Madhusree

Board: PK Joshi
Civil engineering
Interest: Bhagavadgita, Teaching
Sports: Kabaddi, Shotput
Chair:
1. Civil engineering difference between the upsc building you waited till now and the building you are sitting now
2. Green building
3. Difference between leakage and seepage
4. Weather vs climate
M1
1. Difference in qualities of a political leader and bureaucratic leader
2. Name some charismatic leaders
3. Can a leader with no communication skill be charismatic
M2
1. Types of cement
2. What is quick setting cement
3. What is M40
4. Unit of 40
5. Amount of Carbon dioxide released in production of one tonne of cement
6. Who wrote Bhagavad Gita
7. How many minutes it took to recite it?
8. Is Kabaddi part of Asian games
9. What is atmanirbhar bharat
M3
1. Durkhiem's contribution to sociology
2. Is bhagavadgita a mahakavya or khandakavya
3. China and India why so much difference in development
M4
1. Why so much craze for gold in Kerala
2. Why people feel it is a good investment despite the fact that it's returns are lower than other investment options
3. Why kerala's port not so well developed
4. What are the potentials of the long coastline of Kerala
5. Performance of Kerala in ease of living index
6. Who is Jayprakash Narayanan
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Surjith

Date : 22/7/2020
CSE 2019
Board : PK Joshi
Chemical engineer from Kerala
Hobbies : Football


Chairman :

1. What is your profile?
2. Which all subjects do you teach?
3. Throw some insights on evolution of Himalayas ( Geography Optional)
4. What is GPS. Give its applications
5. What is GIS
6. What is the difference between Chemical engineering and Engineering Chemistry


Member 1

1. What was the conditions of Himalayan region before it's origin (asking about thethys origin)
2. What is god particle.
3. Are you aware of Stephen Hawking's views on research on quantum physics
4. What is GIAN network
5. What is SWAYAM program?
6. Which is your favourite football club and coach. ( Football hobby)
7. Give a quality of the coach which impressed you the most.

Member 2

1. What is Chemical complexity index
2. What is a Scrubber
3. How does it function in reducing the pollutants
4. What do you mean by SULPHUR 2020
5. What is Ease of Living Index
6. Which organization publish it
7. What is Ease of doing business index
8. How it is measured


Member 3

1. You are a Kendriya vidyalaya student, why the government schools infrastructure and performance is poor in India.
2. What suggestions can be given to improve them
3. Does draft National education policy suggestions address the problems you mentioned.
4. What is one nation, one ration
5. What are its benifits
6. How does it help you when you are in Delhi


Member 4

1. Explain the Kalaripayatu to me in simple terms
2. What is the difference between EQ and IQ, followed by a case study on the same.
3. What do you mean by Grand Slams. Explain
4. What is your view on NGO.
5. India and China were two equal countries during early 1950s, but
China got far ahead of India. What China got right and India got wrong.


Chairman :
Thankyou
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Pawanjot Kaur; Date of Interview: 24th July 2020
PK Joshi Board
6th one to go- called at around 12:30pm (Lots of patience and energy needed)
Duration-30-40 minutes
Optional: Commerce and Accountancy
Hobbies: Ashtanga Yoga, Contributing to Google Maps
The main challenge in post COVID Interviews lies in your handling of the mask-gloves-shield trio. They are all equally annoying. People with glasses face more problems as the moisture from breathing settles on your glasses and face-shield. If you are comfortable with contact lenses, kindly choose them over glasses. Also, be hydrated properly as you will sweat profusely throughout the process- thanks to this trio I mentioned. Please meditate in the days to come and focus on retaining your composure. It is the single most important thing in this round of the interview.

Chairman:
1. You are Pawanjot Kaur, right?
2. You did your graduation from SRCC, M.com from DSE, then taught in DU for around six months, why didn’t you continue in Academics and rather chose Civil Services?
3. Which subjects did you teach?
4. For how many years have you been preparing for Civil Services?
5. What is a balance sheet? I gave meaning/significance, Components- Assets, Liabilities and also talked about old and new format.
6. Does a balance sheet depict the true picture of the financial position of the firm, like you mentioned? To a large extent yes but accounting policies can cause some discrepancy
7. You offered Income Tax, right? What are the 5 heads under which income is taxed?
8. Under which head is the salary of MP and MLA charged?

