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Date of Interview: 15/03/2023, Afternoon, last to go
Board: Smita Nagraj ma’am
Optional: Mathematics
Background: Electrical engineering, NIT BHOPAL
Relevant from Daf- certification in anti-money laundering, chairperson of women in engineering, IEEE
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Chairman
- – Meaning of name
- -who was your class topper in electrical , what is he doing, is he happy (ekdum random)
- – what is the difference between you and him
- -monologue on role of NIT/IITs , should we rethink their role as technical institutes or the aim with which they were setup
- -what are some contributions of IIT /your college to society
- -what are different technologies available for sewage cleaning(based on my previous answer)
- – what you did in electrical engineering for society
Member 1
- – what is anti money laundering
- – PMLA – what it is ? Who is the agency?
- – what is shell company ?
- – what is escape velocity ?
- – why it is important?
- – your take on ED as agency booking opposition party leaders?
Member 2
- – online gambling – why govt is regulating it
- – can crypto currency be used in money laundering
- – what should govt do to regulate
Member 3
- – you talked about shell company earlier , what is khoka company then? Table company etc(Nahi pata , sorry sir)
- – situation – your friend has 50 crore as cash ,asking you for advice to invest and hide it? What will you say
- – one or two follow up on it
- – what is masking
- -how money laundering is done nowdays
Member 4
- – your take on EVs
- – what about the fuel and electricity used in manufacturing of batteries , is it green
- – role of hydrogen in transportation
- – what are the challenges of hydrogen related to environment
- -as chairperson of women in engineering, what was your role
- – why women drop out from higher STEM education
- – what can be done for it
Chairperson mam again
- – nowadays superconductor materials is being discovered, where can superconductor be used
- – can it be used in transportation
- – suppose you get a service and complete 20-30 years in it, how will you like yourself to be remembered by others
- – 1 or 2 counter questions on it.
Thank you, your interview is over.
Mocks – just to built confidence and mannerism
Chahal, sankalp were good.
O2O – Ravindran sir , vinay sir , Khan sir were good.
Special thanks to Utkarsh Sir SOMP and my peers for daily discussions. They really helped me.
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