This is an IIM SAP (IIM Jammu/IIM Bodh Gaya) personal interview transcript for a GEM candidate with ~30 months IT work experience. The panel focused heavily on HR/workex probing around gaps, role changes, why MBA vs certifications, and also asked a small current affairs set plus a product/design question.
Where are you working?
Why is there a 7 months gap between 2 jobs
What’s your current role and why did you leave first role?
What’s so different in current role?
IIM SAP transcript (weirdest experience by far)
This is an IIM SAP personal interview transcript describing a short, rushed 5-minute online PI with two panelists. The panel checked for genuineness (room scan/screen share), asked about program shortlists and interest in healthcare, tested current affairs via a news discussion (consumption expenditure survey), and asked basic work-ex HR situational questions about managing older teammates.
IIM SAP interview transcript 👇🏻
This is an IIM SAP interview experience from IIM Bodhgaya (panel of 2 male members) along with the WAT topic. The transcript lists the exact PI questions asked, spanning HR, current affairs/polity, basic academics (physics), and state-specific general awareness.
GIM Interview Transcript
This is a transcript of a GIM PGDM Core personal interview for a GEM CS fresher, focused mainly on HR-style questions around the candidate’s internship, reasons for switching from engineering to MBA, and short/long-term goals. The interview stayed conversational, with no academics or current affairs, and ended with the candidate asking about dance/cultural clubs.
GK for Interviews: The only guide you will need (Part 2)
The content is a preparation guide focused on Static GK for IIM-style interviews and WAT/AWT, explaining why GK matters and how to prioritize breadth without overspending time on a low-yield area. It provides a structured checklist of static topics to prepare around one’s state, target B-school state, civics/polity, geography, sports (if relevant), awards, international organizations, and hobby-linked facts, with an example WAT theme (Hindenburg Report).
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Sign In FreeWhy MBA? Why not some online certification?
I don’t think us teachers would be able to teach someone who has such strong work ex. Why do you think we would be able to teach you?
Isn’t MBA all practical and since you’re already working won’t it be best to continue working?
How would a teacher help you? Aren’t they all bookish teachers who teach coz they can’t do anything in companies?? (M started looking at F while he said this)
Is IIM a tag for you? “kya tumhe ye tag dahej ke liye chahiye?”
Do you play any sports? If yes then which ones?
Why product management? Why not some product owner courses online?
Design a website based product for IIM Jammu (could be internal, external, both)
Rank your IIM calls and tell us all of them since we have information
Any recent news that you have read? (Mentioned Tariff, Tesla stock, Earthquake)
Why are tesla prices falling?
Distance in km between your office and home?
Which earthquake happened very recently?