Interview Transcripts of CSE/IFoS 2021

KA

Date and session of interview- 5/04/22 9:am forenoon session

Board- Smitha Nagaraj maam

Optional- history

College- civil engineering from DTU, MA in modern history from JNU

Hobbies- reading travelling numismatics

Your experience in interview-

No hi hello or questions on personal info,

Nagaraj ma'am

- why do you think about freebies

-Should they be discontinued, or modified in any manner

-Farmers and electricity

- do freebies encourage individuals to not work, remain dependent on govt

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#2

- how can civil engineering (graduation subject) help in civil services.

- issues behind time and cost overruns

- insisted on giving practical and on ground problems faced(follow up) rather than theoretical/bookish issues in civil engineering

- difference and similarities in crisis going on in Pakistan and Sri Lanka

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#3

- how can we keep the bureaucracy motivated?

(A number of follow up questions on similar lines)

Issues about bureaucracy, I

Why the image is bad ?etc

#4

Don't remember specifically but questions related to application of civil engineering on problems in infrastructure

Why India's infra growth is shabby when compared to that of china.

#5

Just asked about comparison between the response of indian and Canadian govt to protests in respective countries

Reasons behind why Canada is considered liberal and India is considered authoritarian

Were the measures used by Canada authoritarian or democratic ( follow up )

Experience- no hi hello no chit chat no questions related to daf( apart from grad subj- civil Engineering)

I felt the questions were really good, especially the ones related to infra and civil engineering. I wasn't able to satisfy the demands with respect to practical issues, a point that was raised twice during the interview. Not unnecessary grilling if a person could answer these questions he/she would definitely make a really good addition to services.

Mocks- focussed majorly on daf, and I felt the interview was of a whole another level- they knew what they knew what they were looking for.

Afternoon session , 5th April

Board - vyas sir

Optional - PSIR

Hobby - teaching

Duration - 25 to 30 mins

Home state - Delhi

Grad - Btech CSE

Utility of mocks - Helps in learning how to speak in front of a experienced panel and how to Carry yourself.

Questions asked-

Chairman-

1. What have you been doing since 2017.

2. What do you understand by diplomacy?

3. What can you tell about 2+2 diplomacy.

4. What is AI and what is machine learning, are they both same ?

5. What is EI ,what are its components and can we learn EI ?

6. India and Israel got independence at the same time..then why india is so backward. Can we say india has failed?

7. What is comprehensive national power ?

8. What do you understand by soft state , deep state ?

Member 1 :

1. What do you think about Rajasthan and status of its women.

2. How have local self governance has helped women in Rajasthan

3. Suppose you are IAS Rajasthan Cadre,  what will you do to uplift their status.

4. Do you think policy makers have failed Rajasthani women.

Member 2 :

1. What is 5G ?

2. Why are people protesting against it ?

3. What was the motivation for skill india ?

4. What so much focus now on skilling , can't we go with business as usual?

5. Do you think these steps have been successful ?

Member 3 :

1. Can you name 2 GOI programme I which NSS has played prominent role?

2. Do you know about youth mobilization by NSS for election participation ?

3. Har ghar nal se jal - which scheme is this  ?

4. Has it been successful ?

5. What can you do to make it successful?

Member 4 :

1. India banned Chinese app etc, do you think we are giving a befitting reply to our neighbors for their wrong actions ?

2. By your answer it appears we should abolish armed forces. Should we abolish them ?

Interview

Date and session: 5th April, Afternoon session

Board: BB Vyas sir

Optional: Anthropology

College: IIT Kanpur

Hobbies: watching football, fantasy premier league and sketching

Experience: good compared to expectations, could have done better

Utility of mocks: helped because some questions I had already faced in mocks, helped with improving my personal conduct

Chairman:

What have you been doing since 2019

Eye in the sky: what is it

Geostationary Geosynchronous: which type of satellite would you put in these orbits

Drones, Drones used where previously (Armenia Azerbaijan)

Swarming of drones

Why anthropology: is it because it’s easy

A quote regarding strength of diversity: your views on it

M1:

Nationalism is it good or not- some derived questions which I can’t recall

Nationalism and it’s impact on humanity

Climate change: relation to Russia-Ukraine (I had referred to it so some question asking for my views- something like how humanity is progressing)

Problems in Haryana- one problem which has in recent times improved

M2(lady):

NCC: what did you learn

NHFS: what are some data points you can recollect

Sex ratio data, any Haryana specific you can recall?

1-2 factual stuff, can’t recall

M3:

Some aerospace related factual stuff

Asked what my first preference is IAS or IPS

What would you as an administrator do for women in a backward district: a couple of follow up questions

Hydrogen: green blue difference (Nitin Gadkari reference)

M4:

Chandigarh: what decision would you take

Water scarcity in Delhi and Haryana: your solution

Linking of rivers and resolution of disputes

Questions then revolved around these topics, but there initially was a gap between what he wanted to ask and what he asked, so created some confusion

While leaving:

There is so much pollution and fog during winters in Delhi, what technology has been used to allow landing?

Home state: delhi

Biology backround

Hobby: reading fiction, yoga

Board: Vyas Sir

Interview: 5th April

Chair:

1. Can you name 5 causes of pollution in Delhi? What can we do to tackle it.

2. What are 3 top qualities of a public servant as per you?

3. What is rule of law?

4. What is gene editing. Applications in relation to covid.

Memeber 1:

1. Famous yoga teachers in India

2. Interesting development in our neighbourhood

Member2:

1. Gene editing applications

2. Concerns over GMOs

3. Should we ban cloning

Member 3:

1. CUET is it good?

2. As we enter amrit kaal, what are our achievements and failures so far.

Member 4:

1. Ukraine crisis: implications for India.

2. Should Russia-china axis worrying us?

3. Something about Electron Microscopy

5th April, afternoon session

IT background

Hobbies: Reading books; Writer's head

Smita Nagaraj Maam

M1:

1. Tell me something innovative that can happen with IT in the next 25-30 years.

2. Can blockchain be used safely for elections?

3. Why EVM issue is raised? Have we properly addressed It? What will you do to address it?

4. Why VVPATs aren't used and checked in every district?

M2:

1. Role as writer's head.

2. On what issues you wrote the play?

3. Talk about a recently read book.

4. What is appeasement in the context of WW2?

5. Similarities b/w WW2 & Russia-Ukraine war.

6. Why is the US not intervening?

M3:

1. Solutions for stubble burning

2. How can MSP be helpful?

M4:

1. Recent Birbhum incident from anthropological and economic angles.

2. What will you do as IAS, IPS, and IFS for cryptocurrency?

M5:

1. Difference between 4th and 5th Industrial Revolution.

2. What is IoT? How it can be used in civil services?

Board: Bharat Bhusan VYAS sir

Work ex: taxation department

Optional: Sociology

Btech: Mechanical engineering

Home state:  Haryana (GGN)

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Chairman:

(Cordially told me to settle and asked to pull down the mask to chin level but faceshield was intact and gloves were ON too😪😪)

1. Meaning of name then counter questions on meaning itself.. (this made all members cordial except member 2)

2.  Asked question abt GST, VAT, Sales tax [as I am working in GST department and sir told me that he has also worked in VAT]

4. Excluded items from GST

5. Should these items be brought under GST?

6. Recent 3 changes in Gst ?

7. difference between accuracy and reliability( from sociology)

8. Poverty definition

9. is poverty just economic aspects?

10.Measurement of poverty means?

Member 1: (lady)

(Gave a long monologue abt tribals in India)

1. Took cue from poverty definition and asked about exclusion and inclusion w.r.t. scheduled tribes.

2. Tribals should be left untouched as this would prevent there culture from external influence. Asked my views on this?

(NOTE: the chairman joted down sth in a diary .. i believe marks were alloted at this moment itself)

Member 2: (was constantly staring at my hand and shoes the whole time.. .probably a psychologist...😀)

1. Asked about economic effect of Ukraine-Russia war on India?

2. Some counter questions regarding crude oil price from Russia w.r.t. other sources of crude oil of India

(Asked a few other questions .. cant recall those rite now)

Member 3:

1. Asked about precision vs. Accuracy? (Didnt know)

2. Few factual current affairs e.g. meghdhoot.. (did not know)

3. Corona effects on vulnerable sections?

4.  how to bring normalcy in such sections.. made me IAS of my home state.. then what steps would you take? (though my first choice was IPS.. probably did not read my DAF)

(Looked dissatisfied with my answers)

Member 4:

1. About Customs duty uses? (I deliberately brought in India-australia FTA In this answer)

2. Why should we not go for FTA with other nations as well as this would reduce custom duty and eliminate tarriff barriers altogether?

3. some counter questions? (I Handled these effectively using facts)

Chairman: Interview is over

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^^^My Experience and observations^^^: Surprised as NO question asked on Hobbies, Home state, IPS as first choice ...

Overall board was cordial and chairman tried to make the atmosphere peaceful initially.

My observation is that the DAF was not read properly (or at all) because as soon as the previous candidate left I was called in (within seconds) ... asked about where i work.. and questions started from there and revolved around job and then basic optional knowledge(sociology)

Main observation: "A lot of Supplementary Questions were asked based on the answers i gave"

Date: 6 April Forenoon

Board - Mr. R.N. Choubey

Optional - Anthropology

College- NIT Bhopal

Hobbies- Versification, Quora reading

Chairman -1) about yourself background, job , qualification.

2) what are the leadership styles

3) what's the meaning of your name

4) do you think you have become dwij i.e. have you reached that stage

5) situation based - government has to sell natural resources - what should be the methodology. Follow up question on that

6) what was your job profile?(work ex). What did you worked on?

Member 1 - 1) tell me about MSP, what are the challenges in msp. What are the solutions.

Member-2 -1) Nanotechnology, it's use in drone.

2) Integrated missile guiding programme - started in, at what stage it is currently,

Member 3 - 1) about solar vehicle, what are the challenges in industrial transition to electrical vehicle.

2) how company will come in profit

3) what are the changes you see in rto office, is there corruption prevailing in rto office.

Member -4 - 1) how are India China relations?

2) galwan issue, how many rounds of talk, if you are made foreign minister how will you tackle China

3) AUKUS, is there any country which is not in favour of AUKUS

4) About quora reading (hobby)

5) About Versification (hobby)

Cordial board, no cross questioning. 2 members were speaking very slow so had difficulty in decoding questions. Very different from mocks, they wanted just to have conversation.

Date 6april

Afternoon

R n chaube sir board

Psir

Aerospace engineer

Hobby Football,mental health counseling

Chairman- why India is doing good in  aerospace,why not airplane.

Should your course be discontinue if no jobs.

Defence corridor location and purpose.

Few q related to Aerospace.

M1

Why psir not other subject as Optional.

How food is related to culture,sdmc meat ban issue.

How to stop war in russia and Ukraine.

5imp global events of 2022.

M2

Agroforestry.

Zero budget natural farming.

Organic farming.

M3

How drone can be misused.

