A Doctor's Transcript 2.0

Dr. Mad
24.02.2025
Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla sir board
Afternoon session
Last person in the waiting hall !

80% DAF based.
Relevant DAF keywords: Tamil Nadu, Doctor, Govt. Medical Officer for 4 years, RASHTRIYA BAL SWASTHYA KARYAKRAM, ICMR SCIENTIST-B at Centre for Ageing & Mental Health, Master of Public Health, Emotionally supporting children-in-care, Anthropology


Chairman:
1. Said something in hindi which i didnt understand. I asked sorry sir?!
2. Where are you from?
3. Is “Varma” a Tamil name?
4. Are you following events in the middle east? In Israel Palestine conflict, India favors 2 state solution but Trump says real estate solution. How is it going to pan out?
5. 2 state solution has failed to materialise even after decades. Should we shun the idea and go a different path?
6. The ceasefire itself is falling apart with the Hamas doing XXXX. How to identify the Hamas from the ordinary Palestinians?
7. Yesterday Israeli tanks moved into West bank. What is going to be the fate of the Palestinians there?
[MOST of his questions were long Statements of facts. Difficult to identify what He's actually asking as final question]

MEMBER 1:
1. What is BOD?
2. Why was it in news recently?
3. Is Ganga water safe for human use?
4. No one is driking it. They are only bathing. What is the problm in it?
5. What is the importance of Mahakumbh?
6. Why is it “Maha” kumbh? How is it different from other kumbhs like ardh kumbh?
7. Planetary alignment associated with Maha kumbh ?
8. Medical Negligence - how should we deal with it in your opinion?

MEMBER 2:
1. You were selected for Master of Public Health in ICMR NIE. Did you join the course?
2. Recent CIA report proves COVID virus was leaked from a lab in China. What should we do about it?
3. CIA an intelligence agency will not give evidences but only information. What should we do?
4. You were selected as SCIENTIST-B In ICMR Centre for Ageing and Mental Health? Did you join?
5. Have you read the book XXXXXX by Dr.ZZZZZZ ?
6. Are you aware of the institute YYYYY?
7. These are leading Institutes in Mental health. You name some institutes working in this area?
8. Why you did not join the research position in ICMR? (Fallen in love with working in grassroots as RBSK MO)
9. (Smiling) If you had fallen in love with your current job why are you trying for Civil services now?

MEMBER 3:
1. What is this interest of “Emotionally supporting children-in-care “?
2. How do you exactly do that? (I said “We do this and that and this”)
3. Who is “We”?
4. What is it that you do in your job as RBSK Medical Officer?

MEMBER 4:
1. Healthcare has become highly commercialized. Many unnecessary tests are done and the cost is very high. What do we make out of this?
2. Drug addiction and substance abuse has become so Prevalent and is destroying the lives of youth. What is to be done? (I answered from my work experience With School children and substance abuse)

Over To Chairman.

Chairman: Your interview is over. You can leave.

I found the room very warm without air flow and prone to sweating.

Useful Mocks:
Offline: Vision (bureaucratic and faculty), Nirnay Via Quantel, Vajiram & Ravi, Samkalp, Tamil Nadu State Training Institute
Online: Fortune IAS, Unacademy, Sosin IAS
Bad experience: Vajirao & Reddy panel was unnecessarily hostile to me IMO and did not even give any feedback.

Utility of mocks: Overcome anxiety, handle cultural shock for those from south India, figure out expected lines of questioning from DAF keywords

O2O: Did not help me much.

Brainstorming almost daily with a fellow aspirant friend helped more than mocks or O2O.

Every interview is unique.
Consider all comments and criticisms.
Take only those that will sit in with your perception of your own personality.
You do you !

Your field experience,if any, is your biggest asset. Plan how to highlight them.

All the very best.
🤗

Shukla sir BOARD
KEY WORDS -IRMS, RAJASTHAN
QUESTIONS -
1.AI tech summit... India's interest
2.AI regulation modal proposed by india france
3.data, right to privacy..related questions
4.climate change and climate summit
5.climate finance
6.CBDR
7. Globalization
8.rajasthan child marriage
9.your role in IRMS
10.agneepath, madhushala writer???

Name : phunsuk wangdu
Date : 27-02-2025
Board : Raj shukla sir
Time : 30 minutes
DAF keyword : Geography, IT, Artificial Intelligence, Smart city mission, MRI Machines, Traditional water Harvesting, Cooking, HIIT

CHAIRMAN - Shukla sir (two minutes monologue and then question......I was not able to get the crux of the question)

You are wearing grey, do you also see things in grey as well or 0/1?
Middle East conflict - why it is so complex?
Iran nuclear program and US sanctions?
Why trump is getting close with China and Russia?
Trump is inviting media for even cabinet meetings. Is it good or just a show off?
Is Trump insane or really smart businessman ??
Why European nations are working on their defence now?
Why zelenskey is ready to make a deal with USA even though USA is not providing the security?

