Interview Transcripts of CSE/IFoS 2021

14 April 2022

11:40

Interview date-11 April 2022

Forenoon session

M.Sathiyavathy mam board

Optional- political science and international relations

Graduation in B.A. political science

Home state - Maharashtra

Chairman

 1. Seems your DAF looking very brief, Do you not play any sports? (i did not mention any sport since I did not played at college, state level)

 2. What do you understand by sustainable rural development? (since I mentioned my interest area as following sustainable rural development and Governance)

 What you have done as part of sustainable rural development?

 3. What recently published IPCC report observed about climate change?

 4. Do you know SDGs? What are they? What is their significance?

Member 1:

 1. Why and for what Ahmednagar is famous for ?

 2. Is there any fort in your district? What was the significance of the fort of Ahmednagar in Independence movement ?

 3. Can you tell me names of Defence PSU and army establishment in your district?

 4. Who was Sir Parshuram bhau ? (since my college name is sir parshuram bhau college and he was a ruler of a princely state )

 5. During British rule many princely states were supportive of British, but it had serious ramifications for independence movement. What was those ramifications?

Member 2:

 1. What is sustainability and what do you considered it? ( i mentioned a term inter-generational equity)

 2. Give example and explain it by articulating impact on future generations because of action of present generation .

 3. What is zero budget farming ? Is it has any relevance with recent crisis in Srilanka? 

 4. Is there any impact of organic agriculture on India? 

 5. Is there any lesson that India should learn from srilankan crisis?

Member 3:

 1. In context of Afghanistan crisis, what are the ramifications on international relations?

 2. Looking at unfolding situation in Ukraine, what are the implications on world order and on India specifically?

 3. Do proportional representation system suitable for India?

 4. Should we follow parliamentary system of government or should we move on presidential system? Which one is suitable for India to follow?

 5. Which birds do you generally feed ? ( since I mentioned Bird feeding as my hobby)

 What are advantages and disadvantage of feeding birds?

Member 4:

 1. What is the distance between two poles of kho-kho ? ( I told chairman mam that I played local sports like kho kho and other)

 2. What is the webers theory of economy?

 3. We have PDS ration shops in India, do we need to extend and expand the subsidised ration ?

 4. There is these debate that CO2 is increasing in atmosphere leading to global warming , while it is also said that with CO2 increase, there will be greener growth of plants, so CO2 will get absorbed. Then, where is the climate change ?

Date and session of the interview (8th April,  Afternoon session, fifth no.)

Board- BHARAT BHUSHAN VYAS  Sir

B.tech- Information and Technology

Hobbies- Coding in c++ and java,playing and watching sports

Optional - Sanskrit

Utility of Mocks - good for confidence and to become formal.

Chairman

You are from Sainik School ,three things you learnt from there ?

when and why Sainik Schools were formed ?

did they fail in your case(cross question) ?

India Israel Relations (bouncer ,as it was not in news)

SANSKRIT SHLOKA yatna bharate,tatna bharate (Optional subject)

told me to be specific (3 agriculture and 3 defence sectors)  - Cross Question

What is Black Hole and why it is named so ?

Difference between Java and C++ ?

why we use AC and not DC for transmission or invertor ?

Member 1

IMF report on why poverty was below 1% ?

what is NAI TALIM ?

why some cities are good at IT(pune bangalore) ?

what would you do to improve the IT industries at other cities and states ?

Member 2

what is difference between IMF and World Bank ?

what is Marshal Plan(after WW - 2) ?

tell us something about textile industry ?

What is EIA ?

what is dhwani sidhhant bin sanskrit literature ?

Member 3(ALL QUESTIONS FROM OPTIONAL SUBJECT)

Sanskrit shloka (didnt remember)

tell us about banabhatt ?

is kadambari solely work of banabhatt ?

He corrected me and told the story for 2 minutes(shloka which was asked earlier) ?

Compare sanskrit and other languages of its age ?

cross Question - is it a dead language ?

tell us about other languages ?

Member 4

About Labour Reforms ,which states have done good and to what extent ?

what are the achievements in material science ?

what is the GDP of india ?

Distribution of GDP sector wise ?

How wealth is created by loans ?

