CAPI Experience:

Courses Applied for: PGDM, PGDM-IB, PGDM-RM, PGDM-FS, PGDM-COMM

CAT Score : 89.98 || QA : 90.36 || VA : 84.12
Interview Centre: Hyderabad
Educational Profile:
X: 78, XII: 77.5, Grad - 69.22 (SNIST, Hyderabad - Mechanical Engineering)
Work Ex: 28 months
Sector/Industry: IT
Any special achievements: Had about 4-5 among which 2 were in organizational lev
el
After the presentation video and query answering session, we are first asked to
write our SOP.
Time allotted: 15 minutes.
Case Analysis Round:
A case study on CSR followed by 2 questions. Time allotted: 20 minutes.
We were divided into 8 groups with roughly 8 members in each group. (A total of
61 members appeared today in Morning Slot)
PI Questions (2 Panelists-1M, 1F):
1. Tell me about yourself. Told
2. Anything which you want to tell us apart from the application form - Told
3. Asked about the clubs and leagues i support - Told
4. Favorite Players - Told
5. Told about my hobbies
6. Few GK questions like what is the currency of Thailand, France (told it was F
rancs before EU adopted EURO). The male panelist asked the current exchange rate
of GBP to INR. Told him that it was 100.xx. Admitted that i was not sure about
the decimal point and told them that when i got the currency it was valued at 88
INR and the rupee appreciated.
7.Told them that my most treasured coin was Netherlands Antilles Guilder and the
reason behind it.
8. Current Political Scenario of AP - Told
9. Economic Viability of AP after cession - Told
Then it was extempore time. The panelists gave me two topics.
1. Unemployment in India
2. Globalization
I went with Globalization, pitched in with couple of good points although i stam
mered a second, ended it up with a good statement. It was really a good experien
ce as it was my first ever extempore.
After the extempore, they started scrutinizing my achievements and i was able to
provide each and every minute detail of the award and it's significance.
10. The female panelist asked me what books do i read, to which i politely say i
don't read any particular books as such. She insisted me to say a name and i sa
id i was pretty much impressed with Mein Kampf. Told here that during my trainin
g days i used to go through certain chapters and found them a bit helpful. She a
sked me whether it was whether i supported Hitler and i replied that i was again
st anti-social elements and i was particularly attracted towards his struggles i
n childhood when his father left his family and he used to do odd jobs in Vienna
to complete his formal education. Then she asked if the Nazism was an original
one or a borrowed concept to which i responded that i do not support Nazism as i
t contained anti-semitic views.
11. They asked my why i chose Marketing after working in IT - Told them with a g
ood example ( My uncle working with BSNL in North east was innovative and was re
sponsible for increasing the sales of broadband/3G there and told them that I ha
ve a fascination towards numbers and i have said that having good communication
skills and a good understanding of a situation, i can prevail in the marketing s
ector)
At the end of the interview, the panel asked they are open to questions. I respo
nded saying that do they encourage any huddle type of meetings with the professo
rs and students where in informal education can be passed? They replied saying t
hat they conduct once in 15 days but it would be more like a formal 1-1 interact
ion. I just suggested that if it can be once a week and informal, it would be be
neficial and can provide a great learning scope. The lady panelist even mentione
d that they do have mentorship programme where certain hand picked seniors would
be able to guide the juniors.
The panelists were amazing. They were cool and always had a smile on their face.
The best PI experiences of this season.
Verdict: Fingers Crossed!
Some other extempore topics given for other guys from today's panel:
1. Are healthy foods really healthy?
2. FDI (for a person who opted for Marketing)
3. Indian Banking System - How it functions? (for a person who opted for Finance
)
4. Role of an IT person in developing Indian Economy (for a person who was from
IT background)
CAPI Experience:
Courses Applied for: PGDM, PGDM-IB, PGDM-RM
CMAT Score: 182 (Feb CMAT) Rank - 2870, Percentile - 96.77%ile
Interview Centre: Hyderabad
Educational Profile:
X: 88, XII: 93, Grad - 7.09 GPA (NIT Nagpur - Metallurgical and Materials Engg)
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: Six Sigma Black Belt
Level-I
Work Ex: 13 months
Sector/Industry: Manufacturing (Automobile)
Any special achievements: Plenty (School, State, District, National, Internation
al Level)
After the presentation video and query answering session, we are first asked to
write our SOP.
