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I send my good wishes to all my students (I am scarred of writing former students, as some one took objection to the word former) and by now friends for a happy and prosperous new year, 2017. Enjoy life as it comes to you; of course have your AIM in life and work hard to achieve it. God will be always with you.

GD TOPICS

Social Topics
Terrorism in India

Religion should not be mixed with politics

Should Smoking be Banned Completely?

Effects of Television on Youth

Love Marriages Vs Arranged Marriages

Are beauty contests degrading womanhood?

Films are corrupting the Indian Youth

Morals & Values among Indians is Degenerating

Censorship in Movies & Our Culture

Foreign Television Channels are Destroying Our Culture

With Media Publishing and Telecasting Trivia, Censorship is the Need of the Hour

Women are not fit for Defense Services

Women Empowerment - A Cause for Increasing Divorce Rate in India

Showing Violence and Crimes should not be allowed in films and on television.

Classical Music Heritage and the Growing Pop-Culture

Individual Freedom and Civil Society

Influence of Online Social Networks on our Youth

Is Remixing Good Trend in Music?

Bride burning and dowry may look bad, but are an integral part of India.

Our Culture is Decaying

We are not serious about saving Wildlife/Environment

The education system needs serious reforms

The Internet is an exercise in hype

Marriage is a social trap

Politics
Should voters be given a NOTA (None Of The Above) choice? New!

Is our Political System Reason for our Backwardness?

Educational qualification for Politicians

Necessity of Women Quota Bill for Women Empowerment

Voters, not Political Parties, are Responsible for the Criminalization of Politics

Should We Pursue our Policy of Dialogue with Pakistan?

The Way Forward for India is to Join Hands with Pakistan on Nuclear Matters

Need for Good Leaders in India

Politics is run by the Barrel of Gun

Retirement Age for Politicians

Corruption is the Price we pay for Democracy

What India needs is a Dictatorship?

Value-based Politics is the Need of the Hour

Religion should not be mixed with Politics

Democracy is Hampering India's Progress

Should Tainted Ministers Allowed to Contest Elections?

Presidential v/s Parliamentary Form of Government in India

Reservations in the Private Sector

Decreasing defense expenditure and increasing social expenditure is the need of the hour

India should go for the presidential form of democracy

General Interest
Is India a Soft Nation?

Should Research on Human Cloning be banned?

Should Sting Operations be Carried Out?

Nuclear War cannot be won and should not be fought

Is Swapping Terrorists for Hostages an Encouragement to Plane-Hijackers?

Brain-Drain has to be stopped

Doctors' Accountability to Improve Health-Care

Universal Disarmament is a Must

Is India Aping the Western Obsession with Celebrities?

India at 60: A Senior Citizen?

Unrest in Countries around India

Flexi Timings or Fixed Timings - Which is better at Work?

Individual Brilliance Certainly makes a Difference

Is Paperless Office a Reality or Not?

Rules & Regulation Breed Corruption

Do NGOs in India Really Work for Others OR Work for their Own Vested Interests?

Science Is A Boon Or Bane

Should Animals be used for Testing New Drugs & Medical Procedures?

Security Cameras & Privacy

Advertisements Cheat People, Hence Should Be Banned

Borderless World: A Threat?

Borderless World: A Myth or Reality?

Secularism has become a Tool to Justify the Wrongs done by the Minorities

What is the Difference between People who do Things Rightly and People who do Right Things?

Corruption is a Necessary Evil for Success in Any Sphere

Beauty Pageants are a Must

How to Deal with International Terrorism?

Are Peace and Non-Violence Outdated Concepts?

Indian Army as a Career Option

Capital Punishment should be Banned or Allowed?

Is Dependence on Computers a Good Thing?

Creative Topics
A Ship Docked in Harbor cannot face the Storms

Do Beauty and Brains Go Together?

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

Rules are Meant to be Broken

Food Comes First, Ethics Later

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

There is No Right Way of Doing the Wrong Thing

Is Love Precious or Poisonous?

Is God Male?

Good Things Always Come from Good Thinking

In Today's World, Everything is Uncertain except Death & Taxes

Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus

Cleanliness is a Fundamental Responsibility of an Indian Citizen

A Person should not be too honest; Straight Trees are cut first

Nice Guys Finish Last

All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy

The Wheel is Turning Round and Round

If I was the Finance Minister/Prime Minister

Group Task: How can we have Mount Everest in India?

When I woke up in the morning I saw?

Up the Down Staircase

Just as we have smoke free zones, we should have child free zones

The Nostradamus Code: World War III

Education
Advantages of Co-education

Examinations - has it killed education

Do we really Need Education to be Successful?

