I have an ashoka interview on 2 March. I need guidance. What all questions can I expect?
Specially 2 things in my application that i want to ques me from.
I took part in Masters Union Event where I had to pitch an idea. I was selected for Round 2 but i had to leave due to some personal tragedy.
It was just an idea. We had not made any progress.
The round 1 was idea and answering ques regarding it.
Round 2 - to check wether it's a product market fit. ( We did not check product market fit we were en route to make a small WhatsApp community)
Round 3- pitch it to investors.
I have no leadership experience of some greater extent. I mean i have been the class monitor, team leader for IT presentations. Always took charge for the morning assembly. I have mentioned that by talking to people i somewhat create an informal SWOT of people.
These 2 areas. Can someone guide me.
Also, I am from PCM
I don't have any answer for why pcm to management.
And I have heard they ask basics about the course you want to do.
So what basics should I know about econ?
Kindly someone help.
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What all questions can I expect?
It'll also be driven from your SOP. Here's a student's experience: https://www.reddit.com/r/AshokaUniversity/comments/13l5hl3/ashoka_uni_interview_questions_complete/
Based on your description of your work at the MU event, I'm not seeing anything substantial. However, since I've been in similar events, I'm assuming the activity was to build a brand. Here, you have duniya bhar ka business concepts that can come to use. They can ask what the idea was, how you deemed it to be 'feasible', they could ask for a business canvas (look at Barringer-Ireland Model).
Use LLMs to guide you: https://claude.ai/share/6a4945df-9245-421c-8878-ea787dac924a
I don't have any answer for why pcm to management.
Put in the effort and make one. If you don't have an answer, then it'll be concerning. You've seen so many people do management after PCM -- you not having an answer is an indication of very low-agency (which is not a good trait). You needn't have a perfect answer, at least show your thought-process. It's going to be a conversation.
I decided to continue after my board exams. But the product Market was already tested by some other company who was building on same grounds. They were backed by prominent investors and burnt around 15 crores just to acquire customers but they still failed.
If we were to build something today I would focus on 2 things
Interviews can be scary. It is not. At the end of the day, they're just Indian uncles and aunties: it's like talking to your parents' friends.
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How you frame it matters more than what you have done.
You will have to bluff at a few places, ( although not suggested) , but be smart about it. Your business, your achievements are something that you know more about, you have the upper hand. Try to leverage it , ifykyk.
Do prepare an answer from why pcm to management, find one key thing about management that interests you, attach it to a story or a real life experience and position it as if that instance made you interested in management. ( You'll find many)
I'll attach a list of topics you need to know
https://www.reddit.com/r/IPMATtards/s/pt30NvKS2V
Inside it, there a drive link wherein you'll have all the previous year interview questions mentioned, you can check for economics question specifically from there!