As most of my students would know, I have been with IMS for close to two decades now.
But I started teaching for aptitude tests way back in the past, right after my graduation, while preparing for the CAT a second time around.
At the time, I felt that the teaching stint had a great role to play in my cracking the CAT: it made my thought process very clear when faced with a problem since one has to have the utmost clarity of thought to explain a problem in such a way as many students understand the solution right away. Also, one is always looking to find better, cleaner or, to put it simply, more elegant solutions to problems.
Over the past year, I have interacted with a lot of students across the country who are readers of the blog, so I was wondering if any of you might be interested in working in the Learning Technology Department that works with me. Not only me you will have access to Amit Sir, Parameshwar Sir, Kumud Ma’am and other senior mentors (IMS students will be aware of the mentors I have mentioned from the webinars and Masterclasses we conducted over the year). The intern will be working directly with me.
Openings on offer
| Job Title | Salary | Experience |
Intern, Product Development – Learning Management | Rs. 25000-50000 per month | Fresher with exceptional coding skills and who has done projects involving AI and ML. |
| Testing Lead, Quality Assurance | Rs. 9,00,000–12,00,000 | Minimum 5 years in software testing (web and mobile), 3 years automating testing using Selenium (Java). |
| Mobile App Developer | Rs. 10,00,000–15,00,000 | 2-4 years in mobile application development (Flutter). Working experience on publicly available mobile applications. |
| Software QA Intern | ₹15,000 (Stipend) | Passionate about software testing, eager to develop hands-on QA experience. |
| Project Management Intern | ₹15,000 (Stipend) | Passionate about project management, eager to develop hands-on project management experience. |
| Full Stack Developer | Rs. 10,00,000–15,00,000 | Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience building and deploying web applications. |
Role — Intern Product Development
Responsibilities:
I am looking for an intern to work with me and a small team of two to work on further integrating AI into our projects.
- Refine AI use cases across the students’ learning and admissions journey
- Develop AI-based tools to assist students in a successful MBA campaign
Profile:
Freshers with exceptional coding skills. Interesting projects that will showcase comfort with working AI and ML tools.
Requirements:
You will need to
- have excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and multitasking abilities.
- exhibit good communication skills, both written and verbal
- have taken the CAT and secured the 99th percentile in one of QA or DI-LR and the 95th percentile or above in the other two sections.
Education:
- B.E./B. Tech or any other Math/Science Degree
Stipend: Rs. 25,000–50000 per month based on profile
Location: Mumbai/Bangalore/Remote
Who Should Apply:
This job is ideal for freshers from good state-level (or national) colleges with super high aptitude who want to work on developing new products.
The duration of the internship will be in increments of 3 months, depending on the performance and the progress of the project.
Role — Testing Lead, Quality Assurance
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Testing Lead to work on multiple software testing projects.
- Develop test plans, define quality metrics, and establish effective testing strategies.
- Oversee testing processes, ensure quality standards, and manage defect identification and resolution.
- Providing feedback to improve team performance, planning projects, coordinating issue fixes with technical teams, and fostering a positive work environment.
- Identify opportunities for test automation to enhance efficiency
- Ensure timely project progress reporting to stakeholders.
Profile:
Experienced professionals with a minimum of 5 years in software testing (web and mobile applications) and at least 3 years of experience in automation testing using Selenium (Java) are preferred.
Requirements:
You will need to:
- Possess strong leadership and team management skills.
- Have excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and multitasking abilities.
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of cross-platform and cross-browser responsive web architecture and mobile applications.
- Have hands-on experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
- Exhibit exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- have taken one of the management entrance exams — CAT, XAT, SNAP, CET, IIFT and/or others — and secured the 95th percentile or above in one of the sections.
Education:
- MCA, B.E./B. Tech., BSc (IT)/BSc (CS), or equivalent.
- Relevant testing certifications will be an added advantage.
Salary: Rs. 9,00,000–12,00,000
Location: Mumbai/Bangalore/Remote
Who Should Apply:
This job is ideal for:
- Professionals passionate about leading testing teams and enhancing quality assurance processes.
