(1/2)
Name: Who am I?
Date: 20/03/2025, Afternoon session, last person to go
Board: Sanjay Verma Sir
Graduation and Optional : Psychology
Time: 30-35 minutes
Daf keywords: Poetry, Non fiction books, QPR suicide prevention, governance, Punjab, DU (others not relevant)
Chairperson
I wished a 'happy' afternoon to members (since it was the international day of happiness)
Sir asked if I was trying some psychological trick with the board, and had a lighter moment in the start.
1. Since you're a psychology student, do a psychological analysis of the people who were sitting with you on the table in the waiting room.
2. What books have you read?
3. Man's search for meaning. What is it about?
a. You talked about happiness and sadness. Aren't you too young to already be this philosophical and trying to find a balance of such emotions?
4. There isn't a lot of thrust on indian psychology, we've always been talking about western concepts. Why?
a. I mentioned sudhir kakar, went on with a small discussion on that and their books.
5. Ayurveda in psychology, how is the perception about it? What do you think is it's use in psychology?
6. In the globalised world, children are shifting more towards a homogeneous culture. How do you perceive that?
7. You're doing so well in psychology. Why not be a psychologist which is actually the need of the hour rather than a civil servant?
8. I brought up Jonathan Haidt's latest book Anxious Generation. Had a good discussion on that.
9. Have you heard of this latest show adolescence on netflix? I said I've heard but haven't watched. Sir talked about it and asked to watch it.
Member 1
1. The recent cases of a woman going to the office just five days post partum and another woman constable taking their five day old kid to work as a traffic police. Your opinion?
a. Do you think it's tokenistic?
b. Health concerns of the child?
c. Is it a social stunt to be in the limelight?
2. Work life balance debates. Your viewpoint?
a. A lot of people keep sitting in the office and are taken as good officers, while those who have a strict timeline aren't taken as good enough. What do you think?
3. Emigration from Punjab, especially youth. Reasons? What are the steps that should be taken?
Member 2
1. You're so much into poetry. Name some poets who had to struggle so much in life but still came forward and voiced themselves?
2. Gender budgeting, the focus is on women-led development. Why isn't it gender neutral?
a. How is the incidence of gender budgeting ascertained? For eg in the case of nrega, how will you do that?
3. QPR suicide prevention gatekeeping. What is it? How to make it a reality and include it in different settings?
4. Suppose you're leading your office now as an officer. How will you make your office the best office, not the functionality but in terms of the employees?
Member 3
1. In case of insurance, it isn't given if someone dies by suicide within a year. Is there a psychological reason behind it?
2. Difference between lunancy and insanity
3. Is committing suicide a crime?
4. Is trying to commit suicide a crime?
5. Difference between good governance and good administration
6. Tell me about industrial psychology.
Member 4
1. Two recent ongoing issues in Punjab. I mentioned the farmer's issue and the scenario that took place yesterday. Questions based on that. Grilled fully.
a. What do you think about the whole scenario?
b. Did the police do it right?
c. In the morning, it's a negotiation period and by evening the whole scenario shifted. Your opinion about it?
d. I differ. What do you want to say?
e. Give me your final stance.
2. Why shifted from icse to cbse?
3. Prakash Padukone's daughter deepika padukone didn't become a badminton player, became a successful actor and still suffered from depression. Why?
a. Why did she come out openly about it?
b. What's your opinion about doing it this way?
Name: Who am I?
Date: 20/03/2025, Afternoon session, last person to go
Board: Sanjay Verma Sir
Graduation and Optional : Psychology
Time: 30-35 minutes
Daf keywords: Poetry, Non fiction books, QPR suicide prevention, governance, Punjab, DU (others not relevant)
Chairperson
I wished a 'happy' afternoon to members (since it was the international day of happiness)
Sir asked if I was trying some psychological trick with the board, and had a lighter moment in the start.
1. Since you're a psychology student, do a psychological analysis of the people who were sitting with you on the table in the waiting room.
2. What books have you read?
3. Man's search for meaning. What is it about?
a. You talked about happiness and sadness. Aren't you too young to already be this philosophical and trying to find a balance of such emotions?
4. There isn't a lot of thrust on indian psychology, we've always been talking about western concepts. Why?
a. I mentioned sudhir kakar, went on with a small discussion on that and their books.
5. Ayurveda in psychology, how is the perception about it? What do you think is it's use in psychology?
6. In the globalised world, children are shifting more towards a homogeneous culture. How do you perceive that?
7. You're doing so well in psychology. Why not be a psychologist which is actually the need of the hour rather than a civil servant?
8. I brought up Jonathan Haidt's latest book Anxious Generation. Had a good discussion on that.
9. Have you heard of this latest show adolescence on netflix? I said I've heard but haven't watched. Sir talked about it and asked to watch it.
Member 1
1. The recent cases of a woman going to the office just five days post partum and another woman constable taking their five day old kid to work as a traffic police. Your opinion?
a. Do you think it's tokenistic?
b. Health concerns of the child?
c. Is it a social stunt to be in the limelight?
2. Work life balance debates. Your viewpoint?
a. A lot of people keep sitting in the office and are taken as good officers, while those who have a strict timeline aren't taken as good enough. What do you think?
3. Emigration from Punjab, especially youth. Reasons? What are the steps that should be taken?
Member 2
1. You're so much into poetry. Name some poets who had to struggle so much in life but still came forward and voiced themselves?
2. Gender budgeting, the focus is on women-led development. Why isn't it gender neutral?
a. How is the incidence of gender budgeting ascertained? For eg in the case of nrega, how will you do that?
3. QPR suicide prevention gatekeeping. What is it? How to make it a reality and include it in different settings?
4. Suppose you're leading your office now as an officer. How will you make your office the best office, not the functionality but in terms of the employees?
Member 3
1. In case of insurance, it isn't given if someone dies by suicide within a year. Is there a psychological reason behind it?
2. Difference between lunancy and insanity
3. Is committing suicide a crime?
4. Is trying to commit suicide a crime?
5. Difference between good governance and good administration
6. Tell me about industrial psychology.
Member 4
1. Two recent ongoing issues in Punjab. I mentioned the farmer's issue and the scenario that took place yesterday. Questions based on that. Grilled fully.
a. What do you think about the whole scenario?
b. Did the police do it right?
c. In the morning, it's a negotiation period and by evening the whole scenario shifted. Your opinion about it?
d. I differ. What do you want to say?
e. Give me your final stance.
2. Why shifted from icse to cbse?
3. Prakash Padukone's daughter deepika padukone didn't become a badminton player, became a successful actor and still suffered from depression. Why?
a. Why did she come out openly about it?
b. What's your opinion about doing it this way?
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Chairperson
1. Picking up from deepika padukone, there was an issue of kanhaiya kumar and jnu in the past, deepika padukone stood up and faced a backlash. How do you view the whole thing?
2. We think you're too nerdy and scholarly. Tell us something funny or crack a joke.
Might be forgetting some questions.
Overall cordial board. Some grilling with the last member on controversial issues.
Mocks (utility) : Samkalp, Chahal, NextIas, Vajirao. Nowhere close to mocks in my case. In general, I advocate being very open minded and figuring out how to bring out your true self in any situation, with a grasp over your strengths.
All the best!
Chairperson
1. Picking up from deepika padukone, there was an issue of kanhaiya kumar and jnu in the past, deepika padukone stood up and faced a backlash. How do you view the whole thing?
2. We think you're too nerdy and scholarly. Tell us something funny or crack a joke.
Might be forgetting some questions.
Overall cordial board. Some grilling with the last member on controversial issues.
Mocks (utility) : Samkalp, Chahal, NextIas, Vajirao. Nowhere close to mocks in my case. In general, I advocate being very open minded and figuring out how to bring out your true self in any situation, with a grasp over your strengths.
All the best!
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Date : 08 Feb AN , 4th to go.
Board : Suman Sharma mam
Keywords : B.tech IT, Dharmapuri , Tamil Nadu , Yogasana ( rest not asked)
Mam:
1.Utility of temple golds for economy. Opinion
2.Right to Abortion, Opinion.
Diff between legal right and constitutional right ?
3. Mam Listed countries (USA,Germany, Russia, China) and asked me to arrange it based on importance. Long discussion.
Member 1: Sir
1. Work from home pros and cons, WFH on women.
2. WFH impact on real estate.
3. If you were CM of TN, 3 major issues to focus.
4.Steps taken by the Govt on corruption.
5. Ban Chemical fertilizer... Impacts?
Member 2: Sir
1.Eco Tourism in TN
2.Hogenakkal ( becoz of dharmapuri), Veerappan
3. Kavari river , Mekedatu dam - name reason , Need for dam, status of it.
4.Anamalai border
5.Red sanders , pushpa movie, uses of red sanders,
6.What type of yoga do u follow ?
Member 3 : mam
1.Inequality in TN. How to reduce it..
2.Continue with the TN issue.. Tell me some social issues.. Discussion on liquor. Don't you think it is a problem? Economic impact of Liquor?
What will be your solution? ( Discussion on prohibition)
Where it is successful..
Why not awareness and regulations?
3. Use of aadhar
4. Ayushman Bharat scheme. How it is performing. What measure needed further.
Mem 4 : sir
1. MSME recent classification
2. Any journal name on IT at national and International level?
3.Diff between Recruitment , selection? 4.Recruitment stages? ( he started with Notification, Written , PT, Appointment )
5. Diff between Commerce, trade , business ?
6. Diff between Target , goal ,aim , objective ?
7.IPR. Patent filing process .
Mam : Thank You!
(can't recollect some ques)
Board : Suman Sharma mam
Keywords : B.tech IT, Dharmapuri , Tamil Nadu , Yogasana ( rest not asked)
Mam:
1.Utility of temple golds for economy. Opinion
2.Right to Abortion, Opinion.
Diff between legal right and constitutional right ?
3. Mam Listed countries (USA,Germany, Russia, China) and asked me to arrange it based on importance. Long discussion.
Member 1: Sir
1. Work from home pros and cons, WFH on women.
2. WFH impact on real estate.
3. If you were CM of TN, 3 major issues to focus.
4.Steps taken by the Govt on corruption.
5. Ban Chemical fertilizer... Impacts?
Member 2: Sir
1.Eco Tourism in TN
2.Hogenakkal ( becoz of dharmapuri), Veerappan
3. Kavari river , Mekedatu dam - name reason , Need for dam, status of it.
4.Anamalai border
5.Red sanders , pushpa movie, uses of red sanders,
6.What type of yoga do u follow ?
Member 3 : mam
1.Inequality in TN. How to reduce it..
2.Continue with the TN issue.. Tell me some social issues.. Discussion on liquor. Don't you think it is a problem? Economic impact of Liquor?
What will be your solution? ( Discussion on prohibition)
Where it is successful..
Why not awareness and regulations?
3. Use of aadhar
4. Ayushman Bharat scheme. How it is performing. What measure needed further.
Mem 4 : sir
1. MSME recent classification
2. Any journal name on IT at national and International level?
3.Diff between Recruitment , selection? 4.Recruitment stages? ( he started with Notification, Written , PT, Appointment )
5. Diff between Commerce, trade , business ?
6. Diff between Target , goal ,aim , objective ?
7.IPR. Patent filing process .
