IIM CAP 2023 from Feb 13: How to Prepare and Crack IIM-CAP 2023 for Admission to 9 IIMs? CAT Toppers and IIM Udaipur Students Share Secrets of Success

New IIM Common Admission Process (CAP) 2023 is being coordinated by IIM Udaipur. The registration process for CAP 2023 closed on Jan 22, 2023. The CAP 2023 process is being conducted in three phases from February 13 to March 4, 2023. Common Admission process or CAP 2023 is the final selection round for MBA admission 2023 in 9 new IIMs – namely, IIM Udaipur, IIM Tiruchirappalli, IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Sambalpur and IIM Sirmaur. CAP 2023 is a single point selection process and is common for all the participating IIMs. Candidates are not required to separately appear in PI-WAT for each of the participating IIMs as the scores of CAP are applicable for all the participating IIMs.

After release of CAT 2022 exam result on December 21, 2022, IIM Udaipur has released complete details for IIM CAP 2023 round which has two main components - Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT). However, in the CAP 2023, there will be no WAT and the entire weightage will be given to Online Personal Interview round. Check CAP 2023 complete process, key dates, common cut offs, eligibility, how to participate

CAT exam takers who are preparing for CAP and wish to get admission in one of the 9 CAP participating IIMs, are anxious to get first hand guidance on how to prepare and perform well in the PI round which will be conducted online and carries high weightage between 15% to 30% in generating the final merit list. To help the candidates, MBAUniverse.com approached CAT toppers of 2022-24 batch who prepared for CAP round and are studying at IIM Udaipur to guide and share tips to crack the CAP round for the benefit of MBA 2023-25 aspirants. Shared below are the advice and tips from these CAT toppers:

Chandan Sakargayen: CAT 2021- 99.61 %ile: IIM Udaipur MBA 2022-24 Batch
Chandan Sakargayen, a Music and Photography lover and 126^th rank holder in finals of National Cyber Olympiad 2018, cracked CAT 2021 with 99.61%ile and got admission offer from IIM Udaipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Ranchi, IIM Rohtak and other IIMs, but preferred to join IIM Udaipur MBA 2022-24 batch instead of other top B-schools. Coming from a business family he has a flavor of how to manage a business and wanted to study management so that he could help expand his family business through networking and getting insights from experienced professors. Sharing his strategy for CAP round and PI experience, he gives following tips to the aspirants to crack IIM CAP round 2023:

Q: What were the key components in IIM CAP round?
A: The key components that would count for final admission were Interview, Academic profile, Academic and Gender diversity, Professional qualifications

Q: How did you prepare for CAP round?
A: For the interview, I brushed concepts from my graduation and area of interest. One should prepare 2-3 subjects thoroughly so that one can drive the interview in those directions. Keep reading the current affairs and general knowledge in and around you (Your city, state, stream etc)

Q: If you can recall a few questions asked in CAP round, please share..
A: The questions were based on the concepts from my graduation, current affairs, General knowledge of my state, hobbies, strength and weaknesses 

Q: Was the CAP conducted Online? How was your experience?
A: Yes it was conducted Online. It was like a normal interview. Things were conducted very smoothly, although you might have to keep staring the screen for some time before you join

Q: Please share Tips for doing well in Online CAP Round?
A: Have something to eat and drink on your table, check all the technical equipment, and don’t panic if internet goes down.

Q: What is your message and tips for CAP 2023 Participatants?
A: One thing I would like to add would be that aspirants should know that the problem does not care about who you are, your profile etc. It just wants to be solved. So keep emotions aside and focus on finding a logical solution to the given problem. Rest everything will take care of itself.

Abhineet Singh: CAT 2021- 99.91%ile: IIM Udaipur MBA 2022-24 Batch
Abhineet Singh, coming from a small town Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, is an artist. He loves dancing, listening music, sketching natural scenery and cartoon characters and is a member of Footworx dance group of IIMU. He comes from a well educated family, his father is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at M.M.M. University of Technology with 33 years of experience, Mother is MA in Economics and was a lecturer at MSU Baroda before marriage, his elder sister is a Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur.

During his internship at Voltas, Abhineet saw an engineer who could add more value to the industry by applying management skills. This motivated him to learn the additional managerial skills by doing MBA. Apart from IIM Udaipur, Abhineet got admission offer from IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IIM Trichy and other  CAP IIMs but preferred to join IIM Udaipur as he found its Campus infrastructure, Ranking, transparency in their reports, placements, growth over years, In-house and visiting faculties better than others. Sharing his strategy for CAP preparation and Online PI experience, he gives following tips

Q: What in your view are the key components in CAP?
A: CAT score and Personal Interview are the most important components.

Q: How did you prepare for IIM CAP round?
A: I focused on following which are very important to prepare for CAP. These are:

• First thing is to know your academics well
• Read newspapers daily and especially about the events like budget and current affairs
• Be sure about your strengths, weaknesses and why are you doing MBA.

Q: Please share some of the key questions asked in the Personal Interview?

• Tell me about yourself
• Why MBA
• Why IIM

Q: Was your Interview conducted Online? How was your experience?

• My interview was online. My experience was good. I was asked questions from all the fields like academics, GK, current affairs, HR questions, domain of interest, etc. I was even asked questions about my LAN gaming intrest.

