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B.B.Swain sir | PSIR | Poetry | Audit | Stoic
*Chairman:*
1. Are you feeling cold?
2. Do you write Haiku?
3. In which language do you write?
4. How do you usually write poetry? What is the process?
5. Can you write one on the board today?
(• _I wrote one_
• _Sir then asked me to recite the Haiku twice_
• _Asked me based on what I had written it_)
*M2 (_Male_)*
1. What is the origin of Stoicism?
2. Are there any significant books on the Philosophy?
3. Are there any similarities between Stoicism and Indian Philosophy?
4. Which do you think came first? The Indian Philosophy or Stoicism?
5. How do you think the interchange of ideas would have happened in earlier days?
6. Since you are into Tamil Poetry, have you read the works of poet Bharathi? Which of his works is your favourite?
7. Have you read the whole life biography of Bharathi? Was he involved in the National Movement? What were his contributions?
*M3 (_Male_)*
1. Can I ask you on audit or are you very new to it?
(• _I said I'm willing to take questions on audit though I'm still undergoing training_)
2. What is Financial audit? How does it happen?
*M4 (_Female_)*
1. Do you know what is Judicial Legislation? Have you heard of it?
(_I said yes ma'am_)
2. If so, can you explain it with an example?
3. What is the role of a Governor?
4. Is it necessary for the Governor to be aligned with the political ideology of the State?
*M5 (_Male_)*
1. How has NCC helped you in building your personality?
2. Since you are interested in IR, What is a deep state? Can you explain it with an example?
(• _I tried to answer it with Pakistan as an example_
• _since the member felt my answer was incomplete he explained that deep states are everywhere where real power moves in the shadows_)
3. I'll rephrase the question, now tell me what would be an example of Deepstate?
(• _I said Tech Giants_
• _Now too sir felt that it was a shallow understanding of the concept so he explained that there was more to it and gave me more examples._)
4. Now that you mentioned Tech Giants, do you think a country like India can uphold it's sovereignty amidst the growing influence of Tech Giants and MNCs?
4. So you know N.N. Vohra?
(_I said no sir. Sir then explained NN Vohra sir's credentials - and said that's fine I'll throw the question directly..._)
5. Generalists vs Specialists in Civil Services, what is your opinion on it? And do we need an exclusive National Security Services inorder to have a specific cadre of officers trained in National Security?
*M2: (_Male_)*
1. Why did you choose PSIR as an optional despite having done under graduation in Mathematics?
2. Extending the conversation you had with M5, what would be the biggest challenge for India in countering the influence of Deepstate?
*M3: (_Male_)*
1. What do you think is the key contribution of NCC to this country?
*M5: (_Male_)*
1. Are you aware of Russia Ukraine? Why do you think Russia went offensive on Ukraine?
2. Do you think it is Russia vs Ukraine or Russia vs NATO?
3. Are you aware of Israel-Hamas? Do you find any common deepstate at play in Israel-Hamas and Ukraine-Russia?
(• _I said I'm able to identify them separately but I'm unable to find a common deepstate at play in both these conflicts_
• _Sir then explained his analysis of the conflicts and suggested reading IR from this perspective to understand how everything that is happening is interconnected_)
*M2: (_Male_)*
1. What is the meaning of your name?
(_I had changed my name)
2. Why have you changed your name?
Any particular reason?
*Mentoring:*
Shubham sir's one-one session (Vidyapeeth IAS) helped me understand the *curiosity meter* of the UPSC board. The members of the actual interview board were curious in the same areas. Highly relevant in terms the question areas from DAF.
B.B.Swain sir | PSIR | Poetry | Audit | Stoic
*Chairman:*
1. Are you feeling cold?
2. Do you write Haiku?
3. In which language do you write?
4. How do you usually write poetry? What is the process?
5. Can you write one on the board today?
(• _I wrote one_
• _Sir then asked me to recite the Haiku twice_
• _Asked me based on what I had written it_)
*M2 (_Male_)*
1. What is the origin of Stoicism?
2. Are there any significant books on the Philosophy?
3. Are there any similarities between Stoicism and Indian Philosophy?
4. Which do you think came first? The Indian Philosophy or Stoicism?
5. How do you think the interchange of ideas would have happened in earlier days?
6. Since you are into Tamil Poetry, have you read the works of poet Bharathi? Which of his works is your favourite?
7. Have you read the whole life biography of Bharathi? Was he involved in the National Movement? What were his contributions?
*M3 (_Male_)*
1. Can I ask you on audit or are you very new to it?
(• _I said I'm willing to take questions on audit though I'm still undergoing training_)
2. What is Financial audit? How does it happen?
*M4 (_Female_)*
1. Do you know what is Judicial Legislation? Have you heard of it?
(_I said yes ma'am_)
2. If so, can you explain it with an example?
3. What is the role of a Governor?
4. Is it necessary for the Governor to be aligned with the political ideology of the State?
*M5 (_Male_)*
1. How has NCC helped you in building your personality?
2. Since you are interested in IR, What is a deep state? Can you explain it with an example?
(• _I tried to answer it with Pakistan as an example_
• _since the member felt my answer was incomplete he explained that deep states are everywhere where real power moves in the shadows_)
3. I'll rephrase the question, now tell me what would be an example of Deepstate?
(• _I said Tech Giants_
• _Now too sir felt that it was a shallow understanding of the concept so he explained that there was more to it and gave me more examples._)
4. Now that you mentioned Tech Giants, do you think a country like India can uphold it's sovereignty amidst the growing influence of Tech Giants and MNCs?
4. So you know N.N. Vohra?
(_I said no sir. Sir then explained NN Vohra sir's credentials - and said that's fine I'll throw the question directly..._)
5. Generalists vs Specialists in Civil Services, what is your opinion on it? And do we need an exclusive National Security Services inorder to have a specific cadre of officers trained in National Security?
*M2: (_Male_)*
1. Why did you choose PSIR as an optional despite having done under graduation in Mathematics?
2. Extending the conversation you had with M5, what would be the biggest challenge for India in countering the influence of Deepstate?
*M3: (_Male_)*
1. What do you think is the key contribution of NCC to this country?
*M5: (_Male_)*
1. Are you aware of Russia Ukraine? Why do you think Russia went offensive on Ukraine?
2. Do you think it is Russia vs Ukraine or Russia vs NATO?
3. Are you aware of Israel-Hamas? Do you find any common deepstate at play in Israel-Hamas and Ukraine-Russia?
(• _I said I'm able to identify them separately but I'm unable to find a common deepstate at play in both these conflicts_
• _Sir then explained his analysis of the conflicts and suggested reading IR from this perspective to understand how everything that is happening is interconnected_)
*M2: (_Male_)*
1. What is the meaning of your name?
(_I had changed my name)
2. Why have you changed your name?
Any particular reason?
*Mentoring:*
Shubham sir's one-one session (Vidyapeeth IAS) helped me understand the *curiosity meter* of the UPSC board. The members of the actual interview board were curious in the same areas. Highly relevant in terms the question areas from DAF.
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Name :MHK
Date-16th JANUARY
Sheel Vardhan Sir
Forenoon, 4th to go
DAF details: guided meditation, strength, and mobility training, Physics, Kerala, BSMS
Chair: what is guided fasting? Then on clarification, he changed the question to what is intermittent fasting.?
2. Is intermittent fasting scientific.
3. Does fasting improves once strength?
4. Talked about ketosis and asked about difference between ketosis and Autophagy
5. Then asked me to explain string theory in a simple manner.
Member two: how would I solve the Manipur issue if I am being appointed as the governor there?
About genuine concerns of Kuki, people [context] they have been demanding a unit territory status
DPDP provision, whether it is capable to address the privacy concern, then the conversation went to the people over sharing in social media. These days
Member three: pick one N. Indian state, which I would like to improve along the lines of Kerala.
The reason for picking the state
What is kutumbasree
And how I improve the status in the north Indian state using kutumbasree from Kerala
Apart from the economic mobility angle, how would you persuade people to implement Kudumbasree?
Then distinction between district and autonomous Council.
Member four: ask me to name three initiatives implemented in local level, which can be expanded on a national level.
asked about my educational background, BSMS and its uniqueness and its benefits
Member five: features about Brahmo missile
Difference between cruise missile and ballistic missile
How guided weapon works and physics principles behind it.
How India is doing when it comes to guided weapons
Asked about the chief of Defence stars
Impression: session, went like a casual conversation, some members were smiling and giving acknowledgement for the responses.
Duration approx 30 minutes
Date-16th JANUARY
Sheel Vardhan Sir
Forenoon, 4th to go
DAF details: guided meditation, strength, and mobility training, Physics, Kerala, BSMS
Chair: what is guided fasting? Then on clarification, he changed the question to what is intermittent fasting.?
2. Is intermittent fasting scientific.
3. Does fasting improves once strength?
4. Talked about ketosis and asked about difference between ketosis and Autophagy
5. Then asked me to explain string theory in a simple manner.
Member two: how would I solve the Manipur issue if I am being appointed as the governor there?
About genuine concerns of Kuki, people [context] they have been demanding a unit territory status
DPDP provision, whether it is capable to address the privacy concern, then the conversation went to the people over sharing in social media. These days
Member three: pick one N. Indian state, which I would like to improve along the lines of Kerala.
The reason for picking the state
What is kutumbasree
And how I improve the status in the north Indian state using kutumbasree from Kerala
Apart from the economic mobility angle, how would you persuade people to implement Kudumbasree?
Then distinction between district and autonomous Council.
Member four: ask me to name three initiatives implemented in local level, which can be expanded on a national level.
asked about my educational background, BSMS and its uniqueness and its benefits
Member five: features about Brahmo missile
Difference between cruise missile and ballistic missile
How guided weapon works and physics principles behind it.
How India is doing when it comes to guided weapons
Asked about the chief of Defence stars
Impression: session, went like a casual conversation, some members were smiling and giving acknowledgement for the responses.
Duration approx 30 minutes
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Name - N_A
Board - Sanjay Verma Sir
Date - 13th Jan Afternoon (last one to go)
Duration - 30 Mins
DAF keyword - Patna, Roorkee, IIT Roorkee, Civil Engineering, PSIR, Secretary @NSS(SBA),Thriller movies and web series, Painting
Chairman-
1.Kaafi lamba wait krna pra....baaki logo se baat hui?
2.Difference between web series and movies?
3.Kya Indian constitution ek social contract hai? If yes then explain.
4.Permanent executive vs elected representatives...differences.
5. Kuch scholars ke naam batayiye jo constitution pr frequently comment krte hain.
M1
1.Vaishali ke baare me batayiye?
2.Vaishali ki nagarvadhu kinhe bolte hain?
3.Bihar me har 2-3 month pe bridges girte hain...iske reasons? Aur iske solutions.
4. Venezuela recently news me hai...kis karan se?...iske India pr kya implications honge.
5. UNSC reforms.
M2
1. As a NSS Secretary aapne kya kiye hain?
2. Waste management....general issues and solutions. Policy changes in solid waste management.
3. Latest technological development in waste management.
4. Aapne 12th me painting liya hai...konsi painting pasand hai aapko?(I said Madhubani)
5. Madhubani painting ke baare me batayiye...konse colours use hote hain?
M3
1. Aapne konsi latest movie dekhi hai?( I said Dhurandhar)
2. Kis issue par based hai
3. 2008 Mumbai blast ke baare me batayiye?
