What is a group discussion (GD)?
A GD is an activity that is used by an organization to gauge whether a candidate has certain personality traits (characteristics) or skills that the company desires to see in the candidate.
In a GD, a group of usually 6-8 candidates are allowed to sit around a round table. A topic is placed before the group and allowed to start a discussion on it. The discussion may be allowed for 15 to 20 minutes. Some time a problem is given and the group is asked to arrive at a solution by discussion among themselves. As the group discusses the observer(s) just sits back at a distance and observes all the members of that group. After the discussion is over the observer(s) selects the desirable candidates from his./her observations.
A GD in progress
Topics of GD
Some examples are :
- Effect of cinema on Youth
- Corruption is the price we pay for Democracy
Go through the following links for more GD topics. Only study the current topics those are relevant to India.
What the company likes to see in you
Companies conduct group discussion after the written test to know more about your:
- Interactive Skills (how good you are at communication with other people)
- Behavior (how open-minded are you in accepting views contrary to your own)
- Participation (how good an active speaker you are and your attention to the discussion)
- Contribution (how much importance do you give to the group objective as well as your own)
Parts of a GD
Usually there are three parts of a GD-
- Initiation of the GD (i.e. starting of the GD)
- Body of the GD (i.e. main discussion) and
- Summarizing (i.e. Concluding) of the GD
Initiation of GD
Just after the observer says "Your time starts now!", immediately some one among the group starts the discussion. This is called initiation. If you are confident about the topic then only start the GD, otherwise let others to start.
Don't do: Do not stammer or quote wrong facts and figures during initiation.
Different techniques of initiating a GD are given here.
Different techniques of initiating a GD are given here.
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