Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2019-20)

The process of selection at VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur consists of Written Ability Test (WAT), followed by Personal Interview.

Duration: 15 minutes

Word Limit: 3/4^th of an A4 size sheet

No. of panelists: 3

Duration: 10-15 minutes

Candidate Profile: Economics background, Work Experience of few months

Tell us something about yourself which we can't know from your profile form. Tell us about your work profile. (many specific questions on company products). What are your hobbies? What all books have you read, what is your preferred genre? Where did you recently travel? Tell me what is it famous for? What kind of lakes are there? Why do you think so many lakes exist there despite Rajasthan being so dry and arid? (few questions on India’s economy) What other calls do you have? Why IIT Kharagpur? What are your future plans? After MBA?

Candidate Profile: B.Tech, Work Experience of few months

Introduce yourself. Tell me about your job profile. Can you tell me about some difficulties that you faced in job? Where do you think technology is moving? Can you give an overview of past and future problems of technology you worked on? What is this revolution of database? What are the shortcomings of RDBMS? What is NoSQL? What is meant by Big Data technology? Which is the best cloud computing provider in the world? To which kind of companies will cloud computing be most useful?