D Singh UPSC Interview Transcript

Name: D Singh

Date – 22nd January – Afternoon – 4th to go

DAF Keywords – Tonk, Rajasthan; B.COM (RU), Chartered Accountant, Actuarial science (CB1,2), Work Ex – Barclays (Financial Reporting Analyst), Volleyball, Quiz, Balcony Gardening, Cooking Rajasthani Cuisine

Board Chairman – Dinesh Dasa Sir

Chairman Sir –
1. Firstly asked How am I Doing?
2. Then a description of how aspirants coming from Jhunjhunu, Shekhawati and now Tonk (me) are coming in UPSC and reducing from big cities like Jaipur. Asked why is this so? Is it good?
3. Why Tonk remains in news?
4. Is Tonk a district? Mr. Sachin Pilot winning consecutively? Are you from Tonk district HQ? Is Tonk a semi urban area?
5. Gave 5 economic initiatives – Nationalization of Banks, LPG reforms, GST, Demonetisation and DPI. Asked me to arrange in order of their impact.
6. Asked why Nationalization as highest?
7. Why now De-Nationalization?
8. IMR, MMR of states like Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman Nicobar is lower than richer states like GJ and MH. Why?

Member 1 –

1. Should we revitalize SAARC?
2. How can we ensure that terrorism is eliminated (Metric is asked) – whether 1 year, 2 or 10 years.
3. Stated that PM Sharif said no terror activities are funded and supported in Pakistan and Pakistan soil is not used for any such activity.
4. How would you take POK?
5. Do u think that PM Sharif would come and talk to India?.
6. Would Indian leaders agree to talk on IOK if PM sharif invites?
7. You are saying that India will not talk to Pakistan until terrorism prevails and then you said to invite Pakistan for POK talks?
8. India’s neighbourhood is in tumultuous condition and India is not talking to anyone. So, in this case how India will become voice of Global south?
9. Some questions on big brotherly attitude- Not able to recall
10. India wants to become Vishwa Bandhu, but there still exists internal security problems like Maoism. In such a scenario how would we realise our vision
11. Why this year 2026 chosen? Why not any earlier year? – Said not aware of the reason

Member – 2
1. Happy to see someone from commerce background. Tell me 3 golden rules of accounting.- was able to recall only 1.
2. Application of above in Govt accounting
3. Have u heard IFRS 9?.
4. There is concern regarding ECL (Expected Credit losses). Banks are opposing implementation of this. Why? Don’t you think it will strengthen the Bank’s BS? What is your opinion?
5. You have missed one important institution of Tonk. It is between Niwai and Chaksu.
6. There was a news regarding this around a year ago. In such condition what would you do as DM of the district. (He told me about a rape incident in Banasthali Vidhyapeeth.)
7. How to ensure more dividend to Govt by PSUs?

Member – 3
1. You were very well placed in 2018. Why you left Barclays and came for CSE?
2. Recently there are talks of BRICS Bank. How you see this?
3. You must heard about Mr. Trump’s attitude towards BRICS bank? How would this impact India
4. But BRICS is dominated by Russia and China
5. Don’t you think this approach of India having communication relations with everyone also has equal risk of being enemy of everyone.
6. How many balconies in your home?
7. You love doing gardening and cooking. Interesting. Good [Statement only]

Member – 4 (Female)
1. You are from RJ. Tell me famous handicrafts.
2. Asked about saree varieties of any 3 states?
3. How would you ensure cultural handicrafts do not die?
4. Asked tell me something new

Chairman sir intervened and stopped. Said Thank You

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