Interview Transcripts of CSE/IFoS 2021

ABC (21-04-22), 4th slot

Board - RN Choubey

1st attempt

Sociology

Hobbies- palmistry, abstract painting, badminton.

Work exp- 9 months (Saint Gobain glass India) .

Duration-35 mins

Utility of mocks- helps you to have a formal conduct in interview, mannerism etc. Few questions were there in mock as well. Overall helped in framing answers in a better manner

Chairman- remove mask, going to be friendly chat, nothing like police inquiry, don't worry.

1) introduce yourself in 1 minute.

2) Does saint Gobain manufacture sound proof glasses?

3) your role in Saint Gobain .

4) smart cities concept and give example.

Member 1-

1) do we need more UT's? Considering better infra in UT

2) why Punjab, haryana are against migrants coming in their states and taking up jobs?

Member 2-

1) is russia's power increasing due to invasion of Ukraine?

2) if nato expands and get Belarus and Ukraine under it, what would be implications for russia?

3) tell about covid-19 philosophically?

4) why Buddhism declined in India?

5) is palmistry an exact science?

Member 3-

1) tell about India's space sector initiatives (name related)

2) impact of sanctions on USA?

3) what is double glass which is used to cut sound ?

4) how A/C bills come down by usage of different glasses?

Member 4-

1) why branded meds if generic meds are there. Few cross questions here.

2) why undertrial prisoners in prisons?

3) do you believe in life after death?

4) significance of Saint Gobain logo?

We have asked many questions, now do you want to share with us something?

Some other questions by chairman and member 1 were there unable to recall.

Overall good experience, very cordial board.

Board - TCA Anant

Date & Time - Forenoon 19/04/2022

Optional - Management

College - MNNIT, IIMA

Work experience - Microsoft

Chairman: (Anant Sir)

1. Tell me about your role at Microsoft.

2. What are the different types of cloud and what are the cloud offerings?

3. Why is government pushing for keeping India's data within the boundaries?

4. If you were responsible what framework/model would you use - public hosted cloud or private players like Amazon, Microsoft, etc.

5. Why do we need international Data Centres at all?  Why can't we have it all in India?

M2: (Female)

1. a. What do you know about PVTGs in Andaman and Nicobar islands?

1. b. Any government policy for them?

2. a. What do you recommend - should we bring Tribals into mainstream India or keep it separate?

2. b. How can you protect their culture and traditions?

2 c. Name some PVTGs from mainland of India.

3. a. You come from a Private school, what's your opinion on the kind of fees they charge?

3. b.  RTE's Mandate on reservation for economically disadvantaged in private school.

3. c. What's the classes this provision is applicable?

M3:

1. Your optional is Management and you're working in the Private sector. Can you compare the working conditions at Public and Private institutions?

2. If you're a DM what changes/learnings will you apply from Private sector to Public sector?

3. a. What is your opinion on regulation of Crypto currency?

3. b. What would you recommend to the government?

4. Land, Labour and Law were the drivers in industry. Now there is Data as well. Can you tell me the importance of Data in Governance?

M4: (Director of IIT Delhi)

1. Why is it that Private institutions are not doing well in India? What's lacking and what needs to be done?

2. a. Apart from crypto currency where can we use blockchain?

2. b. How can we use it in healthcare?

2. b. What are the properties/characteristic of blockchain?

M5:

1. Due to Russia Ukraine war, there was large scale disruption of communication. Do you know any jugaad that Ukrainians did to maintain communication channels?

2. Why is there such high attrition in Private sector?

3. If you were posted in Rural India and you had to implement some schemes that requires specialised  talent, say an engineer, or an MBA like yourself. How would you attract such talent?

4. There are multiple schemes from government - DBT, E-Gov initiatives, rural development, employment opportunities, etc. However they are all online. People at lower strata of society are confused. If you were an administrator, what would you do to help people. Which model would you recommend for the same?

5. What are the qualities of a good public speaker?

Date and session of interview- 19/4 and 5:30 pe ktham Hua. I was the last to exit from the UPSC bhavan

Board- TCA Anant

Optional- anthropology

College- ek IIT hai

Profession (if any)- pucha nahi kuch bhi to kya hi bolu.

Chairman

1. Indian stereotypes at US comedy shows

2. Some more questions on it.

M1

1. Radicalisation of Tribals in Central India and followup on this

2. Govt initiatives on tribals

3. Forest issues of tribals

M2

0. Shanghai Port shutout and impact on global crude prices

1. Ganga Pollution

2. What is problem and what more to be done

3. Left Wing Movement and it's implications

4. Coal mining and tribal impacts

M3

1.  Don't remember much of his questions

2. What can India learn from Sri Lanka

3. Automation vs job creation

M4

1. Deep theory of physics ( had no clue)

2. How to make a college into IIT

3. Some question on LEO satellites and impact on astronomy( took 30-50 seconds but couldn't answer it)

4. City sustainability of Varanasi

5.  What more can be done to enhance Varanasi.

Your experience in interview-

Cordial board. I was the last candidate, they seemed exhausted. I tried to give wholesome answers in the question. 25-30 mins interview.

