MDI Gurgaon Interview Experiences - Part 3| Tips By MDI Gurgaon Students

First of all, let me congratulate you on making it this far. I am hoping your preparation for the interviews are in full force and this article will help you to shape it even better. Here, I have made an attempt to collate interview experiences of my friends who are from various backgrounds and are currently, first-year students at MDI Gurgaon. This article is a continuation of the last two articles I wrote on MDI Interview Experiences. Please go through them, if you haven't already: Part 1 | Part 2 Last year, groups were formed for the Group Discussion round. Then we were called to the interviewers’ room and were given a topic. The topic is common for GD as well as WAT. First, we were given 10 minutes to write on the topic and then we had to start our discussion.

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Jenil Shah –
10^th (96%) – 12^th (80.91%) – BTech (7.75)
Work Experience of 12 months in Precision Global Springs Pvt. Ltd.
CAT Percentile (99.61%) – General Male Engineer 

WAT + GD Topic: Information vs Confidentiality: RTI is being diluted. Interview:

P1 called me in and asked me to have a seat. P2 had my personal data form.
P2: So you've nicely structured and filled in the form.
Me: Smiled and said, 'Thank you, Sir.'
P2: (Looking at my form) So you're from SVKM's DJSCE. That's a private college, right?
Me: Yes, Sir. It's the 2nd best in Mumbai after VJTI.
P2: Laughs & said, 'I know, I know. Who's the director there?'
Me: I answered and then we have a nice little chit chat about the directors, chairpersons and the group of trustees and how NMIMS is and why did I not apply there.
P2: What is your CAT Percentile?
Me: 99.61 percentile, Sir.
P2: You must have great calls then. What all calls do you have?
Me: Answered.
P1: Then you must have XL also.
Me: No, Sir.
P2: (Looking at my form) Ohho Gujarati cho.
Me: Smiled and said Yes, Sir.
P2: Which part?
Me: Answered.
P2: (Still looking at my form) Okay so you're from Electronics & Telecommunications. So tell me the difference between communication & telecommunication.
Me: Answered it really well.
P2: You must be knowing what is a bit?
Me: Yes Sir. Answered.
P2: What is meant by bit? Like what is it a short form of?
Me: I don't know Sir.
P2: Explained it to me. He continued. 'Okay, you would have heard about baud rate. Explain what it is.'
Me: Answered.
P2: Okay so moving on, what is the difference between terrestrial and aerial communication, which one is better.
Me: I answered the difference. Didn't know the cost analysis. P2 explained it to me. After the explanation, he was like, "I'm tired. Let me take a breather" and gave my form to P1 & asked him to continue & closed his eyes. (All this while P1 was going through my WAT and I guess marking it then and there. He was underlining stuff with a pencil)
P1: Okay, so tell me something about the telecom sector.
Me: Had a good discussion on Jio & then the Vodafone-Idea merger along with Airtel and other providers. Light cross-questioning, but a good 4-5 minute discussion on this.
P2: (After having relaxed for a while) Okay so haan I had one question. Why are there so many Gujaratis in Mumbai?
Me: Smiled and answered and gave him my family background and history.
P2: One last question that I wanted to ask you. Lata Mangeshkar is one of the four sisters. Who are the other three?
Me: Sir, along with Lata Tai there is Asha Tai & Usha Tai who are also playback singers. I can't remember the name of the fourth sister. (Forgot Meena Tai)
P1: Aree you are born and brought up in Mumbai only, you should know this.
Me: Sir I know that all the four sisters are singers and they have a brother also who is a director but can't remember the name.
P2: Subah se I'm trying to find this but nobody knows yaar. Let it be. (Looking at P1) Okay, we're done. Thank you.
Me: Thank you Sir. Have a nice day.

Verdict: Converted

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Also Read: What Makes MDI Gurgaon The B-School Of Choice?

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Amit Sharma –
10^th (95%) – 12^th (84.20%) – BTech (74.78%)
Work experience of 8 months in Wipro
CAT Percentile (99.51%)
General Male Engineer 

WAT & GD: Engineering students opting for management are wasting time and resources I had put in lot of different points and made overall 5-6 entries. Everyone got a chance to speak and we had a healthy discussion   Personal Interview

P1: Who’s the founder of Wipro?
Me: Answered.
P1: Is philanthropy any good?
Me: Answered by putting Azim Premji in context
P2: What are the measures of central tendency?
Me: Answered by talking about mean, median & mode
P2: Difference between innovation & disruption?
Me: Answered by talking about startups
P2: What is your CAT percentile? What other calls have you got?
Me: Provided the details
P1: Asked me about my preferences of colleges and reasons for the same.
Me: Told my preferences and the reason
P2: A follow-up question over the preferences
Me: Gave the answer

Overall it was a good interview and lasted for around 6-7 minutes. The key I think was confidence. Verdict: Converted

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Also Read: How To Answer 'Why MDI Gurgaon?' In Your Interview

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Rohankumar Jadhav
10^th (94.73%) - 12^th (84.83%) – BE (62%)
Work experience of 20 months in Accenture
CAT percentile (98.52%) -General Engineer Male 

WAT and GD: "Electric cars: Present vs Future" Panel Composition: P1-male, P2-female

P1- Tell us your favourite subjects from graduation.
Me- Industrial Management & Data Structures.
P1- Describe your life so far in terms of data structures.
Me- Drew a flowchart with my different life events. He asked me to explain - which I did.
P1- So you have authored a book during Engineering on vote bank politics, some discussion on this.....then 'Tell me who is the current MP from Pune.'
Me- Told
P1- What is his father's name?
Me- Sir, I don't know.
P1- Who was MP before him?
Me- Took a name stating wasn't 100% sure.
P2- You have also won some competitions during your graduation as seen in the flowchart. Tell us more about them.
Me- Told.
P2- Tell us about your Android Application that you have launched (referred from flowchart again).
Me- Told.
P1- Can you design any App for the Group Discussion we just had? Asked me to explain using pen and paper.
Me- Drew few screens on how the App would look like. Explained the overall concept behind them and the different modes in which it can be done.
P2- You seem to be a very bright student, but then why are your graduation marks comparatively low?
Me- Accepted that I could have worked hard but also added a few reasons stating how the exam pattern was changed during 2 years of my graduation and how the scores of entire batch dwindled.
P1- Can you tell us a few differences and similarities between Pune and Mumbai University.
Me- Told as per my knowledge.
P2- So what are your hobbies?
Me- Writing, I have an online blog.
P2- What have you published on blog?
Me- I have few articles related to national issues. And also some poetry.
P2- What kind of poetry?
Me- The last one I published was a motivational poem depicting a mindset of the person who has failed and wants to rise again.
P2- And what are your other hobbies? Any sport?
Me-Told that was a part of Under-16 District cricket team.
P2- And what else are your hobbies?
Me- Dancing.
P2- So what dance forms you are good at?
Me- Bollywood and bit of Break dancing.
P2- Oh...Can you please show us a few steps?
Me- Should I show right now??
P2- Yes, why not.
Me- Showed a few steps.
P2- Wow...you seem to be a professional dancer. Good! We are done, you can leave now.
Me- Thanked them and left.

Verdict: Converted

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