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PREP GROUP DISCUSSION TOPICS These topics are intended to help you prep in general on a wide range of subjects. 1. Economics & Business 2. The SIGMA of LEADERSHIP = the DELTA in Emotional Quotient 3. The Strength of Indian Economy is a derivative of the Political Group in Power 4. Strictly speaking, Ethics in Business are just a Farce 5. Is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sector good for India? 6. Is the Consumer really the King in India? 7. Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad? 8. Is there any Point in having a Business Strategy when we are living in a VUCA World? 9. Is the Food Bill a game-changer for India? 10.Is the Business of Business only Business? 11.All Public Sector Organizations should be Privatized. 12.Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped? 13.Are MNCs superior to Indian Companies? 14.Advertising is a Waste of Resources 15.Privatization will lead to Less Corruption 16.Technology Creates Income Disparities 17.Indians are mere Thinkers than Doers 18.Is disinvestment really that good for India or is a rethink in order?

19.Are co-operatives relevant in today's globalised environment? 20.Globalization vs. Nationalism 21.Should Corporate CFO Community run the finance ministry? 22.Indian villages - our strength or our weakness? 23.Space Missions are a Wastage of Resources for a Resource-Starved Nation like India 24.Poverty in Third World Countries is due to Prosperity in First World Countries 25.Ever-Increasing Population Strength or a Weakness, for India? 26.Banning of Trade Unions will be Beneficial in Growth of the Economy 27.We Need Drinking Water and Not Coke & Pepsi in Rural India 2. Management Topics 1. We Need More Entrepreneurs than Managers 2. Rise in MBA Salaries is Not Sustainable in the Long Run 3. Can One Contribute to the Social Sector while Being Employed in the Corporate World? 4. The Rush for MBA is really a Rush for Big Money 5. Corporatizing the India Film Industry will kill Creativity 6. Indians Perform Better as Individuals than in Groups/Teams 7. Positive Attitude & Team-collaboration, and not Knowledge is required for Business Success 8. Are Ethics just Business Pretence? 9. An MBA degree kills Entrepreneurship

10.Family owned business vs. professionally run businesses 11.CAMPUS JOBS : Start-ups and Smaller businesses have more scope for professional growth, than large companies 12.Management Education in India NOT WORLD CLASS 13.Is Leadership Born or are is it acquired in Business Schools? 14.Is Management an Art or a Science? 15.Should GD be Part of Campus Placements? 16.Role of Ethics in Business 17.Is Management Education Required for Business? 18.Which is more desirable-Working Hard or Working Smart? 19.Does Morality have an Essence in Corporate Life? 20.Retention of Employees a MYTH 21.Engineering Students are wasting their Time doing MBA; Its NATIONs loss 22.MBA in India is highly Over-rated

3. Social Topics 1. Social Media A Boon or a Bane? 2. Beauty contests are degrading to Women 3. Morals & Values among Indians is Degenerating 4. Censorship in Movies & Our Culture 5. Foreign Television Channels are Destroying Our Culture

6. Individual Freedom and Social Responsibility do NOT go together 7. Influence of Online Social Networks on our Youth More BAD than GOOD 8. We are not serious about saving Wildlife/Environment 9. The education system needs a complete overhaul 10.Social Network comes at the cost of Cultural & Family disintegration

4. Politics 1. Is our Political System the Reason for our Backwardness? 2. Minimum Educational qualification for Politicians is a MUST 3. Necessity of Women Quota Bill for Women Empowerment 4. Voters, not Political Parties, are Responsible for the Criminalization of Politics 5. Corruption is the Price we pay for Democracy 6. What India needs is a police state 7. Tainted Ministers should NOT be allowed to Contest Elections 8. Presidential vs. Parliamentary Form of Government in India 9. India should go for the presidential form of democracy

5. General Interest 1. Is India a Soft Nation? 2. Should Sting Operations be Carried Out? 3. Rules & Regulation Breed Corruption 4. Do NGOs in India Really Work for Others OR Work for their Own Vested Interests? 5. Should Animals be used for Testing New Drugs & Medical Procedures? 6. Security Cameras & Privacy 7. Advertisements Cheat People, Hence Should Be Banned 8. Beauty Pageants are the creation of Cosmetics Companies 9. A 3 year stint in the Indian Defence forces should be made MANDATORY for all Indians

6. Creative Topics 1. Everyone who has made it, has had a God Father 2. To achieve Success, it is important to be good at Politics 3. Every Cloud has a Silver Lining 4. Rules are Meant to be Broken 5. Food Comes First, Ethics Later 6. There is No Right Way of Doing the Wrong Thing 7. Nice Guys Finish Last 8. Means never justify ends

7. Education 1. For Campus Jobs students should be shortlisted on basis of academic Grades 2. Examinations have killed Education 3. Prior Work-experience is a MUST for pursuing MBA course 4. Indian IT and ITES industry has killed IP orientation 5. IAS career brings out real and holistic Leadership capabilities than an MBA career 6. Should the Government Set-up More IITs and IIMs, OR should it be use the Money for Primary & Secondary Education? 7. Foreign Universities in India a Commercial game 8. E-Learning will be a good Substitute for all sorts of Classroom Learning 9. How effective are Indian B-schools?