GD/PI!Part 5-IIM Calcutta.....

Ok so now for me the most critical one......the best IIM with a decent chance for freshers making it through as well....now after 3 IIM interviews already I met a few people who I had already met in a couple of other interviews as well.....so bascially that gives one a good comfort level before starting the GD.....

The reporting time for Cal was 9.30 am me and one of my friends reached together at just around 8.......the frist thing Cal did was marksheets verification which was a chilled out process as well....our panels were mentioned in the sheet outside and i found my name in panel 10.....we were called in for the GD at around 9.40 and the topic given was-'Slumdogs can never be millionaires'........2 minutes to think and upto 15 minutes to discuss......overall it was a decent discussion with me pitching in with some good points throughout.....we were asked to summarise for a minute at the end individually and they called my name out at the end which i think was a good sign-I got the last word in........:).....

I was the 6th one to be called in for the interview and the processes had been like 15-20 minutes long for everyone.....there were 2 senior male profs along with one female alumnus who i believe was very sweet.....atleast to me throughout my interview......ill call the male profs P1 and P2.....and the female prof L......so heres how it went.....

P1-Have you heard of Rahul dev?
Me-yes sir from i have seen a ciuple of his movies.....
P1-dont you know him from somewhere else?
Me-sir i think i am getting what you are implying(my face structure probably reminded him of this guy)....
smiles all around.....
L-so tell us about where you did your 10th and 12th from?
Me-jaipur........army school and vidyashram respectively......
L-your interests,hobbies etc...
Me-mam tennis and cricket majorly......big fan of pete sampras......
L-so what do you think about his challenger in federer?do you not want him to support petes records?
Me-yes mam i dont.....that is why i like to see him lose....
laughs all around.....
L-oh you do......so what do you feel about sehwag?
Me-he has always been my fav player......
L-what do you like in him?
Me-mam the fact that makes him so attractive and endearing to watch also brings about his downfall sometimes......and he is a genuine matchwinner.....
L-so dont you like consistency?
Me-it is but in my books i would rate match winning abilities higher.....
L-so tell us about some of your weaknesses?
Me-mam i can be a little judgemental sometimes and a little impatient....
L,P1 and P2 smile......
L-so u already know that?
Me-yes mam i have been askd this questions a lot of time before......but i have changed for the better quite a bit.....
L-(smiling)have you ever been involved in streetfights?
Me-no mam i am a peaceloving person......basically very afraid of getting beaten......
L-so whats your institute like?
Me-told....
L-how does one get in?
Me-AIEEE performance.....
L-why do you not want to join the army?
Me-mam i cant and i dont want to either.........i have a flat foot problem and also i am a family person........i want to spend time with my family and see my kids grow up.....
L-only 62%?
Me-explained about how the PU is different.....supported by stats....
P1-do you know about regression?
Me(hadnt studied it)-no sir.....
P1-you have mentioned marketing research in your career goals..........
Me-talked about how my coaching exp gave me new insights.....
P1-so u have a product to launch..........what are the things u consider?
Me-mentioned various factors......a good convincing answer....
P2-so i give u a chocolate.........what sort of package would you design for it?
Me-again a decent answer i believe......
P1-so how did you prepare for this interview?
Me-sir i was told that the IIMC profs usually like maths a bit more than other things.....
P1 asked me various questions on distributions then.......answered them to the best of my ability.....also asked me to draw the exponential curve which i kind of messed up......he asked me to think about it over lunch......
L-so which other calls did u manage?
Me-mam A,I,K,L....
L-are all the others done?
Me-only I left....
L-so how was A?
Me-mam i believe it was decent...........but you can never tell from the facial expressions of the interviewers whethere they liked you or not......
laughs all around again.....
And thats how it ended.........in the middle he offered me juice which i obviously didnt drink during the interview....as i was leaving he asked me to take it.....

All in all a very enjoyable interview........it lasted cloe to 15 minutes and most of it was just general banter.....hopefully they liked me enough to give me a seat in IIMC.....one more important thing.........they did check the scorecard in the beginning and seemed quite impressed with my quant and DI score.....

So overall i would rate my GD performance a 3.5 on 5 and the interview performance the same.....At the end I am happy that I am still hopeful......

Please pray for me guys.........I need this one badly.......