Member -1
How to achieve inclusive growth?
follow up questions on inclusive growth
Are freebies good?
How to rationalize freebies?

Member-2
What is singularity in AI?
Have you read Yuval Noah harari's Book?
What is SCADA and where we are using it?
What are the concern that are mentioned by yuval Noah Harari in his book?

Member-3
Components of smart cities(said smart water metering)
What is smart water meters ?
How many smart cities in Rajasthan?
Where Rajasthan govt have applied smart water meters?
How many smart cities are planned?
Impact of climate change on water bodies of rajasthan specially udaipur?

Member -4
How did you get into cooking?
Regional dishes of Rajasthan
Why SC intervened in NJAC?
Why state's organ interfere with each other in India?


Chairman sir
Your interview is over. Best of luck.


It was a more of a  conversation than interview and the interview panel was very cordial.


Mocks:
Unacademy, vajirao and reddy, pw only IAS,
Sankalp, one on one Satyam sir and Shubham Agarwal sir(Vidhyapeeth ias) (in depth DAF analysis and confidence booster)

Mocks helped in communication skills.

DAF keywords: Japan, IIT KGP, Nagpur, IPS, sociology, Yoga


Chair: So you went to Japan.. Did you do any village visit there? How is their way of life different from India?

Member 1:
* Excellent academic background. Your college is in news for quite some time. Are you aware of the reasons.
* So many alumni of your college in leadership positions. How do you feel about it?
* Technology in Policing
* Are you not satisfied with IPS?
* What if you would have got IFS?

Member 2:
* Technology/electronics in administration
* What is yoga
* Soul can't be seen, so do you believe in it?
* Why is suryanamaskar called as sampoorna yoga?
* Are you aware of satchidanand?

Member 3:
* Difference in state board and cbse?
* 2 language formula vs 3 language formula
* IIT kgp has airbase, railway, you went from your city to kgp, how was the experience?
* Kgp has many tribals, did you interact? What did you find out?


Member 4:
* Migration is good or bad
* Why do people migrate?
* Urban areas facing crimes due to migration?
* Are there any advantages of migration?
* Should there be 1 big city or multiple small cities?

Chair: your interview is over

Mock interview: PWOnlyIAS panel and one to one, Vajiram panel and one to one, Samkalp, NextIAS, Chanakya Mandal, Maharashtra Sadan, Vajirao Reddy, Adhikari group

Date: 28/02/2025 (AN)
Duration: 20-22 minutes
Keywords: Gender Sensitisation, Movies, RBI, Social Enterprise in Education Sector

Chairperson
1. Analyse the role of police man in Laapata Ladies
2. What is your opinion about Trump saying ki 'we'll buy Greenland'?
3. Imagine in the coming few years, any country can buy any part of land. Which 2 parts of the World would you buy from India's perspective? --- followed by some counter questions
4. How should India improve the Act East Policy?

Member 1
1. What is this gender sensitisation program? Do you think men need to be gender sensitised?
2. What was your role in the Adult Education program?
3. Some more questions, I'm unable to recall

Member 2
1. Do you think we need this colonial legacy type Bureaucracy?
2. What changes are needed?
3. Argentina has made some changes and improved its GDP, shouldn't India be doing the same as money is wasted in Bureaucracy? --- Some counter questions
4. From 1942-1945, Half a million Rajasthanis died in Germany? Do you know anything about it??

Member 3
1. In which department are you working in RBI?
2. Why do we waste so much money in compliance?
3. What is Repo Rate and why did RBI reduce it in recent times?
4. You are earning well, why do you want to come to Bureaucracy?
4. A few more questions, I'm unable to recall

Member 4
1. State some impediment and solutions for rehabilitation
2. Do you think displacement is necessary?
3. Why remuneration is needed? -- some counter questions as to will remuneration be paid to each and every person working on the land etc
4. Will you displace people if needed?

The chairperson said Thank you.

1 mock with Vajirao and Reddy and DAF discussions with Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, PWOnly IAS, Level Up

Name - sambhaji
Date- 28/02/2025, forenoon session, first to go
Board- Sanjay Verma Sir
DAF keywords: gujarat, Civil E, gujarati literature, treasure hunt competition, tabla, community service childred (Rest not relevant)
Time: Around 23 minutes
CHAIRPERSON
a) Treasures in india hidden which can be excavated?
b) tabla player contemporary? Fusion band fusion song members of fusion band? Mata taal?

