways to improve sales and increase profit of Croma to 1 crore per month. How
to do that?
The key point is that for the first idea I gave to increase profit, I was told that this increased profit from 1 lakh to 10 lakh.
Now 'What else to do'? This question 'What Else' is the favorite question of Amazon. They want you to keep coming up
with ideas and keep answering. This question alone lasted for 25-30 minutes where we kept discussing ways to
improve Croma's profit!
2) What is the total number of Mobile Phones that are sold in Pune( I have lived in Pune for 3 years so this city came
up) in a year?
They key here is to 'think loud'. The interviewer is not looking for the exact answer. He looks for the 'thought process'.
So you need to keep saying what you are thinking.
2nd round was immediately followed by the 3rd round. The 3rd round lasted for about 35-40 mins. This was a round
where the interviewer tried to stress me with topics I am uncomfortable with.
1) What is Balance of Payment?
2) What is Current Account Deficit?
3) What are the entries in a Cash Flow Statement?
There were more random questions on Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet. But he tried to stress me by asking
more such questions even though the roles being offered by Amazon had nothing to do with Finance
The other questions which he asked in between were:1) Is a 40 ml bottle of a rinsing agent priced at Rs. 100 costly or cheap? This was more of a discussion than a straight
questions answer.
2) What will take into account if you have to open a coffee shop in IIT Bombay?
Again a long discussion about the factors and numbers I am considering and the numbers I am not considering while
opening a coffee shop.
3) A bit of discussion about the inventory model and marketplace model of ecommerce
Tip: I flunked at all finance questions and yet got through the next round. This probably means that it is ok not to know
a
few things.
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More detailed questions on CV.
Some situation based questions.
Interviewer was looking to know my experiences and again some VAQs.
I had to make sure that I give the same answers for the questions which were asked in the first interview. (Applicable to
further rounds also)

Questions related to how the supply chain works in BCCL were asked and questions similar to Round 1 interview were
again asked. The interview went on for 15-20 minutes.

A short self intro.

Few VAQ's like what do you bring on table, location flexibility, why capgemini

Technical and HR, Face to Face, Normal

There was only one person.
Questions- Recent technologies in IT
- Why cloud computing is not being adopted by many companies?
- Disadvantage of big data
- There are two shops in a mall, selling same type of products at the same price. But the sales in one shop are lower
than in other shop. What can be the reason?
Prepare recent technologies and their application well.
He was also checking the thought process and general awareness.

The interviewer asked me about the health policies in US, Obamacare(as my summer internship was in healthcare).
I was asked whether i was comfortable using excel and powerpoint.

Interview round 2 was also a face-to-face normal interview (not a stressed one).
Same type of questions as round one. The panelists collaborated after both the rounds and probably checked whether
my answers to same questions by different panels were uniform throughout.
They asked 'Why MBA', 'Why Citius Tech' & 'Why should we hire you?' in a lot of ways. This interview also lasted for
about 30 mins.

HR Round: (12-15 mins)

1. How was the experience during summers
2. Two things you loved about the company
3. Which role would you prefer and why?
4. Any specific location/ role constraints.

55 Minutes Skype interview with one interviewer having 5 years of experience in Analytics. Interview was primarily
focused on testing the knowledge of e-commerce business. First 15 minutes were spent on CV and then the
interviewer started asking questions on the working on e-commerce industry, its potential in Indian context, key metrics
to be measured. Interviewer asked some small cases on data analytics and presentation in eBay's context. The
interview ended with 2 puzzles. Interviewer tried to stress the candidates in the middle of the interview.

In second interview I was asked about my favorite subjects and few basic questions. The interviewer also asked
questions from corporate strategy and finance (very basic concepts like balance sheets, P&L structure etc).

The HR interview was more VAQ based . It was a 10 min interview.

HR Round:
Questions about my performance in GD and 1st Interview round.
Strengths and weaknesses.
VAQs

Second interview was more like interaction with the head of pricing strategy division. It was for around 10-15 minutes.
He talked about the division & asked Tell me how as a person you are. Tell me about your areas of interest.

A different individual took the interview and i was told by our alum from som14 present that my customer centricity will
be tested.
1. Run through your CV
2. why e-commerce (obviously i was prepared on this)
3. Various papers i had read ,certain terminologies and trend proved beneficial in this round.

