XLRI Admissions 2022

XLRI Admissions 2022
GDPI Experience Compendium
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Dear Aspirants,
We hope you are all set for the next round! Please note that GD round will not be a part of the selection
process this year. In line with the previous year, there will be a Personal Interview round. Details regarding
the same will be communicated to the candidates in due course of time. However, to guide you in your
preparation for the journey ahead and give you an idea of the PI round, we have collated a GDPI experience
compendium based on the inputs taken from the XLRI 2021-23 batch of BM/HRM programs. Do keep in
mind that interview experiences vary across panels and years, so you may consider the document as a
compilation of experiences and not a strictly exhaustive list of questionnaires for the upcoming round.
All the best!

XLRI Admissions 2022: GDPI EXPERIENCE COMPENDIUM
Campus converted: XLRI Delhi BM

Educational Background: Economics Hons.
Work Experience: Fresher
Percentile: 99.89 %ile
PI Experience:
Q. Tell us about yourself (2 min intro)
Q. Calculate the economic value (opportunity cost) of the literary society you talked about (I had co-founded
a literary society during my undergrad and mentioned it during my intro)
Q. What are the similarities between an economist and a manager?
Q. Why did you start an e-cell in your college? (Explained the vision and action steps with a major focus on
live projects)
Q. Tell us about three live projects that you initiated and are currently being undertaken under the e-cell of
your college?
Q. Describe an incident when you handled conflict or difference of opinion amongst team members. What
did you do about it?
Q. How do you manage time between academics and extracurriculars?
Q. You have used a lot of quotations in your form, tell us three quotes that inspire you as a person.
Q. You have excellent grades during school, but they have dropped during undergrad. Why?
Q. Why should we select you?

Education: Bachelor Science in Physics, USA University
Percentile: > 96
Work experience: 11 months family business
Writing Assessment: Focused on internship, personality and on campus jobs
(Interviewers, Panelists 1,2,3: denoted by P1, P2, P3 Candidate i.e. myself as C)
Interview:
P1: Hello C, tell me about yourself.

C: Good afternoon, Ma'am, Good afternoon Sirs. Thank you for giving me the opportunity
My name is C, I am a 2020 graduate from X University in Pennsylvania US, where I studied physics after
gaining a scholarship that covered a large part of my tuition. Before that I studied in Kolkata, and in school
you could say I was a very studious person.
In college I underwent some transformation and had to focus on making a living too, so I did variety of jobs
including 2 six month long internships, teaching assistant, research, tutoring and hospitality jobs. I came back
from the US after the pandemic and graduation due to a crisis at home and since then I've been working
with my mom to set up a boutique.
P2: okay imagine you went to your school, give a speech on whether they should go to the US to pursue
their undergraduate study. You've 10 seconds to think.
C: yes sir, may I start?

P2: yes
C: Dear juniors,
These halls bring back many memories where I spent the best days of my life. This school truly gives us a
beautiful childhood and opens our mind to the possibilities.
I was here in your place but also worried about what lies ahead after school.
I took a leap of faith and applied to the US, got selected at a few places and made my call based on the
scholarship.
In the US I realized there is a lot of opportunities everywhere but i need to learn the art of managing myself
and prioritizing. So my main goal at that time was to learn and grow and take up the challenge and so I did.
I've been back, but I can tell you a lot of friends who are doing well. There is a certain winning strategy, but
it's based on a number of factors.
P3: okay condense the speech, should they go or not.
C : ma'am, it's not a yes or no answer. It really depends on many factors, the college, the major, the market
for it especially for international students, finances, capabilities and location of campus.
P3: okay I see, so why did you choose to come back. Why did you not do your OPT?
C: I had a family emergency and living in the US during the first covid wave was a very hard experience, of
complete isolation, there was a hiring freeze and I thought it would not be economical to stay another few
months. Also given I studied physics I needed to pursue further education to gain employment.
P2: okay why did you study physics and not pursue it further?
C: I loved physics growing up, I was always fascinated by it and was a voracious reader. I was good at it and
even in college I topped many Physics courses. But as I understood through my internships and research
experience that gaining employment in physics was growing extremely difficult. That is why I took many
courses in Material science, finance, Operations, Manufacturing and liberal arts.
I decided that I'd do an MBA after this.
P2: but why MBA in India?

C : financially much less burdening, no citizenship based constraints, no fear of having to leave the country.
P2: tell me about your family and what your background is.
C: my parents are both lawyers. I'm an only child. My mom doesn't practice, she started her own boutique
for men's ethnic wear in Kolkata, and I helped her set it up.
P2: what work did you do?

C: mostly talking to the vendors, source designs, hosting exhibitions, and handling social media.
P2: do you know of any designers in Kolkata?
C: yes, Darbari Datta, Anamika Khanna, Manish Malhotra in Mumbai.
P3: okay what do you want to do in XLRI.
C: learn about all aspects of business and focus mainly on Finance and operations.
P2: is there anything you don't want to do?

C: marketing I'm not so much inclined towards
P3: why not? Why not marketing!
C: I don't think I have the personality for it. I spend a lot of effort in mathematical and systemic thinking,
that's where my training has been and I wish to play it to my advantage. But I'm always looking to learning
new things. I never keep a barrier on knowledge.
P3: what is your dream role?

C: starting with Financial analyst, or operations consultant and see where it goes from there on. I'm focused
on creating value on wherever I go
P3: have you looked at placement reports and what is your dream company?
C: possibly any consulting firm would be great. But I didn't get a chance to look at placement reports.
P3: so you're not aware of placements?

C: I'm aware that XLRI has one of the best placements but not particulars. I'll go for whoever takes me.
Employment is more chance than choice. As I saw during college as well.
P2: what were your internships and campus jobs in college about:
C: internships were analytics and market research on EV batteries, as a TA I taught classes to first years
including lab and problem solving. I did a research internship and wrote a thesis.
P2: okay so what is the NPV of your education?

C: very negative as of now. But I hope to make it positive in a few years.
P2: what would be the discount rate?

C: the bank rate of education loans in India as the money went from India.
P1: you've a minute to defend your case as a candidate. Please go ahead.

C:
Sir, I went through both privilege and hardships. I have tried to understand the world around me, reading
Economist, WSJ, talking to people in various walks of life, being aware of what is happening in the world
around me. I read about Innovations and changes taking place and at B school I want to learn how
everything comes together and complete the map in my mind. Opportunities are everywhere and I am brave
enough to take them. I just need a chance to prove myself and a platform to learn and grow.
Thank you for your time.
All panelists: thank you c, wish you the very best
Campus Converted: XLRI Delhi BM
Educational Background: B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering
Work Experience: 38months of work experience at ZS Associates
PI Experience:
Panelists: 3-member panel all male (M1, M2, M3)
M1: So, you worked at ZS Associates, can you tell us a bit about what the company does?
X: Explained about the company, industry, and kind of projects we work on.
M1: What is your exact role in your team? What were you responsible for?
X: Spoke in detail about my role and how it grew over my 3years of tenure.
M1: Do you want to talk about any recent project that you worked on?
X: Responded with a prepared answer that involved forecasting demand.
M1: What model did you exactly use to forecast?
X: I’m not sure about the exact model as a dedicated forecasting team handled it, I was responsible for
providing the input for the model.
M1: You should have had some ideal about how they forecast. Talk about what factors go into forecasting in
general?
X: Spoke about seasonality, trend, smoothing to correct for them, average methods, etc.
M1: Went back to the project I spoke about and asked me to elaborate on how exactly I solved the business
problem.
X: Spoke about the issue and solution in detail.
M1: Who are the main competitors of ZS?
X: Was able to list a couple.
M1: What is the current revenue of ZS?
X: Answered
M2: You mentioned literature and philosophy as your favorite subject in undergrad, can you explain why?
X: Gave a prepared answer.
M2: What elements go into analyzing a work of literature?
X: Was not able to structure an answer.
M2: What exactly did you do as part of this course?
X: Spoke about a particular novel we studied and interpreted in the course.
M2: Give me an analysis summary of that novel for me now?
X: Spoke about the characters, themes, and core plot of the novel.
M2: You just gave me the plot of the novel. If you had to review this book on Amazon, would you give away
the plot like this? What would you write there?
X: No Sir, I won’t. (Tried to explain what I would have written, but was interrupted)
M2: I see you also worked on the fest committee of your college. Tell me what all responsibilities you
handled there?
X: Explained about how it was the first fest of our college, how I worked for Sponsorships and Logistics.
M2: What did you do for Sponsorships?
X: Went on to explain how the team worked on pitch decks, offerings, etc. and was again interrupted.
M2: Assume I am a potential sponsor you approached. Pitch your fest to me.
X: Took a minute to prepare and pitched the unique propositions that my college can offer.
M2: Did the sponsors agree by listening to this pitch?
X: The sponsors we approached agreed Sir; it was an easy sell.
M2: How much did you collect in sponsorships?
X: Answered.
M3: Do you know the 4 pillars of democracy?
X: Answered.
M3: If I ask you what can be termed as the 5th pillar in the present day, what would your answer be?
X: Told it would be the Internet and social media and presented multiple points to support them.
M3: Thank you, that is all from our end; you may leave the call now.
X: Thanked all of panelists and left the call.
Campus Converted: XLRI Delhi

Educational Background: B.Tech.
PI Experience:
Panelists: 3-member panel all male (M1, M2, M3)
XLRI HR 8.55 PM 10th March
9.0/84/7.6
98.7 Percentile
2M 1F
My Interview started about 15 minutes later than the allotted time and only lasted for 15 minutes. The
interview was SOP focused, no academics, no current affairs.
M1- What did you do in the waiting room?
Me- I tried to meditate but couldn’t, I was surfing on my mobile checking social media and news.
M1- What kind of news did you read?
Me- Told him about the appointment of the director of football of Manchester United
M1- Asked me about the difference between coach and DOF
Me- Told Him
M1- Who decides the formation
Me- Told him
M1- Are formations permanent
Me- Told him no, teams are very fluid.
M1- Asked me about my YouTube channel (mentioned in my SOP)
Me- Told Him
M1- How did your YouTube channel helped you build better relationship with your father (SOP)
Me- Told Him
M1- Revenue from Youtube
Me- Told Him
F- Asked me about my theatre experience ( SOP)
Me- Answered
F- 1 learning you learned from each role (role as in actor, sound director etc) in theatre?
Me – answered
M2- You are very passionate regarding creative stuff, why don’t you focus on your YouTube channel and
build a business regarding it?
Me- Gave a good enough reason to pursue management
XLRI BM Experience
Campus Converted: XLRI Delhi
Percentile: 94.02
Education background: BCom, Ahmedabad University (& CFA Level 1)
Work experience: 14 months
PI Experience
There were three panelists, say P1, P2, and P3 – All male professors at XLRI. Each of them focused on a
separate aspect of the profile.
The interview began with greeting each other. Next,
P1: What does your name mean?

