Rohit
Daga
Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai.
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General
Questions
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Questions related to Pre-MBA Preparation
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Questions related to Group Discussion / Group Exercise
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Interview-related Questions
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After
Joining MBA
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Questions related to Pre-MBA Preparation
Q. How many months and
how many hours daily did you devote for preparation to entrance procedures?
A. I started in June with my preparation, initially it was quite slow. It
was only in end August that I really put in about 4 hours or more daily.
Managing a start-up along with my MBA preparation was a challenge.
Q. Did you take up some
coaching institute or you believed in self-study?
A. I joined Career Forum as I felt it would benefit me.
Q. Can you tell us
which are your favorite books, books that you used for preparing for entrance,
books for self-development and books for pure relaxation?
A. I love reading. But I don't restrict myself to a particular genre of
books. I read a lot of novels as it improved my vocabulary a lot and also
exposed me to many diverse situations. I especially loved Robin Cook as I was
understanding the medical terminology as well as the business of healthcare.
Some of the books I read were - The Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress (Dan Brown),
The Man from St. Petersburg, Hammer of Eden (Ken Follett), Mortal Fear,
Abduction, Vital Signs, Godplayer, Marker (Robin Cook), Winning (Jack Welch)
I also regularly read Business World, Economic Times, Deccan Herald, Indian
Express, India Today, Digit, etc., to know what is happening and to stay
up-to-date. I used many books for preparing for VA/QA/DI, but cannot recollect
the names at this point of time.
Q. When did you start
your preparation?
A. I started in June with my preparation, initially it was quite slow. It
was only in end August that I really put in about 4 hours or more daily.
Q. What was your
experience with coaching? Some feedback about faculty, coaching material and
your overall experience with particular center.
A. It was ok.
Q. What were the others
books and tests you used for your MBA preparation?
A. I used many books for preparing for VA/QA/DI, but cannot recollect the
names at this point of time. I found IMS Study Material to be quite good.
Q. What was your
strongest and weakest area while preparing for MBA coaching?
A. VA was my strongest area while QA was the weakest area.
Q. Some tips which you
used for mastering Quant, RC, etc.
A. I just read a huge amount of stuff. From psychology to business, from
archeology to history, etc. I just read and read, this helped my RC a lot as I
was able to read any RC without getting put off by the topic. Quant needed a lot
of practice.
Q. How much time did
you put for MBA preparation everyday? How did you manage this while working
full-time?
A. I started in June with my preparation, initially it was quite slow, I
was putting in 1-2 hours per day. It was only in end August that I really put in
about 4 hours or more daily. Managing a start-up along with my MBA preparation
was a challenge. But I was able to manage it optimally.
Q. Which all Exams and
B-schools you applied to?
A. Exams - CAT, XAT, NMAT, SNAP, IBSAT.
B-schools - IIMs (all 6), ICFAI - Hyderabad & Bangalore, NMIMS-Mumbai, SIBM-Pune,
XLRI-Jamshedpur, Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore, Welingkar Institute of
Management Development & Research, Mumbai.
Q. Your present
B-school and course.
A. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai.
Q. What procedures your
school has for admission to its MBA program?
A. An entrance exam along with academic records, extra-curricular
activities, work experience and the essay are used to arrive at a score.
Students with the highest scores are called for the 2nd round. The 2nd round
involves a GD, PI & a Psychometric Test. Then based on all the above parameters,
students with the highest scores are selected.
Q. What is the range of
score for students who are admitted?
A. Since the scores from competitive exams are only a part of the
criteria, the range tends to be wider. In 2006-08 Batch, the scores of CAT were
82-99 percentile, with most scoring over 89 percentile. This year, the range is
expected to be 89-99 percentile. (These scores were for CAT as most students
submitted CAT scores in 2006-08 Batch, when more than one exam was given, the
best scores were considered.)
