{"id":182205,"date":"2022-05-02T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T07:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=182205"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:36:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T07:06:05","slug":"upsc-interview-2021-transcript-109-m-sathiyavathy-board-psir-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2021-transcript-109-m-sathiyavathy-board-psir-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2021] \u2013 Transcript #109 : M. Sathiyavathy Board, PSIR Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 20\/04\/2022 Afternoon Session<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong> M. Sathiyavathy<br \/>\n<strong>Optional:<\/strong> PSIR<br \/>\n<strong>Duration :<\/strong> 2 PM &#8211; 2.40 PM<\/p>\n<p>Interests : contemporary foreign policy developments in India and issues of India\u2019s internal security.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#int2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was asked to remove the shield but put the mask and gloves on. All members including Chairwoman were wearing mask.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Members<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAF based questions :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is unique about you? (All members were smiling at me and I was nervous.)<\/li>\n<li>Good academic credentials, why not research?<\/li>\n<li>Why such poor state of private sector in your state?<\/li>\n<li>People from your state faced mass exodus from Bengaluru. Any personal experience? (Clarified that when it happened I was not residing there. Then I was asked if any experience during my stay)<\/li>\n<li>What steps need to be taken to improve industrialisation in your state?<\/li>\n<li>Possibilities of inland river transportation? Can it be a game changer?<\/li>\n<li>Questions on status of insurgency in nine states of India, one by one and several questions followed.<\/li>\n<li>Your views on India\u2019s stand on Russia-Ukraine war<\/li>\n<li>Indo &#8211; Pacific vision of India<\/li>\n<li>India\u2019s collaborations with Japan and Australia. This got extended to AUKUS, NATO, and China.<\/li>\n<li>As an editor what are your top 5 priorities while selecting a piece for publication?<\/li>\n<li>Bharat Ratna awardees from your state?<\/li>\n<li>How to make North -East a homogeneous economic unit?<\/li>\n<li>Why not IFS ? (Chairwoman put this question while I was answering questions on Indo -Pacific asked by another member.)<\/li>\n<li>Few more factual questions related to DAF.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Current affairs :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Issues in civil aviation industry in India.<\/li>\n<li>Two situation based questions (DC in home state and Secretary)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>No questions from hobbies and job experience. Chairwoman kept nodding with a smile. I missed two factual questions. Overall it was a good experience.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>For full Interview Preparation Guide:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Affairs For UPSC Exam 2022:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>(This transcript has been posted by a community member of ForumIAS)<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Interview: 20\/04\/2022 Afternoon Session Board: M. Sathiyavathy Optional: PSIR Duration : 2 PM &#8211; 2.40 PM Interests : contemporary foreign policy developments in India and issues of India\u2019s internal security. To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021,\u00a0visit this page I was asked to remove the shield but put the mask and gloves on.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2021-transcript-109-m-sathiyavathy-board-psir-optional\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[UPSC Interview 2021] \u2013 Transcript #109 : M. 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