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    IIM CALCUTA GD/PI EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

    PERSONAL DETAILS:

    Name: Suneet Kumar

    Education: B.Tech Electrical Engineering

    IIT KharagpurKharagpur.

    Year of passing out: May 2005.

    WORK EXPERIENCE:

    Duration of Total work experience: nil

    Company last worked for: N.A.

    Position: N.A.

    CAT PERCENTILES:

    Overall: 99.99Verbal: 97.15

    Quantitative: 99.85

    DI/Reasoning: 100.00IIM C calls: PGDM/PGDCM/BOTHFinal calls: B, C, L, I, K

    GD/PI venue: IIM Calcutta

    GROUP DISCUSSION:

    Topic of the GD: Do we need Governors?No. of participants in the GD: 8-10

    Time Limit and any other instructions: 12-15 minutes.

    Whether asked to summarize the GD: Asked for special comments from anyone (if any) at the endWhether a written summary of the GD was asked: No

    THE GD EXPERIENCE: (please provide at least 5 lines of description)

    The topic was quite expected as there were controversies over the actions of governors in three states

    Bihar, Jharkhand, and Goa. Those actions made headlines that week/fortnight and we werent really

    surprised at the topic. There were two professors in our panel, and one alumnus from IIMC. We weresitting around a square table unlike other GDs where we had a semicircular arrangement.

    GD was very peaceful and people were left without any major points to contribute after the first 7-8minutes. From there, it was just how to pass the time. Everyone tried to speak for a few times and give

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    others opportunity to speak as well. There was no fish-market kind of scene in the whole GD and it was

    very quiet one. People cited examples from the past where governors had done something good, why wehave them in the first place, and other such things.

    How would you rate the Chaos level in the GD (on a scale of 1-10, 1 being most peaceful 10 being most

    chaotic): 2/10.

    Any observations on mistakes you committed in the GD: I didnt speak much on the topic as there

    werent many novel points to be spoken. People were citing examples from the recent developments whicheveryone knew and I didnt feel like saying them. But some people did and it may have contributed to

    their GD marks.

    Any observations of what you could have done better in the GD: After a year, I believe that it does not

    matter what you know but what others think you know. So, anything you dont say there is taken as if you

    dont know about it. If you think anything is relevant to the topic, however trivial, just speak it beforeanyone else does. Its not about giving the solution to the problem, but about scoring some marks in those

    15-20 minutes.

    Any tips for GD preparation: Be aware of the recent developments in politics and finance. Follow anewspaper daily for at least 2 months from now on till the actual GD. Also, its better to organize yourself

    in groups of 7-8 for practicing GDs. Also, keep changing the group composition as it gets very informalonce you know the group members really well.

    Also, you need not arrive at a conclusion in the GD. You can both be for and against the topic citing

    reasons and rationale for both. They just want to check your understanding and communication skills,nothing else.

    PERSONAL INTERVIEW:

    No of interviewers in the Panel: 3

    List of the questions asked and your responses:

    (Intro questions/academics based questions/work experience based/general awareness/personal questions)

    The interview started off with the standard opening question Tell me something about yourself.

    One of the professors was from my institute (IIT Kharagpur), so he asked a few things about the recent

    developments there. Then the other professor asked me about my favorite subjects in engineering. He

    asked me list five of them and asked the reasons why I liked them.

    Then I was some questions on my family, particularly my brother and sister. Then they asked me about my

    hobbies and quizzed me on that (reading novels). I was asked about my favorite novel and asked to

    summarize it. Then they asked me why I liked it.

    They also asked me some fundas about Free Trade agreements of India with other countries, ASEAN,

    SAARC and SAFTA.

    Any observations on mistakes you committed in the PI: I wasnt prepared for questions on my hobbies

    and the novel summary that I was asked to give was perhaps the worst part of my interview.

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    Any observations of what you could have done better in the PI: I could have been better prepared on my

    hobby especially on my favorite novel. Also, the interview wasnt much technical and it was more ofsimple interaction. I could have been better prepared with personal questions like tell me about yourself

    and why MBA.

    Any tips for Personal Interview preparation:

    Prepare on atleast 3 subjects from your academic background. You may be asked to list the

    subjects you like and also to explain why you like them. Needless to say, you may be grilled on the

    in depth funda on those subjects if anyone in the panel happens to be from the same background.

    Be prepared with questions related to your family as well as hobbies. Prepare to speak on yourhobby for atleast fifteen minutes.

    Try to read newspapers daily and follow atleast one business magazine.

    Prepare on personal questions.