Date - 19/03/25
Panel- Suman Sharma
Time-around 25 min
DAF- Not a single question based on it. So many random factual questions, so forgetting many.
1. Freebie culture? Do you think there is need of performance based criteria .
2. What is ‘Right to service’ ? Why there is need of it.
3. What is Jal Jeevan Mission?
4. Other some water related schemes. So many facts were asked.
5. What is Green hydrogen Mission ? Particular aims of the policy .
6. What is green hydrogen Mission? Asked something more about it. Can’t remember.
7. Why not many Bilateral treaties not signed by India ?
8. One treaty signed in last couple of months. Which countries included in that . ( talked about EFTA)
9. What is the unique thing about this treaty. How we can follow legal commitment in realty.
10. What is neighbourhood first policy? Why SAARC is failing ?
11. Situation in Myanmar. China factor. Did India fail to develop attractive factor like China ?
12. EPFO. Info regarding it.
13. Panchyati Raj. Which states have achieved best results ? ( talked about Kerala, MH) - following questions on it.
14. Worst performing states in Panchyati Raj.
15. Special category states. Criteria for that. Which states included?
16. Why Andhra is demanding it ?
( Everyone has very pessimistic faces 😅 members- 2 male, 2 female )
I really feel that at personality test stage , when you are specifically asking for DAF; you should ask questions which will help one to understand personality of person. Even grilling by 1-2 members is also okay, to check calmness of a person , but random prelims facts expectation at PT seems problematic.
Though some of analytical questions asked, once you are successful to make person this uncomfortable, very difficult to bring best out of you. I wish UPSC had system where feedback for panels was also taken.
Anyway- for just in case scenario, read this panel transcripts, as to ask factual questions do not require any intelligence or creativity many are repeating.
Hope for best !
Panel- Suman Sharma
Time-around 25 min
DAF- Not a single question based on it. So many random factual questions, so forgetting many.
1. Freebie culture? Do you think there is need of performance based criteria .
2. What is ‘Right to service’ ? Why there is need of it.
3. What is Jal Jeevan Mission?
4. Other some water related schemes. So many facts were asked.
5. What is Green hydrogen Mission ? Particular aims of the policy .
6. What is green hydrogen Mission? Asked something more about it. Can’t remember.
7. Why not many Bilateral treaties not signed by India ?
8. One treaty signed in last couple of months. Which countries included in that . ( talked about EFTA)
9. What is the unique thing about this treaty. How we can follow legal commitment in realty.
10. What is neighbourhood first policy? Why SAARC is failing ?
11. Situation in Myanmar. China factor. Did India fail to develop attractive factor like China ?
12. EPFO. Info regarding it.
13. Panchyati Raj. Which states have achieved best results ? ( talked about Kerala, MH) - following questions on it.
14. Worst performing states in Panchyati Raj.
15. Special category states. Criteria for that. Which states included?
16. Why Andhra is demanding it ?
( Everyone has very pessimistic faces 😅 members- 2 male, 2 female )
I really feel that at personality test stage , when you are specifically asking for DAF; you should ask questions which will help one to understand personality of person. Even grilling by 1-2 members is also okay, to check calmness of a person , but random prelims facts expectation at PT seems problematic.
Though some of analytical questions asked, once you are successful to make person this uncomfortable, very difficult to bring best out of you. I wish UPSC had system where feedback for panels was also taken.
Anyway- for just in case scenario, read this panel transcripts, as to ask factual questions do not require any intelligence or creativity many are repeating.
Hope for best !
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Jai Ma Tuluja Bhawani
Board: Sheelvardhan Sir
Date: 21st March
Keywords: History, MP, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Historical Places, Swimming, Blood Donation, Creative Writing, Mahatma Gandhi
Chairman
Welcome _ we are about to have a discussion with you.
1.So your roots are from Jabalpur, have you been to Bhedaghat?
2. Why is it so special?
3. You are a student of history, if you can travel back in time, which time period would to like to live in? Why?
4. Now as the ruler’s cabinet minister, what would you advise him?
5. What is Subaltern history?
6. If you have to live back in time from from the perspective of masses then which reign would you choose and why?
7. How many types of Diaspora do we have?
8. What are their advantages.
M1 (Sir)
1. What is the criteria for blood donation?
2. Who cannot?
3. Some technicality related to blood donation which I could not answer
4. What is the core of Gandhi’s philosophy? (DAF)
5. What were the 7 sins of Gandhiji?
6. What was ekdash vrat of Gandhiji?
M3 (Madam)
1. You have done some work of Gandhi. How is he and his ideas of local self govt relevant today?
2. Betterment?
3. Importance of Sanchi Stupa? It’s relation with any foreign country?
4. Fuss over Greenland? What is the issue?
5. If you can buy anyone country of the world for India, which one would that be?
6. Why?
7. Meaning of your name?
M4 (Madam)
1. Favourite historical place? Why? (DAF)
2. Asked about history of my college? (Kolkata based)
3. Most famous person associated to it?
4. What was your work on Gandhi?
M4 (Sir)
1. Creative writing on self improvement is your hobby. In what other ways can we frame it?
2. Three qualities of yours that makes you a good writer?
3. Two negative of yours that hampers it?
4. India has such a huge coastline then why not Olympic medals in swimming?
5. How can we improve that?
6. Most medals in the world in Olympics by? Tell for both Make and female?
7. Gandhiji was inspired by which two famous thinkers or authors the most and what were the ideas?
8. Which Jain saint Gandhiji met in his lifetime?
9. Why Mahakoshal region is called so?
Might have forgotten few questions. Overall very cordial board especially Chairman Sir.
A mix of factual and opinion based. In and around DAF.
All the best!
Board: Sheelvardhan Sir
Date: 21st March
Keywords: History, MP, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Historical Places, Swimming, Blood Donation, Creative Writing, Mahatma Gandhi
Chairman
Welcome _ we are about to have a discussion with you.
1.So your roots are from Jabalpur, have you been to Bhedaghat?
2. Why is it so special?
3. You are a student of history, if you can travel back in time, which time period would to like to live in? Why?
4. Now as the ruler’s cabinet minister, what would you advise him?
5. What is Subaltern history?
6. If you have to live back in time from from the perspective of masses then which reign would you choose and why?
7. How many types of Diaspora do we have?
8. What are their advantages.
M1 (Sir)
1. What is the criteria for blood donation?
2. Who cannot?
3. Some technicality related to blood donation which I could not answer
4. What is the core of Gandhi’s philosophy? (DAF)
5. What were the 7 sins of Gandhiji?
6. What was ekdash vrat of Gandhiji?
M3 (Madam)
1. You have done some work of Gandhi. How is he and his ideas of local self govt relevant today?
2. Betterment?
3. Importance of Sanchi Stupa? It’s relation with any foreign country?
4. Fuss over Greenland? What is the issue?
5. If you can buy anyone country of the world for India, which one would that be?
6. Why?
7. Meaning of your name?
M4 (Madam)
1. Favourite historical place? Why? (DAF)
2. Asked about history of my college? (Kolkata based)
3. Most famous person associated to it?
4. What was your work on Gandhi?
M4 (Sir)
1. Creative writing on self improvement is your hobby. In what other ways can we frame it?
2. Three qualities of yours that makes you a good writer?
3. Two negative of yours that hampers it?
4. India has such a huge coastline then why not Olympic medals in swimming?
5. How can we improve that?
6. Most medals in the world in Olympics by? Tell for both Make and female?
7. Gandhiji was inspired by which two famous thinkers or authors the most and what were the ideas?
8. Which Jain saint Gandhiji met in his lifetime?
9. Why Mahakoshal region is called so?
Might have forgotten few questions. Overall very cordial board especially Chairman Sir.
A mix of factual and opinion based. In and around DAF.
All the best!
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Sanjay Verma Sir board 19th March
Daf keywords - psir, civil engineering, web series
Chairman.
1- Economics of Web series and movies
2- biggest producers of web series and movies in india
3- ott platforms and their subscriber base in india
4- impact on starculture by the recent changing trends in webseries a movies
5- use psir jargons keywords to describe following personalities - Modi, Trump, Putin, Md Yunus
Member 1 -
1- what have you been doing since graduation. Basically asked about gap years
2- usas recent interest in Panama canal
3- how china has been able to make such megaprojects around the world
4- what China has been doing to be pioneer in this
Member 2-
1- New defence post created in India
2- what is the need of this post in india
3- what's your opinion , is it wise to create such institutional post in defence in india
4- balochistan issue
5 - demand among baloch to become part of india , do you support it ?
