A lot of interesting events have happened this year in the business and political world.

The first few months of 2008 saw the crude oil prices touching record heights, leading to
high inflation and commodity prices. This affects petrol and diesel prices in India. Read up
on the debate on raising the fuel prices Versus the government absorbing the full cost,
reducing duties, etc. Read up on fuel pricing in India, how the government owned oil PSUs
make the losses, and get subsidized by the oil bonds again by the government. This can be
a hot GD topic.
Towards the end of January, stock markets around the world plunge on growing fears of US
recession, and the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis. Read up on the whole subprime crisis,
defaulting the bad loans, etc.

Rising food and fuel prices trigger riots and unrest in the ZIMBABE Third World.
Countries like Zimbabwe have suffered terribly. Expect a tricky question - How would you
handle the situation if you were Zimbabwe's president?
June 27 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates steps
down from daily duties to concentrate on philanthropy. Expect a few questions or a hot GD
on humanitarian side of a business.
August 8–24 - The 2008 Summer Olympics take place in Beijing, China. This prompts a group
discussion topic - How do Sports affect businesses?

October 3 - Global financial crisis - US President George W. Bush signs

the revised Emergency Economic Stabilization Act into law, creating a 700 billion dollar
Treasury fund to purchase failing bank assets. Read up on differing views on whether the
government should save the banks.
October 22 - The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launches

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Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft on a lunar exploration mission. What are your

on expenditure on space exploration, as

against taking economic measures to help businesses?

November 4 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American

President-elect.

Expect questions / group discussion on leadership and diversity.

November 26 - November 29 - A
series of terrorist attacks in
Mumbai, India kills 188, and injures at least 294. Draws the whole world's
attention towards global terrorism, lapses in Indian security / law enforcement agencies and
their capabilities. Expect a group discussion on how terrorism affects economy and
businesses. If the panel decides to throw something provocative, expect the topic - "Should
India attack Pakistan?"

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---------------- Swine Flu has become a pandemic. What steps should you, as a
leader of an organization take in the event of such a pandemic, contagious and deadly
disease?

1------------------first i would arrange a workshop for them which will explain how it can be
infected what precautions should v take n its treatment and if anybody is contaminated then
i would give him/her leave with full payments n also try to help him/her financially and
mentally.

2------------as ths becomes a very harmful disease in all around the world we should take a
appropriate step.first of all we all must be aware of its symtms and the causes of ths diseas
which is the most imp thng.because if we know the reason of it thn v can take precautions
for it...............and atleast some 5will reduce ths causes.

• World cup season received a lot of enthusiasm and attention by the media. Is
commercialization of sports justified?
• The biggest ever oil spill took place in the Gulf of Mexico. In India, just a month after Indian govt reaches

verdict on the Bhopal tragedy , another chlorine leak takes place at Mumbai. Expect a
discussion on corporate social responsibility, and related issues.

--he crisis in Greece, and the Greek austerity measures.

---November 28 – WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic

cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential" -- Privacy Vs. public
accountability.

Topics for GD, Current Topic for MBA Group Discussions

Same Old Topics for GD by MBA Colleges

Our group discussion research team has noticed a considerable lack of creativity by both
MBA institutes and Companies alike when it comes to selecting a Topic for a GD or a Group
Discussion. Infact, in the last 12 years most MBA colleges including the IIMs have been silly
enough to repeat the same topics again and again and again. What does this mean to you?
It means if you as a student go through the topics for GD below and prepare accordingly
you stand a great chance of getting selected by the MBA institute or college of your choice.

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However, at the same time you need excellent training by GD experts like SDC in Mumbai,
India. You also need a pretty good awareness of current knowledge from wide areas such as
Business, Economics, Entertainment, Society, Sports, Women, Finance, World News and
Affairs, Politics, etc.

Ultimately, the MBA faculty and directors at most top Management Institutes in India have

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shown their "pea brain" approach by dishing out the same topics again and again. So, if you
want to be selected just go through the current affairs on a daily basis before your GDs, go
through the current GD topics, topics for GD at MBA institutes below and get selected.

Current GD Topics for MBA Colleges

Is India moving away from a secularist state?

