Vyakti Darpan · Setu — Full Assessment (Stage 2)

Setu — Corporate Change-maker Full Assessment

The deeper reflection for corporate and professional people serving the Rebuild India ecosystem — putting your skills, your network and your systems-thinking to work for the country while you keep your day job. Complete this after the Screener.

Stage 2 of 2 · Full Assessment · approx. 40–50 minutes

What this is. A structured self-reflection that helps ARISE understand your strengths, your fit with our values, and how your professional skills might serve the country. The reflective sections at the end matter as much as the ratings. It is not a pass/fail exam, an IQ test, or a clinical screen. There are no “trick” right answers — answer as you truly are; the profile is only useful if it is true.

How results are used. Your responses build a profile that, at most, flags for a human conversation — never a pass/fail, and never an automatic rejection. A questionnaire never decides anything on its own; a trained ARISE reviewer always looks, and where relevant, talks with you.

Privacy (DPDP). Only trained ARISE reviewers see your responses. Data is stored securely in line with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act; we collect the minimum needed. You may ask what we hold, request correction, or withdraw at any time by writing to the ARISE assessment desk. We do not screen for mental illness; wellbeing questions are positive only.

About you

A little context so we can read your responses fairly.

Whole-person & aptitude

Use the 5-point scale from Strongly disagree to Strongly agree. There are no right or wrong answers.

1. I protect my sleep even during busy delivery weeks.

2. I read, watch or take courses to go deeper in my field without being told to.

3. When something knocks me down at work, I recover my footing quickly.

4. I can name what I am feeling in the moment, even under pressure.

5. I listen fully before I frame my reply.

6. My work has meaning beyond earning a living.

7. I map how the parts of a system connect before I try to fix one part.

8. I have proposed a change to a process, tool or policy at my workplace.

9. I keep going on long projects even when quick wins are far away.

10. I look for chances to solve problems that are not strictly my job.

11. When money and honesty pull in opposite directions, honesty wins for me.

12. I take initiative rather than wait to be told what to do.

13. I let my mood decide the quality of my work.

14. I skip exercise and self-care whenever work gets busy.

15. I rarely reflect on how I could have handled a situation better.

16. I stay steady and useful to others in a crisis.

17. I actively build relationships across teams, not only within mine.

18. I can turn a vague goal into concrete steps others can follow.

19. I get bored and drop projects before they are finished.

20. I would use my professional network to open doors for a good cause.

21. I look for the simplest solution that actually works, not the most impressive one.

22. I treat feedback, even harsh feedback, as information I can use.

23. I avoid tasks where I might fail publicly.

24. I feel responsible for problems in my community, not only in my company.

25. I can hold my composure when someone challenges me in a meeting.

26. I set standards for my own work that are higher than what is asked.

27. I find it hard to trust that people can genuinely change.

28. I am willing to be the first to try an unproven idea if the downside is limited.

29. I keep confidences and handle sensitive information with care.

30. I can persuade without pressuring or manipulating.

31. I plan my week so important-but-not-urgent work actually happens.

32. I would rather quietly do the right thing than loudly claim credit.

33. When a project is uncertain, I still make a decision and adjust as I learn.

34. I notice when a teammate is struggling and I check on them.

35. I believe the effort I put in shapes my results more than luck or connections do.

36. I often feel my contribution will not make any real difference.

37. I can give a small amount of time reliably every week rather than a burst and then nothing.

38. I keep learning from people junior to me.

39. I would report a safety or compliance violation even if it slowed my project.

40. I connect my daily work to a larger purpose I actually believe in.

Situational judgment

For each workplace scenario, choose the response closest to what you would actually do. There is a best answer, but be honest.

41. Your manager asks the team to inflate a client progress report to “keep the relationship smooth” before a renewal. You:

42. A junior colleague from a smaller town is technically strong but is being talked over in meetings. You:

43. You spot a recurring defect that three teams keep patching by hand every month. Fixing the root cause needs cross-team effort no one owns. You:

44. You have committed 4 hours a week to an ARISE project. A crunch week at work hits. You:

45. A vendor offers you a personal “gift” to speed up their invoice approval. You:

46. Your team can hit a deadline by cutting a data-privacy step that customers will not notice. You:

47. A talented teammate is burning out but keeps volunteering for more. As their lead you:

48. You want to bring your company’s skills (say, data or design) to a rural-schools initiative, but your employer’s policy on external work is unclear. You:

Values — forced choice

Choose the ONE option that is more true of you.

49. Which is more true of you?

50. Which is more true of you?

51. Which is more true of you?

52. Which is more true of you?

53. Which is more true of you?

Reasoning

Do your best. Choose one answer.

54. Mentor is to guidance as investor is to:

55. A process takes 40 minutes done manually. An automation cuts the time by 25%, then a second improvement cuts that result by half. How long does the process now take?

56. Four teammates review reports at the same steady rate and clear 12 reports in 2 hours together. How many reports would 6 teammates clear in 3 hours at that rate?

57. Series: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, __ (each gap grows by one). Next number:

58. A square tile is rotated 90° clockwise three times. Compared to its start, it is now rotated:

59. “Every change-maker in our chapter mentors at least one student. Anil is in our chapter.” Which must be true?

Reflections

In your own words. These matter as much as the ratings — a few honest sentences each.

60. Describe a time you served someone or fixed something with nothing to gain for yourself. What did you do, and why? (4–8 sentences)

61. Describe a moment at work when doing the honest thing had a real cost to you. What did you choose, and what did it cost? (4–8 sentences)

62. In one paragraph: what does Vyaktinirmaan se Rashtranirmaan — rebuilding the nation by rebuilding oneself — mean for how you want to use your professional skills over the next three years?

A few more

Same 5-point scale, Strongly disagree to Strongly agree.

63. I have never told even a small lie to make a situation easier.

64. I stay steady and useful to others in a crisis.

65. I have never missed a single commitment in my life.

66. For quality control, please choose “Agree” for this line.

What happens next: a trained ARISE reviewer reads your responses, including your written reflections. Whatever your result, this is a starting point, not a verdict — it can only flag you for a human conversation, never an automatic rejection. ARISE requests no payment on this site.

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