Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2026)

Chairman: Dinesh dasa sir Date:24.01.2025.(afternoon) Name: parakram diwas Degree:law Optional:Psir Daf : cricket, fitness activities, watching movies, tamilnadu Chairman 1.What inspired you to become civil servants 2.pardoning power is discretion or aid and advice of president 3.do you know which case pardoning power changed to need aid and advice of com?(I said no sir..he told the case and asked me to refer 4.tamil nadu is so forward in economic growth...do you think it fully used it's potential 5.(I asked this question to all the tamil nadu people).why for past 4 decades there is only regional parties...there is no national parties in Tamil Nadu M1: 1.do you know what is multilateralism 2.bilateralism 3.unilateralism 4.what india should follow 5.what are the criteria India puts forth  claim permanent seat in UNSC M2: 1.what are the qualities you admire from subash chandra bose 2.do you be aware about the recent judgement on banking regulations(I dont know) 3. M4: 1.who named you 2.do you know roe vs wade case 3.Is neutral stand taken by India is defendable? 4.i think constitution is worstly mad because there is lots of amendments..what's your opinion on that M5: 1.put your hobbies as watching movies..if Rajinikanth movie and kamalhasan movie released together...which one you want to go first 2.lots of factors coming to politics..what is the reason

PS 24/1/25 forenoon Sanjay verma sir UP, jee, ba(pol sc), ted talk, cricket(rest not imp) PSIR Chairman What makes ted talk so attractive 5 indians you want to see in ted talks who are doing great job but are not as much recognized Member1 What is gst How it has simplified taxation Why different rates First cricket match Do we need to conduct exams for entrance Why humanities even after qualifying jee advanced What is interpol Where is the HQ of interpol Member2 Do women still need support in india Task of ILO Views on 70/90 hour work week Views on work life balance Member3 Should we use ai in upsc Ethical implications of ai Reasons for celebreting kumbh Should religion be commercialized Views on us santions Whether trump has already imposed it on russia Member4 (lady member) Crowd mgmt in kumbh Solid waste mgmt in kumbh Why 12 years cycle in kumbh Which other places kumbh is celebrated What is bank nationalisation, when done Why needed Why pvt lenders still dominate Chairman Major political systems in the world Where does india fit into this Political system of turkey Board members were very cordial. Utility of mocks- good for practise, structuring of answers and understanding mannerism

Name - Leonardo da Vinci Optional - Sociology Interview date - 20 January Afternoon , Approx time - 25 min Board - Sanjay Verma sir DAF Keywords - agriculture, night photography, fergusson college,kabaddi,drinking and driving awareness,physics Chairman First read some areas of my DAF So your optional is sociology. Tell me one concept of sociology which was very surprising / unusual for you. What is legal alcohol limit? How many drinks is enough to cross legal alcohol limit? Member 1 What is night photography? Do you upload your photos on some platform? What could be the three things on mind of finance minister before economic survey and budget? How can we improve our economic growth rate? Member 2 Talked about agriculture. How are you going to solve problems of agriculture ? Member 3 Are you comfortable in Hindi? How many languages do you speak? Why Mahakumbh is called Mahakumbh? Asked about its mythology, years and other places where it takes place? Have you ever been to north east? How many states are in north east? Tell states and their capital? Told about INA and Kohima. Would you like to go to north east? What will be your first reaction if you are sent to Nagaland? What is your opinion on current Israel Hamas ceasefire? Member 4 ( lady ) Asked questions on agriculture. What did you do? Asked about gap after college. Do you know about CA Storage?( onion farming in our area) Chairman Last question. Tell me what can we do to stop tears coming from our eyes when we cut onion? Overall board was very supportive and cordial.Bit different experience than mocks. Try to stay calm, confident,and genuine. Mocks -Sankalp,Hamdard study circle, Deepstambh academy,Jawwad Kazi sir Two questions similar to one to one mock drill with Utkarsh Shukla sir - Night photography and Finance minister wale Two question from Mahesh Bhagwat sir- drink and drive ,and gap after college All the very best