Why India is lagging In drone.

Has isl been successful to uplift of Indian football..i said no..then follow up q was reasons.

M4

Social legislation fails generally like child marriage,dowry.. reasons behind it behind it.

3social legislation of post independent india.

Your district imp features .why it is famous.

Naxal related issue in your district.

Depression related issue.

Very cordial board.. allowed me to remove mask,globes .

Date and session of interview- 6th april morning session ( last interview of the morning session)

Board- smita nagaraj mam

Optional- physics

College- IIT mandi CSE

Profession (if any)- software engineer experience of 1 year

Hobbies-  sci fi movies, jogging

Your experience in interview- The board was very cordial, gave ample time to respond, no cross questioning

Utility of mocks (if any)- The mocks helped me in improving by confidence level as I noticed great change in my communications skills in 1st mock and the interview ( gave 5 mocks), not much useful with respect to questions asked.

Chairman

What have you been doing these days?

Most important challenge that would come before IAS or IPS in coming years

Why less importance or respect for civil servants in developed nations where as in India they are given so importance?

Is reducing importance good?

Why violence against doctors whereas no such thing against civil servants even when they are incompetent?

Memeber 1

Why still development lacking in NE even after attempts by govt.? What would you do to ensure development there?

Implications of China helping Sri lanka more as compared to India?

Whats the issue in myanmar? Why army overtook?

Neighbor with which we have best relations ( Bangladesh) ? Why such good relations?

Why not such good relations with pakistan?

Member 2

Whats the agreement between assam and meghalaya?

Whats the difference between Taliban 1.0 and 2.0?

What are some different polices undertaken by them? (Opium ban )

How would afghan survive economically as it has banned opium plantation?

What are some different policies w.r.t culture (wanted answer w.r.t bamiyan buddha, so gave a hint that its related to Buddhism when I said I can't recall)

Memeber 3

Demands in US for removal of police completely ?

What would happen if we do so in India?

Gun licenses are very liberal in US and there is no problem with it ? Why not do so in India as well

Why issue of stubble burning has become so prominent these days as haryana punjab farmers have been planting paddy since very long? Some cross questions on the same

Member 4

Why AFSPA was in news?

Whats the issue of giving such powers to armed forces when police already have such powers?

( can't recall other questions)

No questions from educational background, work experience, hobbies etc

Just one question from home state

Interview panel - RN Chaubey

Date - 06/04/2022

Optional - commerce

State - delhi

Hobbies - theatre and caricaturing

Chairperson asked to remove gloves and face mask in case no covid symptoms shown. Then comforted by saying that they want us to exit the room smiling and learn from the process.

Chairperson

1. Introduce yourself in 1 min - cross questioned by asking what is your native and then spoke to me in Tamizh for 1 min.

2. Why do you want to do IAS since you have served in good institutions (I have 4 years of work ex)

3. Speak to us about police reforms or judicial reforms or administrative reforms

4. What are the directives of supreme court for police (I spoke about police reforms and sc directives)

5. Are there any reforms taken before this judgement (I said statewise changes have been taken e.g. police in Mumbai is empowered)

Panelist 1

1. Is the migration happening from rural areas to urban areas? Is it good for country?

2. What can we do to improve industry in rural areas? (I had answered that villages have to be developed)

3. How will you make industry to go to Village where there are so many problems?

4. Can you give some examples of successful industries in rural areas developed by tax breaks?

Panelist 2

1. Do you know about drone tech? Is India using it to full potential?

2. How can we use it to full potential?

3. What steps to ensure challenges of drone are mitigated?

4. What other country uses drone tech very well?

5. Do we have defence against drone attacks?

6. Are there any startups in drone sector? What use case?

7. Which state used drones in covid?

Panelist 3

1. Election commission of India vs state election commission differences?

2. Who conducts Vidhan Parishad election?

3. Why municipal elections sometimes do not happen 5 yearly?

4. Is Rajya Sabha important? Why?

Panelist 4

1. You do theatre - have you read ulyssses? (Could not answer)

2. Have you read works of Grant? (Could not answer)

3. Habib tanveer? (Yes) what do you admire in him? Which state is he from (could not answer)

4. Indo us relations - comments

5. asked if indo Russian defence relations can be reduced keeping in mind the closeness with Us

6. any defence tech tfr from us to India ( did not know)

7. One question on Khushwant Singh wanted to do civil services because he felt the money was good. What is your opinion?

Chairperson - we enjoyed talking with you. Anything else you want to speak about? I said that we have covered my views on topics I would like to present my personality traits. Talked about strengths.

Chairperson then asked about my weaknesses.

Overall - interview was very cordial and dynamic. I could have done better in some questions. Mock interviews helped - especially Anugrah and Ksg.

Date: April 6th,2022

Forenoon session,Last one to go.

Time: Approx 35 minutes.

Board- R.N. Chaubey Sir

Optional- Sociology

Background- Commerce

Work exp- Audit

Hobbies- Teaching, Travelling

Chairman:

Was extremely cordial and ever smiling. The moment I sat down, he asked me if I had any covid symptoms. As I answered no, he asked me to remove my mask and gloves if I wanted to.

Then he made me very comfortable by saying that they all are friendly people and they want to learn from me while having a conversation. He said if there is anything I don't know, I should honestly tell the board about it and I can ask for the clarification in case the question is not understood.

CHAIRMAN: What did you have in breakfast?

How did you come here?

1.  Tell us about yourself.

2. Role of Chartered Accounts is in news. A new bill is being passed related to that. Can you tell us the provisions of that bill?

3. Another background based ques-  A huge company is being run by a family. Though it is a public limited company but family takes the major decisions. Is that right? Should it continue and some cross questions related to this.

Should we have a law which should ban family members from being part of the decision making?

4. What do you learn from teaching children?

1-2 more questions related to this.

Member 1

1. Unfortunately, Corruption is so rampant in our country. How  can technology help in eradicating that?

Can you quote some recent technological innovations that have helped people at large?

And some counter questions.

Cnt recall more questions from this member.

Member 2

Do you know about super computers?

Can you trace its evolution?

Has India contributed in it or it is just relying on other countries?

What are India's contributions?

(This ques has no relevance to my background. It was a random one)

Have you heard of plastic pollution? What are we doing to control it?

What more can be done?

Some related cross questions.

Member 3

So you are interested in Education sector. Let me ask you questions on that.

1. Commercialization of Pvt schools. Heavy donations are demanded. Parents are not able to send their children to such schools despite the children being qualified.

What measures can you take to stop such practice?

Cross questions.

What is RTE? Has it helped? How?

There is a stark difference between urban schools and rural schools. How can you solve this.

Can CSR help in this? ( based on my reply)

Member 4

Tell me your service preferences. No counter ques on this.

Now Ill ask you about your hobbies.

Teaching and Travelling. They are quite general ones .

So what do you teach? Who do you teach and how it helps you?

How travelling helps you?

Tell me about India's space programme.

Name two missions which are about to be launched in the upcoming months/next year.

Yoga- soft power of India. 21st june and everything he talked abt how world has accepted it as an Intl day.

So is becoz of diplomacy or soft power?

Do you practice yoga?

Ill ask about your state now. Why is Haryana doing good in sports?

I answered and he  apparently was satisfied with that.

Chairman Sir

We are done with asking al what we wanted to. We would love to hear you talk about anything, if you want. Or if you want to ask us anything, you can.

I talked about women empowernent.

Then Chairman asked me about Glass ceiling. Why is it a glass ceiling and not an iron ceiling or any other..?

I answered that.

interview was done.

It was an extremely pleasant experience. They even asked me to give marks to the board out of 100 based on my experience with them.

Everyone laughed at the end. I said thank you and moved out.

Date: April 7th,2022

Forenoon session,Last one to go.

Time: Approx 25 minutes.

Board- R.N. Chaubey Sir

Optional- PSIR

Background- B.tech in computer science

Hobbies- cricket , observing behavioural pattterns

Chairman sir - be confortable , you can remove your mask , and all those talks

Q - introduce yourself

Q - should we abolish rajya sabha and legislative councils

Some cpunter questions

Q- difference between IPC , CrPC , evidence act

Q- 420 under what , section 144 under what

Member 1 -

Q-  what is offset clause

Q - examples on success or failure of offset clause

Q-  what is make in india?

Q- examples on success

Q- ease of doing business parameters

M2 - dont remember his questions

M3 -

Q- what is ypur preference

Q- answer in one line qualities needed to excel in these services

Q- what is happening in pakistan

Q- can there ve strategic implications of water as resource

Q- is Indus water treaty not in favour of india

M4-

Situation in srilanka  and follow up questions why , how , what can india do , what can be done further

Q- How you see india doing in asia

Chairman sir - thank you , we are done , you want to talk on anything.

Talked about my hobby  and told them i feel greatful for the opportunity and it was done

7 April forenoon.

T.C Anant board

Background :

BTech Mechanical, IIT roorkee

Home state : UP

Job : currently working as district social welfare officer (development) in a district of UP

Chairman : remove shield and mask if you wish to, I declined as I did not wish to reveal facial expressions while answering.

1 - Tell something about your current job

2 - what have you learnt till now

3 - tell the schemes that you are implementing which are performing best and worst

4 - reasons for above

M1

1 - problems you are facing in job

2 - how would you improve beneficiary identification (follow up from previous reply)

M2

1 - Tell us about Formula 1 (hobby)

2 - qualities of drivers

3 - how would it help in administration

M3

1 - What is your view on All India Judicial Service

2 - why it has not materialised yet

3 - Tell your service preference - told first three

4 - Tell more - told next five

5 - Why IRS (IT) above IRS (C&IT)

6 - Any latest developments in income tax ? - told about faceless assessment

7 - How faceless assessment happens ?

8 - counter on above

9 - you have good academic credentials, why civil service

M4

1 - (started speaking in Hindi since official language of UP is Hindi) - you have to invite all gram pradhans in ur district for a meeting. Tell me exactly what will you write - Told him 2-3 sentences in hindi language that I would write.

2 - what places would you take me to in your district

3 - counter on above

4 - new technologies with respect to vehicles in India (from hobby and education background)

5 - what about tesla ? (Later he told he is asking about driverless cars)

6 - Is your post insignificant ? (I told chairman earlier that my current post was lying vacant since many years)

Chairman - thank you. You can go now.

Remarks : DAF based. Some random questions in between by M3.

Date & Session - 7 April 2022 - Afternoon

Board - R.N. Chaubey Sir

Optional - History

Graduation - B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Profession - Worked in an Edtech Company

Hobby - Writing an opinion based Blog: ‘Many of Q. asked my opinion on the issue’

Chairman -

He was cordial and smiling. The moment I sat down, he asked me if I had any covid symptoms. As I answered no, he asked me to remove my mask and gloves if I wanted to.

Then he made me very comfortable by saying that they all are friendly people and we also wanted to learn from you while having a conversation. He said if there is anything I don't know, I should honestly tell the board about it and I can ask for clarification in case the question is not understood.

