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The Iran and US Conflict Explained | Learn Everything About The Possible GD-WAT Topic

MBA admissions are serious business. After intense entrance exams come - GD-PI-WAT, where they go two steps ahead in testing a candidate’s personality, knowledge, mental ability, and more. GD-WAT topics are unpredictable, hence one has to be prepared for anything, especially current affairs (both India and world). In this year's interview season, out of all the things happening out there, the Iran-US conflict is a big possibility when it comes to WAT-GD-PI topics. Apart from political unrest, the situation is also expected to have some major economic ramifications. Here's everything you need to know about Iran and the US, to form an opinion and aid you in getting a special seat in your b-school!

Poonam Das15 Jan 2020

Article 370 And Article 35A - All You Need To Know

Preparing for WAT-GD-PI rounds, now that CAT results are out? Here’s what you can do to sharpen your prep. Learn about as many current affairs and world issues as you can. But it’s easy to say that. So, what if we say that there is a systematic way of preparing for WAT-GD-PI prep? Because there is. It involves 3 major steps. 1 - Finding and understanding the facts of a situation, 2 - Learning about and understanding the different stakeholders involved, and 3 - Forming logical opinions based on the facts and interest of stakeholders as well as your beliefs. Following this strategy to write WAT essays or crack GDs, today we are going to deconstruct one of the hottest topics that India is currently battling with - the abrogation of article 370 and the Kashmir question. Ready? Let’s go.

Upasna Doshi15 Jan 2020

Shortlisted By A Symbiosis MBA Institute? Here's The Ultimate GD-PI-WAT Guide You Need

When we talk about top b-schools, Symbiosis is in everyone’s top fifteen or even top ten priority list. However, getting into these institutes is not easy, owing primarily to their intense and extremely competitive selection process. It starts with their entrance exam - SNAP and ends with (Group Discussion), WAT (Writing Ability Test) and PI (Personal Interview). If you want to make it to the Symbiosis big-guns (SIBM Mumbai, SIBM Bangalore, and SCMHRD), then you need to stand out in every single round of the admissions process. How do you do that? Find out here!

Team InsideIIM10 Jan 2020

MDI Gurgaon Student's Guide To Crack The GD-PI Process

Now that the shortlists are being declared one-by-one, you should start your preparation from now to crack the interviews, and ultimately, secure a seat at your dream B-School. Based on my experience of appearing for my multiple B-School interviews last year, I have listed how on how you can prepare for your Personal Interview and Group Discussion rounds!

pratibha goenka09 Jan 2020

Unilever And InsideIIM Can Help You Crack Your MBA Interviews At Zero Cost - Here's How

Received a shortlist call from your target business school(s)? Excellent! Now what? If you're planning to head on straight to a coaching center, pay a good sum of money and sign up for the "best GD-PI prep course", then you're one amongst thousands competing for a limited number of seats. At this point, you need something that gets you ahead of the curve, and guess what - we have that 'something'. InsideIIM and Unilever bring to you a unique opportunity to get personally mentored by alumni of your target b-schools who are currently top managers at Hindustan Unilever, gain exclusive access to content crafted keeping only your needs in mind, and get WAT-PI tips from those who've been in your shoes not too long ago - all of this sponsored by Hindustan Unilever, and at no cost to you! Sounds interesting? Here's how you can sign up.

Team InsideIIM09 Jan 2020

A Comprehensive Guide To Ace GD-PIT-PI For TISS HRM &LR

Congrats! You have successfully completed stage one, i,e. TISSNET and MAT. Now comes the PIT and PI round. If you want to grab a seat in the prestigious HRM & LR course and become a full-time TISSian for the next two years, then you will have to score exceptionally well in the next two rounds. The only way to do that is non-stop prep. Even though PIT/PI are programme specific and might have variations across different programmes, HRM generally follows Group Discussions (GD) and Writing Test (Short Essay) as a part of their PIT round. Hence, you need to have a separate prep plan for each round. Seems like a lot of work, right? Don’t worry! To make your preparation and life a little easier, we have come up with predicted topics, tips and tricks on how to answer them, reading materials and more. Read to know more.

Team InsideIIM07 Jan 2020

How To Crack Group Discussion | Do's And Don'ts

Group Discussion has always remained an integral part of the selection process for various B-schools. They usually serve as a screening criterion before the interviews. Like each sport, Group Discussion has its own rules and tips that will help you navigate it successfully.

Ashi Jain29 Dec 2019

IIM Lucknow Student's Tips To Crack The IIM Interview Process

Imagine a scenario- You have your IIM interview scheduled and during the process, the candidate before you comes crying out of the interview room. All the people in the waiting room are looking at the candidate and asking about her experience. After 10 minutes, you are the next one in the room. How do you react to it?

ANKIT GUPTA21 Dec 2019