Group Discussion (GD) is a comprehensive technique to judge the suitability of an individual for admission, job, scholarship, etc. GD helps in assessing candidate’s overall personality: thoughts, feelings and behaviour of an individual in a group; aspects which differentiate between a good and the bad manager. Top MBA Colleges in India like IIM and non IIM’s lay a lot of stress on GD for the selection of candidates and measuring if they have potential and temperament to be good business leaders or not.
80 Group Discussion (GD) Topics 2023 (MBA): Current and Latest GD Topics with detailed analysis
Group discussions help the students to understand the concepts deeply so that it stays in the mind for a long time. Group discussion improves communication skills and builds confidence between the students. Group discussion is important for the recruitment process and judges the candidate’s suitability for a job.
A group discussion is a 20 25 minutes long meeting where in a topics presented to a group members for detailed discussion. During the discussion, the panelists present in the meeting observe the candidates for their leadership quality, communication ability, clarity of thoughts and ability to present an argument convincing. Basically all those qualities which are necessary for an individual to succeed as a manager or an administrator or to lead a company.
What are the skills that are judged in a GD?
The group discussion is a very effective technique or a way through which the candidates ability to work in a group order lead a group can be judged. Given below is a list of qualities that are judged during a GD:
- How good are the communication skills of the candidate.
- what is the thought process of the candidate and how open-minded he/she is
- How is lit and the candidate interact with with others in a behaved manner
- is the candidate broad-minded are flexible enough to accept others opinion as well
- Leadership skills
- Does the candidate have a problem solving attitude or not
- Social attitude and confidence
- The convincing skills of the candidate
- How good is the candidates at time management
Type of Group Discussion (GD) topics asked in MBA
group discussion is one of the most effective parameter of selection in top B schools in India, specially for MBA. After the announcement of results for MBA entrance exam, the qualified candidates have to qualify GD and written ability test conducted by Management Institutes.
The expected GD topics in MBA are:
- Social issues
- Current affairs topics
- Business and economy topics
- Abstract topics
Group Discussion Topics for MBA
below are commonly asked GD topics for MBA admission and we have segregated them topic wise for your convenience.
Social Issues
- Success of Swachh Bharat Mission
- Smart City project – how useful will they be?
- Social media – a boon or a bane for the society
- India needs a uniform civil code – for or against
- Views on Climate Change Summit
- Crime against women
- Does browsing at workplace affect productivity
- Give views on the present system of Education in our country.
- Will Beti Bachao Beti Padhao abolish the orthodox mindset?
Current Affairs Topics
- Importance of statue of unity
- Coronavirus: impact on global economy
- Online education, work from home: have we arrived in virtual world
- Is social distancing the New World order?
- How will the Abrogation of Article 370 improve situation in Kashmir?
- Should media freedom be restricted?
- Is the IIM 2017 bill for students beneficial?
- Why individual data privacy is important?
- Is India ready for electric vehicles?
- Is India economic stable enough to spend fortune on project like mission to Mars?
- Is banning of Pakistani artists from India justified
- Effects of global warming
- What impact does fake news have on social fibre of India?
- Chandrayaan 2 mission
- Doklam standoff
- Free speech as an excuse to polarise
Business And Economy
- How is the falling rupee impacting the Indian economy
- How necessary is MBA for a successful business
- Should Indian economy be privatised?
- Views on cryptocurrency
- How is technology impact in the banking sector?
- Is Globalisation an opportunity or a threat?
- Make in India campaign
- The success or failure of Demonitisation
- Views on YONO
- How is Corruption in Economy responsible for Economic slowdown
- Agriculture v/s Manufacturing Industry in India
- The pros and cons of Blockchain Technology.
Abstract Topics
- Is work- life balance a myth?
- Change is the only constant
- Leader v/s Follower
- Freedom: A myth
- Views on Me Too campaign
- Innovation versus invention
- Women are better multitaskers: for or against
WAT-GD TOPICS OF IMMs and NON IIMs
since there is no definite set of topics that can be asked in the GD round there for MBA aspirants are expected to keep and and the latest happening and be aware of all the current events. Following are some GD topics from last year.
