Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)

Name:SP Date : 25th Feb (1st to go) Key daf details: St.Stephens, JNU Sociology, Law, Ukulele,Meerut (rest not asked) Chairman – Dasa Sir Q1. How are you? What is life for you?(follow up based on my reply) Q2. What has been your inspiration for joining the Civil Services? Q3. Explain the four types of suicide given by Émile Durkheim. Q4. Analyse the following using Durkheim’s framework: Farmers’ suicides in Maharashtra Student suicides in Kota/ORN Suicide trends in developed countries Q5. What is the NIRF ranking of St. Stephen’s College and other leading colleges of Delhi University? Q6. Name some notable alumni of St. Stephen’s College. Q7. Recently, judges revisited their judgments in the Aravali case under public pressure. Earlier, judges were insulated from public opinion. What is your opinion on this shift? Member 1 Q8. What all does Article 21 of the Constitution include? Q9. Why are some Fundamental Rights enforceable while others are not? Q10. Is the Right to Health and Right to Food a Fundamental Right? How can they be enforced in this regard? Q11. Why does the State often fail to fully enforce the Right to Health and Right to Food? Q12. Hypothetical situation: Apply the principles of equity, equality, and justice in resolving a conflict scenario. Member 2 Q13. What are major global indices? How is India performing in them according to you? (Do not give ranks.) Q14. Should India develop its own indices? If yes, what should be the criteria? Q15. What is India’s per capita income? Is it fair to compare it with other countries? Q16. Can countries or even states be compared using socio-economic indicators? Q17. Why is Western Uttar Pradesh more developed than other regions? (Follow-up based on my earlier answer that within a country,within a state too there are disparities in sex ratio, poverty, literacy.) Q18. AI and its impact on any one field. Member 3 Q19. What are the types of legal systems across the world? Q20. What is the full form of LLB? Q21. What is the meaning of Jurisprudence? Q22. Interpret " ignorantia juris non excusat"(legal maxim) Member 4 Q23. Compare the ukulele with other string instruments. Q24. What is the oldest known string instrument? Q25. Why is youth more interested in the ukulele and other Western instruments? Q26. Is it a concern that interest in Indian classical instruments is waning? Q27. What is Albert Camus’ work on suicide? I appeared for almost all major mock interviews before the actual personality test. In addition to that, I discussed current affairs with interview appearing friends, which helped me refine my articulation, structure my answers better, and manage nervousness more effectively. These discussions improved clarity of thought and response framing. My actual interview turned out to be largely DAF-based, and some questions had already been asked during my mock sessions.

Name: KA16 Date:03/02/2026 DAF keywords- Agriculture, karnataka, wildlife behaviours-Hyena, construction worker Board: Suman Sharma madam 2nd one to go Questions asked:(can't able to remember member wise- 1 chair+4 members) 1) what is the relevance of WTO 2) Even though we focus more on manufacturing sector, we cannot improve it , should we focus on Agriculture sector? 4) can we move man power from manufacturing to agriculture? 3) What is Hydroponics? and why it is difficult to adopt/practice? How you promote it? 4) Is it EU will survive 10 years down the line? 5) Is panchayat pati practice exist? 6) How to eliminate it? 7) What is the climatic impact of Data centre? 8)will you invite or promote data centre in your state? 9) Recently some farmers say they don't want to use AI chat bot, what you will do? 10) What is the difference between Oryza sativa and Oryza nivara? 11)what is the origin of Watermelon? 12) who introduced watermelon to India( I said idk) 13) volcanic dust by the Indonesian volcano burst ,which came to Rajasthan and formed black soil, which is essential for cotton cultivation , what is the nutrient composition of that dust? 14)what was the crop grown during 2000BC in india? 15) " Those who do agriculture, have to leave education and those who do education, have to leave agriculture" , do you feel it is right?( I said no and about to give justification, the member interrupted but Suman Sharma madam want to listen justification but again that member interrupted saying he got the answer) 16) Organic farming and it's impact on food security, is yeild in organic farming can be more than conventional agriculture? 17) You are a agriculture graduate, why you want to join civil services)? 18) What was the wage you were getting as a construction worker? Why low but wages? 19) Everyone like Tiger, cheetah why you love hyenas? What is important in it? 20) where did you watched those animals? National parks you visited? (There are some questions which I can't able to recollect) Chairman said your interview over Overall board was cordial but one member used to ask questions in Hindi , since I'm from Southern part of India can't able to comprehend completely, so suman Sharma madam translated all those questions, Madam was writing continuously on my DAF , and after my entry the member left to me observed me from top to bottom and he asked me more factual and technical questions Mocks given- No use of mocks except improving my communication skills bcz actual interview was completely different from arrangement of board and questions asked Given more than 10 mocks (including O2O) Special thanks to- *SURESH SIR*(My mentor @insights IAS)- with whom I had interaction almost on a daily basis Vinayak sir(La excellence)- DAF discussion Khan sir(KSG studies)- O2O for confidence boosting and Peer group discussion

Name: KA16 Date:03/02/2026 DAF keywords- Agriculture, karnataka, wildlife behaviours-Hyena, construction worker Board: Suman Sharma madam 2nd one to go Questions asked:(can't able to remember member wise- 1 chair+4 members) 1) what is the relevance of WTO 2) Even though we focus more on manufacturing sector, we cannot improve it , should we focus on Agriculture sector? 4) can we move man power from manufacturing to agriculture? 3) What is Hydroponics? and why it is difficult to adopt/practice? How you promote it? 4) Is it EU will survive 10 years down the line? 5) Is panchayat pati practice exist? 6) How to eliminate it? 7) What is the climatic impact of Data centre? 8)will you invite or promote data centre in your state? 9) Recently some farmers say they don't want to use AI chat bot, what you will do? 10) What is the difference between Oryza sativa and Oryza nivara? 11)what is the origin of Watermelon? 12) who introduced watermelon to India( I said idk) 13) volcanic dust by the Indonesian volcano burst ,which came to Rajasthan and formed black soil, which is essential for cotton cultivation , what is the nutrient composition of that dust? 14)what was the crop grown during 2000BC in india? 15) " Those who do agriculture, have to leave education and those who do education, have to leave agriculture" , do you feel it is right?( I said no and about to give justification, the member interrupted but Suman Sharma madam want to listen justification but again that member interrupted saying he got the answer) 16) Organic farming and it's impact on food security, is yeild in organic farming can be more than conventional agriculture? 17) You are a agriculture graduate, why you want to join civil services)? 18) What was the wage you were getting as a construction worker? Why low but wages? 19) Everyone like Tiger, cheetah why you love hyenas? What is important in it? 20) where did you watched those animals? National parks you visited? (There are some questions which I can't able to recollect) Chairman said your interview over Overall board was cordial but one member used to ask questions in Hindi , since I'm from Southern part of India can't able to comprehend completely, so suman Sharma madam translated all those questions, Madam was writing continuously on my DAF , and after my entry the member left to me observed me from top to bottom and he asked me more factual and technical questions Mocks given- No use of mocks except improving my communication skills bcz actual interview was completely different from arrangement of board and questions asked Given more than 10 mocks (including O2O) Special thanks to- *SURESH SIR*(My mentor @insights IAS)- with whom I had interaction almost on a daily basis Vinayak sir(La excellence)- DAF discussion Khan sir(KSG studies)- O2O for confidence boosting and Peer group discussion

