B school Admissions

How To Crack Your MBA Interviews Ft. IIM Interview Experiences

IIM A, B, C and L, I, K are most people’s dream b-schools. With so much competition and tough selection criteria, getting shortlisted for BLACKI institutes is no mean feat. But if you are in the race to get into these b-schools anyway, you need to make sure that your interview prep is en pointe. These are some WAT/GD-PI that rounds that you don’t want to go to unprepared or underprepared. So what are the best strategies to crack these interviews? Learn from the interview experiences of current or previous students as to what strategies you can use to crack your WAT-GD-PI rounds for BLACKI institutes!

Team InsideIIM09 Feb 2020

Coronavirus And Its Impact On Global Economy : A Possible GD-PI-WAT Topic

If you want to prepare yourself for the interview, then you will have to be aware of things not just in your country but the world too. And in this case your neighbouring country. There is a lot of stuff happening in China. Since last year to January 2020, it was the US-China Trade War. Now its the outbreak of Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan district of China. All these will have a significant impact on the world economy and geopolitics too. Hence, this is a possible GD-PI-WAT topic. Learn everything about the topic in this article and form an opinion that can lead you to the door of your dream b-school.

Poonam Das09 Feb 2020

FMS Delhi Selection Criteria For Admissions 2020 | All That You Need To Know

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has started its admission process for the year 2020. This time FMS seems to have increased its course fees by a big margin. From 25,000/- for two years, it has gone up to 48,000/- per semester (1.92 lakhs for the entire course). But, if you consider other b-school, FMS still provides a better return on investment (RoI). Apart from that, there has also been the inclusion of the group discussion (GD) round along with a personal interview (PI) and extempore. Check the highlights of the FMS Admission criteria 2020 here.

Team InsideIIM09 Feb 2020

Types Of B-School Interviews You Should Know About

Interview is the final round based on which your selection to a b-school is done. Most management schools do have preliminary rounds like written ability test, group discussions, case discussions, and group exercises before the interview round. During your interview, your academics, work experience (if any), extracurricular and everything else will be under scrutiny. Many b-schools even give extra 10-20% weightage to the interview process, which can ultimately brighten or dim your chances of selection. Hence, this is your one and only chance to know everything about the interview, types of interview, process in order to ace it. This article may help you out.

Team InsideIIM04 Feb 2020

How To Crack The Group Exercise Round | For MICA, SIBM, SCMHRD And More

Group Exercises (GE) or Group Tasks is a type of preliminary round that takes place before Personal Interviews. In this round, candidates are assessed on a variety of things like logical reasoning, teamwork, leadership, communication, problem-solving, focus and the ability to get a given task done in the stipulated time. Group Exercise is a challenging and unique format because it is competitive but in a fun way. The activities can range anything from re-enacting an old movie or TV commercial and relating it to the current scenario, to pitching a startup idea for building an underwater city. Interesting isn't it? But how does one go on about it? How is the prep different from group discussion? Read this article to know more.

Team InsideIIM04 Feb 2020

NMIMS Selection Process: CD,PI And SoP - A Complete Guide

First of all, congratulations to those who have got a shortlist call from NMIMS. You have passed the first round of MBA admissions. But this is just a start. You need to also register for the CD-PI process. The process has three major parts, which include writing a Statement Of Purpose (SOP), sitting for Case Discussions and a Personal Interview. So, how do you prepare yourself and make sure of your candidature? Well, this article will help you with just that. Keep reading to know more.

Team InsideIIM04 Feb 2020

The US-China Trade War Explained | MBA GD-PI-WAT Prep

MBA admissions season is now on! Now that the results of CAT, XAT, SNAP and other entrance exams are out, GD-PI-WAT rounds are about to start. And this GD-PI-WAT season, one of the many things that the b-schools are searching for in candidates are - a) knowledge on current affairs, and b) their unique views on the matter and the ability to portray it in a clear and concise manner. You can only do that when you are aware and well-informed; specifically, about things happening in India and the world. A global event that has been in the spotlight for the better part of 2019 has been the US-China Trade War. The trade war is a big issue because the US and China are both economic superpowers. Whatever they do has an impact on the global economy (including India). So, what is this trade war all about?

Poonam Das21 Jan 2020

Convert IIM Shortlist Calls Into Seats | Tips From IIM BLACKI Students & Alum

Getting a shortlist call from the old IIMs (also known as BLACKI), is a big deal. So, it is obvious that all of you who are shortlisted for the GD-PI-WAT round are doing your best-prep in order to convert the call into a seat. In order to help you understand the nitty-gritties of the selection process and fast-track your preparation, InsideIIM brings you a curated list of students and alums from IIM - BLACKIs. Want to learn from their experience and get inspired? Scroll down to know more.

Team InsideIIM20 Jan 2020