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Does anybody know the weightage of WAT and PI? Also, if anybody wants a career in the Impact sector, which companies come for placement in IIMB that offer roles in sustainability/ESG vertical? I had asked this question in a webimar of EPGP but it wasn’t answered. If there is anybody from previous batches in this group, please enlighten !

The weightage isn’t shared. Honestly it doesn’t even matter. Your focus has to be on doing the best you can.

The part of firms visiting can’t be answered either. It changes every year. It’s possible no firm came for this sector/role over the past 3 years because no candidate was even interested in it. Every year, the PlaceCom invites recruiters based on the demand from the batch.

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Gmatclub has always helped in more ways than I can possibly count both during my gmat prep and mba admissions. I would like to do a bit on my part for all the support I have received.

As I am done with admissions this year and have admits from IIM B & C, would like to help anyone with interview prep for the upcoming interviews on 4 & 5 of Nov. Anyone who would be interested can send me a personal msg on gmatclub and I would be happy to respond. Since, I would be doing it as per my availability hence limited requests will be taken up. I would urge all to contact at the earliest so that we can connect as per our best available time.

All the best!

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Guys did anyone here get an admit or an interview call with a low GMAT score? If yes then please mention your GMAT score and your profile. Thanks

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Guys how good is this MBA institute for Product Management placements? Which MBA institute is the best for Product Management placements?

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Any good institutes for mocks?

*mock interviews?

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Hello friends. Can anyone with a bit of experience in interviews be willing to take my mock interview online?

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If you are looking for Mock interviews with IIMB Alumni trained in Admission interviews, please PM.
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Remember these key points while preparing for interviews:

1) Read you application and essay many times and be ready to explain each and every word on it
2) Have strong answers for why you need an MBA (Avoid generic gyaan that many others have repeated before you)
3) Do not LIE (you will get caught very easily)
4) Show that you are eager and have already done your research on the program

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If anyone wants to prepare for the IIM B interview together. Please pm.

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What was the word limit for WAT?

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What was the word limit for WAT?

250 words

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250 words

what was the topic?

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My topic was: The UN predicts that India will have about a billion people in the middle class by 2050. Discuss the domestic and global economic aspects of this prediction.

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My topic was: The UN predicts that India will have about a billion people in the middle class by 2050. Discuss the domestic and global economic aspects of this prediction.

what points did you make? and how did they react?

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Some key points on WAT for IIM B Interviews:

The topics are not too difficult and they are usually focused on current topics. The college would want to view your ability to think logically and write structured content and viewpoints.
Some key points to remember are:
1) Think before you start writing
2) Give your opinions clearly
3) Think logically and view the problem from all angles
4) Write coherent and comprehensive viewpoints
5) Do not overcomplicate whatever you write

Some Topics from last few years:
1) What is your opinion on farmer's bills that were recently passed?
2) Because of Covid-19, the economy and GDP have slumped, what can be done to revive and mitigate the situation?
3) Online/Digital learning, it's future and challenges

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what points did you make? and how did they react?

You wouldn’t get any reactions on the WAT. You just write your essay and hand it over.

In WAT, they are merely interested in the logic you present. Having in-depth knowledge of a topic is always helpful, but not a must-have. Most topics would be such as someone without any specialized knowledge would be able to have an independent opinion. As these are opinion-based topics, there’s no absolute right/wrong answer either. It’s good as long as your write-up makes sense.

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You wouldn’t get any reactions on the WAT. You just write your essay and hand it over. In WAT, they are merely interested in the logic you present. Having in-depth knowledge of a topic is always helpful, but not a must-have. Most topics would be such as someone without any specialized knowledge would be able to have an independent opinion. As these are opinion-based topics, there’s no absolute right/wrong answer either. It’s good as long as your write-up makes sense.

only IIM B has WAT right as part of their admission process? is there any format in which we have to write/submit?

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only IIM B has WAT right as part of their admission process? is there any format in which we have to write/submit?

IIML has too

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how may months payslips do we need to submit at the time of application/admissions and also after placements in the new company MBA grads join? Is it last 3 months or last 6 months payslips/bank statements?

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only IIM B has WAT right as part of their admission process? is there any format in which we have to write/submit?

IIM Lucknow as well. There’s no set format. Just write it like you’d write English essays in school: Intro, 2-3 short para, conclude.

You may want to take a stand on some topics or present a more nuanced view. Entirely your wish, depending on what you truly feel about a topic.

Also don’t take the WAT too seriously. As long as you’ve not been living on the Sentinel Is for past decade, you’d do well there. Had you not been good enough at writing, your SOP wouldn’t have been short-listed.

That being said, had I been on the panel, I might have compared the language used in WAT against SOP to check who had outsourced their applications. Maybe some panels actually do that?