X: Explained – A “diamond”
P1: Then, you must be from Surat?
X: No sir, I’m from Ahmedabad
P1: Tell us something more about yourself
X: Shared a prepared answer – Focusing on my background, achievement, and qualities that I wanted to
highlight
P1: Diamonds shine only when they’re compressed under pressure, but you seem to be pampered. Have you
faced any challenges in life?
X: Yes sir – Explained a challenging situation that I had recently faced in my personal life
P1: Ok, so you mean that you’re ready to face whatever is thrown at you?
X: Yes sir
P1: Let’s talk about your work ex. You said you work at Educational Initiatives. So, what is this?
X: Explained about the company – It’s vision, products, and my department
P1: So, you’re saying that your product helps reduce learning gaps – How?
X: Explained more about the technology and need for such a product.
P1: How does a teacher benefit out of it?
X: Explained
P1: Teachers in our times didn’t need any of these technological tools and had a very traditional approach.
So, why do we even need a technology in education?
X: Explained about the gaps in education and how tech would make it more efficient (This was followed by
several other questions regarding my work ex and the work I did there)
P1: What do you want to become?
X: Sir, a leader
P1: But we don’t make leaders, we make managers. Are you sure you want to come to XLRI and not go to
EDI?
X: Yes, sir – Explained how XLRI will help me achieve my career goals and how they make leaders by quoting
alumni
He grilled me a little more on this. Later, P2 took over.

P2: So, X, you have mentioned in your SOP that business mathematics is your favorite subject. What did you
learn?
X: Listed the broad topics I learnt in the course
P2: So, why is it your favorite?
X: Explained him about how the topics are relevant and why the subject was my favorite
P2: Asked technical questions on calculus and its application
P2: Ok, so you’ve graduated in finance and done CFA Level 1. Can you explain to me the difference between
profits and revenue?
X: Explained – Revenue is what you earn out the business and profits include both costs and revenue.
P2: So, is revenue same as income?
X: Sir, - Couldn’t complete (While I was answering this, he began grilling me further on the technical fin
terms. It was more like a rapid fire. Some of the terms he asked – Diff between revenue and net revenue,
gross profit, and net profit, working capital and net working capital, and so on. I could barely answer any
properly, given that he didn’t let me complete)
P2: No, I don’t agree with your answers (I was actually correct, but he was confusing me)
X: Sorry sir, I answered it to the best of my knowledge
P2: (With a disappointed expression) No, this is not expected out of a CFA Level 1. Have you studied
valuation?
X: Yes, sir
P2: You mentioned in your intro that you’re a multi-tasker – Can you share a situation?
X: Shared a situation from the workplace (followed by some more behavioral questions)
P2: (With a poker face) Can you explain me the valuation ratios?
X: Yes, sir – Listed a few such as P/E ratio, EPS, etc. (got cut in the middle)
P2: Explain what is P/E and how do you use it? (Followed by various questions around ratios – types, uses,
etc.)
X: Explained
He grilled me further on finance. Later, P3 took over.
P3: So, X, how has the experience been so far?

X: Good sir
P3: Ok, I have a question for you. You are a BCom graduate, did CFA Level 1, but then, moved on to
education and marketing. I don’t understand the career trajectory.
X: Explained how I had studied marketing in past, my inclination towards it, and justified it further.
P3: It’s still not clear to me. How does becoming a leader align here?
X: Explained further
P3: Can you quote situations from your past on this?
X: Done that – Committee positions
P3: So, will you continue to pursue education/EdTech after MBA, too? And how?
X: I might join an NGO, establish one, or work with an EdTech company + Explained further
P3: You mentioned “might” and not “will” – So there’s still a possibility? Why should I do that and pull you
out for an MBA when you’re doing great work in the sector? (This was followed by couple of behavioral
questions revolving around life decisions, situations, etc. All 3 panelists were involved here. It was a typical
stress interview.)
P3: You seem nervous. Don’t be. I am just trying to understand you better.
X: No sir, I am not. I was just thinking on the go. (And then, they went back to grilling)
P3: If you were a cycle, which of the three wheels will you be?
X: Three wheels?
P3: Yes, you can be creative. Think about it.
X: It can be a tricycle or if it’s a bicycle – it can be the front wheel, back wheel, and the wheel in the middle
P3: Ok, you can assume so.
X: I’d be the back wheel.
P3: Why so?
X: So, that I can lead & carry the load from the back as my team (here, the cycle’s front wheel and handle)
move forward towards our goal
P3: So, why don’t do become a brake?
X: (Explained the difference) No, sir – Because – It’s just a part that controls, not leads
P3: Use your kidney (he mockingly meant brain). What more can be there?
This was followed by various psychometric questions by giving situations regarding the cycle, choosing parts,
etc.
Then, it ended abruptly. We thanked each other.
Overall: It was typical stress interview. They analyzed and grilled me at every word I said and had a
poker/disappointed look through. The atmosphere was enough to break anyone’s confidence if you’re not
well prepared and in the right mind-set. But the experience was worth it!
XLRI HRM Experience
XAT Percentile: 97.00

Education background: BTech, Environmental Engineering, DTU
Work experience: 24 months (Management consulting firm)
PI Experience:
Panelist 1(Old male prof)
Panelist 2 (Young male prof/alum)
Panelist 3 (Old male prof)
P1: Tell us about yourself

P1: environmental engineering is quite peculiar- what all does it entail, which subjects?
P1: how do you think country is doing in terms of pollution
P1: which states are most pollution intensive
P1: what did you do in your company/role
P1: Name your company’s competitors- which fields do they compete in?
P2: I think climate change is a hoax many scientists don't believe it- unlike gravity. Why do you think it isn't?
(Gave ozone layer example- didn't agree with it)
(Gave Australia flooding example- didn't agree with it, refuted it, but I held my ground)
(Then I said scientists don't believe it coz certain companies are lobbying against it)
P2: Name the companies which are lobbying against these changes
(Gave example of a company which has been accused of unethical practices in the past)
P2: The aforementioned company is a regular recruiter at XL- would you consider their offer, named multiple
other companies: ITC cigarettes, HUL, Nestle. Would I accept their offer?
(I said that it doesn't align with my goal to work, so it would not be my first choice, but also that I would not
negate the possibility of working with them- because it doesn't matter what a company has done in the past,
what matters is their willingness to make a change in the future.)
P2 seemed satisfied with the answer
P2: what are 3 benefits and drawbacks of govt privatizing BPCL
(answered)
P3: I want to select you, But I don't want to give you a seat because I see you as a bright candidate working
for climate change initiatives and doing good for the country. Such a candidate would waste his potential
contributions for the good of the country.
(I said that I also like People and Organization Practice (POP) Area, started giving him an example of my
work, and he cut me off. Said that I might be interested in POP, but that would stop me from working
towards climate change full time 24*7*365 and negate my contributions to the country. I countered by
saying that an HR role will not occupy my entire life, and I can work for my passion on the side, over
weekends. But he wasn't satisfied with the response.)
Verdict: Converted
Tips: A better answer for climate change/sustainability related questions could have been companies can
create business advantage and value while accelerating climate action. Companies need to move away from
looking at themselves only as sources of emissions and see themselves as potential providers of solutions for
a fundamental societal need. And they don't necessarily need new tech to innovate.
XLRI HRM Experience

Education background: B.A.(H) Economics, LSR, Delhi University
Work experience: 36 months (Risk Advisory)
PI Experience
1. You have stated BM as the first preference in your form and HR a second so if given a chance we offer you
both which one will you do?
Ans: I said I'd be equally interested in doing HR. They said you can't do both and is it by mistake you selected
BM as 1st, say we are offering you both, I said BM then (I could not contradict myself as per form)
I said at the point of form filling I filled BM as the first preference since I had more experience so if that
might be a selection criterion, considering that.
2. Tell us something about yourself

Ans: Educational and work background.
3. What do you know about our HRM program

Ans: Talked about the courses in HRM as per course outline on website and the programmes like village
exposure.
Also mentioned that XLRI doesn't considers HR just as an elective and specialization but has a full-fledged
program in it.
4. What are the different verticals in HR?

Ans: Mentioned talent acquisition, manpower planning, recruitment, l&d, HR consulting, HR analytics.
5. Which one would you like to do?

Ans: If given a chance and opportunity would go for HR analytics
6. What do you know about data analytics

Ans: Explained helps in deriving insights about data and making conclusions with instances.
7. You did risk analysis in both your organizations, what was the difference in work.
Ans: Front end vs back-end work of risk consulting at both orgs respectively and further explained the job
requirements.
8.What were the difference in HR practices at EY vs fidelity

Ans: Explained both company's culture and talked from pre vs post covid standpoint of change in work
lifestyle as well.
9. If you were HR what would you do differently.