4th Member- Khadoos- Fumbled a lot here. 1. What do you mean by criminal justice system? 2. You missing two important components and upon being hinted said Jail Administration 3. Have you ever been to jail? ( Started laughing and then chairman gave a stern look and he stopped) 4.What were your observation when you visited jail? (Said high no. of people with petty crimes, POCSO cases) 5. I don't even consider POCSO as a relevant provision anymore unless it's explicitly rape. What else type of criminals you saw? ( Said many theft and robbery undertrials and murder convicts. Agreed and said so many cases where people kill each other in anger etc. I suggested yes many cases of crimes of passion were there. He elaborated and talked a bit about that) 6. What do you think is the issue with jail( overcrowding, large no. of undertrials) 5. How do you address such issues? ( Suggested having more lenient bail provisions) 6. All the CJIs keep saying that Bail is Norm and what not why doesn't it translate on the ground?(Said District Judges are sceptical of bail in fear of public judging them and there is a vicious cycle of prosecution, defence and judges trying to keep people in jail and not not out) 7. What is the difference between Central and District Jail?( Answered partially correctly) 8. What do you think of corruption that happens in government offices? 9. Officers paisa isiliye khatey hain taki kisi aur ko khila sakey. Do you agree with this statement. ( I said I do agree sir and I have seen many such instances where such cases happen. Again he laughed and asked the next member. 5th Member. 1. So after independence 3 cities were designed as modern cities in a planned manner. What are those( I said I know of only 2- Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh. He added third as Gandhi Nagar) 2. What do you want to tell me about Bhubaneswar as a planned city( told him how Gov of Odisha then had planned a new admin capital in Odisha with Cuttack as the residential hub and then he went to Punjab as the Governor and envisioned Chandigarh based on ideas gained from BBSR) 3. What differences do you find in a planned and unplanned city? (I took the example of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and suggested how roads, municipal admin priority defer, how certain community occupy certain areas in old cities leading to ghettoisation but in new cities the spread is much more liberal. He added that amenities are not that far off in new cities) 4. Do you think Smart City intiative was a success 5. Do you know about Pipili( i answered and also added about Raghurajpur) 6. What do you like about Sri Jagannath culture? As a Bengali guy who grew up in Odisha don't you have some kind of cognitive dissonance when you see issues like Rasogolla controversy. Was answering that and Chairman intervened and said almost 40 mins is over and the member abruptly stopped. I didn't realise whether the interview was over or not and then the Lady Member said it's done aap jaa sakte ho. Might have missed one or two questions Mocks- Almost all major ones Real board questions were not at all similar to that of those asked in Mocks rather ChatGPT Pro helped more in predicting than mocks. Overall I felt it was a very average interview in terms of how i answered and how I could have answered and I fared better in mocks than the real one.

Name - shr0ud Date-24/2/2025 Board - Ajey Kumar sir , DAF- Odisha , Odisha Revenue Service, Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency, Vedanta-Balco, Bhubaneswar, Mayurbhanj, Electrical Engineering Chairman sir : Brief Monologue on my DAF about jobs, education 1. You have studied Electrical Engineering and worked in Electrical Engineering sector for so long. Why the sudden change to Revenue Administration 2. What is the issue with solar energy in terms of grid stability. 3. What are steps taken to address such issues 4. Why do you transmit electricity at High Voltage and how is HVDC lines so important and in news now. 5. Do you know any HVDC projects being done? 6. Tell me about the role of transmission utilities? What is the role of PowerGrid Corporation of India and State utilities? 7. What is smart grid? How does it help deal with new age issues in transmission 2nd member- Couldn't answer that convincingly for what he was looking for. Monologue King 1. You work as a Revenue officer. Tell me how can AI help in Revenue admin. ( Some to and fro on this . I spoke digitisation and Naksha project but he wanted something hardcore AI. Fuck AI) 2. How do you remove corruption from revenue administration (Spoke from Odisha's experience) 3. Don't you think that the people involved in revenue administration themselves don't want transparency? 4. How can we make it faceless like IT regime?(Spoke with Ajey sir that I got a TDS claim for 250 rupees yesterday only and laughed)(Gave a generic answer and said with time as the digital interventions pickup it has potential to become faceless 5. As a Collector how do you approach land acquisition issues. Sudden shift to Vedanta and Balco - Aluminium 6. What was your role in Vedanta? 7. How is processing of bauxite done? 8. Has anyone tried exploring refining indian bauxite in Middle East and getting refined alumina from there? ( BC y. I tried convincing him ki it can be cost prohibitive considering shipping costs, import duties etc but he doubled down on it so declined i am not aware of such measures but had it been viable it would surely have been explored) 9. Why is welding of aluminium not done? I can get steel chair welded at Lajpat Nagar but I never see aluminium getting welded and i have to repurchase entire structure. (Tried convincing him that welding temp is much higher than melting point of aluminium but usko welding karwana hi hai) 10. Why is someone not developing technology to weld aluminium?(answered someone surely has made the technology but it is not prevalent due to cost effectiveness) 3rd Member (Lady) 1. What is the work role of OREDA and your role in OREDA 2. So OREDA deals only with Rooftop Systems? Why so much focus on RTS 3. What is the share of renewable in Odisha's power sector?(Made a blunder of saying 1GW in 130 GW instead of 13 GW) 4. Why such low penetration? 5. What all is OREDA doing to increase share if renewables in Odisha? (Said it's moving away from solarization of government buildings to making solar parks in unused lands for MW scale projects but issues exist as evacuation infrastructures are not enough to justify building such projects) 6. What is the current situation of Odisha and what sectors do you want to work on immediately if sent on ground ( Health and Tribal upliftment) 7. You suggested differences in tribes of North and South Odisha. Elaborate ( North - much more mainstreamed and better access to govt schemes. South - KBK, geographically isolated, hilly terrain, trust deficit with government, more pvtgs) 8. Why is there a trust deficit? ( Suggested my own experience of working in Rayagada- Mining projects and people oppose it vehemently and see any govt measures with suspicion- lied through the skin of my teeth 🤣) 9. How can you rebuild trust? 10. In such scenario how does Odisha remains attractive to those who seek mining opportunities( i said irrespective of what happens Odisha will always remains attractive but the question is that whether people are open to such projects on their land given past experiences)

