Rijuta Sethia is a MBA student at NMIMS Bangalore. She securead a seat at NMIMS Bangalore with an NMAT Score of 231. She completed her graduation from J.D Birla Institute with 70.64%. Rijuta has shared her MBA Admission story with the Collegedunia Team, read below. 

Rijuta Sethia

Collegedunia Team: What was your NMAT percentage? Did you avail reservation benefits for MBA Admission?

Rijuta: I secured 231 in the NMAT 2021 Examination. There weren't any reservation benefits, as I am from the General Category. 

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Collegedunia Team: Can you please describe your Pre MBA Academic Performance for Collegedunia readers?

Rijuta: Yes, I had scored 7.6 CGPA in my 10 boards and had a decent score in 12 board exams, i.e 77.6%. Also, I had completed my graduation with 70.64% from J.D Birla Institute. 

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Collegedunia Team: Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any).

Rijuta: The GD was conducted in online mode and was a soft one. There were 7-8 members and 1 moderator in each group. Everyone did get a chance to speak. Around 3 minutes were given to think on the topic. 

Collegedunia Team: What was the WAT/GD Topic?

Rijuta: I can't recall the exact topic but can remember bits and pieces of the same. We were given a situation of a government school and we were asked to build a playground outside the school. The discussion was to be done around why that playground had to be made and the budgeting and types of rides to include.

Collegedunia Team: What was your answer/points put forward for the WAT or GD respectively? 

Rijuta: I had put forward how the budgeting of the government school playground could be done and who we could likely approach with our proposal. Secondly, I had highlighted the importance of remaining physically fit.

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Collegedunia Team: Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Rijuta: As far as I remember there were 2 panels that were taking interviews and there were 2 members in each panel. They were faculty members. It was an online interview with a duration of about 15-17 minutes. I wouldn't describe my interview as a stress interview. The panellists just checked the students on their academic knowledge, asked questions about their work experience if any and asked about the current news.

Collegedunia Team: Mention at least 5 questions that were asked in NMIMS Bangalore Interview and how you responded to each of them?

Rijuta: The questions asked during the Interview are:

Ques 1. Tell me about yourself?

Ques 2. Where do you see yourself 5 years down the line?

Ques 3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Ques 4. Something about investment banking ( as i said my career goal is to become an investment banker)?

Ques 5. Specify 2 yoga poses for a heart patient (as i said my hobby is to do yoga).

Collegedunia Team: Mention any three reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted.

Rijuta: The reasons were:

I converted K.J.Somaiya, Mumbai and NMIMS Bangalore, Hyderabad, Indore and Navi Mumbai. I choose NMIMS Bangalore over its other campuses because this is the second best option after NMIMS Bangalore in the SVKM group. Secondly, I personally wanted to come to bangalore as this is a city i like a lot. Secondly, my relative is an NMIMS Bangalore alumni and had told me a lot about the life at campus there and the placement seasons which I thought would be a great opportunity for me to learn and network. 

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Collegedunia Team: What was the reason for you not converting other colleges?

Rijuta: I did not go for K.J.Somaiya even after converting but didn't get my desired specialisation. My intended specialisations were: Core Finance and International Business.