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At P&G, we expect all employees to be strong contributors and to add value tothe organization. From your experiences so far (including school, community,or work experiences), please describe a time when you were leading andinfluencing the direction of a project or task to deliver significant results.Please include details of the context, the actions you took, and the results thatwere achieved. (Max 950 characters including spaces.)

I was the marketing head of Film and Music society; NIT Rourkela. I was responsiblefor arranging sponsorship and ensuring publicity of the celebrity night.

With the locational disadvantage Rourkela had, I knew it was going to be difficult toget the big sponsors on board. Keeping everything in mind, I prepared a budget forcelebrity fees, logistics, event management and publicity expenses and allocatedenough funds for contingency; setting an ambitious target of Rs 20 Lakhs.

Taking a step forward, I jotted down different tasks and started delegating them todifferent teams. Proper supervision was ensured with regular weekly meetings. I

personally headed the creative team responsible for designing the sponsorshipbrochure, flyers, banners and website. Proper flow of information was ensuredbetween marketing, sales and sponsorship temas.

As a result of this efficient working, the team was able to generate a sponsorship ofRs 23 Lakhs and sales close to Rs 4 Lakhs. The celebrity night was a grand successwith nearly 5000 people dancing to the beats of Pritam and his band.

Describe a situation when you faced a difficult problem and you were able tosolve it. Please include details of the context, the action you took and theresults that were achieved.

I was working as maintenance manager in Tata Steel, Jharia. The working at Jhariainvolves underground mining of coking coal and washing of the same. Undergroundmining presents one of the toughest working environments possible; with a depth of500 meters, a roof height of merely 6 to 7 feet and a working temperature of 39 to 43degree Celsius, its a challenge in itself to carry out continuous production.

During 2013, Tata Steel increased its Steel manufacturing capacity and henceincreased the demand of coking coal. Jharia being one of the major sources for thesame was under a lot of pressure to increase its production capacity. I was given thetask to commission an Underground Dumper at a virgin section with a deadline of 3months.

The entire plan had to be precise and a lot of preparatory work was needed forperfect execution of the plan, all within such short notice. I took an internal target of 2and half months keeping some buffer time at hand. Leading a team of 3 supervisorsand 50 workmen, I drafted the initial underground transportation route. I personallyhad to spend my whole day at the working site at an average temperature of 40degree Celsius in order to ensure proper flow of work.

On the D-day, I spent nearly 24 hours at a stretch, supervising each and everyactivity under the sun. Starting from lowering the machine to transporting it to theinstallation site and getting it assembled within 2 consecutive shifts; I had to be therefor every task. My hard work paid off and the entire job was completed in 2 monthsand 20 days. The section is currently producing 700 tonnes coking coal per day.

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Provide an example when you approached your work with a mindset of havinglimited resources or time. Please include details of the context, the action youtook and the results that were achieved.

As a student of Electrical Engineering at NIT Rourkela, I was deeply fascinatedtowards the working of magnetic levitation trains. This particular sector involvesadvanced application of the subject and expertise in this subject is limited in India.

I had to get in touch with a professor at Kolkata through my departmental head.Between my regular classes and assignments, I had to take several trips to Kolkataduring that semester to meet the professor and to get into the intricacies of the

subject. I finally decided to design a Linear Induction Motor in laboratory scale.

The material required for this project were expensive and I had a budget of Rs25,000. I had to research for substitutes and test their feasibility through propersimulation models. Procurement of materials was done from different places inKolkata, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela keeping in mind that not even a single trip ismade in vain and every material is procured at the lowest cost possible.

With all the dedication and hard work, It took me 4 months and Rs 22,000 to finallycreate the first ever laboratory scale Linear Induction Motor at NIT, Rourkela.