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PROFILE:

Acads: X - 78 XII - 80.8

Undergrad Major - 67.04 from NSIT Work-Ex: 9 months in Evalueserve CAT %ile:

DI - 99.74 Quant - 99.98 Verbal - 99.47

Aggregate - 99.99

Interview on 20th March, 9 AM at Delhi GD:

Topic: Case study on a pharmaceutical company not publishing warning of diabetes on a medicine for schizophrenia.

Number of Ppl present: I think 10

Time and other details have already been mentioned

PI:

mine was the first IIMB interview in the entire country this year

Panel Members Intro:

One guy who was too young to be a prof. name: Sourav Mukherjee, Prof of organizational behaviour. Very cool

another guy who was Prof of finance. Can’t remember the name. Experience:

just before the GD started, I went up to the cool prof and told him that I forgotten my folder containing mark sheets and certificates at home

but he said it’s not a problem and I can show the certificates if I’m selected and I join IIMB. Alright, on to the interview now.

Q: so you had IIM Indore last year. Why did you not join? Did you want only IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore or

Calcutta?

A: (I was shocked as to how they knew that. because I hadn't showed them my resume yet) that was partly

the reason. But a bigger reason was that I did not want to do an MBA last year. Said some things to justify.

Q: now you think you are ready to do an MBA? Don’t give us a defensive answer. Just take us through your

thought process.

A: I told them that I have worked for some time and understand the corporate culture better than last year. I

am more mature and some more things (donno if they were convinced or not but moved on)

Q: 67 percent in college? Why? Dint study?

A: sir there is a few reasons why my percentage is low but I’ll give you the biggest. I used to write very short

and terse answers.

Q: but that should be a plus point in engineering. A: you would think so. But surprisingly it is not.

Q: (here is the weirdest part) rishabh we know you are a bright student. We won’t be asking you maths,

which we might ask some of your friends outside. All we want to know is why you want to do an MBA.

A: I introduced entrepreneurship. MBA would give me knowledge; help me with finances and so on. 10 years

Q: but most of the entrepreneurs we know are not MBAs. Why do you need an MBA degree? A: can’t remember what I said but I fought valiantly

Q: you don’t need an MBA. If you keep working in your company you'll grow, gain experience, earn money

and still be in a position to do so.

A: again I had no convincing answers.

Q: what is the one quality that differentiates entrepreneurs from a successful CEO?

A: I said drive, they countered. I said hunger for power, they said go into politics or IAS. Whatever I said,

they countered.

Q: what do you really want to do in life?

A: short term consulting. Gain experience and pick an industry to specialize in. then go for my company in

that sector.

Q: have you analysed yourself whether you are fit to be an entrepreneur? What is it that you want through

your company?

A: I don’t know whether I am fit to be one or not. All I know am I want my own company because I want to

generate employment.

Q: (mocking smiles) you must have thought of something.

A: not sure but one option I have in mind is retail chain backed by food production. Q: so you know a lot about retail sector. Tell us something about Indian retail scene. A: nascenmt stage but growing. Organized retail very less.

Q: tell me about the regulatory scenario.

A: I only know that not more than 49 percent of FDI is allowed in retail sector. Q: that means?

A: foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour have to tie up with Indian companies to open stores

here.

Q: what is Metro doing?

A: they have a cash and carry model in which 100 percent FDI is allowed. Q: what is cash and carry model?

A: I don’t know.

Q: ok you can go. And best of luck for your career :crazy eye:

the order could be little wrong and I might have missed some things.

It was not the usual QnA session and one very cool discussion that you could have taken place anywhere. They ripped me apart but this was the only PI I really enjoyed being a part of. My only hope is that they would have liked me for the totally honest answers I gave.

I felt they took my interview in a pre-decided sort of manner. Either they wanted to take me and were just looking to confirm a few thing or they did not want me and were looking for something extraordinary and did not find it. Else the interview would not have revolved around only one thing.

Let me know what you guys think.

Later I went in and showed them my certs and mark sheets. The cool prof said, "Just show me the fake ones". I said none in this file sir. We also had around 2 mins of discussion over how IIMB compares percentage scores and CGPAs as I feel they consider an 8.0 CGPA at par with an 80 percent which is grossly unfair. Cheers,