[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #148: Dr. Dinesh Dasa Board, PSIR Optional, Maharashtra Home State,

Date of Interview: 20 Feb
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Maharashtra
Morning session: 4th to go
Duration: ~30 min

Daf Keywords – Mechanical engineering, disaster management, TISS Mumbai , Nagpur, Maharashtra, PSIR, poetry/singing.

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Chairman

Started with ‘ So we are talking to Mr….’

1. You studied in TISS, What are some recent changes in governance of TISS
2. Why should the government be there in the TISS governance.
3. follow up Q.
4. Do we need more TISS in India ?
5. Do we need more Mr. Xyz(my name) in society.
6. What is social audit?
7. Who did it first in India ?

Member 1

1. Difference between CDRI n NDMA ?
2. Follow up Q.
3. Global value system is declining ex COVID times , wars in world ?

Member 2

1. Methods to calculate GDP ?
2. follow up Q
3. Formula of ginni coefficient?
4. Why both indicators are increasing?
5. 3 steps to reduce economic inequality ?

Member 3

1. Difference between embassy and high commission?
2. Don’t you think we should leave the commonwealth?
3. No. Of countries in commonwealth?
4. follow up question?

Member 4

1. Should we separate vidarbha?
2. Where Indian disaster management stands (Silkilayara tunnel context)

Chairman again

1. We are done with our question, any topic which you have prepared rigorously?
2. I said hobbies .

Chairman – if you have prepared it rigorously, why should we ask you then ? ( Chairman laughed and hence all started laughing)

So tell me what’s your hobby ?

Then asked me to sing

5 follow up questions like rapid fire.

Chairman – ok, your interview is over.

I asked permission to leave and left.

Overall experience – the board was very cordial. Encouraged to talk.

Useful mocks –  Bano IAS (sukhdev vihar, New Delhi),

chanakya mandal pariwar,, samkalp IAS , RCA JMI.

AND mini mocks with friends.