Swarnendu Chanda has completed his graduation from Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences with 69% marks. For admission to K J Somaiya Institute of Management, he passed the XAT examination with 84 percentile and cleared the admission process. He is currently pursuing an MBA course. In this article, he shared his admission experience with collegedunia.

Swarnendu Chanda Profile

  • Current institute: K J Somaiya Institute of Management
  • Graduation College: Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences
  • XAT Score: 84 percentile
  • 10th Percentage: 84%
  • 12th Percentage: 79%
  • Graduation percentage/GPA: 69%
  • Work Experience: N/A

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Swarnendu Chanda Admission Experience

  1. Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any)?

Swarnendu Chanda: "My GD was offline. And included 10 members. Everybody got a chance to speak. Although some spoke more and some spoke for a very minimal time of about 10 sec. Everybody was given a chance to conclude. There were 2 panelists. And the GD was moderate. There was no WAT conducted. It was a GD and PI only. Although the GD was a discussion on a case that was given to us and we were given about 3 minutes to think."

  1. What was the WAT / GD Topic?

Swarnendu Chanda: "It was a case study which focused around how the ecommerce sector was likely to act as a brick and mortar business in the upcoming few years in India."

  1. Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Swarnendu Chanda: "There were 2 panelists and a total of 8 panels. They were faculties of the college. The interview was offline. It was a 13 min interview and wasn't very stressful. Mostly the questions were related to my education background and hypothetical situations. My tips would be to try to give crisp and clear answers for any question. Do not unnecessarily extend the duration of your answer. Remember that it's not a history paper."

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  1. Mention at least 5 interview questions that were asked to you and your responses to each of them. 

Swarnendu Chanda: "1. Mba specialization of choice - Marketing

  1. Some questions related to current facts
  2. Which news channel do I follow
  3. Any recent incident that made me upset
  4. Difference between sales and marketing."

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