Interesting XLRI GD Topics That Your Must Check Out!

XLRI (Xavier School of Management) is a private business school in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand India. It is one of the top MBA colleges in India for Business Management, Human Resource Management, and General Management. In this article, we have discussed the group discussion topics that have been put forth by XLRI in recent years. But first, let us quickly take you through the admission process of XLRI. 

XLRI Admission Process  

XLRI’s admission process includes the following 3 steps:

1. XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) exam
2. Group Discussion Round (GD)
3. Written Ability Test (WAT)
4. Personal Interview Round (PI)

XLRI GD Round and GD Topics

The XLRI GD round usually lasts 20-30 minutes. In this round, a group of students (8-9) are given a topic to discuss. When the topic is revealed, students are given some time to think about it and then each participant has to speak on it for about 1 minute. When every participant has spoken, the floor is thrown open for everybody to discuss among themselves.

Important GD Topics from the last 5 years

Here is a list of the group discussion topics that have been asked during XLRI admission interviews in the last 5 years: 

1. India's income inequality.
2. Importance of Statue of Unity
3. Importance of spending on Public Health
4. How India fared in fighting coronavirus compared to developed countries
5. Is social distancing the new world order?
6. Have we arrived in the virtual world post pandemic?
7. Citizenship Amendment Act - What and Why
8. How did the abrogation of Article 370 improve the situation in Kashmir?
9. Should there be a limit to Media Freedom?
10. Why Individual Data Privacy is important?
11. India as a developed country by 2047
12. Will companies benefit from the Companies Amendment Bill?
13. Discuss the latest Union Budget India 
14. Discounts on E-commerce websites are harmful in the end
15. Is preponing the presentation date of the General Budget a good decision?
16. Is India ready for electric vehicles?
17. Will Denuclearisation Instill World Peace?
18. Will fake news kill the Social Fiber of India if unchecked?
19. Can India afford to spend a fortune on projects like Mission to MARS?
20. Is it still too early for India to have bullet trains?
21. Making Aadhaar mandatory is not a good idea- for or against
22. The implication of State Assembly elections at the national level?
23. Is the banning of Pakistani artists from India justified?
24. Modicare: Will it be an affordable healthcare project?
25. China's economic slowdown: Impact on Indian economy

List of some abstract topics

1. Hard Work Vs Smart Work
2. How important is it to be patient in Business and Management?
3. Work-Life Balance is a Myth
4. Building strategies Vs Execution
5. Self Motivation
6. The first impression is the last impression
7. Change is the only constant
8. Leader Vs Follower
9. Friends, Enemy, or Frenemies?
10. Innovation Vs Invention
11. Ethics or Profit?
12. Freedom: A Myth?
13. Thoughts on the 'Me Too' Campaign
14. Do we need more entrepreneurs than managers?
15. Can failures teach you important lessons in life?

The above topics clearly indicate that the group discussion round of XLRI can be cleared if the candidate is well aware of the current issues and happenings of the country and is able to express his/her opinions clearly.

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