M1
a) statue of unity engg marvel features?
b) gandhiji in literature hind swaraj?
c) celibacy and gandhian views..bible vs gita

M2 : Lady
a) alang shipyard
b) community service value system of provileged children vs unprivileged children

M3
a) Road construction technologies modern and older
b) pre engg buildings
c) budget highlights
d) Direct tax reduce good or bad how?

M4
a) treasure and dwarka city
b) silk route

Then Chairperson sir said: Thank you, your interview is over, all the best.
Overall,questions asked from daf hobby interest prize section and counter from what I said during answers. I was smiling in entire interview

Date of interview: 28-02-2025, afternoon session, 1st to go
Panel: Honorable Sanjay Verma sir
Approx: 20-25 mins

DAF: Mumbai, Vipassana, NITK, Mangalore, Computer science engineering, Anthropology

Chairman:
1) Headlines of today's Business newspaper regarding India's corporate sector.
2) Which private sectors are on the rise?
3) Mumbai- Financial capital, state capital, Films capital, Advertisement capital
4) Anthropology of Mumbai

M1:
1) Have you watched 3 idiots?
2) Which real life character is potrayed?
3) His famous project?

M2:
1) Banking sector status
2) Causes of NPA
3) Why high NPA pre-covid?

M3:
1) Why UPSC after engineering?
2) Vitamins essential for brain development?
3) How will you handle night-shift job?
4) Mangalore- lifestyle, culture, tourism.
5) Nature vs Nurture debate
6) What is AGI?

M4:
1) How many Vipassana courses you have completed?
2) Your learnings after the course?
3) What if AI will replace the teachers of Vipassana? Is it possible?
4) When are you planning your next course?
5) Which foreigner visits India annually for Vipassana course?
5) Difference you observed in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh education system?
6) What punishment should be given to Puja Khedkar?

Chairman: Thankyou, Your interview is over.

Name : ST
Board : Sheel Vardhan Sir
Date : 21.02.2025, Forenoon, 1st to go.
Keyword : IRMS, RBI, Textile, Sociology, Music, Reading Fiction.

Chairman :
1. So you do singing, are you classically trained. Some conversation on that.
2. ⁠Conversation on use of social media for posting music and following.
3. ⁠Which is the last fiction book you read, is there a movie on it?
4. ⁠Which are your favourite books from your library. (said Harry Potter and Pride and Prejudice)
5. ⁠From Victorian era to Fantasy, do you believe in Magic?
6. ⁠What are Maglev trains. Can they also run zig zag apart from a straight line.
7. ⁠With the current scenario in Bangladesh can India compete with them now in terms of exports (specially garmenting)

M1 :
1. The RTI act has been there for a long time now, what are some of its challenges and what can be the solutions.
2. ⁠What is UCC, why is it being brought and which foreign country has it?

M2 :
1. Issues faced by women in the armed forces specially the combat forces.
2. ⁠Can women be at the forefront during a battle.
3. ⁠How would you deal with this situation if you were an officer in the armed forces.
4. ⁠Questions on Israel and Palestine conflict. What do you think about the situation. What is India’s stand. Some people call it a genocide, do you agree.
5. You are an administrator, there is a person under you (not officer cadre) who is very efficient but not very disciplined and the team has issues with them. How will you deal with such a situation.

M3 :
1. Recent changes in NEP, specifically in the primary school education.
2. ⁠What is Repo rate.
3. ⁠What is CRR, recent steps taken by RBI in this regards. Why was it reduced.
5. ⁠What are Mudra Loans. What is the status now, have they been a success.

M4 :
1. Can you define Financial Inclusion.
2. ⁠What is UPI.
3. ⁠How can we reach underserved areas and bring people there in formal financial system without banks.

Chairman : Your interview is over.
I thanked them and left.

All the best to everyone.

Dr bot ( 2nd interview)
Board : suman sharma mam
Keyword : medical science , delhi , medical officer , hiit

Entry : Normal ritual of wishing
Chairman
1. Ohh you are a doctor from Mamc. Are you working somewhere
2. ⁠Tell 2-3 prison reform not yet implemented
3. ⁠Why api production fell in india post 90
4. ⁠usa pulling out of WHO positives and negatives .
5. ⁠lgbtq issue and gender issue? Cross questions
6. ⁠why are you calling it gender disorder , shouldn’t terminology change ( i agreed)
7. ⁠homosexulity and sc judgement
8. ⁠should we allow same sex marriage
9. ⁠why parliament should decide and not sc .
Member 1 :

