Previous Year PI Questions asked at IIM's

Following questions were asked at IIM-A prior to 2004 

Engineering 

B.Tech., Textile, IITD

Tell us about your childhood. What courses do you have in this semester? What Laplace transformation? Which other calls do you have? Questions on Sensex. Do you have a job? How long do you plan to work there? What are gabardines, Oxford wear, plain wear? What are G-7 countries? Can you name them. What is a Nuclear power? Can you name a few. Ringitt is the currency of which country? SE Asian crisis. Problems of Textile industry. Questions about Rajat Sood, my batchmate. Questions on Family. Where does US rank in population?

BE Elect and Commn., DCE

Any three questions we should ask you. A long discussion on Iridium. How do optical fibres work? What is the difference between data and voice transmission? What is GDP, fiscal deficit, excise duty, sales tax and octroi tax? Difference between mobile vs. land phones (PSTN). What should be done to improve the state of Internet in India? How will you increase penetration of computers in India?

Commerce 

BCom Hons.

What is regression and correlation? What is diamond-water thrift? What does my name and surname mean? What is the relation between P&L account, balance sheet? What are the sources and uses of funds? Names of some management gurus. What are deep interest bonds? What do you know about Sec 80, 88 of taxation? What is double/triple taxation bond?

BCom Hons.

Mention all the subjects of your graduation. What is the difference between diminishing and decreasing returns? Should doctors be governed by an ethical code of conduct? What developments have occurred in Kosovo during the past 24 hours? How will you prepare a fund flow statement?

Science 

BSc Hons., Physics

What were you doing for the last three hours? What are your impressions about the panel? What questions do you expect from us? You are from Asansol, they why are you studying in Delhi? State Boyle's law. Define Kepler's laws. What is the importance of Ellipse in Physics? What is the difference between an ellipse, hyperbola and parabola? What do you know about TRAI? What do you about Lahore-bus-trip of the PM?

BSc, St. Stephen's

Why a shift from science to management? What is the difference between preference and normal shares? Speak for a minute on ICICI. Which game requires most energy? What is the difference between a manager and an entrepreneur? Mention major features of Budget. Questions on cricket and badminton. What are five fastest sports?

Economics 

BA Hons., Econ.

What is your opinion of the case study? How did Career Launcher help you? Who did the reorganization of India? What were the criteria? What are your career goals? Have you prepared the answer? Is a girls' college better?

BA Econ. and IIFT

Why would you prefer IIMA from IIFT? Why is Bihar is so low on development inspite of being politically so aware? What do you know about Enron controversy? Is the division of districts into smaller parts desirable? What is your opinion Women Reservation Bill? What is indifference curve, plot it? Why is it convex? Example of a concave curve.