4. Kya steps liye government ne...especially coastal security me?
5. Why civil services after doing civil engineering from the top college ?
M4
1. India ki foreign policy w.r.t neighbors criticize ki jaati hai kya aap isse sehmat hai? Explain kariye?
2. Many nations disintegrated for eg USSR, India is still surviving...why?
3. Reasons of foreign Invasions in India?
4. Difference between bihar and western up in general?
Chairman sir- All the best, your interview is over. Thank you.
Experience-Round table setup, Overall good experience, board was very cordial, analytical but mostly DAF based questions
Board - Sanjay Verma Sir
Date - 13th Jan Afternoon (last one to go)
Duration - 30 Mins
DAF keyword - Patna, Roorkee, IIT Roorkee, Civil Engineering, PSIR, Secretary @NSS(SBA),Thriller movies and web series, Painting
Chairman-
1.Kaafi lamba wait krna pra....baaki logo se baat hui?
2.Difference between web series and movies?
3.Kya Indian constitution ek social contract hai? If yes then explain.
4.Permanent executive vs elected representatives...differences.
5. Kuch scholars ke naam batayiye jo constitution pr frequently comment krte hain.
M1
1.Vaishali ke baare me batayiye?
2.Vaishali ki nagarvadhu kinhe bolte hain?
3.Bihar me har 2-3 month pe bridges girte hain...iske reasons? Aur iske solutions.
4. Venezuela recently news me hai...kis karan se?...iske India pr kya implications honge.
5. UNSC reforms.
M2
1. As a NSS Secretary aapne kya kiye hain?
2. Waste management....general issues and solutions. Policy changes in solid waste management.
3. Latest technological development in waste management.
4. Aapne 12th me painting liya hai...konsi painting pasand hai aapko?(I said Madhubani)
5. Madhubani painting ke baare me batayiye...konse colours use hote hain?
M3
1. Aapne konsi latest movie dekhi hai?( I said Dhurandhar)
2. Kis issue par based hai
3. 2008 Mumbai blast ke baare me batayiye?
4. Kya steps liye government ne...especially coastal security me?
5. Why civil services after doing civil engineering from the top college ?
M4
1. India ki foreign policy w.r.t neighbors criticize ki jaati hai kya aap isse sehmat hai? Explain kariye?
2. Many nations disintegrated for eg USSR, India is still surviving...why?
3. Reasons of foreign Invasions in India?
4. Difference between bihar and western up in general?
Chairman sir- All the best, your interview is over. Thank you.
Experience-Round table setup, Overall good experience, board was very cordial, analytical but mostly DAF based questions
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Name: Triston Tate
Board: Anuradha Prasad ma’am
Date: 15/01/2026 (Forenoon)
Duration: 26 to 28 minutes
DAF Keywords: IIT Delhi, Jaipur, Civil Engineering, Mathematics Optional, Delhi Drainage, Solo Travelling, Trekking, Educator and Mentor, Other things from DAF not asked
Chairman ma’am
1. Monologue about natural capital. What exactly is natural capital?
2. How do we assess the value of natural capital?
3. Why should natural capital be included in GDP? Methodology to adopt।
4. How can natural capital be protected and conserved?
5. As a policymaker, what would be your two focus areas for natural capital conservation?
6. What is the meaning of an educator and what was your?
7. Professors in IIT: were they friendly or not?
8. Were you friendly with any professor?
9. Where should one draw the boundary between students and professors?
11. Is poor teaching a reason for brain drain?
12. What can be done to stop brain drain at the university level?
Member 1
1. Is global terrorism increasing or decreasing?
2. What is the impact of global terrorism on India?
3. As a diplomat, African nations give you responsibility for parliament development. As a Civil Engineer, how would you design those buildings?
4. What is the role of Civil Engineering in diplomacy?
(Rest I cannot remember)
Member 2
1. Monologue on drainage problems in India.
2. What are the major drainage system problems and their solutions?
3. As Delhi Jal Board Chief, which areas would you focus on with the current resources to improve Drainage situation of Delhi?
4. Monologue on terrorism increase then asked why reasons for terrorism are not highlighted in West Africa.
5. About the CPEC project: why is China focusing on CPEC?
6. What is the strategic importance of Gwadar for China?
7. What are the threats for India?
8. How can India provide leadership to the Global South?
9. Global South vs Global North: why does the Global North need the Global South?
10. Why are reforms in multilateral institutions not being happening, is it because of Global North?
11. As a diplomat, what can you do about this?
12. India wants to highlight Global South issues, but China is also doing the same. What can India do differently?
Member 3
1. Why solo travelling?
2. Your last visit was Sikkim. Where in Sikkim?
3. Why did you not visit North Sikkim?
4. What two differences did you observe between Sikkim and Jaipur?
5. Other places visited and where in Kolkata?
6. What did you like about Kolkata?
7. How can tourism be improved in Jaipur in your state?
8. Monologue about homestays. How was your homestay experience. How would you increase tourism in Jaipur?
9. Discussion on startups. Are startup valuations justified?
10. What problems are faced by startups in your college?
11. Why are Indian startups not doing well?
12. Are Indian startups a bubble?
13. What is the difference between a teacher and a mentor?
14. What do you consider yourself: a teacher or a mentor?
Member 4
1. Discussion started from coastal development because I mentioned beaches in solo travelling.
2. What are the principles of coastal development?
3. Monologue on CRZ norms.
4. What other rules and regulations exist related to coasts?
5. What are the reasons for coastal pollution and degradation?
6. As a Civil Engineer, what can you do to protect the coasts?
7. As a District Magistrate, how would you balance tourism and coastal protection?
8. What green measures can you adopt?
9. Discussion on tactical and strategic threats.
10. Tactical and strategic means for India to maintain short term and long term relations with Iran.
Chairman ma’am said..Your interview is over. You can leave now. All the best.
Cannot remember some questions.
Board: Anuradha Prasad ma’am
Date: 15/01/2026 (Forenoon)
Duration: 26 to 28 minutes
DAF Keywords: IIT Delhi, Jaipur, Civil Engineering, Mathematics Optional, Delhi Drainage, Solo Travelling, Trekking, Educator and Mentor, Other things from DAF not asked
Chairman ma’am
1. Monologue about natural capital. What exactly is natural capital?
2. How do we assess the value of natural capital?
3. Why should natural capital be included in GDP? Methodology to adopt।
4. How can natural capital be protected and conserved?
5. As a policymaker, what would be your two focus areas for natural capital conservation?
6. What is the meaning of an educator and what was your?
7. Professors in IIT: were they friendly or not?
8. Were you friendly with any professor?
9. Where should one draw the boundary between students and professors?
11. Is poor teaching a reason for brain drain?
12. What can be done to stop brain drain at the university level?
Member 1
1. Is global terrorism increasing or decreasing?
2. What is the impact of global terrorism on India?
3. As a diplomat, African nations give you responsibility for parliament development. As a Civil Engineer, how would you design those buildings?
4. What is the role of Civil Engineering in diplomacy?
(Rest I cannot remember)
Member 2
1. Monologue on drainage problems in India.
2. What are the major drainage system problems and their solutions?
3. As Delhi Jal Board Chief, which areas would you focus on with the current resources to improve Drainage situation of Delhi?
4. Monologue on terrorism increase then asked why reasons for terrorism are not highlighted in West Africa.
5. About the CPEC project: why is China focusing on CPEC?
6. What is the strategic importance of Gwadar for China?
7. What are the threats for India?
8. How can India provide leadership to the Global South?
9. Global South vs Global North: why does the Global North need the Global South?
10. Why are reforms in multilateral institutions not being happening, is it because of Global North?
11. As a diplomat, what can you do about this?
12. India wants to highlight Global South issues, but China is also doing the same. What can India do differently?
Member 3
1. Why solo travelling?
2. Your last visit was Sikkim. Where in Sikkim?
3. Why did you not visit North Sikkim?
4. What two differences did you observe between Sikkim and Jaipur?
5. Other places visited and where in Kolkata?
6. What did you like about Kolkata?
7. How can tourism be improved in Jaipur in your state?
8. Monologue about homestays. How was your homestay experience. How would you increase tourism in Jaipur?
9. Discussion on startups. Are startup valuations justified?
10. What problems are faced by startups in your college?
11. Why are Indian startups not doing well?
12. Are Indian startups a bubble?
13. What is the difference between a teacher and a mentor?
14. What do you consider yourself: a teacher or a mentor?
Member 4
1. Discussion started from coastal development because I mentioned beaches in solo travelling.
2. What are the principles of coastal development?
3. Monologue on CRZ norms.
4. What other rules and regulations exist related to coasts?
5. What are the reasons for coastal pollution and degradation?
6. As a Civil Engineer, what can you do to protect the coasts?
7. As a District Magistrate, how would you balance tourism and coastal protection?
8. What green measures can you adopt?
9. Discussion on tactical and strategic threats.
10. Tactical and strategic means for India to maintain short term and long term relations with Iran.
Chairman ma’am said..Your interview is over. You can leave now. All the best.
Cannot remember some questions.
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My experience - The interview was fully opinion based, ideological, and situation based. I did not mention even a single point on IR in DAF but still more than 30 percent of the interview was around IR. Overall, the interview mainly revolved around IR, Environment, and Civil Engineering. No factual questions were asked. No questions from my mathematics optional. One thing I really liked was that the board was actively listening and cooperative. They did not interrupt me at any point. No poker faces. Didn't counter my answers, but they wanted depth. So they kept continuing discussion based on what I was saying. I have given many mock interviews but not even a single mock touched 10 percent of the actual interview experience.
Mocks
O2O: Regular discussions with Rahul Sir and Atul Sir. They helped me a lot in framing answers and understanding how to respond.
PW OnlyIAS classes
Panel Mock: Keystone (Good), Vajirao and Reddy (Good questions but very grilling and did not let me speak), Samkalp (First one was very good, second one was grilling)
Unacademy (Amazing), PW OnlyIAS (grilled badly), EkamIAS (Good), SPM Academy (Vijender Chauhan Sir was very cooperative, didn't grill and asked very analytical questions), ALS (Touched areas which I was missing), Sri Ram IAS (BEST ONE), NEXT IAS (Another BEST ONE, KP Fabian Sir board was very cooperative), Shankar IAS Online (Good), Shikara IAS (Good)
DAF discussions
Satyendra Garg Sir(IPS retired) at Samkalp (very good clarity regarding DAF), Rahul Sir and Atul Sir, PW OnlyIAS, Satyam Sir and Neha Sharma ma’am(UNDERSTAND UPSC)
Special thanks to Quantel for booking slots. It feels great to interact with so many retired bureaucrats and amazing people during Interview Process. Special thanks to all the interview candidates I met. Everyone was very supportive and humble. Everyone tried to help. It was a great experience. Grateful to go through the Interview Process. Now the rest depends on destiny.
Mocks
O2O: Regular discussions with Rahul Sir and Atul Sir. They helped me a lot in framing answers and understanding how to respond.
PW OnlyIAS classes
Panel Mock: Keystone (Good), Vajirao and Reddy (Good questions but very grilling and did not let me speak), Samkalp (First one was very good, second one was grilling)
Unacademy (Amazing), PW OnlyIAS (grilled badly), EkamIAS (Good), SPM Academy (Vijender Chauhan Sir was very cooperative, didn't grill and asked very analytical questions), ALS (Touched areas which I was missing), Sri Ram IAS (BEST ONE), NEXT IAS (Another BEST ONE, KP Fabian Sir board was very cooperative), Shankar IAS Online (Good), Shikara IAS (Good)
DAF discussions
Satyendra Garg Sir(IPS retired) at Samkalp (very good clarity regarding DAF), Rahul Sir and Atul Sir, PW OnlyIAS, Satyam Sir and Neha Sharma ma’am(UNDERSTAND UPSC)
Special thanks to Quantel for booking slots. It feels great to interact with so many retired bureaucrats and amazing people during Interview Process. Special thanks to all the interview candidates I met. Everyone was very supportive and humble. Everyone tried to help. It was a great experience. Grateful to go through the Interview Process. Now the rest depends on destiny.