Name - DR MADS Optional - Medical science Interview date - 20 January Forenoon , first candidate Approx time - 35min Board - Dr Dinesh Dasa DAF Keywords - NGO, training FLHWS, Bengaluru Chairman What are the objectives of national health policy 2017 ? There are many treatments in charaka samhita which are not available in allopathic medicine. Don't you think we should follow ancient medicine more ? Changes need to be brought in present healthcare system ? Member 1 Do you think war has stopped between Israel and Hamas ? What were the aims of hamas? Who is the main reason for truce whether Trump or Bieden ? What's the future of this agreement ? Effect of this on India ? Member 2 Your name is unique ? What does it mean ? Are you spiritual ? About SVAMITVA scheme ? How it helps farmers ? About SEWA NGO ? Women empowerment ? Is it real now ? What changes are needed ? Difference between a trainer and faculty? Member 3 What's India's present diplomatic strategy ? How should it be shaped in the future considering global crises ? About my preferences why haven't you chosen IFS in the top 3 considering larger scope for the diplomats ? Recent tax reforms ? How it's affecting middle class ? Member 4 ( lady ) What's the impact of three language Policy ? Difference btw states which have and haven't implemented ? Uses of IT in health ? Uses of IT for FLHWS ? Overall board was very supportive and patiently listening throughout. Very different experience than mocks. calmness, confidence and honesty matters the most. Mocks - sankalp, vajirao and reddy, vajiram and ravi, next ias, chahal Helps to simulate and face the uncertain questions . All the very best

Name - MP Board :- Sheel vardhan singh sir Date :- 21 Jan 2025 DAF :- Mech, Maharashtra, PSIR, Guided Meditation, Karate, Sudarshan Kriya, 3D printing Chairperson :- Let's have a discussion. Do you practice Karate What is difference between Karate, Judo, Jijitsu ? What About Taikwando ? Do you know about a particular technique in Jijitsu? What are this Guided meditation? Why guided meditation? Do you know about 8 limbs of Yoga? To what level do we reach in yoga? Lady Member :- You did mechanical engineering in 2021 . What are you doing since then? Why Gadchiroli in news always? What are reasons for Naxalism in Gadchiroli ? What govt doing for addressing Development deficit? M3 :- I used to consider India as a soft state domestically and externally as well but now I feel that has changes and India is being a hard state? Do you agree? What India did domestically? What India did Externally tell some instances? Was there any repurcussion regarding it in latest? Told about USA Pannun case What govt did regarding that? What about unknown Gun man? Do you practice sudarshan kriya on your own or under a guide? Who is your guide? M4:- Can you recall Missiles of India? Tell me more about Bramhos What is it's range? Do you know about Nano technology? What govt is doing regarding Nano tech? What about Electronic chips - Semiconductor? What is India's Status? M5 :- What happened on 6 th Jan 2021 in capitol Hill ,USA ? What did Trump do about it? Was the pardon right? What is your opinion on such pardon? Does President of India has pardoning power? Do Governors in India have pardoning power? Can you name any case where death penalty was pardoned? What is Decentralization? What is the philosophy of decentralization? If You are DM, Will Local representative be your adversary? How will you work with them? Board was cordial and supportive. DAF analysis :- Shrinas Sir Mahesh Bhagwat Sir One on one Mocks:- Satyam sir (understand Upsc ) , Ravindran Sir (Vajiram) ,Shrinas Sir (iLearn Kerala) Abhijeet Sir (UPSCprep) , Mocks :- Samkalp, Upscprep, KGS