Chairman -

1. Introduce yourself in brief.

2 Asked about my work experience and what I did on the job.

3 How I managed my team which worked in different subjects although (he told me) you must not be master in all the subjects.

4 How India got forex reserves (Sources)

5. What’s the current forex reserve. - I said ‘Not able to remember and then he told me to make a guess.

6. Who owns this Reserve?

Member - 1

1. What is Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

Follow up Q. on it - Missile name, current status, why started

2. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Two Follow up Q. - AI would bring unemployment

Member - 2

1. What is a reserve forest:

Follow up Q. - percentage, Have I ever visited, Can we take roots of a tree (can’t recall the name of the tree) from reserve forest.

2. Percentage of forest in India - current & target

Follow up Q. - How to increase it

3. Current Union Budget - Is it balanced or not? & Why?

Follow up Q. - Some Schemes, What provision taken with regard to Covid (not particularly mentioned in the COVID?  My opinion on this.

Member - 3

1. Is the Indian performance in the Tokyo Olympics satisfactory or not? My opinion on this.

2. Sell of Air India? My opinion on this?

3. Service priority? But no Q. on that.

4. One more Q. - not able to recall it.

Member - 4

1. What provision was made in the recent election for 80 plus elders to vote?

2. NOTA - what it is, utility of it, situation based Q.

What I will write on my blog regarding ‘Russia - Ukraine’ war.

Chairman -

We have asked whatever we wanted to. Would you like to tell us something?

Experience in PT - Good & Enjoyed it.

Utility of Mock - Helped in practicing to express me.

7th april, afternoon 2nd last to go

smita nagraj madam

maths optional

iit delhI

no work experience

nothing except cricket touched

chairman:

Q1. what have you been doing since 2018?

Q2. you are from iit delhi, do you think inadequate attention is given to primary discipline(civil engg.), because of other activities that students do in college(extracurriculars)

Q3. while at iit, were you ever told about any civil enginner alumni like you know about other alumni at high positions in the world?

Q4. should we bring more cross disciplinary curriculum at iits?

Q5. what do you think are qualities of iitians that take them to high places?

Q6. Your best memory from iit days(non academic)?

Q7. you say the society respects iitians more, do you think it is right?

M1:

Q1. what do you know about cryptocurrency regulation?

Q2. is it right that government does not recognise crypto as legal and still wants to tax it?

Q3. what do you think about the central vista project?

Q4. what do you think about the criticisms of this project?

M2:

Q1. I see your daf- cricket team...difference between a team and a group?

Q2. what is a visible negative effect of freebies?

Q3. what do you understand by superpower?

Q4. what do you think can stop india from becoming a superpower?

M3:

Q1. (from earlier iit discussion reference) why do you think indians have to go abroad to become big ceo, etc?

Q2. in ukraine crisis, there is one sided narrative of the west visible everywhere... why do you think that is?(i mentioned internet companies)

Q3. why do you think they(internet compqnies) tow the line of their government?

Q4. what can we do if tomorrow facebook decides to black out our media?

M4:

Q. why was the farm bill issue?what was bad about it that the government rolled it back?was there something good about it?why only big farmers of punjab, haryana?

chairman:

Q. What can india learn from the sri lankan push to organic farming and it leading to an economic crisis?

Q. do you think there was some motive behind banning the chemical fertilisers other than becoming an organic nation?

Q. (continued from sri lanka)how can army be called in for internal security in india?

thank you, you interview is over.

Date and session of interview- 6th April afternoon

Board- RN Chaubey Sir

Optional- electrical

College- IIT

Profession (if any)- internship in korea

Hobbies- HAM radio, mentoring, art journaling

Your experience in interview- extremely cordial board, gives you chance to speak (chairman especially asked a member to let me complete my sentence)

Utility of mocks (if any)- vajirao was closest to real interview. Next ias topics coincided but methodology did NOT. KSG was also good.

Chairperson asked to remove mask and gloves if no covid symptoms. Mentioned that it's not a police cross examination. Asked if you don't know something what will you do (I said I'll admit it - responded with "Honesty is the best policy")

Chairperson

1. Honesty is the best policy? Your views on this?

2. Educational background and work ex

3. How did you achieve good grades in college?

4. Using mobiles for voting? Possible challenges?

5. How to resolve said challenges?

6. Electoral bonds - what is the issue?

7. What is wrong with someone wanting to donate to political party and not make it piblic knowledge?

8. How is black money in electoral bond if no cash involved (i had mentioned black money so this question)

M2

1. Elections happened in 5 states, new mechanism was used for handicapped voters, what was it?

2. Why still laghing in solar if India is tropical country

3. How to store renewable

4. Current issues in solar and wind

5. Future of solar and wind (something on these lines)

M3

1. What did you do as coordinator of robotics club?

2. Follow up question on my projects

3. Nano tech relevance today

4. Any plant manufactiring nano products? (Didn't know)

M4

1. What is biodiversity

2. Related acts

3. Species biodiversity in india

4. What is Biodiversity 2002 act?

5. Biodiversity hotspots in india?

6. Kasturirangan report?

7. Which plant was shut down post kasturirangan report? (I didn't know)

M5

1. Pakistan current issue? Did you read today's newspaper?

2. Impact of pakistan on usa, Russia, China and India

3. Cpec - what is India's stand

4. You went to korea, what did you observe there that you would like to emulate?

Chairman

Anything you'd like to add? I spoke about my hobby (HAM radio)

Date: April 6th,2022

Forenoon session,Last one to go.

Time: Approx 35 minutes.

Board- R.N. Chaubey Sir

Optional- Sociology

Background- Commerce

Work exp- Audit

Hobbies- Teaching, Travelling

Chairman:

Was extremely cordial and ever smiling. The moment I sat down, he asked me if I had any covid symptoms. As I answered no, he asked me to remove my mask and gloves if I wanted to.

Then he made me very comfortable by saying that they all are friendly people and they want to learn from me while having a conversation. He said if there is anything I don't know, I should honestly tell the board about it and I can ask for the clarification in case the question is not understood.

CHAIRMAN: What did you have in breakfast?

How did you come here?

1.  Tell us about yourself.

2. Role of Chartered Accounts is in news. A new bill is being passed related to that. Can you tell us the provisions of that bill?

3. Another background based ques-  A huge company is being run by a family. Though it is a public limited company but family takes the major decisions. Is that right? Should it continue and some cross questions related to this.

Should we have a law which should ban family members from being part of the decision making?

4. What do you learn from teaching children?

1-2 more questions related to this.

Member 1

1. Unfortunately, Corruption is so rampant in our country. How  can technology help in eradicating that?

Can you quote some recent technological innovations that have helped people at large?

And some counter questions.

Cnt recall more questions from this member.

Member 2

Do you know about super computers?

Can you trace its evolution?

Has India contributed in it or it is just relying on other countries?

What are India's contributions?

(This ques has no relevance to my background. It was a random one)

Have you heard of plastic pollution? What are we doing to control it?

What more can be done?

Some related cross questions.

Member 3

So you are interested in Education sector. Let me ask you questions on that.

1. Commercialization of Pvt schools. Heavy donations are demanded. Parents are not able to send their children to such schools despite the children being qualified.

What measures can you take to stop such practice?

Cross questions.

What is RTE? Has it helped? How?

There is a stark difference between urban schools and rural schools. How can you solve this.

Can CSR help in this? ( based on my reply)

Member 4

Tell me your service preferences. No counter ques on this.

Now Ill ask you about your hobbies.

Teaching and Travelling. They are quite general ones .

So what do you teach? Who do you teach and how it helps you?

How travelling helps you?

Tell me about India's space programme.

Name two missions which are about to be launched in the upcoming months/next year.

Yoga- soft power of India. 21st june and everything he talked abt how world has accepted it as an Intl day.

So is becoz of diplomacy or soft power?

Do you practice yoga?

Ill ask about your state now. Why is Haryana doing good in sports?

I answered and he  apparently was satisfied with that.

Chairman Sir

We are done with asking al what we wanted to. We would love to hear you talk about anything, if you want. Or if you want to ask us anything, you can.

I talked about women empowernent.

Then Chairman asked me about Glass ceiling. Why is it a glass ceiling and not an iron ceiling or any other..?

I answered that.

interview was done.

It was an extremely pleasant experience. They even asked me to give marks to the board out of 100 based on my experience with them.

Everyone laughed at the end. I said thank you and moved out.

7 April

Afternoon session

Board: TCA Anant sir

Background: BA(H) Economics. Hobbies: Painting Madhubani, miniatures; reading historical fiction and non fiction

Chair: first I must congratulate you. You're the youngest candidate we have met, first attempt you've managed

Why no post grad?

So you have written you paint madhubani? You make them yourself? Tell us about madhubani and what is special about it?

You like reading historical fiction. Tell us one book you've read recently and name author.

M1: so you've lived in south delhi and have had your schooling here. Have you noticed any slums? What are the problems of slums?

As an administrator how would you fix these?

What about waste management? What is to be done?

Tell us what has impressed you the most about Swatch Bharat Abhiyan?

M2: so you've done economics. Can you tell me whether we should stop urbanization?

What is percentage of urbanization?

Do you know any govt schemes, like PURA? tell us about it.

What about Smart City programme?

What are the number of smart cities selected in the programme?

What about the public sector? Tell us about its history in post independent India.

Is disinvestment good? Govt is very passionately pursuing the policy, what is your opinion?

M3: I won't ask you any economics. I am interested in your hobbies. Textile history - how did you develop this interest and how do you read about it?

Explain indian textile history, for how long has India been involved in the textile industry?

Tell me about any of your favorite textile/ embroidery.

Do you think textile sector is still very important to India? How?

What are the sector's problems that you may want to work on as an administrator?

What about art history? Who's your favourite painter?

M4: what is the difference between kanjeevaram and banarasi?

Is some level of NPA in the economy tolerable? I.e should we tolerate some NPAs?

Farm laws withdrawn - do you think it was right to introduce?

Constitutionally, according to the 7th schedule?

Chair: your interview is over. You may go

6th April, afternoon

TCA Anant board

Graduation _ Civil engineering

Optional _ PSIR

Hobbies _ Reflective writing, Guru dutt movies

 Chairman 

Why you decided to join civil services?

Why not engg services? Or have you given engg services also?

Why specific guru dutt?

If you have to recommend me one  Guru dutt movie, what would that be?

Other movies?

M1

What comes to your mind when you hear civil engg?

Why people have negative perception of PWD?

You are police officer, What will you do if a group of students block road?

What other steps will you take if you know that they have done criminal offence?

As a engg, how will you tackle corruption in govt dept?

What steps govt has taken to tackle private builder in regions of Noida and ncr?

M2

What is the meaning of your name?

Which is more important, economic power or military power.

Why North Korea is not powerful despite huge military power?

What are the three areas you want to work on?

Why women empowerment was still not achieved?

What will you do if an influential person harasses women in a locality?

