How much full mistakes are allowed in DEST. Pls help those who know.
Interview Transcript - SSC NWR , Interview Date - 22 June 2015 Total Members - 4 ( 2M , 2F)
BE ECE ( punjab university,UIET) Chairman( M) :-
1. What is Global Warming ?
2. What is Green House Effect ?
3. What are green House gases name them.
4. In which zone Ozone is found ?
5 which crop release Green House Gas and name the gas .
6. How to stop this. Green House gas emission .
6. What is gassification and which gas is released during gassification .
7. What are you doing for the Last 2 years and what other exams have you given.
8. After Defence services exams why are you going after bureaucratic/Clerical jobs ?
9. Why MEA
Member 2 ( Male) :-
1. What is LED, which material is used in LED.
2. Recently some japanese scientist were given noble prize related to LED, what was their invention
3. Why don't we use baseband signals for communication
4. Write Maxwell's equations.
5. What are direct band and indirect semiconductors.
6.Some other questions were also asked but I am unable to recall.
Member 3 ( Female): - 1. What is Peninsula ?
2. whether peninsula has to be continent only ?
3. Recently ,there was earthquake in nepal, where was its epicentre ?
4. Name disaster that can occur in coastal areas ?
5. Name two cyclones .
6.What is cloud burst. Can you cite instances of cloud burst.
7. Name classical languages in India along with the states in which they are spoken .
Member 4 ( Female) -
1. What are harmful effects of mobile phone usage?
2. Harmful effects of EM waves on biodiversity ?
3. what is full form of WWF and what do they do ?
4.What is Eco- Tourism ?
5. What is Eco Terrorism ?
6. What is Eco - Colonialism ?
Post-Script :-
As you can see random nature of my interview, I think it is due to my empty bio data form . I had no fancy extra curricular certificates etc. When we don't have much in bio data form then they ask random GK questions .
There were no questions on home state, OROP, Delhi, Low sex ratio,Khaap etc.NR DEST passage is coming very easy....mine was on 28th june...No need to worry...very very less punctuation given,
Anyone attending interview in SR from tommorow??? btw all the best
When is the first CPT date scheduled? so that we can ask doubts and queries
Plz help guys...jo admit card pe photo hi wahi biodataform pe hona chaiye kya
Anyone has post preference form??
guys my doc verification was on 29 in morning in delhi i qualified for nip and in my group that was e only 17 were present out of 50 and in another groups also there were 20 to 25 max present so average attendence was not even 45 percent so what u think nip cutoff could be less than what people might have predicted after tier2 result came out in all groups on my day candidates belonged to reserve category one more thing those who qualified for interview and nip there doc verification was on another floor so in this group list of 50 only those were there who qualified for just nip
Excise inspector k transfer kitne sal ki service k bad ho skte h..
plz share ur dest experiece
Does anyone know the criteria about selecting TA..???tier 1 +tier 2 marks are considered or not??or they select on the basis of accuracy in DEST..I had my DEST today nr region delhi.a girl in my panel said that we just need to clear cut off to be eligible for TAand after that tier 1 +tier 2 marks are not considered..candidate having mx accuracy will be selected first...even ifhis score is lower than the one with less accuracy., is it true??
Analysis of top 100 rankers in CGL 2013 final result along with possible reasons. These candidates could have got whatever post they wanted and they are also the most intelligent ones.
Post No. of candidates preferring the post
MEA - 12 (foreign posting allowance; lot of white money)
ITI - 52 (Good promotions & inspector post)
Examiner -26 (good promotions but coastal areas postings)
Railway-3(railway passes & guest houses but boring profile)
CSS - 6
Excise - 2 (slow promotions)
CBI - 0 (GP of 4200)
Preventive officer- 0 (slow promotions + coastal areas posting for whole life)
In the above analysis I can see a silver lining that very few people prefer excise. So chances of getting home state are very bright.
