my *horrible* PI experience :/
nice interview,not horrible bro
rest depends on ur gd and essay:cheerio:
nice interview,not horrible bromy *horrible* PI experience :/
Centre : Lucknow
there were three panelists:
P1 : old prof(askd most f d qstns) ; P2 : another old prof (ws quite al tym) ;P3 : lady (i guess HR personnel)
me : may i come in?
(no response) , entered though
me : good afternoon sirs n mam
(no response), kept standing
P3 : sit down ravi (chlo atleast someone spoke)
P1: so ravi u r frm HBTI ... me: yes sir
P1 :Good ...me(happy, seems lyk he knows of my clg)
P1: so ravi u r frm electronics engineering ...... me : yes sir
P1: so tell me wat did u do in electronics engg
me: sir i did m summer training on electronic interlocking system, currently being implemented by the Indian Railways (i ws prepard wid my summer trng so wantd him to talk of it)
P1: NO ..tell me abt the subjects u had ( KYU????)
me: ok sir i had analog communication, digital communication, micro processors(bs yhi pdha h :P)
P1: and.. aur btao (KYU???)
me: sir satellite communication (kyu bol dia mene ye )
P1: ohkk..satellite comm...hmm...so tell me wat is VSAT
me:(blank).. sir m sorry i cant recollect dis term
P1:(gave a weird look) u studied satcom n u cant recollect dis
me:(are sir me aisa hi hu :P)..thought fr sum secs..sir m sorry i still cant
P1: how come u study satcom n dn remmbr dis (are chhodo bi sir ab..bche ki jan loge kya :P)...acha tel me how do u comunicate using satellites
me:gave him d gyan (looked satisfied)
P1:what is line of sight?
me: told (satisfied)
P1: so when wil u use line of sight communication
me: told (satisfied again)
P1:n what when the transmiter n d receiver r nt in the line of sight
me: told abt using satelites n odr gyan (satisfied)
P1:beta that is where we use VSAT..very small aperture terminal
me: ohh..thanku sir
P1: hmm..so nw tel me d diff betn a microprocessor n a computer
me : told(satisfied)
P1: tel me what do u do in ur leisure time
me: railfanning sir, m a big enthusiast of Indian Railways n follow it
P1:(weird look again (aisa kya kh dia mene :P)) ..ohkk..so tel me how big is IR network
me:sir we have a network of 65,000 kms (u cant beat me on dis stuff :P)
P1:ohk tel me where do we stand..2nd or 3rd
me: sir we r d fourth largest after US, Russia n china
P1:(weird look)how cum US be d 1st..it cnt be
me: sir it is..m sure of dis
P1: no they cant be..dey dn even have a railway netwrk
me:(kya bat kr rhe ho sir) nhi sir dey dn have much long routes over there but they have a dense netwrk of intercity railways
P1: no US cant be d first..correct urself
me:ok sir i wil chek dis out (chekd aftrwrds..i ws corect)
P3:so ravi ur percentages at engg have declined as compared to ur boards...any xplanation
me:(expctd qstn) gave reasons i actly had
P3: ravi tel me abt any humanities course u hv studied at ur clg
me : mam engg economics n management (are yar ye to revise hi nhi kia..lg gyi ab)
P3: so wat did u study in this
me: mam abt d demand supply curves...P3 chipped in(ye kya bol rha hu me )
P3: ok take dis curve n draw d demand supply curve
me: drew some random graphs..P2 n P3 both had to correct me in betn...we drew 3-4 graphs to reach d final ones
(ok its P2's turn now)
P2: so ravi tel me abt the source of energy in satellites
me: told abt d solar power being d major source + we have batteries too for emergency uses like d solar eclipse n odr gyaaaaaaan
P2: so these solar panels must be having sum lyf tym no..aftr dat wat do we do
me: sir aftr dere lyf tym is ovr dey hav 2 b replacd..wat we do is we replace d whole of d satellite..d satellite hs to b brought bak n odr gyaan
(ALL satisfied)
overall a stress interview...no smiles exchanged..wsnt expecting dis bt still a nice xperience :)
why was this *HORRIBLE* ?
my *horrible* PI experience :/
Centre : Lucknow
there were three panelists:
P1 : old prof(askd most f d qstns) ; P2 : another old prof (ws quite al tym) ;P3 : lady (i guess HR personnel)
me : may i come in?
