IIM Calcutta

The GD was a small business situation. About the entry strategy to be used by Sumo Inc , a digital camera giant in Japan, while entering India.

Interview:

1. Lots of questions on work ex which I don't want to elaborate again and again. They asked me on innovative applications for datawarehousing in Governance. I talked about farm sector reforms and education. How can we integrate DW and AI. It was a nice discussion for me.

2. Recently your college was in news regarding banning od cell phones and imposing dress code. What do you think of it?

3. You have mentioned your interests in entrepreneurship. Do you have any business plans yet.

4. Don't you think many people who have shone in this field are technical genius.

5. You are from a good college. why don't you go on to do an MS? Or an ME here?

6. How do you think IIMC will help you get what you want? You know anybody who are already entrepreneurs from IIMC?

7. Do you think the entrepreneurship cells in technical institutes are a success models. Did your college have one?

I am not able to recollect many questions exactly. Probably I got too bored of posting the questions. I remember talking more than what he asked for most of the times. It was the coolest ofthe interviews not only for me but for everybody.

IIM Ahmedabad

The case was about a restaurant chain which is successful in Ahmedabad is moved to Chennai. It claims to have two separate kitchens for veg and non-veg. But one day a chicken piece is found in a veg dish. The restaurant's reputation is under grave danger. What should the owner do?

Interview:

It was the best of the interviews in my basket.

1. What do you do in a typical day?

2. What is Business Intelligence?

3. Don't you think its a high profile job? Why do every software engg curse his job? Have you considered working in a manufactuirng or sales job?

4. So if you already love the job why do you want an MBA?

5. Will you join TCS after MBA then?

6. What kind of profile do you expect for an IIMA grad there?

7. Can't you get there without an MBA? Differentiate an MBA and Non-MBA in the role you just mentioned.

8. You have all six calls. anyother apart from that?

9. You gave 6 exams? Don't you have confidence in you?

10. What is the probability that you will make it to atleast 1 IIM? Work out in steps.

me: Answered in a complicated way and made a blunder. He kept on giving clues and i finally corrected.

11. What are P-type and N-type semiconductors?

12. Do they carry charge by default? Are they free electrons?

13. You have heard of Bohr's model. The electrons are infact revolving around the nucleus. Then why do we draw a line between two electrons in a covalent bond. How is it physically present?

14. You should have gone through the Budget? What are major two kinds of taxes?

15. What all comprise of Indirect taxes?

16. Is CST an indirect tax?

17. The cost of collection of indirect taxes has been very high for the govt. Can we scrap off the indirect tax and collect everything as direct tax from end customers?

18. You have mentioned about TAS as your other option. what is that?

19. Only one from TCS makes it? Why is it so tough?

20. What are your interests?

{ We discussed about "The world is flat", "Thomas Friedman" and "Stiglitz".

21. What is Stiglitz's claim to fame? Is he an economist?

22. Can we give him a Nobel prize?

23. How many Indians have got nobel prize?

24. What are the various categories for the prize? Which was the last one to be added?

25. There are two who have got Peace prize while residing in India. Who are they?

26. Who got the Peace prize last year?