Suman Sharma ma'am, 2nd to go, forenoon 20/1/26
Name: ***
DAF Keywords - Only Hyderabad/Telangana and Aerospace engineering were relevant. Nothing else was asked, at all lol.
Chair:
Q) Hi **, come in. (Reading out my DAF), so aerospace engineering is an interesting field, didn't want to pursue it? After my answer - it's alright, it's a personal choice
Q) Why IIT Bombay, not IIT Mumbai? (I said legal issues, Bombay HC as the name, Mam asked any other reason, I declined).
Q) Commercialization and weaponisation of space.
Q) Quick commerce and 10 minute delivery has ended. But 10 minute ambulance is starting, what are practical issues that you can think might arise?
M1:
Q) 2 situational questions - Communal riots and Backward district development.
M2:
Q) Many cases of Chinese intrusions in South China Sea. What is its significance? What is the basis of International rules of shipping? Why should we enforce the same?
Q) Has India failed in its Neighbourhood diplomacy recently? And a few follow ups on the same.
M3:
Q) Power corrupts all. Is it true?
Q) CBAM - What is it? Is it problematic for India?
Q) Greenland issue - Possible implications for India if USA goes through with the same?
M4:
Q) Telangana-AP bifurcation and subsequent economic growth for each state?
Q) So is further division of states good for the economy?
Q) What are Basic Requirements for living? (Told Education, Healthcare and Housing, Sir asked is not food and clothing important? I apologized and corrected and said yes sir, they are also important for humans).
Chairwoman: Thank you, you may leave now. Your interview is over.
I'm sure I missed a few questions, I'll update as soon as I recollect the same.
Credits:
Firstly I would like to thank Dr. G. Vivekananda from Hyderabad, he was a constant support all throughout my journey, from prelims to interview including the earlier attempt, and had constantly motivated me and helped me all throughout.
Secondly, Utkarsh shukla sir from MentorAID also took gave very personal attention and very practical advice for the interview. He was a huge help all throughout the interview prep.
O2O's Shubham Agarwal sir also was a huge motivation booster, given his hectic schedule I'm grateful for the personal attention he provided.
Other panel mocks - Samkalp, MACS (Hyderabad), Vajirao and Reddy, NextIAS.
Name: ***
DAF Keywords - Only Hyderabad/Telangana and Aerospace engineering were relevant. Nothing else was asked, at all lol.
Chair:
Q) Hi **, come in. (Reading out my DAF), so aerospace engineering is an interesting field, didn't want to pursue it? After my answer - it's alright, it's a personal choice
Q) Why IIT Bombay, not IIT Mumbai? (I said legal issues, Bombay HC as the name, Mam asked any other reason, I declined).
Q) Commercialization and weaponisation of space.
Q) Quick commerce and 10 minute delivery has ended. But 10 minute ambulance is starting, what are practical issues that you can think might arise?
M1:
Q) 2 situational questions - Communal riots and Backward district development.
M2:
Q) Many cases of Chinese intrusions in South China Sea. What is its significance? What is the basis of International rules of shipping? Why should we enforce the same?
Q) Has India failed in its Neighbourhood diplomacy recently? And a few follow ups on the same.
M3:
Q) Power corrupts all. Is it true?
Q) CBAM - What is it? Is it problematic for India?
Q) Greenland issue - Possible implications for India if USA goes through with the same?
M4:
Q) Telangana-AP bifurcation and subsequent economic growth for each state?
Q) So is further division of states good for the economy?
Q) What are Basic Requirements for living? (Told Education, Healthcare and Housing, Sir asked is not food and clothing important? I apologized and corrected and said yes sir, they are also important for humans).
Chairwoman: Thank you, you may leave now. Your interview is over.
I'm sure I missed a few questions, I'll update as soon as I recollect the same.
Credits:
Firstly I would like to thank Dr. G. Vivekananda from Hyderabad, he was a constant support all throughout my journey, from prelims to interview including the earlier attempt, and had constantly motivated me and helped me all throughout.
Secondly, Utkarsh shukla sir from MentorAID also took gave very personal attention and very practical advice for the interview. He was a huge help all throughout the interview prep.
O2O's Shubham Agarwal sir also was a huge motivation booster, given his hectic schedule I'm grateful for the personal attention he provided.
Other panel mocks - Samkalp, MACS (Hyderabad), Vajirao and Reddy, NextIAS.
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Name - स्थितप्रज्ञ
Board - Lt. Gen. Raj shukla sir
Date - 13 jan. 2026 (afternoon)
Key daf details - chhattisgarh , Hindi literature , cooperative federation
Chairman sir
1) kaha se hai aap AD?
2) bataiye chhattisgarh ko MP se alag karke sahi kiya ya galat? Maine bataya overall Chhattisgarh ko fayda hua , administrative efficiency badhi
3) aacha to aap chhote rajya banane ke himayati hai to kya hame Bundelkhand ko alag rajya banana chahiye
4) cooperative federalism aur competitive federalism par long monologue diya, fir china aur usa ki cities ki competitive federalism par bat ki aur mujhe pucha ki apko nhi lagta ki Lucknow aur raipur me bhi competition hona chahiye?
5) abujhmaad ke bare me bataiye.abhi kya status hai?
Member 1
1 ) chhattisgarh corruption ko lekar kafi news me raha. Kya karan hai chhattisgarh me corruption kyo itna jyada hai?
2) abhi hal hi me kuch bade corruption hue hai chhattisgarh me uske bare me bataiye
3) aadiwasi ke liye govt. Ki scheme batao
4) hindi ki mahila sahityakar ke naam batao
Member 2( lady)
1) aapke district me law and order ka status bataiye
2) women's ko police me shamil kiya jana chahiye ya nahi
3) apke ilaake ke mahila constable ko jante hai. Apke ilaake me mahila constable ka kya status hai
Member 3
1) 16 finance commission ke chairmen kaun hai
2) revenue distribution ko lekar North vs south state ke bich jo dispute hai us par lamba monologue diya fir pucha ki kya solution hona chahiye iska
3) finance commission kis parameters par revenue distribution karti hai
4) skill gap par long monologue diya aur pucha ki kya karan hai ham youth ko sahi tarike se skill nhi de paye kya kami thi hamari education model me.
Member 4
1) korba kyo famous hai..waha ke kaun kaun se ilaake me minerals paye jate hai
2) korba kyo ek failed city hai..waha urban planning kyo sahi tarah se nahi ho payi
3) aapke ilaake me kaun si mitti pai jati hai.
Maine kaha lal pili mitti.
4) Us mitti ki kya khasiyat hai ki usme dhaan jyada hoti hai?
5) raipur ko hi chhattisgarh ki rajdhani kyo banaya gaya. Bilaspur ya korba ko kyo nahi
Chairman Sir - thankyou apse baat karke accha laga..ab aap ja sakte hai
Experience - Board cordial to bilkul bhi nahi tha..mahol tight tha
mai jab jawab dena suru hi karta chairman sir ka counter argument aa jata tha..lekin overall maza aaya
Mock interview - samkalp, vision ias, unacademy, pw onlyias, Chanakya mandal
Board - Lt. Gen. Raj shukla sir
Date - 13 jan. 2026 (afternoon)
Key daf details - chhattisgarh , Hindi literature , cooperative federation
Chairman sir
1) kaha se hai aap AD?
2) bataiye chhattisgarh ko MP se alag karke sahi kiya ya galat? Maine bataya overall Chhattisgarh ko fayda hua , administrative efficiency badhi
3) aacha to aap chhote rajya banane ke himayati hai to kya hame Bundelkhand ko alag rajya banana chahiye
4) cooperative federalism aur competitive federalism par long monologue diya, fir china aur usa ki cities ki competitive federalism par bat ki aur mujhe pucha ki apko nhi lagta ki Lucknow aur raipur me bhi competition hona chahiye?
5) abujhmaad ke bare me bataiye.abhi kya status hai?
Member 1
1 ) chhattisgarh corruption ko lekar kafi news me raha. Kya karan hai chhattisgarh me corruption kyo itna jyada hai?
2) abhi hal hi me kuch bade corruption hue hai chhattisgarh me uske bare me bataiye
3) aadiwasi ke liye govt. Ki scheme batao
4) hindi ki mahila sahityakar ke naam batao
Member 2( lady)
1) aapke district me law and order ka status bataiye
2) women's ko police me shamil kiya jana chahiye ya nahi
3) apke ilaake ke mahila constable ko jante hai. Apke ilaake me mahila constable ka kya status hai
Member 3
1) 16 finance commission ke chairmen kaun hai
2) revenue distribution ko lekar North vs south state ke bich jo dispute hai us par lamba monologue diya fir pucha ki kya solution hona chahiye iska
3) finance commission kis parameters par revenue distribution karti hai
4) skill gap par long monologue diya aur pucha ki kya karan hai ham youth ko sahi tarike se skill nhi de paye kya kami thi hamari education model me.
Member 4
1) korba kyo famous hai..waha ke kaun kaun se ilaake me minerals paye jate hai
2) korba kyo ek failed city hai..waha urban planning kyo sahi tarah se nahi ho payi
3) aapke ilaake me kaun si mitti pai jati hai.
Maine kaha lal pili mitti.
4) Us mitti ki kya khasiyat hai ki usme dhaan jyada hoti hai?
5) raipur ko hi chhattisgarh ki rajdhani kyo banaya gaya. Bilaspur ya korba ko kyo nahi
Chairman Sir - thankyou apse baat karke accha laga..ab aap ja sakte hai
Experience - Board cordial to bilkul bhi nahi tha..mahol tight tha
mai jab jawab dena suru hi karta chairman sir ka counter argument aa jata tha..lekin overall maza aaya
Mock interview - samkalp, vision ias, unacademy, pw onlyias, Chanakya mandal
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20.01.2026 AN
Dinesh Dasa sir board
DAF - TN, Computer science, Cooperative department, PSIR
17-20mins
Chairman
1. Who's the chairman of TNPSC currently?
2. What festival did you celebrate now? Jallikatu is famous right? Shd courts intervene in cases of tradition and cultural customs?
3. You're from Sivakasi which is very famous for fireworks. It's also known for employment issues, health hazard and polluting nature of the crackers. If you're posted as the DM, what will you do?
6. Why was the 1st amendment problematic?
7. There was an issue with the SC mandating time frame for bills to the governor and then the advisory through Art. 143 for the President came out differently. What do you individually think about it whether time frame should be imposed or not?
M1 (female)
1. What happened at the recent crowd Stampede issue at Tamil Nadu?
2. Crowd management strategies?
3. Mob vs crowd difference
4. Are you aware that TN is the first state to have an all women's police station?
5. Is there still a need for such all women stations while women are already in 20% of govt. offices?
6. What is the governance structure of the Scandinavian countries? What makes them different from us?
7. What type of governments?
Chairman left.
