MDI Gurgaon Interview Experience | MBA Admissions 2022

MDI
CAT: 98.4
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P1: Where are you joining us from?
Me: Mumbai, Maharashtra
P1: asked me about some politician
Me:I wasn't aware so said not sure
P1: Okay seems politics is not your strong suit, no problem, are you working?
A: yes, talked about my startup and the business model
P1: Seemed content, it's good you seem passionate when you speak, good personality trait
Me: thank you
P1: okay you did finance?
Me: yes
P1: I am an operations professor, P2 is finance, he will ask you about finance
P2: some term I didn't hear properly
Me: sir can you give me some reference, I'm sure I can explain
P2: how do companies get funds, why would you ever give away equity
Me: answered properly about debt/equity, why both are imp for example you can't give away equity for fulfilling short term cash crunch or working capital, debt comes into play then, combination of both are necessary, that's why there's a thing called debt/equity ratio which talks about the balance, spoke about how some industries are capital intensive, coal, production, finance, heavy rnd based companies etc who have to take a lot of debt hence higher d/e ratio, how other companies have lower but at the end both are necessary.

P2: Do countries take debt? What's the difference between company debt and country
Me: spoke about how one comes uncer microfinance and other macro, how even countries have to talk debt just like companies and how it doesn't speak about financial health for example US has the highest amount of external debt and yet it is probably the biggest super power etc..

P1: are you aware of international affairs? Me: sure P1: talk about Ukraine Russia crisis, what is India us china doing? Me: can I give a detailed answer? I'm very well versed with Russian literature and culture and hence have read about this in detail P2: no give short simple answer Me: spoke about non alignment stance, india China has taken and why, spoke about why US is not physically fighting but is engaging in financial war with sanctions and financial restrictions P1: do you think you're good with logic and puzzles Me: im a chess player so i actually pride myself on it P1: Are you just saying that or are you actually good at chess Me: I don't have a fide rating but my chess.com is around 1500 which is around 94th percentile so I guess I'm decent. P1: can you fit 9 queens on chessboard without attacking each other Me: 8 P1: you can have 8? Me: yes I'm sure you can have 8 P1: have you heard of this puzzle? Me: I remember reading it P1: show me Me: can I share my screen I can open a chessboard and fit it P1: no take a pen and paper and draw it fast Me: ( absolutely abysmal at even drawing one line) somehow made a board and fit 7, couldn't fit 8th because I couldn't see my own chessboard it was more rectangle than square I couldn't properly see the diagonals P1: it's ok but you know the 8th one is the most difficult it will attack all other Me: sure sir, P1: remember to put the 8th one after the interview Me: sure

P1: last question before we log off,
Vaccum Or vacuum

Me: instantly, vacuum for sure P1: really? 2 U? Me: uhh vaccuu... P1: no, I asked vaccum Or vacuum Me: latter one for sure, 100% I remember it having 2 Us P1: okay cool that's all! Any questions for us Me: the Illumina... P1: it's nothing, we do disgusted market research and eat sev puri Me: :) Me: Are there any music club... P1: yes there are plenty you can play your guitar etc Me: okay sir thank you have a good day