Member 3 -
1- have you heard of Latin American conclave started today
2- about Bri project and how it impact african region
3- mid day meal scheme- 2 advantages ,2 disadvantages
4- monetisation of Indian highways
5- ppp models in indian highway projects in india
Member 4
1- So did you choose civil engineering or you got it because of other reasons
2- has civil engineering as a subject loosing it's attraction among youth
3- why so many megaprojects around india yet less attraction towards civil engineering
5- issue of rising potholes in roads and accidents in india
Mocks given - 8-9 total - next ias , sriram , chahal , vajiram, samkalp, unacademy, forum etc
One to one - Ravindran sir , onlyias, shivendra sir vision ias
Daf keywords - psir, civil engineering, web series
Chairman.
1- Economics of Web series and movies
2- biggest producers of web series and movies in india
3- ott platforms and their subscriber base in india
4- impact on starculture by the recent changing trends in webseries a movies
5- use psir jargons keywords to describe following personalities - Modi, Trump, Putin, Md Yunus
Member 1 -
1- what have you been doing since graduation. Basically asked about gap years
2- usas recent interest in Panama canal
3- how china has been able to make such megaprojects around the world
4- what China has been doing to be pioneer in this
Member 2-
1- New defence post created in India
2- what is the need of this post in india
3- what's your opinion , is it wise to create such institutional post in defence in india
4- balochistan issue
5 - demand among baloch to become part of india , do you support it ?
Member 3 -
1- have you heard of Latin American conclave started today
2- about Bri project and how it impact african region
3- mid day meal scheme- 2 advantages ,2 disadvantages
4- monetisation of Indian highways
5- ppp models in indian highway projects in india
Member 4
1- So did you choose civil engineering or you got it because of other reasons
2- has civil engineering as a subject loosing it's attraction among youth
3- why so many megaprojects around india yet less attraction towards civil engineering
5- issue of rising potholes in roads and accidents in india
Mocks given - 8-9 total - next ias , sriram , chahal , vajiram, samkalp, unacademy, forum etc
One to one - Ravindran sir , onlyias, shivendra sir vision ias
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Name: Unknown
Date: 21/03/25
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa
Optional: Economics
State: Punjab
Other DAF entries not relevant
Chairman sir (very welcoming, told about my optional subject)
1. India transformed from fragile 5 to one of the top 5 economies of the world. Tell us about the growth story of India.
2. India is going to be the 3rd largest economy, but per capita GDP remains very low as compared to other nations. Is size of GDP really relevant or something to celebrate about.
3. What China did right to become such a huge economy and what are its geopolitical implications.
M1
1. Have you heard about Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying?
2. What does the department do?
3. What is short selling in context of Hindenburg case?
4. Is short selling ethical?
5. Where all have you travelled? (Related to DAF)
M2
1. Sunita williams have recently returned from the space, can you tell what is an interstellar object.
2. Which is the only interstellar object, sent by humans.
3. What is Phishing. I started to decribe fishing. But she clarified.
4. What is penny drop phishing.
5. What is penny drop banking.
6. What is pink tax.
M3
1. Punjab is a poor state with rich people. Comment.
2. Why is fiscal health of Punjab so bad.
M4
1. What is the manufacturing and industrial landscape of India with respect to dignity of labour.
2. What all we have done to ensure dignity of labour.
3. Why informalisation of labour happening in organised sector.
4. Explained in detail about how the assembly lines and manufacturing has evolved from a factory where all the components were made and assembled at same place to a fragmented manufacturing now. What are the challenges that it pose to India.
Chairman sir
What are good manufacturing practices. What are 5 principles of Good manufacturing practices.
Overall very cordial board. They were telling me and giving clarification wherever I needed them.
Mocks- Vajiram and Ravi, Vajirao and Reddy, Next IAS, Unacademy and Samkalp were good.
One to one session with Ravindran sir and Vinay sir(Insights IAS) were very insightful.
Date: 21/03/25
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa
Optional: Economics
State: Punjab
Other DAF entries not relevant
Chairman sir (very welcoming, told about my optional subject)
1. India transformed from fragile 5 to one of the top 5 economies of the world. Tell us about the growth story of India.
2. India is going to be the 3rd largest economy, but per capita GDP remains very low as compared to other nations. Is size of GDP really relevant or something to celebrate about.
3. What China did right to become such a huge economy and what are its geopolitical implications.
M1
1. Have you heard about Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying?
2. What does the department do?
3. What is short selling in context of Hindenburg case?
4. Is short selling ethical?
5. Where all have you travelled? (Related to DAF)
M2
1. Sunita williams have recently returned from the space, can you tell what is an interstellar object.
2. Which is the only interstellar object, sent by humans.
3. What is Phishing. I started to decribe fishing. But she clarified.
4. What is penny drop phishing.
5. What is penny drop banking.
6. What is pink tax.
M3
1. Punjab is a poor state with rich people. Comment.
2. Why is fiscal health of Punjab so bad.
M4
1. What is the manufacturing and industrial landscape of India with respect to dignity of labour.
2. What all we have done to ensure dignity of labour.
3. Why informalisation of labour happening in organised sector.
4. Explained in detail about how the assembly lines and manufacturing has evolved from a factory where all the components were made and assembled at same place to a fragmented manufacturing now. What are the challenges that it pose to India.
Chairman sir
What are good manufacturing practices. What are 5 principles of Good manufacturing practices.
Overall very cordial board. They were telling me and giving clarification wherever I needed them.
Mocks- Vajiram and Ravi, Vajirao and Reddy, Next IAS, Unacademy and Samkalp were good.
One to one session with Ravindran sir and Vinay sir(Insights IAS) were very insightful.
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Name : Husqvarna
Date : 21/3/25 (Afternoon 1st to go @2.14pm)
Time of interview: 23mins
Board : Sheelvardhan Sir
From : Karnataka
DAF keywords : Anthropology, Bike touring, IT work Experience, Bangalore, Dharwad, Powerlifter, Belgaum.
Chairman,
Welcome to good conversation
1.What is AI
2.Ethical issues with Neuralink
3.Which bike you have
4. Where all have you been
5. Explain the changes you observed from Bangalore to Coimbatore
6.Which is your favourite bike
7. Custom duty on Harley Davidson bike
M1(Male)
1. Have you read about Evolution
2. What is Homo aqeutus
3. How much time is required for next Homo species
4. Do you believe Evolution is still happening
M2(Female)
1. Tell me about Belgaum
2. Language issue
3. Tell me about Dharwad
4. Community that has come from outside but doing good in Karnataka - (I said Siddhi tribe)
5.where else do you find them
6. Budepest memorandum
7. What is reason for Ukraine war
8. What happening now.( 30days true period)
9. What type of diplomacy US Is doing here( I said , mediation. Mam, told shuttle mediation)
M3(Female)
1. With your IT work, what policy you bring for employees welfare, as an administrator.
2.Banglore problem and priority for you solving, as an administrator.
M4(Male)
1. How did survive in Bangalore with such small salary.
2.Hanuman was also a powerlifter, Can you tell me why?
3.Do you know Yasin batkal?, I said- Yes, He was terrorist for Batkal of Karnataka
4.What step do you take to stop such things.
Chairman Sir,
Yes, you interview is over you can go now.
Mocks : Samkalp, Vajiram, vajirao, Statescraft, India4IAS
Date : 21/3/25 (Afternoon 1st to go @2.14pm)
Time of interview: 23mins
Board : Sheelvardhan Sir
From : Karnataka
DAF keywords : Anthropology, Bike touring, IT work Experience, Bangalore, Dharwad, Powerlifter, Belgaum.
Chairman,
Welcome to good conversation
1.What is AI
2.Ethical issues with Neuralink
3.Which bike you have
4. Where all have you been
5. Explain the changes you observed from Bangalore to Coimbatore
6.Which is your favourite bike
7. Custom duty on Harley Davidson bike
M1(Male)
1. Have you read about Evolution
2. What is Homo aqeutus
3. How much time is required for next Homo species
4. Do you believe Evolution is still happening
M2(Female)
1. Tell me about Belgaum
2. Language issue
3. Tell me about Dharwad
4. Community that has come from outside but doing good in Karnataka - (I said Siddhi tribe)
5.where else do you find them
6. Budepest memorandum
7. What is reason for Ukraine war
8. What happening now.( 30days true period)
9. What type of diplomacy US Is doing here( I said , mediation. Mam, told shuttle mediation)
M3(Female)
1. With your IT work, what policy you bring for employees welfare, as an administrator.
2.Banglore problem and priority for you solving, as an administrator.
M4(Male)
1. How did survive in Bangalore with such small salary.
2.Hanuman was also a powerlifter, Can you tell me why?
3.Do you know Yasin batkal?, I said- Yes, He was terrorist for Batkal of Karnataka
4.What step do you take to stop such things.
Chairman Sir,
Yes, you interview is over you can go now.
