IIM Ahmedabad

The process comprised:

• AWT (Essay)
• Personal Interview

AWT (Essay)

Word limit: 300 words

Duration: 20 minutes

Sample Topics

• Children nowadays do not get time to go out and play. Given their school timing, it is not feasible to do so. Due to this, their mental and physical growth gets affected. To rectify this, we must run school on alternate days. Analyse this argument, highlighting the assumptions made by the author.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

IIM Amritsar

The process comprised:

• Personal Interview

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Online

IIM Bangalore

The process comprised:

• WAT (Essay)
• Personal Interview

WAT (Essay)

Word limit: 300 words

Duration: 20 minutes

Sample Topics

• Patience cannot always be a virtue.
• BRICS expansion is need of the hour.
• Blue for boys and Pink for girls.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

IIM Calcutta

The process comprised:

• WAT (Essay)
• Personal Interview

WAT (Essay)

Word limit: 300 words

Duration: 20 minutes

Sample Topics

• Cricket has dominated other sports in India. What steps can be taken by the government to rectify this?
• How can we protect privacy in this growing digital world?
• Impact of Internet usage on children

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

IIM Indore

The process comprised:

• Personal Interview

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

As part of the Personal Interview extempore was also conducted

EXTEMPORE – Sample Topics

• Urbanization – Pros and cons
• IT companies are giving pink slips. What can be the reasons?
• How to address child labour?

IIM Kozhikode

The process comprised:

• WAT (Essay)
• Personal Interview

WAT (Essay)

Word limit: 250 words

Duration: 20 minutes

Sample Topics

• Jingoism is warranted in case of India’s nosy neighbours.
• Offensive strategies are better than defensive strategies.
• Social media influencers are entrepreneurs.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

IIM Lucknow

The process comprised:

• WAT (Essay)
• Personal Interview

WAT (Essay)

Word limit: 250 words

Duration: 20 minutes

Sample Topics

• Economic growth in times of uncertainty.
• Businesses should behave in socially responsible manner.
• Nationalization of water resources.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

IIM Rohtak

The process comprised:

• Personal Interview

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 15 to 25 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

EXTEMPORE
As part of the Personal Interview, an Extempore was also administered (for most of the students).

Duration: 30 seconds for preparation and 2 minutes for speaking.

Sample Topics

• Pay parity.
• A stitch in time saves nine.
• It is not bad to be materialistic.
• Petroleum
• Last but not the least

Note: Due to the Covid pandemic, the interview was conducted online.

IIM Shillong

The process comprised:

• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview

Group Discussion

Number of participants: approx. 10

Duration: 5 minutes for idea generation and 20 minutes for discussion

Type of GD: Case Study

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

Common Admission Process (CAP)
(IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy, & IIM Udaipur)

The process comprised:

• Personal Interview

Personal Interview
Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Note: Due to the Covid pandemic, the interview was conducted online.

FMS Delhi

The process comprised:

• Personal Interview

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Duration: 8 to 15 minutes
Number of panellists: 2 to 3

Mode of delivery: Offline

Extempore was part of the Personal Interview.

EXTEMPORE – SAMPLE TOPICS

• Digital Economy
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
• How can we relate Aerospace Engineering knowledge to management? What value will it add? (In this case, the student was an Aerospace Engineer)