GDPI Preparation Strategy by Mentors from Top B-Schools

GDPI Preparation Strategy: GDPI-WAT is the crucial step after giving CAT exam for the selection process in IIMs or top B-schools. Many aspirants gets confused about how to start preparing for Group Discussions and Personal Interview to target top business schools. This process carries 30-35% weightage in the overall selection process and also very important for the candidates towards admission to the management program, although if fails will cost you a year as well as dream college. Even getting guidance by mentors from top B-schools will help you a lot in such an intensive competition. This blog is a comprehensive guide about GDPI preparation strategy by mentors from business schools in the country.

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Importance of GDPI Preparation for Top MBA Colleges in India

Group Discussion, Personal Interview, Written Ability Test all works as an important component during the admission / selection process of top MBA colleges in India. The streamlined GDPI preparation help candidates in securing 30-35% weightage during admission apart from CAT scores. GDPI process help institutes in assessing candidates beyond the CAT exam scores and assess communication skills as well as leadership potential. Each IIM have their own selection criteria to select candidates for their management program. For example: IIM Ahmedabad process candidates in terms if Personal Interview whereas IIM Bangalore process their admission cycle by determining both Personal Interview and Written Ability Test. Simultaneously, the information about other IIMs whether they are accepting GD, PI, WAT & Extempore is mentioned in the table mentioned below.

GDPI Preparation: IIMs Accepting GD, PI, WAT & Extempore

IIM MBA Colleges in India	PI	GD	WAT	Extempore
IIM Ahmedabad	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Bangalore	Yes	No	Yes	No
IIM Calcutta	Yes	No	Yes	No
IIM Kozhikode	Yes	No	Yes	No
IIM Lucknow	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Mumbai	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Indore	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Shillong	Yes	No	No	Yes
IIM Rohtak	Yes	No	No	Yes
IIM Raipur	Yes	Yes	No	No
IIM Ranchi	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Udaipur	Yes	No	Yes	No
IIM Kashipur	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Visakhapatnam	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Tiruchirappalli	Yes	No	Yes	No
IIM Nagpur	Yes	No	Yes	No
IIM Bodh Gaya	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Jammu	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Amritsar	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Sambalpur	Yes	No	No	No
IIM Sirmaur	Yes	No	No	No

GDPI Preparation – Meet Expert GDPI Mentors

Meet the expert mentors by iQuanta which help candidates in streamlining their GDPI Preparation.

Kaustubh Gomase (IIM Bangalore)

Shaivi Goyal (IIM Ahmedabad)

Simran Gupta (IIM Calcutta)

Rudraksh (IIM Ahmedabad)

Swaraj Pal Kesari (IIM Ahmedabad)

Megha Bhattacharya (IIM Mumbai)

Mridul Tiwari (IIM Calcutta)

Durga Wagle (XLRI Jamshedpur)

Kanav Bansal (IIM Calcutta)

Vipul Tyagi (IIM Lucknow)

Vicky Yadav (IIM Mumbai)

Nikhil Jaiswal (JBIMS)

Sagnik Dutta (XLRI Jamshedpur)

Vidhi Barolia (IIM Lucknow)

Chinimilli Venkata Sai Vinay (IIM Shillong)

Common Mistakes to Avoid During GDPI Preparation

There are some mistakes that candidates should avoid during GDPI

• Avoid interrupting the Interviewer in between
• Avoid giving generic or vague answers
• Don’t ask questions you can Google
• Don’t dwell on past failures
• Don’t follow up aggressively

Prepare for Top B-Schools with iQuanta’s GDPI + WAT (2025-26)

GDPI preparation is really important for the candidates after class 12th because it coves 30-35% weightage during admission process. A strong GDPI preparation increases the chances for getting selected in top business schools. iQuanta has designed a streamline GDPI + WAT preparation course for the candidates so that they will easily clear tough GDPI rounds of top business schools with the help of guidance by expert mentors of top B-schools in the country. The detailed features of the GDPI + WAT (2025-26) course by iQuanta are mentioned below.

1. 5+ one-on-one mock mock interviews by top mentors
2. Multiple SOP reviews for different MBA Colleges
3. 6+ Group Discussion sessions
4. Multiple WAT practice sessions
5. Daily GK sessions, Classes, and Notes PDFs
6. Hybrid GDPI Preparation

Final Words: GDPI Preparation

Candidates should maintain consistency and focused approach for GDPI preparation. It is a crucial step during the admission process of top business schools in the country as it carries 30-35 % weightage. Getting guidance by mentors from top B-schools will be very helpful in streamlining your GDPI preparation.