Name : Chhavi Gupta

B School : MDI, Gurgaon

Course : PGP-HR
Specialization : Human Resources

Profile
X: 87.8%
XII : 83.4%
Grad : B.Tech.(E&C) from JSSATE, Noida with 65.6%
Home Town : Delhi
Work Ex: Nil (Fresher)

Interests: Music (guitar, hindustani vocal), Social Networking

Chhavi Gupta
PGP-HR (2010-12), MDI Gurgaon

Name : Nishant Choudhury

B School : IIM Calcutta
Course : PGDM
Specialization : Marketing

Profile
X: 89.4%
XII : 78.8%
Grad : B.E.(E&TC) from University of Pune with 58%
Home Town : Bombay
Work Ex: Nil (Fresher)

Class of 2012
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Name : Jyoti Sankar Choudhury

B School : SPJIMR
Course : PGDM

Profile
X: 80%
XII : 75.1%
Grad: B.Tech(EE) from KIIT ,Bhubaneswar with 90.55% in 2007.
Work Ex- 36 Months with Infosys Technologies LTD

Ankit Mansinghka
IMT Ghaziabad

Xth: 81.6%
XIIth: 81.8%

B.E Electronics & Communication enginneering: 70%

Work EX: 10 months in Torry Harris(Software firm)

Amod Verma

Xth=XIIth=80.80%
B.Tech (from DAIICT)=63%

Work-ex: HP(16 months), Qualcomm(7 months)

Extracurriculars > 0
IIM K

Hi Junta, this is one thread where I have edited N times but never got a chance to post:

1. Academics:
Class X: 61%( TN State Board)
Class XII: 89.09% ( TN State Board)
B E: 58.4% (Vellore Engineering College)

2. Work Experience:

10 years -IT Sales

3. Extra curriculars:

Decent but all 10 years back

4. CAT 2009

Quant : 90.3 %ile

DI : 94.7 %ile
Verbal : 98.98 %ile

OA : 98.26%ile (OBC)

5. Calls:

ACL

6. GD - PI Analysis:

IIM A: Essay -> Good, PI -> I would say good (inspite of an argument in the PI whether Iam fit for the
course)
IIM C: GD ->Average, GD Summary -> Poor, PI -> Good
IIM L: Essay -> Very Good, GD -> Dream GD PI -> Dream Interview

7. Final Converts:
IIM L

Waitlist : IIMC (27) (Converted)

Joining : IIM Calcutta(After 5 days at IIML)

Finally the Marathon run of 8 years comes to a halt....Believe in you & not in what others say...

Nothing matters except your confidence & conviction...

IIM Calcutta Class of 2012

Academics:
Class X: 87.2 % (CBSE)
Class XII: 96.0 % (AP Board)
B E: 7.23 CGPA (CSE IIIT- H)

Work Experience:
31 months (as on Dec 2009) with ADP, Senior member technical

Extra curriculars and Academic Achievements :

Won prizes in carroms, athletics and football at college level.
Performed at Shiamak Davar's event 'Winter Funk' ( Dance)
And a lot more for which I had certificates at school level ( singing, painting, quiz, kho kho etc)

Got AIEEE rank 1550 and Pratibha award from then CM Chandra babu Naidu.

CAT 2009
Quant : 93 %ile
DI : 90 %ile
Verbal : 89.7 %ile

OA : 95.64 %ile , OBC NC Category

Calls: ABCLIK

GD - PI Analysis:

IIM A : Average essay, Decent PI( was pretty short)

Verdict: Rejected
Its a great feeling to post on this thread...

Academics

Xth---77.00% (UP Board)

XIIth--70.08% (UP Board)

B.tech--6.12/10(IIT Delhi)

Work Experience

8 Months in Software Development

11 Months in Business Research
11 Months in Operations Consulting
12 Months in Analytics

Total: 42 months

Extracurriculars

Theater at college level..won several team competitions at the inter-college level.

CAT 2009

QA--97.70
DI---99.92
VA---99.38

OA---99.94%ile

Calls A, C , I ,K
Attended: A, C
GDPI Analysis

IIM A: Good Essay + Good PI

IIM C: Good GD + Very Good PI

Converts/Waitlists/Rejects

IIM A -- Convert

IIM C -- Convert

Gyaan

This was my 5th attempt at CAT (just couldn't resist taking the xam )..had 5 calls in '06 (ACLIK) & 2
calls in '07 (IK)..converted I in '06 and K in '07 but didn't join...went in with the mindset that this would
be my last attempt whether i make it or not n i guess this helped in cracking the xam with just a week of
prep (though i had prepared for GMAT(770) which also helped a lot). My take on CAT is that the attitude
matters a lot no matter what kind of questions (tough/easy) they throw at you. And a good percentile is
half the battle won but just half.

Regarding GD/PI: The way you communicate is very critical...everyone will have their own views and
more often than not it would be hard to classify them as right/wrong..hence the presentation becomes
important as it reflects maturity and confidence and also listening to what others say...for PIs its okay to
not know some of the factual questions that are asked but one can't afford to falter on hr related
questions...one key tip which helped me the most was to pause for 5 seconds before speaking (for
PI)...its much easier said than done..but has a great impact and the best way to achieve this is to practice
as much as possible thru mock PIs and talking to oneself and with frnds...

Given in your best and always have a plan B ready. All the best.

Joining IIM A, Class of 2012

1. Academics:
Class X: 85.2%( TN Matriculation Board)
Class XII: 96.3% ( TN State Board)
B E: 91.3% in EEE (Thiagarajar College of Engineering)

2. Work Experience:

3 Years in Flight Management Systems Verification and Validation.

3. Extra curriculars:

Decent including a Black Belt in Karate and some community service camps.

4. CAT 2009

Quant : 76.x %ile

DI : 88.x %ile
Verbal : 94.x %ile

OA : 91.33%ile (OBC)

5. Calls:

BLIS

6. GD - PI Analysis:

IIM B: Essay -> Avg, PI -> Good

IIM L: Essay -> Good but could not conclude;GD ->Good, PI -> Very Good
IIM I: Essay -> Very Good, PI -> Not bad

IIM S: Skipped

7. Final Converts:
IIM L, I
1. Academics:
Class X:89.4 % (CBSE)
Class XII: 78.8 % (CBSE)
B Tech: 55.13% University of Pune

2. Work Experience:
nil

3. Extra curriculars and Academic Achievements :

nothing much

4. CAT 2009
Quant : 95.93 %ile
DI : 97.96 %ile
Verbal : 99.52 %ile

OA : 99.62%ile

5. Calls:
C

6. GD - PI Analysis:

gd was quite good...and the PI was out of this world....see my blog

Class of 2012
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta