How was your IIM Trichy interview experience?

Here is the IIM Trichy interview experience of a candidate.

It was a cold morning in Bangalore. Finding Monarch Luxury was not difficult for someone who was familiar with the city. On the way, the candidate stopped at a nearby shop to buy the day's newspaper. Upon arriving at the venue on time, she was directed to the waiting hall where all the other candidates were already present. The candidate felt underdressed in their plain red kurta when they saw the other candidates dressed in business formals, complete with blazers.

Reminding herself that she was just one step away from the prestigious IIM tag, the candidate took a seat. The process soon began.

The topic for the WAT (Written Ability Test) was "Weddings and restaurants have different varieties of food and most of the time a large amount goes to waste. In a country like India, we cannot afford that. What are your thoughts about the same?" The candidate found that all of the large-scale topics they had prepared for this moment were useless, as this was not something they could have studied beforehand. They were simply asked to express their opinion on the given topic on an A4 sheet.

After their WAT, the candidate waited outside the PI (Personal Interview) room and tried to remember everything she had studied in the past few days. She read the newspaper and decided to go over the story of Great Britain and David Cameron in detail. She heard other candidates speaking to each other and sharing their experiences. They were asked questions about their favorite subject in their graduation course. The candidate began to panic, as she loved engineering mathematics but did not think she would be able to solve problems in front of the interviewers. She also did not want to mention coding as a favorite subject, even though she had a computer science engineering degree, because she was not proficient in it.

When her turn finally arrived, the candidate stepped into the PI room hoping they would not be asked about their graduation. The panel consisted of two men and a woman, all of whom welcomed the candidate with a smile and put them at ease. The interviewers asked the candidate about the meaning of their name, their work at IBM, and their reasons for leaving her job to pursue an MBA. The candidate was also asked about their reading habits, current events, and their career goals. The interview concluded with the interviewers thanking the candidate and wishing them luck.