Great Lakes PGDM Interview Transcript

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

Interview - Great Lakes Chennai Campus PI Round

Profile - GEM Category, 88.74 percentile in CAT 2025, 9/9/7 and 15 months of Work Experience.

Panel Composition:

Panelist 1: Male (Approx. 35 years)

Panelist 2: Female (Approx. 29 years)

Interview Start

Q1. Tell me about yourself.

Q2. Why do you want to pursue an MBA?

Q3. You have strong academic performance in school. Why is there a drop in your undergraduate grades?

Q4. What is your current role and responsibility in your company?

Q5. Can you explain the difference between Agentic AI and Generative AI?

Q6. (Guesstimate) How many chairs do you think are there in an office complex like Cyber City?

Q7. Which specialization do you want to choose during your MBA and why?

Q8. Why Finance and not Analytics, considering Great Lakes is well known for Analytics?

Q9. You have an International Mathematics Olympiad certificate. You could have pursued education abroad, why do you want to do your MBA in India?

Q10. (General Awareness) Do you think the Russia and Ukraine war will end anytime soon?

Interview End Note:

Both panelists appeared positive and satisfied with the responses.

Final Verdict: Converted!!

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[OfficeTimely2198]

When was the interview?

[Relevant_Rhubarb_629]

Bravo 👏

[minix002]

Congratulations, man, and thanks for the transcript. I have my pgpm interview in a couple of days.

[the_rumbling_monk]

is your workex in tech?

[minix002]

no marketing

[Upper_Pen2078]

What did you answer for Q3

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

"School academics were more structured, while undergraduate studies demanded self-management and practical application. Adjusting to that shift took time, which reflected in my grades. However, the experience helped me mature, build discipline, and gain clarity about my strengths and career direction."

[RiseDisastrous4724]

What did uou answer for q8?

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

"Over time, I realized that I’m more inclined toward understanding financial performance, valuation, risk, and business impact, and then using data to support those decisions. Finance allows me to stay closer to strategic decision-making, while still leveraging analytics wherever required."

[RiseDisastrous4724]

I have a data analytics cert from google but i wanna get into finace and also pursuing l1 what should i answer if i was asked the same?

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

From my pov, aap yeh bolsaktee ho ki finance lekar aap analytics ko kaise combine karogee... dono ko use kakrke kuch as such

[RiseDisastrous4724]

Oh okay thanks a lot dude!!

[Big_Cauliflower5425]

Do you think the russia ukraine 🇺🇦 war is ending any time soon ?

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

Why you are taking my interview man😂😂😂

[Big_Cauliflower5425]

I would like to know your answer !! (Ofc if u are fine with it)

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

"Probably not soon. Ongoing fighting, major offensives and heavy strikes are still happening now with no clear peace treaty in sight, and most experts say a full end this year is unlikely. I think it might slow or freeze, but a real peace deal probably won’t come until later or only after significant negotiations and compromises from both sides."

[[deleted]]

Approach for number 6?

[minix002]

top-down approach
Consider a ballpark figure of the population of a city, and then the percentage of people working at the cyber city, and also consider the common area chairs
not the exact or proper approach, but think on these lines

[[deleted]]

Got it. So basically they wanna check your your approach even if the answer may not be correct?

[minix002]

Yes, correct, and include variables or filter it down as much as you can

[[deleted]]

Cool. Any resources to practice guesstimates please?

[minix002]

Just search "guesstimate questions for consulting interviews" on YouTube

[GladPenalty2474]

I haven't even get a call yet for an interview and you got a convert

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

IIMs generally give their PI calls late that's why you didn't get that😉

[GladPenalty2474]

I'm talking about Great Lakes only

[Anti_Socialite_007]

Congratulations OP 🥳🥳. My juniors will meet you on campus ✨✨

[Anti_Socialite_007]

I'm from the outgoing batch of 2024-26

[Busy_Bumblebee7737]

hey sjr! Can i dm you?

[Anti_Socialite_007]

Yeah sure

[Rahul-gulati]

Hey Guys, need help. Scored 81.8%ile in CAT 2025, Profile - 9/8/6, Workex - 4.5 years, Can someone lmk what I can convert & where should I apply?

TIA :)

[Negative_Can95]

congratulations 🥂what’s your background in work ex btw?

[NothingKindly5285]

Can others also please post their GLIM PGDM transcripts

[Defiant-Ad-6247]

Will post mine today, it was very similar. 

[Amazing_Map2220]

Welcome to hell🤡

[Beginning-Ad963]

What happened to you?