Topic: Decision making under uncertainty

One candidate reported that the presentation was conducted by a male assessor and no follow-up question was asked.

1. Introduce yourself.
2. If you had the power to ban one thing from the workplace, what would you ban?
3. How would you face failure?
4. If you were a team leader and the other team members were older than you, how would you gain their trust?
5. Which would you choose: a profession or a business?

Topic: Is remote work better than office work?

• Two students were reported in the group.
• Participants explained why they selected remote work or office work.
• The assessor asked follow-up questions and students were expected to defend their viewpoint.

Topic: Is competition necessary in the workplace?

• Three participants were reported in the group.
• The assessor asked for a collaborative discussion rather than individual turns.
• Participants asked each other questions and concluded on a common pitch.

1. Introduce yourself.
2. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
3. How would you make a decision when there is incomplete information?
4. What would you do if your senior is not very cooperative at the workplace?
5. How would you handle stress at the workplace?

Topic: Decision making under uncertainty

The candidate reported that the assessor first asked for a brief introduction to the topic and then asked the candidate to share the screen.

After the presentation, the assessor pointed out that the last slide was not visible, after which the candidate shared the screen again.

Follow-up Questions

1. How can you personally make a decision when you do not know what will happen?
2. If you are a manager of a company, how can you make a decision at the corporate level when risks are always involved?
3. How can AI affect uncertainty in the future and our judgment regarding decisions?
4. How can you use AI to make better decisions?

Topic: Is remote work better than physical work?

• Students were reportedly given around 30 seconds to initially express an opinion.
• After around 1.5 minutes, the assessor asked the group to begin the discussion.
• A follow-up question was asked at the end.

Follow-up: Is remote work better for fresh graduates?

Topic: The role of technology in professional life.

Reported timing: 5 minutes for presentation + 3 minutes for questions.

1. Will technology automate financial reporting and business decisions?
2. If a CA uses an AI tool to detect fraud and the tool does not detect the fraud, who will be responsible — the CA, the organization, or the tool?
3. Which technological skills do you think are necessary for a CA in the future?

1. Briefly introduce yourself.
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
3. How would you respond if someone gave you constructive feedback?
4. How did you handle a failure?
5. If your seniors disagreed with your opinion, how would you respond?
6. If your manager asked you to do something unethical, what would you do?

• Can AI eliminate audit risk?
• Which is more productive: remote job or office job?
• Is failure necessary for success?

• Introduce yourself.
• How do you handle criticism?
• Where do you see yourself after five years?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• How do you ensure accuracy in your work?
• Describe a challenge you handled successfully.
• What are your hobbies?
• Describe a failure you encountered and how you tackled it.
• What keeps you motivated?
• If you are criticized at work or in a firm, how would you respond?
• If you are doing articleship and have a disagreement with a colleague, how would you manage it?