Greetings, Future PGDBA Achievers!
Embark on your journey towards success with insights from the PGDBA Batch of 2026! To empower you in your interview preparation, we’ve gathered invaluable experiences from the current batch, sharing a wealth of knowledge and tips. Discover the path to success through the eyes of those who’ve walked it.
For additional inspiration and preparation, explore the interview experiences of previous batches at the following link: https://aspirants.pgdba.ml/category/experiences/
Wishing you the very best in your endeavors! A heartfelt thank you to the PGDBA Batch of 2026 for generously contributing their experiences.
Abhijeet Yadav
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP01 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Chandigarh university |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 36 to 48 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | DXC Technology |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijeet-yadav-60a964202 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 111 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 46.3 |
| Resources used for written examination | Jee Main Math’s lectures on youtube from multiple channels and PGDBA PYQs |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | PGDBA students interview experience, current affairs, 3Blue1Brown linear algebra YT videos |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. What are your roles and responsibility in current job? 2. How many bytes in 1 GB and in 1 TB? 3. What are the possible outcomes in binary system and some more basic questions about binary system (However, this binary thing came into discussion out of nowhere). |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Prof 1 asked me to go to white board and gave one typical TSD problem and asked to find out the answer to the problem. I answered the question using short trick, but he asked to use the orthodox method to get to the answer and asked me to speak out loud my thoughts while solving. 2. All the three Profs Grilled a lot on Normal distribution curve and questions by modifying the curve a little. 3. What is the area of Normal distribution curve? 4. What are the notations that we use to describe any Normal distribution curve? 5. Made multiple ND curves and asked me to compare the areas of all of them? 6. Some questions about Mean and std deviation related to ND curve. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | No coding related questions |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. Female Prof asked about my home city Varanasi and its specialty. 2. What all places near Varanasi are there that you will suggest me to explore? 3. Is there any art museum in Varanasi? (Answered: Yes) 4. Where is it situated, and have you ever been there? |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 5 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | Converted all the CAP IIMs. Due to low percentile in DILR could not make it to Old IIMs. Cleared Written of ISI MSQMS program. Waitlisted in IIFT (still in progress) |
| Tips for Interview | Do not believe on the advice that just the basics of 11th – 12th math is enough for this exam. Prepare at the level of JEE Main and focus on derivations in calculus and Linnear Algebra it will prepare you for the interviews. You cannot get away with interview with just the superficial knowledge of math and prepare your Work ex questions well if you have experience. |
Adwaith Aravind A
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP02 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT Calicut |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Manufacturing |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | MRF Ltd |
| Linkedin Profile | http://www.linkedin.com/in/adwaitharavind |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 115 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 48.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | AI Cracks YouTube channel and test series |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AI Cracks website and a course named Data Analytics from NPTEL |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. What are your roles and responsibility in current job? 2. How many bytes in 1 GB and in 1 TB? 3. What are the possible outcomes in binary system and some more basic questions about binary system (However, this binary thing came into discussion out of nowhere). |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Prof 1 asked me to go to white board and gave one typical TSD problem and asked to find out the answer to the problem. I answered the question using short trick, but he asked to use the orthodox method to get to the answer and asked me to speak out loud my thoughts while solving. 2. All the three Profs Grilled a lot on Normal distribution curve and questions by modifying the curve a little. 3. What is the area of Normal distribution curve? 4. What are the notations that we use to describe any Normal distribution curve? 5. Made multiple ND curves and asked me to compare the areas of all of them? 6. Some questions about Mean and std deviation related to ND curve. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | No coding related questions |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. Female Prof asked about my home city Varanasi and its specialty. 2. What all places near Varanasi are there that you will suggest me to explore? 3. Is there any art museum in Varanasi? (Answered: Yes) 4. Where is it situated, and have you ever been there? |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 5 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | Converted all the CAP IIMs. Due to low percentile in DILR could not make it to Old IIMs. Cleared Written of ISI MSQMS program. Waitlisted in IIFT |
| Tips for Interview | 1.While attending interview, try to give answers in a clear and structured way as well as try to behave professionally. Don’t overthink and try your best. 2. Before attending interview, I took a course and got a good grasp in data analytics, and luckily, they asked questions from that. Thats the main reason I got admission. (This is not a must) 3.For written exam, emphasize concept clarity and practice. |
Amey Jha
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP03 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Delhi Technological University |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | United Airlines, Darwinbox |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameyjha |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 120 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 47 |
| Resources used for written examination | AI Crack, Unacademy, Youtube |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | NPTEL, youtube for math and stats youtube, newspaper for GS |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | – tell me about yourself – why do you want to join this course if you’re already working in an analytics role – tell me your weakness |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | what technical topics have you prepped. I replied with stats, probability but they wanted to ask on linear algebra what is the rank of a matrik gave a matrix, asked to reduce it to RREF form and calculate rank what’s vector spaces difference between column and row rank what’s the rank of the transposed matrix? why is it the same? ( i said it’s the same as the original matrix) |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | No coding related questions |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | No |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | job related questions, basic grilling on the purpose of a project I had explained |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | start reading newspaper and catching up with general affairs early on understand the math topics well before the interview they might keep on asking successive questions on any topic |
Angad Sawadh
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP04 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Electrical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Target Corporation |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/angadsawadh |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 130 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 51 |
| Resources used for written examination | NCERT, AI Crack videos on YT |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | NPTEL Statistics Course, 3Blue1Brown for matrices, Revised my final year project and my work-related questions |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. How is analytics used in your product? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. What is PCA? 2. Why we use PCA? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | 1. Write a SQL Query for querying inventory of a product when user clicks add to cart. 2. Basic definition of DBMS. |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. Who won the recent chess championship? |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | 1. Gave a chess puzzle. What is the number you will put in any chess square so that it is average of all the squares surrounding it? Also asked to give a mathematical proof. |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | Revised your 11th 12th math concept and thoroughly prepare your final year projects, seminars and work experience related stuff for interview. |
Aniket Thakur
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP05 |
| Undergraduate College / University | University of Delhi |
| Undergraduate Background | Physics |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | B.Sc hons. |
| Post Graduation College / University | University of Hyderabad |
| Post Graduation Stream | Physics, M.Sc. |
| Post Graduation Year | 2023 |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | No |
| Work Experience Background | Nil |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Nil |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniket-thakur-a1661b17a?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 115 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 42.7 |
| Resources used for written examination | YouTube and cat material (little bit) |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AI crack also youtube sources like statquest and specially and most useful would be pgdba.ml |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | For what discovery Einstein got nobel prize. Then further to explain photoelectric effect. Newton’s law of motion some examples for that. Laplace equation Second law of thermodynamics. Explain entropy in three ways. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Auto covariance, auto regression, covariance vs. correlation. Tine series questions from arima. Some advance mathematical equations they gave from heat equations or something like that and told me to solve them. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | Nil |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Nil |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | Nil |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | In interview, Be confident. Try to think through the problem. Try to get more and more marks in written exam. Interview process is very important. Go well. Prepared for that. Cover your background knowledge as well as basic statistics. |
Anirudh A
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP06 |
