Name: John Cena
8/4/25
B.B. Swain sir board
Duration: around 30 mins
Key DAF details: Deoghar, Jharkhand, Bakulia waterfall, street play, mechanical engineering, anthropology.
Questions asked:

Chairman sir:
1. Why should I visit this waterfall.
2. Tell me about the things around it
3. Why should I come to deoghar, give me the places I can visit.
4. What are the tribals living in Deoghar.
5. Other States where Santhals live.

Member 1:
1. You did street play on media trial, how you did it.
2. Which cases you showed.
3. Do you know about badal sircar and Safdar Hashmi.
4. Tell me some of their street plays.
5. How did Safdar Hashmi die.
6. Why has trump imposed huge tariffs and questions followed around it's impact and its relation to China.

Member 2:
1. What do you mean by deterrence.
2. Why should we focus on it
3. We have a huge army then why are you saying we need latest technologies.
4. What is the defence budget of USA, China and India.
5. Discussion on Should we focus on National security or economic growth of our country.

Member 3(Smiling lady):
1. What do your friends call you- John or Cena.
2. What is the meaning of your name.
3. What are you a symbol of.
4. Do you focus on the end result or enjoy the journey.
5.Kapil Dev once said "We just went to hit sixes and we won the world cup". Do youths like you take inspiration from him.
6. You were good in mechanical engineering so why you came in civil services, how do you think it will help you.
7. How should we react to Trump tarrifs.
8. Is our manufacturing only serving domestically or also for exports and discussion followed on improving it.

Member 4:
1. What is Most favoured Natiom status.
2. Are there any exceptions to it.
3. How is delimitation done, what is the basis of it.
4. How many people were taken as base in one constituency as per last delimitation.
5. What is the problem arising now.
6. If I say that bimaru states have done well in population, will it be always false or is there any positive.
7. What is the TFR target of India.
8. What is the TFR of Jharkhand
9. What are the problems faced by tribals in Jharkhand.

Board was cordial. No grilling .They never interrupted and just wanted to listen to my views.

Mocks given: 15+
One to one: Shubham sir(Vidyapeeth IAS) for clarifying doubts and confidence boosting, Mahesh bhagwat sir, Ravindran sir, Utkarsh sir, Chanakya Mandal(Dharmadhikari sir).

Utility of mocks: Mocks helped in confidence building and speaking fluently.Real interview was very different from the mocks.

Thankyou.

Good morning sir,
Below is my interview transcript,(put up for your perusal please)

Name-DVS
Date-08-04-2025
Board-B.B.Swain sir
DAF entries asked-Petroleum, Lakhimpur Kheri,Indore,Classical music

Chairman-
- So you have left this job after so many years to prepare for CSE exam,right?

M1-
- are we  importing or exporting country wrt crude oil?
- what is the import & export values in quantity and in dollar terms
- what are we doing to reduce this import specifically in petroleum sector
- What is Lakhimpur Kheri known for wrt tourism
- how to increase tourism in dudhwa National park
- why Indore is the cleanest for so many years?
- why the same cleanliness can't be achieved in other parts of country?
- if you get an opportunity,in which department would you work? ( Follow-up questions on education,primary education,should primary govt schools be shut?)


M2-
- what is this Veni Vidi Vici? What had you done in this?
- do you think policies of Donald trump are self-hurting for US economy?
- with USA & China putting retaliatory tariffs one after another,don't you think this trade war will escalate into a real physical war?
- why people say these policies will lead to recession?

M3-
- what is the share of BPCL in aviation sector?
- are the locations of oil refineries near jamnagar safe ? They are close to Pakistan,are they safe?
- if we declare our critical location and assets to our neighbours and enemies,won't it be a disastrous situation for us in times of war?
- discussion on ethics of war

M4-
- do you know about what is happening in middle East?
- why is it called middle East?
- what are the trust and confidence building measures that you talked about before?
- have you watched bandish bandits? What is your opinion on this show?
Which is your favourite raag?

Chairman-
Thank you,your interview is over....


Board experience - very cordial and encouraging to think and discuss more on the issues.had a very analytical discussion on almost every question.

Mocks-
Samkalp(very good), vajiram & ravi ( very good), nextias(very good),vision ( faculty mock was good, bureaucratic was very grilling) , levelup(very good) , pwonlyias(good), unacademy (good)

One to one-
Utkarsh sir(Sriram ias- one of the best and discussions were eye opener for me),Mahesh Bhagwat sir ( very good for DAF preparation),satyam Jain sir(good), Dr. S C.Mishra sir( my personal mentor), P.S.Ravindran sir(good),frank rausan sir (good for general guidance)

Special thanks -
My friend Mayank Baruah for daily peer discussions and endless mocks and suggestions, my wife for daily discussions on DAF , current affairs and analytical questions ,my whole family & friends for immense inputs and feedbacks on my mock interviews...and the God Almighty for everything...