Mocks : Samkalp, Vajiram, vajirao, Statescraft, India4IAS
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Name- Tarzan
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
Special thanks to mahesh Bhagwat sir, gajanan sir idi,abhinandan sir(only ias)
Mocks - samkalp, maharashtra sadan,only ias ,vajiram
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
Special thanks to mahesh Bhagwat sir, gajanan sir idi,abhinandan sir(only ias)
Mocks - samkalp, maharashtra sadan,only ias ,vajiram
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Name
Date - 21-03-2025, afternoon
Board - Dinesh Dasa sir
DAF - Metallurgical engineering (graduation), Anthropology, Historical tourism (hobby) - other details of daf are irrelevant
Dasa sir
1. How are you?
2. Use of Anthropology in administration
3. PM said that 25 cr people came out. What is the basis of it?
4. Which data source is used for MPI?
5. Arrange 5 event in terms of there importance for India - Nationalisation of bank, LPG, GST, Demonetisation
6. What is the issue of delimitation
7. How to solve it
M1
1. What is Manipur issue
2. Is it sudden or any deep issue
3. What is one positive famous aspect of Manipur from economic perspective
4. What comes to your mind with terms - divisible pool and horizontal division
5. Do we need to include cess and surcharges in divisible pool
6. What is your opinion on not including cess and surcharges in divisible pool? Should we include it or remove it
M2
1. Long monologue on we don't have capacity to produce advance metal or speciality steel - what are the reasons
2. Name of one leader - can't recall name
3. Asked about FDI rate cut
M3
1. What are the linkages between MEMS and Anthropology
2. What are the 5 places in Madhya Pradesh important for anthropology and why
3. Where is Narmada Man kept
4. What is Aspirational district program and tell me any good example
M4
1. There is debate that - while focusing on equity and access there is compromise on excellence what is your opinion on that
2. People are important or constitution
3. Any mission you remember about Hydrogen
4. What is green and other types of hydrogen
Mock interviews - Vajiram, Vajirao, Next IAS etc
One on one - KSG (Khan sir), Vidyapeeth (Shubham Sir), Ravindran sir (Vajiram)
Date - 21-03-2025, afternoon
Board - Dinesh Dasa sir
DAF - Metallurgical engineering (graduation), Anthropology, Historical tourism (hobby) - other details of daf are irrelevant
Dasa sir
1. How are you?
2. Use of Anthropology in administration
3. PM said that 25 cr people came out. What is the basis of it?
4. Which data source is used for MPI?
5. Arrange 5 event in terms of there importance for India - Nationalisation of bank, LPG, GST, Demonetisation
6. What is the issue of delimitation
7. How to solve it
M1
1. What is Manipur issue
2. Is it sudden or any deep issue
3. What is one positive famous aspect of Manipur from economic perspective
4. What comes to your mind with terms - divisible pool and horizontal division
5. Do we need to include cess and surcharges in divisible pool
6. What is your opinion on not including cess and surcharges in divisible pool? Should we include it or remove it
M2
1. Long monologue on we don't have capacity to produce advance metal or speciality steel - what are the reasons
2. Name of one leader - can't recall name
3. Asked about FDI rate cut
M3
1. What are the linkages between MEMS and Anthropology
2. What are the 5 places in Madhya Pradesh important for anthropology and why
3. Where is Narmada Man kept
4. What is Aspirational district program and tell me any good example
M4
1. There is debate that - while focusing on equity and access there is compromise on excellence what is your opinion on that
2. People are important or constitution
3. Any mission you remember about Hydrogen
4. What is green and other types of hydrogen
Mock interviews - Vajiram, Vajirao, Next IAS etc
One on one - KSG (Khan sir), Vidyapeeth (Shubham Sir), Ravindran sir (Vajiram)
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Name: X
Date of Interview: 20th March
Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am
Board 3- 5th to go
DAF Keywords: IITx, Bihar, rest not relevant
Chairperson:
1. Cost of Logistic in India?
2. What can be done to improve it?
3. What are issues in developing inland waterway?
4. IITs are producing good employee not employer? Do you agree?
5. What are expansionist ideas of Trump?
5. Do you think that he want to capture power plants of Ukraine?
M1:
1. What is endangered species?
2. What is criteria for a species to be considered endangered?
3. Do you know of an endangered species in Ganges?(gangetic dolphin)
4. Why they have become endangered?
5. What can be done for their preservation?
5. Why are they important?
6. What is special category status?
7. Why is Bihar demanding SCS?
M2:
1. What is OECD?
2. Is India a part of it?
3. What is discussed in OECD other than economics?
4. Should India be a part of it? What benefits it can derive from it?
M3.
1. Why is Andhra Pradesh demanding SCS?
2. Won't it be good that every state is given SCS?
3. Should not an engineer go to tech field rather than coming here?
4. Who is a leader?
M4:
1. Can IAS be an entrepreneur?
2. Who is an entrepreneur?
3. Give some works where IAS have found innovative solutions.
4. What is your view on glass ceiling?
5. How we can remove it?
6. What is your view on capital punishment?
Overall experience: Relaxed atmosphere, patiently listened to every answer even though when some of my answers got quite lengthy.
Mocks: 10+
O2O: 4 (Special thanks to Shubham Aggarwal Sir (Vidyapeeth IAS) for boosting confidence)
All the best and thanks to the community for support! 🫶🏼
Date of Interview: 20th March
Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am
Board 3- 5th to go
DAF Keywords: IITx, Bihar, rest not relevant
Chairperson:
1. Cost of Logistic in India?
2. What can be done to improve it?
3. What are issues in developing inland waterway?
4. IITs are producing good employee not employer? Do you agree?
5. What are expansionist ideas of Trump?
5. Do you think that he want to capture power plants of Ukraine?
M1:
1. What is endangered species?
2. What is criteria for a species to be considered endangered?
3. Do you know of an endangered species in Ganges?(gangetic dolphin)
4. Why they have become endangered?
5. What can be done for their preservation?
5. Why are they important?
6. What is special category status?
7. Why is Bihar demanding SCS?
M2:
1. What is OECD?
2. Is India a part of it?
3. What is discussed in OECD other than economics?
4. Should India be a part of it? What benefits it can derive from it?
M3.
1. Why is Andhra Pradesh demanding SCS?
2. Won't it be good that every state is given SCS?
3. Should not an engineer go to tech field rather than coming here?
4. Who is a leader?
M4:
1. Can IAS be an entrepreneur?
2. Who is an entrepreneur?
3. Give some works where IAS have found innovative solutions.
4. What is your view on glass ceiling?
5. How we can remove it?
6. What is your view on capital punishment?
Overall experience: Relaxed atmosphere, patiently listened to every answer even though when some of my answers got quite lengthy.
Mocks: 10+
O2O: 4 (Special thanks to Shubham Aggarwal Sir (Vidyapeeth IAS) for boosting confidence)
All the best and thanks to the community for support! 🫶🏼
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Name:
Date: 21 march 2025
Board: Sheelvardhan sir
Forenoon (5th to go)
Daf: Boxing, Sports Ayurveda, Kerala, ITS, Leisure travel, Production engineering
Mood of room: Chair and members looking into my daf and chair welcomed me and gave me a good warm smile and asked me to sit and welcomed me to the conversation.
Chairman: questions on Boxing, Muhammad Ali, quoted Ali's famous "fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee" dialogue
1. Is Muhammad Ali you favourite.
2. What is your speciality in boxing?
3. What weight category did you play in?
4. What would you say if I say indians are violent (Said no i don't think so)
5. Why then we win medals in boxing and wrestling (contact sports with aggression) - said we also win medals in badminton and cricket and other sports moreover in a national perspective we have not attacked another country first except for our self defence.
6. Opinion on conducting olympics 2036, he added that it is economically not profitable so why don't we use the money for something else. (Said it has multifaceted aspects to it. Will grow the interest in sports which is important for youth and their health + improve india's prestige as a vishwaguru even further showing it's admin and program coordinating capacity once again after g20 summit)
7. What 1 skill would you want youth to be taught.( Said AI)
8. Be more specific- AI is so vast right( Said how to use AI and AI awareness for youth to overcome dis and misinformation through AI and AI hallucinations)
9. Choose 1 : invest in skill or olympics? ( Said if I could I would invest in both)
10. No you have to choose( took a moment and chose skilling initiatives, need of the hour olympics could be conducted even in 2040 or 2044)
M1:
1. Asked about leisure travel?
2. Places visited?(answer: Hampi and Manali)
3. What is happening in Manali now? (Said don't know exactly so he specified on disasters and climate change impacts)
4. Talk about Hampi.(was explaining the setup in Hampi and geographical archaeological aspects..) he intervened and asked who contributed the most to it's development (king?) ( said about 4 dynasties in vijayanagara but most was Krishna devaray as a king)
5. Asked about reasons for Delhi pollution? ( stubble burning, Yamuna has informal industries like footwear, leather, chemicals on its banks)
6. Industries are polluting ? How to achieve parity between development and envt?(proper EIA and formalisation)
M2:
1. periplus of erythrean sea mentions one port in western coast of india in kerala specifically. Which is it? ( muchiripattanam)
2. What is the status of it now?(Talked about Muziriz Heritage Project)
2. Cochin port?
3. Fisheries?
4. Is Cochin leading in it?
5. Share in Gdp of fisheries in kerala( said don't know)
6. Role in ayurvedic firm as an engg?
7. Sports ayurveda?
M3
1. Don't you think we should be done away with violent sports like boxing? (Respectefully disagreed. Said my point of view Talked about controlled aggression subduing animalistic instinct. Talked about personal control)
Chairman intervened: so have you shown controlled aggression to anyone close?
