The 22nd of January 2007, date of NIILM Interview. It was the next step after MAT. Experience of MAT result was good which resulted in some sort of confidence to face the interviewers and answer their questions. This time papa could not become the Jinn of Aladdin and help me in all or even some of the questions. 22nd of January 2007 first day of my life when I could understand the actual meaning of nervousness? I was so nervous in the morning now I understand. Mama, Papa & Driver Ji all wanted to stop for tea while going but I did not let them stop. I had not even had a glass of water since morning. I was so confused with lot of questions shooting my mind like:
What will they ask?
How will be the institute?
Will the other candidates be like me?
Who will take the interview?
Will they ask academic related questions?
Will every one favor me for any thing?
Will my personality reduce my marks?
and all sorts
I had a feeling that give me one chance to express my self. I will surely hit your mind and form a place there which will rebound only one sentence in your mind “Select Utsav…….…..Select Utsav………Select Utsav………Select Utsav………Select Utsav Select Utsav”.
Finally we reached NIILM. We went to the entrance asking for where to report for the interview & GD. The guard asked some stupid questions which I could not register. Papa emerged as the Jinn of Aladdin as he was when my MAT result was to come and answered all the queries of that guard. We entered the institute. No one was at the reception as it would be in a Government of India office. Finally we could locate the person concerned who directed us to the conference/seminar hall. I sat there with three more people and papa standing on my side. The other people informed me to fill a form. I took it and started filling the details. I could realize my hand shaking. I was unable to write. It took me a few seconds to believe it. Still I continued and filled in the details. In the mean while papa went out. He came back after a short while and pointed out that the form was to be filled in capitals. Shit man! Why did I not see that? He brought me another form and I started filling it. I was much more comfortable this time. I could write the details and complete the form more appropriately. After completing it I realized that the form was incompletely photocopied. The back of the form was blank. Damm! why with me? Anyways, I decided not to fill the form again. I sat there. One person who was accompanying another candidate kept on speaking I wanted him to be quite but may be his talks distracted my mind and soon I was much more comfortable. I was at ease now. I saw that the candidate near to me was a 95.something %tile. It was like where have I come? Others had 86, 85, ----- percentile. I took a deep breath in relief. In the next few seconds a girl/ lady came inside the hall and asked us for the forms. I gave my form but could not give the photycopy of MAT score card as I was not carrying it. She asked us to get it done from the basement. I went there and got things done. I even completed the blank page of my form through some one else’s form. Then we went back to the hall where we kept waiting again. It was difficult to pass time. Anyhow, I had to pass it. She came back to the hall and we gave our forms. She stapled form and took it with her and asked all of us to accompany her.
She made us sit in a lounge and told us that there would be a round of GD & interview. I was in my own thoughts and just kept waiting for some one to call us. I could hear some weird kind of noise all the time I was in the NIILM campus. I noticed it was the sound of some female shoe. I thought some one is tensed and people make such funny sounds. I thought it to be impartial on my side. I kept waiting there and then we were called inside. Oh my god. I realized that some one’s heart beat was going too high and unfortunately it was me. Anyways, I went inside where two girls/madams were sitting. Another question triggered my mind “is this institute run by females?” One of them called the name of one candidate Utakal. I thought she was calling me in some improper pronunciation. Utkal was the 95%tile guy he went forward and sat there. Then some other names and finally I herd ‘Utsav’. I wished them and sat where I was directed to. They made us comfortable. Both of them said that there will be an easy GD. I emerged and asked for a paper and pen. She said ‘you must be having the pen’. I said ‘yes’ and she gave us 2 pieces of paper to distribute in 6.How improper distribution. I torn it into 4 pieces and took mine. She gave us a topic “Leaders are born not made” saying it to be easy. I thought what is the difference between born and made. I was too tensed and could have spoiled everything. Then I just gave a hell to all the thoughts striking my mind again and again. In the mean while the bell rang and the discussion was started. Some one started with some opinion and all. I kept quite. Later some one opposed it. Then I heard a voice saying something in Hindi. He was a candidate from LKO. He said “diamond is not a diamond unless it undergoes a series of processes like cutting ,polishing etc..” all in Hindi. Now, I got a chance and elaborated his point saying ‘school makes a leader, environment makes the leader’ and all that philosophy of life. I was happy and sat cool. Then there was discussion going on in which I participated a little bit. I could see the 95%tile chap not speaking even a word. I was again happy thinking my competition to be over. Later the two girls asked the two candidates not speaking anything to put their views which they were unable to. Some one summed up and we were asked to wait outside. We were informed that we would be called one by one for the interview. We were asked to sit outside and wait for our chance.
