IIM Kozhikode GD/PI experience

Didnt know what to start from; so thought i would pen down(or rather type) one of my most memorable events and when i thought over it this was the first thing that came to my mind. Why not give a brief description of what i went through when i gave my first B-school interview. So here goes my GD/PI experience for IIM Kozhikode.


GD/PI on 12th Feb, 9 am slot at Mumbai

GD: Labour unions and the management should not be at loggerheads but work together for the benefit of the company. Labour unions should not just keep on going to strikes and should play an active role in the development of the company(and something related to this.... gave some 6-7 lines for reading)

9 people constituted the GD as 2 were sent to join the other panel where some 4 people were absent.

The GD was pretty decent however i felt i should have entered more often. Chipped in 3-4 times, however at the very end of the GD a great example struck me but i was unable to put it as the mods told us to stop (had an example of how a japanese shoe making company labour union who had problems with their management found a unique way to go on strike. Till the time the management would not listen to their demands the labourers just kept on producing only left leg shoes. The moment their demands were met they started producing the right leg shoes thereby not hampering the output of the company and also effectively putting their point.)


PI - I was the second to go in among my group of 9

P1 and P2 were the interviewers

Me:gud morning sir
P1:have a seat and give us ur file
P1:So where r u from?
Me:i first mistook it for my college and stated that i m from somaiya.

P1: So you came here from somaiya?
Me:No sir i stay at borivali.
P1:Tell me something about Borivali.
Me:Told in about 1.5 mins.
P1:So what is the population of Borivali?
Me:stumped....
P1:Population of Mumbai, India?
Me:told
P1:Which is the largest city in India?
Me:told
P1:which is the largest company in India?
Me:Told
P2:Asked Questions related to the CEO and CIO and hy are they only officers and not managers?
Me:Told have little idea abt it.
P2:Which company have you been recruited to?
Me:TCS
P1:Is it TCS or TCSL?
Me:TCSL
P1:What is the meaning of limited company?
Me:explained

P2:What are your hobbies?
Me:Chess and reading novels
P1:Tell me something about the sicilian defence.
Me:Stumped again
P1:How many types of chess boards are available?
Me:As far as i know there is only one type of chess board however there can be several variants of the game butthey do not come under the category of chess.
P2:Can we not have a larger or a smaller chess board?
Me:We can however i would prefer the 64 cells chess only.

P1:Which all novels do you read?
Me:told
P1:Which of the Dan Brown series have you read?
Me:stated
P1:what do you think about the controversy related to the Da vinci code?
Me:blah, blah

Now they stared asking technical Questions related to transistors, diodes, resistors, TCP/IP, OSI, Antenna theory, Boolean gates, etc
(thoroughly grilled me)
Also asked about VSAT and broadband technolgy.

Lastly P2 asks me why did i opt for a degree course after completing my diploma rather than joining afirm and now why am i opting for an MBA.



The PI lasted for around 30 minutes.

Don't know what to make of it.