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IMS the New GD Path Finder The Group Discussion is an integral part of the admission process in most management institutes. It is also an important assessment tool at the time of recruitment. The New GD Path-Finder will help you to participate in the group discussions with ease and confidence. The book addresses all your needs and gives you tips on how to be effective and successful in the group discussions. The Book contains 2 CDs with live GDs and Analyses by experts to give you a perceptive of actual GD. Table of Contents: Preface Foreword Introduction Group Discussion Group Discussions and How to Gear Up for Them Frequently Asked Questions Farewell to GD Blues Case Studies Beyond Branding: Retailing Woes Courting Battles on Corporate Grounds Brand Image and Price Reduction Perceptions and Expectations: Resolving Inter-departmental Rivalries Calling the Shots: Managing Creditable Customers and Discreditable Policies Converting Heritage to Lucrative Business Recovering Reputation after Recovery Agents Have Damaged It Amita and the Cola Controversy Kamini Amma and the Pickle Business To Retain the Drive General Topics Monuments That Get Destroyed During Wars or Natural Calamities Should be Rebuilt. Profligacy of the State - Its Impact on the Indian Economy The Chinese Miracle : Can India Imitate It? Capital Account Convertibility - Is it Feasible for India? Is Sting Journalism a Substitute for Investigative Reporting? Can History Textbooks Praise Hitler? Animals in Research is a Moral Crime Is Higher Education the Only Passport to Upward Social Mobility? Storybooks are Better Than the Films Made on Them Is Indian Hockey Dead and Fit for a Funeral? Who Decides Dress Codes - Society or the Individual? Are Women Safe In India? Celebrities Must be Judged Guilty Until Proven Innocent Reservation for Women in Parliament Success is All About Human Relations Though Some Indian Companies Have Made it to the Fortune-500 List, We still have a long way to go The Gaza Strip is the Waterloo for the West Asian Crisis Cheap Indian Labour is the Only Reason Behind the Rise of Joint Ventures Like Israel, India Should Have Zero Tolerance Policies to Counter Terrorism India Will Stop Being the Outsourcing Hub as Indian BPOs Wake up to Security Threats Courts Should Not decide TV Content RTI: Citizens' Access to 'File Notings' Will Improve the Efficiency of Government Agencies Murder Witnesses Face a Trial by Fire Is India Being Arm-twisted Into Signing the Nuclear Deal? Globalisation is Beneficial Only to the Upper Classes The July '05 Floods in Mumbai Were Due to a Lack of Urban Infrastructure Electronic Media: Has it Stolen the Thunder from Print Media? Women CEOs Are No Better Than Their Male Counterparts Have Farmers Been Left Behind on the Development Highway? The Earth Had Always Experienced Global Warming: What is Happening Now is Not a Cause of Great Concern Reconciliation Between India and Pakistan Can be Achieved Only Through Cultural Exchange Programmes Cost is Soon Forgotten, What Remains is Quality Effective Managers Need to be Autocratic, Not Liberal Are Morality and Business Opposites? Advertising Expenditure is Wasted Expenditure The Ethical Enigma of Human Cloning Is Religious Resurgence a Necessary Evil in the Present Context? Reservations in Higher Education, Research and Jobs Will Uplift the Backward Classes Clinical Research: The Next Big Thing Emotions Have No Role to Play in Sports http://amzn.to/1HGHW1m IMS the Personal Interview Are you a person who starts sweating and feels his mouth go dry at the thought of facing an interview panel? Are you unsure of what you should say at the first meeting, how you should use the cues of verbal and non verbal communication effectively or how you could draw the fine line between assertion and aggression? This book not only answers all your questions pertaining to different categories and forms of interview (B-school interviews, job interviews, group interviews, telephonic interviews etc.) and appropriate conduct therein, but also addresses the issues that confront you before and after an interview – writing resumes, filling pre-interview forms, negotiating for salary and coping with rejection. http://amzn.to/1QtJbs9

GD and PI need to be mastered properly. Its a skill which you need to develop with some guidance and some practice. Always better to take guidance from experienced persons, form a group (for GD its very important) and practice, practice and practice. For any help , feel free to raise queries.

It will do you great good to go through the book  :https://www.amazon.in/s?_encoding=UTF8&field-keywords=Beyond+CAT+-+The+Interviews%3A+For+Admissions+to+IIMs+and+Other+B-Schools&node=1634753031