CHAIRMAN : Your interview is over ,You may go and all the best;

Ty seniors and mentors

Best of luck fellow aspirants

Name: E20 ,date - 13 april

Optional - PSIR

College - Miranda house

Hobbies - budget travelling , cardio workout , contribution to father's business .

chairman - BB vyas

read out DAF then asked

Do you think globlisation is irrelevant ?

You must be following the foreign ministers recent meeting so what is the his statement during US meeting and what stand India has taken ?

How the meeting will affect India and europe relations ?

Due date for Presidential election ? How president is elected ? How MLA vote value is calculated ? which state has the highest and lowesr value ?

member 1

which agency violates human rights in India ? ( based on my DAF) Do you know about police and human rights violation ? How police violates human rights ?

Supreme court guidelines on Custodial violence and human rights abuse ?

Do you feel safe during travel or how u manage your security during travelling ? (based on budget travelling hobby)

So you think women feel insecure during travel , why they feel insecure ? what measures are required?

Do you watch any OTT platform  ?

difference between netflix and bollywood movies ?

what three steps you will take for digital India ?

member 2

which women ias ips inspired you ? ( i said smitha sabarwal , then follow up on her work )

How you will implement her ideals in your district ? ( I told him it depends upon the district in which i will be posted but if you allow me i can tell about my home district , he permitted then next follow up on water security)

water condition in india ? how much drinking water is available to one individual ?

m3 (lady)

do you think electricity subsidy should be given to all farmers free of cost or it should be given selectively  ?

what is the rational for giving electricity subsidy ?

what do you understand by sufism?

commonality between sufism and hinduism ?

what miranda house means to you ? ( it is my college)

what are stress asset ? Particularly asked about NPA and when it is declared NPA ?

M4

You do cardio workout , so do you use any tracking device like fitbit ?

what is ur blood sugar level ?

what is your pulses rate  ? what is standard pulses rate for adults

do you know eco and ecg ?

what you do in your fathers business ? what u have learned ? ( mentioned in DAF)

what should be done for bidding - technical or financial ?

What problem you have faced in GST and direct taxation and what reforms you will suggest?

Name some border forces of india ? ( i forgot assam riffles so he added , politely thanked him )

chairman

In very jolly mood , asked me that he is very confused about the adhai din ka jhopra , why it is named this ? I told him the whole story behind the name . He said now am a bit relieved , thank you , your interview is over

Experience

Board was very cordial , it is more like an interesting conversation than interview. They give you enough time to talk and put your points .

Date and session of interview- 13 April afternoon, went on 4th position

Board- Satyavati mam

Optional- sociology

College- B.Tech ECE

Profession (if any)- 8 years work experience in semiconductor industry

Hobbies- played table tennis at state level; reading about tech enabled solutions ;cycling

Your experience in interview-it was average I felt that the chairperson and one member were disinterested in knowing me.

There were not much counter questions. they were not using my reply for the next question. Felt like checking knowledge than personality

Utility of mocks (if any)-

NO HI HELLO, NO GOOD VIBES WERE GIVEN

Chairperson :

Remove your face shield put it on your lap

Bring down your mask she confirmed my photo and then asked me to put up my mask again

For five minutes sHe read my DAF loudly

The mask you are wearing, has three layes, can you tell me why?

It has a blue colour layer white colour layer, can you tell me why this colour difference?

We have another type of masks also like N 95 90 98 surgical marks. can you tell me the differences?

 why Ias

 don’t you think you are too late for this

Member1

What is the weight of TT ball

who is national champion in men

challenges in communication

your view on India’s stand on Ukraine crisis

Member 2

You read about tech enabled solution tell me some technical solution

        I said I am reading about electric vehicle then he said that there is no technology in electric vehicle and he was not happy by my answer

        then he asked to tell some other technology

        I said  Blockchain and its use cases but he was not happy

then he asked me about my job profile

then he asked me what my company do and

there was no counter question based on my answer

 I threw word like virtual hardware electronic design but he asked nothing about them

