WAT is Written Ability Test (WAT) in Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)

IIMs replaced Group Discussion (GD) with written test (WAT)

Written Ability Test (WAT)

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.

The key will be to write as fast as possible in order to finish the essay.

It is important to develop the ability to think and articulate quickly.

WAT Topics-

WAT, in fact may be on any kind of topics under the Sun like – Business, Economics & Finance, Social, Political, religious, national or international affairs, Sports related, imaginative and abstract.

Past WAT Topics-

The recent financial crisis highlights the perils of Capitalism
Women's Reservation Bill
Banning politicians with criminal records from contesting elections is against their right
India versus Bharat : a divided nation
Union Budget is a useless exercise and activities like recession puts it off-track...Read more
Essential services like water, electricity should not be privatized
Is disinvestment in profit making PSU's advisable?
Should Petroleum Subsidy go away?
Corporate Social Responsibility
Discuss the role of Public Private Partnership in India's Economic Growth
Voting should be made compulsory
IIM should make one year of social service compulsory for all students
Should there be reservation for women in MBA colleges?
Bollywood is capitalizing on people with disabilities
In India mass mobilization can only be achieved through religion
IPL is a death knell to Indian cricket
Legalizing doping in sports in modern times
Cricket is cannibalizing the space of other sports in India
The greatest tennis star of all time
Vishwanathan Anand is as good a brand ambassador as Sachin Tendulkar
Pink is the new Blue
Idiots Rule
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
Effects of corruption; In today’s world, business and ethics don’t go hand in hand
Foreign coaches are a waste of money in Indian sports.
Advertising is legalized lying
Family managed business vs. professionally run organizations
Financial Crisis in Europe
General elections will be a watershed for Indian democracy
India’s 1.2 billion population is an asset for the country
Corruption is the root cause of current economic and social woes in India
India has more skilled Human Resource
Is ASEAN a defunct Group
FDI in multi brand retail is a boon or bane
Ethics and morals cannot be taught in classrooms only
Indo-US relations; how much beneficial for India