Q: Please share Tips for doing well in Online Interview?

• Be confident. Be fluent. Dress up well. Smile

Priya Garg: CAT 2021- 96.6%ile: IIM Udaipur MBA 2022-24 Batch
Priya Garg, a B.Sc (Hons) in Industrial Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University and M.Sc in Chemistry from NIT Trichy, is a cartoon character and natural scenery lover. She was conferred University gold medal for achieving first rank in her batch. Priya cleared CSIR NET JRF, GATE and CAT in the same year and won gold medal for securing first rank in M.Sc. along with Best outgoing student award and Academic achiever award. Coming from the small educated and service class family of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, Priya is a fresher and wants to pursue long term career in management roles which led her to pursue MBA.

Priya was offered admission by IIM Udaipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IIM Trichy and other CAP participating new IIMs, but she preferred to join IIM Udaipur as she found its Campus infrastructure, Ranking, transparency in the reports, placements, growth over years, In-house and visiting faculties better than others. Sharing her strategy for CAP preparation and Online PI experience, she gives following tips

Q: What were the key components in IIM CAP round?
A: Key Components in CAP round were CAT score and personal interview

Q: How did you prepare for CAP round?
A: You must know your academics well and this I followed. I also read newspapers daily and especially about the events like budget and current affairs. You need to be sure about your strengths, weaknesses and why are you doing MBA and should be ready to face questions on these.

Q: Can you recall a few questions as ked in CAP round? Please share
A: I was asked questions from all the fields like academics, GK, current affairs, HR questions, domain of interest, etc.

Q: Was the CAP conducted Online? How was your experience?
A: My interview was online. My experience was good

Q: Please share Tips for doing well in Online CAP Round?
A: Four key tips are - Be confident; Be fluent; Dress up well; and Smile

Suhail Nazir: CAT 2021- 99.13%ile: IIM Udaipur MBA 2022-24 Batch
Suhail Nazir, a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IUST, J&K has earned 8 months of work experience before joining IIM Udaipur. Suhail was awarded Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India. Suhail loves reading books and investing as he hails from the real estate business family of Srinagar (J&K). He plans to return to his home-town and set his own business. Fascinated by the quality of education and opportunities offered by IIMs, he decided to pursue his MBA from IIM Udaipur.

Suhail was offered admission by IIM Udaipur, other CAP IIMs, IIM Rohtak but he preferred to join IIM Udaipur as he was impressed by the Growth and vision of the institute, Good placements and great faculty, Campus and its location. Sharing his strategy for CAP preparation and Online PI experience, he gives following tips

Q: What were the key components in IIM CAP round?
A: While the key CAP component was Personal Interview, the final merit also included Academic profile, Academic and Gender diversity, Professional qualifications

Q: How did you prepare for CAP round?
A: The preparation strategy for Interview (CAP) round included following:

• I brushed up my concepts from under graduation (B.Tech)
• Then I focused on my job roles and gained a deeper understanding of my work and job responsibilities
• I also read newspapers daily to stay abreast of the latest developments in the world especially business news.
• Lastly, I appeared for numerous mock interviews and took feedback for improving myself.

Q: Can you recall a few questions as ked in CAP round? Please share
A: The questions mainly revolved on around my family business and work experience. Later I was also asked some questions related to current affairs. The questions built on one another and tested depth of understanding.

Q: Was the CAP conducted Online? How was your experience?
A: My interview was conducted online. The experience was smooth but I had to wait almost 3 hours before my turn arrived!

Q: Please share Tips for doing well in Online CAP Round?
A: Ensure that the equipment is in good condition and lighting is adequate. Also, have a backup internet connection.

Vinayak Prabhu S D: CAT 2021- 99.92%ile: IIM Udaipur MBA 2022-24 Batch
Vinayak Prabhu S D, a B.Tech from VIT AP University, is a fresher. Coming from a business family of  Kodungallur, Thrissur, Vinayak loves Singing, Cooking and playing indoor sports like chess and foosball. He secured 3^rd place during district level CBSE cultural competitions for Duff mutt and secured A grade during state level competitions for the same. In his view, MBA is a process of opening your mind and the diversity drives in a lot of ideologies and experience one couldn’t have thought of otherwise.

Vinayak was offered admission by IIM Udaipur and other CAP IIMs, but he preferred to join IIM Udaipur due to its Placements, location and the academic edge. Sharing his strategy for CAP preparation and Online PI experience, he gives following tips

Q: What were the key components in IIM CAP round?
A: Apart from the performance in Personal Interview, the category you belong to, your gender and academic profile play important role

Q: How did you prepare for CAP round?
A: I used to read online on how others in the past structured their answers. Then I thought of my life, made it into a story to give it a flow and then formed the answers

Q: Can you recall a few questions as ked in CAP round? Please share
A: Introduction and reasons for doing MBA were the most important questions in my CAP round.

Q: Was the CAP conducted Online? How was your experience?
A: Yes, it was conducted online. I had a really good experience. There wasn’t much grilling and it was like a conversation.

Q: Please share Tips for doing well in Online CAP Round?
A: Be focused, Don’t bluff. The panelists have a penetrating sight. So keep yourself updated with your surroundings, current affairs, academics, native place and your hobbies

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