What can be done at level of family (by govt) to achieve women empowerment given family is a personal sphere? What interventions can be made to ensure women equality in level of family.

M3

How can we build disaster resilient structure?

New technology in Civil Engineering construction methods?

On what technology Pmay houses build?

What steps government has taken to make sewage treatment plant in cities? 

M4

 You talked about rural development  tell me What are panchayati raj?

 what steps govt has taken to empower panchayats in India?

Your take on merging of municipalities in delhi?

What administrative ineffiencies were there?

Is it right to have only one municipality for whole of delhi?

6th April, afternoon

TCA Anant board

Graduation _ Civil engineering

Optional _ PSIR

Hobbies _ Reflective writing, Guru dutt movies

 Chairman 

Why you decided to join civil services?

Why not engg services? Or have you given engg services also?

Why specific guru dutt?

If you have to recommend me one  Guru dutt movie, what would that be?

Other movies?

M1

What comes to your mind when you hear civil engg?

Why people have negative perception of PWD?

You are police officer, What will you do if a group of students block road?

What other steps will you take if you know that they have done criminal offence?

As a engg, how will you tackle corruption in govt dept?

What steps govt has taken to tackle private builder in regions of Noida and ncr?

M2

What is the meaning of your name?

Which is more important, economic power or military power.

Why North Korea is not powerful despite huge military power?

What are the three areas you want to work on?

Why women empowerment was still not achieved?

What will you do if an influential person harasses women in a locality?

What can be done at level of family (by govt) to achieve women empowerment given family is a personal sphere? What interventions can be made to ensure women equality in level of family.

M3

How can we build disaster resilient structure?

New technology in Civil Engineering construction methods?

On what technology Pmay houses build?

What steps government has taken to make sewage treatment plant in cities? 

M4

 You talked about rural development  tell me What are panchayati raj?

 what steps govt has taken to empower panchayats in India?

Your take on merging of municipalities in delhi?

What administrative ineffiencies were there?

Is it right to have only one municipality for whole of delhi?

Transcript-8th April

Education: BA Political science

Optional: PSIR

Home state: Jharkhand

Hobbies: Cricket, Movies, Wordle

Board: RN Chowbey

Chairman:

1. What is e-governance? Where does it have scope for implementation?

2. Does India recognize Myanmar military regime?

3. What is the difference in diplomacy when a country is recognized/not?

4. Should India recognize Taliban government?

5. Is Taliban a legitimate government?

6. Does India recognize Taiwan?

7. Does India recognize Tibet?

Member 1

1. What are the different types of waste?

2. We have a seen in rise in which type of waste recently?

3. Why is the culture of recycling declining in India?

4. What provisions have been introduced to reduce plastic waste?

5. What are the provisions of the vehicle scrapping policy?

Member 2

1. Is Cricket a gender-neutral sport?

2. Which sport is gender-neutral?

3. Which country has successfully managed to land a lander on the far side of the moon?

4. 'Ab tera kya hoga kaliya' is a dialogue from which film?

5. Does the young generation still watch old films?

Member 3

1. What is a Chinaman?

2. How do you analyse India's position in the Ukraine war?

3. What is curfew?

4. What is the legal basis for implementing curfew?

5. What is the origin of the word 'curfew'?

Member 4

1. What is the position of India's drone programme?

2. Is India's drone capacity domestically produced or by imports?

3. What are the issues with using drones?

4. What are the counter-measures for drones?

5. What is the government policy towards drones

I'm forgetting some questions. Overall, a good interview(only marks will tell for sure). Sir will tell you to take your mask off. Good luck🙂

optional Economics

board BB Vyas sir

Hobby: Writing Hindi Couplets nd Following Cricket

Background Serving as an Assistant Commandant in one of the CAPF for last 5 yrs

MA Economics

Chairman

View on one border one force

Challenges in border guarding

Technologies that we can use in border guarding

smart fencing

Member 1

When & where first radio broadcast

When printing press came to india

Your couplet writing style is similar to whom Kabir, mira, Bihari

Compare urself with above poets

Whom do u read, name the writers

Why poetry more famous than prose

How poetry captures the prevalent situation

Poet seems to be in anguish(in the verse that I had recited). Why?

Why bangladeshi immigrants come to India? How can we stop them ?

 Member 2

What are the qualities that I have as Commando nd what qualities will prove to be useful as civil servant?

Elements of Good governance?

How Bangladesh improved HDI score?

Why can we not have FTA with China nd resolve border dispute?

Member 3

Something special that Sikkim have done in last 5 yrs?

Organic farming in Sikkim vs Sri lanka

Are women more empowered in Sikkim?

Does Swaccha Bharat Mission ends at ODF or there is more to it?

Member 4

What are learnings post 26/11?

What is kamikara?

What are drone regulations?

Methods of killing drones?

What was PL 480? Bank nationalisation nd recent de nationalisation? nd it's success?

Chairman: BB Vyas

Home State: Delhi

Optional: Commerce & Accountancy

Work experience: under Training in BHEL (Finance Division)

Graduation: B.com (H)

Chair:

1. What did you do after completing b.com in 2017?

2. Recent MPC meet is scheduled. Why hasn't the govt changed the repo rate for last 11 months. MPC formation and related questions. What is current repo rate?

3. Rationale of Navratnas, Maharatna categorisation.

4. NPAs, what steps by govt for correction.

5. What is corporate gov. Recent policy changes by govt. in CG

6. Blockchain Strategy of India. 3 areas the strategy covers.

7. Carbon dating. Carbon Pricing.

8. Is AUKUS formation to counter China in Indo-pacific.

M1:

1. My internship at CMO

What life lessons I learned there?

2. Name all Navratnas.

3. Who owns US forex reserves.

4. Minimalism, Inspirational interviews (my hobby)

M2:

1. Ballot vs EVM. Which is better for India? Few questions on VVPAT.

2.Difference and similarities  between yoga and meditation (part of my hobby).

3. Privatisation of PSUs

M3:

1. Continued with NPAs, shifted to ARCs. Counter question on utility of ARCs.

2. Why RBI wants to maintain liquidity. Tools of doing that.

3. Why to appoint women independent candidates on company boards.

4. Why RBI is reluctant to legalise cryptocurrency.

5. Has india lagged in taking advantage of CDM

M4:

1. Societal Patriarchy. Examples you have seen.

2. Similarities in SL and Pak issues in news. How it will impact India.

3. Role of communication in policy making- planning and implementation.

Chair: What are Principles of Natural Justice.

(There were few other questions on Environment and Economy that I don't recall)

Date : 8 April

Board: TCA Anant Sir

Graduation: Btech

Optional: PSIR

Chairperson: Read some parts frome DAF

1. Tell us about your hobby

2. What is blockchain?

3. Explain to me as a layman

4. What are it’s applications?

M1 :

1. Tell us about your project

2. Why don’t we see disabled people in mainstream ?

3. Do you know what are green buildings?

Counter questions

M2:

1. What are your service preferences?

2. Why civil services from btech?

3. How will you use technology in administration?

4. Mgnrega Scheme

 Counter question

5. How to promote startups

6. DU FYUP program

M3:

1. Why PSIR ?

2. Role of social media?

3. How to make it safer?

4. Use of technology in diplomacy?

M4:

1. What will be the effect of UP elections on Presidential elections?

2. What are the other constitutional implications

Counter questions

3. Reasons for new Parliament?

Chairperson:

How are members of Rajya Sabha elected?

How many seats does UP has in Rajya Sabha

Thank you

7th April, Afternoon session

TCA Anant board

Home State: Delhi

Hobbies: Watching Bollywood movies, practicing yoga

Economics optional

Chairman: Why 2nd Masters?

Describe Srilanka crisis and lessons from it for India.

M1: Describe areas where work is needed for ensuring child rights.

Also what can be done to ensure their good health.

How to tackle child labour when families forced to push their children into it due to poverty?

Do you know an Indian who has done considerable work for children?

Do you know about Mid Day meal? What are its objectives?

M2: What needs to be done for construction workers?

What can be done in the current situation in many states where construction workers' cess remains underutilized?

What can be done by the states?

You talked about performance appraisal.

Told about an article in newspaper about forceful retirement of senior bureaucrats to ensure new talent gets opportunities? Is that viable? Views on it?

M3: Which genre of movies do you watch?

Should there be censorship for movies,OTT alike? Who has primary responsibility to regulate content for children, parents or state? Should there be self regulation or enforcement?

Tell me your service preferences.

Difference between hard and soft power.

Why India was called country of snake charmers?

What did India do to strengthen its soft power?

M4: Asked names of difficult asanas that i can do.

How many poses in Suryanamaskar?

What is Hatha yoga?

Told about a video of a boy practicing for army selection. Asked, is it good? Will it inspire people?

Do you know anything on army recruitment recently?

What is FCRA? Recent news on it related to NGOs ( I had mentioned about NGOs in an earlier answer).

Told about a recent CBI report saying about corruption among bureaucrats. Why do you want to join service then?

8th April

Afternoon session, 3rd to go

Board: BB Vyas sir

Optional: PSIR

Home state: Delhi, permanent address in Kerala

Graduation: English Literature

Hobbies: sudoku, food history

Overall time: around 35-40 minutes.

Chair: please pull down your mask and be comfortable (was asked to keep on face shield and gloves)

1. Is the novel a moral fable?

2. Can you tell us how the form of novel changed?

3. What is innovation?

4. What is India’s rank in Global Innovation Index?

5. What is blue economy?

6. What are blue flag beaches?

8. Have you heard of Passage to India? How does Forster describe India?

7. What are biosphere reserves? Can you name some?

M1: if we compare women of Kerala, women of Sri Lanka, women of Pakistan and women of R K Lakshman’s novel, can you draw some similarities and differences? (Wasn’t able to answer well and got a bit flustered so I said “sorry sir I don’t think I have been able to do justice to your question at the moment. Chairman sir very cordially replied that don’t give up try and say whatever you know we are just trying to have a conversation. So I answered somewhat, was even prompted to think along certain lines in this question)

2. Should stray cows be allowed to roam around freely on roads?

3. Think of the counter view to this argument.

4. Is every woman in Kerala empowered?

5. Can you say why despite education all women in Kerala are not empowered?

M2: why is LSR such a good institution?

2. What can we do to improve tourism in India?

3. Is social media the best way to improve tourism in India?

4. Why is sustainable development so important these days? What is being done? What is India’s stand?

5. Why do you say India is at the forefront of climate change?

M3: tell us a little about why panchayati raj is effective in Kerala?

2. What is the exact model of panchayat in Kerala called?

3. When is the next presidential election in India?

4. What kind of person would you like to see elected as a president?

5. What are your views on disinvestment?

6. What are the features of pm awas Yojana?

Added that women are main beneficiaries.

7. Have you heard about recent UNHRC news. When it was formed and why?

M4: can you tell about India France relations?

