Prasad Nichenametla, winner of the 2007 Business Standard-Seema Nazareth Award for Excellence in Print Journalism who is going to join HT National Bureau next month.Hello Friends ...
Congrats first of all for clearing the written test which itself proves that you have knowledge better than thousands who have applied for the course.
Now, it's very simple ... actually I don't think you need to do anything extra here for the Group Discussion and / or the interview.
Written Test mainly dealt with your language abilities, subjective knowledge, information on various issues etc. Now you just have to make sure that what you have written thinking for minutes comes onto your lips within fraction of a second.
In the test, it is information but here ... your opinion carries. But you should not be opinionated at the same time. I mean there should be a balance of views ... pros and cons should be kept in mind.
Be assertive. If you think something is right, defend it even if all other in the GD or the interview panel oppose it. But for this you must be informative. As a person aspiring to be a Journalist I am sure you must be going through news papers, magazines etc. So, it won't be any difficulty if you were attentive on all fronts from the beginning.
But if you are pressed for time, I suggest you pick up last 2, 3 editions of Civil Services Chronicle etc and go through all the pages with utmost attention. Keep the chronology of national and international events in mind.
Make sure you have a grip over various socio-economic issues which have taken the centre stage in recent times like OBC quota, farmer loan waiver etc. And please concentrate on the state or region you come from. If you are from Gujarat, they might ask you about 'Moditva' or if you are from Andhra Pradesh they will ask you about Telangana. Also keep an eye on the movement in the Media industry.
And one obvious thing ... carry that Confident and Pleasant Look. That's it ...
Welcome to the IIMC Batch of 2008-09.
Prasad Nichenametla
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