| Undergraduate College / University | PSG College of Technology |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B. E |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Supply Chain Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | o9 Solutions |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirudh-a-614385182?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 117 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 48.1 |
| Resources used for written examination | aicrack notes and mock tests |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | aicrack Mock Interviews OnlyPGDBA Mock Interviews 3blue1brown on YouTube |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Was asked about what Demand Planning is, since that was my area of work. 2. What is time series forecasting? 3. What is bullwhip effect? How can it be minimized?(Since I worked in supply chain) 4. What were the concepts you had learnt in Supply Chain Management elective in your college? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Define a function. 2. Given two sets, what is the number of functions possible? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | 1. Was asked if I had prior coding experience, I mentioned that I knew basic C and Python, and have some work experience in R. 2. Write a code in any language to sort an array (I wrote it in C). 3. What’s the name of the sorting method you have used? |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | Start preparing for the written exam as early as possible to get a head start and start giving mocks by January to identify the concepts you’re weak in and improve on them. Aicrack has abundant resources to practice from. For the interview, attend as many mock interviews as possible. This will help prepare you to handle any kind of question that may be asked in the actual interview. I attended mocks from Aicrack and OnlyPGDBA. |
Praveen Ankamreddi
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP07 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CALICUT |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Automobile R&D |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | BAJAJ AUTO LTD |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-ankamreddi-989b66146?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 126 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 57.83 |
| Resources used for written examination | Test series from AI CRACK |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Ai crack blogs |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1.INTRODUCE YOURSELF 2.why do you want to do PGDBA 3.What is knocking and how do you prevent it 4.what are latest technologies in IC engines |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 5.suppose you were testing 20 engines and the test results of the interested parameter came out to be exactly same for all of them even after repeating the experiment for lot of times , what will you infer from the results and what might have happened as every engine is giving same results. 6.what is 6 Sigma , it’s graph and physical significance in industry |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Kejriwal liquor case, supreme court judgement on electorol bonds |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | Try to score well in written test Practice previous year questions Even though it’s time taking try to solve logical reasoning question in the exam by any ways like options substitution or any other thing Prepare why pgdba question well Better try to implement any ML or DL related application in your company project if you are working, it need not be perfect or working but it shows your interest in the field |
Annadanam Sree Lalitha
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP08 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2024 |
| Graduation Stream | Computer Science Engineering, B.E |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | NA |
| Work Experience Background | NA |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | NA |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitha-annadanam-26862822a?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 123 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 53 |
| Resources used for written examination | TIME Material |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Previous interview questions |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | Introduction and background |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Conditional probability |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | How is machine learning different from coding |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Difference between plays and books Who is Indra Nooyi Who is Falguni Nayar |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | If a^b=b^a and a is not equal to b what are possible values of a and b |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MBA from IIM Amritsar, IIM Jammu, IIM Sirmaur MBA in Business Analytics from IIM Amritsar, BITS Pilani |
| Tips for Interview | Keep in touch with current affairs and business news Along with aptitude and verbal ability also work on 12th standard mathematics |
Anupam Das
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP09 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Jadavpur University |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B.E |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | PWC(Intern), ZS Associates (FTE) |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anupam-das-789019165?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 125 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 51.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | NCERT, Previous year papers |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Previous interview questions |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | NA |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Questions on Hypothesis testing. What is degree of a test? What happens to p value when we get a type – I error? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | NA |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | What is India doing to promote innovation? Follow up questions regarding Make in India, Aatmanirbhar Bharat. |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | IIT KGP Prof asked me to derive the equation for the differential of a car system. What will happen to a car without a differential? How do rickshaws turn if they don’t have a differential? |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | IIM Kashipur Analytics |
| Tips for Interview | Focus on written exam try to maximize your pre-interview score. For interview make sure to go through all the past year transcripts and clear all the concepts. Interviewers are very smart; they can pick out a single word from your answers and start cross questioning you on that. So, make sure whatever you’re saying you are able to clarify each and every word of it. |
Anushka Nayak
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP10 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Electrical Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Start Up/ IT/ Central Govt |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Military Engineering Services, Cognizant Technolgy Solutions, RAU Industries |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anushka-nayak-ab933b139/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 103 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 43.9 |
| Resources used for written examination | PYQs. CAT Materials for QRE. IIT JEE books for Math. |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Onlypgdba platform |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | What is cost-benefit analysis?? So why not an MBA? So, you will leave MES? Do the cost-benefit analysis of you leaving MES and joining PGDBA, for 3 years, your ROI. How will you convince your family to leave MES & join PGDBA? Where did you publish your paper? Explain about your start-up & patent Explain about your Hult Prize journey |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Proof that in a set of 3 number, the difference of 2 will be divisible by 2 |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 5 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur for batch 2023-25 |
| Tips for Interview | Work hard for the written exam; previous years’ questions are crucial. For the interview, present yourself as trustworthy. Candidates with promising personalities always have an edge. Study, read, work hard, invest in learning, and be dedicated. These efforts will help you gain confidence and clarity, which will be evident during the interview. Remember, the interview is not just about answering questions but proving that you deserve the seat. |
Arunava Mukherjee
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP11 |
| Undergraduate College / University | IIEST, Shibpur |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Consulting |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | PwC India |
| Linkedin Profile | http://www.linkedin.com/in/arunava-mukherjee-007 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 139 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 53.7 |
| Resources used for written examination | Ai Crack Youtube Channel, Graduation Notes, Ai Crack PGDBA course, Arihant Maths Book of 11th and 12th Standard, Gejo VARC1000, Unacademy (Rodha classes) |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Geeks for Geeks, Graduation Maths Notes, Ai crack mock interviews, StudyIQ Youtube channel |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Full-form of SAP 2. CEO of SAP 3. Founder of SAP 4. ERP market and whether SAP influences it? 5. Full-form of ABAP 6. Job Role and High-level view of solution offered |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Can we write AB=BA; where A and B are matrices? 2. When can we write AB=BA? 3. Suppose a Constant Matrix A is matrix multiplied with a vector matrix p, then differentiate the expression Ap 4. 2 die are throw one after the other then what is the probability of the expression X+Y+XY to be even if X denotes the outcome of the first dice and Y denotes the outcome of the second die? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | 1. For the question number 4 asked above what is the logic gate diagram for X+Y+XY expression? |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 5 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MDI-Gurgaon (PGDM) |
| Tips for Interview | 1. written exam: Most of the questions are fundamental in nature and also question types are repeated every year. Capitalise on the common types and practice a few tough ones as well since cutoff will go extremely high due to competition. I would recommend practising mocks as well as completing the whole syllabus for the exam. 2. interview: Anything goes tbh. You cannot predict the 15 mins allocated to you. Be Confident and get your interview fundamentals right. Fundamentals include: Tell Me About Yourself Why PGDBA Work ex (if your work ex is in analytics expect heavy questioning here, your interview most likely will run here if you have a analytics background.) Future Prospects Strengths and Weaknesses After Fundamentals get to puzzle solving from Geeks for Geeks, again here is only a few handfuls of patterns available just understand the fundamental logic. Finally, learn linear regression (in-depth) and revise graduation math. Apart from technical aspects, try to complete all the news videos from StudyIQ from January to the Date of your interview in descending order i.e. first complete the current month’s news and slowly if time permits work your way towards the old news. |
Balaji M
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP12 |
