 Good afternoon sir. Thank you. Yes, how are you? I am fine sir. You are coming from Noida? Yes sir. How is Noida? Sir, it's alright. It's great sir. You are liking Noida? Yes sir. It's a fine city sir. Aine city? Yes sir. Not congested? Sir, not as much as other places in the NCR sir. But when you start coming out, come to Delhi? Yes sir. You are blocked traffic, all around traffic? Yes sir, exactly. So, Noida in itself is alright. But when it gets connected to Ghazabad or Delhi, I find things congested sir. Tell me some important schools near your locality. Sir, Kothari Public School in sector 50. And one is Ramagya Public School also around sector 50 where I stay. And sir, DPS Noida sir. DPS Noida is a famous school there. APJ Public School. And some hospitals? Sir, Kailash Hospital. Fortress Hospital. And a Neo Hospital is a small hospital sir. But yeah. There are some nearby. And some apartments? So, Mahagon Apartments are very close to my home. And sir, Gaur city? Which Gaur city? So, Gaur city, Noida extension sir. That is far off? That is far off from your place? Yes sir, around 10 kilometers sir. So, when you are asking near to your locality? Okay. So many will be there around? Okay. Okay. Your father is working where? Sir, Prayagraj sir. Development authority in Prayagraj. Prayagraj. Okay. Now, Noida, see you have seen some Nala near sector 34. Station, railway station, this metro station. This one Nala. See it. Not seen? It's full of garbage. Okay sir. And you have Noida authority, you have district collector there. That is whose responsibility to ensure that everything is done properly. Sir, Noida authority is being responsible for it I guess. And there is no corporation there? Municipal corporation? Sir, I am not sure sir. Should there be a corporation in this authority? Sir, apart from the authority you mean? Sir, yes sir. Should be there? Yes sir. But why it is not there then? What is the status of authority, Noida authority as far as this local self-government is concerned? Sir, it was created through a law. Okay. UP Industrial Development Authority Act. Industrial Development Act 1976. So, sir, it derives its powers from there. So, it's different from governance structures. So, does it have a status of local body? Sir, local body? No sir. No? Sir, you mean in the sense of urban local bodies? No sir. No it doesn't have? No sir. What are the flagship programs of this government? This NDA, previous government and this term. Previous term and this term. Some three, four important ones. It's a few important ones. So, mainly in the social sector, the use of DBT. Flagship programs. So, programs I think mean Avasi Hojna, PM Avasi Hojna and Swaj Bharati Hojna, Swaj Bharat Abhyana. And sir and make in India for, pushing for in manufacturing in India. Start-up India. So, I think. What is flagship program? So, flagship means. Sir, something that is defined, something that is. Okay. There are two sections of IPC which have been held void, violation of constitutional provisions by the Supreme Court. Can you name those? And what constitutional provisions have been violated by those sections? So, section 377. That is violating what? Sir, it's violating right to privacy and freedom of expression. And. 497. 497. So, I'm not sure what it is about. I'll see. Sir. Yes, sir. Mathematics as an option. Yes, sir. What do you bring on the table as a administrator with such an option? Sir, mathematics. Sir, it brings logic and rationality in decision making, sir. But isn't that common in everything else also? Any other engineering subject? Logic and rationality is same. Sir, mathematics also comes at an intersection of science and art, sir. Sir, it also, on the one hand, it relies on logic and rationality. And it also relies on elegance and beauty, sir. Can you elaborate elegance and beauty in mathematics? So, many theorems. So, for example, Pythagoras theorem has a lot of proofs, sir. But some proofs are very long. And some are, like, just a picture long. It's just a picture that displays how. If we have to name three major contributions of India to the subject of mathematics, what would it be? So, firstly, I think Aarabhat. Aarabhat, the invention of zero. It has helped in, sir. Today, we use zero as in computer programs. And apart from that, it simplified many things. It acted as an identity in mathematics. Next. Sir, Brahmagupta, I think, Brahmagupta did a lot of things. And his discovery is a certain astronomical discoveries he made with the help of mathematics, sir. And sir, Ramanujan, I think, is the most recent and one of the biggest mathematical prodigies of India. Okay. Civil engineer. Yes, sir. Two big buildings are being demolished in NCR region. Yes, sir. What technique would they use to ensure a controlled demolition? Which parts of the structure would they target? Which part of the structure? The structure would they target for a controlled demolition. Sir, I am not sure. They are going to use an implosion. Yeah. The building is not going to affect the building side by, nearby. Yes, sir. So, what part of the structure of the building will they target to ensure that it doesn't slip over or, you know, it implodes itself? Sir, I am not sure about it, sir. Okay. What do you think about this demolition and also there was a massive demolition in Kerala also, a few years back. You are familiar with this? No, sir. I know about the demolition in Noida, sir. Right. There was