IIM K GD PI Experience

Well, after skipping SIBM call, here I am.

Date: Feb 13
Place: Mumbai

Background:
Met Gaurav(singhal) at Bandra station, where he told me about his stress interview. Went to eat at sheesha with vikas.

The process
Reached the venue at 8.30. Waited till 9.00 Was slotted into panel 3
GD Topic: Long topic about an American doctor helping Haiti medical system by community based medical service. He believes that equality of medical service is a basic right. But ppl want food along with drugs. And racism , sexism etc is prevalent in society.Number of Ppl present:11Time: 2 minutes to think and 10 minutes to discussBrief Snapshot of Discussion: holistic view should be taken. basic necessities like food water and sanitation should be ensured. People felt that poverty alleviation was the important task. someone mentioned it could be removed by employment. Causes regarding poverty of ppl were discussed. GD was peaceful. But social aspects were not discussed in detail. It was a horible GD for me because I entered it only twice and that too, the points did not connect with the others, I feel.

Maybe I was sleepy, I just dint speak anything substantial. After the gd while waiting for pi, i remembered so many new points which would ve changed the whole scene in gd. I dunno, couldnt think of anything during it so screwed it up big time. I was hoping to do well in gd to cover up for my weak acads.

Slotted 2nd for pi

Prof with french beard(P1)
Prof with moustache in coat(P2)
Me:M

P2:How are you?
M:I am fine thank you
P1: WHere have u come from?
M: Today from friend's place, from Surat, I came yesterday
P1: Ok tell us about your friend
M: Blah blah
Pause
M: He is doing his mba from **** mumbai
P2: why dont u join ****. dare to think beyond iim
M:No sir I will want to join iim only
P2: so you are not daring?
M: If daring means to leave IIM and join ****, yes I am not
We two laughed

P2: So why have u given CPT?
M: gave the reason
p2: what all u studied in it..i told
P2: What is the consumer Surplus? draw
M: drew it. Made a small mistake. He questioned me and was laughing, i was defending it and then saw the mistake n rectified it
Discussion on concepts of consumer surplus, producer surplus in detail

p2: what is depriciation in accounts? Why do companies want to increase it
M:told n gave benefits of increasing n decreasing depreciation
P2:laughing: but companies only want to increase it..Why?
M: Shrugged(laughin along with him)
P2: Where is loss shown on balance sheet?
M: goofed up a bit
.P2: laughed, discussed some more and said: so u still need to learn more accounts
M: yes

P2: What about computer engg?(laughing)
M: I need to learn it a lot more.(both laughing)
P2: what all subjects in final sem?..told
P2: final yr project? told
P2: discussion regarding project, i could not answer properly. Left it at what is digital signature?

P1: So you are from Gujarat? where are u basically from?
M: been in guj since birth
P1: What does ur father do? describe family business, size and scope
M: answered
P1: Industries are closing in Surat. Why would u go there after mba?told
P1: Why not take a job? where are u placed? why did u take placement? placement scene at college
M:told that took placement for backup.
P1:Ok thank you.

Comments: interview was approx 20 minutes. I m grateful they did not go deep into acads. P2 was laughing and jovial. P1 was serious but had an understanding face. No stress at all..