CAT 2017 Queries and Discussion- PaGaLGuY

how is DoMS IIT Roorkee? Is it worth?

Cat 85℅ 32 Kuch ban raha h. Ab tak maan k chal raha tha ki fms to bana pada h. Ab fat Rahi h

Is it possible for me to convert iim k with 83 in cat 10/12/grad 91/94/78 2016 passout Working but in training period With this interview 

Iim k interview experience 28 Feb hyderabad Morning session 2 panelists Last one to be interviewed

 P1- tell me about your self 

Me- said 

P1- why don't you acquire some experience before this ? 

Me - took a moment and he asked me another question 

P1- why should we select you ? 

Me- answered (he said excellent don't know if it was sarcastic ) 

P1- what is CDMA and GSM 

Me- explained everything but was not able to recall the full form of GSM , they looked satisfied 

P1- why don't we get signals in the lift ? 

Me- answered 

Me- explained about why mobiles should be turned off during flight , same reply excellent (same confusion if it is sarcastic or not)

 P2- something happened in Coimbatore what is it? And where ?(I work in coimbatore) 

Me- said about it and the reason why it is 112 ft 

P2-did you go ?

 Me- answered 

P2- what is the speciality about Coimbatore? Me- nothing much but it is surrounded by many beautiful places that is why it became very popular ( completely forgot about textile industry phew ) 

P2 - who is TN cm ? 

Me- answered 

P2- who is he ? 

Me- said about what went over there and with whose help he became the cm 

P2- what is your take on this ? 

Me - shared my views 

P2- some hydro carbon issue is going on in what is it ? 

Me- took a moment and said I couldn't recall anything 

P2- what is methane ? 

Me- answered 

P1- what is carbon ? 

Me - answered 

P1- nama a non toxic gas 

Me- thinking and suddenly p1 said chloroform and I said it's chemical formula and what it does 

P1-how many states are there in India ? 

Me- answered 

P1-. What is the capital of telengana ? 

Me- answered 

P2- capital of Andhra Pradesh and why ? 

Me - answered 

P2- speciality of visakapatnam? 

Me - said that it has the only natural port in India 

P1- any other specialities other than being a natural port ? 

Me - answered 

P2- any other states which share a common capital ? 

Me- took a moment and said no ( it is wrong Punjab and Haryana also share a common capital ) 

P2- okay thank you 

P1- Jammu and Kashmir share a common capital right ? 

Me - no sir they have two capitals 

P1- very good so nice meeting you 

Me - thank you They had a good smile on their face

bhai IIT D vs VGSOM.... any idea


Snap percentile 91 gepi wat pi all were good still my waitlist is 170 in scmhrd. Any other factor while calculating the final marks i am very confused.

Today I gave IIM Indore interview .CAT- 72 percentile, 10th - 89 12 th- 91 Btech - 70 No workex ,,,Category - ST. My wat was good Interview lasted around 10- 12 min . In that I answered every question except for 1-2 question. What are my chances of indore conversion . And should I worry about the small time duration of my interview??

hi

cat: 77.67%

10th : 95.23

12th: 85.23%

b.tech : 7.79/10(cgpa) NIT nagpur EEE -15 passout

work x: 14 month Assistant manager ( Quality assurance ) Crompton greaves

female SC candidate


wat was okk

pi abt 20 minutes

pi ...gave long introduction as no1 stopped den passed smile (5-7 minutes)

3/4 questions on job profile . 2 answered. 2 were vague answers.

2/3 questions on economics (as i had mentioned of inclination towards finance and economics) ..gave basic anwers.

1 technical ques : completely screwed

lady :why left company and why mba ?

me : done online courses in finance,strong mathematical background and MNC xposure thus thot of mba.

lady : why mime when u r talkative?

me : i tend to forget dialogues thus got inclined towards mime (smiled)



what r my chances of iim rohtak ?

any1 has any idea





my frnd has 76%ile st candidate, what are chances for him (for fms)

  • 10 12 marks would be sufficient
  • easy to convert
  • chances are vey slim
  • impossible even if u score 13 14

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Guys I have converted SIBM B, 10th- 88.92 12th -60 Grad - 5.83 cgpa Work ex - 0 So should I join SIBM B or get some work ex and prepare for CAT simultaneously?

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24th Feb Delhi  IIM L

First in the row...this is a stripped down version, more questions were there but it should do.. hope it is helpful for the ones who have their interview in future, best of lck... :) 

M - male 

F - female

M - good morning 

Me - good morning sir.

M - pls give us a brief intro ( meanwhile F took my whole folder)

Me - gave 

M - what happened in college ? ( Low acads)

Me - sir, got involved in a lot of things.. blah blah blah ...

I might not have much of technical info but I gained decent people skills... Blah blah 

M - I think it is innate, you don't need to learn how to deal with people. Everyone has it. 

Me - no sir . I think you learn it on the way in life.

M - that's what you think.so  It is useless to ask anything from acads.

Me - sir you can ask. I can at least try to answer.

M - what is the diff. Between radar and sonar ? ( EEE background ) 

Me - sir the frequency range used is diff. It's sonic in sonar.

M - can you draw the spectrum , tell me if u can ,only then I will get the notepad . ( Slowly taking the notepad out of the drawer and smiling.)