We were waiting outside and talking about the GD. I thought why all this. ‘Jo hona tha ho gaya’. Is there a need to analyze each and everything? Anyhow ,we kept talking and waiting. After a short while we heard a bell. Then the peon called one candidate inside. He was the 95%tile guy. He went in and came out in less than 5 min. As he came out we all jumped together on him “What did they ask you?” He said they asked why you did not speak in GD and all. Then it was the turn of second followed by the third candidate. Then another shock when the peon said ‘Utsav’. I got froze. Who melted me I don’t know may be Delhi`s heat. Anyhow I went inside the room which appeared to be really a battle field. Passing my resume I sat in the battle field for being killed, only 2% hope of being saved. Then suddenly a voice came asking ‘Well Utsav tell us something about yourself’. It was easy. I took a short breath and thought ‘is question ko to phod du ga’ I started “ I am Utsav. I have come from Roorkee. Roorkee is situated in the hilly state of Uttrakhand. I feel I have qualities of becoming a good manager………………”. I completed and then second question was shot on me as a bullet “what kind of books do you read?” I said “short story and fiction like One night….., Solve your….., Five pointed someone., etc ” They said who has written five point someone I bursted ‘Chetan Bhagat’. What have you learnt from ‘five point someone’? I said ‘The book revels a picture of IIT Structure from a student’s point of view. I have always seen IIT from a professors eye’ Now I was clever knowing the next question to be related to parents and IIT that’s what happed and the next question was triggered at me “What have u gained from IIT?” I was confident and said “Learning sprit and all such things?” Now the sword was with them. Next question Why MBA? I explained them like “I enjoy meeting people, I love to travel, I have convincing capabilities I like organizing activities. I feel that we should do what we enjoy. I can explain you this with an example If you give 100 rupees to a tennis player and ask him to run 1 km he might say no but the same person will pay 100 rupees to play tennis and run 1km while playing. He enjoys playing tennis so he is not only run but ready to pay for it. In the same way I enjoy doing activities related management in retail. With MBA I can do all this more effectively and I will enjoy the job and not just work as some one who takes it only as a 9 to 5 job.” This answer was curtsey Harsh Uncle. Then the next one came straight into my ears. “What are your weakness?” I said “I feel I have two weakness one is I am emotional but I emotionally get involved in the work assigned to me. The second one follows that I am a bit overweight but I am trying to reduce.’ I could see cute smiles on both the girls face. I thought stupid answers are better than logical one. That’s not true I know. After which a bullet in the form of a question was fired into my head which followed a longer route through my ears. ‘Do you remember any theory taught in BCom/12th?’ I said ‘can I think for a moment’ who will say no and that’s what happened they said ‘yes’. I thought and said scalar chain with gangue plan 14 principles. They said ‘that’s ok we just wanted to test that if you revise you will remember’ I said ‘I will definitely remember’. I was asked to leave now. I got up from war chair. I asked about the result. They said to enquire from the administration. I greeted them and came out. Went straight to the administration and asked about the result. She was the lady who took our forms. She said ‘We will let u know in 15 days via post.’ I said ‘Thanks’ and left the room. Then I said bye to all the other candidates and came out of NIILM.
