[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #132: Dinesh Dasa sir Board, Bird Photography Hobby

Date of Interview: 19 Feb 2024
Board: Dinesh Dasa sir
Medium: English
Duration: 25 min
Slot-afternoon
Edsarrthi Student
Daf keywords –IITR, motorsports, data analyst, Production and Industrial, Bird Photography

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Chairman

1. are aap to sirf 23 saal ke ho, na kahi ghume, na jeevan ka anand liya, aapko to vapas Ghar bhej Dena chahiye XD
2. why is india lagging in manufacturing?
3. Why police have low respect compared to army?
4. PM said policing must be done by data and not danda

Member 1

1. meaning of your name? Does it suit you?
2. why agri output is low, is this due  to lack of government support?
3. reasons for farmer distress?

Member 2

1. Major issues of South Asia
2. Issues in South China sea
3. Degrading relations with neighbour?
4. Maldives, why we still supporting Maldives through aid?
5. why is china trying to bring Indian neighbours on its side?

Member 3

1. How will india achieve developed country mark ?
2. What growth rate required to achieve the target?
3. reforms required in industrial sector?
4. why the growth is low despite FDI?

Member 4

1. What is citizen science?
2. does your name have any spiritual significance?
3. Rest questions I can’t recall

Chairperson

1. We enjoyed talking to you. How was your interview experience?
2. Is it comparable to the mock interview?

Member 3

1)Aap telegram group mein to honge hi jaha interview ke questions aate rehte(transcript), to kuch similar tha kya Aaj? XD

I answered, then chairperson said thankyou your interview is over.

I stood and walked three steps, chairperson interupts and asks

” if you were on this side of the table how much would you rate yourself out of 10″?

Me- sir 7 out of 10

Chairperson raised his eyebrows and asked “why 7?”

I smiled and replied ” Sir this is the score I would require to become an IAS”

Everyone bursted in laughter

Overall – The board was in jolly mode, lots of laughter throughout my interview which makes self assessment more difficult,  hence beware

Mock utility

Samkalp(closest in terms of sitting arrangement ) Humdard,,vajirao, onlyias,

O2o- Utkarsh sir