Name - RS
Board- Honorable sheel Vardhan Sir
Date - 03/03/2025
Optional- Psychology
DAF Pointers- Rajasthan , non conventional energy, consultancy, advisory council, book reading
Chairperson sir
Read my DAF
- Suppose you have a younger brother how will you encourage him to read books and start journaling.. he has only interest in sports , no interest in academics, how will you convince him
- What is moonlighting, should civil servant allowed to do the same
- Discussion on ethical issues
- Lots of suicides happening, what kind of mental disorder youngsters are facing in our country and in the west
Member 1
- we have achieved so much in renewable energy still what are the challenges
- what's our target for the renewable energy
- what is suryaghar bijli yojna
- green hydrogen mission target
- overall challange and their solution
Member 2 (lady member very cordial and smiling face , continuously listening)
- Discussion on the textile sector of the country
- Challenge and 2 solution
- On my response she asked about GI tag and it's effect on branding
Member 3
- What was my work
- Views on ragging in college
- Why less women in IIT and IIMs
- Discussion on the reasons
Member 4
- Continuing the discussion from women empowerment
- What's the status
- Based on my response for financial independence what govt is doing
- Which engineering branch world you like to choose if given s chance and why
Chairperson sir
- Continuing discussion on women empowerment... What skills children must learn since childhood and what kind of education should be provided
- He added that boys should do household work from starting that will create change .. I agreed and added few points there
Sir wished all the very best .

My assessment: all members were smiling and listening
And it was kind of discussion on my response. Chairperson sir was adding points to my response. Overall great experience

Daily discussion with one interview appearing friend for speaking practice and newspaper discussion was more helpful for me
No mocks given

Thanks to all the mentors , got various insights from their respective groups

Thank you to this community for sharing transcripts
All the very best to everyone!

Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir.
Date 04/03/2025
Time: Afternoon session.

DAF Areas: Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Anthropology, Sustainable Lifestyle, Telangana, NCC.

Chairman:
1. Introduce yourself
2. What are the three things that the Telangana Movement was fought for?
3. What is Kaleshwaram Project?
4. What is the issue with Kaleshwaram Project?
5. Why did tunnel collapse happen in Uttrakhand where around 42 people got trapped. Causes? How to prevent such incidents?

Member 1
1. What is sustainable living as per your opinion?
2. Do you force your actions upon the public in order to ensure sustainability?
3. What is the difference between tribes of NorthEast and Rest of India?
4. There are a wide variety of tribes in NE, each with distinct cultures, languages, traditions - if you are made the DM how will you enforce common laws.?
5. Common Laws vs Customary Laws? How to deal with conflict of both.

Member 2

1. What is the motto of NCC?
2. What are the three categories of things taught in NCC?
3. What did NCC teach you in your real life?
4. Why is Yamuna water polluted? What steps would you take to deal with it?
5. What is organic farming?
6. What steps would you take to develop the riverfront for Yamuna, just as the Sabarmati riverfront? Give 7 steps.

Member 3.

1. You are from a technical background, why is India not able to develop Social Media applications while other countries can?
2. Despite the government putting in a lot of money what is it not able to create successful startups and the startup ecosystem?
3. Do you think indians lack Scientific Temper, Are we only good at creating highly qualified clerks? Why are we not able to compete with other nations technically?

Member 4

1. What is National Digital Health Mission?
2. If you are made DM what steps will you take to implement it in your district.

Hon'ble Sheel Vardhan Sir board , last to go in afternoon session

DAF - Oxfam 100 km trail walk, IIT, IRS(C), Teaching, Trading

Chairman Sir ( Mostly Poker Face mode )

1. So you have done 100 km trail walk, when did you do it ? Can you do it again ?

2. Have you done triathlon / Marathon ? Timings ?

3. Why the low contribution of customs in revenue?

4. Latest trends in Tech ?

M1 ( Serious mode )

1. You mentioned teaching , what is NIPUN Bharat ?

2. You used to earn X, now only Y in Service. Why ?

3. What are the issues in Indian startups ? Major highlights of IITX startups ?

M2 ( Smiling lady )

1. So Dubai had a Golden Visa , and the US brought Gold Visa. What is new about it ?

2. DRI is quite in the news ? What does it do ?

3. How can you use AI in Customs ?

4. How does DRI collect data ?

M3 ( A bit of grill mode )

1. So what did company Z do ?  What was your role? ( Told Algo trading role )

2. How do frauds happen via Algo trading ( Explained Front running , Spoofing)

3. I want to make 20k in 1 week in the options market ? What should I trade ?
( Asked investment size and liquidity constraints as clarification then he said jokingly man lo 10-15 lakh hai )

4. Which option to buy ? ( Call or Put )

5. When should I buy it ? Can I buy it tomorrow?

6. How do frauds happen in GST ( Explained ITC frauds )

7. What are we doing to curb it ? Why are we not able to control it ?

8. What will you do extra to curb it ? ( Took permission for a small pause and then answered the requirements of the resident director and physical KYC for suspicious firms )

9. Why are we not doing it ?

M4 ( Chill guy )

1 "Boss is always right" what do you mean by this ?

