Hey everyone! Congrats to all the call-getters! For ne doubts regarding GD/PI topics n sectional cut-offs, refer my earlier post on page 19. For all those who haven't got a call in spite of having 88-89 %iles... I can understand how u feel - I too didn't have a call post-CAT 2005 though I had scored 96%ile overall. Why? Bcoz I had only 10%ile in Quant! IIFM requires a balanced score in all 3 sections... around 55 %ile. If u have it, even if u have overall only 60%ile, u get a call...
The seats up for grabs are 60...
U can catch a glimpse of the various goings-on at IIFM through the students's newsletter 'Sampark'. The link is here: http://www.iifm.ac.in/sampark/sampark.pdf We will be uploading the previous editions soon.
Any more doubts or queries, do feel free to mail me on [email protected] (u see, Orkut & PG are banned here, for obviously stupid reasons, and it's a gr8 bore to keep coming outside the campus to surf the net!)...
Hey everyone! Congrats to all the call-getters! For ne doubts regarding GD/PI topics n sectional cut-offs, refer my earlier post on page 19. For all those who haven't got a call in spite of having 88-89 %iles... I can understand how u feel - I too didn't have a call post-CAT 2005 though I had scored 96%ile overall. Why? Bcoz I had only 10%ile in Quant! IIFM requires a balanced score in all 3 sections... around 55 %ile. If u have it, even if u have overall only 60%ile, u get a call...
The seats up for grabs are 60...
U can catch a glimpse of the various goings-on at IIFM through the students's newsletter 'Sampark'. The link is here: http://www.iifm.ac.in/sampark/sampark.pdf We will be uploading the previous editions soon.
Any more doubts or queries, do feel free to mail me on [email protected] (u see, Orkut & PG are banned here, for obviously stupid reasons, and it's a gr8 bore to keep coming outside the campus to surf the net!)...
could u plz tell me what type of gd they will take in the gd/pi round is their any specific area.plz reply me asap,
very general ones... nothing specifically related to IIFM's mandate.
sidgollum Saysvery general ones... nothing specifically related to IIFM's mandate.
how cAB\N I MAKE MYSELF STRONG FOT GD PI
Hi
Posting this on behalf of my friend...he has a call from IIFM...wat is the distance from railway station...how much time will it take....from the station......
hello everybody,
if u hv any queries regarding indian institute of forest management, feel free to ask. abt anything u desire insti life, placements, academics etc.
I came to know that IIFM selects Engineers mostly, Is it true im a BBA I have 90.51%tile in CAT have a call. Can anyone tell what is the selection criteria??
I've got 84.16 percentiles only. and as they put a lot of stress on cat score so can I expect to convert it?? i know i've to do very well in gd and pi. but is it possible?
sid, plz reply
hi 2 all..i have call frm IIFm..wanna know how 2 go abt d prep 4 GD/PI..pls help...
ny specific topics 4 GD or is it generalised??
wightage given 2 score gd nd pi for final admissions??
ny specific affinity of d institute towards engineers??
stress interviews ??
plsss help...
Stress interviews have never been the norm in IIFM, so don't worry on that count. For other doubts, refer my earlier posts on pages 18-19 and onwards...
hey buddy
i have got a call frm IIFM. ma GD/PI is on 12.03.08,at 12.30 pm. is there any 1 else frm dat slott????
hi i want ask that i could get admissio in this college at low percentile or not????
hey..i made it thru iifm..my 1st convert..it has been a bad year bt atleast now i kno dat i m goin sumwhere....
CONGRATS to all dose who made it!!
could u plz tell me that what were the topic of gd ion your time
Hi Hemant (Formulaone at Pagalguy)!
First of all Congrats for getting admission at IIFM !!
All the seniors (including me) are busy in their Organizational Training and they are out of Campus these days. We left our campus on 12-15 th April and all of us will be back in the campus on 30th June to 2nd July. So, None of us were able to answer the queries which were asked at Pagalguy during these days...
I think u people will be reporting to IIFM on 19th June...
Now, ur query regarding Placements 2007.... This Year the average annual salary gone to Rs 6.7 lakhs including both national and overseas placements. Out of 3 overseas placements our seniors accepted only 2 and rejected one offer from Olam International (Highest salary paying organization). Highest domestic salary was Rs 7.5 L from NCDEX and lowest was offered by HDFC bank i.e. Rs 5.0 L. Highest International Offer was made by Olam i.e. US $ 55000.