Mam : Thank You!
(can't recollect some ques)
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Board: Dinesh dasa sir
Date : 21 March 2025
Forenoon, first to go, 28 mins (10:06 - 10:34)
DAF KW : prayagraj, UP, mental health, exploring historical places, computer science engineering, JRF in sociology, gender equality debate (rest not asked)
Chairman sir
1. How are you
2 you have done computer engineering and then pg in sociology, have done PG only for sake of doing it (I mentioned JRF in my answer)
3 Do you know you can become AP in sociology, so do you support this idea that graduation in one subject and post graduation in other, still eligible to become professor
4 If you become secretary to MoE, what changes you will bring in education
5 Don't you think teacher's social status has been reduced now a days, who is responsible- society, students or teachers themselves
6 don't you think teacher's don't have calibre now a days to teach
7 security in govt job is responsible for reluctance of teachers to teach?
8 since mahakumbh generated 3 lc revenue, why don't we organise such type of event every year to generate revenue (I mentioned it's not completely ethical to totally commercializes such events)
9 you don't found it ethical
10 how role of women changed in Indian cinema in last decade
M1 (male member)
1. Long monologue on UP, and then asked a question related to indentured labours of UP(I said sorry)
2 What exports we do in india stacks ( again sorry from my side)
3 why water ways are not developed in UP
4 If I want to travel from varansi to Calcutta from water ways, can I do it (I mentioned Ganga Vilas cruise, but mentioned it's cost around 25lakh)
5 He said 25 lakh or 25 thousand ( I said it's 51 days cruise, per day cost is around 25 thousand)
6 why india is developing it's own LLM, why don't we rely on other countries LLM
M2 (Lady member)
1 Different temple architecture of India ( refrence to historical places kw in my DAF)
2 difference between equality and gender equality
3 what points you made about gender equality in your debate (I mentioned about LGBTQ, this word picked by last member in last question)
4 what solution you suggested
5 suicide Theory of Durkheim
6 which age group among male and female is suffering from mental health problems and suicide
M 3 ( he had written questions along with answers in diary)
1 which department deals with water what's the flagship scheme of govt ( I said not sure but it could be Jal Jeevan Mission, he said it's har ghar jal)
2 what target govt has given in this scheme (I said sorry sir)
3 what different govt is doing in this scheme ( I said civic responsibility under catch the rain campaign, but he said it's tapped water supply)
4 long monologue on online delivery of medicine, and asked me whether it's legal (I said sorry sir I don't know about legislation) [ out of box question for me]
5 just give me your opinion on this ( as I had no clue regarding this issue , so just gave two points and that too was not apt)
6 long monologue on India and it's neighbour, why relation of india with it's neighbour is getting deteriorated
7 long monologue on rural India, asked people prefer to send boys to school and not girls, what's it's solution
M4(lady member, and continuously staring at me since starting)
1. What is grok
2 what's issue with it
3 how it's different from chatgpt (I mentioned language and opinions)
4 If we change hindi language to English will the grok issue get resolved
5 what's the problem of AI chat box in giving opinions
6 So use of grok will create problems in india ( I said providing the current scenario it will)
7 what do you mean by current scenario ( I said as it freely accessible, even children could use it, and sensitive issues such as Nagpur violence is going on [ idk why Dasa sir laughed at it very loudly]
8 Difference between economic development and economic growth
9 difference between world Bank and IMF
10 As you mentioned about LGBTQ, which department deals with their problems (I said mam it could be social justice department, but I am not sure)
Chairman sir - ok beta, you may go now .
Date : 21 March 2025
Forenoon, first to go, 28 mins (10:06 - 10:34)
DAF KW : prayagraj, UP, mental health, exploring historical places, computer science engineering, JRF in sociology, gender equality debate (rest not asked)
Chairman sir
1. How are you
2 you have done computer engineering and then pg in sociology, have done PG only for sake of doing it (I mentioned JRF in my answer)
3 Do you know you can become AP in sociology, so do you support this idea that graduation in one subject and post graduation in other, still eligible to become professor
4 If you become secretary to MoE, what changes you will bring in education
5 Don't you think teacher's social status has been reduced now a days, who is responsible- society, students or teachers themselves
6 don't you think teacher's don't have calibre now a days to teach
7 security in govt job is responsible for reluctance of teachers to teach?
8 since mahakumbh generated 3 lc revenue, why don't we organise such type of event every year to generate revenue (I mentioned it's not completely ethical to totally commercializes such events)
9 you don't found it ethical
10 how role of women changed in Indian cinema in last decade
M1 (male member)
1. Long monologue on UP, and then asked a question related to indentured labours of UP(I said sorry)
2 What exports we do in india stacks ( again sorry from my side)
3 why water ways are not developed in UP
4 If I want to travel from varansi to Calcutta from water ways, can I do it (I mentioned Ganga Vilas cruise, but mentioned it's cost around 25lakh)
5 He said 25 lakh or 25 thousand ( I said it's 51 days cruise, per day cost is around 25 thousand)
6 why india is developing it's own LLM, why don't we rely on other countries LLM
M2 (Lady member)
1 Different temple architecture of India ( refrence to historical places kw in my DAF)
2 difference between equality and gender equality
3 what points you made about gender equality in your debate (I mentioned about LGBTQ, this word picked by last member in last question)
4 what solution you suggested
5 suicide Theory of Durkheim
6 which age group among male and female is suffering from mental health problems and suicide
M 3 ( he had written questions along with answers in diary)
1 which department deals with water what's the flagship scheme of govt ( I said not sure but it could be Jal Jeevan Mission, he said it's har ghar jal)
2 what target govt has given in this scheme (I said sorry sir)
3 what different govt is doing in this scheme ( I said civic responsibility under catch the rain campaign, but he said it's tapped water supply)
4 long monologue on online delivery of medicine, and asked me whether it's legal (I said sorry sir I don't know about legislation) [ out of box question for me]
5 just give me your opinion on this ( as I had no clue regarding this issue , so just gave two points and that too was not apt)
6 long monologue on India and it's neighbour, why relation of india with it's neighbour is getting deteriorated
7 long monologue on rural India, asked people prefer to send boys to school and not girls, what's it's solution
M4(lady member, and continuously staring at me since starting)
1. What is grok
2 what's issue with it
3 how it's different from chatgpt (I mentioned language and opinions)
4 If we change hindi language to English will the grok issue get resolved
5 what's the problem of AI chat box in giving opinions
6 So use of grok will create problems in india ( I said providing the current scenario it will)
7 what do you mean by current scenario ( I said as it freely accessible, even children could use it, and sensitive issues such as Nagpur violence is going on [ idk why Dasa sir laughed at it very loudly]
8 Difference between economic development and economic growth
9 difference between world Bank and IMF
10 As you mentioned about LGBTQ, which department deals with their problems (I said mam it could be social justice department, but I am not sure)
Chairman sir - ok beta, you may go now .
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Experience - all members had poker face, no smile in between, and it's scary for me as dasa sir laughed on my answer
Rather than calling it cordial, I would call it poker face board for me, but I would say they didn't grill me
Utility of mock - 20+ mocks, but only one question was repeated and that was - "how are you", and it's good for practice only , real interview is a totally different game. Give mocks only for practice
Suggestion - more than mocks it's your own hardwork on DAF and CA and discussion with peers which will help you in developing perspective
Special thanks - Mrinal Kanti Das sir (retd IPS) , two very good friends ( HK & NS, forever indebted to you both for daily discussions and taking one to one mock)
Rather than calling it cordial, I would call it poker face board for me, but I would say they didn't grill me
Utility of mock - 20+ mocks, but only one question was repeated and that was - "how are you", and it's good for practice only , real interview is a totally different game. Give mocks only for practice
Suggestion - more than mocks it's your own hardwork on DAF and CA and discussion with peers which will help you in developing perspective
Special thanks - Mrinal Kanti Das sir (retd IPS) , two very good friends ( HK & NS, forever indebted to you both for daily discussions and taking one to one mock)
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Board: Suman Sharma Ma'am
DAF: Tata Motors, Cars, Climate Changa and Sustainability, Pune, TISS
Chairman: 1) What is the status of EVs in India and what are the challenges.
2) Do you support the government cutting down import duties of EVs?
3) Why is Lakshadweep not as developed as Maldives?
4) Why now the government wants to make it like Maldives?
5) Government wants to bring vehicles sold in 2004-2005 under EPR. How would they do it? (I just said we in our company are facing the same challenge)
Member 1: 1) Which type of vehicle do you think mainly represents the economy? (I said commercial vehicles and sighted reason of trade and commerce along with others) (Got grilled on it a little as she had 2 wheelers in her mind, she also said don't agree with me and stick to your point) (I then said I agree that 2 wheelers do represent the economy due to gig economy part but still CVs do it more)
2) Don't you think EVs would put extra pressure on grids as we already have power shortage and Renewal energy won't be enough. (Mostly a discussion with little grilling)
Member 2: 1) Current GHG intensity. (Didn't know the exact number)
2) Climate Change is a big topic even though it is a cyclic process and we are in inter-glacial periods. (Answered well in relation to Anthropocene)
Member 3: 1) You talked about Sustainable Development at Lakshadweep, give some ideas. (Talked about Japan model over Maldives model)
2) Do you support aggresive development of tribals in India. (I compared Santhals to Birhors talking about policy curation)
3) Mention a positive externality about climate change. (I mentioned exposure of new fuel sources with glacial melt)
4) What is your opinion on Lokpal not being able to make judgements on judges and what can be done ( I said it's a technical thing between constitutional post and statutory body, but we can amend the Act to clarify the stance)
5) Name something for which PLI is applicable and give and alternative to PLI. (I said more investment of private sector in R&D, he said that would still need concessions which I don't support) (I said we can give loans and distribution of responsibility as I didn't have any better idea coming at that point)
Memeber 4: 1) TISS is now a government institute. Mention 1 bad and 1 good change. (I said rise of multiple ideologies instead of just 1 is good and dilution of student union is bad)
2) She asked what ideology dominated earlier. ( Didn't want to use any controversial word and ended up saying hyper-liberal one)
3) Laughed and asked what is hyper-liberal (I said some areas of Indian society needs phase wise change instead of drastic one so the latter is hyper in my opinion)
4) Historical significance of Pune. ( I mentioned Chapekar Bandhu case, Ranade, Tilak, Agarkar, etc.
5) What was Chapekar Bandhu case.
6) What was Ranade's contribution?
Mocks: Chanakya Mandal, RIIMSIAS, Unique IAS, PW IAS, Samkalp IAS
One on one discussion with Kedar Kulkarni sir.
DAF: Tata Motors, Cars, Climate Changa and Sustainability, Pune, TISS
Chairman: 1) What is the status of EVs in India and what are the challenges.
2) Do you support the government cutting down import duties of EVs?
3) Why is Lakshadweep not as developed as Maldives?
4) Why now the government wants to make it like Maldives?
