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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 1
- Panelists: 2 (P1 - Male, P2 - Female)
- Time: Started right on time at 4:20 PM
P1
Q1. Tell me something about yourself
Q2. What do you mean by data governance?
(I mentioned it as part of my work experience)
Q3. Asked more questions related to it:
- How policies would affect the overall framework
- Use case for it being effectively used
- What is GDPR? Where is it used?
Q4. Why MBA in Business Analytics?
(I mentioned it as my first preference in the application form)
Q5. What are the key skills needed to succeed in this field?
(Forgot to mention the most integral skill → statistics)
Q6. Programming languages known
Q7. 12th Mathematics-related questions:
- What is maxima, minima?
- Difference between local maxima and global maxima, etc.
(Answered some basics which I could recollect.)
P2 (HR Questions)
Q8. Have you ever faced failure in life and how did you overcome it?
(Mentioned 2 true stories)
Q9. What have you done from your side to increase your business knowledge?
(I mentioned a couple of times during the interview that I want to gain business acumen from the course)
- Answer: I try to keep up with business news via newspapers.
Q10. What is the latest you have read?
- Answer: Mentioned the Future Group vs Reliance conflict.
Q11. Explain the conflict.
Q12. Can you please show us the certificates of extra-curricular activities mentioned in the resume?
(Showed the physical copies. Took 3-4 mins to search those out, but they were patient during that time.)
P2: Thanks for your time. You can leave the meeting.
Overall
- Duration: 25-30 minutes
- It was a good learning experience.
The panelists explained a few things I missed during my answers and made me feel relaxed and comfortable.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 2
- Profile: Accounts and Finance Fresher
- Panelists: 2 (Both Male)
Q1. Tell me about yourself
Q2. As I mentioned about teamwork, state one incident of teamwork.
Q3. Tell me about your subjects.
Q4. Tell your opinion about the budget on the personal finance front.
Q5. Economic conditions during the pandemic.
Q6. How did the government manage the pandemic?
Q7. 2 portfolio ministers of Maharashtra except the CM.
Q8. Why MBA General, as I can see your inclination towards finance, so you could take a specialised finance course?
Q9. Why not MBA HR as a second choice? Why MBA Business Analytics?
Q10. As you're good in academics, why not do a PG and PhD and become a professor? Why MBA?
(As I spoke, the other panelist remarked: "You want to make your future bright and not others... is it like that?")
Q11. Who is your favourite teacher?
A very chill interview.
Both panelists were smiling and laughing throughout.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 3
Panelists: P1 and P2 (Both Female, mid-30s)
Q1. You have a job and you are doing well, so why MBA?
Q2. Discussion on quantum computing, privacy, Facebook current news, WhatsApp data policy, how is data secured. What is your take on privacy nowadays?
(More discussion on the Australian Government's new law for Google and Facebook)
Q3. Difference between cloud and server. Please explain what is cloud.
Q4. What other calls do you have?
Q5. Tell me when did Jharkhand become a state (since I am from Jharkhand).
Q6. Tell us about Jharkhand.
Q7. What do you know about Amritsar and Punjab?
Q8. What do you like to do in your free time?
Q9. Do you have any questions for us?
Q10. Okay, thank you. Have a nice day.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 4
Profile: 19 months work experience (Infosys + TCS)
Q1. Tell me about yourself.
Q2. What is special about Lucknow?
Q3. Name 5 monuments.
Q4. Plan a one-day trip.
Q5. What are the factors affecting the planned trip?
Q6. What is meant by Tehzeeb, and name some Nawabs.
Q7. What is your role in TCS?
Q8. What do you serve to your clients?
Q9. What is meant by Machine Learning, and what are its types?
Q10. Give two examples of supervised and unsupervised learning.
Q11. What is Industry 4.0? What is Business 4.0?
Q12. What are new products from TCS?
Q13. What are your extracurricular skills?
Q14. What is Indian Reform? What is GDPR?
Q15. Full form of GDPR.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 5
- Profile: GEM 98.45 | ECE | 20 months Work Experience as Product Manager
Q1. Tell me something about yourself?
Answered.
Q2. Tell us more about your job role.
Q3. How is an IP Camera different from Web Cameras?
Answered.
Q4. Do you do front-ending with sales or at the back-end?
Answered.
Q5. Any extracurricular activities during college and school?
Answered.
Q6. Any news that you are following recently?
Told about Australia vs Google news.
