When asked to pick the “correct” choice of three statements on flying penguins, he impulsively chose the grammatically correct one, not realising that all 18 species of the big bird were flightless. Swapni, however, credited his “brutal rejection” to not seeing through the trick questions posed by his female PI. Owing to his personal interest in athletics, his male PI tested him on his knowledge of sportspersons holding world records and other significant titles. Pune-based engineer Swapnil Anirudha Wayal admittedly walked into his interview for IIM-Kozhikode with mediocre grades.
Pointing to his calloused fingers, he explained that they were an authentic marking of a person who plays the string instrument on a regular basis. While his expertise in Bengali theatre and cinema helped him ace his interviews for IIM-Calcutta and IIM-Bangalore, quoting Voltaire’s poignant words on defending the right to speech helped him win over his IIM-Lucknow PIs.Įven as Sambit’s interview for IIM-Ahmedabad began on a rocky note, he managed to impress his PIs when they asked him to prove that he’s a guitarist, sans the instrument. Walking into his interview for IIM-Kozhikode with negligible preparation, Nihar was unable to adequately answer questions based on current affairs in the southern states. “Got burned in Kozhikode, panelists debated among themselves in Lucknow, philosophised on the meaning of my name in Calcutta, discussed Satyajit Ray‘s films in Bangalore, and showed the panellists fingers in Ahmedabad,” wrote Sambit Debnath, an operations manager at Amazon, who ultimately got selected at all five branches of the management institute. ‘Discussed Satyajit Ray’s films in Bangalore, showed fingers in Ahmedabad’ Post her selection, the professor apologised to her and said the panel selected her the minute they heard her witty retort, claims Puneet.Īlthough some Quora users have expressed skepticism over the legitimacy of the incident, Puneet’s response is one of the most viewed answers to this question, at over 2.58 lakh views, and has more than 16,000 upvotes. The woman was immediately asked to take a seat and interviewed for hardly 10 minutes on generic subjects. The woman, whom Puneet referred to as being “exceptionally talented”, was apparently asked to leave the room by one of her personal interviewers (PIs), even before the interview began, because he didn’t “like her face”.Īccording to Puneet, his friend was quick to respond and said, “Sir, with all due respect, if you can explain to me how my average looks would prevent me from being a good manager, I would happily walk out of the room.” Pricing and analytics manager at Dell, Puneet Srivastava shared his friend’s unconventional experience during her interview with IIM-Calcutta. Here’s what five Quora users had to say about their IIM-interview experiences. The institutions are broadly classified into three generations and offer seats to over 5,000 students on an annual basis.
With prominent recruiters at their placement drives offering annual packages between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 25 lakh per annum, it’s no surprise that there’s much discourse around what it takes to crack an IIM interview, among the over 2 lakh MBA aspirants who take the Common Admission Test (CAT) every year. IIMs, which function under the Union Ministry of Education, have also been declared as institutes of national importance by the Indian government. Considered to be the most premier business school in the country, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are educational institutions offering postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes in business administration in 20 locations across the country.