1. Yamuna cleaning and what would you do
2. ⁠You will keep check or strict measure
3. ⁠Tell me about jamuna river
4. ⁠Who is better economically pak or bangladesh and why
5. ⁠Why bangladesh textile so competitive
6. ⁠strongest growing economy in se asia
7. ⁠are you not in mood of doing pg ?
7 .rest cant remember
M2 ( lady)
1. Tell me about your hobby hiit what is it
2. ⁠What so good about it
3. ⁠Will you promote it is a collector
4. ⁠Tell us about alternative medicine should it be integrated.
5. ⁠Does astrology affect health
6. ⁠Your take on domestic violence
7. ⁠How to reduce oope in india
Only this much i remember

M3 (male):
1. Potential of e commerce
2. ⁠what about kiryana walas then
3. ⁠Who will oversee this predatory pricing .
4. ⁠what about ugc guidlines you know about them , what is your take on
5. Will there be increased central control , states are worried
6. ⁠Now education minister will be vice chancellor

7. Should diplomas degree be brought back in field of medicine.

Member4 (Male)

1. Who is a bigger threat china or pak
2. ⁠Why gwadar port for china
3. Why china is a bigger threat
4. Are we ready for two front war
5. ⁠Will china win or india win ?
6. ⁠Issue of HAL and what should we do

Maybe one or two questions missing . Tried my best to recall

Utility of mocks :
Samkalp ias 2 mocks ( the closest experience out of all ) , vajirao & reddy , sriram , and 1 or 2 others.

O2O : I feel were the real game changer for me ; especially the intricate focus on you is more .

Multiple and rigorous O2O with “utkarsh shukla” sir.
Thats the only mentor i had 020 with and Atleast 3-4 questions were repeated.

My advice : You will get plenty of advice in market at this juncture , stick to one and have trust.
Your evolution of personality matters the most and you will need a trusted guide to monitor that .

Name: commander of the northern legions
Board: lt gen raj shukla
5th to go in afternoon session

Daf: Lucknow, Ghazals, photography, physics, Sukhoi academy, Mentor at only ias.

Chaiman:
1.Nice suit, from where you bought it?
2.Why hazratganj is not lucrative places for shopping?
3.Long monologue on artificial intelligence and deepseek and chat gpt? 4.Have you used used deepseek?
5.Have you installed it in your phone?
6.Why not?
7.Which AI you use?
8.Have you prepared your interview from chatgpt?
9.How chatgpt makes it easier?
10.Dont you think earlier concept of going to 100 different sites was better?
11.Why is there so much fuzz about deepseek?
12.What about India and its own model?(told about recent development?
13.I will give you 10 million dollars right away, go develop it within 10 month, I think it can't be developed in such a shot time
14.Again a long monologue on privacy and security related issues of chatgpt and deepseek, which one we should use ?
15.Where is this sukhoi academy situated ?
16.What it does?


Members:

1.Continuing on chatgpt, don't you think it is harming us? People becoming more dependent on it?
2.What makes ghazal a ghazal
3.What is the difference between radeef and kafiya ?
4.Are you sure?
5.What about bahar?
6.okay tell me the size of coaching industry in India?
7.Long monologue on Chinese coaching industry and its ban on them, don't you think we should also use such steps?
8.Why we need coaching ?
9.Are we unable to provide the required education in schools and colleges? there is coaching everywhere for every exam
10.We already lost critical thinking?
11.What is natural and organic farming?
12.How is capital expenditure related to gdp growth?counter questions
13.You like clicking candid pictures, don't you think it is a violation of right to privacy?
14.Which judgement is related to right to privacy
15.What supreme court ruled in that?
16.What is right to be forgotten?
17.Can we really forget something in this era?
18.What is socio economic caste census? 19.Why do we need it?
20.What are the challenges ?
21.Asked my opinion should we do it?
22.Asked about what is 90 hours long working hours?
23.Does working hours enhance our productivity?
24.Why, if work for more hours then we will have lot of production and gdp will grow?
25.What is intellectual property right? Is it in sync with competition?
Counter questions from here.
26.You did your graduation in physics and further pursuing masters in economics why you chosen sociology as an optional ?
27.What is uniform civil code? Apart from this constitutional mandate, tell me something more about it
28.Why we are not able to implement it?
29.But uttarakhand has done this? Why not uttar pradesh? ( counter questioning on this)


Lady member:

30.Long monologue on women and thier unpaid work, given some data related to it, given a monologue of atleast little more than 1 minute
31.Why are we facing this issue of women not contributing much to economy (counter question)
32.What can be done to improve ?
33.How can thier condition be improved ?
34.Lets say you are district magistrate of a district what steps will you take?
35.Difference between the governance model of USA and India?
36.Again monologue on this
37.What is the issue with our governance model?
38.I hope you change things when you come in services

Chairman said ok, your interview is over.

39.One member intervene and asked who is your favorite ghazal singer and which is your favorite ghazal?

Some questions i might have missed. Will update later.
Interview was very cordial and it is actually a conversation. Go with an open mind and remember if you have a clean conscience only good things will come out and keep smiling.
All the best.

