Why was GD a key step?
Group Discussions were designed to evaluate a candidate’s communication skills, leadership potential, team dynamics, clarity of thought, and presence of mind — all essential qualities in a collaborative work environment. PSUs value professionals who can work effectively in teams, contribute ideas constructively, and lead initiatives under pressure. GDs simulated real workplace scenarios, allowing panelists to assess these soft skills beyond what a written test or interview could reveal.
Over time, however, many PSUs have phased out GD rounds, especially for engineering roles through GATE. This is due to standardization of processes, large applicant volumes, and a shift toward GATE scores + Personal Interviews for efficiency and fairness.
GDs were used to assess soft skills that written exams and personal interviews could not fully capture. These include:
• Communication clarity
• Leadership and initiative
• Ability to handle pressure
• Team collaboration and respect for others’ opinions
• Decision-making and logical reasoning
PSUs Still Conducting GD/GT
• ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)– GD + PI (common for GATE-based selection)
• IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited) – Group Task + Interview (especially for MT roles)
• HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum) – GT + PI (used for certain disciplines)
• BPCL (Bharat Petroleum) – Occasionally includes GT/GD
• NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) – GD + PI for some posts, especially in HR and Management
• GAIL, SAIL, and BHEL – Have used GD/GT in past, may vary by year and role
In summary, while GD is no longer a universal screening step, it remains vital in roles requiring strategic thinking, people management, and cross-functional collaboration — qualities that PSUs deeply value in future leaders.
INTRODUCTION
• Good morning everyone, my name is Shubhya, let me introduce the topic to all of you
• The topic of today’s discussion is “No One Wins In A War”
• Friends lets start the discussion on this important topic now
Body
1. Many people lose their lives, and hence impact the economy negatively and even the citizens to the worst.
2. Wars affect not only humans but also the wildlife to a huge extent.
the habitat of many animals and birds get destroyed and thus they need to mitigate from one place to another in place of food and shelter.
3. Wars lead to massive destruction of home and families,
many people need to migrate from one place to another in terms of safety, and thus have to start lives
4. Due to usage of bombs and missiles, land do turn into unproductive wasteland.
5. It takes several months to rebuild the cities
after the war, which takes a huge toll on India’s economy.
6. In the present scenario, Weapons of mass destruction
such as nuclear and chemical weapons can do take maximum lives.
7. World war 1, world war 2 has killed approximately 8 crore people which is about 3% of the world population. Even it has lead to serious war crimes.
Conclusion
• Friends let me conclude the topic on behalf of entire group.
• We had great discussion on this relevant topic
• ………
• ……….
• Thank You
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