IIM Calcutta Personal Interview Experience 2021
Anushka Saha, who is currently pursuing her MBA in IIM Calcutta, shares her Personal Interview Experience.
IIM Calcutta Interview - 12th February 2021
Morning slot - last person on my panel.
Profile - B.Com (Hons) Fresher
CAT - 98.86 %ile
Acads- 95/94/81 (St. Xavier's College, Kolkata)
Panel - 1 male (P2) and 1 female (P1) professor
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Started with them verifying my ID proof.
PI & P2: Good morning!
P1: So you're pursuing your undergrad in commerce?
Me: Yes ma'am.
P1: So what subjects do you have this semester?
Me: told, also mentioned that classes for this semester just began 2 days back
P1: And what about last semester?
Me: told
P1: So we can ask you about these subjects since you've just studied them recently?
Me: Sure!
P1: So you've done accounts. What is fixed and variable cost?
Me: Explained with example
P1: So you've also done marketing right? You know what marketing and selling are, the 2 major functions?
Me: Yes ma'am.
P1: So how would you relate fixed and variable costs to selling and marketing?
Me: Explained about marketing and how it varies with the stage in the life cycle of a product etc. Selling is more of a certain and constant thing.
(Cross questioned about the same and whether sales and marketing are measured per unit, explained as rationally as possible)
P2: So what is the difference between fixed cost and sunk cost?
Me: Explained each, with an example.
P2: So the expenses incurred in R&D, how can we monetize the same?
Me: Answered, with a hypothetical scenario where we can sell the data for a monetary amount to another company who needs it.
P2: Okay. So you've recently written an article on "The Emergence of a New Era: Analysing the impact of artificial intelligence". What is this new era?
Me: Explained how technology is changing the world as we know it etc.
P2: That's the introduction. What is in the article?
Me: Explained the major aspects briefly.
P2: So which revolution is this? This whole technology thing?
Me: The fifth industrial revolution.
P2: And what about the rest?
Me: Knew about the 1st and 2nd one, couldn't recall the 3rd and 4th. I said I'll definitely look it up after the interview. (P2 smiled and said alright)
P1: So you have a blog called "Inked Musings" right? Is it on Facebook? (Had mentioned it in my form as a hobby)
Me: No ma'am. It's a website on Blogspot.
P1: Alright.
(Asked each other if they want to ask me anything else)
P1: So that'll be it. Thank you, Anushka! All the best!
P2: Thank you and all the best!
Me: Thank you so much!
Overall duration: 12-15 mins approximately
Verdict: CONVERTED
(No HR questions, no typical Why MBA or anything. Surprisingly, no math questions at all either, even though other non-engineers were bombarded with stats etc. Glad I didn't have to deal with my Achilles' heel 😅)
Hope this helps other fellow commerce aspirants!
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