On 17th of February 2021, I received an email which read “We are pleased to inform you that you have been shortlisted for the Personal Interview round at SJMSOM”. That moment I remember having mixed emotions of happiness for the getting shortlisted and anxiety for the interview.
Much like the rest of the world, the pandemic forced b-schools this year to update their interview procedures by moving from offline face-to-face interactions to digital interaction. The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for aspirants as online interviews were easier to manage and saved precious time, energy and resources that could be used for interview preparation. While different b-schools adapted differently to create interactions as lively as possible, SOM really came on top. Using the interactive Gather platform and with a strict straight forward SOP the interviews were seamless.
Background: Mechanical Engineer, GEM Fresher
I can say this is the best interview I have given compared to the 15 others. Starting with the interactive platform (GATHER) where the Adcom team guided us to the respective table to wait, the document verification room, to the interview panel room, and playing my favourite cartoon Tom & Jerry which relieved the interview tension and also providing games to play after the interview altogether is a different experience. The senior who guided our table was very patient in repeating the instructions so that we don't miss anything.
The first thing that comes to my mind about the interview process was UNIQUE. Everything from shortlisting to interview day and all the processes during the interview were just flawless. We were given the time slot for the interview which was also good as it helps to prepare our mindset and also to get in that zone for many people as it is very important. Though not given the exact time of the interview I thought we will get bored in anticipation of when will be the interview and those who have an interview at the end of the slot(like me) won't be able to perform. But they had Tom & Jerry going on the whole time in the waiting area which was great as you need to switch off and relax sometimes. AdCom members were also patient enough to solve everyone's doubt at every stage though the same question asked repeatedly by different people.
Background: Engineer (Electronics and Communication)
I would like to share my complete MBA application experience with SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. Firstly, some details about me: I'm a GEM with 2 years of work experience and a 99.5%ile in CAT 2020. Now back to the topic at hand, the last date to apply was 31st January 2021. On 17th February, I received a mail intimating that I had been selected for personal interview. On 22nd February, I received a mail with my slot details. On the next day, I was assigned a buddy to whom I was free to ask any queries regarding interview, admission and any other general questions about SJMSOM. The buddy assignment mail also had a list of documents that we had to upload by 28th February. All candidates were also added to a telegram group with the Admissions team so that we would all get timely updates and are able to resolve any queries quickly.
On 17th of February 2021, I received an email which read “We are pleased to inform you that you have been shortlisted for the Personal Interview round at SJMSOM”. That moment I remember having mixed emotions of happiness for the getting shortlisted and anxiety for the interview.
Much like the rest of the world, the pandemic forced b-schools this year to update their interview procedures by moving from offline face-to-face interactions to digital interaction. The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for aspirants as online interviews were easier to manage and saved precious time, energy and resources that could be used for interview preparation. While different b-schools adapted differently to create interactions as lively as possible, SOM really came on top. Using the interactive Gather platform and with a strict straight forward SOP the interviews were seamless.
Background: Mechanical Engineer, GEM Fresher
I can say this is the best interview I have given compared to the 15 others. Starting with the interactive platform (GATHER) where the Adcom team guided us to the respective table to wait, the document verification room, to the interview panel room, and playing my favourite cartoon Tom & Jerry which relieved the interview tension and also providing games to play after the interview altogether is a different experience. The senior who guided our table was very patient in repeating the instructions so that we don't miss anything.
The first thing that comes to my mind about the interview process was UNIQUE. Everything from shortlisting to interview day and all the processes during the interview were just flawless. We were given the time slot for the interview which was also good as it helps to prepare our mindset and also to get in that zone for many people as it is very important. Though not given the exact time of the interview I thought we will get bored in anticipation of when will be the interview and those who have an interview at the end of the slot(like me) won't be able to perform. But they had Tom & Jerry going on the whole time in the waiting area which was great as you need to switch off and relax sometimes. AdCom members were also patient enough to solve everyone's doubt at every stage though the same question asked repeatedly by different people.
Background: Engineer (Electronics and Communication)
I would like to share my complete MBA application experience with SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. Firstly, some details about me: I'm a GEM with 2 years of work experience and a 99.5%ile in CAT 2020. Now back to the topic at hand, the last date to apply was 31st January 2021. On 17th February, I received a mail intimating that I had been selected for personal interview. On 22nd February, I received a mail with my slot details. On the next day, I was assigned a buddy to whom I was free to ask any queries regarding interview, admission and any other general questions about SJMSOM. The buddy assignment mail also had a list of documents that we had to upload by 28th February. All candidates were also added to a telegram group with the Admissions team so that we would all get timely updates and are able to resolve any queries quickly.