Education in India - or the lack of it
What ails Indian sports?
The Age of Information
Is Philosophy just an armchair theory?
Success is all about human relations
Borderless worlds - Dream or reality?
Quality is a myth in India.
Education and success - Is there a correlation?
We don't learn from history, we repeat it
Do we need a global policeman
Indian villages - our strength or our weakness?
Agrarian Economy in India - boon or bane
if there were no armies in the world......
Indian customs - are we in a time warp?
"How green was my valley........". Is nature paying the price ?

Group Discussion Topics for GD

Management Education - Is it necessary to succeed in business

The role of NGOs in economics and politics
NGOs - Do they serve peoples interests or are they pressure groups?
Death of Socialism
Role of women in development
Kids today are not what they used to be
Casteless India - A pipe dream
Should Trade Unionism be banned in India
Repeated elections - Should taxpayers pay for it?
Indian bureaucracy - foundation strengths or colonial hangovers?
In India, the whole is less than the parts - Do we lack in team spirit?
Generation X - Drivers of our future or are they our lost souls?
Do we need a cut in the defence budget?
Dot.com companies - Is there room for everyone?
If I were to choose my person of the millennium...
All the world is a stage....
When managers become Hamlets...
If Patel were our first Prime Minister.......
Materialism - Have we sold our souls to the Devil?
You've come a long way, baby - The rise and rise of feminist power.
Role of ethics in tobacco industry, liquor industry etc.
Should gambling be legalised in India?
Are we unfit for Democracy?

Recent Topics for GD by Pea Brains

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Survival tools for the new millennium (They asked this just last year)
Examinations - has it killed education
Cultural Invasion through the air waves
Should doctors be tried in Consumer Courts
Abortion and Euthanasia - Is it morally right for society
Are beauty pageants necessary?
The relevance of Gandhism today
India and the WTO
Did India handle the hijack issue properly?
Is E-Commerce the best thing for India
Managerial skills learnt in the classroom can never match those learnt from experience
Democracy is hampering progress of India
MBA in India is highly overrated.
Religion is a private affair and should be of no concern for the state
Decreasing defense expenditure and increasing social expenditure is the need of the hour

General GD Topics for MBA GD/PI in India

1. Premarital sex.
2. Role of UN in peacekeeping.
3. Effect of cinema on Youth.
4. Environment MAnagement.
5. Is China better than India in software.
6.Should SONIA gandhi be made the PM.
7. BPOs in INDIA.
8. Govt contribution to IT.
9. Will punch lines rule the Advt.
10. US war on Iraq-justified or not.
11. Is China a threat to Indian industry.
12. India or West , which is the land of opportunities.
13. Water resources should be nationalised.
14.”BALANCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONALISM AND FAMILY”
15. Position of Women in India compared to other nations.
16. Education in India compared to Foreign nations.
17. Is it necessary to ban COCOCOLA in India.
18. What is the effect of movies on youth.(is it good or bad)
19. Are studies more benifitial in India or in Abroad.
20.”UN’s peace activities” and “America’s war on Iraq”.
21.”Environment-Whose Responisibility”.
22.Is China a threat to the indian software industry.
23.Role of UN in Peace keeping
24.War on Iraq.
25.About Hockey being the primary game in India.
26.Can America occupy Iraq.
27.Cricket should be banned or not.
28.IS CHINA A THREAT TO INDIA.
29.Present state of Indian Cricket team.
30.Love marriage/Arranged marriage.
31.Advantages of Co-education.