Name: Not needed
Date: 08/04/25
Honorable Dr. Dinesh Dasa sir board
Key DAF details: Gujarat, Sociology optional, Comp engg, Reading Western Fiction books (rest not asked)

Chairman sir:
1) What is the contribution of AR Desai?
2) How did Max Weber's approach help us in understanding different types of authority?
3) What were the policies of Gujarat which made one of the most industrialized states?
4) Gujaratis have an entrepreneurial mindset but are often called traders rather than innovators, why so? Do you agree with it?
5) What are the reasons for Gujarat not being able to ride the IT wave during the 1990s?

Some other questions as well that I'm unable to recall.

Member 1:
1) What is India's military space doctrine? Should India develop its military space sector? (I said national security here)
2) Who should India choose? US or China in terms of economy as well as national security? (Focused on national security here)
3) So should I say that you prioritize national security over the economy?
4) India and China are both ancient civilizations and have existed peacefully in the past. Then why can't they collaborate in the contemporary times? Justify your answer.

Member 2:
1) What are the reforms needed in India to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047?
2) Should we allow lateral entry in bureaucracy? Will it help?
Some other questions, unable to recall.

3) Member 3:
1) If you were the head of a women's development organization, what would you like to display on its homepage?
2) Do you watch any TV serials and if yes, which is your favourite?

4) Member 4:
1) Which was the first fiction book that you read and why did it motivate you to continue reading?
2) Why does parallel cinema that talks so strongly about the social issues not very popular in India?
3) What are the recent diplomatic and economic measures that India has taken to address its national security as well as economic concerns?
4) Recently BIMSTEC summit held, what significance does it hold?

Chairman sir:
1) How will Gujarat contribute to the goal of $7 tn economy by 2027? How much percentage will it contribute?

2-3 other questions that I cannot recall.

Your interview is over. Good luck. The board was cordial and keenly listening to my answers, also agreeing to some of them. Overall, a pleasant experience.

Mocks given: NextIAS, VisionIAS, OnlyIAS, Vajiram, Vajirao and Reddy, Chahal Academy. All the mocks were good for confidence building and small improvements.

O2O : Utkarsh sir (Helped immensely for better structuring and framing of my answers) and Ravindran sir (Feedback helped in overall improvement)

Special gratitude to my peer group discussions that immensely helped in framing answers and content enrichment.

Thanks to all the transcripts shared by the community as well🙏

Name-DVS
Date-08-04-2025
Board-B.B.Swain sir
DAF entries asked-Petroleum, Lakhimpur Kheri,Indore,Classical music

Chairman-
- So you have left this job after so many years to prepare for CSE exam,right?

M1-
- are we  importing or exporting country wrt crude oil?
- what is the import & export values in quantity and in dollar terms
- what are we doing to reduce this import specifically in petroleum sector
- What is Lakhimpur Kheri known for wrt tourism
- how to increase tourism in dudhwa National park
- why Indore is the cleanest for so many years?
- why the same cleanliness can't be achieved in other parts of country?
- if you get an opportunity,in which department would you work? ( Follow-up questions on education,primary education,should primary govt schools be shut?)


M2-
- what is this Veni Vidi Vici? What had you done in this?
- do you think policies of Donald trump are self-hurting for US economy?
- with USA & China putting retaliatory tariffs one after another,don't you think this trade war will escalate into a real physical war?
- why people say these policies will lead to recession?

M3-
- what is the share of BPCL in aviation sector?
- are the locations of oil refineries near jamnagar safe ? They are close to Pakistan,are they safe?
- if we declare our critical location and assets to our neighbours and enemies,won't it be a disastrous situation for us in times of war?
- discussion on ethics of war

M4-
- do you know about what is happening in middle East?
- why is it called middle East?
- what are the trust and confidence building measures that you talked about before?
- have you watched bandish bandits? What is your opinion on this show?
Which is your favourite raag?

Chairman-
Thank you,your interview is over....


Board experience - very cordial and encouraging to think and discuss more on the issues.had a very analytical discussion on almost every question.

