The Full Form of GD and PI is Group Discussion and PI means Personal Interview.

Group discussion is the final step in the admission process for MBA which is followed by Personal Interview (PI). There are 1000s of candidates for MBA admission. It gets difficult to judge each and every person on the basis of interview. Therefore, GD is conducted to select some candidates out of many.

Earlier, a topic was given to the 7-10 students and they were supposed to discuss on that topic for 10-15 minutes. Nowadays, most of the B-Schools are giving thumps up to case study based group discussion. 

In this type of group discussion, a case or a situation is given to the students. Some time is given to the students to understand the case which is related to the real corporate world situation. They are supposed to evaluate the case/situation. They have to look for the problem and the main cause. Then, students are supposed to discuss their points with the group members and give their solutions.

It is the most effective way to judge the candidate’s managerial qualities:

1. Logical and Analytical Skills
2. Leadership Skills
3. Interpersonal Skills
4. Decision making skills
5. Situation handling ability
6. Communication skills
7. Perspective
8. Creative and Innovative