Tuesday 12 February 2019

IIFT interview experience

IIFT interview experience

Venue: The Pride Hotel, 93, Richmond Rd, Langford Gardens, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025
Date and Time : 11 Feb 2019, 09:00 AM

IIFT18 Score : 99.9*
Class 10 = 91.xx
Class 12 = 86.xx
Engineering : 82.xx
Work Experience : 30 completed months as Software Engineer

No Document Verification, direct WAT

WAT Topic : One nation-one election
WAT was for 20 minutes with 300 words as the limit. A big A4 sized sheet was provided and we could write on both sides.
WAT timings :  09:10-09:30
WAT prep : 3/5
WAT performance : 3/5 (It was Okay.)

GD Topic : Can MOOC platforms replace conventional classrooms?
GD was for 30 mins, with everyone being given 1 min each randomly to speak.
GD timings : 09:45 to 10:15
Very peaceful, all spoke well.
GD Prep : 3/5
GD Performance : 3/5

I was fourth in the panel. All people before me had 10-15 mins interviews with break of 2 mins in between.

There were 3 panelists, one male professor who was about 55 years old, one female professor of about 45 years of age and one alumni who was about 30 years old (he did all the talking).
I was not asked for the documents which I was carrying and kept those on a table nearby.


Q1: At Dell, what do you do?
And : My team works on a product which collects health information of device and predict failures, saving critical data for organizations and individuals due to system and software crashes.

Q2: Explain to me in simple terms. How does it help me?
Ans: Told the exact functioning and motivated them to try themselves.

Q3: Are you happy with your salary?
Ans: Gave a very balanced answer. (Hint : NO)


Q4. How will IIFT help you become a product manager?
And : Subjects taught, will help become global product manager.

Q5: Data leak issues and data security?
Ans : Fumbled a bit, could not answer well. But they seemed satisfied.


Q6: You're on so many social networks. Do you read all terms and conditions?
Ans : All my accounts are 10+ years old, hence I never read in past as I was just 14 years old then. But now I do.

Q7. Mention your achievements in office.
Ans : Told.

Q8: Will you be open to other sectors apart from product management?
Ans: Yes, with some random gyan.

Q9. Why IIFT?
Ans : Some gyan.

Panelists : Thanks Mayur. That's it.


Duration : 7 minutes.

Interview Prep : 4/5
Interview performance : 3/5, Did not get enough chances to speak.

Update :
Verdict  : Straight convert for Delhi campus, won't be joining.

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