I17-05

Question

A university conducts a written examination and an interview to admit students to a research program. A student is selected only if the student scores more than  x\%  in both the written examination and the interview, and has at least  z  years of work experience, where  x  and  z  are integers. The written examination is scored out of 100 marks, and the interview is scored out of 50 marks, with each score being an integer.The table below shows the scores, work experience, and selection outcomes for five students who applied to the program.
      Name   Written Score   Interview Score   Work Experience (years)   Outcome       Amit   70   40   3   Selected        Bunty   80   20   7   Rejected       Priya   75   35   2   Rejected       Reetu   69   38   10   Rejected       Shukla   72   35   4   Selected

Bunuel · Answer

Official Solution:

All students with exactly 3 years of work experience who met the score thresholds are eligible for selection. 
 
• Priya (written 75 (75%), interview 35 (70%), experience 2 years) had the same interview score as Shukla (interview 35), who was selected, and even a higher written score than Shukla (Shukla had 72). So Priya was obviously rejected because of her 2 years of work experience. Since Amit (written 70, interview 40, experience 3 years) was selected, then 2 is not enough and 3 is. And thus, if  z = 3 , and score thresholds are also met, then yes, the student is eligible for selection.  Yes .
 
 A student with 75 in written and 35 in interview can still be rejected. 
 
• According to Tab 1, a student must meet the required percentages in both the written examination and the interview  and  have at least  z  years of work experience. So even if the scores are sufficient, a candidate can still be rejected if the work experience condition is not satisfied.  Yes .
 
 A student with 38 in interview and 69 in written is not eligible for selection. 
 
• Reetu (written 69, interview 38, experience 10 years) had more in interview than Shukla (interview 35), who was selected, and more experience than Amit (3 years), who was also selected. So Reetu was rejected  specifically because of her written score of 69 . This shows that having 69 in written makes a student not eligible, no matter the other parameters.  Yes .

Correct answer:

All students with exactly 3 years of work experience who met the score thresholds are eligible for selection.  "Yes"

A student with 75 in written and 35 in interview can still be rejected.  "Yes"

A student with 38 in interview and 69 in written is not eligible for selection.  "Yes"

Bunuel · Answer

This MSR question and its solutions have been completely revised and improved.

Aboyhasnoname · Answer

Hi  Bunuel  in this question, 
I would like to point towards the wording of the statement. While those who were selected means that they were eligible for selection, those who did not get selected or were rejected doesn't mean they were not eligible. If I am eligible to apply for Harvard, doesn't meant I will be selected at Harvard. If Someone is rejected by Harvard doesn't mean that they were ineligible. Believe Eligibility and selection are two different things No?

A student with 38 in interview and 69 in written is not eligible for selection.
Student might not have been selected, but that doesnt mean he was not eligible to apply. This was my reasoning while going towards the other answer.

Bunuel · Answer

That’s a good distinction in general, eligibility and final selection are not always the same. But in this specific problem, the table and conditions are set up differently. Here, “selected” and “rejected” are not two stages (eligible first, then final selection). Instead, the policy says:

A student is selected  only if  all three conditions are met: written > x%, interview > x%, and work experience ≥ z. 
 If any one condition fails, the student is automatically rejected.

So in this setup, “rejected” does mean “not eligible,” because the rules leave no extra stage where an eligible candidate might still be turned away. That’s why Reetu, with 69 in written, is labeled “rejected” specifically because the written score fell below the threshold, showing she was not eligible under the defined rules.

Aboyhasnoname · Answer

Okay thanks. What got me was the eligible FOR selection. This part.

kartickdey · Answer

Bunuel 
if I think the first question in the same way we think while solving for CR, then I doubt that it will be "yes". The reason is that it is written "A student is selected only if the student scores more than x% in both the written examination and the interview, and has at least z years of work experience,". If I assume that all the conditiona is presented by X and the selection is presented as Y, then as per the passage Y only if X but it does not mean that if X then Y; there may be other criteria which might have been satisfied by the candidates mentioned in the passage but may not be by all the candidates.

Bunuel · Answer

Not completely sure I follow, but the Selection Criteria tab defines the full rule, not a partial one, which is exactly why it is labeled “Selection Criteria.” It explicitly states all conditions for selection, so it is intended to be exhaustive.

Amity007 · Answer

I did not quite understand the solution. 
"All students with exactly 3 years of work experience who met the score thresholds are eligible for selection."
For the first question, it says exactly 3, I feel it should state atleast three.
Coz we have shukla as WS =72, Interview=35 and Exp. =4. 
By stating exactly 3, we are only considering Amit and not Shukla.

Bunuel · Answer

I tried elaborating the question above, as well as here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-university ... 43262.html Hope it helps.

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Name	Written Score	Interview Score	Work Experience (years)	Outcome
Amit	70	40	3	Selected
Bunty	80	20	7	Rejected
Priya	75	35	2	Rejected
Reetu	69	38	10	Rejected
Shukla	72	35	4	Selected