Hot Topics for GD by Pea Brains

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How to End the Recession? How to deal with international terrorism.
Should we pursue our policy of dialogue with Pakistan?
Is peace and non-violence outdated concepts?
Are Mobile Phones Boon or Bane?
Love Marriage vs Arranged Marriage

Topics for GD by IIMs Consistent Pea Brains

- Indo-Pak differences are so deep-rooted that Kashmir is only being used as an excuse.
- Violence is a prerequisite for progress.
- Underdevelopment — fate, mismanagement or oppression?
- Our country needs more technocrats and less managers.
- Management education is a luxury for a poor country like India.
- Ends justify the means.
- Is war with Pakistan inevitable?
- Will computerization make a robot of all human beings?
- Women make better managers than men.
- Do computers dehumanize society?
- Success comes not so much by solving problems as by exploiting opportunities.
- All higher education in India should be privatized.
- What will the present budget be like?
- Management education should make job seekers job creators.
- To prevent India from disintegrating, more autonomy should be given to the states.
- What will the present budget be like?
- Management education should make job seekers job creators.
- To prevent India from disintegrating, more autonomy should be given to the states.
- Talk of social responsibility in the private sector is sheer hypocrisy.
- Political crisis and the Indian economy.
- Corruption is an economic lubricant, and hence may not be all that bad.
- The Indian economy is in shambles.
- GDs as a means of selection by the IIMs are a farce.
- Is greed an essential human quality?
- Pollution control is a luxury for India.
- Engineers joining management is a national waste.
- The pen is mightier than the sword, but fanaticism is the mightiest of all.
- Has the Indian political structure outlived its utility?
- No one studies for an MBA. Everyone studies for a job.
- Parliamentary democracy is an obstacle in the path of growth of the Indian nation.
- Do we need graduate engineers at all?

New Topics for GD by Pea Brains at IIM B

- MBAs should be taxed at higher rates in the country.

- Are we raising a generation of burnt out children?
- The government should stop funding the IITs and the IIMs and, instead, divert the funds
to primary education.
- Profit is the only business of business.
- Democracy has hampered India’s progress.
- India should be reorganized into smaller states.
- Growth and integrity are poles apart.
- Managerial skills learnt from classroom can never match those learnt from experience.
- Government should reduce defence expenditure and spend more on social sector.

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- The UN has not served any purpose in the last decade.
- Religion is a private matter and should be no concern of the state.
- Is corrupt but efficient politicians better than honest and in-efficient politicians.
- Beauty contests do little to improve the stature of women.
- To sustain India’s integrity it is necessary to devolve more power to states.
- Women reservation in parliament is against the tenets of democracy.

Creative GD Topics

The Wheel is Turning Round and Round

If I was the Finance Minister/Prime Minister
There is no right way to do a wrong thing
Group Task: How can we have Mount Everest in India?
Do Beauty and Brains Go Together?
When I woke up in the morning I saw
A ship docked in harbor cannot face the storms
Up the Down Staircase
Just as we have smoke free zones, we should have child free zones
Marriage is a social trap

Economics Topics for GD by Pea Brains

In our economic matters, there is an excessive tendency towards the thinking rather than
doing.
Every cloud has a silver lining
Can the economy achieve an 8 percent growth rate?.
Is disinvestments really that good for India or is are think inorder?
Are co-operatives relevant in today's globalised environment?.
Foreign aid is a dangerous drug that can stimulate in small doses but become fatally
addictive in larger doses.
Modern day sport in industrialized society is an industry, as anything else.
Government should clean its own hands before pointing finger at the private sector for
corruption.
Is the NPA ordinance too harsh?
Reforms have to grow up.
The future lies with globalization
Is the consumer really the king in India?.
Globalization versus nationalism
Conditional access system for cable TV watchers: boon or bane?
If India is poorly governed, the reason is that we have designed our system of governance
for protecting, if not encouraging, corruption?

Business Topics for GD by Pea Brains

Commercialization of health care : Good or Bad?

For globalization to succeed in India people must be able to see what is in it for them
Is the US economy headed the Japanese economy way?
Economic freedom not old fashioned theories of development will lead to growth and
prosperity
Markets left to themselves encourage greed.
For globalization to succeed in India people must be able to see what is in it for them
Should businessmen run the finance ministry

