CONFIDENCE IS HALF OF VICTORY

DON’T FORGET TO CARRY IT WITH YOU

Guidelines for GD/PI Day

[1] Candidates are expected to maintain a high degree of discipline throughout their stay in NITIE campus. Any act of
misbehaviour or indiscipline will be duly reported to Admission Committee.
[2] Candidates must make sure that they reach NIT IE Campus well on time. [3]
Candidates must carry their ID Proof with them.
[4] Candidates must make sure that they are properly dressed and are looking tidy.

Boys: Light coloured shirt (with or without blazer), trousers, and tie (optional), clean shave and polished shoes. Girls:
Salwar suits or formal shirt& trousers.
[5] Candidates must make sure that they carry all the below mentioned documents with them; there have been
instances when candidate was not allowed for GD/PI due to their failure to bring the documents.

CHECK and RECHECK

[6] No need to bring your CV.
[7] Candidates should bring all the certificates related to the various achievements they have mentioned in the form.
[8] For any clarifications/help, please contact any Student Volunteer or Help Desk. [9]
Any change in above schedule will be communicated to candidates.
[10] The candidate must not leave his/her place without informing Help Desk. [11]
Please do not talk in corridor and maintain utmost silence.
[12] Guardians accompanying candidates will be provided a different venue to sit during the process. [13]
Lunch and Snacks will be available on payment basis in EDP & Taylor Hall canteens.
Tips for Group Discussions
[1] Gather your thoughts and then speak in a clear tone. This way you already have a structure about what you speak
for the next minute or so
[2] One of the most fundamental things: Do not look at panellists
[3] You must come across as a decent person. Remember GD is not a knockout at NITIE, so please be polite and
courteous
[4] A leader is chosen by virtue and not because of aggression. If you have good points, people will listen to your points
consequently and you will get more airtime
[5] There is a thin line between aggressiveness and assertiveness. Know the difference!
[6] While making a point, try to address all the participants
[7] Body language: Do not make excessive body and hand movements.
[8] Making an entry: Try to identify periods of lull in the GD. Look out for candidates who are short on points and
confidence to make an entry into the GD. Avoid cutting other people in your panel, allow them to make their points but
always be on the lookout for the lull periods so that you can make an entry and share your thought
[9] Keep your entries optimum. If it is a 15 -20 minute GD, then speaking for about 5 times (50-60 seconds) each will be
considered optimum. It should not look as if you are not trying to dictate terms to people.
[10] When you have been given the time to think, jot down all important points and some unconventional ones. Try
speaking out early, because your points will soon be taken up by somebody and hence you would run out of points (here
the unconventional points would come to your rescue)
[11] When someone is making a point, try to think on the fly and come up with new points as the GD progresses
[12] Try not to get involved in 1 on 1 argument. Never argue with a girl. You may politely disagree
[13] In case you do not get a chance to speak, try summarizing the topic. However, you might not be always asked to
summarize, so do not consider it as granted.
[14] Opinions are best avoided during GD`s, so also subjective experiences and inferences drawn from them
[15] In case of an abstract topic especially, think in a creative way and come up with as many interpretations as possible.
The examiners like different perspectives and innovative ways of thinking
[16] Structure the GD in your mind. Try to keep a smooth flow of the discussion. The panel expects logical thought,
coherent and creative ideas
[17] If the GD becomes a fish market: First and foremost, you cannot do anything about this situation. The only way you
can escape that you try to moderate the group in some viable way and to keep out of the commotion.
Preparing for GDs and PIs
[1] Read as much as you can in the coming days. Be abreast with the happening around the world during the past 1-2
years. Try preparing from the latest happenings to the past.

[2] Have Mock GDs with your friends or with other call getters

[3] Try to frame an answer for the frequent questions that can be asked in the interview and rehearse them preferably in
front of a mirror. This is a way to gain confidence.

[4] Get information about key facts and figures. It really helps if you can substantiate your point with a statistic

[5] Last but not the least, remember:

‘One who does not throw the dice will l never get a six’
Sample GD topics to give you a flavour
1. Do we really need smart cities?
2. Demonization and its effects
3. Is management study necessary for business?
4. Should India Pakistan reunite
5. Entrepreneurs or managers
6. Swatch Bharat a realty or not
7. Engineers are wasting their degree in management
8. Reliance Jio price war
9. IPl Business or sports league
10. GST
11. India should move to bi-party system
12. Politics and ethics cannot go hand in hand
13. Are high salary expectations by top tier a sign of greed?
14. Is demonetization in India successful?
15. The money being put into sports is harming the development of other sports.
16. For poorer sections of society, a state controlled economy is better than liberalized economy.
17. Should the public sector be privatized?
18. How long will E-Commerce survive on investor’s money?
19. Corruption is the price we pay for democracy
20. Multinational corporations: Are they devil in disguise?
21. Six billion and one bronze
22. Should there be limits on artistic freedom?
23. China and India are similar nations in contrasting ways
24. Why can’t we be world players in industry as we are in software?
25. With media publishing and telecasting trivia, censorship is the need of the hour
26. Globalization, how real is it?
27. FDI in higher education- Boon or bane?
28. Opinion on women reservation bill
29. Whistle blowing- Good or bad for the society
30. Whether juveniles who committed serious crimes should be tried as adults or not
31. Is CSR (Corporate social responsibility) a gimmick?
32. Smart phones- boon or bane
Branch wise set of Questions to give you a flavour

One common question likely to come is about your

favourite subjects. Computer Sciences & IT

1) Why are you moving from CS/IT to IE?

2) What is cloud computing? Its types.
3) Cryptography related questions.
4) Cipher key.
5) Questions may be related to software engineering and database also. Just have
a basic idea of all the subjects to be on the safe side.

Electrical & Electronics (EEE & ECE)

1) What is electronics and how is it different from electrical.

2) Principle of working of a motor & generator and differences between motor and
generator.
3) Efficiency of a transformer.
4) Types of power generations
5) Questions may also be related to everyday usage of Electricity related issues
like type of motor used, etc.
6) Questions on traction system.
7) Questions related to control systems like stability conditions, etc.
8) Questions related to communications like Modulation, Multiplexing, various
modulation schemes and 2g scam, 3g, 4g related questions.

Mechanical/ Production/ IE

1) What is difference between CPM and PERT? And details about PERT.
2) What are the different methods of forecasting?
3) What are recent developments of automobile sector in India and Globally?
4) What is difference between productivity, efficiency, effectiveness?
5) What are the various stages of product development?
6) Details about operation research techniques.
7) What is work study and components of work study?
8) What is industrial engineering?
9) What are inventory management tools and different EOQ models