2. How many types of bosses are there ?

3. What type of boss did you get in your jobs ?

4. Some bosses keep procrastinating ? How will you handle it ?

5. You have been waiting the whole day for interview. What is the best time to give interview?
( Mentioned Circadian rhythm )

Again Chairman Sir ( In smiling mode )
So what will you do now after the interview ?

Doing Vipassana meditation helped a lot in remaining calm and controlled.

Mocks - One on Ones with Shivendra Sir from Vision ( Quite useful to cover daf )
One on one with Sri Ram Sir ( Though Sir might be strict and brutally honest about expected marks but helps a lot in being concise and handling pressure)

Mahesh Bhagwat Sir ( Helps in covering daf themes comprehensivly )

Samkalp, Chanakya Mandal, V&Reddy, V&Ravi, Vision ( Few Qs related to GST got repeated )

Date 07/03/25
Board : Raj Shukla Sir
Keywords: Haryana, Physics Graduate, Geography Optional, Cricket, Stargazing, IRS IT
Chairman: Didn't ask anything except reading out the details of the DAF.
M1: Opinion on taxing Cryptocurrency under Income Tax Act.
Follow-up question on issue with Cryptocurrency.
Zodiac sign associated with Orion and the associated star.
M2: Random factual Question on Income Tax Act.
How will Cryptocurrency be taxed under the Act?
Forgetting 1-2 Questions.
M3: Why Geography Optional and not Physics. 2 3 counter questions on the same. Why didn't you pursue Physics as a career option?
M4: Given a chance where would you put India's location on global map. Counter Questions on the same about challanges due to Location.
Climate change related question and United States' anti-climate change stance.
Causes of inequality. Mentioned caste as one factor.
What if we pass a law to remove caste from today, will inequalities be eradicated. 1-2 counter questions.
Chairman sir signalled that the interview is over and you can go.
Utility of Mocks: good for your own practice.

Name- Racoon
Board- BB swain sir
Afternoon 3rd to go

DAF keywords- Hindi literature, Bonsai, Menstrual hygiene, Big cats

Interview room k bahar wait karte time andr snacks and coffee serve hui or mere phle vale bande k niklte hi within a minute mujhe andr bula liya matlb marks dene me zyda time nhi lgate😊

Chairperson-
1. aap bonsai bnate h, ye aapki hobby h lekin ye to plants k sath cruelty hui na. 
(Mene isse disagree karke answer diya or unhone bas yhi ek question pucha) 

M 1-( Lady member) 
1.menstrual hygiene campaign ko kese lead kiya?
2.ganv me to ladies ghunghat me rahti h aapne kese is topic par bat ki? 
3.Ye campaign kyu lead kiya? 
4. India ke Eastern coast par zyda cyclone kyu aate h? 
5. Recent ke kuch cyclone jo eastern coast par aaye ho
6. Aap kisi coastal district k DM ho or cyclone aa rha h kese handle kroge? 
7. Project tiger kyu start kiya? 
8. Aaj tiger population kya hai or project start kiya tab kya thi? 
9. Bhut pahle tiger population kya hua karti thi india me? 

M 2-
1. India Africa ke sath relation ache kyu nahi kar pa rha h? 
2. Africa ka pura utilize kese kre? 
3. Recent congo conflict kya hai? 
4. M23 kya h? 
5. Bonsai me wire ka kya use hota h? 
6. Kis kis plant k bonsai bnaye h aapne? 
7. Kis plant ka bonsai nhi bana skte? 

M 3-
1. Child labour ka problem kyu h? 
2. Ise kam krne ke liye kya kr skte h? 
3. Skill development or child labor ka relationship? 
4. NCDC ka child labour related koi initiative? 
5. Problems of urbanization in India
6. Why urban slums exist
7. Causes of poverty in india. 

