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IIM Bangalore
Venue: Bangalore, Feb 16th 2:30 p.m, Rescheduled from feb 12th due to bandh.
GD:
Was a decent discussion. Many of the point got repeated over and over again.
Once this was done, they clearly mentioned that the interviews will last for 15-20
mins.
Interview
PI: 12-13 mins. , My interview was more like informal talk. We were discusiing what
is good and why etc.
Panel Members Intro: Rajyalakshmi and Another prof. A very friendly panel.
Questions:
The questions were based on my family business and what I was doing there. This
was for around 3 mins.
They mentioned about my weakness from my reference letter and we talked on it for
another 2 mins.
U r already into business why waste time doing an MBA and why don't u do it from
ISB (I am from Hyderabad). This one was again a good 3 mins chat.
We produce only guys who look after investment jobs, we don't produce
entrepreneurs, why waste time another discussion. 2mins.
and finally they said "Your experience will be case for furture students at IIM B" 1
min
That was it. that was my interview. It may not be relevant to most of you. But one
thing is for sure the panel makes you feel very comfortable.
MISC.
Interview
1. About the software contest I won in the college and details about it.
2. About my project experience in Centre for Good Governance and how I in turn
imparted the training to my classmates.
5. How I handle the team and when deliverables are not in time?
GD
• No of participants: 9
Interview
It was a funny interview. There wasn’t anything in it which'd go well or bad for that
matter. They were laughing at everything. I must have had looked funny. Even I was
laughing....
I arrived at Shangri La … very early and devoured a full plate of biscuits(as usual i
dint eat anything in the breakfast).chatted with ppl.4 of them i already knew thanx
to boot camp and Pagalguy. Read the newspaper… chatted with those who had their
interviews in the morning but didn’t get to know anything in particular. I was feeling
weird coz every girl in there wore a business suit and i was the only 1 with Indian
apparel.
Then, once inside, we were given the case study. 10 mins for reading, 15 for
It was an ethical case study. A student, Gyaani, university topper had been caught
cheating in the placement exam. Principal is in dilemma whether he should give the
gold medal to him or not.
Well, as usual (just cant help it), I opened.1 guy opened with me but backed out as I
didn’t shut up. I continued and gave a decent beginning… then ppl started. 1 did give
1 or 2 important points.
I wrote down every point and nodded my head a lot esp when I felt that the
operations guy was looking at me, then I used to nod vigorously!! I think I was the
only one nodding :D
The grp did reach to a kinda conclusion that gold medal should not be given and 3
ppl had said that. Then I dunno why but I was asked to summarise. I was wondering
coz I had contributed a lot but still did a decent job. then he goes- "Has Yashaswi
[name of the candidate] left out anything?" A guy started but another girl, Nikita
Sood (there were just 2 gals, me and her together, other grp had all guys) broke in
between and rather than summarising what I had left, she gave her own view. The
guy said-"Is this what Yashaswi has left out or this is your own view?" She mumbled
something I didnt get........
The case study was over and I was pleased with my performance. We had to go for
the interview after a break of 15 mins. We had tea and I had more biscuits :) but I
had 3 hrs to my disposition coz I was the last in the grp of 8.
Well, it started and nothing particular was asked. A guy named Abhishek, whom I
knew thru Pagalguy had a weird interview - he was asked how much he drank, what
did he drink, which brand, what did his girlfriend think of him, how he'd manage long
distance relationship et al.
INTERVIEW
Oldie: Ha, a doc. I love docs. I want diversity at IIMB… but it doesn’t make any
sense. Yashaswi,why,why,why?????????? Why do you want to waste your medical
education?
Oldie: You know Yashaswi, how you have answered. You watch those contests where
women dance in nice clothes? You do?
Oldie: Yes, Ms World. Do you watch it, Yashaswi? Your answer's like that. A
philanthropic mission after getting the best. I ask you - what do you know about
health system in India? Do you know anything?
Oldie (interrupting): Have you been to rural areas, Yashaswi? You said you wanna
go....
Oldie: So, you know a lot eh… why don’t you just go ahead and open it now?
All this time the young man was continuously smiling, staring at me.
Oldie: So, in the case study, did you guys arrive at 1 conclusion? You have written in
the summary.
Oldie: They are a fraud company. They are lying. Now will you?
They laughed.
Oldie: Now Yashaswi, finally, will you give him the gold medal or not?
Oldie: Aren’t you an adamant little girl, Yashaswi? You are an 'angry young woman'.
Are you getting angry, Yashaswi?
Oldie: So, finally… finally, tell me why wouldn’t you give him the medal since you
have no proof?
Youngie: What do you truly feel? That you are an adamant little girl and an angry
young woman?
Both laughed. Actually my professors had written in the letters of reference that I
lose temper in the wards.
