Prateek ****
Optional – Management
Home State – MP
DOI – 5th March 2019
Education – B.Tech, MBA
Hobbies – Singing, Fitness
Board – M Sathiyavathy Madam
Duration : 30 – 32 mins
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
• Chariman was attentive throughout, checked her watch towards the end
• All members were smiling and acknowledging answers
CM: Showing my passport photograph – Is this you ?
CM - Reading out DAF to other members – he has done this .. then this .. belongs to this place. After all of this why do you wish to join civil services ?
CM – But isn’t the bureaucracy a failure in our country. IN 75 years, we still have almost 30% people poor in the country. What do you think?
CM – Okay. But what about health and education – we are very poor in those sectors.
CM – So what do you think about lateral entry in civil services ?
CM – So what should we do then ?
CM – You have worked in CRISIL. How was the work there ?
CM – Okay which verticals ?
CM – Great. But you didn’t tell me how was the work – did you like it ?
M1 – So , Govt has done many reforms in its term – what are some of the big reforms that the Govt has done in the last 5 years in terms of Indian economy, what issues are still pending and what is the way forward ? Take your time and answer.
M1 – Are you forgetting a big reform related to the twin balance sheet problem that you mentioned ? Something related to the banks ?
M1 – No something else ?
M1 – What about the IBC Code ?
M1 – Okay good. You were in a rock band. What do you do ?
M3 – Oh you are a poet also ? Do you write poetry ?
M1 – Can you recount a couplet from whatever you have written ?
M2 – So you have done computer science engineering. Recently Government launched the Electronics policy – what are its key positives ?
M2 - What are the other provisions regarding (forgot what he asked)
M2 – Okay, no worries. But if you had to suggest improvements to the electronics industry as a whole. What would you suggest ?
M2 – What can the government do for that ?
M2 – Okay. So these NRIs, they are not investing in the country – they have so much wealth that they accumulate – but why are they not investing ?
M3 – may I know your service preferences ?
M3 – I want to understand why all of you people are putting IAS at the top and IFS lower ? Humare time pe toh everyone wanted to join IFS. What is the reason ?
M3 – Okay. Lets say you get the Postal Service – will you join ?
M3 – You will join? Sure ?
M3 – (not wanting to hear the reason) Okay tell the reason
M3 –Accha lets talk about this India Pakistan, Pulwama, WC Abhinandan. How do you see Imran Khan’s stature in the world right now? Has it improved in terms of his face value ?
M3 – but theyre saying he should get a Nobel Peace Prize. What do you think ?
M3 – So Kashmir. What is the issue how can we solve the problem?
M4 – (thick accent difficult to comprehend)
M4 – Why is agriculture struggling in the country ?
M4 – What about inequality. You must have heard about the inequality index in the world where we have highest number of wealthy people in the world.
M4 – Don’t you think that’s also an issue ?
M4 – Should agriculture be given industry status ?
M4 – But are you aware that Govt accorded industry status to Agriculture once in the past ?
M4 – Okay. You spoke about agricultural distress earlier. Why is agriculture distressed ?
M4 – (said something which I don’t remember)
CM – Okay. Thank you.