Member 3

He said you have done electronics and telecommunication so tell me the difference between GSM AND CDMA

next HE ask me in what way we can communicate then he asked me about a department in Ministry of electronics  then he asked me about the scheme in LWE for communication then he asked me about the scheme for communication in Northeast then he asked me about national optical Phiber program

       no counter question only one or two words reply

Member4

He has asked me how the optical transmission happens reason behind it?

optical transmission vs copper cable then he asked and counter question in this then

 he asked me about carrom board( my DAF had no word even close to carrom board) but I said that I have not played

 asked me whether TT ball can swing I said yes then he asked me tell me the mechanism I was not aware but in non technical language I tried to explain then he asked me about the Panchayati Raj system what is it then he asked me about more than I said that it is 3TIer system then he asked me to name all three level then he asked me what happened in city what is the local body structure in CIty then he asked me about the function of municipal council then he asked me whether it can legislate

In last he asked me “leaders are born not made” give me your review

Suddenly chairperson says thank you

Board -Choubey Sir

Date -13 april 2022

Work experience- in training phase of Group A service

Optional- Sociology

Chairperson - give intro in 1 minute,asked about my service and its future prospects ,companies act 2013

Member 1- reasons for children begging in streets of cities,what threats they face, administration faces which challenges to rehabilitate them,asked about pvtgs,their history and examples

Member 2- definition of society in terms of gender, parameters for assigning a gender,forced marriage concept,advice to woman of contemporary Indian society

Member 3- asked about target of 5 trillion dollar economy,is it achievable and many counter questions,5th industrial revolution, demographic dividend

Member 4- questions on swachh bharat mission and it's problems,issues in waste management and about landfills,counter questions on recycling of waste,as a future administrator what will you do to improve female adolescent health

Chairperson - questions on badminton(my hobby) and it's performance in Olympics

Some questions on relevance of bhagwad gita in administration

Then it got over

TJ (13th April 2022)

Indian Forest Service

Civil engineering

NIT

3rd attempt 3rd interview

Chairman : R N Choubey

Started with typical choubey sir style...Asked me to be comfortable...if you don't know something you can say no etc etc...told me to remove mask if I don't have any COVID symptoms

Chairman:

1. Tell me about yourself ?

2. If you are posted in a naxalite affected area as an IPS. You are in a remote location where some naxalite have gathered and you have orders to nab everyone. No one should escape. When you go to a suspected naxalite gathering, suddenly one woman starts running. She is carrying a child. You appeal but she does not stop. Will you shoot at her or not?

3. Suppose if she does not have that child. Then what will you do? Fire or not?

M1 ( all current related)

1. Questions on food inflation: causes etc (it was on first page of IE newspaper)

2. Commodity price volatility e.g onions : discussion, causes, infra problems etc

3. Which state produces onions the most?

4. Hindi language : should we make it national language?

M2 : sequence of questions can not remember ( almost all are related to current affairs)

1. Media trials : what? Does it affect judicial decisions or process?

2. NGO and foreign funding : what to do? Tell me one NGO which has been hugely successful?

3. RTI and impact : successful or not?

4. Labour codes : why govt brought them ? Why delay in implementation then?

M3

1. Employment : unemployment reasons? youth why not employable? Main problem : lack of jobs or unemployability? For educational reforms which is more suitable ; private sector or government sector?

M4

1. One factual question can't remember

2. Man animal conflict and pressure on land (open ended statement)

3. As a nation are we moving from reading books ( listening to audiobooks : my hobby)

4. Nayi roshni scheme?

Chairman: we had a great time talking to you. This is your time if you want to share something.

Mocks : didn't give this time.

Board: RN Choubey Sir

Optional: PSIR

Date: 06/04/2022

5th attempt, 2nd interview

Mock's utility: Helped forming interview etiquettes.

Chairman: Asked about sharing education and work background.

Further asked about nature of my work.

M1: (All random questions, neither of them were related to my DAF)

1) People are visiting mountains for recreation and tourism. They create so much waste and put pressure on local ecology. How should we change such irresponsible behaviour?

2) Students till class 5th should be taught only 5 languages and nothing else: Hindi, English, Local language, Maths and Computer programming. What do you say?

3) Which is the most pressing problem of our nation today?

M2: (Again all random questions)

1) Tell me why India is trying to become defense exporter when we ourselves are top importer of defense products?