Sanjay Verma board, 2nd to go afternoon slot.

27/2/25

Daf- West Bengal, Presidency College, Political Science Hons, books , movies , human trafficking.

Chairman -

How many political categories can you think of to divide the countries?
Contribution of india in political science?
What is the transformative idea of 21st century?

M1
Hotspots of human trafficking (HT) in india?
Causes of HT ?
Its effect in national security? Dunki route's impact for india ?
How can india prevent it?

M2
Qualities of a leader?
Does these qualities change with time?
Adolf hitler gandhi both leaders what's the difference?
What kind of leader are you?

Chairman - any other word for follower?

M3
Why bengal is rich in arts literature music?
Women's role in bengal Renaissance and today?
What is a good story?
Is plot important for story?
Satyajit ray role in storytelling?

M4
Difference between indian museum and Victoria memorial?
Maa bridge issues?
Bengal odisha rasgulla debate?
College Street glory still present or not?
WB CM creating another replica from Odisha?
As a student did you buy pirated books from college Street? (I said yes)- why?

Chairman and M4 jokes-
On college piracy.
WB CM eco park world wonders replicas.

Board -sheel vardhan sir.
Date - 28/02/25 , afternoon, 2 nd to go.
Duration - 30 min.


Key word : MBBS, Working, korean web series, pune, Maharashtra,nanded,delhi,


Chairman
1.why nandeds gurudwara is famous.
2.AI IN health.
3. Will AI will replace doctor.
4.are doctor anxious about higher use of AI.
5. Long monologue.. Tell me what you saw at hospitallevel about mechanism for protecting patients record s.
6.China has come up with deepseek. What will be it's impact on USA, China and Taiwan.
7.What do you Think, China will invade Taiwan.

M1.
1. Differentiat between capacity and capability.
2. How we should control private hospital. They are charging high prices.
3. 2-3 follow up question, not able to recall



M2
1.Why pune was seat of peshwa.
2. What are the reason of death in burn patient.
(long monologue on past research on burn).
3.50 yrs back doctor of mumbai were using one approach to treat burn patient. Are you aware about it.
4.you are doctor from very good Institute, why you want to join civil services.

M3.
1. You worked at various places including delhi. Why you decided to join delhi hospital.
2.why you left your job of delhi.
3. What interest you.
4.why you like watching korean web series.?
5 . How you come across such unique interest. (Korean web series)
7. How Korea promoting this industry.
8. As you are fan of korean drama. I assume you must be using samsung mobile. ( lighter note).

M4.
1. How China impacting india.
2. How should india react.
3. You worked during covid 19 .
4.how was your experience in covid hospital.
5. We have seen last pandemic 100 yr back. And recently we witnessed covid pandemic. When world will see next pandemic.?
6.could you guess any timeframe.?


Chairman sir :
I want to ask few questions.
1. You mentioned to mam about next pandemic.Will next pandemic will be zoonotic.
2.you earlier mentioned china is adversary. Tell me where china is collaborator. And where china is competitor of india. .

Thank u. Your interview is over

Given mock
- vajirao reddy, chahal ias, pw only ias, next ias, sankalp
-one to one with Ravidran sir, Vinay sir insight, dharmadhikari sir, AND SHUBHAM sir (Civils daily-had 5-6 session with shubham sir.)

All the best.

Date and session of interview 10 Feb 2024 afternoon last to go
Board - Sheel Vardhan sir
Name: doctor
Key DAF details: MBBS, occupational health,
State -RAJASTHAN,
College-MBBS
PROFESSION. Working as a doctor
Hobby - watching movies , web series, and travelling

Chairman sir,

1 Where did you went recently?
What was good about that place?
Which place did you visit outside Rajasthan

2 Cultural, economic, and architecture differences between Amritsar and Jaisalmer
Some discussion about it some point also told by sir

3 during ancient time in mining which bird is sent name and why ( I don’t know but he asked me to guess but my guess was wrong) DAF

4 what is winder and type of it DAF

5 use of AI in health sector

6 AI can replace the allopathy but not ayurveda your view

7 How will AI impact the jobs of allopathy doctors
Konsa field hai doctor ka jo kam effect hoga

8 Should there be a digital death after biological death? What is your opinion?


Member 1

1 case study on a child which doesn’t have thyroid
As a doctor how can you reassure to father of that child

2 what is stem cells

3 can we take stem cells of another persons

4 as a DM how will do you work in filed of ethically , economically, and efficiently

5 which work will you do first and how

6 three work will you do to improvements of policing and which is most important amongst three ( more on discussion)