a encroachment and Supreme Court had ruled in favor of demolition of certain buildings in Kerala also. Okay, sir. You are not familiar with this, right. NCR region is highly prone for an earthquake. Yes, sir. It is an earthquake prone region. Yes, sir. The construction methodology in terms of structure is adopted in NCR region compared to other regions. Sir, the difference? The difference. So, I am not very sure, sir. We constantly see instances of buildings collapsing. We have seen that happen in Gurgaon now, in Bombay, etc. So, what do you call tests or what inspections do you do before after a building is constructed to check whether this is structurally strong or not? I don't remember, sir. You have done civil engineering? Yes, sir. Right. Okay. One of your hobbies is reading nonfiction. Yes, sir. What do you read? Sir, mostly history books, history or philosophy or science-based books, sir. Can you name the last three books that you have read? Sir, last I read 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yolma Hari. And then I read The Difficulty of Being Good by Gujarat Das. And I read Cost Moves by Carl Sagan, sir. Okay. In 21 Ideas for the 20th Century, Yolma Hari talks about democracy. Yes, sir. Can you tell me what is his interpretation of the future of democracy? Sir, he believes that democracy is based on what people feel about politics. But he says that given the information technology revolution and biotechnology revolution that is being very disruptive and causing a lot of change in today's century, in the 21st century. So, democracy is said to undergo a change. So, firstly, the feelings of the people can be manipulated by politicians and by corporations. Should we ban promotion of politics and politicians in social media? Because if social media has such a disruptive tendency on politics, should we ban social media? There was a request by the Congress Chief also that Facebook should be suspended for political campaigning. Sir, no, sir. It has its positive effects as well, sir. It allows very easy campaigning for independent candidates who cannot afford a lot of on-ground campaigning. It helps them. And apart from that too, sir, it's a very good, maybe not for political campaigning, but to familiarize people with various political programs and various social schemes, it can be a very good medium to social media. But, sir, at the same time, when it comes to elections, it has to be a bit transparent when the way social media is used. I guess the Election Commission also has generated some guidelines regarding the same. Okay. You mentioned Carl Sagan. Yes, sir. He's also perceived as a scientist and a philosopher. Yes, sir. Why is he perceived as a philosopher? What is the important contribution to philosophy? Sir, as far as I understand, the way he views the cosmos, he has philosophy to take on it as well. So, he says that, the main line which he says is, we are star-stuff. One line is that, we are star-stuff. So, this shows that our existence is such a rare possibility that we have to cherish it. Every human creation, every creation of life form has to be cherished because it is so rare, it is so rare in this universe. And so, apart from that, he believes, and so, one more sense, sir. He paints a picture of Voyager 1 viewing Earth from Saturn, sir. He says that Earth is so small and yet, over the centuries, we have been fighting for a small portion of this pale blue dot. So, that exposes our folly, sir, he says. That that is exposing our folly over the centuries. People have fought for such small piece of this small dot. Okay. Last question. UP election, one of the most important part of the campaign was that UP has changed. What are the changes that you have observed in the last 5 to 10 years in UP? So, people feel a bit safer in UP now, sir. Earlier, decoyties and chain-snatching, these were frequent incidents, sir. People feel a lot safer about them now. Apart from that, the delivery of social services is a lot better now. People do not have to rely on caste-based associations or direct relations to access funds and access benefits from the government. Sra, why is so low on CGP 5.32? What is the reason? Sir, I didn't know any better when I joined engineering, sir. I felt that I was not mature enough to know that, sir, what it entailed. And when I got into IIT, sir, I also found a whole new world to explore. And unfortunately, sir, however good civil engineering is, I found my interest lacking in the subject. Okay. Tell me, you talked about Ramanujan. There was a film on him. Can you tell us something about that film? Sir, I haven't watched the film, but I know that in The Man and the Infinity. Anything else about the cast, directors? Sir, Dev Patel was casted as Ramanujan. But I did not know anything. Okay. You also talked about Section 377 of IPC. Yes. And you said it has been declared unconscious now. Yes, sir. To the extent that it violates the rights of LGBTQ community. Now we are making a qualified statement. Yes. And it is not about community. Okay, sir. The court is talking about individual rights. Yes, sir. Right to privacy is not given to the community. It is given to individuals. Yes, sir. So in the first instance, you did not make a qualified statement. You said it has been declared unconscious now. I agree, sir. Okay. And public funding of elections, because you talked about elections and you said private independent candidates, you