Extremely important session for those who have their CSPT-2025 starting 8th December.

Join me tomorrow at 09:45pm sharp.
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Important things (Check list✅) for CSE Interview D-day:

1. e-Summon letter

2. Few recent (Within 10 days of your interview date) passport size photos with Name & Date of photograph (3-6) - mandatory 2 photos for interview, (10 for medical)

3. Photo ID card (as mentioned in e summon letter)

4. 10th certificate/marksheet original

5. Graduation degree / provisional degree / 8th sem summary marksheet + rest semester marksheet just for reference purpose - original
(Post grad degree if required)

6. Caste /EWS /PwD certificate

7. One set of self attested documents ( if possible take another spare set also)

8. Affidavit-(In case there is discrepancy- if any, check your mail for the same, upsc must have communicated to you if any undertaking or Affidavits is needed)

9. T.A. bills related stuff if you are claiming it like Train/Flight tickets etc


10. Do not panic if you have missed some of the documents or if some issues have been raised by the document examiner/UPSC deligate with your documents. Remember this is a preliminary document verification only, you will get ample time for required original documents submission.
Focus more on the essential i.e. the interview.

Mobile phones / bag etc will be duly submitted/placed in safe custody at the UPSC bhawan so don't worry about it. You can keep your diary with you in Circular Hall.


Lastly,

Do bring your 3Cs with you i.e. CONFIDENCE, CALMNESS AND COMMON SENSE before entering into Dholpur House. It's the last leap in this CSE cycle but not the last of your life. Treat it like that only. Give your best and leave rest to GOD.

"यहाँ तक मेहनत+क़िस्मत ले आई है तो आगे भी लेके जाएगी !"

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Antonio Conte
Date-08/12/2025
Board - Dinesh Dasa sir ,
DAF- Supreme court , MA history, jharkhand, Delhi, gurugram, software developer

Chairman sir :Have you been here ?
Asked to introduce
Yes , prelims center yahi tha
Good good
100 years of upsc ,are you satisfied ?
Suggest 2 reforms
Inclusion of Public AD and AI for allotment of centres

( working at sci )
So himself explained article 361

Then asked 3 month timeline better or not

I said better citing an example ki important health bill hai
Toh you can't just sit on
As electorate ka mandate hai

Then next member


2nd member
Spoke very slowly
Asked him to pardon

Said your profile is diverse- history, sci, software engineer

How IT in reducing pendency

AI , club similar cases , case tracker. Language on lines of bhasini ,sci already using Supace portal

Then same q another form
How do you use it at your work
Said I'm in admin section. But I talked to my friends at lunch ...volume of files.  Segregation,  IOT for well being


3rd member ( lady )

Asked about preference
Why ias
Said out of box thinking,  creative , diversity

Then she said suppose you ias
Goa tragedy

Flaws and why

Explained
Then why still
Said

Law followed in letter but not in spirit

Corruption in licenses
Weak oversight


4th member ( lady )

History is political
Don't you think
Again same that why no Palas, cholas

Said due to court room historians
Politically driven
Then she started countering
I agreed

Then again the admin issue
Why policy is not evolving despite constitution evolving

I said as chairman sir pointed out about evolving constitution
She said give me your view
I said I agree with his view added mine

Times and problems are dynamic

Need to be evolving


5th member

Dholpur house why?
I said idk sir sorry

Then difference between criticism and trolling

Explained former is pointing flaws
Later is derogatory way
Example of obesity trolling is not justified

Asked aren't they same
Said

Venn diagram
Trolling is part of criticism
He said but u said derogatory
I said minus the demeaning nature if done for humor purposes
It's ok

Have you been trolled

Yes sir


What is click bait
Said thumbnail Example

20ft ka saanp hai
Thumbnail mei 100 ft chasing ppl

For view

Do u think it generates revenue

Yes sir

Then I was born in jharkhand

Tribal health problem any ?

Said sickle cell anemia
Explained what was it

Then asked what schemes
Said anemia mukt bharat by 2047

Pm poshan

Thank you


Chairman

Your interview is over thank you

Said thank you

Stood and looked back
Again thanked


Over


Mocks given 4
1:1 with shubham sir ( vidyapeeth ias )..extremely helpful

Name: SS

Date: 8th December, 2025

Chairperson - Mr. Sanjay Verma

DAF: relevant - Economics, Quotes, French, Ghaziabad

Chairperson

1. You collect motivational quotes. How many do you have, and how do you collect them?
2. Which economic law or concept do you find motivating?
3. Which Nobel Prizes have been controversial or politically motivated?