Beckoned to ask M1 to take over

M1
1. You must be comfortable with trade and business, right? So tell me why are FTAs (Free Trade Agreements) not very beneficial for India?
2. What is our most important mercantile export?
3. Which countries/continent is India comfortable with, with regards to trade?
4. Major Export items?
5. Why refinery products?
6. Major import items?
7. Which of these is not a good deal for India?
8. Why is price of gold rising? He mentioned it has risen to Rs. 52,000. Is WTO system working well, as USA is warning that it will pull out of WTO?
9. He said perceptions apart, is the system totally broken etc?

Somewhere in the middle of this section, M1 noticed how foggy my specs and face shield were and asked me to remove it. Chairman intervened and asked me to clean my specs also. Was so relieved! Instantly thanked them both.

M2 (Lady member- with mask on it looked like she was frowning while I was giving answers to others, but when she started conversing, it looked like she was nice only)
Tip- Don’t be bothered about Panel Members’ expressions. They are all nice people.

1. You said in a previous answer that education sector needs reforms, what reforms would you bring?
2. Business Studies is a subject taught by CBSE in XI-XII, do you think it is a good idea?
3. There have been protests and unrest in various universities of Delhi, what are reasons?
4. What is the pain-point- I talked about college leadership not supporting demands
5. What have been the responses of college leadership?
6. Students are protesting and rioting, why shouldn’t they be stopped?
M3 (Mostly standalone questions asked in a mechanical manner, looked like he had a list of such questions already framed)
1. You have studied in SRCC, why does your institution have sky-rocketing Cut-offs?
2. Yoga is your Hobby, how many types of Yoga are there?
3. You contribute to Google Maps, how do you do that?
4. What is Urban Naxal?
5. Are we Non-aligned?
6. JNU students keep creating headlines every 15 days. We should shut the institution, there is no need for it. What do you think?
7. Who are the first women Fighter pilots of India?
8. Last and final question: Now we have GST, tell me the difference between Pre GST and Post GST scenario

While I was still expecting a volley of questions, M4 signalled Chairman that he was done and the Chairman signaled to me that my interview was over.
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Smilna

Board - Smita Nagaraj .
Afternoon, First to go
Date- 23/07/20
Kerala State-

History optional, From Kerala.

Chairman:

Tell me what are you doing currently?
From your personal experience compare private and public sector, sub questions on corruption

M1

What is the status of industries in Kerala..?
Why there is no industrial development in kerala ..?
What are the positives and negatives of Ezhimala naval academy in kannur (Home District)


M2:

Why so many gold smuggling cases in Kerala..?
What is the solution for it..?
Is gold coming to our economy good for it..?
Tell me about India Sri Lanka relation..
What is your favourite area in history..? Why.? (Optional)


M3:

If I gave you an option for time travel which period in ancient india will you choose..? Why..?
How will you use the principles of Ashoka's Dhamma in administration.?
If you are appointed as an administrative officer in a district in Bihar, how will you promote local self government there..?
What will you do if the Sarpanch wont allow your reforms..?


M4:

Questions on the correlation between wealth and happiness and sub questions based on that

Smita ma'am again.

Are you a doer or thinker..?


Okay that's it.
Thank you. Your interview is over.
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Aniket Sachan
24 July
Board- T.C.A anant sir
Last to go.

Chairman read my DAF aloud.
CM- tell me which book you last read.
CM - what was it about? What were your key takaways?
CM- Do you agree with his conclusions. What you feel is different about India? ( Book was the billionaire raj by James Crabtree)

M1- ok, so you are from jalgaon, what are strengths of jalgaon?
M1- and what are the weaknesses?
M1- don't you feel the situation is peculiar. On one hand there is water scarcity in district. On other hand there is banana cultivation and microirrigation. Connect the dots.
M1- you also did industry defined problem. What was the problem( problem was regarding design of an EV charging infrastructure)
M1- tell me the algorithm for it.
M1- did you had fast charging accomodated in your solution.

M2 - who coined the term gilded age( from previous book)
M2- which other book you have read ( here I mentioned "the four" by Scott Galloway)
M2- what was it about? What you agree and what you disagree with
M2- why there's a problem. US has anti trust laws right?
M2- what India must do to safeguard itself against monopolies.
M2- does India has lobbying? No I am not asking if it's legal or not ? Is it there?

