How many GDs and presentations does one have to work on during an MBA at Top B-Schools?

Group discussions and presentations are an integral part of the MBA curriculum in any business school. Be it a premier institute or Tier II college, there are a lot of presentations and Group discussions. The number also depends on the college and the student to some extent. Talking about the average, we can say that a student has to give around 25 to 30 presentations throughout the two-year course. It also depends on the course structure and the professor but let us ignore it. Group discussions are used by companies to differentiate between the exam sitters and future employees. So commonly Group discussions take place during the placement season. Besides the placement season, students can take part in informal group discussion sessions conducted by the institute or themselves to prepare for the real ones. So the number is less and is around 7-8.

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A student has to work on at least 25-35 presentations during an MBA at top B-School. Whereas for GDs, it can be 10-15 during the course of MBA, but it can vary depending on the institution. The institute conducts this presentation and GDs round during there course so that a student can practice and can easily clear the round during the placements as many companies conduct GD before personal interview round. This presentation and GD round are conducted for the overall development of a student such as personality development, confidence build up, etc., as it will help them a lot in the future job. In my college, there is a presentation every day for every subject so that it can help us to communicate and gain knowledge about that subject. Even if a person thinks that he is good at communication still he has to take part in the presentation as cross-question during a presentation will help you.

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A student has to give at least 20 to 30 presentations during the MBA course. Every subject includes at least 1 presentation and GD may vary depending upon the institute. GDs are conducted daily depending on course structure so that a student has the practice of GD round and can easily clear the round during the placements as top companies do conduct GD round before interview round. The presentations and GD rounds are conducted for the personality development of a student and it helps a lot in future jobs also. One may face presentations and GD every day in his/her college.

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