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Interview Transcripts: CSE/IFoS 2020

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Date : 18/08/2021
Morning Session
Board : TC Anant Sir
Optional : Geography
Background : Civil Engineering
State : Bihar
Work : L&T and Deputy Collector (UT)
Time : approx 35 mints

Chairman Sir: 
( Remove your face  shield and be relaxed)
1. So you have been to Bihar, Telangana and Delhi, any other place you have visited ( I told about my current training which is undergoing in Maharajganj)
2. Two unique positives and negatives of Maharajganj.
3. How will you turn the negatives into positives?
4. Challenges you faced during your current tenure of training. How did you overcome?

M1: 
1. Government denied to disclose certain information demanded by SC to be disclosed, your take on that.
2. Threat of Pegasus vis-a-vis national security.
3. Do you know about Saharsa district ? What problems will you take at first if you are made DM of Saharsa? ( I answered Education and health )
4. What about flood? How flood impacts education ?
5. You are a Civil Engineer what solutions will you suggest ( I gave structural and non structural solutions, stressed more on watershed management approach)

M2:
1. You are a Civil Engineer and is talking about watershed management , you engineers only built dams like Tehri, how will you justify ?
2. How Nepal can be convinced to solve the problem of flood in Bihar ( I mentioned in one of the solution the problem also lies in the upper riparian region like Nepal)
3. How is the economic trade between Bihar and Nepal, current status.
4. What is the unique name given to Bihar - Nepal relationship ( Roti - Beti)
5. Explain this unique relationship .
6. Current status of Indo - Nepal relationship, who is the culprit?
7. How will you explain the attitude of SC during Covid 2nd Wave ( Judicial restraint / judicial activism )

M3 (Mam) :
1. Justify your stance with an example , how was it judicial restraint ?
2. What is PNJ? Mention two major derivatives of PNJ.
3. Justice Hurried is......fill & Justice Delayed is ..... fill ; now explain these two principles with examples from india.
4. You mentioned about undertrials, who are responsible and what is the current percentage of undertrials.
5. You mentioned about legal aids, so how as an SDM , you will ensure legal aids to those vulnerables and poor.
6. Has Judiciary and bureaucrats failed in providing free legal aids. 
7. Why civil suites are delayed? ( Mentioned of legal ethics for advocates and transfer of judges), what is the average disposal time of civil suites in India ?

M4 : ( You can remove mask too)
1. Is virtual court meaningful, how to make is more accessible to poor.
2. What is eCourt system ?
3. What is safety factor ?
4. Safety factor in Tehri Dam vs Bhakra Nangal Dam.
5. Being selected in IFoS and For UP SDM , would you like to join DANIPS? ( I opted for that too )
6. You talked about smaller dams earlier what is the criteria in MW to decide a smaller or larger dam?
7. I'm still not convinced that even after being a Civil Engineer, you are opposing larger dams. ( I answered that Sir recently I have studied more Geography and I'm convinced by the arguments of geography over Civil Engineering... Every one laughed)
8. Ok one last question... Any example of large projects which are showing unsustainability. ( Answered about Three Gorges dam and slowing down of Earth's rotational speed and Koyana dam RIS)

Chairman Sir: 
Ok, your interview is over.
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Smita Nagaraj 

Political Science 

Gardening


Cm

How are you feeling today? 

What makes you a suitable candidate for the services? 

What is going on in Afghanistan?

Tell me about the leadership of Afghanistan?

What is the relationship between northern alliances and the Taliban?

M1

Why government is not accommodating the opposition?

Why Indian space missions are failing?

Don't you think we are failing in our foreign policy?

Talk about yourself for 5 minutes.

M2 

Why government is hiding numbers and manipulating the stats?

Why we don't settle our disputes with Pakistan with war?

What is the future of pok after recent changes?

M3 

What makes a person dishonest?

What do you mean by honesty?

Why people don't accept reality?

How will you deal with dishonest people?


M4

What is the GDP of India in the first quarter of this financial year?

Why do we have different estimates for GDP growth?

Which vaccine will you advise your friends to take if you are the sp?

Why not phizer?

What is the difference between all major vaccines?

What would have been your course of action if you were in the place health secretory?

Cm

Don't you think that the government is anti-farmer?

What do farmers think about the government?

Why china is a threat to Indian agriculture?


