SPJIMR-PGDM interview experience
Venue: The Pride Hotel,Richmond Road, Langford Gardens, Bangalore
Date and Time : 16 Feb 2018, 08:00 AM
CAT17 Score : 99.75 (Sectionals 98.6+)
Class 10 = 91.xx
Class 12 = 86.xx
Engineering : 82.xx
Workex : 18 completed months as Software Engineer
Specialization : Finance
Psychometric test and WAT was to be completed in 30 minutes with no individual time limits.
WAT Topic : Describe a situation in life where you had conflict with others? What was your role in resolving it smoothly?
WAT had 300 word limit and we were supposed to finish it on both side of A4 sized sheet.
Psychometric test had questions like how much do you trust others?? Do you speak lies? and the likes.
WAT prep : 2.5/5
WAT performance : 1/5 (It was still pathetic)
Psychometric test Prep : 0/4
Psychometric test performance : Nobody knows.
Group Interview 1. [6 candidates, 3 male panelists.]
Details of 6 candidates :
1. Male, Finance. (2.5 years of work-ex in IT of IB)
2. Male, Finance. (Yours truly, Mayur Arora)
3. Female, IM. (1.5 years of work-ex in SEO)
4. Male, Marketing. (No work-ex, final year student)
5. Female, Marketing. (Almost fresher, less than 1 month of work-ex)
6. Male, Operations. (1.5 years of work-ex as safety-engineer) [Honorable mention : He became a good friend. Our offices are 100 met apart]
Q1 : Introduce yourself (Time limit : 2 mins, were told not to tell whatever is written in the form already)
Ans : Told them all the basic information.They interrupted and told me to filter out whatever is written in form.
Mentioned about long term goals and I wish to make a career in finance.
Q2 : Tell me about your parents and where do you come from?
Ans : Mom a teacher, dad a businessman. I am from Rampur, UP.
Q3 : Where do your work? What do you do?
Ans : Told them about my job.
Q4 : Why finance?
Ans : Told them about Dell EMC deal and how it was the birth of keeda inside me.
Q5 : But isn't finance something very different from what you do?
Ans : Yes.
Q6 : So does that mean you don't like your job, since you are sitting here?
Ans : Told them that I love my job. But there is a difference in what I do and what I want to do.
Q7 : Tell me about balance sheets. What do you know?
Ans : Explained assets and liabilities. They were not pleased.
Q8 : Why did you not pursue a career in finance right after college?
Ans : I became interested in finance after joining job.
Q9 : Why did you wait for 2 years for an MBA? You were sure about it since the very first day, right?
Ans : I told them that I applied for SPJIMR last year too and was rejected.
Most of the questions were aimed to both finance candidates. Whosoever knew could speak.
GI 1 lasted for 50 minutes for all candidates cumulatively.
5 out of 6 people progressed for round 2. The female who applied for IM was thanked for her time.
Group Interview 1. [4 candidates, 1 male panelist and 1 female panelist.Very jovial people.]
Details of 4 candidates :
1. Female, Marketing.
2. Male, IM.
3. Male, Operations. (The same guy who was number 6 in previous round.)
4. Male, Finance. (Yours truly, Mayur Arora)
It was more of a discussion. The male prof asked how long all of us had been in Bangalore? Then he went on to ask about special cuisines and places to visit nearby Bangalore. I think this was the last day of interview and those guys were planning for an impromptu trip somewhere.
Q1 : Tell us about your family background. (Jobs of parents, how long have you been in the city, nuclear/joint family, siblings, very detailed one.)
Ans : Told them about hobbies and family information.
Q2 : Suppose you are coming for this interview in a car, traffic police catches you for something. They are not letting you go without taking bribe. Will you miss the interview or pay bribe?
Ans : Miss Interview but will call SP immediately telling them the issue.
Q3 : Let's say you are carrying someone in your car, he is dying, and traffic police catches you for something. They are not letting you go without taking bribe. Will you let him die or pay bribe?
Ans : No bribe. Will give him my car keys, look for auto, ola/uber, beg for lift or carry the injured person on shoulders but that police-wala is not getting bribe from yours truly.
Q4 : Your father/brother/son committed a mistake. You love him a lot. Will you defend him? Or there is also an option to take the blame on you.
Ans : Will speak truth no matter what. If he is my blood, he will never lie.
Q5 : You helped your friend in assignment and professor accuses you of cheating. What will you do?
Ans : Will speak truth and face the consequences.
Q6 : Will you not try to defend your friend??
Ans : Nope. Truth, forever.
Q7 : Your opinion on female reservation in Lok Sabha and other bodies??
Ans : Yes, for a short term. Not for long term.
Q8 : Your opinion on female reservation in PGDM of SPJIMR??
Ans : Nope. All people coming here are graduates from top UG colleges, have cracked a very competitive exam. Why reservation?
Q9 : What did you prepare for this interview? What are you expecting?
Ans : Got to know about myself. I expect to be judged on parameters to check if I am a good fit for SPJIMR.
Q10 : Define your family and your upbringing in 1-2 sentences.
Ans : I was the first to speak and spoke exactly two sentences. Others spoke at great lengths.
There was some philosophical questions asked by yours truly which were not a part of interview. The interviewer answered it very well.
Panelist : OK guys, we are done with the interview, you can leave now. Hope to see you in SPJIMR soon.
Total GI-2 duration : 28 minutes.
Interview Prep :2.5/5
Interview performance : 3/5
Verdict : Rejected. (Always fill the specialization as per your education and workex.)