5) Government wants to bring vehicles sold in 2004-2005 under EPR. How would they do it? (I just said we in our company are facing the same challenge)
Member 1: 1) Which type of vehicle do you think mainly represents the economy? (I said commercial vehicles and sighted reason of trade and commerce along with others) (Got grilled on it a little as she had 2 wheelers in her mind, she also said don't agree with me and stick to your point) (I then said I agree that 2 wheelers do represent the economy due to gig economy part but still CVs do it more)
2) Don't you think EVs would put extra pressure on grids as we already have power shortage and Renewal energy won't be enough. (Mostly a discussion with little grilling)
Member 2: 1) Current GHG intensity. (Didn't know the exact number)
2) Climate Change is a big topic even though it is a cyclic process and we are in inter-glacial periods. (Answered well in relation to Anthropocene)
Member 3: 1) You talked about Sustainable Development at Lakshadweep, give some ideas. (Talked about Japan model over Maldives model)
2) Do you support aggresive development of tribals in India. (I compared Santhals to Birhors talking about policy curation)
3) Mention a positive externality about climate change. (I mentioned exposure of new fuel sources with glacial melt)
4) What is your opinion on Lokpal not being able to make judgements on judges and what can be done ( I said it's a technical thing between constitutional post and statutory body, but we can amend the Act to clarify the stance)
5) Name something for which PLI is applicable and give and alternative to PLI. (I said more investment of private sector in R&D, he said that would still need concessions which I don't support) (I said we can give loans and distribution of responsibility as I didn't have any better idea coming at that point)
Memeber 4: 1) TISS is now a government institute. Mention 1 bad and 1 good change. (I said rise of multiple ideologies instead of just 1 is good and dilution of student union is bad)
2) She asked what ideology dominated earlier. ( Didn't want to use any controversial word and ended up saying hyper-liberal one)
3) Laughed and asked what is hyper-liberal (I said some areas of Indian society needs phase wise change instead of drastic one so the latter is hyper in my opinion)
4) Historical significance of Pune. ( I mentioned Chapekar Bandhu case, Ranade, Tilak, Agarkar, etc.
5) What was Chapekar Bandhu case.
6) What was Ranade's contribution?
Mocks: Chanakya Mandal, RIIMSIAS, Unique IAS, PW IAS, Samkalp IAS
One on one discussion with Kedar Kulkarni sir.
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Name- Tarzan
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
Special thanks to mahesh Bhagwat sir, gajanan sir idi,abhinandan sir(only ias), utkarsh shukla sir
Mocks - samkalp, maharashtra sadan,only ias ,vajiram
Date of interview - 20/03/25-
2nd last to go -25 mins
Board- Sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords- Sindhi literature,civil engineering,Nagpur, maharashtra ,mentoring students,Sex education,Travelling,Cooking,business
Chairman
1. Read some entries in daf, sindhis in pakistan vs sindhis in india
2. Cultural differences
3. Is literature there different from literature here
4. Business acumen
5. What did you do after graduation
6. list some products what you sale in a shop , make a guess approx
7. Turnover profit issues msme,
8. Licensee/permissions required for starting a business
9. Have you read about saaz agrawal
10.
M1-lady member
Already written questions on a page
1.make in india
2.atmanirbhar bharat
3. Mgnrega issues what is it rural /urban
4.income tax issues why people are not paying
5.gst issues
6 .what measures would you suggest
7.min government mber governance
8.how would you build a house, what clearances are req
9. Single window clearances
M2 -lady member
1. How are you feeling being here
2. Drew some diagram on page asked me models of education,
3. Teacher student ratio
4. How would you solve
5. Bride price,dowry - court marriage
M3 -
1. Sindhis vs Marwadi-origin difference
2. Why they are more successful in business
3. What ideas you could give about business
4. Same sex marriage,issues solution, queer couple
5. Sex education - taboo, solution in nep
M4-sardar ji
1.why civil engineering,why civil services
2.tell me about river linking is good or bad
3. Ken betwa , nalganga wainganga
4.how to deal with pakistan on terror
5. Netherlands is supplying vessels to Pakistan,india is pressuring dutch to not give weapons to pakistan is this correct what solutions
6. Trump is threatening how to deal with trump
7. As a diplomat what would be your steps
Special thanks to mahesh Bhagwat sir, gajanan sir idi,abhinandan sir(only ias), utkarsh shukla sir
Mocks - samkalp, maharashtra sadan,only ias ,vajiram
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Name - Bone Doctor
Interview Date - 22 March
Board- Suman Sharma mam
DAF Keywords- MBBS , Orthopedic surgery, Agriculture ,bihar, west Bengal
Discussion went for around 40mins
Chairman madam
1. Why civil services after such a successful career in medical field
2. WHO and USA leaving it
3. Why covid ended and theories of its origin.
Member 1:
1. What do you bring special quality to services
2. Regulators and challenges
3. IMA
Member 2:
1. Hunger ranking etc. Conspiracy or reality
2. FTA and Challenges
3. Switzerland FTA
Member 3:
1. Good leaders in politics
2. Novel Reforms in electoral system
3. Agri. Scheme implementation on priority as DM
Member 4:
1. Why WB has fallen economically and socially.
2. Doctors protest, reason
3. "Do we need disruption in society "
The board was very cordial. Giving me ample time to think and respond. Extremely opposite of any mock interviews.
**Mock Interview - Samkalp, PW , IDI ,KhanGS & Vajiram. i would suggest to give atleast 3 mock to get the hold of interview. Mocks were mainly helpful for non-verbal cues.
Content wise, mocks did help me as DAF related questions were repeated
Lastly I would like to thank this community for their continuous support and valuable transcripts.🙏
Interview Date - 22 March
Board- Suman Sharma mam
DAF Keywords- MBBS , Orthopedic surgery, Agriculture ,bihar, west Bengal
Discussion went for around 40mins
Chairman madam
1. Why civil services after such a successful career in medical field
2. WHO and USA leaving it
3. Why covid ended and theories of its origin.
Member 1:
1. What do you bring special quality to services
2. Regulators and challenges
3. IMA
Member 2:
1. Hunger ranking etc. Conspiracy or reality
2. FTA and Challenges
3. Switzerland FTA
Member 3:
1. Good leaders in politics
2. Novel Reforms in electoral system
3. Agri. Scheme implementation on priority as DM
Member 4:
1. Why WB has fallen economically and socially.
2. Doctors protest, reason
3. "Do we need disruption in society "
The board was very cordial. Giving me ample time to think and respond. Extremely opposite of any mock interviews.
**Mock Interview - Samkalp, PW , IDI ,KhanGS & Vajiram. i would suggest to give atleast 3 mock to get the hold of interview. Mocks were mainly helpful for non-verbal cues.
Content wise, mocks did help me as DAF related questions were repeated
Lastly I would like to thank this community for their continuous support and valuable transcripts.🙏
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Board- sanjay verma sir
DAF keywords: IOCL, IIT Guwahati, chemical engineering, Bihar
Chairman sir
What were you thinking outside while Waiting?
Tell me about the global situation around the crude oil from supply and demand side?
Who are top suppliers of crude oil to india? Russia is emerging as the newer supplier in recent times.
What about shale oil? It is for last 50 years.
What do you know about konkan region?
What is konkani?
Which dress should be national dress for men and women as per you?
M1
What are major problems of northeast?
What government has been doing for this? Various steps being taken?
Why NE states are given 90% share?
PSUs are white elephant. Shouldn't we privatise them all?
What is your view about disinvestment of PSUs?
M2
Where are funds allocated from receipt of PSU stake sell?
What should be done to utilise this money effectively?
So you are saying revenue expenditures are bad and only CapEX is good?
What mechanisms could be created for it under article 266?
How chemical engineering can be used in pharma industry?
Tell me about X district of Bihar.(Hometown). From which district it was carved out?
M3
You lived in Guwahati. Summer season- winter season timing?
Dhuliajaan-iocl relation? Is IOCL a maharatna or navratna? Where is it's headquarter?
Does IOCL spend 2% of its profit on CSR?
Where is it spending?
Which station in Assam requires VISA to enter?
What is Chegg? What you used to do as SME?
Why you took adhoc job at 10K after permanent job at IOCL?
M4
Which propellants are used in cryogenic engine?
Is there air breathing mechanism in cryogenic engines? How does it work?
Major defence innovations in india?
Chemical industries polluting river. What steps could be taken to reduce such pollution and what about upcoming industries so that they don't pollute anymore?
Mocks utility: Gave around 10 mocks. Samkalp, vajiram, nextIAS, visionIAS were good mocks.
DAF keywords: IOCL, IIT Guwahati, chemical engineering, Bihar
Chairman sir
What were you thinking outside while Waiting?
Tell me about the global situation around the crude oil from supply and demand side?
Who are top suppliers of crude oil to india? Russia is emerging as the newer supplier in recent times.
What about shale oil? It is for last 50 years.
What do you know about konkan region?
What is konkani?
Which dress should be national dress for men and women as per you?
M1
What are major problems of northeast?
What government has been doing for this? Various steps being taken?
Why NE states are given 90% share?
PSUs are white elephant. Shouldn't we privatise them all?
What is your view about disinvestment of PSUs?
M2
Where are funds allocated from receipt of PSU stake sell?
What should be done to utilise this money effectively?
So you are saying revenue expenditures are bad and only CapEX is good?
What mechanisms could be created for it under article 266?
How chemical engineering can be used in pharma industry?
Tell me about X district of Bihar.(Hometown). From which district it was carved out?
M3
You lived in Guwahati. Summer season- winter season timing?
Dhuliajaan-iocl relation? Is IOCL a maharatna or navratna? Where is it's headquarter?
Does IOCL spend 2% of its profit on CSR?
Where is it spending?
Which station in Assam requires VISA to enter?
What is Chegg? What you used to do as SME?
Why you took adhoc job at 10K after permanent job at IOCL?
M4
Which propellants are used in cryogenic engine?
Is there air breathing mechanism in cryogenic engines? How does it work?
Major defence innovations in india?
Chemical industries polluting river. What steps could be taken to reduce such pollution and what about upcoming industries so that they don't pollute anymore?
Mocks utility: Gave around 10 mocks. Samkalp, vajiram, nextIAS, visionIAS were good mocks.
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Date: 20 March 2025
Afternoon session 3rd to go
Board : Dinesh Dasa Sir
DAF: Kerala, Production Engineering, Malayalam Literature Optional
Chairman:
How are you ? Would you like to have tea ?
Kerala has good tea, right?
How would you introduce yourself?
1. You are the chief secretary of Kerala and the Supreme Court gives you 10 days to file an affidavit on whether you will implement Gadgil Committee or Kasturirangan Committee recommendations..What would you do?
2.Why Kerala faces issue of so much borrowing and fiscal deficit?
3. Tell me 3 steps to improve wellness tourism in Kerala.
4. Kerala has many islands- how to monetize them?
5.Why kozhikode known as city of literature
M1:
1. Is India - pakistan conflict territorial or ideological ?
2. If territorial issues are solved, will it be ideological ?
3. Are you aware of FATF blacklisting Nepal ?
4. What does FATF do?
5. In India which institution deals with the issue?
M2(Lady)
1. Who is your favorite contemporary Malayalam writer?
2. Have you read S Hareesh?
3.What is Stargate ?
