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Date of interview: 10th September 2021
Board: Bharat Bhushan Vyas sir
Background: B.E. in ECE,
Optional: Sociology
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Chairperson
- What have you been doing after graduation?
- About the BRICS summit (held on the previous day)
- Counter terrorism strategy
- Women led development. What do you mean by it?
- What are the policies of the government for “Divyang”? What can be done? Any thing that you would suggest?
Member 2
- School of Kathak you have trained under? Some follow up questions on that. (DAF based)
- 5 famous kathak dancers
- What can be done to improve the reach of traditional art forms at international levels.
- What approach is govt adopting to address women issues? What more can be done?
- Any indigenous control system (couldn’t understand the context).
- What control system does ABC company (I had interned in that company) use?
Member 3
- Difference between terrorism, insurgency and proxy war
- Heritage vs development debate
- Migrant crisis: sociological analysis
Member 4
- Effect of Ford leaving India
- Ping pong diplomacy
- Social mindfulness index. Where does India stand? Which country has topped the index? Some follow up questions.
- Teen Bhaga corridor in Bangladesh
Member 5
- NE insurgency: govt policy and plan?
- Karbi Aglong peace deal
- How much package (asked the amount)
- Portal launched for unorganised sector. Which ministry. What does it aim to achieve?
- Drone policy
Chairperson: Thank you. Your interview is over.
(There were a few more questions. Unable to recall all. Overall, not many questions from the DAF. Questions were quite diverse)
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