Date: 17/02/26
DAF keywords: BALLB (Hons.), Yerwada Central Prison, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
Chairperson: Sheelvardhan Singh Sir
1) Your city is the birthplace of my favourite singer. Who's he? Is there a temple dedicated to him?
2) Why is it that your generation is not anxious about AI? I think it will take way a lot of entry level jobs, opinion?
3) So you are a lawyer, you might know plugins of Anthropic. Do you think they can replace judicial decision making?
4) How come you had a well-paying law firm job and still quit to come here?
M1:
1) You come from Madhya Pradesh, what are the major national parks there? Please name them.
2) Having worked in Yerwada Central Prison, what issues did you notice?
3) How many were undertrials?
4) Women inmates becoming pregnant while serving the sentence. Your view (custodial rape)?
5) Do you think children of women inmates should be kept apart from them so as to provide education beyond the prison premises?
M2:
1) China's strategy earlier was 'hide your intentions, bide your time', now China under Xi has changed. Is it becoming a global superpower?
2) Do you think that China will replace America as the world leader?
3) What is China's economy growth rate?
4) What is the US' Indo Pacific Strategy?
5) What is China's leverage and how is US trying to get over it? Where do you see G2 going?
M3:  
1) Complimented me on the saree. What material is this? Laughed when I said borrowed from my mother.
2) Sought my advice on how a husband can get divorce without implicating wife in any wrongdoing. He just doesn't want to live with her anymore, what options?
4) If earning 20k crores, how much maintenance can the wife claim?
5) Give a specific amount of damage, how to decide?
6) Are you aware of 15000 crore alimony case of Zoho founder?
M4:
1) In North eastern India, there are separate tribal courts, are you aware of this?
2) How would you advise me if I am aggrieved by a tribal court decision and they threaten me not to approach any other court?
M3 again: advised me to read more on how the resources beneath private land in the North East do not belong to the government (unlike the rest of India).
Chairperson said thank you and you may leave now.
PT lasted around 25 minutes.
Mock credits: Vajirao and Reddy, NextIAS, Samkalp, VisionIAS, Aditya Tiwari sir (De Facto IAS, one to one), Humdard Study Circle (online), Chanakya Mandal Pariwar (one to one)

Name:The girl who lived
17/02/26
Daf keywords: Electronics and telecommunication engineering,pune,kabaddi,smart india hackathon, anthropology (nothing else asked)
Suman ma'am (forenoon-Last to go)
Chairperson:
You did entc and no work experience
-how spectrum is allocated
-any new provisions in telecom act
-should we allow starlink in india
-Weaponisation of space happening
-so should we allow starlink then
Member 1:
-how to promote kabaddi internationally
-What is ethical hacking(I had smart india hackathon)
-what are choke points and how it impact indian oil sector
M2:
-some random anthro stuff-post humanism,every roots go through routes
-Indias idea of vasudhaiva kutmbakam in india foreign policy
-what is africa pan network
-what is ITEC
-disruptive vs general purpose tech
-where will india be in science fiction
M3:
-B.E vs Btech
-why in maharashtra every district has different product-climate or policy intervention (I answered vaguely and said sir I am guessing)
-warli print vs madhubani art(I wore warli print saree)

M4:
-how we can ensure that we get benefits of these FTAs that we have signed
-why chakan is so prosperous
-Why women despite having high representation in STEM but not working
-one thing that will let women work
-what should be delhi declaration for AI impact summit
Few other qn I don't remember
Board was cordial
Mocks given
O2O:2 by upwise,unique academy Praveen Chavan sir,Mentor aid Utkarsh Mishra sir(good),edukemy shabbir sir(very insightful),Mahesh bhagwat sir(extremely insightful analysis of daf)
Panel:samkal(grilling),onlyias(not good),visionias faculty(pathetic),next ias (Good), maharashtra sadan(extremely good-closest to actual interview and even 2 qn were repeated in actual interview), chanakya mandal pariwar(O2O and panel-both were good),SIAC
Special thanks:
-Farees rehman sir who helped me fill daf and was constant support since mains,also gave many O2O
-Bestest is the peer discussion,they helped me since December and covered my daf extensively and few qn was repeated in actual interview.
Overall interview experience:felt like interview tbh not conversation.I have no idea how it went
All the best to all other candidates ❤️
Jai mahakal

Date: 06/02/26, Morning session 2nd to go
Sanjay Verma Sir board
DAF keywords: Anthropology, Book reading, Telangana, Capgemini, Jabalpur, Computer Science

Chairman sir:
1. Why are spouses of US Presidents very active in politics etc yet in India that is not the case with PMs?
2. Other than author who others are involved in book publication?
3. Any book which was adapted in to a film?
4. Any publishers you know? Indian publisher?

Member 1:
1. Birds fly in a pattern? What is that? (Ma’am explained that birds fly in a triangle pattern where one leads the rest)
2. Any activities that could be promoted in school where one leads others?
3. Disasters Telangana is prone to?
4. If you are placed in charge of committee to make plan for a disaster, which sections of citizens will you include in it and why?
5. Why are there less women in our Parliament? What can be done to increase?

Member 2:
1. Why didn’t you go to US after studying Computer Science? Why stay back in India?
2. What is the famous temple in Hyderabad to get Visa?
3. How many rounds(pradakshina) do you perform to get your wish fulfilled in that temple?
4. Why many Telugu movies are now being watched in the North?
5. Asked if I knew a place near Jabalpur, I don’t remember the name

Member 3:
1. Tourism has led to overcrowding, do you think limits should be imposed in these places? Follow up - How would you implement these limits?
2. India- Nepal issues in relations? (Gave few points, wasn’t satisfied, sir expected some particular point which I wasn’t able to answer)
3. 2 important religious places in Saudi?
4. How many pilgrims does govt facilitate for Haj?

