FMS Interview Experience.
OA: 99.71
10/12/BE - 80.2/69.2/71.8
Work Ex - 27 months (Deloitte)
Panel(Board 4): 2 females(P1, P2) and 1 male teacher(P3).
Date: 16/04 8:30 AM
Interview:
P2: So Rohit, Where are you coming from?
Me: Mam, I am working in Hyderabad but my hometown is in Ranchi.
P2: Does that answer my question?
Me: Mam, Did you meant where I am coming from today?
P2: Yes. When did you come to Delhi?
Me: Yesterday.
P2: Where are you staying?
Me: At a friend's place in Dwarka.
P2: Wow, thats too far from here. So you took metro to reach here?
Me: No mam, I took a cab.
P1: What? How much did he charge you?
Me: Mam, it was a free ride. I got a discount coupon.
P2: And you were smart enough to use it for the longest ride that you could have done.
P2: So we will now give you a topic and you can take 7-8 secs to think and then speak till we stop you.
Extempore Topic: 'Cuisine of Hyderabad'
Me: Started with Nizams, went to Biryani. Then talked about Paradise Chain, its history. Then talked about Kebabs and told that people of Hyderabad love spicy food. Then I stopped.
P1: Go on, you still have time.
Me: Started talking about other food joints. Some veg ones. But then was told to stop finally.
P2: Your grad is OK but your class 12 is not so good. You would have missed a few calls because of this.
Me: Yes mam, I missed out on IIM C and I.
P2: What business does your father do?
Me: Mam car rental.
P2: So that is how you got a free ride?
Me: No mam, I got a free ride from UBER. They give a free ride to every first time user.
P2: OK. Can you tell me the difference between ASEAN and SAFTA?
Me: Told full forms and said mam I do not know much.
P2: Ok. Which is the regulating body of the world?
Me: WTO.
P1: What was it previously called?
Me: GATT but I am not sure mam.
P2: Which area of MBA you want to specialize in?
Me: Mam, I want to go for a career in consulting, so I would like to do a general management.
P2: Do we have such a course in FMS?
P1: No we dont.
Me: Mam, I went through the course structure and saw that we are allowed to choose 5 electives in the second year. So I would choose some courses from each specialization so that I get a general management.
P2: OK, Which courses would you select?
Me: Named 3 related to strategy and analysis.
P2: What is strategy?
Me: Forming a long term goal and making plans to work towards acheiving the same.
P1: What strategy have you made so far?
Me: Mam, Like getting into FMS was my goal, so I took CAT and worked hard for this..
P3: Suppose the revenue of a company is falling. What would you as a strategy consultant do?
Me: Sir, Depends on what company it is.
P3: Assume general company. Might be any FMCG.
Me: Sir, first I would like to gather all the past data. Then I would analyse the data to see for a possible flaw/mistake.
Suppose I got to know that the company is doing well with one of its product while the other is lagging behind, I would like to keep the sales of the first one intact while trying to push the sales of second one.
P1: Ok, Do you what this net neutrality is all about?
Me: (was well prepared for this) Talked about Internet.org and Airtel zero. Also talked about how it could lead to a monopoly in the future.
P1: What are the recent developments in this?
Me: Told about the TRAI consultation paper and how Flipkart's rating was getting downgraded and hence it had to pull out of the Airtel deal. Also told about cleartrip pulling out of internet.org.
P2: OK OK. I think we are done. All the best. Thank you Rohit.
Me: Thank you mam, thank you sir.
Verdict: God only knows.
Felt relaxed, This was the last interview of the season. Later in the evening I got a reject from A. Hoping that I convert FMS. 😃