Q7. What's your opinion on it?
Told Australian Government is right and if many more countries come with such steps, Google cannot come up with threats like they would leave their countries.
Q8. Why MBA?
Answered.
Q9. Do you think it is the best time to do an MBA and quit your job?
Said in today's Hindu, there was a headline that 45-year-olds with comorbid conditions will be vaccinated from 1st March. Apart from it, Johnson and Johnson vaccine has been declared 86 percent effective, and there is a V-shape recovery. So, by the time I graduate (i.e., in 2023), things would be under control.
Q10. Name different schemes that are taken by the government.
- ATMA Nirbhar Swastha Bharat Abhiyan
- Atma Nirbhar Bharat
- Made in India
- Ujjwala Yojna
- Western Economic and Eastern Economic Freight Corridor
Stopped me and said that is okay.
Q11. Do you have any questions for us?
No.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 6
Profile: 3 years of Work Experience | Oil and Gas Industry
Q1. (F) So, tell me about yourself.
- Told the practiced one.
Q2. (M) So, what is Data Science? You have filled for Data Science, right?
- No Sir, regular PGP only.
Q3. (M) Ok, then also, what do you know about Data Science?
- Sir, 150 years back, oil was called black gold, and the same is true for data today. Any firm which has more data today can make an influence. Data science is something to analyze and interpret available data, in my opinion.
Q4. (M) Do you know what Industry 4.0 is?
- Sir, the industrial revolution started in the 17th century in Britain, and we have come a long way today to Industrial Revolution 4.0. Here, most of the facilities in industries are digitized to make things more eco-friendly and user-friendly.
Q5. (M) So, Industry 4.0 is all about enhancing GUI (Graphical User Interface)?
- Sir, GUI might form a chunk of it, but it’s not all about it. Industry 4.0 also aims to reduce the digital divide and make services available to both those in cities and in extreme locations.
Q6. (M) So, why do you want to do an MBA?
- Sir, I want to work in diversified areas and grow up to some eminent positions.
Q7. (M) You already have 3 years of work experience, and within a year, you will rise to significant leadership roles. Why do you need to go for an MBA?
- Sir, it’s true, but currently, I am working at the grassroots level of the oil field, and it’s a very niche field. I want to work in more diverse industries and experience them.
Q8. (M) But you will again hop to a different company after two years and keep doing that?
- No Sir, I come to this decision today after analyzing my work area thoroughly within these years.
Q9. (M) I will return later. Ma’am wants to ask something.
Q10. (F) Ok, do you know what standard deviation is?
- Ma’am, I don’t know much, but it’s the measure of how much a set of data deviates from its mean.
Q11. (F) Ok. Now tell me, what will be the probability of getting at least two heads when we toss four coins together? Basic 12th class mathematics.
- Ma’am, I can get that it will be 28\frac{2}{8} or 14\frac{1}{4} probability of getting two heads.
Q12. (F) But I said “at least two heads.” What about other cases?
- Oh, sorry Ma’am. I cannot formulate the cases at present, but it would definitely be more than 14\frac{1}{4}.
Q13. (M) Ok. Where are you posted at present?
- I am at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh at present.
Q14. (M) Ok. Can you guess the number of cricket balls required by Rajahmundry in a month? Take your time and come up with a number. Tell me how you reached that number.
- (Took some time) Sir, I am not in the city but at a remote location. If I guess, there would be at least five to six sports complexes in the city. If we take a survey of those complexes about their usage and extrapolate those numbers to other local people who play cricket, we can guess a number.
Q15. (M) Tell me a number.
- Sir, I guess around 1500 to 2000 per month.
Q16. (M) How did you come to that number? What assumptions did you suppose?
- Sir, I assumed that a sports complex might require 50 balls per day.
Q17. (M) 50 balls per day!
- Oh, sorry Sir. 5 balls per day.
Q18. (M) So, are you talking about leather balls or tennis balls?
- Sir, leather balls for sports complexes and tennis balls for local cricket.
Q19. (M) What is the full form of CAA?
- Sir, it’s the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Q20. (M) What does it say?
- Sir, it’s an amendment act that says people belonging to six religions who are minorities in neighboring countries can settle in India more conveniently after following certain procedures.
Q21. (M) Ok. Why is it that the oil production from the Cauvery Basin is intermittent, but it is good and stable from the KG Basin?