- Experienced software testers who wish to take on leadership roles in managing test strategies and automation initiatives.
- Those eager to work on cutting-edge web and mobile applications with a focus on quality and efficiency.
Role — Mobile App Developer
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Mobile App Developer to maintain and develop high-quality mobile applications using the Flutter framework. You will analyze and resolve technical issues and implementing new features. The roll will include proactively identifying concerns that could impact schedule or quality, and work flexibly under critical deadlines.
Profile:
Experienced professionals with 2-4 years of experience in mobile application development (with Flutter framework). Candidates should have working experience on publicly available mobile applications.
Requirements:
You will need to:
- Possess strong logical and analytical skills.
- Have a good grasp of mobile app technologies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of cross-platform and cross-device mobile app development.
- Have a desire to discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies.
- Experience with RESTful APIs, third-party library integration, and Firebase or other backend services is also required.
- have taken one of the management entrance exams — CAT, XAT, SNAP, CET, IIFT and/or others — and secured the 95th percentile or above in one of the sections.
Education:
- MCA, B.E./B. Tech., BSc (IT)/BSc (CS), or equivalent.
Salary: Rs. 10,00,000–15,00,000
Location:Bangalore/Mumbai/Remote
Who Should Apply:
This job is ideal for:
- Experienced mobile app developers who wish to work on publicly available applications.
- Those eager to work on cutting-edge mobile applications with a focus on quality and efficiency.
Role — Software QA Intern
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Software QA Intern to assist in developing test plans, executing test cases, and identifying defects. You will work closely with the tech team to ensure software quality by conducting manual and automated testing for web and mobile applications. Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in test case creation, execution, and documentation.
- Identifying, reporting, and tracking defects to ensure timely resolution.
- Supporting functional, regression, and usability testing efforts.
- Collaborating with developers to understand features and potential issues.
- Learning and applying automation testing techniques to improve efficiency.
- Gaining hands-on experience with debugging tools and testing frameworks.
- Participating in quality assurance reviews and team discussions.
Profile:
This role is ideal for candidates passionate about software testing and eager to develop hands-on experience in quality assurance.
Requirements:
You will need to:
- Have a strong understanding of software development and testing concepts.
- Be familiar with manual testing techniques and basic test automation (Selenium or similar tools is a plus).
- Possess good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Be detail-oriented and capable of documenting test cases and defects effectively.
- Have knowledge of web and mobile application frameworks.
- Be eager to learn debugging tools like Chrome DevTools or Postman for API testing.
- Exhibit good written and verbal communication skills.
Education:
- Currently pursuing or recently completed B.E./B.Tech, BSc (CS/IT), MCA, or equivalent.
- ISTQB certification (if any) will be an added advantage.
Stipend & Duration:
- Stipend: ₹15,000
- Internship Duration: 3 to 6 months
- Location: Mumbai/Bangalore/Remote
Who Should Apply?
- Candidates eager to start a career in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
- Fresh graduates or final-year students looking for hands-on QA experience.
- Those interested in learning manual and automation testing in a real-world environment.
Role — Project Management Intern
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Project Manager Intern to assist in evaluating project requirements, support development activities, and monitor project progress. You will work closely with the technology team and vendors to ensure project timelines and quality. Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in evaluating and documenting project requirements, scope, and objectives.
- Supporting planning and coordination of development activities with the IMS technology team.
- Helping monitor development schedules and preparing reports to track project progress.
- Identifying and escalating potential issues that could impact project timelines or quality.
- Assisting in communicating project status and challenges to stakeholders.
- Supporting in creating and maintaining business documentation for the project.
Profile:
This role is ideal for candidates passionate about project management and eager to develop hands-on experience in a dynamic environment.
Requirements:
You will need to:
- Have a basic understanding of project management principles.
- Possess strong organizational, planning, and communication skills.
- Be proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Spreadsheet software.
- Be able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Be detail-oriented and able to multitask effectively.
Education:
- Pursuing or completed MBA / MCA / B.E. / B.Tech or equivalent.