Time allotted: 15 minutes.
Case Analysis Round:
A case study on CSR followed by 2 questions. Time allotted: 20 minutes.
We were divided into 8 groups with roughly 8 members in each group. (A total of
61 members appeared today in Morning Slot)
PI Questions (2 Panelists-1M, 1F):
1. Where were you working? Why did you quit? Told.
2. Any specific reason for choosing this branch and college (Grad)? Told.
3. Tell me one challenging situation that you faced in life and how did you over
come it? Told.
4. Gave a small caselet and asked me how would I react if I were in the situatio
n. Told.
5. Do you read newspaper? Are you abreast of the latest happenings? Told.
6. Which party are you going to vote and why? Told.
Extempore topic:
Two topics were given, we had to choose one:
"Can world afford to ignore India?" OR "Drug addiction among youth"
1 minute to think, 1 minute to speak.
After this PI continued..
7. All the certificates and achievements you mentioned in form are real? Can you
show them to us? Showed them all one by one. They seemed impressed.
8. So, how is this PaGaLGuY? Tell me Positive or Negative?
9. Why SIMSR?
10. Anything you want to ask us?
Any other Info: The panelists were amazing. Always with a smile on their face. T
he lady panelist in the end got up and shook hands with me saying "It was very n
ice talking to you Rohan." One of the best PI experiences of this season.
Verdict: Fingers Crossed!
Some other extempore topics given for other guys from my panel:
1. Are healthy foods really healthy?
2. FDI (for a person who opted for Marketing)
3. Indian Banking System - How it functions? (for a person who opted for Finance
)
4. Role of an IT person in developing Indian Economy (for a person who was from
IT background)
CAPI Experience:
Date: 22-03-2014
Venue: Hyderabad
Session started with SOP followed by CA.
Case was on Dr. Raghu Ram Rajan. They gave qualifications of Dr. Rajan followed
by a statement that his qualifications theoretically makes him a worthy person t
o hold the position of RBI governor. But the question lies if he can handle the
swing in the economy.
Two questions were given, I remember one
What do you expect from Dr. Rajan?
Then had PI.
Panel of 3, 2 male professors and 1 lady professor
They asked for certificates, didn't had original certificate of X and XII, told
they are in college. They told it is illegal for any college to keep original ce
rtificates with them.
First question was to introduce yourself.
Told about my educational background and told that I have keen interest in numbe
rs.
Asked about Poisons distribution, I told I don't remember.
Next was then what do you know about numbers. Told few.
What is Fibonacci series?
Answered.
Asked why MBA?
Told that I developed my interest in management education while working as a pla
cement coordinator in my college. And I believe MBA would help me understand the
working of an organization well blah blah blah.
Then specialization.
Told Finance because of interest in numbers.
What in Finance?
I told I didn't decide yet.
Asked if I know something in Stock market.
Told I know it briefly
Asked what is Sensex, told it is Sensitive Index. Calculated based on Stock Valu
e and Free Float value of top 30 companies.
Asked what is the Index used for indication automobile companies.
Told I don't know.
Extempore was next, gave two topics.
Is Google replacing traditional Library system and Brain Drain.
Gave seconds to prepare and one minute to speak.
SOP
Sop should be crisp but it should cover all the information such as ur academics
, achievements, why mba and why kj som... So approximately sop should be of 200
words and should be a gist of what you are...
ou will have 1.5 pages space for SOP and 2 pages space for writing about "WHY MB
A"? Total time for both is 15 minutes.
