It’s that time of the year when lakhs of students aim to make their way through to their dream institutes to pursue an MBA. The only hurdle remaining in their path - the WAT & GD-PI processes. If you have come across this article, then probably you too are in the same shoes and are bubbling with tons of queries around the subject. The good news is, this article will in all probability have most of your queries answered.
InsideIIM has tons of resources that can help you out with your problems in clearing the WAT GD-PI hurdle. This article is aimed at pointing you in the right direction to address your concerns however specific they may be. So here goes the list:
Writing Ability Test (WAT) Preparation
How To Prepare For WAT-GD-PI Round of IIMs | Guidelines From An IIM Lucknow Student
How To Nail The WAT (Writing Ability Test) – Helpful Pointers For Before And During WAT
Insights On The Writing Ability Test (WAT)
Data-Insight-Knowledge Framework to Crack WAT
Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD-PI) Preparation
Things You Should NOT Do In GD And PI
5 Ways To Ace Your GD/PI Preparations
WAT GD-PI Webinars:
WAT-PI Webinar by CEO, MBA Group at Career Launcher
LIVE Webinar On GD-PI Prep With Aayushya Aggarwal, CAT 99.9 Percentiler | IIM Calcutta
GD-PI Preparation With IIM Lucknow Student | LIVE Webinar
Institute Wise WAT Details
PI questions & Institute wise (IIM ABCLIK CAP) WAT Details
Common WAT Topics
65 Topics To Help You Crack The WAT Round
While the above resources will help you prepare for a WAT GD-PI setting, it is equally important to be prepared with some of the common and much-anticipated questions in such forums. While you begin scratching your head for these questions, it will be worthwhile to hit the below resources that will share some pointers on the famous "Why MBA?"
Why MBA?
MBA From An IIM, What To Expect?
10 Reasons Why People Do An MBA
Why MBA - Stories From Professionals Working At Google, Flipkart, Microsoft & More
How To Answer Why MBA - Tips From An XLRI student
Why MBA Is More Than Just A Degree
I recommend you may now go through Part 2 of this article which will cover institute-wise interview experiences of several candidates to give you a feel of what lies before you and to equip you for the same.
About the Author:-
Rishab Baid hails from Kolkata. He is currently pursuing his MBA from IIM Lucknow and has a pre-placement offer from ITC Limited in Sales and Marketing. He completed graduation in B.com Hons from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, in Marketing specialization. Besides, he has also cleared the intermediate level of the Chartered Accountancy course. At IIML, he is a part of Team DISHA, the placement preparation committee, which aids the preparation of 900+ students. He is also an ardent dancer and is a part of Random Walk, the Dance and Choreo Club of IIML.
P.S: Basketball gives him a kick and is a part of the IIML Basketball Team.
