IIM written ability test

Hello sir I want to know to about the new scheme of WAT of new IIMs so please provide me complete information about the same.

[Shaleen]

As per the latest news, new IIMs plan to replace Group Discussion (GD) with written test (WAT) and they may use the older scores of IIMs for admissions.

About the new scheme

They also plan to use the score of WAT taken by older IIM’s, i.e. if a student has already appeared for the written tests of some of the older IIMs, he or she will not need to take the written test separately for the new IIMs.

Either way, the personal interview will still be taken by the new IIMs.

Over the years, GD is gradually getting shunned by the IIMs and WAT is being conducted before PI.

Writing ability and time constrain

Now that essay writing is gaining importance in the admission criteria of IIMs’ the main concern is the time limit.

While writing an essay for admission to a top B-school, the focus should be on the time.

IIM Bangalore gives 30 minutes to write the essay, while IIM Lucknow gives 15 minutes and the time for writing the essay is as little as 10 minutes in IIM Ahmedabad.

Weightage for GD, PI and WAT

The weightage to the PI and Written Ability Test at IIM Lucknow will be as follows:

Components Weights

Written Ability Test 10

Personal Interview 40

Total 50

(The minimum requirement for getting a pass in Personal Interview is 12 out of 40 marks.)

Weightage for CAT score, Class XII, graduation and work experience for PGP

The weightages are as follows:

Components Weights

Aggregate CAT 38

Class - XII Marks 2

Graduation Marks 3

Work Experience 2

Diversity Factor: Academic Discipline (D Fa) 3

Diversity Factor: Gender (DFb) 2

Total 50

Final Merit List

The sum of the scores in all the eight components will be taken as the final score of a candidate for arriving at the merit list(s) for final selection to the PGP / PGP-ABM of IIML.