(Said i meant animalistic aggression everyone has in them. Physical aggression is a No go area for me )
M3 (contd)
2. We are now talking about stopping sports using animals(chair added cock fights in AP etc as example) why not have a discussion on this? ( Said both totally different aspects- animals dont have a choice but people do to participate in the sports hence both totally different ethical aspects)
3. Questions on crosspathy( lead answer to integrated medicine)
4. Very litte ayurvedic medicines available compared to modern medicine then to improve integrated medicine? (Talked about 10× increase in manufacturing in Ayush sector in 10 years)
5. Trade related aspects , trump, india's plan ahead
6. My personal opinion on how to improve trade?
Date: 21 march 2025
Board: Sheelvardhan sir
Forenoon (5th to go)
Daf: Boxing, Sports Ayurveda, Kerala, ITS, Leisure travel, Production engineering
Mood of room: Chair and members looking into my daf and chair welcomed me and gave me a good warm smile and asked me to sit and welcomed me to the conversation.
Chairman: questions on Boxing, Muhammad Ali, quoted Ali's famous "fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee" dialogue
1. Is Muhammad Ali you favourite.
2. What is your speciality in boxing?
3. What weight category did you play in?
4. What would you say if I say indians are violent (Said no i don't think so)
5. Why then we win medals in boxing and wrestling (contact sports with aggression) - said we also win medals in badminton and cricket and other sports moreover in a national perspective we have not attacked another country first except for our self defence.
6. Opinion on conducting olympics 2036, he added that it is economically not profitable so why don't we use the money for something else. (Said it has multifaceted aspects to it. Will grow the interest in sports which is important for youth and their health + improve india's prestige as a vishwaguru even further showing it's admin and program coordinating capacity once again after g20 summit)
7. What 1 skill would you want youth to be taught.( Said AI)
8. Be more specific- AI is so vast right( Said how to use AI and AI awareness for youth to overcome dis and misinformation through AI and AI hallucinations)
9. Choose 1 : invest in skill or olympics? ( Said if I could I would invest in both)
10. No you have to choose( took a moment and chose skilling initiatives, need of the hour olympics could be conducted even in 2040 or 2044)
M1:
1. Asked about leisure travel?
2. Places visited?(answer: Hampi and Manali)
3. What is happening in Manali now? (Said don't know exactly so he specified on disasters and climate change impacts)
4. Talk about Hampi.(was explaining the setup in Hampi and geographical archaeological aspects..) he intervened and asked who contributed the most to it's development (king?) ( said about 4 dynasties in vijayanagara but most was Krishna devaray as a king)
5. Asked about reasons for Delhi pollution? ( stubble burning, Yamuna has informal industries like footwear, leather, chemicals on its banks)
6. Industries are polluting ? How to achieve parity between development and envt?(proper EIA and formalisation)
M2:
1. periplus of erythrean sea mentions one port in western coast of india in kerala specifically. Which is it? ( muchiripattanam)
2. What is the status of it now?(Talked about Muziriz Heritage Project)
2. Cochin port?
3. Fisheries?
4. Is Cochin leading in it?
5. Share in Gdp of fisheries in kerala( said don't know)
6. Role in ayurvedic firm as an engg?
7. Sports ayurveda?
M3
1. Don't you think we should be done away with violent sports like boxing? (Respectefully disagreed. Said my point of view Talked about controlled aggression subduing animalistic instinct. Talked about personal control)
Chairman intervened: so have you shown controlled aggression to anyone close?
(Said i meant animalistic aggression everyone has in them. Physical aggression is a No go area for me )
M3 (contd)
2. We are now talking about stopping sports using animals(chair added cock fights in AP etc as example) why not have a discussion on this? ( Said both totally different aspects- animals dont have a choice but people do to participate in the sports hence both totally different ethical aspects)
3. Questions on crosspathy( lead answer to integrated medicine)
4. Very litte ayurvedic medicines available compared to modern medicine then to improve integrated medicine? (Talked about 10× increase in manufacturing in Ayush sector in 10 years)
5. Trade related aspects , trump, india's plan ahead
6. My personal opinion on how to improve trade?
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Name- Tarzan
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
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Name- shining star
Date- 19.03.25 , forenoon , 4th to go
Board- sheelvardhan sir
Daf keywords- MP ,Geography, bundelkhand cultural exhibition, basketball, garba dance, meditation, cancer
Chairman.
1 tell me something about your district.
It's not known to us
2. long poem on tiger ( as I mention durgavati tiger reserve in my earlier ans) nd asked me have you heard this before- I denied
3. What motivate u to do garba dance
4 Have u heard about hip hop dance
Do u practice othr dances as well- i said no
5 out of these whc beats are thr in hip hop dance --- 1 2.. 3
1 2.... 123
1 2... 12.... 123
I said all are thr
6. Let's come to Panama canal
Why it is in news
7 how many gates are thr in Panama canal and their working mechanism
8 how about greenland, why in news, Is USA doing right
9 If alaska was given then why not greenland.
10. Geographical importance of Greenland.
Member. 1
1. You are from mp then why Garba dance
2 why bundelkhand is not developed
3 what u will do to develop it
4 what's th status of women in bundelkhand. Compare it with women of indore
5 what steps have been taken to improve the situation of women in ur area till date.
Member 2
1 which area is having highest number of tigers in India
2 which area was having highest number of tigers in India before independence
3 you have done cancer campaign ..
Caused of increase in cancers these days and prevelant cancers
4 difference between hereditary and genetics
5. What was your role in bundelkhand cultural exhibition
6. Say something about devi ahilya and her works
7 Then we need more devi ahilyas - I said yes with justification tht every women should have traits like her .
8 why she was in news recently
Member - 3
1 you played basketball. Till what level
2 wht basketball is not famous in india
3 example of person having short height and played well from India
Then said name of sm player whc i ws not aware of
4 difference between coordination and team work
5 where does brahmaputra originate
6 why its in news... What India should do.
Member 4
1. Long monlogue on indo pacific.. what India is doing for this
2. Antarctica treaty and Indian work in its relation
3. Deep sea mining and India efforts
4. Schemes for women empowerment in India
Overall very cordial board. Sheelvardhan sir was listening very carefully and ws having bird eye view on me.
I had daf discussion with Mahesh Bhagwat jii sir out of which around 90 % questions were asked.
Also I have given around 8 mocks of which Gs score was more alike.
Also had given around 8 one to one on mpoa group which also helped me a lot in answering questions.
Thankyou everyone for your help and guiding support 😊
Date- 19.03.25 , forenoon , 4th to go
Board- sheelvardhan sir
Daf keywords- MP ,Geography, bundelkhand cultural exhibition, basketball, garba dance, meditation, cancer
Chairman.
1 tell me something about your district.
It's not known to us
2. long poem on tiger ( as I mention durgavati tiger reserve in my earlier ans) nd asked me have you heard this before- I denied
3. What motivate u to do garba dance
4 Have u heard about hip hop dance
Do u practice othr dances as well- i said no
5 out of these whc beats are thr in hip hop dance --- 1 2.. 3
1 2.... 123
1 2... 12.... 123
I said all are thr
6. Let's come to Panama canal
Why it is in news
7 how many gates are thr in Panama canal and their working mechanism
8 how about greenland, why in news, Is USA doing right
9 If alaska was given then why not greenland.
10. Geographical importance of Greenland.
Member. 1
1. You are from mp then why Garba dance
2 why bundelkhand is not developed
3 what u will do to develop it
4 what's th status of women in bundelkhand. Compare it with women of indore
5 what steps have been taken to improve the situation of women in ur area till date.
Member 2
1 which area is having highest number of tigers in India
2 which area was having highest number of tigers in India before independence
3 you have done cancer campaign ..
Caused of increase in cancers these days and prevelant cancers
4 difference between hereditary and genetics
5. What was your role in bundelkhand cultural exhibition
6. Say something about devi ahilya and her works
7 Then we need more devi ahilyas - I said yes with justification tht every women should have traits like her .
8 why she was in news recently
Member - 3
1 you played basketball. Till what level
2 wht basketball is not famous in india
3 example of person having short height and played well from India
Then said name of sm player whc i ws not aware of
4 difference between coordination and team work
5 where does brahmaputra originate
6 why its in news... What India should do.