- Sir, the first thing is that the formation in southern India is very difficult to drill. Second, land acquisition is comparatively difficult in Tamil Nadu for drilling compared to Andhra Pradesh. Also, Kakinada, which is near the KG Basin, can prove to be the next Mumbai High, and the development is ongoing.
Q22. (M) What is the future of shale gas in India?
- Sir, shale gas is great, but it requires huge money and infrastructure. Right now, it is difficult to drill shale formations in India because of a lack of infrastructure.
Q23. (M) What would be the break-even cost of shale gas in the market?
- Sir, that’s a very difficult question for me to answer. At present, it costs us around $30 per barrel to drill, and we sell at around $49. But if I were to guess the break-even point for shale gas, then I would go for around $60.
Q24. (M) Ok, that’s from our side. Please show us your CAT admit card.
- Sorry Sir, it was not mentioned in any mail to keep the admit card. I have only my Aadhar card and other documents with me at present.
Q25. (F) Ok, no problem. It’s just a formality. It was nice talking to you. You may now leave the call.
- It was a pleasure, Ma’am. Thank you.
Overall Experience:
The interview felt stressful. The faculty didn’t smile throughout the process except at the end of the interview. The probability question went badly, and my approach was totally wrong. The guesstimate also, I think, did not go well. Other than that, I tried to answer well. It was a long interview (more than half an hour), and in the middle, I felt like I was the only candidate today for them (they had a total of 10 people in the second half).
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 7
Profile: B.Tech Electrical Fresher
Q1. Introduce yourself
Q2. Tour your academic as well as non-academic achievements.
Q3. No technical questions on graduation.
Q4. Why MBA?
Q5. Why MBA right after your graduation? Why don't you go for work experience first?
Q6. What are the different forms of art?
(I told them in the introduction that I draw sketches and paintings. They even asked me to show my paintings.)
Q7. Questions on graphs: Draw the graph of y = x² and y = x³ - x.
Q8. Tricky questions on Statistics. (Take your time to solve these questions.)
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 8
10th March 2021
Panelists: 1 Male and 1 Female (both in their mid-30s)
Profile: 2 years of work experience in Doordarshan and a Digital Marketing Agency
Q1. Introduce yourself
Q2. You worked as a Production Manager in Doordarshan. What is the difference between a Production Manager of a broadcasting industry and a manufacturing industry?
Q3. What are the OTT platforms?
Q4. How would you market the OTT shows?
Q5. What is SEO?
Q6. Give me an example where you want to do paid promotion and non-paid promotion?
Q7. Who heads Lok Sabha? Who is currently heading Lok Sabha? (Tried to confuse me with Rajya Sabha.)
Q8. Who are Cabinet Ministers? How many female Cabinet Ministers are there in India? Name 5 of them.
Q9. Name 5 Indian companies that come under the Forbes 500 list.
Q10. What is happening in the retail sector? (Asked me about the tussle between Reliance and Amazon.)
Q11. Do you have any National level achievement in sports?
Q12. Do you have any questions for us?
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 9
22/03/21
Panelists: 2 (1 Male, 1 Female)
Male Panelist (M):
M: Hi, show your CAT scorecard, please.
Me: Done.
M: Okay, so tell me about yourself.
Me: Told.
M: So what do you do at the office? Do you code, lead a team—exactly what?
Me: Told.
M: So what exactly is an accelerator?
Me: Told.
M: You have an interesting job.
Me: Yes, sir.
M: Ma'am, would you like to take over?
Female Panelist (F):
F: So what does your name mean?
Me: Told.
F: Interesting. So tell me something about the Bengal election.
Me: Told.
F: What's special in it?
Me: Told about the party manifesto and all.
F: Why is Nandigram important for this election?
Me: Told.
F: Why is it famous?
Me: Told.
F: What is Big O?
Me: Told.
F: What is the difference between insertion and bubble sort?
Me: Told.
F: What do you read in the paper?
Me: Told some latest stuff.
F: Tell me something about your extracurricular activities.
Me: Told.
F: Why does the government want to ban cryptocurrency?
Me: Told.
F: I'm good. Sir, anything else?
Male Panelist (M):
M: Yes, which other IIM calls do you have?
Me: Told.
M: Whom are you planning to vote for?
Me: I've decided but can't say! Will do it on the 10th.
M: Oh, yours is on the 10th?
Me: Yes, sir.
M: Okay, thanks. It was great talking to you.
Me: Thank you both.