M2 lady member mostly factual

1 repo, reverse repo and effect on fixed deposits

2 AQI index kya hai
Colour code and its series

3 India efforts on ozone

4 good ozone and bad ozone me differences

5 where it is and AQI me kise lete hai good or bad



M3 lady member

1 which is the organisation work on mines saftey and how it work

2 how will you ensure health of workers

3 health problems in informal sectors

4 should different organisations should be open for it or not

5 mine sector ki major health problems

6 Despite years of efforts, silicosis prevention has been unsuccessful
What will you do


M4
1 history of Jodhpur

2 How do the people of Jodhpur perceive the conversion of palaces into the hotel industry?

3 changes after COVID

4 chariman sir interrupted and asked please tell personal, social and family’s effect not health related
And it was discussion and many points told by chairman sir itself

Chairman sir
Spellcheck of my name
Thank you your interview is over

Overall experience board was cordial and chairman sir was more active and some questions asked like mains answer writing and sir was also telling answers of questions
Overall 25 to 30 minutes mostly questions were from DAF and situations based and opinions

Utility of mock: boosted confidence and guide us which area should be focused

Name: XYZ
Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir
Date: 28 Feb'2025 (Forenoon Slot)
Home state and Places: Uttar Pradesh, Jhansi, Ghaziabad, Gurugram
College: IIT (BHU)
Education: Pharmaceutical Engineering
Work Experience: Product Manager at Oyo, Growth Manager at Apollo
Hobbies and Achievements: Robotics (Rest not asked)


Chairman -
1) Long question on people choosing social science subjects such as Sociology, PSIR, Anthropology, etc. as optional seeking possible reasons.
2) Diminishing legislative role of MPs due to Anti-Defection Law?
3) Continuity and Departure in Minnowbrook Conference 3 when compared to MB2 and MB1?
4) Location and Time for Minnowbrook Conference 4?
5) Agenda I would establish for Minnowbrook Conference 4 if I am made the chairman for the event?

M1
1) Have you visited Pitambara Peeth in Datia?
1a) Have you heard of it?
1b) You don't have any information on the temple?
2) Increasing impetus of government on Capital Expenditure - Why important for us?
3) Mention some diseases originating out of Modern Lifestyle?
3a) Added some from his end and asked what about them?
4) Since the above diseases are ills of Urban Lifestyle, shouldn't we prefer living in rural areas. Which one should we prefer in lieu of the same?
5) Do you know about BOD?
5a) Are you aware about recent happenings related to same, that is in news?
5b) You're playing safe by not mentioning Prayagraj, huh. [Board Members laughed]

M2
1) Are IITs fulfilling the role they were intended and established for?
1a) Tell me any 3 innovations, R&D specific, from IITs in last 10 years?
1b) In 50 years?
1c) Let it be, tell any 3 in the world?
2) Many pharma companies are known for rampant profiteering. Do you think that nowadays whole pharma sector is driven by profit as their sole motive?
3) Views of Corporatization of Healthcare?
5) Why MSMEs are important for Indian Economy?
5a) Mention some steps to ameliorate the challenges faced by them?
6) Where did the word "Robot" originated from?

M3
1) Mentioned my journey from Pharma to Product in hospitality to Revenue in Healthcare. Asked if civil service is one such similar step?
2) Asked while deviating such unconventional and wide variance path, how did the State helped you in addressing the challenges you must have faced?
2a) Is state doing enough in helping you identify your apt aspirations?
3) Difference in role at OYO and Apollo?
4) Mentioned NEP and it's focus on multidisciplinary approach and asked if I know about it?

M4
1) Mentioned Classical thinkers, their theories and asked how Waldo's approach deviated from them?
1a) What manifests in Indian Bureaucracy and what should be apt way for them?
2) Mentioned Riggsian theory and asked the characteristics he mentioned about Prismatic Society
2a) How does Formalism manifests in Indian Administrative Practice?
2b) Similarly, how does Heterogeneity manifests in Indian Administrative Practice?

Few questions might be missing. I mentioned all I could recall.

Experience - Normal Enough. I answered where I knew, seeked pardon where I didn't or wasn't sure.

Name : JATAYU
Board : BB SWAIN sir
Duration : Almost 30 mins
3rd to go
DAF: Air pistol shooting , NDA NA Defense (nothing else asked from DAF)
Optional : PSIR
Chairman sir
How are you doing Jatayu
Great sir

Ohk so you’ve played air pistol shooting how to promote it in India
Counter : it is expensive how’ll you take it to the masses

M1(lady member )::

Let’s discuss economics
Talked about electricity subsidy to farmers why
Pros and cons
Tell more
Then discussion on parking fees
Why to impose pros cons
Why common man will oppose

I was not able to give the answer she was expecting

She said koi na let’s move on
Discussion on why funds remains unspent
Tell some examples
Again asked specific reason