Member 4
1. Long monlogue on indo pacific.. what India is doing for this
2. Antarctica treaty and Indian work in its relation
3. Deep sea mining and India efforts
4. Schemes for women empowerment in India
Overall very cordial board. Sheelvardhan sir was listening very carefully and ws having bird eye view on me.
I had daf discussion with Mahesh Bhagwat jii sir out of which around 90 % questions were asked.
Also I have given around 8 mocks of which Gs score was more alike.
Also had given around 8 one to one on mpoa group which also helped me a lot in answering questions.
Thankyou everyone for your help and guiding support 😊
👍8
(1/2)
Name: Who am I?
Date: 20/03/2025, Afternoon session, last person to go
Board: Sanjay Verma Sir
Graduation and Optional : Psychology
Time: 30-35 minutes
Daf keywords: Poetry, Non fiction books, QPR suicide prevention, governance, Punjab, DU (others not relevant)
Chairperson
I wished a 'happy' afternoon to members (since it was the international day of happiness)
Sir asked if I was trying some psychological trick with the board, and had a lighter moment in the start.
1. Since you're a psychology student, do a psychological analysis of the people who were sitting with you on the table in the waiting room.
2. What books have you read?
3. Man's search for meaning. What is it about?
a. You talked about happiness and sadness. Aren't you too young to already be this philosophical and trying to find a balance of such emotions?
4. There isn't a lot of thrust on indian psychology, we've always been talking about western concepts. Why?
a. I mentioned sudhir kakar, went on with a small discussion on that and their books.
5. Ayurveda in psychology, how is the perception about it? What do you think is it's use in psychology?
6. In the globalised world, children are shifting more towards a homogeneous culture. How do you perceive that?
7. You're doing so well in psychology. Why not be a psychologist which is actually the need of the hour rather than a civil servant?
8. I brought up Jonathan Haidt's latest book Anxious Generation. Had a good discussion on that.
9. Have you heard of this latest show adolescence on netflix? I said I've heard but haven't watched. Sir talked about it and asked to watch it.
Member 1
1. The recent cases of a woman going to the office just five days post partum and another woman constable taking their five day old kid to work as a traffic police. Your opinion?
a. Do you think it's tokenistic?
b. Health concerns of the child?
c. Is it a social stunt to be in the limelight?
2. Work life balance debates. Your viewpoint?
a. A lot of people keep sitting in the office and are taken as good officers, while those who have a strict timeline aren't taken as good enough. What do you think?
3. Emigration from Punjab, especially youth. Reasons? What are the steps that should be taken?
Member 2
1. You're so much into poetry. Name some poets who had to struggle so much in life but still came forward and voiced themselves?
2. Gender budgeting, the focus is on women-led development. Why isn't it gender neutral?
a. How is the incidence of gender budgeting ascertained? For eg in the case of nrega, how will you do that?
3. QPR suicide prevention gatekeeping. What is it? How to make it a reality and include it in different settings?
4. Suppose you're leading your office now as an officer. How will you make your office the best office, not the functionality but in terms of the employees?
Member 3
1. In case of insurance, it isn't given if someone dies by suicide within a year. Is there a psychological reason behind it?
2. Difference between lunancy and insanity
3. Is committing suicide a crime?
4. Is trying to commit suicide a crime?
5. Difference between good governance and good administration
6. Tell me about industrial psychology.
Member 4
1. Two recent ongoing issues in Punjab. I mentioned the farmer's issue and the scenario that took place yesterday. Questions based on that. Grilled fully.
a. What do you think about the whole scenario?
b. Did the police do it right?
c. In the morning, it's a negotiation period and by evening the whole scenario shifted. Your opinion about it?
d. I differ. What do you want to say?
e. Give me your final stance.
2. Why shifted from icse to cbse?
3. Prakash Padukone's daughter deepika padukone didn't become a badminton player, became a successful actor and still suffered from depression. Why?
a. Why did she come out openly about it?
b. What's your opinion about doing it this way?
Name: Who am I?
Date: 20/03/2025, Afternoon session, last person to go
Board: Sanjay Verma Sir
Graduation and Optional : Psychology
Time: 30-35 minutes
Daf keywords: Poetry, Non fiction books, QPR suicide prevention, governance, Punjab, DU (others not relevant)
Chairperson
I wished a 'happy' afternoon to members (since it was the international day of happiness)
Sir asked if I was trying some psychological trick with the board, and had a lighter moment in the start.
1. Since you're a psychology student, do a psychological analysis of the people who were sitting with you on the table in the waiting room.
2. What books have you read?
3. Man's search for meaning. What is it about?
a. You talked about happiness and sadness. Aren't you too young to already be this philosophical and trying to find a balance of such emotions?
4. There isn't a lot of thrust on indian psychology, we've always been talking about western concepts. Why?
a. I mentioned sudhir kakar, went on with a small discussion on that and their books.
5. Ayurveda in psychology, how is the perception about it? What do you think is it's use in psychology?
6. In the globalised world, children are shifting more towards a homogeneous culture. How do you perceive that?
7. You're doing so well in psychology. Why not be a psychologist which is actually the need of the hour rather than a civil servant?
8. I brought up Jonathan Haidt's latest book Anxious Generation. Had a good discussion on that.
9. Have you heard of this latest show adolescence on netflix? I said I've heard but haven't watched. Sir talked about it and asked to watch it.
Member 1
1. The recent cases of a woman going to the office just five days post partum and another woman constable taking their five day old kid to work as a traffic police. Your opinion?
a. Do you think it's tokenistic?
b. Health concerns of the child?
c. Is it a social stunt to be in the limelight?
2. Work life balance debates. Your viewpoint?
a. A lot of people keep sitting in the office and are taken as good officers, while those who have a strict timeline aren't taken as good enough. What do you think?
3. Emigration from Punjab, especially youth. Reasons? What are the steps that should be taken?
Member 2
1. You're so much into poetry. Name some poets who had to struggle so much in life but still came forward and voiced themselves?
2. Gender budgeting, the focus is on women-led development. Why isn't it gender neutral?
a. How is the incidence of gender budgeting ascertained? For eg in the case of nrega, how will you do that?
3. QPR suicide prevention gatekeeping. What is it? How to make it a reality and include it in different settings?
4. Suppose you're leading your office now as an officer. How will you make your office the best office, not the functionality but in terms of the employees?
Member 3
1. In case of insurance, it isn't given if someone dies by suicide within a year. Is there a psychological reason behind it?
2. Difference between lunancy and insanity
3. Is committing suicide a crime?
4. Is trying to commit suicide a crime?
5. Difference between good governance and good administration
6. Tell me about industrial psychology.
Member 4
1. Two recent ongoing issues in Punjab. I mentioned the farmer's issue and the scenario that took place yesterday. Questions based on that. Grilled fully.
a. What do you think about the whole scenario?
b. Did the police do it right?
c. In the morning, it's a negotiation period and by evening the whole scenario shifted. Your opinion about it?
d. I differ. What do you want to say?
e. Give me your final stance.
2. Why shifted from icse to cbse?
3. Prakash Padukone's daughter deepika padukone didn't become a badminton player, became a successful actor and still suffered from depression. Why?
a. Why did she come out openly about it?
b. What's your opinion about doing it this way?
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(2/2)
Chairperson
1. Picking up from deepika padukone, there was an issue of kanhaiya kumar and jnu in the past, deepika padukone stood up and faced a backlash. How do you view the whole thing?
2. We think you're too nerdy and scholarly. Tell us something funny or crack a joke.
Might be forgetting some questions.
Overall cordial board. Some grilling with the last member on controversial issues.
Mocks (utility) : Samkalp, Chahal, NextIas, Vajirao. Nowhere close to mocks in my case. In general, I advocate being very open minded and figuring out how to bring out your true self in any situation, with a grasp over your strengths.
All the best!
Chairperson
1. Picking up from deepika padukone, there was an issue of kanhaiya kumar and jnu in the past, deepika padukone stood up and faced a backlash. How do you view the whole thing?
2. We think you're too nerdy and scholarly. Tell us something funny or crack a joke.
Might be forgetting some questions.
Overall cordial board. Some grilling with the last member on controversial issues.
Mocks (utility) : Samkalp, Chahal, NextIas, Vajirao. Nowhere close to mocks in my case. In general, I advocate being very open minded and figuring out how to bring out your true self in any situation, with a grasp over your strengths.
All the best!
👍3
Date : 08 Feb AN , 4th to go.
Board : Suman Sharma mam
Keywords : B.tech IT, Dharmapuri , Tamil Nadu , Yogasana ( rest not asked)
Mam:
1.Utility of temple golds for economy. Opinion
2.Right to Abortion, Opinion.
Diff between legal right and constitutional right ?