Mocks-
Samkalp(very good), vajiram & ravi ( very good), nextias(very good),vision ( faculty mock was good, bureaucratic was very grilling) , levelup(very good) , pwonlyias(good), unacademy (good)

One to one-
Utkarsh sir(Sriram ias- one of the best and discussions were eye opener for me),Mahesh Bhagwat sir ( very good for DAF preparation),satyam Jain sir(good), Dr. S C.Mishra sir( my personal mentor), P.S.Ravindran sir(good),frank rausan sir (good for general guidance)

Special thanks -
My friend Mayank Baruah for daily peer discussions and endless mocks and suggestions, my wife for daily discussions on DAF , current affairs and analytical questions ,my whole family & friends for immense inputs and feedbacks on my mock interviews...and the God Almighty for everything...

Date : 11th April 2025
Dinesh Dasa sir board
30 minutes

Transcript

- you're one of the youngest candidate we've interviewd. 2002 born

Chairman
- you've done BA in history and political science, what is the difference between both.
( sir history talks about the past of polity, like the books by Chanakya and other last events. However Political science talks about statecraft how the state is run in today as well as ancient times.)

- you're a student of history, what can we say changed after Ashoka adopted Buddhism. Does turning towards spirituality lead to a decrease in the once political state or empire?
( sir i believe that turning towards spiritualism has a soft power dynamics and it does not lead to anything bad for the empire. In fact it leads to more control over the world. Eg. India too is leading in it by Project Mausam in the South East and Yoga and recently WHO too recognised the Traditional knowledge of India. So I believe such things lead to more power. )

- what if your CM wants to make a rule on adultery as to criminalise it, what will you do or talk to him. Because it has been struck down from the IPC, but how will you do it then.
( sir I would like to follow the supreme Court guidelines in this)
But then you won't be able to make the policy
( sir then I'll have to neutralize both the sides. Like punishment can be reduced, minimal fines can be imposed to have both ends meet.)


- sustainable development. What scheme is there for compressed bio gas.
(He himself told about the scheme)
- why so less such plants have been created under it?
( sir believe that the focus on solar as a first priority has led biogas on the sidelines. Next because of technology gap. Also sir such schemes require capex and the shortage of it could be a factor)

- what all can we use to make biogas
( sir rice husk can be used. Also rice stubble can be used. Spoiled grains can be used We now use sugarcane also for the same.)
- what is SATAT scheme and when was it started?
(Sorry sir i cannot recall)


- you're a student of sociology. What is sociology of power.
( sir this concept is given by Michael Foucault who talks about that discourse is power that is the ideas and narrative have inherent power in them)
- how will you increase the motivation of the people who work under you.
( sir firstly I'll do self reform because only when I'm giving in more hours and efficiency then there can be shift. Next sir we'll create an app to give points to staff in terms of their efficiency. And lastly sir since I'm the head of the department I can make some tweaks in the ACR too to impart efficiency)

- how will you justify remixing. Some sections do not want it to be done.
(Sir I'll quote Aasha Bhosle mam on this that the retro music should not be remixed just for the sake of doing it and because there are no new songs but it should be remixed to keep the long life of music.)

- who all are the music directors you like to remix with.
( sir AR rehman)
But he is not retro
( oh sir you're asking who from retro. Then sir Jaidev, Lakshmikant pyarelal and RD burman sir)
Why
( sir I like the way the use highs and lows of music for eg. In songs of Kishore kumar sir)



- you've average score in class 10th. why is there a sudden jump in 12th percentage. Because we usually see the reverse. What changed?
( sir in10th I was also a part of school band. So because of that. Also sir in 12th I had aimed for Delhi University so I started giving in more hours into it.

- how to curb the illifects of media today on youth.
- what is the role of khap. Like seen in the farmer issues. - khap has a negative as well as positive role as you said. So how to balance it out.


- why youth migrating to outside. why. And how to solve it
- Haryana has a low contribution of tourism into its GDP. how to increase the tourism of Haryana


(Could not remember more questions)

One on one with Shubham sir (Vidyapeeth IAS) : most effective and confidence giving sessions with sir. Many questions found repetition in the actual interview.

Transcript
DAF Keywords - MA sociology, football, physics, Kerala (Rest not relevant it seems)
Date - April
Chair - Suman Sharma


1. Opinion on whether football should be taken over by BCCI
(Went on with answers and counter questions, revolved around what made cricket a success and chair wanted to know whether I'm concurring to BCCI taking over football)
2.  Three forward looking policies by the government of kerala.
3. Reason for a recent policy change in zomato's delivery
4. Opinion on recent policy change by OYO
5. Taking cue from my earlier reply asked about what do you mean by knowledge economy?
6. You know about time use survey?
(The chair was very cordial in the conversation, countered at various points, probed me to take a stand.)

M1 (Male member)
1. Long monologue about the education system, NEP, comparing it with my education and the question was not clear
2. ⁠Asked for a clarification and the chair intervened to ask the question.  Then he asked what is this NEP?
3. Heard about European agreement?
4. ⁠Explained the whole thing and said we can implement this in India also
5. Continuing Wars? What are these wars? Their impact on India?

