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Date of Interview: 10 Feb afternoon session,
Board: M Sathiyavathy
Background: Msc (maths)
Working: Department of Posts
Hobby: nothing asked
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Chairman
- Do people mail these days, after coming of courier etc ?? (DAF)
- PPF rate popularity of post office is low, vis a vis State Bank of India. Reason?? (DAF)
- Cross questions too factual and deep
- schemes for woman in budget
And then she said two other female members puchiye/sambhaliye inko jara, aapke domain ke lag rhe hain
Member 1
- What is IPPB? (DAF) many cross questions .
- Compare discrimination of caste in ancient and present time. Many cross questions (DAF)
- Questions on tribe, why some are backward, how to provide them benefits etc. Discussion moved towards Meena community etc. (DAF)
Member 2
- Can Values like sympathy compassion be judged in a civil servant?
- What is the loss if these values are not present?
- How to judge these values post selection?
- साहस क्या है ?? अपने जीवन में कुछ ऐसा बताइए जब आपने साहस का परिचय दिया हो ?
Member 3
- What did you do as student editorial head of your college? (DAF)
- How will you use your maths knowledge? (DAF)
- Statistics data are generally false, how will you ensure data is correct? Some follow-up questions. (DAF)
- How did you selected Candidates and articles? How you motivated them to submit articles? What was cover design etc. (DAF)
- Your magazine publication would have not always been on time ?? Why? What did you do? (DAF)
- Questions about my name
Member 4
- What is social engineering? Did some castes benefitted from it ? Is it a right thing to do?
- Do you know dating apps ? What’s your opinion on that ? Is some kind of regulation needed ??
- आप कौन सा app use करते हैं? (Maine kaha main nahi use krta, bole aap jhuth bol rhe hain, ultimately i said I’m committed to someone from past 7-8 years). He said okay, then no further discussion on this topic
- What is going on in SRILANKA?
- Is there any role of China also ?
- Have you seen blood report?? What are various components in it ?? (Random)
- Lipid profile test? (Random)
UTILITY OF MOCKS- Just to get well versed with the process.
Samkalp, Vajirao and Reddy, KSG were okay
One to one session with Kaptaan (4-5 questions matched) gave a kick start, with Dr Khan at KSG was also good.
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