Dheeraj

Board – Dr. Manoj Soni Sir
Date – 26.08.21
Forenoon but Interview started around 12 noon
Interview time – 35-40 minutes

Name – Dheeraj

Background – Aerospace Engineering, IITk (2016 graduate)
Optional – Geography
State – Rajasthan
Hobby – Hindi poetry (Others included F1, Football, Stock markets but no questions were asked regarding those)

Graduation – Civil Engineering
Work ex – Tahsildar, HCS
State – Haryana
Optional – PSIR

Entered the room, members were sitting in a U formation.
Cautiously greeted them with Good afternoon as I was the first one to go in noon.
Chairman Sir humbly asked to remove faceshield and mask for photo confirmation, told me to put my mask back and keep the nose covered throughout the interview.

Chairman –
1) Since you have studied both civil engineering and political science, which one of these would you consider      yourself as a ‘scholar’ of? (I replied none)
2) Okay, then what would you prefer between the two? (Civil engineering)
3) Do you remember the basics of Civil engineering? Tell me the things you remember or follow regarding this      discipline?
4) Tell me the biggest mistake of your life.
5) Since you are in government service already, tell me something that have brought sea change in lives of      individuals/public interest. (I emphasized on work done during COVID-19 1st and 2nd wave)
6) Sir said that it was mainly the work you did in a cohort or a group, but something that people will associate     to my name only. (I humbly said that I am just a small part of governance structure and I can’t possible      replace the name of govt./admin). Sir nodded saying that it is then true for any level that you will reach in      your lifetime then (I said yes).
7) Name the places where Legislative councils are present in India.
8) Assume that Punjab government wants to bring a proposal that they want a Legislative council, what’s             your take on it? (started providing pros and cons, mainly cons)
9) Let the answer be binary and now answer (No). Now assume it gets passed, what will be your course of      action as you have opposed it? (Favoured the law of land logic and said legal mandate is superior)
10) Whether you’ll be consistent regarding this throughout administration even if it hurts your conscience.      (Said yes, told that legal conscience need to be right)
11) What’s conscience? Are there any dimensions to it?

Member 1 –
1) Read aloud my DAF with Hindi poetry as hobby. Said that he will recite few lines and I have to tell which      poet it is? (I couldn’t, said humbly that I don’t know)
2) Asked about whether I read, write or recite poetry, the type of poetry, topics associated.
3) Went on to ask about the difference between Nayi Kavita and Kavita.
4) Then asked about 5/6 Chhandaswas. (I humbly said that I just follow it as a hobby, I am not a
     student of Hindi Literature)
5) He moved towards the Revenue part of my DAF. Asked few terms and their meanings in land
     records – Chahi-awwal, Inteqal, types of land etc. (Answered them correctly)
6) Last question was arbitrary on PSIR, M1 asked that what is relationship between Justice and Politics?      (Tried to answer with the help of Preamble, DPSP, Idea of justice; politics as means and end etc)

Member  2 –
1) Pointed out towards the employer part of my DAF. Asked what is FCR?
2) What do we do in disaster management as a Tahsildar?
3) Role of Tahsildar as per NDMA, 2005.
4) Provide for 2/3 disasters in which Tehsildars have key role – pointed out Avian influenza (as it was the            case in point in Panchkula district), floods, droughts.
5) Droughts and classification of land (Follow-up)
6) Let’s assume that there is an urgent shortage of water in district of Haryana, what will be the course  of          action? (I provided for the intra, inter district management and effective calculation of water requirement)
7) Is there any contingency plan with respect to such action?
8) Follow-up on District Disaster management plan. (provided for that)

Member 3 –
1) Started with asking what is Pre-emptive Land titling? (I said I don’t know clearly, so I would refrain from        saying anything)
2) What is the future outlook of India-China relations?
3) What are the confidence building measures?
4) Approach of China with respect to maintaining order.
5) Provide for at least 3 changes or developments that I as a Tahsildar want to increase revenue collection of        the state/district. I started enlisting the basic e-governance reforms, she stopped in between and said,            none of the changes should include the e-governance part, now tell. I enumerated the three changes with          respect to Land records and revenue collection. She seemed more than satisfied.

Member 4  –
1) What are the key issues of water distribution between Delhi and Haryana? (Humbly said that I don’t know        much about it)
2) Critically examine the US policy with respect to Afghanistan. (provided with the timeline and changes              during different Prez)
3) Do you think that US has learnt nothing from Vietnam? (I nodded and smiled, she affirmed that as well)
4) Asked the reasons of Afghanistan involvement of US. Focused on ideology tilt and resources etc.
5) “Justice delayed is justice denied”. Provide for 3 such changes that you would like to bring to ensure                 speedy justice. (Special courts to reduce criminalization of politics for MLAs/MPs since it was in news the       same day; streamlining of Land titling cases and more powers to grassroot/ district officers ; Arbitration         with the help of NALSA, Lok Adalat’s, out of court settlements; Recruitments in lower judiciary and more         directed funding) Mam Smiled and pointed towards Chairman.

Chairman sir said Thank you, Your interview is over, you may leave.