4th Member- Khadoos- Fumbled a lot here.
1. What do you mean by criminal justice system?
2. You missing two important components and upon being hinted said Jail Administration
3. Have you ever been to jail? ( Started laughing and then chairman gave a stern look and he stopped)
4.What were your observation when you visited jail? (Said high no. of people with petty crimes, POCSO cases)
5. I don't even consider POCSO as a relevant provision anymore unless it's explicitly rape. What else type of criminals you saw? ( Said many theft and robbery undertrials and murder convicts. Agreed and said so many cases where people kill each other in anger etc. I suggested yes many cases of crimes of passion were there. He elaborated and talked a bit about that)
6. What do you think is the issue with jail( overcrowding, large no. of undertrials)
5. How do you address such issues? ( Suggested having more lenient bail provisions)
6. All the CJIs keep saying that Bail is Norm and what not why doesn't it translate on the ground?(Said District Judges are sceptical of bail in fear of public judging them and there is a vicious cycle of prosecution, defence and judges trying to keep people in jail and not not out)
7. What is the difference between Central and District Jail?( Answered partially correctly)
8. What do you think of corruption that happens in government offices?
9. Officers paisa isiliye khatey hain taki kisi aur ko khila sakey. Do you agree with this statement. ( I said I do agree sir and I have seen many such instances where such cases happen. Again he laughed and asked the next member.
5th Member.
1. So after independence 3 cities were designed as modern cities in a planned manner. What are those( I said I know of only 2- Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh. He added third as Gandhi Nagar)
2. What do you want to tell me about Bhubaneswar as a planned city( told him how Gov of Odisha then had planned a new admin capital in Odisha with Cuttack as the residential hub and then he went to Punjab as the Governor and envisioned Chandigarh based on ideas gained from BBSR)
3. What differences do you find in a planned and unplanned city? (I took the example of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and suggested how roads, municipal admin priority defer, how certain community occupy certain areas in old cities leading to ghettoisation but in new cities the spread is much more liberal. He added that amenities are not that far off in new cities)
4. Do you think Smart City intiative was a success
5. Do you know about Pipili( i answered and also added about Raghurajpur)
6. What do you like about Sri Jagannath culture? As a Bengali guy who grew up in Odisha don't you have some kind of cognitive dissonance when you see issues like Rasogolla controversy.
Was answering that and Chairman intervened and said almost 40 mins is over and the member abruptly stopped. I didn't realise whether the interview was over or not and then the Lady Member said it's done aap jaa sakte ho.
Might have missed one or two questions
Mocks- Almost all major ones
Real board questions were not at all similar to that of those asked in Mocks rather ChatGPT Pro helped more in predicting than mocks.
Overall I felt it was a very average interview in terms of how i answered and how I could have answered and I fared better in mocks than the real one.
1. What do you mean by criminal justice system?
2. You missing two important components and upon being hinted said Jail Administration
3. Have you ever been to jail? ( Started laughing and then chairman gave a stern look and he stopped)
4.What were your observation when you visited jail? (Said high no. of people with petty crimes, POCSO cases)
5. I don't even consider POCSO as a relevant provision anymore unless it's explicitly rape. What else type of criminals you saw? ( Said many theft and robbery undertrials and murder convicts. Agreed and said so many cases where people kill each other in anger etc. I suggested yes many cases of crimes of passion were there. He elaborated and talked a bit about that)
6. What do you think is the issue with jail( overcrowding, large no. of undertrials)
5. How do you address such issues? ( Suggested having more lenient bail provisions)
6. All the CJIs keep saying that Bail is Norm and what not why doesn't it translate on the ground?(Said District Judges are sceptical of bail in fear of public judging them and there is a vicious cycle of prosecution, defence and judges trying to keep people in jail and not not out)
7. What is the difference between Central and District Jail?( Answered partially correctly)
8. What do you think of corruption that happens in government offices?
9. Officers paisa isiliye khatey hain taki kisi aur ko khila sakey. Do you agree with this statement. ( I said I do agree sir and I have seen many such instances where such cases happen. Again he laughed and asked the next member.
5th Member.
1. So after independence 3 cities were designed as modern cities in a planned manner. What are those( I said I know of only 2- Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh. He added third as Gandhi Nagar)
2. What do you want to tell me about Bhubaneswar as a planned city( told him how Gov of Odisha then had planned a new admin capital in Odisha with Cuttack as the residential hub and then he went to Punjab as the Governor and envisioned Chandigarh based on ideas gained from BBSR)
3. What differences do you find in a planned and unplanned city? (I took the example of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and suggested how roads, municipal admin priority defer, how certain community occupy certain areas in old cities leading to ghettoisation but in new cities the spread is much more liberal. He added that amenities are not that far off in new cities)
4. Do you think Smart City intiative was a success
5. Do you know about Pipili( i answered and also added about Raghurajpur)
6. What do you like about Sri Jagannath culture? As a Bengali guy who grew up in Odisha don't you have some kind of cognitive dissonance when you see issues like Rasogolla controversy.
Was answering that and Chairman intervened and said almost 40 mins is over and the member abruptly stopped. I didn't realise whether the interview was over or not and then the Lady Member said it's done aap jaa sakte ho.
Might have missed one or two questions
Mocks- Almost all major ones
Real board questions were not at all similar to that of those asked in Mocks rather ChatGPT Pro helped more in predicting than mocks.
Overall I felt it was a very average interview in terms of how i answered and how I could have answered and I fared better in mocks than the real one.
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Name: KA16
Date:03/02/2026
DAF keywords- Agriculture, karnataka, wildlife behaviours-Hyena, construction worker
Board: Suman Sharma madam
2nd one to go
Questions asked:(can't able to remember member wise- 1 chair+4 members)
1) what is the relevance of WTO
2) Even though we focus more on manufacturing sector, we cannot improve it , should we focus on Agriculture sector?
4) can we move man power from manufacturing to agriculture?
3) What is Hydroponics? and why it is difficult to adopt/practice? How you promote it?
4) Is it EU will survive 10 years down the line?
5) Is panchayat pati practice exist?
6) How to eliminate it?
7) What is the climatic impact of Data centre?
8)will you invite or promote data centre in your state?
9) Recently some farmers say they don't want to use AI chat bot, what you will do?
10) What is the difference between Oryza sativa and Oryza nivara?
11)what is the origin of Watermelon?
12) who introduced watermelon to India( I said idk)
13) volcanic dust by the Indonesian volcano burst ,which came to Rajasthan and formed black soil, which is essential for cotton cultivation , what is the nutrient composition of that dust?
14)what was the crop grown during 2000BC in india?
15) " Those who do agriculture, have to leave education and those who do education, have to leave agriculture" , do you feel it is right?( I said no and about to give justification, the member interrupted but Suman Sharma madam want to listen justification but again that member interrupted saying he got the answer)
16) Organic farming and it's impact on food security, is yeild in organic farming can be more than conventional agriculture?
17) You are a agriculture graduate, why you want to join civil services)?
18) What was the wage you were getting as a construction worker? Why low but wages?
19) Everyone like Tiger, cheetah why you love hyenas? What is important in it?
20) where did you watched those animals? National parks you visited?
(There are some questions which I can't able to recollect)
Chairman said your interview over
Overall board was cordial but one member used to ask questions in Hindi , since I'm from Southern part of India can't able to comprehend completely, so suman Sharma madam translated all those questions,
Madam was writing continuously on my DAF , and after my entry the member left to me observed me from top to bottom and he asked me more factual and technical questions
Mocks given- No use of mocks except improving my communication skills bcz actual interview was completely different from arrangement of board and questions asked
Given more than 10 mocks (including O2O)
Special thanks to-
*SURESH SIR*(My mentor @insights IAS)- with whom I had interaction almost on a daily basis
Vinayak sir(La excellence)- DAF discussion
Khan sir(KSG studies)- O2O for confidence boosting and Peer group discussion
Date:03/02/2026
DAF keywords- Agriculture, karnataka, wildlife behaviours-Hyena, construction worker
Board: Suman Sharma madam
2nd one to go
Questions asked:(can't able to remember member wise- 1 chair+4 members)
1) what is the relevance of WTO
2) Even though we focus more on manufacturing sector, we cannot improve it , should we focus on Agriculture sector?
4) can we move man power from manufacturing to agriculture?
3) What is Hydroponics? and why it is difficult to adopt/practice? How you promote it?
4) Is it EU will survive 10 years down the line?
5) Is panchayat pati practice exist?
6) How to eliminate it?
7) What is the climatic impact of Data centre?
8)will you invite or promote data centre in your state?
9) Recently some farmers say they don't want to use AI chat bot, what you will do?
10) What is the difference between Oryza sativa and Oryza nivara?
11)what is the origin of Watermelon?
12) who introduced watermelon to India( I said idk)
13) volcanic dust by the Indonesian volcano burst ,which came to Rajasthan and formed black soil, which is essential for cotton cultivation , what is the nutrient composition of that dust?
14)what was the crop grown during 2000BC in india?
15) " Those who do agriculture, have to leave education and those who do education, have to leave agriculture" , do you feel it is right?( I said no and about to give justification, the member interrupted but Suman Sharma madam want to listen justification but again that member interrupted saying he got the answer)
16) Organic farming and it's impact on food security, is yeild in organic farming can be more than conventional agriculture?
17) You are a agriculture graduate, why you want to join civil services)?
18) What was the wage you were getting as a construction worker? Why low but wages?
19) Everyone like Tiger, cheetah why you love hyenas? What is important in it?
20) where did you watched those animals? National parks you visited?
(There are some questions which I can't able to recollect)
Chairman said your interview over
Overall board was cordial but one member used to ask questions in Hindi , since I'm from Southern part of India can't able to comprehend completely, so suman Sharma madam translated all those questions,
Madam was writing continuously on my DAF , and after my entry the member left to me observed me from top to bottom and he asked me more factual and technical questions
Mocks given- No use of mocks except improving my communication skills bcz actual interview was completely different from arrangement of board and questions asked
Given more than 10 mocks (including O2O)
Special thanks to-
*SURESH SIR*(My mentor @insights IAS)- with whom I had interaction almost on a daily basis
Vinayak sir(La excellence)- DAF discussion
Khan sir(KSG studies)- O2O for confidence boosting and Peer group discussion
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Name: KA16
Date:03/02/2026
DAF keywords- Agriculture, karnataka, wildlife behaviours-Hyena, construction worker
Board: Suman Sharma madam
2nd one to go
Questions asked:(can't able to remember member wise- 1 chair+4 members)
1) what is the relevance of WTO
2) Even though we focus more on manufacturing sector, we cannot improve it , should we focus on Agriculture sector?
4) can we move man power from manufacturing to agriculture?
3) What is Hydroponics? and why it is difficult to adopt/practice? How you promote it?
4) Is it EU will survive 10 years down the line?
5) Is panchayat pati practice exist?
6) How to eliminate it?
7) What is the climatic impact of Data centre?
8)will you invite or promote data centre in your state?
9) Recently some farmers say they don't want to use AI chat bot, what you will do?