M1

1. You are learning French - tell me about French history?
2. What is your assessment of India-France relations?
3. Why does France oppose India through the European Union, despite having strong relations with India?
4. Female candidates wear sarees in interview but why with western coats?
5. Should we continue to wear sarees, and what do sarees depict?
6. Has Ghaziabad lost its uniqueness after becoming part of the NCR?

M2

1. How can the drug problem be solved? (Long discussion)
2. Who are independent directors?
3. Who appoints independent directors?

M3

1. This is a glass of water - say something to it, what does it signify?
2. How did you come here today?
3. How can the problem of traffic in the NCR be solved?
4. What are the limitations of public transport in the NCR?

M4

1. Can you tell me the story of the hare and the tortoise?
2. What should we learn from this story? (Long discussion)
3. Who would win the race today?
4. What is one area where risks can be taken?
5. What is the importance of taking risks in personal life?


1-to-1 with Shubham Aggarwal Sir(Vidyapeeth IAS) was really helpful. Ones with UPSCprep and Mahesh Bhagwat Sir also helped a lot.
Offline Mocks at Next IAS, Vajirao and Understand UPSC.
Online Mocks at UPSCPrep, NFU
Other 1-to-1s: Sajal Sir, OnlyIAS

Name - Ms Angel
Interview on -08/12/2025
Board - sheel Vardhan sir
Graduation - philosophy hons
Optional - sociology
State - mp
Other keywords in daf - sustainable crafting , mental health , netball , journaling , sexual harassment


Chairman -
come , please sit , be relaxed okay , have you taken breakfast , breakfast is most important meal , isn’t it ?

I smiled and said : right sir

Chairman ques -
1- Beti bachao beti pdhao should be converted to beta padhao too …
2- extreme poverty status in India
3- Kerala : what model it followed to remove extreme poverty completely as it claimed recently ?


2- philosophy in administration

Member -2
1- philosophy of development
2- intragenerational equity
3- Vedanta and Buddhism difference
4- western and eastern philosophy difference

Member -3
1- mental health issues - reasons in women
2- Malinowski theory of family
3- what should be done to avoid mental health issues
4- tribal population percentage in mp
5- sexual harassment issue in India

Member -4
1- Viksit Bharat objectives in budget
2- diff between fiscal deficit and revenue deficit
3- industrial development issues in mp
4- investment initiatives in mp
5- what is your new year resolution

Member -5
1- what is sustainable crafting ?
2- what kind of waste material you use
3- most appealing product you made
4- three fronts where mp has done well recently
5- Indore : cleanest city reasons ?

In the end , chairman said : Thankyou , your interview is over , it was a good interaction with you .

For first time interview candidates who didn’t get enough time to prepare : this was my second interview so i have experienced it twice 🙃i just want to share that please don’t panic if you haven’t done things well till now due to paucity of time , the boards are really cordial . Revise your daf well , and that too on basic things like issues in your home state , strengths , developments etc , prepare hobby , leadership well etc . Maintain composure and patience .

Mocks : 2

1 at Quantel.in and other at Sankalp ias . Choose last mock the one which gives you confidence because that matters a lot . All the best 😇

Name: nowayrunway

Date: 08/12/2025

Key DAF Details: Jharkhand, PSIR, Slums survey, Hindi poetry, JNU

Board: Ms. Anuradha Prasad

Questions asked:

Chairperson:

1. Why did you changed school from JNV, Garhwa to CHBS, Varanasi? Lack of quality educational institutions in Jharkhand?
2. Findings of socio-economic survey you did in Varanasi slum area? Follow up by objectives, data, challenges? How did you resolved the issues?
3. Suppose you are appointed as an administrator in that area, what steps would you take for their betterment? Follow up again. (Pros and Cons)

M2: (Lady member)

1. Views on Dowry? Why is it still practiced? As an administrator suggest practical solutions. Follow up questions
2. As an administrator would you rather be "Giver of favours" or "enabler of public policy?
3. What about making administration accessible to people? Steps, measures, initiatives.
4. Any statutory provisions currently going on in this regard.

