IIM INDORE PI Experience

IIM Indore WAT-PI experience

WAT—Written Ability Test

The topic for discussion was pollution. Sounds easy isn’t it? But trust me, this was the toughest topic one could ever get. The reason being you had so many points to write about it, and you have just 300 words to do it. Moreover, we had to mention all the immediate actions that must be taken to prevent pollution. Half hour and 300 words made it one of the toughest topics to deal with.

Personal Interview

They gave you a form to fill in. It had questions like “Why MBA?”, “If not MBA, then what?” “What are your strengths and weakness?”. It was like a roadies audition.

There were three panellists.

P1= Kishan, show me your extra curricular certificates.

(I presented them with my SUPRA and BAJA certificates. I had fabricated a Formula One car with my team)

P1= What was your role in the team?

Me= Ma’am I was the suspension head in the team.

P1= Okay tell me which car in India has the best suspension and why?

(I kept on thinking for a minute…)

Me= I would say Duster ma’am.

P1= You would say but you won’t recommend Duster?

(I was a bit confused by her reply, So I remain dumb)

P1= What would you recommend them?

Me= Ma’am, if you are talking about Suspension, I would say Go for Duster.

P1= So you say that for a good ride and a good drive, go for duster? You drive right?

Me= No ma’am. Duster is only for suspension. For a good ride and drive, your options are open.

I smiled. The panel smiled back

P1= Okay what do you mean by good suspension?

(I explained them everything)

Suddenly, another panellist spoke up.

P2= You ever been to Darjeeling?

Me= No sir.

(He then asked me about the gear used for climbing up and down. Then he asked me how do we use brake and clutch system while coming down, I was getting nervous)

Me= Sir, sorry I don’t know.

The female panellist smiled and said= Come on! He is not a driver.

(More questions on gear system. Answered all.)

P2= You might be knowing about fuel efficiency. What’s the most fuel efficient gear system?

Me= The automatic gear system. Or the pneumatic gear system.

P2= But why?

(I couldn’t answer)

P3= Kishan, what’s a convergent series?

(I was shocked, Maths from nowhere. I didn’t brush up my maths, since my first year. Still I answered. They asked me two further questions on convergent series, One correct and one wrong.)

P1= What’s your backup plan?

Me= Ma’am backup plan in sense? Alternative career option, or if not IIM Indore this time, then what?

P2= Answer anything.

Me= I would try for another year, cause I am interested in MBA only.

P1= But in your form, you wrote Automobile.

Me= (they got me) Ma’am that’s my alternative career plan. If I won’t be a manager, I will be an Automobile Engineer.

P3= You wrote in your form, that you had issues with team management in the past. How are you working on that?

(I had a smart answer all prepared. I discussed my college activities. They seemed pleased.)

P1= Tell me any recent news about Automobile in India.

(I actually had knowledge about formula one. Still I gave it a try.)

Me= Ratan Tata bought two big automobile giants. Land Rover and Jaguar.

P1= What????? Land Rover???? Excuse me? Land Rover??

(She just shouted as I just committed a sin)

(I was hell of depressed. My nervousness went up to the peak.)

P1= Kishan you didn’t mention in your form that you get nervous so easily. Don’t be nervous. If you are not nervous, you might answer better.

Me= Okay maam. There is another news that I saw. (I had a news about a recent cycle that could run on any terrain.)

P1= You follow politics? Who’s the ruling party in Bihar?

( I answered)

P1= Do Nitish Kumar stand a chance in the next election? If yes then why?

Me= Yes ma’am. He does. Reason being, his works are clearly visible to the people. Blah blah…  I spoke for 5 long minutes

Okay thank you Kishan . J