don't have that much money to run their campaigns or social media is quite useful to them. Do you think elections should be public funded? Sir, it can be partially funded, but complete funding of elections publicly can have certain negative effects. So firstly, we cannot be sure whether it will be substituting the already being used money or it will be complimenting it. It will be supplementing it. If it ends up supplementing it, it is of no use. Don't give me this. Just tell me, if you were saying it should be partially funded. Yes, sir. So what kind of funding you are looking at? Suppose in a particular constituency, because of government funding, there are 100 candidates. Everybody wants to take money. So how do you check this? Can you repeat the question? Suppose in a particular constituency, there are 100 candidates, everybody wants to fight elections because he or she thinks that the government will give us money. So how do you deal with this, even if it is partially funded? Sir, they can be cut off criteria. Such as? Sir, I can't think of any right now. Okay. You have lived in Noida and you know Delhi. If I ask you, what are the biggest problems, three biggest problems of NCR? You must have faced. Yes, sir. So firstly, I think it is pollution. Here in water pollution, sir. And another is the growing slums and the problems of the migrant community in NCR. And sir, other is traffic congestion, sir. So offer some solutions to all three. So for traffic congestion, sir, the government is doing rapid rail and rapid transport systems. I'm not asking what the government is doing. I'm asking you, how do we solve this problem? Do you have any solutions? Sir, I think for even for short travels, people are preferring bikes and cars. So for that purpose, I think green spaces and footpaths can be widened and can be better maintained, sir. So that people do not rely on cars for even small grocery shopping. Firstly, that. Secondly, sir, so there's also a lack of last mile connectivity. For example, people use metro, but it's sometimes far from their homes and they have to rely on cars to get to the metro station and then they take the metro. So sir, small shuttle services, siting services from metros to small distances, like paper or premises, can also help for transport, sir. So for the problem of migrants, sir, I think, sir, there needs to be coordination among states, the originating districts and the region of NCRs. So they need to coordinate about the socioeconomic background of the people migrating to the cities and their particular problems. And so accordingly, they should be given sufficient say in the governments of these cities. They often find themselves politically almost disinfinitized. We will talk about air pollution, sir. Air pollution. So I think traffic itself will solve a lot. And so apart from that, I think most have been cosmetic changes that have been introduced. They have been successful, sir, but in the long run, sir, I think it will all depend on how people perceive it. We need, firstly, it is not a political issue in the NCR, sir. So are you saying that air pollution is a question of perception? Sir, no, sir, because it is a slow killer, we do not often perceive it as an immediate danger, sir. So many people perceive it as not as important. Okay, my last question to you. Should we go for NCR as a state? Maybe no, sir. Why? Sir, NCR as a state would be a very populist, first of all. Very? Populist, sir. It will have a large population. And second? What is the problem with that? You have to put this. Sir, but it is not as dense, as densely populated as the NCR. And so secondly, sir, the surrounding states will also lose on a very productive area, sir. Anything else? It is not that I can think of. Thank you. At least a deliberate of the ideation of common NCR, NCR as a separate state. There are some practical difficulties in terms of, you know, states will not agree or there will be huge protests, but at least can you bring out some positives of it? Sir, coordination would be very easy, sir. For example, sir, in the COVID crisis, there were many check posts and border closures because the states were preventing each other from availing medical services in other states. Pollution has been a problem where states continue to blame each other, sir. Okay. Why do you want to join the civil services? Sir, firstly, sir, I have personal ambitions. The civil services enables me to have job satisfaction, it is a diversity of work. And secondly, in most of my life, sir, for the past seven or eight years, I have noticed a certain amount of contrast in my life and what I see around me. And, sir, I feel a bit burdened by it. I have never had to think about my next meal or health emergencies, but I have seen people suffering because of snake bites. And not snake bites was not the issue. The issue was the absence of health facilities near. And so when I was working in NSS in IIT, I worked for an Indian internship in Uttarakhand. Sir, I found that students were willing to learn, but they did not have adequate facilities. I find that administration can help a lot in this regard. Okay. You are also giving some other exams engineering services? Not right now, sir. Any plans to give? Sir, I believe that I will be able to qualify this exam itself. If I am not, sir, I will try for state administration, sir. Okay, all right. But there is a perception that the law and order situation