2) Have you heard about GeM? Has it truely helped MSMEs in our country?

M3: ( All random questions)

1) What do you know about land reforms?

2) Is Green revolution a success?

3) Tell me features of recent land acquisition programs of government?

M4: (Mostly from DAF)

1) Impact of Political and constitutional crisis in Pakistan on India?

2) Asked about my service preferences? Then asked me about three qualities of an IFS officer.

3) Asked about mindfulness meditation, What is different in this kind of meditation? Has it helped you in real life?

4) If you won 1 crore rs right now, what would you do?

Chairman: Do you want to talk about anything?

Experience: Extremely cordial board. They gave me ample amount of time to frame my answers. They were smiling and nodding throughout the interview.

All the best to everyone.

Ess

Choubey sir board

Economics optional, First attempt

Chairperson -

Introduce yourself in a minute

Opinion on CAA and Farm Laws..follow up questions on the same

M1

state of the economy/is it recovering/have efforts succeeded + follow up questions

Plastic pollution

EVs & pollution abatement

M2

JJM - what is it

Millets - why they must be encouraged

Women empowerment schemes

M3

Service pref

Quad and AUKUS - are they complementary

Highlights of today’s paper

Things you’d do as a civil servant

M4

Do we need civil services

What’s good/what’s bad

Two or three follow up questions on civil services that I am unable to recall

Chairperson winded up asking if I have anything to ask or tell the board.

Overall the board was extremely cordial. Very conversational and non combative.

18/04/22

RN Choubey sir

Background: In service

Hobbies : Non fiction books, Poem writing

Other Work experience : ITC Cigarette

-Tell us about yourself.

-Choose one amongst Police reform electoral reform and judicial reforms.

-Speak about it what has been done till now.

-What future reforms you propose for it.

M1

-What is called dollar town of India which is in Karnataka.

-What's trade balance do we have. What's the export and import value of goods and service that we have.

- Value of service export and service import

- -What act  CBI is governed through? Why some state oppose it? What is general consent? Do we need to have a seperate act for CBI?

M2

-What you did in ITC?

-Is ITC diversifying  good? Share value is almost constant. How?

-Tell me the renewable energy scenario in India and World.

-How do you change the attitude of the police? Isnt it a long drawn process?

-Which book you read recently?What is it about.

M3

-Have you read 'why do we sleep' book?

-Say three good and bad things about "small states bring development"

-Tell me the instrument that this artists use. Multiple musical personality recalled.

-Tell me who wrote Clash of civilizations?

-Who wrote Argumentative Indian?

-Who wrote accidental prime minister?

-Tell me new development on technologies you have seen recently

-Whether social media is good or bad?

-Karnataka is said to be "one state many nations". Do you concur? What is causing problems in it?apart from tourism angle. How to solve it?

-What's the role of DM and Police in this

- Srilanka crisis. Explain. Why it happened. Does "welfarism" as a theory work? Does India has similar future like Sri Lanka meltdown?

Chair.

Do you have anything to ask us?

Board: TCA Anant Sir

Optional: Gujarati Literature

Date: 18/04/2022

6th attempt, 1st interview

RBI and Police background

Chairman: you can remove your mask and face shield and keep it on table. Read my DAF loud.

1. Tell me in brief about what you did after Graduation.

2. Tell us about your work profile at RBI

3. Your role in working with demonetised currency

4. You are in Police service for past four years. Tell us about what you did for the last four years

5. How was your experience in implementing Lockdown

6. What would you do now if you have to deal with migrant crises again

M1:

1. Who issues the currency notes and why?

2. What can we do in terms of monetary policy to deal with current inflation

3. Which force guards the border in Gujarat

4. Which other forces are responsible for boarder guarding

5. Do you think we should have one common boarder guarding force?

6. How does recent developments in Pakistan affect India

M2:

1. Why is China doing well in terms of economic growth

2. Who contributed to economic growth in China

3. Do you think China achieved growth on its own or other countries helped China for the same?

4. Do you think world is too dependent on China?

M3:

1. What do you think about new education policy?

2. Did you select your graduation field by choice or you got it by the merit

3. Do you think students should be given a chance to change graduation subject

4. Why there are no Indian institute in Top 100 World institute ranking?

5. Give us one suggestion to improve the quality of education in engineering institute

M4:

1. What can we do to fulfill the needs of energy in rural india

2. What do you think about digitalization and digital currency

3. What would you like to do on a daily basis for yourself

Chairman: smiled and said your interview is now over

Experience: cordial board. gave ample amount of time to frame my answers. No cross questions. Nothing from hobbies

All the best to everyone.

