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On#the#day#of#your#WAT1PI:
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Make!sure!you!are!properly!dressed!and!are!looking!tidy.!#
Men:#Light!coloured!shirts!(with!or!without!blazer),!trousers,!and!clean!
shaven!with!neatly#polished!shoes!Women:!Salwar!suits,!Sarees!or!
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Make!sure!you!carry!all!documents!with!you.!Check!and!recheck.!There!have!
been!instances!where!people!have!been!rejected!due!to!their!failure!to!bring!
a!particular!document.!#
Make!sure!you!reach!well!in!advance.!Plan!for!contingency.!Arrive!at!least!an!
hour!early.!#
Have!a!proper!breakfast!and!good!sleep!the!day!before.!#
Finally,!bring!confidence!with!you!!#
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WAT1PI#related#FAQs:
1)#What!would!be!the!pattern!of!written!ability!test?
a.#You!will!be!given!a!topic!on!which!you!will!have!to!write!your!opinion.!Your!
ability!to!build#perspective!and!the!quality!of!your!communication!skills!are!
the!main!factors!judged.
2)#Can!one!get!his/her!interview!date!rescheduled?
a.#Interview!date!rescheduling!will!not!be!entertained!under!any!circumstances!as!
the!dates!have#already!been!frozen!by!IIM!Lucknow.
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3)!Whether!WATUPI!is!taken!together!for!multiple!program!calls?!!
a.#The!process!is!common.##
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4)How!can!an!interview!be!diverted!to!ones!comfortable!area?!#
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a.#This!can!be!done!by!first!setting!the!pace!of!the!interview!right!at!the!beginning!
when!one!is#asked!about!himself/herself.!It!can!also!be!done!by!highlighting!and!
talking!about!your!strengths!more!than!your!weaknesses.
5) Is!it!possible!to!lead!the!interview?!#
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a. Yes.!But!its!more!of!a!chance.!Dont!try!to!be!aggressive.##
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6) How!to!justify!poor!academic!performance!in!the!past?!#
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a.#You!need!to!have!concrete!answers!lined!up.!The!interviewers!are!looking!at!your!
ability!to!hold#your!own!under!pressure.!Besides!this,!if!you!have!done!really!well!

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in!extracurricular!activities,!you!can!use!that!to!your!advantage.!#
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7) How!to!go!about!HR!answers?!Are!they!important?!#
a.#HR!answers!are!very!important.!Its!mostly#profile!dependent.!Some!questions!are!
being!shared#but!mostly!it!will!depend!on!your!profile.!Be!confident,!honest!and!
comfortable!while!answering.
8) How! to! tackle! questions! of! which! IIM! one! will! choose! in! case! of!
multiple!converts?!#
a.#Be!honest.!Choose!the!best!call!you!have.
9)#What!kind!of!questions!to!expect!in!ones!interview?
a.#It!can!be!HR!as!well!as!technical.!They!may!ask!questions!about!some!current!
topic.!So!prepare#for!the!worst,!expect!the!best.
10)#Case!based!or!currentUaffairs!topic!or!abstract!topic!for!WAT?
a.#IIM!Lucknow!WAT!has!mostly!been!abstract!topic!based!and!sometimes!on!current!
affairs! and# general! awareness.! But! they! may! change! it! any! year.! So! prepare! for! all!
types.!If!your!slot!is!after!some!other!people,!then!you!will!get!an!idea.!But!that!will!
be!very!late.!So!prepare!for!all!types.
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How!to!tackle!a!stress!interview?
a.#There!have!been!many!instances!where!candidates!have!been!subjected!to!
stress.!The!best#strategy!is!just!to!keep!calm!and!admit!what!you!do!not!know.!
Try!to!maintain!a!logical!flow!of!thought!at!all!times.
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SOME#IMPORTANT#HR#QUESTIONS:
I.
Personal
A.
Background
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What would you like me to know about you that is not on your form?
3. What are the three most important events of your life?
4. What were you doing during this gap of time I see here on your form?
5. Where did you grow up?
6. What are your three major accomplishments?
7. What was an experience in your life that you would want to go back and change?
B.
Self Description
8. How would your friends describe you?
9. Give me three words to describe yourself.
C.
Goals
10. What new goals have you established for yourself recently?
11. What are your five to ten year career goals?
12. What are your career and educational goals?

