HI guys
Had my GD/PI on 20th. Manipal is a cool place. Had a great time there(I went with a few other friends). But the same can't be said for the interview experiences though.
Case Study:
A cassette from a competitor's co lands up on this guy's hands. He passes it on to the mgmt. Was what he did right? What should the mgmt do? The cassette is done by a newbie singer and composer also a novice. And the composition is awesome (they used flute... unique tunes etc blah blah).
The quality of the discussion wasn't great. Many people were fixated on the ethics rather than addressing a wider range of issues. I did my best to bring in new perspectives. But with 20 people in the goup, it is next to impossible to make your point across. I managed to do it thrice or four times only.
The next thing is anayltical write-up on the case. 10 min time.
Extempore:
1) Child Labour.
2) Women, the weaker sex?
3) The best governed state in India.
Topics for others'... Bicycles should be used more:whatthat: ; Love affairs on campus
; Electronic voting machine; child education; positive attitude; my last vacation; ... don't remember the rest.
The next stage is the Panel Interview.
Panelists 2 faculty members- P1,P3 and one alumnus A and me M.
My bg: Final year BE (ECE). Good percentile in CAT. Acads 76%.
All the three guys are sitting about two feet behing the table. So I couldn't shake hands. They're not in formals. P1 is wearing a T and no shoes (slip-ons).
P1: Hi. Please take a seat.
M(smiling as broadly as I could): Hello sirs.
P1: Wonderful acads! Very good percentile. So you're a quanti guy huh?
M(
): Well, I think I'm pretty good at quants sir (trying to be as modest as possi).
P1: But you have never got a 100 in X, XII or col. Why is that? (Grins big time)
M: Sir,...
I'm cut off. the nest ques is shot at me.
P1: Tell me, why does a "new" ball (cricket) swing? I'm taking abt a brand new ball not semi-new.
M: (Think a while but stumped) I give them some crap.
Everyone laughs and they do their best to make me feel like shit.
P1(persists): Take the case of football, or TT etc. Why is there a swing?
M: Sorta manage to explain.
Again laughter.
P1: Explain the concept of mirage? Take the case of extremely hot conditions in a long road.
M: Total Inter Reflection sir.
P1: I want you to elaborate with a diagram.
M: I do so.
They're satisfied (for the first time they are not smirking at me)
P1 gives me a polynomial. Asks me to find where minimum occurs.
M: Did it.
P3: What is Fermi Level?
M: Something to do with Solid state electronics sir. Did not study those.
P3: Why is that? It's the basic subject in electronics.
M: Explain that we shifted from Madras Univ to Anna in second year. So we had to compromise on a few subjects.
P3: what are those subjects?
M: Blah, blah.
P3: Explain Avalanche Breakdown?
M: Explains after some thought.
P3: What is the difference b/w ordinance and Act?
M: I guessed something.
(He realised I was taking a wild shot and all started laughing)
P3: What is Patents Act?
M: Explain.
P3: Why is the hurry to enforce it?
M: Explains.
A: Why TAPMI?
M: Blah, blah.
A: Your performance in GD was poor. You can't survive in the corporate world.
M: Sir though I don't quite agree with you on my GD performance, I realise that I have to work on that and I'm sure I'll learn a lot at TAPMI and improve.
P1: What do you read?
M: Mostly fiction.
P1: What is the last book you read?
M: Da Vinci Code
( I said that though I read lots of others after Da Vinci.. Cause there's plenty one can talk about this)
P1: What was the most interesting aspect of that book?
M:
But cut off in less than a min.
P1 talks about his views.
P1: The interview is over. One thing I wanna tell you. Whichever field you choose become an expert (gyan on becoming specialists rather than generalists... father to son advice!!!)
M: Thank you sirs.
Btw, the panel interview went for half an hour.
This (Direcor's Interview) ain't a big deal. There will be four guys one of them being the director. The arrangement is exactly as shown in brochure. You sit on a chair and there isn't any table. Two sofas perpendicular to each other. There's only one guy wearing proper formals.
I was asked ques on my dad's work; Why I choose to do MBA rather than work; Why not MBA at my own college (they had a good knowledge about my college - it has engg as well as MBA,MCA); Why I'm wearing a rudraksh:wow: !!! All smiles after looking at my records.
My ref letter was never opened (i'd given a sealed envelope). My interviews were probably the smoothest (because of my CAT score).
Guys, they're screwing people on acads.
I had an arrear in second sem. P1 asked about that. He told me twice that I'm not good at apllying concepts. Once P1 said "Your technical knowledge is pathetic". So be prepared for the worst.
Lot of stress involved. They do their best to put you down. Everyone is screwing up. So those who screw up least shoul have a good chance of making it.
Seems they don't have a waiting list. The final call will be for 130 people.
ATB guys.
Seems they don't have a waiting list. The final call will be for 130 people.
ATB guys.
hey r u sure abt this? 😞
Yeah. They said that during the presentation.