4. Is there possibility of job loss in India due to AI ?
5. Are un and institutions relevant today ?
6. But that is an ideal position, how can they be relevant when funding is being withdrawn ?
M3
1. You speak English and malayalam.If given a choice which 3rd language would you learn ?
2. Other than hindi which language would you like to learn ?
3. You are a Production engineer. Tell me the difference between Production, Industrial and Mechanical engineering streams?
4. Latest update on Sunita Williams?
M4(lady)
1. Monologue about oral literary traditions.....Tell me about oral traditions in Malayalam Literature?
2. Kerala is an achiever in SDGs. What can other states learn from Kerala in this context?
3.Do you want to say anything else.... anything to strengthen your case? ( not the exact words used)
Chairman Sir - Your interview is over.
Overall experience - Cordial environment.
Afternoon session 3rd to go
Board : Dinesh Dasa Sir
DAF: Kerala, Production Engineering, Malayalam Literature Optional
Chairman:
How are you ? Would you like to have tea ?
Kerala has good tea, right?
How would you introduce yourself?
1. You are the chief secretary of Kerala and the Supreme Court gives you 10 days to file an affidavit on whether you will implement Gadgil Committee or Kasturirangan Committee recommendations..What would you do?
2.Why Kerala faces issue of so much borrowing and fiscal deficit?
3. Tell me 3 steps to improve wellness tourism in Kerala.
4. Kerala has many islands- how to monetize them?
5.Why kozhikode known as city of literature
M1:
1. Is India - pakistan conflict territorial or ideological ?
2. If territorial issues are solved, will it be ideological ?
3. Are you aware of FATF blacklisting Nepal ?
4. What does FATF do?
5. In India which institution deals with the issue?
M2(Lady)
1. Who is your favorite contemporary Malayalam writer?
2. Have you read S Hareesh?
3.What is Stargate ?
4. Is there possibility of job loss in India due to AI ?
5. Are un and institutions relevant today ?
6. But that is an ideal position, how can they be relevant when funding is being withdrawn ?
M3
1. You speak English and malayalam.If given a choice which 3rd language would you learn ?
2. Other than hindi which language would you like to learn ?
3. You are a Production engineer. Tell me the difference between Production, Industrial and Mechanical engineering streams?
4. Latest update on Sunita Williams?
M4(lady)
1. Monologue about oral literary traditions.....Tell me about oral traditions in Malayalam Literature?
2. Kerala is an achiever in SDGs. What can other states learn from Kerala in this context?
3.Do you want to say anything else.... anything to strengthen your case? ( not the exact words used)
Chairman Sir - Your interview is over.
Overall experience - Cordial environment.
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Chairman - Suman sharma ma'am:
What's 10k movement? Why not 50k/5k - history
Water trading globally - why? What's the advantage for india?
Why large HEP are coming r/t small?
Why IIT Madras didn't change its name?
M1:
What is the student police cadet scheme in Kerala? Is it not distracting children from education?
What's DEI? What's the issue with merit? Why Trump removed DEI
Japan - fall in population - economic consequences
M2:
What's the history of Malayalam? Since how long you have history? Earliest work?
Is language a uniting force or divisive force ? In present context?
Why linguistic states are needed? Isnt it divisive?
Why India suffered in shipping industry ?
M3:
Why energy/unit water is more in large HEP? Give scientific/ engineering reason
Global hunger index ranking? Parameters
M4:
Why GDP growing but rural areas not creating job?
What are the components of good governance? Which among them is the most important? Why?
What's special about Kerala model of decentralisation? What other states can learn?
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1-1 : FortuneIAS (Nitin sir, Shahad sir, Achut sir), Mahesh sir (Enlite IAS), Shinas sir (iLearn IAS), Ravindran sir (Vajiram), Vinay sir (Insights), Mashvel sir and Saritha miss (Jalakam mal optional), Rishiraj Singh IPS sir, Mahesh bhagawat IPS Sir
Mocks - FortuneIAS, iLearnIAS, AmritaIAS, KSCSA, Samkalp, Chanakya, Vision, SriramIAS, nextias, chahal, vajirao
What's 10k movement? Why not 50k/5k - history
Water trading globally - why? What's the advantage for india?
Why large HEP are coming r/t small?
Why IIT Madras didn't change its name?
M1:
What is the student police cadet scheme in Kerala? Is it not distracting children from education?
What's DEI? What's the issue with merit? Why Trump removed DEI
Japan - fall in population - economic consequences
M2:
What's the history of Malayalam? Since how long you have history? Earliest work?
Is language a uniting force or divisive force ? In present context?
Why linguistic states are needed? Isnt it divisive?
Why India suffered in shipping industry ?
M3:
Why energy/unit water is more in large HEP? Give scientific/ engineering reason
Global hunger index ranking? Parameters
M4:
Why GDP growing but rural areas not creating job?
What are the components of good governance? Which among them is the most important? Why?
What's special about Kerala model of decentralisation? What other states can learn?
-------
1-1 : FortuneIAS (Nitin sir, Shahad sir, Achut sir), Mahesh sir (Enlite IAS), Shinas sir (iLearn IAS), Ravindran sir (Vajiram), Vinay sir (Insights), Mashvel sir and Saritha miss (Jalakam mal optional), Rishiraj Singh IPS sir, Mahesh bhagawat IPS Sir
Mocks - FortuneIAS, iLearnIAS, AmritaIAS, KSCSA, Samkalp, Chanakya, Vision, SriramIAS, nextias, chahal, vajirao
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Date: 24-03-2025
Afternoon 5th to go
Name: Noether
Board : Hon. BB Swain
Optional: Physics
Keywords: Kerala, Canada, IIT Madras, malayalam story writing , Geopolitics, Astronomy (Rest of Daf is not relevant).
Chair
1) So you write stories. Do you know MT Vasudevan Nair? Tell me about his work.
2) Have you read his story Sherlock? (I said yes, but long long back. So i just remember that it was a story about a cat )
M1 (Male)
3) Since we talk about malayalam literature, let's talk about K R Meera. Have you read her? She was my student!!!
What is the speciality of her writing?
4) So you studied in IIT Madras. Also you worked there for a year. In which lab did you work)
5) Why didn't you continue in science?
6) You studied in Canada. How is Trump going to affect Canada.
7) How is the world going to be in 2029 when Trump leaves office.
8) come back to Kerala, I have been to Many universities and colleges in Kerala, why are so many seats vacant in colleges?
9) Why are so many students migrating to Canada?
10) what should be done to bring them back?
11) if u are in the education department mention 3 things u will do to improve the quality of higher education
M2(Female)
12) Why do you think Mr Trudeau was on a path to destroy india canada relations?
13) Do you think it will continue?
14) Do you think the current parties in Canada which have vested interest against India will have more voice in the coming election?
15) Wayanad recently had a landslide. If you were made Collector here, what would be the things you would do with regard to DM.
( looked at my daf again and made some comments on my teaching experience. So you have been sending students to IAS and IITs)
16) Three important areas which can generate employment in India?
17) why didn't India have a good manufacturing sector?
M3( Male)
18) Kerala is called god's own country. Name three reasons why one can consider it as god's own country?
19) Kerala is generally good with regard to women issues. But there was an incident about a movie actress. What was it?
20) why do you think such incidents happen?
21) What practical solutions are there. (Mentioned about the Hema committee)
(Two more questions I don't remember)
22)
23)
M4(Female)
24) So you write stories. You are a creative person. Do you think in the current times, students are losing creativity? (She asked in the context where during some contests many students just copied poems from Chatgpt and changed words)
25) You think students are losing values and ethics in the AI era?
26) three ways in which we can improve the creative mindset of kids?
27) I visited kerala a couple of times. It's a beautiful place. But I have seen huge dumps of wastes at many places..what's the current waste management scenario in Kerala.
28) you studied astronomy. But nowadays you can't find any stars from the city. Do you think there should be a limit to which the amount of light can be used in cities.
(2-3 more questions that I don't remember)
One on One: with Nithin Menon of Fortune IAS Academy(except the literature related questions almost all questions in my PT came from the topics discussed between us), Achuth sir(Fortune. Some last minute talks and 2 topics!) , DP Vajpayee sir(DIAS, Some interesting questions about Canada which became helpful), Asif Sir(Next IAS, confidence booster.)
Mocks: Fortune IAS academy(3 bureaucratic mocks and 1 faculty mock.)
Next IAS (2 mocks), Lead IAS(1 bureaucratic mock and 2 faculty mocks.), iLearn, Amrita IAS academy, Vision IAS, Kerala State Academy, Shankar IAS.
(I used to attend mocks at least twice a week in the last month to keep my momentum. Hence so many questions repeated. And boosted confidence too.)
Afternoon 5th to go
Name: Noether
Board : Hon. BB Swain
Optional: Physics
Keywords: Kerala, Canada, IIT Madras, malayalam story writing , Geopolitics, Astronomy (Rest of Daf is not relevant).
Chair
1) So you write stories. Do you know MT Vasudevan Nair? Tell me about his work.
2) Have you read his story Sherlock? (I said yes, but long long back. So i just remember that it was a story about a cat )
M1 (Male)
3) Since we talk about malayalam literature, let's talk about K R Meera. Have you read her? She was my student!!!
What is the speciality of her writing?
4) So you studied in IIT Madras. Also you worked there for a year. In which lab did you work)
5) Why didn't you continue in science?
6) You studied in Canada. How is Trump going to affect Canada.
7) How is the world going to be in 2029 when Trump leaves office.
8) come back to Kerala, I have been to Many universities and colleges in Kerala, why are so many seats vacant in colleges?
9) Why are so many students migrating to Canada?
10) what should be done to bring them back?
11) if u are in the education department mention 3 things u will do to improve the quality of higher education
M2(Female)
12) Why do you think Mr Trudeau was on a path to destroy india canada relations?
13) Do you think it will continue?
14) Do you think the current parties in Canada which have vested interest against India will have more voice in the coming election?
15) Wayanad recently had a landslide. If you were made Collector here, what would be the things you would do with regard to DM.
( looked at my daf again and made some comments on my teaching experience. So you have been sending students to IAS and IITs)
16) Three important areas which can generate employment in India?
17) why didn't India have a good manufacturing sector?
M3( Male)
18) Kerala is called god's own country. Name three reasons why one can consider it as god's own country?
19) Kerala is generally good with regard to women issues. But there was an incident about a movie actress. What was it?
20) why do you think such incidents happen?
21) What practical solutions are there. (Mentioned about the Hema committee)
(Two more questions I don't remember)
22)
23)
M4(Female)
24) So you write stories. You are a creative person. Do you think in the current times, students are losing creativity? (She asked in the context where during some contests many students just copied poems from Chatgpt and changed words)
25) You think students are losing values and ethics in the AI era?
26) three ways in which we can improve the creative mindset of kids?
27) I visited kerala a couple of times. It's a beautiful place. But I have seen huge dumps of wastes at many places..what's the current waste management scenario in Kerala.
28) you studied astronomy. But nowadays you can't find any stars from the city. Do you think there should be a limit to which the amount of light can be used in cities.
(2-3 more questions that I don't remember)
One on One: with Nithin Menon of Fortune IAS Academy(except the literature related questions almost all questions in my PT came from the topics discussed between us), Achuth sir(Fortune. Some last minute talks and 2 topics!) , DP Vajpayee sir(DIAS, Some interesting questions about Canada which became helpful), Asif Sir(Next IAS, confidence booster.)
