The new trend in admission process of
best MBA colleges, have raised debate about Group Discussion vs. Written
Ability Test. To understand this debate deeply, it is important to be aware of
the logic behind both of these. The idea behind Group Discussion or GD was to
observe the group behavior of the aspirants. The colleges wanted to determine
whether an aspirant can work in a team or not as students are expected to work
in team during their studies and later in their career as management
professional. It is also an important criterion for the companies to select
students during the campus placement. Apart from group dynamics, GD can also
test communication skill, content and leadership skills. But GD has its own
drawbacks. Quite often the discussion becomes a fish market with everyone
trying to speak. One or two members dominate the discussion. People with flashy personality come across as
stars whereas people with content most often do not get chance to speak.
Sometimes participants easily digress from the topic and instead of exploring
new aspects of the topic they pick each-others’ ideas and express them in
different words.
The Written Ability Test or WAT
requires you to pen down your thoughts on a topic in 20 minutes. This test
attempts to observe the structure and coherence of your thoughts. It also examines
the thought process and expression of the candidate. It also sees the content
in its completeness rather than just noticing one good thought spoken before
everyone. Now with this change, the students need to work on their writing
skills while preparing for their entrance exams. Making notes on contemporary
topics can them putting their thought in more structured form. This will also
improve their writing ability.
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