The process of selection at IIT Madras consists of a Group Discussion followed by Essay writing on the same topic followed by a Personal Interview.
Feedback- Group Discussion
Average Duration: 15 mins.
No. of Panelists : 2
No. of Participants : 7
You are an influential member of Indian Business Confederation. What measures would you take to improve trade relations with country like Pakistan?
You are going to conduct cultural fest of your college and there were incidents of legal violation and indecent behavior last year. So discuss what measures will you take this year?
You are a senior official of Election Commission and elections are due in 6 months. What actions will you take for the smooth elections?
You are going to conduct cultural fest of your college and there were incidents of legal violation and indecent behavior last year. So discuss what measures will you take this year?
Excerpts From Interview 1 : Are you working? What would you say to someone to convince them to join your company? So you prepared for Civils? Why? What is your personal motivation? What are the problems that civil servants face? What are the problems related to implementation? What would you do if you face one such problem? How should India deal with China? What about the number of cheap Chinese products in the market? What should be done?
Excerpts From Interview 2 : Tell us about your family. Tell us about your job. What is the new technology that you are using at your job? Compare Bangalore and Chennai. How do you decide if a new technology is worth using or not? Your boss says he does not like your work. How will you make him understand that you are a good worker?
Excerpts From Interview 3 : Tell us about your family. Tell us about your job. What are your hobbies and what do you do in your free time? Why is budget necessary for a country like India? Who is the finance minister of India? Who is the CM of Tamil Nadu? How can you define the quality of a product? Some permutation & combinations questions. How can you define the demand of a product in the market? Do you read? What kind of books? What are your long-term plans?
Excerpts From Interview 4 : You are from Guntur. Tell me something about Guntur? What are the land prices now and what about two years ago? How do you know this professor XXXX from IIT R? (from references) What is your CAT score? Why MBA? What after MBA? Why DOMS? Tell us something about your college. Why is your score in verbal so low? (CAT sectional). What other calls do you have? Any converts? Will you join DOMs, if you convert? Explain your B.Tech project briefly (cross questioning). Why don’t you join our MS by research program, why only MBA? What was your job profile? Responsibilities? What are the current projects that you are associated with? Do you watch cricket? What is the latest news in cricket? Who is your favorite cricketer? Why?
If you have any question, suggestion or feedback, feel free to post it in the discussion box given below.