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Date: 13/01/2026
Key DAF Details: Vadodara, Gujarat, Pharmacy, Leaf Carving, Covid Vaccine Awareness, Nutritional Aid to TB patients, Philosophy (Optional)
Board: Hon. Lt.Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Afternoon- 1st to go
Questions asked:
Chairman:
1) Meaning of Name
2) Long monologue on silos between humanities and science. Sir was explaining his school and college days story here.
3) NEP provision which can solve this
4) Sir told a book name and asked have you read it? I said NO and then he started explaining to me.
M1:
1) Why flooding in Vadodara?
2) What is Vadodara and the GJ administration doing for that?
3) What is leaf carving?
4) It is very fragile art, how to preserve it?
5) How do you know about leaf carving?
6) Why covid vaccibe Awareness was necessary at that time?
7) How were your team aware people regarding Covid Vaccine in lockdown period?
8) Personally what you had done for Covid Vaccine Awareness apart from virtual awareness programme?
9) How did you support TB patients?
10) Which nutritional products had you provided to them?
M2:
1) Philosophy of Adi Shankaracharya
2) Mayavada of Adi Shankar
3) Difference between Advaita and Visisthadvaita
4) Why Hindi medium in Interview?
5) Why industries around Vadodara?
6) Bullet train project of GJ
7) India imports API from?
8) Largest rice producer nation in world?
9) 2nd largest producer of rice?
10) Which state is the largest producer of rice in India?
11) Which school of Western philosophy you liked most? (I said Existentialism)
12) Why existentialism?
13) Significant Events around Birth Date ?
M3(Female)
1) Pharmacy Course of how many year?
2) What you study in Pharmacology?
3) Give one example for any formulation and it's ingredients.
M4:
1) Role of GJ pharmaceutical industry in India
2) Major hub of Pharma industry in India
3) Why Civil services?
4) How does Indian Philosophy help in administration?
5) What is the work of an administrator?
6) What is your role if you are appointed as IRS (IT)?
7) Total population of India Paying tax?
Chairman told: All the best.
Mocks/O20 (If any):
DAF Filling: Shivin sir( Sarrthi), Ketan Sir( UPSCprep), Abu
Sir( Enlite IAS)
O2O: Mahesh Sir(Enlite IAS) Dharmadhikari Sir (CMP), ONLY IAS, Vishwajeet Sir(Sarrthi), Shubham Sir( Vidhyapeeth IAS),
Mock: Only IAS, Drishti, Vajirao, Sriram, Next IAS, Samkalp(2), Unacademy, Vision, UPSCprep, Enlite IAS
Key DAF Details: Vadodara, Gujarat, Pharmacy, Leaf Carving, Covid Vaccine Awareness, Nutritional Aid to TB patients, Philosophy (Optional)
Board: Hon. Lt.Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Afternoon- 1st to go
Questions asked:
Chairman:
1) Meaning of Name
2) Long monologue on silos between humanities and science. Sir was explaining his school and college days story here.
3) NEP provision which can solve this
4) Sir told a book name and asked have you read it? I said NO and then he started explaining to me.
M1:
1) Why flooding in Vadodara?
2) What is Vadodara and the GJ administration doing for that?
3) What is leaf carving?
4) It is very fragile art, how to preserve it?
5) How do you know about leaf carving?
6) Why covid vaccibe Awareness was necessary at that time?
7) How were your team aware people regarding Covid Vaccine in lockdown period?
8) Personally what you had done for Covid Vaccine Awareness apart from virtual awareness programme?
9) How did you support TB patients?
10) Which nutritional products had you provided to them?
M2:
1) Philosophy of Adi Shankaracharya
2) Mayavada of Adi Shankar
3) Difference between Advaita and Visisthadvaita
4) Why Hindi medium in Interview?
5) Why industries around Vadodara?
6) Bullet train project of GJ
7) India imports API from?
8) Largest rice producer nation in world?
9) 2nd largest producer of rice?
10) Which state is the largest producer of rice in India?
11) Which school of Western philosophy you liked most? (I said Existentialism)
12) Why existentialism?
13) Significant Events around Birth Date ?
M3(Female)
1) Pharmacy Course of how many year?
2) What you study in Pharmacology?
3) Give one example for any formulation and it's ingredients.
M4:
1) Role of GJ pharmaceutical industry in India
2) Major hub of Pharma industry in India
3) Why Civil services?
4) How does Indian Philosophy help in administration?
5) What is the work of an administrator?
6) What is your role if you are appointed as IRS (IT)?
7) Total population of India Paying tax?
Chairman told: All the best.
Mocks/O20 (If any):
DAF Filling: Shivin sir( Sarrthi), Ketan Sir( UPSCprep), Abu
Sir( Enlite IAS)
O2O: Mahesh Sir(Enlite IAS) Dharmadhikari Sir (CMP), ONLY IAS, Vishwajeet Sir(Sarrthi), Shubham Sir( Vidhyapeeth IAS),
Mock: Only IAS, Drishti, Vajirao, Sriram, Next IAS, Samkalp(2), Unacademy, Vision, UPSCprep, Enlite IAS
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Name: Ordinary Aspirant
Date- JANUARY,2026
B.B. Swain Sir Board
DAF details: MBBS, Blood Donation, Watching Travel vlogs, Hindi Litrature. (Nothing else required)
Hindi medium so all conversion in hindi only.
Chairman sir- aaiye, aaiye…..baithiae.
Kese ho Ordinary aspirant?
1. So you watch travel vlogs or you travel them also?
2. Which places you visited last time?
3. How you get there? (Mode of transportation)
4. What you have seen there?
Member 1-
1. Are you still Junior Resident? What are you doing since 4 years?
2. So you are a Doctor, despite of medical science why you choose Hindi Litrature as optional?
3. Which poems you like and your favourite poets?
4. Which sarg of dinkar’s Rasmirathi you like?
5. Everyday we heard about tariff issues between India-USA. Anything good happening? Apart from this any cooperation between India-USA.
6. What is pax silica. (Discussion regarding semiconductor, supply chain, countering china by resilience)
7. If any country is planning something against India, how we can monitor and do surveillance? (Basically intelligent gathering)
Member 2-
1. Why left medical practice and want to pursue civil services?
2. What India is doing in Medical Tourism, advantages and scope?
3. Which part of public health govt should invest?
4. Little bit discussion on out of pocket expenditure, prevention, screening, non communicable diseases, nutrition etc. ( as I mentioned in previous questions)
5. (1-2 questions i am not able to recall now)
Member 3-
1. Reasons behind increasing patients-doctors violence?
2. What provisions are there in medical education for ethics and communication?
3. What problems you faced during your internship days regarding blood donation?
4. What happened in Madhya Pradesh regarding blood donation? From which disease they (children) suffering?
Member 4- (mam) very serious expression
1. What skills and values you have as a doctor that might help in administration?
2. Than gave me situation- imagine you are a IPS officer and a prisoner is died after taking food. Now other cellmates are vomiting. What is this condition called? (She wants to know the diagnosis part which i was not able to recognise)
3. A long monologue on this previous psychological disease and follow up questions (which again i said sorry)
Than moved from medical science to IR.
4. Last question- there are so much unrest and protest in india’s neighbouring countries but peace in our country. Why?
1-2 follow up questions on this. (Mam not seems to be convinced)
Chairman sir- your interview is over.
I said thank you sir, mam and remaining other members.
Impression: it was like conversation, completely different than mock experiences.
Members have serious faces except 1st member.
Duration-not exactly remember but around 20-25 min.
I Love to interact persons and new people so went for more mocks and 1-1.
PANEL MOCKS- 21 panel mocks (including all major institutes)
ONE to ONE- more than 20 (majorly online)
Big thanks to friends and mentors.
Tried my best and be honest during interaction, rest is upto almighty and destiny.
Date- JANUARY,2026
B.B. Swain Sir Board
DAF details: MBBS, Blood Donation, Watching Travel vlogs, Hindi Litrature. (Nothing else required)
Hindi medium so all conversion in hindi only.
Chairman sir- aaiye, aaiye…..baithiae.
Kese ho Ordinary aspirant?
1. So you watch travel vlogs or you travel them also?
2. Which places you visited last time?
3. How you get there? (Mode of transportation)
4. What you have seen there?
Member 1-
1. Are you still Junior Resident? What are you doing since 4 years?
2. So you are a Doctor, despite of medical science why you choose Hindi Litrature as optional?
3. Which poems you like and your favourite poets?
4. Which sarg of dinkar’s Rasmirathi you like?
5. Everyday we heard about tariff issues between India-USA. Anything good happening? Apart from this any cooperation between India-USA.
6. What is pax silica. (Discussion regarding semiconductor, supply chain, countering china by resilience)
7. If any country is planning something against India, how we can monitor and do surveillance? (Basically intelligent gathering)
Member 2-
1. Why left medical practice and want to pursue civil services?
2. What India is doing in Medical Tourism, advantages and scope?
3. Which part of public health govt should invest?
4. Little bit discussion on out of pocket expenditure, prevention, screening, non communicable diseases, nutrition etc. ( as I mentioned in previous questions)
5. (1-2 questions i am not able to recall now)
Member 3-
1. Reasons behind increasing patients-doctors violence?
2. What provisions are there in medical education for ethics and communication?
3. What problems you faced during your internship days regarding blood donation?
4. What happened in Madhya Pradesh regarding blood donation? From which disease they (children) suffering?
Member 4- (mam) very serious expression
1. What skills and values you have as a doctor that might help in administration?
2. Than gave me situation- imagine you are a IPS officer and a prisoner is died after taking food. Now other cellmates are vomiting. What is this condition called? (She wants to know the diagnosis part which i was not able to recognise)
3. A long monologue on this previous psychological disease and follow up questions (which again i said sorry)
Than moved from medical science to IR.
4. Last question- there are so much unrest and protest in india’s neighbouring countries but peace in our country. Why?
1-2 follow up questions on this. (Mam not seems to be convinced)
Chairman sir- your interview is over.
I said thank you sir, mam and remaining other members.
Impression: it was like conversation, completely different than mock experiences.
Members have serious faces except 1st member.
Duration-not exactly remember but around 20-25 min.
I Love to interact persons and new people so went for more mocks and 1-1.
PANEL MOCKS- 21 panel mocks (including all major institutes)
ONE to ONE- more than 20 (majorly online)
Big thanks to friends and mentors.
Tried my best and be honest during interaction, rest is upto almighty and destiny.
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Name:- CosmicSkeptic
Date:- 16/01/26
Session:- Afternoon
Duration:- 30 minutes
Board:- Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Relevant DAF keywords:- Indore, Political Science, Sociology, Delhi University, Social work on girls’ education.
Chairman
1. Good afternoon. So, you have studied political science in college. What’s the scenario of the Indian political system at present?
2. Why do you think ours is a vibrant democracy?
3. Do you really think that the civil society is thriving in our political system? Give examples of participation by civil society in recent memory.