Mocks: Fortune IAS academy(3 bureaucratic mocks and 1 faculty mock.)
Next IAS (2 mocks), Lead IAS(1 bureaucratic mock and 2 faculty mocks.), iLearn, Amrita IAS academy, Vision IAS, Kerala State Academy, Shankar IAS.
(I used to attend mocks at least twice a week in the last month to keep my momentum. Hence so many questions repeated. And boosted confidence too.)
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Name: Only Meta
Date of interview: 24 March, 2025 (Afternoon session, first to go)
Key DAF details: B.Com, Kutch, Gujarat, PSIR, Computer Gaming & ESports
Board: Suman Sharma Ma'am
Duration: Around 27-28 minutes.
Questions asked:
Chairperson: Mentioned my basic details but didn't asked for intro.
1. What is difference between Computer Gaming and Esports?
2. Tell us about Semiconductor industry in Gujarat.
3. Which companies, which locations, what type of production they are doing?
4. What is difference between Special Investment Region (w.r.t. Dholera SIR) and SEZs?
5. You are commerce student. Tell us what are Ponzi schemes? (Some counter questions, but I couldn't answer some satisfactorily)
6. You told about TSMC company. What do you think about One China Principle? Don't you think we should establish Direct relation with Taiwan?
7. Why India doesn't reconsider our approach toward One China Principle?
Member 1:
1. What do you think, should India reconsider about One China Principle?
2. Should India ask China to follow One India principle? What holds India back?
3. You belong to the region where horrific earthquake came in 2001, has Kutch been reconstructed fully? What was your age during that disaster?
4. How do you see Trump as a leader of USA, the largest Superpower of the world?
5. Do you think Trump as a Disruptive Leader? In business and commerce, Disrupt ive leadership is regarded as something good, do you think Trump's disruptive leadership is good?
6. How do you see Trump's episode with that of Zelensky in White House? What does he tried to achieve by doing so?
7. Do you think Trump is better prepared in his 2nd term than earlier.
Member 2: (South Indian accent)
1. Do you know about Enron case? (I knew just the basics, so he mentioned that some act was passed after that incident in USA). Do you think such provisions are there in Indian Company laws?
2. Situation based question ( A very very very long monologue.)
You are a secretary of some department. You have to complete a very important work in mission mode project. For which you have to award a Tender contract. There is one bidder who is L1 (lowest cost), but he is new company and no proven experience in that field. The other is L2 (2nd lowest) bidder who has high experience but is very good friend of yours, at the same time you go regularly to party with him. To whom do you give contract? I will give you 4 options, among which you have to choose 1.
A) You will go by the book and give tender to L1.
B) You will take responsibility and give tender to L2.
C) You will make committee of your Chamchas and ask them to make favourable report, after which You will give tender to L2 but at the cost of L1. (Means asking L2 to match the bid of L1)
D) You will tell L1 that this time they will not get contract, but as a compensation you will give them another good contract later on.
Member 3:
1. In GIFT City of Gujarat, many foreign universities have been established. Which are they?
2. They don't have to comply with UGC regulations because they are in GIFT city. Do you think this is against the concept of level playing field because other foreign universities in other parts of India will have to comply with UGC regulations?
3. Gujarat shares border with Pakistan, what is the border issue with Pakistan there? (Sir creek)
Member 4: (Punjabi accent- very tough to understand)
1. Gave me two keywords- One I didn't understood and 2nd one was "Right to Education"
2. Evolution of Right to Education. Why and how is it Compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14?
3. Do you know about Shahid Bhagat Singh? What was the difference in approach of Gandhiji and Bhagat Singh.
Chairperson: Your Interview is Over.
Mocks: Around 10 (Samkalp, Nextias, Unacademy, Analogias were good)
O2O: Ravindran sir, Dharmadhikari Sir
Special thanks to SPIPA Gujarat for organizing state specific lectures.
Date of interview: 24 March, 2025 (Afternoon session, first to go)
Key DAF details: B.Com, Kutch, Gujarat, PSIR, Computer Gaming & ESports
Board: Suman Sharma Ma'am
Duration: Around 27-28 minutes.
Questions asked:
Chairperson: Mentioned my basic details but didn't asked for intro.
1. What is difference between Computer Gaming and Esports?
2. Tell us about Semiconductor industry in Gujarat.
3. Which companies, which locations, what type of production they are doing?
4. What is difference between Special Investment Region (w.r.t. Dholera SIR) and SEZs?
5. You are commerce student. Tell us what are Ponzi schemes? (Some counter questions, but I couldn't answer some satisfactorily)
6. You told about TSMC company. What do you think about One China Principle? Don't you think we should establish Direct relation with Taiwan?
7. Why India doesn't reconsider our approach toward One China Principle?
Member 1:
1. What do you think, should India reconsider about One China Principle?
2. Should India ask China to follow One India principle? What holds India back?
3. You belong to the region where horrific earthquake came in 2001, has Kutch been reconstructed fully? What was your age during that disaster?
4. How do you see Trump as a leader of USA, the largest Superpower of the world?
5. Do you think Trump as a Disruptive Leader? In business and commerce, Disrupt ive leadership is regarded as something good, do you think Trump's disruptive leadership is good?
6. How do you see Trump's episode with that of Zelensky in White House? What does he tried to achieve by doing so?
7. Do you think Trump is better prepared in his 2nd term than earlier.
Member 2: (South Indian accent)
1. Do you know about Enron case? (I knew just the basics, so he mentioned that some act was passed after that incident in USA). Do you think such provisions are there in Indian Company laws?
2. Situation based question ( A very very very long monologue.)
You are a secretary of some department. You have to complete a very important work in mission mode project. For which you have to award a Tender contract. There is one bidder who is L1 (lowest cost), but he is new company and no proven experience in that field. The other is L2 (2nd lowest) bidder who has high experience but is very good friend of yours, at the same time you go regularly to party with him. To whom do you give contract? I will give you 4 options, among which you have to choose 1.
A) You will go by the book and give tender to L1.
B) You will take responsibility and give tender to L2.
C) You will make committee of your Chamchas and ask them to make favourable report, after which You will give tender to L2 but at the cost of L1. (Means asking L2 to match the bid of L1)
D) You will tell L1 that this time they will not get contract, but as a compensation you will give them another good contract later on.
Member 3:
1. In GIFT City of Gujarat, many foreign universities have been established. Which are they?
2. They don't have to comply with UGC regulations because they are in GIFT city. Do you think this is against the concept of level playing field because other foreign universities in other parts of India will have to comply with UGC regulations?
3. Gujarat shares border with Pakistan, what is the border issue with Pakistan there? (Sir creek)
Member 4: (Punjabi accent- very tough to understand)
1. Gave me two keywords- One I didn't understood and 2nd one was "Right to Education"
2. Evolution of Right to Education. Why and how is it Compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14?
3. Do you know about Shahid Bhagat Singh? What was the difference in approach of Gandhiji and Bhagat Singh.
Chairperson: Your Interview is Over.
Mocks: Around 10 (Samkalp, Nextias, Unacademy, Analogias were good)
O2O: Ravindran sir, Dharmadhikari Sir
Special thanks to SPIPA Gujarat for organizing state specific lectures.
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Date: 24-03-2025
Afternoon 5th to go
Name: Noether
Board : Hon. BB Swain
Optional: Physics
Keywords: Kerala, Canada, IIT Madras, malayalam story writing , Geopolitics, Astronomy (Rest of Daf is not relevant).
Chair
1) So you write stories. Do you know MT Vasudevan Nair? Tell me about his work.
2) Have you read his story Sherlock? (I said yes, but long long back. So i just remember that it was a story about a cat )
M1 (Male)
3) Since we talk about malayalam literature, let's talk about K R Meera. Have you read her? She was my student!!!
What is the speciality of her writing?
4) So you studied in IIT Madras. Also you worked there for a year. In which lab did you work)
5) Why didn't you continue in science?
6) You studied in Canada. How is Trump going to affect Canada.
7) How is the world going to be in 2029 when Trump leaves office.
8) come back to Kerala, I have been to Many universities and colleges in Kerala, why are so many seats vacant in colleges?
9) Why are so many students migrating to Canada?
10) what should be done to bring them back?
11) if u are in the education department mention 3 things u will do to improve the quality of higher education
M2(Female)
12) Why do you think Mr Trudeau was on a path to destroy india canada relations?
13) Do you think it will continue?
14) Do you think the current parties in Canada which have vested interest against India will have more voice in the coming election?
15) Wayanad recently had a landslide. If you were made Collector here, what would be the things you would do with regard to DM.
( looked at my daf again and made some comments on my teaching experience. So you have been sending students to IAS and IITs)
16) Three important areas which can generate employment in India?
17) why didn't India have a good manufacturing sector?
M3( Male)
18) Kerala is called god's own country. Name three reasons why one can consider it as god's own country?
19) Kerala is generally good with regard to women issues. But there was an incident about a movie actress. What was it?
20) why do you think such incidents happen?
21) What practical solutions are there. (Mentioned about the Hema committee)
(Two more questions I don't remember)
22)
23)
M4(Female)
24) So you write stories. You are a creative person. Do you think in the current times, students are losing creativity? (She asked in the context where during some contests many students just copied poems from Chatgpt and changed words)
25) You think students are losing values and ethics in the AI era?
26) three ways in which we can improve the creative mindset of kids?
27) I visited kerala a couple of times. It's a beautiful place. But I have seen huge dumps of wastes at many places..what's the current waste management scenario in Kerala.
28) you studied astronomy. But nowadays you can't find any stars from the city. Do you think there should be a limit to which the amount of light can be used in cities.
(2-3 more questions that I don't remember)
One on One: with Nithin Menon of Fortune IAS Academy(except the literature related questions almost all questions in my PT came from the topics discussed between us), Achuth sir(Fortune. Some last minute talks and 2 topics!) , DP Vajpayee sir(DIAS, Some interesting questions about Canada which became helpful), Asif Sir(Next IAS, confidence booster.)
Mocks: Fortune IAS academy(3 bureaucratic mocks and 1 faculty mock)
Next IAS (2 mocks), Lead IAS(1 bureaucratic mock and 2 faculty mocks. Confidence boosters!), iLearn, Amrita IAS academy, Vision IAS, Kerala State Academy, Shankar IAS.
(I used to attend mocks at least twice a week in the last month to keep my momentum. Hence so many questions repeated. And boosted confidence too.)
Afternoon 5th to go
Name: Noether
Board : Hon. BB Swain
Optional: Physics
Keywords: Kerala, Canada, IIT Madras, malayalam story writing , Geopolitics, Astronomy (Rest of Daf is not relevant).
Chair
1) So you write stories. Do you know MT Vasudevan Nair? Tell me about his work.
2) Have you read his story Sherlock? (I said yes, but long long back. So i just remember that it was a story about a cat )
M1 (Male)
3) Since we talk about malayalam literature, let's talk about K R Meera. Have you read her? She was my student!!!
What is the speciality of her writing?
