Interview Experience With SJMSOM, IIT Bombay - Raviteja V

The COVID-19 pandemic made everyone work from the confines of their homes. The same was the case with the selection processes of most of the B-schools this year. Instead of visiting the campuses in person to attend the interviews, our entire batch had to attend the interviews online. The interview experience at SJMSOM was unique and stood out amongst the lot. Instead of just clicking a link and being greeted by the interviewers, we were asked to join a platform Gather. The Gather platform was an almost perfect simulation of an offline interview. We were all put into groups and each group was guided by a member of the Admissions Committee. We had a chance to interact with our seniors while on the platform. The process consisted of two stages – Document verification and Personal Interview. Every person in a group was allowed to attend both the processes during his/her turn.

The interviews were conducted in dedicated interview rooms. The interview rooms had a link to the Zoom application. Upon joining the Zoom platform, members of the Admission Committee were there to make us feel comfortable before attending the interview. The interview panel consisted of three members – faculty and alumni of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. I was interviewed on a wide range of topics. The questions were on different aspects ranging from my hobbies, interests, and a few UG subjects to the basics of economics. The interviewers made me feel comfortable during the interview. Once the interview was complete, I was asked to log out of the Zoom platform. Coming back to the Gather platform, I got my document verification done. Once both the processes were done, we were allowed to roam around the platform to interact with anyone. There were some games for entertainment in a separate room as well. Overall, the interview experience at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay was very smooth and made us get a virtual feel of the offline interview experience.