Wednesday, March 25, 2009
XLRI Results Declared
XLRi declared its results today. It can be accessed here And not so surprisingly I was not selected. I had a poor Pi and an average GD. So the season does not start well
Thursday, March 19, 2009
IIM L Interview Experience
Date: 8th march
Cat percentile : 99.97
There were 8 students in the list but two were absent.
Essay and GD:
We were given a topic to write an essay for 20 minutes and then 15 minutes more to discuss the same topic. The topic was " Beginning of a journey does n't guarantee success"
I started my essay with " Well begun is half done" but what about the other half? Later followed on with examples of hare and tortoise, edison, football cricket and all other. Added valuable points how we can turn a good or a bad start into success. Overall a very simple topic and I wrote a decent essay will give 8-9/10
GD was chilled out, I chipped in with valuable points like continuous evaluation is required . Redefining of goals , review of achievements etc, Gave examples again of edison, football..
Only 6 people were there, all chilled out. I think we were finished in 12 mins and profs felt that we have nothing more to discuss and said that is fine.
Interview:
P1: Prof to my left, Prof. Sanjeev Kapoor
P2: Prof to my right, Prof Krishna Kumar ( Not sure though)
M: me!
P1 came and called me in..
Pleasantries and P2 asked me to sir. Thank you etc.
P2: xxx, You have done elec engg from IIT Kanpur. You have done very well till +2, what happened there?
M: give my reasons.
Some discussion follows, both look convinced.
P2: Ok , tell me the recent developments in elec engg.
M: I speak about smaller and smaller chips, new semi conductors etc.
P2: But that is all electronics? tell me about electrical.
M: Sir, I am more focussed towards electrnoics and communication, at IIT, we are taught all three and have to pick one or two for specialisation. Still in electrical, the nuclear deal can be said the latest development when concerning India. India is going to upgrade from 4000 MW to 20000 MW of nuclear power by 2020.
P2: Ok, have you heard about clean gas tecnology in power?
M: No sir!
P2: Ok fine. What do you read apart from electrical engineering?
M: Sir, I am a follower of football and read anything and everything about it. I am also into blogging.
P2: good, football ok!
P2: Who is the current world champion?
M: Sir, Italy won the last world cup in 2006 and spain is currently ranked 1 in FIFA rankings.
P2: When is the next worldcup.
M: 2010 in south africa.
P2: which is the most important position in football?
M: Sir, people think it is the central forward, but I believe it is the goalkeeper. I think his mistake can be very costly. One mistake of the goalkeeper can cost us a match. Attackers get numerous chances to score goals. But, once a goalkeeper lets an easy one in, the whole team omes under pressure. He is the most important player on the pitch.
P2: do u know pele? What was special about him?
M: Sir, he is regarded as the best footballer ever. He had this amazing knack of cutting through defenders, but he was a team player, his goals were full of passes. One of his goals is very famous when from midfield he took teh ball and the goal was scored after 13 passes.
P2: Good!
P2: Do you play football?
M: yes sir, but had to quit.
P2: Oh, because of the operation?
M: Yeah sir!
P2: Ok
P2: what else do you read?
M: Sir, I am not that big a reader. But the last two books that I read are, Atlas Shrugged and Kite Runner.
P2: And? ( he didn't hear kite runner properly)
M: Kite runner sir!
P2: who is teh author of atlas shrugged?
M: Ayn Rand
P2: What is so special about this book?
M: Sir, the imagination is very vivid. One can find any all kinds of emotions in this book. She has seen the world of today so early. Her imagination of reservations and fight between capitalism and socialism is very much what is happening and has happened.
P2: The book is very thick and has very small print( says to p1 and me). How much time it took you?
M: about one and a half month.
P2: good! Have you heard of the book alchemist?
M: yeah Sir, I have heard the name of the book, not read it.
P2: Do you know the name of author?
M: No sir!
P2: Thats fine.
P2: Suppose in your job it is necessary to bribe the customer to get business. What would you do?
M: Sir, I am not in favour of bribes. One should try other means.