4) So you studied in IIT Madras. Also you worked there for a year. In which lab did you work)
5) Why didn't you continue in science?
6) You studied in Canada. How is Trump going to affect Canada.
7) How is the world going to be in 2029 when Trump leaves office.
8) come back to Kerala, I have been to Many universities and colleges in Kerala, why are so many seats vacant in colleges?
9) Why are so many students migrating to Canada?
10) what should be done to bring them back?
11) if u are in the education department mention 3 things u will do to improve the quality of higher education
M2(Female)
12) Why do you think Mr Trudeau was on a path to destroy india canada relations?
13) Do you think it will continue?
14) Do you think the current parties in Canada which have vested interest against India will have more voice in the coming election?
15) Wayanad recently had a landslide. If you were made Collector here, what would be the things you would do with regard to DM.
( looked at my daf again and made some comments on my teaching experience. So you have been sending students to IAS and IITs)
16) Three important areas which can generate employment in India?
17) why didn't India have a good manufacturing sector?
M3( Male)
18) Kerala is called god's own country. Name three reasons why one can consider it as god's own country?
19) Kerala is generally good with regard to women issues. But there was an incident about a movie actress. What was it?
20) why do you think such incidents happen?
21) What practical solutions are there. (Mentioned about the Hema committee)
(Two more questions I don't remember)
22)
23)
M4(Female)
24) So you write stories. You are a creative person. Do you think in the current times, students are losing creativity? (She asked in the context where during some contests many students just copied poems from Chatgpt and changed words)
25) You think students are losing values and ethics in the AI era?
26) three ways in which we can improve the creative mindset of kids?
27) I visited kerala a couple of times. It's a beautiful place. But I have seen huge dumps of wastes at many places..what's the current waste management scenario in Kerala.
28) you studied astronomy. But nowadays you can't find any stars from the city. Do you think there should be a limit to which the amount of light can be used in cities.
(2-3 more questions that I don't remember)
One on One: with Nithin Menon of Fortune IAS Academy(except the literature related questions almost all questions in my PT came from the topics discussed between us), Achuth sir(Fortune. Some last minute talks and 2 topics!) , DP Vajpayee sir(DIAS, Some interesting questions about Canada which became helpful), Asif Sir(Next IAS, confidence booster.)
Mocks: Fortune IAS academy(3 bureaucratic mocks and 1 faculty mock)
Next IAS (2 mocks), Lead IAS(1 bureaucratic mock and 2 faculty mocks. Confidence boosters!), iLearn, Amrita IAS academy, Vision IAS, Kerala State Academy, Shankar IAS.
(I used to attend mocks at least twice a week in the last month to keep my momentum. Hence so many questions repeated. And boosted confidence too.)
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24/03/2025
Name: SS
DAF details: Tamilnadu,Neyveli,Agriculture graduate,Painting,Plastic plogging
Sanjay verma board
Duration : About 30 minutes
Chairman
1.You have completed your UG in 2020.Are you working?
2.Why have you not pursued your masters?It would have enriched your knowledge and experience.
3.Pointed to a painting and asked whether it is acrylic or oil painting
4.Have you visited any art galleries,exhibitions?
5.Have you bought or sold any paintings?
6.List top 10 agriculturally self sufficient countries.
7.What are the major agricultural imports and exports in India.
8.Palm oil is considered unhealthy,what is the reason?
9.What themes do you paint?(landscapes and cartoons)
10.Disney cartoons or Indian cartoons?What are the cartoons?
Women member
1.Is agriculture a science or art?why?
2.What is QR code,how it works?
3.What is captcha?
4.Pointed to 3 photos hanging in the wall(mirabai,ganga,draupadi)What are the similarities in them?
5.Of the three whom do you inspire the most?
6.Do you know about Brahmavadhinis?(i said i am not aware)
7.Tell me some of the strong women of vedic age
Member 3
1.Neyveli-What is the mineral famous?Tell about the types of coal.
2.Tell about the menace of single use plastics are there any treaties to address the issue?
3.Why agriculture has 50℅of population but GDP contribution is very low
4.What is the body that regulates GM crops in India.what are the reservations about GM crops
Member 4
1.What is cubism in art
2.Whom does cubism inspire
3.China is constructing series of dams,its impact on India and how should India deal with it?
4.Srilanka issue-long monologue-how to resolve the issue?
Member 5
1. You said that you visited egmore museum,tell the important artefacts that you saw(i mentioned egmore museum in art gallery question)
2.Why Indian mustard is banned in USA
3.Tell the three things which is pushing back India from its growth trajectory
4.What is your opinion on women in combat roles in armed forces
5.What is the script found in keezhadi?
Useful mocks/One on one:
One on one with shubham sir(Vidyapeeth academy)is motivating and helped structuring answers,Vajiram mock,One on one with ravindran sir(vajiram),Shankar mock,Only IAS.
Name: SS
DAF details: Tamilnadu,Neyveli,Agriculture graduate,Painting,Plastic plogging
Sanjay verma board
Duration : About 30 minutes
Chairman
1.You have completed your UG in 2020.Are you working?
2.Why have you not pursued your masters?It would have enriched your knowledge and experience.
3.Pointed to a painting and asked whether it is acrylic or oil painting
4.Have you visited any art galleries,exhibitions?
5.Have you bought or sold any paintings?
6.List top 10 agriculturally self sufficient countries.
7.What are the major agricultural imports and exports in India.
8.Palm oil is considered unhealthy,what is the reason?
9.What themes do you paint?(landscapes and cartoons)
10.Disney cartoons or Indian cartoons?What are the cartoons?
Women member
1.Is agriculture a science or art?why?
2.What is QR code,how it works?
3.What is captcha?
4.Pointed to 3 photos hanging in the wall(mirabai,ganga,draupadi)What are the similarities in them?
5.Of the three whom do you inspire the most?
6.Do you know about Brahmavadhinis?(i said i am not aware)
7.Tell me some of the strong women of vedic age
Member 3
1.Neyveli-What is the mineral famous?Tell about the types of coal.
2.Tell about the menace of single use plastics are there any treaties to address the issue?
3.Why agriculture has 50℅of population but GDP contribution is very low
4.What is the body that regulates GM crops in India.what are the reservations about GM crops
Member 4
1.What is cubism in art
2.Whom does cubism inspire
3.China is constructing series of dams,its impact on India and how should India deal with it?
4.Srilanka issue-long monologue-how to resolve the issue?
Member 5
1. You said that you visited egmore museum,tell the important artefacts that you saw(i mentioned egmore museum in art gallery question)
2.Why Indian mustard is banned in USA
3.Tell the three things which is pushing back India from its growth trajectory
4.What is your opinion on women in combat roles in armed forces
5.What is the script found in keezhadi?
Useful mocks/One on one:
One on one with shubham sir(Vidyapeeth academy)is motivating and helped structuring answers,Vajiram mock,One on one with ravindran sir(vajiram),Shankar mock,Only IAS.
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Name: spotlight
Date: 21 March.
Board : Hon Suman Sharma 🫡
DAF: entries irrelevant.
Duration: around 30 minutes.
Chairperson:
1. You are from ** place? (No)
2. You have done your graduation from ** university? (No. I'm the master of my fate, I'm the king of my DAF, corrected her while I could)
3. You just graduated and it was your first attempt? Congratulations.
4. So there have been new changes in the criminal laws, tell me about it. What about handcuffing, community service?
5. What are petty offences?
6. Where was community service provided earlier?
7. Not in the law, where else was it provided?
8. What is sahyog portal?
9. Monologue on tesla and x, whether govt is leveraging notices against X to sweeten the deal with tesla?
10. Do your swot analysis.
M1:
11. What's skepticim?
12. What's its use in law and governance?
13. What is social engineering?
14. What are the means of social engineering?
15. Honey trapping used to be since time immemorial, so what's new?
16. Is social engineering ethical?
17. What's euthanasia?
18. Is it legal in india?
19. Do you support active euthanasia?
20. But should the consent of judges be taken, it becomes very cumbersome?
21. Should we allow caregivers to take decision unilaterally?
22. What will happen to society, if we allow this?
23. At the ground level, why would a doctor do this?
M2:
24. What is jal shakti mission?
25. What is jal jeevan mission?
26. When is its deadline?
27. Power demand is growing, and the summer is coming, what will you do tell me?
28. Don't tell me long term measures, but tell what will you do for the coming May?
29. Which countries do we import power from?
M3:
30. "Lawyers are the biggest hinderance in justice system" defend it.
31. Can parliament do something about it?
32. Talked about ethics in corporate sector.
33. Are there any laws to ensure this?
34. What's esg's backing?
35. Where are the rebellions happening in india these days?
36. What's Manipur situation?
37. Why do you think rebellions happen?
38. So use your framework to analyse Manipur situation.
M4: (serious, non cordial and hard of hearing lady)
39. How to develop northeast?
40. We share a generation gap, I'll say "today's era is filled with information but not knowledge", disagree with it?
41. It's been 75 years since independence, how can we remove inequalities?
Few more questions, but can't recall them now, dehydration and hypoglycemia got better of me xd.
Mocks: Vision, samkalp, pw, next.
Date: 21 March.
Board : Hon Suman Sharma 🫡
DAF: entries irrelevant.
Duration: around 30 minutes.
Chairperson:
1. You are from ** place? (No)
2. You have done your graduation from ** university? (No. I'm the master of my fate, I'm the king of my DAF, corrected her while I could)
3. You just graduated and it was your first attempt? Congratulations.
4. So there have been new changes in the criminal laws, tell me about it. What about handcuffing, community service?
5. What are petty offences?
6. Where was community service provided earlier?
7. Not in the law, where else was it provided?
8. What is sahyog portal?
9. Monologue on tesla and x, whether govt is leveraging notices against X to sweeten the deal with tesla?
10. Do your swot analysis.
M1:
11. What's skepticim?
12. What's its use in law and governance?
13. What is social engineering?
14. What are the means of social engineering?
15. Honey trapping used to be since time immemorial, so what's new?
16. Is social engineering ethical?
17. What's euthanasia?
18. Is it legal in india?
19. Do you support active euthanasia?
20. But should the consent of judges be taken, it becomes very cumbersome?
21. Should we allow caregivers to take decision unilaterally?
22. What will happen to society, if we allow this?
23. At the ground level, why would a doctor do this?
M2:
24. What is jal shakti mission?
25. What is jal jeevan mission?
26. When is its deadline?
27. Power demand is growing, and the summer is coming, what will you do tell me?
28. Don't tell me long term measures, but tell what will you do for the coming May?
29. Which countries do we import power from?
M3:
30. "Lawyers are the biggest hinderance in justice system" defend it.
31. Can parliament do something about it?
32. Talked about ethics in corporate sector.
33. Are there any laws to ensure this?
34. What's esg's backing?
35. Where are the rebellions happening in india these days?
36. What's Manipur situation?
37. Why do you think rebellions happen?
38. So use your framework to analyse Manipur situation.
M4: (serious, non cordial and hard of hearing lady)
39. How to develop northeast?
40. We share a generation gap, I'll say "today's era is filled with information but not knowledge", disagree with it?
41. It's been 75 years since independence, how can we remove inequalities?
Few more questions, but can't recall them now, dehydration and hypoglycemia got better of me xd.