They seemed to be genuinely interested in what you are saying. Try to keep them engaged throughout.

Utility of mocks (if any)- gave 8 mocks. 5 without any preparation ( just went on with suit boot and blabbed)

Later 3 were proper mocks- online though.

Ravindran sir- is the most accurate guy in this coaching industry regarding interview. Gave one on One there- he told me to not change my personality any bit.

Khan Sir one on One- again very important for confidence and feel good purpose.

Some good mocks

KSG( did some intentional mistakes to get the feel)

Vajirao( good)

Chanakya Mandal( one of the best- they told me to smile. No matter what happens)

Samkalp ( eye opener for me. They told me to be more humble and less flamboyant)- really helpful mock.

Last but not the least-

One on one with Kaptaan Bhaiya is helpful ( 2-3 days before actual interview). I would recommend everyone to just have a casual chat with him.

Baaki mocks ko dil pe mat lena. Practice ke liye dedo. Ki manners aa jaayein. Isse zyada koi utility nahi hai

Anant sir DAF ke bahar nahi jaate and he is very disinterested person.

 Vo sawal bhi nahi puchte zyada.

 Members hi puchte hain.

Also speak your heart out as to what you feel rather than having a cooked up answer for everything.

If you try to give up mains type answer, you may end up in negative end.

Keep calm and try to read 2-3 newspapers on the day of interview. Real interview is quite different. It's more of a dialogue and conversation

Date and time- 19th April, 3pm

Duration- fairly long- maybe 35-40 minutes

Board- Sathyavati ma’am

State- MH

Education- BA honours, MA and JRF all In Geography from Delhi University.

Optional- Geography

Hobbies- Aquascaping and backpacking (Most of my interview was focussed here)

Etracurriculars- College Street Theatre and MUNs

Mocks- Helped in some critical questions (that actually came in the final interview) and in getting used to the required body language and confidence.

Experience in interview- Very conversational. All the questions were entirely from hobbies, extra curriculars and educational background/ Optional. Chairperson was very charming, smiling all the time. Wonderful experience altogether.

Chairperson-

Read my DAF aloud and asked me my first name.

1. What is this aquascaping? (My first hobby)

2. Do you have your own aquariums?

3. Do you do it commercially also?

4. And what about backpacking? What is it?

5. Where did you travel last? (I mentioned Chopta and explained its geographical position)

6. Which other states did you cover?

7. What were you doing since 2019?

8. What is Interlinking of rivers? What is your opinion on it? (i mentioned EIA, rehabilitation and Ken Betwa Project) (another critical answer that led to quarter of my interview- River based questions)

9. What are the issues involved in Ken Betwa Project? ( I supported it and mentioned about need for proper rehabilitation and wildlife relocation and minimum damage)

10. Are you sure wildlife can be relocated at this scale?

Member 1-

11. What is Chopta? A hillstation?

12. What makes Tungnath special? Tell me the story.

13. Where is it? In Kumaon or Garhwal?

14. Where are Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand?

15. Distance of Chopta from Dehradoon. And of Kedarnath from Chopta.

16. Where is Chardham? In Garhwal or Kumaon?

17. What makes Chandrashila trek attractive to backpackers?

18. What issues did you face in the trek? What happens in low oxygen at high altitude? What precautions?

19. What is a floodplain of a river? What activities will you prevent in a North Indian  river floodplain

20.Why can’t transmission lines be laid?

21. What were the issues involved with artificial embankments on Kosi floodplains? ( and A few more followup questions)

Member 2-

22. You have studied Geography throughout your education, why? (Asked from my response to what I had been doing since 2019)

23. Did you not fall in the engineering trap? Or get insecure that engineers are more successful these days? ( I mentioned about UPSC’s report and the statistics that prove the opposite, they noded in approval)

24. Does the lack of opportunities in Geography, if you dont qualify CSE, not frighten you?

25. Why did you join Streetplay team in college? What did you learn?

26. What issues do tourist places in India face (from my hobby)

27. As a policymaker, tell me the policies you will make for promoting Indian tourism sector for foreign ‘backpackers’ ( specifically backpackers)

Member 3-

28. You mentioned about Environmental Impact Assessment. In that regard, what are IRR ( and some followup questions about very technical words that I had never heard about, so I said I have not read)

29. How is silting of reservoirs harmful?

30. How do we remove the silt? ( i mentioned dredging and was giving a general answer, he interrupted me and asked for specific technologies, so I apologised and said I dont know)

31. You have many aquariums, open water leads to mosquito breeding. How do you prevent that?

32. What things will you be most passionate about when you come into the services?

33. Don’t you think you could have done better if you went to those sectors directly?

Member 4-

34. Have you visited abroad? ( I said no)

35. Which country would I like to visit the most (I said Egypt)

36. Why? ( I said architecture, mythology, history) What type and phase of architecture ( I said tombs, temples, sarcophagi and pyramids of the Old kingdom)

37. How were pyramids made? ( I mentioned a few theories)

38.Name a few pyramids, their years of construction and their makers?