10) What is the difference between Oryza sativa and Oryza nivara?
11)what is the origin of Watermelon?
12) who introduced watermelon to India( I said idk)
13) volcanic dust by the Indonesian volcano burst ,which came to Rajasthan and formed black soil, which is essential for cotton cultivation , what is the nutrient composition of that dust?
14)what was the crop grown during 2000BC in india?
15) " Those who do agriculture, have to leave education and those who do education, have to leave agriculture" , do you feel it is right?( I said no and about to give justification, the member interrupted but Suman Sharma madam want to listen justification but again that member interrupted saying he got the answer)
16) Organic farming and it's impact on food security, is yeild in organic farming can be more than conventional agriculture?
17) You are a agriculture graduate, why you want to join civil services)?
18) What was the wage you were getting as a construction worker? Why low but wages?
19) Everyone like Tiger, cheetah why you love hyenas? What is important in it?
20) where did you watched those animals? National parks you visited?
(There are some questions which I can't able to recollect)
Chairman said your interview over
Overall board was cordial but one member used to ask questions in Hindi , since I'm from Southern part of India can't able to comprehend completely, so suman Sharma madam translated all those questions,
Madam was writing continuously on my DAF , and after my entry the member left to me observed me from top to bottom and he asked me more factual and technical questions
Mocks given- No use of mocks except improving my communication skills bcz actual interview was completely different from arrangement of board and questions asked
Given more than 10 mocks (including O2O)
Special thanks to-
*SURESH SIR*(My mentor @insights IAS)- with whom I had interaction almost on a daily basis
Vinayak sir(La excellence)- DAF discussion
Khan sir(KSG studies)- O2O for confidence boosting and Peer group discussion
Date:03/02/2026
DAF keywords- Agriculture, karnataka, wildlife behaviours-Hyena, construction worker
Board: Suman Sharma madam
2nd one to go
Questions asked:(can't able to remember member wise- 1 chair+4 members)
1) what is the relevance of WTO
2) Even though we focus more on manufacturing sector, we cannot improve it , should we focus on Agriculture sector?
4) can we move man power from manufacturing to agriculture?
3) What is Hydroponics? and why it is difficult to adopt/practice? How you promote it?
4) Is it EU will survive 10 years down the line?
5) Is panchayat pati practice exist?
6) How to eliminate it?
7) What is the climatic impact of Data centre?
8)will you invite or promote data centre in your state?
9) Recently some farmers say they don't want to use AI chat bot, what you will do?
10) What is the difference between Oryza sativa and Oryza nivara?
11)what is the origin of Watermelon?
12) who introduced watermelon to India( I said idk)
13) volcanic dust by the Indonesian volcano burst ,which came to Rajasthan and formed black soil, which is essential for cotton cultivation , what is the nutrient composition of that dust?
14)what was the crop grown during 2000BC in india?
15) " Those who do agriculture, have to leave education and those who do education, have to leave agriculture" , do you feel it is right?( I said no and about to give justification, the member interrupted but Suman Sharma madam want to listen justification but again that member interrupted saying he got the answer)
16) Organic farming and it's impact on food security, is yeild in organic farming can be more than conventional agriculture?
17) You are a agriculture graduate, why you want to join civil services)?
18) What was the wage you were getting as a construction worker? Why low but wages?
19) Everyone like Tiger, cheetah why you love hyenas? What is important in it?
20) where did you watched those animals? National parks you visited?
(There are some questions which I can't able to recollect)
Chairman said your interview over
Overall board was cordial but one member used to ask questions in Hindi , since I'm from Southern part of India can't able to comprehend completely, so suman Sharma madam translated all those questions,
Madam was writing continuously on my DAF , and after my entry the member left to me observed me from top to bottom and he asked me more factual and technical questions
Mocks given- No use of mocks except improving my communication skills bcz actual interview was completely different from arrangement of board and questions asked
Given more than 10 mocks (including O2O)
Special thanks to-
*SURESH SIR*(My mentor @insights IAS)- with whom I had interaction almost on a daily basis
Vinayak sir(La excellence)- DAF discussion
Khan sir(KSG studies)- O2O for confidence boosting and Peer group discussion
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Name:SP
Date : 25th Feb (1st to go)
Key daf details: St.Stephens, JNU Sociology, Law, Ukulele,Meerut (rest not asked)
Chairman – Dasa Sir
Q1. How are you? What is life for you?(follow up based on my reply)
Q2. What has been your inspiration for joining the Civil Services?
Q3. Explain the four types of suicide given by Émile Durkheim.
Q4. Analyse the following using Durkheim’s framework:
Farmers’ suicides in Maharashtra
Student suicides in Kota/ORN
Suicide trends in developed countries
Q5. What is the NIRF ranking of St. Stephen’s College and other leading colleges of Delhi University?
Q6. Name some notable alumni of St. Stephen’s College.
Q7. Recently, judges revisited their judgments in the Aravali case under public pressure. Earlier, judges were insulated from public opinion. What is your opinion on this shift?
Member 1
Q8. What all does Article 21 of the Constitution include?
Q9. Why are some Fundamental Rights enforceable while others are not?
Q10. Is the Right to Health and Right to Food a Fundamental Right? How can they be enforced in this regard?
Q11. Why does the State often fail to fully enforce the Right to Health and Right to Food?
Q12. Hypothetical situation: Apply the principles of equity, equality, and justice in resolving a conflict scenario.
Member 2
Q13. What are major global indices? How is India performing in them according to you? (Do not give ranks.)
Q14. Should India develop its own indices? If yes, what should be the criteria?
Q15. What is India’s per capita income? Is it fair to compare it with other countries?
Q16. Can countries or even states be compared using socio-economic indicators?
Q17. Why is Western Uttar Pradesh more developed than other regions?
(Follow-up based on my earlier answer that within a country,within a state too there are disparities in sex ratio, poverty, literacy.)
Q18. AI and its impact on any one field.
Member 3
Q19. What are the types of legal systems across the world?
Q20. What is the full form of LLB?
Q21. What is the meaning of Jurisprudence?
Q22. Interpret " ignorantia juris non excusat"(legal maxim)
Member 4
Q23. Compare the ukulele with other string instruments.
Q24. What is the oldest known string instrument?
Q25. Why is youth more interested in the ukulele and other Western instruments?
Q26. Is it a concern that interest in Indian classical instruments is waning?
Q27. What is Albert Camus’ work on suicide?
I appeared for almost all major mock interviews before the actual personality test. In addition to that, I discussed current affairs with interview appearing friends, which helped me refine my articulation, structure my answers better, and manage nervousness more effectively. These discussions improved clarity of thought and response framing. My actual interview turned out to be largely DAF-based, and some questions had already been asked during my mock sessions.
Date : 25th Feb (1st to go)
Key daf details: St.Stephens, JNU Sociology, Law, Ukulele,Meerut (rest not asked)
Chairman – Dasa Sir
Q1. How are you? What is life for you?(follow up based on my reply)
Q2. What has been your inspiration for joining the Civil Services?
Q3. Explain the four types of suicide given by Émile Durkheim.
Q4. Analyse the following using Durkheim’s framework:
Farmers’ suicides in Maharashtra
Student suicides in Kota/ORN
Suicide trends in developed countries
Q5. What is the NIRF ranking of St. Stephen’s College and other leading colleges of Delhi University?
Q6. Name some notable alumni of St. Stephen’s College.
Q7. Recently, judges revisited their judgments in the Aravali case under public pressure. Earlier, judges were insulated from public opinion. What is your opinion on this shift?
Member 1
Q8. What all does Article 21 of the Constitution include?
Q9. Why are some Fundamental Rights enforceable while others are not?
Q10. Is the Right to Health and Right to Food a Fundamental Right? How can they be enforced in this regard?
Q11. Why does the State often fail to fully enforce the Right to Health and Right to Food?
Q12. Hypothetical situation: Apply the principles of equity, equality, and justice in resolving a conflict scenario.
Member 2
Q13. What are major global indices? How is India performing in them according to you? (Do not give ranks.)
Q14. Should India develop its own indices? If yes, what should be the criteria?
Q15. What is India’s per capita income? Is it fair to compare it with other countries?
Q16. Can countries or even states be compared using socio-economic indicators?
Q17. Why is Western Uttar Pradesh more developed than other regions?
(Follow-up based on my earlier answer that within a country,within a state too there are disparities in sex ratio, poverty, literacy.)
Q18. AI and its impact on any one field.
Member 3
Q19. What are the types of legal systems across the world?
Q20. What is the full form of LLB?
Q21. What is the meaning of Jurisprudence?
Q22. Interpret " ignorantia juris non excusat"(legal maxim)
Member 4
Q23. Compare the ukulele with other string instruments.
Q24. What is the oldest known string instrument?
Q25. Why is youth more interested in the ukulele and other Western instruments?
Q26. Is it a concern that interest in Indian classical instruments is waning?
Q27. What is Albert Camus’ work on suicide?
I appeared for almost all major mock interviews before the actual personality test. In addition to that, I discussed current affairs with interview appearing friends, which helped me refine my articulation, structure my answers better, and manage nervousness more effectively. These discussions improved clarity of thought and response framing. My actual interview turned out to be largely DAF-based, and some questions had already been asked during my mock sessions.
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Name : Walter White
Date : 24th feb, Forenoon Session, First to Go
DAF Keywords : Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, Junagadh, Gujarat, Sustainable Agriculture, Bird Watching (Rest not asked)
Board : Sanjay Verma Sir
Chairman :
1. You have been associated with sustainable agriculture, tell me what are the unsustainable practices in world today. (With some counter questions)
2. Do you think China is following Hypernationalism. and many counter questions on this topic
3. What can we learn from China
4. Which animal do you find most difficult to treat.
5. Which intresting article you have read recently.
6. Who was the author of that article.
7. Why do we say ‘Bharat Mata’ even though the name ‘Bharat’ is traditionally a male name
Mamber 1
1. Stray dog issue
2. What are the controversy regarding Supreme court judgement in this matter
3. What can be done to improve
4. How do you provide extension education about sustainable agriculture to farmers
Member 2 (Lady member)
1. You belong to Junagadh, tell me famous things from Junagadh
2. What was the issue of princely state Junagadh integration with India
3. Lion population is rising what should we do to prevent negative implications of it.
4. Are tou interested in Movies?
5. There is documentry called All That Breathes about birds did you watch it?
6. Give me name of some film festivals
7. Tell me important highlights from recent budget
Member 3
1. What is Sustainable Agriculture. What are it's implications ?( many counter questions)
2. What is your opinion about GM crops? Are they Sustainable? Should we promote it?
3. What is Veterinary Jurisprudence
4. Which laws can be included in veterinary jurisprudence.
5. What is difference between Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
6. Tell me about post bite Rabies vaccine schedule
Member 4
1. Again asked Stray dog issue. What is solution.
(Don't know why he asked the same question which was asked by member 1 before)
2. Name important places for Bird Watching in Gujarat
3. Important places for Bird Watching in Rajasthan
4. What types of Birds are there. Migratory birds - in which season do they come. From which Countries.
Not able to recall 2-3 questions
Time period: Approx 25 mins.
