Candidates to be interviewed by alumni at IIM-B

Bangalore: For the first time, the interview panel at Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) will have alumni members in attempt by the institution to ease the pressure on faculty members taking admission interviews for the post-graduate programme. IIM-B has shortlisted 1,548 candidates this year for an intake of 375 students, reports Archana M Prasanna of Business Standard.

Under the strategy, the interviewing panel will comprise two faculty members and one alumnus, as opposed to two faculty members in the previous years. Around 300 alumni members are learnt to have confirmed their participation. The interviews would be conducted from March 18 to April 7. Around 40 faculty members will be part of the interview process this year.

The initiative is being seen as an experiment to bring in professionals who could help ease the pressure and also create an academia-industry balance in the interview panel. "We are experimenting with two faculty members and one alumnus. Based on the response this year, we may look at one faculty member and one alumnus for the interview panel next year," said Subhashish Gupta, Chairperson of admissions for IIM-B.