Anna University Chennai 2008 M.Sc Software Engineering suggested GD topics - Question Paper

Education in India-or the lack of it.
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explain current education system. explain our sociological structure.Poverty which forces children to drop out to supplement family income.Vicious circle-poverty due to lack of education and vice versa.Suggest solutions to get out of this-for e.g., governments are doing a commendable job with the midday meal schemes but we need more of such efforts. Going down further , why restrict it to government alone? why cant private people, NGOs and other voluntary bodies come forward to do the same? How about tapping corporate funds for such causes .....etc.....

What ails Indian sports?
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A nation of 950 million, we fail to produce great champions barring the occasional Vishwanathan Anand or Geet Sethi. Sports system steeped in bureaucracy. Overriding popularity of cricket leading to neglect in other sports.Traditionally , sports not accorded much importance by us as a career. Need to develop sports from the primary school level-"catch em young". different incentives to be provided to budding sportsmen like academic credits, sports in lieu of a few other subjects etc. Development of sports infrastructure, making it amenable and affordable...etc.....
The Age of info.
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Today a plethora of sources to give information-Newspapers, radio, Television, Internet etc. info available at the touch of a button. Greater decision making power to the individual. Also easier decision making for the individual.Information is the key to ones success today. 1 who is more informed forges ahead. The flipside-information overkill. At times deciding is tough due to too much info ...etc.....
Is Philosophy just arm chair theory?
(This is an example of an abstract topic which is thrown up to students once in a while by the examiners)
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Talk what you know about this topic . Talk of its relevance in day to day life( or irrelevance if you feel so..). Talk of its influence in literature e.g. Influence of Kant on the romantic poets especially Wordsworth or of Bacon , Voltaire et al on the "Enlightenment"period etc. Talk of its influence in politics e.g. Influence of Nietszche on Hitler and following genocide during Nazi regime etc. Talk of ethics and morals and their importance in life. talk of Indian philosophy. the Gita . explain whether we use any of these in our lives and their importance in moulding our values...etc...

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