Ans: Gave suggestions based on personal understanding.
10. One example where you used learning from one project to another.
Ans: Explained a project where a senior left midway so I learned stakeholder management and resource
management.
11. Give one example of economics relating to HR?

Ans: Said scarcity and optimum utilization of resources- in HR we manage the human capital if right people
in right role in right capabilities.
12. What is risk analysis? What is risk, how do you measure it? There are different processes and different
clients, how do you set the same benchmark for all? Relate risk analysis to HR.
Ans: Explained one HR audit observation. All IT rights and F&F should be done before the employee is
separated, there should be IT controls in HRIS, otherwise unauthorized access risk and financial risk.
13. Difference in managing HR for country and HR for an organization

Ans: Org- focus on firm and work specific culture and policies, business knowledge
Country- more on human capital development, education, and skill development.
Verdict: Converted
XLRI HRM Experience

Education background: B.Com(H), SRCC, Delhi University
Work experience: Fresher
PI Experience
P1:
P- Did you have your lunch

- no, I had my breakfast an hour back
P- so you're ready to shoot us all
- smiling, no am ready to answer what all I'd be asked
P- okay good answer
P- who are you
- told the prepared intro, ended with current internship
P- what was your first impression of the company I'm interning in
- Onboarding experience was great, given the proper training we went through for the tasks to be done,
there was a buddy and team allocation which made the environment more conducive and supportive to
work, formal procedures of onboarding including filling de
P- tell me about your calm and poetic personality (mentioned in intro)
- Whatever be the situation, I try to keep my calm by deciding one major factor which is control. If there’s
something I can change, then I will work towards it, else I follow the saying: “Let go of the things you can’t
change.” Which helps me stay calm.
Regarding poetries, I think it’s a beautiful way of expressing my feelings, I mostly write from my life
experiences, thus my writings are derived from my emotions and feelings.
P- tell me particular instance when you displayed calmness
- Quoted an instance where me and my friend were crossing a road, and a truck came speeding, which we
just missed, while my friend started shouting on the truck driver, I maintained my calm and helped her also
in the same in order to avoid any conflicts.
P- poems part?
- told
P- recite a couplet of your poem you like the most
- did
P- how the readers interpreted it
- it was interpreted in the way I wanted to express it. It was written on an interesting prompt, which thus
made it more creative.
P2
P-You're from commerce background, have you studied anything about this calmness, and human behaviour
- Yes, we have HRM related subjects in our curriculum, like organisational Behaviour and HRM, where I
studied about how individual behaviours are determined by and affect the organisation on a whole, Thus,
calmness comes into play wherever we are dealing with conflicting situations or there’s a need for critical
decision making.
P-what aspects of it, how they impacted you
- they impacted me by making me more aware of the importance of human behaviour in an organisation and
how the workplace environment also has an impact on the same.
P-some question again on calmness
-told
P-any instance where you lose your calm
-told, with how I handled it then
P-have you organised any fest as a part of college club
-yes, I was a part of organising team of a society of my college, where we organised, a big event having a
large footfall, and the presence of famous speakers, cut off:
P-okay fine, gave a situation of fest in college cancelled due to covid, sponsorship raised, 4 days left, what
would you do
-I would see if there were a possibility of conducting the fest online, the sponsorship will be used in
maintaining the logistics and giving away prizes and mementos. If not, will try to have it earmarked for the
next year’s fest, or can donate the sponsorship raised for covid relief.
P-you left one important part
- Thought, couldn't come up
P-okay
-I asked what it is.
P- In the scenario that you have an option to donate the money to Maharashtra for coping up with covid,
you would first need to take permission from the company you raised the sponsorship from, if you can
donate their money
P3
P- what did you study specifically for this interview

- Went through the website of XLRI, read about the curriculum, the practices, and values of the college,
found things I relate to, and why I want to join.
P- okay all the best
P1 asked a follow up
- answered
Panellists- Thank you and all the best!
Tips: Prepare your intro well, as it can direct your whole interview, therefore include only those things which
you are comfortable talking about. If you mention any hobby, have a sample of it ready to show, and some
general knowledge behind it. An interview is mostly a conversation which builds upon whatever you say,
asking many follow-up questions to your answers, so choose your words wisely. Everything you say should
be backed by logic and instances from your life, which you can be asked to quote in order to better
understand how you display that particular quality.

Educational Background: BTech. Graduate
Work Experience: 5 years of workex mostly in education
PI Experience:
1. Tell us about yourself. Where you worked, how did you decide to do an MBA
2. Couple more questions on what skills I picked up during my workex
3. Why did you get into education?
4. So how do you think you'll get along in the corporate world?
5. Don't you think there'll be too much of an age gap between you and your classmates? How do you think
you'll adjust?
Campus converted: XLRI Jamshedpur – HRM
Educational Background: B. Tech (73%) | Diploma (76%) | 10th (8.6 CGPA)

Work Experience: NIL
PI Experience:
Basic introductory questions on where I am joining from, my hometown and place of education.
P1- Tell me differences between a Diploma and B. Tech degree.

- Mentioned how a diploma is heavy with practical subjects while B. Tech is more with theoretical.
P1- How does that changes roles for you and roles for someone with 4 years of graduation? (mine was a 3
year course and the panel was aware of the same)
- Sir, that makes them suitable for analytical roles as they have studied mathematics in 11 th and 12th and I
am more suitable for manufacturing type.
P1- Good. Tell me one instance apart from the one mentioned in your SOP, where you performed a
managerial task/role.
- I mentioned that I introduced an event in my college and managed the same during the fest – it was
related to marketing.
P1- Doesn’t that make you suitable for a General management role?
- No sir, I lack experience and maybe in the future I will move to those roles but I believe right now the HRM
programme can help me look at an organisation from inside.
P1- Alright, then tell me how you approached obtaining a job after college.
- Answered that most jobs were analytics based, and I was unable to convert them. I tried the off campus
route but faced difficulty due to the pandemic.
P1- Okay, we understand, that’s not an issue.
P3- So you mentioned quizzing. What do you think the purpose of quizzing is?
- I gave a detailed answer but the 3 major points I covered were – networking, platform for introverts and
increase in knowledge base.
This was followed by a discussion.
P3- Are you saying that quizzing is more about logical deduction?
- Yes sir.
P3- Please justify.
- Sir can I give an example. My eureka moment to impress at least one interviewer.
Sir, if you notice in Hollywood, there are plaques of people on the ground when you see the footpath, and
there is one celebrity who is not there but on a pole.. You will say that this is factual. But with enough hints,
you can reach the answer – M. Ali (the boxer), as his religion doesn’t allow a plaque on the ground.
They seemed satisfied.
P3- Yes but one has to know.

- I tried to justify.
P2- Interrupts, tell us the relation between UP, MP and Pondicherry.

- Sir my approach would be
P2- Interrupts again, not approach but tell us the answer.

- Sorry sir, I am unable to deduce the answer.
P2- All 3 female governors.

- Yes sir, I understand now.
P2- So that invalidates your point.

- Sir, with enough hints, I have deduced. As in quizzing enough hints are given but yes, I was not able to
answer.
P3- Comes back in, You expect deduction to help you narrow down the possibilities, but in the end, it's just a
guess.
- Yes sir, can be said in that way.
P2- Ok, let me test your logic, you said you are good with it. Take a copy pen.
9+6=3
8+6=?
- Yes sir 2. Addition is being used as subtraction in operation.
P2- Write another.

1=3
2=3
3=5
4=4
5=4
6=?
- Took me 10 seconds. Sir 3. Number of letters are being counted.
P3- So you are just good with patterns. How is that helpful in HR?
- Sir these days data is used in performance analysis. Maybe I can use it there to improve efficiency.
P1,P2 right.
P2- How long do you think do you take to complete a sentence?
- Sir, based on the analysis of this interview close to 10 to 15 seconds.
P2- Is that good?

- No sir, it is a weakness I have identified and I am working on it.
He smiled.
P2- So what are we thinking right now?