Please find my transcript.

Board: R N Chaubey Sir

Date: 18th April 2022, Last one to go in afternoon session.

Background : B.tech : Mechanical Engineering from NIT Hamirpur

Work Ex: 5 years as Simulator Engineer

Optional: PSIR

Home state: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Hobbies: Volleyball and Badminton

Asked me if I have any COVID symptoms and asked me to relax and enjoy the conversation.

Chairman:

Question 1. Opinion based question.

Regarding the case of corruption where I am an IAS officer, who has to sanctioned a project worth 100 crores. There has been delay of 1 months and supplier says that he has already paid to your boss and is ready to pay you too. Supplier is L1 bidder what will you do ?

Member 2.

Q 1. What do you see in a law made by Parliament to understand it's intent and purpose.

Q 2. Asked about Right to recall and when it should be done and why?

Q 3. Is there any minimum number of votes required to win the election.

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Member 3. Question related to my work experience.

Q.1 My role as simulator engineer.

Q.2How it will help in Administration?

Q.3 Why you left job?

Member 4:

Q 1 .Top three country that won Medal in Volleyball Olympics.

Q 2. IAS officer who won Badminton medal last year, his name and where he is posted at present.

Q 3. Indian who recently won Medal in All England Open championship.

Q 4. Who else won it in the past.

Q 5. Is uniform civil code mentioned in constitution.

Q 6. What is the difference between CAG and Attorney General of India.

Q 7. Beruberi case

Member 4 (Lady) :

Q 1. Asked about Social Audit , and who conducts it. Asked about its impact.

Q 2. Relation between Kyoto and Varanasi why called twin City and progress made so far.

Q3. Namami Ganga and relation between then Solid waste management

Q4. Any relation between Namami Ganga and Sewage treatment plant?

In the end asked about if I want to talk about any thing.

Forgot to carry mask in the end. Chairman sir asked me to take.

I thanked him and took the mask and left the room happily.

Overall it was a wonderful experience.

18/04/22

Forenoon

Chaubey Sir

Optional: Geography

NITW CSE

Chess, NSS, Volunteering for stray animal rescue and rehabilitation, Repurposing and Upcycling

3rd A, 2nd Pt

I got Chaubey Sir's board in 1st Pt as well

Typical Chaubey Sir's intro

Chairman: 🥳🥳🥳

He recognised me.... Due to my nomenclature and some questions like what went wrong

Briefly introduce yourself in one minute

2 points that you don't agree with Mr. Gandhi

Gave a long monologue on Gandhi's

Self sustainable villages model.... Do you agree with it?

Relevance at present time?

What are your views on bifurcation of states and what are the "objective" criterias to determine if a state should be bifurcated or not apart from language(culture) etc. ?

What's the negative side of this??

Who decides whether demarcating a state be it on linguistic lines could go against national interest?

Member 1:😁😁😁

5 indian origin ceos

Twitter issue

Elon musk.... What happens if he takes over?

Is it good for India or bad?

Gave a monologue on IT sector and some stats....

How can an agricultural area transform into an IT based area? What govt can do to increase IT services?

Member 2:😳😳😳

You talked about interdependence.....he gave a monologue of 4-5 minutes and asked something....and again he told that he would rephrase his question and asked me something unrelated to the above monologue... I'm unable to recall.... It's something related to green energy

Ukraine Russia crisis.... What are its implications on the seas that border this region from North to South?

What happened recently in the black Sea and role of Turkey?

Tell me a random topic that I should ask you questions from..... Except your DAF....

Member 3:🥵🥵🥵

Except the 1st question and chess one, nothing related to my daf.... and most of them, I had a smiling face and repeated "I do not know Sir" in a loop...

What is the motto of your college?

What do you mean by Yogeshu karmana.... Some sloka...and which organisation has this? Later when I googled it, found it was of IIT KGP....not related to me in any way....

Panch pandavs.... Agnyathavasa... What roles did each of them assume during this time? .... Again some random question

5 cities in ukraine from east to west?... Don't even know why this topic popped up suddenly

What are the seas that Russia is trying to dominate?

You play chess... Elo rating system? Why and How it is given?

Who is ELO?

Who is Harnaaz Sandhu?

Difference between miss world and miss universe?

What is common between miss world Manushi Chillar and miss world xxxxx(I don't even remember) ? ..... All these questions are in no way related to my Daf

Member 4:😃😃😃

Issue of stray cattle..... What can we do?

How to fund it?

Do you think people will be interested?

How to increase the level of compassion in people? Not only towards stray animals but towards humans as well.... Something like this.... I couldn't remember

Chairman:

Thank you... Anything you need to say?