Apoorvaa Chauhan It should start with your schooling and the key learning's, mov
ing ahead graduation and what did it teach you and if you are a working professi
onal, any specific achievements.
Interview Centre:Mumbai
Educational Profile
X:83.5
XII:83.4
Undergrad Major -72.6%
Any other professional certification or course undertaken:No
Work profile (if applicable) Number of years: 3yrs experience
Sector/Industry:IT
Any special achievements: Winner of the online round of TYCOON , Winner of the i
nter school level 100m sprint.
About Case Analysis Round: The case analysis was on the Advertisement in today's
world is full of vulgarity , sex and violence, with some of the products standi
ng out as in TATA Tea which focuses on voting rights. etc. There were two questi
ons about the impact that such advertisements make , or is it just another gimmi
ck.
PI Questions:
Q. Tell us something interesting about yourself which is not mentioned in the ca
ndidate profile.
A. Told about my trekking experiences , then was asked to relate those experienc
es in the management field. Gave a satisfactory reply.
Q. What books do you read? (as in novels)
A. Told them that I don't read much but still I am into philosophy , having read
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel , Notes from underground and Crime and punishment, t
hen was asked if any other novel, told them , currently I am going through Ayn R
and's The fountainhead, They smiled and said , what a jump from Dostoyevsky's to
Ayn Rand. Asked which others, told them Dan Brown's novel, Digital Fortress, De
ception Point, Angels and Deamons etc.
Q. Then was asked if I read Financial Times or any other magazine related to bus
iness,?
A. I said no, but sometimes if I get time then I just go through the main points
.
Q.They asked about my work in Company.
A. Explained.
Q. My comment on FB buying watsapp for $19bn , is the deal worth it.
A. I spoke for yes, few points, big fishes in the market engulf small ones, the
user base of watsapp is huge, in coming years , every other messaging app may be
replaced by watsapp, blah blah, then was cross questioned about how does fb mak
e money frm watsapp, told them, also told them about the new security features t
hat have been introduced in watsapp.
Q. Then was given a scenario wherein my senior team member left the company, so
how would the pending work be completed.
A. told them that , there are various knowledge sharing sessions ,also when ever
someone leave , he is asked to take a knowledge transfer sessions, wherein ,eve
ry member of the team has somewhat knowledge of what other is doing, although th
ere will be an impact , but we make it sure that the delivery is not impacted by
putting in extra efforts and working on weekends....etc.
Q. Was asked to explain a scenario where in I was flexible enough to adjust acco
rding to the situation as this was one of the strengths that I mentioned.
A. Told them about the technology switch when the Company needed me, although I
wasn't accustomed to that tech. and the project was in strict deadline.....blah
blah..
Extempore topic: Was asked to pick 2 numbers, I chose to speak on "Adverse affec
t of technology" for 2 mins, was given 30sec to jot down the points.
Any other info: There was SOP writing also after the case analysis, which consis
ted of two questions, one was to write about yourself, mentioning strength and l
iabilities.Other question was on how will this program meet the goals in your li
fe.
Courses Applied for:PGDM
CAT percentile: 93.78
CMAT Score: NA
Interview Centre: Hyderabad
Educational Profile X: 88.12
XII: 95
Undergrad Major -Mech. Eng.
GPA/%age: 68
Any other professional certification or course undertaken: None, whatsoever.
Work profile (if applicable)
(Don't know how I got this job )
Number of years: 2
Sector/Industry: Healthcare
Any special achievements: Well, special achievement would be, I didn't kill myse
lf. I survived !
Jokes apart. I do have a couple of achievements. Nothing major though. Wouldn't
increase my chances in any way.
About Case Analysis Round: The case was the same mentioned below by @venkat89 .
I would just like to add to that by saying that the case presented two different
view points on the CSR activities undertaken by corporates. We were asked to as
sess the potential of such activities and how they can bring in a broader impact
on the economy.
PI Questions: How important is grooming in a manager?
Do you think you are well groomed?
What sort of compliments do you usually get?
