CET 2010 - GDPI Experience

I had my GDPI on the 14th of May at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.

GD topics:

1) All Reservations should be ended forthwith
2) Which is better, one nation or many states?

I preferred the second topic, but the rest of the group wanted the first one.

GD Experience:

There were 3 panelists. They gave us about 2 minutes to jot down point and then about 18-20 minutes for the discussion.
We were supposed to be a group of 10 students but one was not present. Of the 9, four of us spoke at regular intervals and with confidence. 3 of them spoke, but not too much and the remaining 2 spoke only when the panelists asked them to do so.
The GD went off very well. By that I mean- no fish market situation, relevant points brought up and the panelists seemed happy at the end of it all.

PI Experience:

There were 2 panelists.

Questions asked:

1) Since I have shifted from microbiology to an MBA, they grilled me a lot on the reason for the shift.
2) What I wanted to specialize in and why?
3) Some microbiology and biotechnology related questions (very basic though).
4) 5 dream companies I would like to work with.
5) Difference between a teacher and a trainer.

In general, I liked the way the GDPI was conducted. All of the panelists were kind and made us feel comfortable.