M3- which hindi poet lost his entire family in Spanish flu?(DAF)what's his most famous poem?
M3- what you know about chhayawad?
M3- here's a line tell me which alankar is used in it? (Couldn't answer) have you heard about anuprass alankar?
M3- you debate as well. Here is a topic, give arguments for and against the motion for 1 min each. Topic was - last 5 yr of the govt. has been a success.

M4- tell me evolution of political science over history and contributions country wise.
M4- which Indian political scientist you believe has given the most original contribution to the field. Why?
M4- differentiate between thoughts of Machiavelli and gandhiji

CM- thank you, your interview is over.

Note: I don't remember many questions. Overall ample time for speaking was given, wasn't interrupted even once. Entire interview was DAF based with few questions from contemporary thought currents due to hobby. Questions were pretty easy. Anant sir began operating mobile in between with short bursts of intent listening whenever an important point was being raised. Overall a decent experience.
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Tandoor

Board- RN Chaube Sir

Background- Mechanical engineering IIT MADRAS
Optional- Mechanical engineering

Hobbies- Playing and following cricket, watching Bollywood movies, teaching

Overall- Board was very cordial, especially CM gave warm welcome and said that it will be like discussion than interview and if u don't know answer you can just say no and interview was mostly on technical lines

Covid safety- allowed to lower the mask as it got foggy

CM
1) meaning of the name and what should we call you
2) How was food different in Chennai compared to North India and how did I adjust
3) Opinion about Live in relationship - counter questions like Would you go for it? Is it weakening institution of marriage? What about when a kid is born how to deal with that?
3) How do u describe yourself? Tell 2 strength and weaknesses (mostly rest of interview went on the basis of strength I told them- planning and implementation and the work I had done in the past on race cars)

Passed on to M1....

M1 (soft voice very tough to hear)
1) what parameters to take into account while designing electric vehicle? Suitable for India?
2) how to improve the aerodynamics of a car
3) Do u accept that there is problem of unemployability among engineers ( I said yes- no counter questions on why, how to reduce etc)
4) Should India go for 3 party system
5) Which khan you like most out of three khan's ? Why Salman khan last? Why amir khan at top?

Passes to M2

M2
1) What kind of fuels in the car can be used in future and issues in them? Which one will u chose in coming future eg biofuels, hydrogen etc
2) Do u know about Periyar ? (I got confused between prriyar and NTR 😆 but then I said yes after some pause) Are u sure? (Said yes)
Do u consider him as a modern reformer ? What was his idea about God ?

M3
1) So you from UP.... Would u play T20 or Test match in relationship with Nepal ? What are the issues in relationship? China factor? ( I talked about soft power here)
2) In coming future cars will be sent to scrap in 15 years when people want to use it for longer period lik 25-30 years how would you deal with such situation? How should automobile Industry handle the changing situations eg BS norms, e vehicles, new fuels etc

M4
1) What do u understand by soft power ? Who gave this term? (Told about culture, people to people connection, Project Mausam, aid without expectation eg Africa support, support during covid) then he said...there is something beyond this? (I didn't know )

2) Election commission allowing postal voting above 65 years. Why? Issues? How to solve this problem of ensuring fairness while deepening democratic participation at the same time

Passed to chair

Would u like to share or ask something that we might have missed
I shared

Thank you.. your interview is over and all the best for results
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Anonymous

Board: PK Joshi
Optional and graduation: Law

No questions about home state or Covid.

Chair:
1. Is this your first time in Delhi? How do you find it different from your city?
2. What is a contingent contract? How is it different from a wager?
3. Who is a finder of lost goods? Who is a bailee?
4. Holder vs holder in due course?

M1:
1. Which position do you play in football?
2. Pele or Maradona? Why?
3. Thoughts on Jose Mourinho as a coach?
4. As a lawyer, what can you bring to the civil service?

M2:
1. Natural gas pricing model in India?
2. Other petroleum products' pricing? Why aren't oil prices falling these days?
3. Private players in the downstream sector in India?
4. FCPA vs Indian bribery laws? Are you familiar with the concept of "greasing"?

M3:
1. What's the point of the ICJ? Binding vs enforceable rulings?
2. Which judge was a minister before? Name a famous judgement by him.
3. PILs are out of control. Thoughts?