I am gona give d whole details starting from 20 feb
Journey:-
belong 2 delhi so startd wid rajdhani on 20 feb @ 11, reached udupi @ 8 pm next day as train was late by 4 hrs. took auto which took me 2 royal lodge fare is very high it took 50 rs. for 5 Km though it is affordable at times wer i didnt get room so had taken accomodation in BIg Boss costd rs. 350 (300 without tv n cable).
The D-Day
left d hotel @ 8.00 reached tapmi by auto which took 15 rs. 4 3 guys whom i met in d hotel. presentation started @ 8.30 presided by facultu first was d intro n then a comp enabled presentation lasted for 13 min & queries abt institutes were entertained. der r 2 blocks 1 is called academic block were interview wid faculty takes place n other wher d Gd n interview wid director took place
there were 6 panels so participants of panel 1 , 2 n 3 were tp stay back in d presentation block rest had to go to adm block after gd. gd was in d presentation block for everyone.
D process
I) a case study is d first phase of d evaluation process. followed by a written summary of ten minutes,
Instruction were given as follows
1. we would be distributing a case n then 10 min to think would be spared
2. you can mark ur points on d sheet as it wont be taken back
3. you will urself have to manage d discussion as we would only b observers
4. plz give everybody a chance to speak a we would b able to evaluate every bodys performance
5. after we say start you will be given 20 minutes to discuss n then followed by d wriiten summary for ten minutes, words should not exceed 250
II) second stage is the extempore .
Instructions given :
(chits containing d extempore topic were distributed to all)
1. first participant would open d chit n would b given 3 minutes to think then had 2 speak 4 3 minutes on one of d topics out of 3.
2. when a participant start speaking d person sitting next 2 him can open his slip n think on d topic
3. if a participant do not speak 4 d alloted time d next participant can still take d time alloted i.e 3 min (do ake ur time)
suggestion:
do take ur time n speak well it doesnt actually mattr if u dont speak for whole 3 min but dont be at ease at leat try to speak 4 2 min
Topics
1. Fothcoming railway budget
2. my most memorable moment
3. global warming
4. my role model
5. saving as a habit
6. sania mirza a youth icon
7. taking to an idiot is akin to be an idiot
8. once u enter an encounter u have 50-50 chances but once u commit a mistake ur chances of losin r 90%
Interview 
those who have no. less than 6 would b interviewd before lunch & they il have directors interview on d same day
rest would have interview wid faculty on d same day but next day wid director
Interpretation
Interview wid faculty
first they ill ask u of ur goal n ask u some acads n Q, like wh should we take u?
what is different in u n what can u share wid others n if u have low percentage i grad be prepared 4 a Q. on dat as wel. they ill then mould the interview on Q. of ther prefrences in which they r specialised
a historian asked to a guy name all d prime minister of india in chronlogical order.
and u will b screwed from top 2 botom o loose hope it just dat they want to check ur confidence as its happenin with everybody
Interview wid director
this has a panel of three n will ask u general Q. related to ur origin & abt family background. i couldnt wt it was 4 as everybody comin out was saying it was cool n same Q,s 2 every1
thats abt tapmi n d procedure
if u r intersted in my personal exp read this
Case study
in case study first we were narrowed down to 1 product of the case study i tried to go on broader look n was succesful. i interevne n made impact as i was given ample time to speak n was not intervened by any1 as i had made a mark. then i made three people to speak whop hadnt spoken even 4 qa minute group accepted it wid gesture n we had some really grat points coming out of therr mouth.
summmary was a real task as der is no proper instructions on a set format. so have to do it diligently.
extempore topic was sani mirza a youth icon spoke on that though not in favour 4 3 min statin the adulation & hoopla created by media n not given to more deserving like dhanraj pillay. also mentioned abt anju bobby gorge in olympics was given ostensible last hope 4 title. n mentiond abt sania visiting to sauravs restuarant n is all oer news channels and papers
interview was good until they took me stats which i read in 11 said i couldnt recollect it was asked coz i was in panel where there were stats prof. then diverted to goal answered quite satisfactory.
interview wid directr was cool as mentioned above
Places to visit
do visit d beach 13 KM away 4m manipal
n der is a end point a hill area quite good 4 a stroll n if intersted in chicks
😃
for religious der is a lord krishana temple in udupi
TERMS CONDITIONS:- 1. NO RESPONSIBLITY FOR GRAMMER MISTAKE
2. ALL COMPLAINTS WOULD LEAD TO LITIGATION IN MY COURT OF
FUTURE MBA'S
TAKE CARE ALL U GUY N BEST OF LUCK 2 ALL TAPMI CALL GETTERS
Evanescence SaysYeah. They said that during the presentation.
so wat if sum decline the offer?
they wudnt want the seats to be vacant...or wud they ? 😞
frnds hi,
:huh:
is thr any news as to whn wil tapmi cm out with results
and being a bit outa tch since i hd my gd/pi/... plz tel me till wht date is tapmis process gonna continue
bst o lk 2 al
Any Idea Whether Tapmi Is Baised Towards Enginerrs????
tapmi may b biased towards engg. grads.....last batch had 85/135 engg.s...............
anyways wen r da results gonna b out ??march 1??or later........i had my gd/pi on14/15th
best of luck to all ppl who r yet to go thru da process
Hi mates
This is Karthik. (CAT 95.48 %ile). Had my GD/PI yesteray. GD, Extempore and Directors meeting went as usual. Nothing great but okayish. But I was screwed royally by the interview panel. I mentioned my career objective as becoming a CEO of one of the top global companies in abt 2 decades. They immediately pounced on me as if I have done something unpardonable. I tried to explain that every CEO started as afresher in life. But I was lietrally screwed by everybody!