M 4-
1. Tulsidas ne sab kuch Valmiki Ramayan se utha liya h, copy kiya h aap kya sochte ho? 
2. Bhagwan Ram ne Bali ko mara tha, suppose kro aap IPS officer ho to kon konse charges lgaoge Ram par? 
3. Ram ke alava Or kisi par charges lgaoge? 
( Mene Sugreev ka nam liya tabhi madam boli lekin isme eye witness to kon bnega or mene Hanuman ji ka nam le liya) 

4. Hanuman ji ko eye witness bnana conflict of interest nhi ho jayega, vo to Ram ka sath denge

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Name-maverik
4th interview
27feb ,3rd to go
Board -shukla sir
Daf-iit(ism)dhanbad, electrical engineering,cricket, IR (rest were not asked)
Chairperson
1.recently there is rise in cancel culture (referred to Sashi Tharoor case),then gave the long monologue related to it and asked finally how it is gonna work if we continue like this ,then how country will function
2.asked again a follow up question about rise in different ideology and how they can be brought together
M1.
1.msme definition,and follow up on utility ,what should be done
2.wrongly assumed me as mining engineering and said since you have done mining asked why mars is of red colour
3mediation act(said sorry)
Rest don't remember
M2.un and it's utility,should we abolish it
2.asked un peacekeeping success in last 10yrs ,2examples
3.freight equalisation policies and my views on it
4why organised crime in dhanbad....I started with mining but said it's available all over India so what's unique about it
5man ki bat...about pm 5person challenge initiative......but I was not aware of it ...said sorry ...they countered that don't u read newspapers...it was all over in news...

M3
1.quantum computing
2.critical minerals in ev
3.nuclear power...pros and cons
4.indias step in above...
5.composition of energy...
Rest don't remember
M4.
1.what is times out in cricket...referring to Angelo Mathews incident..
2.asked about what is the time limit...said sorry
3article related to peacekeeping in un charter...said sorry.
4 rare earth use ...5.rest don't remember...
Interview ended abruptly..... chairperson said thank you suddenly....I was hesitant about what to do...then just get up said thank you and start walking with little hesitant walk...




Overall...I believe I gave my all...don't have any regrets....now rest up to my kismattttt.

Name-
Key words- karnataka, cooking, journaling
Board- Raj Shukla sir
Date- 7th march
1. Large monologue on does judiciary delivered, various criticism about role of judiciary, your opinion on that.
2. Collegium system of appointment of judges, how it should be?
Members-
1. About popular and freebies, what is your opinion should it be propogated, has it any positives or its negative,
2. About cooking, why indian cuisine are not popular globally
3. Michelin star history
4. Why no Michelin star restaurant in india
5. How we can popularize indian cuisines globally?
6. Why other regions of karnataka not so well developed as bangalore, reasons, solutions
7. About freebies, women safety
8. If you become IPS officer then how will you ensure safety of women
9. amendments in criminal laws- in 2018 regarding ensuring safety of women
9. Godi media, is independent media exists in india, independent media does exists
10. How independence of media can be ensured?
11. Yours is gender neutral name, tell few gender neutral names

Date-17/03/2025

Daf: Tamilnadu , Tamil songs, physics, Psir, startups
Board: Sanjay Verma
Chairperson:
1.Evolution of tamil songs
2. Difference of music styles between msv , Ilayaraja and ar rahman
3. What is your fantasy?
4. Why do you want to leave your startup for bureaucracy?
5. What do you manufacture in startup?
Member 1:
1. Who is guru nanak?
2. What are his principles?
3. What can be applied to the present situation in india or world?
4. What is auroville?
5. Is such type of ideal society possible in real life?
Member 2:
1. What are the laws associated with startups?
2. Who is mgr? Is he a tamilian or non tamilian?
3. Why people adore him so much if he is not a tamil person?
4. Who is annadurai?
5. What are his contributions to tamil society?
Member 3:
1. What are your personal experiences in cycling?
2. How cycling can be useful in administration?
3. How your startups are funded?
4. Why is there a funding issue In startups?
5. Can foreign funds unfairly influence indian startups?
6. What are the problems faced by startups?

Member 4:
1. What is lagrange points?
2. What is negative matter?
3. What are the different type of cuisines between tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh?
4. How indian body types are different from western body types?
5. 3 international issues affecting the world at present

March 17 2025
3rd to go

Chairman :
1) when was the last time you jogged ?
2) isn't delhi roads suitable for Jogging
3) is india as a society stagnated because of its social norms.
4) greatest innovative idea for plastic waste management
5 ) why need of straws while
Drinking juice ?
6) are you not too young to be in rotary. Then I clarified it as Rotaract and spoke about Rotaract club.
7) world record in marathon .