4th Member- Khadoos- Fumbled a lot here. 1. What do you mean by criminal justice system? 2. You missing two important components and upon being hinted said Jail Administration 3. Have you ever been to jail? ( Started laughing and then chairman gave a stern look and he stopped) 4.What were your observation when you visited jail? (Said high no. of people with petty crimes, POCSO cases) 5. I don't even consider POCSO as a relevant provision anymore unless it's explicitly rape. What else type of criminals you saw? ( Said many theft and robbery undertrials and murder convicts. Agreed and said so many cases where people kill each other in anger etc. I suggested yes many cases of crimes of passion were there. He elaborated and talked a bit about that) 6. What do you think is the issue with jail( overcrowding, large no. of undertrials) 5. How do you address such issues? ( Suggested having more lenient bail provisions) 6. All the CJIs keep saying that Bail is Norm and what not why doesn't it translate on the ground?(Said District Judges are sceptical of bail in fear of public judging them and there is a vicious cycle of prosecution, defence and judges trying to keep people in jail and not not out) 7. What is the difference between Central and District Jail?( Answered partially correctly) 8. What do you think of corruption that happens in government offices? 9. Officers paisa isiliye khatey hain taki kisi aur ko khila sakey. Do you agree with this statement. ( I said I do agree sir and I have seen many such instances where such cases happen. Again he laughed and asked the next member. 5th Member. 1. So after independence 3 cities were designed as modern cities in a planned manner. What are those( I said I know of only 2- Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh. He added third as Gandhi Nagar) 2. What do you want to tell me about Bhubaneswar as a planned city( told him how Gov of Odisha then had planned a new admin capital in Odisha with Cuttack as the residential hub and then he went to Punjab as the Governor and envisioned Chandigarh based on ideas gained from BBSR) 3. What differences do you find in a planned and unplanned city? (I took the example of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and suggested how roads, municipal admin priority defer, how certain community occupy certain areas in old cities leading to ghettoisation but in new cities the spread is much more liberal. He added that amenities are not that far off in new cities) 4. Do you think Smart City intiative was a success 5. Do you know about Pipili( i answered and also added about Raghurajpur) 6. What do you like about Sri Jagannath culture? As a Bengali guy who grew up in Odisha don't you have some kind of cognitive dissonance when you see issues like Rasogolla controversy. Was answering that and Chairman intervened and said almost 40 mins is over and the member abruptly stopped. I didn't realise whether the interview was over or not and then the Lady Member said it's done aap jaa sakte ho. Might have missed one or two questions Mocks- Almost all major ones Real board questions were not at all similar to that of those asked in Mocks rather ChatGPT Pro helped more in predicting than mocks. Overall I felt it was a very average interview in terms of how i answered and how I could have answered and I fared better in mocks than the real one.

Name - shr0ud Date-24/2/2025 Board - Ajey Kumar sir , DAF- Odisha , Odisha Revenue Service, Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency, Vedanta-Balco, Bhubaneswar, Mayurbhanj, Electrical Engineering Chairman sir : Brief Monologue on my DAF about jobs, education 1. You have studied Electrical Engineering and worked in Electrical Engineering sector for so long. Why the sudden change to Revenue Administration 2. What is the issue with solar energy in terms of grid stability. 3. What are steps taken to address such issues 4. Why do you transmit electricity at High Voltage and how is HVDC lines so important and in news now. 5. Do you know any HVDC projects being done? 6. Tell me about the role of transmission utilities? What is the role of PowerGrid Corporation of India and State utilities? 7. What is smart grid? How does it help deal with new age issues in transmission 2nd member- Couldn't answer that convincingly for what he was looking for. Monologue King 1. You work as a Revenue officer. Tell me how can AI help in Revenue admin. ( Some to and fro on this . I spoke digitisation and Naksha project but he wanted something hardcore AI. Fuck AI) 2. How do you remove corruption from revenue administration (Spoke from Odisha's experience) 3. Don't you think that the people involved in revenue administration themselves don't want transparency? 4. How can we make it faceless like IT regime?(Spoke with Ajey sir that I got a TDS claim for 250 rupees yesterday only and laughed)(Gave a generic answer and said with time as the digital interventions pickup it has potential to become faceless 5. As a Collector how do you approach land acquisition issues. Sudden shift to Vedanta and Balco - Aluminium 6. What was your role in Vedanta? 7. How is processing of bauxite done? 8. Has anyone tried exploring refining indian bauxite in Middle East and getting refined alumina from there? ( BC y. I tried convincing him ki it can be cost prohibitive considering shipping costs, import duties etc but he doubled down on it so declined i am not aware of such measures but had it been viable it would surely have been explored) 9. Why is welding of aluminium not done? I can get steel chair welded at Lajpat Nagar but I never see aluminium getting welded and i have to repurchase entire structure. (Tried convincing him that welding temp is much higher than melting point of aluminium but usko welding karwana hi hai) 10. Why is someone not developing technology to weld aluminium?(answered someone surely has made the technology but it is not prevalent due to cost effectiveness) 3rd Member (Lady) 1. What is the work role of OREDA and your role in OREDA 2. So OREDA deals only with Rooftop Systems? Why so much focus on RTS 3. What is the share of renewable in Odisha's power sector?(Made a blunder of saying 1GW in 130 GW instead of 13 GW) 4. Why such low penetration? 5. What all is OREDA doing to increase share if renewables in Odisha? (Said it's moving away from solarization of government buildings to making solar parks in unused lands for MW scale projects but issues exist as evacuation infrastructures are not enough to justify building such projects) 6. What is the current situation of Odisha and what sectors do you want to work on immediately if sent on ground ( Health and Tribal upliftment) 7. You suggested differences in tribes of North and South Odisha. Elaborate ( North - much more mainstreamed and better access to govt schemes. South - KBK, geographically isolated, hilly terrain, trust deficit with government, more pvtgs) 8. Why is there a trust deficit? ( Suggested my own experience of working in Rayagada- Mining projects and people oppose it vehemently and see any govt measures with suspicion- lied through the skin of my teeth 🤣) 9. How can you rebuild trust? 10. In such scenario how does Odisha remains attractive to those who seek mining opportunities( i said irrespective of what happens Odisha will always remains attractive but the question is that whether people are open to such projects on their land given past experiences)