Regarding the Job Profile, Yes u can start ur career in any of the fields say it in Marketing, Microfinance, Environment, Finance, even in IT right after passing out from IIFM. so dont worry...as no one from IIFM is going 2 join Forestry unless he/she is very much interested in Forest.
Further, I am providing u all, a complete information of how many of our seniors got what Job profile n where...
HDFC Assistant Manager 5 students
ICICI Bank ,, 7 students
ICICI Prudential ,, 7 Students
IndiaBulls (Financial Products) ,, 9 Students (Joining only 1 of them)
IMRB (Marktng research) Research 5 Students
Olam International Supply Chain Mng 2 (joining 1 of them)
Aditya Birla grp, (Laos unit) Asst Mngr 1
SKS Microfinance Area Mngr 1
NCDEX (commodities) 1
and many others............
all students got placed on Day 1 itself...
I think, that much information is enough for u to b happy after joining IIFM... If u have any further queries regarding anything at IIFM.. we seniors will guide u guys through, when we will be back in our campus..
hi sir , i applied for iifm & got call to ,could u plz tell me that what were the gd topics at ur time and what were the question they asked at the time of ur interview
Well, well, well Good to see some nature-lovers around. Have answered some of the doubts earlier, but heres it again, for the benefit of all
Yes, the sectional cut-offs are generally around 55%ile. And till now, they have been the sole criterion for getting a call. Factors like workex, academics, extracurrics, etc. play their part only in the final evaluation. Of course, things can change, though I dont think thats very probable this year
For the GD, u dont need to prepare nething specially related to IIFM-related issues. The topics are general (My group, for one, was given the topic Democracy is hampering Indias progress). Of course, in the PI, if u can differentiate urself from the rest by incorporating the environmental and social angles without sounding as if you have learnt-by-heart everything, you shud easily sail through. The calls will be out by Jan-end, and the process will start by mid-Feb.
Life here is pretty chilled out. The campus is beautiful its on a hilltop surrounded on two sides by a lake, we have our own sunset point and rock paintings of prehistoric age, and really good infrastructure an excellent library, a 24-hour computer centre in addition to LAN connection in the hostel rooms and Wi-Fi in the classrooms. Of course, many of the classes are boring, but the same professors who sound boring in the class prove to be of immense help in gaining practical viewpoints to academics. I tell u, if u have an explorative nature if you like to research things out rather than being spoonfed, IIFM is just rite for you
And about the jobs well, they are clearly demarcated into three areas: Forestry, environment and development. Forestry is increasingly losing its shine in IIFM in favour of Environment and Development. Microfinance is a key area of jobs u could get into ne mainstream MFI like ICICI, ABN Amro, HDFC, etc. Carbon is big business nowadays, and environmental finance is another key recruiting area through organizations like Carbon CO2e, NCDEX and others. This year, Indian Oil has recruited two students from our senior batch for their biofuels division. And of course, you can also get into the original IIFM job avenues like NGOs, governmental agencies and other development concerns like TERI, IMRB, NIF, and other grassroots organizations. The pay will be in tandem with the career u choose. Forestry is the least payer (barring Olam) and Development is the biggest.
If you have read everything till here YOURE GR8!!!
hi sir , i applied for iifm & got call to ,could u plz tell me that what were the gd topics at ur time and what were the question they asked at the time of ur interview.ur answer would be very usefil to me
do they change the gd/pi dates
nishishsinha Saysdo they change the gd/pi dates
yes they do. i have changed mine
you can convert ur call even at percentiles as low as 78-79 if u do really well in ur gdpi and ppl above u in the merit list don't accept the admission. Keep ur fingers crossed!My topic for GD was "is democracy hampering India's progress?". Other topics (which I remember) during my time were... "Are we serious about our wildlife and environment?" and "Philosophy is an armchair policy... (or something like that)"...Prepare topics on a wide variety of subjects, and be particularly thorough with ur grad acads... Even local politics knowledge can help...All the best!
Hi,
I hav 5 years of workex after my grads in fmcg and financial services, will I be quizzed more on my workex? should i brush up on my acads as well? do people with workex have an edge/ thanks in anticipation.
hello everyone.....
these are last yrs gd topics:
1. Are regional boundaries threat for nations like India
2. Indian villages-our strength or weakness
3. Should doctors be tried in consumer courts
4. Artificial intelligence will replace human intelligence
5. Are we serious about wildlife and forests
6. Is philosophy really applicable in life
7. Democracy is hampering Indias progress
8. India and china two similar countries with contrasting policies
9. Are co operatives still relevant in todays globalized economy
all the best....:-P