Board: TCA Anant Sir

Optional: Gujarati Literature

Date: 18/04/2022

6th attempt, 1st interview

RBI and Police background

Chairman: you can remove your mask and face shield and keep it on table. Read my DAF loud.

1. Tell me in brief about what you did after Graduation.

2. Tell us about your work profile at RBI

3. Your role in working with demonetised currency

4. You are in Police service for past four years. Tell us about what you did for the last four years

5. How was your experience in implementing Lockdown

6. What would you do now if you have to deal with migrant crises again

M1:

1. Who issues the currency notes and why?

2. What can we do in terms of monetary policy to deal with current inflation

3. Which force guards the border in Gujarat

4. Which other forces are responsible for boarder guarding

5. Do you think we should have one common boarder guarding force?

6. How does recent developments in Pakistan affect India

M2:

1. Why is China doing well in terms of economic growth

2. Who contributed to economic growth in China

3. Do you think China achieved growth on its own or other countries helped China for the same?

4. Do you think world is too dependent on China?

M3:

1. What do you think about new education policy?

2. Did you select your graduation field by choice or you got it by the merit

3. Do you think students should be given a chance to change graduation subject

4. Why there are no Indian institute in Top 100 World institute ranking?

5. Give us one suggestion to improve the quality of education in engineering institute

M4:

1. What can we do to fulfill the needs of energy in rural india

2. What do you think about digitalization and digital currency

3. What would you like to do on a daily basis for yourself

Chairman: smiled and said your interview is now over

Experience: cordial board. gave ample amount of time to frame my answers. No cross questions. Nothing from hobbies

All the best to everyone.

18.04.22

TCA Anant Board

Geography optional

Computer science and engineering

Tamilnadu

Chairperson sir : Enquired about my college. Asked questions on my hobby (calligraphy). How I started and what tools I m using. Interested in enquiring about various scripts and which I like .

Reason for choosing geography as a optional

M1 : Digital economy advantages and disadvantages

Follow up on digital economy effects on IT industry

Work from culture pros and cons

Dhoklam significance - geographic,Economic,strategic

Sir creek - significance economic geography why india pak is disputing for a piece of land

M2 : Srilankan crisis - reasons

What lessons India can learn from the crisis

Food inflation in Srilanka

M3: Reasons for gender imbalance in engineering

Impacts of this gender imbalance and followup

Reasons for tamilnadu opposing the central exams like neet and cuet

Solutions you suggest to make them adopt this model

 M4 : Tamilnadu and Kerala comparisons geographical angle -  why they differ in economy ,polity, employment

Why borders are more sacrosanct even today

One aspect you want in your organisation

Cordial board overall. Mostly daf based (graduation and optional )

18th April, forenoon

Maithili optional

IIT Bombay

Cricket

IRS(IT), AFHQ, ICICI Lombard

R N Chaubey

First one to go

Chairman :- Tell me about your self and your process experience

Tell me different styles of leadership

M1:- What is faceless assessment?

Do you agree with it?

Is everything good about faceless assessment?

What did your learn in your insurance job?

M2:- Tell me  about Ramkrishna Mission

What did you do at Afhq?

Any digital chnages  in defense  that you brought?

M3:- Tell me names of 2 gurus of Ramkrishna Paramhans

Name of tribal University in India and where it is, since you are from Jharkhand?

What is nuclear fission and fusion?

What is work of solar photovoltaic cell?

Tell me about grand slams in Tennis and few more Q on it ( my hobby is cricket, didn't get the point of this q)

M4:- Tell me about literature of maithili?

You have been in leadership roles , give an example where you lead from front?

