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UPSC Interview Transcript 16: Sathiyavathy Mam Board/

UPSC Interview Transcript 16: Sathiyavathy Mam Board/ Electrical Engineering

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UPSC Interview Transcript 16: Sathiyavathy Mam Board/ Electrical Engineering

#Sathiyavathy Board  / Haryana / Dual Degree / Electrical Engineering

Board: Sathiyavathy Mam Board

Graduation: Dual Degree Electrical Engg, IIT Delhi

Native : Yamunanagar, Haryana

Hobbies: Reading Biographies, Meditation, Playing piano

Work : Intel, Currently in IDAS

 

Chairperson
  • Tell us about the recent reforms in Railway Services?
  • Give me your personal opinion on the Railway Services merger.
  • Okay, so you prefer specialists, then why do we hire generalists?
  • Apart from DM, say health secretary, power secretary, etc, who is better suited for that job?
  • But Vallabhai Patel once said that If we hire all specialists, they would be undecisive and only generalists are capable of acting decisively, Was he wrong?
Member 1
  • What is the difference between fine arts and conceptual arts?
    • Do you follow International relations?
  • Tell me about Bangladesh.
  • Why do we make people fill all these, sports hobbies, etc in DAF?
  • You are an IAS, if you suddenly get to know that you have to join one particular district within a month, What will you do first? (followed by What else twice)
  • Defence has the largest budget in country and is so important for the country, but you still want to join IAS, Which one do you think is more important?
    • If both are equally important, then why join IAS?
Member 2
  • You have lived in Bhopal, what did you like about the place?
  • Apart from people, anything else- architecture-wise?
  • You have mentioned reading biographies as your hobby, Which ones have you read?
    • Why do you read biographies specifically?
    • Which biography did you find most impressive and Why?
  • Okay, What did you learn from Dalai Lama’s biography?
Member 3
  • What is budget?
  • What about the previous definition related to plan, non plan expenditure?
  • Why did we abandon the planning commission?
  • So, how is planning done now?
  • Do we have a state budget as well? Are you sure?
  • What is climate change?
  • What is the main reason for it?
  • What is a carbon sink?
  • Do you think artificial carbon capture is feasible?
Member 4
  • You have lived in Chandigarh, what did you like about the place?
  • Your interview is finished, you may go now.
  • This is my personal opinion, but according to me, thinking a lot about everything in your DAF helps a lot. 
  • Interview preparation should ideally be 10% reading, 90% thinking.

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