Name: Rahkeem Cornwall Date: 20/01/25, Afternoon - 4th to go Board: Suman Sharma Ma'am DAF(Keywords on which questions were asked): B.Tech(Computer Science), PSIR Optional, Cricket, Hindustani Poetry Chairperson: 1. What are recent changes in US policies regarding AI related Chips? 2. Is there any specific provision related to India? 3. Taiwan is famous for Chips manufacturing. Name some semi-conductor companies of Taiwan. 4. Tell more about Foxconn in Indian context. 5. What is Neura Link? 6. Is this reading of human thoughts by technology ethical? 7. Why was Sam Altman in news? 8. So, Pakistan is going through lot of issues especially w.r.t to the current incidents at the border. Is the current situation in Pakistan favourable for India? (I mentioned deep state in my answer) M1 1. What is the difference between deep state and deep fake? 2. How to tackle problem of deep fake? 3. Does India has a problem of Deep State? 4. Since you have done your B.Tech in Computer Science tell how India's IT sector is doing? Are you happy or sad? 5. What about hardware? 6. What would your suggestions be as IT secretary to improve hardware industry development? M2 1. Tell me in terms understandable to common man, what is the difference between AI and ML?(I explained using Chess) 2. Tell with the analogy of a robot trying to catch a ball? 3. Is everything with AI is good? Are there any negatives? If Yes, then what are they? (I mentioned George Orwell's 1984) 4. What is the difference between Computer Science and Computer Engineering? 5. What is MSP? Tell why MSP should not be given? Also, tell some arguments favouring demand of MSP. 6. Sections like 420, 302 were now in our administrative and societal DNA. Then what was this need of bringing new criminal laws like BNS 2023. Don't you think it was unnecessary? M3 1. You mentioned George Orwell. What was his birthplace? 2. What is the significance of Champaran? 3. What is this talk about Sports Industry? 4. How can we make India better in sports? 5. There is now practically a duopoly in India's aviation sector dominated by Indigo and Air India with flight prices sky-rocketing. What should be done by the government to make sure that new players enter the Aviation sector? 6. There are so many betting apps. We are constantly being shown advertisements. So what is your opinion about betting apps? M4 1. So, your Hobby is Hindi Poetry.(I clarified that it is Hindustani Poetry) Name some poets of Hindustani Poetry. (I mentioned Ghalib, Dushyant Kumar and Jaun Elia) 2. What about Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Dinkar and Subhadra Kumari Chauhan? (Ma'am I have read them. But I am more inclined towards the poets I mentioned) 3. Isn't Ghalib an Urdu Shayar and not a Hindustani poet? 4. Recite a couplet of Ghalib. 5. What does it mean? 6. Have you read Harivansh Rai Bacchan's Madhushala? 7. What does he meant by "Madhushala" term?(I said it meant Enlightenment and a pursuit towards Knowledge) 8. Isn't this more about guiding towards one single path to God? (I said that could be one interpretation) 11. So, What is your interpretation? 12. Demonitisation was done to remove black money from the economy. Is it removed? If not what are the reasons for it? 13. Why black money entered the system? 14. What would be your advice if you are in the room when the decision about demonitisation is being taken and the powers to be asked your opinion? 15. So, are you saying that demonitisation was done without analysis?(Everybody laughed. Then she said that she was just joking. Please continue with your previous answer) Thank you!

Hathiram Chaudhary Optional geography, Btech in Plastics, Delhi NCR, Movies and series, cricket and exercising. Indian meterogical society in daf. Date of interview: 10th January, time 20-25 mins. Forenoon session, 3rd to go. Board: Sanjay Varma Sir Chairman 1. How are you ? 2. You watch OTT, what is the difference in viewing it on phone, tv and in the hall? 3. How do you deal with sex scenes in such shows? 4. Any filters that are used? M1: 5. I'll give you a word, how would you explain it in different dimensions, the word was Philanthropy. 6. What are anaerobic exercises 7. Health impacts of microplastics 8. How to deal with microplastics 9. Road accidents in india 10. Have meteorological predictions improved? 11. Why have they improved? 12. How to disseminate information to farmers at panchayat level? M2: 13. Why is it a critical period for climate change presently 14. What did you study in plastic technology? 15. High technology application of plastics 16. What polymers are used in stealth technology? 17. Role of plastics in climate change mitigation M3: 18. Air pollution causes in delhi 19. Rank them by contribution 20. Stubble burning even now? It's construction 21. What is GRAP? 22. What provisions under GRAP? 23. What is the UDAN scheme? 24. What does UDAN stand for? 25.  Do you know any specifics about it? M4: 26. How many hours a week do you spend on your hobbies? 27. 90 hours vs 70 hours work week, how many would you pick and why? 28. Suppose you're the owner of an industry then how many? 29. Any international convention regulating work hours? 30. Bureaucratic work hours? 31. China authoritative or democrative 32. Should happiness be prioritised? Chairman sir 33. What is neuroplasticity? Thank you! Your interview is over. He even suggested to read about something to help me get a new insight on the less working hours debate. The experience was cordial and it was an honour to have been provided this opportunity. The board members were smiling and even nudged at times to help me get to the right answer. Extremely grateful to the community for providing transcripts and support during the preparation. Shoutout to winters sir, nawab ji, baghera bhaiya and lankesh for motivating and providing inputs wherever necessary. Om namah shivay!