Oldie: Ok Yashaswi, What do you think of Nikita? Did she summarize well? What did
you talk to her?Me: blah blah blah................................
Youngie (finally): And what did others tell you? How are we taking interviews? Did
you talk?
Youngie (interrupting): Yashaswi, how good are you in math? Lots of Math is done at
IIMB.
Gave me a problem.......
Youngie: You know Yashaswi, I give this problem to every doc and every1 calculate
the same answer and the wrong answer.
I said nothing.
Oldie: Are you tired, Yashaswi? You must be used to coming in the last....due to your
name.
He laughed.
Me (finally taking control): Yes sir, I am wondering why aren’t you asking me to
recite 1 of my poems since I am a state level champion...........
They laughed.
YES.............
They laughed.......
Me: ....................
Youngie: Wow!! That’s very good, Yashaswi. You seem to be a poet and a social
worker and a doc....
They laughed..........
Youngie: Ok............
Oldie (interrupting): Yashaswi, your family is a miracle. One bro at IIMA, another
from IIMC. Why do want to come to B?
Oldie: What crap... gimme a different answer. Ok, what differentiated you from your
brothers?
Me: ............................
Our group:
We were 16 of us in our group - 11 work-ex fellas and 5 freshers. All the work-ex
fellas had an average experience of around 3 years... There were only two girls in
our group - One was an M.B.B.S graduate and the other a work-ex girl!
We were divided into two groups of 8 students each... Both the girls were in my
group (For me that was not a lucky sign as girls tend to dominate the discussion
easily). The Case Study involved a simple-looking case. We were given 10 minutes to
study it and 15 minutes to discuss. We came up with a main-plan very quickly and I
managed to give 6-7 relevant points... I was happy with my performance...
Interview
You may feel that this is absurd, but they were really, really cool... This was even
better than the one I went through to get a job in Accenture. There were two people
taking the interview - I'll refer to them as Mr. A (The taller bearded guy) and Mr. B
(The shorter guy), both professors at IIMB.
Here is the exact detail of the interview that took place. It was around 20-25 minutes
long. I was waiting outside for my turn and then:
(I went straight in... I made a mistake by not wishing them inside. I sensed
that it was better to be informal as it was a very cool atmosphere, but not
that informal!)
A: You mentioned in your SOP that winning "Prodigy" in your college was the high
point in your career so far. What is this Prodigy anyway?
Me: Sir, in many of our college quizzes, we have a team of three students. But
Prodigy is a solo quiz. We are on our own and have to fight it out ourselves.
A: Ok.
(Just then, the tea-man comes and asks them if they want some. They reply
in the positive. Then, they ask me)
B (still looking down): Tea thisukovali kada (Telugu - "You should have tea")
Me: Sir, that's the case with only a few students. There were still some of us who
were studious in nature. I was also very studious at school sir.
Me: No sir, I was very studious and competitive as I did not like anyone to overtake
me in terms of marks.
B: But your marks are very poor in 10th? (I had scored only 87.5%)
Me: That’s because my handwriting was very poor, Sir. I did very well in my pre-
boards.
Me: Yes Sir, but I was one of only two students in my school to have scored 100 in
Math.
B: Really?
B: Kani nuvvu Patricks kada? Pakkana St. Anns, St. Francis loki elli line
kottevanivanukunta? (But still, you were in Patricks, surrounded by St. Anns
and St. Francis - all girls schools. Surely, you must have gone to their
schools to flirt?)
(Now this was a bit too much, but I gave them an answer straight in the
face) Me: There was no need to go to their school, Sir, we used to do everything
from our balconies itself. (I never did that, but certainly tried!)
B: Ha ha ha... (Laughing)
A: Varun , you said that quizzing is your hobby. What do you quiz on?
A: In what?
Me: In Tests...
A: And on ODIs?
Me: I'm not sure Sir, it's around the mid-thirties, I'm not sure of the actual figure.
Me: He was into coin-melting in the Emirates (Just said something like that... I
was not sure if it was correct or not!)
Then "A" starts again... (He was a serious looking guy, but was smart!)
Me: (I told them that I prepared a quiz for one of my college fests last week
and quoted three questions from them, along with the answers.)
Me: Sir, I don't actually prefer biz-quizzing, still I'll try (I managed to make just
one question there!)
A: What do you think are the qualities a person should possess in order to become a
good Quizzer?
Me: Sir, he should be well-aware of what is going on in this world, read the
newspaper daily and try to gather good information. He must be in touch with other
quizzers to know about the hot topics to search for and also exchange information
with them on a regular basis. I keep myself in touch with my juniors on a regular
basis and exchange info with them about the latest stuff...
