With MBA admissions around the corner, students may soon find Artificial Intelligence (AI) playing a much bigger role in their evaluation. Over the last few years, aspirants have faced AI-PIs (Artificial Intelligence-based Personal Interviews), but the upcoming admission cycle will see the software going beyond scripted Q&As — introducing sentiment analysis as a new layer of assessment.

AI models are now being trained to capture voice modulation, facial expressions, vocabulary, and body language to gauge how confident, calm, and composed candidates remain under pressure. Mumbai’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) is already collaborating with its alumni to train these AI systems and refine their use in interviews.