You may leave now.
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Board-Sujata Mehta madam
20/08/21,Morning session-2nd to go
Graduation-Electrical and Electronics Engineering,Bangalore
Optional-Kannada literature
Work experience-ex Indian Navy officer
Hobbies-Practicing Hatha yoga,Calisthenics,watching Kannada dramas
Other DAF tags-Boat pulling competition gold medal in Navy, placement coordinator in College,Best outgoing student
Home state-Karnataka
Duration-30-35 min

Chairperson-(5-6 min)
1.Introduce yourself highlighting education qualification and work experience
2.Why do u think govt is hell bent on not giving compensation to cadets injured in armed forces?(from DAF) and some follow up questions..
3.Bangalore being a global city still suffers from traffic problem..why?(from DAF)
4.Bangalore is known for IT but social entrepreneurship is also on the rise..what's ur take on that?

M1 (around 10 min)
1.Tell me the famous food item from Davanagere and Belgaum(from DAF)
2.If u want to bring Benne dosa under GI tag.Who has to apply for that??(from DAf)
3.Where do u watch drama in Bangalore?(from DAF)
4.Founder of Ranga Shankara auditorium?
5.What is the recent play that u have watched?(from DAF)
6.Which group performed Nagamandala drama?What is the essence of that drama?
7.Which is the other drama u have watched?
8.Which group performed Tughlaq drama?who performed the role of Aziz?What is the importance of that drama?(from DAF)
Appreciated well said for answers..

M2 (7-8 min)
1.How do you use electrical engineering knowledge in administration (tell specific example)
2.Tell me about the need for New Education Policy..
3.If you are a Education secretary..tell me how do u implement the philosophy of NEP?
4.Which is the highest ranked IIT?
5 Which is the highest ranked NIT?
6.Most populated state?what is the population of that state?
7.What is your opinion about privatisation of PSU's?
8.What is strategic sector?
9.If there is influx of migrants in your district, as a DM how do u manage it? some follow up questions..

M3 (6-7 min)
1.So u were a naval officer..tell me what did u learn from Navy?
2.Tell me 5-6 officer like qualities which are indispensable
3.What is the issue behind Hongkong protest?what is ur opinion about China's role in that?
4.Why do you think Russia is against other countries access to Arctic ocean?
5.Some long question about Antarctic Treaty..
6.Do you know which Union Territories have administrators and which have Lt governors?

M4-Lady (around 5 min)
1.Davanagere was famous for Cotton Textiles..why is it declining now?
2.If you are a DM..what measures will you take to revive Cotton industry?

Chairperson (around 2 min)
Do you feel we have left any more questions to be asked?
I said, Madam I feel the respected board would have assessed my personality by now,but if you insist I see the board has not asked about my other hobbies..
Chairperson said it's ok, other member has probed you on one hobby, we are fine...
Your interview is over and you can leave..
Thanked them and wished good day to all and left
Board was very cordial..I felt interview went on the lines of my DAF and some factual questions here and there...
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17.08.2021
Sujata Mehta ma'am
Optional: zoology
Maharshtra
4.00 PM to 4.30 PM

Chair:
Ask to introduce myself, my education and work
What is your covid experience? And discussion..
Why zoonotic diseases are important nowadays?
Question on grivance redressal..types of grievance and women related issues in your district..
(Not remembering few questions)

M1:
Are you aware about muncipal council of your area..?
What are the functions of urban local bodies?
What is the basic difference between state government and urban local bodies? And its governance.. problems..source of revenues.?


M2 ( lady):
Are you aware about Angamwadi workers..?
What kind of work they do..?
During covid?
Poshan Abhiyan? (New additional features)
Some schemes(health) related to women and children.
(Not remembering few questions)

M3:
As an SP you are appointed just month before..and you have to became a role model..every thing in your district should be perfect..how will you do this?

To make swatch bharat Abhiyan successful in every corner of your district as a DM .tell me some 5-6 very important and innovative initiatives you will take..?

M4:
Therse is some news about separation of maharashtra..what is that..?
What is your view..?
Why coperative societies once was flourished in maharashtra now in declining trend..?
Amravati is femous for what..?

Chair:
Do you aware about RTI?
Have you file any RTI or anybody you know they file??
Some questions related to science (may be about some project. Which I was not aware)
Do you want us to ask question on any topic.or want to say something??