A: So you just read the newspapers and collect stuff, that's just wasting time. How is
this useful in Management, this trivia stuff of yours?
Me (getting slightly emotional from inside, but did not show it out): Sir, trivia
is not collecting facts and figures from the net like Sehwag's average or gossips
about marriage (glanced at B for a second). Trivia means facts which are there in
the articles, but people do not care to remember them, even though they are very
interesting. And when you quote back such stuff to them they will realise "Hey, I did
not read this! Great stuff! How did I miss that? This fellow must be really good at it!"
That's trivia, Sir...
Me: Yes Sir, as i wrote (in my SOP), I look at things from various perspectives and
not just from a single angle - I do not specialize in any field, even in Trivia. I feel
that whenever anyone is considering the solution to any problem, I can provide
many different viewpoints to arrive at a logical and complete solution.
Me: I mainly prefer watching Sci-fi stuff... the ones that show the future of
mankind...
Me (coolly): Yes Sir, that kind of stuff... (I was cool now. I knew they were
trying to make me angry... but I did not show any emotions!)
Me: Sir, I said I mainly prefer sci-fi stuff, but I watch movies depending on my
mood... It was a nice romantic comedy (And for a moment, I really felt like
meeting Kate Beckinsale face-to-face).
B: So you felt it was a nice comedy… where was the comedy in the movie anyways?
Me: Sir, if you put yourself in the hero's shoes and imagine the situation, it becomes
very funny and entertaining.
Me: It shows that what is written in your fate will happen to you...
A: So you think it is written that we will take you to IIMB with us?
A (smiling): So you liked the movie a lot, eh? You must have liked the heroine too,
right?
Me: But sir, it was not Keira Knightley, it was Kate Beckinsale....
A: Yes, Richard Gere, right? (He actually mentioned some other actor - I am
not sure, but he mentioned the wrong name for sure!)
Me: No Sir, it was not Richard Gere for sure... I know he is (pausing for a few
seconds to recall his name - It's tough for a guy to remember the name of
the hero!)... yes sir, it was John Cusack.
Me: Yes Sir, I am pretty much positive about that fact... I've seen few other movies
of his...
B: No, be sure... In the movie, are you like the hero or the heroine in the belief?
Me (taking a deep breath inside): Well, I am more like Kate Beckinsale then...
Me: Fate is something that has been written for us, something that will happen to
us...
Me: Well, I am a religious person in some sort of way sir. I am a Christian and am
still coming to terms with the truth... I am not much sure sir, but I believe that there
is someone, our creator, who has written our fate...
Me: No sir...
A: Well, it says that everything was made as it is, as we see it today... the entire
universe... And you must be aware of the theory of evolution?
Me: Well Sir, I would prefer the first one... because as I said before, someone has
created all of us... The guys who support the theory of Evolution, well, they also talk
about the big-bang that started it all... but then they can never explain what was the
starting stuff - the stuff that exploded to form the universe as we see it today. There
must have been someone who created that stuff...
Me: No Sir, me as a human being cannot comprehend something like that - like this
glass on the table, this chair - (I was pointing to those stuff!) - All these were
made by someone, they did not come out of thin air like that - Puff - by magic. In
my limited capacity as a human being I feel that someone has created this
universe...
(Now, I was getting a bit tired of all this, still I managed to maintain my
composure!)
Me: Not much sir, they came out of the room just as they went in....
ME: My dad works in BSNL - he is an SDE. My mom used to work for a bank a while
Me: I beg to differ, Sir, I am not a rowdy... I admit I am a bit rebellious by nature,
but not a rowdy... I may look a bit stout, but I am relatively weak, physically...
Me: I am trying, sir, still I manage to use my mental and verbal abilities to make
someone shut up.
A: So what would you say about us when you leave this room...
Me (laughing): How can I say anything against you sirs? You are on the other side
of the table...
A and B (Still laughing): No, still what will you about us when you go out?
Me: Once I go out, I'll forget about this and start concentrating about my next
interview.
Me (only a big idiot like me would have asked such a question): Sir, when can
I expect the results to come out?
A: Well, we also don't have any idea... Keep checking the website from the middle of
next month...
B: Well, thank you young man... Hope for the best in your future...
Actual Attendance : 8
Interview
Duration: 20 min
Contributor: Neel
IIM Calcutta
Contributor: S Gupta
Actual Attendance : 9
Case Study: A BPO firm offers accounting services to clients in the US. Employees
suddenly start leaving the company and the MD wants to minimize attrition.
Interview
Duration: 10 min
2. What is CMP?
3. Which is your favorite advertisement?
4. The hostels in your institute are in a dismal state. Why is that so?
5. Name one person you admire the most. Why him?
6. Why have you not accepted foreign placement offers like your colleagues?
BEST OF LUCK !