Interview - 30 jun NWR
4 members (1 female)
President questions:
1. Tell me something interesting about wildlife.
2. Which wild animals can we made domestic?
3. What is man-animal conflict?
4. Why india is also called Bharat?
5. Is India declared as Bharat in Constitution?
6. What is Excise Duty?
7. Are all products comes under excise?
Now M1:
1. Tell me the main components of computer system.
2. What is Microprocessor?
Now F:
1. Which Epic book have you read recently?
2. Who wrote Mahabharata?
3. Define Parliament of India.
4. Speaker of Lok Sabha.
5. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
6. Why Delhi have Legislative Assembly?
7. Which party is ruling in Delhi?
8. CM of delhi?
9. LG of delhi?
10. Other territory which have legislative assembly.
Thats all puys. It all happen in just 7-8 mins. M2 was not there in my interview may be he had gone to washroom.
Puys.. Here's my DEST experience
28 June
Delhi
Institute of Local Self Government Janakpuri
The process was very very smooth. First we were made to sit in waiting room adjacent to the Lab. Biometric fingerprinting was done and admit card was issued. You have to paste one photo on the card. Each candidate was issued a slip that was to be pasted on shoulder. The slip had serial no.
Then we were told some guidelines and tips like.. NEVER to press save button or Ctrl+S during test. We would be getting a trial passage for 2 minute typing that won't be evaluated. Press tab only once if paragraph has space in the starting line. Press enter only once for a new paragraph. Use space only once after each comma and full-stop.
Passage was very easy with exact 2000 characters. We were told to concentrate mainly on spellings. You would easily complete the test within time (I saved 6 minutes ;)). Check your spellings and whether you have missed any line or word.
The staff was very cooperative. So no need to panic..
No need to carry documents. Only carry ID proof, call letter, sheet given during doc. verification, and one photograph.
Total process would take about 1.5 hrs.
All d best to all.
All the best to the SR puys attending interview from today.. Pls do post ur experience once u are done.
Kolkata main posting chahta hu.. T1+T2 = 419.. I am confident enough that i can clear dest.
Tax assistant in CBDT has 15 vacancies in Kolkata zone, Tax assistant in CBEC has 95 vacancies in Kolkata zone..
1..) What should be my post preference?? Puys need help.. Dest date is at the door..!!
2..) If I put CBDT above CBEC in my preference then is there any chance that i might get CBDT in kolkata??
3..) Is there any chance that i might not get any ta post in kolkata and i get allotted to any remote location as a ta??
340 words in 11 minutes error 2-3 percent kya ye speed kafi hai DEST ke liye..................kitne words de rahe hai wo log passage me................
Hello Puys. Here is my interview experience.
Reporting Time: 10:30
Interview Time:12:30
Place: CHANDIGARH
Panel: 3 Women, 1 Male. (Panel Head Lady P2)
P1 (Women; Young; subject matter expert in Economics)
P2(Women ; Old; Panel Head - Senior IAS; subjects - Engineering , FINANCE, HR)
P3(Women; Old; No Idea)
P4(Men(***hole); Late 40s; subject asked - Maths)
So, the process begins (They are all talking in HINDI and seem hell bent to conduct the process in HINDI, so my strategy is simple. Whenever confident of the question at hand speak in English, whenever unsure, tone down my voice, use HINDI and a constant smile on my face which is almost contagious and keeps the panel relaxed and at times too relaxed. The panel being comprised primarily of Female was an advantage as I think I connect with women at many levels, moreover I wanted to use sentiments wherever possible )
Process Begins ....
P2 - So, you did Engineering from PEC and MBA from FMS, Did you not get placed?
Me - (I am thinking "the biodata form is with them, Can't the read the f***ing thing). No maam, I got placed in a Benchmark Quality systems pvt. Ltd. But worked there for only 3 months.
P2 - Seems confused, but you have worked in Accenture for 3 years.
Me - Maam, I got placed in Accenture post my Engineering and at the age 25 I got into MBA and at age 27 I got placed in MBA college.
P2 - 75000/pm (she is laughting). Why did you leave the job?
