{"id":225379,"date":"2023-02-07T08:18:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T02:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=225379"},"modified":"2023-02-07T08:18:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T02:48:39","slug":"upsc-interview-2022-transcript-31-m-sathiyavathy-board-maharashtra-home-state-solo-travel-learning-new-languages-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-interview-2022-transcript-31-m-sathiyavathy-board-maharashtra-home-state-solo-travel-learning-new-languages-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"[UPSC Interview 2022] \u2013 Transcript #31 : M Sathiyavathy Board, Maharashtra Home state, solo travel, learning new languages Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date of Interview:<\/strong> 3 February, Friday, 5th person to go<br \/>\n<strong>Board:<\/strong>\u00a0M Sathiyavathy<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0Home State:<\/strong> Maharashtra<br \/>\n<strong>Background:\u00a0<\/strong> Mechanical engineering<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> solo travel, learning new languages, visiting historical sites<br \/>\n<strong>Achievements:<\/strong> leadership experience, volunteering, sports, scholarship.<br \/>\n<strong>Work exp:<\/strong> HR consulting, SBI, ESIC , currently sebi grade A officer<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview-transcript\/#it2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Asked me to sit down and read my daf aloud&#8230;this alone took about 2 mins..I<\/li>\n<li>was smiling and nodding the whole time<\/li>\n<li>Started with Adani and Hindenberg saga, the FPO, SEBI role in it, why sebi hasnt given an official statement yet, etc<\/li>\n<li>Then asked me what 2 reforms I would suggest in ESIC (previous job)<\/li>\n<li>Based on my reply, cross questioning and slight grilling<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Member 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You have done Mechanical engineering, right<\/li>\n<li>Since Mech is an interdisciplinary field, what are the few areas that overlap with mech engg in practice<\/li>\n<li>She went on about challenges of expanding Mumbai City since it&#8217;s sandwiched between sea and western ghats<\/li>\n<li>What are the possibilities in expanding the city towards the sea( I think she<\/li>\n<li>wanted to hear about sea reclamation and hence I answered accordingly)<\/li>\n<li>Examples worldwide where it has been done<\/li>\n<li>Have you heard of NEOM of Saudi Arabia ( I said no)<\/li>\n<li>Floating islands anywhere ( I said I don&#8217;t know)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Member 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>What is black money<\/li>\n<li>He went on about how black money has so much benefits , what do you think?<\/li>\n<li>If I say that the development in last 10 years is due to black money only, what will you say?<\/li>\n<li>When I replied demonetisation and its role in curbing black money, he asked&#8230;so do you think that the black money that has become white due to demonetization has been beneficial?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Member 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Asked more about my work at SEBI, department, which areas handled<\/li>\n<li>Asked about foreign funding sources in reit and invit<\/li>\n<li>P notes as a mode of funding<\/li>\n<li>Since it&#8217;s used to launder money, what are the steps taken by sebi<\/li>\n<li>Initiative in budget related to p notes (allowing them in gift city)<\/li>\n<li>How is the flow of tainted funds that comes in through Depository receipts<\/li>\n<li>and p notes controlled by sebi&#8230;is there any multilateral and bilateral mechanisms<\/li>\n<li>Wanted to know about tax havens<\/li>\n<li>What if an entity channels black money into India through p notes..how will you deal with it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Member 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Israel Saudi rapprochement &#8211; reasons?<\/li>\n<li>If India is exporting refined oil to usa and EU from crude sourced from Russia<\/li>\n<li>and USA is opposing, then what should India do?<\/li>\n<li>Went on about how news channels are spreading filth, then asked me the reasons and possible solutions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Your interview is done<\/strong><\/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 2023: <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: 3 February, Friday, 5th person to go Board:\u00a0M Sathiyavathy \u00a0Home State: Maharashtra Background:\u00a0 Mechanical engineering Hobbies: solo travel, learning new languages, visiting historical sites Achievements: leadership experience, volunteering, sports, scholarship. 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