O2O session and mentorship: K K Jalan sir (Retd. IAS), A K Sharma sir, Mahesh Bhagwat sir IPS, Sri Ram IAS, OnlyIAS, JICE IAS
Mocks : Samkalp (2 times), SriRam IAS, Next IAS, Shankar IAS, Chanakya Mandal, Vajirao & Reddy, Unacademy and many online mocks arranged by Quantel and Upwise
Date : 24th feb, Forenoon Session, First to Go
DAF Keywords : Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, Junagadh, Gujarat, Sustainable Agriculture, Bird Watching (Rest not asked)
Board : Sanjay Verma Sir
Chairman :
1. You have been associated with sustainable agriculture, tell me what are the unsustainable practices in world today. (With some counter questions)
2. Do you think China is following Hypernationalism. and many counter questions on this topic
3. What can we learn from China
4. Which animal do you find most difficult to treat.
5. Which intresting article you have read recently.
6. Who was the author of that article.
7. Why do we say ‘Bharat Mata’ even though the name ‘Bharat’ is traditionally a male name
Mamber 1
1. Stray dog issue
2. What are the controversy regarding Supreme court judgement in this matter
3. What can be done to improve
4. How do you provide extension education about sustainable agriculture to farmers
Member 2 (Lady member)
1. You belong to Junagadh, tell me famous things from Junagadh
2. What was the issue of princely state Junagadh integration with India
3. Lion population is rising what should we do to prevent negative implications of it.
4. Are tou interested in Movies?
5. There is documentry called All That Breathes about birds did you watch it?
6. Give me name of some film festivals
7. Tell me important highlights from recent budget
Member 3
1. What is Sustainable Agriculture. What are it's implications ?( many counter questions)
2. What is your opinion about GM crops? Are they Sustainable? Should we promote it?
3. What is Veterinary Jurisprudence
4. Which laws can be included in veterinary jurisprudence.
5. What is difference between Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
6. Tell me about post bite Rabies vaccine schedule
Member 4
1. Again asked Stray dog issue. What is solution.
(Don't know why he asked the same question which was asked by member 1 before)
2. Name important places for Bird Watching in Gujarat
3. Important places for Bird Watching in Rajasthan
4. What types of Birds are there. Migratory birds - in which season do they come. From which Countries.
Not able to recall 2-3 questions
Time period: Approx 25 mins.
O2O session and mentorship: K K Jalan sir (Retd. IAS), A K Sharma sir, Mahesh Bhagwat sir IPS, Sri Ram IAS, OnlyIAS, JICE IAS
Mocks : Samkalp (2 times), SriRam IAS, Next IAS, Shankar IAS, Chanakya Mandal, Vajirao & Reddy, Unacademy and many online mocks arranged by Quantel and Upwise
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Date - 18.02.2026
Name - SJ
Board - Honourable Suman Sharma ma’am
DAF keyword - Law ( rest not relevant to the interview)
Chairperson-
1. Some degrees have been declared invalid by the UGC recently - what is your take on it ?
2. defence indigenisation in India - give me positives and negatives emanating from it
3. SC these days reverting its own orders given in previous judgments- what is your opinion on it?
M1
1. Arbitration hub - why is India not one ?
2. consultancy hub - why isn’t India a hub yet ? Steps that we can take to strengthen it ?
3. Why are we deepening ties with gulf countries ?
M2
1. Special intensive revision - opinion on it ?
2. national security act - how is the threshold different from an ordinary law
3. Old v new pension scheme - difference & why do people prefer the old pension scheme?
4. how can the government retrieve the money lying idle with the banks ?
M3
1. Reducing pendency of matrimonial disputes - what are the ways?
2. can a PIL be filed for not being able to walk on the roads- [situation based]
3. Online legal education- why not feasible?
M4
1. India USA ties - throw light on it - how does India benefit the USA?
2. IPR protection regime in India - how can we strengthen it?
3. GI tag - Madhubani paintings - how will you protect it? (Situation based)
Mocks - Shankar IAS (2 mocks), Samkalp (1 mock), Vajiram and Ravi, APTI plus
O2O - Vinay Sir (insights IAS), Retired IAS S S Jawahar sir (kingmaker IAS), Raj sir (Shankar ias) , Sriram sir (Sriram IAS), Officers IAS
Very grateful to Mahesh Bhagwat Sir for his DAF analysis.
Name - SJ
Board - Honourable Suman Sharma ma’am
DAF keyword - Law ( rest not relevant to the interview)
Chairperson-
1. Some degrees have been declared invalid by the UGC recently - what is your take on it ?
2. defence indigenisation in India - give me positives and negatives emanating from it
3. SC these days reverting its own orders given in previous judgments- what is your opinion on it?
M1
1. Arbitration hub - why is India not one ?
2. consultancy hub - why isn’t India a hub yet ? Steps that we can take to strengthen it ?
3. Why are we deepening ties with gulf countries ?
M2
1. Special intensive revision - opinion on it ?
2. national security act - how is the threshold different from an ordinary law
3. Old v new pension scheme - difference & why do people prefer the old pension scheme?
4. how can the government retrieve the money lying idle with the banks ?
M3
1. Reducing pendency of matrimonial disputes - what are the ways?
2. can a PIL be filed for not being able to walk on the roads- [situation based]
3. Online legal education- why not feasible?
M4
1. India USA ties - throw light on it - how does India benefit the USA?
2. IPR protection regime in India - how can we strengthen it?
3. GI tag - Madhubani paintings - how will you protect it? (Situation based)
Mocks - Shankar IAS (2 mocks), Samkalp (1 mock), Vajiram and Ravi, APTI plus
O2O - Vinay Sir (insights IAS), Retired IAS S S Jawahar sir (kingmaker IAS), Raj sir (Shankar ias) , Sriram sir (Sriram IAS), Officers IAS
Very grateful to Mahesh Bhagwat Sir for his DAF analysis.
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Name : asimov
Date : 25/02/2026 (forenoon)
DAF keywords : Jharkhand, Power sector, IT sector, Women, PSIR, Trivia, Nobel prize, Extremism (rest didn't ask)
Board : Sheel Vardhan Sir
Chairman: poker face, seemed disappointed and disinterested.
1. You're from Daltonganj. Do you know Mcluskieganj? What is it?
2. Isn't there Anglochristians there? Isn't it depopulated?
3. If you're IAS there, what would you do to ensure it gets attention? What sector would you work on? How? Have you been to mcluskieganj?
4. Jharkhand has good minerals per capita, but not gdp per capita. Why?
5. You think the bureaucracy there is corrupt. (I didn't say that). So why do you want to join the IAS?
6. Do you know XYZ revolt in Jharkhand? I said no.
7. Do you know PQR in jharkhand? I said no. He then explained.
M1: poker face, argumentative, seemed disappointed and disinterested.
1. Why did you leave the job? What is your current status- employed or not?
2. Who is the head of [my company]?
3. You like trivia. What is it? Tell me some trivia you find exciting?
4. Isn't Araria a name given by us?
5. Recently the SC said that regulations to prevent cow vigilantism aren't working because it's micromanagement. What do you think?
6. That all is fine, do you think the SC is right in saying so?
7. You write blogs on women -- what are the issues of tribal women? But these are general issues- tell me specific issues of tribal women.
8. What is your service preference?
9. You have participated in countering extremism. It is very wide. What did you focus on?
10. New policy on terror has come- it talks specifically about threats in power sector? What else?
Chairman intervened:
Aren't India's power systems not computerised? What is the the threat then?
M2: encouraging and engaging.
1. I was going to ask you why you left but you've already said that. What did you do in your job?
2. It sounds exciting. How will you utilise this knowledge in administration? Everyone is tech savvy. How would you use it in administration? What would you like to do?
3. Why are cybercrimes increasing?
4. Is it Just increasing internet penetration?
5. How much population uses internet in India?
6. What is the conviction rate in cybercrimes? How much exactly? Why is that so?
7. What regulators are there in India? Who regulates Real estate?
M3: lady member; smiling and engaging.
1. What is the full form of RERA?
2. Who regulates electricity in India? Isn't it CERC/SERC? What is the full form of CERC?
3. When asked about tribal women, you didn't say trafficking. What law is there for trafficking?
4. What would you do to stop trafficking?
5. There is also bonded labour, what would you do for that?
6. There is also child labor. Is there child labour in jharkhand? Why? Does the law prevent child labor completely?
7. There is an Indian nobel prize winner who worked on the same. What's his name?
8. When was GST introduced? How has it benefited?
M4: neutral, didn't ask much.
1. There are issues in chabahar port. Our policy is inconsistent and we are in a difficult situation. What do you think?
2. There is also a hexagon of alliances. Our PM is there. What is it? Who is it against?
3. What Saudi and Turkey are doing?
There are also conflict between saudi and UAE. The whole situation is complicated.
Thank you, your interview is over.
Mocks - 12 including Sankalp, Forum, NextIAS etc.
O2O - 6 including Dharmadhikari sir, Farees Rahman sir, Ravi Kapoor sir etc.
Mocks and O2O were generally good, but actual interview experience was really different. Panel members had poker face and didn't seem interested.
Date : 25/02/2026 (forenoon)
DAF keywords : Jharkhand, Power sector, IT sector, Women, PSIR, Trivia, Nobel prize, Extremism (rest didn't ask)
Board : Sheel Vardhan Sir
Chairman: poker face, seemed disappointed and disinterested.
1. You're from Daltonganj. Do you know Mcluskieganj? What is it?
2. Isn't there Anglochristians there? Isn't it depopulated?
3. If you're IAS there, what would you do to ensure it gets attention? What sector would you work on? How? Have you been to mcluskieganj?
4. Jharkhand has good minerals per capita, but not gdp per capita. Why?
5. You think the bureaucracy there is corrupt. (I didn't say that). So why do you want to join the IAS?
6. Do you know XYZ revolt in Jharkhand? I said no.
7. Do you know PQR in jharkhand? I said no. He then explained.
M1: poker face, argumentative, seemed disappointed and disinterested.
1. Why did you leave the job? What is your current status- employed or not?
2. Who is the head of [my company]?
3. You like trivia. What is it? Tell me some trivia you find exciting?
4. Isn't Araria a name given by us?
5. Recently the SC said that regulations to prevent cow vigilantism aren't working because it's micromanagement. What do you think?
6. That all is fine, do you think the SC is right in saying so?
7. You write blogs on women -- what are the issues of tribal women? But these are general issues- tell me specific issues of tribal women.
8. What is your service preference?
9. You have participated in countering extremism. It is very wide. What did you focus on?
10. New policy on terror has come- it talks specifically about threats in power sector? What else?
Chairman intervened:
Aren't India's power systems not computerised? What is the the threat then?
M2: encouraging and engaging.
1. I was going to ask you why you left but you've already said that. What did you do in your job?
2. It sounds exciting. How will you utilise this knowledge in administration? Everyone is tech savvy. How would you use it in administration? What would you like to do?