Interview with Associate Director, Logistics, Flipkart.

Duration : 15 minutes
1. Walk me through your CV (Explain all the points in CV one by one. Need not to be in sequence, but make sure you
mention all the points and explain in brief. I took around 3 minutes for explaining the whole CV at a stretch. No crossquestion in between)
2. You said you are interested in Operations. What have you done in SOM so as to believe you? (Take your sweet time
and make sure you explain thoroughly whatever you have done related to SCM. It might be your CP work, Summer
Internship, Opera club Activities, competitions, anything and everything. But mention all of them in details)
3. Tell me one particular are in Operations & SCM in which you have deep knowledge. Why are you saying that you are
comfortable in this area? (They were looking for one particular area and hence do not beat around the bush. Mention
one specific one. I mentioned demand planning & Inventory Management, since my CP work was related with it.
Explained the whole project and whatever I have done in it for around 5 minutes. Dont miss anything. They might
cross-question as in what were the results of your suggestions, problems in implementation etc. Try to drive this portion
of interview and connect with internship/CP)
4. You are the head of E-Kart and are looking for whole Kolkata. During Durgapuja, the demand rises by 100%. In
normal time, you need to deliver 10,000 packages to different parts of Kolkata and you have specified number of
people for that purpose. During Durgapuja Days, you need to deliver 20,000 packages as the demand shoot up during
Durgapuja and you already hired extra worker for that. Now Navami & Dashami are holidays in Kolkata. Hence the
packages piled up and you have to deliver 32,000 packages on the day after Dussera. How will you tackle the
situation?
5. Do you have any question for me?
Experience:
Full Technical Interview for everyone in this round. And the guy was looking for the depth of your understanding. So try
to explain everything in details. Even when you answer the situation based question, try to explain whatever thought
came to your mind and why you accepted/rejected the ideas. Try to provide a short term and a long term approach for
the problem.
They generally prefer lower Work-ex and students with summers in Operations profile. So for me I had to justify how
will I fit the culture and why did I chose consulting profile in summers.
Listen to the presentation they give and try to bring up points from the PPT in answers. Also try and bring in the name
of people who mentioned those points.

Interviewer was logistics head of one of the regions.

Questions
1. Tell about yourself
2. Walk me through your CV. While I was explaining, there were many cross questions.
3.Questions on a B-plan competition from my CV
4.Which bucket do you fit in? Idea bucket, Planning or Implementation one ?
5.I was asked to solve a live business problem which Flipkart is facing right now. (He was looking for approach not
answer)
Interview went on for 45 min and was given a spot offer
Interviewer was looking for energy, passion and out of box thinking.

Second interview was not much of technical but HR. The interviewer asked me to walk him through my CV. Then he
asked me to tell me why should he consider me for operations, what exactly have I done. After this he asked me some
questions which are not exactly vaqs but on similar lines. Finally he asked me if I had any questions for him and after
that my interview was over. One important thing is that all the time interviewer was looking at the body language so be
confident and calm. This interview went on for 20-25 minutes.

Round 2 was with the Head of White Goods Category in Flipkart.

35 to 40 minute interview. 1st 15 minutes went entirely on my Summer Internship Project. I had a core Supply Chain
project so he understood the project, my contribution to the project and the business impact.
Next 20 Minutes he gave me a case: "You are in charge of Last mile delivery In bangalore (I had worked in Bangalore
for 2 years so he chose bangalore). The number of orders fulfilled have been declining in the last few days. And
suddenly, today you have triple the average number of orders to deliver in Bangalore, How are you going to go about
this situation?". The discussion went on for 20 minutes or so on this situation. In both the rounds they were looking at
your logical ability to reason out things and your approach to solve a problem.

The second round too was based on similar lines, with focus on why consulting etc. I was asked only one case based
question and this interview was shorter than the first one

For most of the candidates they were given another case in the second interview. But it was more or like an HR round
for me. Why GEP, What all I know about its activities, Why consulting, Challenges in consulting, Why not me, More on
my extra curriculars and much more. ( Dont remember most of them. But all normal vaq types inclined to consulting
field.) 9lasted for some 15 mins)

NA

Second round was half technical, half behavioral. Tell me about yourself, why IVP, What do you now about comapny
etc. They wanted to know my interests and why i would be interested in the company. 30 mins.

