We at MBA! decided it was enough making fun of MBA and II… I mean, MIIs for now. After all, ’tis the season to participate in Group Discussions and Personal Interviews (GDPI), isn’t it? So from this week on (and until we run out of ideas), we’re going to give you a few GDPI prep tips through cartoons. This week, we explore five of the various characters you’re likely to encounter during the fish market that is a Group Discussion.
So there you have it. Next week, we’ll meet some more fun people who light up our GD sessions.
Starting this week onwards, MBA! will be giving out a few GDPI tips through cartoons. Hold on, doesn’t mean you should run off to your coaching institute and cancel your sessions because your friendly neighbourhood MBA satire cartoonists are dispensing gyaan. Oh no! We’re just going to take a light-hearted approach to GDs, and hopefully deconstruct them for you.
What do you think of the concept (of the cartoon as well as GDPI)? Previously, we did a cartoon that showed how a reality show participant was screwed over because of his 10th marks. What followed in the comments section blew us away – 145 comments, most of which qualified as healthy discussion (ok, some mudslinging happened, but that’s inevitable, no?) about the rationale behind using 10th marks for selection. We were thrilled that our little ol’ cartoon would be able to foster a discussion like that, and hopefully, our future work will also help do that. Would love to hear your comments.
Concept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaikar who blogs here and tweets here.