M4:
1. Difference between film criticism and a review? Watershed Indian filmmakers through history?
2. "All history is gunk." Can you frame an argument against this claim?
3. What is the point of history? If it's open to reinterpretation, why even study it?
4. How should we look at Aurangzeb as a historical figure?

M3 wanted to ask another question, but the Chair looked at his watch and cut them off. He said "thank you, your interview is over."

Overall, it was an extremely polite interaction. Panel's demeanour was reassuring in the room, but unable to know for certain how they reacted/felt about one's performance.
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development projects there. Like the Rooppur nuclear power plant we are developing jointly with russia. china is acting aggressively in our neighborhood. Recently they exempted about 97% goods from bangladesh and trying for more engagements. It's a matter of concern. But we could tackle this issue.)

Is our domestic issues affecting foreign relations?

(Sir, domestic issues should not affect our relationship with others. Even if domestic issues are affecting our foreign policy with other country we can sort it out. We have that diplomatic strength to separate such issues.

Smita ma'am again.

What strength?

(Ma'am diplomatic strength)

What if I say the net gainer in ongoing india china conflict is third country?

(No ma'am we can be a gainer too. We work according to our aspirations and interests. We have our strategic autonomy and we are a major power.)

Okay tell me what makes us a major power, we are not the largest economy.

(I said we have the numbers, population.)

So you are saying a problem we face in the country can be an asset internationally?

(Yes ma'am we have the demographic
Dividend, and great potential.)

What is that one thing others are looking for?

(Market - said we are the largest market.)

So they want us to consume?

(Yes ma'am they want us to consume. But we wish to produce more and we want orhers to consume our products.)

So you are saying we have all the potential?

(Yes ma'am, we can be a manufacturing hub, also our economy is booming!!!
Made a huge blunder here. It was an accident. )

Ma'am laughed, asked really? I was trying to conclude and you are throwing options for more questions haa?

(Sorry ma'am it was a mistake. Our economy is not booming currently, I meant it was growing. we have all the potential to be major power.)

Okay that's it. Ma'am smiled.

Thank you. Your interview is over.
Thanked all members and left the room.

It was a good experience. Very cordial board.
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Seeker

Board- Manoj Soni
Date.. 22/07/2020
State- Bihar
Optional-geography
Works at IMD
Afternoon

Chairman- you play flute. Did u have training for it? Do u play classical ragas?
Is IMD doing it's job at par compared to other countries forecasts? (Job related)

M1- u have studied from CBSE.. Tell me 2 things that we are doing good fit education? Two things that we are doing wrong in education? Two things that we can do to improve it?
Ok now tell me two things we did right during lockdown to fight with covid? Two things we could have dinner better to manage during lockdown?
What is integrated agriculture farming?

M2- tell me famous temples in Gaya (daf)..Why is Gaya famous for?
How can cricket be played in present circumstances? (Grilled here)

M3- How is IMD useful? What is it doing for agricultural insurance? What are the schemes for agricultural insurance? Objectives of JNV (DAF)? Has it been successful in reaching those objectives? How can it improve?

M4- have you heard about ancient silk route? Somewhere I read that it also passed through patna-prayagraj-delhi-amritsar belt.. Do u think it's correct? Ok how do we conclude that it existed here.. What are the evidences we see?
Have u heard about cryosphere? If polar bear goes extinct, how will it affect people in distant lands as in India? What are zoonotic diseases? Any correlation between climate change and zoonotic diseases? Can covid be called an example of climate change induced virus... Just only an opinion on it.... Your opinion May differ?

Chairman- thank you. Your interview is over

(Mask and Sheild created lots of frustration.. Once the chairman even told to correct the mask as it was coming down while talking.. Difficult to understandt board members expressions as only their eyes are visible)
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Date - 23 July 2020
Choubey sir

Last to go , forenoon session
No lady member present


Chairman
1. Tell me about your education background and work experience
2 . Explain artificial intelligence
3 . Can AI become the reason to job loss in future

M1
1. Ask 2 questions about digital literacy n how to decrease digital devide and give very long explanations
2.what are the ways to control fake news




M2
1. Hobbies related question ask about e-books
2. Ask about what is the 25 year after condition of library and physical books , are they completely convinced


M3
1. History of aksai chin
2 . Who ruled over aksai chin
3 . Would we aksai chin tu China and have a Madhya Pradesh
4. What is the terms of Neocolonialism
5. Is Google represented that theory


M4
1. Meaning of your name
2 . How lord Shiva got his trishul
3. The work of Charles Darwin
4 . Why cockroaches survived but dinosaur not
5.recent notification about coastal regulation zone and their importance
6. Should person of criminal background to enter legislative?