| Undergraduate College / University | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Instrumentation and Control Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | ZS |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/balaji-m-rs/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 134 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 52 |
| Resources used for written examination | Exemplar for Mathematics, CAT VA by Arun Sharma |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Referred to PGDBA Interview Preparation Blog in AICrack |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | -> What are the projects that I had worked in? -> What is the difference between Medicaid and Medicare? (Related to my work) |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Describe about Box Plot. (Did not ask about box plot directly. They mentioned about characteristics of box plot and asked to identify it. Post identifying it, they asked me to explain it in detail) 2. What is the difference between Descriptive and Inferential Statistics? 3. Questions on graph of different algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions 4. List a function which is continuous but not differentiable and similarly list a function whose first derivative is continuous, and second derivative is not differentiable. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | 1) Be thorough with your preparation of written exam. This will help in your interview for sure. 2) Maximize the written score as interviews are unpredictable. 3) It’s ok if you are not able to give 2-3 answers in the interview, just let the panel know that you know the things by giving examples of your field. 4) don’t waste the panelist’s time, just say you don’t know the answer and move to the next question. 5) best luck and don’t panic! |
Vasu Bansode
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP13 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Indian institute of space science and technology |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2019 |
| Graduation Stream | Aerospace Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 48 to 60 months |
| Work Experience Background | Engineering |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Linkedin Profile | https://in.linkedin.com/in/vasu-bansode-0ab21220a |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 80 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | Not known |
| Resources used for written examination | Books |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | None |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. What are leaving ISRO? 2. ISRO is planning to send humans to moon in chandrayan-3? Are you aware of that? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Are familiar with regression analysis? 2. Sketch the graph of y = x + cos(x) |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. Who is the prime minister of Pakistan? 2. Which nation is called land of the mid night sun? 3. Which country shares land border with UK? 4. What is indo pacific region? 5. What does world bank do? 6. What does IMF do? 7. How mutual funds work? 8. How to select stock based on fundamental analysis? |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | Solve as many question problems as possible. Be updated about current affairs |
Bhavya Arya
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP14 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, University of Delhi |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2019 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanichal Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 36 to 48 months |
| Work Experience Background | Aviation, Mechanical design |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd., Bonfarmo Captech Pvt. Ltd. |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavya-arya-487328129?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 123 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 50.9 |
| Resources used for written examination | Previous year papers |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | NPTEL |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | Explanation about my current role Product development cycle related questions |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Stats related questions based on standard deviation |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | Work on the basics and keep practicing |
ROHITH CHANDRA CHIMALA
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP15 |
| Undergraduate College / University | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2019 |
| Graduation Stream | Instrumentation and Control Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 36 to 48 months |
| Work Experience Background | Manufacturing – Maintenance |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited |
| Linkedin Profile | (1) ROHITH CHANDRA CHIMALA | LinkedIn |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 105 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 44.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | NCERT textbooks, Past year question papers and solution tutorials |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | GK, CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGZINES, PAST YEAR STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES(https://aspirants.pgdba.ml) |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF? WHY PGDBA? DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ORGANIZATION? DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP ORGANIZATION? AND WHICH ONE IS THE BEST? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | PROBLEM IN A MEETING OF 20 PEOPLE, FIND NO OF HANDSHAKES BETWEEN THEM (CONSIDERING A & B HANDSHAKE AS ONE)? MIN. & MAX. HANDSHAKES POSSIBLE? WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY FOR MAX. NO OF HANDSHAKES? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | PROBLEM A PROBLEM ON MIN. NO OF CELL TOWERS (AREA COVERED BY A CELL TOWER IS CIRCLE) REQUIRED TO COVER A CIRCULAR AREA ? WHAT SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE SHAPE OF CELL TOWER COVERAGE AREA FOR THE ABOVE SCENARIO? |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | PGP FROM IIM UDAIPUR, IIM TRICHY, IIM RAIPUR, IIM RANCHI, IIM VIZAG & M.MGT IN IISC BANGLORE. |
| Tips for Interview | SOLVE ATLEAST LAST 3-5 YEARS QUESTION PAPERS. BRUSH UP ON HIGHER MATHEMATICS TOPICS. |
Likhith Dabbikar
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP16 |
| Undergraduate College / University | University College of Engineering, Osmania University |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2019 |
| Graduation Stream | Electronics and Communication |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | First Tech Consulting |
| Linkedin Profile | http://linkedin.com/in/likhith-dabbikar-10b863172 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 127 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 55 |
| Resources used for written examination | PGDBA Test Series |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Mock Interviews from PGDBA Alumni’s |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | -The Questions were mostly on my Engineering Project which i Received the best Project Award -My Project was based on designing Micro Array Antenna for Mars Rovers -The Questions was started with basics on my project such as What is Antenna, then proceeded with difficult / deeper questions on the topic of Satellite Communication |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | None |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | – As my Work was related to Data Science, I was asked what kind of work that i Do and what is Data Modeling. And How to Improve a Machine Learning Model. -How to build a model for selection process of PGDBA Candidates or How can we improve the model. |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | – The Math Panel asked me my Favorite Topics which was Calculus. – So, then they didn’t ask me any math question but a Puzzle. -Which was a bear starts from its home in search of food, goes 5km South, 2km east and it doesn’t find any food, so it goes 5km north it reaches its home, What’s the color of the bear? |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | IIM Udaipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Trichy, SCMHRD MBA BA |
| Tips for Interview | – Have Good Sources for preparation – Have good guidance – Have Practical Roadmap for the preparation – Solve / Attempt Multiple mock tests and especially for interview- Multiple Mock interviews |
Prabuddha Vijay Durge
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP17 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Pune Institute of Computer Technology |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Computer Engineering, B.E. |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Altimetrik, eGain, TCS |
| Linkedin Profile | https://in.linkedin.com/in/prabuddha-durge-3858121bb |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | Don’t know |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | Don’t know |
| Resources used for written examination | Youtube |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Youtube, Previous Year transcripts |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | None |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. A 3*3 matrix was given with few variables and was told that rank is 2, what is the value of variables? 2. 2-3 Geometry based numerical questions 3. Asked to define Vector, Vectors spaces, Eigen Vectors, Eigen Values and their representation in co-ordinate systems. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | Asked to design circuit for logic gates and questions related to its truth table |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MA, MBA |
| Tips for Interview | 1. Prepare well for CAT, 25 confident attempts guarantee you a 70+ score (you get enough time as compared to CAT). After CAT and XAT you can give time for higher math. 2. For Higher Math, if you have prepared well for JEE, it’s a head start for you, you just need revision. If you have a non-math background, you may have tough time getting it through. 3. Interview was just viva voce of math concepts and very few questions on academic topics. I wasn’t asked anything on extracurricular activities neither on work experience nor on profile. |
Ganta Deepak
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP18 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Electrical Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Merilytics, L&T |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-ganta-7b48311bb?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 127 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 53.1 |
| Resources used for written examination | Higher mathematics books |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | PGDBA course resources and YouTube for mathematics |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Why PGDBA |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Mean value theorems 2. X.sin(1/X) graph check continuity and differentiability 3. Diagonalization matrix |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | 1. Who is better batsman Virat Kohli or Sachin |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | Yes, CAP colleges, DMS Delhi |
| Tips for Interview | 1.Higher mathematics to be studied for Examination |
Gaurav Malani
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP19 |