Very chilled-out interview, no cross-questions. Lasted around 12 minutes.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 10
Date: 17-02-2022
Panelists: 2 (1 Male, 1 Female)
Background: Physics (BS-MS)
Female Panelist (F):
F: So Ashish, tell me about your strengths and weaknesses.
Me: Said 3 strengths and 2 weaknesses.
(She joked, "So Ashish has fewer weaknesses and more strengths.")
F: You mentioned research work. What was that?
Me: Told.
Male Panelist (M):
M: What was the journal?
Me: Told.
F: Tell me some instances where you showed your strengths.
Me: Told.
M: So Ashish, tell me some key differences you noticed between Kerala (college) and Bihar (hometown).
Me: Told.
M: Have you noticed any females wearing burkhas in Kerala and Bihar?
Me: Said yes. (He mentioned that the Kerala governor stated that all cultures use similar dressing styles there.)
M: So you have work experience. Tell me about that.
Me: I don't have any.
M: So you did some project on energy and conservation?
Me: No, sir. (I guess there is some confusion.)
F: Tell me what you do in your free time.
Me: Told a few activities.
F: Any sports?
Me: Told.
F: Tell me the name of any international volleyball player.
Me: Don't know.
F: Any sports you are interested in?
Me: Not as such.
M: Are you interested in politics?
Me: A bit… not too much.
M: Who is the Chairman of UGC?
Me: Didn't know.
M: What is UGC?
Me: Said it is a fund-granting committee that provides funds to big institutes.
M: Can I ask about computers?
Me: We can try.
M: Asked about the 6 components of a computer.
Me: Didn't know.
M: MB to GB conversion? Bit vs Byte?
Me: Told.
M: Which state recently got tap water supply to all cities?
Me: Said, "I guess Indore, but not sure."
M: Which country adopted a 3-child-per-couple policy?
Me: Didn't know.
M: Which country funded the Indian hockey team?
Me: Didn't know.
F: Number of states in India?
Me: 28.
F: Recent additions?
Me: Said Uttarakhand and Telangana.
F: What about Ladakh?
Me: Said it was added as a UT recently.
M: Who is the Defence Minister?
Me: Couldn't recall… "Starts with R?"
F: Who is the Road and Transport Minister?
Me: Didn't know.
M: Who is the Finance Minister?
Me: Told.
M: Who is the Home Minister?
Me: Told.
Overall, a chill and calm experience. Guess GK was not so good.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 11
Date: 20-02-2022
They asked if I was well.
Then they asked how I liked the online learning that happened in the past years (2021 graduate).
They asked, a lot of engineers go into further MTech, why don’t you do so?
They asked why do I not do a job first and gain some work experience.
Then the other panelist took over and he asked what states have elections.
(Couldn’t say all states.)
Asked about the budget and PM Gati Shakti.
Asked about ABG (couldn’t answer).
Asked about any other scams (still no).
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 12
Date: 22-02-2022
Slot: Morning
- Tell me something about yourself that is not in your CV.
- Why MBA and this shift from Metallurgy background to MBA.
- Extra and co-curricular activities and your learnings from them.
- What is Politics?
- Gold mines in India.
- How will you define Indian politics today?
- First Indian to win an Olympic medal in Badminton.
Hardly an 8-10 minute interview. Soft grilling on the "Tell Me About Yourself" and "Why MBA" parts.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 13
Date: 22-02-2022
My PI heavily revolved around my long-term goal, which I had mentioned as becoming a travel entrepreneur.
They asked me how I would set up my business, what all I would need to set it up, etc.
Then followed my questions:
- Questions on why marketing?
- Which company?
- Opinion on Diversity and Inclusiveness.
- Hobbies and Interests.
- Justify your gap year.
- What activities did you take up apart from studies?
- Why were your results in the first 2 semesters a bit low?
- What did you do to improve in the later semesters?
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 14
Date: 22-02-2022
Profile:
- CAT: 96.18
- B.A. (H) English (Final Year)
Panelists:
- 1 Female (F1)
- 1 Male (M1)
M1: TMAY (Finally someone asked this)
M1: Why do you want to do MBA? You should go towards writing.
M1: Do you know about finance, mathematics, and statistics? (I am an English Honours student, so I said I have basic knowledge.)
M1: Okay, then tell me about the Law of Large Numbers? (Haven't even heard of this.)
M1: Tell me about the distribution system, uniform, and all?
(Why, why me!!!)