3. Why are cybercrimes increasing?
4. Is it Just increasing internet penetration?
5. How much population uses internet in India?
6. What is the conviction rate in cybercrimes? How much exactly? Why is that so?
7. What regulators are there in India? Who regulates Real estate?
M3: lady member; smiling and engaging.
1. What is the full form of RERA?
2. Who regulates electricity in India? Isn't it CERC/SERC? What is the full form of CERC?
3. When asked about tribal women, you didn't say trafficking. What law is there for trafficking?
4. What would you do to stop trafficking?
5. There is also bonded labour, what would you do for that?
6. There is also child labor. Is there child labour in jharkhand? Why? Does the law prevent child labor completely?
7. There is an Indian nobel prize winner who worked on the same. What's his name?
8. When was GST introduced? How has it benefited?
M4: neutral, didn't ask much.
1. There are issues in chabahar port. Our policy is inconsistent and we are in a difficult situation. What do you think?
2. There is also a hexagon of alliances. Our PM is there. What is it? Who is it against?
3. What Saudi and Turkey are doing?
There are also conflict between saudi and UAE. The whole situation is complicated.
Thank you, your interview is over.
Mocks - 12 including Sankalp, Forum, NextIAS etc.
O2O - 6 including Dharmadhikari sir, Farees Rahman sir, Ravi Kapoor sir etc.
Mocks and O2O were generally good, but actual interview experience was really different. Panel members had poker face and didn't seem interested.
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Name - Brigadier 2.0
Date - 23/02/2026
Board- BB swain
Daf Keywords - Kerala, BA LLB, Anti narcotic cell, Kathakali, Railways
Chair
1. What you wish to improve on railways?
2. Luxury needed on trains ?
Members in random order
1. How long kathakali studied ? veshas done?
2.Kerala increasing drug abuse? How to counter
3.Out of pocket expenditure of keralas health increasing why?
4. Why criminals are not behind bars ?
5. Foreign lawyers why not allowed to practice here ?
6. Disinvestment policies of india
7. Need privatisation of railway? Telecoms?
8. Impact of ai on lawyers
9. Dependency of kids on indian parents on spending after teenage
10. Dichotomy of keralas protests on domestic side and hardworking on GCCs.
11. Need of singapore model of pay revision in indian civil service.
12. Corruption is it result of greed or sustenance?- long conversation
Overall experience- Extremely cordial approach by board. They were smiling and engaging through out. Mostly opinion based questions with demand of spontaneous thinking.
Mocks- Took more than 25+ mocks but Samkalp only mirrored actual interview. Peer mocks till last minute helped immensely. Thanks to quantel for arranging last minutes mocks in Delhi.
Date - 23/02/2026
Board- BB swain
Daf Keywords - Kerala, BA LLB, Anti narcotic cell, Kathakali, Railways
Chair
1. What you wish to improve on railways?
2. Luxury needed on trains ?
Members in random order
1. How long kathakali studied ? veshas done?
2.Kerala increasing drug abuse? How to counter
3.Out of pocket expenditure of keralas health increasing why?
4. Why criminals are not behind bars ?
5. Foreign lawyers why not allowed to practice here ?
6. Disinvestment policies of india
7. Need privatisation of railway? Telecoms?
8. Impact of ai on lawyers
9. Dependency of kids on indian parents on spending after teenage
10. Dichotomy of keralas protests on domestic side and hardworking on GCCs.
11. Need of singapore model of pay revision in indian civil service.
12. Corruption is it result of greed or sustenance?- long conversation
Overall experience- Extremely cordial approach by board. They were smiling and engaging through out. Mostly opinion based questions with demand of spontaneous thinking.
Mocks- Took more than 25+ mocks but Samkalp only mirrored actual interview. Peer mocks till last minute helped immensely. Thanks to quantel for arranging last minutes mocks in Delhi.
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Name - SacrifiTAL
Interview date - 23 Feb 2026
Board - Honorable Ajay Kumar sir
Daf keywords - civil engineering, punjab, patiala
Chaiman sir ( grilling and not satisfied)
1. So u did your civil engineering 5 years back , what are you doing nowadays( a - nothing, unemployed)
2.Okk tell me if AI would replace humans, is there any indications ( I said 3 forms - Ai narrow, human, super intell)
3.what is narrow intelligence ( he was surprised by this term)
4. How is It really a threat ( I said recently, Ai was monitored in both controlled and uncontrolled setting,...)
5. Do u know a way to control it ( I said, its design should be made human centric, presently it's corporate or Ai centric and Ai acts in favour of those who feed it, added ai summit)
6. How to make it human cetric, don't deviate ?( I said sorry sir, I have little understanding )
Member 1 ( chill and nodding)
1. Whats is m25 cement?
2. What is 3d manufacturing, give me some example and benefits.
3. What is mmr steel ( I didn't now)
Member 2( frequent interupter)
1. what as civil engineer do u feel the role of infrastructure ( I tried to add budget, he interupted - no budget)
2. So many jobs in civil engineering, why ppl are not choosing the field ( I said- industry skill mismatch, have to train, salary is comparitively less.. He was not satisfied and interrupted)
3. Civil engineering goes back in past, what do u think( I wrongly interpreted, then I said indus valley and explained)
4. Wht was special about ancient engineering ( i said example of thick walls as thermal regulator, ... He interupted)
5. Tell me something about ancient temples of South India as civil engineer( I said kailashnath temple in ellora, he said nothing in Tamil Nadu? , I said shore temples)
6. ( he was from TN and wanted to ask a specific temple) do u know a temple where sunrays come from all directions and fall on diet? . ( I wasn't aware) , tell me about its civil engineering features ( I tried to give analogy to chandigarh sun -shadow based tech, he interupted and told don't deviate) ... He then made a monologue on temple
7. Okk so punjab is called Udta Punjab, do u agree ( I said problem is there but more sensationalised, with efforts its becoming rangla punjab again, he interupted - no we all know there's so much issue, I said okk sir)
8. Drug problem in punjab
9. Monologue on employment and underemployment.asked for 4 solutions to tackle underemployment.
10. Our infra is not comparable to china, who is the culprit ( I said accountability lies on all the stakeholders) , he then reminiscised on konkan infra and monologue..
11. Are u unemployed by choice or circumstance.( I said by choice, he said then I can't ask more)
Member 3 ( chill respected lady)
- why patiala being Royal city, heritage not able to become hub for tourism ( I said, lack of religious identity as punjab tourism is majorly pilgrim based at present ( amritsar) )
- what other reasons, this can't be sole ( I said, it's an admin district, surrounded by admn infra and never developed as tourism hub , systemic fault)
Member 4
1. Why do u think about gold( I wasn't able to recall the prices but trends of fall and rise)
2. Why it's prices rose nd fell ( geopolitical tensions, gold as hedge against uncertainty, gold etf)
3. Whats it's relation with stock market
4. Why dollar so strong? ( I included petro dollar, he was like whats this thing)
5. What is this petro - dollar
6. Other reasons why America able to keep it's so strong ( I said, exports, investments in America making it valuable)
7. Do u think any currency would replace it ( I said, not at present as 80-90% global trade and reserve in dollar., however bric nations stocking up hard assets for an alternate currency)
( he was expecting something else)
Chairman- Okk sacrifital, your interview is over
Time- 20-21 min
Chairman and one member grilled,rest were chill.I fumbled at places, broken English , large conference room- had to speak extra loud.
Mocks - sriram, vision, pw onlyias, samkalp, quantel
Interview date - 23 Feb 2026
Board - Honorable Ajay Kumar sir
Daf keywords - civil engineering, punjab, patiala
Chaiman sir ( grilling and not satisfied)
1. So u did your civil engineering 5 years back , what are you doing nowadays( a - nothing, unemployed)
2.Okk tell me if AI would replace humans, is there any indications ( I said 3 forms - Ai narrow, human, super intell)
3.what is narrow intelligence ( he was surprised by this term)
4. How is It really a threat ( I said recently, Ai was monitored in both controlled and uncontrolled setting,...)
5. Do u know a way to control it ( I said, its design should be made human centric, presently it's corporate or Ai centric and Ai acts in favour of those who feed it, added ai summit)
6. How to make it human cetric, don't deviate ?( I said sorry sir, I have little understanding )
Member 1 ( chill and nodding)
1. Whats is m25 cement?
2. What is 3d manufacturing, give me some example and benefits.
3. What is mmr steel ( I didn't now)
Member 2( frequent interupter)
1. what as civil engineer do u feel the role of infrastructure ( I tried to add budget, he interupted - no budget)
2. So many jobs in civil engineering, why ppl are not choosing the field ( I said- industry skill mismatch, have to train, salary is comparitively less.. He was not satisfied and interrupted)
3. Civil engineering goes back in past, what do u think( I wrongly interpreted, then I said indus valley and explained)
4. Wht was special about ancient engineering ( i said example of thick walls as thermal regulator, ... He interupted)
5. Tell me something about ancient temples of South India as civil engineer( I said kailashnath temple in ellora, he said nothing in Tamil Nadu? , I said shore temples)
6. ( he was from TN and wanted to ask a specific temple) do u know a temple where sunrays come from all directions and fall on diet? . ( I wasn't aware) , tell me about its civil engineering features ( I tried to give analogy to chandigarh sun -shadow based tech, he interupted and told don't deviate) ... He then made a monologue on temple
7. Okk so punjab is called Udta Punjab, do u agree ( I said problem is there but more sensationalised, with efforts its becoming rangla punjab again, he interupted - no we all know there's so much issue, I said okk sir)
8. Drug problem in punjab
9. Monologue on employment and underemployment.asked for 4 solutions to tackle underemployment.
10. Our infra is not comparable to china, who is the culprit ( I said accountability lies on all the stakeholders) , he then reminiscised on konkan infra and monologue..
11. Are u unemployed by choice or circumstance.( I said by choice, he said then I can't ask more)
Member 3 ( chill respected lady)
- why patiala being Royal city, heritage not able to become hub for tourism ( I said, lack of religious identity as punjab tourism is majorly pilgrim based at present ( amritsar) )
- what other reasons, this can't be sole ( I said, it's an admin district, surrounded by admn infra and never developed as tourism hub , systemic fault)
Member 4
1. Why do u think about gold( I wasn't able to recall the prices but trends of fall and rise)
2. Why it's prices rose nd fell ( geopolitical tensions, gold as hedge against uncertainty, gold etf)
3. Whats it's relation with stock market
4. Why dollar so strong? ( I included petro dollar, he was like whats this thing)
5. What is this petro - dollar
6. Other reasons why America able to keep it's so strong ( I said, exports, investments in America making it valuable)
7. Do u think any currency would replace it ( I said, not at present as 80-90% global trade and reserve in dollar., however bric nations stocking up hard assets for an alternate currency)
( he was expecting something else)
Chairman- Okk sacrifital, your interview is over
Time- 20-21 min
Chairman and one member grilled,rest were chill.I fumbled at places, broken English , large conference room- had to speak extra loud.