P2: Suppose there is no other way. And your company, although does n;t encourage bribes but sees no wrong in it either and has funds allocated for it?
M: Sir, in that case, I will have no option. If the company can get no business, we are losing everything.
P2: Ok
P1 takes over
P1: Yeah, bribing is called facilitation fee. There is nothing wrong in it?
M: Sir, well it is not ethical but when you have no other options, you have to go for it.
P1: Right!
P1: Can you tell me the probability of you getting into IIM L?
M: do you want a mathematical answer, or you want me to take a prediction?
P1: Give a mathematical answer.
M: Sir, for that I would need some stats and also .
P1: What do you need?
M: No of seats and no of calls given .
P1: assume 500 calls and 100 seats.
M: Sir, we would need to assume that there will be no absentees in the interviews and everyone who gets an admit joins.
P1: Ok, then.
M: then probability of my selection is 499c99/500c100 which will be 499!100! 400!/500!99!400!=100/500=1/5
P1: suppose we have 50% reservations for girls?
M: we will need to reduce the number of girls candidates called from 500 and the calculations would change.
P1: Fine.
P1: So, you are from Bokaro Steel City, Tell me about your family?
M: Sir, My father works with Bokaro Steel Plant and my mother is a homemaker. My elder brother is a mechanical engg working in pune. My younger brother is studying mechanical engg from NIT Jamshedpur.
P1: Oh all engineers. good very good.
M: Yes sir (smiles)
P1: The guy who left before you asked me to ask you a question. Should I ask you that?
M: Sure sir!
P1: What is the size of a football field?
M: Sir, it depends what kind of a match it is. For international matches it is 70-80 yards in width and 110-130 yards in length. For domestic matches , it can be different.
P1: It is meters?
M: No sir, yards.
P1: Good, why do you think he asked me to ask you this?
M: may be because i spoke about football in the GD.
P1: Good, how does this answer tell me that you are suitable for management?
M: Sir, this answers shows I am well informed about my hobby and follow it with passion. Thus, this shows that I will do justice to my management studies and will do the same in my work thereafter.
P1: How many interviews you have had? All over?
M: No sir, this is the fourth, I have IIM C left.
P1: which calls you have?
M: A C I KL
P1: Which you don't have?
M: B and S.
P1: ahh, you have so many calls, you will convert one of them, and will get into management, very good chances.
M: yes sir, i am very confident of converting at least two.
P1: Good, that was I asking tell me your probability of getting into IIM L.
M: Sir, I would give myself 70%.
P1: Why 70 and not 100?
M: Sir, 10% weightage is for work ex. and 5% for grad score. So, I am basically competing for just 85% and I have doen reasonably well for 70%. So I said 70%.
P1: Fair enough!
Looks at P2.
P1 and P2: That will be all, Thank you.
M: Thank You sir!
All in all feel good, they never stressed me out. P2 laughed throughout the interview. P1 was also very cordial.
Cat percentile : 99.97
There were 8 students in the list but two were absent.
Essay and GD:
We were given a topic to write an essay for 20 minutes and then 15 minutes more to discuss the same topic. The topic was " Beginning of a journey does n't guarantee success"
I started my essay with " Well begun is half done" but what about the other half? Later followed on with examples of hare and tortoise, edison, football cricket and all other. Added valuable points how we can turn a good or a bad start into success. Overall a very simple topic and I wrote a decent essay will give 8-9/10
GD was chilled out, I chipped in with valuable points like continuous evaluation is required . Redefining of goals , review of achievements etc, Gave examples again of edison, football..
Only 6 people were there, all chilled out. I think we were finished in 12 mins and profs felt that we have nothing more to discuss and said that is fine.
Interview:
P1: Prof to my left, Prof. Sanjeev Kapoor
P2: Prof to my right, Prof Krishna Kumar ( Not sure though)
M: me!
P1 came and called me in..
Pleasantries and P2 asked me to sir. Thank you etc.
P2: xxx, You have done elec engg from IIT Kanpur. You have done very well till +2, what happened there?
M: give my reasons.
Some discussion follows, both look convinced.