My experience: As usual very cordial board....questions were not difficult but a little bit strange and some questions made me feel like I ran into a quiz competition... Got a feeling that M3 asked random questions wantedly.... Even he was laughing while asking the questions

Utility of Mocks: Katta Meetha.......

Mocks were like DCEU.... Original pt is like MCU

Date - 22nd April

Background - Chartered Accountant

Hobby - Playing cricket and watching football

State - Maharashtra

Board - TCA Anant

Chairman - asked me to remove mask and be comfortable

1.  Your hobby is watching football? Do you play football? Why not?

2. You play cricket? Batsman or bowler? Which position you bat? Spinner or pacer?

3. Why cricket is more commercialised than football?

Even before IPL cricket was more commercialised? Reasons?

M1

1. War on terrorism?

2. Uyighur muslims? China's policy? Why?

3. Heard of Xinjiang? What imp. does Xingiang hold to China?

4. Sri lankan protest...Political crisis because of economic crisis or economic crisis bcoz of political crisis?

5. Why Sri Lanka has presidential system as compared to Indias parliamentary system?

6. Whther India can adopt Presidential system?

7. Maldives 'India Out' campaign? Why? Current govt's policy towards India?

8. China out policy in which country?

M2

1. Since you are from commerce background? Why IPS over IRS?

2. Accountancy bill? Your opinion?

3. Money laundering? Stages? Process? What is India doing to counter it?

4. FATF? How effective? Which countries in Black list and grey list?

5. INTERPOL? counter agency in India?

M3

1. Monologue on GST....issues in GST? What is rate rationalisation? Why not done yet?

2. Monologue on Automobile sector? Reason behind India's success?

3. Semiconductor industry....what learnings from automobile sector can we implement in semiconductor industry to make it successful? Raw material used in semiconductor? Material used in conductor chip?

M4

1. Monologue on big4 accounting firms and how they follow different accounting standards globally but not in India....what are deficiencies in Indian accounting regulations?

2. Again long monologue on globalisation and now countries moving towards protectionism? Your opinion?

3. Monologue on young generation moving towards consumerism, credit cards, computers etc....what do you think?

4. Where does your heart lie....global or made in India?

5. Drone Rules 2021...Don't you think we are restricting the development of drones industry by putting certain regulations on them? Your opinion?

6. Dollarisation of currencies? Issues?

Chairman:

Thank you. Your interview is over!!

2-3 questions not able to recall

Overall good experience...cordial board...few counter questions....members were nodding and encouraging throughout...Chairman not much expressive.

Board : TCA Anant

Background : IRTS, IPS, B.TECh IT, Mumbai , Economics Optional

Chairperson

Asked to remove mask and be comfortable.

Where you are posted now?

How many months you have done training?

Do assessment of IRMS

There are multiple institute of Railways what to do with multiple training institute of Railways?

How should be training of IRMS?

M1 Madam

Are you comfortable talking about China?

What is happening in xinjiang province?

Why China is doing so?

Asked some theory from IR I said I don't know.

If I say corruption is good for the economy what you will say?

How?

Have you heard Jugad? What is your opinion?

Why India is lagging in innovation?

M2

What is happening between Pakistan and Taliban ?

Is there any other reason? Because of which group it is happening?

What is difference between TTP and Taliban?

Deflation is not good for economy why? (My optional is economics)

And Why small inflation is good?

What should be ideal level of inflation?

What is twin deficit?

What are the reasons in Sri Lanka?

How much is trade and fiscal deficit in Sri Lanka?

M3

What is your opinion on Indian Railways Privatisation?

Why complete privatisation is not good?

Why Britain model failed?

What about US model of Railway privatisation?

People are dropping from college and Starting startups. Is this culture good?

Why to idealize Bill Gates and Mark ?

What is India's ranking in innovation?

Have you heard of credit back scheme of NEP ?

M4

You were in IRTS now IPS, both are man management services. Now railways have centralized services in IRMS, which model is better centralization of decentralization?

Give examples.

While corporatisation of Indian Railways ,what should be retained from British Indian railways?

Bombay is competing with other cities for economic growth, how knowledge economy can be used for the further economic growth of Bombay?

Why we change name of cities? (Mumbai became Bombay) what is purpose behind it?

What is difference between innovative and invention?

Chairperson

Thank you

Experience

Board was quite cordial.

PS. : I have faced same panel in 2019. Last time sir didn't interact much, this time he interacted for first 5 minutes.

Utility of Mock

This is my third interview and no coaching can match UPSC.

