Informal grapevine chat – UGC NET Question

Informal communication arises spontaneously from social relationships rather than official rules. Staff room gossip about possible changes is not authorised but still spreads rapidly. This is a type of informal communication.

Option A:
Formal communication would require structured announcements or circulars,which are absent here.

Option B:
Informal communication spreads through personal networks and casual talk,which matches staff room rumours.

Option C:
Downward communication indicates messages from higher to lower authority levels,while these chats occur among peers.

Option D:
Upward communication involves feedback from subordinates to superiors,not peer to peer rumours.