Member 2 :
1)Malnutrition and India's status
2) provisions of nutrition based schemes.
3) safety of women in the current scenario .
4) smart City provisions
5)Is Coimbatore smart City and what where the projects sanctioned for Coimbatore smart City project.
6) can we claim no hunger status now .
7) SDG performance of India.

Member :
1) Hampi rape case event asked
2) Vishaka guidelines
3) suggestions
Asked 2 more data related I don't remember.

Member 4:
1) rupee controversy of Tamil Nadu .
2) your stand on ruppee controversy .
3) table tannis reverse spin rules asked.
4 ) current status of india in table tennis .

Member 5 :
1) gender budgeting
2) one flagship scheme that promoted women identity .
3) Important accountability tool for a treasurer and the same mechanism in india.
4) plastic waste measures done particularly in Nilgiri reserve area.

Again chairman :
1) asked about raisina dialogue .
2) ten countries that rule world
politics .

Your interview is over thank you .

Interview transcript

Name - Dr DKS
Date -06/03/2025
Board- Sheelavardhan sir
Session - Afternoon(first to go)
DAF keywords-Karnataka, Maharashtra(Sangli),Medical officer, Anthropology,Nepal Earthquake,Beti bachao beti padao, Reading non fiction books.

Chairman sir
Read my name and place of birth and  asked me What my friends call me?
Chairman sir thought my place of birth as my home town.I clarified it.Then he smiled and started discussion with yes Dr
1)Imagine you have magical power and which three diseases you would like to eliminate from India. (I said TB HIV and non communicable disease as one group whole😄).But sir asked specific one non communicable disease. (I said then  Diabetes) .
2)Tell me the reasons.
3)Don't you think cancer and mental health illness would be considered.
4)Tell me which all books you have read apart from these five books? (He mentioned five books in  which only one I had heard but rest never heard or read in my life😄). I said Ikigai, Strategic Conundrum, Argumentativ Indian and other two.
5)What's ikigai?
6)Is that ikigai was reason for you to take up civil service?
7)Why did you take anthropology as an optional?

M-1
1)Sangli is known for?
2)Which was the last major earthquake india witnessed?
3)Asked one place and said do you know where it would be? I said no.
4)Take guess.I said it may be in Maharashtra.No it's in Gujarat near Gulf of Kutch.
5)Where is Gulf of kachch?
6)What all steps are being taken as reforms to Disaster Management in recent times in India?
7)What are NDRF and SDRF?
8)Swatch Bharat mission 1.0 and 2.0 difference?
9)One major difference for urban and rural with respect to Swachh Bharat.
10)Poshan 2.0?
11)What are the recent changes in Poshan 2.0?

M-2(lady member)
1) What is 3rd eye ?
2) What is 5 eyes?
3) Why it's in news?
4) President Trump has said only two genders as Male and Female.
What's your opinion as Doctor?
5) Why do we need to recognise them?
6) Consider that Beti bachao beti padao has not performed well.I would like to remove the scheme. What's your opinion?(I told some of the datas)
7)R u telling them due to success of BBBP?
8) Issues associated with BBBP ?

M-3
1) (Continued discussion from member one)
What all help India provided during Nepal earthquake?
2)What all you did in Nepal Earthquake?
3)Why despite such help Nepal has no good relationship with Indian even then?
4)Is there any relationship with people living in Himalayan region and gene mutation due to UV radiation? Does it cause cancer?
5)Tell me one example of such case from Himalayan region.
6)Which profession in medical science is less chosen by female doctors?
7)Why so?
8)They also prefer  cardiology as a less preferred option due to high risk and responsibilities associated with it.Why she wants to escape from such responsibility?

M-5
1)Do you think Generic drugs option is good?
2)What all steps have been taken by government to improve quality of generic drugs?
3) What's your opinion with regard to generic medicines?(Repeated the same above question 😄)
4)Why private doctors won't prescribe generic medicines?
5) At what policy level you would like to make doctors to prescribe generic medicines?
6)What's the Medical tourism value in India?
7)Why Karnataka is lagging behind Medical tourism compared to Other Southern states?
8)Tell me three steps to enhance medical tourism?

Chairman sir -Hospitality in hospital and hospital in hospitality. Which one is good?

Thank you. Your Interview is over

Experience:
1)Duration : 30minutes discussion
2) Board was cordial and Chairman sir was fully engaged and actively listening till end.