Name - Nobel prize winner 2.0 Date- 23/02/2026 AN Board- Hon' chairman UPSC Ajay kumar sir Daf keyword-Jabalpur, name (nobel prize winner), Madhya pradesh, sociology, hindi poetry,civil engineering (that are asked) Chairperson -why did you took sociology after civil engineering - tell me if the traditional sociology has undergone change in the era of tech -do you what social politeness is ? ( I thought i was rude or impolite in last answer so i said sorry sir ) -he then explained as it was a sociological concept -then asked me of social politeness has declined due to social media - asked me if what is human to human connection that was lost due to tech (mentioned in last ques) - don't you think shyness has got diminished due to social media - yes but there are also other things than anonymity...but okay Over to you sir M1 -So your name is nobel prize winner -Who do you relate to I said same person Why - i told about his works -Then he asked is he alive I said yes -Then asked that these are certain books have you read them I said no sir -Then he asked what was recent issue with him I told about it -Going from west of jabalpur towards Maharashtra tell me which district you will encounter I said sir Maharastra is south of jabalpur He tell me ha but tell me district I said sir i am not sure but i know of pench will be in between ...he was not interested in this -asked which tribe is found in south of mp and tell me what is famous about it? -have you seen tendu patta(mentioned in last ques) - tell me did if we dry tendu patta will it be bidi? - how do we make bidi? -tell me something about tribes around jabalpur -tell me history of gonds -What was jabalpur part of before the reorganization of madhyapradesh ( i said mahakaushal) -Who is napier town in jabalpur named after -Who is charles napier M2 - female member - asked some sociological concept ....i said don't know...she explained very peacefully...i said thank you ma'am...she smiled - asked how did you get interested in hindi poetry - do you just read or recite also ...i said i recite too ( I recited... auratein by ramshankar yadav vidrohi ji ...last 3 stanza) - maam directed to member on my left to take up Chairman sir cut in between said nobel prize winner , you may go Time - 10 to 12 min Only 3 members asked rest didn't (Almost all of major mocks) Preparation - Anupam jain sir and Ankit singh sir ( smartworks labs) Puneet yadav sir (SOMP) Ajay sir ( vajiram) Shubham Aggarwal sir ( vidhyapeeth ias) Mahesh Bhagwat sir La excellence igp O2o- Ayush Sinha sir (forum) Sriram sir (sriram ias) MPOA group Thanks to my friends and family

Name - Nobel prize winner 2.0 Date- 23/02/2026 AN Board- Hon' chairman UPSC Ajay kumar sir Daf keyword-Jabalpur, name (nobel prize winner), Madhya pradesh, sociology, hindi poetry,civil engineering (that are asked) Chairperson -why did you took sociology after civil engineering - tell me if the traditional sociology has undergone change in the era of tech -do you what social politeness is ? ( I thought i was rude or impolite in last answer so i said sorry sir ) -he then explained as it was a sociological concept -then asked me of social politeness has declined due to social media - asked me if what is human to human connection that was lost due to tech (mentioned in last ques) - don't you think shyness has got diminished due to social media - yes but there are also other things than anonymity...but okay Over to you sir M1 -So your name is nobel prize winner -Who do you relate to I said same person Why - i told about his works -Then he asked is he alive I said yes -Then asked that these are certain books have you read them I said no sir -Then he asked what was recent issue with him I told about it -Going from west of jabalpur towards Maharashtra tell me which district you will encounter I said sir Maharastra is south of jabalpur He tell me ha but tell me district I said sir i am not sure but i know of pench will be in between ...he was not interested in this -asked which tribe is found in south of mp and tell me what is famous about it? -have you seen tendu patta(mentioned in last ques) - tell me did if we dry tendu patta will it be bidi? - how do we make bidi? -tell me something about tribes around jabalpur -tell me history of gonds -What was jabalpur part of before the reorganization of madhyapradesh ( i said mahakaushal) -Who is napier town in jabalpur named after -Who is charles napier M2 - female member - asked some sociological concept ....i said don't know...she explained very peacefully...i said thank you ma'am...she smiled - asked how did you get interested in hindi poetry - do you just read or recite also ...i said i recite too ( I recited... auratein by ramshankar yadav vidrohi ji ...last 3 stanza) - maam directed to member on my left to take up Chairman sir cut in between said nobel prize winner , you may go Time - 10 to 12 min Only 3 members asked rest didn't (Almost all of major mocks) Preparation - Anupam jain sir and Ankit singh sir ( smartworks labs) Puneet yadav sir (SOMP) Ajay sir ( vajiram) Shubham Aggarwal sir ( vidhyapeeth ias) La excellence igp O2o- Ayush Sinha sir (forum) Sriram sir (sriram ias) MPOA group