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Name: Culer Date : 22/1/2025 Suman Sharma Ma'am Board, last to go. 20-25 minutes. Key DAF details: Civil Engineering, History, Bits Pilani Hyderabad Campus, E.Champaran, Bihar, Cricket, rest not asked. Questions asked: *Chairman Ma'am* 1) NEP advocates flexible courses, don't you think it'll lead to generalist courses. Follow up : But you have Engg., courses like these might not be preferred. Follow up : Your one input to NEP, which isn't there already. 2) Cryptocurrency, should we legalise it, as many countries have done. Follow up questions. 3) Traffic Congestion Fees in NYC during peak hours. Should we do that in India as well? Follow up on one point in my answer. *M1* 1) Why is ChotaNagpur Plateau called so? 2) Opium Wars and follow up ques on my answer. 3) Migration of labour to which countries in British rule. *M2* 1) Debt and Equity and related. 2) There's corruption in India in different areas, plan to stop it. *M3* 1) Champaran importance in history. 2) Causes of fall in bridges in Bihar and other areas. Solutions for same. 3) How to solve problems of people at grassroots. Consider yourself as Collector. *M4* 1) OECD and UNCTAD 2) How to solve problem of Borderline smuggling. 3) How to bring transparency in service delivery. 4) Name a cricketer from Bihar, batsman, wicketkeeper, he's not Ishan Kishan. (I said MSD, Bihar bifurcation after, he corrected me then) Can't recollect a few questions. Overall it was factual which led to discussion. I was nervous in the beginning but nerves calmed as board was cordial. Faced issues in economic questions. Mocks : NextIAS(faculty+bureau.mock), Vajirao and Reddy, SankalpIAS, ChanakyaMandal, one to one with Satyam Jain Bhaiya. Special thanks to Saubhagya Dubey Sir (Sankalp IAS) and B.Singh Sir (CMD, NextIAS). Always grateful to senior officers, who were always helpful with my childish doubts. Derived benefits from transcripts, cspt community, interacting with friends. Jai Ram Ji ki🙏🙏

Date: 21 Jan forenoon session, 2nd to go DAF keywords: Free verse poetry writing, Endurance running, tutored underprivileged at NGO, Electrical Engineering. (rest not asked) Board: Sheel Vardhan Singh Sir Chairman sir: 1. You write free verse poetry, tell me what do you know about sonnets. 2. What is the number of verses in it? 3. What is a haiku? 4. Do you remember any famous poem of william wordsworth? 5. Since you had psir optional, you must know the israel-hamas conflict that’s going on. Tell me what does the term ‘intifada’ mean? 6. What does global intifada mean? M1: 1. Running is your hobby, so how do you think it impacts mental health? 2. Do you think india lacks mental health awareness? 3. What are the major causes of suicides in india? 4. How do you think we can tackle it? 5. Given isro is undertaking all this research, how do you think this helps a common man? Does it help society? M2: 1. In any war, its said that there are no victors. But who is winning in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war? Who do you think has benefited the most? (i answered weapons-manufacturing companies) 2. So which country is benefiting? (I answered usa citing the figures and names of companies) 3. Sir said: Say US more freely, we’re not making you sign an affidavit that usa has profited by the war (members laughed among themselves) 4. What is russia gaining from the war? 5. Which other country has gained? (China) 6. Has india also benefited? And tell me how? (Importing cheap oil and selling it to the west) 7. Continuing from the question on running, what maximum distance have you ran? 8. What was your timing for that? Chairman sir - that’s almost like jogging (members chuckled. I said, sir I’ll try to improve it) M3: 1. What is this new mission of isro, have you heard about it? 2. Why will isro gain out of it? 3. Tell me about green energy 4. How can EVs contribute to a country’s economy? 5. India’s status in battery manufacturing? M4: 1. What was your role in the ngo? 2. What are other Indian ngos that have got global recognition or nobel prize? (I couldn’t recollect at the moment) 3. Have you heard about bachpan bachao andolan? (It clicked me, kailash satyarthi) 4. What was his contribution? 5. What is the ‘missing children’ phenomenon? 6. Recently judgement on the r g kar case was given by the court, if you were the judge what would have been your verdict? (I said i would follow the due procedure, take into account gravity of crime, evidence, effect on society, et al) 7. No just give me the judgement. (I gave a similar answer and about belief in judicial wisdom of sc’s judgement) 8. What would be your quantum of punishment? Chairman sir interrupted - i think you’re being too safe and too cautious with your answers, if i were in your place i would’ve straight away given him the death penalty. I answered - sir i just want to ensure there’s no miscarriage of justice either. He smiled and said thankyou your interview is over. (Approx 25 minutes) Cordial board, good energy of all members, gave sufficient time to answer and were attentive.