- I am more suitable for the BM programme, but I would like to say that my characteristics are also
compatible with HR.
All 3 interviewers laughed and then asked me to log off.
Educational Background: Graduation (8.75 CGPA) | 12th (93.20%) | 10th (10 CGPA)
Work Experience: 20 months of consulting experience (ZS Associates)
Percentile: 92 %ile
PI Experience:
P1- What did you do during your under graduation apart from studying?
- I told him about my love of sports, how there are annual inter-faculty sports championships, and how I won
the badminton championship for all four years of my undergrad. I also mentioned that I used to be a state-
level volleyball and badminton player in high school.
P1- And now you're working at ZS Associates? Was it a campus placement? Are you still working there?
- Yes, it was a campus placement. I'm still working at ZS and I have been involved in Market Research
projects.
P1- You must have given an interview for ZS? What did you like about ZS? What have you prepared for today
based on learnings from that interview?
- I told him that I had three campus placement opportunities but chose ZS because working there required a
good mix of both qualitative and quantitative skills (rather than just technical skills), the type of work
involves management and client interaction even at entry level positions, which gives people good exposure
and networking opportunities.
I told him that in terms of preparations for today, I had reflected on my previous experiences - what went
well, what could have been better, and what lessons I could use if something similar happened again in the
future. Also, one of the things I learned from my ZS interview is that we should try to learn as much as we
can about the company/firm/institute to which we are applying.
P1- Do you then have an idea about XL and its HRM courses?
- I did look over the XL website and the HRM courses it provides. I've also observed the type of work that HR
professionals do at my workplace.
P1- How often do you speak to HRs at your company?
- Quite frequently. Each ZS employee is assigned a Professional Development coach who is also an HR
specialist. Employees can track their work trajectory in the company with the help of PD coaches.
P1- You obviously have a lot of achievements in sports, why don't you pursue something in that field?
- I believe it is too late to pursue a career in that field at this time. It might have been possible if I had
decided on it during my school days. Throughout the school year, there are numerous opportunities in the
form of U17, U19, and U21 events. Also, because I've only played at the state level and not at the national
level, there are many more people who are better at badminton and volleyball than me.
P2- State level achievements are still very huge, you should be proud of yourself. Do you still play these
sports?
- Thank you, sir! Not since the covid and work from home situation. But at work, I've competed in and won
company-wide badminton and table tennis tournaments. I haven't been able to keep up with volleyball,
however.
P2- Do you agree that volleyball is not as popular in India as cricket or football?
- I completely agree with you, sir. One interesting fact: volleyball is the world's fifth most popular sport,
trailing football, cricket, tennis, and hockey. It is even more popular than badminton and TT (which most of
us consider to be more popular sports); however, it is not considered a mainstream sport in India.
P2- How can we rectify that?
- Government can start with providing more funds.
P2- Interrupted, I am looking for a more holistic approach, and at different levels. What if the government
allocates crores of money but nobody still watches volleyball?
- We can begin by constructing volleyball courts in schools. Schools currently have badminton and basketball
courts, but no volleyball courts. Schools should have separate volleyball coaches, just as they do for athletics
and other sports. On a national scale, we can have premier leagues for volleyball and have celebrities
promote it in the same way that they do for the IPL.
P2- People can also make movies like Dangal.
- Exactly sir.
P2- But movies like Dangal are made because there are people winning at sports like wrestling, etc.
- Sir, people are winning at various state, national, international level volleyball events too, they are just not
being highlighted.
P2- What is your favourite topic in Maths?
- I like percentages and ratios because I use them at work as well.
P2- But even 10th standard students can do that! Come on, you are an engineer!
- I also like differentiation.
P3- There was recently news of a disagreement between Saina Nehwal and her coach. Don't you think sports
is bigger than these minor arguments?
- Conflicts are unavoidable whenever there is a difference of opinion. Players like Saina Nehwal have
represented India in a variety of international events, including the Olympics. And it's natural for her to
believe that her demands and needs must be prioritised; it's only human nature. Conflicts are unavoidable,
but there are numerous methods for resolving them.
P3- Such as?
Me - Active listening and researching, compromising, ignoring, through involvement of a formal mediator.
Thank you, you may log off now.
Educational Background: Graduation (8 CGPA) | 12th (7 CGPA) | 10th (10 CGPA)

Percentile: 95 %ile
PI Experience: (3 interviewers, 2M and 1F)
General Greetings.
Q. Are you working right now?

A. Told them about freelance work I have been doing.
Q. You mentioned in your SOP that teams consist of various people that have different viewpoints. Name
three instances where a homogeneous team makes more sense and three where diverse teams are ideal.
A. I started to elaborate on one point but they asked me to stop and take a second to list down pointers and
explain later. Could come up with two for both, they said that it is alright.
Q. So one of your examples mentioned a relevant group of people talking about a social issue. You have an
advertising background, say you are creating a campaign for Women's day. Would you say a homogeneous
group of women make more sense here?
A. Answered about how it would be better than men narrating our stories but some level of intersectionality
will still exist.
Q. So it's not really homogeneous. Would you like to modify your answer?
A. No sir, this is as far as I could narrow down.
Q. So you used the term intersectionality, define it.

A. Answered the question.
Q. Anything else that comes to your mind about intersectionality, said no sir that's all.
The conversation with him was longer and more elaborate, led to a discussion.
Female panellists took over. I had mentioned being a disability rights worker throughout college and till
present day and she started with that.
Q. What is the latest provision in the field?

A. Talked about the Rights of PwD Act 2016, I also tried to elaborate but was interrupted.
Q. Did nothing exist before the year 2016?

A. I told them that I was sure there would be some provision, but my knowledge was limited to the time I
was a volunteer in the field.
Q. Types of disability?
A. Answered correctly.
Q. How would you better the act?

A. I told them how I think it lacks teeth and inaction can be penalized to some extent.
Q. Coaxed me to tell more about it.

A. I said that diversity hiring is still an issue and inclusive infrastructure is not widespread.
I felt like I could not impress her because her expression was difficult to understand. Third panellist came in.
Kept smiling throughout.
Q. Asked me about how the advertising industry discriminates against people. No ad exists that shows obese
people.
A. I gave them a few examples of the ads that did show obese people.
Q. That's a one in a million thing. You know the reality. Why do you think this happens?
A. I explained how advertising is aspirational, and how this aspect is further propagated by unrealistic beauty
standards.
Got a lot of questions about why this is the case.
Q. Say it's a product that makes people obese like Maggi. I still never see an overweight mother feeding
Maggi to an overweight child.
A. I said this will imply that their product has negative health effects, which no brand would attach itself
with.
Q. How will you make representation in advertising more inclusive keeping in mind revenue and approvals?
A. I talked about baby steps and how, despite how ideal it sounds right now, this could become a reality if
conscious action is taken.
Q. So there exist reservations for castes and women and PwDs and the third gender. What about obese
people? Do you think a legislation can be brought in regarding this?
A. No sir, while there definitely needs to be mindset change regarding this matter I don't think a legislation
can be brought in.
Q. Why not?
A. There might be an issue with statistical evidence for the same. Gave a few stats about inequality for PwDs.
Q. If I give you concrete data that proves this, still no legislation can be brought about?
Even though I held on to my stance that it is unlikely such a legislation can be brought in, he kept on giving
me hypothetical situations and said why not a legislation.
A. Sir, these legislations can always be challenged by saying obesity is not permanent. Mindset change is
critical in this situation, especially for this issue.
My last answer caused all three panellists to smile; I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
My entire interview revolved around the topics I mentioned in my SOP. Please don't bring up social work if
you aren't completely committed to it. If this happens, take your interview on a different tangent. Because I
felt at ease answering questions, I mentioned it.
Campus converted: XLRI Delhi – BM

Educational Background: B.Tech (8.33 CGPA) | 12th (89.60%) | 10th (95.20%)
Percentile: 99.25
PI Experience (3 Interviewers, all male)
Q: Good evening, where are you joining from?

A: Good evening sirs, I’m joining from Ahmedabad
(interviewer hears an ambulance siren in the background)

(interview was in March 2021, second wave was at an all-time high)
Q: How’s the Covid-19 situation in Ahmedabad?

A: Explained how the situation is terrible, record deaths every day, people dying of lack of oxygen, not
enough space for cremations, etc.
Q: What are the latest numbers for yesterday?
A: Told
Q: Do you think the reporting of cases/deaths is accurate?
A: Not really, a lot more people are dying than reported. Told him about a relatives’ death due to Covid,
which was not registered as a Covid death because of a co-morbidity. Told that according to local news
reports, underreporting is very rampant.
The interviewer started asking about why this is the case, and why would the local authorities underreport. I
told him I’m not sure but probably to curb the panic. This conversation goes on for a few minutes where he
keeps asking me the plauisble reasons as to why the authorities are reporting less deaths, and I try and give
him a variety of answers, he keeps cutting me off, trying to prove me wrong.
P2 takes over
Q: Enough of Covid, you have mentioned in your SOP that you were a part of the literature club of your
college. Tell me why is literature important in one’s life (some question on these lines)
A: Well-rehearsed answer.
Q: It seems like you were only in college for extra-curriculars. I see no engineering related answers in your
SoP
A: Fumbled a bit, became a little defensive, muttered out some answer justifying why that’s not the case
Asked me a few questions related to computer architecture, data structures etc. (I come from an IT
background)
P3 takes over
Asks me whether I follow what’s happening in the world of business, and asked me what news in the world
of business caught my eye in the last few days
Talked about the Tata-Mistry standoff going on at that time
Asked me to explain what it was all about and what implications will it have
Answered
P3: Good luck, you can log off

Tips: Be fully prepared with every line that you’ve written in your SoP and start building narratives around
the same. Think of counter questions that can be asked and be ready with appropriate answers around
everything you’ve mentioned.
PI Experience
BM interview
Q-tell me about your father's business
Q-you will join him right after mba or do job?

Me-will do job first
Q-so your engineering goes in vain

Me-no, I will contribute (messed up this answer, got a little nervous)
Q-choose favorite topic in math

Me-probably, geometry
Q-simple question on line

Me-took lot of time and messed up again, they spoon fed me
Q-how do you incorporate downtime in design (design as favorite subject in sop)?

Me-tried a bit, then said the truth that nothing that sort is taught in quantifiable terms
Q-tell about tradeoffs in design

Me-told with example
Q- which client of yours generate maximum profit

Me- told
Q- how many employees does your father’s business have?
Me-told
Q-did you layoff in lockdown?

Me-nope we hired more
Q- now demand is again low, will you layoff now?

Me- no, we’ll transfer to other enterprise
Q- do you have any questions?

Me- every human has some unconscious bias, how do panelists eliminate it?
You may leave.
Work ex: 23 Months

Educational background: BMS (KC College), Mcom (HR College)
Percentages: 7/7/ 6.36(out of 7), 8.25 (out of 10)
xat percentile: 99.06
XLRI BM, 1 April

3 Panel, All male
P3 was Kanagraj Sir
P1
Where are you connecting from?
Why are Covid cases rising in Maharashtra?
Do you think there will be a lockdown?
Sell me an Ac (had work-ex in that industry)
Difference between regular Ac and inverter ac?

Calculate the ac tonnage required for my room 20x20
Is window Ac's market share falling?
You didn't consider height
P2
You have mentioned Chess.

Tell me the notation for queen's gambit?
Distance of Marathon and origins?

In equity market, Someone advised me to invest in a stock because of a high debt equity ratio. What do you
think?
P3 Prof Kanagraj
Tell me about your other hobbies?

