MBA admission 2014: Hot GD topics for 2013-14

Soon after the MBA exams, it's time for the maddening preparation for the next round - Group Discussion (GD). Among the IIMs, only IIM Lucknow and IIM Kozhikode are still conducting GDs. However, it is still a crucial part of selection procedure for other top B-Schools in India. GD aims to analyse a candidate – his/her personality traits, communication skills, quick decision making ability, and reasoning approach. In other words, GD rounds are part of the selection process that aims to choose students who have the potential of becoming future managers & CEOs. One has to dedicatedly follow up on current affairs, latest socio-economic and other world events. Here are some hot GD topics for 2013-14.

1. Election 2014: Will the national battle for PM’s position boil down to BJP's Narendra Modi and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal?
2. In reference to Tehelka case, are there double standards on privacy?
3. Are software jobs more lucrative than MBAs?
4. “CAT registrations are going down”– Are MBA programmes losing their shine?
5. Should Juvenile rapists be treated similarly as adults?
6. Can privatisation reduce corruption?
7. Government jobs provide lesser growth than private sector jobs.
8. Greed is good - it is an essential human quality.
9. How should management students manage time between academics and extra-curricular activities?
10. Should India do away with subsidies?
11. Should prostitution be legalised and taxed?
12. Is it justified to spend so much on space programmes when millions are still struggling in poverty?
13. In divorce, should wife get 50% of husband’s earnings?
14. Daughters are more caring than sons
15. A closed mouth catches no flies
16. Gold: Best investment or a bursting bubble?
17. Will Mumbai's film industry ever evolve into a truly modern corporative one?
18. Nokia and Microsoft is a planned alliance or a desperate move?
19. Life has become dangerous in this unipolar world
20. The government should stop funding IITs and IIMs