IIM-I GD/Interview experience

IIM-I was my first interview. Reached the place one hour before.

Went and found the block where our interviews were to take place.
OH and by the way

Venue: IIM B , K block
Date: 13 Feb
TIme 2 pm

My Profile:
10th: 80.4
12th: 81.4
B.tech(CSE): 67.92 (passed out in 2005)
Work-ex : 2 months in a S/W services company

We were around 25 people in the waiting room and the person comes in at 2:10 and takes attendance. 2 minutes later one prof comes and takes some people with him, then another takes some more and the remaining 8 of us are asked to wait outside.

Then two persons(can't find a better description) came and arranged the room and called us in one by one. I was third.

Then the GD( a case)

Mr. Ronaldo is looking on the beach at Nariman point as if he is counting the waves but he actually has a problem on hand.

Mr Ahuja is a young dynamic MBA from University of Delhi hired for International Sales. He is a good writer and outgoing and very popular with colleagues. He had brought in two orders which gave huge profits to the company.
Mr Singh was with the company for 20 years and was Best Employee 3 times, He is thoughtful, think of things in the long term and has contributed to the profitability of the company. He was also responsible for countries like Dubai, England in the past.He has said many times that" What ever i do should have long term inplications"(or something like that)

Mr.Ahuja is friendly and helpful to subordinates but puts a lot of pressure when an order has to be delivered. He is impatient and likes to get things done then and there.

Because of delivery date given for some order by Mr. Ahuja, the production comes under lot of pressure.And in doing so the quality falls and the goods are returned by the customers.

Mr.Ahuja says "Getting order is my job and delivery is your job". When asked by Mr.Singh , Mr. Ahuja sya s that eh got the order on his own strength and..(don't remember the exact words but something on the lines of i make the decision).So the issue goes higher up.

Mr. Singh asks Mr.Ronaldo to shift Mr.Ahuja. Mr.Ronaldo is perplexed becoz thillnow Mr.Ahuja has delivered profits to the company and this is the first time a slip has occured.
And Mr.Singh has been consistent and has the long-term in mind.

Mr.Singh knows Mr.Ahuja's father who is also a businessman. Mr.Singh's son and Mr.Ronaldo's daughter are classmates. Mr Ronaldo knows both of them have their strengths and weaknesses.

What should Mr.Ronaldo do?

That was the case and I hope I have written all the details. We had 5 minutes for reading, 16 for discussion and 5 for writing summary!

The Gd was pretty cool with almost everyone getting to talk how many ever times they wanted to talk and towards the end there was half a minute silence . It was boring and everyone was looking at each other hoping it would get over soon. In between one member even summarized the line of action to be taken.
I talked 4-5 times but made substantial contributions each time(atleast the next two speakers continued what i was talking about)

Then the summary, I wasn't even halfway through when they asked me to stop .
Oh and we were supposed to use the last page of the Interview form to write the summary.

Then we were told to wait outside and that we would be called in any order(and I was like 'oh shucks , my train at 6:45')

They take their time and call the first person in and he comes out after 25 minutes saying that they asked him about almost everysubject on the mark sheets.(ok here go my chances for a six).He had some 94% in Engineering from PSG Tech, Coimbatore.
They wait for some more time and call the second person in. He comes out after 23 minutes(I had a digital watch) and says they asked soem weird acad questions like application of laws of thermodyanamics in telecome(he was doing his telecom engineering)

Then one of the two comes out(P1) and looks at me and signals me in and then confirms Sajeev right?

I stand at the door and ask 'May I come in?'(dumb i know but it seem to be the form thing to do )

I go, take my seat.

P2: Show your certificates. P1 takes them and starts going through them.

P2: So you have got a job. Don't you want to continue working ?
(still no reply from my side and my face was like why are you asking me this)
P2: (in trailing voice)You are getting a good salary.So do you want to continue if you get a seat ?
Me:(sort of realise that I have to say some thing) Saar..(before I could say anything else)

P2: So what was your favourite subject in college?
Me: In my first year..
P2: No! in all of engineering?
Me: Algorithms, AI, Networks..
P2: Why is Artificial Intelligence called so?
Me: blah blah about Artificial and Intelligence
P2: Why use computers? Can't others be used.
Me: more blah .not that confidently but mostly right.
P2: What algorithm is used to retrieve data from memory?(where did that coem from)
Me don't remember sir.
P2: tell me any algorithm that you know
Me: Tell some sorts and searches and add bankers algorithm for good measure.
P2: What is complexity?
Me: Blah blah
P2; explain using example
Me: Talk about Bubble sort and quick sort and so on so forth

then after about 6-7 minutes P2 gets bored and understands that my 677.92 is a reflecton of my acads and aks the other one to have a go at me.
P1: So you stay in Trimulgherry, tell us what is there in Trimulgherry?
Me: Sir, it is an are where quite a few military people stay and they have there canteens and so on
P2: What do they have?
ME: (ok) EME
P1: full form:
Me:Electronics and Mechanical Engineering
P2:Electronics?
Me: I am sorry sir , it is Electrical
P1: They have something there, what is it?
Me;(try to think and remember but no chance )don't know sir
P1: A friend of yours has come to Hyd and wants to visit places which 5 places whill you take him to?
Me: Charminar, Golconda, Prasads IMAX(for the amusements there ), Tank bund, Hitec City(what else for a S/W engg)(forgot Eat Street )

P1: So why are Hyderabad and Secunderabad called twin cities?
Me: blah blah
P1:who is the governor AP?
me: till the cabinet reshuffle it was Sushil Kumar Shinde, now the governor of Orissa has got additional charge of AP and he happens to be Rameshwar Thakur.
P1: So where did you stay in England? and why did you go there?
Me: blah blah
P1: what are the similarities that you find between here and there?
Me(you could have asked me so many things but why this?):Start of with something but move on to differences(use the word bravado so they are a little bit interested and then I sput a lot of crap)
P2: Name of your college
me: Insti....
P2: when was it started?
me: 2000
P1:you are working in Karnataka , who is the Governor of Karnataka?
ME(Shucks I don't remember) Sir I am not working in Karnataka and I don't know the governor
P2: you should know. ( i think i smiled)
P2:What were you doing before you joined your company 0n October 22
Me: we had training at the company and then taken on rolls
P2: How were you selected for training?
Me: exam, Gd,Pi
P2: how many wrote?
me:16 selected out of some 600 odd
P2: what is it an online test?
me: no, normal
P1: Recently a major religious incident took place in Karnataka do you know about it?
Me: No I don't know
P1: It was covered extensively, IT happens once in 12 years..
Me: Sir I know what happens once in twelve years but not what happened in Karnataka recently
P2: what?
me: me talk about the dip in each river....
P2; where in Ap of late?
me; Godavari Khani,...
P1toP2:anything else ,no you can go
Me ; say thanks(what nothing on economics, no hobbies, nowhy mba(iknow i filled in the form but still))

While closing the door, the door bangs.

It was very general and I am not sure what to make of it!