M2 (Lady member)
1. What struck you when u came to delhi?
2. What we have done about delhi pollution?
3. ⁠Why is it not effective ? What is the issue
4. ⁠Suggest me an innovative solution
(Mostly revolved around delhi pollution, poor effectiveness of its measures etc.)
5. Crypto currency - what is it?
(Followed up from my reply that hackers are tampering with it? How?)
6. Status of crypto in india?
7. Name a few types of cryptos
Here also kind of discussion mode. She too was smiling and was cordial.

M3 (Male member)
1. India is aiming for 3rd largest economy monologue but social inequality is there what went wrong esp in governance ?
2. We are moving to an era where autonomous warfare, drones are in place. Talked about the Russia Ukraine war. Should we actually need a huge army?
3. What is this concept of Blue economy?

M4 (Male member)
1. Have you read Sapiens? (No). Elaborated on how religion was established. Do you concur with this view?
2. Will this lead to proliferation of religions and will it lead to issues?
3. ⁠Said is that possible because religions have kind of strict rules?
4. This discussion had questions, counter questions and adding up on different perspectives.
4. Right to privacy (liberty) Vs Women exploitation (From previous discussion with chair)
5. Individual liberty Vs social norms
6. Right to privacy Vs registration of details
(Discussion mode)
7. Situational question - Regarding earlier delhi pollution issue

The chairperson said thank you. Kind of an abrupt ending. Not much concluding statement or anything. Ma’am was smiling and was cordial while she was asking. Otherwise she was very keenly observing me. Nodded 2,3 times in between when replying to others.
All the other members also were cordial in the sense that no one tried to grill. But nothing could be read from their expressions, whether they are convinced or not. I can't make out a whole conclusion. But otherwise, a good experience.
(Round table seating)

O2Os - Ananthu sir (Shankar IAS), Anuroop sir, Jithin sir (LeadIAS), Shinas sir (Ilearn), Achut sir (Fortune), Kylasnath (Fortune), Lot of one on ones with bureaucrats (Shankar IAS, Quantel arranged many on demand)

O2O for sociology - IAS GURUKUL, Shibin sir (LeadIAS), Rejitha Ma'am (Shankar IAS)

Mocks - Delhi (Chahal, CMP, Analog IAS, vajirao, Samkalp), Fortune, Shankar, Vision IAS (faculty mock), Amrita IAS, DAF mocks (LeadIAS), Studymates UPSC

Group discussions - CSPT (telegram) discussion with Umesh Reddy sir, Civils 360, LeadIAS (GD and Kerala classes), Fortune (Roundtables)

Daily Peer mocks at ilearnIAS (Helped immensely)

Special thanks to Ananthu sir for the constant moral support and guidance till the end of PT. One session with Dr. Arun B. Nair (Amrita IAS) helped in tackling anxiety.

Transcript
DAF Keywords - MA sociology, football, physics, Kerala (Rest not relevant it seems)
Date - April
Chair - Suman Sharma


1. Opinion on whether football should be taken over by BCCI
(Went on with answers and counter questions, revolved around what made cricket a success and chair wanted to know whether I'm concurring to BCCI taking over football)
2.  Three forward looking policies by the government of kerala.
3. Reason for a recent policy change in zomato's delivery
4. Opinion on recent policy change by OYO
5. Taking cue from my earlier reply asked about what do you mean by knowledge economy?
6. You know about time use survey?
(The chair was very cordial in the conversation, countered at various points, probed me to take a stand.)

M1 (Male member)
1. Long monologue about the education system, NEP, comparing it with my education and the question was not clear
2. ⁠Asked for a clarification and the chair intervened to ask the question.  Then he asked what is this NEP?
3. Heard about European agreement?
4. ⁠Explained the whole thing and said we can implement this in India also
5. Continuing Wars? What are these wars? Their impact on India?

M2 (Lady member)
1. What struck you when u came to delhi?
2. What we have done about delhi pollution?
3. ⁠Why is it not effective ? What is the issue
4. ⁠Suggest me an innovative solution
(Mostly revolved around delhi pollution, poor effectiveness of its measures etc.)
5. Crypto currency - what is it?
(Followed up from my reply that hackers are tampering with it? How?)
6. Status of crypto in india?
7. Name a few types of cryptos
Here also kind of discussion mode. She too was smiling and was cordial.

M3 (Male member)
1. India is aiming for 3rd largest economy monologue but social inequality is there what went wrong esp in governance ?
2. We are moving to an era where autonomous warfare, drones are in place. Talked about the Russia Ukraine war. Should we actually need a huge army?
3. What is this concept of Blue economy?