Name: V Date: 20-01-25 Optional: Agriculture Time: Afternoon (2nd to go)- 25 min approx Board : Dr Dinesh Dasa sir Chairman sir: Read my DAF, asked anything I want to tell 1. Hyderabad Karnataka now it is called? ( DAF) 2. Present geographic division of Karnataka ( i couldn't understand the question properly, just gave the present status) 3. Why our country is witnessing large farmers protests since many years. What are the reasons why the MSP has failed ( question was framed bit complex) 4. Why only in Punjab and Haryana 5. Interrupted and asked do you want to say southern states are not getting benefitted out of MSP 6. Do government procuring more than MSP prices 7. Why do you want to become a civil servant 8. What are the benefits of cooperatives MEMBER 1 1. What is NSS and what did I do here 2. Cleanliness problem is very daunting in India. Why is this state? 3. What can be done ? 4. Parali burning/ stubble burning why is it so prevalent 5. What can you do as a DM ( said to tell my opinion what not  govt is doing) 6. Why can't we give freebies here to control it MEMBER 2 (Lady) 1. What difference do I see between women of Karnataka and Delhi ( releated to societal perception and treatment) 2. What Can I do as a DM to solve it 3. Name any 3 female sportspersons across different field MEMBER 3 (International relations) 1. Why Russia invaded Ukraine 2. Why did they call it special operations and not war 3. Same is happening in Isreal- Hamas, but why truce now 4. If it is not benefitting Israel why did they agree 5. Do i believe the ceasefire will long last MEMBER 4 (DAF based) 1. You have studied in Gurunank pls tell the message given by GuruNanak ji 2. How can I apply this principles if I become DM 3. If believe you want to stay in comfort zone.( Chairman sir asked i agree) - I asked why do sir feel so 4. Asked about my MSc and PhD - i replied and denied the above ( + other technical things) One-one/DAF analysis- Mahesh Bhagwat sir (IPS), Vision ias (one-one DAF questionnaire ), Abhijeet sir (upsc prep), Ayush sir (Forum ias), , Vinay sir (Insight ias), Jorben sir (UPSC agri optional), Krushna Bokhare sir +many of my seniors Mock- Forum, Upsc prep(online), Vision ias, Only ias PW Mocks help me cover DAF properly and build the confidence i think giving few would be good idea Questions even though seems easy but were made bit complex i have made it as per my understanding The board was cordial and enthusiastic and appreciated the answers which when I tried to give practical ones, Initially It took me time to settle then I got natural. ( Stay calm and composed andrest the panelists are experienced enough to Judge us) Jai hind