Stipend & Duration:
- Stipend: ₹15,000
- Internship Duration: 3 to 6 months
- Location: Mumbai/Bangalore/Remote
Who Should Apply?
- Candidates eager to start a career in Project Management.
- Fresh graduates or final-year students looking for hands-on project management experience.
- Those interested in learning project management in a real-world environment.
Role — Full Stack Developer
Responsibilities:
We are seeking a skilled and passionate Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team. You will be involved in all development lifecycle stages, from designing and implementing user interfaces to developing and maintaining server-side logic and databases. You will be expected to write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, participate in code reviews, and troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Design and develop robust and scalable web applications using React, Node.js and/or Python, & TypeScript.
- Develop and maintain efficient APIs and server-side logic using Node.js and Python frameworks.
- Build user-friendly and responsive front-end interfaces using React and TypeScript.
- Work with databases (both relational and NoSQL) and ensure data integrity and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including designers, software testers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality software.
- Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and application stability.
- Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.
- Troubleshoot, debug and resolve technical issues across the full stack
Profile:
Experienced full stack developer with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in building and deploying web applications. Candidates should have a strong understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software.
Requirements:
You will need to:
- Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle complex technical challenges.
- Have a solid understanding of front-end technologies including React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Have strong proficiency in back-end development using Node.js and/or Python, including relevant frameworks (e.g., Express, Flask, Django).
- Demonstrate experience with database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
- Have hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway).
- Exhibit proficiency in version control systems, particularly Git.
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with team members
Salary: Rs. 10,00,000–15,00,000
Location: Bangalore/Mumbai/Remote
Education:
- Completed MCA, B.E./B. Tech., BSc (IT)/BSc (CS), or equivalent.
How to apply
Those who wish to apply for any of the above roles may drop an email to tony@imsindia.com with the following details before 28-Feb.
- A resume/CV and scorecards
- A short answer to the following question: Why do you feel you have the skill sets to take up this role? Feel free to include anything that you feel will let us know why you feel you have the potential to take up the role — exam/test scores, professional expertise, fit with career plans, communication skills — anything that you feel captures your suitability.
It goes without saying that the biggest perks of this job will be that you have direct everyday access to the best mentors in case you are taking another shot at the CAT.
This is what a couple of our past recruits have to say about working with us.
RUTUJA PATIL
My introduction to CAT
After completing my engineering, I was working in manufacturing at an automobile MNC. I didn’t had any plans of MBA at that point of time. However, I appeared for CAT, as I had filled out the form on recommendation from a friend who was preparing for the same. But, unlike the experiences I have read, I didn’t score in the higher 90’s after going unprepared.
During the 2 years of work-ex in operations, I was more inclined towards management and wanted to take up those kind of roles instead of tech ones, in the future. I quit my job around September 2020 and started my “serious” CAT prep. I had joined IMS earlier and had completed the classroom sessions. In CAT 2020, I did score well above 90, but it was not enough for the best calls.
I decided to give CAT another chance.
CAT Prep
Before starting the prep again, I was looking to take up a job, preferably related to management. I found the role of Project Lead with IMS on Tony sir’s blog. This was a fantastic opportunity; the role was in project management, I was to be mentored by Tony Sir, and the team was aware that I will be studying for CAT.
Enjoying the CAT prep and approaching it with a practical mind will save you from the pain of finding a daily dose of motivation. All of us have those best scores as well as the rock bottom ones. However, as percentiles depend on a lot of things, they are bound to vary. So, analyzing the mocks closely, identifying and closing the gaps with each passing mock are the wise things to do.
I used to note down my mistakes in mocks and stick them on the wall; most of them were behavioral changes. They acted as painful reminders to my silly mistakes. Tony Sir helped me a lot to remove the mental hurdles in solving Quant and approaching the overall exam. A mentor can see exactly what is missing.
We most often forget to focus on small things like solving problems on a similar notepad as the official CAT, giving mocks in the same time slot, and looking out for triggers while giving the test.
Also, know what you don’t know. Examples, PnC- If it goes one notch above the basic or is not from the templates I have seen, I will leave it. Locating and solving what you know in less than 2 minutes is the most important thing.
