The Webinar will cover all queries and concerns pertaining to the PIT-PI rounds for HRM&LR at TISS, Mumbai; preparation strategies, Life at TISS and beyond.
Avinav Prakash, a quizzer and swimmer, was born in Bhubaneshwar and brought up in Kolkata; he embraced the best of both cultures, loves writing on Quora and reading books and watching good movies, enjoys exploring forts and historical monuments, seeks inspiration from stories of Indian Army and Lee Kuan Yew.
For a lot of us, quant, reasoning and making sense of complicated formulae is not simple. In fact, it can be really intimidating and we do wish we were evaluated on more things that made us who we are. At SDA Bocconi Asia Center, your scores matter but so does your profile and your potential of becoming a business leader. It is one of the top b-schools in the country that welcomes diversity in profile and is very conscious of how their students add to the pool of the next generation of business leaders. If you feel there is a lot more to you and that other entrance scores have not been able to define your potential, giving the Bocconi test is definitely worth a shot. The Bocconi Test The Bocconi Test is SDA Bocconi’s main entrance test. Amidst this chaos of solving quant questions and cracking the DI-LR section, the Bocconi test has a unique method of testing your potential to succeed in a work environment. It is a computer adaptive test and features a constantly updating question bank with no negative marking, which basically means that based on your previous answers, the test throws new questions at you. It is tuned to not only judge your potential to contribute as an IMB student but also as a future business leader. While SDA Bocconi Asia Center also accepts applications of students who have given their CAT, NMAT, and GMAT, one can also take the Bocconi Test to submit a direct application. This even works out for students who were not able to perform well in the other competitive examinations. What does the Bocconi Test consist of? The Bocconi Test is divided into 3 broad sections. Each section has 30-35 questions and the overall test is timed at 70 minutes. The test pays specific attention to your reasoning ability in different scenarios and is relevant from a professional perspective. Let’s get into the details then? The first section of the Bocconi Test is Verbal Reasoning. This is timed at 19 minutes and is in a multiple choice question (MCQ) format. It is designed to measure your ability to analyze the logic behind the many arguments that will be presented to you in written form. You’ll be provided with a passage that gives out information on a particular topic that represents a variety of work settings and businesses. Once you’ve read the passage, you’ll be asked questions which have to be answered with either ‘True,’ ‘False’ or ‘Cannot Say’ if you don’t have relevant information to make a decision. Pro-tip: Do not make any external assumptions. Your answers should be solely based on the information that has been listed in the passage. So if you feel that you don’t have enough information to make a decision between ‘True’ or ‘False,’ then clicking on the option ‘Cannot Say’ is your best option. The second section is Numeric Reasoning. No, no don’t go hiding behind the chair now. As much as math may scare you, one of the best features of the Bocconi Test is that it adapts to your previous responses. This means that if you’ve been great at answering the earlier questions, you’ll be levelling up to more tougher questions and if you probably couldn’t answer one of them, the test will adapt to your level and slowly get to the more difficult sets. In this section, you are assessed on the ability to understand and make correct decisions or inferences from numerical or statistical data. All the questions are based on realistic workplace problems. These are also in the form of MCQs but require calculations, interpretation of graphical data and tables and you’ll be given 25 minutes to solve this set. Pro tip: Read and understand the questions that are asked before diving into calculations. It is important that you don’t waste your time doing extensive calculations and focus on understanding the information that the table or graphs already provide. Inductive Reasoning makes for the final section of the Bocconi Test. You will have 25 minutes to crack this section. The questions will test your ability to understand the relationship between various concepts without any previous assumption or acquired knowledge. It basically tests your logical reasoning and most of the questions are based on numeric and spatial patterns. Pro tip: Nothing better than practice to ready your mind for some logical reasoning exercises. Bocconi Test Prep If you’ve prepared for other competitive exams like CAT, NMAT, and GMAT, you’ll know your way around the preparation material for the Bocconi Test. To prepare, you can also practice online and they also have mock tests that you can take. Whether you’re preparing for the Bocconi Test or any other competitive examination, it is important to do a self-assessment after every mock. This will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and what areas you need to put more work into. Where do I apply for the Bocconi Test? You can apply for the Bocconi Test when you start your IMB application. You have to select the option to give the Bocconi test and there are no additional fees for the test, other than the application fees. The admissions team at SDA Bocconi Asia Center will get back to you with the details for the test.
Indirasis Roy's career has been built on the lines of the three major principles of Dedication, Determination and Innovation. The first part of his life was shaped by Don Bosco School, Liluah as it inculcated the values and made him the person he is today. The next part began with the interest in Electronics as he joined Heritage Institute of Technology to gather the knowledge in innovation and amalgamation of the ideas to build, to rise! The turning point in his life was when he was selected to go for a research internship at New Jersey Institute of Technology followed by the mystique and glory of Defence Research and Development Organization, India where the journey taught him the importance of people management and development in a holistic sense that would add significant value to himself. He got his first big breakthrough when he realized his aim to pursue a career in management and decided to join the prestigious IIM fraternity! Building his career over the years with the same principles, and moving ahead by spearheading in competitions, he added several accolades to his credit including the National Finalist of Mahindra War Room Season 11.
