MBA aspirants who have been shortlisted for final admission round by IIMs, XLRI, MDI, IMT, IMI or other top rated B schools should now understand the intricacies of GDPIWAT round.
Rising Importance of PI
Weightage of this round is much higher than their CAT/XAT percentile to convert their call. Personal Interview round is the key to success in securing final admission to the desired institute as all the B schools award maximum weightage to this round.
This article tells you the different methodologies of PI round adopted by the leading top 25 B schools for their admission 2014.
Different Methodologies of Personal Interview Round
Not all IIMs and other B schools conduct the same methodology for the final admission. While some prefer GD and PI, other institutes may conduct Essay Writing and Personal Interview. There are the institutes who conduct all the three i.e. GD, PI and WAT or may go for other methods such as Psychometric Test, Group Exercises, case studies.
MBAUniverse.com brings you detailed information in regard to forthcoming GDPIWAT round in these institutes for PGDM admission 2014
Personal Interview Calendar for IIMs & other Top 25 B schools
Written Ability Test has become a preferred choice of IIMs who have already started the process of GDPIWAT which will continue till the end of April 2014. These B-schools have either replaced GD by WAT or have added WAT to GD in final admission round.
IIM Ahmedabad has replaced GD by WAT and will award, on a scale of 100, a weightage of 70 to WAT and PI round as against 30 to the CAT composite score. Candidates can attend the Written Analysis and Personal Interviews (WA-PIs) in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi/NCR and Kolkata.
IIM Bangalore will conduct Written ability test before the Personal Interview session. There will not be any GD round. During the PI process the selected candidates will have to write a short note on a topic provided by IIMB. The topics chosen will be on anything on current political, economic and business affairs. The time provided for writing the note will be about 30 minutes. A candidate is supposed to write a reasonably rich essay of around 400 words with consistency of thought. Maximum weightage score of 7.5 will be awarded to Note content and Note style making it 15. Personal Interview weightage will be 20
WAT & PI round at IIM Calcutta will consist of 15 minutes duration Writing Ability Test followed by personal Interview. It is expected from the candidates that they should be brief but to the point. An ideal essay which is rich in contents can be of 200-250 words. In case of any short GD the same topic may be used and the questions on the writing piece might be formed in personal interview session. Weightage to WAT in final section round is 10 while it is 44 in PI, even higher than the CAT percentile weightage.
Final admission round at IIM Kozhikode has taken the shape and is going to begin in the middle of February 2014. 30 minutes will be given for Written Ability Test including a brief discussion on it thereafter. The weightage awarded to this process is 15, followed by PI on the same day with an exorbitant weightage of 45.
Common Admission Process (CAP) for admission to PGDM 2014-16 batch to six new IIMs Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Trichy, Udaipur is being coordinated by IIM Trichy after declaration of shortlist on January 25, 2014.
A few of the older IIMs like IIM B,C, L, K will participate in CAP process of new IIMs. In cases where candidates have been shortlisted by the six new IIMs as well as older IIMs, IIM Trichy will coordinate the Common Admission Process and would collect the PI & WAT scores directly from older IIMs. Such candidates will be informed in advance, and they need not appear for IIM Trichy’s PI & WAT.
XLRI has scheduled the GDPI process from February 17 to March 8, 2014 after short listing the candidates based on overall percentile cut off from 88 to 94 for different management programmes.
You may be grilled with following type of questions that confronted the candidates in PI round at XLRI earlier. Difference between current assets and fixed assets; European Debt crisis; Is democracy bad for India; why MBA; How does the budget affect you; your hobbies and their relation to your profession.
MDI Gurgaon will conduct Group Discussion and Personal Interview beginning the 3rd week of February 2014. A group of 10 participants is normally formed at MDI for GD round with a ten to 12 minutes’ time to complete it.
A few of the GD topics that appeared in past admission rounds at MDI are - Should India focus on Renewable energy more than thermal and nuclear energy; role of indigenous leaders in elections; Is corruption a failure of the system; CSR is more for the company than for the community; Social media is a waste of time for students; Is MBA required as a qualification; Can young generation provide leadership to the country; there are many shortcuts to success; Can India sustain its growth over long run; B-schools neither do schooling nor business.
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Final admission round in other top B schools
The process of final admission round where candidates preferred to apply or can still apply is going to begin shortly in following institutes.
1. IMT Ghaziabad
The process is to begin in the second week of February, 2014. Final admission round process in IMT Ghaziabad consists of caselet study followed by PI.