Would you like to anything that we need to ask
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Date- 24th July 2020

Board- Sujata Mehta Ma'am

4th to go

Optional- History

Profile-Uttar Pradesh, Computer Science Engineering,Reading and Blogging

Chairman-

1.Introduce yourself.Tell us about your education and work experience if any.

(Told about final semester internship with infosys)

2.You were placed at infosys? Which campus did you go for training? You stayed in the campus only? Are there hostels?Did you get out of the campus to explore the city?

3.Your state is famous for many crafts.Can you tell me any two that you personally like?

4.Due to covid lockdown what problems have local artisans of these crafts have faced as per you? What should the government do to give them immediate relief?

5. Asked the rationale behind blog's name.

Member 1

1.Your university is named after APJ Abdul Kalam. He gave a concept for development of rural areas.Are you aware of it?

Said no Sir.

M1 said Kalam talked about PURA.Have you heard of it?

Said yes sir.Told about it.

2.As a student of technology how can you attain objectives of PURA.In what verticals would you work?

3.Difference between Machine Learning and deep learning.
Give an example citing its application.

Member 2

1.Is classification of history as ancient medieval justified in your opinion? Yes/No why?

2.Mandate of NHRC and shortcomings.
If you are made the chairperson what changes will you bring?

3.What problems did state governments faced when migrants arrived? What would you have done better in sucha situation.

Member 3

1.Why capital changed from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?

2.Why did INA fail to liberate India?

3.Contributions of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi.

4.Reasons for fall of Kanpur from manchester of east to the current condition.

Member 4

1.What are the challenges faced by women working in govt sector or in any job in general.

2.Views on Dowry.

3.UP state schemes for women and children

4.Indradhanush scheme.

4.What about crime against women in UP? What changes would you bring?

5.Last book you read.What was it about?

Chairman-

Is there anything you want to ask us?
Okay.Your interview is over.
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Naveen


12th March 2020
Afternoon batch
Board- Smita Nagraj Mam

CP-
1. What do you do Naveen?
2. Congratulated me for clearing PCS
3. Asked me how did people around me reacted when I cleared it?
4. Which service do you think is the hardest?
5. She then reiterated that she meant civilian ones
6. Since I talked about Police, she asked me what is the outcome of such working conditions? Do you think it's conscious demonstration of power?

M1
1. The authority of President seems merely symbolic. Dont you think Presidential system is better?
2. What are the instances where President could actually impede the working of the Parliament?
3. Education system and it's variations in India? Is it good or bad?
4. Do you think our system in general impedes working by putting in too many checks?

M2
1. What is the cause behind drug issue in Punjab?
2. Has the situation improved?
3. What would you do as an administrator?
4. What is the role of Police in tackling with it?
5. What has the state government done?
6. What were the two sects that rose in 5-6th century BC?
7. Causes of their rise.
8. Cross Question- wasn't it a social revolt?

M3
1. You're a BDPO. Have you visited the field office ever?
2. Would you like to visit the office as a common man?
3. Why is approval of BDPO necessary? Why not to let the village authorities do their work?
4. What services could be provided at the village level without having to come to the BDPO office?
5. Why do pollution control units need permission? I had no idea of this

M4
1. What was the cause behind rise of militancy in Punjab?
2. Role of Pakistan in it?
3. Linkage between terrorism and drug issue?
4. Role of Police and BSF in it?
5. Asked me about Greater Punjab concept.

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Malkaraj

23/07/2020 session forenoon 5th to go

Name: Malkaraj P
Board: smitha nagaraj madam

Hobbies: solid waste management, understanding civic issues, watching motivational videos

optional: literature of tamil language

degree: undergraduation in computer science engineering

work: 3 yrs in wipro

Interview time: 35-40 mins

chair person made me very comfortable by giving time to settle and asked me to lower the mask with face shield kept intact.

chairperson:

1.what are you doing now?

I said upsc preparation and taking care of provisional store with my father and the questions taken its course in the business area.

2. how is business in the corona times? Has your employees left the place?

3. is e commerce a threat to your business?