M2 (female)
1. Handloom coops what's the status? Why are they not flourishing?
2. Is cooperatives different from cooperative societies? (had no idea what they meant by that)
3. Tiruppur textile industry facing tough times due to sanctions. What are your solutions for that?
M3 (male)
1. Who's the most renowned Ornithologist from India?
2. Anyone else do you know?
3. Any wildlife photographer you know of?
4. Heard of Sridhar Vembu? His venture did something which has changed the IT sector's path what's that?
5. Even after that do you think, Indian companies will become a competitor for global MNCs?
Chairman returned and said let's end. but one member was pending.
M4 (male)
1. A monologue about US constitution Locke and Hobbes. What is the one thing that's written after 'life, liberty and.....'?
2. Machiavelli says the ruler must have two qualities and compared it to animals what are they?
Chairman said Thank you and it's done.
PT MARKS -160
Dinesh Dasa sir board
DAF - TN, Computer science, Cooperative department, PSIR
17-20mins
Chairman
1. Who's the chairman of TNPSC currently?
2. What festival did you celebrate now? Jallikatu is famous right? Shd courts intervene in cases of tradition and cultural customs?
3. You're from Sivakasi which is very famous for fireworks. It's also known for employment issues, health hazard and polluting nature of the crackers. If you're posted as the DM, what will you do?
6. Why was the 1st amendment problematic?
7. There was an issue with the SC mandating time frame for bills to the governor and then the advisory through Art. 143 for the President came out differently. What do you individually think about it whether time frame should be imposed or not?
M1 (female)
1. What happened at the recent crowd Stampede issue at Tamil Nadu?
2. Crowd management strategies?
3. Mob vs crowd difference
4. Are you aware that TN is the first state to have an all women's police station?
5. Is there still a need for such all women stations while women are already in 20% of govt. offices?
6. What is the governance structure of the Scandinavian countries? What makes them different from us?
7. What type of governments?
Chairman left.
M2 (female)
1. Handloom coops what's the status? Why are they not flourishing?
2. Is cooperatives different from cooperative societies? (had no idea what they meant by that)
3. Tiruppur textile industry facing tough times due to sanctions. What are your solutions for that?
M3 (male)
1. Who's the most renowned Ornithologist from India?
2. Anyone else do you know?
3. Any wildlife photographer you know of?
4. Heard of Sridhar Vembu? His venture did something which has changed the IT sector's path what's that?
5. Even after that do you think, Indian companies will become a competitor for global MNCs?
Chairman returned and said let's end. but one member was pending.
M4 (male)
1. A monologue about US constitution Locke and Hobbes. What is the one thing that's written after 'life, liberty and.....'?
2. Machiavelli says the ruler must have two qualities and compared it to animals what are they?
Chairman said Thank you and it's done.
PT MARKS -160
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Date- 22/01/2026
Forenoon, last to go
Name: SG
Keywords- punjab, tribal reproductive health in Odisha. finance, sociology, Bollywood songs, NITI aayog (rest not asked)
Chairman- Dr dinesh dasa
Enters, greets members, chairman asks to sit down. Pronounces my name wrong, I correct the members.
1) before starting I would like you to sing a song. (Sang a song, made me sing another song after that) i was forgetting lyrics of the 2nd song, they helped me.
1) punjabi folk songs adapted by Bollywood, could you remember any? ( i couldn’t at that time) . Do you think communities should be given some royalties or share in benefits of folk songs adapted? They did not listen much to my answer, he gave a monologue
2) niti aayog- evolution of planning from 1947 to 2025
3) sociology- what is cultural lag? How is it affecting genz women
4) why sociology? Types of suicide? Farmer and student suicide classified as? (Made a slight mistake by confusing anomic and egoistic suicide)
M1(male)
Started w some discussion about radio and some talkies in their times, i had no idea. It was more of a discussion among themselves. Then immediately chairman asks what was the name of the talkie and the talk show? I could not hear him and before i could say anything he mentioned the name again ( i think he was testing if i was listening properly)
1) what is feudalism? Do you think india still has traces of feudalism
2) m. Foucalt- contributions to understanding society. ( i started answering something else, he was looking for theories of power)
2) how is the scope of sociology changing in todays day and age?
M3: male
1) related to my degree. Is rise of finance gurus good or bad? Any regulations for them?
2) what are penny stocks?
3) how do they get manipulated and face volatility
4) name any episode of extreme volatility in penny stock- did not know this, said about yes bank a few years ago, but he did not agree.
M4: female- punjab has a history of sufism. What is sufism? Name some sufi saints
2) three evidences i can use to draw conclusions on tribal health, and three immediate solutions
3) causes of malnutrition in india.
M5: female
If i am the chief minister of punjab sitting in front of CEO of niti aayog, three problems where i will seek its advice?
2) do you think punjab may return to an era of militancy again?
Chairman sir again:
1) today the afternoon interview session was postponed, why so?
2) earlier a lot of participation of sikhs and punjabis in army, now dwindling numbers, why?
That was the end. They complimented on my song, apologised that they pronounced my name wrong ( they still kept on pronouncing it wrong😂)
Very cordial board, but they did not show expressions if i answered wrong or right. Be alert at all times.
Panel mocks- vajirao and reddy, samkalp (close to real mock), kingmakers ias
O2O- arpit (stoics), pw, sarrthi ias( vishwajeet sir), sarrthi ias mentor (different from vishwajeet sir) was v helpful in preparing home state, forum ias- aayush sinha sir, shubham sir (vidyapeeth ias, extremely helpful and motivating). Also discussed regularly with other aspirants and my mains and prelims mentor that helped me form opinions on issues.
PT MARKS -200
Forenoon, last to go
Name: SG
Keywords- punjab, tribal reproductive health in Odisha. finance, sociology, Bollywood songs, NITI aayog (rest not asked)
Chairman- Dr dinesh dasa
Enters, greets members, chairman asks to sit down. Pronounces my name wrong, I correct the members.
1) before starting I would like you to sing a song. (Sang a song, made me sing another song after that) i was forgetting lyrics of the 2nd song, they helped me.
1) punjabi folk songs adapted by Bollywood, could you remember any? ( i couldn’t at that time) . Do you think communities should be given some royalties or share in benefits of folk songs adapted? They did not listen much to my answer, he gave a monologue
2) niti aayog- evolution of planning from 1947 to 2025
3) sociology- what is cultural lag? How is it affecting genz women
4) why sociology? Types of suicide? Farmer and student suicide classified as? (Made a slight mistake by confusing anomic and egoistic suicide)
M1(male)
Started w some discussion about radio and some talkies in their times, i had no idea. It was more of a discussion among themselves. Then immediately chairman asks what was the name of the talkie and the talk show? I could not hear him and before i could say anything he mentioned the name again ( i think he was testing if i was listening properly)
1) what is feudalism? Do you think india still has traces of feudalism
2) m. Foucalt- contributions to understanding society. ( i started answering something else, he was looking for theories of power)
2) how is the scope of sociology changing in todays day and age?
M3: male
1) related to my degree. Is rise of finance gurus good or bad? Any regulations for them?
2) what are penny stocks?
3) how do they get manipulated and face volatility
4) name any episode of extreme volatility in penny stock- did not know this, said about yes bank a few years ago, but he did not agree.
M4: female- punjab has a history of sufism. What is sufism? Name some sufi saints
2) three evidences i can use to draw conclusions on tribal health, and three immediate solutions
3) causes of malnutrition in india.
M5: female
If i am the chief minister of punjab sitting in front of CEO of niti aayog, three problems where i will seek its advice?
2) do you think punjab may return to an era of militancy again?
Chairman sir again:
1) today the afternoon interview session was postponed, why so?
2) earlier a lot of participation of sikhs and punjabis in army, now dwindling numbers, why?
That was the end. They complimented on my song, apologised that they pronounced my name wrong ( they still kept on pronouncing it wrong😂)
Very cordial board, but they did not show expressions if i answered wrong or right. Be alert at all times.
Panel mocks- vajirao and reddy, samkalp (close to real mock), kingmakers ias
O2O- arpit (stoics), pw, sarrthi ias( vishwajeet sir), sarrthi ias mentor (different from vishwajeet sir) was v helpful in preparing home state, forum ias- aayush sinha sir, shubham sir (vidyapeeth ias, extremely helpful and motivating). Also discussed regularly with other aspirants and my mains and prelims mentor that helped me form opinions on issues.
PT MARKS -200
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Date: 19/01/26
Board: suman sharma ma'am
Afternoon, third to go
about 25 minutes.
Daf keywords: doctor, uhwc mo, antinarcotics mission coordi, kerala, others not asked
Chair:
why is india known as pharmacy of world?
Will there be another world war?
In a village without any multispecialty hospital will you create one or upgrade existing hospitals?
Member2:
Work experience in uhwc?
Work experience in rural phc?
Why women have problems in film sector despite high education?
What would you do to facilitate behavior change communication in worksite(w.r. t patriarchy)
How did you use ai in your work
Member3:
Narcotics menace in india
Reason for concentration in certain states
What will you do to the persistent narcotics problem despite various laws
Situation- rickshaw puller died, widow with 2 children approached you.. What will you do
Member 4:
You are mediating a debate between allopathy and ayurveda. How will u conclude?
How to promote medical tourism?
Member5:
Is kochi port strong enough to counter a terror attack like 26/11?
Explain the security apparatus
Safety issues in hospitals
Golden hour in medicine and army
I don't remember some related qns
Cordial board, conversation mode
Board: suman sharma ma'am
Afternoon, third to go
about 25 minutes.
Daf keywords: doctor, uhwc mo, antinarcotics mission coordi, kerala, others not asked
Chair:
why is india known as pharmacy of world?
Will there be another world war?
In a village without any multispecialty hospital will you create one or upgrade existing hospitals?
Member2:
Work experience in uhwc?
Work experience in rural phc?
Why women have problems in film sector despite high education?
What would you do to facilitate behavior change communication in worksite(w.r. t patriarchy)
How did you use ai in your work
Member3:
Narcotics menace in india
Reason for concentration in certain states
What will you do to the persistent narcotics problem despite various laws
Situation- rickshaw puller died, widow with 2 children approached you.. What will you do
Member 4:
You are mediating a debate between allopathy and ayurveda. How will u conclude?
How to promote medical tourism?
Member5:
Is kochi port strong enough to counter a terror attack like 26/11?
Explain the security apparatus
Safety issues in hospitals
Golden hour in medicine and army
I don't remember some related qns
Cordial board, conversation mode
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My transcript :
Sujata ma'am board.
