Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at IFMR as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Research Associate and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Research Associate and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at IFMR takes an average of 21 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Research Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Research Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
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It was an Online method and was conducted for 20 min. It was a smooth process overall with questions ranging from various topics that I had encountered before in my academics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About my background and some technical level questions
I applied online. I interviewed at IFMR in Jan 2021
Interview
There was a total of 5 Rounds, First Intro round then a Written assignment for a coding test, a review interview, and then an HR round.
The test was based on data understanding and presentation skills.
The project lead, data scientist, and HR took it
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Development sector and technology-related questions based on resume
they covered academic questions about the research proposal, statistics, mathematics, and economics. they asked me in detail about the research proposal and the econometric model used. the interview was for almost 15 minutes , which is preceded by a written exam.