What's the future of Air conditioners?
Learnings from Chess?
Learnings from Tech conference in Hyderabad?
Any questions for us?
XLRI HRM Interview Experience

Profile GEM Fresher. 10/91.4/6.5
XAT score: 97.something
3 panelists, M1,M2,M3
{Got entry into the room a little early, I think they were still discussing my profile, heard them talk about my
college and they were sounding impressed with it(or so I thought but that raised my confidence)}
M1: Tell me a bit about yourself, where you are joining us from?
{Answered the normal intro, did not talk anything about HRM or why I wanted to do an MBA etc, just where
I grew up what I studied and my hobbies}
So you’re in your final year of engineering? Explain Bernaulli’s principle.
{Explained the principle, giving an example. He further asked me a practical application for the same which I
answered}
Okay tell me the difference between diodes, triodes and transisters. { I did electronics and instrumentation
engineering and hence this question, I answered as much as I was able to, not a lot of cross questioning
here}
M2: Tell me about Article 370 and what all has happened after its abrogation. {Asked me this as I grew up in
J&K, I started answering as I had this well prepared, covering both sides of the argument and giving all
insights I could, might have tilted more towards the positives over the negatives though, during this time,
saw M2 and M3 looking away from the camera and laughing a bit, sharing an inside joke, giving me the
impression that they were at the same place while taking my interview, M2 did not ask any questions after
this as I had given a detailed answer to this}
M3: You're a swimmer right? What are all the different strokes? {Told them the 4 strokes} okay what’s the
difference between breast stroke and butterfly stroke. {Explained it in words, before I asked him if I could
show it with hand movement to explain better, which he allowed me to and I did}
M3: I don't have any more questions, however when you were explaining the Article 370 you stressed more
on the positives only, were there no negatives?
{Was taken aback a bit since I did cover a few negatives, but did not show it, apologising in case I did miss
out on points and telling him the negatives, which he still perceived as positives for some reason and tried to
corner me sayin that I wasn’t looking at things in a critical and analytical way, not in a grilling way but asked
me again, giving examples of politicians such as Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti being against the
abrogation, I further explained their reasons behind the same and the rationale for it to be brought back. He
did not act or look convinced at all but at this point he just laughed and ended the interview, thanking me
and asking me to leave.}
Final verdict: WL20
Converted in the second round.
Campus converted: XLRI Jamshedpur – BM
Educational Background: GEM

Work Experience: 39 months
PI Experience: 3 interviewers
1. Explain the political scenario of West Bengal?

2. What are the cultural differences between Kolkata (work location) and Jamshedpur (hometown)?
3. What are the cultural differences between Jamshedpur and Patna?
4. Estimate the total number of primary schools in India.
5. How can we bridge the gap between rural education and urban education? This was followed by a lot of
cross questioning.
6. What are the three important points for an algorithm?
7. What is time complexity?
8. Devise an algorithm and explain it's time complexity for the entire XLRI process starting from the XAT
application.
9. What is digital divide?
Finally, they asked if I expected some questions that were not asked. I told them that none of their questions
were expected by me. They all laughed, and the interview was over.
There were no current affairs or general questions.
Percentile: 99.56 %ile (GEM)

Pleasantries exchanged
M1- What is the meaning of your name?

-Answered
M1- Mention any criminal provisions that come to mind.

-UAPA, this was just from the top of my head.
M1- Okay, what is the latest amendment in this regard and what part is still Intact from Government of India
Act 1915?
-I spoke about Unlawful Prevention Act in a brief but was unable to answer Government of India Act 1915
part of the question.
M1- By which year was the IPC promulgated and who is the authority which introduced it first?
-Unable to answer.
M1- Tell me about CAATSA.

- Gained some consciousness here, answered the question and mentioned how America uses it to pressurize
countries.
M1- Everyone is aware about CAATSA, tell me what you know about LEMOA.
-Unable to answer.
M1- Take a situation where you are going to arrest a criminal, how is a warrant made and under which act
does this fall?
-Unable to answer.
M2- Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses.

-Answered
M2- What is your family business? What are the revenue and profits?
-Answered
M2- What is the point of doing an MBA when most of the MBA's will not be able to earn what your father's
company is already generating?
-I mentioned that that placement is only one aspect of the importance of peer learning and education and
how it will help me achieve my short and long term goals.
Seems satisfied with the answer.
M3- What is the Government of India Act, 1915?

-Unable to answer.
M3- Why is the time limit for filing a complaint in criminal proceedings indefinite?
-I took a guess here, people may abstain at first hand due to external factors, and might eventually gather
courage.
M3- Why is there such a high level of violence in Bengal?

-Gave a generic answer and talked about Furfura Alliance.
M3- Assume you are the authority of a constituency; what amendments will you enact to reduce crime rates
there?
- Gave a generic answer but was interrupted by M3.
M3- Tell me about the laws and amendments only.

- Not aware of the laws.
M3- Who wrote the Constitution and where was it inspired from?
- I mentioned the Constitutional committee and influence of American and British constitution on it.
I was then asked to log off. I was not given the opportunity to ask questions, and was abruptly disconnected
and had to re-join in the middle.

Educational Background: Engineer by qualification with three years of experience in the insurance industry
Pleasantries exchanged
The panel consisted of three interviewers. They talked to me one by one. Having a wide experience in a
growing industry most of the questions revolved around my work experience, my role in the company and
how I contributed towards the various projects I was involved in. Towards the end of talking to the first
interviewer I was asked a basic technical question related to ECE, which was my undergraduation major. The
interview was then driven by the second interviewer who asked me questions about the prevailing pollution
problem in Delhi, and was regularly put into ethical dilemmas during this session, solving which would
require quick decision making which most of you have already displayed by acing XAT. The third interviewer
asked me a few general knowledge questions about the insurance industry and about the recent books I
have read. The interview ended with greetings and if i had any questions for them.
All over the interview was not very hectic and lasted for around 30-35 min. It is not necessary that one might
know the answer to each and every question being asked. Try to get close to the answer by the knowledge
that you have, otherwise you can skip the question by saying that you are not sure. It is advised not to
diverge from the agenda during answering and stick to the question with a structured answer. Keeping your
cool and having a smile on your face throughout always helps.
Background:
General Female Engineer, 2.5 years work-ex in Automotive
10th:94/12th:87/ UG:70/ XAT Percentile: 96.67
XLRI BM Interview Duration: 23 mins

Panelists: Three- 2 Male Professor(P1,P2), 1 Female(P3)
Questions + Answers:
P1:What is the meaning of your name?

Me: My name is a Marathi word which means Wisdom. But I’m not sure is I have justified my name.
P1: smiles. I’m sure you have! Please introduce yourself.

Me: Hello my name is Pradnya Nikam and I am from city Bhusawal in Maharashtra. I have completed my
Bachelors in Electrical Engg from govt. college Abad in 2018.
I come with an industry work-ex of 2.5 years with Varroc egg ltd. which is a auto-component mfg.I have
worked on Company and product strategy, product life cycle analysis considering Govt. regulations, EV
penetration, Smart needs of customers, etc. I have been a part of few internal process optimization projects
such as App Digitalized platforms for market intelligence & Automated process for RM amendments. Apart
from this, Having being brought up by parents who are teachers, my focus has always been curiosity &
excellence in my work/study .While my out-door interests are trekking & playing cricket and I find solace in
reading books. That’s in brief about myself.
P1: What is Marketing (work-ex) what kind of work you did in marketing?
Me: As I was working in a tier-1 company, our marketing was B2B which included preparing GTM for our
clients, working on bundled product price strategy, market research, customized pitch decks, etc.
P1: Market Research importance, Need, Problems and alternatives.

Me: gave prepared answer.
M1 grilled me on this answer.
P1: How will you come up with a Market size of EV battery in India
Me: Basic guesstimate approach
P2: State example how you will conduct market research

Me: Problem statement, Primary & Secondary research. In Primary we get feedback, customer insights
directly via surveys, personal conversation, feedback forms, etc.
Secondary research is conducted on either data gathered from Primary research or from industrial
reports,etc.
For example to conduct a secondary market research for Global EV Battery Charger Scenario we need to
gather info on Product portfolio, EV Battery charger Manufacturing companies, their customers, past,
current & future market size of EV battery, the supply chain of EV batteries, estimated cost of products in
different countries, etc.
P2: How will you rank States on basis of women empowerment.

Me: First consider factors to rank: Mortality rate, Sex ratio, Literacy rate, Female Education fields & extent,
Female Working population, Political presence, Prominent women from the state. Give weightage to these
factors. The weightage may or may not be equal. Then rate the states based on the statistics & info. of these
factors and arrive at an overall ranking
P2: What about present health status of women.

Yes. Sorry missed out
P3: So do you remember any mathematics. Calculus?

Me: Yes (I had mentioned it in my fav subject Control system)
P3: What is derivative. What is dt? What is integration. Why dt. What id difference between dt tends to zero
and dt=0
Me: Answered
P3: What is PID controller (fav Subject based)

Me: Answered
P3: Everyday example of PID application.

Me: Answered in brief about rectifiers
P3: I don't know rectifier. Give me another example.

Me: Got stuck there as couldn’t think of any. Said can i explain Considering AC as an example and told it is
actually not used but how it can be used
P3: Is it used in cars?