Many keywords in DAF but only Economics was asked, rest all were random
Chairperson
Started reading DAF immediately after i entered
1. You play so many sports, how do you get time (More of an observation, shifted to next question without waiting for answer)
2. Is this your first interview
3. Do you feel nervous?
4. What are the 3 main qualities necessary for a leader?
5. You did not include integrity?
6. What do you mean by integrity?
7. Would you change your answer now?
8. Do you think it is okay to lie?
9. Example when it is okay to lie?
10. Can you recall from Indian mythology?
11. It is from Mahabharata, take a guess?
M1
12. Recent IMF growth projections?
13. Why is rupee declining despite strong growth and macroeconomic situation?
14. How much FPO outflows in recent times?
15. What is Maha Sagar initiative
16. Full form of SAGAR
17. Heard about IORA? what is it?
18. Recent developments in space sector?
M2
19. What was Chandrababu Naidus statement in Davos?
20. Key areas India needs to focus for becoming most developed economy?
21. How do you boost manufacturing sector
M3
22. What is Bounded rationality?
23. Applicable only to consumers or policy makers as well?
24. Do you think present geo political conflicts are impacting India? How?
25. World is multilateral, India is currently following interest based approach, do you think it is appropriate?
M4
26. Tell us about the book vision 2020
27. Are we a developed country?
28. What do you understand by learning to learn, don't we know how to do that?
29. Difference between Learn, unlearn, relearn?
30. Difference between person wwish to do, want to do, makes it happen
31. What kind of person are you from the 3?
Chair - Thank you, your interview is over
O2O Sessions - Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shubham Aggarwal sir (VidyapeethIAS), Umesh Reddy sir, Akhil Buddhi sir, Vishwajeet sir, Venkata Mohan sir, Ketan sir, VisionIAS mentor
Mocks - Samkalp (2), Vision, Next, Levelup, La Excellence, CSB, MACS, Ekam, OnlyIAS
Sujata ma'am board.
Many keywords in DAF but only Economics was asked, rest all were random
Chairperson
Started reading DAF immediately after i entered
1. You play so many sports, how do you get time (More of an observation, shifted to next question without waiting for answer)
2. Is this your first interview
3. Do you feel nervous?
4. What are the 3 main qualities necessary for a leader?
5. You did not include integrity?
6. What do you mean by integrity?
7. Would you change your answer now?
8. Do you think it is okay to lie?
9. Example when it is okay to lie?
10. Can you recall from Indian mythology?
11. It is from Mahabharata, take a guess?
M1
12. Recent IMF growth projections?
13. Why is rupee declining despite strong growth and macroeconomic situation?
14. How much FPO outflows in recent times?
15. What is Maha Sagar initiative
16. Full form of SAGAR
17. Heard about IORA? what is it?
18. Recent developments in space sector?
M2
19. What was Chandrababu Naidus statement in Davos?
20. Key areas India needs to focus for becoming most developed economy?
21. How do you boost manufacturing sector
M3
22. What is Bounded rationality?
23. Applicable only to consumers or policy makers as well?
24. Do you think present geo political conflicts are impacting India? How?
25. World is multilateral, India is currently following interest based approach, do you think it is appropriate?
M4
26. Tell us about the book vision 2020
27. Are we a developed country?
28. What do you understand by learning to learn, don't we know how to do that?
29. Difference between Learn, unlearn, relearn?
30. Difference between person wwish to do, want to do, makes it happen
31. What kind of person are you from the 3?
Chair - Thank you, your interview is over
O2O Sessions - Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shubham Aggarwal sir (VidyapeethIAS), Umesh Reddy sir, Akhil Buddhi sir, Vishwajeet sir, Venkata Mohan sir, Ketan sir, VisionIAS mentor
Mocks - Samkalp (2), Vision, Next, Levelup, La Excellence, CSB, MACS, Ekam, OnlyIAS
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Name : Carlus Magsen
Chairman: Anuradha Prasad ma'am
Date: 20 January 2025 (afternoon)
Keywords : KARNATAKA, NCC, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, NGOs ( Beach school and I care) , INMO.
Chairman : she read section 21 of my DAF.
1. What is Beach Schood and I care
2. what was your role in there
3. How did you manages the funds (mentioned crowdfunding)
4. You have such a strong background in NCC. Then why didn't you apply for CAPF.
Member 1
(1) What does SBI do? (Random)
(11) Explain its working
(111) Is it a Public or private bank
(10) What is IDBI (random)
(v) what is your opinion of
VB-G-RAM-G
vi)They could have just made these changes without changing the name.
(vii) Tell me about Weberian public administration
(viii) is it relevent in contemporary times?
(ix) Then do you think civil servants should use social media? The are showing off these days.
Member-2
(very random Questions)
(i) what is crowd funding
(ii) How did you do it in your College?
(iii) How do companies work?
(iv) what are companies?
(v) Can Entities other than Companies accept money?
(vi) How are they regulated ?
(vii) what are the ways Companies can accept money
(I mentioned equity), what is equity?
(1) Any other way?
The room was very warm and I was sweating. I asked the chairman if I could take a tissue. Ma'am was so cordial and asked me to remove my blazer too and went on to turn
off the room heaters.
Member. 3
i) hat's the function of Sweating
(ii) I mentioned "fight or flight" when we are nervous.
(Everyone started laughing)
(iii) IS VB G RAM G Supply driven or demand driven
(iv) How does it align with contemporary necessities.
(v) what is the reason for low labour force participation among women?
Member 4 :
Tell me about Karnataka's sandal soaps ( Random)
Does it have GI tag
What benefits from having GI tag
Who started sandal industry in Karnataka
What is the contribution of Wodeyars.
Do you thank sandalwood soap industry needs to be privatised
Why government is still in making soap business
How many engineering colleges in Karnataka
Said I don't know. Asked me to take a guess.
How many graduate from engineering every year.
You have studied in one of
the best engineering colleges. But there's a employability crisis with only 1% getting Jobs (factually not true) why ?
what are the reasons for such an issue?
What can you do as an administrator?
(V1) why graduate Unemployment persists?
(vl)you have strong Mathematics background, tell me how many times you can take out 5 from 25.
vi) Oh! you have been coached
very well.
I mentioned it's my passion for mathematics.
Chairman ma'am : Your interview is done. Thank you.
Interview was very random.
But it was the cordial attitude of the chairman which gave me confidence and she was smiling throughout and nodding even when I said "I don't know" multiple times.
Special thanks to Dr. Krishna for blessing me with his wisdom through daily discussions ( PEER DISCUSSIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF UPSC INTERVIEW PREPARATION) .
Wishing everyone the best.
Chairman: Anuradha Prasad ma'am
Date: 20 January 2025 (afternoon)
Keywords : KARNATAKA, NCC, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, NGOs ( Beach school and I care) , INMO.
Chairman : she read section 21 of my DAF.
1. What is Beach Schood and I care
2. what was your role in there
3. How did you manages the funds (mentioned crowdfunding)
4. You have such a strong background in NCC. Then why didn't you apply for CAPF.
Member 1
(1) What does SBI do? (Random)
(11) Explain its working
(111) Is it a Public or private bank
(10) What is IDBI (random)
(v) what is your opinion of
VB-G-RAM-G
vi)They could have just made these changes without changing the name.
(vii) Tell me about Weberian public administration
(viii) is it relevent in contemporary times?
(ix) Then do you think civil servants should use social media? The are showing off these days.
Member-2
(very random Questions)
(i) what is crowd funding
(ii) How did you do it in your College?
(iii) How do companies work?
(iv) what are companies?
(v) Can Entities other than Companies accept money?
(vi) How are they regulated ?
(vii) what are the ways Companies can accept money
(I mentioned equity), what is equity?
(1) Any other way?
The room was very warm and I was sweating. I asked the chairman if I could take a tissue. Ma'am was so cordial and asked me to remove my blazer too and went on to turn
off the room heaters.
Member. 3
i) hat's the function of Sweating
(ii) I mentioned "fight or flight" when we are nervous.
(Everyone started laughing)
(iii) IS VB G RAM G Supply driven or demand driven
(iv) How does it align with contemporary necessities.
(v) what is the reason for low labour force participation among women?
Member 4 :
Tell me about Karnataka's sandal soaps ( Random)
Does it have GI tag
What benefits from having GI tag
Who started sandal industry in Karnataka
What is the contribution of Wodeyars.
Do you thank sandalwood soap industry needs to be privatised
Why government is still in making soap business
How many engineering colleges in Karnataka
Said I don't know. Asked me to take a guess.
How many graduate from engineering every year.
You have studied in one of
the best engineering colleges. But there's a employability crisis with only 1% getting Jobs (factually not true) why ?
what are the reasons for such an issue?
What can you do as an administrator?
(V1) why graduate Unemployment persists?
(vl)you have strong Mathematics background, tell me how many times you can take out 5 from 25.
vi) Oh! you have been coached
very well.
I mentioned it's my passion for mathematics.
Chairman ma'am : Your interview is done. Thank you.
Interview was very random.
But it was the cordial attitude of the chairman which gave me confidence and she was smiling throughout and nodding even when I said "I don't know" multiple times.
Special thanks to Dr. Krishna for blessing me with his wisdom through daily discussions ( PEER DISCUSSIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF UPSC INTERVIEW PREPARATION) .
Wishing everyone the best.
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Transcript
Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla sir
Date: 16/01/2026 Afternoon
DAF keywords : Nashik, mathematics, sociology, Maharashtrian cooking, marathi novels, self help books.
Chairman
1. Why fascination for mathematics?
2. What is discretion ?
3. Why government is trying to reduce discretion of civil servants ?
4. How many people are recruited in indian civil services each year?
5. Can't we trust civil servants and give them discretionary powers ?
Members 1
1. Do you think UN is still relevant ?
2. Why UN was established ?
3. Suggest 5 reforms in UN.
4. Can India become permanent member of UNSC?
5. As a senior diplomat how would you deal if China use it's veto power against India
Member 2( lady member)
1. You are interested in Maharashtrian cooking, what is your speciality?
2. I said Khandeshi cuisine then she asked about its unique characteristics
3. What is special about Nashik?
4. Tell something about wineries in Nashik
5. Which type of wine is exported from Nashik?
Member 3
1. You read Marathi literature, have you read Mrityunjay
2. Tell something about it
3. Don't you think author has over glorified Karna's life
4. What is self help book?
5. Which type of self help books you read
6. What is happening in Bangladesh? What are reasons? Do you think India could have stopped this?
7. What is your opinion on USA action in Venezuela
8. If china does same with Taiwan , can USA intervene
Member 4
1. You have good CGPA in mathematics then why did you take sociology as optional ?
2. What would you choose between compassion and law? Explain with example
3. 2 challenges you faced as coordinator (DAF)
Chairman:
Thank you
Mocks: Samkalp, onlyIAS
Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla sir
Date: 16/01/2026 Afternoon
DAF keywords : Nashik, mathematics, sociology, Maharashtrian cooking, marathi novels, self help books.
