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What questions should I expect at an IIM Ahmedabad interview?
There is no such set template for the questions asked during IIM Ahmedabad interview. The question pattern will depend a lot on your profile.
If you have prior work experience, most of the questions will be regarding your experience in the corporate world. Through these questions, they aim to test your technical knowledge. If you are a fresher, there will be more questions on the subjects that you studied at graduation.
The questions asked in the interview will depend a lot on which way you steer the interview. The panel picks up on the keywords that you use while speaking and you can expect questions regarding those. You can expect questions regarding your hobbies, and interests as well.
How was your IIM Bangalore interview experience?
The following experience is that of my sister who has the following profile 95/93.8/8.9 (Bcom H Fresher). It was an online interview the duration of which was 20 minutes. The questions asked to her were as follows:
- What is the difference between bcom and bcom hons?
- Do honours have any significance?
- What is your favourite subject?
- What is the inflation rate?
- What is the growth rate?
- How to calculate inflation rate?
- How will India recover from covid shock? (Lot of cross questioning)
- Asked a lot of questions regarding balance sheet and it’s format
- Difference between current assets and noncurrent assets
- Difference between current liabilities and provisions
- What is returns to a factor?
- What is returns to a scale?
- What are economies of scale?
Luckily my sister answered each and every question confidently.
Next came up the Case Study round wherein the interviewer asked:
On Wednesday, discounts on different items are given, so that sales could be increased. What is the concept involved? To this my sister answered Elasticity of demand and gave many other reasons like consumer behaviour, law of demand. They also asked her why she did not prefer work experience first. To this she told them that she was learning-oriented. Both the interviewers were quite convinced.
She got selected soon after.
Can someone share his/her NMIMS interview experience?
One of my friends appeared in the NMIMS interview a few years back. Here is his experience in brief.
- His case study topic was related to the competition between Patanjali and Hindustan United Ltd. 5 mins was given for reading the topic and 15 mins were given for discussion. After 12 mins of discussion, the students were informed that they had only 3 mins left. The group consisted of 12 students and there was 3 panelist. Every student had assigned chair numbers for case discussion and no changes were made in sitting arrangements afterward.
- Within 5 mins of completing the case study, he was informed to prepare for the personal interview. The interview duration was 20-25 mins. The interview was taken by 3 panelists. First, he was asked to talk about himself for a bit. There were questions regarding his SOP, his academics, his interests, and Economics. They also asked why he wanted to pursue MBA and join NMIMS.
Can someone share their interview experience of MBA from DMS, IIT Delhi?
My friend was an Economics fresher and appeared for an MBA interview at DMS, IIT Delhi. The answer is courtesy of his experience with the panelists.
The entire procedure comprised of WAT, Documents Verification, ECA document verification, and PI
Everything was done systematically and in an organized manner. The WAT was a 30-minute process and she was made to write on Outsourcing. After the ECA, she was escorted to the interview room where she found 2 female panelists.
They asked for her brief introduction, something that is more than just her name and educational background. On hearing about her passion for writing she asked what kind of writing she was into.
Owing to her interest in hockey, they asked her some related questions like
- what improvements does the Indian Hockey team need
- Who was her role model from the team and why
- Why she did not pursue a hockey career
- Did she choose the game because of it being the national game ( which it is not thus being a trick)
Next she was asked about her School life, age, and past academics. She walked if she had any prior working experience. Being an economics student they asked her
- What is elasticity and asked her to draw a graph
- They asked her what would happen if the demand for a water bottle would be increased
Lastly they asked her about her weakness after which she was asked to leave. The overall interview was a good experience mainly because the panelists, one of which was an alumnus, were friendly and lightened the tension.
What was your IMI Delhi PGDM interview experience like?
I have written about the interview experience of my sister who appeared for the same last year.
She reached the venue and had registration and a brief introduction about IMI by a Sir.
After the introduction, the candidates were allotted a topic for WAT. She got the ‘current USP of the market: offers more for less'. She wrote well including points related to competition, and technology reach, and gave examples of Reliance Jio.
Next, they had document verification and were given the serial number for the interview. She was ushered into a room with 2 panelists, a lady and a man in their 50s. The panelists seemed friendly and asked her what the other candidates told her about them. After a friendly exchange, they enquired about her work. She was also asked to justify her low marks in class 12 to which she confidently replied that she was busy preparing for IIT JEE. They asked her about the things she liked to do in her leisure time and her passions. When she told them that one of them was cycling, they asked her about the biggest Cycle race. They asked a few more questions related to cycling to which she had nearly no answers.
The topic soon switched to pities and they asked her about Maharashtra and Delhi CM and the controversies related to the Delhi CM. This too could not be answered by her.
They further asked her about her home state and related questions. Her extempore topic was ‘What Narendra Modi can do to stop engineers going for MBA to support his Make in India.’ She spoke about how investments can be made from foreign investors and the process of initiating a startup should become easier to promote entrepreneurship.
Lastly, she was asked about the other offers she had and if she was considering them or not and why so. She ended the interview by stating viable reasons as to why she was determined to join IMI Delhi only.