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Should important services like transport be left to market forces?.
Is there any point in having a business strategy when the world changes from month to
month?
Is the patents bill good for India?
Is the business of business only business?
Globalization is good for developing countries
Public sector being a guarantor of job security is a myth.
Is industry less growth here to stay?
Capitalism is a very flawed system but the others are so much worse?
How can business get rid of the bad name that it has earned?
Government pumping money into the economy is not the solution for our economic
problems
Business ethics are no longer a luxury for corporate but a necessity?
How should privatization proceeds be utilized ?
Is the budgeting exercise of any use?
Should agricultural subsidies be stopped ?
Will Mumbai's film industry ever evolve into a truly modern corporative one?
Will market reforms enrich rich states further, while poorer ones lag further?
Why do we lag behind China?
Who says MNCs are superior to Indian companies?
Why not use a brand index to measure national prosperity?
What we need to reduce scams is better regulatory bodies
War rhetoric is misplaced in a country like India which is trying to globalize its economy
Trade can help the poor?
The power ministry should cut off supplies to all the defaulting SEBs
Steal a few lakhs and you're a criminal. Steal a few hundred cores and you become an
industrialist.
Should PSUs be divested through strategic sale or public offer?
The state is above the law?

Contemporary Topics for MBA Group Discussion

• Satyam Scandal would Impact Foreign Investments in India

• Globalization, in Long Term, will Cause More Harm than Good in View of Job Losses
• Global Impact of a Local Problem like Sub-prime Crisis
• Privatization is Boon or Bane
• Is there a Need to Protect Indian Culture?
• Terrorism and India
• Should Education be privatized?
• Reservation a Tool for Creating Social Divide or Rectifying for Past Problems
• Existing Model of Growth will lead to Greater Digital Divide
• It's not Politicians but Bureaucrats who are Responsible for Decay in Public Services
• Corruption is an Inherent Part of Democratic Set-up
• India shall Adopt China's Model of Growth

Social Topics For Group Discussion

1. Should Smoking be Banned Completely?

2. Effect of Television on Youth
3. Morals & Values among Indians is Degenerating
4. Should Dance Bars be banned?
5. Censorship in Movies & Our Culture

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 6. Worsening of Female to Male Ratio in India
7. Should FTV be banned?
8. Foreign Television Channels are Destroying Our Culture
9. Rapists should be given Death Sentence
10. With Media Publishing and Telecasting Trivia, Censorship is the Need of the Hour
11. Euthanasia: Is Mercy Killing Justified?
12. Beauty Contests Degrade Womanhood
13. Should there be Limits on Artistic Freedom (the Controversies on Movies like Water, Fire, etc.)?
14. Do Banning Girls' Entry into Pubs, Celebrating Valentine's Day, Holding Fashion Shows and -New Year
Parties Save Our Culture?
15. The Impact of MTV on Our Psyche
16. Women are not fit for Defense Services
17. Women Empowerment - A Cause for Increasing Divorce Rate in India
18. Excessive Depiction of Sex and Violence in Films
19. Classical Music Heritage and the Growing Pop-Culture
20. Individual Freedom and Civil Society
21. Conventionalism and Modernity: The Ever-going Debate
22. Should there be a Restriction on Permissiveness Being propagated by the MTV Culture and -
23. Foreign Media
24. Arranged Marriages are better than Love Marriages
25. Should Prostitution be made Legal?
26. Do Celebrities have a Right to Privacy?
27. Influence of Online Social Networks on our Youth
28. The De Vinci Code: Truth or Lies about Christ
29. Is Remixing Good Trend in Music?

Group Discussion topics on Management

1. Management Education in India

2. Is Management an Art or a Science?
3. Should GD be Part of Campus Placements?
4. Role of Ethics in Business
5. Is Management Education Required for Business?
6. Whether Hard-Working or Smart-Working is Desirable?
7. Women are better at Multi-Tasking
8. Does Morality have an Essence in Corporate Life?
9. Retention of Employees
10. Do Women make Good Managers?
11. Celebrity Brand Endorsement: Effective Advertising?
12. The Salaries that MBAs Get is more than they deserve
13. Engineering Students are wasting their Time in Management Studies; they have Another Way to go.
14. MBA in India is highly Over-rated
15. We Need More Entrepreneurs than Managers
16. Rise in MBA Salaries is Not Sustainable in the Long Run
17. Can One Contribute to the Social Sector while Being Employed in the Corporate World?
18. The Rush for MBA is really a Rush for Big Money
19. Will Mumbai's Film Industry ever evolve into a Truly Modern Corporative One?
20. Are Leaders Born or are they made in Business Schools?
21. Indians Perform Better as Individuals than in Groups/Teams
22. Positive Attitude and not Knowledge is required for Business Success
23. Are Ethics just Business Pretence?