M2:
Full form of NDA NA(daf)
Tell structure of army (here some confusion I said I am not sure sir ) some more discussion on its utility
Then discussion about ugc net
Then about air pollution of Delhi
What is AQI
Parameters
Which one is more harmful PM 2.5 or 10


M3:
Should we make sports compulsory
I talked about school sports
He said overall what is your view
Then discussion about conscription
Why army even when we have no war (I said disaster preparedness community work also in J&K)
Still for disaster preparedness we don’t need army
Some agreements and some disagreements
QUIZ in DAF
Then discussion about how many Nobel prize category wise
Who has won from India
Mathematics ke prizes (I told two he said one more is there , I was not able to remember )

M4:
T20 vs test degradation of skills should we have T20
Then skill ka discussion how to inculcate
Then what are the features of good governance
What values will you uphold
Ohk thank you


Then chairman asked
Jatayu you want to say something
I mentioned about Dholpur house and its connection with Rajasthan

Sir said you are a natural smiler so smile more often

Your interview is over all the best

Date and session of interview 10 Feb 2024 afternoon last to go
Board - Sheel Vardhan sir
Name: doctor
Key DAF details: MBBS, occupational health,
State -RAJASTHAN,
College-MBBS
PROFESSION. Working as a doctor
Hobby - watching movies , web series, and travelling

Chairman sir,

1 Where did you went recently?
What was good about that place?
Which place did you visit outside Rajasthan

2 Cultural, economic, and architecture differences between Amritsar and Jaisalmer
Some discussion about it some point also told by sir

3 during ancient time in mining which bird is sent name and why ( I don’t know but he asked me to guess but my guess was wrong) DAF

4 what is winder and type of it DAF

5 use of AI in health sector

6 AI can replace the allopathy but not ayurveda your view

7 How will AI impact the jobs of allopathy doctors
Konsa field hai doctor ka jo kam effect hoga

8 Should there be a digital death after biological death? What is your opinion?


Member 1

1 case study on a child which doesn’t have thyroid
As a doctor how can you reassure to father of that child

2 what is stem cells

3 can we take stem cells of another persons

4 as a DM how will do you work in filed of ethically , economically, and efficiently

5 which work will you do first and how

6 three work will you do to improvements of policing and which is most important amongst three ( more on discussion)


M2 lady member mostly factual

1 repo, reverse repo and effect on fixed deposits

2 AQI index kya hai
Colour code and its series

3 India efforts on ozone

4 good ozone and bad ozone me differences

5 where it is and AQI me kise lete hai good or bad



M3 lady member

1 which is the organisation work on mines saftey and how it work

2 how will you ensure health of workers

3 health problems in informal sectors

4 should different organisations should be open for it or not

5 mine sector ki major health problems

6 Despite years of efforts, silicosis prevention has been unsuccessful
What will you do


M4
1 history of Jodhpur

2 How do the people of Jodhpur perceive the conversion of palaces into the hotel industry?

3 changes after COVID

4 chariman sir interrupted and asked please tell personal, social and family’s effect not health related
And it was discussion and many points told by chairman sir itself

Chairman sir
Spellcheck of my name
Thank you your interview is over

Overall experience board was cordial and chairman sir was more active and some questions asked like mains answer writing and sir was also telling answers of questions
Overall 25 to 30 minutes mostly questions were from DAF and situations based and opinions

Utility of mock: boosted confidence and guide us which area should be focused

Date- 3/3/25
Sheelvardhan Sir
25-30 mins
Chairman sir
How do you play online/computer games?
What are the benefits of it? (Some discussion over the same)
What sort of podcasts do you listen to/watch?
Any foreign podcaster?
You saw what happened in the oval office, supposed if ma’am is the PM of India, what suggestions will you give to her after seeing the situation?
Some discussion with ma’am
M2- Where did you work previously? (Gorakhpur)
What was your role during Ram Mandir inauguration?
What gone wrong in Mahakumbh?
How and why you opted for Anthro after being a Mechanical Engineer?
How Anthro could be helpful in civil services?(answered from personal experience)
New age technologies in Mechanical engineering?
Elaborate over EVs, where are we and what more can be done!
M3- Tourism development in UP, eco tourism heritage tourism etc
What steps can be taken to promote it?
Cleaning of river Ganga? Challenges!
M4-Defence upgradation, discussion over deterrence, use of AI in surveillance
Positives and negatives of income tax, if we completely do away with it.
Recently tax cut has been made hoping to increase the consumption demands, so is cutting tax good for economy? (Answered referring to the laffer curve)
M5-Gaming benefits and challenges
Exposure of gaming in academics
How to control the addiction? Is the government doing anything
Discussion on EVMs, shall we go back to paper ballots as many nations still use it!
Chairman sir- Thankyou it was very nice talking to you !