Transcript

 18th april afternoon session

Board : satyavathi  ma'am

graduation:BBM , MBA

optional : sociology

hobbies:  astrology and jogging

Almost all questions were from my DAF

1st one to go in the afternoon

Chairman:

Read out my daf loudly

1. What business are you into?

2. Do you sell genetically modified crops?( Business)

3. There was a recent issue with bt cotton . What was it? ( Pink bollworm)

4. Have the farmers stopped cultivating bt cotton? How are they managing then?

6. Why is only bt cotton approved and not other crops?

7. Should we allow genetically modified crops?

5. Your hobby is astrology? What do u do?

6. Is it a science?

Member 1

1. Give me two recent changes done due to which stock markets dropped? ( I said i dont know)

2. So many companies are spending huge money on marketing ? Is it needed? Why?

3. How do u stop Ill marketing?tell me from company's perspective?

4. What is brand value and why is it important?

5. How is climate change impacting western ghats? ( Karnataka)

Member 3

1. Why jogging as a hobby?

2. How many km do u run?

3. Do you run marathons?

4. Why after 7 years in business u wanna join civil service?

Member 3

1. I will want to talk about astrology....is 18.04.2022 a good day for you?

2. What social changes have taken place after covid which are irreversible?( Sociology)

3. Give me 3 reasons why global financial crisis happened? ( Daf)

4. What is your plan b?

Member 4

1. Where do you procure fertilisers from?

2. What is NPK

3. How much percentage is suggested

4. Do we import fertilisers? How much?

5. Do we have subsidy on fertilisers?

6. Do u know about hampi? ( Karnataka?

7. Is it a world heritage site?( Today is world heritage day)

8. I think we are wasting money on protecting these sites? Whats your opinion

9. If i have to make my house as whs? What should I do?

10 how are whs decided

Date- 11 April 2022

Board: Vyas sir

Optional: Economics

Home state- Punjab

Overall experience- Nothing from hobbies asked, Many factual questions, 80-90% of interview based on economics. Board was cordial.

Not much of counter questions. Felt like board wanted to check my knowledge rather than personality.

Chairperson:

Asked to bring mask to chin. Face shield and gloves were kept on.

1. There are various problems in India's neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Afghanistan. So, how does it impact India?

2. What drives Inflation- which commodities or sectors? (said food and beverages)

3. What government is doing to control agri inflation, especially tomato, onion etc.

4. Reasons for drug problem in Punjab

5. Solution for drug issue

6. Law for drugs in India

M1

1. Why not IIT etc and humanities instead

2. Do you watch movies? Last movie seen and few follow ups on that

3. Name any economist that inspired you and why so?

M2

1. 3 Recommendations that you will give to finance minister, if made economic advisor?

2. Talked about bogus bills under gst and how can we control such misuse of gst input credit?

3. What is FIU? how does it work?

M3

1. What is Hawala? How does money go out of India?

2. Which authority is responsible for checking money laundering?

3. Law for money laundering

4. What can be done to control inflation?

M4

1. Definition of organic farming

2. How can we promote organic farming in India?

3. How to diversify agriculture?

Chairperson: Interview is over, you can go.

Date and session of the interview-

Board-

Optional-PSIR

College-

Profession (if any)-Computer Engineer

Hobbies-

Your experience in interview-Nothing from Hobbies, Extra Curricular or Graduation Subject

Utility of mocks (if any)-

Q What was the best thing about your company.

Q Difference between culture in government and private sector?

Q What practices would you try to implement in the government offices?

2 more questions

Q What would you do if you do not agree with your boss in government on the direction the project is taking?

Q Why does the government want to promote more telecom companies?

1 more question

Q Which party is in power in country?

Q How many parties in NDA?

Q How many seats does BJP have in Lok Sabha?

Q Which are the major parties that get donations through electoral bonds? Name top 5?

Q Question on Electoral bonds?

Q Why does government companies become profitable as they are sold? Who are to blame, the political executive or the bureaucracy?

Q Silver Line project

Q Center State relations

Q History of Article 370

Q Which laws were applicable in India and not in J&K

Q What 4 subjects were transferred to India?