| Undergraduate College / University | MANIT Bhopal |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | IQVIA |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-malani-2204 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 134 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 53.2 |
| Resources used for written examination | AI crack test series |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Youtube and NPTEL courses |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | – My work project involves regression, so question around regression were asked – Linear regression equation – What is standard error – What is p value – What is hypothesis testing – What is null hypothesis in case of regression |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | – If a + b + c + ab + bc + ca = some number, then a + b + c =? – If we inscribe a circle inside a square then what is the probability of a point being on the square is also on the circle |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Recent delisting of a bank |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MBA – XLRI Delhi & IIM Shillong |
| Tips for Interview | Try to score maximum in written test since interviews are always unpredictable. |
Harshal Ugalmugle
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP20 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT Durgapur |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Operations |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Hero MotoCorp |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshal-ugalmugle-240618216 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 135 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 49.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | Youtube- Unacademy one shot crash course videos and solved previous year question papers |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | • Past year students interview experiences(source-pgdba.ml). • For Current Affairs- Drishti IAS ‘monthly consolidations’. • For statistiscs- Business Statistics, IIT Roorkee-NPTEL and StatQuest. • For Linear Algebra -Gate crash course youtube videos. |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | • Introduces yourself • Why PGDBA? • Explain complete structure of automobile market in India. (based on Workex) (An IIT KGP prof began by asking about my favorite area of mathematics, but instead of asking any math-related questions, he abruptly switched to random ME questions.) • How to calculate efficiency of Heat Engine? • What is COP? • Cars use a differential to prevent slipping during turns, but trains don’t have this feature. What mechanism prevents trains from slipping off the tracks when they turn? • Same question for manual rickshaws. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | None |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | • Do you read newspaper? Tell any recent news? (Arvind kejriwal arrest in Delhi liquor scam and electoral bonds were declared unconstitutional by SC) • Despite having a fiscal deficit in every budget, why does the finance minister still says that the budget is progressing? • Name 3 male and 3 female CEOs (Indian) • Which female CEO was recently in news? why? (Chanda Kochhar) |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | Had calls from few baby IIMs |
| Tips for Interview | • Listen carefully to the interviewer’s questions, take your time, and provide well-thought-out and structured answers. • Avoid beating around the bush; it’s okay if you can’t answer a few questions. • Don’t assume that because this is a PGDBA interview, you’ll only be asked about math and statistics. My preparation also focused on these areas, and I even tried to steer the interview towards math through my intro. However, they asked me mechanical engineering questions instead. If you have a basic understanding of your field, you’ll be able to handle those questions as well. |
Harsh Choudhary
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP21 |
| Undergraduate College / University | UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Electronics and Communication |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Sales and Operations Management |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Cogoport, Novatr |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsh-choudhary-43589a162 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 115 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 46.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | RD Sharma, Youtube |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | OnlyPGDBAprep online coaching, Youtube |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | Why not continuing your startup Competitors of my previous organisation Challenges India will face in semiconductor manufacturing Top semiconductor manufacturing firms |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Probability question using an electrical circuit |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Recent Semiconductor deals (as my background is BE ECE) |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | Calculating price of an electronic product |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 1 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MDI Gurgaon, IIM Shillong. |
| Tips for Interview | • Do NCERT for Maths (can solve RD Sharma for topics you’re not comfortable enough) • Try to solve each and every question of Verbal and LRDI in exam as there is enough time • For the Interview, be well versed with your profile and work exp. • Taking some mock interviews is highly recommended. • Be confident about yourself 🙂 |
Hemraj Chakravarti
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP22 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Computer Science Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Software Developer |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Amdocs |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemraj-chakravarti-b0b049194/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 97 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 39.1 |
| Resources used for written examination | NCERT, Youtube |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | YouTube channel( Statquest, 3Blue1Brown), AI crack mock |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Why you want to switch your domain? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1)Statistics -What is the difference between PDF and CDF and how they are interrelated. 2) Mathematics – Bayes Theorem Questions |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1) Who is current External Affair Minister 2) Difference between Upper house and Lower house 3) How many phases has been completed of Lok Sabha election out of 7. |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | Give mocks for both written and interview and Cover basics of Linear Algebra, Statistics and Probability for Interview. |
Ishu Patel
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP23 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT Bhopal |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Engineering (Hydrocarbon) |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Larsen and Toubro |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishu-patel-76a079193 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 113 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 42.9 |
| Resources used for written examination | Mathematics – YouTube (JEE Maths one shot revision series by Nishant Vora, Unacademy atoms), PGDBA PYQ VARC & DILR – CAT materials, PGDBA PYQ |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | YouTube, pgdba.ml |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Why did you leave your previous organization? 2. What were your roles and responsibilities in your previous organization? (Followed by a few related questions.) 3. Do you have any other calls? 4. Why PGDBA over other IIMs? 5. Since PGDBA is a course heavily focused on mathematics and statistics, don’t you think you might get bored studying it for two years? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. A box contains 20 balls: 10 black and 10 red. What is the probability of drawing two balls: I) Both black ii) The first one black and the second one red 2. Do you know about the probability distribution function? (I responded “yes”). Then, I was asked to draw a normal distribution function on the board. After drawing it, I was asked: – Where the mean, median, and mode would be located in both skewed and Un skewed normal distributions. – What is the area under the normal distribution curve and why? 3. What are the number of ways to distribute 5 identical chocolates to 3 different children? (I gave the answer, and then I was asked to explain how I arrived at that answer.) |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | IIM Kashipur |
| Tips for Interview | 1. Unacademy JEE lectures on YouTube and PGDBA PYQs are good resources for the written exam. 2. Be thorough with PnC, Probability and statistics concepts. |
Jahnavi Kalisetty
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP24 |
| Undergraduate College / University | RVR&JC College Of Engineering |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2012 |
| Graduation Stream | Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Dunnhumby, Momspresso(MamaEarth Group), Vision IAS |
| Linkedin Profile | http://www.linkedin.com/in/jahnavikalisetty |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 127 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 53.1 |
| Resources used for written examination | Youtube |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Mock interviews from coaching institutes |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. About different algorithms I have worked on 2. Women in STEM fields, a bit elaborate discussion around this |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Calculus 2. Algebra |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | ML Algos based on the work profile |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. Women in STEM 2. Steps to improve this one |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | Should concentrate on their profile for interview as it is very specific and Jee mains prep is good enough to clear written |
Kshitish Raj
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP25 |
| Undergraduate College / University | National Institute of Technology Patna |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Civil Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT Consulting, Ed-Tech |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Deloitte USI, Unacademy |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshitish-raj |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 128 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 45.4 |
| Resources used for written examination | CAT preparation, AI CRACK Youtube channel for PGDBA, one can also refer to one shot videos of Mathematics of class 11 & 12 by Arvind Kalia |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Past year interview experience of PGDBA students on pgdba.ml website |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | What is Satyagraha Aandolan ? (I belong to Champaran) What is NEET full form? How many doctors are in India ? (I said that my goal was to set up a healthcare consulting start-up) |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | If a point is rotated by an angle, what will be new co-ordinates. Proof of sum of natural numbers formula. Number of 5 in 100! Proof perfect square has odd number of factors. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | I lied that I was working as Quality Assurance whereas I worked as Software development engineer as I had forgotten all coding skills by the time of interview. So, they wouldn’t have asked specific questions from testing domain. They could have asked to explain my work. But they didn’t ask it. |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Mainly profile related GK questions as mentioned above. |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | Guesstimate questions based on profile – What is the number of doctors in India. |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 1 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | Yes, few new IIMs and baby IIMs and IITs for MBA |
