CET GDPI Experience at Jamnalal Bajaj 2010

Venue: Jamnalal Bajaj
Date : 18/05/2010
Timings: 9am to 10am
Reached: 8:15am
Documents carried: GDPI Call Letter
CET Score: 158/200
Percentile: 99.79

PI Form Details:

1. Academic Background (SSC, HSC, Graduation percentages)
2. Work Experience Details
3. Family Background
4. Academic Achievements
5. Extra curricular Activities
6. What do you do in your free time?
7. Your Strengths and Weaknesses
8. One biggest Success and one biggest Failure
9. One important decision taken by you in the last 6 months
10. Where do you see yourself in next 5 years?
11. What motivated you to do this PG?
12. Whom would you save in your family if there is a fire in your house?

People, though they give you ample of time to fill up the form, I would advise you to reach atleast half an hour before because we are supposed to fill up the same form twice.

GD Experience:

You need to sign against your name in a sheet and get your GDPI call letter stamped before you enter the GD room.

Total no. of people present for GD: 9 out of 12
No. of Panel members: 3
GD topics: 1. We don't learn from History, we repeat it.
2. Attitude takes you to Altitude.

We were asked to select the topic amongst ourselves. Majority of us opted for the 1st topic. The discussion was pretty decent. Everyone chipped in with their views atleast thrice. No one tried to cut in the other person and the GD went on smoothly for 10 minutes. Then one of the panel members asked one of us to conclude the GD (he chose the person who spoke the least).

Friends, remember that the panel not only look out for the confidence with which you speak but they also watch your body language (your body structure, your legs & hand movements before and during the GD, the way you sit, your eye contact during the GD).

One piece of advice: Never look towards the panel when the discussion is going on.

PI Experience:

You need to sign against your name in a sheet and get your GDPI call letter stamped again before you enter the PI room.

There were 2 interviewers. One of them was a bit aggressive and the other one was chilled out. Wished them as soon as I entered the room and gave each of them the PI form which we were asked to fill up earlier.

P1: How was the GD?
Me: The GD was a pretty decent one. Everyone chipped in with their views and we ended it having a single conclusion.
P1: Did you impress the panel?
Me: I chipped in 3 times and at one moment I was able to change the direction of the discussion. I hopefully might have impressed the panel.
P1: Tell me quickly about yourself in 2 minutes. I want to know about your character.
Me: (answered)
P1: You said you are 'quite genuine'. That means you are not genuine to a certain extent.
Me: (defended)
P2: Niket, tell me the literal meaning of introvert.
Me: A person who introspects and never let his feelings out.
P2: Ok, now tell me the literal meaning of an extrovert.
Me: A person who is outgoing and always let his feelings out.
P2: So what are you? an introvert or an extrovert?
Me: Sir, I am an ambivert.
P2: But according to your definition of an introvert and an extrovert, an ambivert is a person who let his feelings out and who also does not let his feelings out. So he stands where he was before.
Me: Not really sir. An Ambivert is a person who always acts according to the situation. If the situation demands he should introspect and not let his feelings out, he behaves like an introvert. And if the situation demands that he should let his feelings out, he behaves like an extrovert.
P2: Ok. What do you mean by a professional?
Me: Sir, according to me a professional is a person who is always dedicated and honest to his profession.
P2: So is Sandwichwala a professional?
Me: Definitely sir. A sandwichwala is a professional till the time he does his work with full honesty and dedication.
P2: Ok.
P1: What was the Sensex closing on Monday?
Me: It closed around 16800.
P2: How many companies have been listed in Sensex?
Me: 30.
P2: How do you calculate an index?
Me: Sir, I don't know.
P2: You being an engineer should know the technicals of how an index is calculated.
Me: Sir, right now I am not aware of it but will surely like to find it out in future.
P2: Ok, Thank you Niket.

(Thanked both the panelists and moved out. The interview lasted for not more than 10 minutes.)

Hopefully it was good!

Piece of Advice: Always keep a smiling face in the interview and don't let the interviewer prove you wrong. Be firm with your answers and also have backup reasons for each and every word written and said. Give short and sweet answers. Don't try to be much verbose.