Date of Interview: 20/04/2022 Afternoon Session
Board: M. Sathiyavathy
Optional: PSIR
Duration : 2 PM – 2.40 PM
Interests : contemporary foreign policy developments in India and issues of India’s internal security.
I was asked to remove the shield but put the mask and gloves on. All members including Chairwoman were wearing mask.
Members
DAF based questions :
- What is unique about you? (All members were smiling at me and I was nervous.)
- Good academic credentials, why not research?
- Why such poor state of private sector in your state?
- People from your state faced mass exodus from Bengaluru. Any personal experience? (Clarified that when it happened I was not residing there. Then I was asked if any experience during my stay)
- What steps need to be taken to improve industrialisation in your state?
- Possibilities of inland river transportation? Can it be a game changer?
- Questions on status of insurgency in nine states of India, one by one and several questions followed.
- Your views on India’s stand on Russia-Ukraine war
- Indo – Pacific vision of India
- India’s collaborations with Japan and Australia. This got extended to AUKUS, NATO, and China.
- As an editor what are your top 5 priorities while selecting a piece for publication?
- Bharat Ratna awardees from your state?
- How to make North -East a homogeneous economic unit?
- Why not IFS ? (Chairwoman put this question while I was answering questions on Indo -Pacific asked by another member.)
- Few more factual questions related to DAF.
Current affairs :
- Issues in civil aviation industry in India.
- Two situation based questions (DC in home state and Secretary)
No questions from hobbies and job experience. Chairwoman kept nodding with a smile. I missed two factual questions. Overall it was a good experience.
Source: Forum IAS
