My SP Jain Interview Experience

The application process for the one-year MBA at SP Jain is very simple. Everything needs to be done online on the institute’s website. The application itself is very simple. You need to have the standard details such as your personal information, educational background, and professional background (work experience) on hand. There are no lengthy essays to fill up. The only write-ups required this year were short paragraphs on your versatility and achievement. Payment is via your credit-card. Scores accepted this year included GMAT, CAT, and SP Jain’s own entrance test. For the batch beginning in January 2007, only GMAT and CAT scores will be accepted.

To know more about the course itself, you would have to visit http://www.spjimr.org/pgpx/pgpx.asp

After the initial screening, interview calls were sent out to the short-listed candidates. The interviews were held on campus in Mumbai. Following registration, we were divided into groups of six. Each group would face two rounds of group interviews. Two professors and one student would do the evaluation in each round. What follows is a brief summary of the interviews(as far as I can remember).

Round 1 (approximately 45 minutes)

1. Each candidate was asked to describe something about himself/herself that was not already in the application.
2. An open question: “Is Ratan Tata right in trying to launch a one-lac rupee car.”
3. Questions/queries to the interview panel.

Round 2 (approximately 45 minutes)

1. An open question: How important is economics in daily affairs?
2. Each candidate was asked about his/her career experience and future goal(s).
3. Questions/queries to the interview panel.

What I liked about our group was the fact that there was no booth capturing. Each of us got enough time to speak our bit and then hand it over to the next person. I think even the panel appreciated this fact. Two of us from my group made it into the final admission list. The overall experience was fantastic.