Just like any other interview, the INSEAD interviews can go for as long as the interviewer wants. They're volunteers and do this out of their free time as a way to give back to the school.
Most interviews last around
1 hour. The rule of thumb for interviewers is to ask questions for about 35 mins and allow questions from the candidate for about 10-15 mins. And of course, there will be some opening chit-chat for about 5 mins and another 5 mins for some closing sentences.
But this isn't set in stone. Some interviewers, for the sake of time, don't ask many questions. It's not uncommon for some of them to start the interview by saying: "
I've read your application in detail and I only have four questions". In these cases, interviews can last 25-30 mins only. There are also cases where the interviewer is in no rush and interviews can last longer than one hour.
In any case, whether short or long, the length of the interview has nothing to do with your odds. For example, a short interview doesn't mean the interviewer didn't like you, and a long interview doesn't mean the interviewer liked you more. So, you can't read much into it. Plus, interviewers send a recommendation to INSEAD, but it's ultimately up to the Admissions Committee to follow their advice or not.
I've seen many candidates worry about this, but it's really nothing to stress over.
Good luck to everyone!
Alex
chtf1229
Mine were quite short. I thought they would go 1-2 hours long (after reading the
interview debriefs here) but ended up <1 hour.
aku4312
For those who managed to get their interviews, how was it ?
I am still waiting for my interviewers to respond