Comments on: The Initiative

By: Sona

Sona — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:58:26 +0000

Hello Thanks for the advice. The interview was decent. I was wondering if you could give us an indication of when the final shortlist will be out? I tried looking for it on the IIMA website but could not find it.

By: Rushiraj Patel

Rushiraj Patel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:59:38 +0000

Hi Sona,
Apologies for the delay in reply.
Hope your interview had went well.
But, yes. preparation for academics is very important.
The reason is that you should be knowing basic concepts of your graduation.
Since you might be pursuing academics with high rigor here, it is a means to assess the value addition you have gained from your graduation and portrayal of your interest in studies. All the basic concepts should be clear as any aspect can be touched upon as per the discretion of interviewer.

All the best for results.

By: Sona

Sona — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:25:54 +0000

Wow, I’ve discovered this blog really late. But I’ll post my query nonetheless. So far I’ve been focusing only on current affairs and other generic MBA related questions so that my academics have taken the backseat in my preparation. My interview is on the 18th – five days from now. I am from a BBA background. I will obviously spend the next few days brushing up academics, but will it be enough? I am extremely worried. What advice do seniors have?

By: Himanshu Arora

Himanshu Arora — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:51:07 +0000

I agree with Gaurav. It is very difficult to structure your thoughts and write them down in just ten minutes.

Practice is the key!

Just google for topics of essays asked in last few years (there are plenty of blogs). Practice them with a stop-watch.

All the best,
Himanshu

By: Himanshu Arora

Himanshu Arora — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:41:45 +0000

Hi Shanu,

The ideal segregation is the following (with indicative examples) -

Curricular – all the achievements strictly related to academia – department topper, batch rank, 100% in 3 subjects, etc

Co-curricular – achievements related to education but not academia per se. paper published in IEEE journal, meritorious research, etc

Extra-curriculars – non academia achievements – national finalist Bournvita Quiz Contest, etc.

The idea to ask for such achievements to have a holistic view of your profile and your achievements so far. These can be a good talking point during the interview hence I will advise you to spend good time in thinking how to best present your achievements.

A good way to do it could be to list down all your achievements and then check under which of these head do they fall. Re-frame them to be succinct.

Hope this helps!

All the best,
Himanshu Arora

By: krishna

krishna — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:06:53 +0000

Hi Seniors,

What is the weightage given to cat score,WAT and PI in final selection??

Best Regards,
Krishna

By: Rushiraj Patel

Rushiraj Patel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:52:56 +0000

Hello Shanu,

There is no clear demarcations as such.
Feel free to use your discretion and put them under appropriate heads.
You may use definitions on en.wikipedia.org for reference and decide.
As far as i know allocation of heads if inappropriate might not create any issue.

Best of luck for your preparation.

By: Rushiraj Patel

Rushiraj Patel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:48:30 +0000

Dear Akriti,

As the percentages are clearly stated with the CGPA, its better to write percentages! I think conversion certificate shall not be a necessity since its purpose is to convert CGPA to percentages and it is already done in your marksheet.

Kindly get further clarifications by contact the admissions office for the same at the earliest. (contact details mentioned in the call letter sent to you) They would guide you about the same as they already calculated your scores in profile rating while giving interview calls.

About attestation, college/school authorities/bank managers/government gazetted officers can attest your marksheets. Also, self attestation is sufficient too. Only your marksheets and degree certificates (if you have any, only for those who have completed graduation) need to be attested.

keep the originals in a dockette along with your other certificates. Its advisable to carry atleast 2 sets of attested copies of your marksheets and IIM-A takes one set (as far as i remember) just in case if it might be asked.

Hope this helps.
Best of luck for your preparation.
Revert back in case of further queries.

By: Shanu

Shanu — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:18:44 +0000

Hi,

This is with regard to the application form. In the form, we are to write “curricular”, “co-curricular” and “extra-curricular” activities. Now, a under 100 JEE rank would count as curricular or a co-curricular? And what is the difference between co-curricular and extra-curricular? Is there anything else apart from research papers published that we can add to co-curricular?

By: Aakriti

Aakriti — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:46:04 +0000

Hey,
My university follows a CGPA system, but in my semester-wise marksheets, along with the CGPA, the equivalent percentage is clearly stated. However, my college refuses to divulge the conversion formula used to get the percentage from the CGPA. What should I do regarding the conversion certificate, and is it neccessary to get one since I already have the percentage given on my marksheet?
Also, there have been many mentions of taking along attested photocopies of all marksheets to the PI. However, in the call letter, it has only been given that we are supposed to bring the originals and submit the photocopies. Please clarify, who needs to attest these photocopies?
Thanks!