has improved in UP in the last five years. Yes. Have you personally felt so? Yes, sir. In what sense? Sir, I have had relatives who had things stolen from them. Sir, earlier, the female members of our family used to feel afraid of going out. And that was not just a perception, sir. There were such incidents. But now, sir, while the government has been a bit high-handed, but overall the effects have been positive. Any effect on the data also? So, I cannot recall, sir. Okay. Can you compare Noida and Gurgaon? Sir, I have not been to Gurgaon a lot. But from what I can see, from what I read, sir, Sir, Gurgaon has a drainage problem. Noida does not have as big a problem of drainage. And... In terms of infrastructure? Infrastructure. Sir, Gurgaon has certain infrastructure that has attracted the IIT services in the IIT industry to Gurgaon, which has not been the case with Noida. And... Have you followed the news of structural safety issue in some apartments in Gurgaon? No, sir. You haven't heard the news? All right. Any news on demolition in Noida? Yes, the supertick towers were demolished. So, what techniques are they using? Side demolition. Okay, all right. Sir, can you bring out the impact of social media on youth? And do you use social media? Sir, I have minimized the use. I find that in small quantities, it is helpful. Sir, it helps articulate our thoughts. It helps express our thoughts. And, sir, it democratizes our media, sir, which was earlier very one-way communication. But at the same time, sir, I find that overuse of social media can have issues like a lack of attention. People are losing their attention. And so that is why they are losing patience to read books or things like that. And so secondly, there's also a crisis of identity, I find. People are comparing themselves. People are judging themselves by what other people say about them. So that is a negative aspect. But a controlled use can be beneficial for everyone. Okay. Recently, my Japanese Prime Minister had visited India. Yes, sir. Any significant announcements or whichever made? So, I think, sir, I'm not very sure about the very specifics. But I think broadly, both were concerned about the Ukraine situation. And both lead emphasis that the situation should be de-escalated and pre-peace should prevail. Apart from that. So both reiterated, I think, the importance of co-ord and multi-dimensionality in the Indian Pacific. Any announcements on investments and infrastructure? So I can't exactly recall the specifics. Okay. What do you think is the objective of visit of Chinese Foreign Minister to India? And which other countries he visited? Sir, he recently visited India. Sir, I think he also realizes that it's better in the short term or in the medium term to have peaceful relations with India. For China, I think, sir, they are very concerned with their coming struggle with USA. And they see the world in that perspective itself. And for that, they also see that India did not want a two-front disturbance in their countries. Okay. Anything with related to RIC access and all? RIC access. Russia, India, China access they want to create? Yes, also about that. They also, yes, they feel that this is the right time maybe to create dissensions in co-ord and discredit the importance of co-ord and comparing it with NATO and a military strategy. NATO, yes, sir. And so they also believe that, again, they're viewing the world through their prism of China versus USA. And for that, they believed, again, India should not be an hindrance for their ambitions. And given that India is a bit concerned, India has been neutral in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. They believe that given America's complaints against India, complaints against India about not being very outright against Russia, this is the right time to get India on band weekends. Last question. So you were telling that civil engineering, you did not like that steam. Now, given in the hindsight, what you would have chosen? Which steam? Sir, probably pure science is mathematics, sir. Mathematics, yes. Siddharth, your interview is over. Thank you, sir. For all you have done well, just sit down. Current affairs, I think you need to work on this. If super tech, you don't know. And Gurugama structural building issue, you don't know. And being a civil engineer. Sir, actually, I have not revised civil engineering at all. And I was very concerned about facing four or five people at the same time. So I wanted that experience to be... You don't have a lot of time. You don't have time for that. 7th April is your interview. That's right. There is no compromise about current affairs. So civil engineering and current affairs cannot be compromised. There are three or four questions. In the news, it's not something that... And everything is coming in newspapers. Super tech thing is coming for the last, I think, seven, eight months. Even yesterday, every day. Agast, the order is issued by the Supreme Court. In super tech building, you said it has been demolished. No. It is yet to be demolished. 