(no response) , entered though
me : good afternoon sirs n mam
(no response), kept standing
P3 : sit down ravi (chlo atleast someone spoke)
P1: so ravi u r frm HBTI ... me: yes sir
P1 :Good ...me(happy, seems lyk he knows of my clg)
P1: so ravi u r frm electronics engineering ...... me : yes sir
P1: so tell me wat did u do in electronics engg
me: sir i did m summer training on electronic interlocking system, currently being implemented by the Indian Railways (i ws prepard wid my summer trng so wantd him to talk of it)
P1: NO ..tell me abt the subjects u had ( KYU????)
me: ok sir i had analog communication, digital communication, micro processors(bs yhi pdha h :P)
P1: and.. aur btao (KYU???)
me: sir satellite communication (kyu bol dia mene ye )
P1: ohkk..satellite comm...hmm...so tell me wat is VSAT
me:(blank).. sir m sorry i cant recollect dis term
P1:(gave a weird look) u studied satcom n u cant recollect dis
me:(are sir me aisa hi hu :P)..thought fr sum secs..sir m sorry i still cant
P1: how come u study satcom n dn remmbr dis (are chhodo bi sir ab..bche ki jan loge kya :P)...acha tel me how do u comunicate using satellites
me:gave him d gyan (looked satisfied)
P1:what is line of sight?
me: told (satisfied)
P1: so when wil u use line of sight communication
me: told (satisfied again)
P1:n what when the transmiter n d receiver r nt in the line of sight
me: told abt using satelites n odr gyan (satisfied)
P1:beta that is where we use VSAT..very small aperture terminal
me: ohh..thanku sir
P1: hmm..so nw tel me d diff betn a microprocessor n a computer
me : told(satisfied)
P1: tel me what do u do in ur leisure time
me: railfanning sir, m a big enthusiast of Indian Railways n follow it
P1:(weird look again (aisa kya kh dia mene :P)) ..ohkk..so tel me how big is IR network
me:sir we have a network of 65,000 kms (u cant beat me on dis stuff :P)
P1:ohk tel me where do we stand..2nd or 3rd
me: sir we r d fourth largest after US, Russia n china
P1:(weird look)how cum US be d 1st..it cnt be
me: sir it is..m sure of dis
P1: no they cant be..dey dn even have a railway netwrk
me:(kya bat kr rhe ho sir) nhi sir dey dn have much long routes over there but they have a dense netwrk of intercity railways
P1: no US cant be d first..correct urself
me:ok sir i wil chek dis out (chekd aftrwrds..i ws corect)
P3:so ravi ur percentages at engg have declined as compared to ur boards...any xplanation
me:(expctd qstn) gave reasons i actly had
P3: ravi tel me abt any humanities course u hv studied at ur clg
me : mam engg economics n management (are yar ye to revise hi nhi kia..lg gyi ab)
P3: so wat did u study in this
me: mam abt d demand supply curves...P3 chipped in(ye kya bol rha hu me )
P3: ok take dis curve n draw d demand supply curve
me: drew some random graphs..P2 n P3 both had to correct me in betn...we drew 3-4 graphs to reach d final ones
(ok its P2's turn now)
P2: so ravi tel me abt the source of energy in satellites
me: told abt d solar power being d major source + we have batteries too for emergency uses like d solar eclipse n odr gyaaaaaaan
P2: so these solar panels must be having sum lyf tym no..aftr dat wat do we do
me: sir aftr dere lyf tym is ovr dey hav 2 b replacd..wat we do is we replace d whole of d satellite..d satellite hs to b brought bak n odr gyaan
(ALL satisfied)
overall a stress interview...no smiles exchanged..wsnt expecting dis bt still a nice xperience :)
they pushed towards academics, no escape from it :(
there are instances of leading interview towards ur area of interest, but aftr luking at this interview, those chances too look bleak 😞 😞
Your profile:-
10th marks : 80
12th marks : 67
Graduation marks/Stream/College :67 Bcom Accounts & Finance mumbai University
IIFT marks : Border Line
Work ex : Nil Final Year Student
Center : Mumbai 3rd feb
Extra curricular : decent
Essay Topic : Jasmine Revolution And its Global Repercussions
Went well i had a lot of data on it which i wrote i frankly felt 300 words is less
GD: Indian Cinema is not influencing enough social change:- may have been worded differently but that was the gist
was a pretty generic topic but group was cordial i was asked to start speaking first which i thought was an advantage as most people had similar points. over all GD went well was able to add 4-5 more points later on in the discussion
PI:- 3 men all very cordial and cheerful.