Date: 21/01/25 AN Chairperson: Suman Sharma Key Words: IIT Madras, Electrical Engineering, USA, Pennsylvania, Social Policy, NGOs, Govt of Andhra Pradesh Chairperson: Smiling. Good Morning. Please take a seat. Read key aspects of DAF out loud. 1. In terms of work culture, what’s one thing you can bring from USA to India? 2. What is CBAM? 3. Isn’t CBAM a good thing then? 4. Why can’t India produce Green Steel and export? 5. Who will be India’s competitors in exporting Steel? 6. What is the best green energy that can be integrated to the grid? 7. List out all green energy sources 8. Should we protect animals? 9. What is your opinion on Zoos? Is it ethical to have zoos? M1: 1. Pennsylvania is a hub of coal. US consumes a lot of coal but is hypocritical on other countries doing the same. What’s your take on the emission cut downs? 2. In India, people complain that they pay a lot of taxes. Why is that feeling present? Take on progressive taxation? 3. Both Iran and Afghanistan have denied rights to women. But India is cozying up with one and not the other. Why the differentiation? M2: 1. What is happening in Bangladesh? What should India be wary of? 2. Me Too Movement, where did it originate? Why did it fizzle out? M3: 1. What are famous dishes from Andhra? 2. Why did you not go in the direction of Research? 3. How can India get to Viksit Bharat? What steps? (A lot of counter Qs) M4: (female) 1. Did you watch Laapata Ladies? What’s the message the movie is giving? 2. SEZ. Why did they not take off? (A lot of counter Qs) 3. Why are SEZ companies looking more towards domestic consumption than exports? 4. You worked with NGOs too, why didn’t you pick up that as career? Chairperson: Smiling. Thank You. Your interview is over. Mirror practice >> Mocks. All the best!

Name: Date: 21/01/2025 Board: Retd Lt Gen Raj Shukla sir DAF: Kerala, sending postal letters, Mohiniyattam (Nothing else was asked from DAF) Chairman: 1.Do you still write letters? Have you visited post offices?So is the Postal dept working well? 2.Should the Indian post move to digital? 3.2024 was full of violence. How do you see 2025? Will there be any change in the violence? (Covered Middle East here) 4.What about Russia ukraine? 5.what about Taiwan? 6.India- China issue? 7.Diff btw de escalation and disengagement? 8.By considering all this discussion, are you ready to change your initial stand now? (About 2025 being less violent than 2024) Counter questions on all que. He also read out some statements and asked my opinion on it. (From IR) M1: 1.BRICS- do u think India and China could accomodate in it? 2.Do u think private schools have more standards than gov schools? 3.What can we do to improve the resource availability in gov schools? M2: 1.So your name is _.and it's meaning is _in sanskrit.. Does it have the same meaning in Malayalam? 2.How to promote classical dance among youth since the youth now are more into hiphop? Some counter que M3: 1.Why communism has stronghold in Kerala? 2.Where is Gwadar port? 3.what happened there yesterday? 4.Is it a security threat to india? Counter question from chairman 5.What is QUAD- what is the objective? 6.Do you think India-Bangladesh are in good relation now? 7.Should india extradite Hasina respecting the treaty? 8.Mohiniyattam and kathakali basic diff M4: 1.Why kochi port cannot develop like colombo port? 2.Why less number of industries in Kerala? 3.What is PQLI? I didn't know.she said it is Physical Quality of Life Index 4.Kerala ranks top in PQLI and still why it is known for high suicides? 5.What is the mullaperiyar issue? Thank you. Your interview is over Overall experience: The board was very cordial. Mostly opinion based questions. Interrupted in btw to share their views on it. It was more like a discussion. Mocks: LeadIAS, Enlite IAS, iLearn IAS, Fortune IAS, UPSC Studymates, Kerala State Civil Service Academy, Chahal academy

