Prep Talk For GD & Interview

Tania Ameer | After graduating in English Honours from Sri Venkateswara College (Delhi University) in 2006, I did Radio and TV journalism from IIMC (2006-2007). Immediately after that I started working with 'DD News' and then shifted to 'News X'. In 2008 I started my stint in print journalism with a Delhi-based Tabloid 'Metro Now' where I covered features. In 2009 I shifted to the Magna Group which includes magazines like Society, Stardust, Savy and others. While in 2012 I joined 'Millennium Post', a Delhi-based newspaper. Here I cover politics and the government. I am also a visiting faculty at IIMC.

When you have cleared the written test at IIMC, the next stage is clearing the Group Discussion (GD) and interview round. For both try and stay calm and be confident.

For Group Discussion

- Be confident and assertive but do not go over board and interject constantly

- Make your point and blend with the conversation after that

- Have a key point in mind on the topic and make your presence felt by asserting it

- There should be a focus on this being a discussion and not a verbal duel

- Remember it is how and what point you put across rather than how high your pitch rises

- Do not stay quiet through out the GD interact and definitely make your point felt in the discussion

For Interview

- Be calm and listen to the questions posed to you by the panel

- There are some expected questions like why journalism - print or tv / advertising and public relations. Take your time and answer them. Link them to your educational background in under graduation or post graduation.

- You might also be asked where you see yourself 5/10 years down the line?

- According to your area of interest you can be asked questions example lets say your interest is in politics. So you can be asked about the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections and what made Narendra Modi win.

- You can be asked about your hobbies example reading, painting... Then the question that follows would be which author/painter you admire and why??

- There can be general questions about your background (family/city) example if you say Lucknow you can be asked about the cuisine,music or culture 

- Be yourself and mostly importantly be self-confident

- Have a conversation and not an argument

All the best