| Tips for Interview | You can prepare 11, 12 Mathematics from Arvind Kalia youtube videos. It is good. I adopted a strategy to solve RC first in 30 minutes as I didn’t score in VARC of CAT as I had expected, then, DILR in 65 minutes, then, VA in 5 minutes. In the last 1 hour, I was able to solve 23 questions of QA out of 25 and got 22 right. I got lucky as QA was easy and most of the questions were solvable by options also. So, decide your strategy while writing mocks for PGDBA. BEST WISHES. |
Dinesh Kulkarni
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP26 |
| Undergraduate College / University | VJTI, Mumbai |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Information technology, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 36 to 48 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | EXL, Fractal |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dineshskulkarni |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 123 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 48.9 |
| Resources used for written examination | https://www.onlypgdbaprep.in/ https://www.3dlearning.in/learn/Pgdbacourse |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | https://www.onlypgdbaprep.in/ |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | Tell me about yourself |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | – limit x-> 0 (sinx)/x – composite function question: g(f(x)) – domain and range of a log function – quadratic equation to find conjugate roots |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | – ecplain a few sorting algorithms with time complexity -OLAP and OLTP – Database and Datalake difference |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | – Talk about a recent article on LLM – How is analytics used in football – What should india do to improve fifa ranking |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | For written test – Prepare well in advance and give mocks. For interview – Revise important concepts from undergrad special to your branch. Even if you don’t know the question to any answer, make sure your communication with the panelists is good, tell them about your thought process. |
Saikiran Ladi
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP27 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT KURUKSHETRA |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Civil Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Axis My India, Exl, Merilytics |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/saikiran-ladi-36a26b164?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 128 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 52 |
| Resources used for written examination | Previous year jee main questions |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | YouTube videos |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | What is churn analysis? What is random sampling? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Correlation vs covariance? Max value of ab(Given an equation with a,b varaibles) What is meant by dy/dx and d^2y/dx^2 |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | For exam-solve cat papers and previous year jee mains questions For interview- workex, statistics, calculus |
Lenka Hari Srijaa
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP28 |
| Undergraduate College / University | IIT Dhanbad |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2023 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 1 day to 12 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT _ Software Engineer |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Maxxton India Technologies Pvt Ltd |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenka-hari-srijaa-95a676243/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 114 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 54.6 |
| Resources used for written examination | AI Crack Website and Youtube |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AI Crack Website and Previous Year Experiences |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. What services does your company provide? 2. Can you tell me about some notable startups? 3. What distinguishes each company from the others? 4. Why do companies prefer to hire more employees instead of fewer highly intelligent ones? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Permutations and Combinations: List all possible ways an ant can travel from left top corner in a 5*5 matrix to right bottom corner. we can only move in right or down directions 2. Sub question of above is asked: how many possible ways in the lower triangular matrix of above? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | 1. Based on Time and angle in a Clock |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | Practice math and try to give mock interviews |
Maturi Giridhara Venkata Sai Krishna
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP29 |
| Undergraduate College / University | BIT Mesra |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2019 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, BE |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Manufacturing |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Tata Autocomp Systems Ltd. |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-krishna-maturi-27b663164?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content =profile&utm_medium=android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 126 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 52.8 |
| Resources used for written examination | AI crack Test series |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AI Crack Mock Interviews |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Who are the competitors for the company in which you had worked? 2. What is important for your customers in Auto Components Business? 3. What different from competitors your company can do in terms of improving the quality of your products? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. There are 100 random numbers in the range of 1 to 1000 and you are given one number. How many searches you need to find whether the given number is in the set of those 100 numbers or not? 2. Prove that given 5 points inside a square of side length 2, it is always possible to find two of them whose distance apart is at most √2 |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | XIM Bhubaneswar – BM program GLIM Chennai – PGPM |
| Tips for Interview | 1. For the PGDBA test preparation, try to practice as many questions as you can in Mathematics. In the Actual test, if you are not able to solve a question by the usual method, try to solve with the help of options or use the substitution. 2. For the interviews, if you are stuck or not able to start the solution for a question, interviewers will help you out with the hints. They are interested in our approach rather than the final answer. So, try to convey your approach for the questions in the interview. |
Vasu Mavani
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP30 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Nirma University |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Computer Science & Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Novelty Data Solutions LLP, Crest Data Systems |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasumavani5/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 126 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 49.8 |
| Resources used for written examination | -> NCERT 11-12 books, YouTube videos – OneShot for chapters by Arvind Kalia sir -> OnlyPGDBAPrep Mock -> AI Crack Interview Plan |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | UpGrad (Advanced Data Science course for Machine Learning and data toolkit) GeeksForGeeks (For other computer science subjects) ChatGPT and AI related blogs |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | -> You are from software engineering background, tell me what is your main role and where are you applying analytics? -> Based on my answer of using ChatGPT API, there are following questions: – What is ChatGPT? – How ChatGPT works? – How ChatGPT is trained? – What is the meaning or importance of word (Transformer in GPT). How does it transform user’s prompt and generate answers? – How can you make ChatGPT works better? – What strategy you should apply in your work to get better answers according to users’ persona and intent? – What model are you using in your current workplace? – Why aren’t you using latest model 4.0 Turbo over 3.5 turbo? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | e power pi and pi power e, which number is bigger piegon hole principal question 1) Which of these two numbers are bigger? e^pi or pi^e (pi = 3.14 and e = 2.817) -> Follow-up questions: – Chain rule of Log for changing base – First order differentiation to check increase and decreasing function – Is Log increasing function for all values of x (>0) 2) Problem: You have been invited in a party. There are 100 people in the party. Each person knows different number of other persons from 0 to 100 (Total 101 values). Prove that there are at least 2 persons, who knows same number of other persons. -> I started solving using Pigeonhole principle -> I have asked for additional condition of knowing each other mutually (If A knows B, then B also knows A) – they agreed after some arguments |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 5 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MBA (IIM Amritsar, Vishakhapatnam, Sirmaur, Jammu) |
| Tips for Interview | -> Start solving PGDBA previous years paper (2016 – 2020) to get idea about exam structure, syllabus, question patterns and difficulty -> Math: – Map syllabus with NCERT 11th and 12th class books, and go through the entire chapter once with solving practice questions – Decide on chapters which you think requires advanced level preparation and prepare it up to JEE level (Solve previous years JEE questions for only those chapters’ questions) -> LRDI: – Solve 1 or 2 LR/DI sets regularly for online sources like Insideiim sectional test, Cracku daily targets -> VARC: – Practice for Para jumbles from online platforms (edugorilla, tcyonline) – RC: Daily targets from Cracku + CAT / PGDBA previous years RC + Online resources |
Mogali Kowshik
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP32 |
| Undergraduate College / University | IIEST Shibpur |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Consulting (Tech) |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Adobe |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kowshik-mogali-9484961a4/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 130 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 52 |
