IIM Interview Questions

What are the different probability distributions.

Explain with real-life examples.

Mathematical expression for Poisson distribution?

Explain mean, mode, median.

He gave me a few numbers and asked me to find the mean, mode, and median of that data set.

You explained the mean, mode, and median mathematically. Tell me a scenario where median and mode make more sense than the mean. You have 15 seconds to think.

Where are the other ISRO centers, and what kind of work happens there?

Is it justified for a country like India to spend so much on space when there are issues like poverty and unemployment.

Do you follow Elon Musk. What are the developments that SpaceX is focusing on apart from the Mars colony?

What are your hobbies. How do you spend your free time?

The Covid-19 has shaken the economy. Still, the stock markets are making new highs. Explain why this is happening?

Explain the budget in one or two lines.

Why did you drop out of engineering?

What do you want to do after MBA?

Would you like to start a business immediately after MBA or do you have some other plans?

What is your favourite subject in psychology and what do you like about it?

Let's shift to maths now. Asked about minima/maxima and how to find them. Gave a function f(x)= x^4 and was asked to find it's minima.

So, Nishant, tell me about yourself. Focus more on what you did in Engineering.

Explain your final year project in detail, Nishant.

You are not coming clear. Use this sheet of paper and explain again.

If you plan to explain things by writing only, then better speak them out.

You did an internship at ONGC. What all did you learn there?