Hi guys need help...some of the certificates of extracurricular activities of the ones I have claimed in IIFT form are misplaced. Will they ask for them?
Hi @@akshaygupta19 , when will the final results come out bcz colleges like nmims ask to deposit the 1st installment of fee by 8th March. Please provide your inputs on the date and how to get out of this conundrum.
Just to confirm, we go for PI empty handed and need not carry any Resume folder containing certificates inside Interview room...as they will be already verified in the beginning..
hi pls confirm
x,x11,grad degree and marksheets ,call letter,extra curricular certis.,voter id/pan card ,apart from these any other doc required?
thanks
For people who have passed college are individual mark sheets for each semester required or a final degree would do ??
Please confirm
IIFT essay topic: Indian banking system should be more inclusive. Discuss IIFT GD: Govt interference in Indian Education system is desirable?
ATB 😃
How does the WL movement work? Can the IIFT media committee clear the confusion? Which one is it or did I get it completely wrong?
1. IIFT results announced. IIFT-D and K shortlists out (rank wise) + WL. Asked to pay fees. Those who don't, are taken out of the list. List movements thereafter.
2.IIFT results announced. IIFT-D and K shortlists out (rank wise) + WL. Asked to pay fees. Fees paid. (Some) Candidates cancel according to preference.
3. K to D movement. WL to K to D movement?
If suppose a candidate gets K (in the 1st list), but prefers D, will they move from K to D in eventual lists even if they don't pay up? Or movement is ensured only if they pay fees? The idea is to know if they will not 'book' you against a vacated K seat when you pay; but give you a shot at D if seats open up.
Please excuse my confusion in the language as well!
How much does the waiting list moves??what was the last waiting number which converted last year??
That awkward moment when u shake hands with the panelists after a chilled out interview and one of them says "Interview mein haath nahi milana chahiye. Agli bar se mat milana" and u wonder what that means.
today was my iift gdwatpi
Wat went very nice. was able to write all the points and also gave a bit of data.
GD went very bad. (bottom 2/3)
PI was very "chill". 10-15 minutes. mainly focused on roles of wto and imf. Even a discussion on RBI came in between. I was able to answer all the questions.
%ile of 99.4x
will the bad gd affect much?
Do i need to carry self-attested photocopies of the documents mentioned in the call letter, or would the originals suffice?
wat/gd/pi on 11th feb
percentile :99.23
WAT topic: Ensuring gender diversity in the indian workforce
wrote a decent essay
GD topic : Professional leagues are doing more harm to indian sports than gains
everybody got a minute to speak in the beginning with everybody mainly speaking against the topic
chipped in the main points in the beginning though didnt speak much in the discussion
lots of points were repeated perhaps that was the reason the moderators ended it abruptly
PI : three panelists, two female and one male.
first question about my name. i said it means to discuss or suggest something
so they said do u like to suggest or discuss
i said i discuss generally
so they said random discussions or productive ones
i said productive ones
they asked me to cite an example
i said after having discussed with my friends and family i came to the conclusion i had to do mba as it interested me and so on.
then the aged male asked me that since my surname was pandita i was from kashmir
i said yes
so he asked me tell him what was going on there
i told him about pdp, mehbooba and stuff
then the female panelist asked me the difference btw values and principles
and other stuff from my cv
they also asked to tell me recent news on the world economy
i mentioned the tpp
i dont know why but i didnt mention the oil prices thing
finally they said the interview was over
what are my chances of conversion and the weightages of gd wat and pi this year
and all the best everyone.. 😃
11th Feb. Morning Slot.
IIFT Percentile : 99.38 (57.43)
WAT : Developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem in India.
Satisfied with my essay. Mentioned many points and a bit of data.
GD : Do brands rule our lives? (25 minutes, out of which 15 minutes were for intro)
A bad GD performance by me. Intro was decent but the rest was all downhill from there. Definitely in the bottom 2 of my group.
PI: 2 professors, P1 (Male,50s) P2 (female,40s)
P1 : So you are a chemical engineer. why you chose it?
Me : told him my answer. seemed satisfied
P1: why mba?
me : gave the well rehearsed answer.
P1 : I see both of your parents are in banking. have you ever considered joining it?