4. The opposition alleges that processes like SIR are against the democratic spirit, do you agree?
5. Do you think that it’s being done to steal votes, as alleged by the opposition?
6. So you think the opposition is wrong?
7. Are you aware of the news shown by Indian media during Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure?
8. Why was the media not as partisan then?
9. How was he able to maintain good rapport across political parties?
10. (Monologue on print media being transparent while television media increasingly becoming corrupt). What’s your take on this growing diversion?
11. Is media fair in our country? Does it not manipulate the public?
12. Do you not think that the television media has turned into “Godi Media”?
13. Let’s talk about international politics, which country is the most capitalist in your opinion?
14. In my opinion, USA is a hyper capitalist country. So, how do you make sense of the fact that a city like New York has given two polar opposite politicians - Trump (a hyper capitalist) and Mamdani (a socialist)? Explain how this paradox works.
Member 2
1. What exactly was your role? ( Related to my social work on girls’ education)
2. What do you think of India’s education system? Have we done enough?
3. What is the ground level reality? What problems do girls still confront?
4. What should be given priority - teacher training, infrastructure or students’ learning ability?
5. Suggest some measures on how to improve the scenario.
Member 3 (Lady)
1. Since you have studied in DU, were you a day scholar?
2. Do you think Delhi, along with the campus, are safe spaces for women?
3. Why is it that women can freely walk in the JNU campus but not DU, considering that both are situated in the same city?
4. Are there no accountability mechanisms in DU for women’s safety?
5. You might become a civil servant soon. So, first of all, do you want to improve this situation?
6. Okay. So, what interventions will you make to ensure that women feel safe in the campus?
7. Don’t you think that the first step should be night patrolling?
8. Why should women even have to complain? Why are there no mechanisms already in place?
Member 4
1. You opted for sociology as your optional. Why is sociology an important subject?
2. Give examples of applications of sociological imagination in real life.
3. We have all heard about India having unity in diversity. What exactly is that unity?
4. Is corruption also an example of India’s unity? Okay okay, forget what I said. Anything you want to add that is an example of our unity?
5. Since you said patriotism, do you think that the ideology of Hindutva also contributes to our unity in diversity?
6. You are from Indore, what are some of its unique characteristics?
7. Explain the recent water contamination issue. What measures were taken immediately by the government?
8. So you think that the officers were not efficient? Were there no accountability mechanisms?
Member 5
1. We shall talk about the space sector now. Do you think we should be investing in space when we are still giving free food to 80cr of our people?
2. Is it just for showmanship?
3. Talk about some initiatives of India’s space sector which are beneficial for common people.
Shukla Sir - Thank you. You may go now.
O2O :-
IPS Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, FreshlensIAS (Bhartesh Sir), Farees Rahman Sir, UnderstandUPSC, 2 at MPOA, OnlyIAS, Shubham Sir (VidhyapeethIAS), IAS Gurukul.
Panel mocks :-
2 at Samkalp, Vajirao, Unacademy, Sriram, OnlyIAS, Vision.
Date:- 16/01/26
Session:- Afternoon
Duration:- 30 minutes
Board:- Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir
Relevant DAF keywords:- Indore, Political Science, Sociology, Delhi University, Social work on girls’ education.
Chairman
1. Good afternoon. So, you have studied political science in college. What’s the scenario of the Indian political system at present?
2. Why do you think ours is a vibrant democracy?
3. Do you really think that the civil society is thriving in our political system? Give examples of participation by civil society in recent memory.
4. The opposition alleges that processes like SIR are against the democratic spirit, do you agree?
5. Do you think that it’s being done to steal votes, as alleged by the opposition?
6. So you think the opposition is wrong?
7. Are you aware of the news shown by Indian media during Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure?
8. Why was the media not as partisan then?
9. How was he able to maintain good rapport across political parties?
10. (Monologue on print media being transparent while television media increasingly becoming corrupt). What’s your take on this growing diversion?
11. Is media fair in our country? Does it not manipulate the public?
12. Do you not think that the television media has turned into “Godi Media”?
13. Let’s talk about international politics, which country is the most capitalist in your opinion?
14. In my opinion, USA is a hyper capitalist country. So, how do you make sense of the fact that a city like New York has given two polar opposite politicians - Trump (a hyper capitalist) and Mamdani (a socialist)? Explain how this paradox works.
Member 2
1. What exactly was your role? ( Related to my social work on girls’ education)
2. What do you think of India’s education system? Have we done enough?
3. What is the ground level reality? What problems do girls still confront?
4. What should be given priority - teacher training, infrastructure or students’ learning ability?
5. Suggest some measures on how to improve the scenario.
Member 3 (Lady)
1. Since you have studied in DU, were you a day scholar?
2. Do you think Delhi, along with the campus, are safe spaces for women?
3. Why is it that women can freely walk in the JNU campus but not DU, considering that both are situated in the same city?
4. Are there no accountability mechanisms in DU for women’s safety?
5. You might become a civil servant soon. So, first of all, do you want to improve this situation?
6. Okay. So, what interventions will you make to ensure that women feel safe in the campus?
7. Don’t you think that the first step should be night patrolling?
8. Why should women even have to complain? Why are there no mechanisms already in place?
Member 4
1. You opted for sociology as your optional. Why is sociology an important subject?
2. Give examples of applications of sociological imagination in real life.
3. We have all heard about India having unity in diversity. What exactly is that unity?
4. Is corruption also an example of India’s unity? Okay okay, forget what I said. Anything you want to add that is an example of our unity?
5. Since you said patriotism, do you think that the ideology of Hindutva also contributes to our unity in diversity?
6. You are from Indore, what are some of its unique characteristics?
7. Explain the recent water contamination issue. What measures were taken immediately by the government?
8. So you think that the officers were not efficient? Were there no accountability mechanisms?
Member 5
1. We shall talk about the space sector now. Do you think we should be investing in space when we are still giving free food to 80cr of our people?
2. Is it just for showmanship?
3. Talk about some initiatives of India’s space sector which are beneficial for common people.
Shukla Sir - Thank you. You may go now.
O2O :-
IPS Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, FreshlensIAS (Bhartesh Sir), Farees Rahman Sir, UnderstandUPSC, 2 at MPOA, OnlyIAS, Shubham Sir (VidhyapeethIAS), IAS Gurukul.
Panel mocks :-
2 at Samkalp, Vajirao, Unacademy, Sriram, OnlyIAS, Vision.
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Name - abcd
Board - BB Swain sir
Date - 16 January
Keywords - electrical engineering (graduation), History (optional), Jhansi , music
Chairman sir
Q1. What are economical challenges of jhansi.
only 1 question asked
M1
Q1. What type of songs do you listen to?
Q2. Opinion on rewriting of History books?
Q3. Partition of India- good or bad?
Q4. Which music composer's birthday is today
M2
Q1. Historical significance of Jhansi
Q2. Orchha tourist places
Q3. Should we have compulsory military service for youths.
M3
Q1. Renewable energy challenges
Q2. PM-KUSUM
Q3. Regulatory bodies of electricity
Q4. Which day is today ( i said start ups day). He further asked number of start ups registered that were published on the front page of newspaper.
Q5. Also asked which day was yesterday (i said army day). He wanted to hear Veterans day.
M4
Q1. What is significance of trade and how is trade dynamics changing in recent times?
Q2. Impediments in trade deal between India and EU
Q3. Names of harvesting festivals across India
Mocks given- VisionIAS, Vajiram &Ravi, Samkalp, NextIAS, PW
O2O- Arpit sir (Stoics) only (very helpful & highly recommended)and few one-time sessions with teachers.
Board - BB Swain sir
Date - 16 January
Keywords - electrical engineering (graduation), History (optional), Jhansi , music
Chairman sir
Q1. What are economical challenges of jhansi.
only 1 question asked
M1
Q1. What type of songs do you listen to?
Q2. Opinion on rewriting of History books?
Q3. Partition of India- good or bad?
Q4. Which music composer's birthday is today
M2
Q1. Historical significance of Jhansi
Q2. Orchha tourist places
Q3. Should we have compulsory military service for youths.
M3
Q1. Renewable energy challenges
Q2. PM-KUSUM
Q3. Regulatory bodies of electricity
Q4. Which day is today ( i said start ups day). He further asked number of start ups registered that were published on the front page of newspaper.
Q5. Also asked which day was yesterday (i said army day). He wanted to hear Veterans day.
M4
Q1. What is significance of trade and how is trade dynamics changing in recent times?
Q2. Impediments in trade deal between India and EU
Q3. Names of harvesting festivals across India
Mocks given- VisionIAS, Vajiram &Ravi, Samkalp, NextIAS, PW
O2O- Arpit sir (Stoics) only (very helpful & highly recommended)and few one-time sessions with teachers.
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उक़ाब
Medium - english
19 january 2026
Second to go(forenoon)
Suman Sharma board
Keywords - work experience (accountant), Rajasthan, bikaner, educational background (hindu college, DU) hobbies - reading books and watching tv shows and movies asked about;
Chairperson(Suman Sharma ma'am):-
1. I see you are from Rajasthan, Rajasthan have been at the forefront of providing social security and recognition to gig workers. Now we see government of India is also making efforts is the same direction, many provisions are given in recent laws and regulations; what more do you think we can do in this direction, apart from what is already done.
2. What is status regarding 10 min delivery system that is in the news these days.
3.what do we call these stores (mentioned platform like blinkit, Instamart by Swiggy have multiple stores in various localities)
4. But what do you think should be standard time for delivering orders, what is your opinion?
5.lets move on from this, now a days there is talk about giving more focus to develop hard power. Do you think we should give more focus on hard power compared to soft power, tell me your opinion.
6. But don't you think, we should focus more on development than defence.
M1(male)
1. Gave a long monologue about youth and empowerment. In the end asked about what will you do as DM to ensure youth is empowered and employed( my answering strategy was around regional development based on local strength and harnessing youth power by skilling and providing enough opportunities)
2. Again stressed on how do you make youth more empowered.
3. How would by tackle women safety.
4. What is community policing?
5. So community will take law into its hand, is that what you are saying?
M2(male)
1. Do you reading and writing are dying in present times?
2. What's the recent book you read?
3. What is it about?
4. You are from hindu college, we see hindu college and St. Stephen's have long rivalry, which college, do you think, is better and why?
5. Give me 3-4 difference in cultures of these colleges.
M3(lady)
1. You worked as accountant for few month. Why did you leave?
2. One thing you learned from there?
3. What's your worst experience.
4. Okay, you like to see movies and tv shows- often we see in news that movies are showing more violence these days. What's your opinion about it?
5. Don't you think violence is shown more then what is true for society?
Shouldn't movies be mirror of society, so is our society is growing more violent?
6. How do you use maths in administration?
7. Du is rolling out new courses, are you aware about it; asked particularly about vedic mathematics
M4(male)
1. Case study type question - gave long monologue (almost 1 min)- situation was given about DM of a district, a woman who is acid burn victim comes to his office for help and financial assistance in her surgery but there is no legal/official way he could help her; At the same time a person who is buying arms for personal use he comes to his office and offers him bribe, mentioned that person is eligible. So our DM took the bribe and offered it to acid burn victim.
What is an instance of honesty and an instance of compassion in this case?
2. Don't you think it is dishonest to take a bribe even when he is not taking it for personal use.
3. Ok, you mentioned about women safety earlier, how would you empower women in your region.(Interrupted by chairperson that similar question was already asked)
4. What is national urban livelihood mission, give me some provisions of it and how it is different from rural livelihood mission.
(1-2 questions I may have forgotten to write here).
