Srivardhan Kaushik Astakala converted IIM Trichy MBA with a CAT score of 96.04%ile. He graduated from Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science Warangal. He joined IIM Trichy with one year experience as Assistant Marketing Manager for 9 months. Srivardhan interacted with the Collegedunia Team, and shared his IIM MBA Admission experience. 

Srivardhan Kaushik Astakala

Collegedunia Team: What was your CAT percentile? Did you avail reservation benefits for IIM Trichy MBA Admission?

Srivardhan: My CAT 2021 percentile was 96.04%. I am a General category candidate, so did not avail reservation benefits. 

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Collegedunia Team: Describe your Pre MBA Academic Performance for Collegedunia readers?

Srivardhan: Yes, I had scored 98% in my 10 boards and had a good score in 12 board exams, i.e 93.10%. Also, I graduated with a percentile of i.e. 88.3%.

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

Srivardhan: IIM Tiruchirappalli admission is through the CAP process, and there wasn't any GD or WAT conducted during the Covid. But can be conducted for the next batches.

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

Srivardhan: The PI consists of 2 faculty members from any one of the IIMs of the CAP process. The interview was a stressful one, which lasted for 25 minutes. The questions were related to GK and my bachelor’s specifications, which were quite tough. The mode of the Interview was online due to the pandemic. But maybe conducted offline in the coming couple of years.

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  1. Be yourself. Don't try to lie because the professors are smart enough to find out who is lying and who isn't.
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  4. Most importantly, enjoy the process.

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

Srivardhan: The series of questions that were asked during the Interview are:

Ques 1. Tell us any four names of the Indian Subcontinent?

Ans. Bharat, Hindusthan, India and Jambudweep.

Ques 2. Why is India called Bharat?

Ans. India is named Bharat after a king named Bharat who ruled India.

Ques 3. Who is the Mother of King Bharat?

Ans. Shakuntala

Ques 4. What is your favourite subject in Mechanical Engineering?

Ans. Material Science and Additive Manufacturing

Ques 5. Explain to us the research project that you completed on Additive Manufacturing?

Ans. The title of the Project that I completed on Additive Manufacturing is " Design, Analysis and Fabrication of a Patient-Specific Implant for a Maxillofacial Surgery". From the CT Scan of the patient the 3D structure of the Patient's skull is generated and the Implant is designed for the Maxilla of the patient. After the implant is designed, it undergoes a load test in the Optistruct and after it is found to be safe, it is manufactured using the Medical Grade Titanium alloy and the implant has been used for the surgery.

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

Srivardhan: The three reasons were:

1) The placement statistics of the campus is very good, and the college has an experienced faculty.

2) The facilities and the campus life of IIM Trichy are excellent.

3) And also the campus is located in such a place where the climate suits my health conditions.

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

Srivardhan: Unfortunately I wasn't able to convert the Old IIMs because I couldn't clear the sectional cut off of 75 in each section.