2. Asked about exact statement issued by India Pak in Sharm-al-Sheik in 2007.

3. Have you heard of NCLT, NCLAT, and some other organisation can’t remember the name of it. What is their function?

4. Explain dark web.

5. What is tor?

6. Have you heard about dabbawalas? What do they do?

7. Have you heard about padmanabhaswamy temple. Why an IAS is in charge of the temple?

Overall experience: extremely cordial board. But very factual based questions. Barely any DAF coverage. Nothing about hobbies, achievements etc

Utility of mocks: learnt how to handle unexpected questions, etiquette of facing a board.

BB Vyas sir

7th April

Sociology

Madhya Pradesh

Commerce background

3 yrs Job experience in IT

Hobby: Mandala Art and Upcycling waste

Chairman

I was the very last one for the day, he asked so you are the last one today, u must be tired.. and smiled. said to pull mask to the chin, and therefore I gave Interview with face shield on.

Repeated all details of my background from my DAF and asked why i left my job.?

1. Why has india shifted from look east policy to act east policy.

2. What did we do in act east policy.

3. Shud social media be regulated? If yes. How?

4. What is India's foreign policy.

5. Diff between fiscal federalism and fiscal consolidation.

Member1.

1. What is upcycling waste? Give an example how u did it?

2. Clean city? Why can't Delhi be made that clean?

3. Tax terrorism? Govt steps for the same.

4. Govt Economic growth policies...what are you suggestion for improving it.

5. Some factual ques.. i said sorry.

Member 2. (Ma'am)

1. What is mandala art?

2. How to manage Menstrual waste ?

3. Voters turnout in last LS election? And what is ECI doing to increase it?

4. What is govt doing for our farmers?

5. What is e-nam?

I m unable to recall a few more ques

Member 3.

1. Sociology diff from anthropology?

2. What more do you upcycle? Explain more.

3. Brief about Wipro technologies, it's activities, and leadership

4. What was ur job profile?

There were some more ques..

Member 4.

1. Explain with examples ..waste to wealth?

(Multiple cross ques came here, including agriculture, sugar industry, thermal industry, )

2. MP: Medieval history.

3. Tendu leaves and tribals loosing livelihood? Explain? What can be done?

(Multiple cross ques)

4. Bhimbetka

5. Some more facts.

Chairman.

Ok we are done, have a good day. thank you

Anthropology, Civil Engineering

Hobbies: Quizzing, Reading Books (did not ask)

President of Quizzing and Debating Society (Mentioned as there was a question by the chairman)

Board: Smita Nagraj Ma’am

Chairperson:

You have a background in Debating and Quizzing. Do you think India is a Debating Society or a compliant society?

Member 2:

What is your take on EV? Are they free of pollution?

I said something about coal.

Coal washing and coal pollution leads to hazards in these areas? Don’t you think we should compensate these people?

Counter questions and helped me achieve the correct answer.

Member 3

What is your idea about Criminal Tribes? Certain neighbourhoods in USA are considered extremely dangerous from policing perspective? What can be done?

Member 4

What is longitudinal studies?

What is an ethnography? Can it be used to study people over long term?

Has India Nepal relations become hijacked by China’s Influence?

Member 5

What can centre do to stop freebies by state?

All these scams, ILFS? What has RBI done for this? What about PMC bank?

No question on Civil or States, probably because my first preference was IFS. Mainly Current affairs. Lasted 25-30 minutes. Thanked them and exited.

Date and session of interview- 5/04/22 9:am forenoon session

Board- Smitha Nagaraj maam

Optional- history

College- civil engineering from DTU, MA in modern history from JNU

Hobbies- reading travelling numismatics

Your experience in interview-

No hi hello or questions on personal info,

#1

Nagaraj ma'am

- why do you think about freebies

-Should they be discontinued, or modified in any manner

-Farmers and electricity

- do freebies encourage individuals to not work, remain dependent on govt

#2

- how can civil engineering (graduation subject) help in civil services.

- issues behind time and cost overruns

- insisted on giving practical and on ground problems faced(follow up) rather than theoretical/bookish issues in civil engineering

- difference and similarities in crisis going on in Pakistan and Sri Lanka

#3

- how can we keep the bureaucracy motivated?

(A number of follow up questions on similar lines)

Issues about bureaucracy, I

Why the image is bad ?etc

#4

Don't remember specifically but questions related to application of civil engineering on problems in infrastructure

Why India's infra growth is shabby when compared to that of china.

#5

Just asked about comparison between the response of indian and Canadian govt to protests in respective countries

Reasons behind why Canada is considered liberal and India is considered authoritarian

Were the measures used by Canada authoritarian or democratic ( follow up )

Experience- no hi hello no chit chat no questions related to daf( apart from grad subj- civil Engineering)

I felt the questions were really good, especially the ones related to infra and civil engineering. I wasn't able to satisfy the demands with respect to practical issues, a point that was raised twice during the interview. Not unnecessary grilling if a person could answer these questions he/she would definitely make a really good addition to services.

Mocks- focussed majorly on daf, and I felt the interview was of a whole another level- they knew what they knew what they were looking for.

Interview date: 8th April

Board: TC Anant

Optional: PSIR

Home state: Bihar

Graduation: Mechanical Engineering from VIT Vellore

Hobbies: Blogging, Watching football

Time: 25-30 minutes

This was my 2nd Interview and also, the 2nd with COVID protocols in place.

I entered the room and greeted all. Chairman asked me to sit and started reading out loud my DAF.

C: You worked as programmer analyst. Briefly tell me about your job.

A: Explained

C: Why did you leave your job?

A: Explained

C: So, you like blogging. What do you blog about?

Me: My emotions, educational write-ups and about football.

C: What was your last blog?

Me: Wrote about the impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on the future of English Premier League.

(At this point, he seemed interested to know more)

C: Explain what you wrote.

Me: Explained the links of oligarchs like Roman Abrahamovic with Putin administration and future of Chelsea football club.

He passed on to M1

M1 delivers a long monologue about the dichotomy between environment conservation and economic growth and asks my opnion.

Me: Agreed with him. Told about the need to reform GDP accounting and also, how we have framework of EIA to take care of this dichotomy.

M1: What is NGT?

Me: Explained

M1: India is doing so much for environment conservation. What are our targets?

Me: Explained using Panchamrit.

M1: So, government is doing a lot. What do you do for environment conservation?

Me: Mentioned the use of grey water in garden, public transport.

He passed on to M2(Female panelist)

M2 delivers a long monologue on how we have so many legislations for women yet the ground realities are different. Linked it with Bihar. Now, asks my opinion on corrective measures.

Me: (Not verbatim just main points)Need social reforms. Legislations work in top bottom approach. Mentioned 37% women in Bihar justify beating up by husband as correct. Could recall this figure from NFHS-5

M2: What else?

Me: Education -->rational outlook

M2: We already have so many schools and enrolment. Do you really think it's a valid measure?

Me: Explained the disconnect between current measures focusing on enrollment rates (literacy) vs education

M2: What else?

Me: Talked about duplicity of institutions leading to confusion, constabulary force lacking soft skills so women fear to file cases- give them training etc.

M2: Difference between FR and DPSP

Me: Explained

Passed on to M3 (Female member)

M3: You are from small town in Bihar and went to Vellore for studies. How did you travel- train or flight?

Me: Train

M3: Mention the states that came your way in the journey

Me: Mentioned

M3: Why migration is happening? Why Bihar is still backward?

Me: explained

M3: Monologue on how food is different in North and South India. Asked if food is integrating factor?

Me: Explained + mentioned Chicken Chintamani which is still my favourite. Connects me with the culture.

M3: You worked in Kolkata and love football.  Give one distinguishing aspect of football culture there.

Me: Mentioned East Bengal and Mohun Bagan rivalry. Also, my experience from a local match I had watched.

M3: About PSIR. Describe the world order after Post world War 2.

Me: Explained

M3: What about world institutions? What is their status?

Me: Talked about UNSC reforms, WTO status etc.

M3: Should we reform them or leave them as they are?

Me: Explained the need for multilateralism

Passed on to M4

Probably the toughest part of my interview

Pointed out my answer to M1 on how I use greywater and mentions how my college was also using in-situ treatment plant to do the same.

I agreed.

He seemed to know my college really well.

Then, talked about how an underpass was constructed to connect two parts of my college that led to disruption in the movement of railways.

M4: Do you think if it wasn't your college and some small college, permission would have been given for such project?

Me: explained how cost benefit analysis must be done for any project and benefits must outweigh the cost + other considerations like environment, feasibility of construction etc.

He didn't seem convinced. Moved on to next.

M4: Asked some difficult theory of Pareto?

Me: I had no clue. I passed.

M4: CBI vs NIA?

Me: Gave answer but he didn't seem convinced.

M4: Can CBI investigate cases in states?

Me: Explained using General consent

More follow up on same issue with respect to West Bengal.

M4: CBI's procedural details on how the treatment of cognizable offence is different from other types

Me: I said I don't know.

M4: Why should I read your blog? Why do you put up your personal emotions for public?

Me: explained.

M4: From your favourite area. What's scissor kick?

Me: Explained.

He then passed on to chairman. Chairman said your interview is over.

Experience: Felt like a purposeful conversation unlike mocks. Take mocks with a pinch of salt and do what you think is correct :)

Date and session of interview- 08.04.2022, Afternoon

Board- Smita Nagraj mam

Optional- Mathematics

College- IIT Kharagpur

Profession (if any)- workex as Model Risk Analyst at an investment bank

Hobbies- Chess, watching socially relevant movies

Your experience in interview- very cordial board, some interesting questions, some easy questions, very thoughtful IR questions.

Chairperson:

1. You have worked at Model Risk Analyst, how will that knowledge be useful for public administration?

2. Suppose I ask you to build a model to predict Russia Ukraine war. What will be the outcome of your model? (2-3 follow ups on this)

3. Do you know about game theory?

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

5. Why there is so much negative publicity for Russia right now but when western nations were involved in human rights violations in West Asia, there wasn't any hue n cry? (I mentioned psychological warfare in my answer)

6. Can you recall from your surroundings any instance of psychological warfare?

Member 1:

1. What are implications of social media on an individual, on national level and on international level?

2. Should social media be regulated?

3. What are the current provisions in India for regulation of social media?

Member 2:

1. There are some subjects in union, state and concurrent lists. Some states want a few subjects to be included in state list and vice versa. ( I said i can recall vice versa that water should be added to concurrent list)

2. Why water should be moved to concurrent list?

3. Tell me few provisions of Dam Safety Act.

4. What is interlinking of rivers and it's pros n cons?

Member 3:

1. What is the reason for establishing IITs/IIMs in each state?

2. Don't you have IIT/IIM brand is degrading because of it?

3. What are socially relevant movies? Aren't all movies socially relevant?

4. (*Chairperson mam) So you only watch such kind of movies? What last movie did you watch?

Member 4:

1. Some question on LIC, which i can't recall. (Not related to IPO though)

2. There is so much hue n cry over Russia in Ukraine, a European country. If Russia would have invaded any nation in West Asia, there wouldn't have been such hue n cry. What is your take on this?