P2: Ok , tell me the recent developments in elec engg.
M: I speak about smaller and smaller chips, new semi conductors etc.
P2: But that is all electronics? tell me about electrical.
M: Sir, I am more focussed towards electrnoics and communication, at IIT, we are taught all three and have to pick one or two for specialisation. Still in electrical, the nuclear deal can be said the latest development when concerning India. India is going to upgrade from 4000 MW to 20000 MW of nuclear power by 2020.
P2: Ok, have you heard about clean gas tecnology in power?
M: No sir!
P2: Ok fine. What do you read apart from electrical engineering?
M: Sir, I am a follower of football and read anything and everything about it. I am also into blogging.
P2: good, football ok!
P2: Who is the current world champion?
M: Sir, Italy won the last world cup in 2006 and spain is currently ranked 1 in FIFA rankings.
P2: When is the next worldcup.
M: 2010 in south africa.
P2: which is the most important position in football?
M: Sir, people think it is the central forward, but I believe it is the goalkeeper. I think his mistake can be very costly. One mistake of the goalkeeper can cost us a match. Attackers get numerous chances to score goals. But, once a goalkeeper lets an easy one in, the whole team omes under pressure. He is the most important player on the pitch.
P2: do u know pele? What was special about him?
M: Sir, he is regarded as the best footballer ever. He had this amazing knack of cutting through defenders, but he was a team player, his goals were full of passes. One of his goals is very famous when from midfield he took teh ball and the goal was scored after 13 passes.
P2: Good!
P2: Do you play football?
M: yes sir, but had to quit.
P2: Oh, because of the operation?
M: Yeah sir!
P2: Ok
P2: what else do you read?
M: Sir, I am not that big a reader. But the last two books that I read are, Atlas Shrugged and Kite Runner.
P2: And? ( he didn't hear kite runner properly)
M: Kite runner sir!
P2: who is teh author of atlas shrugged?
M: Ayn Rand
P2: What is so special about this book?
M: Sir, the imagination is very vivid. One can find any all kinds of emotions in this book. She has seen the world of today so early. Her imagination of reservations and fight between capitalism and socialism is very much what is happening and has happened.
P2: The book is very thick and has very small print( says to p1 and me). How much time it took you?
M: about one and a half month.
P2: good! Have you heard of the book alchemist?
M: yeah Sir, I have heard the name of the book, not read it.
P2: Do you know the name of author?
M: No sir!
P2: Thats fine.
P2: Suppose in your job it is necessary to bribe the customer to get business. What would you do?
M: Sir, I am not in favour of bribes. One should try other means.
P2: Suppose there is no other way. And your company, although does n;t encourage bribes but sees no wrong in it either and has funds allocated for it?
M: Sir, in that case, I will have no option. If the company can get no business, we are losing everything.
P2: Ok
P1 takes over
P1: Yeah, bribing is called facilitation fee. There is nothing wrong in it?
M: Sir, well it is not ethical but when you have no other options, you have to go for it.
P1: Right!
P1: Can you tell me the probability of you getting into IIM L?
M: do you want a mathematical answer, or you want me to take a prediction?
P1: Give a mathematical answer.
M: Sir, for that I would need some stats and also .
P1: What do you need?
M: No of seats and no of calls given .
P1: assume 500 calls and 100 seats.
M: Sir, we would need to assume that there will be no absentees in the interviews and everyone who gets an admit joins.
P1: Ok, then.
M: then probability of my selection is 499c99/500c100 which will be 499!100! 400!/500!99!400!=100/500=1/5
P1: suppose we have 50% reservations for girls?
M: we will need to reduce the number of girls candidates called from 500 and the calculations would change.
P1: Fine.
P1: So, you are from Bokaro Steel City, Tell me about your family?
M: Sir, My father works with Bokaro Steel Plant and my mother is a homemaker. My elder brother is a mechanical engg working in pune. My younger brother is studying mechanical engg from NIT Jamshedpur.
P1: Oh all engineers. good very good.
M: Yes sir (smiles)
P1: The guy who left before you asked me to ask you a question. Should I ask you that?
