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HIGH ACHIEVERS

DREAM PLACEMENTS

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, a Navratna Government of India Enterprise visited the campus for
placements. Abhinav Jain, Avijit Pathak, Deepak Bhan, Manoj Kumar, Rajat Sharma, Rohit Kumar, Serajul
Haque and Animesh received placement offers from HPCL. DTU Times interviewed Avijit Pathak. Here is what he
has to say!

What did you give more weightage to: the Profile, or the I was interested in a profile where I could be given Managerial
Reputation? work, and the profile at HPCL offered the same along the lines
Both should be given equal weightage. The profile you choose of Techno-Management, which was in line with my future goal
decides what you are going to do once you are out there. to pursue MBA.
You should keep in mind the growth prospects. Company
reputation also matters a lot. The company name will shine on Could you offer some tips to ace the Interview round?
your CV when you plan to switch, and prove your credibility as In the GT involving 3 cases, each student is observed by one
a professional. panelist. Try to lead the discussion constructively. Every opinion
is heard, so put forth valuable points. After the GT, the PI will be
conducted with ten panelists.
How did you prepare for the selection test?
I went through several websites like Glassdoor and Quora which How fierce was the competition this season? Any tips on
outlined the selection procedure. They told me about the Group how to get an edge?
Task, and the PI. I also brushed up my pertinent technical skills.
The competition was very fierce considering the population in
our college. To have an edge, keep yourself updated with the
Why did you select the particular profile and what companies visiting us. Research well about their processes. Try
parameters did you consider? to interact with your Placement Coordinators a lot.

High Achievers: CAT – Smart HERE IS A LIST
OF THE CAT-2017
CAT (Common Admission Test) is the premier all India management entrance exam conducted by the IIMs, HIGH SCORERS
the premier management institutes in India. DTU Times interviewed final year students who were among the FROM DTU:
top scorers in CAT-2017 for tips and tricks to ace the most competitive B-School entrance exam in the country.
Saurabh Siddhartha: 99.95
Saurabh Siddhartha Mukul Sehrawat Mukul Sehrawat: 99.85
I attended a regular classroom course in It’s not about performing well, but about Raghav Gupta: 99.82
Gour Prabh: 99.77
my final year. I hardly got any time for performing better. Leave no stone Shreya Kashyap: 99.75
preparation on weekdays, and had to unturned while preparing for a topic.
make the weekends count. Focus more on Develop a reading habit early on, which Avinash Agrawal: 99.72
problem solving rather than memorizing the formulas. will be very helpful in mastering vocabulary. Utilise all Satweek Nayak: 99.71
I was never discouraged by the occasionally bad mocks, your free time wisely, and even the time when you’re Ayush Singh: 99.66
and always looked ahead. CAT, more than being a test not really free.Taking mock exams helps a lot. Facebook Vaisakh Subrahmoni: 99.64
of your aptitude, is a test of your confidence. You should groups and online fora help a lot in peer-discussion and Anshul Sharma: 99.59
not get bogged down by the difficult questions. Focus answering doubts. Shubham Goyal: 99.58
on questions that are easier and can be solved quickly. Ambuj Agrawal: 99.55
Most importantly, be relaxed during preparation. CAT Eshaan Rampal: 99.54
does not require you to cram. Yatharth Rana Akash Chaudhary: 99.53
CAT is not a knowledge test, but an Manish Goel: 99.40
Eshaan Rampal aptitude test. So, the preparation has Shivank Narula: 99.35
little to do with completing the course, Deepankar Dixit: 99.32
I attended almost all the classes. Even understanding dynamics and long study Aditya Vineet: 99.30
though I didn’t study all the material that hours. My preparation strategy revolved around Sartaj Singh: 99.23
was provided, I got a decent percentile keeping a healthy routine, getting the basics right, and Jayant Sharma: 99.20
because I was attentive. The mocks certainly maintaining a disciplined lifestyle. As for the preparation, Kartik Gupta: 99.19
improve your chances manifold. But just appearing in I took a lot of sectional tests as they help build the Akash Goel: 99.17
the mock tests isn’t enough; you need to analyze your stamina, and lets one develop concrete strategies in Shreya Gupta: 99.12
performance. Keep your aggregate as high as possible, detail. An important word for all the juniors is to choose Rohan Satija: 99.09
since this might be the difference between a call and your Summer Internships wisely. My Summer Intern did Suparbh Saxena: 99.04
an outright rejection. Extra points are awarded for
academic diversity and gender diversity, so be prepared not allow me to give it my all, and I lost those crucial two Anupam Sharma: 99.03
to work harder than the others, just to be at par with months. Secondly, CAT is a relatively simple exam. Find Shikhar Singh: 99.02
them. the motivation, increase the stakes, and go for it. Yatharth Rana: 99.01
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