Me - (I am thinking "should I tell the truth?". And I eventually got emotional ) Maam to tell you the truth I have only mentioned the FIXED salary. The total salary stood @ 1.25 Lk/ month. The truth is that the company was "bad"(theek nahi thi - in HINDI)
P2 - Amused (Clear Disbelief). Matlab??
Me - Maam, they misrepresented facts. When the came to our college for placements, they said that their clients list includes Coca colar, Pepsi, .... All the major companies you can think of. But when I joined I realized that they were not a consulting firm. All that they did was Six Sigma Trainings. If a person comes from Coca cola for a training in Six Sigma, you can't say that Coca Cola is your Client. Moreover Maam, the day I joined they restructured my salary from 1.25 fixed to 75k fixed and 50k variable.
P2- (Not Convinced). But still, you were getting 75k??
Me - (Very emotional by now, but I kept my nerves down and stated more facts) Maam the revenue of the company was only 3 crore and they could not practically pay me. I realized that I get committed a great mistake and ended up being in a small company belonging to a virtually petite Industry.
P2- Then Why did you not Switch or apply in a new job??
Me - Maam after 3 months of work exp. I was hanging in the middle. The campus placements were long gone and I could only apply in "LATERAL" Channel. But with 3 months of work Experience my profile was not attractive. (She nodded and looked convinced. I knew my gap has been answered and I took a sigh of relief)
P2 - You did Engineering from PEC. Is an esteemed Institute (I am thinking that I am f**ked, as they are going of ask technical questions now). Me - Yes, Maam, it becamed deemed university in 2005
P2 - Yes, I know. You must be really good then??
Me - smiling sheepishly.
P2 - What are the laws of Thermodynamics ??
Me - (Continue smiling as if I am caught taking a bribe. I gather the strength and tell them upfront) Maam, its been an eon since I left Engineering college, I am sorry, I won't be able to answer that convincingly)
P2 - But we left our college 30-35 years ago , p3 resonates with P2.
Me - Sorry maam, but I can't. But ya I am quite comfortable with Maths as I did it extensively during Engineering/.
P4 - (Jumps in) Prove me that addition is the fundamental thing and all function be it Multiplicaiton, Division and subtraction are derived from it.
Me - I tried, but couldn't convince him. Although I thought his explanation was good and I could have tried it. Anyways. Question Unanswered.
P4 - When you write 0-9 why do you write 10 after 9?? Me - ( what kind of a question is this ??) Sir, after we are exhausted with all the digits we have to go to the next number and write 1 there. This is true for number system with Base 10.
P4 - (Not convinced) But why 1 ?????? Me - (this went on for a while)....
P4 - "1 is a carry"
Me - (Are you serious man??)
P4 - You don't know mathematics (almost mocking like a bully in the school)
Me - Sir, I am good with computations and pretty fast at them, I have honed my skills ( I got a bit disturbed at his response and wanted to give him a little taste of me ) (I knew that the process is a battle of egos uptill now. All the panelists want to show off their knowledge. If you happen to know it, well, good for you, else, God knows... In this heat the best strategy is to submit yourself when you don't know a question that you are supposed to know, but forget the ego driven questions)
1/3rd of the process is over & I have not answered one question correctly. But, I have ensured that they don't trouble me with any Engineering sh*t.
P1- So you have done your MBA is Finance & Economics?
Me - Yes maam (well that was a ploy, I have been studying Fin-Eco for RBI, & didn't want to give them the opportunity to ask me marketing/HR/Org. behaviors/Operaions Management/IT/etc....)
P1 - Who is Adam Smith ?? Me - Father of Economics P1 - What book did he write??
Me - Don't remember, but he believed in free economy and said that "if left uninterrupted market forces will bring every thing to equilibrium, and doesn't require any Gov. intervention"
P1 - Who wrote Communist Menifesto?
Me - Carl Marx
P1 - What did he say about "surplus"? Me - Maam I don't know. P1 - What did he say about classs struggle? Me - Maam, in the industrial era, there were 2 classes - the burgesis and I don't remember the other .But the workers would work and were hand to mouth and the owners would be living lives of surplus.
P1- You don't know?