Government Control in Higher Education is Interfering and Not Required

Privatization of Higher Education

Should the Government Set-up More IITs and IIMs, OR should it be use the Money for Primary & Secondary Education?

Foreign Universities in India

E-Learning: A Substitute for Classroom Learning?

Is Reservation in Higher Education Only Alternative for Social Equality?

Private Educational Institutions: Good or Bad

Should Management Education be subsidized?

How effective are Indian B-schools?

Initiating, leading and concluding a GD are essential techniques to get noticed and earn brownie points in a Group Discussion.

Group Discussion
Group Discussion (GD) is an essential part of B-School selection process. A GD is conducted to test various managerial skills such as communication, leadership, rational, analytical, interpersonal, etc. There are many ways in which you can make your performance impressive and effective in a GD.

So, how do you ensure that the panellists notice you during a Group Discussion? Initiating a GD is a great move towards grabbing the attention of the panellists. But be careful of what you speak while beginning a GD, as that may make or break your chances of getting through to the Personal Interview round. Once the topic is announced, take a moment to absorb the topic of GD and start by saying something relevant to the topic. Then initiate the GD as most of your fellow members would probably be trying to understand the topic too.

How and Why to Initiate a GD?

1. By beginning a Group Discussion, you not only seize an opportunity to speak but also you grab everybody’s attention.
2. By initiating a GD you will get maximum uninterrupted time to present your views and skills to the examiner as other participants are still busy in understanding the topic.
3. Try to make an impression through your content and communication skills while beginning a GD.
4. While initiating a Group Discussion, you should not stammer or quote wrong facts.
5. You should initiate a GD only if you have properly understood the topic and have some knowledge about it.
6. Try to give right direction to a GD by giving logical points.
7. If you are beginning a GD, try to cover all the relevant points and present them clearly.
8. Initiate a GD by giving a quote, definition, question, facts, figures and statistics, shocking statement, short story or general statement.
9. Do not take much time after beginning a GD as it will give an impression that you initiated a GD for sake of just starting it.
If you have not initiated the GD, don’t lose heart. You can still enter the GD and make your presence felt.

How to Enter a GD midway?

1. Identify a way to enter a Group Discussion, as every GD has its highs and lows. Try to enter a GD during low times.
2. Try to enter the GD after a participant has made his point but do not take much time.
3. Try to enter a Group Discussion by making a supportive or appreciating statement in favour of the last point made as people will think you are favouring them and they will let you speak.

It takes great talent to speak sense continuously and hold everyone’s attention. Once you have made a breakthrough in the GD, try to steer the conversation or discussion towards a goal or some sort of conclusion.

How to Lead or Carry on a GD?

1. Try to bring new ideas in a GD.
2. You can creatively modify ideas presented by others and develop them during the GD.
3. Try to gain support from other participants of the Group Discussion through your body language, eye contact and oral etiquette.
4. Find out if the Group Discussion is on track or not. If a GD is going off track, try to bring it back on the topic.

This is your last chance to win brownie points. Concluding a GD is as important as the beginning as it showcases your potential to assimilate and evaluate before taking any decision, which is a key requisite of a successful manager.

How to Conclude a GD?

1. You should summarise all points discussed in a Group Discussion in nutshell.
2. While concluding a GD, avoid raising new points.
3. Do not emphasise on your individual viewpoint while summarising a GD.
4. Keep the conclusion of a GD concise.
5. While summarising a GD, include all important points that came out during the group discussion.
6. Avoid emphasis on one aspect of the Group Discussion.
7. If someone has concluded the Group Discussion, do not contradict unless the conclusion has flaws or you have vital point to add.

During a GD, you need to take up different and important task roles to make the Group Discussion more effective and productive. These task roles in a GD can be positive as well as negative. You should avoid taking up negative task roles in a GD.

Positive Task Roles in a GD

1. Initiator – Starting a GD, giving definitions and suggesting and introducing new ideas.
2. Information seeker – In a GD, gather and solicit information from others.
3. Information giver – During GD share information and facts.
4. Procedure facilitator – Lead a GD by keeping track of the discussion.
5. Opinion seeker - Ask other participants of a GD for their opinion.
6. Opinion giver – Give your opinion in a GD on statement given by the other participant.
7. Clarifier – Clarifying all the ideas and opinions discussed during a GD.
8. Social Supporter – Giving support to ideas of all participants of a GD.
9. Tension Reliever – Presenting and discussing problem on broad prospective.
10. Energizer – Encouraging other participants to explore some new ideas during a GD.
11. Compromiser – Creating harmony between different opinions by giving compromising solution.
12. Gatekeeper – Involving other participants in the GD by asking for their opinion
13. Summarizer – Summarising or concluding a GD by including all important points discussed during a GD.