4. In many traditional businesses why dont the parents like their children to come to business?

5. Can we let the market forces to determine the fate of these businesses or should we have special intervention?

6. if one business you want to hold tight and dont want it die its natural course what would that be? Why?

7. why tamil literature ? Is it because it is high scoring?

8. who is favourite writer in tamil and why?

M1:

1. if you let market forces rule over everything like traditional occupations would we not lose our heritage?(he said about handloom in kancheepuram as an example)?

2.whats your view about bimaru states?

3. which bimaru state will develop fast in the present scenario?

member 2:

1.what motivational videos do you watch?

2. If mumbai terror attacks (they came through sea) happened anywhere in the long tamilnadu coast , what help would fishermen community would have done to thwart the attack?

3.would they have helped?(It was like wheteher fishermen is happy with govt or not kind of question)?

4. coastal hazards in general and the effects for the fishing community?
(since they live very close to sea and are they prepared for the hazards – this was the clarification he gave me)

5. as an administrator if you are asked to change one thing what thing will you change?

I said political recall should be made as a part of policy but I later found thats out of scope for the question asked.


member 3:

1. have you been to vivekananda memorial?

(I bluffed saying are you saying the one near marina beach in chennai and they clarified that with a smile that he is saying about kanyakumari) - I said no idea

2. who is the tall person standing ?

3. why he is so famous in tamilnadu?

4. what is katchatheevu issue ? What rights do indian fishermen have over there now?

5. why fishermen killings in indian waters near srilanka? Who is responsible for that?

Member 4

1. do you think tamilnadu is in the top of development as in 20 years before? Why it cannot continue that path?(why its growth is not in the top one or two)

2. what is the per capita income in tamilnadu?

3. differentiate between artificial intelligence and machine learning?

4. how could it be used in governance?

5. what is vocal for local and think global act local?

6. when was they unveiled?( I said both unveiled in atmanirbhar bharat but he clarified the second was in globalisation era)

7. can machines replace humans in governance?(I said cannot because of empathy)

8. why cant empathy be infused in to machines?

Chair:

1. if empathy is shown in lower office in government why so many petitions come directly to district collectors?

2. then are you saying machines can become a substitute for government officers?

(I said institutions and processes like grievance redressal and feedback loops if properly enforced this can be thwarted and still I feel empathy is the hallmark of humans not machines).

Thank you

your interview is over.

I smiled warmly and wished them and came back happily.

So comfortable smiling members and chairperson , very receptive never troubled much.

Nice experience.
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Board: Satyavati
Date: 27/07/2020

Education: BE electronics and communication
Work experience: 3+ years in software and networking
Hobby: cooking and sudoku
Sports: Kho Kho
Native: chikmagaluru, Karnataka.

Chairman:

1. About work experience
2. 5g and how it is different from 4g
3. Why India needs 5G, can't we manage with 4G now. (Conversation on technology development, employment )
4. Sudoku, how much time I take to solve different level ones.

M1.
1. Coffee and chikmagaluru.
2. Only in few games Indian win medals in olyampic, do you see any pattern in this ?
3. Different modes of transportation, which one is better and why. ( I mentioned water ways)
4. Why water ways are not developed in India and also in Kerala, Karnataka.

M2: case study
If your subordinate, doesn't work and continuesly absent from the job. What action will you take. (Question was long, I shortened it)

I could recall only this question.

M3:
1. Renewable energy and its cost benefit analysis. Vis a vis thermal power plant.
2. Covid lockdown and environmental advantages
3. Work from home and advantages.
4. Future of IT industry w.r.t work from home

M4:
1. Indo Nepal
2. Demographic dividend, boon or bane ?
3. Software and hardware. Which one is cause and which one is effect.
Long conversation happened on both the above lines.

These are only broader topics on which the conversation happened.

Overall it is very pleasant. It went for just 20 minutes. Mam didn't ask me to remove facemask or shield.
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27/july/2020
Board: TCA Anant
Optional : PSIR, Mechanical engineering
Hobbies : reading books, writing poems, youth parliament.