Who has been one of the better leaders since India gained independence?
What extra curricular activities you have done in your college and work life?
What books do you read?
How do you define creativity?
Devise a scientific approach to being creative. (They just asked me to contempla
te on it. Didn't expect an answer.)
Extempore topic: How healthy are health foods? / Disguised Unemployment
Any other info: Really nice panel. Always smiling. Chilled out.
Would have preferred for the interview to be a bit more demanding. It was all to
o nice. But then again, it's just my opinion.
Good Luck.
Hi friends !! Pardon me for discussing my experience after a day.Anyways I had m
ine on 23rd March, St. Xavier's college, Kolkata, 8:00 a.m.
I entered in hall full with participants.I was literally frightened by seeing th
e crowd (thinking of the stiff competition I would be going to face).I've manage
d to find a place to put myself.I was about to fall asleep but jostled after see
ing a beautiful lady entering with the director(or may be chairman/principal/or
......I donno yaar).I was 2nd person to call.
Group discussion team was formed consisting 12 people.Topic was : Which is bigge
r threat for India? Corruption or terrorism ?
I've never thought it would be like this.It was more dangerous than fish market.
I thought I was in News Hour in Times Now with Arnab Goswami and other horrible
candidates.Two persons(1 lad, 1 lady) were so dominating that I had to say that
we had already made out what you were trying to convey now please give others ch
ance to speak.But they had some sinister ploys in their mind.In such situation y
ou have to raise your voice.Survival of the fittest.I somehow put my points but
many were speechless.I've tried my best to let other give the opportunity to spe
ak.But it was not at all an ideal GD.
Faculties have said it was very lively.I said sir it was very very lively.everyo
ne laughed.
PI DETAILS :
Panel A:Although the 2 panelists weren't smiling but environment was good.
Introduce yourself.
Blah...blah....
Who is the author of "My experiences with the truth?"
I don't know sir but I've heard the name of the book.......
Try....
I think A.P.J.Abdul kalam...
NO.....
Ok sir.
What is thermal energy?
Sir I've done my project in a thermal power plant.Can I give this answer linking
to that?
No no just simply tell me what does it mean?
Answered..(not convinced)
Ok so what do we use to get thermal energy?
Sir coal.
So if we use petroleum instead of coal can you call it thermal energy?
Yes sir I think we can(though not too confidently)
Are you sure?
(smiling) yes sir I think.
What's geothermal energy?
Said what it means adding an example that recently in bhubaneswar "grid corporat
ion of Bhubaneswar" has started to build a building by using this energy.
Give me an incident in the political or economical area that has taken your atte
ntion?
Given an example of my state W.B.
The other panelist came into the picture
Your graduation marks is low.We generally admit the students who have good gradu
ation marks...
Sir I didn't find electrical engineering interesting.
Then why did you choose that?
Sir to be frank I had my intention of taking physics honors but my joint entranc
e rank was somehow became so good that I could get admission into reputed engine
ering colleges.My father and other teachers suggested me to opt engineering so t
hat after completion of the four year I could get a job.
But you've done well in your 1st year.....
Yes sir that's because 1st year consists of the basic things....
So that means you've struggled from 2nd year....
No I was not struggled I've found interest in the field of human resource develo
pment.I was associated with an online eeducation based marketing org. .....given
them the reply why I've found hr fascinating and challenging...
What's the difference between human resource and IR?
Answered (convinced)
What kind of grievances do you think the workers have?
Sir can I give the answer by an example...
Ok
Given the Maruti Suzuki maneasr plant incident with proper data.
Could you please tell me the name of the manager who was killed?
Sir donno the exact name but guessing abhinab something...
They were smiling....ok ok you may go now.Thank you
I'm Arka Ghosh.
X-91%, xii-81.67%, graduation-62%(completed in 2013)
Xat-88.11%.