Mocks - sriram, vision, pw onlyias, samkalp, quantel
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Date - 26 Feb 2026
Name - VB
Time - Forenoon, 2nd to go
Board - Raj Shukla sir
DAF - West Bengal, Gender Community Walks, TRAI, Digital connectivity, Published poetry book, Karate
(Not mentioning answers because in hindsight it always feels like one could have said more/better 😅, would appreciate if no one asks me what I said also)
Chairperson -
1. What do you think about the state of politics in the country?
2. Is democracy only about elections?
3. Why is there a decline in mutual respect among parliamentarians? (Gave example of Nehru and Vajpayee)
4. Should federalism be competitive or cooperative? (Context of West Bengal)
5. Should states compete over emerging technologies like AI also?
Member 1 -
1. What are Gender Community Walks? What is gendered lens?
2. How do you record your observations?
3. Who is the true Bengali - the suave, cultured one or rebellious, aggressive one?
4. What did you do to get this belt in Karate?
Member 2 -
1. Are people in society becoming more impatient and intolerant of each other's opinions? (Some follow ups)
2. Why did we choose 2047 for Viksit Bharat? Symbol or substance?
3. Do long term goals make us lazy?
4. Is ethanol blending a wise choice wrt energy density?
5. Your opinion on terms like Double Engine Sarkar?
Member 3 -
1. What did you write in your research paper on digital connectivity (gist)?
2. Opinion on Starlink and its impact on Airtel/Jio etc?
3. Why did you name your book unheard melodies?
4. Do you think Tagore's translation to English wasn't of the same quality as his orginal Bengali creation?
5. Do you know about the author Shankar? Name any novel of his?
Member 4 -
1. Recommended me an Odiya poet's work (no question)
2. Your role at TRAI?
3. Did you see theory translate into practice? Any gaps
4. Difference between mission and goal?
(May have missed a few questions)
Overall it was a pleasant experience. It always feels like you can do better but I tried my best in that moment. For a few questions I'm now remembering better answers 🥲, but I guess that's normal.
It felt like I made so much copious notes and all but not much came in handy because questions were very broad and opinion based. Overall, I enjoyed the experience. The panel was warm. How well they perceived me is left to interpretation 😅.
Nothing more to say except that "Every sincere prayer is answered"🤞
Offline Mocks -
1. SN Tagore Civil services Study Centre , Kolkata (3 mocks, helped a lot in breaking the ice. Ex-DGP Surajit Purakayastha sir was very encouraging)
2. Vajirao and Reddy (encouraging with some grilling)
3. NextIAS (very cordial, Vinod Zutshi Sir gave very positive energy)
4. Pranay Agarwal sir, IAS Gurukul (1-1, very friendly, most thorough feedback!)
5. Dharmadhikari sir, Chanakya mandal (1-1) - rich discussion on music
6. Samkalp (nice experience, discussion type)
Online mocks -
1. Eagle IAS (brief but positive)
2. PW only IAS (encouraging)
3. Kavish IAS (very good quality questions, later Abhishek sir stayed in touch personally till Interview)
4. UPSC prep (Ketan sir, Rahul sir)
5. Samkalp (enjoyed the online mock a lot with Goyal sir and Anand Jha sir)
6. Utkarsh sir, Mentor aid(1-1, detailed feedback)
7. Shubham sir, IAS Vidyapeeth (1-1, gave a lot of value addition and confidence boost, also posted a lot of material in group)
DAF sessions (many in initial stage, may miss some)
1. Mahesh Bhagwat sir (very detailed and meticulous, also helped by posting material in group)
2. Vishwajeet sir, Sarrthi IAS (helped in filling)
3. Shawshank Ratnoo sir, UPSCprep (positive boost)
4. Kingmakers IAS (encouraging)
5. Kush Jain sir (very warm and sweet)
(Quantel and Upwise helped a lot in arranging online mocks)
Further gratitude -
1. Anirudh Patil Sir, Sarrthi IAS (always responded to queries)
2. My peer group for regular mocks and current affairs discussion
3. Ex-ranker AIR 50, always responded and helped
I'm so sorry if I missed anyone's name!!
Last of all no words are enough to thank my parents, many friends, well-wishers and God 🙏
Name - VB
Time - Forenoon, 2nd to go
Board - Raj Shukla sir
DAF - West Bengal, Gender Community Walks, TRAI, Digital connectivity, Published poetry book, Karate
(Not mentioning answers because in hindsight it always feels like one could have said more/better 😅, would appreciate if no one asks me what I said also)
Chairperson -
1. What do you think about the state of politics in the country?
2. Is democracy only about elections?
3. Why is there a decline in mutual respect among parliamentarians? (Gave example of Nehru and Vajpayee)
4. Should federalism be competitive or cooperative? (Context of West Bengal)
5. Should states compete over emerging technologies like AI also?
Member 1 -
1. What are Gender Community Walks? What is gendered lens?
2. How do you record your observations?
3. Who is the true Bengali - the suave, cultured one or rebellious, aggressive one?
4. What did you do to get this belt in Karate?
Member 2 -
1. Are people in society becoming more impatient and intolerant of each other's opinions? (Some follow ups)
2. Why did we choose 2047 for Viksit Bharat? Symbol or substance?
3. Do long term goals make us lazy?
4. Is ethanol blending a wise choice wrt energy density?
5. Your opinion on terms like Double Engine Sarkar?
Member 3 -
1. What did you write in your research paper on digital connectivity (gist)?
2. Opinion on Starlink and its impact on Airtel/Jio etc?
3. Why did you name your book unheard melodies?
4. Do you think Tagore's translation to English wasn't of the same quality as his orginal Bengali creation?
5. Do you know about the author Shankar? Name any novel of his?
Member 4 -
1. Recommended me an Odiya poet's work (no question)
2. Your role at TRAI?
3. Did you see theory translate into practice? Any gaps
4. Difference between mission and goal?
(May have missed a few questions)
Overall it was a pleasant experience. It always feels like you can do better but I tried my best in that moment. For a few questions I'm now remembering better answers 🥲, but I guess that's normal.
It felt like I made so much copious notes and all but not much came in handy because questions were very broad and opinion based. Overall, I enjoyed the experience. The panel was warm. How well they perceived me is left to interpretation 😅.
Nothing more to say except that "Every sincere prayer is answered"🤞
Offline Mocks -
1. SN Tagore Civil services Study Centre , Kolkata (3 mocks, helped a lot in breaking the ice. Ex-DGP Surajit Purakayastha sir was very encouraging)
2. Vajirao and Reddy (encouraging with some grilling)
3. NextIAS (very cordial, Vinod Zutshi Sir gave very positive energy)
4. Pranay Agarwal sir, IAS Gurukul (1-1, very friendly, most thorough feedback!)
5. Dharmadhikari sir, Chanakya mandal (1-1) - rich discussion on music
6. Samkalp (nice experience, discussion type)
Online mocks -
1. Eagle IAS (brief but positive)
2. PW only IAS (encouraging)
3. Kavish IAS (very good quality questions, later Abhishek sir stayed in touch personally till Interview)
4. UPSC prep (Ketan sir, Rahul sir)
5. Samkalp (enjoyed the online mock a lot with Goyal sir and Anand Jha sir)
6. Utkarsh sir, Mentor aid(1-1, detailed feedback)
7. Shubham sir, IAS Vidyapeeth (1-1, gave a lot of value addition and confidence boost, also posted a lot of material in group)
DAF sessions (many in initial stage, may miss some)
1. Mahesh Bhagwat sir (very detailed and meticulous, also helped by posting material in group)
2. Vishwajeet sir, Sarrthi IAS (helped in filling)
3. Shawshank Ratnoo sir, UPSCprep (positive boost)
4. Kingmakers IAS (encouraging)
5. Kush Jain sir (very warm and sweet)
(Quantel and Upwise helped a lot in arranging online mocks)
Further gratitude -
1. Anirudh Patil Sir, Sarrthi IAS (always responded to queries)
2. My peer group for regular mocks and current affairs discussion
3. Ex-ranker AIR 50, always responded and helped
I'm so sorry if I missed anyone's name!!
Last of all no words are enough to thank my parents, many friends, well-wishers and God 🙏
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Name: (If you wish to reveal- Real/ Tg/Other)
Date:
Key DAF Details:
Board:
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Name: KTC
Interview date: 24-02-26 (afternoon) fifth to go
DAF keywords: Kashmir, Srinagar, Woman, E&C, PSIR( nothing else asked from DAF)
Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir
Chairman( looked very curious and asked the most questions)
1 How are you? How far is your place from srinagar?( Can you speak in Hindi… We would love to listen you speaking in Hindi)
2 Why civil services and long discussion based on my answer.
3 How are the GenZ women of Kashmir?
4 Change in Inheritance rights of Kashmiri women post 370.
5 Three changes after the new government in JK.
6 If you are the chief secretary, three development priorities for your district.
7 Jk bank and its composition.
M1( female, very appreciating, kept nodding)
1 How do you pronounce your Name….its meaning……compliments on my name.
2 Highlight three points why UN is losing relevance.
3 UN peacekeeping forces and its future.
(Don’t remember few questions)
Chairman interrupted in between that you are doing very good.
M2
1 Changes post 370 as a kashmiri that you witnessed.
2 Will AI lead to loss of employment ?
3 What is chip technology and why countries are running after it?
4 Mark carney’s speech and what did he suggest in his speech?
M3
1 Do you think there were external factors into play post abrogation of Art 370( eg the galwan clash with china)?
2 Instability in pakistan on two fronts vis a vis Balochistan and Afghan border. What is the issue?
3 Who said you can’t keep snakes in your backyard and expect them to only bite your neighbour?
M4
1 Freebies lead to loss of tax payers money….should this money not instead be used for capital expenditure?
2 Why giving 40% people free ration under NFSA when only 10% below poverty line and discussion on that.
Chairman said your interview is over and all members gave best wishes.
Time period: Approx 40minutes
Overall a cordial board and more interested in my opinion on matters….seemed like more of a conversation
Mocks: HCI, HSC, jamia, SriRam IAS (Boosted my confidence) , Sankalp, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar
O2O: Khan Sir (KSG)( Sir’s audio one day before interview was very encouraging)
Actual Interview very close to Sankalp mock( questions asked on similar lines)
Everyday mocks with peer group were very helpful.
Extremely grateful and thankful for the opportunity and to my friends and family.
Interview date: 24-02-26 (afternoon) fifth to go
DAF keywords: Kashmir, Srinagar, Woman, E&C, PSIR( nothing else asked from DAF)
Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir
Chairman( looked very curious and asked the most questions)
1 How are you? How far is your place from srinagar?( Can you speak in Hindi… We would love to listen you speaking in Hindi)
2 Why civil services and long discussion based on my answer.
3 How are the GenZ women of Kashmir?
4 Change in Inheritance rights of Kashmiri women post 370.
5 Three changes after the new government in JK.
6 If you are the chief secretary, three development priorities for your district.
7 Jk bank and its composition.
M1( female, very appreciating, kept nodding)
1 How do you pronounce your Name….its meaning……compliments on my name.
2 Highlight three points why UN is losing relevance.
3 UN peacekeeping forces and its future.
(Don’t remember few questions)
Chairman interrupted in between that you are doing very good.