Aakash Saxena was born and raised in New Delhi, but in the last ten years, he has lived all over the country. Even after spending so much time away from home, he always looks forward to going back. He loves spending time with his family (big shout out to Mom, Dad and Sammy!). Every experience that he has had with different people, cultures, and languages has left him a little wiser than before. Those very experiences are, in a considerable way, responsible for shaping the way he thinks about businesses, and more specifically finance. He maintains a blog, Minimum Sigma (www.minimumsigma.com), the essence of which is that a retail investor should primarily manage risk in personal finances before worrying about returns. Even though he is a Finance Major, he has done well in many aspects of business education; he was Amazon Ace Champion in Operations case study, Mahindra Warroom Gold-tier in a Brand Management case study, and Tata Steel-a-thon National Finalist in a CSR case study. Very recently, he has also made it to the National Finals of Reliance Industries’ The Ultimate Pitch, a business pitch competition which is scheduled for the middle of February. Even though he is not much of a contemplator, he still lives by the belief that be it finance or life; the most rewarding things are discipline and consistency.
Transcript of the actual interview.
Pratik is an MBA candidate at IIM Lucknow. At IIM Lucknow he's a part of the Cultural Committee, Literary Club, Placement Operations and Exhibition Committee. In his journey as a student, he has held over 30 positions of responsibility. Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, he started a merchandise venture of his own. He is an active participant in B-School case competitions. More than anything else, Pratik is an ardent aspiring marketing strategist. His passion for marketing multiplied multifold post his internship with Unilever, where he was conferred with a PPO. He transcended the boundaries of B-School excellence by bagging two dream offers, Unilever and BCG. Seized by afflatus to read, write & explore, this twenty-something believes in the power of dreaming with his eyes open. Pratik has been one of the top writers at InsideIIM, besides, he is also a columnist in various newsletters and is up for any discussion that involves the nuances of marketing and strategy.
Himank Agrawal is a finance enthusiast and commerce graduate from Ramjas College, University of Delhi who is currently in the final year of MBA at IIM Shillong and seeking to make a career in the banking sector. Currently, he is the office bearer of PR Cell and also serving as the VP Membership of Toastmasters Club, IIM Shillong. As part of his summer internship, he worked with the Reserve Bank of India in their Department of Non-Banking Supervision and assisted in analysing the performance of NBFCs in the north-eastern region of the country. He is a true believer in the power of education and the profound impact that it can have in the development of a country and want to play my part in making this dream come true.
The Webinar will cover all queries and concerns pertaining to the PIT-PI rounds for HRM&LR at TISS, Mumbai; preparation strategies, Life at TISS and beyond.
Avinav Prakash, a quizzer and swimmer, was born in Bhubaneshwar and brought up in Kolkata; he embraced the best of both cultures, loves writing on Quora and reading books and watching good movies, enjoys exploring forts and historical monuments, seeks inspiration from stories of Indian Army and Lee Kuan Yew.
For a lot of us, quant, reasoning and making sense of complicated formulae is not simple. In fact, it can be really intimidating and we do wish we were evaluated on more things that made us who we are. At SDA Bocconi Asia Center, your scores matter but so does your profile and your potential of becoming a business leader. It is one of the top b-schools in the country that welcomes diversity in profile and is very conscious of how their students add to the pool of the next generation of business leaders. If you feel there is a lot more to you and that other entrance scores have not been able to define your potential, giving the Bocconi test is definitely worth a shot. The Bocconi Test The Bocconi Test is SDA Bocconi’s main entrance test. Amidst this chaos of solving quant questions and cracking the DI-LR section, the Bocconi test has a unique method of testing your potential to succeed in a work environment. It is a computer adaptive test and features a constantly updating question bank with no negative marking, which basically means that based on your previous answers, the test throws new questions at you. It is tuned to not only judge your potential to contribute as an IMB student but also as a future business leader. While SDA Bocconi Asia Center also accepts applications of students who have given their CAT, NMAT, and GMAT, one can also take the Bocconi Test to submit a direct application. This even works out for students who were not able to perform well in the other competitive examinations. What does the Bocconi Test consist of? The Bocconi Test is divided into 3 broad sections. Each section has 30-35 questions and the overall test is timed at 70 minutes. The test pays specific attention to your reasoning ability in different scenarios and is relevant from a professional perspective. Let’s get into the details then? The first section of the Bocconi Test is Verbal Reasoning. This is timed at 19 minutes and is in a multiple choice question (MCQ) format. It is designed to measure your ability to analyze the logic behind the many arguments that will be presented to you in written form. You’ll be provided with a passage that gives out information on a particular topic that represents a variety of work settings and businesses. Once you’ve read the passage, you’ll be asked questions which have to be answered with either ‘True,’ ‘False’ or ‘Cannot Say’ if you don’t have relevant information to make a decision. Pro-tip: Do not make any external assumptions. Your answers should be solely based on the information that has been listed in the passage. So if you feel that you don’t have enough information to make a decision between ‘True’ or ‘False,’ then clicking on the option ‘Cannot Say’ is your best option. The second section is Numeric Reasoning. No, no don’t go hiding behind the chair now. As much as math may scare you, one of the best features of the Bocconi Test is