Chairman
1. Why fascination for mathematics?
2. What is discretion ?
3. Why government is trying to reduce discretion of civil servants ?
4. How many people are recruited in indian civil services each year?
5. Can't we trust civil servants and give them discretionary powers ?
Members 1
1. Do you think UN is still relevant ?
2. Why UN was established ?
3. Suggest 5 reforms in UN.
4. Can India become permanent member of UNSC?
5. As a senior diplomat how would you deal if China use it's veto power against India
Member 2( lady member)
1. You are interested in Maharashtrian cooking, what is your speciality?
2. I said Khandeshi cuisine then she asked about its unique characteristics
3. What is special about Nashik?
4. Tell something about wineries in Nashik
5. Which type of wine is exported from Nashik?
Member 3
1. You read Marathi literature, have you read Mrityunjay
2. Tell something about it
3. Don't you think author has over glorified Karna's life
4. What is self help book?
5. Which type of self help books you read
6. What is happening in Bangladesh? What are reasons? Do you think India could have stopped this?
7. What is your opinion on USA action in Venezuela
8. If china does same with Taiwan , can USA intervene
Member 4
1. You have good CGPA in mathematics then why did you take sociology as optional ?
2. What would you choose between compassion and law? Explain with example
3. 2 challenges you faced as coordinator (DAF)
Chairman:
Thank you
Mocks: Samkalp, onlyIAS
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Date - 19/01/2026
Name -
Board - Honorable Anuradha Prasad Ma'am
DAF keywords - district, Traditional water harvesting system, Financial reporting, Chartered Accountant, Rajasthan, Sudarshan Kriya (others not asked)
After the greetings, Ma'am said sit down
Chairperson
1. Immediately in the preparation after CA, why is so?
2. But you could have done a job as a backup plan, what was the idea behind UPSC just after clearing exams?
3. IndiGo is fined Rs. 22 crore, abuse of market position, what is the reason for this duopoly in this sector?
4. Is there any other sector having duopoly?
5. What government is doing for this?
6. Role of government (policies) in making market duopoly? ( Could not answer this so switched to next)
7. Recent ties between google and reliance for AI deployment, possible impact on Indian Market (again in the context of market concentration)
8. But why will there be possible rates increase for AI application use in future (I gave example of how companies are capturing the market now as also happened in the case of the Jio)
Member 1
Taking you from Indigo to your school, sorry for that -
1. You are a CA, but have experience in the Traditional water Harvesting system? How is it?
2. Today, essays can be written on AI, are there any need for essay writing?
3. What is best? Learning from AI or personal learning by reading books?
4. Read my percentage scores and CGPA in school? Asked which one is better? Percentage or CGPA?
5. He gave the context of percentage being one time evaluation and CGPA on the basis of continuous? What should be the basis?
6. After the answer, he himself gave a monologue on how the percentage system is a one time evaluation?
7. Growing pressure on students of studies and coaching, what steps will you suggest to reduce it?
Member 2
1. Long monologue on how Rajasthan is doing well in the last few decades, but lack of on ground health results, why? Also state the policies of the Central and State government for it?
2. Overemphasis on Western medicine system?
3. Shouldn't we integrate traditional medicine
4. What is the difference between Pranayaam and meditation?
5. Who started Sudarshan Kriya?
6. What is Internal Audit committee?
7. Difference between Internal auditor and external auditor
8. Why should a company fo audit, It is my choice, I may not want to do it?
Member 4
1. Flyover construction in my district, why so much of delay?
2. If your family objects to the project and you are an officer in NHAI, what will you do?
3. What are Viksit Bharat Trains?
4. What is the pricing mechanism? What is the change?
5. Why prices are higher?
6. Which model is followed in Indian railways - dynamic or fixed pricing system
7. Why does the company list on stock exchange?
8. Is profitability a criteria for listing on stock exchange?
9. How it is decided that at what prices company list on stock exchange?
Member 5
1. Do you know about constitution of India?
2. What are the provisions for tribals?
3. What are PVTGs
4. What steps will you take to integrate them into the mainstream society?
5. As a DM, what steps will you take to stop child Marriage in your district?
Chairman said, your interview is over.
Movk Interviews - Only IAS, Next IAS, Sriram IAS through Quantel, vajirao and reddy, Samkalp (4 mocks), Vajiram and Ravi, study IQ
One on one session with Mahesh Bhagwat sir, quantel, Farees Rehmaan sir, Major Pankaj Sir, Understand UPSC satyam Jain sir, Diademy Rahul kumar sir (commerce)
A lot of content addition from Mahesh Bhagwat IPS sir group, Shubham Aggarwal Sir (Vidyapeeth IAS) group, Major Pankaj sir whatsapp group
Ultimately daily discussion with my friends and one on one session with friends
Name -
Board - Honorable Anuradha Prasad Ma'am
DAF keywords - district, Traditional water harvesting system, Financial reporting, Chartered Accountant, Rajasthan, Sudarshan Kriya (others not asked)
After the greetings, Ma'am said sit down
Chairperson
1. Immediately in the preparation after CA, why is so?
2. But you could have done a job as a backup plan, what was the idea behind UPSC just after clearing exams?
3. IndiGo is fined Rs. 22 crore, abuse of market position, what is the reason for this duopoly in this sector?
4. Is there any other sector having duopoly?
5. What government is doing for this?
6. Role of government (policies) in making market duopoly? ( Could not answer this so switched to next)
7. Recent ties between google and reliance for AI deployment, possible impact on Indian Market (again in the context of market concentration)
8. But why will there be possible rates increase for AI application use in future (I gave example of how companies are capturing the market now as also happened in the case of the Jio)
Member 1
Taking you from Indigo to your school, sorry for that -
1. You are a CA, but have experience in the Traditional water Harvesting system? How is it?
2. Today, essays can be written on AI, are there any need for essay writing?
3. What is best? Learning from AI or personal learning by reading books?
4. Read my percentage scores and CGPA in school? Asked which one is better? Percentage or CGPA?
5. He gave the context of percentage being one time evaluation and CGPA on the basis of continuous? What should be the basis?
6. After the answer, he himself gave a monologue on how the percentage system is a one time evaluation?
7. Growing pressure on students of studies and coaching, what steps will you suggest to reduce it?
Member 2
1. Long monologue on how Rajasthan is doing well in the last few decades, but lack of on ground health results, why? Also state the policies of the Central and State government for it?
2. Overemphasis on Western medicine system?
3. Shouldn't we integrate traditional medicine
4. What is the difference between Pranayaam and meditation?
5. Who started Sudarshan Kriya?
6. What is Internal Audit committee?
7. Difference between Internal auditor and external auditor
8. Why should a company fo audit, It is my choice, I may not want to do it?
Member 4
1. Flyover construction in my district, why so much of delay?
2. If your family objects to the project and you are an officer in NHAI, what will you do?
3. What are Viksit Bharat Trains?
4. What is the pricing mechanism? What is the change?
5. Why prices are higher?
6. Which model is followed in Indian railways - dynamic or fixed pricing system
7. Why does the company list on stock exchange?
8. Is profitability a criteria for listing on stock exchange?
9. How it is decided that at what prices company list on stock exchange?
Member 5
1. Do you know about constitution of India?
2. What are the provisions for tribals?
3. What are PVTGs
4. What steps will you take to integrate them into the mainstream society?
5. As a DM, what steps will you take to stop child Marriage in your district?
Chairman said, your interview is over.
Movk Interviews - Only IAS, Next IAS, Sriram IAS through Quantel, vajirao and reddy, Samkalp (4 mocks), Vajiram and Ravi, study IQ
One on one session with Mahesh Bhagwat sir, quantel, Farees Rehmaan sir, Major Pankaj Sir, Understand UPSC satyam Jain sir, Diademy Rahul kumar sir (commerce)
A lot of content addition from Mahesh Bhagwat IPS sir group, Shubham Aggarwal Sir (Vidyapeeth IAS) group, Major Pankaj sir whatsapp group
Ultimately daily discussion with my friends and one on one session with friends
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Name-APS
Date-16/01/2026 (Forenoon, last to go)
Board-BB Swain Sir
Key DAF Details-Akshay Patra Foundation, IIT Bhilai, Firozabad, NSS (rest nothing asked from DAF)
PT medium- English
Questions asked-
Chairman Sir- After greeting everyone, sir said baithiye baithiye, sit comfortably.
1) So APS, you visited Akshay Patra foundation right? so what was it and why you visited there?
2) What you learnt over there? (talks on its kitchen model, boilers used, its logistics facility etc) [Sir asked only 2-3 questions]
Member1-
1) So APS, why you came from technical background(ME) to civil services?
2) What are three new criminal laws? name them.
3) Why the need was felt to replace them with new names? (I said colonial mindset was there in earlier laws)
4) Then asked specifically what was colonial in them?
5) Give me one example of any law which you feel was colonial in nature earlier and now it has been removed in new laws or any changes made in that law.
6) What are the major problems in the firozabad district?
7) As an officer over there what solutions you will propose to those problems?
Member2-
1) So APS can you tell me what are these 3rd generation IITs? (I said which established after 2015)
2) Then what are the 2nd generation IITs? (I said which established in around 2008, 2009 etc)
3) So u talked of IIT Bhilai then tell me why Bhilai is very famous? ( I mentioned Bhilai steel plant(BSP))
4) Then tell me the exact reason of why BSP is so famous?..give me the reason of its uniqueness. (I said Longest steel rails are manufactured here)
5) He said yes correct, now tell me the exact length of those steel rails? ( i said sry sir i forgot as i was confused between two values)
6) Is there any private player manufacturing such long steel rails apart from BSP?
7) What we exactly import to manufacture steel? tell me the names of those materials.
8) When Akshay patra was founded and who was founder of it?
Member3-
1) Since you taught underprivileged children in NSS and felt empathy from over there then tell me as an officer will you prioritise law or empathy/EI/ or any social value while dealing with any situation?
2) So what NSS has taught you?
3) How will you apply those teachings of NSS in civil administration?
Member4 (Lady member)-
1) Ok APS i am reciting 3-4 lines of a Poem now you tell me who has written it? ( i said sry as i heard them for first time 🥲)
2) Now tell me the meaning of those lines? ( i could explain only 30-40 percent of it)
3) Then again she recited 2-3 lines of a poem and asked me to explain the meaning behind those lines? ( Again could answer only 30-40 percent of it)
4) Lines contain a word called "Dead Habits" so she asked me the particular meaning of it.
5) Since you came in delhi before one week then tell me what you are observing in delhi is there any event going to happen here in bharat mandapam? ( I answered Viksit bharat young leaders dialogue but she was interested in listening New delhi world book fair 😶)
6) Suppose you are in Lbsnaa now tell me what you will be keen to learn over there?
7) Tell me what are the qualities that you feel even the training cannot teach you or in general training can't teach someone ?
8) What are your own strengths and weaknesses which you feel you have? ( in weaknesses i answered overthinking and chase for perfection as both leads to anxiety and stress for me😅)
9) Then she asked a last question which i forget and i started thinking for about 15-20 sec over there then chairman sir said on a lighter note overthinking krne lage kya ..and i said yes sir😂😅 and everyone started laughing😂...sir said koi baat nhi aise hi generally batado which you observe in society then i answered it and interview ended here.
Chairman sir said ok APS your Interview is over.. you may go now.
I said Thankyou to everyone and came out of the room.
Total timing of interview:- 25-26min approx.
.............
Overall very cordial board, everyone was listening patiently and no grilling was there.
Date-16/01/2026 (Forenoon, last to go)
Board-BB Swain Sir
Key DAF Details-Akshay Patra Foundation, IIT Bhilai, Firozabad, NSS (rest nothing asked from DAF)
PT medium- English
Questions asked-
Chairman Sir- After greeting everyone, sir said baithiye baithiye, sit comfortably.