Member 4:
1. Largest tribe in Telangana?
2. Issues they face?
3. How can you use technology for their issues? Give example wrto economy and employment
4. What was your work at Capgemini?
5. How will you use your work experience in administration?

Chairman sir again:
1. Three facts that we don’t know about Capgemini
2. Who is the CEO?
3. What is the highest level in the organisation which is being led by an Indian?
4. What is the annual turnover of Capgemini?
All the best. You may go.

Date: 17th Feb, 5th to go
DAF keywords: PSIR, Kootneeti Intern, Heritage Tourism, Books on Social Issues, Kaimur
Chairperson: Anuradha Prasad Ma'am

1.Why no Post-graduation?
2.SC Judgement on Governor
3.Personal view on the Judgement and Governor's conduct in recent past
3.How to reimagine institution of Governor?
4.What is Inter State Council?
5.Composition of Inter-State Council?

M2
1.Present Law & Order situation in Kaimur.
2.How Naxal Problem was tackled?
3.Difference between Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism.
4.Places travelled as part of Heritage Tourism.
5.Short discussion on timeline of structures mentioned in previous answer.
6.What is Maritime Security?
7.Agencies involved in Maritime Security of India.

M3
1.Why intend to pursue Law?(Mentioned in previous answer)
2.Books read on Law
3.How India handled Covid?
4.Difference in Indian and US approach in handling COVID
5.Current status of Naxal affected districts.
6 States in which naxal affected districts remain
7 Govt. Policies, Programme for Naxal problem
8 How to design policies for Conflict areas involving Local population

M4:
1 What is SAARC? Why it is non functional?(Followed by discussion on India-Pak conflict)
2 Why Smaller neighbors are also not interested in SAARC?(Aside from India-Pak rivalry)
3 Role as Intern at Kootneeti
4 Founder of Kootneeti website
5 Elaborate on articles written as part of Internship
6 Finance Commission: Horizontal and Vertical devolution
7 Criteria for Horizontal devolution
8 What is Percapita Income distance used in FC devolution?

M5:
1 Why Political Science as discipline?
2 What makes Pol. Science Interdisciplinary?
3 How do you evaluate India's current relations with neighbours?
4 What reforms you suggest for India's neighbourhood Policy?
5 Discussion on China's entry in neighbourhood
6 How will you handle Criticism in Public Life?

Name: Kartavya Teerth
Date :16 feb
Afternoon session,4th to go
Board: Raj Shukla Sir
DAF keywords: Jharkhand, electrical and electronics engineering, psychology, Bhopal

No other keyword was referenced

Chairman
1. Long monologue about state of ai development in India and how we are lagging behind US and China. When and how would India catch up, what would be the 'deepseek' moment for India?
2. ⁠Long to and fro about previous answer
3. ⁠India's ai models are runner up, with very few parameters, how could we stand in the current ai flux?

These were discussion points and not questions. He was adding pointers and asking follow ups through out.

M1
1. So you have done electrical engineering then why did you choose psychology as optional?
2. ⁠What actually intrigued your intrest?
3. ⁠Was it scoring high marks the real reason for your choice?
He laughed out loud on my answer and said that's all from him.

M2
Long monologue on underdeveloped jharkhand after partition from Bihar.
1. What are the three main reasons you can find?
2. ⁠ As the dc of your district (home district) how could you solve these 3 problems?
3. ⁠How could you retain talent in the state?
more discussion on the solutions I provided
4. Is just providing education would change outcome like this( he snapped his fingers to demonstrate 'in an instant')?
5. ⁠ How can you immediately bring reform in school education so that it is meaningfully contributing to development you are talking about?
6. ⁠questions about technology and teacher's training as follow up to my answer


M3
1.IT sector development was led by private sector in India but we have not seen Google or Amazon here, why?
2. Why do you think the Tata and nilekani are not scaling up innovation to an extent which could be out of the box?
3. ⁠questions on entrepreneurship and risk taking
4. ⁠ have you heard about 'death by Thousand cuts'?Discussion on my answer
5. Who was Rani Kamlapati, why are we honoring her by naming a railway station on her name?
6. I will give you a statement and just tell me what do you think about it
' A strong and stable Pakistan is in intrest of India '
7. Why would India need a strong and stable Pakistan and why a strong stable Pakistan would need India?


M4
1. Tell me 2 interesting things about your district.
2. ⁠ You have studied psychology, do you know what is hobbesian choice?
(I have not heard of this term)
3. What is the size of new semiconductor chip India has recently lunched?
4. ⁠mentioning previous discussion on underdeveloped jharkhand he said your district doesn't have sufficient medical facilities or staffs or doctors, as DC what could you do in short term to improve the medical condition of your district?
he countered my every solution as either not short term or out of the purview of DC. I have to lastly say medical facilities can't have quick fix solutions and everything I am conjuring up are wild conjectures, he laughed and said that is OK.




Mocks given: 10 with all major institutions, helped to be accustomed with every kind of questions

Session of Anil Swarup sir was very insightful and helped to prepare practically and meaningfully,
the informal group set up through him was most effective and invaluable

Name: Coffee

Date: 13th February, 2026 (Friday)

Time: Forenoon, 3rd one to go. Approx. 33 minutes of interview (Enter around 11 AM and comes out 11:33 AM)

Board: Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh

DAF: Talks and Discussion over coffee, Manipur, Northeast India, Neighbourhood, PSIR, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, Rural Development, Development Studies, Football. (90 % from my DAF)

Before entering, while waiting outside, I asked the attendant if water was available. While he was about to bring it, the call bell rang. I still finished drinking water and entered the room, where the door and board members were quite close (unlike mock interview settings).
I said, “Good morning, Ma’am,” looking at the lady member, and then, “Good morning to all the other members.”

The Chairman welcomed me and said, “Good morning. Have a seat.” I replied, “Thank you, Sir.”

