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Interview 2014 Transcripts and Experiences

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  • edited April 2014
    I have my interview on 1st may and my roll no. is the the least on that day.
    Would I be the first candidate of any board.
    Any idea of board ? or
    questions asked for those who are interviewed in the beginning of the day

    1st MAY- International workers' day (Labour day) should be holiday.
    If not,

    questions may be hypothetical but you never know what clicks !
    > What, Why May day ?
    > do read about occupational disorders and
    > few labour related reforms needed as part of 2nd generation economic reforms.
    > Industrial related stuff.
    > If you are from WB,Kerala - do know about Communists- China,Russia additionally (few points would suffice) a question was asked on china and capitalism!!.

    >link your optional
  • Mine is in 16th may, vote counting day :D
  • Haven't received any letter or email too.....interview is on 16th may
    mere friend de 12 may nu hai.......even he hasnt got email and letter. he will call imran farid sir tomorrow. u can also call after waiting for 3-4 more days.
  • Haven't received any letter or email too.....interview is on 16th may
    mere friend de 12 may nu hai.......even he hasnt got email and letter. he will call imran farid sir tomorrow. u can also call after waiting for 3-4 more days.
    Guess we are all calling Mr Imran Farid tomorrow..
  • GnRGnR
    edited April 2014
    This one is from orkut, excuse me if someone has not posted it here before :
    Abhishek Mani Tripathi (16 April Forenoon Session)
    Background : B.Tech (ECE), PGDM, Indian Defence Estates Service
    Optional : Sociology
    Duration: 20-25 mins
    Board : A P Singh
    Hobbies: Reading non-fiction, Hindi Poetry

    CM:
    1. Asked on recent scams in MoD related to my dept like Adarsh, Jodhpur, Srinagar and Sukna land scams
    2. 2-3 questions on Scouting movement like its origin, founder and the context in which it originated
    3. Quantum of land holding with MoD, role of IDES, functions etc
    4. Difference between Cantonment and Military Station

    M1:
    1. Defence Procurement Policy
    2. Modernization of Indian Armed Forces
    3. How can we prevent scams like Augusta Westland
    4. What specific trait of Indian Society is responsible for scams in India, especially, arms procurement
    5. Similarity among Gulf Nations, Countries of Eastern Europe and South Asia
    6. What is SAARC? Comment on its relative significance. Reasons for failure ( I told that it has failed to achieve its objective)
    7. What is Red Cross Society? Its HQ in India
    8. Philosophies of Shankaracharya and Ramanuja (was clueless abt this)

    M2:
    1. Favourite Hindi poet, his brief biography, writing style, focus areas, ideological bent, relevance in present context
    2. Recently read book and its brief review
    3. Learnings from Scouting movement, Scout Law, comparison with NCC

    M3:
    1. Who started land record modernization in India
    2. Land modernization in States across India
    3. 2-3 dept specific questions on land management
    4. India should have military rule instead of Democracy for 2 years to discipline society. Asked my opinion on this issue
    5. Why Civil Services???

    M4:
    1. My engineering job experience
    2. Difference between Analog and Digital
    3. 5-6 questions on Trichy (I did my engg from NIT Trichy)...I was able to answer only half of them

    Very smooth and cordial interview ( though everybody b4 me had almost same experience)...CM gives no expression throughout the interview...
  • Any idea how alka sirohi board is??? Does she award very low marks??
  • Anybody with law background (optional or graduation) who has already given the interview? Please share your experience!
  • vinay mittal; hobbies: movie, tv series, football; pub ad ; metallurgy

    You are doing job? NO
    What is difference between B.E and B.Tech ?
    Your hobbies movies, tell me 5 greatest Indian directors.
    Okay tell me 5 greatest English directors?
    Have you heard of David lean?
    Have you heard of movie passage to India?
    Tell me some French director?
    Last movie you have seen?
    Who was the director?
    Whom do you think win election?
    I said if go with public sentiments bjp ?
    Why this party? Is change is the only reason or any other?
    What is Gujarat model?
    What is special about education sector of Gujarat?
    Why civil services after engineering?
    What kind of TV series you watch?
    You watch English TV serials, why there is so much crime; people are killing each other bill?
    Why people have become impatient?
    Do you think people are motivated by late night criminal serials?
    If you are member of information and broadcasting how will you stop such serials?
    What will be your course of action?

    Tell me about 3 monuments of Rajasthan?
    What is freedom of speech?
    I told in civil services contributing in better way, and ask in what better way, what are the parameters of better?
    Why there are so much cases of defamation?
    How will you use metallurgy in civil aviation?
    What is qualities of good leader, administrator?
    Case study: if your subordinate out rightly denied following your order what will you do?
    How will you use your engineering in corruption?
    How will you reduce corruption as IPS?(2nd preference )
    (sms, as a leader set an example , talk to subordinate that it is intolerable)
    Tell me what are long term and short term solution?
    Okay tell me short term first?
    What is extrusion and injection molding?
    What is cold extrusion and hot extrusion?
    what is the temprature of hot and cold extrusion?
    What is slag?
    What are content of glass?
    How glass is made?
    How plastic bottle are made?


    Lot more not able to remember
  • Any idea how alka sirohi board is??? Does she award very low marks??
    Yes she awards low marks. Last year for many guys she has given 100/300 !
  • Any idea how alka sirohi board is??? Does she award very low marks??
    Yes she awards low marks. Last year for many guys she has given 100/300 !
    Yes. But hasn't she also given some of the highest marks?
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