Your interview is over..
Thank you
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Date : 16-8-21 (AN)
Ch : Sujata Mehta Ma'am
IPS, Gujarat

Ch :
Introduce yourself

Work organization at Samsung that you would like to implement in govt

You mentioned data driven, can you think of any govt data whose credibility has been questioned (I replied COVID deaths)

How was it redressed

You spoke of Covid deaths, do you know about hunger deaths? How are they measured?

M1 :
Methods for calculating unemployment

Why was unemployment data being contested

Again asked about specific controversy w.r.t. PLFS unemployment data

Which method would you pick if you were to design

M2 :
You are from Gujarat, tell about cooperative movement in Gujarat

Any other state which is famous for cooperatives

Recently Ministry of Co-operation was launched, its pros and cons

Constitutional validity of the move

M3 :
Indo-Pacific, Quad, expansionist China, Indo-US collaboration (asked many sub-questions together)

Gave out a statement from Shinzo Abe and asked me to elaborate : "The Pacific and the Indian Oceans are now bringing about a dynamic coupling as seas of freedom and of prosperity"

What are SLOC's and how to secure them

M4 :
Causes of Drop out

NEP's specific details on dropout

What will you do to redress it

What motivates you to switch to IAS - tell 3 priorities for you and link them with solving dropouts

Ch :
Would you like us to ask on any other topic? (I replied Policing)

If you were an independent investigator in the Hyderabad encounter case than what would be your course of action

As a senior police officer what steps will you take in such a case
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Board Manoj soni sir
Fourth and last one to go before lunch break.


Chairman:
What is the meaning of your name

Then something about the aarambh programme at kevadia

Women empowerment programmes in India for past five years

Is reservation needed for women in armed forces

Member 1: with the kind of respect that people have towards women in India is it ok to have women in combat role( he was hinting at the issue of outraging modesty of women in case they become pow)

Karmayogi mission do u know about it.

What's difference between institute academy and college.

Something about 1971 war.

What is super power

Is there a difference between super power and world power

Who is the super power now.

Member 2 :Taliban rise to power and rights of women in Afghanistan and also what effects it will have on minorities and it's implications on India.

Do u know about a famous place in puducherry. ( Aurbindo ashram)

Member 3 : v and k shaped recovery in economy
What will you do if your district is more caste based and caste association have huge influence on working of the district.

Member 4: what do you think of the farmers law.
What's the issue
What's difference between multilateral and world Bank
What do you think of world bank's working
Give me a brief description of the history of development of tamilnadu on lines of human development index, education and industrial development s and job opportunities.

The board was cordial to me . But questions seemed very random. Jumping from one topic to another. And they cut me short after stating two or three points.
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Manoj Soni sir board.
PSIR optional
IPS
Went in, chairman sir seemed irritated for some reason or they have planned a Stress Interview beforehand…(he had come 1.5 hours late)
As soon as I sat and opened the buttons of my blazer, he said sarcastically : hope now you’re finally comfortable

Q. Meaning of your name
Q. Cow protection
Q. Cattle population in India
(Couldn’t answer)
Q. Contribution of animal husbandry in India’s gdp
(Couldn’t answer)
Chairman remarked these are basics connected to your name you must know
Q. Same irritated look Now I’ll ask you why IPS to IAS and you’ll say diversity, challenges etc etc all usual stuff…you can’t be having any different reason do you?

Q. Literacy rates in Rajasthan, in India.
Q. How is literacy measured?
Members :
Basic Daf related ques on IR: Iran-USA, Pakistan ,west Asia, ISA etc
Policing reforms…some questions on hobby…difference between motivation and inspiration…mostly discussion on IR

Chairman again :
Q. Who won the war of Mahabharata?
Q. Was it an ethical win? Was it okay to cheat Drona and Deceive Karna etc etc
Q. So only ends matter to you not means!
Q. Why don’t you accept the Pandavas we’re unethical

Your interview is over.
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So technically the degree of randomness is Interview >mains >prelims !!
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Sociology optional,
ECE graduation, MNNIT Ald
State - Uttar Pradesh
Hobby- life Hacks, mediation, pranayama
Interview date - 20 Aug 2021, Afternoon
Sujatha Mehta ma'am ( 3 male members & 2 lady members)
Chair
1. Give a brief intro including your education & employment background. Emphasised on asking "any" type of employment.
2. What kept you motivated for this exam?
3. Question on hobby - what is innovative life hacks? Any examples ?
4. Asked opinion on a case study related to hobby.
5. Types of hacking & whether hacking by nerds good? Even for good intentions?
6. What should government do?
7. Follow up Questions on Hackathon event by government ? Their Significance? Role of government vs big private companies?