M: Sure sir!
P1: What is the size of a football field?
M: Sir, it depends what kind of a match it is. For international matches it is 70-80 yards in width and 110-130 yards in length. For domestic matches , it can be different.
P1: It is meters?
M: No sir, yards.
P1: Good, why do you think he asked me to ask you this?
M: may be because i spoke about football in the GD.
P1: Good, how does this answer tell me that you are suitable for management?
M: Sir, this answers shows I am well informed about my hobby and follow it with passion. Thus, this shows that I will do justice to my management studies and will do the same in my work thereafter.
P1: How many interviews you have had? All over?
M: No sir, this is the fourth, I have IIM C left.
P1: which calls you have?
M: A C I KL
P1: Which you don't have?
M: B and S.
P1: ahh, you have so many calls, you will convert one of them, and will get into management, very good chances.
M: yes sir, i am very confident of converting at least two.
P1: Good, that was I asking tell me your probability of getting into IIM L.
M: Sir, I would give myself 70%.
P1: Why 70 and not 100?
M: Sir, 10% weightage is for work ex. and 5% for grad score. So, I am basically competing for just 85% and I have doen reasonably well for 70%. So I said 70%.
P1: Fair enough!
Looks at P2.
P1 and P2: That will be all, Thank you.
M: Thank You sir!
All in all feel good, they never stressed me out. P2 laughed throughout the interview. P1 was also very cordial.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
IIM A Interview Experience
Date 6 March
Cat percentile 99.97
We were 8 students in our panel and there were 4 such panels.
Essay
We were given 10 mins to write an essay in the area provided in the interview form. We were forewarned to stop rightaway when we are asked to stop. Essay topic was how other games were not eclipsed by Cricket and something like that.
Wrote a decent essay.. examples from olympic winners not getting padma awards etc..
All in all a good 10 mins to start with.
Interview
I was last in the panel and the panelists told us that they will take 15 mins each.
They took a break just after the 7th guy left and it started to scare me.. :)
P1: Old prof to my left
P2: Old prof to my right. ( Mr Rajendra Patel) http://iimahd.ernet.in/faculty/facultydetails.php?id=214&farea=refarea§ion=area
M: me
P2 called me in.
Pleasantries and was asked to sit.
P2: Please show me this certificate and explain what it is.
I stood up went close to P2 and showed the Gold medal certi and explained it was given to me for getting the highest marks in CBSE Board amongst all thirteen schools run by Bokaro Steel.
P1: Good, Very Good!
P2: Ok XXX , you have done electrical engg from IIT Kanpur.
M: Yes Sir!
P2: There were a few electrical enggs before you, what did they tell you?
M: Sir, they told me you were asking probability questions?
P2: Probability? What probability?
M: Sir, they were telling you gave questions about probability etc
P2: Ok.
P2: How would you explain to a layman why he pays for electricity? Electrons come to his home and then he returns it back, he doesn't keep any why should he pay for it?
M: Sir, although he is not keeping any electrons, but energy is required to maintain this flow of electrons and the power company thus needs to be compensated.
P2: Speak in layman's terms
M: Sir, it is like the current won't flow unless there is potential difference.
P2: Speak in layman's terms.
M: Sir, we can think it as water flowing, water flows on a slope similarly .
P2: Ok
P2: Ok tell me how will you explain integration to a layman. And dont tell me area under the curve ok.
M: Sir, it is basically a better form of summation when the function is discrete you can use sum, but when it is continuous it can't be summed, so we break into parts.
P2: Now you are using discrete continuous, I have told you four times speak in layman's terms.
M: Sir, take a Asymmetric figure, now if we need to find the area of this figure, summation would not help us, but we would need integration to do it.
P2: DO you know transmission losses form the major part of power losses?
M: Yes sir
P2: What is done to prevent these losses?
M: Electricity is transmitted a very high voltage 11 KV or 22 KV or even higher. This is done to reduce i^2r losses.
P2: Any other?
M: We can use better equipment, better transformers
P2: Is the purpose of transformer to cut power losses?