Chairman
1. What is the job of a quality analyst.
2. Can you explain using a scenario

M1
1. Use of mechanical in cse
2. China's growing influence has led to changes in global order. What are these changes?
3. Any specific grouping?
M2
1. What is innovation
2. What is 4th industrial revolution
3. Disruptive innovation
4. If you are dm how will u do disruptive innovation
5. If dm in bihar during floods
6. NDMA what is a disaster
Which ministry
M3
1. Afspa valid
2. Torture of terrorist for info valid
3. E books vs hard copy
4. Self publish vs traditional publishing
5. Assam floods
6. Steps to solve

M5
1. Qualities of a leader
2. Student politics good bad
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Shivam

Board-b.s bassi

Forenoon,4th to go

Optional-philosophy

Civil engineering

Hobby-swami vivekananda,mahatama gandhis philosophy

Chair

1.3 best qualities a civil servant should have..

2.arrange them increasing order of importance for u as civil servant and why

3.1 good trait from these which u can sacrifice

4.3 worst traits a person can have

5.arrange top to bottom.

6.upto what extent can have these worst traits

7.if u r custom official and some very dreaded smuggler like dawood is smuggling gold and u have caught this cargo..now u have two options either to let him off or he will kill u..will u be selfish in this case and save ur life and allow the smuggling to take place..


M1(civil engineering)

1.different forms of energy?

2.why so much focus on hydropower?

3.types of dams?

4.highest dam of india.?


M2

1.where do u place integrity in terms of quality a person should have?

2.types of integrity..difference between them?

3.gandhiji's absolute truth and relative truth..?


M3.

1are u man of thought or man of action

2.most painful impact covid had

3.what u did for migrants as a man of action

4.oppprtunities created by covid

5.atamnirbar bharat making migrants also atamnirbhar


M4.

1.1 book from which hinduism flow, like christianity and islam

2.few examples where ghandhiji differ from bhagvad gita

3.case study..terrorist has planted bombs across the city with 3 instances given

A.10 people die B.20 people die C .50 people will die..u have arrested the terrorist and have only 30 minutes.will u use torture to know those location of the planted if yes, in which case.?


Chair

1.will u use torture if a person has stolen something and he is not telling where he has kept that thing

2.will u b selfish if ur child wants admission in best of the college but u cant afford that..why if not??


All the questions were ethics based and each followed from the answers given to the previous
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27/07 A/N
Background: IIT Kanpur, B.Tech CE
Sathiyavathi ma’am
Last one to go in

Chair: - Why Civil services, opportunity cost, why engg at first place?
⁃ couch-surfing (hobby) - discussion on airbnb, oyo, bed and breakfast scheme
⁃ Tribal problems, discussion on land alienation (central India), FRA Act

M1: - you said sense of satisfaction in Civil services, you think you would be happy and satisfied when your hands would be tied in govt?
⁃ You look like Ayushman Khurrana, do you watch his movies? What social message they give? Do you think it’s good/bad that young people like you give their 3-4 years to this when ample of opportunities in other fields.
⁃ Explain morale? How would you keep the morale of your team members high?

M2: - Why is Indian bureaucracy criticised/accused of being status quoist? What one can do when it’s all in the hands of political class? Do we need a committed bureaucracy in India? Why not?

M3: - ToT model in CE? Feasible for all kind of road projects? What’s HAM? How much time period? Where to get finances from? How to make less viable roads more viable?

M4: - NPAs estimated by RBI governor to be 14.7% by next year, what can we do to prevent that? Evergreening isn’t good? It can give time for projects to recover and pay loans.
⁃ Farm loan waiver is necessary, don’t you think that?
⁃ How can India be a 5 tr$ economy (by 2024) now?

Chair: Thanks Ankush. You may leave.
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M R

Interview 27 July 2020
PSIR optional
Hobby: classical Odissi dance and yoga

Board: Satyavathi ma’am

Chairman
Greetings
Asked for my facial identification
American elections and possibilities around it
The suspension of US visa for online education and its implications for India and US

M1
Russian inclination towards China and related India’s concerns
How can India address it
Non military pressure tactics that India can use against China ( as an IFS officer)

M2
Concerns around monetising deficit
Is Indian step towards fiscal stimulus sufficient or something more needs to be done
Shortcomings of the 1991 economic reforms
Why could our manufacturing sector could not take off as expected

M3
Is voter behaviour in India prejudiced
If you are the protagonist of the movie article 15 what would you have done differently

M4
Elaborate on the needs of soft skills in India
Should India focus on high end technologies or manufacturing sector
What should be done to realise the demographic dividend in India

Thank you
Your interview is over

The board was cordial and no controversial questions.
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Stefan

Background:-

BA Economics (2014)
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Indian Postal Service (2017 Batch)
Home state: Kerala
Optional: Public Admin


27/07/2020 (Forenoon session)
Board: Mr Bharat Bhushan Vyas

1st to go..

