Advice to IIM call getters for admission 2014-16

Columnist & Author, MBAUniverse.com

Updated on January 18, 2014

Amidst a lot of curiosity among CAT 2013 toppers,MBAUniverse.com shares key advisory to all the IIM call getters for admission 2014.

It is not at all necessary that a 99 percentiler will essentially get a call from IIM A,B,C ,L if he or she doesn't qualify on prescribed standards.

IIMs have begun short listing the cream of CAT toppers with variable standards and percentiles from 97 and above. However it is not at all necessary that a 99 percentiler will essentially get a call from IIM A,B,C ,L if he or she doesn’t qualify on prescribed standards of academic excellence, work experience, gender diversity, non engineering back ground.

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One has to know and move in accordance with the advisory shared by different IIMs on their sites. MBAUniverse.com with the heartiest congratulation to the shortlisted candidates brings about important pieces of advice and tips at one place to equip the aspirants to face the final admission round and come out with flying colours.

Spend one day to organize the Required Documents

1.Hard copy of score card- You should keep the printed copy of your score card in your documents’ file ready for second admission round.

2. Mark sheets and Degree Certificate

You are required to present all the original mark sheets and submit attested copies to prove your eligibility at the time of interview. Please remember when you are selected for a programme, original degree certificate and mark sheets of all semesters/years along with the attested copies will be required to be submitted for verification at the time of joining the programme.

3. Reservation Category documents

Please keep the original caste/class and/or disability certificate ready. When short-listed for interview SC, ST, NC-OBC and DA candidates must show them

4. Final Year of Graduation

If you are a candidate appearing for the final bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification examination, you must obtain a certificate from the Principal/Registrar/Director of the university/institution certifying that you have obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidates belonging to SC, ST, and DA category) based on latest available grades/marks. You will be required to show the original and submit an attested copy of the certificate at the time of interview.

5. Apart from the above, all the IIMs have their own requirement of documents.

When you are assured of getting shortlisted, check the respective site for any other required document.

6. Regularly check other IIMs site apart from the ones where you have been shortlisted as every day some development is going on.

You may be shortlisted by numerous IIMs out of 13

Your next step to final Admission round

When you are shortlisted and you are aware that more crucial is your second and final admission round, your next step is to systematically begin the preparation for GD/PI/WAT and be sure to convert the call. Number of call getters with 99+ percentile couldn’t convert their call to the dream B school by not taking this round very seriously. IIMs pay weightage to the Personal Interview & Wat round in the range of 30 to 70. It therefore becomes even more important at this stage than your CAT percentile. Important points in this regard must be meticulously followed.

Organize in order of preference which IIM would you prefer

Check for the place and dates of PI-WAT round. Whether your preferred place has been allotted.

Find out whether there are only PI and WAT or GD-PI and WAT. A few IIMs are still adhering to conducting all the three while most of them have done away with Group Discussion.

Begin Your Preparation now

WAT- Begin your WAT preparation immediately as writing skill will take time to be groomed and improved. You will not be writing an essay the topic for which might have been known beforehand but would need the skill of spot writing. Your essay will become the ground for interview questions also. You will be required to write in 15-20 minutes a well worded essay of 300-400 words that is supposed to be rich in contents, consistent in thought, coherent in flow and doesn’t go wayward.

Cleared CAT 2013? Learn from last year's toppers about how to gear up for WAT

GD- If you are shortlisted and wish to appear before such IIM which conducts group Discussion along with PI and WAT; know well various important do’s and don’ts for GD round. How to begin, what to say, when to present your thoughts, how to utilize the knowledge, how many times to speak, how to avoid the fish market scenes and then how to be a winner in this round.

GD PI WAT Admission 2014; Time to prepare for the next level

PI- Personal Interview is the most important of final admission round after WAT. No IIM exempts any candidate from it. You need to know frequently asked questions and their probable answers, How to respond to certain specific questions, what to wear, what to prepare, how to present yourself, how to enter and how to exit the interview room.

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Just in Case……….

Give a thought to this simple piece of advice-in case you are not able to convert your call with your desired IIM while you don’t prefer the low ranked IIM, have you thought of other good options. There are very good B schools who perform better and are ranked even higher than a few IIMs in MBAUniverse.com ranking chaired by Dr. Dholakia (Retd. Director IIM Ahmedabad). These institutes might require you to send in your prescribed application before a certain date. So check on this as well and apply before the last date.

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Solved WAT Essay topic for Admission 2014

WAT Topic for MBA: 2014 General elections will be a watershed for Indian democracy

WAT Topic for MBA: Corruption is the root cause of current economic and social woes in India

WAT Topic for MBA: India`s 1.2 billion population is an asset for the country

WAT Topic for MBA: India has more skilled Human Resource

WAT Topic for MBA: Indo-US relations; how much beneficial for India

WAT Topic for MBA: FDI in multi brand retail is a boon or bane

WAT Topic for MBA: Is ASEAN a defunct Group

WAT Topic for MBA: Essay writing; fasten your belts

Essay Writing and WAT in IIMs: Role, Importance and Weightage

Click for more WAT topics for MBA

Solved GD Topics for MBA Admission 2014 :

GD Topic for MBA: What India gained at the WTO DOHA Round

GD topic for MBA: Political activism is the only way to root out corruption

GD Topic for MBA: New Lokpal will be effective in curbing corruption

GD Topics: Gender bias in portraying Women in Advertisements

GD Topic for MBA: RBI's new governor has taken adequate steps to improve Indian Economy

GD Topic for MBA: Corruption is the root cause for Indian Economy slowdown

GD Topic for MBA: The rise in vegetable prices is a man made farce

GD Topic for MBA: Opinion Polls be banned in pre election period

GD Topic for MBA: Should business lobbying be made legal in India?

GD Topics: Will India remain way behind China?

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