IIM Lucknow Interview

First IIM interview of my life


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Date: 16th Feb - Time: 10:00 am

Venue: Monarch Hotel (Panel 1)


GD

Topic - A Room without books is like a body without soul.

Essay Write up -10 min and then the GD started.


From the word GO I started attempting to get on with the GD, in few min I realized that its becoming more and more difficult with every one speaking simultaneously. I was found talking with 4 others at some points and finally I came in with a couple of points (Around 3-4 times) . A couple of new points . My presence was mostly felt in the latter part of the discussion.

Overall - Satisfactory


PI (Around 10 mins)

I was the second one to be interviewed.

There were 2 profs P1 and P2. and ME (M)


P2 - Can I have look at your certificates.

Me - Sure sir... Handed over the certificates

P2 - So Naveen you are working at XXXXX ? Where is it?

Me - It is at Hyderabad sir and I told them some thing about the company.

P2 - How come u r in software company after doing a course in Mechanical Engineering

Me - Some gyaan

P2 - Hmmm.. What do you do in your free time

Me - Told about my extra curriculars - and hobbies


Then on we spoke a lot abt it (for abt 3-4 minutes) and it went on well Suddenly P2 came across a certificate from MICO (Had done my final year project there)


P2 - What did you do at MICO

Me - Explained that we have worked on a SIX SIGMA project at MICO as part of our final year engineering

P2 - SIX Sigma ... Do you remember anything about it?

Me - Told him what Six Sigma is and gave a brief presentation of my project in a couple of mins

P2 - Can you draw a normal curve and explain six sigma

Me - Explained.

P2 - What all do you know about the curve ?

Me - Told him I can tell him abt mean , Cp, Cpk , or equation of the curve(generic one)

P2 - I am not interested in them do you know anything else?

Me - (Thinking...)

P2 - Have u heard of 12 sigma or 10 sigma?

Me - Initially, Told him I fairly remember reading about 7 sigma. But later took back my words saying that I am not sure of it.Couple of more qs followed on the curve (Nothing great)


P1 comes into picture now ---

P1 - What do you want to do in your life.

Me - Some gyaan....

P1 - If you want to be there how will managemnt education help you

Me - Some more gyaan..... Told him what all I can learn and how it is useful(On the hindsight May be could have handled it even better)

P1 - We don't teach anything of that sort at L

Me- ghuma firaake wohi baath bolaa ...

P1 - Are you pursing management out of interest or compulsion

Me - Told good reasons and justified why it is not a compulsion (May be could have done better here also)

P2 and P1 -- Look at each other .... OK , Thank you and do you want to tell any thing about us or ask anything ?

Me- Some small talk and Thanked them....


So feel good factor..... but it is the same for everyone(most of us)

I think they are looking at something beyond what we are looking at !!

Overall , I feel that call from Lucknow will mostly depend on my "LUCK" NOW.


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