Chairman
1. Looking at my DAF, your name is [unclear]. What should we call you? What did your friends
call you?
2. So I will call you ........; we will start the discussion.
3. You are interested in coffee and discussions. I like coffee, and that is my area of interest, where we have the same interest. Think like you and me are TALKING IN A CAFE HAVING A COFFEE. Long monologue on digital privacy — who knows you better: your parents or digital platforms (Mobile Phones) ?
4. In the age of AI, do you think AI knows us better?
5. Do you think AI can affect our privacy and life relationships?
6. You said you have not used your mobile phone for the last few years? (follow-up from my last answer)
7. Do you think using the internet is a good or bad thing? Mr...., it was nice having a discussion with you over coffee.

MEMBER 1 (Lady)
1. Mr.......Is the name “....” a gender neutral name? Because I have a friend whose name is “...” as well, who is from your district.
2. ......., you are from ........., Manipur. What is the current situation?
3. What are the causes/factors?
4. You completed your studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), one of the
most prestigious institutions in India. What do you understand about “gender equality”?
5. Only women, what about the others?
6. Let’s talk about the North East. What are the most pressing issues in relation to its
neighbouring countries?
7. Any one specific reason India needs extra resources and needs to be careful? Or all is
well in respect to that?
8. You cleared NET JRF, so are you still continuing your PhD?
She said “Thank you .....”

MEMBER 2 (Male)
1. (Calling my name) Looking at your DAF, you have lived in Mumbai for a long time. Tell me
how the Mumbai local train is?
(My answer makes me laugh, and they all laugh as well.)
2. Do you think life should be as it is? What is your view?
3. Philosophically — do you think we can agree on “life as it goes”?
4. Long monologue about Swachh Bharat — what is the main thing that will help achieve better results?
5. There are cities like Mumbai where everyone keeps their garbage outside their home. What will be the best solution?
6. Talking about municipal (like BMC), what else can they do? (follow-up from my last answer) 7. That’s good. That’s what I want to hear. (He compliment from my answer)
8. You said you didn’t use a mobile phone for the last 2–3 years. Do you think you will use it in the future? (Connected to Chairman’s question and my answers)
9. So you will not use it even in future?

MEMBER 3 (Male)
1. (He calls my name) Long monologue on life — what do you understand by fear? 2. Do you have fear? What do you fear most?
3. I already lost my parents (connected with my last answer). Do you think we can overcome fears?
4. What is anger?
5. How do you overcome anger?
6. What is greed?
7. Do you think you are greedy?
8. Tell me three sportspersons from the Northeast whom you admire?
9. From which sports?
10. How often do you talk/connect with your parents? (connected from the discussion about mobile phones with the Chairman).
11. Since you don’t keep your mobile, how do you connect? 12. So it’s your sister who connects you with them?

MEMBER 4 (Male)
1. (So Mr......) You did your studies in Development Studies. What is Development Studies?
(After my answer, he compliment so you studies those 1/2/3 subjects? )
2. Also, you did your studies in Rural Development. What do you think about the new VB-G RAM G? Why are they replacing MGNREGA?
3. So the days increased from 100 to 125 — do you think it is possible?
4. Short monologue on 100 days not even achieved. Why the need to increase?
5. What about other factors?
6. Did you know the new funding scheme of G RAM G ?
7. Was it good or bad?
(Here my answer make all of us laugh)
8. Did you know about World War II? Tell me what you understood?
9. Did you have any idea about the contribution from Northeast India?
10. Any fighting taking place in North East India?
(By this time, we already took enough time, and the Chairman looks at him like the areas that we are discussing were interesting to him as well)
11. You said you are interested in football. Why is football not popular in India?
12. Yes, football can be played anywhere with one ball (we all laughed). Do you agree?
13. 13. What is the status of ISL in India? Do they play this season?
Thank you.... “coffee”

The Chairman Sir, then said, “(my name).... it was nice having a discussion with you. Your interview is over”
I stood up, said “Thank you” to the lady member who looked at me so closely, and after that I said “Thank you " to all the male members and left the room.

Interview Preparation

DAF Discussions:
● Nimish Sir — UPSCPrep (Online)
● B. Singh Sir — NEXT IAS (Offline)

O2O Mock (2 Offline):
● Vinay Sir (InsightsIAS)
● PW OnlyIAS

Panel Mocks (8 Offline):
● Vajirao & Reddy IAS Institute
● Sankalp IAS
● PW OnlyIAS
● Drishti IAS
● Unacademy
● UPSCPrep
● NEXT IAS
● Quantel

18th Feb, forenoon, 4th to go
Sanjay Verma Sir board.
Daf keywords: music, poetry, reading, psychology, cricket, Andhra Pradesh.
Chair:
What is your favourite hobby among the others.
What is the psychological analysis of crowd in the stadium?
Who is one Bollywood singer- good but yet not gained enough attention.
Whats your favourite song of him?
IFS- why have you made the mistake of choosing this?(On a lighter note)
Give an insight about last 1 week news about India's international engagements.
Give 2 famous people and 2 infamous people from BITS Pilani
M1:
What do you think about including a psychologist in the board of selections for leadership roles
Social media restrictions. Are they necessary?
Are we more prone to subscribing to influencer content and how is it impacting us?
How is AI impacting the individuals and companies in India?
M2:
Movies in halls vs ott
Why is violence so much on uptrend in movies
You're given funds what's your priority between primary education and higher education?
Where in primary education?
Is infra itself not in a dire state?
What needs to be done to ensure lesser dropouts for girls from schools?
What is the recent directive from Supreme Court regarding this?
M3:
What is your perspective on tourism and other opportunities in Andaman and Nicobar?
As an MPDO what is a stark problem in rural populace?
What are the schemes you would want to promote in the rural landscape
What schemes would you like to promote?
Whats the fuss about Usman Tariq?
M4:
How are our relations with our neighbours?
What do you suggest we do?
What about giving away Aksai Chin and others?
Mocks: Samkalp, NEXT IAS, Vision, Quantel, Upwise(online mocks), pw.

date : feb 18 , afternoon
Daf : chittoor , andhra pradesh , sociology

Chairperson:
1.Neuralink
2.Is it ethical to allow these technologies into market ?
3.Education and Health - state /concurrent /central subject ?
4. Is it good to if health is moved into central list ?
5. Follow up on this
6. At the village level , how do you promote environmental sustainability , conservation - list of activities ?