Q What was the controversy around removal of Article 370

Transcript

18th april afternoon session

Board : Chaube Sir

graduation: Btech Mechanical, Commodities Trader for 2 years (Maharashtra)

optional : PSIR

hobbies:  Reading Non-Fiction Books, Playing Contract Bridge

Utility of mocks: Helped a lot. Not in the sense of line of questioning but  Mannerisms and handling tricky questions.

3rd to go in the afternoon

Chairman: We are nice people. Just here to have a conversation. If you don't understand any question you can ask again. It's okay if you don't know - tell that and we can move to next topic. One can't know everything.

Chairman:

1. Tell me about yourself in one minute.

2. Accrual accounting or cash accounting  which one is there in India? (Random)

3. Air India disinvestment. Whether correct or wrong? Where should government be invested.

Counter Questions.

Member 1

1. One body above ICAI and tell about in brief (NFRA)

2. Again questions on disinvestment - private sector and public sector, should government be in education and health sector or not?

Missing few questions

Member 2

1. You were commodities trader. Commodity market is booming so what are you doing here?

2. You know Rakesh Jhunjhunwala? He must be your role model?

3. Again on disinvestment - Don't you think private sector adds efficiency?

4. You have PSIR. French presidential election - process?

5. What do you think will be impact on NATO if Marine Le pen is elected?

6. What are your hobbies apart from Commodities trading? (Reading books)

What was the latest book that you read? Tell in brief about it.

Member 3

1. So you have mechanical background. What is cryogenic engine?

2. Temperature in cryogenic engine

3. You play chess. What is Elo rating?

4. Criterion to become grandmaster

5. Tell me which are 4 parts of criminal justice system?

6. Tell me about contribution of Vikram Sarabhai and Homi Bhabha

7. Have heard about UDAN scheme - long form, how is it working?

Member 4

1. Your district is backward. In Maharashtra it is seen that Bombay and nearby region is forward. Vidarbha and Marathwada backward. What are the reasons? Do you think it should be bifurcated or trifurcated?

2. Don't you think we have done everything in 70 years. Still they are backward!

3. Irrigation scam is also very famous. How will it reach general population?

4. Have you heard about Ketanji Brown? (First Black woman appointed in US SC)

5. In India as well representation of women in judiciary is very less. Don't you think we should have affirmative action?

Chairman: Do you want to share anything more?

Your interview is over.

Date : 12.04.2022 AN

State: TN

Mechanical Engg

Sociology optional

Board : R N Choubey Sir

Chairman

Tell us about you, your education and work experience in 2 mins.

Disadvantages for private sector in PPP partnership?

Reorganization of states in the context of AP and TS?

Can states be bifurcated if more demands are there?

M1

Role of Homemakers

Can we legalise monetary benefits for home makers?

Follow up questions on Care economy.

What is Professional ethics?

Question on Article 13- Can customs and usage be evidences before law?

Your view on CBCS and NEP 2020?

M2

National electronics policy 2019- current  status?

Follow up question - Why achievement is low?

Provisons of PLI scheme? Time period?

What can be done after 6-8 years, how to be competitive?

Defence industrial corridors - why no significant investment?

M3

Tell me few Tamil ancient literature

Current literature from Tamil

Caste conflicts in TN

What are the reasons for caste conflicts?

What steps you will take to solve such conflicts?

M4

What is offroading?

Why adventure sports demand is low in india?

Economic crisis in Srilanka - What is the reaction among people in Tamilnadu?

Why TN movie stars end up in politics and what is the current trend?

F1 race in TN?

Follow up question on F1 race.

Controversial role of Governors and opinions on resolving the deadlock between elected govt and Governors.

Talked about Jallikattu and asked about other traditional sports involving bulls.

Chairman: Do you want to ask or share something?

Your interview is over.

Couldn't recollect a few questions.

Overall the board was very cordial.

Board : RN.Choubey sir

Graduation: B.Tech (M.E) IIT Bombay

Optional: Mathematics

Hobbies: Playing cricket

Home State : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Chairman

1.Amit..Tell me about theoretical mathematics? And what are its real life applications?

2.What ethics you learnt in mechanical engineering that can help you in civil services

3.what are the challenges to India from its neighbouring country?

4.Do you think UN is becoming irrelevant because it is not able to stop any wars?

5.Why IITian don’t join DRDO?

