Batch 10th Score 12th Score/ Diploma ScoGraduation Score

PGDIM 9 8 8

PGDIM 9 8 7

PGDIM 9 9 8

PGDIM 7 7 6

PGDIM 9 9 8

PGDIM 9 9 8

PGDIM 9 8 7

PGDIM 9 7 6
PGDIM 8 8 8

PGDIM 8 9 8

PGDIM 8 8 7

PGDIM 9 8 7

PGDIM 8 8 6

PGDSM 9 8 7

PGDSM 9 6 7
PGDSM 8 8 7

PGDSM 9 8 8

PGDSM 8 8 6

PGDSM 8 8 7

PGDSM 9 8 7

PGDSM 8 6 6
Work Experience(Months) Domain of Work Experience CAT Percentile
35 Telecom 97.66

23 IT 99.18

0 99.16

28 IT 99.09

0 NA 92.88

9 Manufacturing 99.5

19 IT 97.8

32 Hotel Engineering Operations 97.2

47 Shipbuilding Projects(L&T) 98.79

Automobile, Finance,
58 Manufacturing, strategy 99.63
consulting

Pharmaceutical
34 97.74
Manufacturing

26 IT 97.67

31 IT 98.5

32 IT 95.1

44 Semiconductor 95.22
29 IT 96

51 Banking 97.43

34 IT 95

47 Manufacturing 97

0 98.53

8 Shipping & Logistics 95

Kindly list down the questions interview panel asked you. (You may also write down the answers of the same if you wish).
Potential of Idea- Vodafone merger.

Basic questions about what I did at work, major focus was on my BTech major project and subjects

Q1. Tell us something about yourself.

Q2. What are your favourite subjects? Questions regarding those subjects.
Q3. What are you doing in your final year project? Questions regarding that.
Q4. Current trends in automobile industry.
Q5. Why NITIE? Why SCM/Ops?

1. Tell me about Yourself ?

2. What Technology have you worked Upon ?
3. How do you fit into NITIE as It is an Industrial Engineering College ?
4. Why MBA ? (Ready to give answer with a wit as you might be cross Questioned )
5. What other Option do you have (Be honest about this answer )

1) Introduce yourself
2) Walk us through your Summer Internship at College
3) Explain your Final year project
4) What do you study in Textile Engineering during the course of 4 years? (Since I had done my B.Tech is Textiles)
5) One of the panelists pointed to the table cloth and asked " What are the properties of the table cloth?" (From Textile Engine

Tell me something about yourself.

Why do you want to join NITIE?
Why MBA in Supply Chain Management?
What was your final year project ?
What was the final learning from this project ?

a) Introduce yourself
b) Some questions about my living place. Like famous food, industry located etc
c) Define Rankine cycle. Is it ideal? (I could not answer that completely)
d) Types of gears
e) Define gear ratio & pitch ( I could not recall what pitch is at that point of time)
f) Why do you want to shift from an IT industry to operations?
g) while defining my work in TCS, I used the term agile somewhere. So they asked me basic questions about it, like what is agil
h) Books that I have read

- I had work experience in Taj Hotels as Engineer operations. So as expected,the first question was about what exactly did I do
engineer. We had a discussion for almost half an hour about this.
- The challenges faced during work
- Any one significant achievement
- What prompted you to go for an MBA
- Other calls
1. What is difference between convertor & invertor?
2. Which convertor is used in AC drives?
3. Working & graph of p-n diode & npn transistor
4. Zener diode with graph
5. What will happen if you change frequency of ac electricity coming to your home to say 100 Hz?
6. Your role in company you were working?
7. How do you plan & schedule production activities?

Tell me about yourself (keep a 3 min answer ready and also a long one (just in case they ask you to continue)
some questions on achievements and challenges in my work ex.
Hobbies (be clear about these and have some trivia ready)
Why Mba and why now.
(keep it well structured)
How willl the peers be benefitted from you?

First question was Introduction. Prepare it well, it's your chance to drive the interview towards your strengths.
Next, I was asked questions mainly from my work ex and industry. I was working in quality assurance, so questions asked were
QA, difference between QA and QC, importance of QA in pharmaceutical manufacturing, regulatory requirements.

Second kind of questions were to check my know-how of the industry. I was asked questions about the Indian pharmaceutical
the sector, political factors influencing the sector and FDI in pharma in India.

I wasn't asked questions from my engg curriculum or my final year project, maybe because of 3 yrs work ex. But, this is subjec
them as well.

Q1) Introduce yourself

Q2) Tell me about Yogi Adityanath (Hometown; Gorakhpur, UP)
Q3) Technologies you've worked on
Q4) What do you know about Big Data and Hadoop?
Q5) Which specialisation do you want to pursue at NITIE? Why?
Q6) Explain your role at work.

1. Tell me about yourself?

2. Your role in your organization
3. As my workex was in SAP, panel asked few questions regarding that.(Modules in SAP, submodules in SAP HCM, SAP vs Orac
HANA).
4. Final year project

Brief Introduction; Questions about hobbies and grilling on the same; Questions about IT work experience; Why MBA; Why PG
calls; College preference list; Details about initiatives taken during college and work experience.
Convention on patent, Copyright, cop21
1. Introduction and several follow up question from the introduction.
2. Why MBA?
3. What do you know about the course
4. What do you know about paris agreement.

Why Banking after graduating in Mech Engg?

Why do you want to leave a lucrative job to pursue MBA?
1. Tell me about yourself
2. B-tech project
3. Basic concepts of c++

Tell us about yourself.

Why PGDSM?
Why MBA?