20th jan Name Naam Hi toh Hai Board - Dinesh dasa Sir DAF-disability law, accessibility, LLB hon, Odisha , Psir Chairman Q your hobby is public speaking speak on on justice delayed is justice denied for 2 minutes Q issues with the commonwealth secretariat ? M1 Disability accessibility issues in India and in USA comparison How much will you rate India accessibility and how much will you rate USA's And why?? Russia Ukraine crisis what will be the trump's next action?? Follow up question Why do you think Americans have voted for Trump?? M2 Subhadra Yojana? Empowerment of women? What is the need for mentoring divyang children what are the challenges and and the outcome Q USA haven't signed UNCRD you say USA is disable friendly how?? Q something related to the child marriage prohibition act which I didn't remember? M3 Q geography of Odisha?? Q why Odisha is a poverty driven state?? Q issues of naxalism in Orissa and steps taken to overcome the naxalism issues?? M4 Why do you want to join civil services over judicial services?? What were you doing since 2019??? How we can improve UPSC Bhavan to be more accessible?? Q why do you want to settle in India?? Welfare state and freebies culture Do you think India should remain welfare state?? If yes FROM where govt will collect the revenues?? Interview lasted for 25- 30 minutes around Relevance of mocks ZERO

Name: SP DOI: 21-01-25 Board: (Retd) Lt Gen Raj Shukla sir Keywords: IRS-IT, ITC, Sociology Chairman: 1. Long lecture on why nobody likes to pay their taxes and don’t you think we as a country should do away with Income Tax Department altogether. 2. What has the Faceless Assessment done in this regard. 3. Do you think complete elimination of human interface is feasible. Or should we have a blended mix ? 4. How many people file ITR, out of them how many actually pay tax? Why is the % so low ? 5. Argentina abolished its income tax to revive the economy, do you think we can do something like that. M1: 1. Recently sportspersons won laurels for the country and got cash prizes, still they had to pay taxes. Don’t you think it’s unfair. 2. Why not tax farmers. What’s the issue in this regard. 3. Why have both direct and indirect taxes. Shouldn’t we do away with one of the two. M2: 1. Tell me something that’s famous about your district. 2. Why IAS, when you can do the same job on deputations. 3. Something in news about decarbonisation announced by Andhra CM. Do you know what he was talking about. M3: 1. How do you handle criticism? 2. How is it different from online trolling ? Have you ever been subject to that? 3. Recently Australia banned children from accessing social media. Do you think we should also have such a model ? M4: 1. You have done BTech in EEE, and then later took Sociology optional. Why this shift ? 2. What is QUAD 3. What is OECD. Is India a member of the group. 4. What is the tax to GDP ratio of developed countries vis-a-vis India. And what is the reason behind this difference ? Chairman: I still think the corporates are doing tax evasion, while the salaried class has no escape. This is a sad state. What’s your take on this. Okay, your interview is over. Time: 25-30 minutes Overall experience: The board was cordial. Questions were opinion based and less factual. Very close to the mock interview in Sankalp, PW, NextIAS in terms of opinion based questions. All the best to everyone.

Name: - Chairman : Sheel Vardhan Singh Date : 20/01/25, Forenoon 1st to go DAF: Kerala, Pune, Roorkee, Architect, Theyyam artform, Football, Malayalam movies Chairman:  Good morning. So I am talking to Mr....  , Now we will be having a small conversation. Do you play basketball? (Seeing my height) Do you play this artform of Theyyam? Are you aware about the origins of other western dance forms like zumba etc. What do you know about urban design philosophy of Le Corbusier? What about his opinion on aeroplane design ? Some other concept by Le Corbusier, which I am not ware of  So given a chance how will you approach urban design somewhere in North India? M1 : Why are so many young people wanting to join civil services nowadays? You must have heard about Delhis AQI right? What do you know about it? How can we improve the situation? Can you name any Indian brand that you like and why? M2: You have worked in Pune right? How's the traffic situation there? now metro is also coming. What are its advantages? If I ask you to name only one most important advantage of having a metro, whats will be that? But I would say Bombay local has been working better than metros for a long time, what's your opinion on that? M3 : Since we are discussing architecture, I will stick on that itself. One of our politicians said that Indian building looks ugly like matchboxes. What's your take on that? Given a chance as an administrator, which types of budings would you prefer in your city, glass and steel or brick and concrete? When you moved to Roorkee from Kerala, where you readily able to adjust there? M4 : You must have read the constitution right, what's the need of putting DPSP? Can you name a few DPSP?  Few DPSPs which were implemented by law or policy? Panchayati Raj is also one of the implemented one right. So, what's the status of decentralisation of governance in Kerala? Since you talked about strengths, can you name two weakness of Kerala panchayati Raj system? Chairman: Your interview is over. You may leave.  Mocks: Lead IAS, I learn IAS, Enlite IAS, Fortune IAS, UPSC Studymates, Pala academy, Kerala State Civil Service academy,  Amritha academy.