Negative Task Roles in a GD

1. Disgruntled non-participant – Someone who doesn’t contribute to the GD
2. Attacker - Someone who aggressively disapproves opinion of other participants of a GD
3. Dominator – Someone who takes control of discussion and not letting others to speak in a GD.
4. Clown – Someone who does not take GD seriously and disrupts it through inappropriate humour.

Extempore Tips/Topic
Factual Topics
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• Impact of Recession on India.
• Mumbai terror attacks.
• IT: Boon or Bane
• The most needed reform in India.
• Is India capable of assuming responsibility in the East?
• Cheap Labor in India.
• Maruti's troubles
• Women make better managers than men.
• Objectives of business
• Time Management
• Higher education in India
• Marketing : What do you like about it?
• Marketing of films.
• Athletics in India
• Kashmir problem - will it ever be solved?
• Osama Bin Laden
• Inflation or growth
• Indian Problem League
• Education and wisdom
• Climate is changing
• Education Reforms
• Indo-Pak relations
• Lokpal
• Kingfisher's troubles
• Debt Crisis and India
• Fiscal cliff
• Chetan Bhagat and literature.
• My favourite movie.
• Policy paralysis and reforms.
• The place of religion in your life.
• Freedom of expression.
• Too many professional colleges - is it good or bad?
• Compulsory CSR
• Women Reservation Bill.
• Technology and man.
• The status of women
• Generalists vs Specialists
• Coalition government - bane or boon
• The "aam admi party"-pros & cons
• Facebook
• IPL Cricket is not real cricket.
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• The Internet Age
• Management – Art or Science?
• Corruption & India
• Globalization & Indian Economy
• Capital punishment for rapists
• Indo – Pak relations
• India Vs. China
• Rahul Gandhi Vs. Narendra Modi
• Population of India
Non-Factual Topics
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• Absence makes hearts grow fonder
• Rainbow
• My experiments with lie
• Tulip
• Winning is everything
• Beauty lies in eyes of beholder
• Idiot Box
• Coronation of Lord Ram
• Virus
• Lightening
• Fragrance
• Getting start is half done
• There is life after death.
• Water
• Blue
• Failure is a stepping stone to success
• Powerful minds devise powerful strategies.
• Journey is more important than destination Prem Chopra.(Candidate's surname was Chopra )
• Good name is better than a good face.
• Bad workmen always blame their tools.
• Strength of the chain is determined by the weakest link.
• Integrity does not need to have rules.
• Size does matter.
• Power of mind
• I am great
• In a rat race even if you win you are only a rat
• It is life which teaches you who you are.
• Just do it.
• Rab ne bana di Jodi
• If I were to born again
• Life in the fast lane.
• Bharat vs India.

Interview Questions For Freshers

Tell me about yourself.
Why should I hire you?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Why do you want to work at our company?
What is the difference between confidence and over confidence?
What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
How do you feel about working nights and weekends?
Can you work under pressure?
Are you willing to relocate or travel?
What are your goals?
What motivates you to do good job?
What makes you angry?
Give me an example of your creativity.
How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
Are not you overqualified for this position?
Describe your ideal company, location and job.
What are your career options right now?
Explain how would be an asset to this organization?
What are your outside interests?
Would you lie for the company?
Who has inspired you in your life and why?
What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
Have you considered starting your own business?
How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?
If you won $10 million lottery, would you still work?
Tell me something about our company.
How much salary do you expect?
Where do you see yourself five years from now?
On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer.
Do you have any questions for me?

Resume writing tips.

1. Know the purpose of your resume
Some people write a resume as if the purpose of the document was to land a job. As a result they end up with a really long and boring piece that makes them look like desperate job hunters. The objective of your resume is to land an interview, and the interview will land you the job (hopefully!).

2. Back up your qualities and strengths
Instead of creating a long (and boring) list with all your qualities (e.g., disciplined, creative, problem solver) try to connect them with real life and work experiences. In other words, you need to back these qualities and strengths up, else it will appear that you are just trying to inflate things.

3. Make sure to use the right keywords
Most companies (even smaller ones) are already using digital databases to search for candidates. This means that the HR department will run search queries based on specific keywords. Guess what, if your resume doesn’t have the keywords related to the job you are applying for, you will be out even before the game starts.
These keywords will usually be nouns. Check the job description and related job ads for a clue on what the employer might be looking for. You can read more about resume keywords on the article Tapping the Power of Keywords to Enhance Your Resume’s Effectiveness.

