The Selection Process for trainer:

CV Screening/Shortlisted

1st Interview

No
Pass

Yes

No
Presenta
tion

Yes

No Group
Discussio
n

Yes

Selected
Rejected
Group Discussion or GD is a type of discussion that involves people sharing ideas or activities. People in
the group discussion are connected with one basic idea. Based on that idea, everyone in the group
represents his/her perspective.

Panelists
Panelists are the people who judge the Group Discussion. The panelist are the concerned department
including HR.

Duration of a GD
The average duration of a Group Discussion is 5-7 minutes. But, it may vary depending on the number of
candidates in a group. Sometimes, the panelist can extend the discussion for more than 10 minutes.
They can also end the discussion in between. The participants should not consider any assumption that
the GD will be conducted only for 15 minutes.

Process of Group Discussion

Group
Discussion

Topic Lead start the GD

Prepration Time
Announcement discussion Summarization

1. The process of a Group Discussion starts with the announcement of the topic. The topic will be
selected from the luck draw from the collection of topic. The given topic could be technical,
factual, or case study.
2. Before beginning with the discussion, the preparation time of 3 minutes is given. The time can
also extend in case of a long case statement.
3. Any participant in the group can initiate the discussion. After the lead participant, anyone in the
group can continue the discussion. Similarly, everyone gets the chance to speak. One after
another, participants in the group expresses their views on the given topic.
4. It ends when the panelist stops the discussion or may ask one or more than one participant to
summarize the GD.
5. The final scores are calculated. Based on the performance of each participant, the panelist gives
the scores. The panelists are usually three to four to judge the performance of candidates in the
Group Discussion.

Rules of GD
1. Prepare well for the topic
2. Be confident about content
3. Participants Introduction
4. Avoid false starts or commitments
5. Do not fight
6. Time Limits