M: no sir, thats not it primary purpose but in course of transmission we need a lot of transformers and if we have efficient ones, we can reduce losses.
P2: WHat is the primary purpose of a transformer?
M: Either to step up or step down voltage depending on the need.
P1 Takes over
P1: Ok XXX, You have done electrical engg from IIT Kanpur, Can you make electricity flow without a wire
M: Sir it won't be practical but it can be done.
P1: How?
M: Sir, if we apply voltages at sharp points, the air around the points will breakdown into ions and then start conducting. Sound and corona discharge will accompany this phenomena and this will be very inefficient way of transmitting electricity.
P1: How far?
M: very small distances around 1 mm.
P1: Ok, this sound and light thing doesn't look practical. ANy other way?
M: Sir, basically what I did there was made air an conductor and replaced wire by air. If we have to remove wire, we can use any other conductor ( smile). May be water.
P1: Yes ( smiles)
P1: Ok do you know function of a function, can you differentiate it?( passes me a paper) We use a lot of calculus in Management.
M: Sir, it is basically defined when the independent variable is not a basic. For example y=f(x) and x=g(z) then y=f(g(z))
P1: Now differentiate it?
M: y'=f'(g(z)g'(z)
P1: What is that prime business ? (smiles) write simply
M: dy/dz=d(f(g(z)))/d(g(z))xd(g(z))/dz
P1: why is this a product and not a sum? Can you prove it?
M: yes sir.. I prove it using basic definition of derivative and the chain rule fo limits. he takes the paper and verifies it.
P1: Can you give an example?
M: yes, y=cos(sinx).
P1: Now differentiate it
M: y'=-sin(sinx) cos x
P1: Good.
P1: XXX, Can you tell me the difference between electrical force and gravitational force?
M: Electrical force can be attrcative or repulsive but gravitational force is attractive only.
P1: Ok, Do you know the nucleus, there are only protons, are they like charges?
M: yes sir.
P1: Then why don't they come out and break the nucleus?
M: Sir, there are three forces inside the nucleus. Electrical force, gravitational force and nuclear force. The gravitational force is very small and hence neglected. But to counter the repulsive electrical force there is a nuclear force which keeps the protons inside the nucleus.
P2 takes over
P2: Ok, Where are you from?
M: Bokaro Steel City
P2:Hmmm, have you heard of the city Mclean? Can you tell me the country it is in?
M: No sir! ( I did not take a guess )
P2: Brussels?
M: Belgium?
P2: DO you know why most indian rivers originate from north and then flow into east or west?
M: Sir, the melting ice of himalayas act as the source of rivers, hence they originate from there. The rivers then flow southwards due to the slope and they move eastwards or westwards due to the terrain they face in their course.
P2: Ok can you tell me the names of all major cities on the banks of river ganga from west to east?
M: Haridwar.
P2: Before Haridwar?
M: Rishikesh.
P2: Ok Continue
M: Rishikesh, Haridwar, kanpur, allahabad, banaras, patna, sultanganj, Kolkata.
P2 looks at P1
P2: Take a toffee
I pick an alpenlibe from the bowl
and say thank you to both of them
P1: All the best.
I am out now..
There was no one left who could tell me the time but it was approx 20-25 mins.
Cat percentile 99.97
We were 8 students in our panel and there were 4 such panels.
Essay
We were given 10 mins to write an essay in the area provided in the interview form. We were forewarned to stop rightaway when we are asked to stop. Essay topic was how other games were not eclipsed by Cricket and something like that.
Wrote a decent essay.. examples from olympic winners not getting padma awards etc..
All in all a good 10 mins to start with.
Interview
I was last in the panel and the panelists told us that they will take 15 mins each.
They took a break just after the 7th guy left and it started to scare me.. :)
P1: Old prof to my left
P2: Old prof to my right. ( Mr Rajendra Patel) http://iimahd.ernet.in/faculty/facultydetails.php?id=214&farea=refarea§ion=area
M: me
P2 called me in.
Pleasantries and was asked to sit.
P2: Please show me this certificate and explain what it is.