M4 (Male member)
1. Have you read Sapiens? (No). Elaborated on how religion was established. Do you concur with this view?
2. Will this lead to proliferation of religions and will it lead to issues?
3. ⁠Said is that possible because religions have kind of strict rules?
4. This discussion had questions, counter questions and adding up on different perspectives.
4. Right to privacy (liberty) Vs Women exploitation (From previous discussion with chair)
5. Individual liberty Vs social norms
6. Right to privacy Vs registration of details
(Discussion mode)
7. Situational question - Regarding earlier delhi pollution issue

The chairperson said thank you. Kind of an abrupt ending. Not much concluding statement or anything. Ma’am was smiling and was cordial while she was asking. Otherwise she was very keenly observing me. Nodded 2,3 times in between when replying to others.
All the other members also were cordial in the sense that no one tried to grill. But nothing could be read from their expressions, whether they are convinced or not. I can't make out a whole conclusion. But otherwise, a good experience.
(Round table seating)

O2Os - Ananthu sir (Shankar IAS), Anuroop sir, Jithin sir (LeadIAS), Shinas sir (Ilearn), Achut sir (Fortune), Kylasnath (Fortune), Lot of one on ones with bureaucrats (Shankar IAS, Quantel arranged many on demand)

O2O for sociology - IAS GURUKUL, Shibin sir (LeadIAS), Rejitha Ma'am (Shankar IAS)

Mocks - Delhi (Chahal, CMP, Analog IAS, vajirao, Samkalp), Fortune, Shankar, Vision IAS (faculty mock), Amrita IAS, DAF mocks (LeadIAS), Studymates UPSC

Group discussions - CSPT (telegram) discussion with Umesh Reddy sir, Civils 360, LeadIAS (GD and Kerala classes), Fortune (Roundtables)

Daily Peer mocks at ilearnIAS (Helped immensely)

Special thanks to Ananthu sir for the constant moral support and guidance till the end of PT. One session with Dr. Arun B. Nair (Amrita IAS) helped in tackling anxiety.

Utility of Mocks and O2Os - Helps in confidence building, gives exposure to senior bureaucrats and helps in assessing our thought process when countered on our perspectives. Few mocks and O2Os were hugely demoralising. Choose the panels and one on ones wisely while preparing and don't let your confidence get dim. Thanks to each and everyone who has stood along over the last four months.

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Date 11 April
Board chairman Sheel Vardhan
Details given in DAF
Kerala,Kollam,BA English,Hobby reading mythological novels,writing poems,no mention of movies in daf

Chairman
What your friends call you?If I call you your name are you comfortable?
First time in delhi?what difference you feel from kollam?
Is delhi better or worse than you expected?
Do you read Amish books?
What is your opinion on writers imagination on mythological fiction historic fiction ?where should we draw the line of their imagination?
Booker prize?
Malayali who got booker prize?
Latest booker prize?

M1
What are the global issues that affect multiple countries security right now?
Which global agency dealt with transnational crimes?
Have you heard about movie kerala story?what is the issue dealt in it?
Only kerala women are going or other state women also?Then why kerala popular for it?

M3
Have you seen movie all we imagine as light?
What's the story?
Tell me 1 man and 1 women poet that inspired you?
An English poet inspired you?
Can you recite few lines of Wordsworth?
Last mythological novel you read and most impactful book you read?
Do you think kerala model development was succesful?

M4 lady
Do you have plan to do post graduation?
Why you want to be ias ?
How your literature background can be used in Administration?
If you are kerala chief secretary,one issue you think you want to address?

M5
Should India focus on high end things like olympics bid,port or addressing poverty like social issues?
Reason for lack of industrial development in kerala?
What is blue economy?
I have forgotten rest of his question

Chairman
closing your eyes and randomly tell me some states you want to go or you are curious of ?
So you don't want to visit kashmir?
You interview is over.you may go.Thank you

One on one Nitin sir,Shahad sir(fortune ias) ,Shinas sir (ilearn ias ), PS Raveendran sir(Vajiram)

Mocks:10+
Delhi Chahal Vajiram Vajirao Sankalp Unacademy
Tvm Fortune Kscsa Amrita Pathways Shankar

Name: Datta
Key DAF details: Freelancing, chess, west bengal, physics
Board- sheelbardhan sir
Date of interview - 11/04/25
Questions asked:

Chairman:
Welcome to our discussion
1) datta, you are a physicist ?
2) what are these freelancing companies? What do they do ? How much money they paid ? Why such less ?
3) what is your opinion on influencer as a business? Is there any counter influencer exist also ? Do you execute who ever carrying counter influencer business ?
4) tell me 4 items that you wouldn't buy from online ?
5) what is net neutrality?