M2
1 Changes post 370 as a kashmiri that you witnessed.
2 Will AI lead to loss of employment ?
3 What is chip technology and why countries are running after it?
4 Mark carney’s speech and what did he suggest in his speech?
M3
1 Do you think there were external factors into play post abrogation of Art 370( eg the galwan clash with china)?
2 Instability in pakistan on two fronts vis a vis Balochistan and Afghan border. What is the issue?
3 Who said you can’t keep snakes in your backyard and expect them to only bite your neighbour?
M4
1 Freebies lead to loss of tax payers money….should this money not instead be used for capital expenditure?
2 Why giving 40% people free ration under NFSA when only 10% below poverty line and discussion on that.
Chairman said your interview is over and all members gave best wishes.
Time period: Approx 40minutes
Overall a cordial board and more interested in my opinion on matters….seemed like more of a conversation
Mocks: HCI, HSC, jamia, SriRam IAS (Boosted my confidence) , Sankalp, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar
O2O: Khan Sir (KSG)( Sir’s audio one day before interview was very encouraging)
Actual Interview very close to Sankalp mock( questions asked on similar lines)
Everyday mocks with peer group were very helpful.
Extremely grateful and thankful for the opportunity and to my friends and family.
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Transcript
Chairperson: Raj Shukla sir
Last to go forenoon session
Keywords: Rajkot, Business Administration, Public Administration, Tourism
Chairperson:
1. Where are you coming from?
2. Are innovation and entrepreneurship related to public administration?
3. What is public administration? And what is essential for administration?
4. How is entrepreneurship related to public administration?
5. What is the difference between management and public administration?
Member 1 (Lady Member – very supportive):
1. You are self-employed; what activity or business are you running?
2. What did you learn from your B.B.A. and M.B.A.?
3. What would you do if you were appointed as the District Magistrate (DM) of Rajkot?
4. What is the female labour force participation ratio of Rajkot district?
5. What is the sex ratio of Rajkot district, and how would you improve it?
6. Name two persons who have inspired you, excluding family and friends.
Member 2:
1. What is the digital divide?
2. What is the digital dividend?
3. What steps would you take to bridge the digital divide?
4. Your hobby is painting; what type of painting do you do? After returning home, what do you sketch?
(I replied: This chamber’s sketch.)
Member – 3:
1. What is the MPLADS scheme?
2. What is the full form of MPLADS?
3.How does the District Magistrate administer this scheme? And what type of development prioritised?
4. Who gives approval for the activities under this scheme?
5. If an MP announces funds from this scheme for a private club/organization, and it is not legally permissible, what steps will you take?
Member – 4:
1. What is CSR?
2. What schemes are available under CSR?
3. Name some welfare schemes for different sections of society.
4. What are your observations from visiting various countries?
(I told them many things. He wanted to hear about tourist safety, so I when mentioned that in the end & Then he moved forward.)
5. How do you gain knowledge of different tourists places for promotion of tourism business?
Mocks: PWonlyIAS(3), The CoreIAS, Vajirao &Reddy
O2O— K K jalan sir, Amit jain sir, Shubham aggarwal sir
Chairperson: Raj Shukla sir
Last to go forenoon session
Keywords: Rajkot, Business Administration, Public Administration, Tourism
Chairperson:
1. Where are you coming from?
2. Are innovation and entrepreneurship related to public administration?
3. What is public administration? And what is essential for administration?
4. How is entrepreneurship related to public administration?
5. What is the difference between management and public administration?
Member 1 (Lady Member – very supportive):
1. You are self-employed; what activity or business are you running?
2. What did you learn from your B.B.A. and M.B.A.?
3. What would you do if you were appointed as the District Magistrate (DM) of Rajkot?
4. What is the female labour force participation ratio of Rajkot district?
5. What is the sex ratio of Rajkot district, and how would you improve it?
6. Name two persons who have inspired you, excluding family and friends.
Member 2:
1. What is the digital divide?
2. What is the digital dividend?
3. What steps would you take to bridge the digital divide?
4. Your hobby is painting; what type of painting do you do? After returning home, what do you sketch?
(I replied: This chamber’s sketch.)
Member – 3:
1. What is the MPLADS scheme?
2. What is the full form of MPLADS?
3.How does the District Magistrate administer this scheme? And what type of development prioritised?
4. Who gives approval for the activities under this scheme?
5. If an MP announces funds from this scheme for a private club/organization, and it is not legally permissible, what steps will you take?
Member – 4:
1. What is CSR?
2. What schemes are available under CSR?
3. Name some welfare schemes for different sections of society.
4. What are your observations from visiting various countries?
(I told them many things. He wanted to hear about tourist safety, so I when mentioned that in the end & Then he moved forward.)
5. How do you gain knowledge of different tourists places for promotion of tourism business?
Mocks: PWonlyIAS(3), The CoreIAS, Vajirao &Reddy
O2O— K K jalan sir, Amit jain sir, Shubham aggarwal sir
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Hello please this transcript
NAME :
Board : Suman Sharma mam
Interview : Afternoon Session (5th to go)
Keywords : Engineering, Genetics, Reading, Kolhapur, Geography
Interview questions were completely different from mock interviews, expected line of questions. No question from Graduation, Optional, home town (though they mentioned my Hometown’s name multiple times). Nothing much about factual current events
Chairperson:
Earlier questions and monologue in Hindi, gradually shift to English
1. You are from Maharashtra, Are you aware of Police Welfare fund from donations from artists, bollywood?
2. Will this impact How Police treat such stars?
3. How will you ensure it won’t result in preferential treatment?
4. You know we spend a lot in welfare. I have an idea: Let’s link welfare to performance? What do you think? Tell me it’s benefits.
5. Now consider yourself on opposite side of this idea, and deny it with justification.
6. What are the non-monetary ways to promote tax-payers, how to reward them without using financial benefits?
Member 1:
1. You are from Maharashtra, have you aware of droughts in Marathwada and Vidarbha, resulting in agriculture distress?
2. What they do in Ralegan Siddhi? What measures can be utilized in drought prone areas?
3. Have you heard about PM SVANIDHI Yojana? Tell about it? Who pays? Any such work carried out in Kolhapur?
4. Suppose you are the collector of Kolhapur, a construction worker died in an accident? How will you provide relief to his wife and children? Consider they are illiterate and very poor.
Member 2:
1. Are you aware of MGNREGA Changes in recent times? What are the changes via Bill by Parliament?
2. Does the States share cause financial problem? Are they strong enough to absorb fund share?
3. Have you done any volunteer work?
Member 3:
1. Have you heard about NEET controversy ( Negative Marks)? What happened exactly? Are you fine with this?
2. What will be the outcome of this? What changes you will bring in this system to ensure fair evaluation?
3. Have you heard about Black Swan Events? What Happens? Any such event that may occur in future?
4. What is Technocratic Governance? How it is utilised in governance?
Member 4:
1. Suppose you are Collector of Kolhapur and there is a railway accident on Kolhapur-Pune Rail line, whose responsibility is this? What steps will you take?
2. You heard about EVM controversy? Suppose you are the Chief Election Commissioner of India. Take a press conference to defend EVM.
3. What measure you will propose? Was such challenge not given earlier? (Hacking) What happened to that?
Mock interviews : Sankalp, Maharashtra Sadan, PW only IAS, O2O – Shabbir sir, Dev sir, Shishir sir, Guidance - Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, Dharmadhikari sir, Mock – Unacademy, Study iq
NAME :
Board : Suman Sharma mam
Interview : Afternoon Session (5th to go)
Keywords : Engineering, Genetics, Reading, Kolhapur, Geography
Interview questions were completely different from mock interviews, expected line of questions. No question from Graduation, Optional, home town (though they mentioned my Hometown’s name multiple times). Nothing much about factual current events
Chairperson:
Earlier questions and monologue in Hindi, gradually shift to English
1. You are from Maharashtra, Are you aware of Police Welfare fund from donations from artists, bollywood?
2. Will this impact How Police treat such stars?
3. How will you ensure it won’t result in preferential treatment?
4. You know we spend a lot in welfare. I have an idea: Let’s link welfare to performance? What do you think? Tell me it’s benefits.
5. Now consider yourself on opposite side of this idea, and deny it with justification.
6. What are the non-monetary ways to promote tax-payers, how to reward them without using financial benefits?
Member 1:
1. You are from Maharashtra, have you aware of droughts in Marathwada and Vidarbha, resulting in agriculture distress?
2. What they do in Ralegan Siddhi? What measures can be utilized in drought prone areas?
3. Have you heard about PM SVANIDHI Yojana? Tell about it? Who pays? Any such work carried out in Kolhapur?
4. Suppose you are the collector of Kolhapur, a construction worker died in an accident? How will you provide relief to his wife and children? Consider they are illiterate and very poor.
Member 2:
1. Are you aware of MGNREGA Changes in recent times? What are the changes via Bill by Parliament?
2. Does the States share cause financial problem? Are they strong enough to absorb fund share?
3. Have you done any volunteer work?
Member 3:
1. Have you heard about NEET controversy ( Negative Marks)? What happened exactly? Are you fine with this?
2. What will be the outcome of this? What changes you will bring in this system to ensure fair evaluation?
3. Have you heard about Black Swan Events? What Happens? Any such event that may occur in future?
4. What is Technocratic Governance? How it is utilised in governance?
Member 4:
1. Suppose you are Collector of Kolhapur and there is a railway accident on Kolhapur-Pune Rail line, whose responsibility is this? What steps will you take?
2. You heard about EVM controversy? Suppose you are the Chief Election Commissioner of India. Take a press conference to defend EVM.
3. What measure you will propose? Was such challenge not given earlier? (Hacking) What happened to that?
Mock interviews : Sankalp, Maharashtra Sadan, PW only IAS, O2O – Shabbir sir, Dev sir, Shishir sir, Guidance - Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, Dharmadhikari sir, Mock – Unacademy, Study iq
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Date-26/02/26, keywords-contemporary history,karnataka and telangana , Chairman Dinesh Dasa- what is the period of contemporary history?
Chairman-How has the world evolved from 1945 to today,what has changed?
Chairman- what made china so dominant?
Me -visionary leadership..
DD-who was it?
DD-when did that happen?
Did US play a part?
Did US not play a part by allowing Chinese students entry into its universities and there was knowledge transfer ?
DD- if you have to develop mysore sandal soaps with no budget constraints ,what steps would you take?
DD-but you didn’t speak of hiring foreign superstars ,our thoughts are limited to india,why wouldn’t you hire someone like messi or Jennifer lopez?
DD-Which state would you want to serve in ,if you don’t get your home cadre and tell me the three schemes that are close to your heart being implemented in karnataka and would want to implement there?
Next Member-
What is détente in the context of cold war?
why did the iron curtain fall ,why did soviets fall?
Did the invasion lead to the fall or the humiliating end did that?
the conflict led to drain of resources and led to the humiliating end,what was the period of this conflict?