22nd of May is the date. 22nd of May, yes. And there is NCLT order declaring super tech to be bankrupt. Gurugama, there is a building collapse. That is why you are a civil engineer. So it's important for you. Flag seat programs. What is flag seat programs? What are the major programs that you should be knowing? Then you have NOIDA. You are staying in NOIDA. What is the structure of NOIDA? What is local body, municipal corporation? These things you should know. Except that they have municipal corporation. That is, status is local body status. There is no need of corporation there. As per the constitutional provisions, industrial authority also is having status of local government. Then on the question of traffic management, air pollution and all, traffic management, you said roads should be there, and pathways should be there. That is your credit problem for traffic. Solutions. He was asking you solutions. Traffic. And if you are having more green space and all, then there is no space for vehicles. So I mean spaces for cycles to move. I mean spaces for cycles to move, so to promote two wheelers, cycling and... Anyway, then you said something, although high handedness of the government. That was a bit... Don't use these words. Okay, sir. It has improved all the high handedness of the government. Your clothing. Listen, so that you put not this type of gaudy colour, at least this is your shirt and tie. It should be light colour, plain, tie and all. Sir, I should change my shirt also, sir? Shirt also. It's very destructive type. Okay, sir. We are having the same thing. Sir's colour is plain. Something like that. Light, slightly light. Okay, sir. And you'll be sharing also. You should have shared and come. Okay, sir. One is that since you went to IIT, sometimes there is one IIT professor in the panel, retired or serving. So they can ask you about IITs per se. Okay, sir. What is IIT and is it good to have too many IITs and all? What is the structure of IIT? Which IIT was set up the help of some foreign country and all? All this. About IITs, you should be knowing. There could be questions regarding that. Your low CGPA, anybody can notice. Yes, sir. So you should be ready for proper answer. So what else can I say, sir? I don't know because I don't understand science. Say something about your healthy shoes or something. If you had healthy shoes. This is to say that you were not interested and it took time and all. You can say some healthy shoes or some family shoes. Or you got into a lot of cultural and both activities. Yes, sir. So that... I also use time in some other productivity stuff. So that... And then 6 and 497, sir, I had asked you. This is about adultery. Okay. And that specific thing was there. What Supreme Court has done? Why it was healthy, violated? Yes, sir. It showed that... Both these... The moment somebody asks you about this 377 or 497 of IPC. Both these cases have their... The verdicts have their roots in Putta Swami verdict. Yes, sir. So right to privacy also. You should be knowing. Because of that verdict, these two verdicts were facilitated. So you should be knowing the chain. Okay, sir. And then I asked about Noida and NCR. NCR, because sometimes what happens, whatever you have said, while answering the questions posed by one panel member, the other panel members are listening to you. And they will take down certain points and pick up some points and ask you questions. So whatever you are saying, it should be very well thought out. Okay. Because you can expect further questions on that. Sir, I was very unprepared today, sir. No, because once you say something, like you say something about NCR, further questions on NCRs. So whatever you say, it should be very well thought out answer. Expecting that there could be further questions. Yes. And you know the difference between NCR and NCT. What is NCR? Capital Territory of Delhi. Sir, that is Delhi itself, the state of the beauty of Delhi. And NCR, you know, is the wider regions of the world. The moment, Pridhava goes up to Meret and... Shahan, Shahan. Haryana also goes up to Rottak and all those things. And NCT, then NCT Act, you should be knowing about it. Article 239A, 239AA, all these. And this current Supreme Court verdicts on Tassel for power between, or rather control over bureaucracy between Delhi and center, or LG and Delhi government. That's what we're clear to. Thank you, sir. I think my primary concern is you passed out in 2018. You don't have work experience, civil engineering with a combination of low CGTN. I had a student in 2018, very similar profile, not IIT Delhi, NIT. And he was eventually asked by the panel, if you construct a house, will you call somebody else to do it, or will you do it? So, because they asked him basic questions like, what is the cement mixing ratio? Practical equations also. Exactly. I have seen in the past, I was somewhere with IIT professor in the panel. And he asked exactly questions like this. So, sometimes you can ask questions very specific. Speak to some people on the ground who construct buildings and who do practical things on civil engineering. When they ask practical application of your knowledge. And Gordhama Building Collapse and Noida Supertech proposed demolition. You should be knowing the kind of technology that is used for such demolitions. What are the safety measures that are required to be taken? These are obvious questions for you. I think you did well. Just focus on current affairs and some civil engineering, at least the news which is there. So, what was extremely bad about part of this? I think yes. So, you didn't even this, Noida thing also. Noida and Gordhama. Gordhama. That's something. I like what you said about Carl's area. I think that was reasonably good. Carl's second and philosophy. That was good. Okay, on the rest.