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IIM Kozhikode Interview Transcripts 1
Date: 3 March 2025, Morning Session
Location: Vivanta, Dwarka, New Delhi
WAT Topic: Should a regulatory body be formed to oversee AI regulation?
WAT Duration: 25 Minutes
Non-Engineer, 2.5 years of work experience at Asian Paints
Panelists: Two interviewers, M1 and M2, both in their late 40s or early 50s
Interview Begins
Greetings were exchanged between the candidate and the panelists.
M1: How did you join Asian Paints?
Candidate: I explained my journey of joining the company.
M1: What is your role at Asian Paints, and what does your profile entail?
Candidate: I elaborated on my responsibilities and job profile.
M1: What software tools do you use at your company?
Candidate: I listed the software tools I work with.
M1: Could you tell me more about CRM and ERP software?
Candidate: I provided details about Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software used in my role.
M1: How many people report to you?
Candidate: I shared the number of team members under my supervision.
M1: Please draw your organizational structure and explain how the hierarchy functions.
Candidate: I sketched the structure and clarified the reporting lines and hierarchy.
M1: If you continue in your current role, how will your promotion trajectory look?
Candidate: I outlined the potential career progression based on my current work.
M2 takes over
M2: What products does Asian Paints sell?
Candidate: I described some of the company’s premium products.
M2: What are industrial coatings, and how do they differ from regular coatings?
Candidate: I explained the concept of industrial coatings and highlighted their differences from regular coatings.
M2: Have you heard of graphite? What is its composition?
Candidate: Drawing from prior knowledge, I explained what I knew about graphite and its composition.
M2: What is the turnover of Asian Paints?
Candidate: I provided the turnover figure to the best of my knowledge.
M2: What is the overseas revenue from foreign markets for Asian Paints, and in which countries do they have a presence?
Candidate: I shared details about the countries where Asian Paints operates but mentioned that I was unaware of the exact revenue figures.
M2: How many offices does your organization have in India?
Candidate: I responded with the number of offices, as per my understanding.
M2: Which is the largest consumer goods company, and what is its revenue?
Candidate: I suggested Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) as the largest consumer goods company and provided an educated guess for its revenue, as I did not know the exact figure.
Conclusion
The interview concluded. All questions primarily focused on my work experience, with only one or two exceptions as noted above.
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IIM Kozhikode Interview Transcripts 2
Date: 18/02 1:00 PM slot
Venue: Mumbai
WAT (25 mins)
Topic: In the 21st century, women are not equal to men but superior to them
PI:
TMAY
What all subjects you said in last semester
Different types of gst
Different rates of gst
Do you know different types of analytics
So you have studied statistics. How do you apply statistics in analysis
Formula of correlation
Favourite subj in undergrad
Different types of financial ratios
What work you do in your job
Explain your project in a bit detail
How does ZS earn revenue
What type of projects does ZS take
In India sales rep reach out to doctors and offer them gifts. Is that right on their part (A lot of cross questioning and conversation on this)
It was a conversational and chill interview
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