F1: Why marketing?
F1: What is content marketing? Which companies?
F1: Tell me about ABG Shipyard?
F1: What is NPA?
F1: What is the government doing about it?
No grilling, but why those stats questions!!!
Overall, if we take away the stats questions, everything was good.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 15
Joining Time: 9:30 AM
Waiting Time: Less than an hour
Duration: ~16 minutes
Panelists:
- O
- T
O: How are you?
(Replicated)
O: Introduce yourself.
O: Tell us something about your district. Any historical relevance?
O: Difference between 1824 & 1857 Sepoy Mutiny?
O: Why are your 3rd-semester grades low? (A few follow-up questions)
O: Tell an instance where you exhibited leadership qualities.
O: Tell me about what's happening in Ukraine.
O: Hasn't the war already broken out?
O: Current CEO of Zoom?
O: Who's the VC of JNU?
O: CEO of Microsoft?
O: Some ship incident in Sweden?
O: What is your hobby? What's the last book you've read?
(Asked the name of the author of a book he named)
O: OK, I'm now transferring you to my fellow panelist.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 16
Dt- 24 Feb 2022
9/9/8 BTech NIT UK Mechanical Engineering
Experience: 1.6 yr L&T and edtech startup
P1 (M 40), P2 (M 30)
Extempore: "Tourism in Uttarakhand"
P1:
- Asked about the startup
- Role
- Projects done
- Lot of questions on 3D printing
- ATL AIC initiative by the Government of India
- Future of additive manufacturing
- Subtractive manufacturing
P2:
- BharatPe controversy
- Biggest company in terms of value (Apple)
- Value of Apple (3 trillion dollars)
- Value of dollar (75.08)
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 17
Date: 24/02/2022
Profile: EWS/Engineer/Male
- Introduce yourself.
- What is a low pass filter? Its transfer function?
- What is meant by differentiation? Differentiation of triangular function.
- What is integration? Integration of triangular function.
- How would you explain differentiation and integration to a layman?
- Types of transformers? Which transformer is used to distribute power to our houses? What are its specifications?
- What is an electrical grid? How many grids does India have?
- What is a smart grid and what are its features? Does India have a smart grid? What are the other nations which have smart grids?
- Frequency of power supply in India? Countries having different power frequencies and what is the value?
- Why MBA? Give a genuine answer, not a coaching institute one.
- Why MBA now and not after 2 years of job?
- What news do you follow? What is the latest news now?
- You are a gold medalist. You will have a great career in your own domain (electrical). Why don't you go for MS?
- What projects have you done? Explain. (Told 2 of them - One was based on sustainable development)
- Cross question. What is sustainable development? What are its goals? Which body is responsible for working on sustainable development in India?
- What is your take on the Russia-Ukraine war? What are the chances of a 3rd world war?
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 18
Date: 24/02/2022
Profile: Engineer - 1.5 yrs exp IT
- Statistics: Mean, median, mode – practical implementation
- Java: OOPS properties and their explanations
- Why MBA when you already work in a leading technology company?
2nd interviewer started:
- Do you read business news? What is your take on economics today?
- Questions related to crypto (as I mentioned I have little experience in crypto investment)
- Income tax slabs (I told mine and my relaxation) – he said to only keep information related to me
- Questions on leadership
- Asked about a person I didn't know
- Lastly, any CEO you admire and why?
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 19
Date- 25 Feb 2022
2 Panelists
- Waited 57 minutes before the interview
Q: Show me any identity card (didn’t carry any, checked the drawer, passport was there, so showed that)
Q: Which ministry issues passports?
Q: What is written on the first page?
Q: What do you mean by “Republic” in Republic of India?
Q: How many states have you been to?
Q: Cultural difference between North and South India?
Q: Cultural difference between Orissa and West Bengal?
Q: Difference between Hyderabadi Biryani and Kolkata Biryani?
Q: Other IIM calls?
Q: When was B interview? (Answered 14th Feb) – They laughed and asked about the significance of 14th Feb
Q: How was the interview?
Q: How good are you in maths?
Q: Taxicab Number (Heard first time)
Q: X^0?
Q: How will you prove or explain X^0 = 1 to a 6th-class child?