Mocks taken:
Shubham Aggarwal sir from Vidyapeeth IAS(Highly recommended).Sankalp IAS (closest to the interview). Shankar IAS, India for IAS, Grace IAS, Insights IAS, IASbaba, Next IAS, Chanakya Mandal, SRIRAM IAS and others.

Peer to peer daily discussion -
Bharat IPS sir and Manoj.

Thank you all. Wish you all the very best 🙏

Name - Dr DKS
Date -06/03/2025
Board- Sheelavardhan sir
Session - Afternoon(first to go)
DAF keywords-Karnataka, Maharashtra(Sangli),Medical officer, Anthropology,Nepal Earthquake,Beti bachao beti padao, Reading non fiction books.

Chairman sir
Read my name and place of birth and  asked me What my friends call me?
Chairman sir thought my place of birth as my home town.I clarified it.Then he smiled and started discussion with yes Dr
1)Imagine you have magical power and which three diseases you would like to eliminate from India. (I said TB HIV and non communicable disease as one group whole😄).But sir asked specific one non communicable disease. (I said then  Diabetes) .
2)Tell me the reasons.
3)Don't you think cancer and mental health illness would be considered.
4)Tell me which all books you have read apart from these five books? (He mentioned five books in  which only one I had heard but rest never heard or read in my life😄). I said Ikigai, Strategic Conundrum, Argumentativ Indian and other two.
5)What's ikigai?
6)Is that ikigai was reason for you to take up civil service?
7)Why did you take anthropology as an optional?

M-1
1)Sangli is known for?
2)Which was the last major earthquake india witnessed?
3)Asked one place and said do you know where it would be? I said no.
4)Take guess.I said it may be in Maharashtra.No it's in Gujarat near Gulf of Kutch.
5)Where is Gulf of kachch?
6)What all steps are being taken as reforms to Disaster Management in recent times in India?
7)What are NDRF and SDRF?
8)Swatch Bharat mission 1.0 and 2.0 difference?
9)One major difference for urban and rural with respect to Swachh Bharat.
10)Poshan 2.0?
11)What are the recent changes in Poshan 2.0?

M-2(lady member)
1) What is 3rd eye ?
2) What is 5 eyes?
3) Why it's in news?
4) President Trump has said only two genders as Male and Female.
What's your opinion as Doctor?
5) Why do we need to recognise them?
6) Consider that Beti bachao beti padao has not performed well.I would like to remove the scheme. What's your opinion?(I told some of the datas)
7)R u telling them due to success of BBBP?
8) Issues associated with BBBP ?

M-3
1) (Continued discussion from member one)
What all help India provided during Nepal earthquake?
2)What all you did in Nepal Earthquake?
3)Why despite such help Nepal has no good relationship with Indian even then?
4)Is there any relationship with people living in Himalayan region and gene mutation due to UV radiation? Does it cause cancer?
5)Tell me one example of such case from Himalayan region.
6)Which profession in medical science is less chosen by female doctors?
7)Why so?
8)They also prefer  cardiology as a less preferred option due to high risk and responsibilities associated with it.Why she wants to escape from such responsibility?

M-5
1)Do you think Generic drugs option is good?
2)What all steps have been taken by government to improve quality of generic drugs?
3) What's your opinion with regard to generic medicines?(Repeated the same above question 😄)
4)Why private doctors won't prescribe generic medicines?
5) At what policy level you would like to make doctors to prescribe generic medicines?
6)What's the Medical tourism value in India?
7)Why Karnataka is lagging behind Medical tourism compared to Other Southern states?
8)Tell me three steps to enhance medical tourism?

Chairman sir -Hospitality in hospital and hospital in hospitality. Which one is good?

Thank you. Your Interview is over

Experience:
1)Duration : 30minutes discussion
2) Board was cordial and Chairman sir was fully engaged and actively listening till end.

Mocks taken:
Shubham Aggarwal sir from Vidyapeeth IAS(Highly recommended).Sankalp IAS (closest to the interview). Shankar IAS, India for IAS, Grace IAS, Insights IAS, IASbaba, Next IAS, Chanakya Mandal, SRIRAM IAS and others.

Peer to peer daily discussion -
Bharat IPS sir and Manoj.