Anyway, my question is, Tapmi people called candidates from percentile scroes ranging from 86-87 to 99 and I found most candidates with 98 plus. I was only wondering what chance do people with 95 and less have while so many candidates are 98, 99 plus? Why should then they call candidates with much lower percentile? If the percetnile difference is more than 10% what real chance do the underdogs have for getting selected eventually?
Tapmi seniors, would U please enlighten me the CAT score break up pf the candidates in Class 2005 and 2006? Wishing all the best to deserving candidates.
karthik
hi,
i had my tapmi gd/pi on 14th,dir int on 15 th...my performance was ok...but with too many calls(1300 approx) and too many 98,99 percentilers ...dont really know what will happen...
i know someone who had 79 percentile last year in tapmi pgdm 1st year.....
will the results be out in march?no other calls,so getting a bit tense....
edit......................
Hi Guys,
JUst finished my Direc interv
i was the first person to be interv by the dir for the academic year 2005-2007
Hey buddy ,
Why dont you share youe experience ..
it'll be a good help for many ...
nithin Says. the bulk will pbbly be 92-96 %iles.
u mean 89-96 %iles.... 😃
Hi Nithin
Thaniks a lot for your assuring message. It is true that people with 98-99 would be having other calls. But I attended calls in UBS, IMI, Fore and LBSIM so far. In all these institutes I didn;t find as many candidates with 97-98 plus. Again top institutes like IIMs, MDI,NITIE etc don't call candidates with skewed percentiles though overall is more than than 98-99. Anyway your message gave us assurance that we can also expect to be selected, provided we have a decent GD/PI and a good academic record. Hoping for the best.
Karthik
mysoreguy Saysu mean 89-96 %iles.... 😃
u mean 88.27 to 96 %les
hi,
i had my tapmi gd/pi on 14th,dir int on 15 th...my performance was ok...but with too many calls(1300 approx) and too many 98,99 percentilers ...dont really know what will happen...
i know someone who had 79 percentile last year in tapmi pgdm 1st year.....
will the results be out in march?no other calls,so getting a bit tense....
machu,
enthonnadey nee ithra tension adikkunnathu ?? kaanan pokunna pooram, enthina ....? enthayalum, to've a real 'Doctor' as a student, is definitely something which any insti cld b proud of. so, that makes ur chances high.
vishamikkathirikkeda,
okke sariyakum,
Rick.
hi all,
had my gd/pi on 22nd ....it was gud ,thou i messed up in extempo.....i have got a doubt......what is the last date for gd/pi.......when will b the results b declared.....r there any waiting list declared....plz help out
hi,
There r 6 panels everyday and 18 ppl in each panel. mine was panel number 5. In any panel if u r among the first 8 members then u r lucky as ur Director interview will b completed on the same day.
Finished my Gd, Writtem summary, Extempore and Panel Interciew on 23rd, In my Gd there were 15 members present.
the GD was a Case based GD abt a guy who has 2 decide between MBA n Job, he already joins MBA by taking loan but finds it diffucult there with some Quant related subjects and Case based aproach too at the same time he gets a job in Bank, now hw thinks of leaving MBA but his seniors suggest him not 2 do so, his previous background id BBA and is very good @ acads, so what decision he has 2 take MBA or JOB? . there was 1 girl in the GD she wanted 2 speak but dint get a chance, as soon as the GD was over one of the Moderators asked her to express her opinion abt the case/gd.
It was a decent discussion. then they asked to write the summary in analytical manner approx 200 words and time given is 10 mins.
Then Extempore 3 mins 2 prpare and 3 mins to speak and u have 2 choose 1 topic from a chit of 3. My topics were
1. Business and Ethics dont go together
2. Time and Tide waits for nobody
3. Advertaisements are waste for a company
I choose the third topic.
the other topics were
1. How would u react wen u would have faced Tsunami
2. Appreciation of any book u read
3. Its better 2 b a tail of a LION than to b the head of a fox
4. Ganguly is a true LEADER
5. something related 2 spirituality etc etc...
Then the panel Interview(3 members = 1 Faculty + 1 from Industry + 1 Alumni) was @ 2:00 PM, they mostly asked questions related to acads and some from 12th standard e.g proove d(e power x)/dx= e Power x. Then even asked the reason for low % in my CBSE(10th) etc.. etc...
The Director interview was on next day @ 8:30.
As soon as u go there u are asked 2 write an essay ' WHY MBA?'.
Then Director interview whioch lasted for abut 3-4 minutes, wherein they asked what was the meaning of my name, the place i come from. my hobbies, other calls etc etc...
everything went on well but have to wait and watch ..........>>>>>>>>>>
All the Best
bye