6.Why there is regional inequality in Uttar Pradesh?

Member 1

1. Have you heard of intelligent design theory ? What’s it?

2. What are the problems faced by surgarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh?

3.what are the challenges to India from its neighbouring country?

4.How do you analyse India’s position in Ukraine?

5. What is reverse swing in cricket?

Member 2

1.Do you know about game theory?

2. How can game theory be applied to look at Russia Ukraine crisis?

3. Tell me some handicrafts products of eastern UP.

4. If there is a conflict between central and state government order and you are an IAS, Whose order will you follow.

5.Cricket is your hobby. Should India play cricket with Pakistan?

Member 3

1. What’s your opinion on the current budget ?

2. Do you think it’s growth oriented ?

3. What is the current growth rate of agriculture?

4. Have you heard of dream budget?

5. Why education is poor in rural areas. and What measures would you take to bring in online education to rural areas?

Member 4

1. Amit .. You have very good academic record from childhood to graduation. So  your parents must be loving you very much.

Ans - ma’am  I think even with poor academic record my parents would love me because I am their child. Academic record and parents love need not be necessarily related.

2. Yes you right but they must be happy with your academic performance

Ans- Yes ma’am

3. Are your parents happy with you now?

Ans- Yes ma’am

4. Why

Ans- I am facing the board of upsc interview my father and sister is waiting outside with smiles and excitement all over.

 Chairman

1. Amit do you fell that there are any other areas where you want to be questioned?

Ans- I said, Sir I have studied mathematics for long time in my life and  I would be comfortable in answering more questions from that area.

2. But we have already asked questions from that part.

So your interview is over.

• I said thank you to everyone gracefully and left the room.

Date 12th April, 2022 Afternoon Session

Board - TCA Anant Sir

Public Administration

Sports - Badminton

Hobbies - Learning about Smartphones, Journaling

Graduation - Civil Engineering

Time 25-30 Minutes

Experience - Board was Cordial, Lively and Members seem genuinely interested.

No Face Shield. Entered the Cabin.

Chairman - Greeted, Asked to Sit. Asked to remove the Mask to get comfortable.

Started Reading the DAF, Hometown, Graduation, College etc,

1. Asked about What is “Learning About Smartphones”?

2. We all use smartphones, What is that you do differently?

3. Analyze the Current Smartphone Market in India?

4. Suggest me a Phone.

5. If Not Apple, What Options do we have?

6. If Not Samsung, What else?

7. For Google Phones, There was some issue with a recent model, can you Highlight that?

8. Should I still buy the older model of Google Or Import New?

9. What is the review of Chinese Companies like Oneplus, Xiomi?

M1

1. You seem Technologist, What are the uses of Smartphones In Administration?

2. What do you mean by Journalling?

3. So, Tell me about two entries?

4. What differences have you documented between your Hometown and Delhi?

5. You have prepared after your graduation, Have you taken Coaching for this exam?

6. Whenever Results are declared, there are full page ads by these coachings, and it seems like Every topper has gone to every coaching. How can that be possible?

7. Do you Play Badminton?

8. What do you think of Lakshya Sen?

M2 

1. You are a Civil Engineer, How will you use knowledge of Civil Engineering in Administration?

2. Two Quotes - “Be the Change you want to see” and “One should Cope with his circumstances”, How would you interpret it? Choose one if you have to.

3. [Long Sentence about how India is diverse and Complex] What are issues Public Administration faces, and how will you solve it?

M3

1. What is the difference between Administration and Management?

2. Are these two different?

3. Private companies complain about their Management, How are there issues different from Public Administration? [To and Fro on this]

4. Recently, New technology of Bridge construction - Prefab Bridges are being used, What are the issues with it?

M4 [Lady Member]

1. What are the differences between iOS and Android?

2. Can an iPhone be hacked?

3. What are the day-to-day things which smartphones have changed in our lives? [To and Fro on this]

4. If we are becoming so dependent on Smartphones, what are the issues concerning it?

Chairman Concluded with “Thank you, Your Interview is over”

Utility of Mocks - Most of the Qns were from different Mocks. Mannerisms and Non Verbal Communication was better due to Mocks.