Lady member 2
1. About problem of malnutrition in UP? Give figures.
2. What has government done ?
3. Details about Poshan Abhiyan? Changes in Poshan 2.0
4. Role of Aanganwadi, Asha etc.
5. What else government can do?
6. Follow up question on e Rupi ?

Member 3
1. Do you know about insurance? ( Random question & follow up questions)
2. What are the different types of insurance?
3. Who regulate it?
4. Why do we need regulation of this sector?
5. What is the purpose of life insurance?
6. Gave a complicated long case study on life insurance- whether it is ethical or not to transfer a life insurance by a critically ill single person to someone else for money? Or can he auction it?

Member 4.
1. What is cyber security framework in India?
Elaborate across different sectors - financial, defence, governance, etc. ( Very long question & some follow ups)
2. Manifestation of Sagarmala Project.
3. About Blue Economy. What are the areas etc

Member 5. ( Mostly sociology)
1. Tell me about Weber.
2. About his Bureaucracy. Why are the problems in it?
3. Contribution of Elton Mayo?
4. Difference between Weber's model & Elton Mayo's. Which one do you prefer?
5. Difference between group & team?
6. What is the "one" reason for school dropouts. How Nep will help in solving this issue.
7. How will sociology & engineering knowledge help you in civil services?

Chair
Thankyou Anurag your Interview is over. Do you want us to ask anything else that you have prepared or interested. I took a pause & said thank you ma'am it was a great experience & I'm satisfied.
Total around 35-40 minutes.Very cordial & engaging members. Much better experience than mock interviews.
All the very best to everyone.
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Shri TCA Anant sir board
20-aug
Afternoon session
Psir
Btech in IT

What your company do
What was your role
What u have been doing after college
What u did for social service after college.

Cloud computing
Big data
Block chain explain
How will you prevent data on cloud from hacking
International agreement for cyber security
What is Arab Spring
What about Egypt
What is happening in Syria
Why USA is after Syria..
What is situation with China.. What is your assessment.

Why parliament debates are deteriorating
What is role of anti detection in it
Do you think members feel free to speak due to party discipline
Why HC has given violence problem to CBI despite competent state Police
CBI is caged parrot.. What do have to say now.
What are positive and negative of PPP

Why we charge extra amount to foreigners in Tajmahal
Do you support public defamation of sexual harrasers..
Boys will boys.. What do u think
What is legal provision to prove Patrineliality

Apart from political, what is important in IR
If CPEC is complete, how will it affect India Pak trade relationship
Compare dams in cpec with bakra capacity
How cpec will impact manufacturing capacity of Pakistan
Why Yamuna is dry in Agra
What will you do to revive it
Kept counter questions on same..
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Date: 16.08.2021 (A/N)
Duration: 30 minutes
Chairperson: Smita Nagaraj
Optional: Sociology
Hobbies: Jogging, Photography, Frisbee
Work exp: SBI(3.5yrs), Delhi Govt. (Food Dept), currently working since 2019.

Chairperson:
- Why SBI to Delhi govt.?
- Why UT's are formed?
- Why Chandigarh is a UT?
- Hindi speaking people are increasing, reason in South India? Give in point 1, 2, 3!

M1:
- Suppose you are DC, priorities these, Education, Revenue, Health, law & order.
- Justify your preference.
- Why govt.'s are not following this preference?
- TFR reduced from 5.7 to 2.1? Reason being?

M2:
- You were sports councilor in IIT Bombay, what exactly was your work?
- Can we appoint such post at school level?
- How to increase participation in Sports?
- Give two names of famous photographers?
- Any Indian photographer?
- What type of photography they do?

M3:
- Food subsidies from in kind to in cash needed?
- Recently PM announced something relevant to this? ( It was eRUPI)
- So, can we go for this? how beneficial it can be in Food department?
- Political parties at University level is good?
- Can we introduce it at college level?

M4:
- After merger of SBI with Associate banks, NPA in SBI increased. Why NPA is too high?
- Suggest solution for NPA in our banking sector?
- Tell two things which you liked most about St. Stephen's college?

