New IIMs Admissions updates: PI & WAT Shortlist declared; Check New IIMs Admission Status

IIM Tiruchirappalli has declared the PI & WAT Short list of the six new IIMs for Admissions 2014. The shortlist criterion was declared on January 25, 2014.
IIM Trichy is coordinating the Common Admission Process (CAP) for admission to PGDM 2014-16 batch to six new IIMs Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Trichy, Udaipur.
Older IIMs like IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow and IIM Kozhikode are also participating in this fourth year for Common Admission Process (CAP) of six new IIMs.
To know their Admission Status, candidates have to Log in with their CAT Registration No. and Date of Birth registered during CAT 2013 Application Form.

New IIMs Admissions: Compulsory requirement of admission process
Successful candidates have to fill the Personal Data Form available online. The Personal Data form is compulsory requirement of admission process.
Last date for completion of Personal Data Form: February 05, 2014 11:59 pm
Candidates can edit the details of their Personal Data Form only up to February 05, 2014 11:59pm
Six New IIM Admission Status: Key points to Remember

- In case you have been shortlisted by only one older IIM (among IIMs at Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow and Kozhikode); you will need to attend the PI & WAT process of that IIM to be eligible for the final merit list of the six new IIMs.
- If you have been shortlisted by more than one older IIM, and appear for the PI & WAT process of only one of these older IIMs, your PI & WAT scores will be taken from that IIM.

- In case you appear for the PI & WAT process of more than one older IIM, your score will be averaged across the IIMs where you attended the process.

Important Instruction to Fill Personal Data Form for New IIMs Admissions 2014

1. Personal Data form is a key part of the admission process. It is extremely important for the candidate to provide complete and accurate responses.
2. Ensure that your responses tally with the data you have entered in the CAT application form.
3. Applicants are advised to have an active email id.
4. On completion of the first page of the personal data form, candidates will receive a user id and password on the email ids they have provided in the form. These login details can be used to retrieve the form for completion/modification later. However, such modification will be possible only till the date specified in your interview call intimation.
Remember: Candidates can edit the details of their Personal Data Form only up to February 05, 2014 11:59pm
5. Applicants are advised to retain their user id and password, since loss of these will mean that you wont be able to access the data form.
6. For letter grades, provide the numerical equivalent. Where percentage is required, convert latter grades/grade points into numerical equivalent and provide the percentage.
For example, a GPA of 6.5 out of 10.0 would be 65%. In case your university/institute has a separate system to convert grade points to percentages, use that system.
7. After online submission of the form, take a paper printout of the same, and bring it along with other relevant documents/testimonials when you appear for the PI & WAT process.

Common Admission Process 2014: An Overview
This year IIM Trichy is coordinating Common Admission Process of the six new IIMs. For a total of 800 seats, almost 10,000 candidates will be called for the combined Personal Interview and WAT commonly known as Common Admission Process (CAP).

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How to Prepare for CAP 2014
Answering to a query about what should an aspirant do in case of a clash between a WAT/PI at an older IIM/other institute and Common Admission Process of the new IIMs, Prof. Kumar said, In genuine cases where there is a clash between a WAT/PI at an older IIM/other institute, and our process, the candidate concerned should get in touch with our Admissions office, well in advance. We will try our best to accommodate such requests by providing alternative dates. However, candidates need to be aware that rescheduling interviews is extremely difficult, so they should approach us only if there is a genuine problem.

Prof S K Agarwal, expert and mentor suggests that Candidates who are optimistic of getting shortlisted shouldnt wait any longer but immediately begin their preparation for WAT and PI. Improving the writing skill is a time consuming job. Select the hot WAT topics start writing on them one by one. Get the same evaluated, rectify the errors. Read news papers, periodicals. Write down the summary of the articles you have read. Write complete sentences and avoid cutting and crossing. Remember your reader is your examiner who is going to examine hundreds of writing pieces.

Personal interview also has great weightage in your final selection round. Reading and gaining the knowledge is very important but how to present it well packaged, is more important. Get the expert tips on generic and specific questions for this round.

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