INTRODUCTION
Name:
Varinder Singh Khosa
Roll No.
: 0069344
All India Rank- 38
All India Rank- 38
Age: 24
Attempt:
1st
Home
Town: Moga
Hobbies: Stage
Anchoring, Reading Books & Meditation
Extra
Curricular Activities: Speech & Debate Competitions, NSS, Science Model
Making, Listening Music, Surfing Web
EDUCATION
% in
class 10th: 9.6 CGPA
% in
class 12th: 91.2%
Graduation
Course & Percentage: B.Sc.(Non-Med) & 75%
Pass Out:
2015
UPSC Interview Transcript
Date of Interview: 09-may-2018,
Forenoon Session
Board: Ms Smita Nagaraj
Duration: 30-35 minutes
Me: May I step in mam ?
Chairperson: Yes, please
Me: Wished everyone good
morning(Stood near the chair)
CP: Please take your seat
Me:
Thankyou Mam
Chairperson(CP) mam started
CP:
(looked at my DAF for few minutes) you are good at studies and seems to be
interested in academical affairs like edu, speeches . Then why CAPF ?
Me: Mam,
these were just part of my education field but I have always dreamt of becoming
part of CAPF due to its adventurous nature, diverse nature of work where u
get chance to work in different areas like deserts, mountain areas , coastal
areas etc ,Opportunity to serve the nation, good allowances,
CP: But u
can get good allowances in civil jobs as well..also u will be at ease
Me: Mam,
its my childhood dream to be part of uniform services. For that first i tried
for NDA after +2, then CDS in 2016 and attended SSB...so this childhood passion
has motivated me to go for CAPF and realize my dream
CP: Sikh
community is known for its valour and bravery in military history of Indian army(as i
m sikh) and form a major part of armed forces till 1980s and 1990s. But
recently their number is decreasing in army as well as CAPF. why ?
Me: Mam,
now a days more youth is attracted towards foreign countries, for study as well
as citizenship of those nations, more attraction towards civil jobs now a days,
involvement in drugs due to pop culture promoted by punjabi music industry
CP: Then,
why did not u opted for IELTS and get urself settle in any other country ?
Me: Mam i
feel that this trend of brain drain has led to major loss of human capital for India and when i have opportunity to play a role for the development of our
nation, why should we go to other country and benefit them at the cost of our
nation.Also i feel that i am competent enough to get a decent job in India.
CP: In
which country does the largest punjabi diaspora resides ?
Me:
uh..uh..Canada(i was not sure)
CP:
Recently, Canadian PM Mr Trudeau visited and India has put allegations that he
is sympathiser of some pro-khalistani separatist groups in canada.
Considering that How was the visit ?
Me: Mam,
Visit was a complete failure, at the very offset of the visit , indian govt
sent a low-key minister to welcome him, there was no major pact/deal..PM of
India has only ceremonial meet on very last day of visit. so there is no major
outcome from this visit
CP: And
what about from our perspective
Me:(i
understood that mam wanna know, how snubbing trudeau gave canada a clear lesson
) Yes, mam,,from our point of view. we are quiet successful in giving him a
clear message that if canada will support any such cause of separatist groups, India
will not tolerate that at any cost bcecause Unity and integrity of India is paramount
and Trade & other ties are secondary. Also during meet of Mr. Trudeau with Punjab
CM, he promised that he will not support pro-khalistani groups and promised to extradite criminal in
canada, wanted by Indian governmentNow Chairperson mam passed the baton to First Member(M1)
M1:
(looked at my DAF) You have your schooling from Mudki till 10th but why did you
shifted to Haryana for your higher studies?
Me:Sir
that was decision of my parents due to menace of drugs in punjab so they
thought of admitting me in a school outside punjab,
M1: What
is the reason behind drug menace of Punjab ?
Me: Sir,
Punjab being a border state, it becomes easy for drug traffickers to smuggle
drugs in punjab through the porous borders, second Politician- drug smugglers
nexus which make it easy for them to distribute drugs without fear of being
caught, Pop-culture appealed by punjabi music industry. unemplyment
M1: But
unemploment problem is in other states too..then why drug problem is major in
punjab ?
Me: Sir,
drug problem exist not only in punjab but other states too..as per recent
survey by NCRB, Punjab is at number 10 in drug abuse so this drum-beating has
more to do with defeaming the governmnet during elections. But problem is
pan-India(maine yeh report dekhi hui thi)
M1: What
is the solution to this problem of drugs in Punjab ?