| Resources used for written examination | CAT preparation + additional syllabus for mathematics. |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | OnlyPgdba interview course, StatQuest , 3Blue1Brown, Previous interview questions. |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1) Why PGDBA? 2) Tasks performed in work-ex related to analytics/ML |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1) 5 distinct balls and 3 boxes are there. What is the probability that no box is empty. 2) How many zeros are there in 379! Why did you use that method. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | 1)If you have text, how will you automate the questions and summary of text using OpenAI. 2)What is sentiment analysis |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 1 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | Prioritize your work experience, general interview questions along with statistics and mathematics. These areas will empower you to steer the interview in your desired direction. |
Mohsin Parmar
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP33 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Sardar Patel College of Engineering/ Mumbai University |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Engineering, Education |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | L&T Technology Services IMS Learning Resources |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohsin-parmar-47ba74259?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium =android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 134 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 52.2 |
| Resources used for written examination | PYQs and YouTube Videos |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Pgdba.ml website for past interview questions |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | Basic Questions related to IC engines and automobiles |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Questions on P-value. Questions on linear regression. An easy question on geometric progression. A Question on polynomial regression. Three people are standing on three vertices of an equilateral triangle. They all walk with the same speed. Anyone can move either clockwise or counter-wise. What is the probability that they will collide. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | Some basic questions on neural networks (as I had mentioned that I had done a specialization on the same) Questions on linear regression. Why Data Science is called Data science and not data analysis. Why Deep Learning is called Deep Learning. |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Why the price of gold has increased. Justify |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 1 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MBA IIT Madras And some new IIMs |
| Tips for Interview | Just keep your calm. Panels might try to trick you by putting some pressure on you but at the end, they are there to select you and not reject you. |
Moneesh B
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP34 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT Trichy |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Chemical Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Dunzo, Tiger Analytics |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/moneesh-b-589a42183/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 127 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 51.1 |
| Resources used for written examination | Past Papers, NCERT, YouTube |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Past interview experiences, work experience and mock interviews |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | – Discussion around the project I worked on, the ML and DL models that I used, features used. – What additional features can you think of? – What is time series data, and its components (trend, seasonality, cyclicity) – Explain decision trees, drawbacks, bagging and boosting? – Few more project related questions. Note: These are followed up questions based on my project. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | – Questions on quadratic, cubic equations and functions. – Example of a cubic equation with no real solution, Derive Quadratic formula, significance of discriminant. – Number of solutions of cubic equations followed by why it always has a real solution. (explained using limit) – Basic question on limits, differentiability and continuity. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | Decision trees, bagging and boosting |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | EU AI law, challenges to regulate AI in India, deepfake. |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MBA – IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode(F), IIFT Delhi, IIM Trichy, NMIMS |
| Tips for Interview | When taking the exam, there is plenty of time to carefully go through each question. You can determine the correct answers by wisely analyzing the options. For the interview, focus on your profile and review linear algebra, high school mathematics, and statistics. |
Mrinal Jha
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP35 |
| Undergraduate College / University | BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering/Mathematics (Dual Degree) |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Chemical Engineering, B.E./ Mathematics,M.Sc. |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Coffeebeans Consulting |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrinal-jha |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 136 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 52.8 |
| Resources used for written examination | AI Crack |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AI crack |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | • TMAY. • Explain your gap year. • How is analytics used in web development? • Tech stack you worked on. • What is Bounce rate? Industry standard. • Why PGDBA? • CAT/OMET exams and scores. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | • Moment generating function • What is first, second, third moment? • What is skewness? • What is variance and standard deviation • Explain Poisson distribution, normal distribution with real life examples. • Uniform vs continuous distribution. • A question from Number theory. • What are eigenvalues and eigenvectors? Geometric signficance of eigenvectors. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | • Binary Search and its time complexity. |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MBA at IIT Roorkee, Kanpur, Waitlisted at IIM Vizag, Bodhgaya. |
| Tips for Interview | Prepare statistics and linear algebra thoroughly. Just be confident. If you don’t know something, just tell them clearly instead of trying to say random stuffs. Be honest. |
Neeraj Ahire
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP36 |
| Undergraduate College / University | IIT BOMBAY |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2019 |
| Graduation Stream | Civil Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Merilytics |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeraj-ahire-742278aa/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 120 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 40 |
| Resources used for written examination | NCERT |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Blogs |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. What projects have you worked on in your current role? 2. Explain their nature, scope and approaches used. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. What the probability of occurrence of any number ‘x’ in standard normal distribution. If it is zero, does that mean it will never occur as an outcome? 2. Best metric to compare variance of different random variables. 3. Difference between standardization and normalization. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | 1. Explain in detail how the K-Means algorithm works? 2. Different types of clustering algorithms. How to access which would be the best to use? |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. Recent developments in EVM. What was the Supreme court verdict? |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | 1. Referring NCERT and Arun Sharma CAT books should be sufficient. 2. For practice one could rely of CAT mocks and Jee Mains questions. 3. Put more emphasis on the QA section throughout the preparation. It also has a higher weightage. 3. For interviews, Basics Probability and Statistics knowledge is a must. Be thorough with you work experience details and projects worked on. 4. Don’t forget to catch up on current affairs. Referring to any standard newspaper would be sufficient post shortlisting. |
Niranjan Herwadkar
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP37 |
| Undergraduate College / University | IIT BOMBAY |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Chemical Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | PwC DIAC |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/niranjan-herwadkar-74b16916b/ |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 135 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 53.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | OnlyPGDBA test series, JEE Maths books (Cengage) |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | OnlyPGDBA interview preparation program |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1) How do you fit into the PGDBA program? 2) What projects have you done at your firm? 3) Do you know about any company where analytics is being used? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1) If x^2 and y^2 is divisible by 7 prove that it is divisible by 49 also 2) There are 3 boxes. One has 2 gold coins; another has one gold and one silver and the third has 2 silver coins. You pick up a box randomly and pick a coin randomly from it and it turns out to be gold. What is the probability that another coin is also gold? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | 1) What is sql? 2) How to do an SQL join? 3) How to treat missing values in a column? If multiple columns have missing values, what will you do? 4) What is linear regression? |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1) Do you read newspapers? What was the headline today? Followed by discussion on 2 topics? |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | Written examination: 1) CAT VARC and LIDR material can be used to prepare for the test. 2) For the quant section, use CAT Quant material, and in addition to that use JEE Mains Maths books for Calculus and Conic section. 3) Give past year papers to understand the exam pattern. 4) Be confident and believe in your preparation on the exam day. Interview: 1) Keep revising the Maths topics with special emphasis on Algebra, Calculus and Probability. 2) Learn basic probability and statistics theory. You may use Sheldon M Ross’s book (Introduction to Probability and Statistics) for that. 3) Revise Linear Algebra basics if you are from Engineering background. 4) Be prepared to answer any profile-based questions 5) Be thoroughly prepared with expected general interview questions like “Why PGDBA, why not something else?” |
Harsha Pabbaraju
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP38 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT Trichy |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2018 |
| Graduation Stream | Chemical Engineering, B.Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | More than 60 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Merilytics,Thermax |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsha-pabbaraju-31a53998? |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 115 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 46 |
