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IMPORTANCE OF GD AND PI
 
All top B-schools conduct a written test before they make the final selection of students for their MBA program. Once an MBA aspirant has secured the qualifying scores in the written tests he/she is called for the Personality Assessment which is the second phase of selection process in most of the leading B-Schools across the country.

Different B-Schools employ different tools to assess students' personalities but the most common amongst B-schools is the use of Group Discussions (GDs) and Personal Interviews.
 
GDs

GROUP discussions are used by the B-schools as a selection tool because they provide a lot of useful information about the candidate’s personality in a very short time. GDs are used to assess certain group skills that cannot be evaluated in an interview situation. These skills include leadership skills, social skills, listening and articulation skills, situation handing ability and interpersonal ability. A typical GD involves 8 to 12 participants sitting in a circle or semicircle discussing a topic for a stipulated time, usually for 15 to 20 minutes. The discussion topic could be virtually anything of general interest and current affairs.

Critical Success Factors In A GD
  • Innovativeness: Ability to have an entirely different perspective.
  • Quality Of Content: It shows the level of preparedness.
  • Logical Ability: Ability to reason, think and debate the pros and cons.
  • Behavioral Skills: Aggressiveness is negative while assertiveness is positive. Assertiveness is standing on your own feet, while aggression is trampling on others’ feet.
  • Communication: This includes articulation, listening and body language. Clarity of thought leads to articulate language and frequent and consistent participation. Fundamental knowledge of language is all one needs.
  • Leadership: Leadership involves all the above skills. More importantly, the fundamental strength that you need to portray to be effective is MOBILITY. It is mobility that lets you demonstrate leadership skill as the context demands.
PIs


The focus of a B-school interview can range from specific questions about your job to broad discussions on life. For most graduates, this is the first serious selection interview they face. A panel of 3-5 interviewers meets the student in a closed room. Normally the interviewers are from different disciplines, most are usually professors at the institute and occasionally behavioral psychologists are involved to observe how you interact. Interviewers usually develop an impression of you in the first few minutes of the meeting, and spend the rest of the interview confirming their initial impression. Lack of preparation is a common complaint among interviewers, and if you are prepared, you will stand out among your competitors.