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Date of Interview: 12th April, afternoon
Board: TCA Anant
Optional: History
Background: Ece engineer, IIIT Allahabad
Home State: Uttar Pradesh
Hobbies: Cricket, football, meditation
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Chairman:
- No intro directly read my bio and asked -Why left the job?
- What exactly my job entailed?
- Football and cricket – had similar trajectories but why cricket is now more famous?
- My positions in cricket and football team?
- Most important position according to me on football team?
Member 2
- How are number impacting sports – role of data science?
- Is data science relevant in governance in country like india?
- You practically worked ‘ in ‘ US for 2.5 years..how was this virtual expereince for you?
- Difference in work cultures that you feel?
- Why is allahabad relevant in terms of civil services?
Member 3
- Long monologue reagrding machines..overall is automation good?
- Another long monologue..leading to factual questions..
- Was burma ever part of india? When seperated?
- How it was incorporated – timeline?
- Why is gwalior important? What is it currently famous for other than scindhias?
Member 4
- Do the terminologies of modern medieval and ancient vary with country or are they universally applicant?
- 3 historical events as breakthrough events in indian history?
- Why 1857 famous apart from revolt aspects?
Member 5
- A megapark or facilty coming up in gwalior regarding disabled..do you know?
- Why need of rights of person with disblities act when article 14,15 already there?
- How on average disbled educational outcomes greater than able bodied students?
- Why paralympics medal greater than olympics?
- Name a paralampian administrator.
- Why mainpuri famous?
- Lack of experimental learning in schools..your views.
- Are we doing something in this regard?
- Is credit based exit entry system good?
- Why interaction of different streams in education?
- Is it practically possible for a person to be a musician and a mathematician at the same time?
Overall a very very cordial board. My suggestion would be to have a little relaxed mindset so as to let yourself think freely.
Due to paucity of time had given only 1 mock and hence cannot accurately comment on the effectiveness.
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