Jayesh Gupta converted IIFT Kolkata with a score of 99.03% in the IIFT NTA Examination. He took admission in the MBA course. He completed his graduation from IIT BHU and also had previous college work experience with Allen Career Institute for 4 Years as a Lecturer. Jayesh has shared his MBA Admission experience at IIFT Kolkata with the Collegedunia Team, read below

Jayesh Gupta

Collegedunia Team: What was your IIFT NTA percentile? Did you avail reservation benefits for IIFT Kolkata MBA Admission?

Jayesh: I secured a IIFT NTA percentile of 99.03% in my examination. And, I am from an EWS background, so there were reservation benefits.

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Collegedunia Team: Can you please describe your Pre MBA Academic Performance for Collegedunia readers?

Jayesh: Yes, I had scored 75.14% in my 10th board exam, and 83% in the 12th board exam. Furthermore, I completed my graduation with a total percentage of 72.8%.

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Collegedunia Team: Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any).

Jayesh: I was given an extempore in which I had to think for around 1 minute and then speak for 3 minutes on the topic.

Collegedunia Team: What was the WAT/GD Topic?

Jayesh: The topic given for the extempore round- E-Voting Pros and Cons

Collegedunia Team: What was your answer/points put forward for the WAT or GD respectively? 

Jayesh: I told them about Article 324 which stands for Election Commission of India which is the bulwark of maintaining a transparent election process. Pros are technology like blockchain technology, AI, ML can be used to avoid booth capturing, tempering of votes, voting at distant locations. Challenges are the mindset of political parties as they already have allegations of manipulating the result by ruling parties. 

Collegedunia Team: Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Jayesh: There were 3 faculty members in each panel. The mode of the Interview process was online. It lasted for around 15-20 minutes. The panel was cool and the Interview was not stressful. 

They asked me about my graduation, work ex, reasons for gap and soft skills. 

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Collegedunia Team: Mention at least 5 questions that were asked in IIFT MBA Interview and how you responded to each of them?

Jayesh: The series of questions that were asked during the Interview are:

Ques 1. What is C60?

Ans. I said that it is an allotrope of carbon.

Ques 2. What is HAZOP?

Ans. I said that it is a Hazardous Chemical Operation.

Ques 3. What is the use of organic chemistry?

Ans. It is used to study synthesis of compounds.

Ques 4. Why gap years?

Ans. I said that the reason for the gap in pursuing the course is because of the Civil Services preparations.

Ques 5. Tell us your soft skills?

Ans. My soft skills are Empathy, Compassion, and Perseverance.

Collegedunia Team: Mention any three reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted.

Jayesh: The reasons for choosing this college over other were:

1)IIFT has got AACSB accreditation by AACSB International, and is one of the few institutions giving degrees in International Business in India. It is the leader in the industry and provides real time learning port visits. 

2)The faculty at IIFT consists of academicians who also have rich industry experience. The Institute also undertakes research and provides independent analytical inputs, and on its basis the Government develops positions at international forums like the WTO. 

3)Moreover IIFT has a robust course curriculum and a diverse network of 10,000 alumni.

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