Group Discussion
What skills are judged in group discussion?
- How good you are at communication with others.
- How you behave and interact with group.
- How open minded are you.
- Your listening skill.
- How you put forward your views.
- Your leadership and decision making skills.
- Your analysis skill and subject knowledge.
- Problem solving and critical thinking skill.
- Your attitude and confidence.
Do’s and Don’ts of Group discussion:
- Keep eye contact while speaking
2. Initiate the GD - Allow others to speak
- Speak clearly
- Make sure to bring the discussion on track
- Positive attitude
- Speak sensibly
- Listen carefully to others
9 Think first before speaking
- No need to go into much details
GD topics
- Is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sector good for India?
- Can the world economy bank upon India for growth?
- Jan DhanYojana
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Demonetization policy
- Freedom of press should exist
- Smart phones
- Is India a secular country?
- Should public sector be privatised?
- Should Yoga be made compulsory in schools?
- Do we really need Smart Cities?
- Describe the relevance of BRICS and its future
- Should single-point GST be implemented?
- Merit or Seniority – Better criterion for promotion?
- Start Up India, Stand Up India – Prospering Entrepreneurial Culture
- Demand for new states, is it justifiable?
- Dowry system in India is curtailed only in law and not practically?
- Should there be exemptions in odd-even rule?
- Do brands rule our lives?
- How would the victory of Donald Trump in USA impact India?
- Internet censorship
- Should NH be made toll free
- Management can’t be taught
- Computers dehumanizing society
- Should India destroy the terrorist camps in Pakistan?
- Are women better managers than men?
- Should reservation in higher education be allowed?
- 100 percent FDI in E commerce – what it means to retail business?
- India or Indians Who Is Performing Better?
- India’s Democratic Dividend Is Underutilized
- Is India Ready For Ecommerce
- Merits and Demerits of cashless economy.
- Promoting tourism in India.
- Jallikattu – The ban should continue!
- Make in India or Made in India
- Kashmir after BruhanWani’s death.
- Cauvery dispute and its solutions
- Shivaji Memorial – An important structure or a Waste of tax money?
- Would it be digital black economy post demonetization?
- How demonetization is affecting common people more than black money holders!
- Should national anthem be played in cinema halls?
- Is India a really secular country?
- Is it fair to spare political parties from income tax investigation?
- Should referendum be used as a method to take important strategic decisions?
- How digitization is strengthening Indian Democracy?
- Comment on the merits and demerits of online education versus classroom learning
- Freedom of Expression
- Words are Sharper than the two-edged sword
- Planning Commission or NitiAyog – Would the change in name matter?
- Bullet train or Better trains – What does India need?
- Does working along with texting from mobile makes one less productive
- India’s performance in Rio Olympics