Good Luck!
balwintejas,
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Chairperson - Smita Nagaraj Ma'am
• 20 August Afternoon session

• Chairperson
1. Why do you read Calvin & Hobbes comics specifically
2. Comedy in India - Are Indians too thin skinned as we easily take offence?
3. Who is your favourite comedian? Why?
4. Which page of the newspaper do you read first? Any good editorial that you read recently?
5. Where did you travel to recently? What did you do in Dubai? Where in India? Which states have you been to?
6. How North-West Indian and South Indian states are different? Give one parameter

• M1
1. You mentioned that you read IR page, why Afg important for us? Looking at India's engagement, I don't think we feel Afg is strategically important for us - Your views?
2. Some more questions on Afghanistan

• M2 (Lady)
1. Why Geography
2. Graduated in 2020 during lockdown - what did you miss? Or did you find it beneficial for UPSC prep?
3. IIT Delhi - best memory of Rendezvous (College fest)? One learning from your experience of organising the event?
4. If not Civil Services, what is your plan B?
5. Why geography optional?
6. There's a new new field integrating the study of integrating the study of Civil Engg & Robotics - Do you know what it is?

• M3
1. Recent parliament session was a washout. Still why all MPs supported the Constitutional Amendment bill?
2. OTT rise seen in Lockdown - How will it change nature of entertainment industry in the long term?
3. Few more questions, can't recall

• M4
1. Abraham Accords? Is it helpful for India? Have we taken any steps to benefit from Abraham Accords? Any relevance for the situation in Afghanistan?
2. During 2nd wave, Goa saw many deaths due to oxygen shortage. Why?
3. Recent Defence Minister speech - Is employment generation an objective of Defence?
4. S-400 deal - is it justified for India to ask for waiver from US? What would happen if US denied CAATSA waiver?

• Chairperson
1. Why Qatar imp in Afghanistan situation? Why Taliban HQ in Qatar, and not any other country?
2. Rank the following parameters in descending order of priority, wrt their influence on shaping our foreign policy - Morals and Principles, Convenience, Domestic public discourse
3. Give one example in recent foreign policy steps that prioritized Morals and principles
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Rajeev Nayan Choubey sir's board
4th one to go
Background : B.T - M.T. dual degree Aerospace engineering IIT Kanpur
Optional:Hindi literature
Hobbies : meditation and writing poems
Work ex : 11 months in a startup.

Chairman sir :
Introduce yourself highliting educational and professional experience.
What was your role in your company ?
Have you heard about circular economy ? What is it ?
What is white revolution and blue revolution ?
We have parliament form of government in our country. Why do we have it ? Don't you feel we can do much better with presidential form of govt. ?

Member 1 : why civil services after doing btech and mtech ? ( Narrated a incident about social impact civil servant can have )
Why not become educator then they also have social impact ? (Told about Career advancement opportunities )
Why not private sector which have better potential for career growth ?
What is blue navy ?
Difference between Recent INS Vikrant and older one ?
What is tratak meditation ?
What are the benefits of it ?
But these are your personal experience can you tell about something which we can measured ?

Member 2: Space race between USSR and US ?
Who was kalpana chawla ?
Reason of their shuttle failure ?
Reason of black hawk failure ? ( Used by US during operation against Osama bin Laden)
Why Aerospace engineers join NASA and not work in india ?

Member 3:
SWOT analysis of civil services ?
What are the threat to civil services ?
How do you fit in this framework of civil services ?
What kind of civil services do USA have ?

Member 4:
So many people of Rajasthan came for interview, have you met one ?
When did wright brothers's first flight took place ?
Tell 2 reason for and against hiring IIT, IIM AIIMS graduates in civil services ?
(Follow up)Are you saying arts graduate are inferior to engineers ?
Why hindi literature after engineering ?
Use "na rahega baans na bajegi baansuri" in current Indian political dispensation
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Date: 16/8/2021
Session: Afternoon
Graduation : BE (Mechanical)
Optional : Literature of Kannada
Interests : theatre workshops/educator on YouTube/reading novels

Board: Bhonsle sir.

Chairperson:
(Asked me to remove the shield.
Briefly gave an idea about the process, not a Q-A but a conversation to see the suitability. Made sure I was calm and settled properly before starting)

Read out some parts from the DAF.

