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SIBM Pune Interview

SIBM Pune Interview (Feb 2020)

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About: SIBM Pune is the flagship institute under Symbiosis International University. The institute is ranked amongst the top 20 Business Schools in the country. With Average packages touching 20L it is surely B-School students aspire for. The admission to its MBA program happens through the SNAP Test.

Candidate: GEM (Civil Engineer) SNAP: 99.13 (50% weightage of SNAP Score, 50% WATGEPI)

Interview Process date 8th Feb 2020 Lavale Campus
Great campus on the hilltop is a must-see.

The process consisted of WAT followed by Group Exercise (GE) and PI.

Process Summary:

WAT (2 Panelists, Male): 12mins, 5 GK questions, 1 WAT topic (100 Words) “Insolvency in the airline industry: Jet Airways a lesson!”

GE (Same 2 Panelists as above): The same group of 8, 2 different pictures was shown to each of the 8 students and everyone was given 2 mins to think of one of the images and describe their choice for 45 secs. This was followed by a discussion where everyone had to build a story from their images in the next 8 mins and the last 3 minutes to conclude the discussion. (This process can differ each year, so be on toes for any challenging exercise)

PI (2 Panelists both Alums): My PI was long probably because I was the first of my group. First, I was given a paper slip and a topic “You are an owner of a 10 billion $ company which has all the employees as freelancers”. Once I entered the room I had to speak on that topic for some time. Further, the PI lasted for 40-45mins with discussions about everything, why MBA? Work ex? Challenges? Elon Musk? Sustainability? Philosophy of life? Situational questions? Domain (finance) questions? Greta Thunberg? It was a great health discussion. Enjoyable experience. (Document verification happens simultaneously with the interview in opposite order i.e. the last to the interview is first to the  doc verification)

Tips: Prep for the extempore in advance you can easily get stuck there if the topic is unknown. Be well versed with the current affairs and have a clear opinion on the subjects.

All in all a good process with healthy discussions and the student body that conducts these interviews is very efficient.

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