3. Yesterday, Russia was removed from Human Rights council. Told me India's stand on it. What is your opinion on India's stand?

Thankyou. Your interview is over

Date and session of interview- 11.04.2022, forenoon

2nd last to go.

Board- TCA Anant

Optional- Agriculture

College- IIT Delhi

Hobbies- space documentaries, guitar

Time: 35 to 40 mins.

Chairman:

1. Why did you leave your job

2. Civil services except IAS are mostly limited to their domains so how will you find diversity there

3. What got you interested in space documentaries.

4. Where can I watch space documentary

5. What documentary would you recommend for me to watch

Member 1:

1. You have done production and industrial engineering.. so why are industries in India backward, why are we losing out to China and what can we do about it

2. How to reach India's goal of carbon neutrality

3. What will you do for it.

4. Can Hydrogen be a substitute of coal

5. Green hydrogen

6. Blue hydrogen

7. Grey Hydrogen

Member 2:

1. Impact of Russia Ukraine on global energy transition.

2. Can India be the global superpower

3. You won dance competition.. what type of dance.

4. You also play guitar..what type of guitar..what do you play

5. What is more important- 'India for world' or 'India for india'

Member 3:

1. You told about theory of relativity.Explain in layman term.

2. Why does earth revolve around the sun as per general relativity.

3. What will happen if your daughter leaves earth in a space ship and comes back after a few years.

4. What areas do you want to work on.

5. What will do in agriculture

6. Usa is giving huge subsidies.. how can India compete.

7. IIT.. people go abroad. Get into bureaucracy. How Will India get engineers.

Member 4:

1. Do you think India needs more iit

2. What is special about iit

3. Difference between iit and other colleges

4. Difference between  btech and be

5. Difference between engineering, technology and science.

6. Won't new iit dilute the image of old iit.

Chairman: your interview is over.

Board TCA Anand

Optional- Geography

Background - Civil engineering

Work experience- NHAI project

Hobbies - Kitchen gardening,  listening to sufi music , numismatics

Chairman

Job related ( civil engineer) related questions.

Numismatics (hobby ) , asked to explain, what unique thing you've learned out of it. So many questions followed.

Take on college politics? Good or bad ( follow up questions on that )

Panel members

Again related to Numismatics . Asked about cryptocurrency and regulations. Also who issues coins in India?

Today it is motherhood day. I didn't know. So many questions related to that. Why it's celebrated ?

Type of vaccines that a child needs to take?

Pre natal and post natal care ?

Why civil service after civil engineering? Will it create a shortage of engineers ?

Why Kerala is underdeveloped compared to other South Indian states? Reasons and way forward

Asked me how to inculcate interest to learn maths ? Asked about Pythagoras theorem. How ancient Indians found the diameter of the Earth.

Asked questions on kitchen gardening? Like how was it done ,plants cultivated

Board: Smita Nagraj

Very cordial

CH: Question on name

Queue on Mount Everest - people deaths happening there - what drives them to climb mountain? (Hobby)

Do you think mountaineering sport is an example of white supremacy?

Why civil service?

M1: Explain your research project (daf)?

Did you use ISRO atlas ?

Why did you switch from Physics to environment studies?

How would you use your knowledge in adminstration?

Who appoint the liaison officer (mountaineering hobby)?

M2: Economic development vs sustainable development?

Follow up questions

Opinion on Fiscal deficit and subsidies?

M3: NEP scrapped Mphil. I think it is not justified. What do you think? (Daf - did mphil)

70% research thesis in India in the library lying in dust. Why is it so? Do you think we can make our research productive?

How?

M4: Which state has highest coal reserve in india (optional geology)?

Which state has highest Aluminium reserve?

Subsidies vs free distribution?

Conflict between north and south korea - two basic reasons?

CH: Maximum height you climbed?

Did you use oxygen?

Some more questions on economy but not able to recall

Optional- Anthropology

state- Maharashtra

hobby-Vipassana, web series and movies

Background- Mechanical engineering

Optional- Anthropology

forenoon session

panel- Choubey Sir

chair- told me to remove mask if dont have any symptoms

1.Introduce urself with ur background

M1- when should one start doing meditation?young age or old age?

M2- Why Nano car didn't take off in India?

some counter que.

Rise of OTT and impact on movies.

M3-1.What is difference between strategy and policy?  

2.Atmanirbhar Bharat context and que on what should be done to make India developed country?

M4- what's famous in ur district?

origin of paithani Saree.

M5- why there is rise in inequality in world?

Impact of technology on inequality.

Electric vehicles -challenges in India, how should we roll out EVs in India.

Chair- is there anything u want to discuss.

I talked about Vipassana.

Done!

April 11 Afternoon

TCA Ananth sir Board

Graduation: BTech Geoinformatics

Hobbies: Reading books, listening to carnatic music

Chairman:

1. What is Geoinformatics? What areas of specialisation?

2. What have you been doing since graduation?

3. What kind of books do you read?

4. Tell me about your last book and follow up questions on that.

Member 1:

1. Can the problems of India-China border be solved by cartography? (Mentioned that cartography was one of the subjects in graduation)

2. What books of fiction have you read?

3. Any biography that has particularly influenced you?

4. Do you think we value house wife's contribution? (Follow up from the previous question)

5. If you are in govt, what would you do to change the perception towards house wife?

6. How do you see your learning curve from the entry through mid-career to the higher level in civil services?

Member 2:

1. If both parents are working, what happens to children's upbringing?

2. What do you think about having a system where mothers can take their children to workplace?

3. Today is safe motherhood day. Are you aware of it?

4. What do you know about safe motherhood?

Member 3:

1. He was very happy when I told member 1 that I liked Harry Potter. He shared his insight about JK Rowling :D

2. What Indian authors have you read?

3. Don't you think Indian English literature needs to get world recognition for its style?

4. Why do you like Carnatic music? Do you play any instrument?

5. What do you think of Obamas in the American trajectories? Did they come at an inflection point? (Follow up on my mention of Becoming by Michelle Obama)

6. What do you think about Trump in one line?

7. Do you think Trump's election is a consequence of Obama's time?

8. Have you considered joining private sector?

9. Why didn't you consider NGOs? (Follow up on my answer)

Member 4

1. What is the problem with our bureaucracy?

2. Why don't policies work?

3. Do you think we need reforms in bureaucracy?

Chairman: Thank you. Your interview is over.

The board was extremely cordial. It was a purposeful conversation in every sense of it. Overall it was a very pleasant and enriching experience.

Date and session of interview- 5th April, Afternoon

Board- BB Vyas

Optional- Geography

College- B.Tech(CS) + MBA

Profession (if any)- investment banking, software engineer

Hobbies- basketball, marathon, mandala painting, poetry writing

Chairman:

 1. Where were you working?

 2. What is PayU?( work ex)

 3. What is a start-up?

 4. What is a unicorn?

 5. What is a megacorn?

 6. Why the name unicorn ?

 7. What is fintech ?

 8. What is FDI? Why is it important?

 9. How will FDI be managed along with atmanirbhar bharat?

 10. What is your view on privacy ?

 11. What about surveillance ?

 12. Laws under which surveillance is allowed ?

 13. What id bobble? Why is bay of bengal important?

 14. What is the difference between cyclone, hurricane, typhoon , haloween storms? Who names cyclones?

Member 1( lady )

 1. What is internal complaints committee( POR )? What were your responsibilities?

 2. If you are a district collector and a lady comes with sexual harassment complaint what will you do?

 3. What is your view on simultaneous elections?

 4. Is there scope for innovation in civil services ?

 5. What about non technological innovations ?

Member 2

 1. Why the name marathon ?

 2. Where all have you run ?

 3. What is the distance ?

 4. What is your service preference ? Why IAS over IFS?

 5. What is sea of Azov? Geopolitical significance ? Environmental concern ?

Member 3

 1. Which book has Abdul kalam written ?( answered : wings of fire)

 2. What is wings and what is fire ?

 3. One more book. Didn’t know

 4. Why is there corruption in services ?

 5. Why are you then leaving a high paying job? 2-3 follow up questions ?

 6. If your chief secretary is charged with sexual harassment and you are in ICC what will you do? 2-3 follow up questions

Member 4

 1. What are non tarrif barriers? Examples?

 2. What is PLI scheme? issue with WTO?

 3. What is China + 1 policy ?

 4. Do you feel we are moving towards localisation from globalisation ?

 5. Technology has been a facilitator as well as a bane ? Comments ?

Chairman

 1. I want to ask one last question. Why do we call foreign dignitaries in our republic day ?

 2. Who was the chief guest this year and last year ?

 3. A lot of people come to visit the republic day parade. What are the 3 key takeaways they take with them.

Satyavati Madam board

Forenoon session

1.10 pm to 1.40pm

Interview was on Round table... board members were very close.

(Seems like round table conference)

Chairman : mechanical engineering graduate then why anthropology?

What is aryan vs Dravidian debate and your opinion?

Then what about kezhadi excavation?

From where human came to india?

What is plogging? (Hobby bassd)

They Amazed to know new concept...

Member 2

What are SDG?

Tell SDG in brief..

What are MDG and why sdg replaced them?

How olive ridley exactly reach on same coast each year for breeding?? (Related to my hobby)

Whats mechanism in them(olive ridley)

How there conservation is done?

Member 3

You are from state board.. is there need  of various boards

What problems they create ....exact problem!?

What is spark plug and use?? ( Due to mechanical engg. Background)

Archimedes principle...

Tell in in Laymans language...Archimedes principle

(I explained using Glass infront of my table)

Member 4

What is difference in Hydrogen based vehicle and electric vehicle?

Should india go for hydrogen first or electric first?

Member 4

You make rangoli... Isnt it women special interest??

Festivals on which i draw rangoli...

Floral decor and nature type questions...

And interview was over...

Date of interview : 8/4/2022

Bb vyas board

Optional: law

Interview was more of factual rather than daf based. Nothing from hobbies or achievement.

Chairman : sir started with question that I have seen you earlier.

I will ask some quick questions from you.

1 what is SCO. ITS MANDATE

2 its importance for India

3 coastal security infrastructure

4what is Sagar initiative.

5 what section 498A of IPC( relax it is from my optional law)

M2 1achievements and challenges of India as we are entering into Amrit kaal

2 waste mangaement issue of india and solutions

3 when will phase out plastic.

4 India coming foreign relation meeting with USA

M3 what is MISA act ( law optional)

2 type of emergency in constitution

What is sovereign default

M4 why is Bengali doctors called Bengali( totally unexpected as he started with meerut that while visiting to meerut you can see lots of Bengali docs)

2 Issue of quick doctors.

3 issue of phc chc in India

M5 started with sovereign default which country has faced this issue recently then gave answer Greece.

2 response to 1991 financial crisis.

Some questions I am not able to recall

Unexpected experience due to factual interview 10 percent daf rest was current affairs or random questions. In 4 to 5 questions I answered that I am not able to recall or I don't know.

