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8^th march 2011 IIM Bangalore campus 2 pm batch

Essay

The panelist introduced themselves as two professors and one alumnus

Panelist : 2 ladies 35- 35- and one sir 40+(alumnus) each having a laptop with all references and SOP (I guess)

Topic : children of politicians shd never be allowed to enter politics

(a sheet with topic and instructions printed on It was given.. a big( half page) box for rough work.. backside lines.. roughly around 20 -25 lines.. no extra sheet.. can start writing on the backside anytime)

Personal Interview

Around 15-20 mins

Greetings “take ur seat”

Gimme ur forms and certificates.

When was this photo taken _-_-_-_-_-_ sir this was taken during college

It looks very different _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah sir I removed my mustache ..(after a pause) for these IIM interviews…

Omg for these interviews…why so.. it was not mentioned anywer in the forms .. ( all 3 laughing _-_-_-_-_-_ many ppl said a clean shave wud make a person look more professional..

Is it so (the sir had a mustache ) so am I not professional _-_-_-_-_-_ no sir I dint mean so

(smiling) Ok no prob…. Tell me abt urself _-_-_-_-_-_ bla bla bla…

(interrupted and said ) u are just repeating points from ur SOP..!! _-_-_-_-_-_ ( I said abt my hobbies, strength and weakness.. career goals etc..)

Ok tel me why MBA _-_-_-_-_-_ value addition… brand name IIM..

Only brand name _-_-_-_-_-_ not only brand name... peer group.. mba multidimensional growth.. assume greater responsibility sooner.. growth faster…

(one of the ladies) ok tell me abt INS Viraat ((in sop I had said abt our visit to INS Viraat during camp) _-_-_-_-_-_ camp ..ins Valsura… spl permission.. only aircraft carrier of Indian defence.. currently in operation… saw INSAS arms.. helicopter landed and took off..!! J 2013 it will be decommissioned .. so we might be the last batch of students to have visited it..!!

So why dint u goto defense after such experiences _-_-_-_-_-_ no sir my parents dint allow.. they wanted me to do do a engg course instead of defense… far away from family..!! bla bla

Then why mba now _-_-_-_-_-_ in bhel only one business function . limited growth.. we deal with coal handling plant and ash handling plant.. I wont be able to learn other aspects bla bla..

U went to angul right .. tell me abt angul and Orissa _-_-_-_-_-_ said abt the place…)

Did u interact with locals ..any prob occurred _-_-_-_-_-_ shutdown permission 6 days..had to finish in that 6 days.. else per day 2 lakh loss… 2^nd day accident occurred.. labour heavily drunk .. operated circuit breaker without line clearance.. heavy shock.. admitted to hospital.. labour head asked for money .. went on strike...good chance for workers to skip work… 6 day deadline.. pressure from Bangalore.. finally negotiated and agm came .. gave money. Promisd to work from the next day..

So it was a nice experience _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah sir.. finaly we completed the proj ..currentyl working on Vallur project Chennai

Wher are ur extra curri certificates ( I had separate files… one for all mark sheet 10t h12th etc..and one for extra curri stuff ……. I gave it)

Hobbies _-_-_-_-_-_ rubiks cube.. philately- stamp collection .. puzzles and playing card tricks

What was that tircks _-_-_-_-_-_ playing card tricks mam..

Playing cards.!!!!!!!!!! What Is it _-_-_-_-_-_ (took cards from pocket )

U have cards wit u (started smiling) _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah mam…. Can I show some trick.

Yeah sure.. make it fast. Do some quick one (performed.. bit surprised )

Can u do if I shuffle the cards _-_-_-_-_-_ (confidently) yeah sir.. if all 52 cards are present I will be able to perform .. it involves basic math..

How did u do that then _-_-_-_-_-_ mam I shd not say the trick mam J sorry

(look at each other ) ok Raghunath thank u… say the next one to be ready _-_-_-_-_-_ thank u sir..thank u mam X 2 ..

My other GD PI :-)

IIM Raipur,Ranchi,Rohtak,Trichy

FMS

Brief INTRO abt myself

7^rd march 2011 hotel monarch luxur bangalore 9 am batch

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PLEASE NOTE : ATTESTED COPIES OF 10^th, 12^th, degree, marksheet, work ex, caste or community, cat admit card enuf..

NO need to bring COPIES of certificates.. BUT originals reqd. for verification.. everything was verified PROPERLY.

Group Discussion

Around 5 + 15 mins

Panelist : 4 gentlmen… 50+ 35+ 35+ 26+

GD: our freedom fighters are ur terrorists

Group : maoists ltte prabakaran al-qaeda ‘mujahudeen’ etc.. rehabilitation .. force.. negotiations.. Orissa kidnap.. unequal rights.. employment.. etc..

NO SUMMARISE..

Finally EVERY ONE WAS PICKED AT RANDOM AND ASKED TO ADD MORE POINTS (IF HE HAD).. and many actually summarized L repeating others points again n again

Personal Interview

Around 25-30 mins

Panelist : 4 gentlmen…

Age 50+ general questions …….. must be a sanskrit scholar..!!

Age 35+ electronics

Age 35+ stock market {BULL}

Age 26+ quizzer..(I got info from my friends)

Formation : 2 1 1 :P ( say I am sitting in the coordinates 0,0 ………… “35+ 35+” sirs were sitting somewhere in 2,2 and -2,2 and “26+” in 3,1 and “50+” sir in -3,0 !!!!! :D :D.. I need to turn almost 150 degrees when I was answering them..!! each were writing or noting something throughout the interview..!!!! )

Greetings “take ur seat”

{ I was the last on in the panel.. some guys, next to me, were absent }

{50+} by this time u would have known all the questions we ask here _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah sir.. quite few of them.. I met one ece student outside..