Medium - english
19 january 2026
Second to go(forenoon)
Suman Sharma board
Keywords - work experience (accountant), Rajasthan, bikaner, educational background (hindu college, DU) hobbies - reading books and watching tv shows and movies asked about;
Chairperson(Suman Sharma ma'am):-
1. I see you are from Rajasthan, Rajasthan have been at the forefront of providing social security and recognition to gig workers. Now we see government of India is also making efforts is the same direction, many provisions are given in recent laws and regulations; what more do you think we can do in this direction, apart from what is already done.
2. What is status regarding 10 min delivery system that is in the news these days.
3.what do we call these stores (mentioned platform like blinkit, Instamart by Swiggy have multiple stores in various localities)
4. But what do you think should be standard time for delivering orders, what is your opinion?
5.lets move on from this, now a days there is talk about giving more focus to develop hard power. Do you think we should give more focus on hard power compared to soft power, tell me your opinion.
6. But don't you think, we should focus more on development than defence.
M1(male)
1. Gave a long monologue about youth and empowerment. In the end asked about what will you do as DM to ensure youth is empowered and employed( my answering strategy was around regional development based on local strength and harnessing youth power by skilling and providing enough opportunities)
2. Again stressed on how do you make youth more empowered.
3. How would by tackle women safety.
4. What is community policing?
5. So community will take law into its hand, is that what you are saying?
M2(male)
1. Do you reading and writing are dying in present times?
2. What's the recent book you read?
3. What is it about?
4. You are from hindu college, we see hindu college and St. Stephen's have long rivalry, which college, do you think, is better and why?
5. Give me 3-4 difference in cultures of these colleges.
M3(lady)
1. You worked as accountant for few month. Why did you leave?
2. One thing you learned from there?
3. What's your worst experience.
4. Okay, you like to see movies and tv shows- often we see in news that movies are showing more violence these days. What's your opinion about it?
5. Don't you think violence is shown more then what is true for society?
Shouldn't movies be mirror of society, so is our society is growing more violent?
6. How do you use maths in administration?
7. Du is rolling out new courses, are you aware about it; asked particularly about vedic mathematics
M4(male)
1. Case study type question - gave long monologue (almost 1 min)- situation was given about DM of a district, a woman who is acid burn victim comes to his office for help and financial assistance in her surgery but there is no legal/official way he could help her; At the same time a person who is buying arms for personal use he comes to his office and offers him bribe, mentioned that person is eligible. So our DM took the bribe and offered it to acid burn victim.
What is an instance of honesty and an instance of compassion in this case?
2. Don't you think it is dishonest to take a bribe even when he is not taking it for personal use.
3. Ok, you mentioned about women safety earlier, how would you empower women in your region.(Interrupted by chairperson that similar question was already asked)
4. What is national urban livelihood mission, give me some provisions of it and how it is different from rural livelihood mission.
(1-2 questions I may have forgotten to write here).
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Date - 19/06/2026
Board - Dasa Sir
Forenoon session/Last to go
DAF Keywords - ECONOMICS, Tech Advancement in Healthcare
MP, Banking job, yoga, dance, walking meditation (not even a single question asked from current job or anything)
Full interview based on Economics
Chairman -
1. Please introduce yourself to the board.
2. What are your views on dollar Significance reducing in global trade with renminbi taking precedence in 40% trade of china with asia and ASEAN?
3. How will this impact India?
4. Mologue abt falling rupee. Now as an economist how do you see the falling rupee - as $ strengthening or Rs weakening?
5. What is government doing to promote trade?
6. According to you is it necessary to have humanistic and cultural sensitivity in AI development? Is it the need of the hour?
M1 - (Female)
1. See the situation in Bangladesh and the country is running by an economist. So how do you see this? Shall we give countries to economists to run the country?
2. What is required to run a country than?
M2 - (male)
1. Why did you not pursue your MA in economics post your bachelor's degree?
2. Why are people not going for economics courses now a days?
3. What are the problems of overall education system leading to lower High Education
4. What is game theory? Who devised the theory?
M3 - (male)
1. Taking cue from the last honorable member, what according to you is the application of game theory in Elections.
M4 - (female)
1. We are all wearing wearables in this room and you have done study on impact of tech development in Healthcare. What are the two things that excites you and what are the two things that worry you?
2. How do you see this tech healthcare advancements leading to developments helping the ageing Indian population?
Chairman - What according to you are the 3 developments that excites you happening in last 3 months
Not able to recall a lot of questions
Mocks
Panel mocks - Vajirao, Vajiram, Chankya Mandal Parivar(most closes to real one since economics asked majorly), samkalp, PwOnly(grilling), NextIAS, Drishti
One-to-One
Shubham sir Vidyapeeth IAS - motivated me to face the panel
Mahesh Bhagwat Sir - DAF Discussion
UnderstandUPSC Satyam Sir
Special thanks to my economics mentor Aayushi.
Regular discussions with friends helped+daily current affairs discussion with Akanksha ma'am and Umesh Reddy Sir
Board - Dasa Sir
Forenoon session/Last to go
DAF Keywords - ECONOMICS, Tech Advancement in Healthcare
MP, Banking job, yoga, dance, walking meditation (not even a single question asked from current job or anything)
Full interview based on Economics
Chairman -
1. Please introduce yourself to the board.
2. What are your views on dollar Significance reducing in global trade with renminbi taking precedence in 40% trade of china with asia and ASEAN?
3. How will this impact India?
4. Mologue abt falling rupee. Now as an economist how do you see the falling rupee - as $ strengthening or Rs weakening?
5. What is government doing to promote trade?
6. According to you is it necessary to have humanistic and cultural sensitivity in AI development? Is it the need of the hour?
M1 - (Female)
1. See the situation in Bangladesh and the country is running by an economist. So how do you see this? Shall we give countries to economists to run the country?
2. What is required to run a country than?
M2 - (male)
1. Why did you not pursue your MA in economics post your bachelor's degree?
2. Why are people not going for economics courses now a days?
3. What are the problems of overall education system leading to lower High Education
4. What is game theory? Who devised the theory?
M3 - (male)
1. Taking cue from the last honorable member, what according to you is the application of game theory in Elections.
M4 - (female)
1. We are all wearing wearables in this room and you have done study on impact of tech development in Healthcare. What are the two things that excites you and what are the two things that worry you?
2. How do you see this tech healthcare advancements leading to developments helping the ageing Indian population?
Chairman - What according to you are the 3 developments that excites you happening in last 3 months
Not able to recall a lot of questions
Mocks
Panel mocks - Vajirao, Vajiram, Chankya Mandal Parivar(most closes to real one since economics asked majorly), samkalp, PwOnly(grilling), NextIAS, Drishti
One-to-One
Shubham sir Vidyapeeth IAS - motivated me to face the panel
Mahesh Bhagwat Sir - DAF Discussion
UnderstandUPSC Satyam Sir
Special thanks to my economics mentor Aayushi.
Regular discussions with friends helped+daily current affairs discussion with Akanksha ma'am and Umesh Reddy Sir
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Date - 15/01/2026, Afternoon session ( I was first to go)
Board- B B Swain Sir
DAF Keywords- Aiesec, singing, panchayat, beauty paegant, police, railways, prayagraj, uttar pradesh.
Chairman- You are in Railways. How is your training going on? Where will you travel next?
M1- 1. What is AIESEC? Which programs promote Global Citizenship?
2. What issues have plagued panchayat? Does Panchayat have power to tax?
3. What is RDSO?
4. Which technology does Kavach work on?
5. If you are to ask for budget for railways from finance minister, what will you prioritise?
6. You are already in a very good service. Why do you want to become an IAS?
M2- 1. Should Political science be called as science? And why?
2. As an IAS You are made head of finance department, but you have no background in economics. What will you do?
3. There is a protest going on . Sabki murdabaad ho rhi hai , bas aapki zindabaad ho rhi h aisa kyu?
4. What is the difference between normal music and classical music?
5. Why has railways removed bandhgala from ceremonial dress code? Do you think Bandhgala is Colonial?
6. Will you humbly accept the orders if you seniors or raise up your dissent with your seniors if need be?
7. How much budget has been allocated for track renewals and hiw much fir loco?
M3- 1. Why do you say our tracks are congested? Then how are we running the trains?
2. How much traffic will DFC handle?
3. There was some meeting going on related to Greenland? Are you aware?
4. US does want Greenland to have presence of Russia, as it is its neighbourhood. Arent they already neighbours?
5. What is the realtion between EU and China?
M4- 1. As a CRB, you are addressing a press conference. You are accused of overemphasising on rollout of vande bharat. What are you doing for lower end passengers?
2. Do you think , by not taking up metro projects . Railways has lost opportunity?
3. Why are we signing more and more MOUs with some companies for Kavach? Do they have the technology?
4. Do SWOT analysis of Indian Railways.
Chairman - Your interview is over. You may go.
Very cordial and supportive board. Overall environment was very positive and engaging.
Board- B B Swain Sir
DAF Keywords- Aiesec, singing, panchayat, beauty paegant, police, railways, prayagraj, uttar pradesh.
Chairman- You are in Railways. How is your training going on? Where will you travel next?
M1- 1. What is AIESEC? Which programs promote Global Citizenship?
2. What issues have plagued panchayat? Does Panchayat have power to tax?
3. What is RDSO?
4. Which technology does Kavach work on?
5. If you are to ask for budget for railways from finance minister, what will you prioritise?
6. You are already in a very good service. Why do you want to become an IAS?
M2- 1. Should Political science be called as science? And why?
2. As an IAS You are made head of finance department, but you have no background in economics. What will you do?
3. There is a protest going on . Sabki murdabaad ho rhi hai , bas aapki zindabaad ho rhi h aisa kyu?
4. What is the difference between normal music and classical music?
5. Why has railways removed bandhgala from ceremonial dress code? Do you think Bandhgala is Colonial?
6. Will you humbly accept the orders if you seniors or raise up your dissent with your seniors if need be?
7. How much budget has been allocated for track renewals and hiw much fir loco?
M3- 1. Why do you say our tracks are congested? Then how are we running the trains?
2. How much traffic will DFC handle?
3. There was some meeting going on related to Greenland? Are you aware?
4. US does want Greenland to have presence of Russia, as it is its neighbourhood. Arent they already neighbours?
5. What is the realtion between EU and China?
M4- 1. As a CRB, you are addressing a press conference. You are accused of overemphasising on rollout of vande bharat. What are you doing for lower end passengers?
2. Do you think , by not taking up metro projects . Railways has lost opportunity?
3. Why are we signing more and more MOUs with some companies for Kavach? Do they have the technology?
4. Do SWOT analysis of Indian Railways.
Chairman - Your interview is over. You may go.
Very cordial and supportive board. Overall environment was very positive and engaging.
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Name : ABC
Board: Shri Sheelvardhan sir
Date of interview :9th Jan, Afternoon slot, 2nd to go
Keywords- IDES ,RAJASTHAN ,Cricket .
Chairperson
1) you play cricket ?
2) Recent cricket issue with Bangladesh
Why it happened ?
Was it correct ?
Opinion and why ?
3) AI vs ML
4) since use of AI is increasing
Do u prefer robot to be your best friend? ( I said NO )
5)after 50-100 years this will reality and long monologue on use of robot ….
Now would you consider ROBOT as your best friend ?
Why not reason ?
6) do you have any fear about this use of robot and ai is increasing like anything like we are concerned that it will create job losses?
And discussion on that
Members:
1) as DM of karauli ( my district ) what issues you will prefer to resolve . ( I gave 3 priority)
2) what will you do to stop child marriage ?
