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UPSC Interview Transcript 2024 – 24: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board | Optional: Sociology

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UPSC Interview Transcript 2024 – 24: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board | Optional: Sociology
Date: 08th January 2024, Afternoon Session

Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir

Optional: Sociology

College: NIT Jalandhar

Keywords: Chemical Engineering, BDO, CAPF , Chemical Industry, Parade coordinator.

 

Chairperson
  • What is the meaning of “kumar” attached with your name?
  • You were parade coordinator at school, so tell me the significance of the parade.
  • What are you doing after you resign from the company? Are you still preparing or have you got any job?
  • Ok, you got BDO. It means you will love working at grassroot level?
Member-01
  • You did chemical engineering and also worked in industry for 1 year. 
    • So why are you going towards Civil Services?
  • Role of chemical Engineering in civil services?
  • As a BDO, what change do you want to bring in your block?
    • I told them that my joining for BDO is awaited, but they again asked questions on the assumption that I have some idea regarding that post.
  • Give me a case study like as a BDO how I will improve education infrastructure. 
    • And if I’m transferred then what is the certainty that the next BDO will continue my previous efforts with the same enthusiasm?
  • Tell me some government initiatives in the digital economy sector which brought a visible impact on masses.
Member-02
  • What kind of scholarship you got through PMSS (DAF based).
  • Tell me the Full form of CAPF  and mandate of any 3 CAPFs in detail and their administrative and operational control.
Member-03
  • Tell me which type of subsidy is given to fertiliser?
    • Can you explain to me the procedure/process like how the government is providing subsidies for fertiliser?
  • You are a chemical engineer, how do you see the issue of fossil fuel in recent times?
    • Don’t you think that overuse of fossil fuels is not good for India and India should also try to phase out the use of fossil fuel very soon?
  • Any developed country who is relying on fossil fuels and why are they not taking action on reducing it?
  • What are the steps taken by the government towards green energy infrastructure?
  • Why was the timeline of reducing the use of fossil fuel not finalised at COP 28?
  • As a BDO, how will you promote use of green energy infrastructure in your block? 
    • Many counter questions.
  • How will you reduce vehicular emission at your block? 
    • Give me 3 concrete steps which you as a BDO would take if you are going to promote use of e-vehicles in your block.
Member-04
  • How is the new education policy better than the older one?
  • Why is the system of 5+3+3+4 introduced  in NEP? 
    • What is its utility in the current context? 
    • Also asked some counter questions.
Chairman:

  • Have you heard about singularity in Artificial intelligence?
  • Why is the education system of our country not as par with foreign universities despite having one of the best 23 IITs?
  • Why Some IITians/NITians are getting low wages of 30-40k and also many of the graduates are unemployed?
    • Has our education system failed?
  • We are having IITs and having the best talents but that talent goes out of the country and around 140 Indians are holding key positions in the US. 
    • Don’t you think that India is not capable enough in terms of finance and infrastructure to absorb such talent?
    • What should we do to bring reforms in employment of technical graduates?
  • Now we are observing that many IITians from Computer science background are working in consultancy, some are CEOs of companies but they are not well versed in coding but are good in management. don’t you think that they are destroying the valuable resources of IIT?
    • IITians are working as CEOs of companies like Zomato and they are not good in coding despite being of IT background. 
    • So don’t you think that our coding and AI infrastructure will become weak if such brilliant minds will not be productive in their core branch of engineering?
    • What are the reasons for high skill mismatch among Indian graduates and what should we do?
  • What are the steps already taken and what would be your suggestions to solve such issues?
  • Your interview is over, Thank You, we wish you all the best.

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