Interview – April 29 – 1st in Afternoon
Board – P. Kilemsungla Ma’am
Questions by Chairperson –
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You have written Teaching as a hobby, what kind of teaching do you do?
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What did you gain from teaching slum kids?
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Are you still in touch with these kids?
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What could be done to improve the education services in rural areas?
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Give me two solutions which would be effective in bridging the quality of education rich and poor students get?
Member 1 –
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What is the difference between society and civil society?
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Do you think the difference is artificial? Wouldn’t it be better if we have only – a society and not many civil societies?
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Name major insurgencies which happened in India after 1947.
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Explain any one of them. (Explained Punjab issue)
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How do you see the role of administration in dealing with this particular issue?
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What can we learn from this?
Member 2 –
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You studied Metallurgical Engineering, then why did you opt for Sanskrit Literature?
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In ancient times, there used to be no writing mechanism or printing, how did our ancestors retained such vast literature?
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Why are we not able to remember even one verse?
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What were you doing for past four years after graduation? (Told about joining PMRDF)
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Is this scheme workable? Do you think such programmes should be there at all?
Member 3 –
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You were talking about Shruti and Smriti as modes of keeping record. I want to check your memory. Tell me Maheswar Sutra.
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What is the importance of Maheshwar Sutra?
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Have you read that Kalidasa has described several regions in India apart from Kashmir where saffron is grown?
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How do you think he could possibly know such things?
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Have you read Ritusamhara of Kalidasa?
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You must have read that Kalidasa was a dumb person earlier. How did he change?
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What can we learn from this?
Member 4 –
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How can we tackle the problem of slum proliferation in India?
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Is microfinance a workable option in low cost housing sector?
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You must have heard of high profile resignations lately – in India and elsewhere also?
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Do you think that such resignations are justified?
Overall, the board was very cordial. At no point did they show any positive or negative expressions. I did not give good answers in situation based questions. Even in other questions, I gave very general answers.