3. Mam Listed countries (USA,Germany, Russia, China) and asked me to arrange it based on importance. Long discussion.
Member 1: Sir
1. Work from home pros and cons, WFH on women.
2. WFH impact on real estate.
3. If you were CM of TN, 3 major issues to focus.
4.Steps taken by the Govt on corruption.
5. Ban Chemical fertilizer... Impacts?
Member 2: Sir
1.Eco Tourism in TN
2.Hogenakkal ( becoz of dharmapuri), Veerappan
3. Kavari river , Mekedatu dam - name reason , Need for dam, status of it.
4.Anamalai border
5.Red sanders , pushpa movie, uses of red sanders,
6.What type of yoga do u follow ?
Member 3 : mam
1.Inequality in TN. How to reduce it..
2.Continue with the TN issue.. Tell me some social issues.. Discussion on liquor. Don't you think it is a problem? Economic impact of Liquor?
What will be your solution? ( Discussion on prohibition)
Where it is successful..
Why not awareness and regulations?
3. Use of aadhar
4. Ayushman Bharat scheme. How it is performing. What measure needed further.
Mem 4 : sir
1. MSME recent classification
2. Any journal name on IT at national and International level?
3.Diff between Recruitment , selection? 4.Recruitment stages? ( he started with Notification, Written , PT, Appointment )
5. Diff between Commerce, trade , business ?
6. Diff between Target , goal ,aim , objective ?
7.IPR. Patent filing process .
Mam : Thank You!
(can't recollect some ques)
Board : Suman Sharma mam
Keywords : B.tech IT, Dharmapuri , Tamil Nadu , Yogasana ( rest not asked)
Mam:
1.Utility of temple golds for economy. Opinion
2.Right to Abortion, Opinion.
Diff between legal right and constitutional right ?
3. Mam Listed countries (USA,Germany, Russia, China) and asked me to arrange it based on importance. Long discussion.
Member 1: Sir
1. Work from home pros and cons, WFH on women.
2. WFH impact on real estate.
3. If you were CM of TN, 3 major issues to focus.
4.Steps taken by the Govt on corruption.
5. Ban Chemical fertilizer... Impacts?
Member 2: Sir
1.Eco Tourism in TN
2.Hogenakkal ( becoz of dharmapuri), Veerappan
3. Kavari river , Mekedatu dam - name reason , Need for dam, status of it.
4.Anamalai border
5.Red sanders , pushpa movie, uses of red sanders,
6.What type of yoga do u follow ?
Member 3 : mam
1.Inequality in TN. How to reduce it..
2.Continue with the TN issue.. Tell me some social issues.. Discussion on liquor. Don't you think it is a problem? Economic impact of Liquor?
What will be your solution? ( Discussion on prohibition)
Where it is successful..
Why not awareness and regulations?
3. Use of aadhar
4. Ayushman Bharat scheme. How it is performing. What measure needed further.
Mem 4 : sir
1. MSME recent classification
2. Any journal name on IT at national and International level?
3.Diff between Recruitment , selection? 4.Recruitment stages? ( he started with Notification, Written , PT, Appointment )
5. Diff between Commerce, trade , business ?
6. Diff between Target , goal ,aim , objective ?
7.IPR. Patent filing process .
Mam : Thank You!
(can't recollect some ques)
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Board: Dinesh dasa sir
Date : 21 March 2025
Forenoon, first to go, 28 mins (10:06 - 10:34)
DAF KW : prayagraj, UP, mental health, exploring historical places, computer science engineering, JRF in sociology, gender equality debate (rest not asked)
Chairman sir
1. How are you
2 you have done computer engineering and then pg in sociology, have done PG only for sake of doing it (I mentioned JRF in my answer)
3 Do you know you can become AP in sociology, so do you support this idea that graduation in one subject and post graduation in other, still eligible to become professor
4 If you become secretary to MoE, what changes you will bring in education
5 Don't you think teacher's social status has been reduced now a days, who is responsible- society, students or teachers themselves
6 don't you think teacher's don't have calibre now a days to teach
7 security in govt job is responsible for reluctance of teachers to teach?
8 since mahakumbh generated 3 lc revenue, why don't we organise such type of event every year to generate revenue (I mentioned it's not completely ethical to totally commercializes such events)
9 you don't found it ethical
10 how role of women changed in Indian cinema in last decade
M1 (male member)
1. Long monologue on UP, and then asked a question related to indentured labours of UP(I said sorry)
2 What exports we do in india stacks ( again sorry from my side)
3 why water ways are not developed in UP
4 If I want to travel from varansi to Calcutta from water ways, can I do it (I mentioned Ganga Vilas cruise, but mentioned it's cost around 25lakh)
5 He said 25 lakh or 25 thousand ( I said it's 51 days cruise, per day cost is around 25 thousand)
6 why india is developing it's own LLM, why don't we rely on other countries LLM
M2 (Lady member)
1 Different temple architecture of India ( refrence to historical places kw in my DAF)
2 difference between equality and gender equality
3 what points you made about gender equality in your debate (I mentioned about LGBTQ, this word picked by last member in last question)
4 what solution you suggested
5 suicide Theory of Durkheim
6 which age group among male and female is suffering from mental health problems and suicide
M 3 ( he had written questions along with answers in diary)
1 which department deals with water what's the flagship scheme of govt ( I said not sure but it could be Jal Jeevan Mission, he said it's har ghar jal)
2 what target govt has given in this scheme (I said sorry sir)
3 what different govt is doing in this scheme ( I said civic responsibility under catch the rain campaign, but he said it's tapped water supply)
4 long monologue on online delivery of medicine, and asked me whether it's legal (I said sorry sir I don't know about legislation) [ out of box question for me]
5 just give me your opinion on this ( as I had no clue regarding this issue , so just gave two points and that too was not apt)
6 long monologue on India and it's neighbour, why relation of india with it's neighbour is getting deteriorated
7 long monologue on rural India, asked people prefer to send boys to school and not girls, what's it's solution
M4(lady member, and continuously staring at me since starting)
1. What is grok
2 what's issue with it
3 how it's different from chatgpt (I mentioned language and opinions)
4 If we change hindi language to English will the grok issue get resolved
5 what's the problem of AI chat box in giving opinions
6 So use of grok will create problems in india ( I said providing the current scenario it will)
7 what do you mean by current scenario ( I said as it freely accessible, even children could use it, and sensitive issues such as Nagpur violence is going on [ idk why Dasa sir laughed at it very loudly]
8 Difference between economic development and economic growth
9 difference between world Bank and IMF
10 As you mentioned about LGBTQ, which department deals with their problems (I said mam it could be social justice department, but I am not sure)
Chairman sir - ok beta, you may go now .
Date : 21 March 2025
Forenoon, first to go, 28 mins (10:06 - 10:34)
DAF KW : prayagraj, UP, mental health, exploring historical places, computer science engineering, JRF in sociology, gender equality debate (rest not asked)
Chairman sir
1. How are you
2 you have done computer engineering and then pg in sociology, have done PG only for sake of doing it (I mentioned JRF in my answer)
3 Do you know you can become AP in sociology, so do you support this idea that graduation in one subject and post graduation in other, still eligible to become professor
4 If you become secretary to MoE, what changes you will bring in education
5 Don't you think teacher's social status has been reduced now a days, who is responsible- society, students or teachers themselves
6 don't you think teacher's don't have calibre now a days to teach
7 security in govt job is responsible for reluctance of teachers to teach?
8 since mahakumbh generated 3 lc revenue, why don't we organise such type of event every year to generate revenue (I mentioned it's not completely ethical to totally commercializes such events)
9 you don't found it ethical
10 how role of women changed in Indian cinema in last decade
M1 (male member)
1. Long monologue on UP, and then asked a question related to indentured labours of UP(I said sorry)
2 What exports we do in india stacks ( again sorry from my side)
3 why water ways are not developed in UP
4 If I want to travel from varansi to Calcutta from water ways, can I do it (I mentioned Ganga Vilas cruise, but mentioned it's cost around 25lakh)
5 He said 25 lakh or 25 thousand ( I said it's 51 days cruise, per day cost is around 25 thousand)
6 why india is developing it's own LLM, why don't we rely on other countries LLM
M2 (Lady member)
1 Different temple architecture of India ( refrence to historical places kw in my DAF)
2 difference between equality and gender equality
3 what points you made about gender equality in your debate (I mentioned about LGBTQ, this word picked by last member in last question)
4 what solution you suggested
5 suicide Theory of Durkheim
6 which age group among male and female is suffering from mental health problems and suicide
M 3 ( he had written questions along with answers in diary)
1 which department deals with water what's the flagship scheme of govt ( I said not sure but it could be Jal Jeevan Mission, he said it's har ghar jal)
2 what target govt has given in this scheme (I said sorry sir)
3 what different govt is doing in this scheme ( I said civic responsibility under catch the rain campaign, but he said it's tapped water supply)
4 long monologue on online delivery of medicine, and asked me whether it's legal (I said sorry sir I don't know about legislation) [ out of box question for me]
5 just give me your opinion on this ( as I had no clue regarding this issue , so just gave two points and that too was not apt)
6 long monologue on India and it's neighbour, why relation of india with it's neighbour is getting deteriorated
7 long monologue on rural India, asked people prefer to send boys to school and not girls, what's it's solution
M4(lady member, and continuously staring at me since starting)
1. What is grok
2 what's issue with it
3 how it's different from chatgpt (I mentioned language and opinions)
4 If we change hindi language to English will the grok issue get resolved
5 what's the problem of AI chat box in giving opinions
6 So use of grok will create problems in india ( I said providing the current scenario it will)
7 what do you mean by current scenario ( I said as it freely accessible, even children could use it, and sensitive issues such as Nagpur violence is going on [ idk why Dasa sir laughed at it very loudly]
8 Difference between economic development and economic growth
9 difference between world Bank and IMF
10 As you mentioned about LGBTQ, which department deals with their problems (I said mam it could be social justice department, but I am not sure)
Chairman sir - ok beta, you may go now .
