Evaluators spend 4-6 seconds deciding which pile your essay lands in—Top, Average, or Bottom. This guide gives you 15+ annotated WAT sample essays that consistently score 8+/10, covering opinion topics, abstract themes, policy debates, and case-based prompts for every major IIM. Study what works, avoid what doesn’t, and write essays that make evaluators stop speed-reading.
IIM Bangalore assigns the highest WAT weightage among all IIMs—15% of your final selection score. While IIM-A gives 10% and IIM-C gives 10%, IIM-B has decided that your 20-minute essay matters more than at any other institution. This comprehensive guide covers actual IIM-B WAT topics from 2024-25, provides sample outlines for policy-focused questions, explains the critical difference between GD and WAT importance in IIM admissions, and gives you 40+ practice topics calibrated specifically for IIM Bangalore’s logical, grammar-strict evaluation style.