Me: Yes. It can be used in EVs for BMS and other EV electronics. Also combination of PI, ID or PD be used
according our target output in any of the electronic part of an EV
P3: Ok then. You can log off. It was nice talking to you.
Said Thanks and logged off!
Tips:
The interviewer is more interested in our approach of answer. So, even if you aren’t sure of the answer, you
can at least tell how you would arrive or what assumptions you can make to answer that question.
Be very crisp while answering situation-based questions. If you extend your answer unnecessarily it just
wouldn’t help you and also may disinterest the panel. For this you can use STAR framework (Situation, Task,
Action & Result).
In case of a grilling, cross questioning, disinterested panel be sure to keep your morale up. This can be a way
of interviewer to evaluate your response to unusual situations. Just be polite, keep a smile & just be
confident throughout the interview.
Percentile: 98.7%ile
Educational Background: Engineering Background with 3 years of work experience in the financial services
sector. I had also completed my CFA Level 1 during the first year of my job.
My XLRI PI went for around 30-35 mins, and it was divided into 3 parts, each taken by a different panelist.
First part of the interview (taken by P1) was a small introduction and the questions revolved around my work
experience. P1 wanted to check my awareness about my role and the industry I was working in. They also
asked my thoughts about how would the roles in financial industry shape up in future.
Second part (taken by P2) asked me about my experience in Jagriti Yatra (a social event I was a part of). I
had also built a potential social enterprise as part of this event, and I was questioned in depth about this.
Third Part (taken by P3) focused on my under-graduation courses. I was questioned about my favourite
subject that I had put in the answers submitted to XLRI earlier. Afterwards, there were also questions from
the subjects I was not very comfortable in. For the questions, I did not know the answers, I politely
mentioned that I have lost touch since it has been a long time after I passed out.
In an MBA interview, Panelists judge you on two metrics, first- whether you’ll be able to go through
academic rigor and second- whether they’ll be able to get you placed in the companies which come to
campus. All the questions are asked with these broad metrices in mind. During the interview, it is easy to get
nervous and stressed but remember, it’s just a conversation where you have to be yourself. Treat it like a
conversation with a school friend whom you’re meeting after a long time and discussing with him your
journey.
Profile: 88.29/96.60/75.29 (8.12) (10/12/Grad- B.Com)

Qualified CA with 11 months work ex
XAT: 98.80
Three professors: All seemed to be in their late 50's. 2 from Finance and 1 from OB (P1, P2, P3 and M- Me)
P1: Why didn't you complete CA?
M: Said I'm done with CA and that I've been working in the field of Audit for 11 months
P1: Asked if I've done articleship
M: Yes, 3 years of articleship.
P1: Asked me why I have a break from Aug 2019 to March 2020
M: Explained about the courses we have to complete post CA to get our membership. Also said that I'd
appeared for CAT/XAT at the same time.
P1: Asked me to explain my work completely
M: Answered in detail specifying certain major audits that I had undertaken.
P1: Asked me which audits I've been to and about what is ethical and unethical
M: Explained. Tried more to stress on concept of Materiality in Audit rather than specifically speaking too
much on unethical.
P1: So what is the concept of materiality in audit?
M: Explained the concept stating that it could be both an amount as well a critical area.
P1: Materiality is the amount right?
M: Not necessarily sir
P1: What are you saying, are you sure materiality in audit does not imply amount?
M: Explained that amount is one aspect but if the area is critical, you can report the same even if the amount
is not very high. Gave an example of how I did find a default in the NPA amount of a bank and even though it
was a small amount, the area was critical and that since the audit time was just 7–10 days, there could be a
larger default which was not noticed due to sampling error in audit, so it was necessary to report it.
Now P2 comes in
P2: Difference between Ind AS and AS
M : Answered
P2: Difference between manufacturing and bank audit
M: Explained (tried to speak how the sampling error might be higher in bank audit as one of my points, long
discussion on same).
P2: Stopped me in between, and asked me about the recent changes in audit
M: Explained wrt NFRA, RBIA, etc. Tried to stress more on the changes made as a result of scams etc. as I had
a good idea about it and the same were major adjustments.
P2: What recent changes have taken place in ITR?
M: explained
P2: In how long you'll understand a client's business as an auditor
M: Explained wrt to different types of audit. He specifically asked for external audit, so spoke as to how it
depends on engagement letter and then with the discussion with our engagement team, we can get a basic
idea. Plus how the auditors are appointed for a certain period to get a good understanding and how we use
the work of another auditor.
P2: Explain to me step by step in detail as to how you'll help a charitable trust escape taxation
M: Explained that I've not worked in this domain but yet tried wrt to a corporate entity
P2: Stopped in between and asked to speak for individuals
M: I couldn't answer this
Now P3 comes in
P3: Difference between private and public bank
M: Answered
P3: Is RBI a private or public bank
M: Tried explaining it's a Central Bank acting as a regulatory authority. Don't know why they didn't accept it
though I was pretty confident on it (later found that RBI was nationalised in 1949. For the first time, the
professor made a very weird expression)
P3: Explain to me step by step as to how will you audit the RBI
M: Tried my best in accordance with the audits I've been to but was stopped in between
P3: Adarsh, I hate financial ratios, it only covers one aspect of entities, can you explain why we use them
instead of multiple variables
M: tried linking it with Casa/net margin, debt equity/interest coverage and a lot more to show how financial
ratios are interconnected and hence can be used
P3: no, I'm not satisfied, try considering a portfolio, why do we only consider risk/return, why not anything
else, i find it very illogical
M: I couldn't understand the question tbh, tried linking it with arbitrage pricing model
P2 interrupted: You're a CA, you should know sir is referring to Sharpe Ratio Adarsh
M: I apologized and accepted I couldn't understand the question (honestly first time I got a bit scared in the
interview). I did explain what Sharpe Ratio meant though.
P2 explained what he meant
Then they said thank you and asked me to log off.
The interview went on for around 35-40 mins.
Profile: Completed B.Tech from NIT-Surathkal & currently working as a Software Engineer at Samsung (on
Smartwatches) since 21 months
10/12/Engg/XAT: 95/93/8.4/98.5
P1: Young, in 30's probably
P1- How are you? What have done since morning?

(Said I took leave and have been relaxing)
P1- What did you tell your manager as reason for leave?
(Said personal. In team, we usually dont need to reveal reasons for short leave)
P1- If he asks, will you tell him about the interview? Is it ethical? Will you answer everything truthfully?
(Said yes)
P1- Name an alloy (said Brass)
P1- Composition (said copper zinc; lead maybe but not sure)
P1- Asked about ad notifications from Amazon upon google search, why do you get it? (Spoke about data
sharing, recommendations)
P1- How does Whatsapp make money?
(Business accounts)
P2(40's guy; bit intimidating) interrupts when I say short term goal was maximise user engagement and then
monetise it through business accounts.
P2- So before Facebook takeover Whatsapp did not make money?

(Explained short term to goal to maximise user engagement; now they have started monetising through
business accounts)
P3(40's, calm guy)-Apple vs Samsung watch comparison

(Gave 3 points)
P3- Samsung's OS Tizen, why unsuccessful? Your take?
(Told tizen successful in TV; mobile, wearable mai nai; gave 2-3 reasons)
P3-Corruption charges on Chairman of Samsung. What js your opinion?
(I named him, knew he was jailed for it. Do not know the complete matter to have an opinion on it)
P3- Opinion on government-corporate tieups (Told good-jobs, exports, economy boost; bad-corruption,
preferential treatment of those business houses)
Over to P2 again
P2- Who manufactures Edge to Edge OLED displays for iphone? (Told Samsung manufactures chipsets for
them but not sure about this. Should have known :/ (P.S: No offence but P2 Had a really heavy Bengali
accent, could not understand few things he said in the first place. Then answered))
P3- Favourite topics in Physics, Math from 10-12
(Said Permutations, Differentiation)
P3-What do you get when you differentiate velocity wrt time? (Answered)
P3- Meaning of integration (Summation of small parts)
P3- Integrate acceleration wrt time. Unit of acceleration (Answered)
P3- Area under the curve is Integration. Area can be velocity? Sure?
(Tried to explain using the equation v=u + at. He said explaining using MLT (in that Bengali accent) is easier.
Couldnt understand first. Mass, Length, Time didnt click to me - I was thinking something related to Linear
Transformation he mentioned what MLT was, still didnt click. I said v = u+at can also be used. Then after
4-5 seconds, I confirmed do you mean Dimensionality? And then I explained using dimensionality)
Questions for us? Asked about Prod Man related courses and opportunities in XLRI
Duration: 17-20 mins. Not sure
Background: Engineer fresher from a private college, decent GPA.

Interview Length: Around 25 minutes
Interview experience: 4 panelists. Deep questioning on my UG research projects. One panelist had worked in
the same area and continued the line of questioning for a long time. Then moved on to current events, and a
particular case of trains being converted into COVID shelters. Asked about my opinion on a recent survey of
the government's performance during COVID.
Tips: If you don't know an answer, be honest about it. They won't berate you for it. And you can always ask
for some time to come up with a solution.
Background: general, male, civil engineering graduate, 9/9/9, 6 months work experience aa business analyst
EXL.
Interview Experience: Started with introduce yourself questions. Then discussed about my undergraduate
project, questions on acads during college. One question wherein i was shown a failed bridge photo and was
asked to identify the possible causes of failure. Why MBA, why XLRI, questions from the questionnaire given.
Major part of the interview was based on the questionnaire given. Had mentioned physics as favourite
subject so was grilled on physics. They wanted quick thinking and application of learned concepts. Interview
lasted for 25-30 mins. Tips: prepare general behavioral questions and questionnaire questions thoroughly.
Engineer
Computer Science
3.75 years of work experience.
Domain: Data and Buisness Analytics
PI questions: based on work experience, on stats and regression.
Questions on my work with the NGO
Behavioural Questions: Where do you see yourself in 10 years ?
Duration :30-35 mins
Tips: Be thorough with your resume.
Background – 10th/12th/Grad – 90%/83.23%/9.09 CGPA,

