1. Work Culture & Productivity

• Should India move toward a 90-hour or 100-hour work week?
• Giving tight deadlines breeds creativity - analyse the argument.
• Turning cameras on should be optional in online meetings - strengthening & weakening points.
• Delivery apps became popular during the pandemic - now they should not continue. Analyze.
• Food delivery services are bad for the economy - write against this.
• Public places (like airports) are being renamed - two travellers disagree. Identify assumptions and counterarguments.
• The Supreme Court rejected a PIL on cycle tracks; a person disagrees. Identify assumptions, strengthening & weakening points.
• Kids not playing outside affects immunity - assumptions, strengthening & weakening points.
• Corridor of uncertainty: discuss assumptions in debate on airport names & priorities.

Mechanical / Civil / Manufacturing

• Types of bridges.
• How bottles/pencils/syringes are manufactured.
• Why do vehicles need a differential?
• Two-stroke vs four-stroke.
• What is TAKT time?
• Explain value stream mapping.

3. General Awareness 

(GK) Current Affairs

• Why are nations moving towards deglobalization?
• Effect of Trump’s tariffs.
• What’s happening in Russia–Ukraine, Israel–Hamas, Syria, Manipur, Tripura?
• What did Hindenburg accuse Adani of?
• Who else did similar short-selling (George Soros)?
• Why are interest rates rising despite low inflation?

Indian GK

• Name all Union Territories, southern states & languages.
• What is special about Howrah Bridge and Howrah city?
• Who is the SEBI chairperson, RBI Governor, IT Minister?
• Why women’s labour participation rate is falling.
• Metro projects - necessity or vanity?
• Ports on India’s west coast (excluding JNPT).

World GK

• How many states in the USA?
• What are the latest added US states?
• Which countries are part of NATO?
• What is happening on the Myanmar–Mizoram border?

4. Behavioural Questions 

Academics Related

• Why such a low CGPA in one semester?
• Why choose BBA (International Business) / Civil / ECE, etc.?
• Do bad marks reflect lack of interest?

Work Experience

• What exactly do management consultants do?
• Explain your projects, revenue model, competitors.
• Why will clients choose you over others?
• You changed 3 organizations - why?
• Why can’t you understand client problems in current role?

Motivation & Career

• Why MBA? Why not MS Data Science, Public Policy, or Executive MBA?
• What value will you bring to IIMA?
• What social problems do you care about?

Personality

• What is something unique about you not in the form?
• Analyze your favourite cartoon character (Doraemon, etc.).
• Why don’t you read books?
• Is networking really your weakness? Give an example.

5. Work-Ex Related / Industry-Oriented Questions Tech, Consulting, Logistics, Analytics

• How do you project financials?
• How to know if capacity expansion will sustain?
• How do you project volumes in logistics?
• How do you record interest payments in cash flows?
• Why do startups have high P/E?

Social Projects / Policy

• How will you fund social projects post-MBA?
• Why not pursue a specialized policy degree?

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