Every consulting-track candidate goes through case interviews; the number and seniority of interviewers increase in the decision round.
Round 1: BCG Online Case (Casey)
A roughly 25 to 30 minute chatbot assessment built around one business situation. You answer numerical, judgement and short written questions in sequence and cannot go back. It tests structured thinking under time pressure more than deep business knowledge.
- Reading exhibits and calculating growth, margins and break-even
- Choosing the most relevant next analysis
- Writing a concise recommendation to the client
Round 2: First-round case interview one
A 45 minute interview with a consultant. About 10 minutes of fit questions, then an interviewer-led case with exhibits. You are expected to structure the problem, do arithmetic aloud and form a hypothesis early.
- Profitability decline for a consumer goods company
- Market entry for a telecom or fintech player in India
- Quick mental maths on market size and unit economics
Round 3: First-round case interview two
Same format with a different interviewer, often a project leader, and a case from another industry so that both interviewers can compare notes on consistency.
- Operations or cost reduction case
- Brainstorming creative levers, not just a framework
- Synthesising a recommendation in 60 seconds
Round 4: Decision round cases
Two or three interviews with partners or managing directors. Cases are shorter on data and heavier on judgement; the interviewer may push back on your recommendation to see how you defend or revise it.
- Should a conglomerate exit a business unit?
- How would you advise a state government on a public programme?
- Handling ambiguous or missing information
Round 5: Personal experience interview
Woven into every round rather than separate. Interviewers explore two or three of your experiences in depth to assess leadership, drive, teamwork and how you handle setbacks.