Member 1 ( must be someone belong from hard power - army etc )
1) how many war do india fought ? What are they ? 1 st war with Pakistan? Last war with Pakistan?
2) is kargil a war ? What is definition of war ?
3) Tell me how 1 st war was fought ?
4) full form of nefa and similiar what kind was there for northwest area ?

Member 2
1) why chess is grown in tamilnadu magically despite having good historical legacy in west bengal?
2) tell me about notation of ruy lopez opening?

Member 4 (sweet beautiful, soft spoken lady)
1) why siliguri corridor is news ? Tell me it's economic and physical significance?
2) why north east is important for india ?
3) why west bengal is famous ?

Member 5
1) difference between gdp and gsdp ?
2) we have a huge gdp why gni is small ?
3) impacting factor of sensex ?

Mocks: more than 10 ( satyendranath tagore civil service study center , kavish ias , sankalp ias , next ias , unacademy etc )

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Name :- Capt. Vikram Batra
Board :- BB SWAIN sir
Date :- 11th April , 2025
DAF keywords :- Gujarat, Mutual funds business, Cricket , Travelling, Para sailing , Elderly care, PSIR

Greeted everyone with Namaste

CHAIRMAN

Avo parthbhai avo ( Welcomed me in gujarati term ) 😄
Asked about where travelled in gujarat ?
Do you know any hospital in gir for lions ?

M1

So you are from gujarat , why gujaratis are much involved in business ?
Origin of sabarmati river
1-2 follow on questions

M2 ( Lady member - cheerful and cordial)

You mentioned karate , till which belt you have reached ?
Can you handle any street fight ?
What you learned from karate ?
Your 3 strengths and 3 weakness
You mentioned Elderly care , what problems are they facing today?
Have you visited any old age home ? what was environment there ?
What can be done for elders ?
What are provisions in Extradition treaty? why we are not able to extradite Vijay malya ( said not knowing reason - then she asked to think on it and to guess )
What is parasailing ? where you done it ?

M3 ( cordial and very relaxed)

What is QUAD ?
Told that today’s youths are suffering from drug abuse . Give me any innovative solution to tackle it
Asked about sir creek issue in northern borders of gujarat
Will bullet train project impact positively in economy ?
Why youths in gujarat are moving abroad ?

M4 ( Gave me thumbs up and told best of luck when i was waiting outside the room before interview )

Asked about Visa restrictions on Indians by usa - should we have reciprocity in it ?

Long monologue and then asked about Sardar sarovar dam and its benefits over agriculture

Then chairmen asked M1 to ask few questions

M1

Asked about whether Bail should be a norm in society or not ?
Should we go for complete disinvestment and privatisation for PSUs ?

My last question to you - Define Sanatan 🚩

Then chairman sir said - Your interview is over , you may go now .

Greeted everyone with Thank you and namaste


In overall terms , it was great experience and environment was quite relaxed and cordial board showcasing much positivity with you.

Mocks :- 10+

many questions got repeated from transcripts and mocks.

Special thanks to the group for sharing transcripts which helped me immensely .

Best of luck to everyone 👍🏼

Interview Transcript

DAF: nothing asked


Chair

What is Free movement regime? Your opinion on its status?

M1

How do steam engines work?
What are hybrid cars--a detailed discussion ensued on the same

M2

What 3 ecospheres would develop given president Trump's mercurial policies?

What is G2 and its impact on India?

M3

PSU are not able to compete with their private counterparts? What good does it do to still have these white elephants?

A detailed conversation unraveled on the same

M4

Led a conversation on Chinese threat over north east

O2O- Shubham Agrawal sir(Vidyapeeth IAS)-->nuanced approach towards building an atmosphere that facilitates organic conversation

Name: Morty Smith
Date: 9/04/2025; BB Swain sir board
DAF: IPS, UP, Outer Space, EVs, Electrical Engineering, Sci fi movies, Departmental Placement Representative, IIT Roorkee.


Me: Good Afternoon everyone.
Chairperson: (smiling) Good Afternoon! Please have a seat.
You are looking fresh and energetic as compared to other IPS probationers. Are you not tired with the 4:30 AM schedule in the academy?

Me: Sir I have been granted Extra Ordinary Leave. Thank you for the compliment.

Chairperson: you have a particular interest in outer space. What is your definition of outer space, and not what google would tell?

Member 1:
1-Have you watched 2001 Space Odyssey? What was your analysis of this movie?
2- who was the writer of this movie?
3- what other sci-fi have you watched?
4- Oppenheimer? Who was he, why so famous?
5- His rival scientists?
6- Any books you've read?

