IES interview experience of AIR-1 IES 2012 : Kunal Srivastava( E & T)

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• IES Interview Experience of AIR-1
• IES 2012 Kunal Srivastava( E T)

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• Q1. Introduce yourself.
• Ans. Sir, my name is KUNAL SHRIVASTAV. I belong
  to Patna, Bihar. I have completed my secondary
  and senior secondary schooling in Patna under
  CBSE board. I completed my B.Tech from Indian
  institute of Information technology Allahabad in
  2011. Since my graduation I have been preparing
  for various competitive examinations including
  Engg services. My hobbies include solving Sudoku,
  watching movies and writing spoof articles.
• I have completed two projects during
  college. Firstly, an alarm clock and secondly, a
  person counter. Besides, I have undergone summer
  training programme at Vodafone where I learnt
  about GSM technology and this generated an
  interest towards telecommunications technology.
  My favourite subjects are Control Systems,
  Signals and Systems and Electromagnetic theory.
• I am optimistic and industrious by nature.
  I am curious minded and willing to learn new and
  exciting skills.
• My short-term goal is responsible
  employment and long-term goal is satisfactory
  service to the nation.

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• Counter question Vodafone INDIA Third largest in
  India. Gives 2.75G in 900 and 1800 Mhz. In 1992,
  Hutchison Whampoa was given license to operate in
  some cities. Essar was its partner. But Hutch
  acquired the majority later. In 2007, Vodafone
  Group plc bought 67 in Hutchison Telecom for
  11.1 billion. This deal has caused a storm
  nowadays. As the IT dept. believed that since it
  was purchase of an Indian company so liable to be
  taxed. The crux of the issue is that whether or
  not IT dept. has jurisdiction over this issue.
  Voda fone is facing tax liability for this deal.
  The SC has already cleared that Vodafone does not
  have any tax liability. But this did not go down
  well with FM and Pranab MUkherjee amended IT act
  1961 with retrospective effect to undo SCs
  orders. Concerns were raised over investment in
  India and Shome committee was appointed which
  suggested that either the govt. withdraw the
  retrospective tax amendment or waive tax penalty.
• In 2011, Vodafone group announced that it will
  but additional 33 from its partner Esaar.

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• Q2. Why you want to become ESE?
• Ans. Sir, three reasons why I want to be an ES
  officer.
• Firstly, it presents me with a wonderful
  opportunity to work in the best way I can and
  also concurs with my long-term goals.
• Secondly, career prospects are bright. Growth is
  good and the work itself is multi-faceted
  encompassing techno-managerial aspects as well.
• Last but not the least it will give me pride to
  be a part of the nation building process.
• These are the reasons why I am so specific about
  ESE.

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• Counter question What are the qualities of a
  good leader?
• Ans. 1) Articulate and inspiring words.
• 2) Assemble a team
• 3) Taking responsibility
• 4) Getting the best out of the colleagues
• 5) Confidence and commitment

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• Q3. Why you should be selected?
• Ans. Sir, I deem myself to be competent for this
  job because
• I fulfil the eligibility criteria and possess
  required qualities like sound technical knowledge
  and managerial skills
• I want to leverage my technical skills and other
  strengths for development of nation and welfare
  of society and hence, I think I should be given a
  chance to do that.
• I have interest and dedication towards the
  profile being offered.

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• Counter question Why not others waiting outside?
• Ans With all respect, I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THEM
  but I am sure about myself.

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• Q4.What is your strengths and weaknesses? And how
  do you know? What are the parameters to assess
  ones strength and weakness?
• Ans. Sir over the time I have recognised some of
  my strengths as
• 1. I am result-oriented and believe in team
  spirit.
• 2. I learn things faster.
• 3. I am articulate.
• 4. I do not trust without verifying.
• 5. I am sure that my strengths will be of some
  use to the job I am applying for.
• On the other hand, I assume following to be my
  weaknesses.
• 1.I am a little careless about personal
  belongings
• 2.I used to be more assertive than usual. But it
  has reduced since I have started pursuing my
  hobby of spoof writing.
• I know these are my strengths and weaknesses
  because either I have been told so by others whom
  I value and some are felt by me in that way.
• The parameters that can be used for assessing
  strengths and weaknesses are Relevance,
  consistency and confidence.