4. Use effective titles
Like it or not, employers will usually make a judgment about your resume in 5 seconds. Under this time frame the most important aspect will be the titles that you listed on the resume, so make sure they grab the attention. Try to be as descriptive as possible, giving the employer a good idea about the nature of your past work experiences. For example:
Bad title: Accounting
Good title: Management of A/R and A/P and Recordkeeping

5. Proofread it twice
It would be difficult to emphasize the importance of proofreading your resume. One small typo and your chances of getting hired could slip. Proofreading it once is not enough, so do it twice, three times or as many as necessary. If you don’t know how to proofread effectively, here are 8 tips that you can use.

6. Use bullet points
No employer will have the time (or patience) to read long paragraphs of text. Make sure, therefore, to use bullet points and short sentences to describe your experiences, educational background and professional objectives.

7. Where are you going?
Including professional goals can help you by giving employers an idea of where you are going, and how you want to arrive there. You don’t need to have a special section devoted to your professional objectives, but overall the resume must communicate it. The question of whether or not to highlight your career objectives on the resume is a polemic one among HR managers, so go with your feeling. If you decide to list them, make sure they are not generic.

8. Put the most important information first
This point is valid both to the overall order of your resume, as well as to the individual sections. Most of the times your previous work experience will be the most important part of the resume, so put it at the top. When describing your experiences or skills, list the most important ones first.

9. Attention to the typography
First of all make sure that your fonts are big enough. The smaller you should go is 11 points, but 12 is probably safer. Do not use capital letters all over the place, remember that your goal is to communicate a message as fast and as clearly as possible. Arial and Times are good choices.

10. Do not include “no kidding” information
There are many people that like to include statements like “Available for interview” or “References available upon request.” If you are sending a resume to a company, it should be a given that you are available for an interview and that you will provide references if requested. Just avoid items that will make the employer think “no kidding!”

11. Explain the benefits of your skills
Merely stating that you can do something will not catch the attention of the employer. If you manage to explain how it will benefit his company, and to connect it to tangible results, then you will greatly improve your chances.

12. Avoid negativity
Do not include information that might sound negative in the eyes of the employer. This is valid both to your resume and to interviews. You don’t need to include, for instance, things that you hated about your last company.

13. Achievements instead of responsibilities
Resumes that include a long list of “responsibilities included…” are plain boring, and not efficient in selling yourself. Instead of listing responsibilities, therefore, describe your professional achievements.

14. No pictures
Sure, we know that you are good looking, but unless you are applying for a job where the physical traits are very important (e.g., modeling, acting and so on), and unless the employer specifically requested it, you should avoid attaching your picture to the resume.

15. Use numbers
This tip is a complement to the 13th one. If you are going to describe your past professional achievements, it would be a good idea to make them as solid as possible. Numbers are your friends here. Don’t merely mention that you increased the annual revenues of your division, say that you increased them by $100,000, by 78%, and so on.

16. One resume for each employer
One of the most common mistakes that people make is to create a standard resume and send it to all the job openings that they can find. Sure it will save you time, but it will also greatly decrease the chances of landing an interview (so in reality it could even represent a waste of time). Tailor your resume for each employer. The same point applies to your cover letters.

17. Identify the problems of the employer
A good starting point to tailor your resume for a specific employer is to identify what possible problems he might have at hand. Try to understand the market of the company you are applying for a job, and identify what kind of difficulties they might be going through. After that illustrate on your resume how you and your skills would help to solve those problems.

18. Avoid age discrimination
It is illegal to discriminate people because of their age, but some employers do these considerations nonetheless. Why risk the trouble? Unless specifically requested, do not include your age on your resume.

19. You don’t need to list all your work experiences
If you have job experiences that you are not proud of, or that are not relevant to the current opportunity, you should just omit them. Mentioning that you used to sell hamburgers when you were 17 is probably not going to help you land that executive position.

20. Go with what you got
If you never had any real working experience, just include your summer jobs or volunteer work. If you don’t have a degree yet, mention the title and the estimated date for completion. As long as those points are relevant to the job in question, it does not matter if they are official or not.

21. Sell your fish
Remember that you are trying to sell yourself. As long as you don’t go over the edge, all the marketing efforts that you can put in your resume (in its content, design, delivery method and so on) will give you an advantage over the other candidates.

22. Don’t include irrelevant information
Irrelevant information such as political affiliation, religion and sexual preference will not help you. In fact it might even hurt your chances of landing an interview. Just skip it.

23. Use Mr. and Ms. if appropriate
If you have a gender neutral name like Alex or Ryan make sure to include the Mr. or Ms. prefix, so that employers will not get confused about your gender.