3) Cantonments are green and lush area of city ? Do u agree ?
4) What is EoDB ? & why we are doing it ?
5) what you learned in posting of Cantonment board CEO that you implement in your village ? And discussion of feasibility about my suggestions
6)so you are in IRS IT ? Have u joined ? ( I am on EoL )
7) what is INSIDER TRADING?
8) discussion about defence land ?
9) how to buy/purchse land in Cantonment
10)which is your favourite IPL team ?
11) are you aware of players swap recently?
12) will it be fruitful for Rajasthan royals to have Ravindra Jadeja ?
13) RR won ipl ? Who was the captain?
14) when Darjeeling and goa annexed to India ? Earlier occupation by whom ?
15) long monologue on defence land ,it’s vacantness and encroachment issue … discussion what have done so far ?
16) if you have given opportunity to reform your previous department what suggestions you have ?
17) questions from my answer about FAR/FSI ( floor area ratio ) & Stakeholders in Cantonment etc ?
Chairperson; your interview is over I was about to go but
One of the member requested sir to let him ask a question and he asked :
Which one is his favourite ipl team ?
I said sir I don’t know
He insisted just do guess it won’t affect your marks ; I guessed for CSK and he said no it’s PUNJAB than other member said that it’s his favourite.
Chairperson; wished me luck and I thanked them all .
Very cordial board
Duration:25minutes
Best wishes to all .
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Board: Shri Sheelvardhan sir
Date of interview :9th Jan, Afternoon slot, 2nd to go
Keywords- IDES ,RAJASTHAN ,Cricket .
Chairperson
1) you play cricket ?
2) Recent cricket issue with Bangladesh
Why it happened ?
Was it correct ?
Opinion and why ?
3) AI vs ML
4) since use of AI is increasing
Do u prefer robot to be your best friend? ( I said NO )
5)after 50-100 years this will reality and long monologue on use of robot ….
Now would you consider ROBOT as your best friend ?
Why not reason ?
6) do you have any fear about this use of robot and ai is increasing like anything like we are concerned that it will create job losses?
And discussion on that
Members:
1) as DM of karauli ( my district ) what issues you will prefer to resolve . ( I gave 3 priority)
2) what will you do to stop child marriage ?
3) Cantonments are green and lush area of city ? Do u agree ?
4) What is EoDB ? & why we are doing it ?
5) what you learned in posting of Cantonment board CEO that you implement in your village ? And discussion of feasibility about my suggestions
6)so you are in IRS IT ? Have u joined ? ( I am on EoL )
7) what is INSIDER TRADING?
8) discussion about defence land ?
9) how to buy/purchse land in Cantonment
10)which is your favourite IPL team ?
11) are you aware of players swap recently?
12) will it be fruitful for Rajasthan royals to have Ravindra Jadeja ?
13) RR won ipl ? Who was the captain?
14) when Darjeeling and goa annexed to India ? Earlier occupation by whom ?
15) long monologue on defence land ,it’s vacantness and encroachment issue … discussion what have done so far ?
16) if you have given opportunity to reform your previous department what suggestions you have ?
17) questions from my answer about FAR/FSI ( floor area ratio ) & Stakeholders in Cantonment etc ?
Chairperson; your interview is over I was about to go but
One of the member requested sir to let him ask a question and he asked :
Which one is his favourite ipl team ?
I said sir I don’t know
He insisted just do guess it won’t affect your marks ; I guessed for CSK and he said no it’s PUNJAB than other member said that it’s his favourite.
Chairperson; wished me luck and I thanked them all .
Very cordial board
Duration:25minutes
Best wishes to all .
PT MARKS -193
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Name- VK18
Interview date - 15th jan
Daf keywords - Gym,social and crime thriller movies, medieval History, Philosophy, sociology ,house captain
Board-Sanjay verma sir
Chairman - 1.Tell me the movie you have watched which is both social and crime thriller
2.Is social media polarising or democratising ( asked to choose instance)
3. Are you aware of grok controversy? Which country has raised it
4. What does cricket teaches about life?
5.Is cricket opium of masses?
6.What are the challenges in consumption led growth in India presently?
M1- 1. A monologue regarding one nation one election - then asked how we can do it?
2.Why industrial development lacking in UP?
3. Should we make division of UP.?
4.Tell me about chola empire
5.Which Philosophy concept do you like?
M2- 1. Tell me about evolution of caste during pre british, during British,post british in terms of assimilation?
2. Three problems you have faced as a house captain in school?
3.Tell features of chola empire architecture?
4.Why insolvency and bankruptcy code has been brought? Who faces loss due to this?
M3- 1.Tell me about defence corridor (mentioned in my previous answer) I told about UP and he asked tell me also about the tamil Nadu corridor?
2.Do you subscribe to the statement our freedom is challenged due to lost in our naval supremacy?
3. Asked who is the first invader?
4.which is the largest state in shipbuilding? Mention some companies building naval ships?
5. Whether our democracy or china's authoritarian government is good??
M5- 1. Tell me about seven sisters
2. What is kuki meities issue?
3. Tell me something about peshwa bajirao?
4.Whom he have fought with
5. Which one is better - Yoga or gym
6. Who is known as valiant warrior of kittur??
Chairperson - Thankyou your interview is over.
Mocks- Samkalp, Vajiram & Ravi, Next ias, Vajirao and reddy
O20- Anantam IAS ( special thanks to Raja sir for giving his time ), Pranjali mam,
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Interview date - 15th jan
Daf keywords - Gym,social and crime thriller movies, medieval History, Philosophy, sociology ,house captain
Board-Sanjay verma sir
Chairman - 1.Tell me the movie you have watched which is both social and crime thriller
2.Is social media polarising or democratising ( asked to choose instance)
3. Are you aware of grok controversy? Which country has raised it
4. What does cricket teaches about life?
5.Is cricket opium of masses?
6.What are the challenges in consumption led growth in India presently?
M1- 1. A monologue regarding one nation one election - then asked how we can do it?
2.Why industrial development lacking in UP?
3. Should we make division of UP.?
4.Tell me about chola empire
5.Which Philosophy concept do you like?
M2- 1. Tell me about evolution of caste during pre british, during British,post british in terms of assimilation?
2. Three problems you have faced as a house captain in school?
3.Tell features of chola empire architecture?
4.Why insolvency and bankruptcy code has been brought? Who faces loss due to this?
M3- 1.Tell me about defence corridor (mentioned in my previous answer) I told about UP and he asked tell me also about the tamil Nadu corridor?
2.Do you subscribe to the statement our freedom is challenged due to lost in our naval supremacy?
3. Asked who is the first invader?
4.which is the largest state in shipbuilding? Mention some companies building naval ships?
5. Whether our democracy or china's authoritarian government is good??
M5- 1. Tell me about seven sisters
2. What is kuki meities issue?
3. Tell me something about peshwa bajirao?
4.Whom he have fought with
5. Which one is better - Yoga or gym
6. Who is known as valiant warrior of kittur??
Chairperson - Thankyou your interview is over.
Mocks- Samkalp, Vajiram & Ravi, Next ias, Vajirao and reddy
O20- Anantam IAS ( special thanks to Raja sir for giving his time ), Pranjali mam,
PT MARKS -165
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MentorAID STUDENT TRANSCRIPT
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Date: 15/01/2026
Board: sheelvardhan sir
Daf: AIIMS J, reading mystery and thriller novels
Chairperson
What is cough syrup controversy,
Why this happened
What are cyber attacks, tell me some examples
Do you know about cambridge analytica, Natanz (iranian facility attack)
What is bookers prize? Who got it from india?
Member 1
America coming out from who do they want to make themselves rich and poor countries poorer.
Why civil services
Member 2
Migrant labourer do not get adequate treatment because hospitals timings are 9to 5 pm what would you do?
Member 3
Favourite authors
Aiims J vs district hospital difference
Pros and cons of both
What you would like to add to district hospital which Aiims has, what to Aiims which district hospital has
Member 4
Which sherlock novel is your favorite what happens in it.
How AFMC is different from normal medical colleges
What you would in case of a battle injury - triaging
Do you think we can improve realtions with pak in future?
You are Foreign Minister how would you improve relations with Pakistan?
Chairman again
Indian Doctor on whom chinese novel and movie has been made
M3 again
On lighter note were there any novel of Agatha Cristie which gave you hibie jibeis
My interview mentors
Farees sir (had group discussions, DAF sessions, and a number of one 2 one, sir helped a lot in boosting confidence and ironing out speech problems that I was facing) , utkarsh sir ( i have recommended you to almost everyone this year, your perspective classes and daily discussions were something which I lacked last year, and it has helped me a lot)
Shubham sir, helped in framing why civil services.
Mocks
Best ones
Vajirao and reddy, vajiram and ravi (ajay sir mentor at vajiram has unique insights on certain polity IR concepts, he also helps in analysing the mocks) , samkalp, Next IAS, chanakya mandal parivar
What I have learnt from interview. Focus should be more on analysis and having confidence even in things that you can't recall. Self review of answers through phone recording, Group discussions help more in confidence building and eloquation than mocks.
Lastly one should avoid negative people, even if they have been close to you, especially when dates are near.
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Date: 15/01/2026
Board: sheelvardhan sir
Daf: AIIMS J, reading mystery and thriller novels
Chairperson
What is cough syrup controversy,
Why this happened
What are cyber attacks, tell me some examples
Do you know about cambridge analytica, Natanz (iranian facility attack)
What is bookers prize? Who got it from india?
Member 1
America coming out from who do they want to make themselves rich and poor countries poorer.
Why civil services
Member 2
Migrant labourer do not get adequate treatment because hospitals timings are 9to 5 pm what would you do?
Member 3
Favourite authors
Aiims J vs district hospital difference
Pros and cons of both
What you would like to add to district hospital which Aiims has, what to Aiims which district hospital has
Member 4
Which sherlock novel is your favorite what happens in it.
How AFMC is different from normal medical colleges
What you would in case of a battle injury - triaging
Do you think we can improve realtions with pak in future?
You are Foreign Minister how would you improve relations with Pakistan?
Chairman again
Indian Doctor on whom chinese novel and movie has been made
M3 again
On lighter note were there any novel of Agatha Cristie which gave you hibie jibeis
My interview mentors
Farees sir (had group discussions, DAF sessions, and a number of one 2 one, sir helped a lot in boosting confidence and ironing out speech problems that I was facing) , utkarsh sir ( i have recommended you to almost everyone this year, your perspective classes and daily discussions were something which I lacked last year, and it has helped me a lot)
Shubham sir, helped in framing why civil services.
Mocks
Best ones
Vajirao and reddy, vajiram and ravi (ajay sir mentor at vajiram has unique insights on certain polity IR concepts, he also helps in analysing the mocks) , samkalp, Next IAS, chanakya mandal parivar
What I have learnt from interview. Focus should be more on analysis and having confidence even in things that you can't recall. Self review of answers through phone recording, Group discussions help more in confidence building and eloquation than mocks.
Lastly one should avoid negative people, even if they have been close to you, especially when dates are near.
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Name: Mammu
Date:19-01-26 Afternoon
Key DAF Details:Kerala, PSIR, Study on Rabies, Football, Arabic, Mentoring
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi
Time: Around 25 minutes. Third one to go.
Entered the room and greeted the board. The chairperson asked to sit. She read the key details of DAF aloud.
Chairperson:
1-Is this your first interview?
2-Which was the most difficult question you faced in previous interviews?