I stood up went close to P2 and showed the Gold medal certi and explained it was given to me for getting the highest marks in CBSE Board amongst all thirteen schools run by Bokaro Steel.
P1: Good, Very Good!
P2: Ok XXX , you have done electrical engg from IIT Kanpur.
M: Yes Sir!
P2: There were a few electrical enggs before you, what did they tell you?
M: Sir, they told me you were asking probability questions?
P2: Probability? What probability?
M: Sir, they were telling you gave questions about probability etc
P2: Ok.
P2: How would you explain to a layman why he pays for electricity? Electrons come to his home and then he returns it back, he doesn't keep any why should he pay for it?
M: Sir, although he is not keeping any electrons, but energy is required to maintain this flow of electrons and the power company thus needs to be compensated.
P2: Speak in layman's terms
M: Sir, it is like the current won't flow unless there is potential difference.
P2: Speak in layman's terms.
M: Sir, we can think it as water flowing, water flows on a slope similarly .
P2: Ok
P2: Ok tell me how will you explain integration to a layman. And dont tell me area under the curve ok.
M: Sir, it is basically a better form of summation when the function is discrete you can use sum, but when it is continuous it can't be summed, so we break into parts.
P2: Now you are using discrete continuous, I have told you four times speak in layman's terms.
M: Sir, take a Asymmetric figure, now if we need to find the area of this figure, summation would not help us, but we would need integration to do it.
P2: DO you know transmission losses form the major part of power losses?
M: Yes sir
P2: What is done to prevent these losses?
M: Electricity is transmitted a very high voltage 11 KV or 22 KV or even higher. This is done to reduce i^2r losses.
P2: Any other?
M: We can use better equipment, better transformers
P2: Is the purpose of transformer to cut power losses?
M: no sir, thats not it primary purpose but in course of transmission we need a lot of transformers and if we have efficient ones, we can reduce losses.
P2: WHat is the primary purpose of a transformer?
M: Either to step up or step down voltage depending on the need.
P1 Takes over
P1: Ok XXX, You have done electrical engg from IIT Kanpur, Can you make electricity flow without a wire
M: Sir it won't be practical but it can be done.
P1: How?
M: Sir, if we apply voltages at sharp points, the air around the points will breakdown into ions and then start conducting. Sound and corona discharge will accompany this phenomena and this will be very inefficient way of transmitting electricity.
P1: How far?
M: very small distances around 1 mm.
P1: Ok, this sound and light thing doesn't look practical. ANy other way?
M: Sir, basically what I did there was made air an conductor and replaced wire by air. If we have to remove wire, we can use any other conductor ( smile). May be water.
P1: Yes ( smiles)
P1: Ok do you know function of a function, can you differentiate it?( passes me a paper) We use a lot of calculus in Management.
M: Sir, it is basically defined when the independent variable is not a basic. For example y=f(x) and x=g(z) then y=f(g(z))
P1: Now differentiate it?
M: y'=f'(g(z)g'(z)
P1: What is that prime business ? (smiles) write simply
M: dy/dz=d(f(g(z)))/d(g(z))xd(g(z))/dz
P1: why is this a product and not a sum? Can you prove it?
M: yes sir.. I prove it using basic definition of derivative and the chain rule fo limits. he takes the paper and verifies it.
P1: Can you give an example?
M: yes, y=cos(sinx).
P1: Now differentiate it
M: y'=-sin(sinx) cos x
P1: Good.
P1: XXX, Can you tell me the difference between electrical force and gravitational force?
M: Electrical force can be attrcative or repulsive but gravitational force is attractive only.
P1: Ok, Do you know the nucleus, there are only protons, are they like charges?
M: yes sir.
P1: Then why don't they come out and break the nucleus?
M: Sir, there are three forces inside the nucleus. Electrical force, gravitational force and nuclear force. The gravitational force is very small and hence neglected. But to counter the repulsive electrical force there is a nuclear force which keeps the protons inside the nucleus.
P2 takes over
P2: Ok, Where are you from?