Advice - prepare for worst keep calm and have  confidence we can do it💪👊.

Date: 11/4/2022 F.N.

Board: RN Chaubey Sir

Optional: Geography

DAF: Puducherry, B.Tech ECE, Badminton & Squash Nationals, Dairy writing, IRS(IT)

Masks & gloves can be removed after chairperson says

Chairperson:

Explained the process.

Asked me what to call me as my name was longer. Then he himself explained the meaning of my name to the other board members.

Q1. Tell me about educational & work experience in a minute

Q2. Can SC amend the constitution 

Member 1(F):

Q1. Sports in India and are we lacking in it

Q2. Why cricket is more popular

Q3. Steps taken by govt to promote sports 

Q4. How many hours you play everyday

Q5. French president election in Puducherry

Q6. How do people in India vote for it

Member 2(M):

Q1. Tax to GDP ratio

Q2. How to improve tax revenue

Q3. Is it fair to tax the rich (since I mentioned wealth tax)

Q4. Is the revenue enough

Q5. Should we spend our revenue on defense or livelihood development as India is a poor country

Q6. How to improve defense budget

Q7. How to improve R&D culture in India

Member 3(M):

Q1. CJI opinion about few govt not following judgements

Q2. Did u go outside in Nagpur

Q3. Gender neutral policy in college

Q4. How much will the infrastructure cost will be increased if we go for it

Q5. What can be an acceptable procedure according to you for gender identification

Member 4(M):

Q1. NEP

Q2. What is the name of the chip which is in shortfall

Q3. How diary writing started

Q4. Three famous persons who maintained a memoir

Q5. What can we learn from 'My experiments with Truth'

CP:

Q1. Anything you wish to discuss

Thank you

All the best for everyone

Date and session of interview- 07/04/2022 , 2nd half

Board- B.B.VYAS

Optional- LAW

Education- B.sc, LL.B, LL.M

Profession (if any)- IRPS

Hobbies- backpack traveling and cooking

Your experience in interview- it was a pleasant experience, smooth I must say.

Utility of mocks (if any) - yes three benefits for me

1. since very less time to prepare so i needed the confidence to face uncertain questions.

2. mocks helped me boost confidence. (since they went good.) can be other way for some.

3. mannerism and crystallization of my content. 

Chairman : asked about my services where I am and then began

1. what do you mean by distributive justice? how can we ensure it.

2. what do you mean by ADR?

delhi High court program for the same.

3. what do you think about AFSPA ? should we repeal it ?

4. What about the consumer protection act and recent amendments. I answered related to e commerce and big giants. to this there were follow up questions .

and  how to manage them.

5.  should FoSPE be curtailed ? in the new privacy laws ? should they not be made absolute.

M1 - lady Member.

1. based on DAF.  whats common in wardha and Ahmedabad.

2. Gandhiji story and why he was there.

3. which movement he started there.

4. Gandhijis relevance in todays time.

5. traveling today and issues due to it in himalayas.

6. any benefit of travelling to the local community.

7. provisions for Sc and Sts in the constitution.

M3

1. Views on Air India sale .

2. law questions related to justice.

3. position of child welfare and laws in India today. .are they sufficient ?

4. what things you would want to do for them.

5. Nanavati case brief.

6. mathura rape case. what was it about.

7. why custodial rape is more severely punished .

M3

1. whats different between public order and law and order.

2. What about NSA act? who has the power to issue areest order under NSA ?

3. State electoral funding views.

4. how would you implement it . whT criteriaas you would keep for the same. this was followed up with a lot of questions and rebuttals.

M4 .

1. how long have you stayed in kanpur (birthplace)? since i have 6-7 address of different states in my DAF. I ANSWERED in totality 8-9 months. then no follow up question on it.

2. as a DM what steps and for which section of people will you work to ensure human rights in your district.

( I emphasized on sanitation workers ,homeless and destitutes. )

3. last question. - Why can we not tax farmers? and solution for the same.

2-3 more questions i cannot recall them all.

The chairman said interview was over. .everyone smiled , I smiled. and I put an end to the aspirant Journey with a big smile :) I have happy and relieved to come out of the room. lost a lot of weight at that chair.😂

I expect the best for all. . ENJOY THE INTERVIEW AND THE JOURNEY !😊😊

Interview: 12th April Forenoon session

Graduation:Bcom honours

State: Telangana

Hobbies: watching stand up comedy,Debates, Yoga, Self Interospection

TCA anant board

Chairman: You are from Telangana.

Impact of bifurcation on both states.

Do u support the stand of making smaller states?

Other than administrative factors which have to be kept in mind while bifurcation.

Do u participate in Debates(hobby)

What is self interospection.(hobby)

Member 2:

How can we ensure growth of all regions in a state( in addition to bifurcation question)

America vs India.(Division of states based on geographical factors vs USA division of states)

Which model do you think is better?

Member 3:

Lot of cultural identities in states..ex-Arunachal Pradesh tribes... How can we tackle this.

Self interospection in Accounting.

Women are bad in finances..Your take on it?

Member 4:

How can we make India a five trillion economy?

Can we be completely self reliant without being dependent on other countries?

Difference between male and female minister(specially female finance minister).

Member 5:

How does government tackle inflation?

How does Rbi tackle inflation?

Why does inflation take place?

Can inflation and growth go hand in hand?

Thank you.

Interview: 12th April Forenoon session

Graduation:Bcom honours

State: Telangana

Hobbies: watching stand up comedy,Debates, Yoga, Self Interospection

TCA anant board

Chairman: You are from Telangana.

Impact of bifurcation on both states.

Do u support the stand of making smaller states?

Other than administrative factors which have to be kept in mind while bifurcation.

Do u participate in Debates(hobby)

What is self interospection.(hobby)

Member 2:

How can we ensure growth of all regions in a state( in addition to bifurcation question)

America vs India.(Division of states based on geographical factors vs USA division of states)

Which model do you think is better?

Member 3:

Lot of cultural identities in states..ex-Arunachal Pradesh tribes... How can we tackle this.

Self interospection in Accounting.

Women are bad in finances..Your take on it?

Member 4:

How can we make India a five trillion economy?

Can we be completely self reliant without being dependent on other countries?

Difference between male and female minister(specially female finance minister).

Member 5:

How does government tackle inflation?

How does Rbi tackle inflation?

Why does inflation take place? Board: Satyavathi Ma’am

11th April

Afternoon session, third to go

Optional: PSIR

Preference: Indian Foreign Services

DAF: Defence upbringing + Petroleum Engineering @ ISM Dhanbad + Work Ex in Schlumberger

S Ma’am: Read out my DAF, mentioning relevant details.

 1. Why did you leave Schlumberger? What is your preference after IFS?

 2. What is Green Hydrogen? Explain to us as if we are laymen.

 3. Government’s policy on green hydrogen? Is it enough, should we do more?

 4. Where have you travelled?

M1: Very difficult to hear him

 1. Is Schlumberger a Norwegian company?

 2. Have you been to a Rig?

 3. Did you not attend any trainings with ONGC? (No I didn’t)

 4. He did not ask many questions, moved to next one quickly

M2:

 1. What is water injection?

 2. Any news related to it? There was a CAG report on water injection losses at ONGC. How can they have avoided it?

 3. What is fracking? Is it good for environment? Should we do it now?

M3.

 1. Did you try joining the Armed forces?

 2. Explain this statement to me - “Stay away from the sails, close to the desk and you will rise up to be an admiral in the queen’s navy”.

 3. How does India select its judges? Is collegium system good? Shouldn’t we move to senate appointments like the US?

 4. What is coal gasification?

 5. Generalist vs Specialist? What’s the debate? The PWD head should be IAS or Engineer? - wasn’t convinced with answer for this. But overall very jovial conversation and back and forth with him.

M4.

 1. Chances of Nuclear war in Ukraine?

 2. Why India not being allowed to purchase oil from Russia while Europe is? - corrected him politely with facts that India is actually buying oil.

 3. What’s flash point and fire point of petrol?

 4. How do we measure viscosity?

 5. What’s the name and size of the area or Strategic Petroleum Reserve at Visakhapatnam (did my 10th there)?

Overall board was very cordial. Most of the time they were nodding to show encouragement for the answers. Mocks remain useful only for fine tuning mannerisms and inculcating proper articulation.

Can inflation and growth go hand in hand?

Thank you.

Date: 11/4/2022 F.N.

Board: RN Chaubey Sir

Optional: Geography

DAF: Puducherry, B.Tech ECE, Badminton & Squash Nationals, Dairy writing, IRS(IT)

Masks & gloves can be removed after chairperson says

Chairperson:

Explained the process.

Asked me what to call me as my name was longer. Then he himself explained the meaning of my name to the other board members.

Q1. Tell me about educational & work experience in a minute

Q2. Can SC amend the constitution 

Member 1(F):

Q1. Sports in India and are we lacking in it

Q2. Why cricket is more popular

Q3. Steps taken by govt to promote sports 

Q4. How many hours you play everyday

Q5. French president election in Puducherry

Q6. How do people in India vote for it

Member 2(M):

Q1. Tax to GDP ratio

Q2. How to improve tax revenue

Q3. Is it fair to tax the rich (since I mentioned wealth tax)

Q4. Is the revenue enough

Q5. Should we spend our revenue on defense or livelihood development as India is a poor country

Q6. How to improve defense budget

Q7. How to improve R&D culture in India

Member 3(M):

Q1. CJI opinion about few govt not following judgements

Q2. Did u go outside in Nagpur

Q3. Gender neutral policy in college

Q4. How much will the infrastructure cost will be increased if we go for it

Q5. What can be an acceptable procedure according to you for gender identification

Member 4(M):

Q1. NEP

Q2. What is the name of the chip which is in shortfall

Q3. How diary writing started

Q4. Three famous persons who maintained a memoir

Q5. What can we learn from 'My experiments with Truth'

CP:

