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Title: GD preparation@ CAT Toppers share their GD, PI & WAT experiences
Article: When a student is selected by a top B School, it is ensured that he has not just scored well in
CAT but has also performed well in the Group Discussion, Personal Interview and or Written Ability Test
(WAT) or Essay Writing rounds. This page will give you the GD, PI & WAT experiences of the CAT 2012
toppers who are now students of the academic year 2014-16 of the top B schools.
I had an enjoyable WAT & PI experience of IIM Ahmedabad, B Sekhar Anand IIM Ahmedabad
Q: Please share your WAT/PI experience in detail.
A: My WAT/PI experience was very enjoyable. The topic for WAT was on corruption's affects- a topic
that I was comfortable with. The PI on the other hand was skewed towards my academics. A lot of
preparation beforehand helped me answer most of the questions. Though I could not answer a few, the
interviewer was fairly satisfied with my approach to those questions.
Tricky WAT by IIM Indore, Vishal Vyas IIM Indore
Q: Please share your WAT/PI experience in detail.
A: WAT and PI were the two vital stages of IIM Indore selection process. WAT was somewhat tricky with
a question on précis writing and another asking about my opinion in a given situation where a choice
was to be made between a family managed business and a professionally run organization.
PI probably was the most challenging part, with the interviewers asked extensively about by job profile
and nature of work apart from a good amount of general knowledge. Work experience was somehow a
difficult part to tackle with questions ranging from basic programming concepts to industry quality
standards and their constituents.
My interview at XLRI lasted for 15 minutes, Arjun Gupta XLRI Jamshedpur
Q: How many GDPI rounds have you had? Please share your experiences in detail.
A: I attended the GDPI rounds for the following institutes:
• NMIMS, Core
• SPJIMR(FIN)
• XLRI (BM & HRM)
SPJIMR's admission process is unique in the sense that they call you on the basis of your profiles. In the
group interview rounds also, the emphasis is on ethics and values. They question you comprehensively
on your work-experience, if any.
XLRI has a single PI round for the BM program. The interview covers all the important points, viz., workexperience, Graduation subjects (Math, especially for Engineers), current affairs and ethics. Highly
unpredictable stuff, I must say.

2. The HRM program has both GD & PI components. My interview went on for around 15 minutes in which
I was questioned a lot about cultures, economies and technologies.
NMIMS's GD was related to the airline sector. The interview was about Petrol/Diesel pricing, Basic Share
Markets term and history about my parent company.
For all the above GDPIs, I brushed up my Graduation Subjects well. Read about the major issues which
are plaguing the nations, basic indices to measure economic health & society, knowledge about the
parent company, its product profile, job role, etc.
WAT & PI experiences of top 3 IIMs, Anusha Subramanian IIM Bangalore
Q: Please share your WAT/PI experience in detail.
A: Let me share my experiences of attending IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore.
IIM Calcutta – I had a good WAT and GD. My interview was mostly about events doing the rounds, a few
maths questions, logic puzzles and some general questions about my future plans, etc.
IIM Ahmedabad – The WAT was tricky as we were given only 10 minutes to complete the essay. I was
questioned on a wide range of topics ranging from work, recent happenings in the software industry and
academics.
IIM Bangalore – My interview with IIM Bangalore was almost entirely based on the statement of
purpose submitted earlier. I was quizzed in great detail about specific points in my SOP, regarding my
work experience and future plans.
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