With PGDBA 2021 just around the corner, students are already dreading the PGDBA interview. If you are unaware of the requirements and process of the interview? Don’t worry; we’ve got your back!
Given below are the details of the interview with Mininath, wherein he shared his PGDBA 2020 interview experience with us. Read further to understand better what it is like to be interviewed for such a program.
Name: Mininath Jirage
Professional Experience: Cofounder of B2B e-commerce platform called Tradekosh.com
Work experience: 20 months
Description of Job Profile:
- With a focus on Team management, acquired 2000+ retailers in Pune within a time span of 3 months.
- Created strategic business tie-ups through professional networking and referrals (Manufacturers Onboarding) with brands like HUL, Marico, ITC, Parle, Britannia, Himalayas, Godrej, etc.
- Played a key role in starting and setting up the operations from scratch while at the same time performing comprehensive market research and analysis in response to evolving market conditions.
- Played a key role in analyzing the business’ needs and setting up new Strategies & Schemes to scale it.
Ques: What was your interview score as per the key released by the institutes?
102/150
Ques: How many interviewers were in your panel; do you have any knowledge of their professional background?
My interview panel had three interviewers. One from each from 3 institutes IIM/IIT/ISI.
Ques: What questions were asked to you by the interviewing panel?
The interviewers asked me to introduce myself and asked why did I want to pursue PGDBA? One interviewer said you could get the same skills in other places also, so why us? Why this institute?
They interviewed me about work experience. Further, they continued to ask me to name a few B2B companies in India, why they are at a loss? And how can start-up raise funds? Types of it and differences between the types.
They even inquired if I had certificates of Smart India Hackathon and Eyantra IITB since I had mentioned this activity in my extracurricular.
They asked me some more questions about extracurricular activities, like, name the grand slams, venues, and stadiums, based on my interest in Tennis, as I had mentioned in the application.
Ques: Did the interviewers ask you specific Mathematics questions in the interview?
Yes, they asked me the following questions.
- 5 numbers are given 1,2,3,4,5. How many 5-digit numbers can be formed by the digits mentioned above, given that the unit digit number is greater than the tens digit?
- There are 16 balls (5 red, 4 green, 7 blue). What is the probability of selecting 3 balls such that you select one ball of each color.
- One more probability-based question, If 3 out of 5 ppl in a restaurant take a meal, what is the probability of exactly 6 ppl taking a meal out of 11 people present in the restaurant?
Ques: Do you have any suggestions for candidates who are preparing for the same course?
- Firstly, be clear about why you want to do PGBDA?
- Secondly, be ready for any probability or permutation and combination questions.
- Also, prepare algebra.
We hope Mininath’s PGDBA 2020 interview experience would help you prepare for your interview.
If you need further guidance about the course and/or the admission procedure, etc., quickly write to us info@aimonks.com or visit AI Monks.
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