Form of Group Discussion
Closed GD or Structured GD
Maximum 10
participants/team.
You will be given a
general topic to discuss.
Each participant will get
max.2 minutes to express him/her.
No consensus expected at
the end.
No leader is to be
selected for facilitating the process.
This is for more
“Selection”.
Open or Unstructured GD
Maximum 20/30
participants/team.
Time Limit: 20 minutes.
You will be given any
topic on GSPELT (General, Social, Political, Economical, Legal and
Technological etc.) to discuss.
No fixed timings for any
participant.
Consensus mandatory at the
end.
Leader is to be selected
for facilitating the process.
This is for heavy “Rejection”.
Things are sometimes made
more complicated by asking the group to propose a topic, discuss it and reach a
consensus.
Case based GD or Role Play
or Specialized GD
The candidates are given a
real life cases for example – How will you bring Mount Everest in India? And
now through “Role Play” act on that assuming that all “National” heads are
participating in the discussion like Mr. Modi, Mr. Obama, Mr. Nawaz Sharif, and
Mr. President from China etc. OR,
They may discuss –
Components of Food and they can act “Role Play” like all seven components of
Food like Carbohydrates, Proteins, Vitamins, Fibers, Minerals, Fat and Water
etc.
Types of GD
1. Topic Based
A. Knowledge Based (Domain)
E.g. GSPELT Topics (Black
Money)
B. Non – Knowledge Based
(Non – Domain)
1.1. Concrete Topics
E.g. Girls are better than
boys / Love marriages are better than Arrange marriage
1.2. Abstract Topics
E.g. 2+2 = 5 / Love is a
FOUR letter word.
2. Case Based
Exploratory
Critical
(The Happy Beginnings.....)
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