1) So APS, you visited Akshay Patra foundation right? so what was it and why you visited there?
2) What you learnt over there? (talks on its kitchen model, boilers used, its logistics facility etc) [Sir asked only 2-3 questions]
Member1-
1) So APS, why you came from technical background(ME) to civil services?
2) What are three new criminal laws? name them.
3) Why the need was felt to replace them with new names? (I said colonial mindset was there in earlier laws)
4) Then asked specifically what was colonial in them?
5) Give me one example of any law which you feel was colonial in nature earlier and now it has been removed in new laws or any changes made in that law.
6) What are the major problems in the firozabad district?
7) As an officer over there what solutions you will propose to those problems?
Member2-
1) So APS can you tell me what are these 3rd generation IITs? (I said which established after 2015)
2) Then what are the 2nd generation IITs? (I said which established in around 2008, 2009 etc)
3) So u talked of IIT Bhilai then tell me why Bhilai is very famous? ( I mentioned Bhilai steel plant(BSP))
4) Then tell me the exact reason of why BSP is so famous?..give me the reason of its uniqueness. (I said Longest steel rails are manufactured here)
5) He said yes correct, now tell me the exact length of those steel rails? ( i said sry sir i forgot as i was confused between two values)
6) Is there any private player manufacturing such long steel rails apart from BSP?
7) What we exactly import to manufacture steel? tell me the names of those materials.
8) When Akshay patra was founded and who was founder of it?
Member3-
1) Since you taught underprivileged children in NSS and felt empathy from over there then tell me as an officer will you prioritise law or empathy/EI/ or any social value while dealing with any situation?
2) So what NSS has taught you?
3) How will you apply those teachings of NSS in civil administration?
Member4 (Lady member)-
1) Ok APS i am reciting 3-4 lines of a Poem now you tell me who has written it? ( i said sry as i heard them for first time 🥲)
2) Now tell me the meaning of those lines? ( i could explain only 30-40 percent of it)
3) Then again she recited 2-3 lines of a poem and asked me to explain the meaning behind those lines? ( Again could answer only 30-40 percent of it)
4) Lines contain a word called "Dead Habits" so she asked me the particular meaning of it.
5) Since you came in delhi before one week then tell me what you are observing in delhi is there any event going to happen here in bharat mandapam? ( I answered Viksit bharat young leaders dialogue but she was interested in listening New delhi world book fair 😶)
6) Suppose you are in Lbsnaa now tell me what you will be keen to learn over there?
7) Tell me what are the qualities that you feel even the training cannot teach you or in general training can't teach someone ?
8) What are your own strengths and weaknesses which you feel you have? ( in weaknesses i answered overthinking and chase for perfection as both leads to anxiety and stress for me😅)
9) Then she asked a last question which i forget and i started thinking for about 15-20 sec over there then chairman sir said on a lighter note overthinking krne lage kya ..and i said yes sir😂😅 and everyone started laughing😂...sir said koi baat nhi aise hi generally batado which you observe in society then i answered it and interview ended here.
Chairman sir said ok APS your Interview is over.. you may go now.
I said Thankyou to everyone and came out of the room.
Total timing of interview:- 25-26min approx.
.............
Overall very cordial board, everyone was listening patiently and no grilling was there.
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Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)
Name-APS Date-16/01/2026 (Forenoon, last to go) Board-BB Swain Sir Key DAF Details-Akshay Patra Foundation, IIT Bhilai, Firozabad, NSS (rest nothing asked from DAF) PT medium- English Questions asked- Chairman Sir- After greeting everyone, sir said baithiye…
Mocks-
Online Panel Mocks- PW Onlyias, Shikara IAS ( Thanks to Quantel For arranging them for me).
O2O- Shubham Sir(Vidyapeeth IAS), Mahesh Bhagwat Sir(DAF analysis), Sanjay Sir(Prayas AI).
Offline Panel Mocks- Sankalp(Quite good), Vajiram & Ravi, PW Onlyias, Understand UPSC(Satyam Sir), Nextias(bad experience)
Peer Discussion- very useful in discussing CA, Optional and Graduation alongwith articulation of thoughts.
Rest all left to God...All the best Guys👍
Online Panel Mocks- PW Onlyias, Shikara IAS ( Thanks to Quantel For arranging them for me).
O2O- Shubham Sir(Vidyapeeth IAS), Mahesh Bhagwat Sir(DAF analysis), Sanjay Sir(Prayas AI).
Offline Panel Mocks- Sankalp(Quite good), Vajiram & Ravi, PW Onlyias, Understand UPSC(Satyam Sir), Nextias(bad experience)
Peer Discussion- very useful in discussing CA, Optional and Graduation alongwith articulation of thoughts.
Rest all left to God...All the best Guys👍
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Name: Franz Hermann
Date: 22 January 2026, Forenoon, 4th to go.
Board: Anuradha Prasad Ma’am
DAF Keywords: Kerala, Mechanical Engineering, Malayalam Literature, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Mentor, Digital Literacy, Solar Desalination, Mindfulness Meditation, Football, Formula One
⸻
Chairperson – Anuradha Prasad Ma’am
1. Good morning, [Full Name]. What do your friends call you—your full name or a short name?
2. You have been a part of a Digital Literacy drive at the Panchayat level. Tell me more about it. What did you do, and what was your role?
3. What all components were included as part of the digital literacy course?
4. AI and robotics are replacing jobs massively, especially in the Mechanical Engineering field. How would we accommodate people whose jobs are being replaced? Where would they work? (Discussion and cross-questioning)
5. (Continuation from my previous answer) Elon Musk suggests that in the future, we may not need to work and only need to use products. If production keeps increasing, after a point, do we actually need to work? Then what is more important—increasing production/products or being able to work? (Mentioned self-satisfaction and contributing to society)
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Member 1 – Male
1. You mentioned contribution to society. Is Formula One contributing to society?
2. You have done a project on solar desalination. What is solar desalination?
3. What is the status of solar power in India? We had some targets for 2030. Have we achieved them?
4. What is the current efficiency of solar power generation? What is the maximum level that can be achieved?
5. What are the recent advancements in improving the efficiency of solar power generation?
6. What is the percentage share of the industrial sector in GDP? Is India doing well in the industrial sector?
7. What is a startup? What are unicorns?
8. How are startups faring in India? (Cross-questioning) Are they facing challenges such as funding issues? Explain with reference to a specific sector.
9. Yesterday, there was some news about government funding to SIDBI. Are you aware of it?
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Member 2 – Male
1. Have you been to Delhi before?
2. What is mindfulness meditation? How is it different from other forms of meditation?
3. Isn’t mindfulness more of an attitude, while meditation is much deeper and more analytical? How are the two related?
4. There is a recent trend of increasing suicides among students. What are the reasons? How can we tackle this issue? Can meditation help?
5. People with suicidal tendencies often show certain indications. What are those indications, and how should we identify them?
6. Why is India not doing well in football, except in some regions like Bengal and Kerala? What are we lacking, and what can be done?
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Member 3 – Male
1. You were part of a Digital Literacy drive some years ago. At present, how would you make people aware of cybersecurity? (Cross-questioning and discussion)
• Consider us as people who do not know anything about cybersecurity. How would you make us aware of it?
• Do you know the helpline number for cybersecurity?
2. You are working as a mentor at an academy. What do you do there?
3. When you mentor students, how would you advise them to prepare for the UPSC Personality Test?
4. Have you attended the interview before?
5. Tell us frankly, What is your opinion about this Upsc interview process? Do you have any suggestions improve this process or Is this just perfect?
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Member 4 – Female
1. You have Malayalam Literature as your optional. Literature, dance forms, etc., are cultural expressions. What does Mohiniyattam symbolise? Who is Mohini?
2. You studied in Kottayam? Ernakulam District or Kochi District? Kottayam is a neighbouring district of yours. There is a saint from Kottayam. Do you know who it is?
3. Why is Kerala lagging behind in industries? (Cross-questioning)
4. Kerala has many boards like the Coconut Board,Rubber board, Spices Board, yet it is still lagging. Why?
Date: 22 January 2026, Forenoon, 4th to go.
Board: Anuradha Prasad Ma’am
DAF Keywords: Kerala, Mechanical Engineering, Malayalam Literature, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Mentor, Digital Literacy, Solar Desalination, Mindfulness Meditation, Football, Formula One
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Chairperson – Anuradha Prasad Ma’am
1. Good morning, [Full Name]. What do your friends call you—your full name or a short name?
2. You have been a part of a Digital Literacy drive at the Panchayat level. Tell me more about it. What did you do, and what was your role?
3. What all components were included as part of the digital literacy course?
4. AI and robotics are replacing jobs massively, especially in the Mechanical Engineering field. How would we accommodate people whose jobs are being replaced? Where would they work? (Discussion and cross-questioning)
5. (Continuation from my previous answer) Elon Musk suggests that in the future, we may not need to work and only need to use products. If production keeps increasing, after a point, do we actually need to work? Then what is more important—increasing production/products or being able to work? (Mentioned self-satisfaction and contributing to society)
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Member 1 – Male
1. You mentioned contribution to society. Is Formula One contributing to society?
2. You have done a project on solar desalination. What is solar desalination?
3. What is the status of solar power in India? We had some targets for 2030. Have we achieved them?
4. What is the current efficiency of solar power generation? What is the maximum level that can be achieved?
5. What are the recent advancements in improving the efficiency of solar power generation?
6. What is the percentage share of the industrial sector in GDP? Is India doing well in the industrial sector?
7. What is a startup? What are unicorns?
8. How are startups faring in India? (Cross-questioning) Are they facing challenges such as funding issues? Explain with reference to a specific sector.
9. Yesterday, there was some news about government funding to SIDBI. Are you aware of it?
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Member 2 – Male
1. Have you been to Delhi before?
2. What is mindfulness meditation? How is it different from other forms of meditation?
3. Isn’t mindfulness more of an attitude, while meditation is much deeper and more analytical? How are the two related?
4. There is a recent trend of increasing suicides among students. What are the reasons? How can we tackle this issue? Can meditation help?
5. People with suicidal tendencies often show certain indications. What are those indications, and how should we identify them?
6. Why is India not doing well in football, except in some regions like Bengal and Kerala? What are we lacking, and what can be done?
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Member 3 – Male
1. You were part of a Digital Literacy drive some years ago. At present, how would you make people aware of cybersecurity? (Cross-questioning and discussion)
• Consider us as people who do not know anything about cybersecurity. How would you make us aware of it?
• Do you know the helpline number for cybersecurity?
2. You are working as a mentor at an academy. What do you do there?
3. When you mentor students, how would you advise them to prepare for the UPSC Personality Test?
4. Have you attended the interview before?
5. Tell us frankly, What is your opinion about this Upsc interview process? Do you have any suggestions improve this process or Is this just perfect?
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Member 4 – Female
1. You have Malayalam Literature as your optional. Literature, dance forms, etc., are cultural expressions. What does Mohiniyattam symbolise? Who is Mohini?