Me - Sorry maam, but I did MBA and we had a subject on Macro Economics and not full fledged Economics.
P1 - Still, you have mentioned the Economics is your area of interest. You should know Carl Marx. ( I am like le lo meri ab). She then asks "What is Amartya Sen's contribution to Economics??
Me - Maam, all I remember is that when I studied about "poverty" I saw one formula given by him. Also, he has done work mainly on the grassroots ( P2 is enticipating something and I say), Maam he emphasized on "inclusion"
P1 - That the key word ! "inclusion"
Me - ( I am thinking "what else can you expect in an SSC interview. These guys are looking for key words in all the answers. The mathematician wants to hear "carry 1", this women wants "inclusion" for Amartya Sens. But the way I look at it after the process is that these people are subject matter experts. To them any prominent 'word'/"work" belongs to a PERSON. And they judge a candidate on their own perception of knowledge)
2/3rd of the interview is over.
P2 - So you have studied Finance? What is Portfolio?
Me - (thinking how does she know?? She must have my mark sheets??) Maam it is method of diversifying risk by investing in a large pool of securities of varied Risk and Return and thereby getting a portfolio wherein we will get for the same return as any market security, but with much lesser risk. I explain further, "One one end of the spectrum we have G-Sec which are least risky, unless it is Greece(I was smiling, but they didn't seem amused, I realized that none was Finance Expert and I got a cue that I can ride this wave) and on the other we have equities"
P2 - Got a little uneasy and asked me what is Fixed Income Security?? (By this time I knew she was scrolling through my certies)
Me - Maam any security that offers a fixed rate of return in the form of coupon payments is a FIS. For e.g. G-Sec give fixed returns, bonds of a corporation offers fixed return and Fixed Deposit in a Bank offer fixed payment.
P2 - What is the difference between a debenture and a share??
Me - Maam a debenture is a Fixed income security that offers a fixed return to investors, whereas a Share is the residual claims of the shareholders. (p3 also nods along). So maam if a company makes high profits then even after distributing dividends whatever surplus the company has goes into "Reserves and Suplus" and increases the value of shares. (P2 seems satisfied by now)
P3 - What is green revolution ? Me - In mid 60s we had consecutive years of draught and we were importing grains form U.S. which were insipid. So we decided to revolutionize our cropping and we used Fertilizers and irrigation to grow Wheat and Rice to make ourselves self dependent.
P3 - Is green revolution related to Red Revolution?
Me - Sorry maam, no idea. ( I feel drawn in and I say ) is red revolution related to "meat"
P2 - Don't guess it. You are way off the mark. (Laughing) So, you sing also, you have performed in places?
Me - Yes Maam, Old songs. I like thems as I grew up on them.
P4 (A**hole): So, do you sing Sehgal's songs in ( in a mocking way; I guess he was there to basically irritate people).
Me - No Sir, Not Sehgal ( with all the expression I could use, everybody was in laughters). I like Rafi, he had a sweet voice.
P2 - Thank you.
Interview over.
The Strategy was to get away from technical questions and guide the interview towards Finance and Economics and even Singing and other Extra Currics. But this was a 60% performance as per my understanding I was blank in B.E.. But I made sure I am smiling all the while and showed attitude by confronting my pitfalls and not taking the stupid time consuming wasteful questions seriously. I didn't want them to ask me more than 1 question in B.E. I completely exposed myself to any Finance questions though I admitted that Economics was just 1 subject in MBA. Moreover, being a feminine panel did help. Although most of the other candidates had a mixed to bad response, I handled it well. I feel, ladies make great interviewers as they are much more sensitive than men and hence I knew confronting my weaknesses would not result in big -ve marks as my profile had a many other ammunitions. So, overall it was an average performance.
What do you guys think should I expect in terms of marks ??
In DEST,if instead of REPORT i type in RPEORT,
is this error of 6 depressions?
Frnds,
Need a suggestion. One of my frnds has got 457 marks in tier 1&2. He wants Delhi posting. Considering his sc category, what should he fill as first preference?
Thank.