Interview transcript :28-02-25, AN
Name: Arya
Daf: Cooking, Zumba dance, internship in Bastar , chattisgarh, development, IRMS

Board: Sanjay verma

Chairman:
1) Meaning of your name
2) discussion on origin
3) any famous thinker who writes articles on development
4) Can a developed nation have poor people?
5) can development and poverty go together?
6) Tell me a developed nation with no poverty
7) Tell me the states which are doing good and bad on all development indicators
8)Origin of Zumba ,origin of rumba music,how many calories you burn
9) Any famous Carnatic musician
10)famous songs of her
11) Any famous Hindustani singers

M1
1) Origin of naxalism, how it got spread
2) why they were many killings
3) tell me if you are a DM , what will you do
4) what about the women naxals, what will you do for them

M2:
1) tell me role and responsibility of SEBI
2) what is insider trading
3) what will SEBI do
4) tell me about corporate governance

M3: (lady)
1) what crafts did you buy in Chhattisgarh
2) tell me about bronze statue you bought
3) tell me 3 handicrafts of different regions and how will you promote them
4) how will you connect rural artisans to market when the products they made are time taking, costly

M4:
1) do you cook daily
2) difference between Andhra and Telangana cuisine
3) Tell me the name of famous chilly
4) origin of Osmania buiscuit and uniqueness
5)names of famous biryanies
6) what did you taste and liked
7) Why Hyderabadi is your favourite
8) If you have to give GI tags to what will you give first and why?


Thank you
Your interview is over
Almost on DAF
Board was very cordial

Name: AC Interview date: 18th February 2025Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa sirDaf Keywords: NIT Bhopal, Geography optional, MP, UAE, Qatar, Middle East, Kuno National Park, cheetah, resources, Chinese aggression, movies, football, etc.
Chairperson: Have you prepared your introduction or do you want me to introduce you? I said I would introduce myself, sir.Tell me the names of the countries of the Middle East starting from the Senai peninsula Why the Middle East has been burning since World War 2 ? (gave the reasons). The chairperson said that don't you think the Middle East is having petrol and gas and thus the fire.Mines and Minerals Act. Kuno National Park, reason for choosing. How many cheetahs were introduced? was it a success or failure?Question related to resources of India?Why Indian movies are not performing well at the Oscars? Slumdog showed India in a bad light? what is your opinion?BIMARU states: who coined the name? Is MP still a BIMARU state? 
Questions asked by members:continued with the resource topic and asked me to justify that India is rich in resources. Hydropower plant, do we need or not?Pithampur vs Mandideep Industries.Reasons for MP's recent increase in development. Gave a monologue on UAE and its development. What are the reasons why UAE became a financial hub?Learnings from UAE that India can learn.Question on mechanical engineering and geography for Biofuels: how mechanical engineering and geography can help in biofuel production.The location asked for lithium deposits in India Chinese dam in Bramhaputra river: issues and what India should do.Reasons for the death of Cheetahs in Kuno. How many lakes are there in Bhopal, the significance of lakes/wetlands?
There were many cross-questions and questions from other topics as well. However, I am not able to recall those questions now.
Approximately, 30 to 35 minutes was the duration of my interview. The Board was cordial and provided me ample time to think and respond.
Mock interviews Offline: Forum IAS, Vision IAS, OnlyIAS, UnacademyMock interviews online: UPSCprep, Shankar IAS, Sleepy classes, etc 
One to One: Dr. Khan sir (KSG), Shubham Aggarwal sir(VidyapeethIAS

Board - Sheel Vardhan Sir

DAF Keywords - Computer Engineering, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Surat, Fitness enthusiast, Sports, Cricket

Chairman -
You are fitness enthusiast... What would you suggest 62 year old like me to do?
What is the way to measure fitness parameters without using device? What is isometric ..?
You might have heard about DOGE.. Which Indian department or ministry should be slashed? Sports Ministry? Climate? Coaching system?

Member 2
Difference between DOGE and Minimum Government Maximum Governance? Specific?
What is Surat most famous for?

Member 3 (Lady)
You are Computer Engineer...Cyber fraud, financial fraud are on rise... What strategy will you apply to fight this? Specific?

Member 4
You are from Jharkhand? I am born in Jharkhand but native of Uttarakhand... Why was Jharkhand separated? Have they achieved their demand?
When Uttarakhand was separated, some other place than Dehradun was thought to be the capital... What was that?

Member 5
Why have you written following Indian Men's cricket specifically? Men specifically? India specifically ( you're like us as we follow only India - laughter among all)
Is underarm bowling allowed in cricket?
Where is best sports facility in India?

Board was cordial.

Please find my transcript for interview on 3rd March today - Civil Services