Me - ( smiling) sry sir I don't remember. It has been a long time. 

M - ( smiling puts the notepad aside) how do you do valuation of a start up?

Me - sir it depends on 2 factors ROI and growth, talked about the startup that I am working in.

M - (before I could conclude) hold on hold on you have been talking for the past three min. Tell me Flipkart is valued so much. How did they do the valuation?

Me - sir all these companies like flipkart Snapdeal and others are running in losses so their is no ROI but they have assets, that's why they are valued in billions.

M - what assets are you talking about. Flipkart has zilch assets. 

Me - sir they have their customer base. 

M - is it an asset ?

Me - yes sir.

F - what is the most mischievous thing that you have done ? 

Me - gave an ex from college ... Friend gf, gift blah blah ( not imp. 😜)

F - what is the most adventurous thing that you have done ?

Me - mam, a short while back burhan vaani was killed. I was in Kashmir that day, the whole valley was in chaos and there were people armed with guns and swords in front of our hotel and around 25 of us were there on the floor. We collected in a single room. Switched off the lights and stayed there for the whole night . Some women and children started crying etc. 

F - you think women are weak ?

Me - oh no no mam. Anyone can be weak it does not depend on gender, it depends on the upbringing and the society. ( M was looking at me and smiling the whole time ) 

F - draw log and ex graph

Me - did 

F - draw e -x 

Me - did

F - tell me real life application of ex 

Me - ( mind has stopped working now ) acceleration of a car  etc. 

F - is it exponential 

M - defended by quoting my btp from college and control systems and blah blah .

F - more real life examples

Me - ( blank ) mam flight of an airplane, growth of your teeth growth of plant. (Sudden enlightenment) growth of plant will not be because it is slow and anything that grows very fast in very little time will be.

M - what all calls do you have ?

Me - told 

M - OK all the best

CAP Experience

Venue Kolkata

Profile X/XII/Grad/Work ex

87/74.4/61.10/25

Work ex Quality: PSU Bank, Asst. Manager

WAT Decent

PI 3 Panelists

M1: Serious looking guy, was checking my folder, later turned out to be an alumunus of my college.

M2. Middle aged, most vocal panelist.

M3. Fairly Aged, HR specialisation most probably.


I was the last person of my panel.


M2: Hello rahul, please have a seat. 

Me: Thank you sir.

M2: Tell us something about yourself.

Me: Answered. Somehow added my interests and told them about how bored I was with my current job. 

M3: So, you are looking at MBA as an escape route ?

Me: Not really as an escape route but as a gateway which leads on to further roads.

M2: I think you just want a life in a city , and you are just running away because of your rural posting.

M1: You used to work for amazon, but then choose to work for a PSU Bank. 

M3: You have basically wasted your B.Tech first working for a bank and now you want to do an MBA.

Me: (Confused what to say) Sr, I think engineering has played a big role in shaping the person that i am today. I owe a lot to the four years of B.Tech.

Sir, I have worked for both an MNC and a PSU Bank and in both the places I sensed a need for a management Degree. 

M2: So, why did you leave amazon and what is going wrong here ?

M3: Read out my CAp form about the reasons.

M1: So how long did it take for you to understand that leaving amazon was a wrong step ?

Me: 2 months in this job sir, but once I was here I thought learning retail finance would be a good step and I have grown an affinity towards it in the last couple of years.

M2: Your grads are low, many companies won't even shortlist you for placements. You understand that MBA is about a lot of money which you are going to spend.

Me: I understand sir, and am hopeful that a lot of companies would see how I recovered after scoring low in grads.

M1: Talked about college and a few professors. 

M3: Do you think you will not find the course very rigorous and fast paced, the same way you found amazon. ?

Me: I was a fresh college graduate and was living in a new city. I probably was scared as how would I fare and 21 years old. Now after almost 3 years of staying in new cities, towns, villages I think I am more than ready for a fast life and that is the main idea behind an MBA. I hope I have learnt to manage time and hope to learn further to keep up with a fast paced life.

M2 : I would still say that you have a nice secured job and eventually you might even retire as a CMD of a bank. you have read about Arundhuti Bhattacharjee right ?

Me: Yes sir, I have read about her and I would love to be the CMD/CEO of my organisation but at an age of 40 and not 55 which I would need here. And I hope people should get an opportunity to come back after taking a fall so that when they realise their faults, they can work upon them and take paths meant for them and not the ones given to them. 


Panel: Thank you rahul, we are done. Best of luck for the future.

Me:  (Literally on the verge of break down, had no idea how it went) Thank you sirs. 



Possible verdicts ?????

Can someone post the link for IIM Ahmedabad tracker for last year? Also, what is the percentile of DA students there?

WL-20! SC.. General mba, scmhrd.. what are the chances??

Who all have got admission at SIBM P in First list pls comment, Taking admission or not? (Precisely asking, Paid fees yet or not?)

st students who got calls from fms please mark ur percntile 

  • 75-80
  • 70-75
  • 65-70
  • below 65
  • above 85
  • 80-85

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 survey for sc/st

what will u choose. pls reply genuinely 


  • abc>fms>ikl
  • iim a,b,c, over fms
  • fms over older iims
  • iim k,l,i over fms

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