Shashank Sahu has graduated from BITS Pilani. He converted XLRI Jamshedpur with a XAT score of 98 Percentile. He is a brilliant student and has a handful of work experience of 3 years in BHEL as design Engineer and 5.5 years in Jindal Stainless Ltd.

Shashank Sahu Profile

Current institute: XLRI Jamshedpur

Graduation College: BITS Pilani

Email Id: sahushashank@gmail.com

XAT score: 98 percentile

10th Percentage/ GPA: 88

12th Percentage / GPA: 89.40

Graduation Percentage/ GPA: 9.01

Work Experience: Samsung R&D- BHEL- 3 years: design engineer; Jindal Stainless Ltd- 5.5 years

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XLRI Jamshedpur Admission Experience

Did you avail of the benefit of any reservation?

Sushant: General (No reservation)

Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any)

Sushant: There were 10 students in the GD with 2 moderators. 5 minutes were given to think about the topic followed by a 20 minutes discussion. It was a moderate discussion with only 1-2 participants getting aggressive. Everyone got a chance to put forward their points.

Tips: When given the time to think about the topic- structure your thoughts and write down

What was the WAT / GD Topic ?

Sushant: GD Topic: Were the 5 years plans useful in the growth of the country after independence?

What were your answers / points put forward for the WAT or GD respectively ?

Sushant: Points put Forward

  1. How did the 5 years plan come into picture
  2. the need for a 5 year plan
  3. What are the objectives covered under the 5 year plan
  4. Importance of road-map and vision and continuous monitoring

Responses: I explained the success stories from the 5 year plans and how 5 year plans were useful

Describe the general setting of your Interview.

Sushant: There were 2 panels and 3 members in each interview. The panel comprised the faculty of the institute. The interview went for around 30 minutes. It was a healthy discussion on past experiences and future plans.

Tips: Be clear with each and every word written in the resume

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Mention at least 5 interview questions that were asked to you. and your responses to each of them.

Sushant: 

  1. Why do you want to leave PSU job?

Answer: Explain about my 3 years experience, positives and how in the long run it is not in line with what I want to do in my life.

  1. Why MBA?

Answer: I explained 2 situations from my work where the lack of knowledge and perspective hindered efficient decision making. Explained how MBA can help to overcome the problem and what I was looking forward to from the course.

  1. Two key achievements from work life? 

Answer: Explained the recent developments and the impact of the efforts (both qualitative and quantitative)

  1.  Discussion on hobbies- Music, kind of music and how does it impact
  2.  Discussion on points put forward in GD

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Mention 3 reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted.

Sushant: My top 2 converts were XLRI and SPJIMR.

Reasons for choosing XLRI:

1) Flexibility in course selection. In SPJIMR it is pre-decided during the admission

2) Wider alumni network and reach

3) Better campus life

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What was the reason for you not converting other colleges? (if any)

Sushant: Reasons for not converting other colleges

  1. CAT Score- You can’t do anything about your previous academic scores. However, exam scores are still in hand and try to give your best effort to maximise the chance to convert.

Tips:

  1. Mock Interviews: Try to give as much as possible. It will give exposure to a wide range of questions that can be asked and improve your on the spot thinking capabilities
  2. Interact with existing students and figure out what are the key differentiating factors of that college and try to relate it with your future plan/goal.

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