Me : said that i'm currently inclined to pursue management education and haven't really considered it.
p2 : what is rbi? told
what does it do? told
how it controls inflation? told
what is repo rate?reverse repo rate? crr? told
p1: what is the current problem banks are facing?
me : told about the npas.
p1: what has rbi done to counter it.?
me: told about sdr (strategic debt restructuring) and explained it.
p2 : name some other countries central banks?
told about the fed,ecb, peoples bank of china.
p2: what is the difference between wto and imf?
told
p2: started asking questions related to my hobbies (guitar).
p1: same companies offer same job, one in foreign and other in India. which would you choose and why?
me: told Indian, would like to contribute to gdp, closer to home blah blah.
p1: name some consulting companies you are aware of?
told about the big4
p2: rank them according to revenue.
told: pwc,Deloitte,ey,kpmg. (read that on wiki just the previous day)
p1: name some consulting companies you are aware of?
told about the big4
p2: rank them according to revenue.
told: pwc,Deloitte,ey,kpmg. (read that on wiki just the previous day)
p1: you may leave now. Thank you.
Hello all!
So the long-awaited second round's over (well, at least for IIFT).
As for what you do now, is relax and focus on other shortlists that you may have. The tentative dates for results is the third week of March as per last year's trends. Again, remember, TENTATIVE.
Meanwhile, you can read more about IIFT, its legacy and follow all its major campus events to know more about them.
As always, you can forward us any queries that you might have . We will be glad to help you out.
All the very best!
Hope to see you at IIFT.
Warm Regards
Media Committee
IIFT
Posting my interview experience from whatever I remember..Apologies for the delay as I was busy with other interviews..hopefully this will be helpful for next year candidates
Date: 01/02/16
Interview centre: Mumbai
Class X: 87.4%
Class XII:77.2 %
Grad: Engg in ECE with 69%
Work ex: 32 months in IT
Extra curricular/Achivements: NIL
IIFT percentile: 98.5
Essay topic: Concept of smart city
Wrote about why do we need smart city, what will be the facilities provided in a smart city, what govt. has to do to build them, what improvements can be made and then concluded. Although gave some wrong facts (gave 23 instead of 20 as the smart cities shortlisted in first round).Still, overall a decent performance
GD topic: Can the world economy bank upon India for growth?
Since it was a GD for an institute dealing with foreign trade, I thought of sticking to the foreign trade part of topic and speaking in context with international business as most of the contestants would focus on Indian part. Started with US and USSR and how US dominated afterward and then China. Gave points for need to increase India's share in world trade Once the floor was open, gave points on why India should agree on WTO's Doha round policy of cutting red tape and giving up subsidy, India's shielding against global recession and making dependency for itself in world trade and need for a robust foreign policy since India was a multi-aligned nation. Pitched in about 4-5 times in the GD. As per the team dynamics, it was not good since the GD was going in a haphazard manner. One person was constantly speaking between others even when he didn't have much to speak. In the end panel stopped abruptly after 20 min and also didn't ask to conclude. Overall an okayish performance group wise and decent performance individual wise
Interview: I was the second last one to go in.
3 panelists M1,M2 and M3
M2: So Sarang, we should have called you at the end. Tell us why?
Me: (Trying to act smart :P) Sir, I think that's because you liked my profile.
M2: No, because you are from Mumbai and others have to travel far.
Me(thinking in mind): Aur bano hero 😛
M2 : Ok tell us something about yourself
Answered.
M2(Cutting in between): Ok you have IT experience, what did you do there?
Answered. They seemed satisfied.
After that 5 sec pause. I took the opportunity and asked them if I can continue with my introduction
M1: Yeah sure
Told them about my hobbies.
Cross question from M1 on one hobby. Answered
M2 : So you want to go to banking(mentioned that in my career goal)
Me: took the queue to answer why banking and told him my interest in banking
M2: Is IIFT a banking institute?
Me: Told him that IIFT was a management institute that also provides education in International business, and I will get many opportunities in banking once I pursue MBA from IIFT
M2: Why are you interested in Banking?
Answered
M2: What kind of job you are expecting after IIFT?
Me: Told him a job in the international business vertical of an MNC bank or foreign trade organisation.
M2: Ok you are an ECE engineer. what was your favourite subject?
Me(in mind : shit! I am screwed. But again tried to act smart and evade the question)Told him I liked Applied mathematics(so that he would not ask lot of q.)
M2: That;s ok but it would have been there in the first two years only. I m asking a core subject.
Me(remembering the list of subjects that were taught): Sir, I liked digital electronics. Don't know why I told him that but that was the only engineering subject that came to my mind at that time 😛
M3(jumping in for the first time): Ok so what is doping?(a term in ECE)
Me: gave a scrambled answer and then went silent when asked a cross question.
M2 to M1: Leave that. Don't ask technical from him.
Me(in mind): I love you Sir! 😛
M2: Ok tell me three reasons why I should select you
Told him about my interest in banking sector and how IIFT would help me get into banking sector, also about the skills I have acquired after working in IT sector and the dynamics that I have learned in IT
M2: Ok, I will start from reverse. Elaborate the dynamics you have learned in IT.
