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IIM Indore Interview Transcript: From Sorting Algorithms to the Strait of Hormuz

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9/9/7, 99.8, 13 months exp wrt to IIM indore

panel-2, sequence-5

1 M,1 F

M: TMAY.

M: so family business.

me: yes

M; you have completed computer science.

me: yes.

M: tell me why we need different sorting algorithms?

me: pros and cons of every algo, (mentioned selection, merge, quick, even counting sort and their pros and cons).

M: what is open source software?

me:(told)

M: and open source os?

me: (explained with Linux)

M: what is sprint?

me: running or computer science?

M: cs.

me: dont remember exact thing but it is used in agile method.

M: what is agile?

me: (told along with its steps)

M: have you studies about it?

me: yes, in software engineering.

M: what maths topic you like the most?

me: none, i studied them a long time ago, but if i have to choose then probability.

F: deck of cards, if hearts of ace and hearts of king are arranged together. whats their probability

me: allow me to think for a moment

F: sure.

me: 1/52*1/51.

F: are you sure?

me: I believe so.

F: can you explain?

me: yes,(explaining).

F: i asked about arrangement not selection.

me: oh, allow me to think again.

me: sorry, but i dont remember how to do this.

F: let me give you a hint. consider both cards as one.

me: then maybe, 51P1*2!, but sorry i am not sure and dont remember.

F: its fine. Can you tell me the size of marathons.

me: i dont know that. I have seen some marathons with 30 km distance in usa but i dont follow marathons so dont know the size of a marathon.

M: so you play chess, so see you are playing with white, what is the probability of playing e4.

me:(first told 1/18, then corrected myself to 1/20 while explaining the answer, told i forgot to take 2 moves of knights each at the start).

M: what is an off spinner.

me: ((explained wrt right hander)

M: and if a left armer turns the ball in for right hander.

me: i dont know that as their are a lot of variations.

M: if i am bowling with a off spinner what field would you set.

me: a long on, a deep mid wicket, a fielder in between them in inside and outside circle as well, with fine leg up, i want the bowler to bowl fuller to get him caught in deep.

M: what about off side.

me: oh, i thought you only asked about leg side, then i will go for long off as well and the remaining fielders in off side inside circle.

M: off spin is named wrt to batsman and bowler.

me: (told bowler and tried to explain, dont even know the real answer).

F: extempore- LPG shortage, how government is handling it? you will get 30 sec to think and have to speak for 1 minute.

me: okay.

M: comfortable with the topic.

me: yes.

me: start speaking(mentioned strait of hormuz, rising price, government is saying no need to panic but ground reality different, we are getting cylinders but unregistered commercial people have to pay 2 or 3x the price, government is looking for distribution and stopping black market, just read a news about a person was caught with 62 cylinders, government has provided natural gas lines atleast in delhi but not everywhere so a friend of mine has purchased it for 2500. so yeah, government is trying but people still suffering and etc this was the main gist).

F: thank you

me: thank you.

panel was calm and chill. So was I

2 Replies

  • Ira Gupta
    Ira Gupta

    10 hours ago

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    That card probability question is such a classic IIM Indore move! They love seeing if you can handle the 'Hint' they give you. For those wondering, treating the Ace and King as one unit makes it a 51-unit arrangement problem. Tough to nail under pressure, but stay calm!

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  • Tara Bhatt
    Tara Bhatt

    10 hours ago

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    Always be prepared for the 'Why different sorting algorithms' question if you have a CS degree. It’s their favorite way to check if you actually understood your undergrad or just mugged up the code. Glad you mentioned the pros/cons of Merge vs Quick sort!

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