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Experience - all members had poker face, no smile in between, and it's scary for me as dasa sir laughed on my answer
Rather than calling it cordial, I would call it poker face board for me, but I would say they didn't grill me
Utility of mock - 20+ mocks, but only one question was repeated and that was - "how are you", and it's good for practice only , real interview is a totally different game. Give mocks only for practice
Suggestion - more than mocks it's your own hardwork on DAF and CA and discussion with peers which will help you in developing perspective
Special thanks - Mrinal Kanti Das sir (retd IPS) , two very good friends ( HK & NS, forever indebted to you both for daily discussions and taking one to one mock)
Rather than calling it cordial, I would call it poker face board for me, but I would say they didn't grill me
Utility of mock - 20+ mocks, but only one question was repeated and that was - "how are you", and it's good for practice only , real interview is a totally different game. Give mocks only for practice
Suggestion - more than mocks it's your own hardwork on DAF and CA and discussion with peers which will help you in developing perspective
Special thanks - Mrinal Kanti Das sir (retd IPS) , two very good friends ( HK & NS, forever indebted to you both for daily discussions and taking one to one mock)
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Board: Suman Sharma Ma'am
DAF: Tata Motors, Cars, Climate Changa and Sustainability, Pune, TISS
Chairman: 1) What is the status of EVs in India and what are the challenges.
2) Do you support the government cutting down import duties of EVs?
3) Why is Lakshadweep not as developed as Maldives?
4) Why now the government wants to make it like Maldives?
5) Government wants to bring vehicles sold in 2004-2005 under EPR. How would they do it? (I just said we in our company are facing the same challenge)
Member 1: 1) Which type of vehicle do you think mainly represents the economy? (I said commercial vehicles and sighted reason of trade and commerce along with others) (Got grilled on it a little as she had 2 wheelers in her mind, she also said don't agree with me and stick to your point) (I then said I agree that 2 wheelers do represent the economy due to gig economy part but still CVs do it more)
2) Don't you think EVs would put extra pressure on grids as we already have power shortage and Renewal energy won't be enough. (Mostly a discussion with little grilling)
Member 2: 1) Current GHG intensity. (Didn't know the exact number)
2) Climate Change is a big topic even though it is a cyclic process and we are in inter-glacial periods. (Answered well in relation to Anthropocene)
Member 3: 1) You talked about Sustainable Development at Lakshadweep, give some ideas. (Talked about Japan model over Maldives model)
2) Do you support aggresive development of tribals in India. (I compared Santhals to Birhors talking about policy curation)
3) Mention a positive externality about climate change. (I mentioned exposure of new fuel sources with glacial melt)
4) What is your opinion on Lokpal not being able to make judgements on judges and what can be done ( I said it's a technical thing between constitutional post and statutory body, but we can amend the Act to clarify the stance)
5) Name something for which PLI is applicable and give and alternative to PLI. (I said more investment of private sector in R&D, he said that would still need concessions which I don't support) (I said we can give loans and distribution of responsibility as I didn't have any better idea coming at that point)
Memeber 4: 1) TISS is now a government institute. Mention 1 bad and 1 good change. (I said rise of multiple ideologies instead of just 1 is good and dilution of student union is bad)
2) She asked what ideology dominated earlier. ( Didn't want to use any controversial word and ended up saying hyper-liberal one)
3) Laughed and asked what is hyper-liberal (I said some areas of Indian society needs phase wise change instead of drastic one so the latter is hyper in my opinion)
4) Historical significance of Pune. ( I mentioned Chapekar Bandhu case, Ranade, Tilak, Agarkar, etc.
5) What was Chapekar Bandhu case.
6) What was Ranade's contribution?
Mocks: Chanakya Mandal, RIIMSIAS, Unique IAS, PW IAS, Samkalp IAS
One on one discussion with Kedar Kulkarni sir.
DAF: Tata Motors, Cars, Climate Changa and Sustainability, Pune, TISS
Chairman: 1) What is the status of EVs in India and what are the challenges.
2) Do you support the government cutting down import duties of EVs?
3) Why is Lakshadweep not as developed as Maldives?
4) Why now the government wants to make it like Maldives?
5) Government wants to bring vehicles sold in 2004-2005 under EPR. How would they do it? (I just said we in our company are facing the same challenge)
Member 1: 1) Which type of vehicle do you think mainly represents the economy? (I said commercial vehicles and sighted reason of trade and commerce along with others) (Got grilled on it a little as she had 2 wheelers in her mind, she also said don't agree with me and stick to your point) (I then said I agree that 2 wheelers do represent the economy due to gig economy part but still CVs do it more)
2) Don't you think EVs would put extra pressure on grids as we already have power shortage and Renewal energy won't be enough. (Mostly a discussion with little grilling)
Member 2: 1) Current GHG intensity. (Didn't know the exact number)
2) Climate Change is a big topic even though it is a cyclic process and we are in inter-glacial periods. (Answered well in relation to Anthropocene)
Member 3: 1) You talked about Sustainable Development at Lakshadweep, give some ideas. (Talked about Japan model over Maldives model)
2) Do you support aggresive development of tribals in India. (I compared Santhals to Birhors talking about policy curation)
3) Mention a positive externality about climate change. (I mentioned exposure of new fuel sources with glacial melt)
4) What is your opinion on Lokpal not being able to make judgements on judges and what can be done ( I said it's a technical thing between constitutional post and statutory body, but we can amend the Act to clarify the stance)
5) Name something for which PLI is applicable and give and alternative to PLI. (I said more investment of private sector in R&D, he said that would still need concessions which I don't support) (I said we can give loans and distribution of responsibility as I didn't have any better idea coming at that point)
Memeber 4: 1) TISS is now a government institute. Mention 1 bad and 1 good change. (I said rise of multiple ideologies instead of just 1 is good and dilution of student union is bad)
2) She asked what ideology dominated earlier. ( Didn't want to use any controversial word and ended up saying hyper-liberal one)
3) Laughed and asked what is hyper-liberal (I said some areas of Indian society needs phase wise change instead of drastic one so the latter is hyper in my opinion)
4) Historical significance of Pune. ( I mentioned Chapekar Bandhu case, Ranade, Tilak, Agarkar, etc.
5) What was Chapekar Bandhu case.
6) What was Ranade's contribution?
Mocks: Chanakya Mandal, RIIMSIAS, Unique IAS, PW IAS, Samkalp IAS
One on one discussion with Kedar Kulkarni sir.
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Name- Tarzan
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
Special thanks to mahesh Bhagwat sir, gajanan sir idi,abhinandan sir(only ias), utkarsh shukla sir
Mocks - samkalp, maharashtra sadan,only ias ,vajiram
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
Special thanks to mahesh Bhagwat sir, gajanan sir idi,abhinandan sir(only ias), utkarsh shukla sir
Mocks - samkalp, maharashtra sadan,only ias ,vajiram
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Name - Bone Doctor
Interview Date - 22 March
Board- Suman Sharma mam
DAF Keywords- MBBS , Orthopedic surgery, Agriculture ,bihar, west Bengal
Discussion went for around 40mins
Chairman madam
1. Why civil services after such a successful career in medical field
2. WHO and USA leaving it
3. Why covid ended and theories of its origin.
Member 1:
1. What do you bring special quality to services
2. Regulators and challenges
3. IMA
Member 2:
1. Hunger ranking etc. Conspiracy or reality
2. FTA and Challenges
3. Switzerland FTA
Member 3:
1. Good leaders in politics
2. Novel Reforms in electoral system
3. Agri. Scheme implementation on priority as DM
Member 4:
1. Why WB has fallen economically and socially.
2. Doctors protest, reason
3. "Do we need disruption in society "
The board was very cordial. Giving me ample time to think and respond. Extremely opposite of any mock interviews.
