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This is part 2 of the series. 

  1. Name : Anoop Bijily

From : Kerala
Graduation : Btech ECE
Work experience : 5yrs of experience in UST GLOBAL and TCS
Board : Bhonsle Sir
Session : Forenoon 3rd to go
Duration : 11:15 to 12..almost 45 mins

Chairman:
Made me comfortable.. explained that this is gonna be a discussion and not an interview….

Spoke about my graduation, work experience and hobbies from my Daf.
1. 4×400 relay(Daf)..
2. AI, 5g and the new technological cold war. Where does India stand.
3. Scenario based qn n leadership(My role in Tcs was as a tech lead).
4. Abt my name.. who is Bijily?

He asked few more qns, cant remember now

M1 :

1. Did u read todays newspaper? ( Said yes, so he asked any impt news)
2. I told abt Indo saudi relations… so he asked to explain.
3. Asked and Anil Ambanis case.
4. Who is metro man of india?
5. Is he still active? His contributions
6. What is AMRUT?
7. Smart city? Its success
8. Asked abt 5g technology.

M2:

1. Il&fs crisis.
2. Bank fraud.
3. Tcs corporate governance issue.
4. Fdi in multi brand retail? Issues associated with it?
5. New e commerce bill.. why it is needed?
6. What is collegium? Its issues
7. Status of njac. Can it be implemnted

M3:
1. What are d impt personal moral values?
2. What are d values needed for a country?
3. Should india bomb pakistans nuclear fscilities?
4. Should we do exercises lyk? Suryakiran.. its advantages? Isnt an aero drill lyk d one done in jaipur better?
5. What is the crisis in yemen?

M4:
1. Kochi pollution issues( i was working der).
2. Issues of not segregating at d source?
3. Wat can be done to improve nd increase segregating at source?
4. Why do v need PSUS?
5. Should v privatise railways and air india?
6. Why air india is still not privatised?
7. Issues of privatisation?
8. What is moores law(graduation ece).

Chairman:
1. 5 success and failures of your lyf.
2. Gave me 30 seconds, a pen and a paper to find solution for indo pak issue by levaraging our relation with china.
3. Denuclearising pakistan..what is ur suggestion.

Whats your plan aftr this interview? Your interview is over, have a nice day…bye.
Thank you.

2. Subashini Eswar:

State: Tamilnadu

District: Thanjavur
Optional: History
B.E.EEE
Board: Bhonsle Sir

Very cordial

(No question from hobby/ graduation)
Chairman:
1. How are you?
2.Started with my name.
3. What would be Ur advice for the parents of children scoring low marks?( He was explaining his childhood that he used to score low marks)
4. What will you do for the women residing in the villages when you travel from Thanjavur to Kumbakonam?
5. What will you do for their security, children education?
6. How will you address gender inequality in your district?
7. Who is Raja Serofoji?( My post office is Raja Serofoji post office)

M1:
1. Inquired about the Maths Biology group in my 12th std!
2. Some theory of evolution questions
3. Environment acts and NGT
questions
4. 5 strong points about me
5. Negatives

M2:
1.diff b/w science and technology.
2.scientific temper.
3. If you are posted in education
Dept of your state, how will you improve scientific temper?
4. Have you been to Chennai?
5. How will you solve the water crisis in Chennai?!( I said about 3R policy and water metering)
6. How will you increase the source of water to Chennai?
M3:
1. Based my strong and weakness I told, he asked do u have dual personality?( I had to justify my stance)
2. Is it wise to have expiry date on your currency notes as on debit card?
3. nuclear doctrine of India
4. Is it right to disclose our policy even before the war?
5. shall we ask reparations from Britain for our colonial past?

M4:
1. BREXIT impact on India
2.you are your best friend. Substantiate.
( Sorry..I forgot further questions)
Chairman:
I want to make a correction. your name is not in National Anthem it is in our National Song ( which at the first, when he asked I said it’s National Song)
Did u expect us to ask you any questions, which we hadn’t asked?
Then I said about Big temple and some questions I have expected.
Then he asked about the Astronomical facts on Big temple.
Thankyou..have a nice day..

 

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