Admission Story: Ankit Jalgaonkar, IIM Calcutta, 99.82, CAT

Ankit Jalgaonkar graduated from Mumbai University with 77.5 CGPA, and then cleared the CAT qualifying examination with 99.82 percentile. Currently he is a PGDM student at IIM Calcutta. Ankit shared his WAT & PI experience with collegedunia.com

Ankit Jalgaonkar Profile

Current institute: IIM Calcutta
Graduation College: Mumbai University
CAT score: 99.82
10th Percentage / GPA: 90.18
12th Percentage / GPA: 82.31
Graduation Percentage/GPA: 77.5

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IIM Calcutta Admission Experience

Did you avail the benefit of any reservation?

Ankit Jalgaonkar: “ General (No reservation) “

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

Ankit Jalgaonkar : “ Offline WAT. Topics revolved around current affairs. 300-400 words. Brush up on all the current affairs. Make sure your sentences are crisp. We had somewhere around half an hour to complete the wat test. “

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What was the WAT / GD Topic?

Ankit Jalgaonkar : “ Should actors turn into politicians “

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

Ankit Jalgaonkar: “ Current examples

Fanbase that they have

How the audience can start supporting the party because of them.

Party may face repercussions if the actors come into spotlight for a controversy"

Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Ankit Jalgaonkar “ The panel that took my interview was of 3 people. Two of them were professors and one of them was an alumni. The interview lasted for around forty five minutes. It was an offline interview. I do not remember the names. “

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

Ankit Jalgaonkar: "Asked about myself.

Some math questions.

Why MBA

Asked opinions on the current affairs

Short term and long term goals"

Mention 3 reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted (OR if you did not join this college after converting it, mention 3 reasons for not joining it).

Ankit Jalgaonkar: "Best B school in India.

Fresher percentage is higher. So I have a level playing field

Completed the final placements in a single day ( batch of 480)"

What was the reason for you not converting other colleges?

Ankit Jalgaonkar : “ Converted all from where I got calls. Did not get calls from A & B”