Hi. I am Amol Khavaskar, a CAT 2012 student (actually “was” a CAT student). Just like any MBA aspirant, I gave dozens of exams & appeared for many GD/WAT + Interviews. I am hereby noting down all my interview experiences at various colleges. Hope it helps all future aspirants. Before that a brief snapshot of my background:
Name CAT 2012 score Sect. 1 score Sect.2 score SSC HSC Graduation Work-Ex Calls Results
Amol Khavaskar 99.08 (285/450) 99.22 (158/225) 94.24 (127/225) 92.93 % 89.67 % 78.76 % ( EXTC Engg.- Mumbai Univ.) 23 months ( Telecom sector- RIL 4G project) XLRI, IIM I, S.P.Jain, new IIMs (6), NMIMS, SIBM Pune, S J Mehta, MDI, NITIE, FMS Converts: XLRI, IIM I, SPJain, NMIMS, SIBM-P, NITIE, SJ Mehta (IITB), IIM Kashipur, IIMU Waitlist : FMS Rejects : IIM Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak & Trichy, Didn’t attend : MDI
I have mentioned my experiences in the same order as they were conducted for me. Note: It’s been almost 3 months after all interviews were done. So, I don’t remember all exact details. But, let me put down top-level happenings. I hope it’s of some use to you ( Remember: something is better than nothing ).
1 SIBM – Pune
Date : 7th Feb 2013 Venue: SIBM Pune SNAP Score: 99.76
GD 1: Topic: "India’s GDP is looking good but healthcare sector is in shambles" Number of Ppl present: 7 (+ 1 absent) Time:10 mins Brief Snapshot of Discussion: Different topic.. many points- defining ambit of healthcare- rural, urban hospitals, increased cost, doctor negligence cases, health insurance sector., Analysis about causes, population & economic problems, social caste system, remedial measures suggested. In all, a healthy & good discussion. Other Salient Details: 2 Panelists. Those who talked less were specifically asked to summarize (2 out of 7). At the end, he also asked why you didn’t mention doctor graduates doing rural internship. ( Oops, forgot ) GD 2 (Picture based GD): Topic: "6 pictures were printed on A4 page (about small child knitting