Suman sharma ma'am board 18th February 2026, Forenoon,  First to go. (MBBS, MD, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Badminton) Chairperson 1.You are MBBS and MD and now you are coming to civil services. Why? 2.You are from Ahmedabad, first tell me that despite colonial legacy, why are we organising the commonwealth ?Don’t you think we should not organise such colonial games? And second, Tell me how organising the commonwealth games helps India? 3.But what benefits in sports culture ? 4.don't you think from past events such games have a lot of concerns with its financial viability, instead  we should focus on other developmental activities than organising this event? 5.Ok, Let's talk about the Olympics. How will it help India? 6.But how can organising the Olympics itself increase medal performance? 7. now can you tell me the impacts of Trump tariffs on India and China? 2 points for each. 8.My last question to you. What will you choose, health for all or insurance for all? Member 1 (Sir) 1.Can we Imagine the world without Trump? If yes what Wil be the impact of it ? Or should we go with the current one?  and what India should do? 2.What is the Abraham Accord and which countries are related to this ? 3.As you are playing badminton,  tell me how is the performance of India in badminton in the international sphere? 4.What is cooperative federalism? Are you aware of this? 5.Do you think it is working well? 6.My last question to you, what is your opinion about one nation one election? Should we implement this? Member 2 (sir) 1.With respect to India AI Summit, What is SAHI , BODH , are you aware about this initiative of the government of india? 2.What is gerontology and what is all going on in this sector with respect to new developments? Do you think this sector requires attention? 3.I am surprised that you have so much in your name with respect to vaishnavism , can you tell me about philosophy of vaishnavism , some core philosophy? 4.What is Shankaracharya's view ,and was he a follower of vaishnavism? 5.can you tell me about the current status of project tiger? Is it successful in India? Member 3 (Sir) 1.Long monologue on the Gujarat model of development then asks about 4 positives , how fair is it? Give 2 negatives of it . 2.One follow up monologue I am not able to recall. 3.How will you ensure data based governance? What are the sources of data which you will focus upon ? 4.How are finances managed in Gujarat with respect to that? Member 4(Lady) 1.What is the importance of finances in projects? 2.Can you give me an example of how this is important? 3.Are finances can only ensure developmental projects to be implemented in good manner ? 4.If you are a collector of a district and if you give some funds for children issues, you have a 2 year term, how will you use these funds ? 5.Now if you are a DM tell me how you will consult Panchayats for their problems? How will you use funds? 6.How can you say different panchayats have different needs ? Can you give me an example? Chairperson Okay , Thank you.  you can go now. Special thanks to K. K. Jalan sir (Retd. IAS) , Kaushal sir and Santosh sir (Bubnas IAS - Surat), Utkarsh Sir ( Mentor AID) , SPIPA Ahmedabad, Quantel (Vikram sir for panel arrangements), Upwise , Retd. IPS Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, given multiple mocks online and offline like Shriram IAS, RIA,Vajirao and Reddy, Forum IAS, Nextias, Sankalp, shankar ias and others are online by quantel and Upwise. They were very helpful for practice, understanding and getting  new questions.

Board : Rajshukla sir Date : 24/02/26 Daf : cholan book of world record silambam,canine care,eco trekking , coimbatore ,tn, ece Chairperson 1. Where are you from? 2. I was amazed to see coimbatore when I went with my friend being a textile hub side by side manufacturing? Why so 3. Regarding msme why they depend on govt and protesting against trade deals 4. Take kanpur and cbe both had textiles how did cbe sustain its growth? Said about semiconductor upcoming project 5. So are they going for design or mfg or atmp (assembly testing mfg pricing ) 6. Asked about a monologue on how the west is taking ir4.0 with ai (explained about India focusing on the application part rather than frontier ai) 7. Explained how china is competing with india on applications with the global south as a huge market (explained about security concerns and explained about deepseek and open source code for ai) 8. Compared deep seek and whether any in india(explained about sarvam ai) 9. Big monologue on how sarvam has code being replaced rather than indigenous (explained the future prospects of india) Member 1 1 What is eco trekking? 2 Where have you gone? Mentioned kedarnath 3. Asked me to explain the experience (told about the waste collection) 4. Asked me the bag size and waste collected 5. Read my daf on the cholan book of world record silambam ( I am interested please enlighten us about it) 6. Explained my achievement and mentioned about doing it in COVID 7. Asked me would you have pursued if not having COVID wave 8. What did you learn from COVID Member 2 1. Canine care(daf) what do you do? 2. How many dogs do you have(said 1in home and 30 in the street) 3. Asked how you feed them and explained to him the process 4. How much does biscuit packet cost and laughed asking whether you will feed the dogs in upsc (smiled and said yes sir) 4. Then asked about can we curl the dogs (talked about adoption and behaviour change to promote indigenous breeds) 5. One big ethical dilemma that you faced in life 6. Said a quote on a Chinese person saying about security (said I don't know) 7. Proceed to explain saying will give a hint to me and asked what China is doing in Indian borders(explained about settlement)said that's the answer Member 3 1. Which university is famous in Coimbatore (said 2 but he wanted to ask about cbe agri University) 2. What is the reason for its success? 3. What are they currently focusing on? 4. Asked about controversy regarding anthropic ai(said not sure of the whole issue) 5. Explained and gave me a hint(got it and explained about how it was used for code creating impact) Member 4 1. Tn despite having 33% women reservation in police why crime against women (asked me to tell in point format) 2. Asked about episton files(said I don't know the full story) 3. Explained to me him being sex offender and asked me to rate from 1-10 (10 being highest rated him 1 as worst) 4. Situation question you are being the DM and an MP with sexual offence conviction comes as chief guest what will you do( explained how will handle the situation) Chairman sir your interview is over. The board was very cordial and keenly listened to my answers. The chairperson asked many cross questions and I tried to tackle, rest were encouraging and gave me hints to answer. Unlike mock there were no factual data or questions more like a discussion where you explain your opinion) Mocks attended 1. Aicscc naan mudhalvan 2. Manidhaneyam ias 3. Vajiram and ravi 4. Samkalp 2 interview 5. Only ias 6. Vairao and reddy Thank you 1. Jawahar sir (retired IAS) interview mentorship and guidance 2. Mahesh Bhagwat sir( IPS) Daf analysis and discussion 3. Sudhagaran sir (IRPS Naan mudhalvan) interview guidance 4. Rajitha mam(Shankar ias for sociology)

