5 Ways To Ace Your GD/PI Preparations

Here are 5 things that you should start preparing in your daily routine from today:

1. Be well acquainted with the current news. Read any newspaper be it TOI, Mint or Economic Times (preferably for students interested in Finance). Also, you can download various applications for checking out news as Knappily, TOI, The Hindu, etc. If you are working, try utilizing the time of travelling in reading and cut down your time from social media on mobile to such apps.
2. Also keep yourself informed with essential GK in politics, geography, history and other genres. Update your information about current trends in the market and dwell into deep concerning the hot trending topics that are often asked in Group Discussions: Demonetization, GST, Cryptocurrency, the annual financial budget, etc.
3. Many of the B-Schools ask for SOPs or a detailed form to be filled. Be thorough with every word you mention in the registration form.

   Also, keep a text prepared for the basic questions like

   _Why do you want to pursue MBA?

   – Why do you want to get into a particular specialization?

   – Why are you the perfect fit for this B-School?

   – Why do you want to pursue MBA from this B-School?

   – Where do you see yourself after two years of MBA?

   – What skills do you possess that make you stand apart from the crowd?

4. Read about the Institute in detail. Do visit the website of the B-School you are appearing for GD/PI sessions, swim through the necessary information like founder, dean/director of the institute, academics, courses, specializations offered, opportunities offered apart from academics, average and highest package, major recruiters, students’ life and culture in the college.  This highlights your eagerness and sincerity to get admitted into that particular MBA University, creating a positive impression on the minds of the interviewer.
5. If you are working be acquainted with the information about your company apart from your job profile. If fresher, be ready to cope with the students having experience and in-depth industrial knowledge. Be well acquainted with the subjects you studied in bachelors and various projects or research undertaken by you.

Along with these, be a consistent part of the mock GD/PI sessions that are conducted at various coaching centers to experience it for improving one's’ skills.