Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan
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I was interviewed in Dec 2016.
8 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Based on above problem
- Q2. Tell me about yourself
- Q3. What is the last book that you read? (from resume)
- Q4. You have lots of technical projects. Why analyst instead of R&D?
- Q5. Will you be comfortable shifting to Hyderabad?(Office location)
- Q6. Do you have any questions for me?
- Q7. A question on how to improve profits at different stages of a drug's cycle from R&D to patent expiry.
- Q8. Tell me about yourself.
- Q9. What are your strengths?
- Q10. Weakness? What are you doing about it?
- Q11. An instance when things did not go as planned. What did you do about it?
- Q12. Why Novartis?
- Q13. What do you expect from the company?
- Q14. Any questions?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: A normal aptitude test with quant, LR and English. Those who prepared for CAT would find it extremely simple.
Tips: Practice questions from Indiabix. If you have already prepared for CAT, no additional preparation required.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 45
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: They are looking for clarity in thinking and presentation of arguments. Those who made just one or two solid logical points were selected over those who spoke random stuff for half the time.
Tips: Think for some time and make a logical argument. Do not say something just for the sake of it. Closing arguments would give you brownie points.
Duration: 25 minutes
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: Shortlisted candidates were given 45 minutes to solve the case. We were asked to write down our approach on a sheet that was provided. After allotted time we were asked to submit this sheet along with the question paper. The problem statement did not have any numerical data and thus the solution was theoretical. We were free to make our own assumptions.
Tips: Practice sufficient case study problems from any reliable book(case in point, case interviews cracked). Apparently, the problem that I received was directly picked up from Case in point.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Panel of 2.
I was asked to explain in detail how I approached the given case. They were clearly more interested in my thinking process than my answer as there is no 'correct' answer for such case studies. The interviewers were pretty friendly and nudges you in the right direction when you make minor errors.
The latter part involved few HR questions like
What are your interests?
How will your friends describe you, in one word?
Have you ever been involved in an act of indiscipline?
Give an instance when you failed?
Tips: It is important to understand that there is no single right answer for case studies. What matters is how you think through the problem and communicate it to the panel. It is extremely important to tell the panel about the assumptions you have made and justify them. If they are trying to nudge you in a different direction, get the cue and change your approach instead of arguing with them(Remember, no right answer).
Skills: Communication, Confidence, Logical And Structured Thinking
College Name: BITS Pilani
Experience: A normal aptitude test with quant, LR and English. Those who prepared for CAT would find it extremely simple.
Tips: Practice questions from Indiabix. If you have already prepared for CAT, no additional preparation required.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 45
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: They are looking for clarity in thinking and presentation of arguments. Those who made just one or two solid logical points were selected over those who spoke random stuff for half the time.
Tips: Think for some time and make a logical argument. Do not say something just for the sake of it. Closing arguments would give you brownie points.
Duration: 25 minutes
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: Shortlisted candidates were given 45 minutes to solve the case. We were asked to write down our approach on a sheet that was provided. After allotted time we were asked to submit this sheet along with the question paper. The problem statement did not have any numerical data and thus the solution was theoretical. We were free to make our own assumptions.
Tips: Practice sufficient case study problems from any reliable book(case in point, case interviews cracked). Apparently, the problem that I received was directly picked up from Case in point.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Panel of 2.
I was asked to explain in detail how I approached the given case. They were clearly more interested in my thinking process than my answer as there is no 'correct' answer for such case studies. The interviewers were pretty friendly and nudges you in the right direction when you make minor errors.
The latter part involved few HR questions like
What are your interests?
How will your friends describe you, in one word?
Have you ever been involved in an act of indiscipline?
Give an instance when you failed?
Tips: It is important to understand that there is no single right answer for case studies. What matters is how you think through the problem and communicate it to the panel. It is extremely important to tell the panel about the assumptions you have made and justify them. If they are trying to nudge you in a different direction, get the cue and change your approach instead of arguing with them(Remember, no right answer).
Skills: Communication, Confidence, Logical And Structured Thinking
College Name: BITS Pilani
I was interviewed in Dec 2016.
7 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. The profits of a bank have been declining, how will you reverse the trend?
- Q2. Standard HR Questions
- Q3. Questions based on current trends in the pharmaceutical industry
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The first round was an aptitude test consisting of 30 questions that had to be done in 60 mins.There was a negative one-third marking.
Tips: CAT preparation is sufficient to clear the test. I had solved 26 out of 30 questions completely and still had 4 minutes left.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 30
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: This was like any other standard GD.
Tips: Stay actively engaged in the discussion and make valid points and you should be fine.
Duration: 10 minutes
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Everyone would be given the same case study to solve in 45 minutes.After that you will be called for the interview wherein you would have to explain your thought process. I was also asked one guesstimate and 2 puzzles
Tips: If you are familiar with Victor Cheng's videos or Case Interviews Cracked you will do just fine.Also, don't panic if you're unable to solve the puzzles, just think out loud(I was unable to solve both the puzzles)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was asked questions primarily about my extra-curricular activities apart from the standard "Why Novartis","Why analyst" etc.
Tips: Just know your resume well and prepare standard HR questions.
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: This was basically a mixture of the standard HR questions and a test of my knowledge of the current trends in the industry.I was also given a mini case study where I had to analyze the rise and fall in drug prices
Tips: Keep up with the news coming out of the pharmaceutical industry.As for the mini case study, there is really no way to prepare for it.It can done if you have a good presence of mind
Skills: Communication And Confidence
College Name: BITS Pilani
Experience: The first round was an aptitude test consisting of 30 questions that had to be done in 60 mins.There was a negative one-third marking.
Tips: CAT preparation is sufficient to clear the test. I had solved 26 out of 30 questions completely and still had 4 minutes left.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 30
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: This was like any other standard GD.
Tips: Stay actively engaged in the discussion and make valid points and you should be fine.
Duration: 10 minutes
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Everyone would be given the same case study to solve in 45 minutes.After that you will be called for the interview wherein you would have to explain your thought process. I was also asked one guesstimate and 2 puzzles
Tips: If you are familiar with Victor Cheng's videos or Case Interviews Cracked you will do just fine.Also, don't panic if you're unable to solve the puzzles, just think out loud(I was unable to solve both the puzzles)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was asked questions primarily about my extra-curricular activities apart from the standard "Why Novartis","Why analyst" etc.
Tips: Just know your resume well and prepare standard HR questions.
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: This was basically a mixture of the standard HR questions and a test of my knowledge of the current trends in the industry.I was also given a mini case study where I had to analyze the rise and fall in drug prices
Tips: Keep up with the news coming out of the pharmaceutical industry.As for the mini case study, there is really no way to prepare for it.It can done if you have a good presence of mind
Skills: Communication And Confidence
College Name: BITS Pilani
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