**Mock Interview - Samkalp, PW , IDI ,KhanGS & Vajiram. i would suggest to give atleast 3 mock to get the hold of interview. Mocks were mainly helpful for non-verbal cues.
Content wise, mocks did help me as DAF related questions were repeated
Lastly I would like to thank this community for their continuous support and valuable transcripts.🙏
Interview Date - 22 March
Board- Suman Sharma mam
DAF Keywords- MBBS , Orthopedic surgery, Agriculture ,bihar, west Bengal
Discussion went for around 40mins
Chairman madam
1. Why civil services after such a successful career in medical field
2. WHO and USA leaving it
3. Why covid ended and theories of its origin.
Member 1:
1. What do you bring special quality to services
2. Regulators and challenges
3. IMA
Member 2:
1. Hunger ranking etc. Conspiracy or reality
2. FTA and Challenges
3. Switzerland FTA
Member 3:
1. Good leaders in politics
2. Novel Reforms in electoral system
3. Agri. Scheme implementation on priority as DM
Member 4:
1. Why WB has fallen economically and socially.
2. Doctors protest, reason
3. "Do we need disruption in society "
The board was very cordial. Giving me ample time to think and respond. Extremely opposite of any mock interviews.
**Mock Interview - Samkalp, PW , IDI ,KhanGS & Vajiram. i would suggest to give atleast 3 mock to get the hold of interview. Mocks were mainly helpful for non-verbal cues.
Content wise, mocks did help me as DAF related questions were repeated
Lastly I would like to thank this community for their continuous support and valuable transcripts.🙏
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Board- sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords: IOCL, IIT Guwahati, chemical engineering, Bihar
Chairman sir
What were you thinking outside while Waiting?
Tell me about the global situation around the crude oil from supply and demand side?
Who are top suppliers of crude oil to india? Russia is emerging as the newer supplier in recent times.
What about shale oil? It is for last 50 years.
What do you know about konkan region?
What is konkani?
Which dress should be national dress for men and women as per you?
M1
What are major problems of northeast?
What government has been doing for this? Various steps being taken?
Why NE states are given 90% share?
PSUs are white elephant. Shouldn't we privatise them all?
What is your view about disinvestment of PSUs?
M2
Where are funds allocated from receipt of PSU stake sell?
What should be done to utilise this money effectively?
So you are saying revenue expenditures are bad and only CapEX is good?
What mechanisms could be created for it under article 266?
How chemical engineering can be used in pharma industry?
Tell me about X district of Bihar.(Hometown). From which district it was carved out?
M3
You lived in Guwahati. Summer season- winter season timing?
Dhuliajaan-iocl relation? Is IOCL a maharatna or navratna? Where is it's headquarter?
Does IOCL spend 2% of its profit on CSR?
Where is it spending?
Which station in Assam requires VISA to enter?
What is Chegg? What you used to do as SME?
Why you took adhoc job at 10K after permanent job at IOCL?
M4
Which propellants are used in cryogenic engine?
Is there air breathing mechanism in cryogenic engines? How does it work?
Major defence innovations in india?
Chemical industries polluting river. What steps could be taken to reduce such pollution and what about upcoming industries so that they don't pollute anymore?
Mocks utility: Gave around 10 mocks. Samkalp, vajiram, nextIAS, visionIAS were good mocks.
DAF keywords: IOCL, IIT Guwahati, chemical engineering, Bihar
Chairman sir
What were you thinking outside while Waiting?
Tell me about the global situation around the crude oil from supply and demand side?
Who are top suppliers of crude oil to india? Russia is emerging as the newer supplier in recent times.
What about shale oil? It is for last 50 years.
What do you know about konkan region?
What is konkani?
Which dress should be national dress for men and women as per you?
M1
What are major problems of northeast?
What government has been doing for this? Various steps being taken?
Why NE states are given 90% share?
PSUs are white elephant. Shouldn't we privatise them all?
What is your view about disinvestment of PSUs?
M2
Where are funds allocated from receipt of PSU stake sell?
What should be done to utilise this money effectively?
So you are saying revenue expenditures are bad and only CapEX is good?
What mechanisms could be created for it under article 266?
How chemical engineering can be used in pharma industry?
Tell me about X district of Bihar.(Hometown). From which district it was carved out?
M3
You lived in Guwahati. Summer season- winter season timing?
Dhuliajaan-iocl relation? Is IOCL a maharatna or navratna? Where is it's headquarter?
Does IOCL spend 2% of its profit on CSR?
Where is it spending?
Which station in Assam requires VISA to enter?
What is Chegg? What you used to do as SME?
Why you took adhoc job at 10K after permanent job at IOCL?
M4
Which propellants are used in cryogenic engine?
Is there air breathing mechanism in cryogenic engines? How does it work?
Major defence innovations in india?
Chemical industries polluting river. What steps could be taken to reduce such pollution and what about upcoming industries so that they don't pollute anymore?
Mocks utility: Gave around 10 mocks. Samkalp, vajiram, nextIAS, visionIAS were good mocks.
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Date: 20 March 2025
Afternoon session 3rd to go
Board : Dinesh Dasa Sir
DAF: Kerala, Production Engineering, Malayalam Literature Optional
Chairman:
How are you ? Would you like to have tea ?
Kerala has good tea, right?
How would you introduce yourself?
1. You are the chief secretary of Kerala and the Supreme Court gives you 10 days to file an affidavit on whether you will implement Gadgil Committee or Kasturirangan Committee recommendations..What would you do?
2.Why Kerala faces issue of so much borrowing and fiscal deficit?
3. Tell me 3 steps to improve wellness tourism in Kerala.
4. Kerala has many islands- how to monetize them?
5.Why kozhikode known as city of literature
M1:
1. Is India - pakistan conflict territorial or ideological ?
2. If territorial issues are solved, will it be ideological ?
3. Are you aware of FATF blacklisting Nepal ?
4. What does FATF do?
5. In India which institution deals with the issue?
M2(Lady)
1. Who is your favorite contemporary Malayalam writer?
2. Have you read S Hareesh?
3.What is Stargate ?
4. Is there possibility of job loss in India due to AI ?
5. Are un and institutions relevant today ?
6. But that is an ideal position, how can they be relevant when funding is being withdrawn ?
M3
1. You speak English and malayalam.If given a choice which 3rd language would you learn ?
2. Other than hindi which language would you like to learn ?
3. You are a Production engineer. Tell me the difference between Production, Industrial and Mechanical engineering streams?
4. Latest update on Sunita Williams?
M4(lady)
1. Monologue about oral literary traditions.....Tell me about oral traditions in Malayalam Literature?
2. Kerala is an achiever in SDGs. What can other states learn from Kerala in this context?
3.Do you want to say anything else.... anything to strengthen your case? ( not the exact words used)
Chairman Sir - Your interview is over.
Overall experience - Cordial environment.
Afternoon session 3rd to go
Board : Dinesh Dasa Sir
DAF: Kerala, Production Engineering, Malayalam Literature Optional
Chairman:
How are you ? Would you like to have tea ?
Kerala has good tea, right?
How would you introduce yourself?
1. You are the chief secretary of Kerala and the Supreme Court gives you 10 days to file an affidavit on whether you will implement Gadgil Committee or Kasturirangan Committee recommendations..What would you do?
2.Why Kerala faces issue of so much borrowing and fiscal deficit?
3. Tell me 3 steps to improve wellness tourism in Kerala.
4. Kerala has many islands- how to monetize them?
5.Why kozhikode known as city of literature
M1:
1. Is India - pakistan conflict territorial or ideological ?
2. If territorial issues are solved, will it be ideological ?
3. Are you aware of FATF blacklisting Nepal ?
4. What does FATF do?
5. In India which institution deals with the issue?
M2(Lady)
1. Who is your favorite contemporary Malayalam writer?
2. Have you read S Hareesh?
3.What is Stargate ?
4. Is there possibility of job loss in India due to AI ?
5. Are un and institutions relevant today ?
6. But that is an ideal position, how can they be relevant when funding is being withdrawn ?
M3
1. You speak English and malayalam.If given a choice which 3rd language would you learn ?
2. Other than hindi which language would you like to learn ?
3. You are a Production engineer. Tell me the difference between Production, Industrial and Mechanical engineering streams?
4. Latest update on Sunita Williams?
M4(lady)
1. Monologue about oral literary traditions.....Tell me about oral traditions in Malayalam Literature?
2. Kerala is an achiever in SDGs. What can other states learn from Kerala in this context?
3.Do you want to say anything else.... anything to strengthen your case? ( not the exact words used)
Chairman Sir - Your interview is over.
Overall experience - Cordial environment.
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