BTech Computer Science, 6 months workex in EdTech industry
There were three panelists, one female and two males. I will be referring them as P1 (F), P2 (M) and P3 (M).
My interview was scheduled on 8th March 2020 (Women’s Day) from 4:30 to 5pm.
As soon as I joined the zoom meeting, we exchanged greetings and since there was a female panelist, I
wished her a happy women’s day. The male panelists greeted me too
P2: Okay Komal, since it is Women’s Day can you give an extempore on the topic “Women Empowerment”?
XL interviews do not have extempore as an evaluative component, but I was given one just in the moment.
Me: I asked for a minute to jot down the points.
P2: Sure, take your time.
Me: I spoke for around a minute and majorly focused on the Women’s Day theme of 2021 which was
“Choose to Challenge”. I spoke about how COVID had made the world more challenging especially affecting
women and what all steps can be taken to empower women.
P1: Okay, do you know what pink tax is?
Me: I answered yes, it was how female products are often priced higher than similar male counterparts.
Gave an example of personal care products like shampoos and razors.
P1: Yes, what steps can you take to reduce the pink tax?
I was a bit surprised here since I had never thought of this, I again asked for some time to think over what all
can be done.
Me: I spoke about how increasing awareness about this price inequality was the first step. Next companies
could promote unisex products without creating differing lines of products for men and women.
P1: What else can be done?
Me: I could not think of any other solutions and told her the same thing.
P1: Alright we can move on.
P3: Do you think there needs to be an International Men’s Day?
Me: I answered positively and told that there does exist an International Men’s Day already on 19 th
November. However, because of historic societal pressures, today women are perceived as being lesser than
men which is not the case. Hence there is greater emphasis on Women’s Day. But I agreed that one should
also appreciate and empower men.
P3: Do you think you should be empowered?
Me: I was smiling and told that I am fortunate enough to have supportive family and friends who have
empowered me throughout my life, because of which I was sitting in front of the panelists. So instead of
being empowered, it was rather my turn to empower other women.
P3: (He was smiling too) Okay I am done.
At this point P2 shared his screen. It an image of a human and robot kind of merging into one.
P2: Okay what is your interpretation of this image?
Me: I told them how recently there was lot of development in AI in fields like manufacturing, teaching,
healthcare etc. and the image depicts the transfer of work, from humans to machines.
P3: What can be the pitfalls of AI? Let’s say in teaching.
Me: I mentioned how AI can be very useful to do the administrative work and for evaluation purposes.
However, teaching also has softer aspects, like teachers understanding a students’ problems based on their
family background or personalities and then offering solutions. Such subjective differentiation isn’t possible
with the kind of AI we have right now. An AI can lead to generalized solutions which won’t fit every student’s
needs.
P2: Okay but look at the way AI has been progressing, don’t you think it will be able to replace teachers in
the long term?
Me: I agreed that the progress was commendable but because teaching is not a rule-based field which can
be taught to a machine, I didn’t think AI can replace teachers.
P2: I am not saying immediately. But maybe 50 years down the line? Don’t you think it is possible for
teachers to be replaced? (P2 then quoted results of some study which said that AI will replace humans by
2050). Even these famous scientists are saying so, and you don’t agree?
Me: It can be possible sir, but I think the probability of that happening is very low. AI still has lot of biases,
and we haven’t found out a way to get rid of them. It will take many years to reach that point. And teaching
is one of those fields where in humans will be needed.
This discussion went on for around 5 more minutes where the panelist tried to convince me to agree with
him. I did not have any particular data point to support my views, but I stood my ground.
P2: Alright Komal I think we are done here.
Me: I thanked them for their time and logged off.
Some learnings from my interview -

Be confident in having different opinions. You do not have to agree to the panelist on every issue, if you have
an opposing viewpoint just justify why you think so and you’re good.
There will be times when you are asked a question whose answer you have not prepared, and that is okay.
You can always ask for some time to think.
Most importantly go well prepared and enjoy the process, things will work out!
Background- 2 years workex in consulting, graduation in BBA(Financial Investment Analysis) from SSCBS, DU,
based out of delhi
Interview duration-30-40 mins
Interview Experience- Three panelists- One operations prof, one finance prof, one HR prof. Ops prof started
asking about my workex from the get go- asked me about the firm, its typical deliverables, the product i was
producing in my service firm, my deliverables/contribution, what the supply chain looked like in a typical
service organisation, how it was done specifically in my organisation
Prof 2- Showed me a cartoon of three kids with differing heights given a pedestal to stand on- asked me
what it represented and what i thought of it.
Answer- picture represented equity vs equality, defined both terms. The prof asked me instances of equity,
equality in my organisation. Equity- women are provided company cabs post 6pm, men are provided after
8pm- based on need. Equality- all employees get equal dinner allowance for working post 8pm.
Prof 2- asked me about what equal opportunities employer meant, is it closer to equity or equality
prof 3- asked about why a cup of coffee costs more in USA than a cup of tea in india- answered purchasing
power parity- asked me to define it, what all the basket of goods includes, what other factors could impact
the difference in price- answered input costs
General tips (more relevant for workex people)-

-Know your workex through and through-organisation, projects, policies, prepare 2-3 projects that you can
speak at length about
-High chances of having an HR prof even on your BM panel- know the corporate buzzwords (like equal opp
employer, diversity&inclusion etc)
-know current affairs pertaining to your graduation subjects, not the whole technicals of the subject itself
-have an opinion on the current affairs, feel free to throw technical terms showing your knowledge of the
concepts at play
Background: Engineer (NIT Trichy- Metallurgical and Materials), 6 months work experience- Tata Steel Ltd.
20 mins, 3 male professors
1. Introduce yourself- Gave a good intro, mentioned that my father works in insurance
2. Insurance-related questions- Claims ratio, Premium, etc.
3. Why MBA? Why leave Tata Steel?
4. Tata Steel-related questions- Developments in steel industry, how MBA will relate to my work experience,
Industry 4.0
5. Hobbies- Mentioned that I own a blog- more questions about topics of interest, how blogging platform
works, Covid-19 related developments
Prepare fully about-

1. The places you hail from- recent happenings, historical events
2. Current events, GK
3. Your profile- work exp (company+industry), undergrad subjects, family background, SOP answers,
interests and hobbies
My XL Interview Experience:
My interview consisted of three panelists. The starting of the interview was with the most expected “tell me
about yourself” question. The interviewers gave me sufficient time to explain as much as I could. They set a
very calm tone to the whole process. Then when questions from their end started it was mostly around the
SOP I had written. They asked me about everything in it which meant that they had read it pretty
thoroughly. The questions were focused on the rationale behind my decision making. The solutions that I
had offered were probed further to understand whether I recognize the limitations as well. They were
interested in knowing whether thought about problems in a comprehensive manner. There were few
technical questions from my subject matter. Nothing too much in depth. It was more about whether I knew
the lay of the land. Most of the grilling happened in the “why MBA” part. They suggested a variety pf career
options and wanted me to explain I particularly wanted me to do an MBA. Though many asked me not to do
it, I did say the monetary value an MBA offers is also an attraction to which they seemed to be happy about.
There were no current affairs or GK questions. They ended the interview by asking me why I put BM as my
first preference since I was very convinced that an HR MBA would be the right choice for me. I honestly did
not have an answer to it and said that I marked the options in the order it was presented (a lame attempt at
a joke and one I should have avoided)
Educational Background: B.Sc. Maths Hons (7.23 CGPA) | 12th (93.60%) | 10th (90.4%)
Work Experience: 18 months of HR Talent Acquisition (Genpact)
PI Experience:
Please tell me about yourself.

I discussed my education first, followed by my experience. My main focus was to emphasise that I come
from the HR domain and how enthusiastic I am about furthering my career in HR.
This raised a question of why I chose to work in human resources so soon after finishing my
undergraduate degree.
I had a strong recommendation from the LSR Student Union; I discussed intriguing incidents that led me to
choose the domain. Because I had a background in math, the primary focus was to demonstrate the gradual
shift in interest. Illustrations revolved around conflict, negotiations, and management, which indirectly
influenced my decision to pursue an HR position and an MBA.
One of the panellists then questioned why leaving a job is the best way to learn.
I discussed how I felt I had understood my career expectations while on the job. So it's a strategic decision
because my previous role didn't provide me with much. Also, I discussed the career push and aspirations I
have, and how I am currently able to take a step back from the corporate environment and complete my
higher education.
One of the panellists began cross-questioning me about my job role and the projects I worked on.
The responses were mostly relevant to my role. But I also worked on a few projects and talked about how
we implemented the feedback loop and everything in the process.
This led to a question about three flaws in the current XAT process, which I answered.
I discussed how this is a very elitist approach because there aren't many centres, then there's no feedback or
anything for people who make it to the interview round, and there's a lack of timely communication, and
how I felt clueless, and the process didn't have clear stages (the whole GD and interview concern). There was
a lot of questioning, and I had to defend my answers when they asked me to reconsider and think more. I
was circling back to the decisions I had made, attempting to demonstrate why I believe this has a significant
impact.
Conclusionary question was the solution to the problems I mentioned.

The answers I gave were simple:
1 - Feedback should be automated because the decision is also made based on the interview, so they must
be taking pointers down.
2. Broaden my reach, acknowledging that I lack information, but this is achievable with the growing internet
reach.
3. Even if the situation is unclear, a clear timeline should be provided ahead of time because it affects the
applicants' first year.
In addition - Casual questions about GK (farmers' protest, game stop situation) and why there are 29 days in
February and not any other months were also a part of the interview.

Background and Introduction: Esha Awachar, a 22-year-old hailing from the city of Nagpur currently
pursuing my Master’s in Human Resource Management from Xavier's School of Management, JSR. I am 2021
B.com graduate having previously worked in the aviation sector as a Cabin Crew with Jet airways Airlines for
a period of about 17 months.
Calls received : HRM + BM
Interview Duration : 45 mins
Questions asked : 1 min introduction followed by questions pertaining to Aviation industry, a detailed
discussion on workings of an aircraft, my experience with Jetairways, aviation laws in India and how are they
different from aviation laws outside India, loopholes in the industry, govt policies regarding them, Why MBA,
my understanding of the job profile of an HR manager, a short discussion on hobbies, interests and general
knowledge.
General tips: Practice expected questions until your answers sound good, focus on how your "story" fits
(why this b-school, why now, why this particular program), it’s okay to not know things but be fluent with
your answers and never lie. Be prepared to face basic questions from new updates in your sector or area if
interest.