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 20
Date - 25/02/2022
2 Male Panelists
- Asked about my 12th degree, as it’s different from others. (Told about my college and how it differs from other colleges)
- Asked about work, what I do, and why MBA from thereon
- Asked about Primary Key and Foreign Key differences with examples
- Made me create tables and write queries, gave multiple scenarios
- Asked about Agile and Waterfall models of coding, differences, and all
- Closest election-related state to your state and number of seats, overall seats in all election-related states
- Why do the UP elections matter?
- Should UP be divided into smaller states? What consequences and things should be kept in mind?
- Lastly, asked for my CAT scorecard
I’m a Mechanical Engineer working in IT with 2 years of work experience, 98.3 in CAT.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 21
Date - 25/02/2022
Mechanical Engineer - 27 months experience
P1 (Female), P2 (Male)
P1 - Tell me about yourself.
P1 - I have gone through your resume and you are a good technical person. Tell me what skills you are looking for after completing MBA?
P1 - Can you state one incident at your workplace which made you think to do an MBA?
P1 - Do you have an idea about what all courses are we providing?
P1 - Which domain would you prefer and why?
P2 - So you are mechanical. Are you able to recall laws of thermodynamics?
P2 - Carnot Engine?
P2 - How does an AC work?
P2 - So you are interested in the stock market. Do you know about Bollinger bands?
P2 - What type of trading have you done to win Zerodha’s 60-day challenge? Explain some technical indicators.
P2 - Have you heard about RSI?
P2 - What is Fibonacci retracement? Levels?
P2 - How are Fibonacci levels calculated?
P2 - Is there any practical usage for those levels? Why do people like those levels?
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 22
Date - 25/02/2022
- Started with the meaning of my name.
- Then about the references I mentioned, as one of them was a former advisor of the UN and UNESCO.
- Then about my company and the difference between consulting and a real firm.
- Why MBA?
- Why do I want to shift from Civil Engineering to MBA and not MTech?
- Two 11th and 12th maths questions which I couldn't answer.
- Ukraine and Russia issue.
- About my father and my role model.
- Graduation-related questions.
- Recent election predictions.
That's it. No grilling. Good panelists, but I messed up in two maths-related questions.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 23
Date - 26/02/2022
- Tell me about yourself (I mentioned content writing).
- On which genre do you write? How did you get those internships? What was your pay there?
- How are you in maths?
- What is variance? Standard deviation? Mode? Binomial distribution.
- Sum of first 100 natural numbers and the formula.
- Sum of GP series.
- What other calls do you have and their interview dates?
Only 1 panelist asked questions. Very chill and short interview.
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 24
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IIM Amritsar PI Experience 25
Date - 28/02/2022
M1: Tell me something about yourself.
M1: Why MBA?
M1: What finance subjects have you learned in UPSC?
M1: Why not do a job?
M1: Why does finance interest you?
M2: Share market-related questions.
M2: 10 companies ranked by market cap.
M2: CEO of TCS and Tata Group.
M2: Your business role model.
M2: What did Warren Buffett's annual letter say?
M2: EV companies in India.
M2: What is the problem for Tesla to get in?
M2: Which states welcomed Tesla?
M2: EV policy.
M2: Do you have any questions?
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 26
Date: 28 February 2022
Profile: 73.9% (Journalism and Mass Communication)
Work Experience: 3+ years in HR
Panelists: P1 (Male, Young, Very Friendly), P2 (Female, Young, Friendly & Sweet)
Duration: Interview was conversational with some rapid-fire questions.
Questions:
- P1: Tell me about yourself.
- P1: Why HR domain if you did Mass Communication?
- P1: Asked most questions related to my work experience:
- Difference between recruitment and selection
- Layoff & solutions
- Most difficult situation faced
- P2: Asked about extra-curricular activities.
- P2: What are your views on the Russia-Ukraine war's impact on India?
- P2: Opted for Business Analytics as my second choice:
- Why Business Analytics?
- What do you know about it?
The interview was a mix of conversational questions and rapid-fire ones. They encouraged me to speak more and engaged in discussions on my work experience and views on current events.
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 27
Date: 13th February, Afternoon Slot
Profile: B Arch
Panelists: Two Female Panelists
Duration: Not specified, but a good discussion with cross-questioning.
Questions:
Panelist 1:
- Tell me about yourself.
- Why MBA? You did Architecture from a top institute; why do you want to leave it?
- What is your opinion on the Central Vista project?
- What is your understanding of the economy?
- How do you justify sustainability as a concept?
- Budget - 2 likes and 2 dislikes.
Panelist 2:
- Same question - Why MBA?
