Utsav
Kumar
International School of Management Excellence (ISME), Bangalore.
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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
2.
Questions related to Pre-MBA Preparation
Q. When did you start
your preparation?
A. August 2005.
Q. How many months and
how many hours daily did you devote for preparation to entrance procedures?
A. Initially, for 6 months I prepared for around 1.5 hours daily, on an
average about 5 days a week, and after this daily for around 3 hours.
Q. Did you take up some
coaching institute or you believed in self-study?
A. I believe that everything can not be learnt by self-study. Practice
can be a part of self-study later on, but initially, we need to learn basic
concepts from coaching institutes.
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 liked the books prescribed by Career Launcher, and other books like
Word Power Made Easy, and Shakuntla Devi`s Brain Teasers, etc.
For pure relaxation, I enjoyed reading books by Chetan Bhagat, Pramod Batra,
Shiv Khera, etc.
Q. What was your
experience with coaching?
A. Experience with the coaching institute was good as they provided a
track for achieving the goals. I joined the Career Launcher, Roorkee Centre,
which was a newly established center providing good facilities and education.
Q. What are the others
books & tests which you used for your MBA preparation?
A. I gave online free tests available for GMAT students apart from the
Mock Tests conducted by Career Launcher.
Q. What was your
strongest and weakest area while preparing for MBA coaching?
A. Strongest was Verbal & Logical Reasoning. Weakest was Quantitative
Aptitude.
Q. Some tips which you
used for mastering Quant, RC, etc.
A. Regular practice.
Q. How much time did
you put for MBA preparation everyday? How did you manage this while working full
time?
A. I used to spend around 3 hours daily for the preparation apart from
college and Career Launcher classes. I wasn't working.
Q. Which all Exams and
B-schools you applied to?
A. Exams - CAT, SNAP, IIFT, MAT, etc. B-schools - BIMTECH, Noida; ISME,
Bangalore; NIILM, Delhi; and GITAM, Vishakhapatnam.
Q. Your present
B-school and course.
A. I am pursuing PGPM from International School of Management Excellence
(ISME), Bangalore.
Q. What procedures your
school has for admission to its MBA program?
A. Step 1: MAT or CAT
Step 2: Group Discussion
Step 3: Interview
Selection
Q. What is the range of
score for students who are admitted?
A. MAT - Above 80%tile. CAT - Above 70%tile.
Q. What was your score?
A. My MAT score was 93.5%tile.