Member 2:
1-Outer space defence linkages
2- Satellite based Weapons or ASAT based defence? What should India focus on?
3- How to promote domestic tourism as DM?
4- waste management issues?
5- Why is waste segregation not happening?
6- Latest aur travel? What about airport waste segregation?

Member 3:
1- Why IAS over IPS?
2- What have you done as Departmental Placement Representative?
3- why police have a bad image?
4- Issues of UP police personnel?

Member 4:
1- EVs? Why not picking up?
2- why so expensive?
3- ICE vs EV vehicles?
4- EVs not green. Give reason
5- Extra judicial methods leading to better law and order, acc to recent reports. Opinion?
6- Encounter killings? Opinion
7- Price difference of EVs vs ICE?

Chairman: Thank you ! Your interview is over.

Member 2: (to Chairman) sir one last question.
Is Encounter killings Necessary or Evil or Necessary Evil?

Chairperson: Thank you.

Overall: Board was very welcoming. Didn't grill. Chairperson left the room once, came back within minutes.

Name: Morty Smith
Date: 9/04/2025; BB Swain sir board
DAF: IPS, UP, Outer Space, EVs, Electrical Engineering, Sci fi movies, Departmental Placement Representative, IIT Roorkee.


Me: Good Afternoon everyone.
Chairperson: (smiling) Good Afternoon! Please have a seat.
You are looking fresh and energetic as compared to other IPS probationers. Are you not tired with the 4:30 AM schedule in the academy?

Me: Sir I have been granted Extra Ordinary Leave. Thank you for the compliment.

Chairperson: you have a particular interest in outer space. What is your definition of outer space, and not what google would tell?

Member 1:
1-Have you watched 2001 Space Odyssey? What was your analysis of this movie?
2- who was the writer of this movie?
3- what other sci-fi have you watched?
4- Oppenheimer? Who was he, why so famous?
5- His rival scientists?
6- Any books you've read?

Member 2:
1-Outer space defence linkages
2- Satellite based Weapons or ASAT based defence? What should India focus on?
3- How to promote domestic tourism as DM?
4- waste management issues?
5- Why is waste segregation not happening?
6- Latest aur travel? What about airport waste segregation?

Member 3:
1- Why IAS over IPS?
2- What have you done as Departmental Placement Representative?
3- why police have a bad image?
4- Issues of UP police personnel?

Member 4:
1- EVs? Why not picking up?
2- why so expensive?
3- ICE vs EV vehicles?
4- EVs not green. Give reason
5- Extra judicial methods leading to better law and order, acc to recent reports. Opinion?
6- Encounter killings? Opinion
7- Price difference of EVs vs ICE?

Chairman: Thank you ! Your interview is over.

Member 2: (to Chairman) sir one last question.
Is Encounter killings Necessary or Evil or Necessary Evil?

Chairperson: Thank you.

Overall: Board was very welcoming. Didn't grill. Chairperson left the room once, came back within minutes.

Name - Monkey D Luffy
Date - 15/04/2025
Session - Forenoon
Board - Sanjay Verma Sir, 1st to go
DAF - New Delhi, Patna, Nalanda, Bihar, ECE Engineer, Software Developer, Art in Oil, watercolor and acrylic medium, Geography Optional.

Chairman:
How are you?
Are you working somewhere?
So art is fairly analog, what do you think about the onset of digital media and technology and its impact on art?
Can you name some of the highest selling Artists from India?
Geography optional, do you think in this century Geography’s relevance has increased? Compared to 20th Century

Member 1:
So you have worked in Bangalore? (No, permanent WFH)
Anyway, what are the present urbanisation challenges you can think of?
How can the administration solve it in your opinion?

Member 2:
So you are a software engineer, what is big data?
If you are a DM of a district, what 3 areas will you incorporate the use of big data extensively?
What about health sector?
Now the UPSC recruitment exam, is a long drawn process, you are before the board, suggest three reforms that you would like to be implemented.

Member 3 (lady)
So have you done your schooling from patna? (No, parents belong to Bihar, I have done my schooling from New Delhi and higher education from Rajasthan)
Okay, have you visited Patna? (Occasionally)
What are the three things you would say has changed with time in Patna? And as an administrator, what steps would you do in this regard?
Follow up on one of the things I pointed out in the previous answer- how would you tackle the inequality that persists as a DM?
With the onset of GPT, we can see alot of impact on youth is taking place, can you point some of the concerns?
Do you think open use of AI should be allowed in educational institutions? Won’t it impact the learning capabilities of our youth? What other impacts on youth?