Board- satyawati

Date - 22 april

Last candidate of the day

Optional - psir

Hobbies- spending time with family           and friends

              Jogging

              Reviewing recreational pursuit

Background - ba in psir

                         Ma psir

State - up

Sabmast baith ke roasted chane kha rahe the

Chairman - what is reviewing recreational pursuit

 Is spending time with family and friends hobby

What is hobby

(Seems disatified)

India pak chances of dailogue

Imapact of srilanka crisis

M1

What is middle east

What is debt trap (  want to know how it works exactly)

Israll palestine

Jogging pace

M2

 Israel some tribe have vanished

Some trube in india in northeast is becoming jews

One nation one election

M3

Event management what i did

( other i am not able to recall)

M4

Suppose dm organise a event in hardoi

Why hardoi famous( i said handloom)

What is loom

Difference between khadi and nylon

Many Pms from up then why backwardq

Board- Smita Nagaraj mam

21st April, Morning Session

Last one to go

Background- BA, Geography, IPS.

Home state - Maharashtra

Hobby: Modern farming and Interaction with farmers.

Football

Geography optional

Entered ...

Greeted them , they  asked me to  remove the mask.

Chairman - Have you joined training or not, which cadre you have been allocated to?

- Why IAS after IPS ?

-You have Maharashtra cadre for IPS , and if by chance you get Nagaland state , obviously you would opt for Maharashtra, right?(told them I am ready to serve anywhere, but they were not satisfied)

- Then why you have kept Nagaland as your last option?

- Leave your case , why candidates are apprehensive about Nagaland cadre .

M1 - What do  you know KPS Gill and Julio  Ribeiro? (Couldn't recall about KPS Gill but answered about Ribeiro)

- Ribeiro was of you cadre , so you know lot about him right?

- Once Ribeiro has said "Bullet for Bullet".Comment on this.

- How to deal with terrorism.

M2- What is mean by modern farms?

- Why do you interact with farmers?

- Do you give them any suggestions?

- What are the issues of farmers in your area ?

- Which variety of papaya do you cultivate?

- Why farmers from Maharashtra participated less in number in Delhi farmers agitation?

- Is horticulture a solution to farm distress?

- Why  did you opt Geography as an optional?

 M3- You were part of anti-ragging committee, what is mean by ragging?

- I think ragging is good, what's your opinion?

-Why ragging is high in Technical institutions?

What is area of Russia ? Of Africa ?

- Asked one scheme but could not answer .

- Today's development in Julian Assange case?

- Which state has second highest GDP ?

M4 - Are you aware about developments in Nagaland?

- Are Isaiak and Muivah same person or different? Are they alive? What's the present status?

- What is difference between training of IPS and military training?

- How come you have 1 star during training itself?

- Any reforms in training?

M2- In IIM entrance ..Written vs Interview weightage is 60:40 but UPSC has 87:13 ..what is your opinion

- Should the weightage of interview be increased in UPSC ?

- Why so many IPS wants to be an  IAS ? Aren't They happy in their service?

- Should we merge IAS and IPS ..So many candidates will get IAS post (grilled here)

Chairman- As a SP of districts what steps you will take to control crime ?

- What is Today's importance ? (civil services day )

- What qualities civil servants should possess?

-What is difference between Ethics and wrong?

- Who is your role model, what qualities you have acquired from him ?

Your interview is over.

Overall Experience:

1.Totally DAF based Interview.

2.Many questions on Police.

3.Those who are already in the service should work on  how to convince them that you are the right candidate for IAS.

Previous attempt  it was very smooth interview but this attempt expectations were high that's why so many counter questions.

All the best to fellow candidates!

Graduation and Optional: Law

Hobbies: Reading English Novels

Board: Satyavati Ma'am

Read out my DAF

CP:

1. What kind of books do you read?

2. Do you buy them in print or on Kindle?

3 to x. Insert intense grilling moot court style for 5 minutes on whether election manifesto can be treated as a contract?

Answered in Negative. Asked to explain why. Cross questions on each element of contract formation.

4. Asked to act as her lawyer and present a case to court to still enforce it and to make sure she wins. Some cross questions.  Joked how lawyers always ask for time and adjournment when I asked for a few seconds before presenting final arguments.

M1

1. What are some examples of void and voidable contacts.

No I didn't like the example. Give me some other.

2. Why do we say police must maintain Law AND Order. Why two terms.

3. Define Public Order

4. Judiciary has craftly expanded its role since 1990s. Is Judiciary overstepping

5. React to my statement that judicial activism is due to failure of executive plus cross questions.

M2

1. How can disputes in case of contract be solved?

2. Follow up: difference between arbitration and conciliation

3. Follow up: enforceability of conciliation award and 1 cross question

4. Any mechanism of ADR for MSME?

Replied but wanted to refer to Samadhan portal so he indicated about the same. Asked about it it's working in detail. Sorry sir.

5. Share of industries in hometown. Which industries exist. Which will you introduce. How will you get money. (all asked in one breath- answered. Fumbled and used the term GDP for district. 🤦🏽‍♀️) when I came to last question. Took a pause. He made a joke that money will come from somewhere. We will see)

6. Is there Mens Rea in contracts like criminal law.

M3

1. Why is there liability of each member of a mob in case of riots

2. Offences affecting Public order

Answered 2/3. He kept saying No and asking for more. Till I stopped

3. Difference between President rule and Governor Rule

4. Maximum duration for Governor rule

5. Was repeal of 370 correct?

6. No. Governance perspective aside. Give me Constituional perspective

7? Was it a good decision.

