[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #281 : M Sathiyavathy Board, Mathematics Optional, Andhra Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 12th April(Forenoon)- 5th to go
Board: M Sathiyavathy Mam
Optional: Mathematics
4th Attempt, 1st CSE Interview (Earlier attended IFOS interview)
Home State: Andhra Pradesh

DAF KEY WORDS – Best Interpersonal Skills Award, Head of Clg Tech Fest, IEEE Publication on Transmission Lines(EEE Grad),Narrative Essay Writing and Reading Non fiction (Hobbies)

Duration – 25 min (12 pm – 12:25pm)

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Chairman

The chairperson has read my DAF completely stressing upon my hobbies and extra curricular activities.

Q1 : What have you been doing since your Graduation?

Q2: Did you attend coaching classes?

Q3: What was your IEEE Publication about? Can you explain in detail?

Q4: Is this applicable anywhere?

Q5: Why didn’t you scale this publication to industrial level or got it patented?

Q6 : For what were you awarded the Best Interpersonal Skills Award?

Q7 : Follow up question asking me to explain the detailed criteria of award?

Q8 : Follow up on how the interpersonal skills can be used in Administration?

Member 1

( Interactive and Analysis based Questions)

Q1: What is Rights Based Governance?

Q2: Any Legislations in your mind that talks about Rights Based Governance?

Q3 : After giving 3-4 examples, he reminded me of Right to Health Bill and asked whether it’s feasible or not?( I thanked him after he reminded me of RTH)

Q4: Any personal experiences or observations on Rights Based Governance(Talked about AP Governance Model)

Q5 : What is Evidence Based Policy Making?

Q6 : Any examples of evidence based policy making? While i started the answer , he asked me a question linked to it.(Started telling about Social Audits and he interrupted)

Q7: Why were Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee awarded with the Nobel Prize?

Q8: Is Randomised Control Trials applicable only to medical sciences and not social sciences?( gave an example of Sewa pilot project of UBI in MP)

Q9: Which part of mathematics is used in the processing of financial transactions?( Was clueless and thought for a second and jus said Sorry )

Initial questions (forgot to add)

1) Why Guntur chilli is famous?
2) What is GI Tag?

Member 2

( Flash Mode – Mission Raftaar)

Q1 : What is Brexit?What triggered the demand for Brexit?( Couldn’t recollect the reasons for Brexit,so said Sorry)

Q2 : Disadvantages to EU and UK after Brexit( Didn’t find time to frame the answer ,so gave a small statement)

Q3: What is Northern Ireland Protocol?( Jus told about the protocol.. didn’t go into details)

Q4: What is hard and soft border?

Q5 : Any new framework under the Northern Ireland Protocol?(Forgot the name Windsor, but talked about it)

Q6: Lessons for South Asia from the EU trade and connectivity relations?( Again…less time to answer , so told about poor trade integration in South Asia)

Q7 : What is soft diplomacy ?

Q8: Examples of it?

Q9: Are we right in helping turkey after their comments on Kashmir issue?

Q10 : Why no help to Pak ?

Member 3

( He’s chilling and grilling)

Q1 : Explain Indo Nepal Treaty?

Q2 : Why Nepal inclining towards China?( Cut my answer)

Q3: Why sudden discontent with India?

Q4: Largest Imported Item from India?

Q5: Who are Madhesis?

Q6: What should India do to promote good will and resolve issues?

Q7: What is fair trade policy and unfair trade policy?(No clue, so said sorry)

Member 4

( Low voice- Low Energy)

Q1: Applications of Genetic Engineering?

Q2 : What is Stem Cell Therapy?

Q3: How are dead bodies identified and related to family?( Couldn’t hear the question properly,so gave an average answer)

Q4: Which is best suited to supply electricity to a smaller area : A big generating plant or smaller plant?

Chairperson said Thankyou ,your interview is over.

Experience and Personal Observation:

1) I am pretty much satisfied with the way I started especially answering M1 and Chair person’s questions.

2) M2 and M3 were in a flash mode and were cutting my answers after some 30 seconds and at the same time, dwelling on a single topic made me forget some key terms that i think would have diluted my answers.

M2 had a pleasing face with no expressions and was hearing patiently,but M3 was so serious and looked bit disinterested and at the same time animated. As questions were asked in quick pace, i found it difficult to format my questions and recollect exact terms ( like customs union, Windsor agreement etc)

3) M4’s voice was very much low and questions were vague to some extent,though i gave answers , didn’t see any type of expression on his face. It kind of drained my energy as I had to put extra effort to listen to him and comprehend

4) Overall the interview went with a flow, didn’t face too many opinion based and follow up questions, largely many questions were factual and demanded a short analysis with less time given for each question.

5)Said” Don’t know” to almost 4 -5 questions, as i didn’t even dare to ask them if i could guess as they were too vague and out of the radar.

Q6) The entire interview went with a flow and with quick pace, with less time to switch across diverse topics.

Mocks :
Chahal,Vajirao,Samkalp,Raus and Only Ias in Delhi
Analog IAS , Laexcellence and RC REDDY in Hyderabad
One to One sessions with Dr.Vivekananda Sir ( Reflections IAS) in Hyderabad on multiple themes helped me a lot.

Utility of Mocks :

I think 40% of my questions in the PT were largely discussed in Mocks and O2O, like the publication question, Operation Dost and Pakistan,Indo Nepal issue though the mood in which questions were asked is different.

But i feel mocks are essential not for the sake of answering questions,but to adopt to crunch situations and maintain consistency in the projection of our personality in those situations.

Wishing good luck to the fellow aspirants.

I sincerely thank the community for doing such great service to the aspirants!!