Now again there was an interview Mama and Papa asked ‘kya pocha?’ I answered all the queries and we went to canteen. I ate a samosa the first meal of the day at around 12:30Pm.
Further we left NIILM to eat at Haldiram and to meet Nidhi Bhabhi @ BIMTECH.
Later on I just had a thought that this was a good experience. I had a hope to be selected.
How will be the institute?
Will the other candidates be like me?
Who will take the interview?
Will they ask academic related questions?
Will every one favor me for any thing?
Will my personality reduce my marks?
and all sorts
I had a feeling that give me one chance to express my self. I will surely hit your mind and form a place there which will rebound only one sentence in your mind “Select Utsav…….…..Select Utsav………Select Utsav………Select Utsav………Select Utsav Select Utsav”.
Finally we reached NIILM. We went to the entrance asking for where to report for the interview & GD. The guard asked some stupid questions which I could not register. Papa emerged as the Jinn of Aladdin as he was when my MAT result was to come and answered all the queries of that guard. We entered the institute. No one was at the reception as it would be in a Government of India office. Finally we could locate the person concerned who directed us to the conference/seminar hall. I sat there with three more people and papa standing on my side. The other people informed me to fill a form. I took it and started filling the details. I could realize my hand shaking. I was unable to write. It took me a few seconds to believe it. Still I continued and filled in the details. In the mean while papa went out. He came back after a short while and pointed out that the form was to be filled in capitals. Shit man! Why did I not see that? He brought me another form and I started filling it. I was much more comfortable this time. I could write the details and complete the form more appropriately. After completing it I realized that the form was incompletely photocopied. The back of the form was blank. Damm! why with me? Anyways, I decided not to fill the form again. I sat there. One person who was accompanying another candidate kept on speaking I wanted him to be quite but may be his talks distracted my mind and soon I was much more comfortable. I was at ease now. I saw that the candidate near to me was a 95.something %tile. It was like where have I come? Others had 86, 85, ----- percentile. I took a deep breath in relief. In the next few seconds a girl/ lady came inside the hall and asked us for the forms. I gave my form but could not give the photycopy of MAT score card as I was not carrying it. She asked us to get it done from the basement. I went there and got things done. I even completed the blank page of my form through some one else’s form. Then we went back to the hall where we kept waiting again. It was difficult to pass time. Anyhow, I had to pass it. She came back to the hall and we gave our forms. She stapled form and took it with her and asked all of us to accompany her.
She made us sit in a lounge and told us that there would be a round of GD & interview. I was in my own thoughts and just kept waiting for some one to call us. I could hear some weird kind of noise all the time I was in the NIILM campus. I noticed it was the sound of some female shoe. I thought some one is tensed and people make such funny sounds. I thought it to be impartial on my side. I kept waiting there and then we were called inside. Oh my god. I realized that some one’s heart beat was going too high and unfortunately it was me. Anyways, I went inside where two girls/madams were sitting. Another question triggered my mind “is this institute run by females?” One of them called the name of one candidate Utakal. I thought she was calling me in some improper pronunciation. Utkal was the 95%tile guy he went forward and sat there. Then some other names and finally I herd ‘Utsav’. I wished them and sat where I was directed to. They made us comfortable. Both of them said that there will be an easy GD. I emerged and asked for a paper and pen. She said ‘you must be having the pen’. I said ‘yes’ and she gave us 2 pieces of paper to distribute in 6.How improper distribution. I torn it into 4 pieces and took mine. She gave us a topic “Leaders are born not made” saying it to be easy. I thought what is the difference between born and made. I was too tensed and could have spoiled everything. Then I just gave a hell to all the thoughts striking my mind again and again. In the mean while the bell rang and the discussion was started. Some one started with some opinion and all. I kept quite. Later some one opposed it. Then I heard a voice saying something in Hindi. He was a candidate from LKO. He said “diamond is not a diamond unless it undergoes a series of processes like cutting ,polishing etc..” all in Hindi. Now, I got a chance and elaborated his point saying ‘school makes a leader, environment makes the leader’ and all that philosophy of life. I was happy and sat cool. Then there was discussion going on in which I participated a little bit. I could see the 95%tile chap not speaking even a word. I was again happy thinking my competition to be over. Later the two girls asked the two candidates not speaking anything to put their views which they were unable to. Some one summed up and we were asked to wait outside. We were informed that we would be called one by one for the interview. We were asked to sit outside and wait for our chance.