that it adapts to your previous responses. This means that if you’ve been great at answering the earlier questions, you’ll be levelling up to more tougher questions and if you probably couldn’t answer one of them, the test will adapt to your level and slowly get to the more difficult sets. In this section, you are assessed on the ability to understand and make correct decisions or inferences from numerical or statistical data. All the questions are based on realistic workplace problems. These are also in the form of MCQs but require calculations, interpretation of graphical data and tables and you’ll be given 25 minutes to solve this set. Pro tip: Read and understand the questions that are asked before diving into calculations. It is important that you don’t waste your time doing extensive calculations and focus on understanding the information that the table or graphs already provide. Inductive Reasoning makes for the final section of the Bocconi Test. You will have 25 minutes to crack this section. The questions will test your ability to understand the relationship between various concepts without any previous assumption or acquired knowledge. It basically tests your logical reasoning and most of the questions are based on numeric and spatial patterns. Pro tip: Nothing better than practice to ready your mind for some logical reasoning exercises. Bocconi Test Prep If you’ve prepared for other competitive exams like CAT, NMAT, and GMAT, you’ll know your way around the preparation material for the Bocconi Test. To prepare, you can also practice online and they also have mock tests that you can take. Whether you’re preparing for the Bocconi Test or any other competitive examination, it is important to do a self-assessment after every mock. This will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and what areas you need to put more work into. Where do I apply for the Bocconi Test? You can apply for the Bocconi Test when you start your IMB application. You have to select the option to give the Bocconi test and there are no additional fees for the test, other than the application fees. The admissions team at SDA Bocconi Asia Center will get back to you with the details for the test.
Indirasis Roy's career has been built on the lines of the three major principles of Dedication, Determination and Innovation. The first part of his life was shaped by Don Bosco School, Liluah as it inculcated the values and made him the person he is today. The next part began with the interest in Electronics as he joined Heritage Institute of Technology to gather the knowledge in innovation and amalgamation of the ideas to build, to rise! The turning point in his life was when he was selected to go for a research internship at New Jersey Institute of Technology followed by the mystique and glory of Defence Research and Development Organization, India where the journey taught him the importance of people management and development in a holistic sense that would add significant value to himself. He got his first big breakthrough when he realized his aim to pursue a career in management and decided to join the prestigious IIM fraternity! Building his career over the years with the same principles, and moving ahead by spearheading in competitions, he added several accolades to his credit including the National Finalist of Mahindra War Room Season 11.
Aakash Saxena was born and raised in New Delhi, but in the last ten years, he has lived all over the country. Even after spending so much time away from home, he always looks forward to going back. He loves spending time with his family (big shout out to Mom, Dad and Sammy!). Every experience that he has had with different people, cultures, and languages has left him a little wiser than before. Those very experiences are, in a considerable way, responsible for shaping the way he thinks about businesses, and more specifically finance. He maintains a blog, Minimum Sigma (www.minimumsigma.com), the essence of which is that a retail investor should primarily manage risk in personal finances before worrying about returns. Even though he is a Finance Major, he has done well in many aspects of business education; he was Amazon Ace Champion in Operations case study, Mahindra Warroom Gold-tier in a Brand Management case study, and Tata Steel-a-thon National Finalist in a CSR case study. Very recently, he has also made it to the National Finals of Reliance Industries’ The Ultimate Pitch, a business pitch competition which is scheduled for the middle of February. Even though he is not much of a contemplator, he still lives by the belief that be it finance or life; the most rewarding things are discipline and consistency.
Transcript of the actual interview.
Pratik is an MBA candidate at IIM Lucknow. At IIM Lucknow he's a part of the Cultural Committee, Literary Club, Placement Operations and Exhibition Committee. In his journey as a student, he has held over 30 positions of responsibility. Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, he started a merchandise venture of his own. He is an active participant in B-School case competitions. More than anything else, Pratik is an ardent aspiring marketing strategist. His passion for marketing multiplied multifold post his internship with Unilever, where he was conferred with a PPO. He transcended the boundaries of B-School excellence by bagging two dream offers, Unilever and BCG. Seized by afflatus to read, write & explore, this twenty-something believes in the power of dreaming with his eyes open. Pratik has been one of the top writers at InsideIIM, besides, he is also a columnist in various newsletters and is up for any discussion that involves the nuances of marketing and strategy.
Himank Agrawal is a finance enthusiast and commerce graduate from Ramjas College, University of Delhi who is currently in the final year of MBA at IIM Shillong and seeking to make a career in the banking sector. Currently, he is the office bearer of PR Cell and also serving as the VP Membership of Toastmasters Club, IIM Shillong. As part of his summer internship, he worked with the Reserve Bank of India in their Department of Non-Banking Supervision and assisted in analysing the performance of NBFCs in the north-eastern region of the country. He is a true believer in the power of education and the profound impact that it can have in the development of a country and want to play my part in making this dream come true.
