Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)

Name -kuch bhi Date of interview-21st Feb Board-Sheel Vardhan sir Morning DAF keywords-Jaipur,sudoku,cricket,Hindi movies,Cooking Rajasthani cuisines ,Agricultural marketing . Chairperson-1- which was last movie you watched recently 2-whom did you learn cooking from .?? 3-difference between South Indian cuisines and Rajasthani cuisines 4-Are Rajasthani cuisines really healthy ? 5-which event in the history,you would like to change .,? 6-which historical personality with you would like to meet .? 7-suppose that you are a Buddha ,enlighten the present you 8- what is this Michelin in Michelin chef’s.,? Member 1- 1-I believe Indian media is too biased,?what is your view.? 2- does YouTube really transformed the Indian media.? 3- what are the reasons that they are biased.? 4- agniveer scheme .? 5- Agniveers will be having economics issues ,they may become terrorist.?your view.?? Member2 1- war fought by India after 1947 2- in 1962 India-China war ,it was victory,stalemate or we lost.? Your view.? 3- why there is no such literature related to India China war ? 4- will you write about the war.? 5-why don’t we bifurcate Rajasthan in multiple states.? 6-difference in the attitudinal problem of Jaipur ,Jodhpur and Barmer people? 7- asked about some books (not able to recollect the name) 8- why we are participating in the champions trophy .? 9- why we are not playing in Pakistan.?! Member3 lady member 1- India is full of traitors in history Name 3 traitors from the history ? 2- significance of each panipat war ? 3- who is naima khatoon ,? 4-QUAD countries 5- BRICS countries Member 4 1 - India’s INDC target 2- why trump withdrew from Paris deal 3-net zero neutrality 4- China’s net Zero target Overall cordial board Second member grilled alot ., Mocks given - Vajiram and Ravi, samkalp ,vajirao reddy

Name - Abc Date - 20 feb 2025 Board - Sanjay Verma sir. Daf keywords - rapid and Blitz chess, UP, Civil engineering, Sociology, Reading non fiction books, Delhi smog, Shamli Chairperson - Tell me any 5 states along with the category in which they are at top. Why not took civil engineering as optional. Don't you think you did mistake by doing civil engineering and it would have been better to do Bachelor in humanities, if you want to prepare for civil services. Name 5 favourite books from non fiction which you would like to revisit. Who wrote the book and what it is about. ( About 5th book I named - when desert blooms) Tell me name of 5 food processing companies ( 5th book related with growing horticulture) Tell me name of some pharmaceutical companies Tell me name of some real estate companies Name top 5 companies of India. What is valuation of share market. Is it more or less than Indian GDP. Member - 1 How we can solve delhi smog problem. UP faces problem of caste violence, if you made DM, how will you solve it. Member -2 Name 5 problems which UP faces. What crop mainly grown in shamli. What problems faced by farmers of shamli. Member -3 What is difference between rapid and Blitz chess. Name some devices which a middle class household can afford to save energy or for savings in home. There was a movie on chess 2-3 year ago with female in lead cast. Name it. Don't you think civil services has become redundant today and we should abolish this system?. ….then gave some monologue on how it used be steel frame earlier but now facing problem. Would you not follow orders as your superior will give. Member -4 Which newspaper and news channel do you follow. Difference between suspension bridge and cable stayed bridge. What is segmental construction. How portland cement got its name.

