IIM A, IIM K, IIM I, IMT Ghaziabad use Case study in GDPI round; How to solve Case study

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IIMs and other top B schools are using Case Study for their final admission round. Institutes test the decision making powers of the candidates based on their communication and effective leadership skills.

Top rated B schools like IIM Ahmedabad – IIM A , IIM Kozhikode – IIM K, IIM Indore- IIM I and

IMT Ghaziabad conduct case study in final admission round either in the form of WAT or in the form of Group discussion based on the caselet. A caselet offers an opportunity to the MBA admission aspirant to logically approach the problem, diagnose its causes and outline the course of action to arrive at the desired results. Institutes test the decision making powers of the candidates based on their communication and effective leadership skills.

Example of a Case study held in February 2014 in a top B school

Session- Morning

Reporting time- 8.30 Candidates started coming from 8.00 A.M. onwards. Those who reported late by 15-20 minutes were also accommodated.

Required documents for verification- This process takes around 40 to 45 minutes.

1. CAT/XAT/GMAT (as applicable) score card

2. One filled up registration form with one photocopy of the same filled up form

3. Original degree and marks sheet of graduation, 10th and 12th. No photocopies are required.

4. Original work experience documents. . This process takes around 45 minutes

Number of groups formed for different case studies- 8 groups. Every group had 12 to 14 aspirants

Case Study: Suppose you are an employee of XYZ info system and joined 6 months back. There is an important assignment which is to be submitted by a colleague today. But that colleague is on emergency leave and he has done the same thing twice in last 3 months. You also have to attend an important family function. What will you do?

GD on case study - 4-5 minutes were given to think and present the views and ideas to find out the right course of action. Number of candidates had wayward thoughts and presented negative as well as positive course of action after reading the caselet. A few of them were –

1. Five candidates had the following thought process in GD on case study: Not recommended

Report the matter to the manager to find out some alternative resource to submit the assignment

2. Four Candidates presented the following in GD round: Not recommended

Since the employee is new and has no knowledge of the assignment, he should ask for leave as it is quite possible that the colleague went on leave due to incomplete assignment. The employee should call for action against the erring colleague.

Highly Recommended

Approach to solve the caselet or casestudy

Causes

i) Emergency leave by the employee who had knowledge of the assignment;

ii) Employee in question is new and knows nothing about the assignment;

Constraints of the issue

i) How to get the assignment submitted on deadline

ii) Ways to have knowledge of the same

Alternatives

i) Contact and get the colleague presented to submit the assignment

ii) Contact the Manager and explain the situation since you have to attend a function also

Analysis of alternatives

i) Had it been possible, the person could have come. He might be severely sick; out of station or there could be any other issue with him.

ii) It will create a bad impression of yours and your team leadership. You will be treated as a person not sincere towards safeguarding the company’s interests nor a supporter to your team

Case study: Final Course of action suggested

i) Study and understand the assignment; contact the colleague over phone, e-mail to know the intricacies of the assignment.

ii) Prepare the final document study it once again

Implement the decision-Submit the assignment well with the best of your ability.

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