Members :
1. Chittoor - sricity , Foxconn - how did it lead to development ?
2. Global brands in sricity ?
3. What other temple committee can learn from tirupathi temple management?
4. National highways -we are focusing but not on footpaths ? Opinion ? Why ?
5. What is secularisation ?
6. Investments or developments in ap ?
7. Why is amaravathi not chosen for Google data hub investment ?
8. Geography - why did you teach geography to cds students without any specialisation?
9.Elderly care in India ? is it enough ? What needs to be done ?

Rest questions - unable to recall .

Name: …
Date: 13 February (Afternoon)

Board: BB Swain

Keywords: IIT Kanpur (Material Science and Engineering), Bihar (Gaya), CAPF AC, Geography (optional)

Chairman:
Which force was allocated? (Not yet allocated.)

Why has it not been allocated? (Due to a court case.)

What do you think you will get? (SSB.)

Then the Chairman Sir started roaming around the whole room.

M1
Why Civil Services?

Why CAPF in between?

How many attempts have you made in Civil Services?

Have you seen the Canadian PM's recent video? (Sorry, Sir.)

Quoted 3–4 books (Sorry, Sir.)

How does geography play a role in international relations? (Mackinder and Spykman.)

What is the relevance of these theories in contemporary times? (Mentioned recent wars like Russia–Ukraine.)

Recently, Trump highlighted a doctrine. What is it? (Monroe Doctrine.)

How does this doctrine play a role in contemporary times?

UN dead?( Facing challenges)

M2
Again quoted 1–2 books (said sorry, Sir).

How did you prepare Geography? (Compiled from coaching materials.)

Have you visited IIT after your graduation? (Sorry, Sir. He told me to visit; I said yes, Sir, I will.)

Tell me the positives and negatives of IIT Kanpur.
Positives: R&D (highlighted 3–4 points).
Negatives: Some other IITs have the advantage of being in metropolitan cities.

Why do suicides occur in IITs? (Curriculum pressure + individual factors.)

What are they doing to curb suicides?

Use of nanomaterials in health (highlighted 3–4 points).

You come from Gaya. Tell me a famous sweet. (Tilkut.)

What is special about Tilkut? (Started explaining the process, but he intervened and mentioned a type: Khoya Tilkut.)

Have you eaten Khoya Tilkut? (Sorry, no, Sir.)

Chairman Sir intervened and said that while talking about Tilkut, you are going into Khoya Tilkut. Everyone started laughing.

Chairman Sir again asked which service I get (force allocation not done yet).

M2 then asked:
Where is the court case? (Delhi High Court, and judgment has been given.)
Was the judgment against UPSC or in favour? (Against.)
I said it may now go to the Supreme Court.
Chairman Sir said he knew the case.

M3
Do eat Khoya Tilkut. (Sure, Sir.)

What is the cultural significance of Gaya? (Started with Buddha’s enlightenment.)

Tell me with respect to Hindu religion. (Pind Daan.)

What is the relevance of Pind Daan? (Moksha of ancestors.)

Why is it said that if you offer Pind Daan in Gaya, you need not do it elsewhere? (Blessing of Lord Vishnu.)

Why do bridges collapse in Bihar? (Started with corruption + 2–3 more points.)

Corruption is one part. Quoted a report. Have you read it? (Sorry, Sir. I will read it.)

Why did cloud seeding completely fail? IITs were also part of it.
Yes, Sir, IIT Kanpur was involved.
China and Dubai are regularly doing it. Why?
Why did the 50% data come only after the trial?
I said that in R&D there are failures, but overall we get data for future prospects. IMD had said that moisture content needed was around 50%, but it was around 10%.

Chairman Sir intervened and said, “Thank you… your interview is over.”
Since he was roaming around the room, and checked time, he forgot that one member was yet to ask questions. Everyone started laughing, and he told Ma’am to continue.

M4 (Ma’am)
You mentioned the use of nanomaterials in prosthetics.
They are also used in sports. Do you know? (Paralympics.)

In which sport in the Paralympics are we doing well? (Highlighted badminton and mentioned Suhas Yathiraj Sir.)

Named a company manufacturing such prosthetics. (Sorry, Ma’am.)

Geography of the North-East.

Relations with Myanmar.

Conflicts in Myanmar.

Why did you choose Geography after graduating from IIT? You could have taken Geography in graduation itself. (Civil Services plan came after graduation.)

Why is Khan Academy popular in Bihar? (Local language + style of explanation + digitization during COVID.)

He explains thermodynamics very well. (Sorry, Ma’am, I have not watched that video, but I have watched others.)

Is it doing well in Civil Services exam preparation? (Sorry, Ma’am, I do not know about this in Civil Services, but it is doing well in other exams.)
Chairman

“Thank you. Your interview is over.”

I thanked the Chairman Sir and all the members.