1. On Mission Karmayogi-Let's not get into the details. Just tell one feature which caught ur attention (said- rule based to role based)
2. Is rule based bad?
3. What's the need of role based now? (Said changing times wrt technology, capacity etc)

Member 1:
1. U said tech change. One such is 5G. Tell me about it.
2. how do you decrease latency
3. How are these waves affecting us?
4. Don't you think we need to stop these harmful radiation?
5. How are length and mass measured?
6. If you are using tools in shop floor how would you say the instruments are accurate?
7. Who sets standards of these tools at national level?
8. At intl level?

Member 2:
1. (From DAF -Was opposition party leader in school)
Tell me the role of opposition Party and the tools available in constitution for opposition
2. Why do we need standing committees?
3. If you are the DM of a dist and there is a sudden influx of migrants what will you do to assist them

Member 3:
1. Continuing with the migrants- on July 29 or so SC came up with a verdict. Any idea? ( couldn't recall exactly, said it could be about migrant data)
2. Yes. Data was part of it. Why data on migrants are important now? Any progress in this regard?
3. Are you a body builder or do some physical workout?(nope) ok i thought you were and prepared some questions on it. U said no. I have to skip them.
4. Anyway what do u do for brain work?(mentioned the same in DAF, member asked any other. Said Sudoku and read non fiction etc)
5. Minimum no. of logical moves required to solve a sudoku.
6. U said role based- rule based etc why not reason based? (said that's foundation quality in both and therefore not explicitly talked about)
7. But reasons can be good or bad. How will a role based person choose better reason. (Said ethical, logical, legal dimension must be considered)
8. How ll you choose ethical point here? (Said utilitarian, rights approach etc)
Ok but these are hypothetical and outdated ethical views isn't it. Anyway let's not get into philosophy.

Member 4:
1. U are into theatre who is your favourite? (I Asked if i have to name a playwright or actor) member said Both.
2. Why Karnad
3. Your fav play of Karnad?
4. What's so good about tughlaq?
5. You are from Bengaluru there are too many complaints on lake water and its deterioration. Why lakes are facing these and how to deal?

Chair- what plans now? You must be hungry. Ur huge body needs good food. Go eat nicely.
Looking fwd to see u in the service soon. ATB. U may leave.

Thanked everyone. Came out.

(Asked an attendant sitting outside how long did it go. He said more than half an hour)
sjerngal,
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20th Aug, Afternoon session


TCA Anant Sir Board

4th to go

Btech. ECE; Infosys work exp. Listening to audiobooks as hobby.

Chairman:

What is the meaning of your name ?

Why did you quit your job ? What have you been doing since then ?

What are the audiobooks you listened to ? Why not reading ?
Which is better ?

Is there any vaccine passport for India ?

Member 1

Why Kerala is not producing good athletes now like P. T Usha?

Members of the women's relay team from Kerala ?

Can we name wine produced in Nashik as Champagne?

Which authority gives geographical indication tag ?

Why did you shift schools ?

Why police service as your first choice ?

M2:

Will Kerala's affidavit against dowry work ? Give me your genuine thoughts.

How will you control crimes in Kerala ?

What will be the impact of lesser remittance inflow into Kerala due to covid repatriation ?

Will mobile towers disappear in the future ?

M3:

Are women safer in UP or Kerala ?

Do you think reservation is needed for women in politics?

Why political parties don't field women candidates?

Measures you will take to control flooding in your district?

M4:

What plans for your upcoming birthday?

How will you protect under trials ?

The questions were entirely based on my DAF. Board was cordial too. A few questions which I couldn't answer, members asked me to go back and think over.
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Board : Sathiyavathi ma'am
Session : Afternoon
Graduation : Mechanical
Engineering ,IIT Bombay
Optional : Mathematics
Hobby : Playing chess and cricket
Hometown : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Chairman -
1- which prize is given for people working in maths below a certain age? Do you know who got it recently?
2- Why so many IITians coming to CSE
Wastage of resources in technical students in IIT, when they to do generalist work,that can be done by anyone?
3- Should students from IIT/AIIMS/IIMs be banned from CSE ?

