XIMB - GD/PI Experience

TIME : 0900 hrs
Date: 12/03
Place: Bangalore

GD: Advertising is a waste of money.
We had a decent discussion in a group of 9.( I was the extra one, had rescheduled the interview to 0900 hrs from 1100hrs)Thought we diverted a little from the topic, but it was not bad overall.

PI: Last one to be called in the panel.
Prof: Tell me something about yourself.
Moi: answered
Prof: So you are from Loyola School, Jamshedpur?
Moi: yup
Prof: You must have seen me there?
Moi: I am sorry sir, didnt get a chance to meet you.(didnt want to say yes, after not knowing him. Anyway he was not in the school staff or admin)
Prof: Ok, so who were the Principal and Vice-Principal?
Moi: told
Prof: Compare their leadership qualities?
Moi: Principal - more open and approachable. Vice-Principal- Outwardly very strict ( we were terrified of this guy) and result oriented.
Prof: So which one do you think is better?
Moi: Open and approachable but has to result oriented at the same time. (We had a small discussion on this.)
Prof: So have you ever led a team?
Moi: Told about leading a team at the place of work and captaining moi house in school.
Prof: Have you heard of TAS?
Moi: (Are you kidding me?, just applied for TAS after giving GMAT) so gave gyan.
Prof: What's the difference between a group and a team?
Moi: gave some more gyan.(We had a small discussion on this.)

(Meanwhile 2 profs got up and left, allegedly to attend the telephone calls.)

Prof: So what's a broad band?
Moi: Someting to do with larger bandwidth. Basically divided into narrow and broad bands.
Prof: So what's the BW at which this division occurs?
Moi: I am not sure Sir.
Prof: Ok, thank you.
Moi: thank you Sir.