HR Round 20-30 mins, Face to Face, Normal and it was situation based interview. They were looking how you would
handle the situation

It was a HR Round and went as mentioned below:

What homework did you do before the interview?
Again question was on my strength and weakness and what am I doing to overcome my weaknesses?
Two situation based questions:
First - You and I (the HR) work on the same floor (let say 2nd) and there are certain employees who sits at 4th Floor.
We always take printouts time-to-time from our floor and send them to the employees at 4th floor. What will I do?
Second - I am a newly appointed team lead. There are two people under me now who were expecting to be at my role
and jealous of me now. But I have to take a KT from then in a week time to start on my work from the next week. Few
conditions were given as follows:
1. They are unwilling to give KT and make some or other excuses/reasons not to give KT.
2. I am having only one week of time with me i.e. till Friday to take the KT.
3. This week's Monday has already gone and I am in the middle of Tuesday.
4. Complete KT will take some 3 days.
After the answer, few more conditions were given as follows:
1. One of the team member left the office when the KT was expected (Tuesday) and then the other has to give the KT
on his behalf as well which he cannot do due to time crunch, so Tuesday is also gone.

The technical round was much longer around for an hour which was face to face.It was a normal interview and the
interviewer was friendly.
He asked me random things from my CV like the competitions mentioned, etc.
He again asked about my work experience and since I had worked on Dynamics ERP was asked in detail about it.He
again asked me about my long term goals in fact multiple times at different points.
He also asked about the company, different products on Microsoft like office 365, which ones I was familiar with,
whether I had done .net programming, the Azure cloud strategy, the different softwares for CRM, etc. Also had to do a
mock pitch to him assuming he is the client and try to sell him the CRM of Microsoft with its advantages over others.

NA

2nd round was HR round. It went for about half an hour for me.
It was a very chilled round. They wanted to check the cultural fit in this round. Most of the questions were from the
given set of VAQs, so prepare them well. I was also tested on my knowledge about SAP as a company, this is done to
find out the eagerness to join the company.

HR Round
Rigorous round!!
Duration: 35-40 minutes
1. Asked me to walk through my whole CV for first 10 minutes.
2. Questions about my key strengths
3. Grilled me on why I rejected my PPO from General Mills!!!! (for like 10 minutes)
4. Incidents where I have shown leadership qualities.
5. Will I be a perfect fit in SAP considering my mechanical+core+SCM and Ops interest.?
6. They explained me my job and told that generally they dont take people having less than 2 years of work ex.
Considering my not-so-relevant work experience why should they take us!!

HR round - Face to face - Two people - one was asking questions and the other one remained silent throughout the
interview. Started with 'Introduce yourself so that we can get started'. Questions are more or less VAQs and based on
the incidents that I described in the application form. Some specific points in CV were pointed out and asked to explain
in great detail. I made sure that my answers are consistent here. E.g. In the previous round they asked me the reason
that I should be taken in SAP and in this round, they asked me to tell one of my greatest strengths. Both lead to the
same thing at the core. So, be alert and conscious while answering. They asked me to describe each and every
incident in great detail and were asking more and more questions specifically towards SOM life and work experience.
Make sure you don't fake incidents. If you cannot recollect some details, tell them that you're not able to remember
exactly and it's totally fine. A question that I asked during PPT made a mark in HR's mind an d he remembered me
when I walked into interview room - that was a good sign to start. So, don't underestimate the importance of asking
good questions during PPT.
Again, your positive attitude, confidence and error-proof flow of speech is the key to sail through this round. Show them
that you're a person who likes to take initiatives and have the tenacity to complete them. Keep the language simple and
positive. Avoid phony and high sounding words. In answering negative toned questions like 'greatest failure',
'weaknesses' etc. try to be as genuine as you can - never behave smartly.

This was an HR round, general discussion to check communication skills, VAQ based questions -Your biggest fear, one
scenario where you had to negotiate & convince customer for something he was not initially willing to do.

Normal face-to-face functional interview (1 member in panel; lasted for around 20 minutes):
Q.1: Introduce yourself.
Q.2: Give 2 reasons why you feel you were selected from your group.
Q.3: What did you do in your summer internship?
Q.4: What is this winter internship that you did?
Q.5: Why e-commerce industry?
Q.6: What are the different models of an e-commerce firm?
Q.7: Which model poses a greater challenge to the supply chain?
Q.8: Give 3 methods by which these challenges can be overcome.
Q.9: Do you have any questions for me?