Mocks: Vision, samkalp, pw, next.
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1. Name - Martin Scorsese
2.Date and Session of Interview- 25/03/2025 FN
3. Board's Chairman - Sanjay Verma sir
4.Home state and places mentioned in DAF - Telangana
5.Optional - Maths
6.College (UG/PG) - IITB
7.Educational background - BTech
8.Profession/Work Profile - Goldman Sachs(9months) 9.Projects mentioned(if any) - Digital image processing(not asked), Smart irrigation project
10.Hobbies - Writing screenplays for short films
IFS 1st preference
Chairperson:
1) Why did you leave Goldman?
2) Hobby of screenplays, who are writing the screenplay of India?
3) Aren’t private sector writing it?
4) What we are doing differently in last 10years that was not done before?
5) What are your primary sources for IR?
6)Any think tanks?
M1(Lady member):
1) Importance of number 2025?(did not know)
2) Studied Sanskrit(any poets?) (did not know)
3) Full sloka of vasudhaiva kutumbakam (don’t know)
4) India sending workers to Israel etc (opinion?)
5) Irrigation project - Schemes by jal shakthi ministry?
6) Freebies opinion
7) No conflict of interest between developed nation and freebies? International image due to this?
M2:
1) You are a techie and worked in finance? Did you do any course(No, worked in a math quant role)
2) What is pump priming?
3) What is happy harmones?
4) Mutual funds vs stocks?
5) Cancel culture?(Is it across board or specific political ideologies?)
6)Telangana, Ap performance after bifurcation? (Good or Bad?)
M3:
1) Do you know RAND? (Don’t know, he said ‘as you are interested in IR, I thought you would know)
2) Russia Ukraine peace will happen? When? What do you think will happen? Why late? Mentioned shuttle diplomacy, is it good?
3) Even though wars are not being conclusive in recent times, why wars are happening?
4) Is the leader or the state institutions responsible for wars?
5) Who said ‘we should take the krishna way’?(Dont know)
6) What do you understand by it?(Mentioned mediation) (Is that the meaning? Said it is my understanding, I’ll read about it sir)
7) Returning to Mam’s qsn on sending people to israel, what happened with them? ( Will read about it )
M4:
1) Recently an Indian shortfilm nominated for oscar? What is it and what is it about?
2) Will Uk rejoin EU? ( mentioned opposition to EU in europe itself, asked for examples)
3) Will EU disintegrate?
4) Who are the haqqanis? Whats the news about them? Should India engage with them?
Chairperson:
Thank you, your interview is over.
Utility of Mocks or O2O (if any)
Around 8-9 mocks, one-on-one with Khan sir, Mahesh Bhagawat sir, Satyam sir.
Felt the board members expected more from me and a person mentioned I expected you’d know. Chairperson was trying to focus and trying to control his yawns. Overall experience was average. Not good not bad.
2.Date and Session of Interview- 25/03/2025 FN
3. Board's Chairman - Sanjay Verma sir
4.Home state and places mentioned in DAF - Telangana
5.Optional - Maths
6.College (UG/PG) - IITB
7.Educational background - BTech
8.Profession/Work Profile - Goldman Sachs(9months) 9.Projects mentioned(if any) - Digital image processing(not asked), Smart irrigation project
10.Hobbies - Writing screenplays for short films
IFS 1st preference
Chairperson:
1) Why did you leave Goldman?
2) Hobby of screenplays, who are writing the screenplay of India?
3) Aren’t private sector writing it?
4) What we are doing differently in last 10years that was not done before?
5) What are your primary sources for IR?
6)Any think tanks?
M1(Lady member):
1) Importance of number 2025?(did not know)
2) Studied Sanskrit(any poets?) (did not know)
3) Full sloka of vasudhaiva kutumbakam (don’t know)
4) India sending workers to Israel etc (opinion?)
5) Irrigation project - Schemes by jal shakthi ministry?
6) Freebies opinion
7) No conflict of interest between developed nation and freebies? International image due to this?
M2:
1) You are a techie and worked in finance? Did you do any course(No, worked in a math quant role)
2) What is pump priming?
3) What is happy harmones?
4) Mutual funds vs stocks?
5) Cancel culture?(Is it across board or specific political ideologies?)
6)Telangana, Ap performance after bifurcation? (Good or Bad?)
M3:
1) Do you know RAND? (Don’t know, he said ‘as you are interested in IR, I thought you would know)
2) Russia Ukraine peace will happen? When? What do you think will happen? Why late? Mentioned shuttle diplomacy, is it good?
3) Even though wars are not being conclusive in recent times, why wars are happening?
4) Is the leader or the state institutions responsible for wars?
5) Who said ‘we should take the krishna way’?(Dont know)
6) What do you understand by it?(Mentioned mediation) (Is that the meaning? Said it is my understanding, I’ll read about it sir)
7) Returning to Mam’s qsn on sending people to israel, what happened with them? ( Will read about it )
M4:
1) Recently an Indian shortfilm nominated for oscar? What is it and what is it about?
2) Will Uk rejoin EU? ( mentioned opposition to EU in europe itself, asked for examples)
3) Will EU disintegrate?
4) Who are the haqqanis? Whats the news about them? Should India engage with them?
Chairperson:
Thank you, your interview is over.
Utility of Mocks or O2O (if any)
Around 8-9 mocks, one-on-one with Khan sir, Mahesh Bhagawat sir, Satyam sir.
Felt the board members expected more from me and a person mentioned I expected you’d know. Chairperson was trying to focus and trying to control his yawns. Overall experience was average. Not good not bad.
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Name - Mauli
Board - Shri Sanjay Verma Sir
Date - 17/03/2025
Time : 4:33 to 5:03 PM [ last to go ]
Key Points from DAF
Mechanical Engineer, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, PSIR, Photography, Painting, working with State GST Department
Chairperson sir,
1. Look around you and tell me what different types of art forms you can see in this room?
2. Are these paintings painted using acrylic or oil paint? Is there any difference between acrylic and oil paint?
3. Developed economies and the development of art: Is there any connection between these?
4. Tell me about the Renaissance? What was the role of art in it? Did it motivate people, or was it only an expression by the people?
5. Which are the most iconic paintings you have seen in India?
6. What type of painting is used in the Ajanta paintings?
7. Tell me about some contemporary Indian painters?
Shared a story on how angry paintings can change the mode of society—about how there can be multiple perspectives on painting.
1st member,
1. You completed your degree in 2016? You got your first job in 2022. So what were you doing for six years?
2. What was your elective subject in engineering?
3. Tell me about your final-year engineering project.
4. You are working at a good level; why do you want to switch to the Central service?
5. What is the NRC? What are its benefits?
6. Is it good to deport people living illegally in India?
7. The U.S. is deporting our citizens, and we are protesting this. On the other hand, we are also saying that we should deport Rohingyas. Why is there this double standard?
And two or three questions around deportation.
8. Isn't it legal to deport unauthorized immigrants?
Second Member (lady member)
1. So you are working in GST. Tell me something about IGST.
2. Is there any issue of IGST settlement in GST?
3. As an assistant commissioner in GST, tell me, is GST a good thing? If so, tell me three advantages of GST.
4. Recently, there was a case of self-deportation. Do you know about it?
Third Member
1. Why don't states keep the IGST portion themselves rather than transferring it to the center?
2. The GST rate on medical-related items and many other essential items is high. Don't you think it should be lower? And that other essential items should be in a lower tax bracket?
3. Have there been any reforms in this field?
4. Tell me something about Saint Dnyaneshwar.
5. What is the importance of Ahmednagar?
6. Aren't there any military stations there as well?
Fourth Member (lady member)
1. Is there a case study of Ahmednagar relating to administrative reform? What was it about?
2. Does Ahmednagar have municipal corporations?
3. If given the opportunity to be a municipal commissioner of Ahmednagar, what would you focus on?
4. What would you do about tax collection?
5. Since you are working in the government sector, is there corruption?
6. Have you seen any corruption in your department? And in what areas does it take place?
7. As an independent officer, what steps have you taken under your jurisdiction to prevent corruption?
8. What reforms would you suggest for the system to eliminate corruption?
Overall Experience - The panel was very cordial, gentle, and the chairperson intervenes if any member tries to be overly critical.
Mocks - Vajirao and Reddy, Only IAS, Next IAS, Chahal IAS Academy, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, Sankalp IAS
One-on-one with IPS Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shri S S Jawahar Sir (Retd IAS)
PT mentorship - Shri. Avinash Gokhale Sir (Pune)
My best wishes to all candidates !
Board - Shri Sanjay Verma Sir
Date - 17/03/2025
Time : 4:33 to 5:03 PM [ last to go ]
Key Points from DAF
Mechanical Engineer, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, PSIR, Photography, Painting, working with State GST Department
Chairperson sir,
1. Look around you and tell me what different types of art forms you can see in this room?
2. Are these paintings painted using acrylic or oil paint? Is there any difference between acrylic and oil paint?
3. Developed economies and the development of art: Is there any connection between these?
4. Tell me about the Renaissance? What was the role of art in it? Did it motivate people, or was it only an expression by the people?
5. Which are the most iconic paintings you have seen in India?
6. What type of painting is used in the Ajanta paintings?
7. Tell me about some contemporary Indian painters?
Shared a story on how angry paintings can change the mode of society—about how there can be multiple perspectives on painting.
1st member,
1. You completed your degree in 2016? You got your first job in 2022. So what were you doing for six years?
2. What was your elective subject in engineering?
3. Tell me about your final-year engineering project.
4. You are working at a good level; why do you want to switch to the Central service?
5. What is the NRC? What are its benefits?
6. Is it good to deport people living illegally in India?
7. The U.S. is deporting our citizens, and we are protesting this. On the other hand, we are also saying that we should deport Rohingyas. Why is there this double standard?
And two or three questions around deportation.
8. Isn't it legal to deport unauthorized immigrants?
Second Member (lady member)
1. So you are working in GST. Tell me something about IGST.
2. Is there any issue of IGST settlement in GST?
3. As an assistant commissioner in GST, tell me, is GST a good thing? If so, tell me three advantages of GST.
4. Recently, there was a case of self-deportation. Do you know about it?
Third Member
1. Why don't states keep the IGST portion themselves rather than transferring it to the center?
2. The GST rate on medical-related items and many other essential items is high. Don't you think it should be lower? And that other essential items should be in a lower tax bracket?
3. Have there been any reforms in this field?
4. Tell me something about Saint Dnyaneshwar.
5. What is the importance of Ahmednagar?
6. Aren't there any military stations there as well?
Fourth Member (lady member)
1. Is there a case study of Ahmednagar relating to administrative reform? What was it about?
2. Does Ahmednagar have municipal corporations?
3. If given the opportunity to be a municipal commissioner of Ahmednagar, what would you focus on?
4. What would you do about tax collection?
5. Since you are working in the government sector, is there corruption?
6. Have you seen any corruption in your department? And in what areas does it take place?
7. As an independent officer, what steps have you taken under your jurisdiction to prevent corruption?
8. What reforms would you suggest for the system to eliminate corruption?
Overall Experience - The panel was very cordial, gentle, and the chairperson intervenes if any member tries to be overly critical.
