What is Group Discussion (GD)?

Group Discussion (GD)

Group discussion (GD) is a methodology to assess a candidate’s personality traits and skills. The members of the group are assigned with a topic or a situation and given a few minutes to think about the topic and then asked to discuss it among themselves for 15 to 20 minutes. The purpose of the group discussion is to assess the candidates’ skills related to membership, leadership qualities, listening and articulation skills in the given short time which cannot be evaluated in an interview.

Effective group discussion may be useful to:

• To be a good team member
• Assess communication skills
• Reasoning ability
• Leadership skills
• Initiativeness
• Assertiveness
• Flexibility
• Creativity
• Ability to think on one’s feet