Admission Story: Nishok, IIM Amritsar, 95.55%, CAT

Nishok is a student at IIM Amritsar. He graduated from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam with 71% marks. Nishok scored an impressive score of 95.55% marks in the CAT 2018. He even has 0.5 years of experience in Software Coding at TCS and 1.5 years as a tutor at RACE Coaching Institute.

Nishok Profile

Current institute: IIM Amritsar
Graduation College: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam
CAT score: 95.55
10th Percentage / GPA: 94.80%
12th Percentage / GPA: 71%
Graduation Percentage/GPA: 71.40%
Work Experience: TCS, 0.5, Software coding and RACE Coaching Institute, 1.5, Tutor

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Nishok Admission Experience

Did you avail of the benefit of any reservation?

Nishok: “General (No reservation).”

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

Nishok: “I had an offline WAT/PI process in May 2019. The first round was WAT, there were two batches - morning and afternoon. Each batch got different WAT topics. We were given the topic in small chit paper and asked to write in a long size ruled sheet (they provided it). We were given a total of 40 mins to complete the WAT. There were no space constraints, they gave us additional sheets if needed. But ideally, most of the students wrote about 400 - 500 words.”

What was the WAT / GD Topic?

Nishok: “Related to Indian Economy.”

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

Nishok: “I wrote a few statistics like GDP, Repo rate, and others. I compared the current situation and the situation I'd like to see. I also provided solutions to achieve the results.”

Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Nishok: “There were 2 panels each consisting of 2-panel members. One was the Dean and the other was the Marketing Faculty. The mode of the interview was offline, it happened in May 2019. The interview went for around 15 - 20 minutes. The last few minutes of the interview seemed like a stress interview.”

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

Nishok: “1) Tell me about your native place

2) Why didn't you take up your father's business?

3) What is branding?

4) Why MBA?

5) How do you see yourself in 10 years?”

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

Nishok: “I chose to join IIM Amritsar because it had experienced faculties and best placements record comparing other third-generation IIMs. And the ROI seemed very reasonable.”

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