Me: Told him about teamwork and leadership skills.
M2: ok, and the skills you have acquired in IT?
Me: Told him about good communication skills, reliability and being an organised person
M2: Ok and then first reason.
Me: Told him why I was interested in banking and specially IB and how it would help me in my career
M2: You missed your one strength, consistency. You are very consistent. That's good
Me: Thanked him but still thinking how he came to that conclusion. Maybe because all my answers matched with the ones in CV.
M2: Ok I think we are all done. Do you want us to ask anything else from you, apart from the reason behind your smile(Since I was smiling throughout the interview)? 😛 Me(smiling even broadly): No sir, I think everything has been covered.
M1(jumping in between): Can you tell us something about your extra-curricular activities.(He asked that because I did not mention any in the form)
Me: Told him that i took up some activities but that was long tym back. M1: Still I want to know them, want to know if you do something else as well or not Me: Told him about robotics event, cultural event and sports event that I took part in. Also told him I participated but could not succeed
M1: That's ok. Just wanted to check if that is missing or not.
M2: Ok then, u may leave, and pls send the last person in.
Interview length: 15 min.
Overall a chilled out experience, they were not putting you under pressure and were happy if you answered precisely and quickly.
All the best everyone. 😃
Verdict: Converted IIFT-Delhi
In a GD if some people pitch in fair points while some are busy shouting and the panel (after 25-30 minutes) rings the bell and ends the GD without asking anyone to conclude, is it bad on the overall group? I mean, do those people who have contributed fair points get penalized too?
Thank you.
Panel scrwed me ....worst interview of the season 😞
IIFT PI Experience Morning Slot: 11th Feb
Panel 2 Females
P1: Tell Me Something about yourself not in the form
Me: told about my interesting hobbies as astronomy etc. And my strength of empathy.
P2 : what does iift offer
Me: told about international perspective
P1: be specific
Me: About subjects as international marketing, you have international port visits. There is a centre of msme in the campus. There is game by rbi where we have to act as governor of rbi and frame the monetary policy. Faculty so experienced that are involved in policy making.
P2: in iift how many faculty
Me: 49
P1: how many campus?
Me: I said 4. Two Delhi Kolkata and 2 satellite campus one in Tanzania and 2nd don't remember
P1: what's the batch size
Me: It's 360 but hopefully will increase this year(mistake 😔)
P2: So you are not confident that you will get through?
Me : I am confident just more people ,more learning possible. Told them about how MBA is more of a process than degree
P1: so if we give u the process and not the degree will it work for u?
Me: did not know how to answer this so just smiled.
P1: We want you to be genuine and specific. We don't want to hear big nice things.
P2: tell me about your work
Me:told
P1: You quit your job to prepare for MBA
Me : thought I can perform better than last year had not realised my full potential.
P2: two learnings from job
Me: told
P1: What is last mile connectivity
Me: told
P1: what are the challenges in this
Me: did not know the exact answer so said idk.
P2: link between electronics and communication
Me: told and then took the example of mobile and related how hardware is electronic chips and ic's and is used for communication.
P1: Said good and asked about my weakness
Me: told with overcoming mech( faulted a bit here in the form had written I keep my watch 20 min ahead and in interview said 10 min. Panel pointed out but said I meant I keep watch ahead of the time)
P1: so you have overcome this, some current weakness
Me: told another with mechanism
P1: so you are perfect no weakness
Me: I said these two are not over still overcoming them.
P2: you want to open your restaurant how did that idea came up.
Me: told
P2: what costs are involved
Me: told in detail
P2: how much prices will u keep in your restaurant.
Me: I said I will keep competitive prices.
P1: but why should I come to you. If I am getting a dish for 1000, you are giving me for 900 why should I come to your restaurant.
Me: I said the most imp thing in restaurant is food. If the food is good customer will pay even 1100. I talked about how chefs are being hired from all over the world to bring their authentic cuisine. I said 2nd imp thing is ambience and presentation. These two are the aspects that will have my full attention.
P1: seemed satisfied. Said good and thank you
Me: I wished and said have a good day.
If academic scores are so important for IIFT they should include it in the shortlisting criteria rather than taking interviews just for formality's sake. It would save a lot of our time and IIFT's too.. They had already made up their mind even before I entered and were just not interested. One guy actually walked out during my interview. I definitely don't want to join a place where they don't even have such basic decency.
Q1 define GDP ...answered
Q2 asked some German ....fumbled
Q3 some Sanskrit ....answered
Q4 work of CFO. ..didn't seem satisfied
Q5 about 1st job
While leaving ...Panel didn't even see me ....I don't know