19-10-2012, 06:05 PM
IAS Interview Preparation & Questions
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Revu Muthyala Raju, son of a farmer, who has topped the civil services examination, is the living example of hard work, grit and determination. Hailing from a remote island village in Andhra Pradesh’s coastal district of Krishna, the 27-year-old made the state proud by emerging all India topper.Death of his sister and six friends in his remote Chinnagollapalem village lacking transportation facility motivated him to take up the civil services examination. “My sister and others could not get medical attention in time as my village has no transportation facility and is cut off by Godavari and Krishna rivers. The only way of reaching the village is by small boats,” said Raju “There are hundreds of villagers which lack transportation and other basic amenities and I want to serve them,” said Raju. The desire to top forced Raju to appear for the examination for the third time. He had secured 223rd rank in the second attempt last year and joined as IPS probationer from Rajasthan cadre. Raju’s father Narasimha Murthy is a farmer and his two elder brothers are also into agriculture. A bright student right from his school days, Raju passed 10th standard from the government school close to his village. Despite all the odds, he joined a polytechnic college in the same region. Raju secured first rank in ECET-1998, did B. Tech from National Institute of Technology, Warangal. He secured third place in GATE-2002 and did Masters in Engineering (ME) in Signal Processing from Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore. He secured first rank in the Indian Engineering Services-2003 and took up a job as a railway engineer. “There is nothing which a man can’t achieve. You have to believe in yourself, be positive and prepare to achieve the goal,” he said sharing the secret of his success. Celebrations began in Raju’s village as news broke that he had topped the IAS exam.Apart from Revu, others who made it to the top 10 of the merit list are: Amit Saini, Alok Tiwari, Prasanth N, Shashank Misra, Vyasan R, Anish Rajan, Anindita Mitra, Aravind Agrawal and Juhi Mukherjee.
Interview Questions
Raju:
May I come in Sir?
Chairman:
Yes, please.
Raju:
Good morning, Sir. Good morning, Madam. Good morning, Sirs.
Chairman:
You are Mr...
Raju:
(Still in standing position), Muthyala Raju Revu Sir.
(Chairman is writing something. Other members are keenly watching the candidate.)
Member 2:
Please take your seat.
Raju:
Thank you, sir.
Chairman:
Mr. Revu, You did B.Tech from REC Warangal, ME from IISc, Bangalore. But why did you do diploma?
Raju:
Sir, After completion of my 10th class, based on my financial background, my father joined me in polytechnic. After completion of polytechnic, we do get jobs. Also, since I will get scholarship, the amount of money spent on me is less.
Chairman:
That means you will get job after diploma.
Raju:
Yes Sir, I got a private job. Company is Cain energy limited.
Chairman:
Then, why did you join B.Tech?
Raju:
Sir, After completion of my diploma, I wrote ECET and I got state 1st rank. So I convinced my father that I will join REC which is a premier Engineering institute in our state.
Chairman:
Then, you joined ME because your father insisted on that?
Raju:
No Sir, It is based on my project guide’s suggestion. Sir, infact there are two streams to enter into B.Tech. One through EAMCET after Intermediate and other is through ECET. After ECET...
Chairman:
What question I have asked?
Raju:
Sorry Sir, you have asked me why I joined ME after B.Tech.
Chairman:
OK. Then stick on to the question.
Raju:
Sir, I am explaining it.
Chairman:
Be specific.
Raju:
OK sir, during my final year I got all India rank 3 in Gate. My guide on knowing this result suggested me to join IISc. He further told that this is the golden opportunity for me. ‘If you miss it you will not get it again!’ he told sir. Then, I informed about my career option as civil services. He then convinced me by saying that I can write civil services after M.E. also.
Chairman:
That means you are preparing for civil services while you are in IISc?
Raju:
I beg to differ with you sir. I started my preparation only after completion of M.E.
Chairman: