What kind of questions does IIM interview ask about current affairs for finance candidates?

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IIM interview asks finance candidates in-depth current affairs questions across Indian budget, global monetary policy, banking sector dynamics, stock market trends, and M&A activity. Expected topics: 1) Indian budget 2024-25: fiscal deficit target, capex allocation, major sector allocations (infrastructure, defense, health, education), tax policy changes. 2) RBI policy: repo rate changes, inflation outlook, GDP growth estimates, forex reserves, rupee trajectory. 3) Global monetary policy: US Fed rate decisions, ECB policy, BoJ policy, impact on Indian markets. 4) Indian banking: NPA trends, credit growth, privatization status, digital banking adoption, fintech regulation. 5) Stock markets: Nifty/Sensex levels, FII flows, sector rotations, IPO pipeline, major listings. 6) M&A deals: recent major acquisitions (Tata-Air India, Jindal-Ruia, Aditya Birla-Pantaloons history), rationale and valuations. 7) Global geopolitics: Russia-Ukraine impact on oil/gas, Middle East tensions affecting crude, China-Taiwan situation, EU energy crisis. 8) Specific sectors: EV transition, renewable energy, digital payments, data protection laws, AI regulation. Preparation strategy for finance candidates: daily 1-hour reading of ET, Mint, BloombergQuint or Business Standard for 3 months. Monthly IMF World Economic Outlook report review. Track RBI monetary policy committee announcements every 6 weeks. Read McKinsey Global Institute reports on India. Subscribe to Ken Banking edition weekly. Develop 5-7 deep knowledge areas where you can handle 15-minute deep-dive questioning: your work ex sector (for example, banking if you are at HDFC), India's fiscal policy, global trade dynamics, fintech landscape, Indian IPO market. Panels probe 3-4 levels deep. Generic knowledge at surface level exposes lack of preparation. Finance candidates should also know frameworks: WACC, DCF valuation, PE/PB ratios, capital adequacy (CAR), Basel norms, ECL provisions, yield curves. Panels test technical + current affairs combination. CFA Level 1 or 2 preparation helps this content. IIM C at Rs 27L for Rs 34.23 LPA avg and FMS Delhi at Rs 2.43L for Rs 34 LPA avg have strong finance placements. Check your eligibility at collvera.com/eligibility