[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #165: Bidyut Behari Swain Board, Sociology Optional, Uttar pradesh Home State, Meditation Hobby

Date of Interview: 28th Feb 2024: Afternoon slot
Board: Bidyut Behari Swain
Optional: Sociology
Home State: Uttar pradesh

Daf keywords- UP, Meerut, Sociology, Manufacturing technology, IFS, Mindfulness Meditation, Penpalling

30mins, Edsarrthi Student

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Chairman

1. What is the significance of Meerut with respect to freedom struggle?
2. Why was Meerut chosen as the starting point?

Member 1

1. Why have you chosen IFS over IPS?
2. If you become the foreign secretary how will you try to manage the Israel and Hamas crisis?
3. What is the evacuation plan of Israel?
4. What is US’s stand ?
5. What is penpalling and how do u do it?
6. What is the difference between European nations and Asian countries?
7. 7.Why did you chose those particular countries?
8. What is Mindfulness Meditation? What is Mindfulness ? Elaborate

Member 2

1. What is Manufacturing technology? How is it different from industrial engg?
2. What are the famous products of Meerut under ODOP ?
3. Important industries of Meerut, reason for success?
4. How will you use AI to improve the various sectors of Meerut?
5. What are your learnings from college?

Member 3

1. So you mentioned about particular sectors , why did you chose them and what is their current status in UP.
2. What are the various issues that you feel with respect to education sector in rural areas of UP?

Follow up on the same

3.What will you do as a DM to make education inclusive ?

4. Why there is a low drop out of girls in secondary education?
5. What innovative steps would you like to take to make education better?

Member 4

1. So you talked about women led development what do you mean by that?
2. Where in India do you see women led development?
3. Women reservation bill criticisms.?
4. Concept of Sarpanch Pati? Why do they still exist ?
5. Number of seats reserved for women by political parties?
6. As a DM How would you work towards women empowerment at ground level?

Chairman- Do you want us to ask anything we missed?

I said No sir thankyou 🙂

Chair-Thankyou, Your Interview is over.

All the best.

Overall experience-  cordial panel and in a conversation mode , so listening patiently without much cross questions,

Mock experience- Given 7 panel mocks, 3 one on one..

Utility- helped to structure answers

One on One with Utkarsh sir (Edsarrthi) , Puneet sir ( SOMP) and Khan sir was very helpful in confidence building and tackle situation based questions.

Vajiram, KSG, Samkalp, Chahal were on similar lines as the real interview..