| Resources used for written examination | DI, LR and verbal have a similar prep as of CAT. For Maths, I used YouTube videos for different topics |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AICrack website for interview prep |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1) How will you understand if a customer wants a particular product based on data? 2) Is it ethical to use data to influence customer behaviour to drive certain purchases/actions ? 3) If a company wants to push for a different product over their most-selling product, how will you do it? 4) Having non-analytical background in early part of your career, what changes/improvement will you do there with your current analytics experience? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Tell us about skewness and kurtosis? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | A person is at left-top corner of chess board (8×8) who needs to reach right-bottom point. They can only move right or down. How many ways is it possible? |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | 1. Maintain a consistent preparation throughout. Difficulty of written exam keeps varying 2. Do not have any preconceived bottoms. Every year, the exam comes with surprises. (Eg: There was no form shared that is to be filled before interview. There was less control and it started random for many) 3. Get updated on latest issues (Inshorts app is a good source) before interview 4. Brush up on all topics especially stats before interview. They will ask you to solve on the board |
Piyus Pramanik
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP39 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Jadavpur University |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Electrical Engineering, B.E |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Manufacturing. |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Hindalco Industries Limited (Aditya Birla Group), Maruti Suzuki India Limited |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/piyus-pramanik-22a157193?trk=contact-info |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 127 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 51.1 |
| Resources used for written examination | Self-study |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | YouTube courses, |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. What is your current job role? 2. How can you implement data analytics to your present job? 3. Any statistical tool used by you during the course of your job. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1.What is Probability Distributions Function, Cumulative Distribution Function, Probability Mass Function, describe with example. 2. Different cases in the given example and the behavior of the PDF,CDF,PMF for the same. 3. Question from combination. 4. Significance of C in nCr. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | None |
| Tips for Interview | MTech, from the following 1. Instrumentation & Integrated Electronics in IIT Kgp 2. RF and Photonics, IIT Madras 3. System Control Automation, IIT Bombay 4. Microelectronics and VLSI, IIT Roorkee 5. Electronics and Communication, IIT Roorkee |
Prabhanjan Peranje
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP40 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| Undergraduate Background | Architecture |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Architecture, B.Arch |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | EXL Service |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/prabhanjan-peranje |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 129 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 50.7 |
| Resources used for written examination | PGDBA previous years papers, Prob stats – Khan Academy, JEE Main math formula sheet |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | • Interview Experiences – pgdba.ml • Linear Algebra – 3Blue1Brown • Probability – Khan Academy • General Awareness – Newspaper • Jee Mains Crash Course – YouTube |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | • Job description • Difference between Bar chart and Histogram (my work involved visualization). Asked to explain on whiteboard |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | • Favorite topic in Mathematics? (Told Quadratic Equations) • Write Equation for AM >= GM for n terms • Asked to prove the equation. Proved it for 2 terms. • Formula for sum of first n natural numbers? Asked to derive the formula. (Everything was done on a whiteboard) |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | MBA – IIM Udaipur, Raipur and Kashipur |
| Tips for Interview | • Solve previous years papers to get a proper understanding of the test • Refer to pgdba.ml to understand interview experiences. • Be calm during the test and the interview |
Pranjal Chakraborty
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP41 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Jadavpur University |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Metallurgical and Material Engineering, B.E |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 36 to 48 months |
| Work Experience Background | Software/Analytics/Consulting |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Oliver Wyman, Optum (UnitedHealth Group) |
| Linkedin Profile | http://linkedin.com/in/pranjal-chakraborty-b76947128 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 131 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 52.3 |
| Resources used for written examination | Self-study |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Online interview course |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1) Instances where you have managed conflicts in your workplace and how? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | • Favorite topic in Mathematics? (Told Quadratic Equations) • Write Equation for AM >= GM for n terms • Asked to prove the equation. Proved it for 2 terms. • Formula for sum of first n natural numbers? Asked to derive the formula. (Everything was done on a whiteboard) |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No, last year – IIM Trichy, Ranchi, Raipur |
| Tips for Interview | Have good clarity on the basics of mathematics and statistics. |
Prashant Bisht
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP42 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT Jamshedpur |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Manufacturing Industry (Digital Transformations) |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Tata Steel Metaliks Division |
| Linkedin Profile | http://www.linkedin.com/in/prashant-bisht-a695a21a7 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 135 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 54.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | Youtube and Test Series (Onlypgdbaprep) |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Youtube + Interview course (Onlypgdbaprep) |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Have you taken 5 years to complete your Btech? 2. Your details show that you passed your graduation in 2021 and passed your class 12th in 2016. That means 5 years? 3. Did you get placed through campus recruitment at TATA steel? 4. What are your job Roles? 5. Counter Question. Can you draw the Automation pyramid? 6. What is DCS? 7. What is CNC? 8. Are you also the coding person in MES? 9. Who is your third-party vendor? 10. Counter Question: Who are the other companies that provide MES Solutions? 11. Counter Question: Why have you hired TATA Technologies and not these companies? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. If we have 2 matrices A and B such that, AB=BA. Comment on this statement. 2. If AX=B where A is a matrix and X, and B are 2 vectors then, how can you find X? 3. You have a data set. You have the mean, median, and mode of that data set. If a single observation (which is 1000 times the existing values) is added to the dataset then what is the order of change in the value of mean, median, and mode? 4. Why is median affected more than mode? 5. What is mode? |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | Are you also the coding person in MES? (Already mentioned in profile section) Answered: No (So no more questions in this) |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. What news do you follow? 2. What other news? 3. What news did you read today? 4. What else? 5. Finally he asked What about the election? 6. What’s your opinion on such a low turnout of voters? 7. When are the elections in Lucknow, UP? Since I was from Lucknow. |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | Try to score maximum possible marks in written exam. A high written score will give you confidence in interview. And prepare for interview with dedication. Prepare Current affairs during the interview time period. |
Prince Himadri Mayank
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP43 |
| Undergraduate College / University | IIT Delhi |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Engineering Physics, B.Tech. |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 1 day to 12 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Neowise Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
| Linkedin Profile | http://www.linkedin.com/in/phmayank |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 126 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 43.8 |
| Resources used for written examination | PYQ |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AI Crack Interview Course |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Why PGDBA? |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. What is your favourite topic in mathematics? 2. x+1/x = square root(2). What is the solution of this? 3. Product of two quadratic equations with unknown coefficients, how to find their values if the two roots of the equation is (-1-i) and (1+root3)? 4. (e^-x)(x^100). Is this an increasing or a decreasing function? 5. Solution of two linear equations with 3 variables. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. What is your area of interest in UPSC preparation? 2. Speak for a minute nonstop on world geopolitics. 3. Indo-Pacific geopolitics, G7, QUAD, G20, India-China relations, India-US relations. 4. What are we doing to counter China? What is the west doing? 5. USA is going to choose its oldest President. Should there be a bar on the age for political contest? Why or why not? Mention 3 points. 6. Any question from your side? |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | 1. Be thorough around the PYQ topics. 2. DON’T solve books from cover to cover. Questions are asked around the PYQ only. 3. Try to find and comprehend the reasons for each of your past professional decisions for the HR questions in the interview. 4. Brush up the basics of Statistics, Probability, Calculus and Linear Algebra. Tough questions can be skipped in the interview, but you can’t afford to mess up the easy ones. |
Rahul Verma
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP44 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Nit raipur |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 36 to 48 months |
| Work Experience Background | Production (Engineering) |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Jsw steel, dolvi |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-verma-638353217 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 115 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 46.5 |
| Resources used for written examination | NA |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | NA |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | Little bit about my work ex, mostly question asked on mathematics topics like p&c, function, integration, statistics etc. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | None |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | Just work hard. |
