Hello I am posting my first IIM interview experience this season.
It is straight from the God's own country..IIM Kozhikode
My interview venue was Hotel Kenilworth,Little Russel street.1:30 PM slot.I reached there by 12:50 and was chilling in the lounge.There I made friends with two guys--one from NIT Durgapur and the other from Ranchi.By 1:30 we went upstairs and took our seats.A batch of around 30 students were divided into 3 panels of 10 each.The guy that was sitting beside me went outside to get his certificates photocopied but as he failed to enter the hall in time,he was not allowed to enter anymore and thus his iim dreams was shattered.
There is no GD in IIM Kozhikode.Instead there is a written task.30 minutes were given for this.The topic was
(Yeh kya de diya sirji.aise bolne bolte toh bahut kuch bol deta.ab kya likhu??)
I chalked down the points in my mindframe and started writing.My answer sheet was snatched exactly after 30 minutes and by that time I had written a well knit essay of 4 and a half pages with proper introduction,examples and conclusion.
Had tea and buiscuits.
Then there was the session of certificates and documents verification. There was a south Indian professor.I had almost a hundred certificates with three folders and a file.The professor started chatting with me and cracked some silly jokes like ..."Can you lend me a few certificates of yours?","Can you weigh the certificates?","Calculate the total money you will invest to photocopy your certificates for all the calls you have managed"....
PI Experience
There were two professors.I was the 2nd last guy in Panel 1.One was bald headed serious guy with a great depth of knowledge in all fields.And the other was a chillax guy.
Good evening sir(with a huge smile in my face)
Chillax Guy:So Tirtha Have a seat.So how much do you like the Maharajas of Narendrapur?
Me:(Arey isko pehle se hi itna kuch kaise pata mere baare mey?)Yes Sir they were very helpful.
Chillax Guy:So upto which class did u study in Narendrapur?
Me:Sir upto class 12.Both school finals and HS.Infact I was the first HS batch in school.
Chillax Guy:(Surprised like a hell) What are you saying Tirtha?First HS Batch?
Me:Made him understand that previously the HS section was associated with college.and now it has come under the school.
(By this time the serious guy snatched the bunch of certificates from my hand and started weighing it of his own)
Chillax Guy:So after Narendrapur,you joined Jadavpur University right?
Me:(arey tumko agar sab pataa he hain toh ye sab puch kyun rahe ho?)Yes Sir.
Chillax Guy:So how many times a day do you go to the arts faculty of JU?
Me:(Arey yaar mujhe waisa dikhta hain kya?mera toh abhi tak ek girl friend bhi nahi hua hain)Sir actually I am from Salt Lake campus.But I have visited the arts faculty at times.
Chillax Guy:(again surprised)But printing engineering department is in main campus only.started telling me the history of Jadavpur University from the donated land to freedom fighters.
Me:But sir I study Printing Engineering for the past four years and it is in Salt Lake campus only.Previously it was in main campus(he was shaking his head as if I was lying to him).
Serious Guy:(abhi tak mera certificates dekh raha thaa.suddenly thunderstorm ke tarah kaha se tapak paraa)So u collect stamps?Can you tell me the most costly stamp on Earth presently?
Me:(rarest stamp ke baare mey to mujhe pataa hain.costliest stamp kaun sa hain bhai??)Sir I have a confusion.It is either Inverted Jenny or it is Treskilling Yellow.
Serious Guy:So from which country is Inverted Jenny and from which country is Treskilling Yellow?
Me:Inverted Jenny from US and Treskilling Yellow from Sweden.
Serious Guy:Why are they named so?
Me:Sir Inverted Jenny is an error stamp with the picture of an inverted airplane named Jenny.and the then currency of sweden was called skilling and the rare stamp was mistakenly printed in yellow.
Serious Guy:Can you tell me the value of these stamps?
Me:(Ab bas bhi karo yaar)Sir to be honest I have no idea..
Serious Guy:So you are a black belt in Karate?
Me:(Arey yaar jo bhi muuh mey aa raha hain bole ja raha hain).No sir I learnt Karate till class 4 or 5.I was a green belt then.
Serious Guy:So you know to play Tabla?Classical Music huh?
Me:Yes Sir.But that again I am out of touch since school days.
Serious Guy:So you must be a regular visitor of Dover lane then?
Me:(Kahin ko??Koi kaam nahi hain kya mera??)No Sir.But I have heard of the Dover Lane music concerts.
Serious Guy:Told me the name of a very peculiar musician.I dont remember the name
Me:Sorry Sir I havent heard of him.
Serious Guy:Tell me about your favourite classical musician
Me:Sir I have been to concerts of Hariprasad Chaurasia and also been a follower of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for some time who recently died.
Chillax Guy:Tell me about Colour Management.
Me:Told a long story and he seemed to like it.
Chillax Guy:How many job offers have you got and what are they?
Me:Hindustan Times and Accenture
Chillax Guy:So given an option which are you planning to join?
Me:hmm Accenture.
Chillax Guy:(started to laugh like hell and the two panel members cracked a few jokes among themselves which was ineligible to me)Your idea is good Tirtha.I appreciate your idea that Accenture will offer more money but what if you feel it boring there as it is not your domain?
Me:(kya bolun yaar???)Yes sir that's a genuine problem you mentioned
Serious Guy:(talking to his fellow mate)See this guy has won so many certificates.So how do you manage to make time out of your daily schedule Tirtha to get involved in so much of activities?
Me:No sir (itna gas mat khilao sir..)
Chillax Guy:So given a choice which field would you choose in MBA?
Me:Sir I dont have a clear conception about all these stuffs.I would make decisions after the first year.But I have a nack towards finance.
Chillax Guy:Why finance and why not marketting?
Me:Sir it may be hilarious to you but somehow I have a feeling that marketing job is a tedious one.and financial job is sit-at-office job.
Serious Guy:(suddenly shouting)I see you have won so many certificates in quizing.so you are into quizzing right?
Me:A bit of.
Serious Guy:Have you ever conducted a quiz?
Me:Yes sir.(at this point the guy smiles at me and shakes hands with me telling me that he too is a quizmaster)
(main kaha bola ki main quizmaster hoon???)
Chillax Guy:How many IIM calls did u get?
Me:All but Ahmedabad.
Chillax Guy:So given a choice which one will you choose?
Me:Sir till now I havent converted any one of them.I havent thought of that at all.
Chillax Guy:Cummon.You are bound to convert most of the calls.(kya bol raha hain yaar..tu bas mera kozhikode paar kara de.baki ka main dekh lunga.)
Serious Guy:Tirtha your probability to convert IIM K is 100.what does it mean?
Me:(Yeh kya bol raha hain yaar?????)Sir Probability cant be more than 1.
Serious Guy:Are you sure about it?
Me:As far as i know sir.
Chillax Guy:A bit of quizzing for you Tirtha.Who is the mother of Ratan Tata and what does she do?
Me:Sir I am not sure but most probably it is Simone Tata and she is the CEO of West Side as in the apparel retail store one.previously she was associated with Lakme.
Thank You Tirtha....
