Group Discussion or GD has been a part of regular selections for any organisation but there will be GD’s that will happen in SSB too, but with different tone. The GD that happens at the time of screening round would be based on group discussing the hazy picture while the GD that happens during the GTO round would be based on some topic of interest.
The similarity between the GD’s is that in all the things that happen for SSB, the OLQ’s are only being judged in the aspirant. The difference lies in the GD’s that happen in SSB and other jobs is that everything is psychologically judged at SSB and search of qualities is there. So remember this in mind and perform and prepare accordingly.
It is the basic quality of human being that they tend to give suggestions and discuss their view points in group and the same is expected in the GD also, but people consider GD in different tones and sometimes make it a fish market. So remember this in GD that it’s simply a group discussing about a topic, so all the group norms should be followed.
Sufficient time would be given so that everyone has the opportunity to present their views. People have many misconceptions related to GD that if they speak more or if they start speaking they will get benefits. This does not actually happen and sometimes get the whole group out because of the few people only. I will discuss fish market situation in a different article. Now let’s see what the GTO tries to search in a aspirant while he is performing in a GD:
- Good Communication skills are must in GD. English should be the preferred language as many people are there from regions where Hindi is not a prevalent language and they will not understand it. So we should keep this in mind.
- Leadership is the main observation, but this does not mean that the one who speaks first would only be a leader. A leader has many characteristics and hence all are being observed by the GTO. A moderator is also sometimes looked as a leader, so choose the role that you best fit in.
- Depth of the subject and the knowledge that is being presented related to the topics also helps in getting noticed in a group. Also the subject matter should be supplemented with examples.
- Listening to group members is also essential as it may help in conducting a discussion in a beneficial way .Sometimes the GTO may ask for conclusion and hence then the person who listens well only performs well as he knows all the relevant points.
You should know what to do and how to behave in a group and that should be followed diligently. So keep on working hard towards your goal and see what could be the final result off your hard work.
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