Worried about the PGDBA 2021 Interviews? We have got your back! Read further to get some details of Rajat Sharma’s experience in his PGDBA Interview 2020.
Name: Rajat Sharma
Ques. What was your PGDBA interview 2020 score as per the key released by the institutes?
130/150 (written exam)
7/7 (10th)
6/7(12th)
Interview score – Not disclosed/pending
Ques. Your Professional Experience (Please mention total years of work experience, your designation, company, profile – Please mention all the companies you have worked with)
Formal work experience: 0 (Fresher)
Internships: 1)Data analyst at Samsung Electronics (2 months)
2) Technical intern at NHAI(National Highways Authority of India) (2 months)
3) Marketing intern at Monktree Education ( 2 months)
Ques. Your panel (number of interviewers/their background/other details):
Three Panelists. (one from each institute)
Ques. Please mention details of your PGDBA interview 2020 (Please elaborate as much as possible. This will help future aspirants in the same way past years’ interview experiences helped you this year)
F: Female from IIM Calcutta
M1: Male from IIT Kharagpur
M2: Male from ISI
F starts by politely welcoming me to the online interview and asks for the government ID proof. They asked a few questions and after they were satisfied with my answers, F ended the interview by politely asking if I had any questions and then asked to leave the meeting.
Overall, the panel was polite, but they didn’t look happy with my interview.
Ques. Please mention specific Statistics questions asked in the interview.
M2: Are you comfortable with statistics?
- Yes, sir, definitely.
M2: How much comfortable? Easy or difficult level?
- Sir, I believe at least fundamentals are clear.
M2: Can you tell the relationship between regression and covariance.
- I answered that slope of regression eq. = Covariance (x,y)/var(x) .
M2: can you write down the equation what you are saying
- Wrote a simple y=mx+c and then told m=cov(x,y)/var(x). It is derived through partial derivation.
M2: what if I add more independent variables?
- Couldn’t answer. I told him that I had studied only linear regression with one variable as of now.
M2: what does c tell you in y=mx +c
- Y-intercept, the value of the dependent variable when x=0.
M2: yes, but what is its physical significance?
- I gave an example of a salesman whose salary is composed of fixed salary and variable salary(based on performance), c tells us the fixed salary he would get irrespective of his performance.
F enters again and gives some explanation of what c really tells about.
F: asks about hackathon wins I mentioned and whether they are co-curricular or extracurriculars?
- Being an IT engineer, they are co-curricular to me. (What she pointed was that I had uploaded the certificate in the extracurriculars section)
Ques. Please mention specific Machine Learning questions asked in the interview.
No such questions
Ques. Please mention specific Mathematics questions asked in the interview.
M1: Asked questions on what are rational and irrational numbers, give examples.
- I answered.
M1: Then he asked about recurring and non-recurring irrational numbers
- I answered
M1: How can you measure root 7 without using a calculator. You can use the centimeters scale of natural numbers
- Couldn’t know from where to start
M1: gave a hint- use geometry and insist again, you can use a scale. First, tell me how you will measure root2.
- Took some time. Then I got the logic. Drew a unit square of 1 cm length, and then measure its diagonal.
M1: Now proceed similarly and measure root7
- Didn’t strike my mind. After the interview, I realized it was too easy. Again, regret.
Ques. Please mention specific General Awareness questions asked in the interview.
F: Asked about the condition of Delhi during Jan-Feb 2020 (before Covid)
- The protests and riots because of CAA-NRC,
(Then follow up questions on CAA-NRC, asked me what actually is CAA, I answered but fumbled and couldn’t tell it accurately, lifelong regret.)
Ques. Please mention specific HR questions asked in the interview.
F: Introduce your life and yourself
- Gave a well-prepared answer
F: So, are your final year exams still pending?
- Yes Ma’am
F: Are you placed somewhere?
- Told the company. It’s a telecommunication company.
F: follow up questions on the future of the telecommunications industry
- Told about AGR dues, how Vodafone and Idea are on its knees, big chances of duopoly ahead(among reliance and airtel)
F: one more follow up question about the demand for the infrastructure of such telecoms and demand for related technology
- I said something very generic. She didn’t look happy.
F: Then asked about undergraduate college, where it is
- Delhi
(Then follow up questions on Delhi started)
Ques. Please mention anything else that formed part of your interview but not covered above.
None.
Ques. Any suggestions for the next year batch?
Don’t ignore current affairs and GK sections thinking that the interviewers will ask questions only related to maths. Also, please be aware of your state happenings for every interview- they might end up asking questions on that.
Ques. How did AI Monks help you in your overall preparation? Also, any suggestions/feedback for AI Monks.
AI Monks really helped me with live webinars of statistics and applications of analytics. The mock interview conducted by then helped instill confidence before the actual interview.
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