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23 May 2015, 06:30
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Sunil Krishnan from EPGP batch 2015-16 has shared his IIMB EPGP interview experience from last year. Sunil holds a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering and has over nine years of experience in IT project management.
Interview Experience
The interview in IIM Bangalore for the EPGP is not an interview, but more like a general discussion. As all the prospective students have substantial experience the interview is always focused towards the individual's work experience. I personally felt my interview went very well and would have been disappointed if I have not received a call. The total interview time was around 30 minutes and below are some of the key questions asked. My panel consisted of an economic professor, a strategy professor and an Ex-Alumni (Also as many of you must be aware that before the interview we had to write an impromptu essay)
Q. In your SOP you have described yourself as Independent, Diligent etc.. How can you prove this in academics and work
A . My answer was more towards work rather than academics as my academics are not that great. I provided instances of my work which have shaped my personality in the last 9 years. I took each of the adjectives mentioned in my SOP and explained it with an example at work
Q. How have macroeconomic factors affected my work
A . This was a little tough to answer initially as I had not prepared for such a question. So in this instance I used my Trump card.(Everyone needs a trump card - The best thing that you have done in your job. This trump card should be used at the right time during the interview). I think people were happy with my response here, as this instance involved my work that I had done in US
Q . Next question was related to the previous question wherein I was asked on Finance (Like securitization, credit card)
A . As I belonged to the credit card domain, I was able to answer clearly, but they wanted to me to explain it without any financial jargon. I managed somehow, but it was tough
Q. Next question was on the 2007-2008 recession that happened. The reasons for it and who was responsible
A. Again related to my work and I was able to answer it with some difficulty as I had not prepared for it. But I think I at least got the high-level concepts correct.
NO QUESTIONS ON WHY MBA!!!
These 4 questions and answers took about 30 minutes and if time permits you can also ask some questions in the end. Questions were mostly related to my work and thankfully not very abstract. I hope the above write up helps. Good luck for your interview!!
Interview Experience
The interview in IIM Bangalore for the EPGP is not an interview, but more like a general discussion. As all the prospective students have substantial experience the interview is always focused towards the individual's work experience. I personally felt my interview went very well and would have been disappointed if I have not received a call. The total interview time was around 30 minutes and below are some of the key questions asked. My panel consisted of an economic professor, a strategy professor and an Ex-Alumni (Also as many of you must be aware that before the interview we had to write an impromptu essay)
Q. In your SOP you have described yourself as Independent, Diligent etc.. How can you prove this in academics and work
A . My answer was more towards work rather than academics as my academics are not that great. I provided instances of my work which have shaped my personality in the last 9 years. I took each of the adjectives mentioned in my SOP and explained it with an example at work
Q. How have macroeconomic factors affected my work
A . This was a little tough to answer initially as I had not prepared for such a question. So in this instance I used my Trump card.(Everyone needs a trump card - The best thing that you have done in your job. This trump card should be used at the right time during the interview). I think people were happy with my response here, as this instance involved my work that I had done in US
Q . Next question was related to the previous question wherein I was asked on Finance (Like securitization, credit card)
A . As I belonged to the credit card domain, I was able to answer clearly, but they wanted to me to explain it without any financial jargon. I managed somehow, but it was tough
Q. Next question was on the 2007-2008 recession that happened. The reasons for it and who was responsible
A. Again related to my work and I was able to answer it with some difficulty as I had not prepared for it. But I think I at least got the high-level concepts correct.
NO QUESTIONS ON WHY MBA!!!
These 4 questions and answers took about 30 minutes and if time permits you can also ask some questions in the end. Questions were mostly related to my work and thankfully not very abstract. I hope the above write up helps. Good luck for your interview!!
23 May 2015, 06:52
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We are conducting info sessions for prospective students on 24th, 26th and 30th May in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai respectively.
Please check the following web page for more information on these info-sessions - https://www.iimb.ernet.in/epgp/?Ref=IIMBsite
Please check the following web page for more information on these info-sessions - https://www.iimb.ernet.in/epgp/?Ref=IIMBsite
26 Jun 2015, 18:24
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Hello ,how important are the info-sessions conducted by the IIMs ?
From an applicant perspective ,do they provide a value addition ?
Regards,
Manish Khare
From an applicant perspective ,do they provide a value addition ?
Regards,
Manish Khare
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