Venue: The Pride Hotel,Richmond Road, Langford Gardens, Bangalore
Date and Time : 16 Feb 2018, 08:00 AM
CAT17 Score : 99.75 (Sectionals 98.6+)
Class 10 = 91.xx
Class 12 = 86.xx
Engineering : 82.xx
Workex : 18 completed months as Software Engineer
Specialization : Finance
Psychometric test and WAT was to be completed in 30 minutes with no individual time limits.
WAT Topic : Describe a situation in life where you had conflict with others? What was your role in resolving it smoothly?
WAT had 300 word limit and we were supposed to finish it on both side of A4 sized sheet.
Psychometric test had questions like how much do you trust others?? Do you speak lies? and the likes.
WAT prep : 2.5/5
WAT performance : 1/5 (It was still pathetic)
Psychometric test Prep : 0/4
Psychometric test performance : Nobody knows.
Group Interview 1. [6 candidates, 3 male panelists.]
Details of 6 candidates :
1. Male, Finance. (2.5 years of work-ex in IT of IB)
2. Male, Finance. (Yours truly, Mayur Arora)
3. Female, IM. (1.5 years of work-ex in SEO)
4. Male, Marketing. (No work-ex, final year student)
5. Female, Marketing. (Almost fresher, less than 1 month of work-ex)
6. Male, Operations. (1.5 years of work-ex as safety-engineer) [Honorable mention : He became a good friend. Our offices are 100 met apart]
Q1 : Introduce yourself (Time limit : 2 mins, were told not to tell whatever is written in the form already)
Ans : Told them all the basic information.They interrupted and told me to filter out whatever is written in form.
Mentioned about long term goals and I wish to make a career in finance.
Q2 : Tell me about your parents and where do you come from?
Ans : Mom a teacher, dad a businessman. I am from Rampur, UP.
Q3 : Where do your work? What do you do?
Ans : Told them about my job.
Q4 : Why finance?
Ans : Told them about Dell EMC deal and how it was the birth of keeda inside me.
Q5 : But isn't finance something very different from what you do?
Ans : Yes.
Q6 : So does that mean you don't like your job, since you are sitting here?
Ans : Told them that I love my job. But there is a difference in what I do and what I want to do.
Q7 : Tell me about balance sheets. What do you know?
Ans : Explained assets and liabilities. They were not pleased.
Q8 : Why did you not pursue a career in finance right after college?
Ans : I became interested in finance after joining job.
Q9 : Why did you wait for 2 years for an MBA? You were sure about it since the very first day, right?
Ans : I told them that I applied for SPJIMR last year too and was rejected.
Most of the questions were aimed to both finance candidates. Whosoever knew could speak.
GI 1 lasted for 50 minutes for all candidates cumulatively.
5 out of 6 people progressed for round 2. The female who applied for IM was thanked for her time.
Group Interview 1. [4 candidates, 1 male panelist and 1 female panelist.Very jovial people.]
Details of 4 candidates :
1. Female, Marketing.
2. Male, IM.
3. Male, Operations. (The same guy who was number 6 in previous round.)
4. Male, Finance. (Yours truly, Mayur Arora)
It was more of a discussion. The male prof asked how long all of us had been in Bangalore? Then he went on to ask about special cuisines and places to visit nearby Bangalore. I think this was the last day of interview and those guys were planning for an impromptu trip somewhere.
Q1 : Tell us about your family background. (Jobs of parents, how long have you been in the city, nuclear/joint family, siblings, very detailed one.)
Ans : Told them about hobbies and family information.
Q2 : Suppose you are coming for this interview in a car, traffic police catches you for something. They are not letting you go without taking bribe. Will you miss the interview or pay bribe?
Ans : Miss Interview but will call SP immediately telling them the issue.
Q3 : Let's say you are carrying someone in your car, he is dying, and traffic police catches you for something. They are not letting you go without taking bribe. Will you let him die or pay bribe?
Ans : No bribe. Will give him my car keys, look for auto, ola/uber, beg for lift or carry the injured person on shoulders but that police-wala is not getting bribe from yours truly.
Q4 : Your father/brother/son committed a mistake. You love him a lot. Will you defend him? Or there is also an option to take the blame on you.
Ans : Will speak truth no matter what. If he is my blood, he will never lie.
Q5 : You helped your friend in assignment and professor accuses you of cheating. What will you do?
Ans : Will speak truth and face the consequences.
Q6 : Will you not try to defend your friend??
Ans : Nope. Truth, forever.
Q7 : Your opinion on female reservation in Lok Sabha and other bodies??
Ans : Yes, for a short term. Not for long term.
Q8 : Your opinion on female reservation in PGDM of SPJIMR??
Ans : Nope. All people coming here are graduates from top UG colleges, have cracked a very competitive exam. Why reservation?
Q9 : What did you prepare for this interview? What are you expecting?
Ans : Got to know about myself. I expect to be judged on parameters to check if I am a good fit for SPJIMR.
Q10 : Define your family and your upbringing in 1-2 sentences.
Ans : I was the first to speak and spoke exactly two sentences. Others spoke at great lengths.
There was some philosophical questions asked by yours truly which were not a part of interview. The interviewer answered it very well.
Panelist : OK guys, we are done with the interview, you can leave now. Hope to see you in SPJIMR soon.
Total GI-2 duration : 28 minutes.
Interview Prep :2.5/5
Interview performance : 3/5
Verdict : Rejected. (Always fill the specialization as per your education and workex.)
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