Me: Sir,
first and foremost infiltration of drugs from pakistan border must stop in
Punjab. Rehabilitation and drug de-addiction centres for drug abusers,stop
over-the-counter availabity of drugs, strict action against politicians
involved in drug-dealing.
M1: Who
is your war hero from Indian forces ?
Me; Sir,
General Jagjit Singh Aurora who led eastern command of army during Indo-Pak war
of 1971(as one day before interview i visited National Museum and his
installation was there :)
M1: Do u
know about Subedar Joginder Singh(he was craving to know about him as recently
movie was released on Subedar Joginder Singh where Gippy Grewal is playing his
role)
Me: Told
about his role in Indo-China war in 1962 and how fought until his last breath,
though his plotton was heavily outnumbered by chinese forces.
M1: With
which award he has been rewarded ?
Me: Sorry
sir, i m unable to recall(he told that Param Vir Chakra)
M1: On
wagah border with Pakistan, everyday passionate ceremonies are being held. What
are its impact on friendly and long-term relationship between India and
Pakistan ?
Me: Sir,
for long term relation, I think high aggression during ceremony must be toned
down by both sides. We must show our friendly relation to the visitors, also it
will help ease the tensions between two nationsChairperson invited second member(M2) of panel for questionnaire
M2:
Varinder, as you have environment as one of your subject during graduation, can
u tell me what is environment ?
Me: I
roar out SHASHI THAROOR type heavy word definition of
environmnet (as i have geography as optional :-p)
M2: Aap
sadaran basha mein parayavaran kya hota, yeh batayein ?
Me: (told
in hindi) sir, hamare aas paas ke jevit jaise aadmi, variksh aur
aajevit jaise hawa, aakas, pani aadi ke aapsi similit jagat ko parayavaran
kaithe hain.(he understood that i m poor in hindi so reverted back to english..lol)
M2: what
are the reasons behind degradation of environment ?
Me: Sir,
Utilization of resources more than the carrying capacity of environment lead to
degradation of environment.
M2: Then,
How do we carry our developmental activities and livelihood needs ?
Me:
Through sustainable development and judicious use. For eg- Waste water from
factory should be reused instead passing it into a river, it will prevent
pollution of fresh water in river and help in reusing waste water of factory at
same time. Gave 1 more example of agriculture
M2:(He
entered agriculture now) What are the effects of over-irrigation of agriculture
in punjab ?
Me: Sir
over-irrigation led to salinization and alkalinization of soil.
M2:
Salinization is a major problem in places adjoining haryana like Bhatinda, what is the way forward to this problem of alkalinization of soil?
Me: Sir,
we can use acid to neutralize this excess of salts in soil.
M2: What
punjab government is doing at large scale to solve this problem ? Is there any
scheme by government of punjab ?
Me: Sorry
sir , i dont know
M2:
Punjab government is planting eucalyptus tree at large scale to solve
this.
NEXT
QUESTION
M2: As u
have attended NSS camp during your college. What are the works that you did
during your camp ?
Me: Sir,
we went to nearby village named Nejia Khera and there, we taught students at
school about moral values and told them importance of sports, youth festivals,
& other curricular activities. Also, as it was a backward village so
dropout rate among students after 8th was very high, so we paid home visits and
informed parents about importance of education in today's India
ALL
MEMBERS PUT SMILE ON THEIR FACE AND SAID THATS A WONDERFUL CAUSE
M2: So if
u get into CAPF, how will you continue with such tasks ?
Me:
(Nothing come to my mind, and instantly i said) Sir, i will try to continue
such works after my retirement by opening a NGO.
ALL
LAUGHED AND SAID, YET U HAVE NOT STARTED WORKING AND STARTED THINKING OF
RETIREMNET (i felt embarrassed)
M2: What
did happen in Dhabwali ? Do you know about the incident ?
Me: Sorry
sir
M2: Where
more than 400 students died of fire ?
Me: No
sir i dont know(I was surprised that how it is remotely possible that i dont
know about an incident where casualties are so high)
LATER
I SURFED AT HOME THAT IT WAS AN INCIDENT OF 1995..wtf and i was born in
1993..lolNow comes the last hurdle, third Member(M3)
M3:(started
with hobbies) Varinder One of your hobby is meditation which is more about
introvert aspect and other is anchoring which is about extrovert aspect of
personality. How can someone continue with two habits which are contrary of
each other, considering that you are honest in what you have written ?
Me: Sir
Anchoring is more about my participation in various stage conducting activities
since my schooling but meditaion i have started only two years back as a need
for a healthy lifestyle
M3: Even
if, you are doing from two years, how do u reconcile between two very different
things ?