Next member-
do you know what command and control economy?
okay tell me what do can you think of the word?
who was key to this ,which institution ?
that doesn’t exist today?
Planning commission,how did it control economy?
Has that led to growth?
Have you heard of hindu rate of growth?
then did it lead to growth ?
how did they control the distribution?any specific tool?
you know centrally sponsored schemes?
Name some?
ayushman bharat isn’t ,but what is that big scheme that has been changed?
Me- Mnrega has made into vbgramj
what has changed?
Next member{Madam}
you see rise of linguistic chauvinism across india,especially Bengaluru and Mumbai ,and Hyderabad could be next,where does the problem lie,with state governments or does civil needs to do?
what do you have to say on Andhra Pradesh implementing English at primary level? China has grown without English?
Next member-
Which part of Telangana do you have your roots?
what is it know for?
and what else
supply of labour,now the judicial officers have been deployed for the SIR process what do you make of it?
don’t you think with so much of pendency of cases they should be doing it, say if I am receiving funds from abroad then what law applies?
no any recent law?
FCRA ,that requires me have a bank account…
Chairman-How has the world evolved from 1945 to today,what has changed?
Chairman- what made china so dominant?
Me -visionary leadership..
DD-who was it?
DD-when did that happen?
Did US play a part?
Did US not play a part by allowing Chinese students entry into its universities and there was knowledge transfer ?
DD- if you have to develop mysore sandal soaps with no budget constraints ,what steps would you take?
DD-but you didn’t speak of hiring foreign superstars ,our thoughts are limited to india,why wouldn’t you hire someone like messi or Jennifer lopez?
DD-Which state would you want to serve in ,if you don’t get your home cadre and tell me the three schemes that are close to your heart being implemented in karnataka and would want to implement there?
Next Member-
What is détente in the context of cold war?
why did the iron curtain fall ,why did soviets fall?
Did the invasion lead to the fall or the humiliating end did that?
the conflict led to drain of resources and led to the humiliating end,what was the period of this conflict?
Next member-
do you know what command and control economy?
okay tell me what do can you think of the word?
who was key to this ,which institution ?
that doesn’t exist today?
Planning commission,how did it control economy?
Has that led to growth?
Have you heard of hindu rate of growth?
then did it lead to growth ?
how did they control the distribution?any specific tool?
you know centrally sponsored schemes?
Name some?
ayushman bharat isn’t ,but what is that big scheme that has been changed?
Me- Mnrega has made into vbgramj
what has changed?
Next member{Madam}
you see rise of linguistic chauvinism across india,especially Bengaluru and Mumbai ,and Hyderabad could be next,where does the problem lie,with state governments or does civil needs to do?
what do you have to say on Andhra Pradesh implementing English at primary level? China has grown without English?
Next member-
Which part of Telangana do you have your roots?
what is it know for?
and what else
supply of labour,now the judicial officers have been deployed for the SIR process what do you make of it?
don’t you think with so much of pendency of cases they should be doing it, say if I am receiving funds from abroad then what law applies?
no any recent law?
FCRA ,that requires me have a bank account…
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Name: Katerina Petrova
Date: 26/02
Key DAF Details: EEE - Marketing head innovation and entrepreneurship club - global cuisine - sociology - kerala
Board: Sheelvardhan Sir
Questions asked:
Chairman
1. Which electrical device you like ... Why ?
2. What is in today's newspaper about solar panel ?
3. Why aren't engineers able to repair things etc ?
4. Why are there technicians and engineers ?
5. Any sociological angle to this DOL?
6. Do you think the status perception is also a reason for us missing the manufacturing bus ?
7. Is it determental our engineers not knowing the tech knowledge how ?
Member 1
1. Kerala became Keralam .... What did you use to call ?
2. Your MP is confused about what to call people coming from Kerala , what is the confusion ?
3. Delhi also wants to change ... You know the name ?
4. What about West Bengal ?
5. TFR is very low only 1.7 .... Should state intervene to increase the TFR in south ? Or wait for it to happen by self will
6. But population will fall ... Nothing should be done ? .... What systemic support you want to give
Member 2
1. What is our media houses doing ? Are the reporting facts ... Whats your opinion
2. Aren't our news channels very noisy
3. Have you watched CNN can you find any difference
4. Kerala has good Health indicator - can you tell me some ?
5. Why do you have better health indicators ?
Member 3
1. What is global cuisine ?
2. What do you think can be done to improve closeness btw govt and people
3. What do you mean by inclusiveness
4. Do you know Happiness index ... What's it
5. Can you recollect parameters
6. Whats India's position
7. It's not 150 ... Do we all look that sad
8. What should be done to empower the 3rd tier of govt
Member 4
1. You were the cmo of innovation hub ... What innovations did your college make
2. Even after being in innovation hub why didnt you innovate and be a entrepreneur... Why came to boring govt job ?
3. What do you think are problems faced by startups in India
Mostly DAF based - cordial and encouraging board - more like a conversation than interview
Mocks: nearly 20 mocks - most beneficial was daily Peer Mocks + discussion
Vision -Vajiram -Vajirao -Sriram - Shankar- Amrita- Fortune - Xylem - SPM - onlyias - classic ias - KCSA - Samkalp ( most relatable ) etc + Quantel ( spcl mention for arranging mocks in Delhi )
O2O:
Achyuth Sir ( Fortune ) - many overlap with sessions in actual interview, Shinas sir ( iLearn ), Kylasnath, Anuroop Sir - Jithin Sir ( Lead ), Ajay R Raj IRMS, Ajmal Shahzad IRS, Ravi Kapoor Sir
Date: 26/02
Key DAF Details: EEE - Marketing head innovation and entrepreneurship club - global cuisine - sociology - kerala
Board: Sheelvardhan Sir
Questions asked:
Chairman
1. Which electrical device you like ... Why ?
2. What is in today's newspaper about solar panel ?
3. Why aren't engineers able to repair things etc ?
4. Why are there technicians and engineers ?
5. Any sociological angle to this DOL?
6. Do you think the status perception is also a reason for us missing the manufacturing bus ?
7. Is it determental our engineers not knowing the tech knowledge how ?
Member 1
1. Kerala became Keralam .... What did you use to call ?
2. Your MP is confused about what to call people coming from Kerala , what is the confusion ?
3. Delhi also wants to change ... You know the name ?
4. What about West Bengal ?
5. TFR is very low only 1.7 .... Should state intervene to increase the TFR in south ? Or wait for it to happen by self will
6. But population will fall ... Nothing should be done ? .... What systemic support you want to give
Member 2
1. What is our media houses doing ? Are the reporting facts ... Whats your opinion
2. Aren't our news channels very noisy
3. Have you watched CNN can you find any difference
4. Kerala has good Health indicator - can you tell me some ?
5. Why do you have better health indicators ?
Member 3
1. What is global cuisine ?
2. What do you think can be done to improve closeness btw govt and people
3. What do you mean by inclusiveness
4. Do you know Happiness index ... What's it
5. Can you recollect parameters
6. Whats India's position
7. It's not 150 ... Do we all look that sad
8. What should be done to empower the 3rd tier of govt
Member 4
1. You were the cmo of innovation hub ... What innovations did your college make
2. Even after being in innovation hub why didnt you innovate and be a entrepreneur... Why came to boring govt job ?
3. What do you think are problems faced by startups in India
Mostly DAF based - cordial and encouraging board - more like a conversation than interview
Mocks: nearly 20 mocks - most beneficial was daily Peer Mocks + discussion
Vision -Vajiram -Vajirao -Sriram - Shankar- Amrita- Fortune - Xylem - SPM - onlyias - classic ias - KCSA - Samkalp ( most relatable ) etc + Quantel ( spcl mention for arranging mocks in Delhi )
O2O:
Achyuth Sir ( Fortune ) - many overlap with sessions in actual interview, Shinas sir ( iLearn ), Kylasnath, Anuroop Sir - Jithin Sir ( Lead ), Ajay R Raj IRMS, Ajmal Shahzad IRS, Ravi Kapoor Sir
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Interview Transcript :
Name : Har Har Mahadev !!
Shift : 8th Dec - Afternoon session.
(2nd one to go @2:38-3 PM.
Duration : 22 mins.
*One on One and Group Discussions with Ankit Sir of Smartworks Labs helped a lot !
1. Home district/state: Jhajjar /Haryana.
2. Graduation stream/college: B.A in History and Pol Sci -(DU).
3. Optional subject: PSIR.
4. Hobbies/passions/medals:
Cricket/ Podcasts/ Taking care of stray Animals .
5. CSE Attempt no: 4th Attempt -1st Mains -1st Interview.
Interview Board Name : Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir .
Chairman : Dinesh Sir .
1. Just after greetings , and where do you come from , your edu qualifications only he asked not full intro. He was quite crisp in his questions.
2. Sir , Asked I see you have Pol sci in your graduation and Post Grad. Asked me about yesterday a bill was presented (proposal) to Remove Whip from Anti defection law (something like that) , so should whip based voting be there or not ?
I said a balanced answer . And he was like ki in interruption, yeh coaching vale methods mat batao please aap, vahan sikhate hai yeh balance and all, aap stand lo .
Fir maine balanced stance hi rakha and vahi practical tha.
3. One nation one election : good for politicians or not ? Personal level why will they support unka loss hai . Tell me. Convince me.
4. Podcasts and Interview mein difference.
5. Aap kiska future mein popular culture spread dekhte ho interview ya podcasts ?
* A couple of more questions i am not exactly remembering.
Member 2 : Sir (Looked like Military Background ).
1. Sir, Gave me a long monologue on First WW , Second WW, Cold war and asked ab kya chal raha hai reasons and etc.
2. Which two or three poles in world do you see ?
3. Do you see economic nationalism good for Globalisation ?
I started about india slighlty. He said in world general you speak .
Member 3 :
1. Difference between Polity and Political Science.
2. Can USA president appooint Cab secy there ? Or any other procedure is there and if yes what?
3. What is US Congress ?
Member 4 : Lady Member .
1. What is culture ?
2. It’s impact on Tech .
3. ”What is in the Name ? “ complete this phrase. (Maybe she got confused that i had Eng as a major subject ).
4. Mam, Gave me a quote of Bernard Shaw "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”.
Now explain it.
And some same counter questions.
Member 5 :
1. Ethics related questions basic one or two was asked.
That’s it.
I am unable to recollect few ques , if will remember, will add more to it.
Thankyou !
Regards !!🧿😇
Name : Har Har Mahadev !!
Shift : 8th Dec - Afternoon session.
(2nd one to go @2:38-3 PM.
Duration : 22 mins.
*One on One and Group Discussions with Ankit Sir of Smartworks Labs helped a lot !
1. Home district/state: Jhajjar /Haryana.
2. Graduation stream/college: B.A in History and Pol Sci -(DU).
3. Optional subject: PSIR.
4. Hobbies/passions/medals:
Cricket/ Podcasts/ Taking care of stray Animals .
5. CSE Attempt no: 4th Attempt -1st Mains -1st Interview.
Interview Board Name : Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir .
Chairman : Dinesh Sir .
1. Just after greetings , and where do you come from , your edu qualifications only he asked not full intro. He was quite crisp in his questions.
2. Sir , Asked I see you have Pol sci in your graduation and Post Grad. Asked me about yesterday a bill was presented (proposal) to Remove Whip from Anti defection law (something like that) , so should whip based voting be there or not ?
I said a balanced answer . And he was like ki in interruption, yeh coaching vale methods mat batao please aap, vahan sikhate hai yeh balance and all, aap stand lo .
Fir maine balanced stance hi rakha and vahi practical tha.
3. One nation one election : good for politicians or not ? Personal level why will they support unka loss hai . Tell me. Convince me.
4. Podcasts and Interview mein difference.
5. Aap kiska future mein popular culture spread dekhte ho interview ya podcasts ?
* A couple of more questions i am not exactly remembering.
Member 2 : Sir (Looked like Military Background ).
1. Sir, Gave me a long monologue on First WW , Second WW, Cold war and asked ab kya chal raha hai reasons and etc.
2. Which two or three poles in world do you see ?
3. Do you see economic nationalism good for Globalisation ?
I started about india slighlty. He said in world general you speak .
Member 3 :
1. Difference between Polity and Political Science.
2. Can USA president appooint Cab secy there ? Or any other procedure is there and if yes what?
3. What is US Congress ?
Member 4 : Lady Member .
1. What is culture ?
2. It’s impact on Tech .
3. ”What is in the Name ? “ complete this phrase. (Maybe she got confused that i had Eng as a major subject ).
4. Mam, Gave me a quote of Bernard Shaw "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”.
Now explain it.
And some same counter questions.
Member 5 :
1. Ethics related questions basic one or two was asked.
That’s it.
I am unable to recollect few ques , if will remember, will add more to it.
Thankyou !
Regards !!🧿😇
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Date: 24/2/2026
Board: B B Swain sir
Name: Kurt Kobain
Daf details: IIT, Ajmer, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Geology optional, Chemical Engineering, Basketball, air pistol shooting, serving IFS officer
Chairman:
1 Tell me about the import of exotic pets and how to control their imports?
2 Should we ban the pet shops across the country?
3 What about the import of dogs in this country?
M1:
1 In the US, people have large private forests which are felled for revenue and a new crop is planted in its place, should we replicate such a model in India?
2 Discussion on the aspects of private forest management and its concerns.
3 Challenges faced in IIT.
4 How to improve the quality of internship in this country?
M2:
1 About resource sharing between new and old IITs and between IITs and other institutions.
2 The decision to open new IITs is it good or bad?
3 Asked my views on Internationalisation of IITs.
4 About Chemical engineering and my project work during internship.
5 What’s the concern with making old institutions as IITs. For instance, ISM-Dhanbad/IIT Dhanbad.
M3:
1 Status of Human Wildlife conflict in your state.
2 How to restore the integrity of corridors?
3 Should we remove all people from the wildlife habitat and corridors
4 Should India consider culling of Wild animals that are now causing a problem?
M5:
1 How can India balance development and environment, in context of Great Nicobar Project?
2 Can India really replicate the Andaman ecosystem in Haryana through Compensatory afforestation?
3 How to improve the habitat quality? Tools available?
In person mocks: Only one mock at Samkalp; One to one Mentorship session by Shubham Aggarwal sir at Vidyapeeth IAS.
Board: B B Swain sir
Name: Kurt Kobain
Daf details: IIT, Ajmer, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Geology optional, Chemical Engineering, Basketball, air pistol shooting, serving IFS officer
Chairman:
1 Tell me about the import of exotic pets and how to control their imports?
2 Should we ban the pet shops across the country?
3 What about the import of dogs in this country?
M1:
1 In the US, people have large private forests which are felled for revenue and a new crop is planted in its place, should we replicate such a model in India?
2 Discussion on the aspects of private forest management and its concerns.
3 Challenges faced in IIT.
4 How to improve the quality of internship in this country?
M2:
1 About resource sharing between new and old IITs and between IITs and other institutions.
2 The decision to open new IITs is it good or bad?
3 Asked my views on Internationalisation of IITs.
4 About Chemical engineering and my project work during internship.
5 What’s the concern with making old institutions as IITs. For instance, ISM-Dhanbad/IIT Dhanbad.
M3:
1 Status of Human Wildlife conflict in your state.
2 How to restore the integrity of corridors?
3 Should we remove all people from the wildlife habitat and corridors
4 Should India consider culling of Wild animals that are now causing a problem?
M5:
1 How can India balance development and environment, in context of Great Nicobar Project?
2 Can India really replicate the Andaman ecosystem in Haryana through Compensatory afforestation?
3 How to improve the habitat quality? Tools available?
In person mocks: Only one mock at Samkalp; One to one Mentorship session by Shubham Aggarwal sir at Vidyapeeth IAS.
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Name: Harry
BB SWAIN sir panel
11/02/2026
Chairman sir:
1. Confirmed name. Tell tribes from South India statewise.
2. Explain Toda culture
3. Nayar
Member1:
1. Mechanical engineering so why anthro what are linkages.
2. Need of mechanical engineering now?
3. Role of mechanical engineering in Robotics,additive manufacturing??
4. What is ergonomics?
5. Has India missed the bus in mfg field?
6. Why China and USA is ahead?
7. Can India be factory of the world?
8. Schemes for mfg push
9. Issues in it
10. Way forward tell me something new.
11. Is international institutions like UN WTO relevant?
12. Is BoP plurilateral or unilateral
Member 2:
1. Both USA and China are presidential why not India we can develop our economy as per needs
2. How federalism of India will help in mfg development.
3. Role of decentralisation in global value chain
4. You came to UPSC CSE why not startup? Said never thought about it
5. Any friend?
6. What are reasons for not thinking about startup
7. If given chance and every restricting factor is taken care of then what can be your startup in mechanical field?
8. Rap culture in India how and why?
9. Gully boy movie - then panel members discussed Divine and Naezy. Message from movie?
10. Which kind of genre you like and favourite rappers? Any mainstream??
11. American rappers recently Grammy awarded?
Member 3:
1. Do we need engines
2. Green Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle- then why ethanol economy
2. What is price of green Hydrogen
3. Guess the price
4. Price of solar ,wind energy.
5. Favourite subject in mechanical
6. Asked concepts one by one
7. Use of these in administration
8. Missed just in time
9. How much inventory would you keep in case of startup that you mentioned earlier.
10. Mentioned factors - he said none because just in time mfg
11. Types of maintenance
12. Use of AI in it
13. Give example
Member 4:
1. AI impact summit- india is spending how much?? China-$200billion USA $500bn then where does india stands
2. Then is India missing the bus like in mfg?
3. What is sarvamAi doing
4. RnD in India vs world - what should be way ahead - catch the bus in legacy area and global leader in sunrise sectors.
5. What is reverse engineering ( member 1 china question I mentioned it)
6. Can India follow it?? Why not??
7. What is patenting regime in India?
8. Your college must have some patents??
9. Renewable energy - what should be India's energy mix?
10. What are issues then
11. Solar wafer formation
11. Is word federalism mentioned in our constitution
12. Then what is difference between USA and India federal model?
13. How to promote green Hydrogen?
Chairman sir said thank you if anything you want us to discuss we have 2 more minutes. I said rap culture can be further discussed. Sir pointed to member 2 saying he is expert. Member 2 asked just listen or tried singing?? I said not tried but in future will try. Then try it now.
Then done with the song.
Explained the song a little bit.( Don't know if it was necessary) Chairman sir liked last 2 lines.
Said thank you your interview is over.
Thank you so much.
Experience: always a new unexpected set of questions which make you thought logically. Enjoyed my bit there.
Mocks- for the sake of feeling. O2O is more focused - thank you Pravin Chavan sir of Unique academy Pune, Khan sir KSG academy, JICE academy, Understand UPSC, IPS Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shubham sir vidyapeeth ias.
BB SWAIN sir panel
11/02/2026
Chairman sir:
1. Confirmed name. Tell tribes from South India statewise.
2. Explain Toda culture
3. Nayar
Member1:
1. Mechanical engineering so why anthro what are linkages.
2. Need of mechanical engineering now?
3. Role of mechanical engineering in Robotics,additive manufacturing??
4. What is ergonomics?
5. Has India missed the bus in mfg field?
6. Why China and USA is ahead?
7. Can India be factory of the world?
8. Schemes for mfg push
9. Issues in it
10. Way forward tell me something new.
11. Is international institutions like UN WTO relevant?
12. Is BoP plurilateral or unilateral
Member 2:
1. Both USA and China are presidential why not India we can develop our economy as per needs
2. How federalism of India will help in mfg development.
3. Role of decentralisation in global value chain
4. You came to UPSC CSE why not startup? Said never thought about it
5. Any friend?
6. What are reasons for not thinking about startup
7. If given chance and every restricting factor is taken care of then what can be your startup in mechanical field?
8. Rap culture in India how and why?
9. Gully boy movie - then panel members discussed Divine and Naezy. Message from movie?
10. Which kind of genre you like and favourite rappers? Any mainstream??
11. American rappers recently Grammy awarded?
Member 3:
1. Do we need engines
2. Green Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle- then why ethanol economy
2. What is price of green Hydrogen
3. Guess the price
4. Price of solar ,wind energy.
5. Favourite subject in mechanical
6. Asked concepts one by one
7. Use of these in administration
8. Missed just in time
9. How much inventory would you keep in case of startup that you mentioned earlier.
10. Mentioned factors - he said none because just in time mfg
11. Types of maintenance
12. Use of AI in it
13. Give example
Member 4:
1. AI impact summit- india is spending how much?? China-$200billion USA $500bn then where does india stands
2. Then is India missing the bus like in mfg?
3. What is sarvamAi doing
4. RnD in India vs world - what should be way ahead - catch the bus in legacy area and global leader in sunrise sectors.
5. What is reverse engineering ( member 1 china question I mentioned it)
6. Can India follow it?? Why not??
7. What is patenting regime in India?
8. Your college must have some patents??
9. Renewable energy - what should be India's energy mix?
10. What are issues then
11. Solar wafer formation
11. Is word federalism mentioned in our constitution
12. Then what is difference between USA and India federal model?
13. How to promote green Hydrogen?
Chairman sir said thank you if anything you want us to discuss we have 2 more minutes. I said rap culture can be further discussed. Sir pointed to member 2 saying he is expert. Member 2 asked just listen or tried singing?? I said not tried but in future will try. Then try it now.
Then done with the song.
Explained the song a little bit.( Don't know if it was necessary) Chairman sir liked last 2 lines.
Said thank you your interview is over.
Thank you so much.
Experience: always a new unexpected set of questions which make you thought logically. Enjoyed my bit there.
Mocks- for the sake of feeling. O2O is more focused - thank you Pravin Chavan sir of Unique academy Pune, Khan sir KSG academy, JICE academy, Understand UPSC, IPS Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shubham sir vidyapeeth ias.
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