Mix. Relaxed. Face to face. Around 30 minutes.

More to see if I would be a fit.
Role-playing.
He said he was a gym equipment manufacturer. Asked me to sell snapdeal to him.
Why I think the profile I selected was best for me?

Second round was HR with questions like why snapdeal and what other companies and profiles you are looking for ?
and rest was VAQs with some follow up questions.

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I won an award in the previous organization I worked for. They asked me about its significance and importance as well
as the efforts I put in to win it.

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Guesstimates were asked. Again, situations were given were

had to think quickly. Also, I was asked to do a roleplay along
with the interviewer as that was part of my role as Account
manager. The interviewer was Chroma India CEO and I had to
give strategies to increase his revenue 5 times and 10 times in
a month. Onus on the approach majorly. They also looked for
how I pitched to him and my communication skills a lot too in
this interview.
After this round, more 2 rounds were there, the last round was
an HR interview which was again CV based and VAQ based.
Forty Five Mins , very intensive interview.
I was questioned on the same point where I was grilled in first
interview. I was consistent with my answers.
Situation based questions on the profile offered. The interviewer
directed me to the right path but he was expecting more
answers for the same situation.
4th round was a role play round where I need to perform in the
situation given. There were multiple situations given to test my
response.

This was the 4th round. This lasted around 35-40 mins.
1) At first, the interviewer went very deep into my project during
my stint at TCS. He even made me draw a high level diagram of
the project. He asked me the best suggestion I had given in my
project and then asked me to tell a shortcoming of that
suggestion. This whole thing was discussed for about 20 mins.
2) I was asked to make an Elevator Pitch( Google this term)
about my analytical skills
3) I was asked to make a sales pitch to attract a customer to
Amazon
4) I was asked why I was suited for the roles of 'Account
Management' and 'Onboarding Specialist'
5) Whether I have worked on any particular tools before or not.

Duration: Almost 1 hour

Questions were asked on the 'could-be-flaws' from my
internship, work-ex.
Problems on operations related to optimization.
Some situation based questions on Logistics, transportation,
warehousing, etc.
Interviewer was looking for my ops knowledge and how I handle

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30 Minutes Skype interview with a Senior Manager. He asked

questions on Why e-commerce, Why eBay, Why Analytics, Why
not consulting etc. Then he asked a lot of situation based
questions on handling conflicts, managing teams, leading a
team etc. He also asked for strengths, weakness, short-term
and long-term goals. Some questions were asked on CV as
well.
Interview 4: 30 Minutes Telephonic interview to check cultural fit
in organization. Questions were on the lines of Why ecommerce, Why eBay, Why Analytics etc.

Third round was HR. The interviewer gave his intro and asked
why I wanted to go into consulting. Then he talked about the
traveling that might be required in the job and asked me if I was
comfortable with the traveling. He asked me if I had any
questions for him. Finally he informed me that there will be a
partner round (fourth interview) on the following day.
Fourth interview was more of stress interview. Another case was
given to me in this round, topic being on the similar lines
(telecom). I was asked questions based on CV first and then
some technical questions. While I was answering the
interviewer would randomly throw some other question to you
The last round was a Partner round which took place on the
next day. It was the longest interview which lasted for about 1 hr
and 30 minutes.
The partner expected me to provide a detailed business-plan of
any project scenario that he created mentioning my
assumptions and also mentioning the inflows and outflows of
cash. Also, he wanted me to stress upon the costs and
revenues and come up with a break-even analysis and whether
it is a profitable decision to invest in that project.

Partner Round:
Questions related to Summer Internship organization (Market,
Competitors, Revenue, Profits etc.) How would my project
benefit the organization?
Why should we hire you?
What are the qualities required in a good consultant?
What are the key factors which ensure the success of a
consulting project?
Questions from my Live projects.

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I had a 3rd round of telephonic interview with HImanshu Panda.

He asked me about my relocation constraints, if any, and some
other basic HR questions. It was a short 10 min round.

