IIM KOZHIKODE - INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT (NICE INTERVIEW)

IIM KOZHIKODE - INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT (NICE INTERVIEW) iim k interview transcript:- 30ish woman p1 and 40ish man p2 P2: Make yourself comfortable. P2: Had your breakfast? Me: No sir P2: Why not? Me: I stay in a PG, and i have missed the breakfast time. P1: Why are you staying in a PG? Me: I'm currently interning, so I moved temporarily. P1: If you don’t mind, may I ask how much stipend you're getting? Me: Told P1: That’s actually a really good amount to start with. Me: Thank you, ma’am. P2: Okay, tell me about yourself. Me: told P2: you have written about the clubs in short forms (in sop) how could we know what are they Me: (Explained them) P2: So you're switching from [B.Tech](http://B.Tech) to MBA, and you've written sports marketing specifically, Why that? Me: Sir, I m from Meerut, known as the sports city, I’ve inclined toward the sports. My long-term goal is to work in sports marketing, though right now I want to build a strong base in general marketing. P2: then Haryana people should be concerned if meerut is called sports city \[laughs\] Me: (knew it) already read the stats about the sports industry of the meerut so told them about it and how it gets its name P2: But no sports companies visit IIM-K. In fact, barely any sports companny visit IIM. Me: That’s true, sir. But my aim is to become a strong marketer first. Sports marketing is something I want to pursue in the long run and right now, I want to build my skillset and network to prepare for entering into the industry. P2: Do you know who the Sports Minister is? Me: Answered (knew it they will ask this) P2: Chairman of BCCI? Me: Answered (knew it they will ask this) P2: You want to learn Kathak too? Me: Yes sir, it's something I’ve always wanted to try p2: do you know about the mudras me: told them about 5-6 mudras with hand movements (knew it hehehehe, already prepared) P2: good, You seem to do lot of things Me: These are hobbies that help me to distract. P2: Okay then, tell me which brand is MS Dhoni associated with? (he was reading my sop, might have read the word sports again so he asked this question so randomly) Me: I’m not sure about that right now, sir. P2: Rohit Sharma? Me: Don’t know that either, sir. P2: You're saying you're interested in sports marketing, but don’t know these the sports news? Me: (yes i was hella scared here)sir i might not know about it now but i will definitely look up for them to expand my knowledge P1 took over — she seemed to focus more on academics. (i already got the hint that she was asking stats) P1: What subjects did you study in B.Tech? Me: Core Computer Science subjects — Data Structures, OS, DBMS. P1: No statistics? Me: No ma’am, I haven’t formally studied statistics. P1: Not even a little? Me: No, ma’am. (i knew if i would have said yes it'd take the whole new turn and i didn't know nothing about the statistics) P1: Who’s the actor who lost elections from Meerut recently? Me: (I got nervous and couldn’t recall Arun Govil’s name said no straight away and interrupted a bit. Regretted that.) P2: That’s alright if you don’t remember. P1: Tell me the most revolutionary thing in Computer Science. Me: (i could have said so many things)then i talked about binary system — how 0s and 1s translate into voltage signals and form the foundation of computing.) (She didn’t fully get the technical explanation, but she seems satisfied that i knew something from my course in detail i know ,it is basic but i explained it ) P1: What calls do you have? Me: Told P1: Which one would you prefer? Me: IIM Kozhikode. P1: Where is it located? Me: Kerala. P1: Who is the Chief Minister of kerela? Me: told P1: What language is spoken there? Me: (random guess) kannada? P1: \[Laughs\] No no, that’s spoken in Karnataka. Me: Noted, sir. \[They both laughed\] P1: That’s it from our side. Me: Thank you sir, thank you ma’am! Me: If you don’t mind… may I take one candy from the bowl? (I couldn’t help myself bhai bhut crazy bhook lg rhi thi mujhe) p1,p2 :- yes yes sure and eat something after this (They smiled — I took the candy, bowed 90°, and walked out.) VERDICT : WAITLISTED AT 146 , SC CATEGORY, only if i got the better percentile and work ex points i might have submitted the fees by now (overall very good experience, will help me in future) I have written knew it in many questions thanks to gpt submitted my sop to it and told it to frame 1000 questions around it and for each line 5-6 questions and i prepared each and every question so i knew where the interview will be heading to.