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• Q5. Why have you filled ITS first, Railways 2nd
  and 3rd?
• Ans. I have exercised my choices eclectically.
  I.T.S is my first choice due to my interest in
  mobile technology and because I see this sector
  growing by leaps and bounds in the times to come.
  This sector has become the hotspot of recent
  technological developments. With advent of
  technologies like 3G, 4G and ubiquity of smart
  phones, I think the best phase is yet to come. I
  believe that this is one technology which can
  really connect people and thus, help us in
  accomplishing some key targets. For example
  e-governance, reduction in crime rates,
  accountability and others.
• While Railways are my second choice because it is
  the biggest department of GoaI and job is
  diversified. There is ample scope for
  modernisation in the coming years. Career growth
  aspects are better and working for railways is a
  proud feeling.

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• Q6. Why then JTO 10th and EME corps last option?
• Ans. It is not that I am hostile to them. If
  selected I will consider joining them. But
  compared to the other options, EME corps has
  certain disadvantages. They place in remote areas
  and thus, social life will be almost
  non-existent. Since I am the lone son of my
  parents, so I would want to be their support. And
  JTO even though is in the field of
  communications, but is a Group B service.

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• Counter question What is a gazetted officer?
  What is Group A service?
• An officer who has been appointed under the seal
  of the governor of the state or President of
  India, requires to be listed in the Indian
  Gazette or the State Government Gazette is
  considered a Gazetted officer. They have the
  power to verify documents for academic or
  immigration purposes. More responsibilities and
  authority is vested but no difference in salary.
  Following are the groups
• Group A or Class 1 (Gazetted)
• Group B or Class 2 (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted)
• Group C or Class 3 (Non-Gazetted)
• Group D or Class 4 (Non-Gazetted)
• But after 6th pay commission, Class 3 and 4 have
  been merged.
• But in states still we have 4 classes.

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• Q.7 Why is there a sudden drop in your marks in
  12th and B.Tech? And why is there a drop in
  years?
• Ans Sir, after 10th I decided I will be an
  engineer because I had interest in Maths and
  Physics. So upon advice of my seniors I joined
  various coaching institutes. But I could not
  manage time between them and school.
  Consequently, I felt trapped but wanted to crack
  exams in the first attempt. But entire days time
  was devoted in school and coaching. Thats why my
  marks dropped in 12th and also I could not
  qualify for B.Tech. Then I took a years drop and
  prepared by myself. Thats why I have mentioned
  this as an achievement in DAF.
• In B.Tech, I was a little complacent at the start
  because of good rank and placement records of my
  college. I engaged myself in some
  extra-curricular activities like computer gaming.
  Also the evaluation process of the college was
  tough. Then I took some time to consider my
  options and whole heartedly decided that I will
  sit for ESE.

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• Counter question Do you think your decision was
  correct?
• Ans. Sir, as I said I am a result-oriented
  person. So till I actually qualify, I cannot
  totally support this point of view. But sitting
  here and being interviewed by a n elite panel of
  UPSC is an achievement of some sort. Hence so
  far, so good.

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• Counter Question Why did you choose ECE?
• Ans. Sir, I have had an interest in ECE since my
  school days. I always wondered how devices like
  telephones, TV and radio work and how difficult
  our lives would have been in their absence. Plus,
  ECE is a technological hotspot where I see a lot
  of potential in the times ahead. I think it can
  help achieve some key targets like reduction in
  crime rates, accountability and well connected
  people.

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• Counter Question How as an EC student can you
  help the nation?
• Ans. Sir, being an EC student gives the chance to
  serve the nation through the latest technologies.
  I think one of the major problems that is
  plaguing departments like railways is the lack of
  the modern signalling equipments. Also the future
  of this sector is bright.

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• Q8. Why not M.Tech?
• Ans. Sir, I am not averse to higher studies and
  specialization. But after graduation my first
  priority was job. So I plunged myself into
  preparation for ESE. Being focussed on two things
  at a time is not what I am comfortable with. (So
  that quality is not compromised on weak
  pretexts.)

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• Q9. Where do you yourself in next 5 years?
• Ans. Sir I see myself working as a responsible
  service holder. I see myself climbing up the
  corporate ladder as efficiently as I can while
  also learning new and exciting skills. I see
  myself evolving as a responsible service holder
  and become an exemplary for others to follow.

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• Counter Question What is difference between
  Indian and German railways?
• Ans. Indian railways have three gauges Broad
  (1.676 m.), Meter (1 m.) and narrow (0.762 m. Or
  0.61m.)
• Europeans have standard gauges (1.435 m.). DMRC
  uses standard gauges.

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• Counter Question How to assess economic
  feasibility?
• Ans. By break-even analysis. Here we consider
  total costs (including fixed costs and variable
  costs, those that change with varying volumes of
  production) and sales revenue to determine the
  level of sales or volume to reach break-even
  point. Here no net profit or loss incurs. After
  this net profit will be experienced.