Thank you, everyone❤️

Name : Racerealtime
Board : Sanjay Verma sir
Date :18-02-2026 afternoon
Daf : law, Andhra, IP lawyer, gardening (rest not asked)

Chairman sir
1. Have you put anyone in jail
2. Who will get fruit if my tree goes to neighbour yard and my fruit falls there
3. What is aerial rights about my property
4.Give me a classic trolly problem that we can discuss (I gave IR related)
5. What happened with Maduro Venezuela
6. What is India’s stance on Venezuela
7. Is silence good
8. Maduro pleaded not guilty what would your plea would have been


Member 1
1. Tell me about CCI
2. Let’s discuss some recent cases (went for a while)
3. Few questions can’t recall

Member 2
1.Tell me what you grow
2. Tell me why Andhra and Telangana are doing quite well post bifurcation
3.Let’s talk about IBC
4.Tell me about 3 new criminal laws
5.Few other questions can’t recall

Member 3
1.Who has rights over property I dug under my land
2.Is IP regime weak in India
3. Ease of business
4. Ease of living
5. PCA act amendments
Recent judgment on it
6. What should we do
7. Why did you leave IP lawyer to join civil service
8. Do you watch movies
9. Why Bollywood movies are declining

Member 4
1. Was it conscious choice to leave job
2. What will you do if not civil services
3. What is your plan B
4. If name is not there in sir does it lead to no citizenship
5. What are citizenship rules
6. IP Copyright law
7. Ai copyright disruption
8. What rules are there
9. What is status of DPIIT rules
10. India eu deal how is it beneficial


Chairman sir said we have exceeded time. Your interview is over. You may leave

Time: 30-32 minutes

Board was cordial, no grilling.

Name: Jersey_no_18

Date: 16/02/26, Forenoon 3rd to go.

Daf keywords- Watching Cricket, basketball, agricultural engineering, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
Optional- PSIR

Board- Dinesh Dasa sir.

Chairman-
Congratulations for sitting on this chair and welcome to the conversation.
1. So you are player of basketball then why watching cricket hobby?
2. Why Basketball not became popular like cricket?
3. Rank 4 captains- Kapil Dev, Saurav Ganguly, Dhoni, Kohli.
4. Sachin and kambli...same potential..why Sachin became successful and Kambli struggled?
5. If you were appointed on Bharatratna committee whom would you have given it...Sachin or Kapil Dev
6. Labour shortage in mango harvesting? As a agri engineer what can be done? Can we use robots? Is it currently being implemented anywhere in India?
7. As a social thinker what 3 social evils would you like to remove from Maharashtra
M1
1. 2 problems Ahmednagar is facing and as a DM 2 solutions?
2. Why Lavani not popular like Bharatnatyam
3. If Kapil Dev is goat of cricket, who is goat of basketball
4. Few more questions

M2:
1. Opinion about name change?
2. What is presidential fleet review?
3. Aatmanirbhr bharat and problems in indigenous mfg of defense
4. Why hockey not doing good even after being good in initial years?
5. Shivaji Maharaj navy leader and Maritime contribution?

M3:
1. Would you promote organic farming in India? even after local politician is opposing it?..how ?..some schemes like NPOP etc
2. Que related to livestock farming
3. What is biofortification ...advise to agri scientists about research in biofortification
4. Some more questions..

M4:
1. How to address rural to urban migration?
2. Even after setting agrobased industries suppose labour is not coming? What implements will you use?
3. implements for small land holdings?
4. How cooperatives will address issue of land fragmentation
5. Are there custom hiring centres used in your area?
6. Role of agri engineers in Onion exports?

Mocks- Samkalp, Vajirao, Vajiram, vision, MH sadan, Hamdard, Sriram.

O2O- Khan sir KSG(BEST), Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shubham Aggarwal sir.

transcript

Sujata maam :
reading daf

Why Kota industry decline?
Your personal experience 
Compare IIT Kanpur n Kota experience whixh was tougher
What challenges student faces at Kota?
Delimitation Commusion
Legal mechanism
Why stop
Whixh articles
What to do
I said like finance commission weightage
But that will dilute one person one vore
I said strengthen Rajya Sabha and increase seats
Rajya Sabha challenges

M1:
Someone said political are figure head real power with behind do you agree
I said no though they influence policy funding
Electoral bond why scrap
How hedge fund works
M2:
Saarc va global south whixh is more important
Tell way to revitalise SAARC
Now 3 ways use technology as tool to strengthen saarc

M3:
Kanpur pollution
Leather tanneries what steps taken progress
Kanpur vs Delhi pollution
Delhi pollution reasons
How farmers
I said minor reasons
Why suryanamaskar what special

M4:
Monroe doctrine features why
Learning for countries aspire to be regional power?
Any modifications to it
done
Donroe doctrine features
Will it benefit USA

Fashion definition
Is it trend
Fashion sustainability
Fast fashion is it sustainable?
Is it sustainable ?


Thanks to Mahesh Bhagwat sir , bhaavna ma’am, Samkalp bhawan, Shubham sir

Name - Ser Davos
17th, feb 2026
Forenoon, 4th to go. Time - around 30-35 minutes ( 11:35 - 12:10)
Board - Dasa Sir. (All male board)
DAF Keywords- History, Nagaur, Rajasthan, Poetry, Rajasthani folk songs, Cricket
Nothing asked from DAF.


I greeted them. Chairman sir asked me to sit.

Chairman Sir-
1. Ser Davos, how are you?
2. You completed your education in 2021, what have you been doing since then?
3. Are you preparing for this exam full time?
4. It is said that Japan was never colonized, China was partially colonized, and India was completely colonized. Why was that so?
5. What would have happened if India was never colonized?
6. What do you think about the political boundaries of India? (Asked in the context of previous question)
7. Name any three schems/initiatives by govt of India since independence that have transformed the lives of ordinary citizen.
8. What about Keshawanand Bharati Case? (Asked in the context of previous question)
9. Do you think KB case has saved Democracy in India?
10. What about LPG reforms? (Context- Ques 7) , as i did not mention LPG reforms in my answer.
11. Compare LPG reforms and NREGA. Which one has transformed the lives of common masses more.
12. Where are you staying at present?
13. Situation based question-
Suppose you are travelling from Delhi to Jaipur in Vande Bharat. You have a spared seat beside you and there are four people - Nirmala Sitharaman, Shahrukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and one more i cant recall. Whom will you offer this seat?
I answered Nirmala Sitharaman.
Now you are travelling with NS, you have to ask her three question.
Now you are NS, answer these questions.