Mocks - Vajirao and Reddy, Only IAS, Next IAS, Chahal IAS Academy, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, Sankalp IAS
One-on-one with IPS Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shri S S Jawahar Sir (Retd IAS)
PT mentorship - Shri. Avinash Gokhale Sir (Pune)
My best wishes to all candidates !
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Name: NSR
Date: 25-03-2025
Session: Afternoon
DAF keywords: Electrical Engineering, Deloitte consulting ( Nothing from DAF/ Hobbies)
Chairperson: Suman Sharma
- Reason for recent farmers protest?
- Any other reasons why farmers protesting in some states?
- Agriculture is under which subject?
- The why people are asking centre to give MSP?
- Do we need multiple Discoms?
- Why states don’t want multiple discoms?
- Privatisation of Discoms?
- Any example of private Discoms?
- What is the name Russia gave to the ongoing conflict?
- Why they are calling so?
- Any private millitary in Russia?
- Is it ok to use private military in wars?
- who will win the war?
Member 1:
- what are Transmission losses?
- How they are calculated?
- While sending the power should we send high voltage or high current?
- Why high voltage?
- How can you convert high to low voltage at the end
- Should we go for underground cables in transmission?
- Why we should not and why it is not feasible?
- Reasons for using 220v in India?
Member 2:
-Global Organisations which include Bay of Bengal ?
-Role of BIMSTEC
-why no FTA under this?
-What is India’s role in Bay of Bengal?
-Who is leading the Bangladesh now?
-How do you see Younis leadership?
-Is Bangladesh our friend or enemy?
-Long discussion on sheikh Hasina deportation?
Member 3:
-Major challenge of CEO’s?
-What about uncertainty ?
-Is you are CEO how will you handle uncertainity?
- What is environmental sustainability?
- To what extent we should exploit resources?
- What is more important to you: your comforts or your future generation comforts?
- Trump unilaterally withdrawal from Paris agreement ?
- Can we force US to rejoin?
- Then what is the way forward?
- Why do we call earth Mother Earth?
- Are you feminine or masculine?
- What is the most masculine thing you have?
Member 4:
-Russia Ukraine war and role of Indians in war?
-Any other country men who helped Russia?
-How do you see the role of North Korea in the war?
-As a CEO you want male PA or female PA?
-Any other private armies in the world?
-Where they are deployed?
-I think males should choose male PA and females should choose female PA…what do you think and why do you think that I am choosing that way?
-Top qualities of a leader in corporate?
-What about ethics and integrity ?
-Why to be ethical as top leadership?
-is it ethical to spend so much money on defence when there are so many problems ?
-I can see the future defence minister in you, will you be ready to handle that effectively?
Experience: Felt good after interview
Mocks: Attended 11-12 panel mocks. One to one with Farees sir and interview discussions with friends helped a lot…
Date: 25-03-2025
Session: Afternoon
DAF keywords: Electrical Engineering, Deloitte consulting ( Nothing from DAF/ Hobbies)
Chairperson: Suman Sharma
- Reason for recent farmers protest?
- Any other reasons why farmers protesting in some states?
- Agriculture is under which subject?
- The why people are asking centre to give MSP?
- Do we need multiple Discoms?
- Why states don’t want multiple discoms?
- Privatisation of Discoms?
- Any example of private Discoms?
- What is the name Russia gave to the ongoing conflict?
- Why they are calling so?
- Any private millitary in Russia?
- Is it ok to use private military in wars?
- who will win the war?
Member 1:
- what are Transmission losses?
- How they are calculated?
- While sending the power should we send high voltage or high current?
- Why high voltage?
- How can you convert high to low voltage at the end
- Should we go for underground cables in transmission?
- Why we should not and why it is not feasible?
- Reasons for using 220v in India?
Member 2:
-Global Organisations which include Bay of Bengal ?
-Role of BIMSTEC
-why no FTA under this?
-What is India’s role in Bay of Bengal?
-Who is leading the Bangladesh now?
-How do you see Younis leadership?
-Is Bangladesh our friend or enemy?
-Long discussion on sheikh Hasina deportation?
Member 3:
-Major challenge of CEO’s?
-What about uncertainty ?
-Is you are CEO how will you handle uncertainity?
- What is environmental sustainability?
- To what extent we should exploit resources?
- What is more important to you: your comforts or your future generation comforts?
- Trump unilaterally withdrawal from Paris agreement ?
- Can we force US to rejoin?
- Then what is the way forward?
- Why do we call earth Mother Earth?
- Are you feminine or masculine?
- What is the most masculine thing you have?
Member 4:
-Russia Ukraine war and role of Indians in war?
-Any other country men who helped Russia?
-How do you see the role of North Korea in the war?
-As a CEO you want male PA or female PA?
-Any other private armies in the world?
-Where they are deployed?
-I think males should choose male PA and females should choose female PA…what do you think and why do you think that I am choosing that way?
-Top qualities of a leader in corporate?
-What about ethics and integrity ?
-Why to be ethical as top leadership?
-is it ethical to spend so much money on defence when there are so many problems ?
-I can see the future defence minister in you, will you be ready to handle that effectively?
Experience: Felt good after interview
Mocks: Attended 11-12 panel mocks. One to one with Farees sir and interview discussions with friends helped a lot…
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Name - Mauli
Board - Shri Sanjay Verma Sir
Date - 17/03/2025
Time : 4:33 to 5:03 PM [ last to go ]
Key Points from DAF
Mechanical Engineer, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, PSIR, Photography, Painting, working with State GST Department
Chairperson sir,
1. Look around you and tell me what different types of art forms you can see in this room?
2. Are these paintings painted using acrylic or oil paint? Is there any difference between acrylic and oil paint?
3. Developed economies and the development of art: Is there any connection between these?
4. Tell me about the Renaissance? What was the role of art in it? Did it motivate people, or was it only an expression by the people?
5. Which are the most iconic paintings you have seen in India?
6. What type of painting is used in the Ajanta paintings?
7. Tell me about some contemporary Indian painters?
Shared a story on how angry paintings can change the mode of society—about how there can be multiple perspectives on painting.
1st member,
1. You completed your degree in 2016? You got your first job in 2022. So what were you doing for six years?
2. What was your elective subject in engineering?
3. Tell me about your final-year engineering project.
4. You are working at a good level; why do you want to switch to the Central service?
5. What is the NRC? What are its benefits?
6. Is it good to deport people living illegally in India?
7. The U.S. is deporting our citizens, and we are protesting this. On the other hand, we are also saying that we should deport Rohingyas. Why is there this double standard?
And two or three questions around deportation.
8. Isn't it legal to deport unauthorized immigrants?
Second Member (lady member)
1. So you are working in GST. Tell me something about IGST.
2. Is there any issue of IGST settlement in GST?
3. As an assistant commissioner in GST, tell me, is GST a good thing? If so, tell me three advantages of GST.
4. Recently, there was a case of self-deportation. Do you know about it?
Third Member
1. Why don't states keep the IGST portion themselves rather than transferring it to the center?
2. The GST rate on medical-related items and many other essential items is high. Don't you think it should be lower? And that other essential items should be in a lower tax bracket?
3. Have there been any reforms in this field?
4. Tell me something about Saint Dnyaneshwar.
5. What is the importance of Ahmednagar?
6. Aren't there any military stations there as well?
Fourth Member (lady member)
1. Is there a case study of Ahmednagar relating to administrative reform? What was it about?
2. Does Ahmednagar have municipal corporations?
3. If given the opportunity to be a municipal commissioner of Ahmednagar, what would you focus on?
4. What would you do about tax collection?
5. Since you are working in the government sector, is there corruption?
6. Have you seen any corruption in your department? And in what areas does it take place?
7. As an independent officer, what steps have you taken under your jurisdiction to prevent corruption?
8. What reforms would you suggest for the system to eliminate corruption?
Overall Experience - The panel was very cordial, gentle, and the chairperson intervenes if any member tries to be overly critical.
Mocks - Vajirao and Reddy, Only IAS, Next IAS, Chahal IAS Academy, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, Sankalp IAS
One-on-one with IPS Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shri S S Jawahar Sir (Retd IAS)
PT mentorship - Shri. Avinash Gokhale Sir (Pune)
My best wishes to all candidates !
Board - Shri Sanjay Verma Sir
Date - 17/03/2025
Time : 4:33 to 5:03 PM [ last to go ]
Key Points from DAF
Mechanical Engineer, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, PSIR, Photography, Painting, working with State GST Department
Chairperson sir,
1. Look around you and tell me what different types of art forms you can see in this room?
2. Are these paintings painted using acrylic or oil paint? Is there any difference between acrylic and oil paint?
3. Developed economies and the development of art: Is there any connection between these?
4. Tell me about the Renaissance? What was the role of art in it? Did it motivate people, or was it only an expression by the people?
5. Which are the most iconic paintings you have seen in India?
6. What type of painting is used in the Ajanta paintings?
7. Tell me about some contemporary Indian painters?
Shared a story on how angry paintings can change the mode of society—about how there can be multiple perspectives on painting.
1st member,
1. You completed your degree in 2016? You got your first job in 2022. So what were you doing for six years?
2. What was your elective subject in engineering?
3. Tell me about your final-year engineering project.
4. You are working at a good level; why do you want to switch to the Central service?
5. What is the NRC? What are its benefits?
6. Is it good to deport people living illegally in India?
7. The U.S. is deporting our citizens, and we are protesting this. On the other hand, we are also saying that we should deport Rohingyas. Why is there this double standard?
And two or three questions around deportation.
8. Isn't it legal to deport unauthorized immigrants?
Second Member (lady member)
1. So you are working in GST. Tell me something about IGST.
2. Is there any issue of IGST settlement in GST?
3. As an assistant commissioner in GST, tell me, is GST a good thing? If so, tell me three advantages of GST.
4. Recently, there was a case of self-deportation. Do you know about it?
Third Member
1. Why don't states keep the IGST portion themselves rather than transferring it to the center?
2. The GST rate on medical-related items and many other essential items is high. Don't you think it should be lower? And that other essential items should be in a lower tax bracket?
3. Have there been any reforms in this field?
4. Tell me something about Saint Dnyaneshwar.
5. What is the importance of Ahmednagar?
6. Aren't there any military stations there as well?
Fourth Member (lady member)
1. Is there a case study of Ahmednagar relating to administrative reform? What was it about?
2. Does Ahmednagar have municipal corporations?
3. If given the opportunity to be a municipal commissioner of Ahmednagar, what would you focus on?
4. What would you do about tax collection?
5. Since you are working in the government sector, is there corruption?
6. Have you seen any corruption in your department? And in what areas does it take place?
7. As an independent officer, what steps have you taken under your jurisdiction to prevent corruption?
8. What reforms would you suggest for the system to eliminate corruption?
Overall Experience - The panel was very cordial, gentle, and the chairperson intervenes if any member tries to be overly critical.
Mocks - Vajirao and Reddy, Only IAS, Next IAS, Chahal IAS Academy, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, Sankalp IAS
One-on-one with IPS Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Shri S S Jawahar Sir (Retd IAS)
PT mentorship - Shri. Avinash Gokhale Sir (Pune)
My best wishes to all candidates !
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