3-So what is the relation between aviyal and Kozhikode (Answer to earlier question)?
4-Who is samoothiri? Clarified it as Zamorins
5-Did you read newspapers today or yesterday? What are the important news headlines?
I started with Trump's tariff on Europe and tried to explain it. She intervened in between and asked me to list the headlines and she will decide on which question to ask.
6-What is GRAP? I mentioned Delhi pollution as news.
7-Who is in charge of GRAP? I hesitantly told it's CAQM. She was assuring me it's CAQM.
8-Who picked CAQM last week for non implementation of responsibility? Again I hesitantly said Supreme Court. She again was like it's right,why are you being hesitant.
9-Why CAQM is not able to tackle pollution? She asked me to not tell her technicalities on pollution,but focus on the activities of CAQM.
10-What is the word that is used to describe such actions of CAQM?
She said it's not an English test, but you may try it. I said reactive but she was looking for something else. I then said haphazard but it was also not what she intended. She said okay, leave it.
11-Why is the visit of the UAE president significant? Again picked up from my first answer on the news.
12-Have you heard of Islamic Nato? Who are its members?
13-Suppose in a hypothetical situation it is formed, what are its implications on India?
14-Which festival was celebrated just last week?
I said new year implying Sankranthi festivals. She thought I was talking about the Gregorian New Year. But some of the members clarified it to her.
15-Whether this celebrated in Kerala?
16-What is the significance of this?
I said about agriculture but she was looking for astronomical significance. I said I don't know. She said it's with regard to the position of the sun. Still I was not able to answer it. She said no issues leave it.
M1:
17-Why did Mughals have some writing in Arabic on the walls of their architectural structures?
I said it was calligraphy as Islam prohibits pictures of living beings. But he was not looking for that answer. He then told me he would give a clue and asked me what does the number 786 means. I said it represents the word ‘Bismillahi’ in Arabic. Still I could not connect with his question. So he explained to me that it denotes the date of the inscription.
18-How does Kerala react to football World cups?
19-Why football has huge popularity in Kerala and Bengal while it has less importance at a national level?
M2:
20-What is Indo-Pacific?
21-What is its significance? I started with China and he asked me if it was explicitly against China. I clarified that it was implicit and told other significant factors.
22-A short monologue on China's violation of international court's order on the East China Sea. How can we tackle that?
23-Why are there fewer tourists coming to Kerala nowadays?
M3 ( Lady Member):
24-You have done study on Rabies under NSS. NSS usually carries out developmental activities. So tell me about this study.
25-What is AYUSH?
26-Short monologue on Kerala's Ayurveda. Why is Ayurveda important in Kerala? (I couldn't remember the exact wording of the question. It was implying something similar to this).
27-How did Yoga become popular across the world?
28-Have you heard of work culture? There is a positive and negative work culture. Why is this happening?
29-Whom do you mentor?
30-Where are wars happening right now in the world?
31-What is the effect of these wars on BRICS?
Date:19-01-26 Afternoon
Key DAF Details:Kerala, PSIR, Study on Rabies, Football, Arabic, Mentoring
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi
Time: Around 25 minutes. Third one to go.
Entered the room and greeted the board. The chairperson asked to sit. She read the key details of DAF aloud.
Chairperson:
1-Is this your first interview?
2-Which was the most difficult question you faced in previous interviews?
3-So what is the relation between aviyal and Kozhikode (Answer to earlier question)?
4-Who is samoothiri? Clarified it as Zamorins
5-Did you read newspapers today or yesterday? What are the important news headlines?
I started with Trump's tariff on Europe and tried to explain it. She intervened in between and asked me to list the headlines and she will decide on which question to ask.
6-What is GRAP? I mentioned Delhi pollution as news.
7-Who is in charge of GRAP? I hesitantly told it's CAQM. She was assuring me it's CAQM.
8-Who picked CAQM last week for non implementation of responsibility? Again I hesitantly said Supreme Court. She again was like it's right,why are you being hesitant.
9-Why CAQM is not able to tackle pollution? She asked me to not tell her technicalities on pollution,but focus on the activities of CAQM.
10-What is the word that is used to describe such actions of CAQM?
She said it's not an English test, but you may try it. I said reactive but she was looking for something else. I then said haphazard but it was also not what she intended. She said okay, leave it.
11-Why is the visit of the UAE president significant? Again picked up from my first answer on the news.
12-Have you heard of Islamic Nato? Who are its members?
13-Suppose in a hypothetical situation it is formed, what are its implications on India?
14-Which festival was celebrated just last week?
I said new year implying Sankranthi festivals. She thought I was talking about the Gregorian New Year. But some of the members clarified it to her.
15-Whether this celebrated in Kerala?
16-What is the significance of this?
I said about agriculture but she was looking for astronomical significance. I said I don't know. She said it's with regard to the position of the sun. Still I was not able to answer it. She said no issues leave it.
M1:
17-Why did Mughals have some writing in Arabic on the walls of their architectural structures?
I said it was calligraphy as Islam prohibits pictures of living beings. But he was not looking for that answer. He then told me he would give a clue and asked me what does the number 786 means. I said it represents the word ‘Bismillahi’ in Arabic. Still I could not connect with his question. So he explained to me that it denotes the date of the inscription.
18-How does Kerala react to football World cups?
19-Why football has huge popularity in Kerala and Bengal while it has less importance at a national level?
M2:
20-What is Indo-Pacific?
21-What is its significance? I started with China and he asked me if it was explicitly against China. I clarified that it was implicit and told other significant factors.
22-A short monologue on China's violation of international court's order on the East China Sea. How can we tackle that?
23-Why are there fewer tourists coming to Kerala nowadays?
M3 ( Lady Member):
24-You have done study on Rabies under NSS. NSS usually carries out developmental activities. So tell me about this study.
25-What is AYUSH?
26-Short monologue on Kerala's Ayurveda. Why is Ayurveda important in Kerala? (I couldn't remember the exact wording of the question. It was implying something similar to this).
27-How did Yoga become popular across the world?
28-Have you heard of work culture? There is a positive and negative work culture. Why is this happening?
29-Whom do you mentor?
30-Where are wars happening right now in the world?
31-What is the effect of these wars on BRICS?
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Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)
Name: Mammu Date:19-01-26 Afternoon Key DAF Details:Kerala, PSIR, Study on Rabies, Football, Arabic, Mentoring Board: Sujata Chaturvedi Time: Around 25 minutes. Third one to go. Entered the room and greeted the board. The chairperson asked to sit. She…
M4:
32-What is the need of the constitution? While answering I said it limits the power of government and he asked whether it only limits powers of government.
33-What are the fundamentals of constitutional democratic polity? I mentioned fundamental rights, secularism, federalism,DPSP etc. But he answered by saying Executive, Legislative and Judiciary.
34-Where are Fundamental Duties in the Constitution? What is the article? How many are there? (Three different questions).
35-What is the significance of Chabahar port?
36-Should India back Chabahar port amid the threat of American sanctions?
After that Chairperson said your interview is over, you may leave. I thanked the board and left the room.
Chairperson was very attentive and kept an enthusiastic face when answering her questions. But whenever I was answering other members' questions she was having mixed expressions on her face. The lady member was very attentive and responsive throughout the interview. She looked pleased at every answer and was nodding in support throughout the interview. Her presence lightened the mood a lot.
Overall a cordial experience.
One on One:
Shinas Sir ( Ilearn IAS- One on One sessions, curated answers, constant support and motivation throughout the journey)
Shubham Aggarwal Sir ( Vidyapeeth IAS- One on One session, insightful answers in his group and motivation)
Mahesh Bhagwat Sir (Detailed insights on DAF)
Anuroop Sir ( Lead IAS)
Mock Interview: Vajirao and Reddy, Samkalp Kerala, State Academy Kerala (All three were good and helpful)
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32-What is the need of the constitution? While answering I said it limits the power of government and he asked whether it only limits powers of government.
33-What are the fundamentals of constitutional democratic polity? I mentioned fundamental rights, secularism, federalism,DPSP etc. But he answered by saying Executive, Legislative and Judiciary.
34-Where are Fundamental Duties in the Constitution? What is the article? How many are there? (Three different questions).
35-What is the significance of Chabahar port?
36-Should India back Chabahar port amid the threat of American sanctions?
After that Chairperson said your interview is over, you may leave. I thanked the board and left the room.
Chairperson was very attentive and kept an enthusiastic face when answering her questions. But whenever I was answering other members' questions she was having mixed expressions on her face. The lady member was very attentive and responsive throughout the interview. She looked pleased at every answer and was nodding in support throughout the interview. Her presence lightened the mood a lot.
Overall a cordial experience.
One on One:
Shinas Sir ( Ilearn IAS- One on One sessions, curated answers, constant support and motivation throughout the journey)
Shubham Aggarwal Sir ( Vidyapeeth IAS- One on One session, insightful answers in his group and motivation)
Mahesh Bhagwat Sir (Detailed insights on DAF)
Anuroop Sir ( Lead IAS)
Mock Interview: Vajirao and Reddy, Samkalp Kerala, State Academy Kerala (All three were good and helpful)
PT MARKS-192
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Name: Jai Mata di
Date: 15.01.2026
Key DAF Details: stipple art, human rights of prisoners, PSIR, Short stories (nothing else asked from the DAF)
Board: Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh sir
Questions asked:
Chairman - Q1. What is stipple art? Is it done with a stapler?
Another member - counter question- Q2. current applications
Chairman -Q3.
You write short stories, the difference between a novel and novella
Q4. On which issues do you write?
Q5. Suppose you have a young sister and she wants to travel around the world. As a sister, which 5 countries do you suggest her not go at present?
Q6. Why Nigeria ( I answered Nigeria in previous question)
Q7.Why North Korea
Asked you would allow your sister to visit Dhaka? (I smiled, answered no sir) (Everyone laughed)
Member 1- Q8 you wrote paper on human rights of prisoners, mention some case laws.
Q9. He asked about details of hussaira khatoon case 2-3 follow up questions
Q10.Realism -Morgenthau- relevance in present times, is it winning?
Q11. multilateral institutions - failure is it so? (Last answer I mentioned - complex interdependence and multilateral institutions also)
Q12.Unsc reforms - 2-3 follow up questions
Q13. Procedure for bringing reforms in unsc?
Q14. How can India and other countries bring reforms?
Member 2. (Lady)
Q 15. How many Indians stranded in Iran
Q 16. Out of them 4000 are medical students, why they do go abroad for for medical studies?
Q17. As a chief advisor, what would you suggest
Q18. Why prisoner rights are violated
(Lady) member 3
Q19. How many aiims are there in india
Q20. what challenges aiims Raebareli faces ( i mentioned it in previous answer)
Q 21. though there is udaan scheme, yet indigo crisis, why?
Q22. Was DGCA sleeping
Q23.Other regulators in different fields
Q24. FSSAI, problems
( Not much aware)
Member 4
Q25.Suppose you are DGCA, what would you do?
Q26. (Chairman) Competition commission of India didn't interfere in indigo crisis though very active in giant tech cases
Q27. I suggested more investors in aviation sector, other member asked - from where would you bring
Q28.Let's change the topic, role of military in state, explain it with the help of political theories
Q29. Asked about Kautilya's theory in continuation with previous question
Q30. elaborate on army's role
Two three counter questions
Chairman (smiled) - your interview is over
I thanked them.