M1-
1. What is the role of UN in the current day international politics?
2. What is our neighbourhood policy? Why SAARC could not become successful? What will be its impact if taliban comes to power?
3. Taliban rise to power and rights of women in Afghanistan and also what effects it will have on minorities and it's implication on India.
4.Inflation is actually good for the economy. Why do you say that inflation is bad for the economy?
5.If you have to make one amendment in the constitution, what will be it?

M2-
1.tell us some terms used in chess.
2. Why Russians dominate in chess?
3.what is bioinformatics? What problems India is facing in bioinformatics?
4.what are the particular problems related to diseases in eastern UP and how to solve the problem. Why Up is backward?

M3-
1.why women's cricket is not popular in India?
2.we have performed very poor in Olympics, why is so ? What can be done to improve?
3. So you have done B.tech from IIT. Tell me some history of IIT Bombay?
4.South Korea doesn't have IITs, still good in technology? Why so?

M4-
1.Why do we need different engines?
2. Why there is no internal combustion engines in aircraft?
3.What happens when we fill petrol in diesel engines and vice versa?
4.what do you mean by public service? Aren't all citizens serving the country in one form or the other?
5.How women reservation will help in women empowerment? Why reservation is not seemed to end? Why it is still going on and on? Should reservation be there in armed forces?
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Place – Lucknow, UP
Date – 23/08/2021
Hobby – Journaling, Listening to Rock Music
BA (Hons) Econ – Ramjas, MA(Econ) – Delhi School of Economics
Work Ex – Consultant, EY LLP (Data Analytics) 2015-17
Attempt – 3rd; Interview – 1st
Board – BB Vyas Sir; 4th to go. (12:00 PM) Time – 40 minutes

Chairman –
• Hello Anubha, please come in. You can move your mask to the chin so that it is easier to speak and keep wearing your face-shield. (That’s how the interview was taken)
• So what does Anubha Mean? (I said it means Ambitious)
• Are you Ambitious?
• Is ambition a good thing or a bad thing?
• What is the difference b/w Ambition and Aspiration?
• What is this Aspirational District Programme?
• Who’s programme is it? (I took a pause to recollect Niti Aayog but then he moved to another question, without me being able to answer; Tip – don’t take too long to answer)
• You know Anubha, when we were preparing for UPSC, we used to hear about cooperation and collaboration. Now people are talking about Competition? Why do you need it? Is it a good thing?
• What is credit to GDP ratio? What is the value in India and how does it compare globally? Why is credit important?
• Why are banks being merged? What is the main objective behind it? (Chairman and M2 started chatting in the middle – Mera to Canara mein account hai, vo bhi merge ho raha hai; Mera to Punjab & Sindh Bank mein hai …… I was smiling, then once they were done, I answered )
• Is there any Indian bank in Top 100? What about Chinese banks? How are they doing?
• Have you read the Economic Survey this year? Every year we have some area of focus of ES. What was this year’s focus? (I said 2 points)
• ES also talked about Adam Smith? What was it? (I said I am unable to recall, sir)
• It is very interesting. Go and read it.


M1 (Max time taken – did not go very well)
• What is parliament financing? (Sorry sir, I am not sure of this term)
• How is budget passed? What is the value of this year’s budget?
• What type of cuts can parliament make in budget? (I remembered only Token cut motion, but he himself mentioned that. I said sorry sir, I am unable to recollect the names of the motions.)
• Then he asked what does Cut Motion Signify?
• What are the major sources of revenue? Then he himself said that we have direct and indirect taxes, what else? (He wanted to go towards disinvestment, but I hovered around here and there)
• They say the government is selling ‘family gold?’ (That’s how I understood that he wanted to ask about disinvestment, but the damage was already done!)
• Do you think we are in Debt Trap? How much is our Fiscal Deficit? (I told the FD, but tried a lot to defend that we are not in a debt trap. Some grilling was there! I feel I could have answered it way better. I got a little nervous and then mind stopped for few seconds.)

M2
• You have qualified NET (Economics) also. You don’t want to go to academics/teaching?
• Why do we need budget?
• What is parallel economy? Why it exists? What can be done?
• Then he pointed to the water bottle kept infront of me and asked that what is the Permissible TDS? (Sorry Sir, Don’t know)

M3 (Lady Member)
• She said, I am not going to ask you economics.
• India in its 75th year needs social revolution. Elaborate. (I did. Talked about health, education, women etc.)
• Then she said, how can we achieve it? (This answer became unstructured and I got super nervous. Tip – don’t mention too many angles or when they talk about solution, pick 2-3 areas and elaborate)
• What is the role of Panchayats in this?
• What is stopping us?
• Does caste have any role to play in this?
She said Thank You. Didn’t look impressed. Made sense, because my answers were pretty unstructured

M4 (Last)
• Is price rise a problem?
• What can be done?
• What is the difference between cess & surcharge?

