Some Past WAT Topics

Some Past WAT Topics

1 Corruption is not helping in poverty alleviation. Suggest what measures the government should
take in this regard.
2 Do only placements gauge the quality of a Business School?
3 Role of freedom of press in Democracy
4 Effectiveness of celebrity marketing
5 How to counter growing terrorism by targeting the youth.
6 Too much of something is harmful than too little
7 Banning of liquor in Bihar
8 Commercialization of sports brings in good money. This encourages the talented players. But
how would the ordinary players benefit from this? What are your opinions on this?
9 Suggest improvement in the laws to reduce the high rate of accidents in India.
10 Is diversity in India beneficial?
11 Is Indian Education System not at par with its Foreign counterparts?
12 Should Brand endorsement be done by celebrities?
13 Many students are looking to join IITs and IIMs in order to get hefty packages after graduation.
Does this hamper the image of IITs and IIMs as quality educational institutes?
14 Is censor board doing its job properly?
15 Are space programs necessary when there are other basic problems to address?
16 Should betting be made legal in India?
17 Why students from IITs, IIMs and other elite colleges prefer start-ups over big brands for their
career.
18 Major cities of the world remain warm even after the sun set. is our Earth approaching an end.
What can be done to overcome this?
19 The government plans to start new IITs in the upcoming year. Some believe that this would
reduce quality and standards. What are you views?
20 Causes of poor road safety in India
21 How can the Education sector be improved in our country?
22 Is growing consumerism among Indian Youth lowering the moral standards?
23 Should betting in cricket be legalized in India?
24 Make in India
25 The number of crimes committed by school going children in US have increased over the years.
How do you think, these acts are inspired from the criminal television programs where one can easily
learn about the various ways of committing a crime?
26 How should family run businesses adapt to the changing world of formal management?
27 More than 85% of the students in management institutes are engineers. So is doing engineering
a waste of time?
28 Corruption in India and ways to fight it.
29 Why are we spending money on space exploration rather than spending it on making this Earth
a better place?
30 Effect of television & social media on children
31 Will Make in India help in bringing more foreign investment in the country? How?
32 A corrupt politician is more dangerous than a corrupt businessman
33 Social media is a boon or a disaster for the society
34 Air pollution
35 Management institutes are nothing but placement producing factories.