Name: xyz Date:24 feb forenoon Board: raj shukla sir Daf keyword:MP, chess, cricket, reading books, PSIR Chair: Nice suit (wore light green pista color suit with green tie) Kaha se liya? Silwaya Or ready made? Why do people buy readymade these days? What is amrit kaal? Viksit bharat Monologue on india: 3rd largest gdp, low per capita Per capita of singapore and india Focus on per capita or overall gdp India has large potential but unable to realise it? How to bridge this gap between potential and goal? (Said human capital creation) Aren't we already have policies for these like NEP? Why aren't able to realise? We are feeding 80 cr people. Is it something to be proud of? Discussion on taxation. Why people don't pay. He talked of subramaniam swamy suggestion of abolishing income tax. Why corporates not investing despite corporate tax cut? M1: Three sectors which are still out of GST? Why they are out? WEF major speeches? Politico magazine said india can become largest gdp by 2100.is it realisable? Are there any precedent of india being largest gdp? What was india's gdp in first millennial? What sectors to focus on for becoming largest gdp? Areas to focus on for viksit bharat? Have u read yuval noah harari? (Named books read) What did he say in davos? M2: Similarities between chess and test cricket? What is your service Preference? What work do IFS officers do? How would u realise goal of viksit bharat as a diplomat ? Should india put patent on goods mfg in other countries? Hobbes, locke, Rousseau- say 2 lines on each Countries which follow their philosophy. Where does india lie in this? Name some  contemporary Indian political thinker. M3: USA bombs hiroshima and Nagasaki and talks of world peace. Views? What is carbon credit? What is value of a carbon credit? M4: MP eliminated naxalism. How? Which industry they focussed on? Why can't chattisgarh do so? Some tribal women raped.. People asked for encounter and then celebrated when done? What does it say about our society and judicial system? Why shouldn't we directly kill serious criminals ? Mam Talked of pune porche accident case and how convict got released. Where is justice in this? Mocks: sankalp, ensureias, levelup, vajiram were very good.special thanks to Smartworklabs (anupam sir and ankit sir for guidance, one on one mock and helping me refine my answers)

Suman sharma ma'am board 18th February 2026, Forenoon,  First to go. (MBBS, MD, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Badminton) Chairperson 1.You are MBBS and MD and now you are coming to civil services. Why? 2.You are from Ahmedabad, first tell me that despite colonial legacy, why are we organising the commonwealth ?Don’t you think we should not organise such colonial games? And second, Tell me how organising the commonwealth games helps India? 3.But what benefits in sports culture ? 4.don't you think from past events such games have a lot of concerns with its financial viability, instead  we should focus on other developmental activities than organising this event? 5.Ok, Let's talk about the Olympics. How will it help India? 6.But how can organising the Olympics itself increase medal performance? 7. now can you tell me the impacts of Trump tariffs on India and China? 2 points for each. 8.My last question to you. What will you choose, health for all or insurance for all? Member 1 (Sir) 1.Can we Imagine the world without Trump? If yes what Wil be the impact of it ? Or should we go with the current one?  and what India should do? 2.What is the Abraham Accord and which countries are related to this ? 3.As you are playing badminton,  tell me how is the performance of India in badminton in the international sphere? 4.What is cooperative federalism? Are you aware of this? 5.Do you think it is working well? 6.My last question to you, what is your opinion about one nation one election? Should we implement this? Member 2 (sir) 1.With respect to India AI Summit, What is SAHI , BODH , are you aware about this initiative of the government of india? 2.What is gerontology and what is all going on in this sector with respect to new developments? Do you think this sector requires attention? 3.I am surprised that you have so much in your name with respect to vaishnavism , can you tell me about philosophy of vaishnavism , some core philosophy? 4.What is Shankaracharya's view ,and was he a follower of vaishnavism? 5.can you tell me about the current status of project tiger? Is it successful in India? Member 3 (Sir) 1.Long monologue on the Gujarat model of development then asks about 4 positives , how fair is it? Give 2 negatives of it . 2.One follow up monologue I am not able to recall. 3.How will you ensure data based governance? What are the sources of data which you will focus upon ? 4.How are finances managed in Gujarat with respect to that? Member 4(Lady) 1.What is the importance of finances in projects? 2.Can you give me an example of how this is important? 3.Are finances can only ensure developmental projects to be implemented in good manner ? 4.If you are a collector of a district and if you give some funds for children issues, you have a 2 year term, how will you use these funds ? 5.Now if you are a DM tell me how you will consult Panchayats for their problems? How will you use funds? 6.How can you say different panchayats have different needs ? Can you give me an example? Chairperson Okay , Thank you.  you can go now. Special thanks to K. K. Jalan sir (Retd. IAS) , Kaushal sir and Santosh sir (Bubnas IAS - Surat), Utkarsh Sir ( Mentor AID) , SPIPA Ahmedabad, Quantel (Vikram sir for panel arrangements), Upwise , Retd. IPS Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, given multiple mocks online and offline like Shriram IAS, RIA,Vajirao and Reddy, Forum IAS, Nextias, Sankalp, shankar ias and others are online by quantel and Upwise. They were very helpful for practice, understanding and getting  new questions.

