How was your IIM Shillong interview experience?

The interview experience may vary from student to student. However, one of my cousin’s brothers shared his interview experience and feels fortunate for the opportunity.

His interview was scheduled for 20th March 2017, in the morning slot. He was the last candidate in his interview panel to be called for the entire interview process. However, before he called for the interview, he talked with the other candidates who already attended the interview. He mentioned all of them had a better profile, including the CAT scores. Some were experienced also.

On entering, formal greetings were exchanged, thus beginning the procedure. The panel consisted of both males and females in their 40s.

The following questions were asked during his interview - 

• They began asking questions about his grades, his overall performance to which he said he did his engineering projects well to get only the marks and he did not feel to work extra.
• Next, he was asked that as he is from Chandigarh, what symbol will welcome him. He replied that it is that open hand. He was also asked about the Westminster Parliament as he had some Parliamentary debating. In reply to this, he said that it is the system followed by the British.
• After this type of casual questionnaire, he was asked whether he knew DC, to which he said that yes, he knew him, and he was the car designer, based out of entire India. 
• Following he was asked the differences between the car, which DC and the Honda, designed. He replied that DC mainly focused on the design front and made mostly the cars with a limited edition. On the contrary, Honda manufactures mainstream cars. 
• Besides, he was also asked some technical questions, representing some basic sense of mechanical engineering of my cousin brother.

The interviewers also offered him fistful candies, as he did not eat anything since the morning, and one female interviewer also offered him an Apple from her bag.

Then he thanked them and left. He came out from the interview room and managed his files and looked at the other candidates' faces.

Thus, the student may face something like this at the time of interview in the IIM Shillong, this experience will vary from individual to individual. Thus no exact pattern is followers when it comes to interviews.