Shubhangi Gupta: Placed at Deutsche India Private Limited

Shubhangi Gupta (200973) BS Mathematics and Scientific Computing, studying in IIT Kanpur will be joining Deutsche Bank, Investment Banking Analyst. Here are some brief insights.

Shortlisted Profiles & Companies:

ADL, AnM, Finmechanics, PwC US Adv, Indus Insights, Barclays(Decision Analyst), Dolat Capital(Quant Specialist), MasterCard(Product specialist), Uniorbit Product,

Selection Process of the Company you are selected in 1) Resume Shortlist, 2) GD, 3)Test

Situation Judgement Test (situations are given and you have to choose what will be the right course of action- HR type questions) Resume Shortlist 2-3 Interview Rounds 1 HR discussion

Insights on the interview process

Interview 1 - Resume based, projects discussed in detail, core questions on Mathematics, Prob/Stats) Interview 2 - Intern discussion plus general talking Interview 3 - Very short stress testing call on resume, finance knowledge (clarity about the role was important)

Sample Interview Questions?

Solving PDE, real analysis problems, proof of some theorems (because my branch was MTH) Basic stats concepts like p values, odd ratios, regression Question on weak law of large numbers, expectations etc (Projects discussed in depth)

Preparation Resources

Brainstellar, 50 Challenging Problems in Probability, MSO201 Zerodha Varsity for finance, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management course from IME dept Cat papers - Aptitude prep IITB, IITM, IIMA, aditya agarwal youtube for guesstimates , cases

Advice for students (do's and don'ts)

Dos - Plan out and start early Don’t attach yourself to one or two companies Try to keep your semester light (I struggled because of this) Donts - Don’t compare yourself to others, focus on yoursel