O2O : Shubham Aggarwal sir, vidyapeeth
Khan sir, KSG
Utkarsh Shukla sir
Friends
Mock : Samkalp, pw, vajiram, next ias, shubhraranjan ias, vajirao and reddy
Date: 15.01.2026
Key DAF Details: stipple art, human rights of prisoners, PSIR, Short stories (nothing else asked from the DAF)
Board: Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh sir
Questions asked:
Chairman - Q1. What is stipple art? Is it done with a stapler?
Another member - counter question- Q2. current applications
Chairman -Q3.
You write short stories, the difference between a novel and novella
Q4. On which issues do you write?
Q5. Suppose you have a young sister and she wants to travel around the world. As a sister, which 5 countries do you suggest her not go at present?
Q6. Why Nigeria ( I answered Nigeria in previous question)
Q7.Why North Korea
Asked you would allow your sister to visit Dhaka? (I smiled, answered no sir) (Everyone laughed)
Member 1- Q8 you wrote paper on human rights of prisoners, mention some case laws.
Q9. He asked about details of hussaira khatoon case 2-3 follow up questions
Q10.Realism -Morgenthau- relevance in present times, is it winning?
Q11. multilateral institutions - failure is it so? (Last answer I mentioned - complex interdependence and multilateral institutions also)
Q12.Unsc reforms - 2-3 follow up questions
Q13. Procedure for bringing reforms in unsc?
Q14. How can India and other countries bring reforms?
Member 2. (Lady)
Q 15. How many Indians stranded in Iran
Q 16. Out of them 4000 are medical students, why they do go abroad for for medical studies?
Q17. As a chief advisor, what would you suggest
Q18. Why prisoner rights are violated
(Lady) member 3
Q19. How many aiims are there in india
Q20. what challenges aiims Raebareli faces ( i mentioned it in previous answer)
Q 21. though there is udaan scheme, yet indigo crisis, why?
Q22. Was DGCA sleeping
Q23.Other regulators in different fields
Q24. FSSAI, problems
( Not much aware)
Member 4
Q25.Suppose you are DGCA, what would you do?
Q26. (Chairman) Competition commission of India didn't interfere in indigo crisis though very active in giant tech cases
Q27. I suggested more investors in aviation sector, other member asked - from where would you bring
Q28.Let's change the topic, role of military in state, explain it with the help of political theories
Q29. Asked about Kautilya's theory in continuation with previous question
Q30. elaborate on army's role
Two three counter questions
Chairman (smiled) - your interview is over
I thanked them.
O2O : Shubham Aggarwal sir, vidyapeeth
Khan sir, KSG
Utkarsh Shukla sir
Friends
Mock : Samkalp, pw, vajiram, next ias, shubhraranjan ias, vajirao and reddy
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Name: Jai Mata di
Date: 15.01.2026
Key DAF Details: stipple art, human rights of prisoners, PSIR, Short stories (nothing else asked from the DAF)
Board: Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh sir
Questions asked:
Chairman - Q1. What is stipple art? Is it done with a stapler?
Another member - counter question- Q2. current applications
Chairman -Q3.
You write short stories, the difference between a novel and novella
Q4. On which issues do you write?
Q5. Suppose you have a young sister and she wants to travel around the world. As a sister, which 5 countries do you suggest her not go at present?
Q6. Why Nigeria ( I answered Nigeria in previous question)
Q7.Why North Korea
Asked you would allow your sister to visit Dhaka? (I smiled, answered no sir) (Everyone laughed)
Member 1- Q8 you wrote paper on human rights of prisoners, mention some case laws.
Q9. He asked about details of hussaira khatoon case 2-3 follow up questions
Q10.Realism -Morgenthau- relevance in present times, is it winning?
Q11. multilateral institutions - failure is it so? (Last answer I mentioned - complex interdependence and multilateral institutions also)
Q12.Unsc reforms - 2-3 follow up questions
Q13. Procedure for bringing reforms in unsc?
Q14. How can India and other countries bring reforms?
Member 2. (Lady)
Q 15. How many Indians stranded in Iran
Q 16. Out of them 4000 are medical students, why they do go abroad for for medical studies?
Q17. As a chief advisor, what would you suggest
Q18. Why prisoner rights are violated
(Lady) member 3
Q19. How many aiims are there in india
Q20. what challenges aiims Raebareli faces ( i mentioned it in previous answer)
Q 21. though there is udaan scheme, yet indigo crisis, why?
Q22. Was DGCA sleeping
Q23.Other regulators in different fields
Q24. FSSAI, problems
( Not much aware)
Member 4
Q25.Suppose you are DGCA, what would you do?
Q26. (Chairman) Competition commission of India didn't interfere in indigo crisis though very active in giant tech cases
Q27. I suggested more investors in aviation sector, other member asked - from where would you bring
Q28.Let's change the topic, role of military in state, explain it with the help of political theories
Q29. Asked about Kautilya's theory in continuation with previous question
Q30. elaborate on army's role
Two three counter questions
Chairman (smiled) - your interview is over
I thanked them.
O2O : Shubham Aggarwal sir, vidyapeeth
Khan sir, KSG
Utkarsh Shukla sir
Friends
Mock : Samkalp, pw, vajiram, next ias, shubhraranjan ias, vajirao and reddy
Date: 15.01.2026
Key DAF Details: stipple art, human rights of prisoners, PSIR, Short stories (nothing else asked from the DAF)
Board: Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh sir
Questions asked:
Chairman - Q1. What is stipple art? Is it done with a stapler?
Another member - counter question- Q2. current applications
Chairman -Q3.
You write short stories, the difference between a novel and novella
Q4. On which issues do you write?
Q5. Suppose you have a young sister and she wants to travel around the world. As a sister, which 5 countries do you suggest her not go at present?
Q6. Why Nigeria ( I answered Nigeria in previous question)
Q7.Why North Korea
Asked you would allow your sister to visit Dhaka? (I smiled, answered no sir) (Everyone laughed)
Member 1- Q8 you wrote paper on human rights of prisoners, mention some case laws.
Q9. He asked about details of hussaira khatoon case 2-3 follow up questions
Q10.Realism -Morgenthau- relevance in present times, is it winning?
Q11. multilateral institutions - failure is it so? (Last answer I mentioned - complex interdependence and multilateral institutions also)
Q12.Unsc reforms - 2-3 follow up questions
Q13. Procedure for bringing reforms in unsc?
Q14. How can India and other countries bring reforms?
Member 2. (Lady)
Q 15. How many Indians stranded in Iran
Q 16. Out of them 4000 are medical students, why they do go abroad for for medical studies?
Q17. As a chief advisor, what would you suggest
Q18. Why prisoner rights are violated
(Lady) member 3
Q19. How many aiims are there in india
Q20. what challenges aiims Raebareli faces ( i mentioned it in previous answer)
Q 21. though there is udaan scheme, yet indigo crisis, why?
Q22. Was DGCA sleeping
Q23.Other regulators in different fields
Q24. FSSAI, problems
( Not much aware)
Member 4
Q25.Suppose you are DGCA, what would you do?
Q26. (Chairman) Competition commission of India didn't interfere in indigo crisis though very active in giant tech cases
Q27. I suggested more investors in aviation sector, other member asked - from where would you bring
Q28.Let's change the topic, role of military in state, explain it with the help of political theories
Q29. Asked about Kautilya's theory in continuation with previous question
Q30. elaborate on army's role
Two three counter questions
Chairman (smiled) - your interview is over
I thanked them.
O2O : Shubham Aggarwal sir, vidyapeeth
Khan sir, KSG
Utkarsh Shukla sir
Friends
Mock : Samkalp, pw, vajiram, next ias, shubhraranjan ias, vajirao and reddy
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Name :
Date : 19/01/26
Board : Dinesh Dasa sir
Relevant keywords: Covid Vaccination camp, Malayalam Literature optional, Guest
Dasa Sir
1. Name meaning?
2. Who inspired you to be a civil servant?
3. What would be the documentations submitted by Kerala govt to nominate Calicut as the city of literature?
4. What are the differences between kasturirangan and gadgil reports and if you were to choose one for implementation, which one would you choose?
5. Kerala changed the pension age a few years back from 56 to 60. Why do you think they have done it and if you were to choose , which age would you choose to implement as the age of retirement (although in all India services, you cannot choose it for a state)?
Female member
1. How is women lead development playing out in your state?
2. How the Covid management in your state differ from other states. Give 2 points.
3. How was India's management of Covid. 2 good points and 2 bad points where India could have done better .
4. Kerala is known for its treatment of migrant labourers in a good way. What are the 2 things you think your state has done in a better way to realise this?
5. If I had not been born in kerala, which other state would I pick to be born into?
Make member
1. What is the current most important problem faced by india and what are the solutions ?
2. What are the problems in case of employment in India ? What can be done ?
3. What can be done to increase the employment opportunities in the agricultural sector?
Female member
1. Kerala is known for its community policing initiative. Are you aware of any? How do you think they have realised it ?
2. What are the 2 things they did to gain the trust of the people?
Male member
1. What would be the 3 arguments you will put forward to Trump to urge him to have better diplomatic relations with India considering the punitive tariffs he is currently imposing on our country?
2. Are you aware of the term Climate refugees? Who is the Indian writer who writes from abroad about the climate refugees?
Dasa sir (again)
1. Give me some people's names whom you would consider as your role models?( Asked for women specifically too)
2. Consider you are serving as the chief secretary of a state and have only 2 years left for your retirement . If the CM of the states requested you to resign and join their political party and offer a ticket in the upcoming election, what stand would you take?
(Most questions were pre prepared and asked by looking at the laptop/paper. Almost no follow up questions except 1-2 simple ones)
Date : 19/01/26
Board : Dinesh Dasa sir
Relevant keywords: Covid Vaccination camp, Malayalam Literature optional, Guest
Dasa Sir
1. Name meaning?
2. Who inspired you to be a civil servant?
3. What would be the documentations submitted by Kerala govt to nominate Calicut as the city of literature?
4. What are the differences between kasturirangan and gadgil reports and if you were to choose one for implementation, which one would you choose?
5. Kerala changed the pension age a few years back from 56 to 60. Why do you think they have done it and if you were to choose , which age would you choose to implement as the age of retirement (although in all India services, you cannot choose it for a state)?
Female member
1. How is women lead development playing out in your state?
2. How the Covid management in your state differ from other states. Give 2 points.
3. How was India's management of Covid. 2 good points and 2 bad points where India could have done better .
4. Kerala is known for its treatment of migrant labourers in a good way. What are the 2 things you think your state has done in a better way to realise this?
5. If I had not been born in kerala, which other state would I pick to be born into?
Make member
1. What is the current most important problem faced by india and what are the solutions ?
2. What are the problems in case of employment in India ? What can be done ?
3. What can be done to increase the employment opportunities in the agricultural sector?
Female member
1. Kerala is known for its community policing initiative. Are you aware of any? How do you think they have realised it ?
2. What are the 2 things they did to gain the trust of the people?
Male member
1. What would be the 3 arguments you will put forward to Trump to urge him to have better diplomatic relations with India considering the punitive tariffs he is currently imposing on our country?
2. Are you aware of the term Climate refugees? Who is the Indian writer who writes from abroad about the climate refugees?
Dasa sir (again)
1. Give me some people's names whom you would consider as your role models?( Asked for women specifically too)
2. Consider you are serving as the chief secretary of a state and have only 2 years left for your retirement . If the CM of the states requested you to resign and join their political party and offer a ticket in the upcoming election, what stand would you take?
(Most questions were pre prepared and asked by looking at the laptop/paper. Almost no follow up questions except 1-2 simple ones)
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