M: Bokaro Steel City
P2:Hmmm, have you heard of the city Mclean? Can you tell me the country it is in?
M: No sir! ( I did not take a guess )
P2: Brussels?
M: Belgium?
P2: DO you know why most indian rivers originate from north and then flow into east or west?
M: Sir, the melting ice of himalayas act as the source of rivers, hence they originate from there. The rivers then flow southwards due to the slope and they move eastwards or westwards due to the terrain they face in their course.
P2: Ok can you tell me the names of all major cities on the banks of river ganga from west to east?
M: Haridwar.
P2: Before Haridwar?
M: Rishikesh.
P2: Ok Continue
M: Rishikesh, Haridwar, kanpur, allahabad, banaras, patna, sultanganj, Kolkata.
P2 looks at P1
P2: Take a toffee
I pick an alpenlibe from the bowl
and say thank you to both of them
P1: All the best.
I am out now..
There was no one left who could tell me the time but it was approx 20-25 mins.
Monday, March 16, 2009
IIM K Interview Experience
Date 27 FEb
Venue IMI New Delhi
Cat percentile 99.97
We were 8 students in our panel and 2 were absent.
GD: It was a case study about how students used to pay their teachers and how that should be the case today with students deciding the salary of professors so that they teach relevant stuff.
Decent GD. No fish market as was warned of. Entered 4-5 times with examples. would rate 7/10
Interview
My panel gave 30 minutes to each student and asked acads and maths mainly.
P1: Young prof to my left
P2: Old prof to my right.
M: me
P1 called me in
Good afternoon and stuff, they asked me to sit. Thanks and proceed
P1: Asks about my poor engg score.
M: Didn't study for various reasons
P1: What should I ask you from elec engg?
M: Not a big fan of it, you may ask maths
P2: Ok, we will ask maths as well
P1: But, why nothing from elec..
M: keep quiet
P2 takes over
P2: There is a cat like test, with 25 questions and 5 options for every question. If the marking is same as cat. Suppose a student guesses all the answers, find the probability that he gets 20 correct and 5 wrong
M: Sir, the probability of getting one answer right is 1/5 and hence wrong is 4/5, thus by using bernoulli's equation we get 25c20(1/5)^20 (4/5) ^5
P2: Good, Can you give me an estimate of this number?
M: you need an appox value?
P2: Yeah
M: if we multiply num and den by 2^25, then deno becomes 10^25 and numerator 2^x
we can write 2^10=10^3 and hence proceed.. similarly for the 25c20 term we can approx all terms as 20 and proceed.. I found a value..
P2: Thats right! Can you do it using poisson's?
M: Sir, I know poissons but I am not sure how to do it here..
Some discussion about poission goes on.
P2: If we continue with the last question, what is the average score of a person?
M: IS there negative marking?
P2: yeah, its cat like exam
M: 0 will be the answer.. 4(1/5) -1(4/5)=0
This is the reason why cat has this marking scheme!
P2: I know why cat has! its not necessarily for that reason.
P2: Plot the graph of x+sinx
M: plot it with some help
P2: can it be decreasing?
M: No sir, thats an approx plot
I show him using derivatives it can't be decreasing at any point
P2: define e
M: lt n->inf (1+1/n)^n
P2: Is e rational or irrational
M: its irrational
P2: Prove that 2<e<3
M: prove it using binomial expansion
P2: Ok this is your final question?
P2: There are 10 diff books and 3 boys, find the number of ways that each oen gets atleast one.
M: Find the number, he keeps helping as I was determined to show the process of arriving at answers..
P2: good. You have good aptitude, but you must prepare as well. Engineering scores will not be required in management but one must try to do well.
M: I will try my best, Sir!
P2: Ok then!
I was about to stand
P1: What is electromechanical enrgy conversion? How does a motor do that?
M: told
P1: Can there be a 5 pole motor?
M: No ( biggest goof up )
P1: WHy?
M: Magnetic poles appear in pairs..
P1: Ok what do u blog about ( blogging is my hobby, my blog has ben ranked among top 100 wordpress blogs)
M: I have 2 blogs, one is general other is maths
P1: Why this obsession with maths?