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13. What are the attributes of an ideal job for you? If you could do it all over again,
what would you do differently?
14. What are you looking for?
D. Values
15. What does success mean to you?
16. What does failure mean to you?
17. Which is more important to you: money or the type of job?
18. Who do you admire? Why?
19. What do you get passionate about?
20. Who is your hero, and why?
II.
Management / Leadership Style
21. What is your management philosophy?

22. Define leadership.
III.
Strengths / Weaknesses and Skills
23. Are you creative? Give me an example. What have you done that you consider
creative?
24. What are your strongest abilities?
25. What is your biggest weakness?

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26. Give me an example of something that you have done that shows initiative.
27. What makes you stand out among your fellow students?
28. What makes you different from the other candidates?
29. What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?
30. Have you ever had any failures? What did you learn from them?
31. What kinds of tasks and responsibilities motivate you the most?
32. What has been your greatest challenge?
IV.
Interpersonal Skills
33. How competitive are you?

34. How do you work under pressure?
35. Give me an example of a time when you successfully worked within a team.
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Education
36. Why do you want to get an MBA?

37. Why IIM L?
38. Do you hold any leadership positions?
39. What electives have you taken? Which did you enjoy the most?
40. What college classes did you like the least? Why?

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41. Did your grades accurately reflect your ability? Why/Why not?
42. Describe the course that has had the greatest impact on your thinking.
VI.
Extracurriculars
43. What extra-curricular school activities are you involved in?

44. What have you learned from your activities?
45. Were your extracurricular activities worth the time you put into them?
46. How did you become involved in your extracurricular activities?
47. What do you enjoy doing outside of work in your free time?
48. What is your favourite book/movie/song/painting-or author/actor/singer/artist?
49. Which magazines/newspapers do you read regularly? Which books have you read
recently?
50. Have you ever done volunteer activities?
VII. Functions
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Marketing
What!is!marketing?!Define!the!difference!between!marketing!and!advertising.!!
What!does!it!take!to!be!successful!in!marketing?!!
What!are!the!attributes!of!a!successful!marketing!campaign?!How!do!you!motivate!
others,!particularly!those!over!whom!you!have!no!direct!authority?!!
How!have!you!developed!your!interpersonal!skills?!!
Give!me!a!specific!example!of!a!time!you!solved!a!problem!creatively?!!
Give!me!a!30!second!commercial!about!yourself.!!

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Pick!a!good!and!bad!ad!campaign!and!discuss!them.!!
Give!an!example!of!a!well/managed!product.!!
Pick!a!product!and!position!it.!!
Give!me!an!example!of!a!leadership!role!you!have!had.!Give!me!another!one,!give!me!
another!one,!give!me!another!one............!!
B. Finance
Why!finance?!!
Some!technical!questions!may!be!asked!based!on!what!your!educational!
background!is!and/or!your!work!experience.!!

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SOME WAT TOPICS: (Abstract)
What goes around comes around

After two Fs, a student should be asked to leave IIM Lucknow
Results are more important than processes
To fall in a trap of debt is worse than death
Greatest victories are those which are won without any battle
Violence of no means should be tolerated
The end justifies the means
Is a critic a positive or negative force?
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
An early start ensures a successful ending
God must be a woman
Success is fluke, failure is inevitable
Bharat vs India
Walk the talk
Guns and Roses
Is art a luxury or for the common public as well?
The way to success is humanity.
Helping hands are better than praying lips.
The Means Justify the End
The darkest hour is just before the dawn
Sometimes wars are required to ensure peace
An eye for eye will make the whole world blind
World is run by conspiracy. People run by lofty ideas
In todays world, business and ethics dont go hand in hand
Solution to a problem creates a new problem
A ship docked in the harbour cannot face the storm
Knowledge is power doesnt stand true in the age of internet
Jack of all trades or master of one?