1. Introduce
2.Why MBA?
3. Current affairs of Punjab
4.Why should we take you?

1. Why isem?
2. Questions on basics of Heat transfer
3. Hazards onboard a merchant vessel
Any advice you would like to give to applicants regarding GDPI process of NITIE.
Have strong points and make sure that when you are speaking others are listening to you.

Practise the basic GD etiquette and maintain your composure

Prepare for mostly generic topics in GDs, PI will probably be slightly more technical than other B-Schools so brush up on your E

Be Truthful , Relax and Keep it Simple.

*Be calm during your interviews ( Applicable for any Bschool Interviews)

Just stay honest in all your answers. Trying to bluff any answer in order to look more impressive will be seen through by the pr

- GD topics were pretty abstract. Just be calm and contribute to the discussion rather than blabbering some random things.
- My GD didn't go that well but my interview was amazing. So dont get disheartened after the GD. Interviews are vital.
- Drive your discussion in the PI to something interesting that the panel can remember.
Interview will be mostly technical based on core subjects especially for electrical, electronics & mechanical branches. Be prepa
aspects & related concepts of your work. Read your core subjects especially basic, power electronics & basic electrical for EC

Generic: If you know something about the topic, Try to enter the discussion early. If its an topic, wait for others to say some po
that.
Be attentive (positive body language) to what others are saying and keep sense of time. Many a times the discussion diverts fr
to grab that situation to bring back the discussion on track.
Dont be aggressive, try to give chance to all.

Prepare the following for PI:

- Introduction
- Engg curriculum
- Final year project
- Work ex (If applicable). You should be thorough with your work, company and industry and the related news.
- Current Affairs (Helps in GD as well)
- Remember that the panelists are professors who are looking for their future students and alums. (Think of qualities like - Sinc
working etc.)
- Smile! Be cheerful! Always! Irrespective of how the process is turning out to be.

For GD:
- Prepare hot topics
- Remain cordial with all members during GD
- Listen as much as you speak and contribute to the group and try to carry forward/ build upon other group members' points.
- Contribute throughout the GD after well spaced intervals.

Be honest during the PI

Be thorough with the recent happenings
During the GD, be confident but not aggressive
Revise your B.Tech./B.E. final year project and at least 2 subjects
If you have work-ex, understand the business need of your project
Most importantly, it's just another process - one selection or rejection does not define you, So, stay calm and be upbeat on the

Be confident, precise, have clarity in your thoughts, don't be monosyllabic and make the interview like a conversation

Just be true and confident. Make sure you are well read about the college. Also, make sure that you put the key points in your
the interview could be driven that way. Why MBA should be coherent with your future plans.
Just smile

Please be throrough with Why NITIE and Why PGDSM answers. Read up on the current renewable energy scenario in India an

Just be your self, but not too much :P

1. Make your entries count ie they should be followed upon by atleast one other person.
2. Affect the flow of discussion by introducing new perspectives
3. Time your entries for maximum impact
Any advice you would like to give to candidates having a similar profile as yours.

Good opportunities are available here, so prepare well without any stress

Freshers: Engineering curriculum must be well prepared, final year project aim and methodology must be clear, basic GK and c
regarding your Graduation branch, Why NITIE and why MBA immediately after Graduation without any Work Ex answers must

Work on your basic , get your Experience in order and Remember marks are just Number, The biggest game is in the Brain.

For freshers
* Be thorough about your Summer Internships & Final year project

Expect questions on work ex and final year project. If you have worked only for a year then expect question "Why don't you w
to do MBA "?

For IT background read about things like agile methodology. Also if you have a different experience of around 1.5 years, they d
know a lot about engineering.

- I was someone who had a very different profile. Hence the questions were predictable.
- For common profiles, just be confident about your work experience. 90% questions would be regarding that.
- For freshers, the introduction is vital since thats the direction you decide to take your discussion to. Many of my friends were
subject and grilled on that.
Be cool & calm during interview. Panel will put pressure on you but if you are sound on technical & have hardcore operation/m
profile, your chances of selection are very high.

No need to worry about the number of job changes you made, be clear about why you want to do an MBA. Be frank and con
Be well versed in current developments in your respective domain/sector.

I was from a not-so-common sector (Pharma). So that worked in my favour in all BSchool interviews. I knew this and emphasis
the introduction. From there on, majority of the interview was on my work ex and topics related to it. So, learn how to drive a
help in any interview, throughout your life.

Know all the latest buzzwords with their applications in today's world - Blockchain, IoT, Industry 4.0, AI, Big Data, SMAC

Know about the IT industry and how it is faring currently

Know about your company and its rivals

IT
1. Read about latest trends in IT (AI, Machine Learning, Block chain, Crypto currency, SMAC, Big Data)
2. Read about why IT companies in India are facing a down fall in recent times.
3. Problems with Indian IT industry
4. Apart from the work you have done, you should have knowledge of your company( latest happenings), domain your are wo
industry.

Know about the company in which you were/ are working in; Why MBA after working in that domain; Your achievements in offi
You got most relevant experience in today's. IT can reshape the world. Just be confident.

Try to align your work ex or your graduation towards the specific course

For IT, have an overview of your complete project.

1. Hazards in your industry.

2. Technological disruptions.
Few pointers for people applying for PGDSM or any information you would like to pass on about the program to the aspirants.
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Read a little about climate change, COP's, susutainability and industrial safety; Know why they want to pursue this course;
Make sure you are able to defend the need for this course.
Its like playing as an all rounder in a cricket match and Female candidates holds slight edge.

Read a lot about the recent developments in the Energy and Environment sector and govt policies towards the same. Talk
to seniors and get more clarity on what to expect from this course

Though this is a niche course, it is upto you how much you can explore.
the aspirants.