Chair:-
What were you doing btw 2014-17?
Why Public admin?
It’s not scoring?
Difference btw governance, admin and management
What’s empowerment?Mention 5 things
Suppose you’re addressing a gram panchayat what are the 5 things you’d mention
What’s SDR? Why’s it in the news?

M1:-
What does MKSS do? (DAF related)
What did you do at MKSS for a month? (DAF)
What is labour force participation rate
What are the challenges facing agriculture in India

M2:-
SAARC : what are the issues?
Do you think it’s worth the effort?
It’s not just Pakistan that we have issues with, we have issues with other neighbouring countries too
Nepal issue
Maldives issue
What are the peculiar features of Kerala that is fueling the rise in number of covid cases now?
What made Kerala model a success initially

M3:-
What did you do as Literary Arts Coordinator of your college?
What did you do as Member of the Economics Circle?
Do you play sports?
What do you do for physical activity now?

M4:-
What is a bad bank?
Are you in favour of it?
Tell me about India Post’s commercial bank
Tell me about your college


Chair:-
Trivandrum - 2 things you’d like to change/ see

(Really smooth interview. I was allowed to speak without any interruptions from the members’ side.)
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27th july
Board-Bhonsle sir
2nd to go
CP-
1.Problems faced by women in lockdown
2.Iran-China strategic partnership...highlights all failures of India's foreign policy
3.Arab world in light of Iran-China
4.Issues w.r.t pakistan with growing Iran-China-Pakistan
M1
1.Meaning of name
2.Tell me about Junkyard event (DAF)
3.Explain Circular economy and the way we becoming hub of waste
4.Any Zinc mine in india or any famous mines in india(somewhat realted to college)
5.How to reach Pancheswar(my blunder of naming this in earlier question)
M2(female and most pleasing member)
1.Why Mechanical engineering optional ..otherwise graduates take humanities
2.Lessons from Ladakh for India
3.Atmanirbhar bharat ..is it right
4.Tell me few pranayams u practice
M3
1.Atmanibhar again ..what u understand by it
2.Online education..is it good and is it viable for India particularly in rural areas
M4(highest time taker)
1.Online education again and other problems in viability of it
2.Alternatives of Brick and mortar colleges and why?
4.IR 4.0
5.Tell all IR in context of source of energy
6.Tell difference btw IR 3.0 and IR4.0 in context of Mechanical engineering.
CM-
Did u enjoyed discussion?
Plan for today?..then sugggestion for National War memorial.
-Very few cross questions
-Every member was active throughout the discussion and very encouraging nodding.
Best of luck for all candidates!
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e (long question)(he was indirectly referring to killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Chief, but didn't say explicitly). How ethical is that? (I said sir it depends on who is being killed, told if it is terrorist then it is ethical) (Here he wanted specific keyword which I didn't mention, hence he framed next Q)
4. What would have been pros and cons if we had used drone instead of manned aircraft in Balakote airstrike (I talked about 2 pros, but before I could start cons, he cut me short and mentioned what about collateral damage (this is the word he wanted in previous answer it seems) - killing of civilians - I said sir, that issue can be taken care if we design drones with more precision.
5. How will you use your E&C knowledge in civil service (talked about smart irrigation if get opportunity to work in agri department, work for technology transfer from countries like USA, Israel if in IFS, use of e-governance etc.)
6. You worked in this company for few months. What was your work? I told about iPhone network chip project which I was part of, then told about some features, but highlighted we were only designing, but fabrication is done in Taiwan.

CH:
Mr. X, is it your photo? He was showing it from some long distance, but I was able to see, I said yes sir, he asked me are you confident or just making out from there, I said I am confident, then ma'am sitting besides me asked me to go near bassi sir to check photo, I went and again he asked - I said yes sir, this is my photo only.
Thank you. Your interview is over.

Duration was almost 30 minutes. Overall feeling average though I was confident through out, but questions were long, I was not able to bring out specific keywords which they had in their mind. I might have missed some questions. Also did one factual mistake, which I don't know how board will consider.
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