- Had a detailed discussion. They cross-questioned everything I said and tried to make it feel a bit stressful.
- In the end, questions about my hobbies:
- Cricket
- Current happenings in cricket.
For me particularly, I feel they didn't want me to do an MBA but be confident if any such situation arises for you guys.
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 28
Profile:
- 10th: 9.8 CGPA
- 12th: 95.8%
- BTech: 7.72 CGPA (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, IIIT Bhubaneswar)
Panelists:
- P1: Male, 45-50 years
- P2: Male, 60+ years
Questions:
P1:
- Show your CAT scorecard.
- What is Ground Penetrating Radar and its applications?
- (Answered)
- Tell me about your role in the internship.
- (Answered)
- What is the GST on cosmetics? (Since I mentioned dealing with a cosmetics company in my internship)
- (I was unsure but answered 18%)
- What are the challenges faced by Nykaa?
- (Answered a few)
P2:
- Why did you prefer Business Analytics?
- (Answered)
- Draw the graph of x3x^3.
- (Drawn)
- Is it increasing or decreasing at x=0x = 0? How would you predict?
- (Answered)
- What knowledge do you have about programming?
- (Answered)
- Some cross-questions followed.
P1:
- What calls do you have?
- (Answered)
Overall the interview was good, no grilling.
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 29
Questions:
P1:
- Why MBA?
- Why marketing?
- Are you sure about marketing? Why not any other field?
- P1 picked up Colgate, OLA, and Zomato and asked questions on segmentation and targeting:
- What segment would we concentrate on and why?
- How can we segment the market?
- And many other questions related to market segmentation for these brands.
- The discussion ended by analyzing what all possible segments should be targeted by OLA.
P2:
- Two questions on statistics (IDR, as I had never heard of it before).
- Questions on Bihar CM, MLA, MLC, number of legislative seats.
- Who is the Governor (both ex and new)?
- Facts on the budget and economic survey:
- What is presented a day before the budget and who presented it?
- A few more questions related to the budget (I don’t remember all of them).
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 30
Panelists: 1 Male, 1 Female
Duration: 15 minutes
- Introduction: Questions about my place of origin, work experience, and hobbies.
- Questions on Maharashtra:
- Asked about current news in Maharashtra (since I’m from there).
- Questions related to probability and statistics (since the male panelist had a maths background).
- General knowledge about MPs from Maharashtra.
- Newspaper I follow.
- Overall: A chill interview with no grilling.
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 31
Candidate: Shubham Thakur
Profile: 90/70.15/68.97/CAT 94.05, GEM (Aeronautical Engineering), Work Ex: 36 months (Drone Industry)
Panelists: 1 Male professor, 1 Female alumni
Duration: 15 minutes
- F1 (Female Panelist):
- Introduce yourself.
- What are you currently reading and key takeaways from it?
- Why MBA in Business Analytics?
- Difference between Descriptive and Predictive Analytics?
- What is machine learning?
- What is the Paris Agreement?
- What is India's stand on climate change and what are we doing for it?
- What is the gig economy?
- M1 (Male Panelist):
- What calls do you have?
- Example of a company using business analytics.
- Why do you collect stones?
- What is the current situation of the drone industry?
- What is the government doing to boost the drone industry?
- What is the full form of PLI?
- Overall: A mix of technical and current affairs questions. The panelists seemed curious and asked for elaborations.
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 32
Profile: 93.08%, OBC, Eng 78/78/91, Work Ex: 2.5+ years at TCS
Panelists: 1 Male, 1 Female (in their forties)
Duration: 15 minutes
- F1 (Female Panelist):
- Asked about my job and hobbies.
- Asked about my client (telecom) and what I do for them.
- Telecom-related queries (answered satisfactorily).
- M1 (Male Panelist):
- Question on whether privatization would be good for BSNL (I agreed and explained why BSNL is lagging in technology).
- What factors should a company consider when relocating to another country?
- Who conducts elections in India?
- Asked about the Election Commission of India’s top position holders (I couldn’t recall the names).
- Two fundamental rights (answered about freedom of movement and practice of religion).
- Question on matrix multiplication (2x2 and 2x3 matrices).
- Disadvantages of mean (I explained that extreme values may skew it and recommended using median).
- Overall: An engaging and varied interview with questions on telecom, politics, statistics, and general knowledge.
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Panelists: 2 Male
Duration: 15 minutes
- Introduction: Panelists asked about my role and responsibilities at Tata and my seniority level.