Politics related Topics for MBA Group Discussion

1. Is our Political System Reason for our Backwardness?

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 2. Necessity of Women Quota Bill for Women Empowerment
3. Reserving Seats for Women in Panchayat not only a Farce but Distracts from Developing a more Genuine
Voice of Women
4. Voters, not Political Parties, are Responsible for the Criminalization of Politics
5. Should We Pursue our Policy of Dialogue with Pakistan?
6. The Way Forward for India is to Join Hands with Pakistan on Nuclear Matters
7. Need for Good Leaders in India
8. Politics is Run by the Barrel of Gun
9. Retirement Age for Politicians
10. Corruption is the Price we pay for Democracy
11. Should Women have Reservation for their Upliftment?
12. What India needs is a Dictatorship?
13. Value-based Politics is the Need of the Hour
14. Religion should not be mixed with Politics
15. Indo-US Nuclear Deal - Congress v/s Left
16. Democracy is Hampering India's Progress
17. Doctrine of "Limited Nuclear War" is an Ill-Convinced, Illogical, Irrational & Extremely -Dangerous
Concept
18. Should Tainted Ministers Allowed to Contest Elections?
19. Presidential v/s Parliamentary Form of Government in India
20. Reservations in the Private Sector
21. Is it Necessary to Rename India's Well-Known Cities in the name of Indianization?

General Interest Topics for Group Discussion

1. Should Animals be used for Testing New Drugs & Medical Procedures?
2. Do NGOs in India Really Work for Others OR Work for their Own Vested Interests?
3. Security Cameras & Privacy
4. Advertisements Cheat People, Hence Should Be Banned
5. Borderless World: A Threat?
6. Borderless World: A Myth or Reality?
7. Secularism has become a Tool to Justify the Wrongs done by the Minorities
8. What is the Difference between People who do Things Rightly and People who do Right Things?
9. Corruption is a Necessary Evil for Success in Any Sphere,
10. Beauty Pageants are a Must,
11. How to Deal with International Terrorism?
12. Are Peace and Non-Violence Outdated Concepts?
13. Indian Army as a Career Option
14. Capital Punishment should be Banned or Allowed?
15. Is Dependence on Computers a Good Thing?
16. Is India a Soft Nation?
17. Should Research on Human Cloning be banned?
18. Should Sting Operations be Carried Out?
19. How safe is Unmarried Fairer Sex?
20. Conditional Access System for Cable TV Watchers: Boon or Bane?
21. Nuclear War cannot be won and should not be fought
22. Is Swapping Terrorists for Hostages an Encouragement to Plane-Hijackers?
23. Brain-Drain has to be stopped
24. Doctors' Accountability to Improve Health-Care
25. Universal Disarmament is a Must
26. Is India Aping the Western Obsession with Celebrities?
27. Exit Options for the US from Iraq
28. Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants in India
29. Are Live-in Relationships better than Marriage?
30. Should Guys Expect their Educated Wives to be Virgins?

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 31. India at 60: A Senior Citizen?
32. Unrest in Countries around India
33. Flexi Timings or Fixed Timings - Which is better at Work?
34. Individual Brilliance Certainly makes a Difference
35. Is Paperless Office a Reality or Not?
36. Rules & Regulation Breed Corruption
37. Rivers are our natural resource. All states have equal rights on them.