Thank you all. Wish you all the very best 🙏

Transcript sir

Name- Racoon
Board- BB swain sir
Afternoon 3rd to go

DAF keywords- Hindi literature, Bonsai, Menstrual hygiene, Big cats

Interview room k bahar wait karte time andr snacks and coffee serve hui or mere phle vale bande k niklte hi within a minute mujhe andr bula liya

Chairperson-
1. aap bonsai bnate h, ye aapki hobby h lekin ye to plants k sath cruelty hui na. 
(Mene isse disagree karke answer diya or unhone bas yhi ek question pucha) 

M 1-( Lady member) 
1.menstrual hygiene campaign ko kese lead kiya?
2.ganv me to ladies ghunghat me rahti h aapne kese is topic par bat ki? 
3.Ye campaign kyu lead kiya? 
4. India ke Eastern coast par zyda cyclone kyu aate h? 
5. Recent ke kuch cyclone jo eastern coast par aaye ho
6. Aap kisi coastal district k DM ho or cyclone aa rha h kese handle kroge? 
7. Project tiger kyu start kiya? 
8. Aaj tiger population kya hai or project start kiya tab kya thi? 
9. Bhut pahle tiger population kya hua karti thi india me? 

M 2-
1. India Africa ke sath relation ache kyu nahi kar pa rha h? 
2. Africa ka pura utilize kese kre? 
3. Recent congo conflict kya hai? 
4. M23 kya h? 
5. Bonsai me wire ka kya use hota h? 
6. Kis kis plant k bonsai bnaye h aapne? 
7. Kis plant ka bonsai nhi bana skte? 

M 3-
1. Child labour ka problem kyu h? 
2. Ise kam krne ke liye kya kr skte h? 
3. Skill development or child labor ka relationship? 
4. NCDC ka child labour related koi initiative? 
5. Problems of urbanization in India
6. Why urban slums exist
7. Causes of poverty in india. 

M 4-
1. Tulsidas ne sab kuch Valmiki Ramayan se utha liya h, copy kiya h aap kya sochte ho? 
2. Bhagwan Ram ne Bali ko mara tha, suppose kro aap IPS officer ho to kon konse charges lgaoge Ram par? 
3. Ram ke alava Or kisi par charges lgaoge? 
( Mene Sugreev ka nam liya tabhi madam boli lekin isme eye witness to kon bnega or mene Hanuman ji ka nam le liya) 

4. Hanuman ji ko eye witness bnana conflict of interest nhi ho jayega, vo to Ram ka sath denge

Thank you

Name: Casanova
Board: Sheelvardhan sir
Date: 17 feb 2025
It was a warm sunny day
2nd to go in Afternoon
Daf keywords: Language preservation, test cricket, volleyball, PSIR, self help books, strength training, jammu and kashmir
Chairperson:
1. Strength training is for building strength, how can i build my endurance? Give me a plan?
2. What is a language?
3. What is a dialect?
4. What is a script? Some examples
5. Ancient Kashmiri script? How is it written now?
6. Taking clue from my answer, sir asked me , are there people who still read and write kashmiri in sharda script?
7. I am fascinated by river jhelum. I replied that i live alongside it. Then, Tell me the greek, Sanskrit and ancient kashmiri name of jhelum
Member 2:
1. The impact of political turmoil on the society of jk?
2. What needs to be done to improve things?
3. What actions will you take to ensure streamlining youth ?
Member 3:
1.Impact on the psyche of youth?
2. Why you like watching test cricket in todays fast world?
3. Any memorable match that you can recall?
4. Is there human right violations by security forces there?
5. If someone comes to you and asks one security personnel has fired on a civilian but other person says the opposite. What will you do?
6. What will you do in a rural area ?

Member 4:
1. Tell me something about tungstun mining in india?
2. About data protection bill?
3. Rathole mining?
Member 5:
1. Which self help books you read?
2. What is so fascinating about these?
3. Taking clue from my answer. Are you able to control your subconscious mind?
Chairperson:
Names of some books and asked whether you read these or not?
Forgetting other questions
It was very nice talking to you . Your interview is over

(1/2)
Name- Silver
Board- Sheelvardhan Sir, 2 lady members, 2 gentlemen
Date- 17th March, 2025- Afternoon Session, Last one to go
Duration- 25 minutes


Almost all of the Interview was from DAF-
Hobbies (Aquascaping, Backpacking),
Work (Mentor and Guest Faculty at Vision IAS),
Education (Fergusson College Pune, Shivaji College Delhi, Delhi School of Economics),
Extracurriculars (Street Play team leader, Gathering Secretary),
Bachelors-Masters-JRF-Optional (Geography)


President of the Board-

1. Do your friends call you by the same name as this? Should we call you the same?
2. What is Aquascaping?
3. What are the most important things in Aquascaping?
4. How many aquariums do you have and what are their sizes?
5. Why do my fish keep dying after I bring them home?
6. Do you talk to your pets? Have you kept names for your fishes?
7. Now coming to the world's biggest aquarium- world's oceans, what are the biggest challenges it faces?
8. Can it recover on its own?
9. You are also into backpacking, is it the same as trekking?
10. What is the difference between a Pilgrim, a Traveller and a tourist? I stumbled. He asked me to think patiently and answer on the basis of the experiences of these three. I answered again.