M2:

1.Private sector role in Slum rehabilitation and redevelopment?
2. Multipolarity and it's different manifestations. (Why not call it unipolar or bipolar)
3. Can we call the 21st century world - Multipolar?
4. India's strategy and role in the same. Your recommendations as an IR student.


M3:
1.Recite any poem you have written. (Hobby)
2. Purpose of poetry?
3. Chhayawad and role of poems in Freedom movement?
4. Give examples of poems as in different purpose it serves.


M4:
1. IMR and MMR
2. Reasons for states lagging behind and regional variations
3. Why is Kerala excelling and Jharkhand lagging behind?
4. What purpose would a national law serve in this domain?
5. Why China is ahead of India in the field of emerging and critical tech?
6. Comparative analysis of progress in field of AI (India vs China)
7. What's India doing in this regard?

Back to Chairperson, she said "Thank you, have a good day".

Mocks: 2- Panel ( PW- scary old men, good for pressure handling and feedback) & Vision- smooth conduct), 2- 1:1, Understand UPSC (feel good and confidence booster) & Paras Chitkara (Thinq IAS) PSIR people can go for 1:1 with him.

P.S. - 1st phase people, they're not getting into much trickier questions right away, are cordial (although chairperson ma'am did a poker face the whole time, smiled in the beginning and last). Rest of the members were smiling and nodding while lady member was proactively attentive.

Cover your DAF throughly, specially hobbies and leadership part (may get into follow up questions on this) and current affairs of atleast this month on priority basis.

Rest assured, everything will take care of itself, All the best to everyone. You've got this.

Name:
Date- (8th december)

Keywords - St Mary's,DU ,JNU, investment, resistance training, Psir, Delhi , CUET

Chairman( BB swain sir)
• Many great scholars have taught in CPS JNU in the past can you name them ?

M1
• Who was Mary ?
• Last investment book you read ?
• One positive and one negative work of Nehru ?
• Tell us about identity politics

M2
• Differentiate between Gandhi's anarchism and Marx's communism
• Is Gandhi's anarchism good for India?

M3
• Types of Rupees bonds
• Is coaching necessary for CUET ?
• Why students are committing suicide and what are the possible solutions ?

M4
• Situation based questions - how to tackle a large crowd like those after indigo crisis ?
• Whom would you prioritise in a large crowd - elder , children etc
• Is means more important or end?

Date 8/12/25
CP - BB Swain
Keywords- IITB, Electrical engineering, JNV, cricket, NSS, Sustainability, EV, RE, Indian epics, leadership, CEA

CP -

1. CEA kya krta hai?
2. Aur CERC kya karta hai?

Members
1. When is th next FIFA world cup
2. ⁠which civil servant won Gold at paralympics
3. status of BMS for EV
4. ⁠National critical mineral mission and followups
5. ⁠What you represented at the Rashtrapati Bhawan
6. handloom of MP
7. What you saw at rashtrapati bhawan
8. is having woman President advantageous
9. Why from IIT to CS
10. what qualities do you have
11. quality of a leader and followups
12. how gandhiji inspires you
13. ⁠What role did Navodaya play in life and followups
14. ⁠Which character from Indian epic did you like and why
15. ⁠the curl of electric field is equal to the linear gradiant of what
16. ⁠when does resistance decrease with the rise in temperature, chemistry and all, 1 minute tak bolta raha samajh me nahi aaya
17. ⁠Why Microsoft is buying power centres
18. ⁠what factors decide the location of data centres
19. Difference between blogging and podcast
20. Sustainability bond and followups


2-3 questions aur the, yaad aayenge

Name: Lordstark
Interview - 8/12
Board: Sanjay verma sir
DAF : Strength training, South Asian geopolitics, Haryana, AI
Others not asked like optional, graduation

Chairman (greeted but no smile) I wished all

Should India be interacting with Taliban
What about recognition to them
China’s influence in south aisa

M1
Haryana name three governance successes and three persistent problems.
What do
Stadiums in haryana and player died. Do you know about the incident?
Sports promotion and discussion around that

M2
AI digital art and IP related issue
How to address it
AI bias and European regulations (follow up based on my reply)
AI is technical and you have humanities then why interest in it

M3
Rupee depreciation
FDI outflow
Investment schemes
(Others can't recall)

M4
strength-training experience and process?
Putin vs Trump dynamics (good discussion)

Chairman - thankyou, your interview is over
Smiled and said thankyou.