Name- RAYMOND REDINGTON again Board- Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla Date- 09 feb 2026, FN Keywords-- ECE, IPS first preference, fitness enthusiast, shotput, tamilnadu Duration-- was the lengthiest interview i have ever attended.. Damn sure that it was atleast 45 mins... Was 3rd to go Chairman(nearly 20 mins) -- also very interactive and interrupting. Felt that he was actively into discussion process. So, where do you work and what is your business model You are a shotputter.. Do you practice now? Software or hardware.. Which is important.. Which is developing fast now I talked about AMCA and HAL being out of the race. Sir went into AMCA and laughed and said - they were sent out. Is india a superpower in software and IT? -- Yes you are right. Cant india achieve in this sector and correct its mistakes easily? Why indian private sector is not like that of US? Why should government always support private sector? I spoke about India's missed opportunities in semicon sector-- and sir asked to elaborate it. Member1 Whats the difference between yoga, pilates and strength training. Why dont you teach yoga? How does strength training alleviate the risk of NCDs. If you are District magistrate, what 3 initiatives you would bring? What are the contributions of VIVEKANANDA Compare periyar and vivekananda Member2 Difference between shotput and javelin throw. Explain shotput and javelin scientifically to me Why specifically its thrown at 45 degrees? Does sports promote culture and develop humanity? Does sports help in defence of mankind? If you were to write a book on history of semiconductors, where would you start and what would you write? Member3 Suicides are rising. Whats your take on it. Causes of suicides. I spoke about TELEMAnas.. Sir asked why it was formed at first instance.. I replied I dont know the exact reason. He said it was due to students suicides. Would joint families aid in diverting children from excessive social media usage? Member4 You spoke about periyar. Whats your opinion on using surnames and family names? If you are living in a district with high poverty, how will you make fitness reach them. Assume that they dont have access to social media, how will you achieve it? Wont indulging the youth will be a way forward then? Their focus will be on livelihood. How will you convince them to adopt fitness? Some More questions, I could not recollect. Board wished me all the best and said my interview was over. My opinion-- it was more like a conversation.. Was very lengthy. A coffee before the session in upsc waiting hall, definitely helped me. Couldn't guess my performance. I feel i could have done better. At the same time it felt pleasant and was a cordial interaction without any arguments. Mocks-- ARAM IAS,MANIDHANEYAM, Nan Mudhalvan, Shankar IAS, O20 in kingmakers ias, Quantel, Vajirao reddy IAS, Raja Sirs IAS academy, O20 with Sylendra babu sir., O2O with MAHESH BHAGWAT sir.

Suman sharma ma'am board 18th February 2026, Forenoon, First to go. (MBBS, MD, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Badminton) Chairperson 1.You are MBBS and MD and now you are coming to civil services. Why? 2.You are from Ahmedabad, first tell me that despite colonial legacy, why are we organising the commonwealth ?Don’t you think we should not organise such colonial games? And second, Tell me how organising the commonwealth games helps India? 3.But what benefits in sports culture ? 4.don't you think from past events such games have a lot of concerns with its financial viability, instead we should focus on other developmental activities than organising this event? 5.Ok, Let's talk about the Olympics. How will it help India? 6.But how can organising the Olympics itself increase medal performance? 7. now can you tell me the impacts of Trump tariffs on India and China? 2 points for each. 8.My last question to you. What will you choose, health for all or insurance for all? Member 1 (Sir) 1.Can we Imagine the world without Trump? If yes what Wil be the impact of it ? Or should we go with the current one? and what India should do? 2.What is the Abraham Accord and which countries are related to this ? 3.As you are playing badminton, tell me how is the performance of India in badminton in the international sphere? 4.What is cooperative federalism? Are you aware of this? 5.Do you think it is working well? 6.My last question to you, what is your opinion about one nation one election? Should we implement this? Member 2 (sir) 1.With respect to India AI Summit, What is SAHI , BODH , are you aware about this initiative of the government of india? 2.What is gerontology and what is all going on in this sector with respect to new developments? Do you think this sector requires attention? 3.I am surprised that you have so much in your name with respect to vaishnavism , can you tell me about philosophy of vaishnavism , some core philosophy? 4.What is Shankaracharya's view ,and was he a follower of vaishnavism? 5.can you tell me about the current status of project tiger? Is it successful in India? Member 3 (Sir) 1.Long monologue on the Gujarat model of development then asks about 4 positives , how fair is it? Give 2 negatives of it . 2.One follow up monologue I am not able to recall. 3.How will you ensure data based governance? What are the sources of data which you will focus upon ? 4.How are finances managed in Gujarat with respect to that? Member 4(Lady) 1.What is the importance of finances in projects? 2.Can you give me an example of how this is important? 3.Are finances can only ensure developmental projects to be implemented in good manner ? 4.If you are a collector of a district and if you give some funds for children issues, you have a 2 year term, how will you use these funds ? 5.Now if you are a DM tell me how you will consult Panchayats for their problems? How will you use funds? 6.How can you say different panchayats have different needs ? Can you give me an example? Chairperson Okay , Thank you. you can go now. Special thanks to K. K. Jalan sir (Retd. IAS) , Kaushal sir and Santosh sir (Bubnas IAS - Surat), Utkarsh Sir ( Mentor AID) , SPIPA Ahmedabad, Quantel (Vikram sir for panel arrangements), Upwise , Retd. IPS Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, given multiple mocks online and offline like Shriram IAS, RIA,Vajirao and Reddy, Forum IAS, Nextias, Sankalp, shankar ias and others are online by quantel and Upwise. They were very helpful for practice, understanding and getting new questions.

You went on and on about reasons of depression but you missed very important reason - chemical imbalance in brain - Deepika Padukone is the classic case --- I humbly accepted that I must have missed it and I will read more about it. Thanked him for letting me know. Sir - Thank you, your interview is over, all the best! Observations :- DAF based interview, Board was cordial but Chairman Sir kept a poker face at all times. Mocks - 15+ - Samkalp, OnlyIAS, Saloni khanna Mam (Saarthi IAS), Vajirao and Reddy, A few through Quantel (rest were not good) , Daily discussions with peers helped the most! All the best everyone.