MEMBER 1

1. Do you any idea about interest rates in Japan? And how does that impact global economy? (Took from my answers to ques 1 and 2 of Dasa Sir)
2. You asked questions to Finance Minister and then answered them by yourself. When you already knew the answer why did you ask those question?
3. My opinion is that, Studying history is a waste of time. Counter my opinion.
4. Is indian bureaucracy inaccessible?

MEMBER 2 (this gentleman was constantly staring)

1. Gave a long monologue on UGC and recent controversy and then relevance of subjects like history and political science in the age of AI. Also talked about various commissions on education reforms like - kothari. Then asked- What is the point of studying subjects like history for three years? And what is the rationale behind having a 3 year graduation programme for such subjects?
2. Suppose you are posted as Secretary of Dept of Water Resources in the Govt of Rajasthan, what steps will you take to make water accessible for all?
3. One more question i cannot recall.

MEMBER 3

1. What was Kakori Conspiracy case? Who were the people associated with them and what happened to them?
2. What were the names of Nuclear bombs dropped on Japan?
3. Monologue on Russia-Ukraine conflict. Why dont Russia use nuclear weapon and finish the war once for all.
Before i started to answer this,  he interrupted and asked another question - Suppose you are Putin, will you use nuclear weapon against Ukraine?
4. There was a ruler from Ajmer who faught against the invaders and finally succumed to them. Who was the ruler, against whom he faught, what were the names of battles and what do we learn from this entire chain of episodes?

MEMBER 4 ( This gentleman was roaming around the room and balcony when i was answering Member 2 and 3)

1. I will ask you just one question - Do you know apart from India, one more country has caste system type institution. Which is that country and how their system is different from ours?
(The number of times Japan has come in the entire conversation, i was thinking to asnwer it Japan, but i said- sorry sir i have not heard of this.)

Chairman Sir- Ser Davos, you may leave now.

Name: Jersey_no_18

Date: 16/02/26, Forenoon 3rd to go.

Daf keywords- Watching Cricket, basketball, agricultural engineering, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
Optional- PSIR

Board- Dinesh Dasa sir.

Chairman-
Congratulations for sitting on this chair and welcome to the conversation.
1. So you are player of basketball then why watching cricket hobby?
2. Why Basketball not became popular like cricket?
3. Rank 4 captains- Kapil Dev, Saurav Ganguly, Dhoni, Kohli.
4. Sachin and kambli...same potential..why Sachin became successful and Kambli struggled?
5. If you were appointed on Bharatratna committee whom would you have given it...Sachin or Kapil Dev
6. Labour shortage in mango harvesting? As a agri engineer what can be done? Can we use robots? Is it currently being implemented anywhere in India?
7. As a social thinker what 3 social evils would you like to remove from Maharashtra
M1
1. 2 problems Ahmednagar is facing and as a DM 2 solutions?
2. Why Lavani not popular like Bharatnatyam
3. If Kapil Dev is goat of cricket, who is goat of basketball
4. Few more questions

M2:
1. Opinion about name change?
2. What is presidential fleet review?
3. Aatmanirbhr bharat and problems in indigenous mfg of defense
4. Why hockey not doing good even after being good in initial years?
5. Shivaji Maharaj navy leader and Maritime contribution?

M3:
1. Would you promote organic farming in India? even after local politician is opposing it?..how ?..some schemes like NPOP etc
2. Que related to livestock farming
3. What is biofortification ...advise to agri scientists about research in biofortification
4. Some more questions..

M4:
1. How to address rural to urban migration?
2. Even after setting agrobased industries suppose labour is not coming? What implements will you use?
3. implements for small land holdings?
4. How cooperatives will address issue of land fragmentation
5. Are there custom hiring centres used in your area?
6. Role of agri engineers in Onion exports?

Mocks- Samkalp, Vajirao, Vajiram, vision, MH sadan, Hamdard, Sriram.

O2O- Khan sir KSG(BEST), Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shubham Aggarwal sir.

Date- 13 Feb
Sujata Maam Board

Mbbs, Aiims, Watching medical drama(rest nothing asked from daf)

Chairperson-(Read the daf)
1. Why u have this name?
2. ⁠What is tomorrow’s date n which festival is being celebrated?
3. ⁠What does valentines day signify. Tell me your understanding of it?
4. What is done on this day.
5. Are parents okay with their children celebrating it.
6. Where do kids get ₹ from.
7. Will someone gift traditional sweets or a box of chocolates on valentines.
8. What is FOMO.
9. Is celebrating Valentines have any effect on economy.
10. India - already - a land of traditional festivals - we already have so many festivals, why do we then need - valentines day, mothers day, etc.


M-1
1. What comes to your mind - when I say 'Munnabhai MBBS'
2. Now tell me the negative side of the movie?
3. What is the reason - 'Munnabhai like doctors' are created?
4. Should we prescribe some specific percentage - like 70% atleast - to become a doctor?
5. Give me three innovative solutions to ensure that Quality of doctors is top notch.
6. Allopathy and Ayush medicine - are we moving towards a future of Integrated Medicine?
7. Give me one slogan as a DM - you will use to make health - a core priority?


M-2
1. As a DM in RJ - what will be your 1st three steps.
2. As a DM who is also a doctor - three steps to mainstream Health Infrastructure.
3. Why is gov doing banks merger?
4. What you will do as a DM - to solve malnutrition issue.