Then chairman said, Thank You. Your interview is over. Have a nice day.
No question from Hobby, Home State, Work Experience.
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Sujata Mehta Mam Board: 03/08/2021 morning
Anil M
B.Tech Mech, MA Political science
Indian forest service.presented paper on china

Cha.
1. Tell us something about your edu and work experience.
2. What you think on Mumbai coastal road and area colony project.
3. Apart from decision what is your opinion
4. What is your stand on Moefcc, going about more development and permissions
5. How one should decide to Divert areas of forest.
6. Do you think protected area are reducing for development.?

M1

1. What you think on having metro for india kind of urbanization.
2. What Is BRT and why not able to manage it in india in a better way
3. Which system is better.
4. Do we need mixed model?
5. Does compensation of forest divergent is sufficient?
6. How to go for balanced approach
7. Whag is value for diverting for forest? Is it kanchan chandra committe value is up to date?
8. What we needed move the vehicle or something else?

M2.
1. Why not fellowship as you are JRF
2. What is backyard diplomacy?
3. What is the status of our foreign policy? Is it good, bad or very bad?
4. Why forest service to Civil...it seems personal decision..
5. What is incubation cell
6. Difference between innovation and incubation
7. What is federalism ? What kind of issues facing? How to go for balancing federalism?

M3
1. Tell us something about rise of china
2. What unique things about China?
3. How this OTT changing cinema
4. Whag about art cinema.. is it going good in india.
5. Do you know recent guidelines for OTT
6. How it will impact film maker.
7. What about money menace in cities , can it be declared vermin?
8. What is legal mechanism
9. Somwthing about cinematographer act?

M4
1. What you think about having three capital for maharshtra, which places you will choose?
2. What uniquness of magarpatta city? Is there any place where it tried
3. Why it succeeded in pune and not other places
4. What are the issue of road safety
5. Somwthing about motor vehicle act
6. What about juggad and standard innovation
7. Elite people want standardization, what you think

Cha.
1. Academicians debating that excess death is there ,whatever reported is less? What you think?
2. Do you feel , any area left where we can ask
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Air Marshal bhonsle sir board
23.8.2021
Afternoon (3rd to go)

State Tamil Nadu
MSc mathematics
Sociology optional
Budget travelling , journaling
36 min

CHAIRMAN
made me comfortable.can wipe your face with tissue
Read my daf. Achievements
1. What was your contribution as the president of students union ( daf) - long answer. Sir interrupted to clarify but he was listening keenly overall
2. Told a buddha quote asked to interpret

M1
1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years
2. Why budget travelling( daf)

M3
1. Choose between the two college ( my ug and pg college)
2. Has corona proved malthusian theory wrong
3. What saree are you wearing
4. Tell 5 places you will take me in Tn and the cost ( daf)
5. It is said Chennai is a word Madras is an emotion.why

M3
1. Tell me how can we use mathematical modelling for climate change
2. Two follow up questions ( chairman said you can use the pen and paper which was kept in front)
3. What if zero did not exist
4. What is the meaning of your name.
5. Covid changed the world order, should it continue
6. Meaning of your name

M4
1. Why naxalism is still present
2. What will you do as a DM
3. What is quad
4. Is it anti china alliance
5. Space tourism
6. What could we have done in handling covid better

Chairman- I like tn for sapad ( food)

Your interview is over
Board was very cordial. Mostly daf based
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fternoon session
23/08/21
B.B Vyas Sir

Optional : Economics
4th to go

Ch: Liquor ban in Bihar
India China issue
5G technology
Climate change, carbon trading, COP 21
Types of taxes, amount of taxes

M1 : carbon credits, carbon trading,
Global warming potential
Role model

M2 : extra judicial killing
Tax exemption for women
Women issues

M3: Olympics and table tennis
India Afghanistan issue
More questions on international relations

M4 : GST issue
Compensation issue
Opinion about extending compensation to states

Some other questions which I don't remember now.

Ch: no questions, your interview is over.thank you
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