Shashank Sahu has graduated from BITS Pilani. He converted XLRI Jamshedpur with a XAT score of 98 Percentile. He is a brilliant student and has a handful of work experience of 3 years in BHEL as design Engineer and 5.5 years in Jindal Stainless Ltd.
Shashank Sahu Profile
Current institute: XLRI Jamshedpur
Graduation College: BITS Pilani
Email Id: sahushashank@gmail.com
XAT score: 98 percentile
10th Percentage/ GPA: 88
12th Percentage / GPA: 89.40
Graduation Percentage/ GPA: 9.01
Work Experience: Samsung R&D- BHEL- 3 years: design engineer; Jindal Stainless Ltd- 5.5 years
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XLRI Jamshedpur Admission Experience
Did you avail of the benefit of any reservation?
Sushant: General (No reservation)
Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any)
Sushant: There were 10 students in the GD with 2 moderators. 5 minutes were given to think about the topic followed by a 20 minutes discussion. It was a moderate discussion with only 1-2 participants getting aggressive. Everyone got a chance to put forward their points.
Tips: When given the time to think about the topic- structure your thoughts and write down
What was the WAT / GD Topic ?
Sushant: GD Topic: Were the 5 years plans useful in the growth of the country after independence?
What were your answers / points put forward for the WAT or GD respectively ?
Sushant: Points put Forward
- How did the 5 years plan come into picture
- the need for a 5 year plan
- What are the objectives covered under the 5 year plan
- Importance of road-map and vision and continuous monitoring
Responses: I explained the success stories from the 5 year plans and how 5 year plans were useful
Describe the general setting of your Interview.
Sushant: There were 2 panels and 3 members in each interview. The panel comprised the faculty of the institute. The interview went for around 30 minutes. It was a healthy discussion on past experiences and future plans.
Tips: Be clear with each and every word written in the resume
Check: XLRI Jamshedpur Admission Process
Mention at least 5 interview questions that were asked to you. and your responses to each of them.
Sushant:
- Why do you want to leave PSU job?
Answer: Explain about my 3 years experience, positives and how in the long run it is not in line with what I want to do in my life.
- Why MBA?
Answer: I explained 2 situations from my work where the lack of knowledge and perspective hindered efficient decision making. Explained how MBA can help to overcome the problem and what I was looking forward to from the course.
- Two key achievements from work life?
Answer: Explained the recent developments and the impact of the efforts (both qualitative and quantitative)
- Discussion on hobbies- Music, kind of music and how does it impact
- Discussion on points put forward in GD
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Mention 3 reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted.
Sushant: My top 2 converts were XLRI and SPJIMR.
Reasons for choosing XLRI:
1) Flexibility in course selection. In SPJIMR it is pre-decided during the admission
2) Wider alumni network and reach
3) Better campus life
Check: XLRI Jamshedpur Reviews
What was the reason for you not converting other colleges? (if any)
Sushant: Reasons for not converting other colleges
- CAT Score- You can’t do anything about your previous academic scores. However, exam scores are still in hand and try to give your best effort to maximise the chance to convert.
Tips:
- Mock Interviews: Try to give as much as possible. It will give exposure to a wide range of questions that can be asked and improve your on the spot thinking capabilities
- Interact with existing students and figure out what are the key differentiating factors of that college and try to relate it with your future plan/goal.
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