Telephonic Round:
Normal Interview!!
Duration: 15 minutes
With the Director, Mr. Panda.
Gave me one real problem which one of their clients were
facing and asked my opinion.
Problem: One of their clients want ERP implementation and
they want a team of consultants from SAP to come and take
their requirements. What relevant questions will you ask?
He asked whether I have worked on SAP before? I said no.
few questions on my background.
He wasn't very satisfied whether I would be a perfect fit for the
company or not, seeing just 11 months of work experience and
that too not-so-relevant. So he conveyed his message to the
team over here to take 4th round of interviews for me.
Interview Round 4
HR Round
Duration: 25 minutes!!
They explained me very clearly what my job role is going to be!!
Basically they were looking for a right attitude in this round to
learn things faster. (as I wasnt having an IT background).
Again some questions on my strengths and leadership qualities
and cross questioning!!

HR and functional round - Telephonic - Two people - HR Head

and Function head - Normal interview. First the functional head
(Head of SAP-T&T India) talked to me. Asked various questions
like what do you know about SAP T&T, why is this interesting,
what is your opinion on transport industry in India, what are the
different software packages of SAP that are applicable in this
domain, who are the major competitors, do you know how is the
industry adaptation for these products, how do you convince a
customer to go for SAP amid competition - tell me the criteria on
which your answer would be based on. Then Head HR took
over and asked me 'Why SAP?', 'If you were to join SAP, what
would you do in the remaining six months of you MBA to set
yourself in the groove easily once you come?'.
So, be prepared about the industry, market size, its evolution
and future, different products available in the market and some
basic facts about them, some USPs of SAP products of your
applied domain, clarity on what you're going to do before you
join SAP and your purpose of joining SAP.

Last round was director round, it was more of formality, some

questions on the industry, past experience and willingness to
join SAP were asked.

HR. 10 minute.
Change of position and if I would be okay in it.

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They asked me some technical questions

15mins:FaceToFace:Normal
Questions related to project management and usage of IT in
Banks were asked. They also asked me about the utility of CRM
softwares in banking space.

View on the entire process and tips on preparation

Entire process was smooth. Prepare for basic concepts of Supply Chain. An overall idea of how supply chain works and how it
will help.

The entire process is normal (Not very stressed out) but prepare all your answers so that qualities from the Amazon 14 leadersh
calm in the interviews and don't show anger even if you feel angry. Its a test!

For Sales and Account Management profile, know the basic jargons of marketing and consulting and prepare crisp definitions fo
for roleplays and sales pitches for this role.
If you are interested in Marketing and Consulting, this is the perfect role for you.

The interview experience was really good. Be thorough about the profile offered, Job description and very importantly practice m
projects.
Go through the Amazon Ace Challenge cases.

Amazon judges people on its 14 leadership principles. Their questions are framed in such a way that those principles get check

A major highlight of their interview is the term - "What Else"! Whatever you answer, they seek more from you. This results in lon
Preparation of Guesstimates is a must for this interview.

Round 4 was HR round.

Duration: 30-40 min
VAQs and situations were given related to HR/team work and my response was asked.
Answered confidently and honestly. Interviewer was checking me against 14 leadership principles of amazon.

The entire process was smooth and more or less similar to the one during summers.
Prepare your CV and VAQs well. Read about Asian Paints and latest trends in IT/Systems space.
All the Best!!

I think what secured AP for me was the preparation I did for generic questions like why AP. It is very important to know about the
knowledge in your answers. I was aware they were looking for someone who can work at a plant. I had no prior work ex at a pla
me to show that I have the capability to work at a plant. I did that by showing how I manage to build relationship with people of a
examples and in various answers. I also used AP and its practices in a few answers to show that I have read about the compan
company.

Know yourself very well. Know how to portray a confident but not arrogant character. Asian paints likes simple people who have
work. Show that you are one.

Be thorough with your CV and VAQs. Read about the supply chain of BCCL.

Good knowledge about role offered and knowledge about the current affairs of IT industry

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The interviews will be based on work experience and summer internship.

i) Be thorough with each and every word of your CV.

ii) VAQ preparation is a must.
iii) 'Tell me about yourself' must be prepared thoroughly. You can guide the interview with this answer. You already knew it, didn
this question cannot be overemphasized.
iv) Practise questions on your workex. The company you worked in - its revenues - its business model - the technology you wor
what you brought to the table - your achievements, etc
NB - Just in case you have questions, reach me at diptarka.biswas@gmail.com

The company has a lot of focus on its values. Thety generally do not take a stress interview and look for honest responses.
Be through with everything mentioned in your CV and also prepare at least two subjects for the interview.