President sir nodded in agreement and he explained the philosophical difference himself.



Member 1 to the right- Lady Member

11. You were leading a streetplay society in your college in Delhi University. What was your experience?
12. On what topics did you perform and where all?
13. Coming back to oceans- the biggest threat today is Littering and plastic pollution. Explain. I mentioned the data, causes, London Convention, MARPOL, etc.
14. In this regard, the government had banned single use plastic in the country. What has been its impact?
15. You currently work as a Guest Faculty in Vision IAS, what work do you do and what do you teach?
16. Do you have some success stories of your students to share?


Member 2 to the right- Lady member

13. You were the gathering Secretary in your school. What gathering did you organize?
14. What did you learn out of it?
15. Lets come back to aquariums. How did you start the hobby and why do you do it?
16. What is the life of the fish in an aquarium? Which are the oldest fish you have?
17. Don't you think fish should live in the oceans and not in a glass box?
18. You have studied in Fergusson College in Pune and then came to Delhi University in Shivaji College and then DSE. What is the history of these colleges? Who are some alumni of Fergusson College?
19. Do you think we should change this name- Fergusson? Why or why not?
18. You also do backpacking. Where did you travel? I mentioned of a 15 day staycation in Old Manali and a trek to Chopta in the last 1 year-


President sir interrupted-

@When you were in Manali, did you also visit Malana?
I said- I have been to Kasol and Chalal, not Malana.
@President sir- Did you try the most famous thing of Kasol?
I said- no sir I think I am not aware.
@President sir- what is the most famous thing from Kasol?
I said- Sir, I think Camping by the river side
@President sir- Started laughing, no it's not that, it's something else that's crazy. Nevermind. Laughed again.


*Sheelvardhan Sir is a retired IPS officer. This felt like a trick question*


Member 2 again-

20. Now, you have very interesting life choices and the past. From aquascaping to backpacking to streetplays and gathering secretary, how will you use this knowledge in your next career?


Member 3 to the left- Male member

21. You have so many aquariums. How do you take care of them? What is the routine?
22. You mentioned several machines you have. What is the role of oxygenation?
23. Why do you have to use a machine for it, can't the fish naturally mix oxygen in the water from the air?
24. What is BOD? How does it impact the organisms?
25. What is the smallest size of aquarium that you can have below which the fish will die?

(2/2)
26. Why do they die in smaller aquariums even if we give them oxygen regularly?
27. What are the different types of fish you have? Where do they originally belong?
28. How are they different from each other?


President sir passed a chit to the last member in between, perhaps asking him to not ask anymore questions from the DAF or aquariums


Member 4 to the left- Male member

29. What do you understand about HDI? What is India's rank?
30. What three things will you prioritize if you want to improve India's HDI?
31. What is the current Per Capita Income of India- both in rupees and dollars?
32. Is it considered low or middle or high income?
33. So the Upper middle category is somewhere around $7000. How long will we take to reach there? More counter questions on this.
34. Coming to Geography, which are the world's smallest countries from each continent?
35. Now, we are the most populated country in the world. Do you think Population is a problem?
36. You have lived in Pune. There is a very famous international sport that originated in Pune. Do you know about it? - It was Badminton.
37. My final question to you- You have been doing streetplays. If you are posted in a district, which topics would you want to present street plays on in the district
- I responded with- 1. Cyber security and Digital arrests among the rural and urban populations, 2. Against patriarchy- domestic violence, girl child, etc; 3. Government schemes that people are not very aware about but the ones that are very important- like PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojna, etc.


President sir-

Alright, your interview is over. You may go.

My experience- I was nervous about going at around 5 PM when everyone gets exhausted. But I kept my energy high and smiled throughout the interview.

Felt nothing like a CSE interview. Extremely cordial board. It felt like they were curious to know about me and asked with such curiosity. No current affairs or IR at all.

No mocks asked more than 3-4 questions from DAF. They were more concentrated on Trump, Middle East, IR, Current affairs and Geography trivia. So mocks serve the purpose of practice only. Atleast, in my case.

