{"id":91552,"date":"2021-03-01T15:50:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=91552"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:20:51","slug":"upsc-interview-transcript-arvind-saxena-board-27th-march-left-phd-in-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-transcript-arvind-saxena-board-27th-march-left-phd-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Interview Transcript: Arvind Saxena Board, 27th March (Left PhD in US)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interview date<\/strong>:\u00a027-03-17, Afternoon session<\/em>
\nInterview board<\/strong>:\u00a0Arvind Saxena<\/em>
\nBackground<\/strong>:\u00a0Graduate in Geological sciences from IISER Kolkata<\/em>
\nEmployment<\/strong>\u00a0and work-ex (if applicable): Joined and left Ph.D. in US<\/em>
\nDomicile<\/strong>:\u00a0Jaipur, Rajasthan<\/em>
\nHobbies<\/strong>:\u00a0Rajasthani folk and bollywood dancing<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chairperson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u25cb What is integrated BS-MS?
\n\u25cb So you were in Brown? (I said no, I got a call from there but joined Rice university)
\n\u25cb Why did you leave your PhD?
\n\u25cb What was your thesis project on?
\n\u25cb What would you do as DM?
\n\u25cb Why IFS your second choice?
\n\u25cb If you get IFS, would you leave it?
\n\u25cb Do you think, foreign officers are as important today as they wre20-25 years ago?
\n\u25cb In this digital age where you issue e-visas, do video conferencing, do you think we still need officers?
\n\u25cb Don\u2019t you think India is shouting to much terror-terror when so many people are dying in road accidents (I mentioned cooperation on international terrorism etc for my relevance of IFS question)?
\n\u25cb Why does India need cooperation on terrorism<\/p>\n

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Member 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u25cb What is the literacy situation in Rajasthan?
\n\u25cb What is diplomacy?
\n\u25cb Have you ever been to village?
\n\u25cb How would you communicate to people the importance of Swacch Bharat?<\/p>\n

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Member 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u25cb When were IISER\u2019S established?
\n\u25cb Why were they founded?
\n\u25cb Why IISERs when we already have IISc?
\n\u25cb Why do we need to study basic sciences?
\n\u25cb Do you know about medicines which are cheap?
\n\u25cb Why generics are cheap?
\n\u25cb What is the main thing you would focus on if you are made a health secretary?<\/p>\n

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Member 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u25cb What is the status of women empowerment?
\n\u25cb What is gender inequality?
\n\u25cb What are the parameters to test that?
\n\u25cb And many other questions on this which I cannot recall?<\/p>\n

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Member 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u25cb How old is earth?
\n\u25cb Different stages of earth evolution?
\n\u25cb Do you know about anthropogenic? What is it? Do you agree with this theory and why?
\n\u25cb What to do to reverse it?
\n\u25cb Can earth fight back? (he mentioned the name of this theory and asked me on it )
\n\u25cb So you do folk dance.. Do you listen to music?
\n\u25cb What is the music on which north Indian dances are based?
\n\u25cb Name some thumri singers
\n\u25cb Name a famous Rajasthani classical singer<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t remember all the questions. They didn\u2019t ask me anything on geography, current affairs or even my hobby per se.\u00a0The questions asked were very general and therefore unable to judge my performance.<\/em>\u00a0Scared but optimistic\u00a0\":)\"<\/p>\n

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Best part was I didn\u2019t fumble, was not nervous and there was no awkward movement.\u00a0The board was way too cordial than I expected<\/em>\u00a0except the lady member who was busy staring up and down.<\/p>\n

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All the best everyone !!\u00a0\":)\"<\/p>\n

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We will post UPSC Interview Transcripts regularly under the\u00a0Interview Preparation Initiative<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Why Interview\u00a0Transcripts?<\/b><\/h4>\n
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