[2009] XIMB GD/PI Experiences thread

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Hey Puys, Today, the XIMB interviews for admission to the 2009-2011 programme begin. Please use this thread for narrating your experiences. The information you share here will be immensely useful to the candidates scheduled after you, as well as…

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Hey Puys,
Today, the XIMB interviews for admission to the 2009-2011 programme begin. Please use this thread for narrating your experiences. The information you share here will be immensely useful to the candidates scheduled after you, as well as to candidates who are shortlisted in the subsequent years.

Please mention:
Your Profile
XAT Score (preferably with split-up)
GD Topic
PI experience (preferably detailed)

Last year's GD/PI experiences can be found here.

http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/2008-ximb-gd-pi-experiences-25029397

So, here goes...we @ XIMB wish you All the Best and we hope to see you on campus in June!!!

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all the best puys for the process...
do share ur experiences :)
thanks for the thread sumobom4...

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Puys.. waiting for the experiences..... please post them soon..it will be helpful for others..

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Hello Fellow Puys,

XIMB GD/PI process has started - Today was the 1st day of the Process at XIMB-Bhubaneswar.
Those who've attended it, please use this thread to share ur experiences. :angel:
Please mention:

  1. Your profile ...acads & work-ex...
  2. GD topic and about how it went...
  3. PI the more detailed, the better...
  4. Any other info, which u feel is worth sharing...
We all XIMB GD/PI call-getters are egarly waiting for your posts.:tellme:
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Where are this years GD PI experiences??
HELP!!!

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I have my process tomorrow at Madras. Given the processes started 2 days ago, I think it's a bit hard that no ones' posted yet 😐

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This is very sad that jst out of ignorance ppl are not posting experiences. Dont worry Tomorrow I have my GD/PI and I shall post it for community. But puys we need to give back to the community who has helped us in every thick and thins of our MBA prep journey.

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Hey Guys,

can nyone atleast post the GD topics given over 2 days.... Tht wud also help.....!!!

TIA

Ashish

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Puys,
Sorry for the delay. I had my GD/PI at XIMB yesterday(3rd March), at 11 am. GD started out as a fish market, 2-3 ppl trying to open the discussion. The topic was "Is the rush for MBA really a rush for money?". I got to speak 2-3 times. The duration was really short, say about 5-7 minutes. The moderators rang the bell as soon as they saw we were running out of new ideas.
The PI was taken by the same panel that moderated the GD. Questions were mostly personal, opinion seeking. There was this weird question on the equation of a straight line and how to plot it on a graph. Another one about something on Freakonomics(since I mentioned I'd read the book).
Overall, the process was peaceful.
All the best, puys!

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Puys,
Sorry for the delay. I had my GD/PI at XIMB yesterday(3rd March), at 11 am. GD started out as a fish market, 2-3 ppl trying to open the discussion. The topic was "Is the rush for MBA really a rush for money?". I got to speak 2-3 times. The duration was really short, say about 5-7 minutes. The moderators rang the bell as soon as they saw we were running out of new ideas.
The PI was taken by the same panel that moderated the GD. Questions were mostly personal, opinion seeking. There was this weird question on the equation of a straight line and how to plot it on a graph. Another one about something on Freakonomics(since I mentioned I'd read the book).
Overall, the process was peaceful.
All the best, puys!


were the PI ques relating to the recent events or related to our particular interests...what about academics? Plz throw some light...Thanks
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harihar15 Says
were the PI ques relating to the recent events or related to our particular interests...what about academics? Plz throw some light...Thanks

The questions were completely based upon one's own interests. The candidate can lead the interview with relative ease. 😃 No questions on acads were asked to me, but some other folks from my batch have had questions COMPLETELY from acads, so be prepared!
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Puys,
Here's a list of GD topics I got from my mentor.