We were waiting outside and talking about the GD. I thought why all this. ‘Jo hona tha ho gaya’. Is there a need to analyze each and everything? Anyhow ,we kept talking and waiting. After a short while we heard a bell. Then the peon called one candidate inside. He was the 95%tile guy. He went in and came out in less than 5 min. As he came out we all jumped together on him “What did they ask you?” He said they asked why you did not speak in GD and all. Then it was the turn of second followed by the third candidate. Then another shock when the peon said ‘Utsav’. I got froze. Who melted me I don’t know may be Delhi`s heat. Anyhow I went inside the room which appeared to be really a battle field. Passing my resume I sat in the battle field for being killed, only 2% hope of being saved. Then suddenly a voice came asking ‘Well Utsav tell us something about yourself’. It was easy. I took a short breath and thought ‘is question ko to phod du ga’ I started “ I am Utsav. I have come from Roorkee. Roorkee is situated in the hilly state of Uttrakhand. I feel I have qualities of becoming a good manager………………”. I completed and then second question was shot on me as a bullet “what kind of books do you read?” I said “short story and fiction like One night….., Solve your….., Five pointed someone., etc ” They said who has written five point someone I bursted ‘Chetan Bhagat’. What have you learnt from ‘five point someone’? I said ‘The book revels a picture of IIT Structure from a student’s point of view. I have always seen IIT from a professors eye’ Now I was clever knowing the next question to be related to parents and IIT that’s what happed and the next question was triggered at me “What have u gained from IIT?” I was confident and said “Learning sprit and all such things?” Now the sword was with them. Next question Why MBA? I explained them like “I enjoy meeting people, I love to travel, I have convincing capabilities I like organizing activities. I feel that we should do what we enjoy. I can explain you this with an example If you give 100 rupees to a tennis player and ask him to run 1 km he might say no but the same person will pay 100 rupees to play tennis and run 1km while playing. He enjoys playing tennis so he is not only run but ready to pay for it. In the same way I enjoy doing activities related management in retail. With MBA I can do all this more effectively and I will enjoy the job and not just work as some one who takes it only as a 9 to 5 job.” This answer was curtsey Harsh Uncle. Then the next one came straight into my ears. “What are your weakness?” I said “I feel I have two weakness one is I am emotional but I emotionally get involved in the work assigned to me. The second one follows that I am a bit overweight but I am trying to reduce.’ I could see cute smiles on both the girls face. I thought stupid answers are better than logical one. That’s not true I know. After which a bullet in the form of a question was fired into my head which followed a longer route through my ears. ‘Do you remember any theory taught in BCom/12th?’ I said ‘can I think for a moment’ who will say no and that’s what happened they said ‘yes’. I thought and said scalar chain with gangue plan 14 principles. They said ‘that’s ok we just wanted to test that if you revise you will remember’ I said ‘I will definitely remember’. I was asked to leave now. I got up from war chair. I asked about the result. They said to enquire from the administration. I greeted them and came out. Went straight to the administration and asked about the result. She was the lady who took our forms. She said ‘We will let u know in 15 days via post.’ I said ‘Thanks’ and left the room. Then I said bye to all the other candidates and came out of NIILM.
Now again there was an interview Mama and Papa asked ‘kya pocha?’ I answered all the queries and we went to canteen. I ate a samosa the first meal of the day at around 12:30Pm.
Further we left NIILM to eat at Haldiram and to meet Nidhi Bhabhi @ BIMTECH.
Later on I just had a thought that this was a good experience. I had a hope to be selected.
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