Aritro Chakravorty got admission to NMIMS Mumbai with a NMAT score of 248. He graduated from Symbiosis School of Economics with a 7.46 GPA. He had previous work experience with ZS for 1.9 years in Business Operation. Aritro went one-to-one interview with the Collegedunia Team and shared his MBA Admission experience, read below

Aritro Chakravorty

Collegedunia Team: What was your NMAT percentile? Did you avail reservation benefits for NMIMS MBA Admission?

Aritro: I secured 248 in the NMAT 2021 Examination. And, I am from General background, so there were no reservation benefits.

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Collegedunia Team: Can you please describe your Pre MBA Academic Performance for Collegedunia readers?

Aritro: In 10 board exams i scored 88.83%. I secured 90.33% in the 12 board exam. Also I graduated from Symbiosis School of Economics with a good GPA of 7.46. 

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Collegedunia Team: Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any).

Aritro: There was no GD. But the WAT was conducted online. 

A total of 25 minutes were provided to each selected student, of which 5 minutes were for reading and 20 minutes to write. A lot of space was provided for writing.

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Collegedunia Team: What was the WAT/GD Topic?

Aritro: The topic given was- Business in covid times.

Collegedunia Team: What was your answer/points put forward for the WAT or GD respectively?

Aritro: I answered them how businesses were affected during the COVID times. How the top lines of companies dropped and added a few data points. I also mentioned how companies adapted to the COVID. Supply chain management became the most important function.

Collegedunia Team: Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Aritro: The Panel consisted of 2 faculty members and each interview session lasted for around 20 minutes. It was not a stressful interview. Few questions were asked on economics and marketing. And there were other generic questions about why MBA, why to switch, why leave job to prep, etc.

Collegedunia Team: Mention at least 5 questions that were asked in NMIMS Mumbai MBA Interview and how you responded to each of them?

Aritro: The questions asked during the Interview are: 

Ques 1. What is your educational background? 

Ans. I told them that my educational background is Economics. 

Ques 2. Do you have any Job experience? 

Ans. I told them that I have 21 months of Job experience with ZS Company.

Ques 3. What was your job role? 

Ans. My job role at the ZS company was Business Operator, Incentive compensation. Etc.

Ques 4. What is the BCG Matrix?

Ans. I answered the question with whatever knowledge I had from my graduation.

Ques 5. What are the 4Ps of marketing?

Ans. I also answered this question with ease and confidence. 

Collegedunia Team: Mention any three reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted.

Aritro: The three main reasons were:

The primary reason for choosing the college was the placement statistics. The college has a better placement record than other converted colleges. The second reason would be the Brand Name of the College. And, the third reason would be the suitable location of the college. 

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Collegedunia Team: What was the reason for you not converting other colleges?

Aritro: The major reason for not converting to other colleges, as I was sick during the CAT exam and contracted COVID during the XAT 2021 examination.