Mahesh Bhagwat sir's DAF analysis helped in this regard and I have immensely benefited from the resources he shares everyday to the aspirant community.

Name - Ocean
Board - Dasa sir
DAF - Covid , Self reflective walk

Chairman -

Spoke out about me from DAF
1. What is difference and similarity between space walk and self reflective walk ?
2. 70 hr work statement - Do you agree ?
3. Why ?
4. You are PRO of Narayan Murthy , defend him ?

M1

1. You studied science in school , history and economics in graduation but opted PSIR as optional. Are not you very confused man. Why so ?
2. Issue between Telabgana and AP ?
3. 3 FARM Laws were good or bad?


M2 - Mam

1. What are future minerals?
2. Why they are called so ?
3. Relation between critical mineral and future mineral.
4. Your view on multilinguism ?
5. Is there any merit on 3 language policy ?
6. Is there any merit in Tamil Nadus stand ?
7. Biggest mistake of your life .

M3

1. Tell me about sagarmala project .
2. Projects completed under it.
3. How North East is a bridge in act east policy ?


M4 - Mam

1. When did you work in covid combat team and for how many month ?
2. What was your role?
3. Drain of wealth?
4. Deindustrialisation
5. Ambedkars view on exchange rate.

The entire board was very cordial , especially lady members. They kept on smiling. And..Chairman sir rarely looked at me after his interaction and was just noting down with his head down.

It was completely a different experience from the coaching mocks which we are used to...

Special thanks to -

1. MPOA for regular mocks
2. Forum IAS for mentorship , especially Aman sir

No of mocks given - Roughly 20

Utility - confidence building

Baki...I did my part and now it's all on God...

Date: 18 March 2025 (forenoon)

Board: Sheelvardhan sir (2nd to go)

Name: Megaman212

Key DAF details: Jharkhand, UP, Delhi, Noida, Ranchi, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Hansraj (DU), IITB, Anthro, Geology, IOCL, NGO, Basketball, NSS Rural Devt, Body Weight Exercise, Plogging, Seedballs

Questions asked:

M1
1. Welcome to this conversation
2. Jharkhand a lovely place but why high per capita mineral reserves but low per capita income? (historical reasons, elite capture)
3. Tell me what you think about sarna code of tribals?
4. Should we have multiple sarna codes - one for Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, etc?
5. What do you know about Birsa Munda?
6. Tell me about Kolhan rebellion?
7. Can you tell me what's special McLeodeganj?

M2 (lady)
1. Tell me about plogging? Do you use the plogging stick? How many people plog with you?
2. Since you're from IITB, do you know about the beach clean up in Mumbai?
3. What's the NGO you're part of? How did you migrate from geology to an NGO?
4. Tell me some tribal devt schemes?

M3
1. Is NSS a waste of time given that its there in college and school?
2. What did you do under Rural Devt wing of NSS?
3. Did you follow up with the work you did, whether there was on ground change in lives of villagers?
4. Tell me about burning coal mines of Jharkhand?

M4 (lady)
1. What are Seedballs? How many have you planted?
2. What's the cost and the germination rate?
3. Being from anthropology and geology background, how will you reconcile mining and tribal rights?
4. REE - what's the status in India, what are the issues associated with its production?

M5 (the stress test specialist)
1. US forcing us to buy it’s oil which will inc logistics cost, so is it in India’s interest to shift from Gulf & Russian oil?
2. But US smartly giving us low quality oil and keeping their better stocks as well as importing from Latin America, what should India do in its national interest?
3. Can India go for self sufficiency in oil sector?
4. You talked about Birsa Munda... there is someone who captained Olympic Gold winning hockey team in 1928, can you name him?
5. Where did he learn hockey from?
6. Tell me about the Niyamgiri incident involving Vedanta?
7. How will you promote Body Weight Exercise in rural areas?

Experience:
1. Atleast 2 questions I was stopped in between (unknown why)
2. Atleast 2 questions I expanded answer beyond the demand
3. Atleast 2 instances of light humour
4. Could’ve done better, but answers given were full of value addition, so I’m rating myself 6.5/10
5. Pre PT routine - did 3 newspapers & PIB of previous day, heard motivational audio note from khan sir, 30 min pranayam, fruit juice for energy, washroom mirror practice for warm up
6. >20 mocks of which best were at Vajirao, Samkalp, NextIAS
7. >10 O2O of which best were Utkarsh Shukla sir, Sajal Sir, & Mahesh Bhagwat sir

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