Group discussion topics

Group discussion topics:

Though IELTS exams do not have Group discussion as a module, practising this will help you speak better even on sensitive issues. 

In general many are confused with the differences between group discussion and debate.In Group discussion you do not argue, but only say your point when the speaker has finished. Only one member of the group is allowed to speak. Controlled language and words coupled with etiquette is mandatory.  Each topic can be discussed only for 10 - 20 minutes. There should be a group leader who takes care of the teams manners and rules in the session. Everybody in the group should be given a chance to speak. Topics are a bit sensitive and sensational, however the participant is expected not to lose control when ego hurts. Handle gentle man's way of discussion. The member who speaks or indulges hard with any member is disqualified in group discussion. 

These topics are meant only to develop a better communication skills. Handle with care. Schools or colleges practising group discussion should have a trainer or teaching staff to monitor the behaviour of the candidate while participating in this session. 

1. A baby boy is income and a baby girl is expenditure
2. Advertising is all glitter and no truth
3. Alien life forms exist on other planet
4. All nationalized banks in India should be privatized
5. All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy
6. Arrange Marriages are the reasons for divorce
7. Beauty pageants are a waste of time and should be banned
8. BPO'S in India are welcoming too much of western influence
9. Brain drain should not be encouraged
10. Bullet for Bullet is the Right Policy
11. Capital punishment should be banned
12. Children grow up too quickly nowadays
13. Children should take both parents' surnames.
14. Cloning of human beings should be allowed
15. Co-education is always right
16. Companies should not hire a person without work experience
17. Consumerism is destroying the social fabric of Indian culture
18. Corruption is a necessary evil for success in any sphere
19. Cricket should be banned
20. Developing countries should spend more on development than on defense
21. Developing rural areas is not the responsibility of the government
22. Dreams mean something
23. Education in India is improving
24. Effect of cinema on Youth is dangerous
25. Environment Management is the responsibility of richer nations
26. Ethics and business do not coexist
27. Euthanasia should be legalized
28. Everybody in the world suffers from stress and tension
29. Excessive Depiction Of Sex and Violence In Films should be banned
30. Extramarital affair is a part of civilization
31. Female foeticide should be encouraged
32. Film awards are a farce and should be stopped
33. Foreign trade is necessary for any country to survive
34. Freedom of expression is nonsense
35. Girls are good academician
36. Hard working is better than smart working
37. Higher education should be made free
38. Homework for students is a menace
39. India is the land of opportunities
40. India not Safe for Indians
41. Indian cities are not ready for any disaster
42. It does not matter how we treat babies
43. It is necessary to ban soft drinks
44. Joint family is a blessing in disguise
45. Life is an electric chain
46. Love cannot be confined to Valentine’s Day
47. Love is poisonous
48. Magic really exist?
49.  Making a stand against corruption is a waste of time.
50.  Marriages between people of the same sex is justifiable
51. Mobile phones should be banned in educational institutions.
52. Money is required to earn more money
53. No Night shifts 4 Women after 8 pm.
54. Nobody can be happy by trying to find happiness.
55. One can make a society different
56. One can not balance between work and family
57. Parents don’t understand children
58. Parties are a waste of time and money
59. Physical education must be excluded in schools
60. Piracy is a part of any business
61. Pocket money should not be given for the youth
62. premarital sex is individual right
63. Punch lines are important for advertisements
64. Rats should be used in laboratory experiments
65. Reservation in education centres is important
66. Reservation in trains should be banned
67. Science is a boon not bane
68. Sex education should be made compulsory
69. Smoking should be banned completely
70. Success in life comes from prayer
71. Terrorist attacks can not be prevented
72. The Aged and the Youth should have equal job opportunity
73. The media should be influential
74. The weaker sex is the weakness of the stronger sex
75. There should be job reservation in the private sector
76. Toilet is as important as kitchen
77. Tuitions for school children should be Banned
78. Unions do more harm to the economy than good
79. Violence shown in movies is affecting the young mind
80. Voting rights to illiterates should be cancelled
81. Water resources should be nationalized
82. We must have only two national parties to contest elections
83. We should have the right to question our politicians
84. Women empowerment is a myth
85. Women’s place is at home
86. Young criminals (under 18) should be sent to prison