p1: tell me something about yourself.
me: answered well told i want to be a fund manager
p1: what is a head and shoulders pattern and what does it signify
me: answered that its 3 consecutive peaks with the middle one being the highest . technical pattern and it signifies bearishness
p1: where would the market go by march end
me: very uncertain will depend on the budget and the policy decisions by the government but global sentiment is good and fund inflow should remain positive.
p1: name 3 stocks which you would buy and why.
me: answered excellently.
p1: what is book value and what does it signify
me: own funds: i.e equity capital+ reserves and surplus upon number of shares outstanding.
if BV is more than market price then usually the share is available at a cheap price . however it would depend on the price at which the assets are recorded
p2: you mention you want to start an hedge fund what would be the size of funds you would like to manage.
me: as large as possible i would never keep in mind an upper limit.
p2: what exactly is a hedge are there any hedges you have carried out as of now.
me: could answer reasonably well but gave only 1 example by which next question was asked
p2: hedge funds have been in the news for wrong reasons lately kindly elaborate.
me: answered that cant paint the whole industry with the same brush then explained about the rajaratnam case gallion fund mentioned other indictments like rajat gupta also mentioned some high profile interogations like loyd blankflein , ajit jain etc but also said that there have been honest hedge funds and that Berkshire Hathaway started as a hedge fund.
p3: you mention godfather as a novel that you have read what are 2 traits of Michael Corleone that you admire and why.
me: i said i admire the powerful dialogues and the silent aura of fear and power that Michael resonates.
p3: in economics you must have studied about economies of scale. tell me 2 companies 1 which has obtained economies of scale. and the second which is on its way to achieving economies of scale which can be from any sector.
me: i mentioned Arcelor mittal as the first example talking a bit about the steel industry. and google as an example for the second saying that a lot of products like google + and youtube havint still acheived critical mass like the search engine to become profitable by themselves.
p2 thank you its been a pleasure taking to you
me thank you sir.
overall interview time 25 mins
i think it went pretty well as most questions were asked on my core area which i was able to answer well
reposting here cos 2 threads running
There is a dedicated thread for sharing your experiences. Please share them at this thread.
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/2012iift-gd-pi-essay-discussion-2012-2014-batch-25077478
Seniors/Puys!
Now that the second phase is over for all of us...When can we expect the results?
And how many people are shortlisted in the first list?
You can expect the results somewhere around 17th March 2012. This is when the result was out for our batch.
Last year ~220 ppl made through for the Delhi Campus and ~80 ppl for Kolkata in the first list.
rednewparis Saysits better you post it in facebook page, u will get quick response
You can expect the results somewhere around 17th March 2012. This is when the result was out for our batch.
Last year ~220 ppl made through for the Delhi Campus and ~80 ppl for Kolkata in the first list.
Thanks!! thats a good time to catch some
You can expect the results somewhere around 17th March 2012. This is when the result was out for our batch.
Last year ~220 ppl made through for the Delhi Campus and ~80 ppl for Kolkata in the first list.
220 people for Delhi? This means they give buffer calls in the first list? I heard Delhi has about 158 seats??
You can expect the results somewhere around 17th March 2012. This is when the result was out for our batch.
Last year ~220 ppl made through for the Delhi Campus and ~80 ppl for Kolkata in the first list.
any idea..what was the wait list last year..i mean how many were called finally.out of the total 1086 call getters for gd/pi..
anish320 Says220 people for Delhi? This means they give buffer calls in the first list? I heard Delhi has about 158 seats??
anshur.81 Saysany idea..what was the wait list last year..i mean how many were called finally.out of the total 1086 call getters for gd/pi..
Yes you can say that the list has some buffer calls. There have been a lot of people every year who have common converts, with one being IIFT and other FMS/IIM A/B/C/L. So the waitlist moves a lot. Last year every person in the Kolkata list made it to the Delhi campus. But this year with FMS exam not being conducted, the situation might change.
here's my GD PI experience ( i've posted it before but i skipped a few questions at that time ) this is the updated one : My IIFT GD/PI/Essay writing Experience chocolateglittermoonshine
repost.....
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Wishing you all success,
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