Overall- very cordial board and no grilling. Members had poker face but didn't focus on that.
Did my part! Baaki Mahadev ki krupa


All the best 🙌🏻

Name- Goal Digger
Date- 8/12/25 afternoon: 5th to go
Board- Dinesh Dasa sir
DAF- IIT BHU, Mining Engg, Cricket, Vipassana

Chairman:

1. History behind your name
2. You are education secy and you have 2 proposals to either setup IIT inside BHU campus or outside as greenfield campus..which one would you choose and why?
3. Why is it that mineral rich regions are lesser developed across world?
4. MMDR amendment details
5. Contribution of mining to india's gdp
6. How much is the target under mineral policy?
7. Reasons for chaos in sri lanka, bangladesh, nepal and Afghanistan
8.What india can learn from these countries?

M1(lady)

1. RTI strength & weaknesses
2. How would you solve the shortcomings?
3. A person has filed RTI for seeking health info of DM..would you release the information if you are the person authorised to do it?

M2:

1. Have you been employed after graduating from IIT?
2. What is the placement scenario at your college? Average package? And how many get placed?
3. You did not do any job..had you continued in private sector for all these years you would have been earning good..so wouldn't you be dissatisfied with a meagre salary that an IAS joinee gets? What if tommorow you are posted in Manipur?

M4:

1. Tell me the name of a female dancer in the court of the king who shared the same name as you
2. Youngest indian centurian in one day cricket?..I said yashasvi jaiswal
3. Any other you remember? Not just in international cricket..I said Vaibhav suryavanshi
4. What is his age..any idea?

M5(lady):

1. Is it really possible to not have any enemies? especially in administration?
2. India will have growing elderly population in the future..what social security measures would you suggest for them?
3. How Vipassana can be used for mental health?

Offline panel mocks- pw, Vajirao & Reddy( very similar to actual interview experience)

Offline one 2 one- Anil swaroop sir.. helpful in framing answers to controversial questions

Online one 2 one- Mahesh Bhagwat sir( gave good bunch of questions on my daf to prepare), Shubham Agrawal sir from Vidyapeeth IAS( many daf based questions got repeated in actual interview), Major Pankaj Chaudhary sir, Kamraj IAS, Taneja sir(Samkalp), Sajal sir(helped in framing answers)

All the best everyone 👍

Name: Sharma ji ka ladka
Date: 08-12-2025
Daf keywords:Assistant Commandant at CAPF,UP,Powerlifting,Youth parliament,PSIR,MNNIT Alld
Chairman(Anuradha Prasad Mam)
1. what does $1tn economy target of UP mean?
2. Can UP achieve it?
3. How will recent decline of Rupee impact this target
4. When is next census going to be held,what is the gap,when was it last time held and is there any legal backing for 10yr time period?
Member1:
1. How did you get intrested in powerlifting?
2. What is difference between powerlifting and weightlifting ?
3. Does diet play any role?
4. What is your opinion about usage of steroids?
5. How should a civil servant aim to remove mai baap culture?
6. What as per you should a civil servant be like to serve public ?
Member 2:
1. How did you went on to participate in youth parliament
2. What were your learnings from it and what were the issues you discussed ?
Member 3:
1. Why low number of FIRs are filed by police officials and what reforms would you suggest to handle it?
2. What were leadership skills you learned from youth parliament that will be useful as a civil servant?
3. Why not have one force for all borders?
Member 4:
1. Is UN really relevant in present context
2. What non security reforms are needed in it?
Few Other questions which I don’t remember
Mocks:Vajiram,Vajirao,Chanakya Mandal,PW only IAS,Shubham Sir Vidyapeeth IAS O2O was a morale booster,Khan Sir O2O,Mahesh Bhagwat Sir Daf analysis.

Name: MT
Date- 08-12-2025
Keywords in DAF - Agra, Delhi, London, History, Msc Public Policy, reflective journaling, mental health

Board: Sheelvardhan Sir

Chairman -

1. Foundation of taj mahal?
2. ⁠Calligraphy at the entry of Taj mahal - what is it called?
3. ⁠If India is writing a reflective journal complaining about things from the past 10 years, what would it write?
4. ⁠Accent spoken in London is called?
5. ⁠Why trafalgar square is called Trafalgar?
6. ⁠Why are people so eager to post everything on social media these days?
7. ⁠Historical event you would want to change?
8. ⁠Historical figure you hate as an Indian? (I said Winston Churchill and before I could explain, he himself noted that it’s because of the Bengal famine)
9. ⁠Historical figure you hate outside of India
10. ⁠History is called “itihaas”, you know what that means?