2. You studied in Kottayam? Ernakulam District or Kochi District? Kottayam is a neighbouring district of yours. There is a saint from Kottayam. Do you know who it is?
3. Why is Kerala lagging behind in industries? (Cross-questioning)
4. Kerala has many boards like the Coconut Board,Rubber board, Spices Board, yet it is still lagging. Why?
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Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)
Name: Franz Hermann Date: 22 January 2026, Forenoon, 4th to go. Board: Anuradha Prasad Ma’am DAF Keywords: Kerala, Mechanical Engineering, Malayalam Literature, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Mentor, Digital Literacy, Solar Desalination, Mindfulness Meditation,…
5. Do you think people’s attitude is also an issue in this regard? If you were the Industries Secretary, what would you do to change this attitude?
6. Isn’t nokkukooli, where wages are demanded without even working, also a major attitude problem?
7. Despite all these issues, why is Kerala still called “God’s Own Country”?
Thank you
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Overall, the board was cordial and conversational. The Chairperson and some of the members were smiling. All of them were very attentive.
6. Isn’t nokkukooli, where wages are demanded without even working, also a major attitude problem?
7. Despite all these issues, why is Kerala still called “God’s Own Country”?
Thank you
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Overall, the board was cordial and conversational. The Chairperson and some of the members were smiling. All of them were very attentive.
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Name: Ghalib
Date: 16/1/26 Afternoon last one to go
Key DAF Details: Padrauna, Kushinagar, IIT Roorkee, Sociology, Naib Tehsildar, Reading and Writing Hindi / Urdu poetry
Medium : English
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi mam
Chairman:
Mam read the DAF to every members highlighting keywords.
Q1 She asked me 3.5 saal se as Naib Tehsildar kaam kar rahe ho ? ( I nodded yes then mentioned ki 2 saal se leave par hoon )
Then mam said ki hindi me bol sakte ho language does not matter ….( uske baad se member 2 tak saare sawal hindi me hue )
2. lockdown me Tum Kaha the ( ghar par….Sant Kabir nagar )
3. Waha kya kar rahe the ( preparation)
4. Kis cheez ki ( upsc )
5. Acha ye batao lockdown laga to use manage karne ke liye hum logo ne kaun kaun se laws use kiye ( Epidemic prevention Act 1897, National disaster management Act, Essential commodities act )
5. Theek hai tumne 3 laws to bata diye ….. ab ye batao law and order ke liye kya kiya tha ( CrPC)
6. IPC ? ( sorry mam idk )
7. Ye batao mobile phone ke aane se kaun se gadgets vilupt ho rahe hai ( TV…remote…)
8. Aur batao ( Radio….clock )
9. Aur batao ( sorry mam….shayad mam camera sunna chah rahi thi )
10. Disaster me hum log kaisa kar rahe hai ( theek kar rahe hai …..cyclone jaisi apda kaafi had tak manage ho gayi hai eg. Super cyclone odisha)
11. Kewal cyclone hi aapada thode hai aur bhi aapada hain ( haan GLOF , cloudburst jaise aapada par abhi hum log unte sudhridh nahi hain )
12. Kaun kaun si authority hai disaster ko manage karne ke liye ( NDMA, SDMA, DDMA jiska chairman DM hota hai )
13. Forces bhi hoti hain ( NDRF, SDRF)
14. Kaise recruit hote hai ( Sorry mam Idk)
15. Bhagdad sune ho ( haan RCB event me hui thi )
16. Uske liye kya kuch naya rule aaya hai ( sorry mam mujhe nahi maloom hai )
Member 1
Q1. Aap Padrauna se aate hai. Padrauna kis cheez ke liye famous hai ( Bhagwan Buddha ki mahaparinirvansthali hai aur Agyey ka janmsthan hai )
2. Hum log Buddha par hi rukte hai ye bataiye Abhi Piprahwa stupa kyun news me tha ( Sir Abhi Sotheby’s auction hua tha usko rukwaya gaya tha )
3. Kya mila tha us stupa se
( waha se gems, stones aur bones Mile the jiska exposition hua tha)
4. Piprahwa kaha hai ( Shravasti)
5. Kushinagar me jo bhi relics mila usse ye samajh aaya ki Buddha ka mahaparinirvana wahi hua hai Piprahwa me jo bhi mila usse kya samajh aaya ( Kapilvastu shravasti me hi hai i.e Nepal me nahi balki India me hai …..wo yahi sunna chah rahe the )
6. Aap Urdu padhte hai …ye bataiye ek bahut bada festival har saal Urdu ka manta hai kaha manta hai kaun organize karta hai ( Jashne rekhta sir…dilli me hi manta hai )
7. Rekhta ka matlab kya hota hai ( primary language urdu ki)
8. Kya aap ghalib ko padhte hai ( ji sir )
9. Ghalib ka ek sher hai - “Bazicha-e-atfal duniya mere aage” Isme Bazicha-e atfal ka kya matlab hai ( child’s playground…sir said yes)
Member 2
1. Deviance kya hota hai ( Merton ke hisaab se established social norms ke against jo bhi actions hota hai deviance hai )
2. Kisi aur sociologist ne kuch kaha hai ( yes sir Durkheim ke anusar thoda deviance samaj ke liye acha hota hai )
3. Kaise ( sir Sukrat ka act deviance tha lekin isse truth samajh aaya ....kya ek aur example se samjha sakta hoon )
4. Haan ( 1930 me Gandhiji ne namak toda wo us samay ke niyam ke khilaaf tha lekin hume isse azadi mili )
5. PIL ke baare me apki kya rai hai
( justice krishna iyer ne public interest litigation ki neev rakhi isme locus standi ka concept apply nahi hota hai )
6. PIL ka kuch nuksaan hai kya ( isse delay hota hai SC me khaskar tab jab case frivolous ho. Aise me ye Publicity interest litigation ban jata hai )
7. 3 PIL cases bataiye jisne society ko help kari ( Hussainara khatoon case, Bandhua mazdoor case, Ranjit sinh case)
8. Ranjit sinh cass se kya hua ( climate change adaptation and mitigation)
Date: 16/1/26 Afternoon last one to go
Key DAF Details: Padrauna, Kushinagar, IIT Roorkee, Sociology, Naib Tehsildar, Reading and Writing Hindi / Urdu poetry
Medium : English
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi mam
Chairman:
Mam read the DAF to every members highlighting keywords.
Q1 She asked me 3.5 saal se as Naib Tehsildar kaam kar rahe ho ? ( I nodded yes then mentioned ki 2 saal se leave par hoon )
Then mam said ki hindi me bol sakte ho language does not matter ….( uske baad se member 2 tak saare sawal hindi me hue )
2. lockdown me Tum Kaha the ( ghar par….Sant Kabir nagar )
3. Waha kya kar rahe the ( preparation)
4. Kis cheez ki ( upsc )
5. Acha ye batao lockdown laga to use manage karne ke liye hum logo ne kaun kaun se laws use kiye ( Epidemic prevention Act 1897, National disaster management Act, Essential commodities act )
5. Theek hai tumne 3 laws to bata diye ….. ab ye batao law and order ke liye kya kiya tha ( CrPC)
6. IPC ? ( sorry mam idk )
7. Ye batao mobile phone ke aane se kaun se gadgets vilupt ho rahe hai ( TV…remote…)
8. Aur batao ( Radio….clock )
9. Aur batao ( sorry mam….shayad mam camera sunna chah rahi thi )
10. Disaster me hum log kaisa kar rahe hai ( theek kar rahe hai …..cyclone jaisi apda kaafi had tak manage ho gayi hai eg. Super cyclone odisha)
11. Kewal cyclone hi aapada thode hai aur bhi aapada hain ( haan GLOF , cloudburst jaise aapada par abhi hum log unte sudhridh nahi hain )
12. Kaun kaun si authority hai disaster ko manage karne ke liye ( NDMA, SDMA, DDMA jiska chairman DM hota hai )
13. Forces bhi hoti hain ( NDRF, SDRF)
14. Kaise recruit hote hai ( Sorry mam Idk)
15. Bhagdad sune ho ( haan RCB event me hui thi )
16. Uske liye kya kuch naya rule aaya hai ( sorry mam mujhe nahi maloom hai )
Member 1
Q1. Aap Padrauna se aate hai. Padrauna kis cheez ke liye famous hai ( Bhagwan Buddha ki mahaparinirvansthali hai aur Agyey ka janmsthan hai )
2. Hum log Buddha par hi rukte hai ye bataiye Abhi Piprahwa stupa kyun news me tha ( Sir Abhi Sotheby’s auction hua tha usko rukwaya gaya tha )
3. Kya mila tha us stupa se
( waha se gems, stones aur bones Mile the jiska exposition hua tha)
4. Piprahwa kaha hai ( Shravasti)
5. Kushinagar me jo bhi relics mila usse ye samajh aaya ki Buddha ka mahaparinirvana wahi hua hai Piprahwa me jo bhi mila usse kya samajh aaya ( Kapilvastu shravasti me hi hai i.e Nepal me nahi balki India me hai …..wo yahi sunna chah rahe the )
6. Aap Urdu padhte hai …ye bataiye ek bahut bada festival har saal Urdu ka manta hai kaha manta hai kaun organize karta hai ( Jashne rekhta sir…dilli me hi manta hai )
7. Rekhta ka matlab kya hota hai ( primary language urdu ki)
8. Kya aap ghalib ko padhte hai ( ji sir )
9. Ghalib ka ek sher hai - “Bazicha-e-atfal duniya mere aage” Isme Bazicha-e atfal ka kya matlab hai ( child’s playground…sir said yes)
Member 2
1. Deviance kya hota hai ( Merton ke hisaab se established social norms ke against jo bhi actions hota hai deviance hai )
2. Kisi aur sociologist ne kuch kaha hai ( yes sir Durkheim ke anusar thoda deviance samaj ke liye acha hota hai )
3. Kaise ( sir Sukrat ka act deviance tha lekin isse truth samajh aaya ....kya ek aur example se samjha sakta hoon )
4. Haan ( 1930 me Gandhiji ne namak toda wo us samay ke niyam ke khilaaf tha lekin hume isse azadi mili )
5. PIL ke baare me apki kya rai hai
( justice krishna iyer ne public interest litigation ki neev rakhi isme locus standi ka concept apply nahi hota hai )
6. PIL ka kuch nuksaan hai kya ( isse delay hota hai SC me khaskar tab jab case frivolous ho. Aise me ye Publicity interest litigation ban jata hai )
7. 3 PIL cases bataiye jisne society ko help kari ( Hussainara khatoon case, Bandhua mazdoor case, Ranjit sinh case)
8. Ranjit sinh cass se kya hua ( climate change adaptation and mitigation)
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Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)
Name: Ghalib Date: 16/1/26 Afternoon last one to go Key DAF Details: Padrauna, Kushinagar, IIT Roorkee, Sociology, Naib Tehsildar, Reading and Writing Hindi / Urdu poetry Medium : English Board: Sujata Chaturvedi mam Chairman: Mam read the DAF to every…
9. UP me tourism kaise sahi karoge...Pehle ye batao Up kaise bhakti movement, hindhism, budhism ka epicentre hai ( told about kashi-ayodhya-mathura, Tulsidas/Sant kabir nagar - Kabir's place...then suggested focus on hospitality infrastructure, last mile connectivity, branding of places as tourist hub )
Member 3
1. Why less people going for civil engineering despite increased demand for infrastructure ( low salary vis a vis software jobs, high liability in case of design failures, high working hour )
2. Don't you think contractors doing the design work themselves is also leading to reduced demand for civil engineers ( i said yes sir )
3. Whats the remedy ( nudge for hiring civil engineers)
4. How will you solve the problem of kanungo being corrupt during mutation ( said online mutation )
5. Is it happening in UP ( said yes via RCCMS portal )
6. Any tech solutions ( sorry sir not able to recall )
Member 4
1. What is universal service obligation ( explained vaguely)
2. What are those obligations ( sorry sir).
3. Rank of UP in EODB... whether its aspirant or front runner ( sir not able to recall but UP is really doing good in it )
4. Tell me 3 institutions that is gaving positve impact on the ground ( common services centre, fair price shop, hospitals )
5. What are hospitals called ( community health centres )
Chairman Mam : your interview is over
Overall board was very very cordial. One of the memorable moments of my life.