Background and Introduction: 10th – 96.73% | 12th – 90.91% | B.Tech (Electrical) - 8.74 (DML / Rank 5)
Work Ex – 3 years | 0.5 years – Operations | 2.5 years – HR
Calls received: HRM (1st preference) & BM
Interview Duration: HRM: 40mins. BM: 45 mins
Questions Asked and answers:
HRM:
Q1. Tell me something that is not there on your application form
A1. Spoke about learning French since high school. Follow Up questions about French grammar and how it is
different from English and similar to Sanskrit in a way
Q2. How did you end up in HR
A2. Told my genuine story
Q3. What did you learn in HR? What were your three key learnings?
A3. Spoke about qualitative learnings (Expectation Management, Image Management, Role Performance)
Q4. What is the gender ratio in IOCL? How is it different from the female labor participation rate in India?
A4. 1:20 in IOCL. Guessed for India.
Q4a. Follow Up: Why do you think the female labor participation rate is so low in India? Nudged me towards
the right answer, but my answer could not fully satisfy the professor.
A4a. Spoke about difference between reported rates and actual rates, why actual rates are difficult to be
calculated etc.
Q5. You are already working in HR in the Public Sector, why do you think a degree in HR will help you?
A5. Spoke about moving from Transactional to Transformational HR, mundane to developmental work and
linear to exponential growth in career.
BM:
Q1. Do you know about the Fate sisters in Greek Mythology
A1. Wasn’t aware, said so.
Q2. Introduce yourself
A2. Normal 90 second introduction
Q3. Do you know what all has changed in the recent Labour Laws?
A3. Spoke in detail about 4 codes and what has changed in each one (almost 7-8 minutes)
Q4. What was your favorite subject in undergraduate college?
A4. Spoke about maths based subjects in engineering and psychology. Was asked psychology questions,
couldn’t answer them very well though.
Q5. Why do you want to move to BM?
A5. Spoke about HR function being a support function and the need for achievement, wanting to move to
core business issues in the long run.
General Tips:
Tell your story very genuinely
Dress well
Learn to calm your nerves and treat these interviews as just another conversation
Don’t stress if you don’t know answers to some questions, just confidently move on
Background and Introduction: I am a B. Tech. fresher from College of Engineering Pune with major in
Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Financial Engineering. I started my preparation for B school entrance
exams in my third year and went through the process during my final year. I had a 9 9 9 profile and secured
99.93%le in XAT thus having calls for both BM and HRM.
Calls received: XLRI (BM & HRM)
Interview Duration: BM: 20-25 min. HRM : 35-40 min
Questions asked (BM):
Panel consisted of 3 professors (Quants and Eco)
1. Where are you joining us from?
2. Do you have a placement?
3. You have good acads from good college, why waste an engineering seat, go for MS
4. You mentioned eco as elective, what is fiscal policy?
5. What is the current policy of gov?
6. Do you know probability? What is it
7. A question on one case of prob
8. How to tell fair die from faulty one?
9. Have you studied IC engine? What is concept of knocking?
10. What will happen if you put petrol in diesel car?
11. What is meaning of your name.
Answers - Pretty much answered most of it correctly and confidently, fumbled a bit on the probability
problem, but the professor helped me get to the answer. All the panelists were friendly and there was no
grilling on any question.
General tips - Be thorough with your answers and convey a clear reasoning. Be yourself and try to own up if
there are any key highlights/differentiators in your background and how you justify them for your career
goals. Be confident from start to end and keep a smiling face. All the very best!
Educational Background: BBA Corporate Finance (3.97/4.00 CGPA) | 12th (91.23%) | 10th (96.83%)
Work Experience: Eros International PLC (2 months)
Calls received: XLRI (BM & HRM)
PI Experience:
We exchanged greetings and then immediately P1 asked the opening question.
P1: Tell me something about yourself that you haven’t mentioned in the SOP.
Self: I spoke about a research paper that I had gotten published which was based on consumer perception
towards organic food products. Spoke of primary and secondary research
P1: What was the secondary research that u did?
Self: Told him about literature review
P1: Literature review isn’t secondary research
(Although I was taught that literature review is secondary research, so I stood my ground and said that
literature review is certainly a type of secondary research)
Self: explained what secondary research entails and how literature review is a part of secondary research
P2: (speaking to other panelists) isn’t she wrong here?
P1: what was your primary research?
Self: Spoke about how we collected data through questionnaire about the motivators, barriers and beliefs
regarding organic products...also spoke of descriptive analysis and the tools that we used like measures of
central tendency and regression
P1: Regression and correlation, what’s the difference
Self: Told the 4 assumptions of regression and what correlation is and how we used it for the research
P1: The assumption about errors is wrong
Self: (Again I was almost sure that it is right and at first, I stood my ground but later when told again that I
am wrong, I said that though this is very fresh in my mind because i had learnt it in the last semester only.
Still, I shall go back to it and do a fact check for my good)
P2: You spoke about Advance Financial Modelling being your favourite subject in your SOP details...what are
the advantages and disadvantages of mergers and acquisitions.
Self: First explained what both the terms meant and how they are different...then explained each advantage
and disadvantage using an example from current affairs to fortify my point. (Advantages cited by me were
synergy (example Vi cost reduction and increase in total customer base), innovation (google keeps acquiring
new start-ups because in-house innovation might not always be the best in the world), consolidation of the
industry making sure that it doesn’t lead to monopoly (SBI’s acquisitions of smaller banks) and immediate
expansion (Wipro expanding into the European IT consultancy space by acquiring Capco for 1.25B USD)
Disadvantages: Might not be allowed by the government because it may cause a monopoly which is against
the ideal trade practices and cultural clash like in the case of Ford and Toyota
P2: So, if in an industry there are 10 players out of whom 9 are loss making and only one is sustaining and is
profit making. all of them agree that the smaller companies much be acquired by the bigger one. Then will
this be allowed by the govt
Self: This won’t be allowed because this might create a monopoly and as I said this is against the rules ...that
one company would be very strong, and he could dictate the terms of trade and thus the consumers may
lose all their bargaining power.
P2: But eventually if u let those other 9 firms shut down then still the only player left will be the big one thus
causing a monopoly
Self: In that case sir the monopoly might not be strong enough to be even called a monopoly because like
theoretically it is believed in macroeconomics that new players will enter the market and normalise the
situation for sure. Moreover, post-acquisition this one big player might raise very high entry barriers for may
new entrants. Thus, this is an even more reason for the government to not allow it.
P1: Okay you might log off thank you for your time.
P3: What other calls do you have?
Self: Could not clear DILR cut off in CAT so can’t none from that route. So only XLRI BM and HRM
P3: Do you have any questions for us, what were your expectations about the questions from the
interview...what was taught to you in your coaching classes?
P1: First tell us about your expectations.
Self: I haven’t taken coaching for GDPI, but I did take coaching for the entrance test. However, when I spoke
to my friends about what they are being told and guided to do. Just so that I have a direction of what I
should preparate suggested that as freshers you must have absolute conceptual clarity w.r.t to your
subjects, current affairs, and other involvements beyond college’s scope
All of them started laughing gently and then asked me that I could log off. I said thank you, have a smile and
logged out.
All the Best!

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Campus converted: XLRI Delhi BM

Campus converted: XLRI Delhi BM

P1: Hello C, tell me about yourself.

C: yes sir, may I start?

P3: okay condense the speech, should they go or not.

P2: but why MBA in India?

P2: what work did you do?

C: yes, Darbari Datta, Anamika Khanna, Manish Malhotra in Mumbai.

P3: okay what do you want to do in XLRI.

P2: is there anything you don't want to do?

P3: what is your dream role?

P3: so you're not aware of placements?

P2: okay so what is the NPV of your education?

P2: what would be the discount rate?

P1: you've a minute to defend your case as a candidate. Please go ahead.

Campus Converted: XLRI Delhi

The interview began with greeting each other. Next,

P1: What does your name mean?

He grilled me a little more on this. Later, P2 took over.

He grilled me further on finance. Later, P3 took over.

P3: So, X, how has the experience been so far?

XLRI HRM Experience

XAT Percentile: 97.00

P1: Tell us about yourself

XLRI HRM Experience

2. Tell us something about yourself

3. What do you know about our HRM program

4. What are the different verticals in HR?

5. Which one would you like to do?

6. What do you know about data analytics

8.What were the difference in HR practices at EY vs fidelity

9. If you were HR what would you do differently.

11. Give one example of economics relating to HR?

13. Difference in managing HR for country and HR for an organization

XLRI HRM Experience

P- Did you have your lunch

P- what did you study specifically for this interview

Panellists- Thank you and all the best!

Campus converted: XLRI Delhi BM

Campus converted: XLRI Jamshedpur – HRM

Educational Background: B. Tech (73%) | Diploma (76%) | 10th (8.6 CGPA)

P1- Tell me differences between a Diploma and B. Tech degree.

P1- Okay, we understand, that’s not an issue.

This was followed by a discussion.

They seemed satisfied.

P3- Yes but one has to know.

P2- Interrupts, tell us the relation between UP, MP and Pondicherry.

P2- Interrupts again, not approach but tell us the answer.

P2- All 3 female governors.

P2- So that invalidates your point.

P2- Write another.

P2- Is that good?

P2- So what are we thinking right now?

All 3 interviewers laughed and then asked me to log off.

Campus converted: XLRI Jamshedpur – HRM

Campus converted: XLRI Jamshedpur – HRM

Educational Background: Graduation (8 CGPA) | 12th (7 CGPA) | 10th (10 CGPA)

Q. Are you working right now?

Q. So you used the term intersectionality, define it.