Prepare about Deloitte and the profile offered by Deloitte.

Be thorough with your CV.
Try to apply relevant frameworks in Case Discussion.
A lot of interviews are available on open source. Go through them.

General business ideas that are thought in class, more important are the VAQ's and CV, but to reach the final interview the case
practice small business cases.

Company prefers background in Analytics. Proficiency in end to end analytics (e.g. Search Page Performance, Dashboard, We
upon. Company looked for good business judgment and quantitative analytic ability. Thorough study on global e-commerce sce

CV preparation must be thorough.

In depth knowledge of the field you have work experience (Industry, your previous organization, your role etc) is very important.
Knowledge about current affairs.
Go through all the frameworks for case solving.

EY is known for its multiple interviews of very long durations. They are expecting that you look at any company's business from
a special focus on the costs.

Be thoroughly familiar with your CV.

Be prepared with why do you want to go into consulting in general and EY in particular.

As they were starting new division I believe they wanted person who can take charge & work independently. They had work rela
systems. So they looked for flexibility & openness to take up multiple responsibilities.

1. Typically for a long duration GD listening to the discussion becomes equally important apart from putting across your points.
was so engrossed in the duscussion that any point that was repeated or was out of the flow was instantly refuted by the group.
2. Introduce yourself is the most expected question. Prepare it thoroghly where it should have all major highs which you want th
3. CV is your bible go through it in and out. Every point on the CV should be clear to you and subsequent questions to be thoug
rest relax and you ll do well.

Explained in respective portions. Apart from these, have a decent knowledge about the E-commerce Sector. All the Best

Be very thorough with your CV.

There is not much focus on PORs and Extra-currics
There were barely any technical questions
They are looking for cultural fit
Follow latest happenings on e-commerce industry.
Understand business models of different companies across industries.

The selection process tried to identify students with clear and structured thought process. It is safe to say that the core technica
tested but for few of the applicants supply chain knowledge (not theoretical but practical approach) was tested during interviews
skills and quality of points you are making was important.
So to give some tips, prepare well for GD by means of knowing current situation, advances, challenges, various figures in e-com
For interviews brush up on supply chain concepts ad try to read up on how supply chain concepts are implemented and modifie
commerce so to say. Try to use theory you have learned and develop a practical approach so that if in case you are asked to so
supply chain your answers wont be theoretical and vague.
Prepare your CV well and ask your friends to counter question on each and every point of your CV. This will help not only in this
So all in all be confident, be expressive, do not try to give gas at any stage of process. Prepare well with basics in technical and
approach and stay in touch with current happenings in related industry.
All The Best!!!

Study about the eCommerce industry and know some facts and figures about all major players in eCom. A proper Supply Chain
be aware of the many trade-offs between many things in SCM (like high inventory and fill rate etc coz these are some things the
cases)

Read case in point, cases from vault etc. You will get a lot of material from your seniors and peers. Also give a lot of time to pre

Prepare a lot on case interviews. Refer Case in Point booklet for better frameworks and approaches. View Victor Changs video
these kind of interviews.

Be thorough with CV.

The interview is totally driven on the lines of psychometric results, so I would suggest you to be truthful when u give the test.

Basic knowledge on finance is enough, they may not expect one to have a through understanding of the finance specific subjec
interview went)

Prepare well on CV. Read on the events happening globally esp. in the business world. Finance domain knowledge is tested in

VAQ preparation is extremely important. Your previous work-ex is important too. I reckoned that my internship would be the bas
realized that my previous work-ex seemed to generate a lot more questions than I would have liked. So maybe it would be a go
internship, if you want more question on that, during the ""tell me about yourself?"" question.
Have thorough knowledge on supply chain topics. Try to have some experience in supply chain.

Need functional knowledge of finance and how the company operates. FM1/2 knowledge with focus on alternate investments s

Have a clear understanding about the role they are offering

Know your CV completely and be confident

If the Pre-Placement Talk is given, please listen to it very carefully, even if it sound boring. Try to understand about the role bein
properly. Prepare well on your VAQs.

