This is a detailed personal account of a candidate's IIM Lucknow interview experience conducted online in April 2020. The candidate describes the sequence of questions asked by the panel, which ranged from personal background and current affairs to finance and accounting concepts, and shares key takeaways about staying calm and positive during the process.
Hello Hemali, how are you doing?
Can you tell us more about yourself
Can you tell us some Indian folk dance and their places of origin.
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Sign In FreeSo we heard that the corona cases are increasing in Mumbai
Oh, so any cases in your area?
Ohh, okay, so you stay in Mahim. Tell us the story of Mahim ka dargah.
Are you saying you stay there and you haven't even visited once?
So you're a finance graduate. What's NPV?
Something about Foreign Equities.
You're a finance and accounting student, and you are not aware of this. First, tell us what subjects did you study?
Where exactly does capital reserves come in the balance sheet, and how is it treated?
Give us the journal entries of forfeiture of shares.
Okay, but I want to know why does the balance sheet even balance?
Yaa, like why is it getting balanced in the first place?
So Hemali tell us what are some famous things in Mumbai
Beaches? Really? We have heard the beaches in Mumbai are horrible, and literally, all of them are dirty.
So, Hemali, we see that you have scored low in quants. We, as an academic institution, are known for our rigorous acads.
Do you think you will be able to compete here?