Experimenting and finding the best ‘set of strategies’ according to the situation and stabilizing them with mocks will give a lot more confidence.
Keeping the focus in place
Go off the grid! I went, not because it becomes addictive and time-wasting, but mainly because the content unknowingly occupies headspace.
Along with having a schedule, the code that worked for me during the prep was,
“TALK LESS throughout the day.”
“MEDITATE before studying.”
“Invest TIME JUDICIOUSLY”
“Take a DEEP BREATH”—this one was even on my lock screen!
A week before CAT, RELAX (period). I read a book, watched my favorite movies, and did meditation. At this time, I kept the practice light and went through some methods of solving DILR sets or quant questions that I liked or those that need revision.
No heavy lifting or adventures; keep the waters calm and take it slow.
Before the day of CAT, in my mind, I went through each and every detail of the activity I would be doing the next day. Imagined every possible scenario and the reaction to it. At the same time, was ready for surprises.
My CAT day experience was a lot better than what I had went through in previous CAT attempts. However, I messed up things during Quant. I knew IIM ABC was not happening; I cried, took some time to recover, and quickly geared up for IIFT, which was 5 days away.
The GDPI phase
The interview season will be another roller coaster ride. During the prep phase, it is only you who will be forming opinions about yourself. But during this phase, the interviewers will also join the party!
I had calls from all IIM’s except ABC (as expected), XLRI, SPJIRM, IIFT, MDI, IIT’s and NITIE.
An introduction is the most important part of your interview. And that is why I remember spending nearly 2 weeks and 3-4 iterations with Tony sir, to finalize it. Keep the focus on the spotlight areas of your life so far. For me, it was my work ex. Compile experiences and explanations for YOUR past, present, and future. And don’t forget to keep a close eye on everything that is happening from your city to the centre of our galaxy!
For some reason (no one knows it yet!), even though you have a good 36 months of work-ex and sometimes not in the domain of graduation, interviewers will grill you on grad subjects. So, prepare well for that.
Another thing which helps while attending an interview of a particular institute is going through the interview transcript. True, you will most likely receive a variety of questions, but knowing which direction to focus more, on a broad level, is beneficial.
The rest, follow Tony Sir’s blog and all the sessions of IMS.
In some of the interviews you will be proud of yourself; in some there will be a constructive conversation between you and the panelist; and there will be those interviews which will make you question if you are really fit to do an MBA. Just remember to not let any of it get from your heart to your head. Take what you’ve learned and apply it to the next one. You just need that one good interview and you are through.
A week back I received mail from IIM Lucknow that I have converted the flagship PGP as well as PGP-ABM program. I will be joining the IIM L PGP 2022-24 program amongst other calls that I converted.
All the very best!!!
ROHIT SINGH
Background before joining IMS
I had worked for a year and a half in a leading IT company when I got the opportunity to join IMS. I had taken CAT twice before (with decent scores) but realized that I needed to work harder if I wanted to create a genuine chance for me to join one of the old IIMs.
Experience working with IMS
1) I had mentors all around. I could go to anyone and ask for guidance and all of them were among the best in the business. (when we used to go to office in pre-covid era). Most of them have experience of 15+ years in the field and are alumni of old IIMs.
2) I got to interact with some of the smartest people I had ever seen in my life. We had a lot of people from the top colleges in the office and personally for me, it was a huge confidence booster.
Interacting with them on a daily basis helped me a lot in transforming myself.
So, I became a better person and cracked CAT as well. In CAT 2020, I got 99.37 and 99.58 in VARC and QA respectively.
What’s up with me these days
I am expecting interview calls from XLRI, FMS and some of the old IIMs.
Again, the presence of mentors all around is helping me getting that required confidence before the final stage. I am getting the right guidance and all this is helping me to prepare for GDPI more effectively.
Since, most people here are alumni of top business schools; every now and then, I get to know a clearer picture of the college life. This helps me know what to expect from MBA and to prepare myself in advance for the campus life. I believe this will help me make the most of my 2 years in MBA.
P.S: Since then Rohit has graduated from IIM-C.
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