Boards this week ✅ 1. Sheel Vardhan Sir 2. Suman Ma’am 3. Dasa Sir 4. Sanjay Verma Sir

Board: Suman Sharma ma'am Date:14 Jan Afternoon,2nd to go DAF keywords: Doctor (MBBS),Medical officer, Anthropology,Nanded, Maharashtra,Ambajogai(Beed),Nashik. Chairperson: You must have heard about India Genome Project? What are its advantages and disadvantages?Are we sharing this data with other countries?what other countries have initiated genome projects?What is China's five finger policy? the palm region in this policy is called? M1: Are Gandhian values relevant today? You have studied in Nashik ( question related to wineyard industry).Gandhiji also promoted prohibition. Then should we ban wine?So in Gadchiroli,what problems tribals are facing?Why Naxalism still persist despite the government efforts? Origin of word 'Naxal'? As DM,how will you address this issue? M2:1)Your hobby is indoor planting, can you tell me what is hydroponics? Should we promote hydroponics instead of rainwater harvesting (for farmers)? 2)In rural areas there's dichotomy.They allow girls to wear jeans etc but they don't allow women to pursue jobs.Where should one draw line between traditional and modern values? M3: Do you watch movies? What was the last movie that you watched and why did you like it? Who was Swami Ramanand Teerth? Tell me other regional leaders in Hyderabad liberation movement. Why ragging is so prevalent in medical colleges? M4: How to increase women's participation in STEM jobs? Why they are aspiring for it?How will you inspire them to take careers like Payal kapadia? Chairperson:Thank you, your interview is over! Experience: Interview was mostly opinion based. No Grilling. More questions on women ,rural and tribals empowerment. Interview guidance: One to one sessions with Anupam Jain sir,Ankit Singh sir at SMARTWORK LABS and Shabbir Sir at Educamy were extremely helpful. Mocks : Total 6. Samkalp(2),Vajiram,Unacademy ,Shriram IAS,etc

Board - Mr. Sanjay Verma Date- 9th jan afternoon session 3rd to go DAF keywords - swachh bharat, B.ed, sociology optional, rajasthan , reflective journalling, rest not important as no questions asked Chairperson - - had lunch? Want tea? - u r sitting since 1'o clock. What discussion went in the waiting hall? - were u able to gauge someone in your group who was very unlike u? - consider urself as india and do reflective journalling of past 2-3 days - since 1925-2025 what major sociological changes india has made in which india has made great strides. Emphasised again on aspects only which india has made great positive changes. (Could only tell 2) Member 1 (lady) - low women LFPR and asked reasons for the same - whatever points i made she had a counter and didnt seem satisfy Member 2 - linked swacch bharat to mental cleanliness( I had no idea as didnt get the context) - startups - status and challenges - GeM portal- what is it and whether it comes under make in india - elderly population and its issues Member 3 - One major challenge in swacch bharat which surpasses all challenges. - how many national parks in rajasthan. - what is conflict of interest (I gave a vague definition) - put me in a situation where a friend of mine who has financially helped me during my prep days and now when i have become a DM so wants a favour in a tender in which he was also bidding. - sanchi stupa (forgot it but he made me remind it then i added one more point) - what is 73rd amendment? Member 4 - 3 major challenges in education system - should community service be made compulsory for students - what is GER? (Gross enrollment ratio) - no detention policy and my opinion on it - so was that govt was right on this policy or this govt (everyone laughed) - I stood my by stand Again chairperson- Before u leave tell me 3 richest countries of Africa by GDP. Okay tell me 4. I told only 2 (nigeria and s.africa) rest i didnt know Thanked everyone and left Overall experience - board was cordial. I think i could have done way better Gave many mocks (good for practising but main interview is very different). All the best everyone!!