IAS 2006 Interview Transcripts #19

20. Siddhartha

Law student

chairperson- Mr. S.G. Inamdar

My tryst with destiny- 9th april at 11 a.m.(fatal combo of 9/11..!)

on the forenoon session, i was d first to be interviewed...

my interview(i.v.) began wth my roll no n birth date.

the other Qs are as under:-

1.whr u livin n since whn?

2. wts ur native place?- patan(guj).

-> do u know abt the archeological excavations tht took place b4 some 7-8 yrs?

3. wt r u stdyin rght now?- LL.B.

->full form of LL.B.

4. wt r d problems of ahmedabad(coz i'm livin here for d last 20 yrs)

->i said pollution, transport, health facilities, basic infra. etc.

->then frm pollution they took me towards CFCs, ozone depletion,acid rain, global warming, kyoto protocol, montreal protocol n so on....

5. wt'll be ur priorities for solvin d problems of ahmedabad?

6. infrastructural changes needed in which areas in our country, physical n social infra, ur priorities...

->i emphasised a bit more on education.

7. wts d level of female literacy in gujrat?

hw ll u raise the level? tell me atleast 1 innovative step u will take in ths direction.

8.wt is women empowerment? (only definition)

9.do u know abt SEZ? wats d controversyn problems? which r d disputed areas? tell us the new policy declared by gove in ths regard.

10. do u know anything abt surat?

->y ws it in news some 10-15 years ago. ans-plague

->hw did it break out? who ws d officer who completely metamorphosised surat since then?

11. tell me abt d latest scientific inventions.

12. in cricket, who s an allrounder?defintn?a famous one frm guj in past?

13. do u travel in railway? which r d new things or changes u found in recent times? hws railway makin such a huge profits? is mr lalu solely responsible for tht?

14. diff betn PIL n anglo-sexian jurisprudence.(on my sub-law)

15. name any non developin economy? i said none. then he asked hw India is diff frm other developin countries? ans- Ind s 'rapidly' developin country.

16. do u know 'Thakkarbapa'? his works?(my surname is Thakkar)

-> he ws a social worker durin 1920s n 30s.

Mr inamdar began the i.v. with the word 'beso' (gujarati of pls seat) n ended it wth the word 'avjo' (bye bye in guj). this s so coz he is frm maharashtra n probably worked in guj fr a long period.

n most importantly, it wsa 0 stress interview ... they were unbelievably cordial. they din try to grill me or put me in stress even once...

i enjyed it a lot. i entered wth a smile n came out wth a smile as well. so, i m very much hopeful abt d outcome.