So tell me which was the most difficult question among them _-_-_-_-_-_ {knew that he would ask me the same, yet } some question on semiconductors…

Ok what is ur answer for that question _-_-_-_-_-_ { gave a decent answer }

So u got answers too {laughing} ?? _-_-_-_-_-_ no sir J

Which subject is of most interest to u _-_-_-_-_-_ (I thought for a while) Digital Design, Microprocessors & Microcontrollers, Control system.

{sees the electronics sir}

Draw two nand gates.. connect the output to another nand gate _-_-_-_-_-_ can I try it paper ??

Yes….( drew it,, he said to give 0 as its inputs.. all 4 inputs 0.. I said if input pins are shorted in nand or nor we get an inverter.. so its 0 inverted to 1 in the first set of gates and then again inverted back to 0.. drew the truth table after he asked me)

Why digital and analog..!! _-_-_-_-_-_ said advantages and disadvantages,.. 0 and 1s… easy to hav 2 levels 0 and 1..

Is is really 1 and 0 _-_-_-_-_-_ practically somwher arnd 0.2, 0.8 (drew the wave and showed him)

Why is not analog preferred _-_-_-_-_-_ noise levels… filter design difficult comparatively…. difficult if there were finer levels.. 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 and so .. ambiguity in detecting the levels.. bla bla..

Can u tel me where analog communication is preferred _-_-_-_-_-_ {bla bla bla}

AM FM carrier wave how does it work _-_-_-_-_-_ carrier wave base wave.. {bla bla bla}

{quizzer} Tel me abt ur job and bhel _-_-_-_-_-_ coal from ports.. wagons.. conveyor belt.. taken to boiler.. burnt.. steam.. turbine rotate.. electricity ….. we deal with Coal Handling plant and ash handling plant..

Conveyor belt systems..in what ways does the efficiency decrease _-_-_-_-_-_ moisture content. Dumped in open areas.. rain.. spillage may occur.. waste particles.. etc.

How are u avoiding these _-_-_-_-_-_ ILMS magnetic separator.. manual removal of dirt particles..

Tell me how will u monitor wastage of coal _-_-_-_-_-_ sensors readings bla bla.. calculate from readings…

{not convinced} No these are existing methods _-_-_-_-_-_ we have transfer points.. becoz a single conveypr belt is not possible.. so divided in between. And again taken. So we can measure the amount of coal coming in and going out of a transfer point..{appears to b convinced}

Thefts _-_-_-_-_-_ no……. ther are proper security measures in Nalco cpp…

orissa is rife with maoist activities……… _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah sir… gates secured with armed personnel.. even our agm was allowed only after producing his id card..

{again electronics } Capacitor is connected to DC… what will happen _-_-_-_-_-_ current wont flow.. impedence is theoretically infinite.. 1 by (C omega).. omega which is frequency is 0 for DC.. hence infinite… but practically very large impedence…

Where is this used _-_-_-_-_-_ high pass filters…. Connect a resistor and bla bla…

What is the T.F of this circuit _-_-_-_-_-_ {dint remember fully} sir can u gimme sometime to work ..

Yes _-_-_-_-_-_ drew the circuit and laplace transform and said it..}

{the BULL} Do u know abt stock markets _-_-_-_-_-_ no sir I know some basic terms related to it..{ I was abt to say reg dalal bull event at Kurukshetra our college symposium} I participated in ..

{INTERRUPTED} ok leave it.. u are in bhel right.. it is a private limited or _-_-_-_-_-_ Public sector undertaking sir

What does it mean _-_-_-_-_-_ majority of the shares are owned by the govt.. more than 51%....

How is the market for BHEL _-_-_-_-_-_ going fine… {a stupid reply..one sir started laughing}

How wud u define fine _-_-_-_-_-_ power manufacturing sector.. ventures with GE NTPC.. we got orders worth 144000 crore lasr yr…. profits rose to 4300 crore… capacity from 15000 MW per yr to 20000 MW per yr…. bla bla

It is listed in sensex _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah sir

{ finally they looked at each other shook heads }

{sanskrit sir} One final question for u raghunath _-_-_-_-_-_ yes sir

Tell me abt ur name _-_-_-_-_-_ my name is Raghunath babu… my brother ramnath babu.. both born in rameswaram.. sri ramanatha swami.. so me Raghunath babu… raghu -} raghuvamsam nath-} king babu is just an “addition” ..numerology..

Ok is lord rama associated with ur name _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah sir..

Lord Vishnu too _-_-_-_-_-_ yeah sir

Do u know abt the avatars of Vishnu.. have u heard abt it _-_-_-_-_-_ {oh !!! L } yeah sir I have heard

Can u tell me the avatars of vishnu and the story behind it _-_-_-_-_-_ sir I don’t remember the order.. I said abt mohini avatar.. snake sea amruth asur .. mohini.. gets pot.. gives to indras.. bla bla…

Ok then _-_-_-_-_-_ some brahim disciple who asks for 3 wishes to a king.. shows his original form..

Thats vamana avatar _-_-_-_-_-_ {thinking } some avatar related with prahalad..

Okay then _-_-_-_-_-_ {still thinking} sir I remember only these sir

Okay u can leave _-_-_-_-_-_ { thank god..!! } thank u sir X 4….