[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #204 : Smita Nagraj Board

Date of Interview: 13.03.2023, 3rd to go. 30-35 mins Forenoon.
Board: Smita Nagraj Mam
Background: BTech, Cloud, Cybersecurity

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Chairman

1. What are the issues for inequality in different regions of your state?
2. Why is there a governance deficit?
3. Should we force development on indigenous communities?
4. In USA the federal government signs treaties with indigenous tribes, should India adopt it?
5. Why are tribal schemes failing in India?

Member 1

1. You mentioned about PVTGs? Why are they resistant to change?
2. What do you understand by SaaS?
3. Why do we need cloud data centres when they are easy targets for cyber security threats?
4. What foreign countries have you travelled?
5. What is process to travel abroad?
6. Which major cities we need to cross in order to reach Kyiv from Delhi by land?
7. (He stressed to mention land and road route only, the discussion went too stretch-y, I gave up.)

Member 2

1. Do you know about 5th and 6th schedule areas?
2. What is the difference? What type of councils are present?
3. You mentioned about cyber criminals. Are they more intelligent that other software professionals?
4. Have you worked on cybersecurity?
5. Why is India unable to face cyber threats? Are you aware about the loss to GDP? Should we not stop the Digital India Project?

Member 3

1. What is the issue in India’s digital infrastructure?
2. What is IoT? Why is 5G delayed? Are we ready?
3. Then why are we not going for 100% digitisation?
4. In covid, employees were happy with WFH model? Why are they going back to office and spending too much on infrastructure and energy charges? (Very long premise to the question)
5. Don’t you think women were the happiest that housework got divided? (In response to my answer as I mentioned about gender stereotyping and they all laughed within this discussion)
6. What is a ransomware? Can you tell us about any recent malwares?

Member 4

1. You talked about AIIMS, Mumbai power grid and all issues, let’s talk about the solutions? What do you suggest?
2. Why do you want to join civil services?
3. What is the state of MSMEs in India? I don’t think they are performing well,
4. what is the government doing?
5. Can you mention any particular sector of MSME which is doing good work?
6. Can it help in women empowerment? How exactly MSMEs employ women?
7. Do they follow all labour codes?

Chairman – Thank you. Your interview is over. All the best.

Experience- Extremely cordial board. Most of the questions were about deeper understanding of my academics and work. All members were very attentive of my answers, even when they were not asking. Quite comfortable, didn’t realise how time passed. Felt like an engaging conversation rather than Interview.

Best of luck to all!