Quoting Allama Iqbal for my upsc journey
माना कि तेरी दीद के क़ाबिल नहीं हूँ मैं
तू मेरा शौक़ देख मिरा इंतिज़ार देख
Member 3
1. Why less people going for civil engineering despite increased demand for infrastructure ( low salary vis a vis software jobs, high liability in case of design failures, high working hour )
2. Don't you think contractors doing the design work themselves is also leading to reduced demand for civil engineers ( i said yes sir )
3. Whats the remedy ( nudge for hiring civil engineers)
4. How will you solve the problem of kanungo being corrupt during mutation ( said online mutation )
5. Is it happening in UP ( said yes via RCCMS portal )
6. Any tech solutions ( sorry sir not able to recall )
Member 4
1. What is universal service obligation ( explained vaguely)
2. What are those obligations ( sorry sir).
3. Rank of UP in EODB... whether its aspirant or front runner ( sir not able to recall but UP is really doing good in it )
4. Tell me 3 institutions that is gaving positve impact on the ground ( common services centre, fair price shop, hospitals )
5. What are hospitals called ( community health centres )
Chairman Mam : your interview is over
Overall board was very very cordial. One of the memorable moments of my life.
Quoting Allama Iqbal for my upsc journey
माना कि तेरी दीद के क़ाबिल नहीं हूँ मैं
तू मेरा शौक़ देख मिरा इंतिज़ार देख
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Name : what’s in the name
Board : Anuradha Prasad Ma’am.
Pointers from DAF : exploring new sports, volleyball , Niti Aayog, IR optional, cooking mangalorean cuisine
Chair:
1. What do your friends call you
what does that mean ?
What have you been doing since 2020
Where did the concept of bakeries emerge from
What would be the regional difference in bakeries around India
Member 1:
so you have exploring new sports tell me about pickle ball
Does a sphere or cuboid has more volume
What is the tiny shapes of leather that is stitched together in volleyball called ?
If you want to hit the ball to the back line where would you hit the ball ?
Tell me how would you patent your unique bakery dish
Tell me the types of intellectual property rights
Member 2:
1. What would you call the current world order as ?
Does multilateralism still work ? With the chaos and confusion
Imagine you are Indian representative at UN and you have to make a speech on terrorism and you go after Pakistan. Give me a one min speech
Recommend me something I should try in Mangalorean cuisine
Member 3:
What did you learn from your experience at Niti Aayog
Why is Davos in news ?
Imagine you are trump and you are talking with Denmark representative to handover Greenland to you
Member 4:
Why are Gen Z called Gen Z
Why do Gen Z have a lot of tattoos
Are tattoos allowed in government services
Who is vishwakarama ?
Tell me the eastern most and western most point in India
Tell me how does the relationship with bangaldesh effects India’s economy, polity
Tell me about vandematram when was it first used ? And who wrote it ?
Was it used before Anandamath
Board : Anuradha Prasad Ma’am.
Pointers from DAF : exploring new sports, volleyball , Niti Aayog, IR optional, cooking mangalorean cuisine
Chair:
1. What do your friends call you
what does that mean ?
What have you been doing since 2020
Where did the concept of bakeries emerge from
What would be the regional difference in bakeries around India
Member 1:
so you have exploring new sports tell me about pickle ball
Does a sphere or cuboid has more volume
What is the tiny shapes of leather that is stitched together in volleyball called ?
If you want to hit the ball to the back line where would you hit the ball ?
Tell me how would you patent your unique bakery dish
Tell me the types of intellectual property rights
Member 2:
1. What would you call the current world order as ?
Does multilateralism still work ? With the chaos and confusion
Imagine you are Indian representative at UN and you have to make a speech on terrorism and you go after Pakistan. Give me a one min speech
Recommend me something I should try in Mangalorean cuisine
Member 3:
What did you learn from your experience at Niti Aayog
Why is Davos in news ?
Imagine you are trump and you are talking with Denmark representative to handover Greenland to you
Member 4:
Why are Gen Z called Gen Z
Why do Gen Z have a lot of tattoos
Are tattoos allowed in government services
Who is vishwakarama ?
Tell me the eastern most and western most point in India
Tell me how does the relationship with bangaldesh effects India’s economy, polity
Tell me about vandematram when was it first used ? And who wrote it ?
Was it used before Anandamath
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Date: 19 January 2026
Order: Second person(forenoon)
Key words- Btech ECE, Malayalam literature,Kerala, NSS, Trivandrum, Chess, cricket, EPL Football, Endurance running
Chairperson: Anuradha Prasad
The interview began with the Chairperson greeting and asking the initial questions in a light-hearted manner
Chairperson (Anuradha Prasad)
Q1. Why did you choose Malayalam Literature as your optional after B.Tech in ECE?
Q2. People in Kerala seem to love wearing white dresses. Why do you think that is so?
Q3. Do you think there is an issue with industrial growth in Kerala? Why?
Q4. Is there any prospect for the semiconductor industry in Kerala?
Member 1 (Male)
Q5. So, one of your hobbies is endurance running. What does that mean?
Q6. How long do you usually run?
Q7. I find it quite difficult to run in Bengaluru, whereas it feels soothing in Thiruvananthapuram. What could be the reason?
Q8. Why did you participate in NSS? What activities were you involved in?
Q9. How is the waste management strategy of volunteer groups in Kerala working?
Q10. What is the most recent Indian innovation in Artificial Intelligence?
Q11. Is there anything specific to voice-based AI? What benefits are associated with it?
Member 2 (Male)
Initially congratulated for reaching the interview stage.
Q12. If you are appointed as the Sports Secretary, what measures would you take to improve India’s achievements in sports?
Q13. What are India’s preparations for the Youth Olympics?
Q14. What is your opinion on the recent boycott of Bangladesh players?
Member 3 (Male)
Q15. What is GST?
Q16. How many taxes were subsumed under GST?
Q17. How has GST enhanced the tax system in India?
Member 3 interrupted and said he did not need facts or figures, just the intent and opinion.
Q18. What is India doing to overcome US sanctions?
Q19. What is your take on India’s stand?
Q20. Are we doing anything specific to enhance exports?
Member 4 (Female)
Q21. What is a stitched ship?
Q22. Can you name any dance form from Kerala?
Q23. What is the philosophy behind Mohiniyattam?
Q24. Do you know about Kumaran Asan? What are the features of his writing style?
Chairperson (Anuradha Prasad) – Closing Remark “Your interview is over.”
Overall tone: cordial,looking for opinion
Order: Second person(forenoon)
Key words- Btech ECE, Malayalam literature,Kerala, NSS, Trivandrum, Chess, cricket, EPL Football, Endurance running
Chairperson: Anuradha Prasad
The interview began with the Chairperson greeting and asking the initial questions in a light-hearted manner
Chairperson (Anuradha Prasad)
Q1. Why did you choose Malayalam Literature as your optional after B.Tech in ECE?
Q2. People in Kerala seem to love wearing white dresses. Why do you think that is so?
Q3. Do you think there is an issue with industrial growth in Kerala? Why?
Q4. Is there any prospect for the semiconductor industry in Kerala?
Member 1 (Male)
Q5. So, one of your hobbies is endurance running. What does that mean?
Q6. How long do you usually run?
Q7. I find it quite difficult to run in Bengaluru, whereas it feels soothing in Thiruvananthapuram. What could be the reason?
Q8. Why did you participate in NSS? What activities were you involved in?
Q9. How is the waste management strategy of volunteer groups in Kerala working?
Q10. What is the most recent Indian innovation in Artificial Intelligence?
Q11. Is there anything specific to voice-based AI? What benefits are associated with it?
Member 2 (Male)
Initially congratulated for reaching the interview stage.
Q12. If you are appointed as the Sports Secretary, what measures would you take to improve India’s achievements in sports?
Q13. What are India’s preparations for the Youth Olympics?
Q14. What is your opinion on the recent boycott of Bangladesh players?
Member 3 (Male)
Q15. What is GST?
Q16. How many taxes were subsumed under GST?
Q17. How has GST enhanced the tax system in India?
Member 3 interrupted and said he did not need facts or figures, just the intent and opinion.
Q18. What is India doing to overcome US sanctions?
Q19. What is your take on India’s stand?
Q20. Are we doing anything specific to enhance exports?
Member 4 (Female)
Q21. What is a stitched ship?
Q22. Can you name any dance form from Kerala?
Q23. What is the philosophy behind Mohiniyattam?
Q24. Do you know about Kumaran Asan? What are the features of his writing style?
Chairperson (Anuradha Prasad) – Closing Remark “Your interview is over.”
Overall tone: cordial,looking for opinion
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Candidate Name: Pingu
Date: 5th January 2026 (Forenoon Session)
Board: Shri Raj Shukla Sir
Background: IIT Bombay (Metallurgy), CM Green Fellowship, Beauty Pageant Participant
Hobbies/Interests: Karakattam, Bharatanatyam, Culinary Tourism
Chairman: Environmental Governance & Urban Challenges
* Opening: (After a long introductory monologue) How is Delhi treating you so far?
* Bureaucracy & Pollution: Are you satisfied with the bureaucracy’s current response to air pollution? In your opinion, what more should the bureaucracy be doing?
* International Models: (Detailed discussion on international strategies) Can we adapt the China model or European models to the Indian context?
* Regional Comparison: What is the current Air Quality Index (AQI) of Chennai compared to Delhi?
* Policy Roadmap: What are the specific challenges and required policy changes for air quality management in both Delhi and Chennai?
Member 1: Environment, Education & Personal Interests
* Fellowship Experience: What was the single biggest challenge you faced during your tenure as a Chief Minister’s Green Fellow?
* Environmental Education: How would you integrate environmental education across the spectrum from primary schools to higher education? What specific policies would you suggest?