Group Discussion Topics related to Sports world

1. If Winning isn't everything, why do they Keep the Score?

2. Cricket in India has lost its Sheen
3. Is T20 Cricket killing Real Cricketing Skills?
4. Six Billion and One Bronze!
5. Are Cricketers to be blamed for Match Fixing?
6. Modern Day Sport in Industrialized Society is an Industry
7. Cricket as a National Obsession is a Detriment to Other Sports

Creative Topics for Group discussion

1. A Ship Docked in Harbor cannot face the Storms

2. Do Beauty and Brains Go Together?
3. Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
4. Rules are Meant to be Broken
5. Food Comes First, Ethics Later
6. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
7. There is No Right Way of Doing the Wrong Thing
8. Is Love Precious or Poisonous?
9. Is God Male?
10. Good Things Always Come from Good Thinking
11. In Today's World, Everything is Uncertain except Death & Taxes
12. Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus
13. Cleanliness is a Fundamental Responsibility of an Indian Citizen
14. A Person should not be too honest; Straight Trees are cut first
15. The Weaker Sex is the Weakness of the Stronger Sex
16. Nice Guys Finish Last
17. All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy

Group Discussion Topics related to Economics / Business

1. Are Co-operatives Relevant in Today's Global Environment?

2. Foreign Aid is a Dangerous Drug: Stimulates in Small Doses but becomes Fatally Addictive in Larger Ones
3. Space Missions are a Wastage of Resources for a Resource-Starved Nation like India
4. Retailing is killing the Neighborhood Kirana Shops
5. SEZs: Boon or Bane?
6. Private Participation in Infrastructure is Highly Desirable
7. Developing Countries need Trade, not Aid
8. Poverty in Third World Countries is due to Prosperity in First World Countries
9. Indian Economy: Old Wine in New Bottle!
10. A Unipolar World Spells Disaster for Underdeveloped Countries like India
11. Is Globalization Really Necessary?
12. What shall we do about our Ever-Increasing Population?
13. Banning of Trade Unions will be Beneficial in Growth of the Economy
14. Why can't India be a World-Class Player in Manufacturing Industry as it is in IT & BPO Sectors?

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 15. We Need Drinking Water and Not Coke & Pepsi in Rural India
16. Rise of Regional Blocs Threatens Independent Nations like India
17. Should the Public Sector be Privatized?
18. How to Deal with High Oil Prices?
19. Multinational Corporations: Are they Devils in Disguise?
20. Are Indians Less Quality Conscious?
21. Ethics in Business are just a Passing Fad
22. Is the Consumer really the King in India?
23. Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad?
24. Is there any Point in having a Business Strategy when the World changes from Month to Month?
25. Is the Patents Bill Good for India?
26. Is the Business of Business only Business?
27. Public Sector being a Guarantor of Job Security is a Myth
28. Capitalism is a very Flawed System but the others are so much worse
29. How can a Business get rid of the Bad Name that it has earned?
30. Government Pumping Money into the Economy is not the Solution for our Economic Problems
31. Is the Budgeting Exercise of any Use?
32. Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?
33. Will Market Reforms Enrich RichStates Further, while Poorer Ones Lag Further?
34. Are MNCs Superior to Indian Companies?
35. Steal a Few Lakh and you're a Criminal; Steal a Few Hundred Crore and you become an industrialist
36. Should PSUs be divested through Strategic Sale or Public Offer?
37. Public Sector is more a Hindrance than Help to Promote Socialism
38. India will be a Superpower in 21'st Century with 40 Crore Hungry People
39. Consumer is God in Today's Market
40. Stock Market Crash - Sub Prime Crisis in US
41. Change from Public Sector to Privatization (as in the U.K.) is the Right Answer for India's -Instant
Economic Breakthrough
42. Advertising is a Waste of Resources
43. Privatization will lead to Less Corruption
44. Is Swadeshi Relevant for India Today?
45. Should India break Diplomatic Ties with Pakistan?
46. Use of Force by Banks to Recover Loans
47. Skilled Manpower Shortage in India
48. Technology Creates Income Disparities

Education related Group Discussion Topics

1. Do we really Need Education to be Successful?

2. Government Control in Higher Education is Interfering and Not Required
3. Should Sex Education be really made Compulsory?
4. Privatization of Higher Education
5. Should the Government Set-up More IITs and IIMs, OR should it be use the Money for Primary &
Secondary Education?
6. Foreign Universities in India
7. E-Learning: A Substitute for Classroom Learning?
8. Is Reservation in Higher Education Only Alternative for Social Equality?
9. Private Educational Institutions: Good or Bad
10. Should Management Education be subsidized?
11. How effective are Indian B-schools?

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