M: I enjoy it !
P1: Tell me other platforms of blogging
M: Blogger and wordpress are the ones i use..
P1: Any other?
M: Sir, others generally use these two .. but there may be other platforms. These two are the most popular.
P1: Why is it called a blog?
M: Did not answer this
P1: That will be all
P2: You can leave
M: Thank you sir!
All in all it lasted around 30 mins.. P1 was not very happy with my acads.. He was using his laptop all the while P2 was asking me maths questions
Venue IMI New Delhi
Cat percentile 99.97
We were 8 students in our panel and 2 were absent.
GD: It was a case study about how students used to pay their teachers and how that should be the case today with students deciding the salary of professors so that they teach relevant stuff.
Decent GD. No fish market as was warned of. Entered 4-5 times with examples. would rate 7/10
Interview
My panel gave 30 minutes to each student and asked acads and maths mainly.
P1: Young prof to my left
P2: Old prof to my right.
M: me
P1 called me in
Good afternoon and stuff, they asked me to sit. Thanks and proceed
P1: Asks about my poor engg score.
M: Didn't study for various reasons
P1: What should I ask you from elec engg?
M: Not a big fan of it, you may ask maths
P2: Ok, we will ask maths as well
P1: But, why nothing from elec..
M: keep quiet
P2 takes over
P2: There is a cat like test, with 25 questions and 5 options for every question. If the marking is same as cat. Suppose a student guesses all the answers, find the probability that he gets 20 correct and 5 wrong
M: Sir, the probability of getting one answer right is 1/5 and hence wrong is 4/5, thus by using bernoulli's equation we get 25c20(1/5)^20 (4/5) ^5
P2: Good, Can you give me an estimate of this number?
M: you need an appox value?
P2: Yeah
M: if we multiply num and den by 2^25, then deno becomes 10^25 and numerator 2^x
we can write 2^10=10^3 and hence proceed.. similarly for the 25c20 term we can approx all terms as 20 and proceed.. I found a value..
P2: Thats right! Can you do it using poisson's?
M: Sir, I know poissons but I am not sure how to do it here..
Some discussion about poission goes on.
P2: If we continue with the last question, what is the average score of a person?
M: IS there negative marking?
P2: yeah, its cat like exam
M: 0 will be the answer.. 4(1/5) -1(4/5)=0
This is the reason why cat has this marking scheme!
P2: I know why cat has! its not necessarily for that reason.
P2: Plot the graph of x+sinx
M: plot it with some help
P2: can it be decreasing?
M: No sir, thats an approx plot
I show him using derivatives it can't be decreasing at any point
P2: define e
M: lt n->inf (1+1/n)^n
P2: Is e rational or irrational
M: its irrational
P2: Prove that 2<e<3
M: prove it using binomial expansion
P2: Ok this is your final question?
P2: There are 10 diff books and 3 boys, find the number of ways that each oen gets atleast one.
M: Find the number, he keeps helping as I was determined to show the process of arriving at answers..
P2: good. You have good aptitude, but you must prepare as well. Engineering scores will not be required in management but one must try to do well.
M: I will try my best, Sir!
P2: Ok then!
I was about to stand
P1: What is electromechanical enrgy conversion? How does a motor do that?
M: told
P1: Can there be a 5 pole motor?
M: No ( biggest goof up )
P1: WHy?
M: Magnetic poles appear in pairs..
P1: Ok what do u blog about ( blogging is my hobby, my blog has ben ranked among top 100 wordpress blogs)
M: I have 2 blogs, one is general other is maths
P1: Why this obsession with maths?
M: I enjoy it !
P1: Tell me other platforms of blogging
M: Blogger and wordpress are the ones i use..
P1: Any other?
M: Sir, others generally use these two .. but there may be other platforms. These two are the most popular.
P1: Why is it called a blog?
M: Did not answer this
P1: That will be all
P2: You can leave
M: Thank you sir!
All in all it lasted around 30 mins.. P1 was not very happy with my acads.. He was using his laptop all the while P2 was asking me maths questions
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