IIM Indore's PGPM WAT and PI in mid-July
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore will hold the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for admission to its Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) 2012-14 batch on July 15-20, 2012.
The Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) is a two-year, full-time, residential programme at IIM Indore that grooms students into becoming competent managers. The program is recognised by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and hence, is equivalent to the MBA degree in India. Highlights of the programme at IIM Indore include experiential learning, social sensitivity, orientation towards IT, and focus on international business. See details
Eligibility
PGPM aspirants should hold a bachelor’s degree recognised by the AIU or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of HRD, Govt of India, with at least 50% aggregate marks. Candidates who are awaiting results or appearing for the final year of their qualifying examination may also apply.
Besides, the candidates should have at least 85% overall score in CAT or 600 overall score in GMAT.
Admission Procedure
The admission process of IIM Indore has two stages:
- Students are shortlisted for the WAT and PI rounds based on their academic record and CAT/GMAT scores.
- The students will be finally selected on the basis of their performance in CAT/GMAT, WAT, PI as well as their academic record, work experience, and scholastic achievements.
Important dates
IIM PGPM WAT Exam 2012 for IIM Indore will be conducted on: July 15 - 20, 2012
Final admission offers will be announced on: July 30, 2012
Last date for acceptance of admission offer: August 20, 2012
Classes will commence on: September 30, 2012
Smart tips for IIM PGPM WAT Admission Test 2012
IIM Indore gives 15% weightage to the performance of a student in WAT and 35% weightage to his or her performance in the interview (PI).
To crack PI, read Preparation for MBA interviews, How to conduct oneself in personal interview, and Tips on body language during PI.
- The duration of a WAT round may vary for different IIMs. It may range from 10 minutes to 30 minutes in general. The challenge for an aspirant is to spin out a logical essay which is focussed, well-structured and has clarity of ideas in a short span of time.
- The arguments in your essay offer good insight into your mind and reflect your personality traits. In fact, many-a-times, WAT is the basis of most of the questions that you are asked during your interview rounds.
- Avoid clichés and generic statements. Remember, your essay will have to compete with thousands of essays on the same topic. You have to develop your ideas with interesting facts and examples to compel your examiner to read it. Also, don’t beat around the bush. Be precise and concise in stating facts and ideas.
- A lot of reading and daily practice is the only way to make it through WAT. Usually, there is no word-limit specified in WAT but do use first few minutes to thing what to write and how to structure it and then the last few minutes to check your essay.
Best of Luck!