- Questions:
- Explain Blockchain.
- Difference between VOLTE and LTE.
- Explain the concept of CE Economy (I didn’t know but said I would read about it).
- Explain Network Neutrality.
- What is CapEx?
- Asked about Moonlighting (I explained and was asked if it’s ethical, to which I said it’s unethical due to data security concerns).
- Difference between C++ and Java (explained and cross-questioned on which one is superior, where I clarified that Java is better in memory management, JVM, and exception handling).
- How would you add two numbers without using the "+" operator?
- Why do you want to do an MBA?
- Difference between manager and leader (explained with an example).
- What calls do you have?
- How will IIM Amritsar help you with your aspirations?
- Overall: A technical and conceptual interview, with a mix of programming and leadership-related questions. The panelists seemed to be looking for clarity and logical answers.
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 34
Profile - GEM 10/9/8 98.93 %ile 4 months Work ex
- Tell me about yourself 2. Why change your stream to MBA when you have done Engineering? 3. What is 3PL and 4PL? 4. What is Intermodal Logistics and Multimodal Logistics? 5. What is Milk Run? 6. Some last mile delivery partners? 7. What is BRICS? 8. News about China 9. Latest Business news 10. Asked about my research papers
Before starting they mentioned they don’t have much time.
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Panelists: 1 Male (35 years around), 1 Female (55 years)
Duration: 15 minutes
Profile: Last candidate in the panel, first to arrive for document verification.
M1:
- Introduce yourself.
- Since you have a Life Sciences background, what subjects did you study exactly and why did you choose this specific subject in your master's?
F1:
- Why have you filled out both PGP and HRM?
- What is the role of an HR Manager?
M1:
- Since your peers will be from different backgrounds, do you think that will be a disadvantage?
- What are your views on cervical cancer? (I mentioned this topic intentionally to steer the interview in that direction.)
F1:
- What vaccines are available for cancers?
- Which Indian companies are involved in vaccine production?
M1:
- We heard a lot about RT-PCR during Covid. What is RT-PCR?
- What are your hobbies?
F1:
- Since you're last in the panel, choose a topic on your own.
- Which web series have you watched recently? (Cross-questioning on the series followed.)
M1:
- The government is targeting which cancer for spreading awareness?
- Why is lung cancer so prevalent in India? What can be done to reduce cervical cancer in India, since it is the highest affected state?
(Again I would say they are just trying to make a good conversation and they actually want to know you. ) PS- Mention the words intentionally to move the interview in a specific direction
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Panelists: 1 Male (Late 20s or Early 30s), 1 Female (Late 20s or Early 30s)
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Background: Both panelists were Finance/Economics faculty.
Male Panelist (M):
- How are you?
- Let's talk about your extracurricular activities.
- Why do you engage in those activities?
- Let's talk about your professional qualifications.
- What is portfolio optimization?
- What is VaR (Value at Risk)?
- How many types of regressions do you know?
- What are the measures of risk?
- Have you used these in real-life applications?
- Do you invest in stocks?
(During this, there was a video glitch, but the audio remained clear. I apologized, and the panelists told me to continue. The glitch was eventually fixed.)
Female Panelist (F):
- How are you?
- Why MBA?
- Why did you have a gap after work?
- How do you assess the culture of an organization?
- What role do you play in improving/declining culture?
- What is the difference between shareholders and stakeholders? (Asked for examples.)
- What’s a big news event from last week (apart from Hindenburg and Adani)?
- What are your views on how OTT platforms are affecting society?
- What’s the difference between layoffs, downsizing, and rightsizing?
-
Any Questions from You?
I asked a question, but they refused to answer.
My recco - don't make guesses, coz they'll grill u as to why u guessed it that way or y don't u know the specifics Quite chill, panelists were cheerful, kept smiling etc
IIM Amritsar PI Experience 38
Panelists: 1 Male (P1), 1 Female (P2)
Duration: Short Interview
P1 (Male Panelist):
- Why MBA after engineering?
- Why the gap year?
- Tell me about your family business? (Mentioned due to gap year)
- Percentile?
- Famous IT people who turned to the MBA field?
P2 (Female Panelist): BAQ (Business Awareness Questions):
- Who represents the budget and where?
- Who released the World Risk List 2023?
- Question from the IMF (International Monetary Fund)?
Extempore Topic:
- Does global warming cause natural disasters?
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