Sristi Jain converted IIM Visakhapatnam PGPM program with a CAT percentile of 90. She passed out with a good percentage i.e., 83.10%. She also had a work experience of 1 year in Collegedunia Web Pvt Ltd as Associate Product Manager and 1 year in SRF Ltd as Senior Executive Production. In this interview, Sristi Jain shared her IIM Visakhapatnam PGPM Admission experience with the Collegedunia Team.

Sristi Jain

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

Sristi: I converted IIM Visakhapatnam with a CAT percentile of 90% in the exam conducted in 2021. No, I am from the General category, so did not avail any reservation benefits. 

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

Sristi: Sure, I had scored a decent percentage in the 10 boards i.e., 87.4% and scored 92.8% in the 12 boards. Furthermore, I had completed my graduation from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.

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

Sristi: The Personal Interview process was online and generally each lasted for around 30 minutes. The panel consisted of 2 of the faculty members. It was not a stressful Interview as the panellists were friendly but asked questions.

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

Sristi: The following questions were asked during the interview:

Ques 1. Tell us about yourself?

Ans. I gave a prepared answer which included details on graduation, achievements and work experience, hobbies, etc.

Ques 2. Why pursue MBA?

Ans. I told them that my interests are in the field of Finance and is also related to my work experience as Analyst.

Ques 3. Any latest news?

Ans. I told them about the Russia-Ukraine war, and the state election results.

Ques 4. What does a Product Manager do?

Ans. I answered with all the details about my work culture and experience in the field of Product Manager.

Ques 5. Asked to give extempore on any topic of my choice

Ans. I confidently spoke for a minute about kuchipudi dance which is the classical dance of Andhra Pradesh.

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

Sristi: The reasons are:

The first reason being that for my CAT percentile and work experience, IIMV offered the best average package.The second reason was the positive reviews from the seniors. And the third reason being lower fees of the Institute than other private colleges offering admission such as GIM, GLIM. 

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

Sristi: The major reason for not converting to other colleges is the predominantly low CAT percentile, even though my academic scores were pretty decent and the Interviews also went quite good.