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Shweta Arora
IIM WAT Topics
This post contains the list of topics that have been asked for the
Written Ability Test (WAT) in the IIM Shillong interviews conducted to
date at different venues:
2019
The case was an ethical dilemma about whether a person can share
a software he uses as a part of his job to his friend who will benefit
by using the software.
A driver with 15-year work experience and good behavior was
promoted as a personal driver of Managing director of a large
public sector company. On a day, after a long tiring trip, he took
the vehicle to his own house rather than parking it at the office,
which was against office norms. On that very day, he killed an 8year-old girl who was crossing road hastily. The driver tried to
save that girl but it all happened so quickly, that he could not save
her. He was taken to custody but was later released from the law of
land due to lack of enough evidence. Now you are managing
director of the company. Decide what course of action you would
take keeping that fact that taking office vehicle to home was
against companies rules and regulations?
It was a case discussion. Legal and ethical perspectives were
mentioned during the discussion regarding a corporate scandal.
Based on the course of action for a company’s management so as
to remain in the same market or diversify into another.
MD’s driver instead of leaving the car at company’s parking took it
(was too tired) to his home after driving whole night. But while
driving met an accident & a 8 year old girl died. Internal committee
recommended to fire but final decision will be taken by MD.
A situation of a group of farmers currently earning 6 lakhs per year
each, were given an opportunity of entering into contract farming
by an MNC where they could earn 8 lakhs per year but had doubts
regarding the soil quality by growing the genetically modified
crops for the MNC.
The case was a person who is in the business of supplying metal
parts to automobile companies and defense sector was facing a
dilemma since similar businesses in his area were closing down
due to loss of income. His own business had turned unprofitable in
the sector of automobiles and he was sustaining only due to
income from the Defense sector to where he was supplying
materials. Also, since his entire family history was in producing of
raw metals and not this supply chain he could not even ask money
from his family since no one would help him as he had gone out of
the family business. Also, he had taken a loan of 4 lacs from some
person and now it was overdue to be paid back. Discuss in such a
situation what he should do.
The country’s biggest NGO for children is offered a huge donation
from a big conglomerate whose major product is cigarettes and
which is known for buying off its opposition by making such
donation. What would you, as the manager of the NGO do?
2018
The case discussion was about polio vaccine.
It was about a person Hari working for chemical company who
built a plant near river Ganges and had permission from Pollution
board to dump wastes in river but additional phase is required to
treat wastes.His supervisor denies him building additional phase
stating company is in tight financial conditions and he’s new here
so should obey orders and or else CEO will remove him.Discuss
what should Hari do?
About a company planning to venture into a different sector.
Case study regarding electricity grid failure. 3 mins to read and jot
down points. 10 mins of discussion.
It was based on a dilemma faced by a strategic manager of an
MNC, where he had to choose between profit for the company, and
work ethics. We had to reach a consensus on whether the manager
should continue unethical practices to maximize the company's
profits, or take diverse measures.
2017
It was a about a cake manufacturing company which was facing
losses for the past few months and had a personal brand of cakes.
It was given an opportunity to become a subcontractor for another
company. So, we were asked to suggest the right course of action.
The case given was an ethics/ human resource management
situation.
The case study given to my group was related to sales. It asked us
to discuss if it was okay to compromise with the revenue of the
company to increase the market share.
There is a man Narain. Narain works as a hardware maintenance
engineer in Keep it right. He now got to know about ABC which is
an institution of international stature and has 3 vacancies for the
post of computer programmer. Narain applied and because among
the 10 candidates he was the only one with work experience, he
gets selected. He is recruited with a probation period of 1 year. In
some months Narain’s department head Mr. Siva Dasia gets to
listen about Narain’s incompetency and irresponsible behaviour
from the clients. Siva Dasia asks Narain to work under him. In two
months he observes that Narain’s programs are full of errors. He
thus decides to dismiss him. He conveys the same to Narain and
give him recommendation in three companies where he could
apply. Narain gives interviews in all the three and gets rejected.
Finally, he gets a stay order from court which says that Siva Dasia
cannot remove Narain. What should Siva Dasia do?
Something about a new company hiring all talents from the
existing ones.
WAT Topics of:
IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Bangalore
IIM Calcutta
IIM Lucknow
IIM Kozhikode
IIM Indore
New IIMs (CAP)
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