Instructions

1) Platform and Slots

 GD will be conducted on Mon-Sat for 5 weeks starting from 10 th August and after
that PI will start. Timing for GD is 8:30 PM-9:30 PM.
 GD will be conducted on MS Teams platform in two Slots; first member of every GD
Group will setup the meeting on Teams and send invite to other members and
moderators.
 There will be 2 moderators in every group. GD topics for the day will be posted one
day prior. If a moderator is not available at the time slot that is scheduled for
him/her, it will be the responsibility of moderator to find a replacement.

2) Format and Structure

There are 4 formats of GDs to be conducted:
I. Structured
II. Unstructured
III. Extempore
IV. Case-Based
 For first week we will be conducting Structured GDs i.e. Every member will be given
1 minute to speak on the topic. It can be followed by 3-5 minutes of normal
discussion or Conclusion depending upon moderator. Further update on conducting
other formats of GD will be conveyed next week.
 Start with a brief Introduction, followed by One-minute time to jot down points.
Post that a candidate can use Raise-Hand feature on platform to start GD first.
Moderator will make sure that everyone gets one-minute time to speak one by one.

3) Feedback and Evaluation

 Post GD apart from giving the individual one-on-one feedback, moderator must fill a
Mandatory Evaluation Form, where Junior Students will be evaluated on a five-
point scale based on 6 parameters [Idea is to give a Quantifiable Cut to Feedback
and it will help candidates to track performance and identify areas which needs
improvement.]
 For each group Moderators can either split 5-5 members among themselves and
record their score or can take average of both the moderator’s individual score as
per convenience. For each candidate only one final score should be submitted.

 Parameters of Evaluation are as followed:

I. Content Quality [Knowledge and Expertise of Topic]
II. Verbal Communication [Includes Voice Modulation + Etiquette + Fluency]
III. Non-Verbal Communication [Posture + Expression + Gesture; since it may be
difficult to track it in online mode, it is made optional in form]
IV. Number of Entries [Evaluation based on ideal number of entries]
V. Value Addition [Overall Contribution to Discussion]
VI. Listening Ability [Listening and Comprehending other members views].

For any query, contact the PDC Spoc allotted for that day.