* Employability: Based on your experience in the Ministry of Environment, what measures would you introduce at the graduation level to increase employability in the "green" sector?
* Art & Society: What is the social significance of Bharatanatyam and Karakattam? Do you believe these traditional art forms inadvertently reinforce social stratification?
* Culinary Tourism: You mentioned "Culinary Tourism" as one of your hobbies. Since you are here for the interview, what are your plans to eat in Delhi? Which specific places or dishes are on your list?
Member 2: Engineering & Resource Security
* Academic Choice: Why did you choose Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT Bombay?
* Mining Sector: Why hasn’t the mining industry in India "taken off" as expected? What are the primary bottlenecks?
* Strategic Minerals: What is your outlook on India’s dependency on foreign nations for Rare Earth minerals?
* Environmental Definitions: Is the bureaucracy’s redefinition of the Aravallis valid? What would be the ecological impact if a similar definition were applied to the Western Ghats?
* Sustainability: If you were posted to the Ministry of Mines, what changes would you implement regarding sustainability and resource constraints in India?
* Science & Tech: What is the Kaveri Engine? Why is the DRDO taking so much time to develop this engine?
Member 3: Corporate Transition & Philosophy of Beauty
* Career Pivot: Why choose Civil Services despite your previous corporate experience?
* Policy & Aesthetics: You participated in a beauty pageant—how would you translate that experience into making "beautiful" policies for India?
* Philosophical Outlook: What is your personal definition of beauty?
* Cultural Trends: Are we moving toward a "Westernization" of beauty standards?
* Public Well-being: How will you make the people of India feel "beautiful" (in terms of dignity and quality of life)?
* Industry Ethics: What is your take on the cosmetic industry and its surrounding controversies?
Member 4: (Brief Interaction)
* Note: Due to the member's accent and feeble voice, the questions were difficult to decipher. The interaction was brief and focused on seeking clarification.
Conclusion: The Chairperson concluded the session by stating, "Your interview is over, thank you."
Date: 5th January 2026 (Forenoon Session)
Board: Shri Raj Shukla Sir
Background: IIT Bombay (Metallurgy), CM Green Fellowship, Beauty Pageant Participant
Hobbies/Interests: Karakattam, Bharatanatyam, Culinary Tourism
Chairman: Environmental Governance & Urban Challenges
* Opening: (After a long introductory monologue) How is Delhi treating you so far?
* Bureaucracy & Pollution: Are you satisfied with the bureaucracy’s current response to air pollution? In your opinion, what more should the bureaucracy be doing?
* International Models: (Detailed discussion on international strategies) Can we adapt the China model or European models to the Indian context?
* Regional Comparison: What is the current Air Quality Index (AQI) of Chennai compared to Delhi?
* Policy Roadmap: What are the specific challenges and required policy changes for air quality management in both Delhi and Chennai?
Member 1: Environment, Education & Personal Interests
* Fellowship Experience: What was the single biggest challenge you faced during your tenure as a Chief Minister’s Green Fellow?
* Environmental Education: How would you integrate environmental education across the spectrum from primary schools to higher education? What specific policies would you suggest?
* Employability: Based on your experience in the Ministry of Environment, what measures would you introduce at the graduation level to increase employability in the "green" sector?
* Art & Society: What is the social significance of Bharatanatyam and Karakattam? Do you believe these traditional art forms inadvertently reinforce social stratification?
* Culinary Tourism: You mentioned "Culinary Tourism" as one of your hobbies. Since you are here for the interview, what are your plans to eat in Delhi? Which specific places or dishes are on your list?
Member 2: Engineering & Resource Security
* Academic Choice: Why did you choose Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT Bombay?
* Mining Sector: Why hasn’t the mining industry in India "taken off" as expected? What are the primary bottlenecks?
* Strategic Minerals: What is your outlook on India’s dependency on foreign nations for Rare Earth minerals?
* Environmental Definitions: Is the bureaucracy’s redefinition of the Aravallis valid? What would be the ecological impact if a similar definition were applied to the Western Ghats?
* Sustainability: If you were posted to the Ministry of Mines, what changes would you implement regarding sustainability and resource constraints in India?
* Science & Tech: What is the Kaveri Engine? Why is the DRDO taking so much time to develop this engine?
Member 3: Corporate Transition & Philosophy of Beauty
* Career Pivot: Why choose Civil Services despite your previous corporate experience?
* Policy & Aesthetics: You participated in a beauty pageant—how would you translate that experience into making "beautiful" policies for India?
* Philosophical Outlook: What is your personal definition of beauty?
* Cultural Trends: Are we moving toward a "Westernization" of beauty standards?
* Public Well-being: How will you make the people of India feel "beautiful" (in terms of dignity and quality of life)?
* Industry Ethics: What is your take on the cosmetic industry and its surrounding controversies?
Member 4: (Brief Interaction)
* Note: Due to the member's accent and feeble voice, the questions were difficult to decipher. The interaction was brief and focused on seeking clarification.
Conclusion: The Chairperson concluded the session by stating, "Your interview is over, thank you."
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Candidate Name: Pingu
Date: 5th January 2026 (Forenoon Session)
Board: Shri Raj Shukla Sir
Background: IIT Bombay (Metallurgy), CM Green Fellowship, Beauty Pageant Participant
Hobbies/Interests: Karakattam, Bharatanatyam, Culinary Tourism
Chairman: Environmental Governance & Urban Challenges
* Opening: (After a long introductory monologue) How is Delhi treating you so far?
* Bureaucracy & Pollution: Are you satisfied with the bureaucracy’s current response to air pollution? In your opinion, what more should the bureaucracy be doing?
* International Models: (Detailed discussion on international strategies) Can we adapt the China model or European models to the Indian context?
* Regional Comparison: What is the current Air Quality Index (AQI) of Chennai compared to Delhi?
* Policy Roadmap: What are the specific challenges and required policy changes for air quality management in both Delhi and Chennai?
Member 1: Environment, Education & Personal Interests
* Fellowship Experience: What was the single biggest challenge you faced during your tenure as a Chief Minister’s Green Fellow?
* Environmental Education: How would you integrate environmental education across the spectrum from primary schools to higher education? What specific policies would you suggest?
* Employability: Based on your experience in the Ministry of Environment, what measures would you introduce at the graduation level to increase employability in the "green" sector?
* Art & Society: What is the social significance of Bharatanatyam and Karakattam? Do you believe these traditional art forms inadvertently reinforce social stratification?
* Culinary Tourism: You mentioned "Culinary Tourism" as one of your hobbies. Since you are here for the interview, what are your plans to eat in Delhi? Which specific places or dishes are on your list?
Member 2: Engineering & Resource Security
* Academic Choice: Why did you choose Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT Bombay?
* Mining Sector: Why hasn’t the mining industry in India "taken off" as expected? What are the primary bottlenecks?
* Strategic Minerals: What is your outlook on India’s dependency on foreign nations for Rare Earth minerals?
* Environmental Definitions: Is the bureaucracy’s redefinition of the Aravallis valid? What would be the ecological impact if a similar definition were applied to the Western Ghats?
* Sustainability: If you were posted to the Ministry of Mines, what changes would you implement regarding sustainability and resource constraints in India?
* Science & Tech: What is the Kaveri Engine? Why is the DRDO taking so much time to develop this engine?
Member 3: Corporate Transition & Philosophy of Beauty
* Career Pivot: Why choose Civil Services despite your previous corporate experience?
* Policy & Aesthetics: You participated in a beauty pageant—how would you translate that experience into making "beautiful" policies for India?
* Philosophical Outlook: What is your personal definition of beauty?
* Cultural Trends: Are we moving toward a "Westernization" of beauty standards?
* Public Well-being: How will you make the people of India feel "beautiful" (in terms of dignity and quality of life)?
* Industry Ethics: What is your take on the cosmetic industry and its surrounding controversies?
Member 4: (Brief Interaction)
* Note: Due to the member's accent and feeble voice, the questions were difficult to decipher. The interaction was brief and focused on seeking clarification.
Conclusion: The Chairperson concluded the session by stating, "Your interview is over, thank you."
Date: 5th January 2026 (Forenoon Session)
Board: Shri Raj Shukla Sir
Background: IIT Bombay (Metallurgy), CM Green Fellowship, Beauty Pageant Participant
Hobbies/Interests: Karakattam, Bharatanatyam, Culinary Tourism
Chairman: Environmental Governance & Urban Challenges
* Opening: (After a long introductory monologue) How is Delhi treating you so far?
* Bureaucracy & Pollution: Are you satisfied with the bureaucracy’s current response to air pollution? In your opinion, what more should the bureaucracy be doing?
* International Models: (Detailed discussion on international strategies) Can we adapt the China model or European models to the Indian context?
* Regional Comparison: What is the current Air Quality Index (AQI) of Chennai compared to Delhi?
* Policy Roadmap: What are the specific challenges and required policy changes for air quality management in both Delhi and Chennai?
Member 1: Environment, Education & Personal Interests
* Fellowship Experience: What was the single biggest challenge you faced during your tenure as a Chief Minister’s Green Fellow?
* Environmental Education: How would you integrate environmental education across the spectrum from primary schools to higher education? What specific policies would you suggest?
* Employability: Based on your experience in the Ministry of Environment, what measures would you introduce at the graduation level to increase employability in the "green" sector?
* Art & Society: What is the social significance of Bharatanatyam and Karakattam? Do you believe these traditional art forms inadvertently reinforce social stratification?
* Culinary Tourism: You mentioned "Culinary Tourism" as one of your hobbies. Since you are here for the interview, what are your plans to eat in Delhi? Which specific places or dishes are on your list?
Member 2: Engineering & Resource Security
* Academic Choice: Why did you choose Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT Bombay?
* Mining Sector: Why hasn’t the mining industry in India "taken off" as expected? What are the primary bottlenecks?
* Strategic Minerals: What is your outlook on India’s dependency on foreign nations for Rare Earth minerals?
* Environmental Definitions: Is the bureaucracy’s redefinition of the Aravallis valid? What would be the ecological impact if a similar definition were applied to the Western Ghats?
* Sustainability: If you were posted to the Ministry of Mines, what changes would you implement regarding sustainability and resource constraints in India?
* Science & Tech: What is the Kaveri Engine? Why is the DRDO taking so much time to develop this engine?
Member 3: Corporate Transition & Philosophy of Beauty
* Career Pivot: Why choose Civil Services despite your previous corporate experience?
* Policy & Aesthetics: You participated in a beauty pageant—how would you translate that experience into making "beautiful" policies for India?
* Philosophical Outlook: What is your personal definition of beauty?
* Cultural Trends: Are we moving toward a "Westernization" of beauty standards?
* Public Well-being: How will you make the people of India feel "beautiful" (in terms of dignity and quality of life)?
* Industry Ethics: What is your take on the cosmetic industry and its surrounding controversies?
Member 4: (Brief Interaction)
* Note: Due to the member's accent and feeble voice, the questions were difficult to decipher. The interaction was brief and focused on seeking clarification.
Conclusion: The Chairperson concluded the session by stating, "Your interview is over, thank you."
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