M-3
1. When was AIIMS New Delhi established
2. Which country helped India establish AIIMS Delhi
3. Should we have more AIIMS like Institutes
4. What kind of Health infra do we need at district level
5. As a DM - give me three innovative measures to tackle the issue of stray dogs.
6. what if - an oldage couple are attacked by stray dog while going for a morning walk


M-4
1. What is monetisation
2. How is it different from Privatisation.
3. Is gov branding privatisation as monetisation, as privatisation in India is seen with skepticism
4. Should Indian Railways be privatised.
5. As a DM, what will be your policy for preventing NCD.
6. How to utilise private sector hospitals in NCD

Mocks- Samkalp, Quantel , Vision Ias
One on One- Shinas sir(Most helpful, multiple one on one sessions).
- Puneet Sir from Somp (Discussion sessions were immensely helpful)
- ⁠Anupam Sir
- ⁠Shubham Sir Vidhyapeeth ias
- Ravi Kapoor Sir

Name - Photon
Date - 16feb,2026
Board - sheelvardhan sir

DAF- mbbs , mandana art , bhagwad gita, self reflective writing , ( rest not asked )
Chairman -
-. What is epic? Give definition
- Bhagwat Gita is part of which epic
-. What is older name of "Mahabharata"
- what is AI , What is ML ,what is difference between AI and ML ,
- automatic gate open examples and technology of sensors and remotes

M1
- who is s.wangchuk
- what are his reaserch projects
- movie on him, what was core lesson of movie
- why he is in jail ,demands of protest
- what is 6th schedule , states in which it is present
- when J&K and ladakh separated and why

M2 -
- should we talk to Pakistan
- why we should not talk to pak , and why we should
- what options are available to india
- what can be done in long run
- how soft power is painful for india , how it can be strength
- what bhagwat gita says about this situation

M3
-what is SRW , how it is different from diary writing
-how you do it , example
- what is mandana folk art , how it is performed , why ?
- mandana vs madala , how diff from rangoli
- do u read novel or poem, name any poet
- your mother tells you one thing , u do it wrong , she told u 10 times and still u do it wrong , what she should do ?
- What is happening in Delhi,
- Ai will impact doctors and lawyers very badly, what do u say
- why dr to cse , how your SRW affected you
- if we look from your perspective then only Dr should be there in admst , no technocrat and others ? What u say ?


M4 -
- in what manner you do SRW
- you always got good marks school to cllg , how you do that, how you work on yourself
( Rest not able to recall)

Ch-
- Do you cry on movie
- Will you upload your SRW on social media
- What is your personal social media policy.

Okay thankyou,
Thanked everyone and left.

Panel mock - quantel, Pwonlyias-2 samkalp-2,next ias , unacademy , upwise team , IDI group mocks

One to one - Sajal sir , Peeyush sir , satyender garg sir ( on bhagwat gita ),B singh sir next ias , Nitin sir fortune ias , JICE vivek sir , quantel team based , upwise team based
Peer discussions helped a lot.
Thankyou everyone .

Name: humblemodi
Date: 16th Feb, Afternoon (2nd to go)
Board: Suman Sharma ma'am
Keywords: manufacturing engineering, Jharkhand, fake news app, advertising technology, Sociology (more keywords but no questions asked from them).

Time: 28-30 mins


Chair:

So, you worked in advertising. What is surrogate advertising? Can you give an example? It's a famous one.

Why do you think private investors are not very keen to invest in Jharkhand?

Suppose you're the DM of Jamtara. How would you tackle the problem of youngsters being involved in financial crimes? Tell me quick steps. (And then a follow up).

India has a young demography, but then we're also ageing. What do you think, we'll become rich first or old first?


Member 1:

You built a fake news app. What is your opinion - is it difficult to tackle fake news etc today? Also, what steps would you suggest to tackle the problem of fake news in the country?

Can you explain what is blue economy? (Absolutely no connection with my DAF)

What steps is govt of India taking to boost blue economy?

Any specific organisations which are focused on cooperation specifically in the maritime domain?

How do organisations like IONS help India?

You discussed about boosting exports. Every country wants to ramp up domestic manufacturing and export things. How do we tackle this? How do we ensure that our exports remain competitive in such situation?

Should we share our technology with countries in this IOR region? Won't it work against us?


Member 2:

Difference between chutnification of culture and creolization of languages?

India is called a melting pot. In sociology, tell me the difference between melting pot and salad bowl.

What is the relation between social role and social authority?

(There were 1-2 more questions. Unable to recall them at the moment.)


Member 3:

So, you worked at adpushup. How would you advertise Jharkhand as an investment opportunity for tourism and manufacturing? Create a branding pitch.

You talked about tribal tourism. Aren't you objectifying and dehumanising them by promoting such kind of tourism?

What all do you talk about when you explain tribal culture to someone?

How is Dokra art related to your manufacturing engineering branch?

If you are so aware about triba art, why didn't you pursue something in this domain, promoting or preserving the triba heritage? Why did you join KPMG?


Member 4:

Why is Jharkhand so backward despite having so many resources?

Did Jharkhand benefit from the separation from Bihar?

Tell me major steps that you will take to fix the issues of Jharkhand.

(There was a question here related to Ranchi. Can't recall it at the moment.)

What is the status of logistics sector with regards to Ranchi? How can it help in tapping the potential of mineral resources in Ranchi and nearby areas?

How can PM GATI SHAKTI help jharkhand in this regard?

(There were two more questions here. Unable to recall at the moment.)




Panel Mocks: GSScore, ALS IAS, Quantel (three mocks - use then just to correct your behavioral elements, not for their feedback or quality of questions; although some questions were good), PW Onlyias, NEXT IAS, VAJIRAO, SAMKALP (two), Sriram.

One to one sessions: Shubham Sir from Vidyapeeth (helps in boosting confidence), Understand UPSC, Vivekananda sir (Dheerath), PW Onlyias, Sarrthi, Next IAS, CivilsDaily.

