Jeannette
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.
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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 was working and therefore couldn't spend much time for preparation,
however, since my basics were pretty strong owing to my preparation during
Engineering, all I needed to do was to get back my speed which I did mainly by
solving question papers. The preparation lasted for around 2 and a half months
and was mostly centered around weekends. Apart from this, I used the 2 hour
commute from work to home as preparation time.
Q. Did you take up some
coaching institute or you believed in self-study?
A. Self-study is the way I went since I couldn't spare time for coaching
classes.
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 read anything and everything. For preparation, I found reading
magazines worked best, especially general ones like India Today. I read the
"Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" and 'The Alchemist" and any Wodehousian novel for
relaxation.
Q. When did you start
for preparation?
A. In July 2004. About 1-2 hours everyday for 2 months and 5-6 hours
every weekend.
Q. Did you go for any
coaching?
A. No coaching, only mock tests.
Q. What are the others
books and tests which you used for your MBA preparation?
A. Verbal: "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis.
Q. What was your
strongest and weakest area while preparing for MBA coaching?
A. Weakest: Quant; Strongest: Verbal.
Q. Some tips which you
used for mastering Quant, RC, etc.
A. RC: Read a lot to improve reading speed. During exams, read the entire
passage before attempting questions.
Q. How much time did
you put for MBA preparation everyday? How did you manage this while working full
time?
A. Put in around 1-2 hours everyday. Mostly managed it during the commute
time from home to office. Other than that weekends were devoted for preparation.
Q. Which all Exams and
B-schools you applied to?
A. CAT, IIFT, FMS.
Q. Your present
B-school and course.
A. IIM Kozhikode.
Q. What procedures your
school has for admission to its MBA program?
A. GD (Article Discussion) and Interview.
Q. What is the range of
score for students who are admitted?
A. 98+ percentile in CAT.
Q. What was your score?
A. 99.52 percentile.