Read about the company, its products and partners, and cloud strategy.
Also learn about the rival products in the market with their advantages/disadvantages over similar Microsoft products.
It is important to know your work ex in very good detail as both the HR and technical interviewers can get to the details. Read th
they look for and try to showcase your passion for technology taking the help of your resume if needed. Also the standard VAQ
strengths and weaknesses, goals.Being energetic and cheerful throughout helps as they look for enthusiasm for the profile and

Just be casual and don't let them sense that you are nervous. Study all the basic concepts of SCM. Read thoroughly about you
developments which have taken place till your interview. Read about the company (recent past, present, future actions), VAQ q

The existing selection process for NI is functional and no advice towards changing it. As regards preparation, candidate is expe
discipline to a certain depth depending on one's experience, about the company that one worked for and some quirky stories to

Overall process is chilled, one just needs to have a calm and polite approach and deep understanding of the vertical one applie
breeze.

Was a chill interview overall!!

Somewhat longer process.

General Tips for any company which you sit for in final recruitment process.
VAQs, CV and how you convey things matters the most.
They will not come here to recruit you for your domain knowledge. Domain Specific Knowledge is a much hyped thing!!
We usually waste much of our time preparing for domain specific part (finance, marketing, ops etc etc). Instead prepare ur VAQ
work experience, live projects, PORs (in decreasing order of priority)) well. Prepare for your overall presentation in an interview.

The entire process was a wonderful and a great learning experience that tested nerves, knowledge and patience. Adding to the
interspersed in previous answers,
1. Confidence matters
2. Be clear on why SAP, why that specific domain you've applied for, your purpose of MBA, your strengths and weaknesses
3. Be prepared with 4-5 incidents that made an impact in your life. Present them in a sequential and logical manner with neat de
impresses interviewer
4. Talk slowly, clearly and confidently
5. Have knowledge of SAP products, at least of those in your domain
6. Refresh your engineering knowledge a bit - some important topics, it helps
7. Try making logical connections between what you've studied, what you did, what you're currently doing and what you intend t
every action matters as you're going to be a consultant
8. Never underestimate the subjects you've studied - trust me - they help in a big way. I've used the concepts taught in Ops&SC
and II, and Consumer Behaviour.
9. No boasting or phony language, be yourself - project the positive side of yours in a big and impactful way.
10. Lastly, keep a genuine smile on your face and show passion for SAP - that's the one they're looking for.
All the best!! Hoping to see some of you next year aboard...

Industry selection played a major part in selection process. Some industries provided as option earlier were not at all selected.
you relate it with your past experience to me played a major role in their decision making.

Group task:
- Solving the mathematical part of the case may help
- Avoid cutting others as everybody would get a chance to speak

Interviews:
- Be thoroughly prepared with whatever you have written in your CV and whatever you have done in your internships
- Confidence is very important
- Be honest about yourself; you may be able to fake what you have done but you cannot fake who you are
- Accept your mistake if you feel you messed up somewhere and the panel member has pointed it out to you
- Write down everything that is said during the pre-placement talk. The information gives you the answers for questions in the in
- Be prepared with a couple of questions that you can ask the panel after your interview

Go through profiles offered.

Select carefully which profile you want to apply to and prepare answers around that.
Prepare/work onAnalytical questions for exam
Guesstimates
Communication skills
Knowledge on industry
CV
Vaq

Through knowledge of the Industry, CV and your area of interest. HR person was trying to grill and create stress but the key wa
point.

1) Talk freely in the GD without any anxiety. Give different perspectives.

2) Prepare well with your complete Resume.
3) Think about what other different things you have done during your stay in IIT which are not mentioned in the Resume.

Most of the companies majorly look for cultural fit. You should be able to explain every word in your CV. And be very well prepar

Keep a note on all companies you are sitting for handy during the process, their details, values etc. Prepare VAQs in advance a
interviews. They help a lot in recognizing mistakes and also develop communication skills

Be relaxed and read something about the interviewer on LinkedIn. It helped in my conversation. He was very pleased that I did
appeared to him as if I am very keen to join.

Have thorough knowledge about each and every point written on your CV and whichever technology you have worked on.

No Banking or Finance related questions were asked for this profile. Still, a brief understanding of how banking industry works a
technology in Banks, will certainly help.
Enter with a smile on your face. Look confident. All the Best. !!

Process was conducted smoothly.