2. IMI Delhi
Final admission round will begin at Delhi campus of IMI on February 19, 2014 and on March 3, 2014 outside Delhi. Apart from personal interview there will be Psychometric test in the final admission round at IMI.
3. LIBA, Chennai
The institute will begin the GDPIWAT process on February 28, 2014. Final admission round will consist of case studies and personal interview.
4. TAPMI Manipal
The institute will focus more on the profiles and academic record of the candidates. Final admission round will begin on March 1, 2014. You may apply in this institute for admission till February 10, 2014.
5. IFMR, Chennai
Candidates with excellent academic record may apply to this institute even if they have lower than 80 percentile in CAT as better profile will be given due weightage. Last date to apply has been extended till February 15, 2014. GDPIWAT process at IFMR will begin on March 14, 2014.
6. MICA, Ahmedabad
The process of final admission round at MICA will begin in the first week of April 2014. Candidates who appeared in CAT/XAT/CMAT and have applied to this institute have to appear in MICAT in February 2014 to be eligible for final admission round.
7. BIMM, Pune
The institute will conduct the final admission round in the last week of March 2014. You can still apply to this Institute as the date is open. All the other scores like that of XAT/CMAT will be equated to CAT percentile in final admission round.
8. K J Somaiya Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
GDPIWAT will begin in the last week of March 2014, in this institute. Candidates can still apply to this b school up to February 15, 2014.
Be a winner in final admission round
The weightage to PI and WAT in final admission round is maximum and in a few institutes, it is more than the scored CAT percentile. Prof S.K. Agarwal, Expert and mentor shares key tips that would help you in converting the call in this round.
5 key tips to know how to write better
On a scale of 100 in final admission round Written Ability Test commands a weightage of 10 to 15 which is sufficient to convert or turn down your call.
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WAT /Essay Topics: 10 Probable Essay Topics with tips for IIM WAT process
Irrelevant use of vocabulary- Vocabulary which is not required must not be used. It might unnecessarily stretch your message, may have wrong impression on the reader who incidentally is your examiner. This, instead of elevating your ranking may affect otherwise.
Avoid Repetition of ideas and sentences- How would you react If someone goes on saying or repeating the same idea in different sentences or in similar ones? A feeling of boredom and lack of interest would occur. So avoid it, since it conveys the message that you know very less on the given/chosen topic.
Contradictory statements or ideas- Your statements should not nullify or crisscross your earlier made statements. Despite all the knowledge you have put in the writing this factor will make you lose on final section round.
Poor hand writing with cutting and cancellations- You may be skilled in writing, you have good vocabulary and know how to use figurative, idiomatic language with quotations BUT if the handwriting is poor, your reader may not follow the message which you wish to convey in its true sense. Find out how many cuttings and cancellations are there in one paragraph. Next time when you write – minimize them. Gradually you will be equipped with fine writing skills with fewer mistakes or no mistakes.
Manage the time-There will be a time limit of say 15 to 20 minutes for written ability test. If you have practiced a lot on various topics, you will be able to write a well worded essay of 200-300 words with less efforts in the limited time else the writing piece may have wayward thoughts and ideas, difficult to understand. The key advice is to read your written piece twice, understand the errors and write again. This will enable you to write well within the time.
Personal Interview
PI (personal interview) is the most important part of final admission round. The weightage is even more than the written examination.
What is the most appropriate dress code for interview?
What should you wear in your PI round is a something to be addressed to, with clarity in mind. Your dress code should be in accordance to your personality apart from the climate of the place. It should enhance your smartness and should be comfortable to wear. Any dress which makes you uneasy will distract your attention. An interview in Delhi in the month of February or March may need warm clothes. However, if you are a male with fairly good height and slim structure, you may wear plain shirt with tie, dark trousers and preferably a coat as well. If you are stout, short height, you may wear a vertical striped shirt of light and pleasant color with a tie, dark trousers and a coat. Do not wear tight dress. A female candidate may wear the same type of dress, or salwar suit, saree depending upon the place and climatic conditions. Avoid wearing jeans.
No unwanted guesses
Personal Interview round may last from 10 to 20 minutes depending on your way of presentation. If you think that you may make wild guesses or simply answer like-Oh well, I suppose…..; I want to say….; I think…..; although the fact is that you know nothing about the subject, you are wasting the time of panelists as well as of yours.
Be keen to attend the questions
Answers to simple questions like ‘tell about yourself’; ‘tell about your family’; ‘tell about your city’ give an opportunity to the aspirant to establish himself before the penetrating questions which would arise out of the answers he is making. Broad and generic type questions are asked to know about attitude.
| 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
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| 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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