Difference between WAT & Essay

CAT aspirants who have just gone through written examinations must be ready now for written ability test. On your getting short listed based on your percentile, IIMs will send you invitation letter for PI but before that you need to undergo for WAT in a stipulated time of 15 minutes.

Let us be clear that WAT is not essay and you need to write 150 – 170 words on an assigned topic which you need to close with a take away message for the audience of WAT.

Essay needs formal introduction in opening para followed by body of the essay and later conclusion whereas in WAT you need to immediately come up to the message for the topic.

Practice can only get you success in WAT. 

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What will be judged in WAT?

CAT 2012 takers are aware of that after getting shortlisted; IIMs will call you for written Ability test. 

In computer based test of CAT 2012 you have already been tested for your domain knowledge, analytical skills, aptitude and focus areas of accuracy and speed. 

Now you will tested for your soft skills like communication, creative writing, handwriting, expression of thoughts, and clarity of thoughts.

You need to have very strong communication as you need to write WAT in 15 minutes. It is always better to conclude WAT with some take away message for the reader and this will also help you in PI as selection panel might pick up questions from your WAT for PI.

It is time to practice for WAT on variety of topics so that you can feel confident.

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Nature of CAT

CAT aspirants must have adapted for exam by now. Those who are undergoing exam are realizing that whether to choose exam date early or late in given date window doesn’t matter much and even trends of exam also doesn’t help much. 

Having understood nature of exam it is a realization that CAT will remain tough and will keep on surprising you because CAT is not testing your only knowledge but is testing your attitude of doing best with accuracy within stipulated time. 

Let the result be out and you will have to be ready for WAT and PI. Time is ripe to focus on these areas now including personality development and grooming yourself with fresh ideas to achieve mission admission IIM. 

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WAT will be crucial after CAT 2012!

CAT aspirants who are undergoing computer based test CAT 2012 should be aware of the fact that WAT (written ability test) will be equally crucial.

WAT will be topic based and in absence of any trend known or syllabus, you are not sure what subject can be given to write in the time limit of 15-20 minutes.

Your previous practice on writing stanzas and writing Essays will lead you to confidence for attempting WAT.

Besides having domain knowledge on variety of subjects, your creative writing, expression of thoughts, grammar and handwriting also will be on anvil.

Since WAT positively has areas of subjectivity you must ensure that there must be a message in concluding para of your written material as this might help you to create base for PI.

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CAT 2012: WAT after CAT

Written ability Test (WAT) is gaining importance in the admission criteria of IIMs’ the main concern is the time limit. While writing WAT for admission to a top B-school, the focus should be on the time. 

IIM B gives 30 minutes for WAT, while IIM L gives 15 minutes and the time for WAT is as little as 10 minutes in IIM A 

Here, the key will be to write as fast as possible in order to finish the topic. Don’t waste much time on thinking and planning the structure of the essay, else you will not be able to complete it. For this, you will need sufficient practice. 

The best way to practice is by picking up one current-affairs topic every day and writing as much as you can for 10 minutes. Your focus should be on starting the essay and putting in as many important points as possible. There is no compulsion to present the matter in impressive or flowery language. Instead, accuracy and correctness of spelling and grammar take precedence.

It is important to develop the ability to think and articulate quickly. For B-school panelists, WAT is a tool to see how you structure your thoughts and produce them in the least amount of time. 

It is advised to start practice on WAT also in time to achieve mission CAT 2012.

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