PROFILE:
CAT: 99.3
Category: General
Acads:
X - 95.8
XII - 84.2
Undergrad Major - 8.43 (CSE)
Work-Ex: HUL
Number of Months - 22 months
GDPI Date: April 4,2016
Batch 4 (11 a.m.)
GD panel no. 4 (3 panelists)
PI panel no. 4 (3 panelists)
GD:
Topic: PSUs are white elephants??
People Present : 11
Time: 2 mins to think and jot down points + 15 mins to discuss + 2 mins to conclude
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
The discussion started off on the wrong foot. Rather than using the metaphor to form a concrete comparison, the discussion turned towards the methods or ways to improve PSUs( at least what I thought) I pitched in quite late and was able to speak for a minute or so(nothing concrete 😞 ). Overall, the discussion was quite haphazard and even the panelists looked disinterested.
PI for PGDIM:
M1: Tell me about yourself
me: told
M1: I believe your organization has tie-ups for Executive MBA?
me: told that I need 5 years of work-ex and a particular designation for it.
M1: How many years will it take?
me: 4.5 approximately.
M1: So you want to do it faster?
me: I would rather say I'm trying to accelerate my career
M1: You mentioned terms like resilience and team management. You already know things You are already a manager. Why an MBA then.
me: I know things means I have been doing my job well. But the my educational background doesn't quite help me understand the business process intricacies.
M1: Your organization recruits heavily from NITIE.
me: I'm already aware of that. In fact, both my mentors are from NITIE.
M1: Who are they? What are their designations in your organization?
me: Told
M1: Where in your current job are you likely to apply the Comp Sci concepts that you learnt?
me: Told a couple of points
M2 and M3 observing me all this while. M2 smiling.
M1: You worked on CMAC protocol. Tell me something about it.
me: Told
M1: One final question. You used the delay in MAC protocol for parallel communication. Tell me why the delay was there. What is the reason that the delay was incorporated in the first place?
me: I don't know Sir.
M2: What subjects do we teach here at NITIE?
me: named 6-7 subjects
M2: How is an MBA from NITIE different from an MBA from other colleges?
me: Told that I was not sure but would take a guess. Told about industrial bias and focus on manufacturing.
M3: Which other calls?
me: told.
M3: Which one would you choose?
me: Tough question. But I would choose NITIE. Told how my current role involves operations as well as IT management and this would be the best place to groom myself.
M3: How are colleges ranked in various forums and where does NITIE stand
me: Told that NITIE stands somewhere between 7th to 10th. Rankings vary though.
M1 and M3: Thank you.
(PI lasted for ~15 minutes)