How was your MS electrical engineering interview at IIT Madras?
The interview process for admission into the MS Electrical Engineering program at IIT Madras usually involves a panel of faculty members and experts in the field. The interview is typically conducted to assess your understanding of the subject, research potential, communication skills, and motivation for pursuing a higher degree in the field.
The questions asked during the interview vary based on the candidate's academic background and research interests. However, some of the general questions that are asked during an interview for admission into the MS Electrical Engineering program at IIT Madras include:
- What are your research interests in the field of Electrical Engineering?
- How have you prepared for this interview and the program?
- What motivated you to pursue a higher degree in Electrical Engineering?
- What specific skills or knowledge do you bring to the program?
- Can you describe a research project or coursework that you completed during your undergraduate studies?
- Can you explain a challenging problem you faced and how you solved it?
- How do you plan to use your degree after graduation?
- What do you hope to achieve through your research?
It is important to note that these are just some general questions that may be asked during an interview. You should be prepared to answer questions related to your academic background, research interests, and professional goals. It is recommended to thoroughly review your application materials, research interests, and past experiences to prepare for the interview process.
How was your IIM Ahmedabad interview experience for the batch 2021-23?
A friend of mine attended the interview for the 2021 batch of IIM Ahmedabad. Here is his experience in brief.
- Academic range so far- 98.72% in 10th, 97.83% in 12th and 85% in Graduation
- CAT score: 99.71
- Work experience: 37 months of working under the company- Qualcomm
The interview took place in a video conferencing room. There were two panelists. It lasted for 20 minutes and to my friend’s surprise, it was more of a conversation rather than an interview. He was mostly asked about his job, his published paper, hobbies, and why MBA.
Here are some of the questions from his interview.
- Tell me about your job at Qualcomm. What were the skills that you needed?
- Is your paper more research based on some sort of survey?
- You are good at what you do, so why do you want to pursue an MBA?
- What are your hobbies?
They also asked some current affairs questions. Overall, it was a good experience for my friend and he was able to convert.
How was your IIM Bangalore interview experience for the batch 2021-23 (overseas candidate)?
My brother is currently studying MBA at IIM Bangalore and he is also an overseas candidate. He cleared the interview this year itself, this answer is based on his fresh memories of his interview.
Here are some profile details of my brother that you might relate.
| CBSE Board (10th and 12th) | 90% |
| Graduation | 65% |
| GMAT Score | 730 |
| Work Experience | 18 months at Standard Chartered, London |
The interview started around 5:30 PM and the interview panel consisted of 3 professors. After the exchange of pleasantries and ID verification the important questions are summarized below:
- Asked the reason behind pursuing his graduation from London. They also wanted to clarify if there were other reasons to go to the UK.
- Reasons behind the Ease of Doing business or if there are concrete implications of these rankings in terms of foreign investments.
- If a higher ranking implies more investment or how do rankings affect the investor’s perspective.
- Questions related to the major criterion that a foreign investor will consider before investing in India
- Various investors turning towards China and its government policies.
- The interviewers also emphasized that China is very corrupt as well but it doesn’t affect the business as much as it does in India. So, should India also use corruption to nurture business?
After these long questions, his interview was followed by questions on his job experience too. For example:
- Is Standard Chartered an investment bank or a commercial bank?
- Difference between investment banks and commercial banks?
- What is a hostile takeover?
- Are hostile takeovers common in India?
- Why do you think Hostile takeovers are not common in India?
Now, as my brother is an overseas candidate, they also asked questions about his motive of coming back to India, the reason for not pursuing MBA abroad, cross-border M&A Deals, brief about SPACs and their presence in India, and so on.
Does anybody study M.Tech Cryptography and Security at the ISI Kolkata? How do I crack the admission procedure and what are the interview questions like?
This course is relatively new and not many students have opted for it as of now. Cryptology Department at ISI is, nevertheless, extremely renowned in the academic circle and industry. A lot of students take their Ph.D. from here and the research is of remarkable quality.
To prepare, you may download the previous year’s question papers of M.Tech Computer Science. The idea is to know the type of questions asked, it'll be similar to the questions asked in the Cryptology paper. As for Math, focus on the MMA portion to understand TOMATO and solve all of it.
Perform well in the interview process or if you have good marks in the written exam that will help you too during the interview. If your scores are low, then get ready to face tougher questions and probably many. The interviewer will test your foundation skills. The trivial will take precedence.
Even if your answer is incorrect just be confident and say it out clearly, they will help you with the final answer themselves.
How do I prepare for the XLRI HRM interview?
For preparing XLRI, HRM interview, you need to have a good command of the current budget-related issues. This could be done by reading the newspaper thoroughly and be up to date with the current affairs as they are the most predictable topics to be asked by the interviewer.
From the bachelor’s degree, select any two subjects of your interest and prepare them well. Try to improve the communication skills, be a good listener and a proactive person. Opt for coaching like CL for better guidance. Learn how to think analytically and logically and don’t rush to answers.
These are some points that you should keep in mind for the XLRI HRM interview.
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