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• Q10. Why not private sector or PSUs?
• Ans. Sir for me there is not much of a difference
  between private sector and PSUs. Any job where I
  can apply my technical knowledge and qualities
  will be deemed fit by me. So far I have not tried
  for private sector (except in college but their
  written exam consisted of IT questions) because
  mostly they need software professionals and they
  do not fit in my plans as of now. But I have
  tried in some PSUs but could not make it
  through.

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• Q11. What are your family obligations?
• Ans. Sir there is no obligation as such. However,
  since I am the lone son so I want to be the
  support of my family in times to come.
• Counter question What have you learnt from your
  mother and father?
• Ans. A childs learning process is initiated by
  parents. I have learnt self-respect and
  leadership from father. And compassion and
  responsibility from my mother.

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• Q12. What are your favourite subjects?
• Ans. Sir, my favourite subjects are Control
  Systems, Signals and Systems, Gate Mathematics
  relevant to my branch and Communications

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• Q13. What are your hobbies and why?
• Ans. Sir, my hobbies are solving Sudoku, watching
  English and Hindi movies and writing spoof
  articles.
• Sudoku became a hobby when I met a friend of mine
  during the drop after B.Tech and since then it
  has been a habit to solve them in morning as a
  starter for the day.
• I have been watching movies since college. But I
  watch selected movies and with some friend not
  alone. Movies intrigue me with their characters
  and unpredictable plots.
• Spoof writing has been my hobby since February
  this year. As I said I used to monotonously
  overstress myself, so started to turn to internet
  getting some laughter doses. I started to read
  satire news and spoof articles. Gradually, it
  happened to me that I should give it a try an
  since then I have developed this as a hobby.
  Writing spoof refreshes me and acts as a small
  laughter dose.

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• Q14. What are the practical applications of your
  hobby?
• Ans. Sir, solving Sudoku helps one sharpen his
  thought process and work through various
  combinations for a single correct solution.
• Movies act as stress buster and a good way of
  socializing with friends.
• Spoof writing is also stress buster not only for
  me but for those who read.

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• Q15. What is the difference between hobby and
  profession?
• Ans. Hobby is the activity one does for sake of
  pleasure and satisfaction almost never with the
  intention of deriving monetary benefits. While
  profession is what one does for monetary
  remuneration in return. Both may be same in some
  cases but for that to happen one has to be really
  very good at it.
• Q16. Why do you not appear for Civil Services?
• Ans. Sir, since I am an engineer so for me the
  highest civilian service is ESE. Otherwise, if I
  quit ESE and lets assume that I qualify for
  Civil services, it would be unnecessary wastage
  of seat and opportunity for one of my fellows.

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• Q17. What will you do if not selected?
• Ans. Sir, even though I am confident of being
  selected this time but in case I do not qualify
  there must be reasons for it. I will find the
  reasons and work on them more diligently. I have
  already applied for ESE 2013 and will re-appear
  as I am dedicated for ESE.
• Q18. How do you react to criticism?
• Ans. Sir, I like to keep myself open to
  suggestions and criticisms. I will look into the
  reasons and if criticism is well founded and
  points to any short comings, it needs to be
  addressed. However, if there is any undue
  criticism, it should be ignored and if repeated,
  referred to seniors.

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• Q19. How do you resolve disputes between workers?
• Ans. Sir, workers engage at the grass root levels
  and their effective working in tandem is
  absolutely necessary for smooth functioning. In
  case of disputes, the matter should not only be
  dealt in a discreet way but also swiftly. Their
  disputes can be addressed by motivating them,
  training them, inculcating a sense of pride for
  working for their respective authorities and
  fulfilling their justified demands. Their case
  should be taken up in a compassionate way with a
  sympathetic attitude.

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• Q20. Differentiate between administration and
  management.
• Ans. Administration is a top level activity while
  management is middle level activity.
• Administration consists of the ownership of the
  enterprise and the individuals who invest money
  and derive profits out of it. Managements consist
  of individuals who leverage their skills to
  fulfil the objectives of an enterprise.
• While administration is a determinative term,
  management is an executive term.
• Administration will take decisions for the
  enterprise as a whole while management will take
  decisions in the framework set up by the
  administration.
• Administrators are usually found in governments,
  military and religious organisations while
  management is usually found in business
  enterprises.
• The decision of administrators is shaped by
  policies, socio-religious factors and public
  opinion. The decisions of management are shaped
  by the values, skills and managerial aptitude of
  the managers.

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