CAT OA Score:
99.45
Profile
X:
74.80
XII:
68.16
Undergrad Major - GPA/%age:
69.3
Work-Ex (number of months):
15
Sector :
IT
VENUE:
Chennai
Hotel Clarion
Slot:
03-03-2016
Panel No:02
WAT Details:
B-schools rankings : no significance , just numbers (something like this)
Topic and other relevant details:
150 words limit in 15 mins, mostly every one was done in 10 mins except for one , panelists waited for him to complete.
As soon as he completed , panelist asked if every one is done , and then took the WAT papers
GD Details:
Topic:
same topic as above
Number of People present:
08 present out of 10
Time:
around 9:45 am
Other Salient Details:
general topic, everybody tried to talk, became fish market sometimes .. could pitch only 2-3 times
performance - 2.5/5
PI Details:
Panel Members Intro:
2 persons , one serious looking Mam(L) around 38-45,One sir ( S ) around 35-42 years same GD and WAT panelist
Me - (M)
Questions:
entered and wished them, they greeted back
L : Introduce yourself.
M : ... blah blah blah
L : so u volunteered the CSR wing , what kind of work does your company does in CSR ?
M : explained
L : So what u did in that ?
M : explained how I volunteered, told that initially I tried to teach small kids, but due to language problems , I started helping in distributing materials
M : hmm ..okay ..
S : Do you think that CSR is merely a image building exercise rather than truly being a responsible act ?
M : It should be ...
S (interrupted in between)
S : No , tell how it is not image building.
M : Sir , suppose a company opens a hospital in a in its near by area , provides facilities and pays the doctor , here they might be building a image ,
but this is actually helping the needful and so it is more than just image building. The good work is actually being done here.
S nodded and seemed satisfied.
few more questions pertaining to work ex comes .. to which I gave the answer
S : your percentile is 99 point ....
M : told
L : which old iims do you have the calls from ?
M : none . 😁
L : shocked and asked why ..
M : told poor acads (purane paap 😞 )
L : new iims ??
M : yes from all !!
L : how was the interview ?
M : It went good mam.
L :okay ..which one will you choose:MDI or IIM ? after all there is IIM brand.
M : told would look into different parameters while choosing, it is more than just choosing based on brand. Also told brand doesn't matters much,
few years down the line , every thing becomes equal and depends on one's performance and even then if I have to depend n my college brand for promotions then it means that I have done nothing good and learnt nothing from work ex.
S : laughs and asks which coaching ?? 😛 😛
M : test series sir
S : for GD- PI ?
M : none sir. 😬
L was about to say some thing , I politely requested her permission to complete my answer to S .
L : Sure (smiling)
M : Sir I had a friend who is studying in IIFT , I held discussion and he helped me in interview prep.
S : Okay.
L : U have call from IIFT ?
M : no mam , missed by 1 mark.
L : ok. Tell me what parameters will u look for choosing a college.
M : first the quality and number of full time faculty .
L : how many do MDI has ??
M : 75 full time core (had read about MDI in wikipedia 2 mins before interview 😛 )
L : okay , what other criteria ?
M : MBA should be an experience , not just simple learning .. told there should be Participation in various B-schools competition and also college should have various clubs which will help in learning more.
L : what are the clubs in MDI ?
M : told and explained her the functioning of each clubs. (thks wikipedia 😛 )
L seemed happy.
L : okay .. do you have any question from US ?? *(supposed to be the last question for the interview, but things went bad here after because of my foolish answer)
M : yes mam ... if an elective is too much popular ,and too many students apply for it, then does any cutoff criteria is there for selecting students based on CGPA ?
L : after thinking for few secs .. No I dont think so ... (asking to sir) Do we have ??
S : generally it never happens , but as it is an hypothetical situation , then there might be some criteria, but again this is hypothetical situation.
M : tried to seem satisfied and smiled at them.
L : which speciallisation do u want ?
M : Mam, I would like to weigh the options during the first year , then choose the electives. If i am pre decided and make a choice now which I regret later , then I will be doing the same mistake
as I did in engireering. **(Big mistake , brought engineering in picture unknowingly, that too when I was not prepared enough for the same)
I continued , I choose electrical due to recession ,because my father asked me to choose , So I didnt do well there.
L : what would you have chosen back then ?
M : CS
S (suddenly) : So u did EEE , tell me diff between generator and silent generator ?? why it is silent ? Give me totally technical answer ? (facepalm ,realizing that I just axed my own leg 😞 )
M : not sure sir .. (but tried to give some answer relating lamination, he was not satisfied)
S : okay , tell me the working of split ac ? What are the electrical components and how it works ?
M : gave some arbitrary answer for parts , but couldn't tell about working.
S mean while gives an eqn : x^y + y^x = 999 solve
M : tried bt couldn't solve. (I felt the question has no answer , but didnt say anything to him)
S : why phones are called cell phones ?
M : because they contains cell(battery) ..so cell phones (wrong answer) 😞
S : tell me the chief economic adviser ?
M : Not sure sir.
S :Do u have any connections to bihar ?
M : my ancestors belong there ,
S : lalu is popular face there,
M : yes sir
S : How many kids does he have ?
M : (facepalm..) 10 sir .. (actual answer 9 :P)
S : okay ..recently two son and one daughter were in news ?? why ?
told one is Deputy CM and not sure about the girl and other boy.
S : okay .. that will be all .
M : Thank you both of you.
Your Expectations :
started well enough, but ended even poorly.last questions were horrible. Axed my own leg while justifying a answer !!! :(
Verdict :
Awaited