Member 2 -

1. Distinguish between policy, programme and project?
2. ⁠What impact had policy for common man?
3. ⁠Policy area India needs to work more in?

Member 3-

1. What’s sustainable development?
2. ⁠how many goals do we have?
3. ⁠goals of NEP for primary education?
4. ⁠which village do you belong to?
- As DM, what will you focus first in your village?
5. ⁠when does primary education level start?
6. ⁠India is encouraging entrepreneurship so much, it creates employment etc, but there is constant danger of failure - do you think it’s good to have a back up plan?
7. ⁠what about the implications on mental health when it comes to failures in such risky endeavours?
8. ⁠2 changes you’ll make it current education policy of India?

Member 4 -

1. IQ vs EQ? Have you heard of Daniel Goleman?
2. ⁠Why civil services after studying abroad and working with Unicef especially as pay is lesser?
3. ⁠What can India learn from western bureaucracy?
4. ⁠what can western bureaucracy learn from India?
5. ⁠Gandhiji’s Talisman’s value for civil service?
6. ⁠How has reflective journaling helped you?

Member 4–

1. Differenc in education at Lady Shri Ram College vs University College London

2. ⁠What are your thoughts on lateral entry?

Interview ran for ~32 minutes. I have missed a few small details but nothing substantial.
Overall, the board was extremely cordial and patient. One thing stands out though, while a member was questioning, Sheelvardhan sir intervened politely with a question. Again, when another member was questioning, a member intervened with a question.

PT MARKS -182

Name : Marcus Aurelius
Shift : 9th Dec - morning session.
(2nd one to go 10:42 till 11:08)
Duration : 26 mins ( I sat outside sirs room for 30 minutes as board was having tea/coffee, snacks.


1. Home district/state: Meerut/ UP
2. Graduation stream/college: B.Sc (ZBC)
3. Optional subject: Anthropology

4. Hobbies/passions/medals:
Strength training, powerlifting, prerna saathi for primary school students, watching wildlife documentaries.

5. CSE Attempt no: 2nd Attempt, 2nd Interview.

Interview Board Name : Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir .

Chairman : Dasa Sir .
1. How are you?
2. You are 2002 born only but god has been kind to you in terms of physical features and.
Me: yes sir i look older than I am.
What are some pro and cons of a big physique and looking mature? I answered
3. Sir smiling and telling about his childhood experience. How sirs mother used to fight with bus conductor for enforcing half ticket norm.
4. You studied botany and anthropology. What are issues due to invasive species and give example.
5. Human wild life conflict in wayanad due to which invasive species?
Me: sorry sir
Sir explained I agreed.
6. 3 Approach towards tribals? Who gave them? Your view?
7. Compare and contrast issues with SC and ST.
Me:- answered
Sir explained further.

Member 2 :
1. Tell us about your morning routine?
2. So you like planning your day, is it beneficial?
3. What if plans change?
4. Difference between E. coli and B. coli?
Me: sorry sir
4. What is age of menarche?
5. Why reducing?
6. Any impact of industrialisation?
7. Whats age of marriage for girls? Should we reduce it?
Member 3 :
1. You are into powerlifting, differences with weightlifting?
2. Why not weightlifting?
3. Which one is in olympics?
4. Our athletes are doing good in paralifting, name some.
5. You haven’t heard of para athletes? Who are they?
6. Meerut is experiencing a communication revolution what is it?
Me: expressways, rrts.
7. What advantages/opportunities would your siblings have that you didn’t because of connectivity?
8. Would you suggest connecting other cities as well?
9. What will be the challenges in this?

Member 4 : Lady Member
1. You have been a prerna saathi during covid, was it temporary or long term.
2. What issues does high screen time has on children, whats your vision for it.
3.

Member 5 : Lady member
1. Why so many youngsters dying in gyms?
2. So you look like a very structured guy, how do you deal with uncertainty?
3. How often do you loose temper, when was the last time?
4. The social injustice doesn’t enrage you?
I mentioned about being concerned for children who beg and how we need to be kinder to them.
5. Wouldn’t that promote begging?
I don’t support begging at all but we can be kinder to those kids.


Experience was good. Board was very welcoming, smiling.