New Participants’ Assessment Document (NPAD): PGP

The following set of questions are an important part of evaluation of the incoming batch for a number of campus
activities such as the suitability of applicants for various positions in the Institute such as clubs and committees.
Similar questions are also an integral part of ‘Summer Placement Selection Criteria’ across various companies and
are important from a preparation perspective.

Since all the questions pertain to your personality and ask for examples from your own experiences, we do not see
any reason for you to copy the answers from anywhere. It is suggested that you conduct a thorough self-
assessment on 3 P’s – Your Past, Potential and Priorities, which would be helpful in answering the questions.

Please make deliberate efforts to answer the questions keeping in mind the following parameters:
● Clarity of thought - Ambiguous statements or contradicting yourself over the course of the document
should be avoided.
● Structural flow and comprehensiveness – Adopt best practices to maintain a structure and logical flow
● Written language - Grammar errors, typos are to be avoided
● Substantiation– Use suitable examples when asked
● Word limit – The answers should not be less than 90% of the word limit specified. For questions without
the word limits you shall clearly present your ideas without any upper limit on words used.

Please make an effort to utilize your discretion before approaching for clarification on any question(s). Participants
with work-experience are expected to preferably give examples for the same. However, in case of lack of such
instances, suitable examples from academic/extracurricular/personal situations may be included.

It goes without saying that these questions form an integral part of the placement pre- processes and failure to
complete the form will be taken up seriously by the college placement committee.

Please ensure that your answers are formatted as Calibri Font (Size 11), single line spacing.

All the best!

Self-Assessment

1. Please describe yourself as a person. What are your strengths and areas of improvement (at least 3 each)?
Cite situations to exemplify each. (WL: 600)

2. What is your single largest achievement so far? Why do you consider it to be your largest achievement? What
is your biggest failure to date and why? (WL: 500)

3. What are your professional goals? Please elaborate in three separate categories: Short-term (2-3 years),
Medium-term (5-6 years) and Long-term (ultimate objective). (WL: 500)
 4. What are the three most important values that guide your thoughts and actions and why? (WL: 300)

5. What type of assignments/tasks keep you hooked and charged and what are those that you find unexciting?
(WL: 400)

6. Who is your idol in life? Identify one of his/her weaknesses and elaborate. (WL:250)

7. What are your hobbies, interests and the extra-curricular activities you engage in? How do you intend to
pursue them during your MBA and in the future? (WL: 400)

8. A) Which industry fascinates you the most as a career option after MBA?
B) Which domain fascinates you?
How does your current educational qualification and skill set qualify you for it? How would an MBA help you
in this? (WL: 600)

Visualizations and Decisions Making(For Q9-Q13: WL 250)

9. Describe up to two incidents that have had a deep impact and brought about a significant change in you?

10. How does an MBA at this stage fit into your scheme of things? Why now?

11. What new skill sets and traits do you hope to acquire while pursuing MBA?

12. At times, many of us are caught in a situation of moral conflict, where we have to choose between two
seemingly right alternatives. Describe two situations when you faced this conflict. How did you resolve them?

13. Sometimes, we may find a group of people disagreeing with our beliefs/points of view. How do you prefer to
handle such a situation? Give us an instance where you had to convince a group of people on your point of
view.

Demonstrated Acts of Competence

14. Describe a challenging project or a seemingly impossible task which you have undertaken. What was the
outcome? (WL: 300)

15. Share the details of one of your key projects, major learning from the project, recommendations made, and
recommendations accepted and implemented as well as those not implemented.(WL: 400)

16. Have you been a member of any organization? (Yes/No). If yes, please detail your position and
accomplishments in the organization. What was the key purpose behind your decision to be associated with
this entity? (WL:500)

17. Tell us about a time when you had difficulty with a co-worker/team-mate and how you handled the situation.
(WL: 300)

18. Give two examples of how you have demonstrated leadership and inspired people towards achievement of
certain goals. (WL: 400)

19. Briefly describe your position and nature of work in your last job (WL: 250)

20. Please describe a situation where, despite the highest level of efforts from you, the outcome was far from
 satisfactory. What did you learn from this situation? (WL: 300)

Apart from the above questions, it is worth spending some quality time on the following questions which are
sometimes asked during interviews. It is highly recommended for you to be prepared with these questions as well.
[There is no word limit]

21. Tell us something about yourself which is not written in your resume.

22. What makes you happy?

23. Describe a time where you went out of your way to help a stranger / friend / family member / an animal?

24. How would you rate your boss from previous job on a scale of 1 to 10? Give reason for your score.

25. Why should we hire you?