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Higher education must be made free or not

Collection of data on citizens by the government is unethical
Attitude vs Aptitude
If you want peace in life, be prepared for war
Takers eat well but givers sleep well
In an organizational hierarchy, every employee will rise or get promoted to his or
her level of incompetence
Apart from these, be prepared for current affairs and general awareness topics.
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Selection#Criteria: !
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1)#What!is!the!weightage!given!to!extraUcurricular!activities!in!the!personal!data!
form?!Is!it!goodU!toU Have!or!mustUhave? !
a.#There!is!no!concrete!weight!age!assigned!to!extracurricular!activities.!While!it!
always!good!to!have#them,!it!is!not!a!very!big!disadvantage. !
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2) Is!year!gap!in!ones!career!something!to!be!worried!about? !
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a.!There!is!no!need!to!worry!as!there!are!several!students!at!IIM!L!who!have!made!it!
even!after!having!a!long!break!in!their!career.!You!will!have!to!be!prepared!to!
answer!questions!like!U!"why!did!you!quit!your!job",!"do!you!think!you!could!not!
have!prepared!for!CAT!while!doing!the!job",!"What!have!you!been!doing!besides!
preparing!for!CAT!after!leaving!your!job".!!
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3) How!important!are!academics!if!one!has!a!lot!of!work!experience? !
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a.#Not!really!(anything!above!the!mandatory!24!months).!Its!more!what!you!did!in!
work!that!matters.!Moreover,!you!are!expected!to!be!clear#about!future!goals.!But!
one!should!also!be!prepared!to!answer!questions!based!on!two!to!three!subjects!
that!you!like!to!be!on!the!safer!side. !
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4)#How!important!is!the!CAT!percentile!in!the!final!conversion!policy?!What!is!the!
criterion!for!selection#process? !
a. Please!refer!to!the!admission!policy!link!available!on!IIML!site:##
http://www.iiml.ac.in/wpUcontent/uploads/2015/08/IIMLUAdmissionUPolicyU2016U
18_CAT2015.pdf!
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5)#What!is!the!basis!for!determination!of!quality!of!workUex!and!academic!
qualifications? !
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a.#Quality!of!work!ex!depends!on!the!type!of!role!you!performed.!Managerial!roles!
are!preferred.!The#admission!committee!will!be!interested!in!understanding!your!
role/responsibility/contribution!to!the!organization!you!worked!for!irrespective!of!
the!size!or!stature!of!the!organization.!People!have!made!it!to!IIM!L!even!after!
working!with!startUups!and!lesser!known!firms.!They!will!try!and!assess!your!
understanding!of!the!business!of!the!organization/industry!you!worked!for.!
Academic!qualifications!are!more!to!do!with!consistency!and!anyway!the!people!
who!get!calls!are!the!ones!with!good!academic!scores. !
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#6)#How!important!is!diversity!to!IIM!Lucknow? !
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a.#While!IIM!Lucknow!encourages!diversity,!it!would!only!take!in!those!candidates!
who!would!do!well!in#the!WAT!PI!stage.!So!complacency!should!be!avoided!at!all!
costs. !
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-An IIM Lucknow

An IIM Lucknow Initiative!

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An IIM Lucknow Initiative!

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An IIM Lucknow Initiative!

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An IIM Lucknow Initiative!

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Management / Leadership Style

21. What is your management philosophy?

Strengths / Weaknesses and Skills

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33. How competitive are you?

36. Why do you want to get an MBA?

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43. What extra-curricular school activities are you involved in?

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What goes around comes around

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Higher education must be made free or not

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