Chairperson asked me to adjust my slipping mask  🥴

8. Article 35A

9. Why removed. Impact of removal.

M4

Insert two minute rant on lack of punishment for judiciary. Use of contempt.

1. Is Judiciary moving towards self destruction. React to this statement.

2. Loooong  Statement on Judicial appointment pattern disrupting separation of power and checks and balance. What's your opinion.

3. What can be done

Thank you. You may leave.

One question on hobby. One on home district. Everything else quite legal.

Board: R N Chaubey Sir

Date: 22nd April 2022, Third one to go.

Background : B.tech : Computer Science Engineering

Work Ex: Tata Elxsi

Optional: Anthropology

Home state: Kerala

Hobbies: Bharatanatyam, Reading classics, Backpacking

Asked me if I have any COVID symptoms and asked me to relax and enjoy the conversation.

Chairman:

Question 1. Introduce yourself, academic background and work experience.

2. Is Nam relevant? Is it irrelevant for India?

3. Technology for Green Revolution 2.0 that I would suggest.

Member 2.

Q 1. One city in Tamil Nadu with maximum textile exports ( He quoted the exact figure )

I said Tirur-Coimbatore.

Q 2. Nehru Gandhi what kind of relation?

Q 3. 2 instances of ideological difference between them.

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Member 3.

Q1. How to improve women empowerment in Kerala further?

Q2. Why Kerala performing poorly in Industrialisation, regarding recent shut downs of industries?

Q3. Hindi as official language what is your opinion.

Q4. What are MSMEs and what is their contribution to India?

Member 4:

Q 1. You are from the land of Shankaracharya, what is the difference between advaitha, vishista advaita and dvaita philosophy?

Q 2. Bharatanatyam needs 3 elements, can a dancer do well wirh 2 of these alone?

Q 3. Proponents of Bharatanatyam

Q 4. Mental health issues and how to solve them in my opinion.

Member 4 (Lady) :

Q 1. When was Brexit?

Q 2. Can Britain form a trade union with any other countries now that it was out of EU?

Q3. Any books on Partition that you have read or you know, and what is your insights on partition from the book?

I replied Train to pakistan but I hadnt read the book.

Q4. Recently a female SC judge gave a verdict on women empowerment, what was it about?

I said I dont recollect the news. She tried to get the answer she wanted from me by asking how to solve women empowerment. I said few points and she said thats exactly what the judge had talked about.

There were few more questions, I am unable to recollect them.

In the end chairman asked if I want to talk about any thing. 

I said No, Nothing Sir.

Overall it was a wonderful experience.

Date: 22/04/22

Board: Satyavathi Ma'am

Graduation: Btech ECE

Work exp: 2.5 years IT firm

Optional: geography

State: Kerala

Hobbies, sports (no Question)

Chairperson:

Remove faceshield and put on lap

Pull down mask for verification and asked to wear it throughout

Read out DAF aloud

1) You had decent job with good pay, why did you resign?

2) you studied in NIT Calicut, why 2 names Calicut and Kozhikode. Few Questions on history of names

3) an air accident happened recently in kozhikode.what are reasons?

4) what is peculiarity of airport? (Used my hands to explain, other members were surprised)

6) what is use of black box?what is its colour?

M1:

1) explain smart wheelchair project you did in college? (Daf)

2) will it be useful for specially abled in buildings ?

3) what measures to be taken to make buildings accessible?

4) does Kozhikode have a railway station?

Suppose you want to implement accessibility in railway station (which is under Union govt.), What steps will you take? ( Whenever I said a point, member kept on saying next what, a bit impatient here)

5) largest district in Kerala?

6) state capital of Kerala? Which temple there? What controversy behind temple and follow up 7)Thiruvananthapuram vs Bangalore (worked here) in terms of ease of living.?said Bangalore, mention 3 reasons( Specifically cautioned not to mention climate as factor)

8) public transport vs private transport. (Follow up on my answer that public transport better in Bangalore)

 metro transport falls under which ministry?

(Since I mentioned Bangalore metro)

M2: (had to repeat most answers, as member did not hear)

Since you took geography optional, I will ask from there

1) which river flows through Badrinath shrine?(didn't know)

2) giving hint, he talked about recent disaster in Joshimath. What was it?

3) Which river ? It did not happen in Joshimath, which peak it took place? (Didn't know)

4) long monologue on Himalaya being young and fold mountains. Which are old mountains ?

5) relation of European discovery of India and kozhikode. Where did Vasco da gama land?

6) 4g vs 5g?

7) 5g uses ?how it heps in national security ?

8) what is NSS? (daf) and follow up questions

M3:

1) what is your service preference?

2) based on my answer, and issue of political violence in Kerala. Suppose you are posted as DM, get orders to bulldoze to curb violence your action plan?

