Admission Story: Chirag Gupta, IIM Bodh Gaya, 91.35, CAT

Chirag Gupta an ex-student of VIT University and converted IIM Bodhgaya with a CAT score of 91.35 percentile. Chirag was previously working for Maths Work and had previous work expertise of 23 Months as a software developer. He shared his IIM Bodh Gaya selection process & experience in details, keep reading.

Current institute: IIM Bodh Gaya
Graduation College: VIT University
CAT score: 91.35
10th Percentage / GPA: 9.8
12th Percentage / GPA: 85
Graduation Percentage/GPA: 7.89
Work Experience: MathWorks, 23 months, Software Development

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IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Experience

Did you avail of the benefit of any reservation?

Chirag Gupta: “General (No reservation)”

Describe the general setting of WAT / GD (if any)?

Chirag Gupta: “There was no GD. I gave my WAT round in offline mode. This is prior to my interview. In WAT, 10-20 minutes were provided. The space provided to write was more than enough. I would suggest aspirants keep a tab on current affairs.”

What was the WAT / GD Topic?

Chirag Gupta: ” The WAT topic was related to recent news”.

What were your answer/points put forward for the WAT or GD respectively?

Chirag Gupta: “I wrote every aspect related to the current affairs of the recent news item topic”.

Describe the general setting of your personal Interview.

Chirag Gupta: “The PI round had 2 panelists who were faculties of IIM Bodh Gaya. The interview was taken offline in Mumbai. The duration was around 15-20 minutes. It was a very smooth interview and was not a stress-inducing one”. Check IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Process

Mention at least 5 interview questions that were asked to you and your responses to each of them.

Chirag Gupta: “The questions asked to me are:

Question 1. Tell us more about yourself.
Question 2. Solve this puzzle.
Question 3. Why are you interested in research work?
Question 4. What past research work were you involved in?
Question 5: Solve this puzzle.”

Mention 3 reasons why you chose this college over other colleges which you converted (OR if you did not join this college after converting it, mention 3 reasons for not joining it).

Chirag Gupta: “One reason was the IIM Brand tag. Another reason was the campus life. The placements were good too. ROI was a very important factor for me too”.

What was the reason for you not converting to other colleges?

Chirag Gupta: “I converted many other colleges, but chose IIM Bodh Gaya.”