In GD you must keep composure

Group discussion or GD is second last test to assess your soft skills like communication, leadership, attitude, adaptability and body language.

Most of B schools will give you GD topic which might vary from area of sports to social behavior to politics to environment to economic reforms etc.

It is not essential to jump to opening sentences as the perception is totally wrong that who sever speaks first might get considered as leader.

On the other hand it will be prudent to wait for your chance and then speak with confidence and present your ideas which must be focused on GD

Many a  times it has been observed that GD group starts speaking  a bit loudly on the premise that others must listen you but in the bargain chance are high that group gets defocused and sometimes entire group gets rejected.

Experts advice to keep composure and speak whenever your turn comes and even if you wish to submit your additional point, you may interrupt but with permission of all members. This can only happen when you are having solid points and others are equally recognizing your way of handling the topic.

Read verity of GD Topics and develop points so to success in GD and achieve mission admission MBA 2014!!!

                                                                                  

You are expected to lead in GD

Some time MBA aspirants become too eager to take lead in GD and on this pretext they get hyper and start speaking loudly as it is perceived that they will be understood as leader.

But that is the blunder one may do because in GD your soft skills like communication, attitude and interpersonal skills are on anvil. If you are good in these skills then you will be able to lead the way. 

With the above skills you will be able to put your point forcefully even with mild but audible voice. That will facilitate you to become leader. 

Leader in GD is that candidate who leads others with thoughts pertaining to theme of GD.

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Why GD is so important?

Not only Group Discussion is conducted for MBA admissions but is conducted for job placements also.

Common factor remains to judge your communication power which is the essence of GD. You are at risk of getting dropped if this soft skill is poor. 

After all; you are aspiring to be a Manager hence, it must be understood that business communication power is the panacea for any successful manager. What’s that idea which can’t be communicated and then not being understood by the audience? 

Besides above, your other soft skills like leadership, Interpersonal skills, positive attitude are at anvil in GD.

Overnight you won’t be able to develop certain skills hence, practice and read variety of GD Topics which will lead you to success! 

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You are supposed to be employable after MBA

Those who think that after having MBA degree they will be placed in a company with the networking facility of placement cell of Institute must forget this ideal scenario. 

Companies are demanding certain employability skills such as perfect communication power, adaptability skills, can do attitude and willing to learn more. 

Above skills have to be improved by yourself only and institute has already created learning environment for you in form of learning resources, case studies, visiting faculty and industry interaction programs.

Besides theory, by and large you are expected to understand industry scenario and with your own SWOT to explain and convince the selection panel that you are the right candidate for company.

Both GD & PI will be different during placement as you will be tested for those skills which you have adapted after MBA and you will be selected only on merits.

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GD is crucial and final step for MBA admission

Most of the institutes use Group Discussions as the next step in the selection process after written examination.

That is the reason why Group Discussion has become so very important criteria for selection and rejection of candidates in institutes as well as during campus placements.

GD is basically a methodology used by an institution to gauge whether a candidate has certain personality traits and/or skills that it desires in its students.

Normally, the group of candidates is given a topic or a situation, given a few minutes to think about the same, and then asked to discuss it among themselves for some time.

 

GD Topics can be from a wide range of issues. It could be a topic on current events, business news, sports or anything very general. 

The wider your reading interests, the better prepared you will be to face the group discussion. A Group discussion tests how you function as a part of a team.

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Alertness and presence of mind is noticed in GD

In a GD you are required to carefully listen to the other person's thoughts and keep an argument, example or a supportive statement, fact, example ready to participate in the discussion.

This shows how alert you are, how much importance you give to when someone is putting his or her point forward. 

This also shows how good listener you are, at time, things turn up to be a mess when you feel that what is being said is not making sense. 

Don’t get irritated. Remember that you need to be calm and composed. Many times after a mess happening in a GD, candidates who are calm are selected. 

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