Reeshav Samanta
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP45 |
| Undergraduate College / University | National Institute of Technology, Durgapur |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | Manufacturing |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Aditya Birla Group |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijeet-yadav-60a964202 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 139 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 54.7 |
| Resources used for written examination | Mock Tests/Study Material by AiCrack, JEE Mains Mathematics Paper |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | AiMonks, AiCrack Mock Interviews, Supervised ML Course by Andrew Ng, YourPedia videos for Maths interviews. |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | No Introduction & No Why PGDBA 1. Give two concepts of Mechanical Engg. being applied in your day-to-day work. Talked about Unloading of Argon Gas (flow of gas from high pressure to low pressure & Cooling Tower Fills) 2. What is R in PV = nRT? What will happen to the temperature inside a tank when its pressure increases? What is the name of this law? 3. Does temperature increase or decrease during evaporation? Increase in surface area cause more cooling. Name this principle. Didn’t know the exact answer so explained evaporative cooling. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Asked to draw dots on a graph like Linear Regression and then draw a line through it. What is the best fit of the line? Classic case of Linear Regression. What is Mean of Squared errors? How is MSE optimized in case of Linear Regression? Talked about Gradient Descent & Partial Differentiations. 2. What is the distribution of (y-y’) w.r.t. x, (y-y’) w.r.t. y & (y-y’) ^2 w.r.t. y. Here (y-y’) is the residual. I didn’t know much about this, and we discussed few things about Heteroskedasticity & assumptions behind Linear Regressions. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | 1. What is the stock price trend of Hindalco? Write a mathematical model in terms of f(x1,x2,x3..) to determine stock price of Hindalco in June? I couldn’t answer this well. 2. In which sector is Hindalco Industries Ltd. operating? Give one recent news of Metals and Mining business? Discussed about Adani coming in the business of Copper & Aluminium. 3. What are some of the new rules that have come up in Table Tennis? Some discussion on types of TT Rubbers & TT services. |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | 1. PGDBA written exam: Taking CAT & XAT can help one with DILR & English. JEE Mains Maths PYQs are enough to prepare one for the Maths Part. 2. Interview Preparation needs to be on point as it is the make or break for PGDBA irrespective of anything. 3. Prepare 2 subjects from B.Tech stream & subjects common to Work Experience. 4. Have a basic know how of ML/AI & uses of AI/ML in your work domain. If you know any such project, then prepare some content. 5. Expect the unexpected. I have appeared in the PGDBA interviews for 4 consecutive years and every year was a different experience. 6. Never prepare topics in which you are not much confident yourself. |
Sachin Goyal
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP46 |
| Undergraduate College / University | NIT Silchar |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2021 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 24 to 36 months |
| Work Experience Background | System engineer |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | L&T Defence |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-goyal-b710141b2?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content =profile&utm_medium=android_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 126 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 50.8 |
| Resources used for written examination | YouTube & some jee mains lectures |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Only prep |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | My role in the team, Why do I want to opt for pgdba. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | Was asked about differential equations and Integration definition how it is used in my work as a designer. Regarding stats no question was asked. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Some political questions were asked like what the current relationship between France and India or Malaysia and India. What is going on between Maldives and Lakshadweep. who is USA vice president. How is vice president elected in India |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | I would say be confident and calm no matter what. The panelists will definitely ask you tough questions to observe how you are going to act in that situation, so don’t fret even if you don’t understand the question, be calm and act patiently. (In my case, I was asked politics questions even though when I told them I am not that good with that and let me tell you I couldn’t answer even one properly but now after selection when I look back, I understand what their motive must have been.) Just cover the basics of statistics and don’t exaggerate in the resume or interview. Only say what you know and what you think. Best of luck to all the aspirants. |
Sandeep Tyagi
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP47 |
| Undergraduate College / University | SVITS, Indore |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2017 |
| Graduation Stream | Mechanical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 48 to 60 months |
| Work Experience Background | JEE Maths Faculty |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Allen Career institute |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-tyagi-81905bb3?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content =profile&utm_medium=ios_app |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 142 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 51.6 |
| Resources used for written examination | PGDBA 5 years PYQs |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Only PGDBA Interview prep course |
| Prior Coding Experience | No |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1.Introduce yourself 2.Why do you want to do PGDBA, being maths faculty MSc or PHD in Maths should be your choice. 3. Tell reasons and Solutions for Suicide by Students particularly in KOTA. 4. Coaching institute don’t Teach Maths, you guys just train for the exam, what’s your view. |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Easy PnC question 2. Given a 3*3 matrix with eigen values 0,1,2. Find Rank. I didn’t know direct way to tell rank if Eigen values were given. They told me to Explain Eigen values and eigen vectors (explained), Told to explain What is Rank of matrix, Rank nulity theorem (explained both) then got back to same Rank question. And I gave the answer because Nulity is one hence Rank will be 2. Professors will helpful they gave some hints on the way. 3 No stats questions. |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | Have you read today’s newspaper. Asked for any business-related news. |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No |
| Tips for Interview | 1. For entrance exam. Go through PYQs as Level is not very difficult. 2. For interview be thorough with your work experience. Be confident and humble. |
Sankalp Davi
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP48 |
| Undergraduate College / University | Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2022 |
| Graduation Stream | Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering, B.E. |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | IT |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Cognizant |
| Linkedin Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankalp-d-156b03106 |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 116 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | NA |
| Resources used for written examination | NCERT books along with CAT material for VARC, DILR & QA. |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | Referred YouTube videos from channels like StatQuest, 3blue1brown to strengthen the core concepts of statistics, linear algebra etc., Current Affairs & Other basic stuff related to my profile. |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1.) Introduce Yourself 2.) Questions on Finance as had stock market experience along with some projects in the same field 3.) Questions on Data Cleaning & Data Management as worked on them in Work Ex. 4.) Lot of questions based on my engineering branch |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1.) Gave multiple equations to draw and then calculate area. 2.) Questions on Poisson Distribution 3.) Other questions on statistics which I used in finance projects |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | None |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 4 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | IIM Rohtak, VGSOM – IIT KGP & SIBM Pune. |
| Tips for Interview | 1.) Prepare properly for written exam. It gives you an edge. 2.) You can’t predict the interview so prepare everything related to your CV i.e. Education, Work Ex., Projects, etc. along with this have a good grasp on the current affairs. |
Sarthak Sablania
| Questions | Responses |
| PGDBA Course Registration / Roll Number | 24BM6JP49 |
| Undergraduate College / University | IIT Delhi |
| Undergraduate Background | Engineering |
| Graduation Year | 2020 |
| Graduation Stream | Electrical Engineering, B. Tech |
| Post Graduation College / University | NA |
| Post Graduation Stream | NA |
| Post Graduation Year | NA |
| Work Experience (in months as of 25th Jan 2023) | 12 to 24 months |
| Work Experience Background | Data Analytics |
| Organizations worked with in chronological order (upto 25th Jan 2023) | Accountant General (A&E) Himachal Pradesh (CAG GOI), Blinkit |
| Linkedin Profile | www.linkedin.com/in/sarthak-sablania |
| PGDBA Written Test Score | 124 |
| PGDBA Pre-Interview Score (out of 60) | 49.2 |
| Resources used for written examination | PYQs, NCERT, 3B1B |
| Resources used for Interview Preparations | 3B1B, Sheldon Ross Probability & Stats, Naked Statistics |
| Prior Coding Experience | Yes |
| Any Alternate Programs (MBA /MS / MTech / PHD / others) you were enrolled in while considering PGDBA ? | No |
| General Interview Questions based on your work experience and profile | 1. Some questions about National Pension System, Old Pension System based on my current job 2. My opinion on the acquisition of Blinkit by Zomato |
| Mathematics and Statistics related interview questions | 1. Basics of Gaussian Distribution 2. A simple business analytics problem: What is the most relevant metric here? The answer to which was Correlation coefficient 3. Range of Correlation coefficient and graphs of two variables with CCs of different signs |
| Coding / ML related Interview questions | None |
| GK and Current Affairs based questions | None |
| Any other questions asked based on Logical Reasoning, puzzles | A Chessboard puzzle, which I was not able to solve 100% |
| Rate the Interview difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 2 |
| Rate the written exam difficulty on the scale of 1 to 5 | 3 |
| Did you receive any offers from alternate programs (MBA, MS, MTech, PhD, others)? If yes, please specify the details. | No, as I never applied |
| Tips for Interview | Step One: PYQs |
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