24. No lies, please
Seems like a no brainer, but you would be amused to discover the amount of people that lie in their resumes. Even small lies should be avoided. Apart from being wrong, most HR departments do background checks these days, and if you are buster it might ruin your credibility for good.

25. Keep the salary in mind
The image you will create with your resume must match the salary and responsibility level that you are aiming for.

26. Analyze job ads
You will find plenty of useful information on job ads. Analyze no only the ad that you will be applying for, but also those from companies on the same segment or offering related positions. You should be able to identify what profile they are looking for and how the information should be presented.

27. Get someone else to review your resume
Even if you think you resume is looking kinky, it would be a good idea to get a second and third opinion about it. We usually become blind to our own mistakes or way of reasoning, so another people will be in a good position to evaluate the overall quality of your resume and make appropriate suggestions.

28. One or two pages
The ideal length for a resume is a polemic subject. Most employers and recruiting specialists, however, say that it should contain one or two pages at maximum. Just keep in mind that, provided all the necessary information is there, the shorter your resume, the better.

29. Use action verbs
A very common advice to job seekers is to use action verbs. But what are they? Action verbs are basically verbs that will get noticed more easily, and that will clearly communicate what your experience or achievement were. Examples include managed, coached, enforced and planned. Here you can find a complete list of action verbs divided by skill category.

30. Use a good printer
If you are going to use a paper version of your resume, make sure to use a decent printer. Laser printers usually get the job done. Plain white paper is the preferred one as well.

31. No hobbies
Unless you are 100% sure that some of your hobbies will support you candidacy, avoid mentioning them. I know you are proud of your swimming team, but share it with your friends and not with potential employers.

32. Update your resume regularly
It is a good idea to update your resume on a regular basis. Add all the new information that you think is relevant, as well as courses, training programs and other academic qualifications that you might receive along the way. This is the best way to keep track of everything and to make sure that you will not end up sending an obsolete document to the employer.

33. Mention who you worked with
If you have reported or worked with someone that is well known in your industry, it could be a good idea to mention it on the resume. The same thing applies to presidents and CEOs. If you reported to or worked directly with highly ranked executives, add it to the resume.

34. No scattered information
Your resume must have a clear focus. If would cause a negative impression if you mentioned that one year you were studying drama, and the next you were working as an accountant. Make sure that all the information you will include will work towards a unified image. Employers like decided people.

35. Make the design flow with white space
Do not jam your resume with text. Sure we said that you should make your resume as short and concise as possible, but that refers to the overall amount of information and not to how much text you can pack in a single sheet of paper. White space between the words, lines and paragraphs can improve the legibility of your resume.

36. Lists all your positions
If you have worked a long time for the same company (over 10 years) it could be a good idea to list all the different positions and roles that you had during this time separately. You probably had different responsibilities and developed different skills on each role, so the employer will like to know it.

37. No jargon or slang
It should be common sense, but believe me, it is not. Slang should never be present in a resume. As for technical jargon, do not assume that the employer will know what you are talking about. Even if you are sending your resume to a company in the same segment, the person who will read it for the first time might not have any technical expertise.

38. Careful with sample resume templates
There are many websites that offer free resume templates. While they can help you to get an idea of what you are looking for, do not just copy and paste one of the most used ones. You certainly don’t want to look just like any other candidate, do you?

39. Create an email proof formatting
It is very likely that you will end up sending your resume via email to most companies. Apart from having a Word document ready to go as an attachment, you should also have a text version of your resume that does not look disfigured in the body of the email or in online forms. Attachments might get blocked by spam filters, and many people just prefer having the resume on the body of the email itself.

40. Remove your older work experiences
If you have been working for 20 years or more, there is no need to have 2 pages of your resume listing all your work experiences, starting with the job at the local coffee shop at the age of 17! Most experts agree that the last 15 years of your career are enough.

41. No fancy design details
Do not use a colored background, fancy fonts or images on your resume. Sure, you might think that the little flowers will cheer up the document, but other people might just throw it away at the sight.

42. No pronouns
You resume should not contain the pronouns “I” or “me.” That is how we normally structure sentences, but since your resume is a document about your person, using these pronouns is actually redundant.

43. Don’t forget the basics
The first thing on your resume should be your name. It should be bold and with a larger font than the rest of the text. Make sure that your contact details are clearly listed. Secondly, both the name and contact details should be included on all the pages of the resume (if you have more than one).

44. Consider getting professional help
If you are having a hard time to create your resume, or if you are receiving no response whatsoever from companies, you could consider hiring a professional resume writing service. There are both local and online options are available, and usually the investment will be worth the money

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