Attaining an excellent score in the Common Admissions Test (CAT) is your primary step towards getting into a good
business school. And if you are already confident about receiving a call from a top-class B-school like the
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, you must prepare properly for the next rounds. In
order to get entry to MBA programmes, you will need to race against people who are equally competent in
academics and experience.
To determine whether or not a candidate's level of knowledge and skill is sufficient for the rigours of
B-school courses and the requisite training, admissions committees weigh a number of factors. In the screening
stages, evaluators probe a candidate's attitude, beliefs, intelligence, and similar attributes.
About FMS
The University of Delhi's Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) is a notable institution for business
education. One of the top and oldest business schools in India, it has been around since 1954. It has a network
of over 10000 alumni across the world. FMS offers several courses in management, including the full-time regular
MBA, Executive MBA, doctoral program, and other development programs.
FMS Delhi - Selection Process
For its full-time MBA program, FMS shortlists candidates on the basis of their CAT scores. These selected
candidates have to appear in a personal interview (PI), which also includes an extempore round. A
few years back, the admission process also included a Group Discussion (GD) round. The candidate's academic
records, work experience, SOP, and performance in the CAT, PI, Extempore - all factor into the admissions.
Topics Given in FMS Delhi’s Extempore
Each candidate has one minute to prepare and 2-3 minutes to talk during this round. The candidate's
biography, job history, interests, current events, or general issues form the theme for extempore topics. The
following list displays the topics given to the candidates during the extempore round of the last few years:
- Swacch Bharat Abhiyan
- Humanity
- Concerns about user privacy on Whatsapp
- Trees
- Window
- Door
- Success is a process, not an endpoint.
- There is no such thing as a bad rose, no matter where it comes from.
- Justice delayed is justice denied
- Beauty pageants should not be conducted
- Which is more valuable, bookish intelligence or street smartness?
- Importance of Good Communication
- Hard work combined with smart work is the formula for success.
Questions Asked in FMS Delhi Interviews
Each candidate is assessed by a panel of 2-3 interviewers as per their ambitions, education, job history, and
other factors. The candidate's statement of purpose (SOP) also forms the basis of certain questions. Every
interview lasts between 10 and 20 minutes, with some getting wrapped up in 5 minutes. Here are the interview
questions shared by candidates from their experiences at FMS:
FMS Delhi - Interview Experiences
Personality Traits & Goals
- How did you decide on your preferred MBA specialisation?
- Following completion of your MBA programme, what do you hope to accomplish?
- If you were a consultant, what would your job entail? In what ways can consultancy help you make an
impact?
Academics & Work Experience
- Can you name the person responsible for developing Python? Where did it get its name from?
- What is a generic drug? If generic versions of medications work just as well, why aren't Indian
doctors prescribing them? Do you believe that businesses in India break IP laws?
- In what ways have you tried out new technologies? When developing web-based technologies, what software
and hardware have you used?
- You've graduated from LNM Institute of Technology. What does the abbreviation LNM refer to?
- What are the benefits of an MBA when considering careers? Why choose Product Management? Is it business
and economics that piques your interest?
- There has been a decline in scholastic performance between your grades in classes 10th and 12th. Why so?
- What is marketing? What is ‘positioning’ in marketing? And market segmentation?
- Tell ud about your present position at Bain. If you could tell me your current CTC, I would appreciate it.
Current Events & General Awareness
- How up-to-date are you on the state of the Indian economy? Give us a rundown on the current state of the
Indian economy, if you please.
- Tell us your perspective on farm laws.
- Where may one find the "Lungs of Delhi?"
Hobbies & Extra-Curriculars
- What is it about music that you enjoy? What classical music artists do you most admire? Give justification
for choosing them.