FMS Delhi after publishing the short list of 2572 candidates for admission session 2014 started its GDPI round on June 20, 2014 and will continue the same till June 27, 2014.
MBAUniverse.com shares below the first person real PI account from Mr Ankit, a CAT 99+ percentiler who was shortlisted for FMS Delhi PI round held on June 20, 2014.
This real PI account at FMS and the subsequent tips will enable the candidates to know their strengths and weaknesses and will help them to boost their confidence level. In fact there is nothing to hide and these sessions are opaque enough to enable other candidates to get ready for the PI session.
Ankit is a B tech in Computer science from a good engineering college, although not from any IIT or REC. He has a consistently good academic background to his credit. Ankit belongs to a simple middle class family and his father has a small business in Western Uttar Pradesh. Ankit is full of confidence and has one and half year working experience with a software company. Despite all this, he feels a little nervous while going to appear for interview.
Ankit is a tall, smart guy wearing trousers, tucked in shirt, and a matching tie. His black shoes are not new but he took time to polish them well. His reporting time is 11 AM at FMS Delhi and he ensures to be there 15 minutes before the scheduled time.
Immediately after reporting, the verification of his documents was carried out. According to him the document verification part was more convenient than in many B schools. He carried 1 set of photocopies to be on safe side along with his original documents. There were 4-5 seniors present all the time at the venue and were open to talk to clear any doubts including college comparisons.
Ankit was 3rd candidate to be called for interview at the schedule time. The board comprised 4 panellists; 2 male and 2 female.
P1: (Calling the candidates) Ankit… please come in.
Ankit enters the room after politely asking for the permission from the panelists. He greets the panel bidding them good morning with a smile. The female panelist sitting in the middle asks him to take the seat which he does, not forgetting to convey note of thanks to the panelist
P1: Aren’t you late Ankit?
Ankit : Sir, I arrived here even before 11. Probably some extra time was spent in verification of documents. I wish I could be in the room when I was called.
P1: OK we know it’s not your mistake. I find you are perspiring. Are you feeling nervous?
Ankit : Sir, Honestly speaking a little since it is my first interview for admission to FMS
P1: Be comfortable and just relax. Have a glass of water.
Ankit : Thank you Sir, I am comfortable now.
P1: Tell us about your back ground
Ankit : Sir, I come from a simple middle class family. My father runs a small business. My mother is a home maker. I have been a consistently good student although never topped the school or college. After completing my B.Tech I worked in a company at Trivandrum and then at Noida.
P2: When did you complete your graduation?
Ankit : Madam, in 2012.
P2: What have you been doing since then?
Ankit : Madam, as shared earlier I worked with a company in Trivandrum and then in Noida.
P2: Why did you leave the job in Trivandrum and came to Noida?
Ankit : Madam, there were two factors that influenced my decision. The first one was I was offered a better role with better package and the second was that Noida is nearer to my native place and I can visit my parents more frequently as coming from Trivandrum took more time.
P3: Ankit, you will now be given a topic for extempore speech. You will have 10 seconds to think on the topic after which you are required to speak on.
Ankit : OK, Sir
P3: The topic is ‘Modelling- how good for society’
Ankit : (after thinking for a few seconds began to speak and continued his speech for over a minute detailing various positive and negative aspects of modeling; its application in fashion designing; software industry)
P3: Please stop now.
(Ankit stops and looks on curiously for next question)
P3: Who heads RBI? What does RBI do? How does it do it?
Ankit : Sir, Dr Raghuram G Rajan, the Governor of RBI heads it. Reserve Bank of India is the monetary authority of the country. It controls money supply, banking system of the country. The major control tools available with RBI are Bank rate, CRR, SLR.
P4: Please tell us the names of female cabinet ministers in the new Government at Centre.
Ankit : Yes madam…, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble Minister for external Affairs; Mrs Smriti Irani, Hon’ble Minister HRD; Madam Uma Bharti, Hon’ble Minister of water resources; Madam Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister for commerce and industry, finance and corporate affairs.
P4: Is that all? Have you missed someone?
Ankit : I am trying to recall…
P4: OK I will help you. There are three more – Madam Nazma Heptullah, Maneka Gandhi and Harsimrat Kaur.
Ankit : Thank you Madam (P4 smiles)
(P4 then asked a few questions on Software development process, which Ankit answered well and at some points P4 looked as if not convinced)
P4: What other calls did you get? How many of them stand converted?
Ankit : Madam, I got calls from IIM Shillong, New IIMs, MDI, IMT, NITIE. I converted New IIMs and NITIE and am waitlisted at IIMS and MDI.
P4: Do you have any question to ask?
Ankit : No Madam
P4: Thank you Ankit for interacting with us.
Ankit : Thank you madam and Sirs for providing me a nice session with learning.
(Ankit gets up smartly without making chair sound and leaves the room)
Feedback – The personal interview with extempore continued for 10 minutes. Ankit answered almost all the questions precisely and has a positive approach with good subject knowledge. He has a vision for future as well. He was a little nervous in the beginning but became quite confident during the course of interaction.
Do's and Don’ts for PI round at FMS
Please note the following key facts about GDPI in FMS for admission 2014 and follow accordingly
1. Please report at least 5-10 minutes before the scheduled time
2. The process of document verification is smooth, easy but may take some time. Seniors are available to help you all the time at the venue so be cooperative.
3. Along with originals take 1 set of photocopies
4. There is no Group discussion in PI round at FMS for the session 2014, don’t prepare for it.During the PI there will be an Extempore speaking session not exceeding 2 minutes. 10 se
5. conds will be given to think on the topic and then candidate has to begin speaking. Practice on multiple opics.The weightage for different components in final admission round is as un
6. der – CAT percentile-85%; Extempore speech-5%; PI-10%, prepare to score high in PI as it will give you an edge.
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