Admission Story: Kishore, IIM Raipur, 90, CAT

Kishore graduated from IIIT Trichy with 65% marks, his CAT score was 90 percentile. On the basis of a good CAT score, he got shortlisted for admission to IIM Raipur. Keep reading for selection process details.

Kishore Profile

Current institute: IIM Raipur
Graduation College: IIIT Trichy
CAT score: 90
10th Percentage / GPA: 78
12th Percentage / GPA: 70
Graduation Percentage/GPA: 65

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Admission Experience

Did you avail of the benefit of any reservation?

Kishore: “General (No reservation)”

Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any)?

Kishore: “Offline WAT. I was given 2 minutes to think and 10 minutes to write the WAT. I was given a sheet which has two pages. My advice would be to practice structured writing. The only thing which stands out in WAT is how structured you are presenting the information and your opinion on the topic.”

What was the WAT / GD Topic?

Kishore: "Is EV vehicles the future of transportation ?”

What were your answer/points put forward for the WAT or GD respectively?

Kishore: “I was first talking about the pros and cons of existing motor vehicles, mainly conveying them the facts of global warming and the footprint of pollution, following it up with how EV is changing the landscape. Then I mentioned how existing subsidies and incentives from the government are attracting people to consider EV as an option.”

Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Kishore: “Offline Interview, Duration:- 40 mins. The interview was more like a stress interview. They basically stressed me on the fact that I could handle IIM pressure straight out of my graduation.They also gave me scenarios and asked how I would have responded in that situation. My suggestion is keeping an open mind and having keen understanding on what you speak is very important during interviews.”

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Mention at least 5 interview questions that were asked to you and your responses to each of them.

Kishore: “Question 1

Tell me more about yourself that is not present in the CV?

Question 2

Why MBA straight out of your graduation. Why did you do BTech if you have decided to MBA? You could have done BBA then do your MBA?

Question 3

If you are a manager. Scenario based question

Question 4

What are your hobbies and what is your areas of interest in business ?

Question 5

What is your plan for the next 10 years? Where do you see yourself going forward?”

Mention 3 reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted.

Kishore: “1)International relations and foreign exchange programe 2)Vibrant campus environment 3) Peer learning from diverse students accross the country.”

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What was the reason for you not converting to other colleges?

Kishore: “My Academic performance consistency”