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Monday, April 25, 2011

Selection Process of IIMS ( 2009-11)

Selection Process of IIMS ( 2009-11)

IIMA:  
There were  two rounds at the second stage of selection Process: 
  1. Essay writing (Total time allotted 10 minutes)
  2. Personal Interview (15-40 minutes) 
Few topics of Essay Writing
(1) Indian politicians need training in communication skills
(2) How other games were not eclipsed by Cricket
(3) 'Educational System is quelling creativity in Indian children'
(4) Indian women should take up their husbands' surname after marriage.
IIMB:
  1. Group Discussion/case study (Around 20-25 minutes, number of people in the group 8-10). After GD summary of GD was asked to written in around 10 minutes.
  2. Personal Interview
GD Topic/case: 
  1. In this financial crisis, should government bailout the companies by use taxpayer's money?
  2. A Case study, which was based on   Corporate Governance – Issues, Role of Independent Directors. The case was hinting towards Satyam story. There were 4-5 questions at the end like what are the recommendation, suggestion etc.
  3.  Should India allow Foreign University to operate in India (Should India open up in education) 
IIMC:  
  1. Group Discussion (2 minutes to think and 10 minutes to discuss). After Group Discussion all the members were asked to summarize or were asked give their opinion within 1 Minute (Monologue) 
  2. Personal Interview 
GD Topics:
  1. 33% Reservation for woman in jobs. Should it be there?
  2. Should Students recruit faculty members in the institutions?
  3. Year 2025
  4. There should be international men's day
  5. Go Ahead, don't Wait for me  
IIML:
  1. Essay writing (20 Minutes)
  2. Group discussion on the same topic as essay (20 Minutes in 300 words)
  3.  Personal Interview
GD/Essay Topic:
  1. Education is the progressive discovery of our ignorance
  2. He who knows being poor knows everything
  3. Helping Hands are better than Praying Lips
  4. Necessity is the mother of all inventions 
IIM I: 
  1. Case study: written analysis (30 Minutes)
  2. Case study Discussion (20 Minutes)- Number of people 9-12
  3. Personal Interview 
Sample Case study: 
  1. A person who's a programming wizard but he is not a team man and frequently scuffles with co-workers. One day he goes overboard, fights with a colleague and bunks an important client meeting. The manager is a simple guy, doesn't like to get into a fight, and finds this guy a pain in the neck. What should the manager do?
  2. Case study about an innovation based organization, which is the market leader, and is facing challenges in the market due to competitions. What should be the action of the CEO? (Case study was about 150 word long) 
  3. Riya is, a conservative religious Christian girl who is attracted to army life. She marries her childhood friend – Praveen an army officer against the wishes of her parents. After some time, she realizes that army life is not so idealistic. She comes to know that her husband had an illicit affair when on posting in N-E. What should she do? Take divorce?
  4. Amit and Bineet finished their graduation in commerce and history respectively from an ABC college. Amit is more intelligent and Bineet is a soft-spoken and well-mannered. They had good extracurricular. Amit was good in football and painting, played a crucial role in winning the state championship and reaching finals at national level in football. He also organized events. Bineet was good in mimicking and could mimic famous personalities. A street level mimicry artist. Both their fathers got retired and looking to them for financial supports. They both couldn't find job after graduation. With the help from a placement agency they secured jobs in Dubai. All went for six months after which they were being assigned menial jobs. Meanwhile they built a good rapport with the locals and the Asian community there. What should be their next step?  
IIMK: 
1.      GD/Case Study (2-3 minutes to think and 15 minutes to discuss)_ Topics was in the form of case/article of 5-6 lines
2.      Personal Interview 
Sample GD/Cases: 
1.     There was a small write-up on :Indian men dressing in the western way. This is not even suitable to our climatic conditions. Men don't wear dhotis and kurtas as formal wear. Indian women, on the other hand, still wear saris formally. Indian men have a lot to learn from their female counterparts
2.     Janki is working in BPO/ IT Company. She is now called julie. For her, 4th July is the Independence Day. Works when people are sleeping. No social life, identity, etc. This industry is killing the current generation of India?
3.     A small write up about a person who is a perfectionist and how he affects his career. 
IIM S: 
1.      Case study Discussion (5 minutes to think, 15 minutes to discuss)
2.      Summary of case study (5 Minutes)
3.      Personal Interview
Sample case study: 
1.     Mr Vijay is the commerce secretary and India's representative in WTO negotiaions..He has to side with either the European powers who are ready to cut down subsidies but oppose the use of genetically modified crops. There were some other domestic political issues to be taken care of also. How should he go about handling the situation?
2.     Topic was based on Agriculture subsidy and Technology outsourcing for the government. Few intelligent decision was to be taken
3.     Mr. Iyer has been delegated a responsibility of scheduling trains on time for one zone. But he found out that due to bad tracks, and improper maintenance of the engines, there are regular delays in the trains. Top management not happy with the performance and keeps forcing this issue on Mr. Iyer.What should Mr. Iyer do?
4.     Mr X who is working in a company as the driver of the MD for over 15 years. He is very loyal and hard-working. Recently over last few months he stressed with too much of work and erratic working timing. One day after dropping MD at the airport in the late night he went back his home directly (Instead of putting the car back in the office as per rules). Coincidentally he met with a minor accident while going home and a police case is reported. What should MD do now?

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