Interview Transcript

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Board: Suman sharma maam

Date: 03/04/2024

DAF pointers: MBBS, Anthropology, Covid, health camps, breastfeeding.

Chairwoman:

1. So you are a doctor, what do you think when I say that health is an industry and Pharma is a big brother? I very politely said that I Couldn’t see the sarcasm, she very nicely explained it to me discussed a bit on it moved on.

2. There were many APIs in India 30 years back, how did we deteriorate from there? Some follow up questions on that too .

3. Israel hamas war. How do you see USA in this conflict? Futher follow up questions.

Probably 1 more question cannot recall

M1.

1. Diseases in Children . Wanted to hear mental health issues and social media connect. Asked how would you prevent your kids from the adverse effects.

2. Right to freedom and expression but people spread a lot of hate speech on Media? How to tackle ? Should they be penalised.

M2.

1. Leaders vs manager. What are civil servants? He wanted me to choose only one but I persisted saying that in my humble opinion it’s a good combination of both.

2. Blockade for India to enter UNSC and what can be done? Some counter questions.

3. What are DFC? Salient features - didnt know much

4. How many inland waterways ? Name some. How will you develop inland waterways? Again I did not know specific things

M3.

1. Asked me to debate after a monologue on how people these days are taking flu and shingles vaccines too. Vaccines are necessary or are we administering them without much thought. Discussion around this. Had quite a detailed counter questioning

2. Situation based. How to convince people who are against vaccine? He added what if 20000 people are campaigning against it? How to handle them?

M4

1. How can you make people donate organs? Tell me some campaign or innovative idea around it.

2. Discussion around the usage of Antimicrobials, antivirals and steroids in covid. The side effects of using and hence did we do it wrong? What else should we have done?

3. Difference between self respect and ego. How to balance it?

4. Since you were creative editor. Give me a creative writeup on the topic - Pursuing Medical PG is much better than civil services. Did manage to crack a joke in between.

5. Now tell me why you want to join civil services leaving medical?

Chairwoman said your interview is over.

I expressed my gratitude to the entire board for this wonderful opportunity to have such interactions with them.