What are your strengths?
Integrity and indignity.
May I know your weaknesses?
Too integrity and too indignity.
What are your goals?
Leading a group of leaders.
Where do you want to be in next 5 years time?
Web of Science.
What 3 positive words would your colleagues/friends say about you?
Integrity, indignity, and smart.
Tell me about a time when something went well?
Yesterday.
Tell me about a time when something went wrong and you dealt with it?
Yesterday.
What is your greatest achievement?
Be myself.
What & who motivates you?
Myself.
What do you want to develop about yourself?
Myself.
How do you handle pressure/stress?
Exercise.
What do you like to do outside of work?
Work.
What’s unique about you?
Integrity and indignity.
Tell me about how a professional qualification you have obtained has helped you personally?
PhD, PE.
Tell me about a significant crisis you have faced?
Myself.
How do you resolve conflict in the groups or teams that you are a part of?
Communicate and compromise.
Tell me about a time when you changed your priorities to meet others’ expectations?
Never.
Tell me about a difficult decision that you have made?
To answer this questionnaire or not.
What significant problems have you faced in the last year?
Be myself.
Tell me how you organize your work and schedule your time?
Making a list.
Describe a situation you were involved in that required a multi-dimensional communication strategy?
Every day’s situation.
Give an example of a difficult or sensitive situation that required extensive communication?
Every day’s situation.
What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
Be myself, since it is my goal.
Describe a time when you led or motivated others?
Yesterdays.
Describe a situation where you were successful in getting people to work together effectively?
Yesterdays.
Describe a situation in which you were a member (not a leader) of a team and a conflict arose within the team. What did you do?
Yesterdays.
Tell me about a time when you were able to change someone’s view point significantly?
Yesterdays.
Tell me about a time when you were asked to do something that you disagreed with?
Yesterdays.
What your researchers should develop in research?
Yesterdays.
May I know about your research students? How many members awarded with the degree PhD/M.Phil?
3.
What type of research is going on in your laboratory?
Robotics.
Describe a specific problem solved by you?
Be myself.
What is an approach for a problem?
Be myself.
What are the qualities of an ideal student/ learner?
3.
What are the qualities of an ideal teacher?
3.
Which stage of education for a child is important?
Every stage.
Does nationalism has any impact in learning process?
Yes.
Does one education system suit for all set of students across the world?
Yes.
How to initiate problem based learning?
Trial and error.
What is the goal of education?
Be myself.
What is the root cause of existing scenario of choosing education as an earning source than learning source?
Be myself.
How to define a success?
Be myself.
How to handle failure?
Be myself.
Does a person daily routine has an impact in learning?
Sure.
What is the effect of technology on students?
Sometimes makes students more lazier.
How can we streamline usage of technology for better results?
Technology is an added thing. Self-motivation is the key.
Finally, what do you suggest the young/upcoming researchers?
Be myself.