3) if not bulldoze, then what actions?

4)based on answer, those are soft mechanism, What else?

5) coming to ECE, how it helps in defence?

Indian PSU based on defence electronics? private company? Globally?

M4:

1) pointing to earlier question, recently bulldoze issue happened . Are you aware?

2) what was reason for it? (Member hinted about delay of communication between judiciary and Mayor)

3) in times of tech, are such delay acceptable? (Said no), coming from ECE background, what are solutions?

4) confirmed whether Amadeus software labs( job) is the company related to air ticketing. Then asked randomly, what is unicorn? Asked stats about unicorn and follow up on startups

5) most startups are located in Bangalore, delhi  (based on my answer). How to ensure startups come up in other areas? Few follow up

6) difference between cell and mobile phone.

Chairperson:

Interview over

Thank you .all the best

May be forgetting few questions

PS: board repeatedly asked to pull up mask.

This impacted flow of answers

20/04/22

Board - Satyavati Mam

NCC, Mechanical Engineering, Bhavna yog

Anthropology,

 Work Experience- Bajaj Auto Ltd., UPL Limited.

Utility of Mocks- Interview etiquette, few themes repeated.

Chairman - read whole DAF loudly.

1. Compare between Bajaj Auto Ltd. and UPL limited.

2. What was your role in BAJAJ Auto. Ltd.?

3. Why automobile sector did better than Fmcg sector in India?

M1.

1. What is difference between petrol vehicle and electric vehicle.

2. Why you did NCC C, what was it's advantages?

3. Why petrol bike have too many parts than electric vehicle?

4. What is full name of Maulana Azad.?

M2

1.Work regarding internship

2. Why there is a crisis in semiconductor sector?

3. China plus one strategy

4. Stocks of internship company

5. Question regarding hometown

6. Question on Bhavna Yoga( hobby)

7. Electric vehicle issue - battery and charging infrastructure

M3

1. Why Anthropology, favourite subject in it.

2. Application of Anthropology in administration (long question)

3. Digitalization- impact on future civil servants.(long question)

M4

1. Why Four wheeler trend is rising over two wheelers?

2. Why India is lagging in research ?

Ma'am wished all the best.

Cordial Board, Overall good experience.

I am curious about the question by chairman comparing India to isreal. Can you, or someone explain? Please and thankyou :)

Date of PT : 20th April 2022

Board: R N Choubey Sir

Background: E&Tc Engineering SPPU

Home state : Maharashtra

Hobbies: Reading Marathi fiction, Keeping a gratitude journal(Nothing was asked from here)

Interests : Being a scribe to Differently abled persons

Optional: Marathi literature

Service : IDAS

Chairperson: Similar sentences that he uses to make candidate comfortable

1. What do you do as a scribe?

2. Do you only tell the question or help in reaching to the answer?

3. Parliamentary form of govt v Presidential form( Which country has presidential form of govt)

4. Should India shift to Presidential form of govt?

Member 1(Lady)

1. Your name reminds me of a famous personality in Singing competition. Who was she? Do you like her songs?

2. Utility of IPTAFS going forward(was there in DAF)

3. What is the duty of your service

4. Merger of the services? Your opinion?

Member 2:

1. Why Africa called as Dark continent?(Did not know)

2. Why France has 12 time zones but India only has one? Why so?

3. Varkari Sampradaya and its work in Maharashtra

Member 3:

1. Efficiency of SLA is going down drastically. Should we mandate minimum number of days that SLA should meet?

2. Should we adopt Right to recall in case of candidates who change the parties post election?

3. Do you watch sports? ( I said cricket ocassionally)

4. What is the mechanism in Tennis while doing service or something related to that which I did not know

Member 4:

1. Usage of Smartphones increased a lot. How we can control BigTech?

2. Govt also use FB to get opinion about the people..so who will be the impartial controller in such cases?

May be missing some questions here..

Chairperson: we are done with the discussion and is there anything that you want to tell? ( I told that my service is IDAS and related discussion).

Wished all the members thanks for such an enriching experience which I will be grateful for.

I felt that it was very smooth experience and no grilling. But have to wait for the marks to know whether the board really appreciated the conversation the same way as I think.

I want to thank Mahesh Bhagwat Sir and all the mentors for the constant support. Preparation for DAF helped me to be confident at that moment. Therefore I think that though it may happen that not many questions asked from DAF but strong preparation on DAF helps to maintain the confidence throughout the conversation.

All the Best to all the candidates:)

Date - 22nd April Afternoon

Board- TCA Anant Sir

Optional- Public Administration

College- IITR

Profession (if any)- Treebo, Cars24 - Business Strategy

Hobbies- Table Tennis, Quora, Data Analysis

Utility of mocks (if any)- Helpful like in drafting answers, improving body language and gaining confidence but questions asked were different.

Chairperson: Asked to remove mask and shield.

