Hello folks. I am Ankush Arya, a student from second year IIM Udaipur. This chat is to answer all the qualms you might have about the upcoming IIM interviews

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I am open to taking all questions :)

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Is everything so sorted than none of the 23 people watching this have questions ?

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Or is everyone waiting for someone to break the ice ? :P

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Hi

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Hey

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Hello

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I have 95 in 10,95 in 12 and 84 in grad(phy hons) .i got 90.49 in CAT(general female). Can I expect calls from any good colleges? And what forms should I fill now?

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Hey. Your profile sounds decent. CAT score weightage is low in IIMs nowadays. For eg. IIM U gives it 53% weightage and bangalore 40%

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Other than that your profile sounds good

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I think you should be called for interviews of many IIMs. How you perform there would determine what B school you convert

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Is that so? I wasn't expecting a call from any of the IIMs considering my low score.

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The cut offs are 80,80,80 and 90 i think

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So you might get interview call. But yes ofcourse you are at a disadvantage when compared to a 99 percentiler

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But again that does not mean you don't stand a chance

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Yes I understand, so, how should I start preparing for the interview?

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Any sources or suggestions?

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I think you should be very upto date on current affairs to start with

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Second I would suggest start forming an opinion about yourself. You strengths you liked your interests

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Take the interview to your strong points. That's where you would be most confident

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What things a GEM fresher must be prepared for?

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Why are you pursuing MBA ?

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Workex people generally have answer from their work experience

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Questions from out subjects in btech as well?

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Freshers face a major challenge in answering this

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How to prepare well for this answer..

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As far as I have gathered from my friends who are GEMs and freshers, the interview takes a soft approach to your experiences in B tech and your learnings from them

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My profile - cat -95.7(96,86,95)

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Prepare an answer that sounds convincing to you

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Can I get call from IIM u?

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And then you should give that answer to the most critical person you mayknow

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Ok ...will work on that

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CAT is only 53% of the profile

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10-10 CGPA, 12-84 and btech 73, frsher GEM

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10,12,undergrad, professional course, work ex, gender, course diversity

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I heard all the new iims fixed their criteria of 96 for a call?

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I think you will get an interview call. But difficult to say.

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No. That is incorrect information. I am part of the media Cell and I know for sure that such a decision hasn't been taken

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What's best to do at this stage, and what materials to refer for interviews?

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But ofcourse CAT being 53% of the weight, it does give a great edge to people with high percentile

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So I can be optimistic of interview call from any of the 6 new iims apart from the baby ones??

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Like I answered above, I think the best thing right now is to determine what is your strongest point and explore that area more

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The key to cracking an interview is confidence while staying humble

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Yes I think you should keep hope

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Also being a fresher , how to convince the panel to prefer me over others?

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Understand why you want to pursue MBA first. If you can convince yourself with a sound reasoning, you can convince them

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They are looking for clarity of thought and logical approach

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Okay...will work on that...

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:)

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Once the calls are out, will there be any guidance from u people ??

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hi, i didnot have worex certificate as i left my job in middle i had 5 month of worex, so i didnot fill it in the cat form , but its difficult to justify the same in an interview as this would be counted as a gap , so should i say the interview pannel about it if asked for the gap ?

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Yes. As soon as you get a call, you will recieve a WAT/PI kit from IIM Udaipur media Cell. Also you will be allotted a mentor if you need one :)

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Hello Vikash. Less than six months is as it is considered as a fresher. So don't worry on that front.

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If you have worked, the panel will know that on the basis of your answers.

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Thnx for the help! Hope to be ur junior in UDAIPUR soon( hoping at 95.7 ??)

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Relax and be truthful that is what matters

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All the best to you Harshit ;)

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:)

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thanks Ankush , but if i give them reasons for the gap as jining the company and then leaving it due to some unforseen reasons will it be ok , or will it lead to a negative effect?

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and also can i mention the work ex now in the pi form ?

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If you don't have proof, I wouldn't suggest adding that to form

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However, in the interview do bring up the reasons in an earnest and logical way

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will salary slips and apointement letter do ?

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If your reasons are solid, they aren't going to judge you.

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Yes salary slip and appointment letter work fine

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thanks a ton Ankush , as i was really concerned about justifying about a year gap :) now feeling confident

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Glad to be of help brother :)

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It was great talking to you guys on this chat. I wish you all the best for your interviews guys. Rock it :)

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Signing off. :)

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