How to prepare for MBA Group Discussion

How to prepare for Group Discussion for getting selected in MBA, provide some tips to prepare???

[Quick Sam]

GD has good weight age when it comes to MBA admission.

You should have good confidence, good communication skills and management skills.

Good confidence, to answer any question asked

Read news paper daily, to update yourself with daily happening.

This would also help you improve, your vocabulary.

Be productive and add value in whatever you speak.

Be loud and clear

Broadly, the moderator assess the candidates on the following points/ parameters:

Command over spoken language
Knowledge
Convincing ability
Interpersonal skills
Problem solving skills
Conceptualizing skills
Leadership Skills
Body Language
Creativity
Confidence
Assertiveness

Please draw me some guidelines on how to prepare for an MBA group discussion as I would be appear for the same?

[Raman Vij]

Group Discussion or GD is a modern process of assessing students’ personality. Group Discussions or GD is a extensive tool to judge the worthiness of the student and his suitability for the MBA Course or a job.

Group Discussion is regarded both as a practice and an art as it checks how the aspirants behave, participate and contribute in a group, how much significance one gives to the group objectives, your listening skills and how well do you accept criticisms

GD round is facilitated by an assessor or a selection panel whose main job is to oversee the whole group discussion. In a group discussion round, after the announcement of the GD topic or the case study, the assessor becomes a silent spectator once the discussion begins.

GDs are used to assess certain group skills that cannot be evaluated in a personal interview like ability to reason, to lead, to Inspire, flexibility, out-of-the-box thinking, social and listening skills, situational handling ability, ability to function as a team player, body language and attitude.


Some of the key points are:

The 1st implication is that you should be noticed by the panel. Merely making a meaningful contribution and helping the group arrive at a consensus is not enough?

One must ensure that the group hears you. If the group hears you, so will the evaluator.

One has to be assertive. If one are not a very assertive person, he will have to simply learn to be assertive for those 15 minutes.

The 2nd important implication is that making just any sort of contribution is not enough. Your contribution has to be meaningful.

A meaningful contribution suggests that
That you have a good information base as well
That you are able to put forth the arguments logically and are a good communicator.

Everybody else will state the understandable. So draw attention to some points that are not obvious.

Be careful that the "something different" you state is still relevant to the topic being debated.
Can you take it in a fresh and more relevant direction?

The last implication is that you must be clearly seen to be attempting to build a consensus.
Gaining support or influencing colleagues is the mantra adopted by many a successful Business Leaders.
You must demonstrate the fact that you are capable and inclined to work as part of a team.