Me: Sir,meditaion helps me in my inner introspection and
knowing more about good and bad aspects of my personality whereas Anchoring
being extrovert action helps in implementing that introspection into my real
life and personality
M3:As
sir(pointing towards M2) has asked you about agriculture, So todays punjab is
prosperous due to green revolution of 1960. Punjab would have been an another
poor state like hinterland state madhya pradesh. What were the options with
punjab other than agricultutre ?
Me: Sir,
Punjab has litercay rate of more than 75% so there is major scope for service
sector. We could focus more on industrial sector and due to large diaspora from
punjab, Foreign remuneratives could be another source of income.
M3: As u
told about over-irrigation in punjab and its negative effects(with M2). Do you
consider that it was desirable to bring green revolution in punjab region ?
Me:Sir,
Keeping in mind the ecological conditions of Punjab where most of the region
comes under desert ecosystem, I don’t think it was desirable because HYV seeds
need large scale irrigation but this region is rainfall deficit.
M3:If I
give you the chance to re-write the history of Punjab. What would you decide in
case of green revolution ?
Me:Sir, I
will opt for region other the rain deficit regions of western India. Instead I
will choose regions like Coastal Regions, and regions where monsoon brings enough
rainfall
M3:So, do
you think propagators of green revolution were wrong in bring green revolution to Punjab ?
Me:No,
sir..Green revolution has achieved a great success and helped us in making us
self-sufficient in food grains..But there were little lapses which could have
been solved if ecology of region could be considered while deciding the region
M3: What is article 370 all about?
Me: Sir,
It provides special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir under Instrument
of accession signed between Indian State and Raja Hari Singh
M3: (interupted)
Don’t tell me history, Tell me its present status and do you think it should be
abrogated ?
Me: Sir,
it should not be outrightly abrogated because it is our promise with people of Kashmir.
Considering the present state of instability, any tampering can led to further deteoriation
in the condition of state. But for the integration of people mentally and
physically, we need modest changes. For ex- as property is a fundamental right
in state so land acquistition becomes nearly impossible which creates hurdle in
path of industrialization in state
M3: But Land
is a state subject, how can centre ask for more say in the land acquition ?
Me:
Yes sir, it is a state subject but as Land Acquisition act 2013 was passed by
centre. It was adopted by all states as Model Act with few changes but Due to
special provisions, it was not applicable at all in J&K.Chairperson mam is back again!
CP: As
you have done your higher studies from Haryana where many babas have been booked
under Rape and Murder cases.There has been major spurt in number of babas in
India. What are the reasons behind their increase and How they have such a
large following ?
Me: Mam, after 70 years of independence, 21% of population is below poverty line, large scale illiteracy, goverance deficit due to which even basic amenities are not met. When people are unable to fulfill their basic needs they go for shortcut and eternal solutions through such babas. AND these babas exploit their vulnerabities and use them for their own benefits. Also due to caste based discrimination, the so called lower castes feel alienated from their ancient religions so they go for such babas in hope of equality and self-respect
Me: Mam, after 70 years of independence, 21% of population is below poverty line, large scale illiteracy, goverance deficit due to which even basic amenities are not met. When people are unable to fulfill their basic needs they go for shortcut and eternal solutions through such babas. AND these babas exploit their vulnerabities and use them for their own benefits. Also due to caste based discrimination, the so called lower castes feel alienated from their ancient religions so they go for such babas in hope of equality and self-respect
CP: But
not all people going to these babas are not poor, there are people from middle class and higher classes..Because Only they are ones who can contribute such a large sum of money to them. Why
they are going if poverty is the sole reason ?
Me: Mam,
more the man becomes rich, desires increase even more.. so in their case also,
insecurity is the reason. Secondly,with the increase in stress in our lives..
people run towards such babas as they taught about divine immaterial things and
thereby reducing greed towards materialistic world and help reduce stress
CP: What
is the solution then, Should we remove all babas with tough hand for once and
all ?
Me: Mam,
India being a secular country where everyone has right to belief in anyone. Even we
have no problem in people believing in non-living forces. So we can't take action
against anyone, the time till they are not involved in any mischievous
conduct. Also Baba-Neta Nexus must go because vote bank is the major reason
behing their patronisation by political class.
CP: Do
you think we must have any special Investigation branch to keep vigil on these
babas ?
Me:
Absolutely mam, considering the spurt in number of babas and their nefarious activities,
we must have a special cell so that such incident can be prevented in
future. Also state police needs to be more vigilant towards their activities
and there should be proper survelliance of their economic transactions as large scale money laundering is also involved.
