IGIDR Interview (getting over todays high decible drama)

[sonakshi]

Hi khagesh, fyi I had mailed them inquiring about the accommodation thing and I just got a reply saying it wud be arranged. Just thought wud  update you guys as well

[Khagesh]

oh oki...bt nw i hav done my arrangement so it doesnt matter..... :)

[Priyanka Saluja]

Hi guys,

Please share your interview experience.

[Khagesh]

Gruelling !! Mine was Panel 3 post Lunch ( Dey were killing ppl !!!) Took almost 25 min avg interview of all ppl, mine was abt 20 min....

[Priyanka Saluja]

same here...panel 3 post lunch :(..not upto the mark!

[Manvendra]

Hey ,

Mine was Panel 2 . I was the very first candidate on day 2.
As soon as I told them that I am from a non-econ background they started throwing sitters - stagflation , monopoly, type 1 error , china - america economy link etc.

I was able to answer most of them ( given the elementary level of questions ) barring one - they asked me the direction of the slope vector (?) when maximising using Lagrangian.

I don't know what to expect . I am hearing they prefer candidates with eco background .

I don't have many options left really . Couldn't make it to Dse :( .


some more questions which they put up -

how will the budget line change when the price level increases by 10 percent
how will the budget line change when the price level increases by 10 percent and agent has an endownment of ( x, y ) .

[anon_econ]

Manvendra, first of all i think it's simply awesome that u hv come till here even though u r not from an eco-background. I would NEVER hv been able to do that. Secondly, i think if they preferred people with eco-backgrounds, they would ask some eco in their written test. And lastly, u still have the isi interview to go, and also the JNU and IGIDR results r not out yet. Good luck :)

[lovekesh]

Trust me Manvendra
With interviews, you can't really say who will make the cut. I personally took interviews when i worked for a student organisation and i realised guys who made it into the list were either simply awesome or i was too harsh on them with reasoning :P
So you never know buddy.