My experience: The board remained cordial. Now, they appeared fine, which either means that I was doing fine or that they are very good people (I am bullish on the latter). Suman ma'am kept smiling right from the start, and that's what's scaring me more. 70-75% questions were predicted beforehand. Most questions were from daf keywords (barring exceptions like Blue Economy related questions). No questions from hobbies or achievements section. Overall, it was a decent experience. I felt I could do much better. But that feeling will always remain and you won't be able to do everything that you contemplated because of the pressure of the situation.

Name: Jijnasu (A Seeker)
Date & Session: 13/02/2026 Forenoon
Slot and Approximate Time: First to enter, lasted around 25-30 minutes
Board: Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla
Keywords: Mandya, Karnataka, MBBS, ICU Medical Officer, Clinical Intelligence Specialist, Literacy Secretary, Chief Minister at School Assembly, Interested in AI in Healthcare

Questions
Chairperson:
1. (Long monologue) Mustafa Suleyman says AI will replace doctors in the future. Even trust could be replaced by superhuman intelligence, and so on. What is your view on this?
2. Who is more precise: a robot or a doctor? (Follow- up to my previous question)
3. If I want to have a laser cataract surgery, whom should I trust? Why is a doctor necessary?

Member 1 (Lady Member):
1. What did you learn as an ICU Medical Officer?
2. How did you handle critical care and breaking bad news?
3. What are two sectors you want to improve as a health authority?
4. What initiatives did you take as Literacy Secretary in medical colleges?

Member 2:
1. As an administrator of Mandya, which social aspects would you focus on?
2. (Follow- up question) How would you implement the PCPNDT Act?
3. Why are doctors writing multiple tests and unnecessary medications?
4. Recently, robotic surgery was performed in Antarctica using sensors. How do you see this happening in rural areas?

Member 3:
1. Are you a descendant of Kempegowda? (since my surname is Gowda)
2. Who is he? (A long monologue about Kempegowda watchtowers)
3. Medical bills tend to increase by one- third when patients have insurance. How can this be addressed?
4. Many hospitals now have dedicated welfare or relationship teams. Is this mandatory by law?
5. What are your thoughts on meritocracy and donations in medical colleges?

Member 4:
1. Good gut bacteria- what challenges exist in protecting them? How do you ensure their safety for the rural population?
2. Pharmacokinetics seems to be less emphasised in modern medicine. Why is that?
3. Do you prefer an informed patient or a patient with no awareness?
4. (Follow- up question) How do you treat a patient who knows nothing?
5. As a chief minister, what two areas would you prioritise besides health?

Chairman: Your interview is over. All the best.

Mocks attended:
Panel offline(Bengaluru): Jice and Rajkumar academy, Samutkarsh, Shankar IAS, India4IAS, Primus academy
Panel offline(Delhi): Samkalp(2), Vajirao & Reddy, PW Only IAS, Sriram IAS, Forum IAS, Vision IAS, Vajiram & Ravi, Next IAS
Panel online: Unacademy, Vision faculty mock
O2O mocks: Vinay sir-Insights IAS, Mohan sir-IAS Baba

Name: Gagan

Date:19th Feb,2026 Forenoon session
First one to go.

Last attempt.

Key DAF Details: MBBS, Medical Officer, Sleep patterns, Malnutrition, Reflective Diary writing.
(Most questions were out of DAF)

Board: Honourable Suman Sharma ma’am

Half round table like format.

Two members were sitting just besides
me

Questions asked:

Chairperson:
Honourable Suman sharma ma'am

Greeted me with smile. Are you from this district? Said yes ma’am.

🫳French PM’s visit to India.
What was related to health?
Will France benefit from Indian AI?

👉 Is there any other hub of pharma apart from Gujarat?

👉Why is Gujarat hub of Pharma?

👉Why is not India good in APIs production? We are good at Generic medicines.

👉Why the global trade has been disrupted?

👉What is the contribution of MSMEs?

M1 : (lady member)
Serious look

Manufacturing sector contribution in India?

What are the problems of MSMEs?

👉How can you promote MSMEs as health secretary?

👉Which kind of trade you would like to promote of India?

She was closely observing how I was speaking.

M3:

Just left side of me
After sitting he deliberately observed my style of sitting and any foot movement.
After asking tricky questions they all looked at each other..Dekho kaise fasta hai ab! Like..

Tried to trap me by asking tricky questions.

👉What are the health challenges in Gujarat region wise?

👉So, Government is not aware of inequality?

👉Should gujarat remove liquor prohibition?

👉As a Advisor to CM what would you suggest?

👉Liquor is available everywhere in Gujarat.
So do you think that there is corruption in the Government?

M4: very old age. Supported my answers.


👉Problems in Geriatric Care in India? Do you think we should promote?

👉Do you think India should follow Insurance based model from Western countries?

👉Robot vs cybort? Said don't know sir

👉Tiger reserves promotion? What are current status?

👉Do you think UN reforms necessary? How ?

👉Do you think India should follow two party system as it is successful in USA?


M4:

👉What is start up bridge?

👉Why is there sleep disturbances in people?

👉So, should India commercialise Sleep clinics?

👉What are the role of Incubation centre?Name any one

👉Is health sector is about business?

👉How do you visualise India at the Global stage?

Approx: 20 minutes

Chair person ma'am was writing countinously in diary.

Other members were writing something in DAF or diary by pencil.

Tricky questions against government. Tried to know balance of judgement.


Mocks/O20 (If any):
13 mocks given online.
PW only IAS gave the opportunity to have maximum mocks with them.
Vision ias -,Best.. Only one wished my best of luck.

Unacademy - taught me to speak with humility.

Jice Academy - too much aggressive marketing.

Upwise arranged two online mocks.

Offline - gave 3
Samkalp, Vision, Pw only ias.

PS: Interview was totally different from mocks. Just one question was repeated in actual interview. So, be prepare for random questions.