Name - Hermione Granger Date - 23 February 2026 , Afternoon session, First to go DAF keywords - Short Stories, Poems, Snippets, Mental Health, Teaching kids online, Human Resource Management, Public Administration optional, MP Board - Sanjay Verma Sir Afternoon session, 1st to go Chairperson Sir - 1. You have a literature heavy DAF, what will the world look without literature? 2. Give me a quote you liked a lot from a short story. (Gave one from a short stories collection by Sheelvardhan sir - he said you are just taking a board member's name for sucking up, I kept my calm and smiled there) 3. Interpret a quote for me :- "We see the world with our eyes, we interpret it through our ears". 4. Gave some names of few contemporary authors - asked if I have read them - Said No 5. Which contemporary author have your read? -- Jhumpa Lahiri 6. You know she writes in Italian, have you read her Italian book - I said no sir I have read the english stories 7. Went on saying - Isn't it crazy - learning a language just to write in it - told I humbly differed when he interjected - "I did not mean crazy in a wrong way" - I agreed to that 4. What is digital nationalism? (Couldn't answer) 5. Told me to put it in context, I went with Digital sovereignty 6. What is synthetic AI - Did not know 5. What is one recent concept from AI you are aware of?- Agentic AI 6. What is it? 6. What are various nations' view on data? US, EU, India, China ( was sure only about India, conveyed the same) 7. Top paid HR consultants in India? - Didn't know 8. Names of top HR leaders from famous companies - didn't know specific HR names M1 -- 1. GenZ protests in Nepal, social media ban was one of the reason, your opinion on it? Should we ban social media in India? 2. What are common mental health problems in India? 3. What are the reasons for depression? (From earlier answer) - went section based - different reasons for women, youth, elderly 4. Are you a GenZ? 5. What is the difference between GenZ and Millenials? (In part of answer said Millenials are the sandwich generation- bear the burden of ageing parents and dependent children --- Sanjay Sir intervened - that's us, not the millenials - we are the sandwich generation, our kids refuse to grow up - room burst into laughter) 6. Ghaziabad girls suicide, due to father taking away social media usage right, shouldn't we just ban social media then? Your view (kept my stand, took cue from his own statement that it was knee jerk reaction of father taking away phone, rather he should have connected with kids, explained them about use and misuse, social media is just a tool) 7. Solution for the same? (Gave one solution as no phone zones at dining table) 8. But everyone these days, even the parents are on their phones - I agreed, but we need to change that culture because kids learn from their parents M3:- 1. How to curb digital addiction? 2. Why don't you support a ban - most countries are doing it 3. Is it even possible ( said with a proper law in place it is possible but it won't be desirable without consultation) 4. What was your mental health project about? 5. Which age group facing most mental health problems these days (quoted from economic survey - 15-24 age group) 6. Why are they facing it the most? M4:- (lady member) 1. Where will you take me in MP for a 7 day tour? 2. 70 hr work week - your view? 3. But why not - it's necessary for productivity 4. How can AI help in solving primary education problems in India? M5:- 1. You have taught kids online, did they have the infrastructure? 2. Where did you arrange the funds from? (NSS) 3. Problems in education system of country? (Mentioned industry- academia linkage gap with my own example of graduation) 4. Challenges you will encounter as an administrator? Will your theoretical knowledge help you there? (Couldn't hear the first part very clearly, humbly asked him to repeat - he clarified) Chairman Sir again :-

You went on and on about reasons of depression but you missed very important reason - chemical imbalance in brain - Deepika Padukone is the classic case --- I humbly accepted that I must have missed it and I will read more about it. Thanked him for letting me know. Sir - Thank you, your interview is over, all the best! Observations :- DAF based interview, Board was cordial but Chairman Sir kept a poker face at all times. Mocks - 15+ - Samkalp, OnlyIAS, Saloni khanna Mam (Saarthi IAS), Vajirao and Reddy, A few through Quantel (rest were not good) , Daily discussions with peers helped the most! All the best everyone.

Name: Itachi Uchiha x Satoru Gojo. Date: 16 February, 2026. Forenoon, 1st to go. Keywords: Public Administration, Agriculture, AI, Kolar, Meditation, Physics. DAF Based. Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa sir Chairman 1. Please take a seat. You are tall. Tell me how have you been using this height? 2. What is Weber's concept of Charismatic leadership? Why is it so prominent in the 21st century 3. How french bureaucracy is recruited? Tell me about their civil services examinations. 4. Should we allow civil servants in India to participate in politics? 5. Minnowbrook conference - what is it? When will it take place next? Your agenda for the same if you are made to head it. 6. How will you use AI in administration. 7. Should we remove the insider outsider system now that we have been sufficiently nationally integrated and there is peace prevailing. Member 1 1. You are from Kolar. What is the status of the gold mines? 2. Why are the gold prices rising globally? 3. If I give you 5 lakhs where will you invest - stocks, shares or gold? 4. Tell me what else Kolar is known for? 5. How will you use AI in Agriculture. 6. How will you stop Groundwater overexploitation? Member 2 1. Continuing the topic of agriculture, if you are a SDM, what steps will you take for the welfare of the farmers of your district? 2. What crops do you grow? Tell me the types of mangoes you grow. 3. Have you used or seen the use of digital marketplace for the sale of produce yourself (flowing from the answer to 1st question). 4. How will you convince the farmers to adopt what you are advocating(badgered me for real world action) 5. Given the present Bangladesh situation should we use military action for securing our national interests? Member 3 1. Your tie is looking very nice. From which company did you buy it? 2. We know the benefits of meditation in the lives of ordinary people. But does it hold practical value for military personnel who have such dynamic duties. - How does it help in extreme climates. 3. Case study - You are DC and there is communal disharmony in your district. You have tried all measures and finally request the army. But army is facing some issues with logistics and the situation has reached the brink. What steps will you take for expediting the arrival of army? 4. Earlier you said you will invest in startup instead of gold or stocks. Why? Member 4 1. Continuing the question, suppose I'm a venture capitalist and I am willing to invest 50 million in your company. What startups would you pursue. 2. Is this all merely theoretical or do they have monetary value? 3. What is Renaults number? It is constant which is a four digit number. Tell me the number. 4. Tell me one instance in your life that proves to us that you are good at conflict resolution. 5. What did you do on Valentine's day? Chairman: I don't want you to walk out disappointed. You would have prepared so much for this interview but we could only ask you this much in this time. Tell me one area you have prepared well and wish to be questioned from. Tell the name of the movie in which the quote from Paulo Cohelo's book was used. (Related to my response). Thank you. Your interview is over. Mock Interviews Attended: 6 in Delhi: Samkalp(2), PWOnlyIAS, VVS IAS, ALS IAS, Drishti. 7 in Bengaluru: India4IAS(2), La Excellence, Grace IAS, Primus, Rajkumar x JICE, Samutkarsh. One on One: 1. Prashanth sir (India4IAS) 2. Vinayak sir (La Excellence) 3. Venkat Mohan sir (La Excellence) 4. Sunil Oberoi sir (Arthashastra IAS) 5. Sajal Singh sir (Sarrthi IAS) 6. Ratna Prabha ma'am (Akka IAS) 7. Sanju Singh ma'am ( Grace IAS) Special thanks to Prashant sir, Chetan sir and Vinayak sir. Their contribution are too many to list! Thank you and All the best. 🙏