Final Stage (WAT/GD/PI) IIM - kozhikode

IIM Kozhikode interview experience

Date: 6th April, 2015. 8:30 am

Location: Mumbai

WAT/GD - "The best way to destroy your enemy is to make him/her your friend"

Wrote a decent WAT stating importance of enemy's knowledge. Explained it with the aspect of Corporate World and Countries.

GD was also on similar lines and I quoted a few examples - Iran US nuke deal, Cricket, collaborations in corporate world etc.

Preparation: 2.5/5           Performance: 3.5/5

Personal Interview

I was the 6th to be interviewed in my panel. There were two professors - mid forties (M1, M2)

M1: Introduce yourself

Me: Bla Bla. Ended with work-ex

M1: Tell me more about your work-ex

Me: Explained

M1: Asked about my unique surname

Me: Explained an ancient story behind the name.

[Both impressed. Silence for 15 secs]

M2: Does Gujarat share its border with Pakistan?

Me: yes sir.

M2: Do you know what is it called?

Me: No clue, sir.

M1: You are from Gujarat, right? Where? Where is that located?

Me: [smiling] Yes sir. Answered.

M2: You know Rann of Kutch? What is its significance?

Me: Yes sir. Couldn't answer the significance part well.

M2: Assume that there is a wailing person at the other side of the border (a Pakistani). There is no one else around. He needs immediate help and you have first-aid available. But to do that, you need to cross the border. Would you do that?

Me: Tried to ask a few questions just to buy time to think. Finally said that I would go and save the person on humanitarian grounds and would argue on the same basis if tried. Also, that person's testimony for me would be of sufficient help to set me free.

Both: Hmm. Good.

M2: Do you remember your subjects from Engineering?

Me: Not much sir, but I will try.

M2: What are shunt motors?

Me: BLANK!! K Don't recollect sir. [A simple first year concept]

M2: Ok [smiling]. Who are your competitors?

Me: Named 5-6 of them.

M2: Ok, so. Assume that you have offers from all these 5 companies at high package. And you have IIM Kozhikode offer. What would you choose?

Me: IIM K. Learning is the prime motto behind MBA. Will get better exposure. Bla bla

It lasted on this for some time. Explained the gaps in my learning. Were convinced at the end.

M1: Let me ask you a problem. Gave a series and asked about its convergence.

Tried to solve aloud, which made him understand my efforts. Couldn't solve though.

M1: [After relentless hints] Ok. Thank you for coming.

Me: Greeted and left.

Overall couldn't answer a couple of questions but kept smiling almost throughout.

Preparation: 3/5               Performance: 3/5

Hoping for the best!

Hey puys. Anyone who had their interview in Delhi this month, please share your WAT topic

IIM Kozhikode interview experience

Date: 6th April, 2015. 8:30 am

Location: Delhi

WAT/GD - "The best way to destroy your enemy is to make him/her your friend"

Personal Interview

I was the 6th(Last one) to be interviewed in my panel. There were two professors - mid forties (M1, M2)

M1: Introduce yourself (While going through my form)

Me: Bla Bla. Ended with my business venture Sochbook.

M1: Tell me more about Sochbook.

Me: Told sochbooks are registers being sold in the market for half the market price. blah blah

M2: Why dont you sell to school children

Me: Told

M2: Questioned about uniqueness of revenue model.

Me: Told

M2: Would you like to add something?

Me: Told we presented the idea in FMS and several other MBA colleges

M1: So what contribution can u make if selected 

Me: Told not interested in placement, something about being an entrepreneur and different view of thinking and ended with accademic diversity- know economics accounts and taxation

M1: What is Quick Ratio

Me: Told

M1: What is PAT

Me: Told

M1: Tell me some more such terms

Me: EBIT etc

M1: What is EBDITA

Me: coudnt understand what they were saying because of the accent and ended up saying D stands for debentures(Major Screw up)

M1: Repeated the term again(Slowly one alphabet at a time) and said take second chance.

Me: Answered correctly 

M1 Looked towards M2

M2: If u buy one article i will give u 70% discount if u buy 2 i will give u additional 10%. what is total discount if u buy two?

Me: 73%

M2: how did u calculate so fast. Use a paper and pen and show the calculation

ME: did and said i am actually not that good at maths

M1: maths is used in all spheres of management how will u cope up?

Me: answered

M2: Ex Governor of RBI

Me: Sorry Sir

M2: Current governor

Me: tol

M2: His Qualification

Me: sorry sir(why do they even ask these questions?)

M2: who is Education Minister of India

Me: Told HRD minister

M2: who is Education Minister of Punjab

Me: Told know only home minister and cheif minister

M1 : Started laughing said pehle home min. pta hai n cheif min baad me

Me: told about dhuri by poll elections (i m from dhuri, punjab)

M1: Moved to stats. Give example where mean is useless and median is useful

Me: couldnt anwer(Why God Why!!!)

M1: if anil ambani moves to ur home town how much would average annual income increase?

Me: Said something about real estate and income from house property

M1: Give me a number

Me: couldnt

M1: Gave a series and asked kisme ka use hoga mean and median me se

Me: told and got another compliment for fast verbal calculation.

M1: last question. Example where mode can be used but not mean/median.

Me: said in case i am gambling and explained

Seemed convinced. Told me i could leave.

What do u Guys think??

when will the results be disclosed?

The wait for the results is a torture. 😞

As you all know dat IIM K calls roughly in the ratio 1:10...so how much do you think will be the intersection with IIM A,B,C and L

Can any senior tell us what is the exact date of final result...plz...

GEM with avg acads and 15m work ex currently. Min cat percentile which can fetch me a call from K ? Need to know my target . Tx

Last year's waitlist movement?

what was the last composite score to get an interview call?? general i mean...

Ok .. I called up AO . The lady said , results would be out in 1st week of MAY and they haven't finalized the exact date yet .

So a loooong wait indeed :| 

Guys.....did any of your references have got mail/ phone call for recommendation?? Please reply ASAP.


IIM Lucknow results out!! check your status and update the SPJIMR TRACKER!! 

This is the result link

http://www.iiml.ac.in/?page_id=1970 

and this is the SPJIMR Tracker:-


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DuadkfceNDkGrx_LDdfGNdKMX9AGv9ni-AUbmopotVc/edit#gid=1838274...

Hi Puys.

I got a mail from admission office saying that "all the OBC-NC candidates who attended interviews of IIM K and who  excluded from the list of OBC after supreme court verdict should send their willing to consider them as GEN category " If any one not doing this exercise will not be consider in admission process.

Who need to respond to this mail ALL OBC or only excluded ones???

Do v need a new certificate or will the old one do? I have one from Jan'15

Did anybody call the AO to know the date ? 

Regarding the mail for OBC (NC). Only JATs ( who have excluded from OBC ) have to respond to the mail or everyone has to reply ?

Regarding the mail for OBC (NC). Has anyone didn't get the mail yet ? For someone who got, could you please post the details here or image..so that i will send a query to concerned person.

PS: I haven't got mail yet 😞

Regarding OBC(NC) mail, has anyone called AO. They are not picking up. If someone called, please share do everyone has to send certificate? if yes, do we need to send fresh one or the old one?

excuse me for the query...but what is the college trying to do with the OBC category mails...A, B, C and others didnot need it..pardon me for my ignorance :P