1. Questions regarding my integrated course, benefits and further followup from my answers.

2. Why students from IIT pursue everything else than engineering.

3. Are students in 12th mature enough to choose carrier or they be allowed to choose stream later.

4. Benefits of electives in college course

Sir, Speaks a bit slow - would advice to hear more carefully.

Member 1(Lady)

1. Srilankan Crisis - my views

2. Culture of freebies - Srilankan and Indian

3. Should expenditure on education and health also called freebies

4. What is rent seeking (Political - Business)

Very tough to be convinced.

Member 2:

1. How Cars24 improve customer experience

2. Is scrapping policy correct - Welfaristic and Economic angle

3. Changes, I would like to make in scrapping policy

Followup on above questions

Member 3:

1. Should one do MBA

2. Steve Jobs, APJ Kalam,.. didn't do MBA - still excellent managers - Should we scrap MBA to save time and money.

3. Difference between Engineers and Managers

Some more questions, I don't remember

Member 4:

1. Questions regarding demographic dividend - India and Bihar

2. Why Bihar backward in improving Demographic Dividend.

3. MGNREGA - Issues in Bihar

4. UBI - Should we bring - Followup questions

Chairperson: You can go now, your interview is over.

Overall, Very cordial board, listened with patience and were supportive. Felt more like conversation than Questions and Answer session.

Good luck to all of you - :)

Interview Transcripts

Date: 20/02/2022

Session: Forenoon

Board: TCA Ananth Sir

Chairman:

Complemented for maintaining CGPA even after joining Engineering

1.Difference between Chemical engg at IIT Madras and Chemical engg at IIT Bombay

2.What is your favorite area in chem engg

3.What is fractional distillation

4.Which crude is important to India among WTI, Brent Crude

5.How can you relate Chemical engineering to environment

Member 1:

1.Reasons for Dropout rate increasing from IITs

2.Reasons for suicides at IITs

3.Suggestions to reduce dropout rate and suicides at IITs

4.Why cannot IITs drop relative grading

5.Why private educational institutions are not as successful as IITs

Member 2:

1.Difference between atmosphere on Earth, Venus, Mars

2.What is Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion

3.Which reaction releases more energy

4.Reasons for Rural to Urban migration

5.What can be done to stop migration

6.Do you believe in God

7.Why do people believe in God and follow up questions

Member 3:

1.Meaning of your name

2.Do you think AP bifurcation helped Telangana

3.How is Telangana’s economy at present

4.Which sectors have shown higher rate of improvement

5.Which sectors still need some improvement

6.In what way the Bifurcation helped Telangana

7.What is PwBD 2016 Act

8.Are there any disadvantages of it

Member 4:

1.What is QUAD and related questions

2.What is AUKUS and related questions

3.Difference between them

4.What does this tell about the US

5.How should India view AUKUS formation

6.What should be India’s strategy in this regard

Chairman:

Thank you. Your interview is done

Overall the board made me feel comfortable with them. It was more of a conversation. Mocks were helpful to an extent by exposing different dimensions of questions. Expect some bouncers before facing the board which will help in tackling a new dimension well

Date: 22/04/2022

Board: T C A Anant

Graduation: Dual Degree Physics and MSc Astronomy

Work exp: teaching

Optional: Malayalam Literature.

State Kerala

Hobbies: not relevant to the interview

Chair: if you want you can remove both mask and shield. (i obliged)

Looked through my DAF, commented on interesting aspects of it

Asked about whether I went to Canada for PhD or MSc?

Tell me about your university in Canada.

Was your degree a stand alone Astronomy course ?

What were you doing after 2018?

M1(it was very difficult to understand her as her sound was feeble)

What is your understanding of reasons for poverty in india. (Had to ask her 2 times aanu couldn't register "poverty" from her feeble voice )

How is health and education affect poverty

Role of out of the pocket spending on increasing poverty.

Question on child wasting stunting etc and how it can be resolved.

M2

Difference between astronomy and astrology. Is there any scientific basis for astrology?

You were in Canada. What can indian education systems learn from your university in Canada. ?

What are the contributions of Indians in Canada.

Is there a regional variation among indian diaspora there.

M3

You said indian education is not good (i hadn't said that ). Why is that ?( I said I didn't mean that. I just compared research output at masters level. And I apologised if I made any different impression  )

When he started to confront me Chair intervened and asked not to pursue it

What are the parameters of QS ranking system

How can we make Mid day meal scheme better ?

Do you know about Japanese mid day meal system (he also explained it). Asked how it will have an impact on kids

M4

General comments on quantum mechanics and special relativity. Asked what is quantum mechanics and it's application in daily life.

How is space commercialisation impact astronomical observation

What can we do about it.

How can you make Malayalam universal language.

In a large picture what do you see in 30 years about apllication ot science and technology in health sector.

Back to chair.

Thank you. Your interview is over.

I thanked them and came out.

Generally I felt clumsy. I was trying to be very pleasant throughout. Even though I did answer almost all questions the confrontation with M3 made me uneasy.  So didn't felt that great after interview.