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Topic |
Type |
B-schools |
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Encounter of Hyderabad rapist justified or not |
Social issue |
IIM Ahmedabad |
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Is introducing bullet range in India a good idea |
Business and economy |
IIM Calcutta |
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Ban of additional homework given to students from school to be done at home |
Education | IIM Ahmedabad |
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Poverty in India: facts, causes, effects, solutions | Business and economy | IIMs |
|
Women empowerment and gender justice |
Social issue |
IIMS |
|
Climate change/ pollution |
Social issue |
IIM Bangalore TISS Mumbai |
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Social media’s impact on human behaviour and Society | Social issue |
IIM Ranchi IIM Ahmedabad |
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Me Too campaign |
Current affairs |
IIM Ahmedabad IIM Calcutta |
|
Banking scams |
Current affairs |
MDI Gurgaon |
Latest GD Topics
Here are some examples of latest group discussion that will help you in understanding it better.
1.JET AIRWAYS CRISIS
Note: This discussion presents relevant points for the causes and solutions for the topic:
An overview of the topic:
Recently Jet Airways declared the temporary shutdown of its services in the month of April 2019. Under the debt of Rs. 8500 cross the company was unable to operate due to lack of funds and therefore is unable to pay salaries to its staff since January 2019.
Reasons for the causes of Jet Airways crisis:
- Improper management and timely monitoring and improper controlling of the situation was one reason for this crisis.
- To maintain its position in step competition Jet Airways started offering air tickets at low fares when compared with operational costs expenses more than the revenue and does the company started incurring losses.
Methods to move forward:
- Taking help of some investors for reviving airlines can help the company get back on track.
- Keeping the ticket prices and competition in check for smooth running.
2.NEW INDIA 2023
Information about the topic.
Points for the GD topic:
- If the government provides loans to needy farmers, the aim of “poverty free India” can be achievable by the year 2023
- This mission seems promising because it promises significant improvements like reduction in corruption. There is already a reduction in Corruption Index.
- The otherfocus areas of new India 2020 have shown significant improvements such as reduction in black money and dirt free nation with missions like Demonetisation and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan respectively.
Points against this GD topic:
- Extreme measures like social bans, lob lynching and beef ban have resulted in fear in the minorities during the Modi government tenure.
- The caste politics have shown no improvement and this looks difficult to eradicate in the promised manner and time.
3.INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0 – PROS AND CONS
Points for the GD topic:
- This will help in bringing a huge wave of digital transformation.
- it is a collaborative area of Cyber and Physical systems that have the potential to bring a massive improvement in the way we live right now.
- It can bring advantages like building sustainable economies and bringing transparency in governance.
Points against the GD topics:
- India has a very high illiteracy rate and this might not be helpful for that section of the society.
- Adopting this scheme can increase cyber security issues.
4. Impact of Covid-19 on Education Sector
Covid-19 has made the most impact on the Education sector, due to which lakhs of children have been deprived of education, Schools have been closed. So now the online mode of education is introduced world wide. It was before the epidemic also but wasn’t widely spread.
Even though online education is boon for the education sector, it has affected student’s physical activities.
Do’s while participating in a GD:
- Think before you speak.
- Putting forth facts and figures if needed can also be beneficial.
- Being gentle and sure in the presentation of views
- Behaved and calm manner of speaking.
- Body language should convey ease of behaviour.
- Listening to others should also be done and accepting their point of views.
Don’ts while participating in a GD:
- Do not over share aur go overboard in exhibiting your knowledge even if you know the topic well.
- Do not let your confidence go down if the person before you has put a point effectively
- Do not ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions.
- Do not cut a person while they are presenting their point.
- Do not initiate the topic if you are not very well aware of the same.
- do not let others opinion change your point of view about the topic.
How is a GD conducted?
Any MBA Institute conducts GD for those students who have a good score card of CAT/MAT/XMAT etc. It’s the next procedure of written exam. There are usually 7-12 candidates participate in a group in which they do discuss about a topic which are given to them. First they make notes and after that they have to speak on that topic. The time is given to participants is between 10-40 minutes.
Tips for Preparation
Following are the tips that one should keep in mind before participating in a GD:-
- You should regularly update yourself with all the current affairs
- Improve your public speaking skills
- During GD, try to give valid points instead of illogical or invalid points
- If during the GD, argument started so try to settle the argument that will help you to earn extra point
