GD topics

1. Problems at IIM, Indore campus and innovative solutions to them, using technology.
2. Industry 4.0 is the only alternative for manufacturing sector
3. Vivo and Apple are gaining their market share in India. Is it a cause of concern for bigger brands
like Apple and Samsung? Is the strategy sustainable in long term? What should the bigger
brands like Apple and Samsung do, to address this?
4. Whether companies should go for logo rebranding or not. Providing examples of both positive
and negative scenarios went right for me.
5. Is India ready for a cashless economy?
6. A go-to market strategy (4P’s) of restaurant entry business in India for CP foods. Detailed
presentation consisted of format of restaurant, menu, prices, marketing, finance and timeline.
7. Intelligence quotient or emotional quotient- what is more important for managers?
8. A situation was given wherein a foreign automobile company which has presence in the
passenger vehicle segment in India wanted to launch a new vehicle. We were supposed to
decide upon the market entry plan while discussing the various factors like macroeconomic
conditions, industry analysis. Panelists were trying to see the way you structure the point and
how logical the point is. They were also looking for a participant who listens to others and do
not cut their point. Be confident when you put forward your point
9. Tell me about yourself, Why Deloitte, Major achievements
10. A monk starts climbing a hill at 8am and reaches the peak at 8pm. He stays overnight then
leaves the peak at 8 am and reaches down at 8pm. Speed is not constant. At what place in the
hill was he present at the same time?
11. Case was related to strategic acquisitions. It would be great if you could reach out to current
employees.
12. Is Bitcoin going towards a bubble?
13. Develop a dating app which should attract women participants in India
14. Digital India
15. How technology can be used to curb corruption?
16. Is consumer the king
17. A corrupt and efficient politician is better than an honest and inefficient politician.
18. Can patriotism be forced?
19. Dominance of Indian IT industry on a global.
20. Does privatization lead to corruption platform will continue? Use PESTEL Framework
21. 100% FDI in Ecommerce - Impact on Retail.
22. FinTech- Opportunity or Threat".
23. IT implementation and on field sales issue based one-page Case GD. Make sure ideas are
feasible in terms of scale, time and cost.
24. Whether to give a loan to a corporate or not, depending upon industry and company's situation
25. Case: A company in petrochemical sector is looking for funds for expansion, it has already raised
5 million as long term debt and is looking for raising WC loan, also the cost of raw materials are
projected to increase in the future the case was followed by two questions:
 How can the CEO of the company convince the bank to fund the WC loan 2.What all
factors should ICICI bank look into in order to consider the loan request They were
primarily looking for a holistic approach towards the case, cover financial ratios like :
 interest coverage ratio, debt service coverage ratio, D/E, loan to value ratio, also look
into the strategic aspects, like the bank should find out why the company is asking for
the loan.
 How is the company performing, how is the industry moving, who are the competitors?
 Evaluate the quality of the management etc In terms of the CEO, talk about how you will
be handling the impact of increased debt, your business plan that you will be taking to
the bank, use of futures/options to hedge against the rise in raw material costs etc. TIP :
 Do read up on what all factors a bank generally looks for while granting loans to
corporates
26. Financials of 2 cement companies and cement sector outlook was given. On the basis of those
financials and macro-economic outlook, banker has to decide whether they have to extend
credit or not and if yes, then to which company? Panel was looking for financial points (ratios) as
well as strategic points
27. Why Startups in India are failing?
28. Other topics were Is crypto currency a good bet?
29. Application of Machine Learning in Capital Markets.
30. GTM for a new innovative product. (Speak about the sector)
31. A consumer products company wants to achieve 3% revenue growth. Create an analytics
roadmap for the same. What will you evaluate and what will you give as your
recommendations? - Give a broad framework
32. how stores like More/ Big Bazaar need to improvise to retain market share
33. Lay out a GTM strategy for a protein snack for women 40+ age with respect to packaging, place
and marketing. Created the strategy for the consumer (women the age group) and
influencers (husband/children).
34. Calculate the Market size for these in Indore. Here, the interviewer was more interested in the
approach than the final number. He wanted me to consider some extra units will be sold to
women below 40 also.
35. Capital Equity Markets under Narendra Modi Regime
36. The PI ended with a random question about views on Donald Trump.
37. Digitization in Wealth Management Space- Cover the various aspects relating to cost, client
experience, efficiency in terms of service delivery, transparency.
38. Demonetization and effect on GDP
39. Changing consumer trends and implications for marketers.
40. Try to cover as many aspects as possible in such topics (distribution in rural areas, market
research, social media promotions, customer retention programs, etc.)
41. Impact of Demonetization on informal economy
42. What effect will Gujarat elections have on the general elections of 2019?
43. A firm has come up with a modification of the earlier billing system that they used to sell to
Pharmacies, but the new product is not selling in the market. How will increase sales for the
same.
44. Will Mobile phones/Tabs replace libraries in the future?
45. GST vs Demonetization, which policy had better impact?
46. Reservation should be scrapped after 60 years of independence.
47. Is there a need for new IIMs and IITs?
48. Is the investment in Smart Cities justified?
49. Should capital punishment be banned?
50. What our government should do – Invest in space programs or uplift poor people/combat
poverty
51. Topic: Is Technology killing Innovation Panelists looked for people who made relevant points (for
or against). They selected people who maintained their stand throughout the GD instead of
flipping. They also asked us to keep the GD civil & not make it a fish market.
52. Who, according to you, runs the country? Politicians or Bureaucrats?
53. Should Louis Vuitton go online given that Zara is eating up its market share
54. Case based GD about adoption of technology for understanding buying patterns and CRM
55. India or Indians; who is doing better?
56. Patanjali - a marketing gimmick or for real?
57. Is Netflix the new TV?
58. Is Indian Media biased towards power?