> Courses Applied for: PGDM, PGDM IB, PGDM RM
> CAT percentile: 95.68
> Interview Centre: mumbai
>Educational Profile
X: 90.5 %
XII: 87.2 %
Undergrad Major - B.Tech Production engg
GPA/%age: 8.44 GPA
> Work profile (if applicable)
Number of years: 2.25
Sector/Industry: Automobiles- General Motors
Any special achievements: Only till college
> About Case Analysis Round: Case was on google. The situation was that they had
developed an algorithm to measure employee engagement.
Questions:
1. SHould employee engagement be measured in qualitative or quantitative terms
2. What all steps should company take to ensure employee engagement
> SOP writing: 20 mins 2 questions <not exact words>
1. Write a CANDID description of yourself mentioning your strengths, and liabili
ties.
2. Why do you want to do this course.How does it help you to achieve your long t
erm goals
I got carried away in the first question. So the second answer was pretty vague
and not well written. besides due to my bad handwriting it think they'll not be
very happy with it. BUt whatever. Its done now. Just be careful with the timings
.
> PI Questions:
1. Introduction
2. What is my passion
3. Why leave job
4. Job responsibilities
5. Area of specialization for MBA and why
6. "Favorite fruit? relate it to your personality"
7. "Would you work for FMCG seeing that ur passion is in auto sector?"
8. Few question on hobbies and how do i plan to pursue it during MBA as there wi
ll be almost no time.
9. Questions on my weaknesses.
> Extempore topic: Why should i NOT do MBA?
> Any other Info: The interview was not at all as i had expected. the panel was
cool and smiling. Very general questions. Although they did check my achievement
certificates in original, but not many questions. Thoroughly read your profile
form and try and mention all the points in it while facing questions. Try to for
m a flow and you will sail through easily. And ofcourse be confident.
ALL THE BEST!
Topics for Extempore
1.)Are healthy foods really healthy?
2.) FDI in finance
3.) Drug addiction among youth
4.) Disguised umemployment
SIMSR has very good infrastructure situated in the financial capital of the Indi
a. College has good placement record,Excellent faculty both permanent and visiti
ng, good ROI in terms of fees you pay to other colleges, lots of student driven
clubs to support classroom learning, lot of interaction with Industry through Gu
est Lectures, Industry Visits.
) Academics..... Concepts and rules etc....
2) International Economy
3) Indian political fuck up happening currently
4) Emerging Economies.... not necessarily BRICS.....
5) Groups such as G7, G8, G20 etc....
6) Get to know about Top organisations like Apple, TATA, Xerox, Microsoft
7) Indian biggies heading the Foreign Organisation..... u now what i mean
8) Indian Banking System
9) China & India economy comparison
10) Facebook aggressive strategy of taking over small fish globally
And more vital is to understand your career graph as off now what you wana be, h
ow and why? How can you leverage your past to the future? What make you better m
anager? Understand your personality and goals. Do they sync? and lot more which
will be covered in the workshop on Sat and Sun. So start preparing now before it
too late to convert KJ.
Hey. Got done with my pi process today. I was out within two hours. It started w
ith registration where you show your photo id proof. Then we got 15 mins to writ
e the sop. It comprised of two questions. 1. Describe yourself then strengths an
d weakness which would influence your work. 2. Why managment programme? How woul
d it help in achieving your long term goal? Then we were given a case study wher
e we had to answer two questions (write the answers). Time-20 mins. Then we proc
eeded for the pi. Usual questions. Panel was nice and soft spoken. In the middle
of the interview, I was given two extempore topics and was asked to speak on on
e. All the best guys. Hope this helps.
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Venue :
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Plot No. 46, Sector 44, Opposite Provident Fund Office,
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Route
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Or Walk
Driving directions to Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
Huda City Centre Metro Station
Sector 29
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1. Head northeast
Pass by Fire Station
(on the left in 600 m)
700 m
2. Turn right
Pass by Fortis Memorial Research Institute
(on the right in 750 m)
1.2 km
3. Turn right
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120 m
5. Turn left
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6. Turn right
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