GDPI & Interview Prep
Shortlisted candidates preparing for MBA interviews
WAT, group discussion and personal interview mentorship for B-school calls.
Instant access after payment · Learn on mobile and desktop
- Format
- Hybrid
- Subjects
- GDPI
- Access
- Confirmed on enrolment
- Mentors
- Arun Sharma
30+
years teaching CAT
3M+
books sold
50,000+
aspirants mentored
99.9+
percentile mentors
Arun Sharma Academy
HybridGDPI
GDPI & Interview Prep
GDPI
What you receive
Everything included in this course.
- Daily 30-60 minute small group mentoring sessions by senior and chief mentors
- 8 one-on-one slots for mock PIs/GIs (Group Interviews)/SOP reviews/form-filling sessions (30 minutes each)
- 10 Mock GDs/GEs with individual feedback
- 5 extempore slots (10 mins each) with feedback (for colleges requiring extempore)
- Application assistance: Regular informal review sessions for each B-School application
- Regular WAT/AWT/Essay Writing live practice sessions, Sample WAT, AWT write-ups
- LIVE Domain (e.g. Consulting, Finance, Sales & Marketing) and Subject (e.g., Economics, Statistics) sessions
- Regular GK Sessions and weekly GK Compendiums
- Access to all workshop recordings
Inside the course
What you will learn and why it moves your score.
A shortlist is not a conversion. MBA interviews are not decided by how much you know — they are decided by judgement, maturity, clarity and fit, and those are assessed by people who have sat on the other side of the table for years.
This is not a GD-PI crash course. It is selection-level preparation for candidates already shortlisted by IIMs and other top B-schools: personal mentoring, repeated one-on-one sessions, mock GDs and interviews with detailed feedback, and guidance from ex-IIM interview panelists and senior mentors.
Why candidates with strong profiles still get rejected
- The profile story feels disconnected and random
- Answers demonstrate knowledge rather than managerial judgement
- Choices, values and career decisions cannot be justified under questioning
- Responses sound over-rehearsed instead of real
- Composure breaks under probing follow-up questions
What this programme trains you to do instead
- Think and respond the way an IIM interviewer expects
- Build a single defensible narrative linking profile, goals and the MBA
- Handle stress interviews, cross-questioning and ethical dilemmas
- Justify decisions with structure, logic and self-awareness
- Sound authentic, composed and leadership-ready under pressure
What you get
- Daily small-group mentoring sessions with senior and chief mentors
- One-on-one slots for mock personal interviews, group interviews, SOP reviews and form-filling sessions
- Mock group discussions and group exercises with individual feedback
- Extempore slots with feedback, for colleges that require them
- Application assistance with review sessions for each B-school application
- Live WAT, AWT and essay writing practice, with sample write-ups
- Live domain and subject sessions covering areas such as consulting, finance, marketing, economics and statistics
- Regular general knowledge sessions and weekly GK compendiums
The curriculum
The Interview Mastery Program
Arun Sharma's modules on the questions that recur, how to present and defend every part of your profile, how to face stress interviews, how to handle knowledge gaps, guesstimates and subject-based questions.
Personal Mastery and Personality Development
The dimensions of personal effectiveness: improving the quality of your thinking, your action, your communication, and building the qualities of leadership.
The GD Mastery Program
By Meenakshi Upadhyay and Vinay Singh. The theory of a group discussion, case-study GDs, how to speak and when, how to enter a discussion late, interruption and negotiation skills, body language, listening, and being a team player.
The SOP Mastery Program
By Vinay Singh and Meenakshi Upadhyay. How to write an SOP that lands, with explanatory sessions for each college's current forms and sample answers to past questions.
The Interviewer's Perspective
Sessions by interviewers of top IIMs and corporate leaders, including the Crack Every Interview recorded course by IIM Bangalore alumni and ex-IIM interviewers.
WAT and AWT Mastery
Dos and don'ts, how to structure your writing, and the four-pronged approach to written ability and analytical writing tests.
Communication Skills and Extempore Mastery
Becoming a better speaker, body language and non-verbal communication, structuring an extempore, prioritising information, and conducting yourself during a GD or interview.
Arun Sharma
Founder & lead mentor · QA · DILR · VARC
IIM Bangalore
Alumnus, 1995
24x
CAT 99.9+ percentile
McGraw-Hill
Bestselling CAT author
30+ years
Teaching CAT
The thinking behind the course
Learn from the mentor who wrote the CAT books you already study from.
Arun Sharma's courseware is a default reference for CAT aspirants across India. The same exam thinking runs through every course here: clear concepts, deliberate practice and better decisions under exam pressure.
Written by the academy, published by McGraw-Hill
Student results
Real preparation journeys. Real B-school outcomes.
Hear from students who used the academy's teaching, mocks and mentoring to improve their CAT performance and convert leading B-schools.
CAT preparation is not just about academic knowledge. It is about developing a thought process for time management and increasing accuracy. Arun Sir and Meenakshi Ma’am made us aware of the dynamics of CAT while building the self-belief and confidence needed to perform.
Raghvendra Pratap SinghIIM KozhikodeThe program helped me get a good score and improve the areas that mattered during interviews. The classes taught not only logic and shortcuts, but also the ability to choose the right questions in the actual paper.
Nakul TyagiMDI GurgaonThe teachers were extremely helpful and I believe they are the USP of the institute. Arun Sharma Sir, Meenakshi Ma’am and Lokesh Sir guided us with the mental preparation for the exam, in addition to introducing innovative methods that made even the toughest problems feel manageable. Through their guidance and support, I cracked CAT and gained admission to IIM Ahmedabad.
Shantanu AgarwalIIM AhmedabadAs I celebrate my success in CAT, my deepest gratitude goes to the entire academy team for the constant support offered to me.
Himanshu SalgotraIIM CalcuttaI would like to thank Arun Sharma Sir for helping me realise my dream of getting into a premier B-school. Coming from a non-English background, I was always apprehensive about reaching an IIM. The guidance I received was extremely helpful and played a major role in my selection at one of the country’s best B-schools.
Sandeep MohantyIIM BangaloreIf getting into a good B-school is 51% about academic knowledge, then it is 49% about correct motivation.
Jai SaxenaFMS DelhiStories you can watch and read
Meet the people behind the outcome.
Hear students describe their CAT preparation and academy experience in their own words.
Questions, answered
Everything students ask before enrolling.
Still unsure whether this course fits your preparation stage? Send the enquiry form and a counsellor will talk it through with you.
Who is this programme for?
Candidates who already hold interview calls from IIMs or other top B-schools and want to convert them, rather than students looking for a general introduction to group discussions.
How much individual attention do I actually get?
The programme includes one-on-one slots for mock interviews, SOP reviews and form filling, daily small-group mentoring with a maximum of eight to ten students, and individual feedback on every mock GD.
Who mentors the sessions?
Senior and chief mentors, including ex-IIM interview panelists and corporate leaders, alongside Arun Sharma, Meenakshi Upadhyay and the academy faculty.
Does it help with applications and forms, or only interviews?
Both. Application assistance, form-filling review and SOP preparation are part of the programme, with sessions built around each college's current forms.
Are the sessions live or recorded?
The mentoring, mock interviews, GDs and practice sessions are live. Recorded modules cover the core curriculum, and all workshop recordings remain accessible.
Preparation and conversion messages
Messages shared after milestones, interviews and final conversions.
Ready when you are
Start today and prepare with a plan, not guesswork.
Join GDPI & Interview Prep and get straight to structured practice, guided solutions and mentor support from Arun Sharma Academy.
- Instant access after payment
- Learn on mobile and desktop