Anyone got a mail from L / K ?
Is anyone travelling to IIMC from Delhi/Gurgaon?
Any links on what to study for fpm interviews ?
Does IIM Lucknow hold RAT? The shortlist pdf just mentions 'personal interview'.
IIM-Lucknow FPM Shortlist
Best of Luck to all the call getters 😃
OB-HR calls from IIM-B anyone ???
Lucknow shortlisted people - need clarity on this - do we have to be present throughout 14th to 16th April ; or will we be communicated respective date of interviews and will have to report accordingly ? Reply ASAP as have to book my tickets acc. 👼
Guys, Can anybody let me know whether job can be continued with FPM???
Can anyone shed some light on the status of the FPM shortlist for Marketing area at IIMB? Do we need to wait for an email or have all emails already been sent?
i have a call from iim luck fpm
any one who got call
plan to travel
i have call from iim khozikod
any one to plan for...........
Hii Seniors...
Kindly guide me regarding preparation of RAT examination for IIM B. I am really confused as there is no prescribed syllabus for it. As the time is limited,I could not go through entire quantitative problem solving by R.S Agarwal. I am only following book on Research Methodology by C.R Kothari. Is this sufficient or I need to prepare more.
Please help me for the strategic preparation.
Anyone applied to IIM Trichy?
did any one get call for CSP area from IIMB...pls update..seniors any update whether list is pending for CSP or not
Got a call from IIMK for IT&S.; When will the interview be?
Will we get a mail?
has anyone got call from iim raipur? when will they publish the list of shortlisted candidates?
anybody applied to MDI GURGAON here..?
Hii Seniors...
Kindly guide me regarding preparation of RAT examination for IIM B. I am really confused as there is no prescribed syllabus for it. As the time is limited,I could not go through entire quantitative problem solving by R.S Agarwal. I am only following book on Research Methodology by C.R Kothari. Is this sufficient or I need to prepare more.Please help me for the strategic preparation.
Replug of my old post for all those who have successfully short-listed for RAT/Interviews at IIMB
RAT Tips
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Folks, that are selected for attending the RAT and (hopefully) interviews at IIMB, here are a few tips from my side...
1. RAT is easier than CAT or GMAT. So if you already have a decent score in it, then don't worry too much about it. If you haven't taken these exams and have applied with a GATE/GRE score, then simple preparation from a book like RS Agarwal would do.
2. Make sure you attend all the sections in RAT. Time is never sufficient to complete the whole thing. So getting a balanced score in all sections is the strategy to shoot for. The sections are fairly similar to other AT tests i.e. Quant, Analytical, Verbal, Data Interpretation, Reading compre etc.
3. Some areas like (CSP, Public policy in 2011) (POM, Public Policy, Finance in 2013) have area specific tests which are either case based or essay based. The objective is to test your analysis and coherent articulation skills.
4. In 2011, about 135/180 of the people who came for RAT went to interviews. In 2012, some areas had rejections after RAT, but some areas called everyone who came for RAT. So from time to time RAT score is either used as a screening mechanism or only as a backup to supplement your interview performance.
5. The meet with seniors in the eve of RAT is a useful session to attend. You can get personal tips for the interview from your respective area seniors. I found this session very useful for my FPM interview too !. So if I were you, I wouldn't plan an evening out in Bangalore, but make sure I attend the interaction session.
Interview Tips
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General tips for FPM interview. This is based on my IIMB experience, so not all of it may apply to other IIMs. So please apply discretion
(1) Read your SOP thoroughly. Try and recollect everything you have written there and associate it with some real-life experience you have faced in your professional career thus far. For example if you say, research can help improve productivity, then try and associate with a real life problem you / your company faced etc. This is the foremost line of questioning followed in FPM interviews.
(2) If you have done a MBA then identify 2 or 3 specific subjects (related to the area you are applying) as your favourite subjects. Then be ready to answer basic questions on those subjects.
(3) If you have not done MBA, but you have done Engg. or commerce major, then expect couple of questions on your favourite subjects (you may be asked to name them). For example, POM and QM area students can expect questions on basic probability and statistics. Finance area students on financial accounting basics (if you have Bcom degree).
(4) Think out what your goals are, why FPM, what do you think you can gain out of FPM, what do you think your presence brings to FPM class room etc. They usually ask these questions.
(5)Prepare a 3 mins powerful intro pitch about yourselves. Dont repeat too much of what is written in your CV or in your SOP. Some overlap is okay. But cover more of the qualitative bits in this pitch. The focus should be to tell abt ur strengths and also create some €œplanted €™ leads which will become subsequent triggers for questioning you further. So touch upon either your professional experience or academic/research track record, where ever you are more confident on deep probing.
(6) For People coming to IIMB, the interaction session is an useful opportunity to ask all kinds of questions to your seniors about the program, interviews, and post-FPM opportunities etc. So allow time for attending this session and make best use of this session.
(7) You are not expected to remember everything from your Engg or whatever under-grad. But professors do ask questions to check how much you remember. They also check how you react if you dont recollect the answer. Be honest, if you don't remember the answer, and don't attempt to bluff. Because the professors usually catch it and can put you on the defensive for the rest of the interview. But at the same time, avoid saying simply I dont know.. if you know something relevant, or if you "kinda" remember the answer, but not very sure.. then say so, with those disclaimers attached.... Such a balanced approach works best !.
(8) For people with loads of work-experience the interview is typically not a stress interview, but the questioning is more about learning ability, how you can cope with exams, work load etc. They check whether you have the ability and interest to truly become a student. But they dont put you through a stress interview, because they don't suspect your abilities on that !.. But at the same time, for people with
(9) At least in IIMB, for most areas based on the CV and SOP itself, they identify who are the people they want to take !.. The RAT and interview process is to validate their choices and be open to some border line cases turning up as trump cards... So, if you are selected for interview, then you have a very good chance to make it... The number of people given offers by a department is an average of 3, however it may vary based on the quality of the interviewees in the 2013 batch, and the number of seniors selected in the previous batches.. The flexibility is usually + or - 1, which they decide based on the quality. They aim to have a certain total FPM students to faculty ratio, and hence an area which has had a lot of people getting in last year, usually takes less in the subsequent year, provided the number of faculty members has not changed. They usually target 10 people for interviews to select 3.
Hope this helps. Any specific questions please shoot !.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO IS COMING TO IIMB ON APRIL 4th ! Hope to see you there !