Some issues that are likely to feature in GD and PI rounds
Should there be a restriction on the number of engineers gaining entry to an MBA institute?
You can start by stating some statistics on the number of engineers admitted to MBA institutes as opposed to students from other 
backgrounds. For IIMs, the ratio is highly skewed in favour of engineers. Then, you can discuss the pros and cons of the trend.
Students from non-engineering backgrounds have a lower chance of getting through MBA institutes because engineers traditionally do better at quantitative and data interpretation/logical reasoning sections.
On the other hand, the common entrance test is open to students from all backgrounds. Thus, everyone has an equal chance to prepare for and write the exam. Engineers should not be discriminated against.
Engineers joining the management bandwagon will mean a loss for India as it needs industry-specific engineers. However, MBA-holding engineers joining the corporate world would add value to industry by specialising in engineering as well as management.
Will India ever be able to host the Olympics?
You can start by stating your stand on whether you think India will ever be successful in hosting the Olympics. Then, you can go on to state points for or against the topic.
Discuss the minimum budget required for hosting the Olympic Games and the countries that have hosted the Olympics. Does India have the infrastructure? You can draw inferences from India’s preparation for the Commonwealth Games 2010.
Beijing hosted the Olympics in 2008 and was very successful at it. If China could do it, one could argue that India could, too. Discuss the hurdles that India could face in this endeavour and how it could overcome them. What factors could contribute to India successfully hosting the event? Discuss the political and economic situation of the country and how that might impact this aspiration. Discuss these points depending on the stand taken in the discussion.
Author: HT Horizons
Date: 25th Feb., 2010
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