    1. Gandhigiri is Fashionable
    2. Faint Heart Never Won Fair Damsel
    3. Does India need a dictator
    4. Should more SEZs be allowed in india
    5. Is it necessary to wear tie.
    6. What if women had third eye?
    7. B-schools fit square nuts into round holes.
    8. how professional are the professional companies today
    9. business is the only business of today's businesses
    10. Reason and Intuition
    11. dont get a second chance to make a first impression
    12. what would have happened if man had not invented the wheel"
    13. software coolies
    14. Should B School ratings be taken seriously??
    15. A good budget is loved by all
    16. Advertising is something which makes a man buy something which he doesnt know about, something which he doesnt need and with the money tht he doesnt have
    17. Significance of international women's day
    18. Should Business Tycoons be made the PM.I
    19. Impacts of the loan waiver of 60,000 crores for farmers.
    20. INDO US NUCLEAR DEAL
    21. Manager not MBA
    22. Is stock market major indicator of economy
    23. Reservation in pvt. sector
    24. Consumerism is destroying Indian culture;
    25. Something on the role of Indian media;
    26. Left is better than right, war against terrorism;
    27. something on tata-corus deal too;
    28. Equity Vs Efficiency;
    29. something about learning beginning after education is finished;
    30. Internet content should be banned or not;
    31. An industry on moon if possible;
    32. Is war against terrorism justified?;
    33. Its better to have loved and lost than not loved at all;
    34. displacement neccessary or not in the context of industrializtion;
    35. capital punishment;
    36. something related to IPR;
    37. Multiparty n biparty;
    38. Are schools really meant for learnin?
    39. Should bush be alowed to go to raj ghat;
    40. It doesn't matter wheter a cat is black or white till it catches mice
    41. Suggestions to stop criminalisation of politics;
    42. Leaders are born not made
    43. Should indian economy be liberalised
    44. Business leaders should join politics
    45. Is pizza base more imp than the topping?
    46. India and china: who is better for trade
    47. Bureuacracy: The steel frame of India perspective of India Vs China;
    48. Trade with Pakistan-yes or no;
    49. Speed vs. accuracy;
    50. Should there be a dress code in colleges;
    51. The future is of innovation and not invention;
    52. Managed time is an indication of managed mind;
    53. Is small beautiful?
    54. Are Indian youths a rotten lot
    55. Should 'Bangalore' be renamed 'Bengaluru'?
    56. Should Business Tycoons be made the PM..
    57. Impacts of the loan waiver of 60,000 crores for farmers.
    58. SHOULD INDIA SIGN THE NUCLEAR DEAL?
    59. Advertising is something which makes a man buy something which he doesnt know about, something which he doesnt need and with the money that he doesnt have.
    60. Manager not MBA
    61. Sting operations.
    62. Ethics in business a misnomer
    63. Do IAS officers need a MBA degree?
    64. Purani jeans and guitar
    65. 'Television has destroyed the cultural fabric in India'
    66. Money - is it the only motivating factor
    67. IPL is a curse for indian sports
    68. GD's in MBA entrance procedure are a farce
    69. Nowadays MBA entrance exams are becoming lenient towards engineering students
    70. Public Private partnership and how it affects the common man
    71. India v/s Bharat. Are we dividing the country?
    72. Rush for MBA is actually a rush for money
    73. emotion has no place in business
    74. Is Education=Literacy?
    75. MBA-mind ,body, attitude
    76. There is no place for integrity in our society.
    77. Love Marriages or Arranged Marriage
    78. The opening of financial sector will destroy the public sector banks
    79. Why the fuss over Ram Setu.
    80. Do we need cheap cars in India?
    81. Its better to be blissfully ignorant than be an educated ignoramus
    82. Is stock market major indicator of economy



and the topic that I had in my GD was:
Is MBA becoming a path to easy money?

Regards,
Abhishek
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Thanks aj_11184,
These topics are from last years GD PI .. saw many of them in 2008's discussion thread.

Can you also mentions few of the points discussed in your GD ??
Also are you working ... any clue what kind of question they are asking from people with work ex ??

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Puys , lets keep this thread exclusively for GD/PI experiences......

ALL THE BEST!

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hi
would they be asking questions from college to people with work ex also?!?!
I barely remember anything... rather barely anyone with work ex wud remember since they r so away from books!!!


Puys , lets keep this thread exclusively for GD/PI experiences......

ALL THE BEST!
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sorry puys,
actuly had to come to mumbai nxt day..so got late...

gd topic : "is peace and non-violence are outdated concepts? "

we were 7 ppl in our group....got 1min to thnk....thn 5-6mins to discuss...then 1 min to sumrize,overal it was good...me contributing 3-4 times in btwn
in pi thr wr 3 persons (same panel as in gd)...no acads questions were asked....some questions on java(since m currently working in tcs and my domain is java)....then few questions about sikkim (i did my eng from sikkim) and hobbies....one question that coverd max time was...why i want to quit my job n do mba....n finaly some questions on mumbai,entrepunership and ma ambition.

ALL THE BEST !!!!!

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Adding to the GD topics list discussed at BBSr centre

1) Mediocre But Arrogant
2) Why Human Life?

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Hi..Apart from Certificates..do v need to carry our CV for the interview??

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Hey,
those who have gone through the GD/PI, please inform us what all do we need to carry with us.


lavshekar Says
Hi..Apart from Certificates..do v need to carry our CV for the interview??