Q1. Anything you wish to discuss

Thank you

All the best for everyone

Date: 12/04/2022

Board: B. B. Vyas Sir

Optional: PSIR

Work ex: Working in NABARD

Keywords from DAF: Vidarbha, Nashik, Anandwan (Baba Amte), Chemical Enginnering

Chairperson

1. You are working in Nabard, tell me about directed lending?

2. Don't you think, it is a burden on commercial banks ?

3. In which section you are working in NABARD (RIDF)

4. How much interst rate does banks get to deposite money into RIDF?

5. How much NABARD gets from these deposits ? So, it is a profitable business (sarcasm)

6. If you are given an opportunity by NABARD to travel to three countries, where will you go?

Member 1

1. Why Israel is so much advanced in agri technology? Why not India ?

2. You come from Vidarbha, why there is farmer suicide vis a vis rest of Maharashtra?

3. Warora (my town) is famous for something ? (Anandwan). Tell me abou it and the personality associated with Anandwan?

4.  Apart from Saoji cuisine, which dishes are famous from Vidarbha ?

5. What are the issues facing Indian agriculture

6. Tell me 3 priorities with respect to agriculture that you would focus upon as a DM

Member 2

1. Tell me about India's agriculture export and import

2. Which commodities India exports and imports ?

3. What is anti dumping duty ?

4. What is the % of anti dumping duty we impose ?

Member 3

1. How to identify whether a particular country is dumping the goods in india?

2. How do we decide how much % of anti dumping duty to be imposed

3. As a DM, which areas you would focus upon to improve dignity of people ?

4. What does a citizen expect from an administrator?

5. Which areas are yet to be under the ambit of e governance?

6. Which chemicals do we import and export ?

Member 4

1. Tell me about SHG and Nabard linkage.

2. Whether SHG is successful or there is scope to improve

3. If you are made an ambassador of a country, which three things will you promote about India?

4. Won't you promote Indian wine ? Can you rate Indian and foreign wine as per taste, quality ?

8th april

tca anant sir board

btech it

previously data analyst

currently mea aso

delhi

hobbies - cricket and travelling

optional maths

chairman - 1. why u chose maths as optional

2. why many students dont take it as optional

3. ur job as aso in mea

4. many questions on my current project

member 1

1. issue of congestion and slum development in delhi

2. schemes related to above issue

3. rank - honesty, integrity and work orientation

4. reason for 3.

member 2

1. how will u choose ur subordinate if u have 2 options (follow up of 3 and 4 of m1)

2. reason for choosing above

3. why travelling

4. where travelled last time

5. formulate plan for uttarakhand if made tourism minister

member 3

1. farms bills. what why

2. do we need them. my views

3. constitutional aspect of farm bills

4. privatization good or bad. my views

5. what are strategic sectors

member 4.

1. is tourism policy failure

2. is ipl subjugating other sports

3. is ipl not producing fast bowlers

chairman

1. why haldighati called haldighati

2. its historical significance

3. why war fought here

4. its economic significance

Board- Smita Nagarajan mam

Date- 8th April, forenoon, 3rd to go

Background- Btech IIT Roorkee Mechanical

Optional - Mechanical

Work- teaching physics

Chairman-

1. What are you doing nowadays?

2. Questions on my teaching physics and problems in schooling

3. Discussion on need to bring flexibility in school education and follow up questions

4. Why engineering students are opting for civil services and some follow up

5. Questions on robotics warfare( from my daf) and it’s future

6. Application of robotics and concerns and ethical issues

Member 1

1. Ukraine Russia crisis and its impact on BRICS.. follow up questions on BRICS and it’s significance

2. Questions on Srilanka economic crisis and what can be done to bring the change in short term and long term..some follow up questions

3. Significance of Nepal for India and china and issues coming out of it

4. Border issues between India and china and some follow up

5. Questions on recent India Australia trade deal and its significance for India

Member 3

1. Questions on my home state( Bihar) ..swot analysis of the liquor prohibition and some follow up questions which I don’t exactly remember

2. Future of mechanical engineering due to recent tech dev and booming of electronics sector..some follow up questions ..

Member 4( some grilling and cross questions here)

1. He took the conversation from India and aus trade deal where I mentioned coal import..he asked why we are importing coal if we have lots of reserves

2. Problem in coal mining in India and steps taken

3. Questions on coal scam and supremely court judgment..it’s impact on coal industry..steps taken..recent policy changes..here I was not much comfortable but he gave me some hints so I handled these

Member 4

1. Need for ministry of civil aviation and what reforms required..he gave me some hint

2. Need for an integrated ministry of transport.

3. Questions on multimodal transport and it’s importance

P.S- member 4 was mainly observing and was sitting to me left..

Chairman said your interview is over

Overall it was a cordial interview and members gave sufficient hints..

Board RN Choubey

8 April 2022

First makes the candidates comfortable by telling them it is a conversation and no need to be afraid as it is not a court interrogation. Offers removal of mask and gloves if not having covid symptoms.

No question from hobby.

Tell us something about you in 1 minute.

What are the benefits of GST ? (related to my service)

Do you think GST violates Indian constitution by restricting powers of state to impose taxes ?

What is black money ?

Ngo proposal to tax bank transactions only for tax collection. Your view ?

What is black money ?

after asking questions he stood up and was walking around his chair listening to the answers.

M1

What is contributing to global warming ?

Solutions ?

(Some follow up questions around it related to each sector)

some question related to RCP-Representative concentration pathway (global warming)

M2

What is sustainable development ?

How do PSUs ensure sustainable development?

What is CSR ?

Limits of CSR ?

Who ensures compliance of CSR ?

M3

difference between diplomacy and foreign policy ?

What is the importance of Australia for India ?

Chandrayaan 3 ? What lessons to be learnt from chandrayaan 2 ?

M4

Speak something on gap between India and Bharat (if you think it exists)

Do you think people in India are aware about the problems of people in Bharat ?

Chairperson

We are done. We have asked what we wanted to. Do you want to tell us something ?

Interview over.

Interview date— 5th April,2022 ( yes,the very first day) , afternoon session, Last one to go..

Board- TCA Anant

A little detail of the day….I reached UPSC bhawan before the reporting time, obviously because “bilkul RICKS nahi lene ka re baba.”

It was a hot day and I was sweating a lot,so i decided to sit in the car for almost an hour and half so that the suit will not be ruined before the interview.

Entry at 1 pm,then all electronic gadgets were submitted and we headed towards the waiting hall where my documents were verified..

Around an hour later after small formalities and paperwork,a list was circulated to our coordinator and we got to know it was TCA ANANT Sir's board.

Fast forward 4 hours…around 5.40pm,I was the last candidate in the waiting hall and then I was called by the peon to get ready for the interview…

I rushed to the washroom to get my clothes in a proper manner,washed the face, set the hair..

I was then asked to wear the gloves,mask and face shield that was provided earlier…

After around 10 minutes of waiting, I was called in.

I entered the room,there were 2lady members and 3 gents, I greeted the lady members first,then the chairman and then others.. they asked me to sit .

Even though I had practiced unbuttoning my coat a lots of times,but I fumbled in the hall, due to the rubber gloves on,the chairman sir sensed this anxiety and asked me to relax and not to Panic.

Sir asked me if I had any symptoms of COVID and after I said no,then he said I can remove the mask if I wanted.

Now the interview began

CHAIRMAN SIR

So, your name is Bibhansu Ray, right.?

Me - explained the reason for my name being spelled with a B, instead of a V.

2. so,you have worked at mywish marketplace pvt Ltd for sometime,why did you leave?

Me — answered (due to lack of time to focus on studies).

3. You have mentioned in your daf that you play Kabaddi,so tell me what are reasons for sports in general not being very popular in India, except cricket,and how can this problem be overcome.?

Me — answered (lack of funding and promotional aspects etc,better opportunity at school, infrastructure creation etc)

4. You have a very interesting hobby of Culinary tourism, what exactly is it?

5. How did you get interested in this hobby, which places have you been and what culinary skills have you witnessed…

Me — answered both the questions decently and honestly, without any exaggeration.

MEMBER 1-LADY

Mr Ray, what's your service preference?

Answered— IAS,IFS,IPS,IRS,IAAS.

2. Suppose you are heading the east Europe division at MEA,, what would be your response in handling the present Ukraine crisis..what would be your order of priority?

Answered what I had prepared (evacuation,then energy security,then humanitarian assistance etc)

3 . Good,,now tell us whether in the present geopolitical scenario, India should focus on it's neighborhood,or should aim beyond.?

Me - Should focus beyond,as neighborhood is too small of an arena for rising aspirations of growing India.

4 . What are the challenges to India from its neighbouring countries?

Mentioned Chinese policy, Pakistani instability, srilankan crisis,rise of Bangladesh etc.

5 . How is Bangladesh's rise a challenge to India?

It's more of a guiding light rather than a challenge.

6 . What's your view on Afghanistan situation and impact on India?

Answered -central asian policy and chabahar project etc.

7 . What's your opinion on trade deals.. should India focus on bilateral agreements or go for multilateral agreements?

Answered— should be on case to case basis, depending on nature of trade and whether trade surplus or deficient.

MEMBER 2

In one of earlier questions, you answered that you have tried cuisine from Uttarakhand,tell me something about it..

I could only answer about one peculiar dosh of bhang ki chutney, could not remember anything else at the moment (could have added a couple of more)

2 . Anything else,apart from that? 

I can't remember anything else from Uttarakhand sir.

3 . Do you eat non veg also,and have you tried the non veg cuisine of Delhi?

Yes sir.

4 . Which kebabs are your favourite?

Shammi kabas sir

5 . Since you have a Hobby of following culinary tourism,then tell me about the origin of Galouti kabab?

I nailed the answer (thank you culinary programs on TV for that)

6 . Good, now you are eligible to write culinary tourism as your hobby..

Thankyou sir.

MEMBER 4 (LADY)

Have you spent your life in a rural setup or have you only lived in cities?

Answered.

2 . What is your opinion on civil society and NGOs?

Answered as it was already prepared during mains preparation (also mentioned about FCRA Amendment,members seemed pretty impressed).

3 . Should they be regulated or left alone?

A well balanced answer (light but tight regulation).

4 . Where did you work on that NGO..?

I had worked with adore India NGO,so told about it

5 . What should be the model of regulation?

Mains type decent answer.

6 . What was the kudankulam protest?

Answered about the foreign funding angle in the protests.

Member 5

Sorry I don't the exact questions asked by member 5,but all I know is that I didn't fumble in answering any questions, I kept a gentle smile and waited for every question to be finished completely before answering them…

CHAIRMAN SIR

Thank you Mr Ray, your interview is over..

So, overall verdict— a better than expected and pleasant experience, EXTREMELY cordial board…hoping to get good marks…

Date and session of interview- 12/04/2022

Board- BB VYAS

Optional- PSIR

Education- B.E civil engineering

Profession (if any)- Previously in a construction firm,

Current: IRTS

Hobbies-Post Independence Indian Military history, Debating

Place: Bhojpur Bihar

Your experience in interview- it was better than the last time. Board was cordial

Utility of mocks (if any) - yes five benefits for me

Don't go by their negative feedback. Just know the areas that may be asked from. Collect questions from the mock.

Chairman :

1.What is Bhojpatra

2. How did this name Bhojpur come from

3. Tell me benefits and issues of IRMS

4. Three biggest reforms of Indian Railways

5. Your take on India Brazil relations and follow up questions

6. Difference between FTA and PTA

7. What's National cooling Action plan

8. What is National cooling Action plan

M1 -

1. What is Rashtriya Military school

2. What's your order of service

3. Why didn't you Put IPS as First preference.

4. What's the perception of police in the eyes of common man?

5. How has been your experiences with Police

6. What's your opinion on Traffic police personal

6. What's 112. Tell me three services provided by 112.

M2

1.Why civil engineering projects take lot of time to complete

2. What's the difference in technology of bullet trains of China and Japan

3. Why are we going for Japanese technology and not Chinese