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Anushika Srivastava
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FMS Delhi
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FMS Delhi
Please Share A Brief About Your Profile
Anushika is currently pursuing MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi. Coming from a Science background, she has worked as a content writer for 14 months. She has completed her studies from Uttar Pradesh Board with an 89% in class 10th, 92.6% in class 12, and went on to pursue BSc from Kanpur University, scoring an aggregate of 60%. Having scored a 98.64 percentile in CAT 2020, she had final conversion calls from FMS Delhi, IIM Lucknow, and CAP IIMs. In FMS, she stood among the top ten students on the basis of the composite admission scores.
Please Share Your Interview Experience
The interview took place in an online setting on 27th April 2021.
The panel consisted of two professors from FMS, I will be referring to them as M and F.
Given that I have worked in a company that focuses on women-related issues, my WAT topic was based on the #MeToo movement. I was given 2 minutes to think and another 3 minutes to share my views on the given topic.
The interview started with document verification. The professors seemed pretty calm and kept a smile on their faces throughout the interview. Overall, it was a very good conversation. The interview started at around 11:15 AM.
M: So Anushika, tell us something about yourself?
Me: Told a prepared answer starting with the meaning of my name, covering a few highlights of my academic scores, achievements, work experience, hobbies and finally ending with a quote, which I referred to as the motto of my life.
M: What were your subjects at Graduation?
Me: Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.
F: Can you tell us something about your work and which was the last story that you covered?
Me: Told her about my typical day at work- right from setting the agenda to interviewing women and looking for stories that can be published. Also told her about the last interview that I covered which involved a businesswoman.
F: You seem to be enjoying your work, why this shift from Science to Journalism and now to MBA?
Me: Told her how initially I have inclined towards science academically but then gradually also developed an interest in writing. This interest in writing helped me bag a job in the initial years of my career, while I was still in college. Having interviewed women from all walks of life, I realized how my current skills can be put to use for the greater good, and hence I plan to start a venture of my own. MBA will help me with a structured curriculum, peer network, alumni network, and a plethora of opportunities to explore the business world. (It was a good discussion with some cross questions)
M: Anushika, are you comfortable with Maths?
Me: Though I had dropped it in the final year of my graduation, I think I can give it a try
M: Great, so do you know about AP? If yes, what is the general term in AP?
Me: Told
M: What are GP and general terms in GP?
Me: Told
M: Gave me a question to solve on infinite GP
Me: Solved correctly
F: Okay Anushika, you did have physics in your final year, right?
Me: Yes Ma'am, Physics and Chemistry
F: Great, so tell me something about the Energy Mass Equivalence.
Me: Explained the energy-mass equivalence while also stating the rest mass equation.
F: What is Gravitational Force?
Me: Told her and explained it with the help of the formula for Gravitational Force. She then asked me to relate it with the trade between two countries. Told her how the trade between two countries is directly proportional to their size in terms of their GDP and inversely proportional to the distance between those two countries. (This was a guess at that moment, I just used some basic info to relate the two, turned out it was correct)
F: What is Brownian Motion? Connect it with the Stock market?
Me: First started with the definition of Brownian motion and then discussed the randomness of movement of particles in Brownian Motion. Further connected this with the unpredictability of the stock market and how the randomness evolves over time.
M: That's good, Anushika, tell us something about the special theory of relativity?
Me: Told
M explained some financial terms to me and I wrote them as he spoke.
M: You are a bright kid, why only 60% in grad?
Me: Told him about the marking pattern in my university and how 60% is considered a very good score here.
M: Why FMS?
Me: Talked about the legacy of the institute along with the faculty and alumni network. That's all from our side.
M: Do you have any questions for us Anushika?
Me: Asked him what can be the chances of offline classes.
I would suggest the aspirants tackle the interview as a normal conversation. Even if you don't know the answer to a question like I didn't know what is the connection between Gravitational Force and International Trade, I still gave it a guess and it turned out to be correct. They are not really looking for the right answers but for your approach to questions and your thought process behind the same. Because this is what matters the most in MBA- How you approach the problems and then finally, the result. All the best!
Final Verdict
Converted, & Joined
Any Advice For Upcoming Aspirants?
I have come across a few aspirants who have asked me what is their chance of converting the FMS call with the percentile they scored. Aspirants need to keep this in mind, that no matter your percentile, give your best in the interview. Interviews hold immense importance in FMS and hence even if you have a good percentile, do not take them for granted.