NL Dalmia - GDPI Experience

Student 1:
My dalmia gd was on 4th at 2.00 p.m
Essay writing topic - Mahatma Ggandhi and the freedom movement.
Gd topic - students suicides...n the ways to control the same.
Well pi was ok ok...asked in detail about tybcom subjects
For me it was o.r (operations research) n they asked abt it in great detail
Then also some general knowledge topics abt politics n sports

Student 2:
GD Topic: Are old age homes necessary in India in todays context.
Essay writing: the book which I would like to read again and again
(besides textbooks)
PI: 2 PANEL.. ONE PANEL KEEPS U OBSERVING .. UR EXPRESSION, AND STUFF
LIKE NERVOUSNESS... AND THE OTHER ONE KEEPS U QUESTIONIN...
Which state comes under presidents rule and y?
He asked me abt the shibu soren current case..
Foreign minister
Education minister
Before partition of India and Pak, which was the capital of punjab
Name the forces in India
Who is the commander of India... the one who operates it
All the other Q's were from my acads.....almost 8 - 10 Q's were from my acads...

Student 3:
DATE : 2nd June 2010
SLOT:- 10 a.m.
1.INITIAL PROCEDURES FOR ADMISSIONS :- Our admit card said 9 am but I reached @8.30 and got bored to death.... they gave us seats in the lobby.... lots of chairs arranged... and weather drifts u apaprt... no AC 2day only Fans... and only 1 out of 3 was working at around 9.15 they asked us to form a big line... (the way we used to do in schools) and than they got us registered... They give us our panel for GD and PI and we need to see what's the schedule for ourselves from the LCD near registration desk... They also give you an 80/- coupon to be redeemed at canteen. (Y didn't they give a box of eatable instead, was easy...) Anyways.... That's it and again waiting till they ask you to go upstairs on 6th floor (No lifts boss!!!! can u fly up?????)
2. GROUP DISCUSSION TOPICS : India needs more Medical colleges than B-school....

3. GD DISCUSSION AND EXPERIENCE.
When i entered the room there were 2 panels... 1 male(25-2 and a female (around 30) and the male panel only gave us the instructions and every thing... and 3 min to jot points and 15 min to discuss and 30 sec each to summarize...
Finally got an opportunity to begin the GD and started it at a good note of giving the importance of doctors and managers... and than I was hoping for sm1 to tk over... no1 did... I said all the points i wrote on 1 instant talked of health and smthing else also... and now no more points left and was shouting "Arre no1 wants to speak kya!!!!" Luckily i stopped and a girl started... if she wud not hv was gone.... and we discussed abt medical collges, life of docs vs. life of managers... and everything but the colleges.... but don't think we were sooo--- off track.... and than we all concluded....
After we came out I realised others had a bad time @GD coz the topics were tuff... with one of the groups, the topic given was so bounced off no1 in the group had 1% idea abt it....
4 ESSAY TOPICS AND EXPERIENCE.
Journey in a crowded 2nd class of a train smthing.... Really cool expereince I thot the 1st time I travelled in the 2nd class coach and jotted down my experience... I think 15 min is more than enuf coz we have a max of 200 words limit so that's around a page... (Shorter than XAT i guess but simpler also....)
I asked 1 of the frnd, she got Rainy day smthing....
5. PERSONAL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE.
2interviewer... M1(male-50+) M2(male-40 around)
they did TP.... I dunno why it always happens with me...
i forgot what's a billion and they grilled me for that...
the only thing they really asked me i think was 3 uses of IT for general public... i gave 2 uses and 3rd at a later stage....
M1-What's ur name
M1-IT qn mentioned above
M1-How did u come?
M1-Have any other option?
M1-English medium school, huh, okay give me sentence "I is..."
Me:(thinking.... I is...? I had heard a joke and yet cudn't recollect... and also wondered if he was serious abt this 1) Dunno sir...
M1-Give me words w/o vowels...
Me-(thinking... m stressed out and how do i think answers to such funny questions... damn so easy and yet it seems difficult wen ur pressurised!!!) fortunately i spoke my and dey accepted....
M2 n M1 talking... in actions (dunno what)
M1-What specialisation u looking for?
Me- HR
M1- good, so what books u read on it? Smthing HR related? books, mags, blogs anything?
Me-Hailaa.... thinking fast... recollected smthing and said sir a book by robin sharma.. leadership wisdom
M1- not satisfied... so what do you think what suits you? HR has so many fields.... what you wish to put your heart on???
Me-Training and justified... (Half convinced.... )
M2- how good are u wid numbers?
Me (scared coz m bad at them... how do i say dat) : Not bad sir!!! (gulp)
M1- ab+ba=smthing give me values and all.... I gave correct answer.. and than he laid the trap, confused me... and i was so stupid, i walked into it making a fool of myself which i realised much later )
M2- look at this figure... how many billions are they? there were 2 figures... 10Lacs... and 1Cr... and i said this 1's 1 million and i dunno d concept of billion, sorry....
Both : Laughing...
That was the end of my patience.... They mocked me whole interview and this time i was so furious i back answered in a polite manner although ki millions and billions are generally used by US people and we Indians use Lacs and Crores and that's the only reason I do not know much of billion but i took care to read abt the million since its the recently used word....
atleast they stopped their laughs and came back to the normal smiles may be convinced with my argument....
Had a real bad time here