Member 4:
You have done B.tech in ECE, so tell me, due to the adoption of 5G, do you think optical fibre is taking a back seat?
Can you tell me some of the industries where optical fibres are more relevant than the use of 5G?
Now coming to another subject, paytm and phonePe, command 80% of the market share. Do you think it should be allowed or we should support new players to enter as it must be unfair for them?

Chairman finally:
monologue on how to solve inequality, you just mentioned the policies that need to be implemented, but don’t you think state’s revenue should be kept in mind? Where will you get the money from? (i agreed and said employment and skilling in all sectors need to go hand in hand)
Okay what are the three things you live about Delhi?
Doesn’t the rich history of Delhi Amuse you as well? (i said yes sir it is quite fascinating as well)
Can you name a few prominent writers or poet who wrote about Delhi?

Your Interview is over, you can go now, thankyou.

Mocks - SriramIAS, Vajirao and Reddy, Civils Daily, Vajiram and Reddy, PWOnlyIAS, Vision, Samkalp (the best and the closest to the real deal)

O2O- Shubham Sir from VidyapeethIAS (he’s the GOAT, any amount of words cannot describe his selfless nature and immense understanding of the exam), Ravindran Sir from Vajiram, Personally met Mahesh Bhagwat sir, he covered DAF extensively, very grateful for his guidance as well. Saket Jha sir from CD also helped!

Special thanks to the Quantel team, they were very proactive in arranging sessions!
Finally, I have given it my all, and can’t thank my parents, my friends and R enough.

Name - Monkey D Luffy
Date - 15/04/2025
Session - Forenoon
Board - Sanjay Verma Sir, 1st to go
DAF - New Delhi, Patna, Nalanda, Bihar, ECE Engineer, Software Developer, Art in Oil, watercolor and acrylic medium, Geography Optional.

Chairman:
How are you?
Are you working somewhere?
So art is fairly analog, what do you think about the onset of digital media and technology and its impact on art?
Can you name some of the highest selling Artists from India?
Geography optional, do you think in this century Geography’s relevance has increased? Compared to 20th Century

Member 1:
So you have worked in Bangalore? (No, permanent WFH)
Anyway, what are the present urbanisation challenges you can think of?
How can the administration solve it in your opinion?

Member 2:
So you are a software engineer, what is big data?
If you are a DM of a district, what 3 areas will you incorporate the use of big data extensively?
What about health sector?
Now the UPSC recruitment exam, is a long drawn process, you are before the board, suggest three reforms that you would like to be implemented.

Member 3 (lady)
So have you done your schooling from patna? (No, parents belong to Bihar, I have done my schooling from New Delhi and higher education from Rajasthan)
Okay, have you visited Patna? (Occasionally)
What are the three things you would say has changed with time in Patna? And as an administrator, what steps would you do in this regard?
Follow up on one of the things I pointed out in the previous answer- how would you tackle the inequality that persists as a DM?
With the onset of GPT, we can see alot of impact on youth is taking place, can you point some of the concerns?
Do you think open use of AI should be allowed in educational institutions? Won’t it impact the learning capabilities of our youth? What other impacts on youth?

Member 4:
You have done B.tech in ECE, so tell me, due to the adoption of 5G, do you think optical fibre is taking a back seat?
Can you tell me some of the industries where optical fibres are more relevant than the use of 5G?
Now coming to another subject, paytm and phonePe, command 80% of the market share. Do you think it should be allowed or we should support new players to enter as it must be unfair for them?

Chairman finally:
monologue on how to solve inequality, you just mentioned the policies that need to be implemented, but don’t you think state’s revenue should be kept in mind? Where will you get the money from? (i agreed and said employment and skilling in all sectors need to go hand in hand)
Okay what are the three things you live about Delhi?
Doesn’t the rich history of Delhi Amuse you as well? (i said yes sir it is quite fascinating as well)
Can you name a few prominent writers or poet who wrote about Delhi?

Your Interview is over, you can go now, thankyou.

Mocks - SriramIAS, Vajirao and Reddy, Civils Daily, Vajiram and Reddy, PWOnlyIAS, Vision, Samkalp (the best and the closest to the real deal)

O2O- Shubham Sir from VidyapeethIAS (he’s the GOAT, any amount of words cannot describe his selfless nature and immense understanding of the exam), Ravindran Sir from Vajiram, Personally met Mahesh Bhagwat sir, he covered DAF extensively, very grateful for his guidance as well. Saket Jha sir from CD also helped!

Special thanks to the Quantel team, they were very proactive in arranging sessions!
Finally, I have given it my all, and can’t thank my parents, my friends and R enough.

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