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CoolAvenues' Interview with:
Vinamra Srivastava
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

1. General Questions
2. Questions related to Pre-MBA Preparation
3. Questions related to Group Discussion / Group Exercise
4. Interview-related Questions
5. After Joining MBA

Q. Date and location of Interview. Were you given the option to choose? Was the interview date fixed or rescheduled couple of times.
A. 20th February 2006, if I remember correctly, at IIM-A.

Q. Can you tell us about the panel that interviewed you?
A. All I knew was that it was a 3 member panel.

Q. How long was your interview?
A. Approximately 25 minutes.

Q. What was the first question? The most interesting question? The most difficult question?
A. First Question: Where are you put up ?
Most Interesting Question: What will you do if you win a lottery ?
Most Tough Question: Drawing a gaming tree in Artificial Intelliegnce for Tic Tac Toe. I hadn't revised the subject in such great detail.

Q. How did you prepare for the interview? While facing the panel, were you confident, did you feel prepared?
A. Had prepared on academics, GK, current affairs, work experience, personal questions. Was quite confident during the interview.

Q. Was any feedback given to you? What feedback did you receive from the panel at the end of session?
A. No feedback given during/after interview.

Q. Did work experience help in getting the choice of your school and also in dealing with the curriculum?
A. Yes.

Q. Getting into and sailing through a B-school is easier for a Science Graduate than for someone from Humanities background. Your comments please.
A. Not at all. In fact, the economics and accounts people are having a better time here in dealing with the subjects than the engineers / science people.

Q. Will an MBA degree add on to your existing career plan or did you decide to switch/start a career in management?
A. Its my first foray into management as a career.

Q. Why did you decide to do MBA from this school?
A. It's the supposed to be the best B-school not only in India, but in Asia Pacific as well.

Q. Were you able to get the school of your choice or did you compromise and opted for the best option that was open / available for you?
A. Got the school of my choice.

Contd.   5. After Joining MBA