Name -kuch bhi Date of interview-21st Feb Board-Sheel Vardhan sir Morning DAF keywords-Jaipur,sudoku,cricket,Hindi movies,Cooking Rajasthani cuisines ,Agricultural marketing . Chairperson-1- which was last movie you watched recently 2-whom did you learn cooking from .?? 3-difference between South Indian cuisines and Rajasthani cuisines 4-Are Rajasthani cuisines really healthy ? 5-which event in the history,you would like to change .,? 6-which historical personality with you would like to meet .? 7-suppose that you are a Buddha ,enlighten the present you 8- what is this Michelin in Michelin chef’s.,? Member 1- 1-I believe Indian media is too biased,?what is your view.? 2- does YouTube really transformed the Indian media.? 3- what are the reasons that they are biased.? 4- agniveer scheme .? 5- Agniveers will be having economics issues ,they may become terrorist.?your view.?? Member2 1- war fought by India after 1947 2- in 1962 India-China war ,it was victory,stalemate or we lost.? Your view.? 3- why there is no such literature related to India China war ? 4- will you write about the war.? 5-why don’t we bifurcate Rajasthan in multiple states.? 6-difference in the attitudinal problem of Jaipur ,Jodhpur and Barmer people? 7- asked about some books (not able to recollect the name) 8- why we are participating in the champions trophy .? 9- why we are not playing in Pakistan.?! Member3 lady member 1- India is full of traitors in history Name 3 traitors from the history ? 2- significance of each panipat war ? 3- who is naima khatoon ,? 4-QUAD countries 5- BRICS countries Member 4 1 - India’s INDC target 2- why trump withdrew from Paris deal 3-net zero neutrality 4- China’s net Zero target Overall cordial board Second member grilled alot ., Mocks given - Vajiram and Ravi, samkalp ,vajirao reddy

Name: mean_welder Date: 19th February, Forenoon session, 4th to go DAF keywords: Electrical Engineering, semiconductor industry, Photography, Athletics, Social Entrepreneurship, Jaipur, Kota, Karauli, IIT, Sociology Board: Sheel Vardhan Singh Sir Chairman sir: 1.Seems like you are an athletic person, what is your favorite sprint event? 2.What is your best timing? 3.What is the Indian best time at the present moment? 4.Karauli has what a local governance structure? 5.Why are the local governance machinery particularly urban bodies struggling in India? 6.You are a student of Sociology, tell me why in India the middle class does not contemplate over the offered services even after high taxes? 7.Do you support freebies in general? 8.What can be done to curb these in political arena? M1: 1. You are a athlete I would say, so tell me why india is lacking in sports field? 2. What can be done to promote other sports? 3. What are the reasons for the biases towards cricket in front of other sports? How do you think we can tackle it? 4. Do you think funding and infrastructure is the only lacking thing in promotion of sports 5. What is economic terrorism 6. How can India counter this economic terrorism M2: 1.Implications of the recent visit of PM to USA? 2.What are the complications associated with India being part of so many diverse international organizations? 3.How does it help us in global geo-politics? 4.Economic & Military deals that were done with the US recently 5.Should India consider the F35s being offered by the US, if not then why? 6.What should be the way forward in this to maintain military superiority 7.How can technology transfer help India 8.FE404 engines and LCA delays 9.One situational question with a decision making quotient M3: 1.Tell me what is demographic dividend, is it a boon or bane for india? 2.Is India able to utilize it effectively if not then why? 3.What could be done to utilize it to the highest level 4.What should be the focus of the govt. currently 5.There is a controversy of removing shirt in a temple in Kerala, what is your view (told that do not know completely but told with a rough idea) M4: 1.You are working currently at a SEZ, tell me what it is? 2.What are the associated benefits of a SEZ region? 3.How are these SEZ regulated by the government? 4.Are there issues with regards to certain SEZ being used to utilize the benefits in the name of SEZ 5.How can this be curbed and controlled 6.Why SEZ are present in regions like Sikkim and lacking in Rajasthan 7.Fallouts of SEZ in India and how they can be improved Chairman Sir: It was a pleasure talking to you, your interview is over and I said my regards for the same Interview went for 25-30 minutes, board was very cordial, members including chairman were smiling, they were patiently listening to everything without interfering, Mocks: 10 (Vajiram, Samkalp, Vision, NextIAS, PW, Unacademy, Sriram, GSScore etc) - helped in gaining confidence and setting the right habit of thinking before speaking, utilized LLMs to large extent particularly perplexity O2O: Sajal Sir (Saarthi) - helped in structuring the answers and building framework for DAF based questions and controversial topics

Date of Interview: Jan 2025 Board: Sanja Verma Afternoon Session Medium of Interview: English DAF Pointers: B.Tech, CBIT, Hyd, Taekwondo (Red Belt), Tennis Player, Barcelona Fan, IPS as First Preference Attempts: 2nd Attempt, 1st Mains, 1st Interview Service Preference: IPS-IAS-IRS-DANIPS Chairman • Where is your father currently serving as an IPS officer? • Did his career influence your decision to opt for the IPS? • Telangana has emerged as a strong economic hub. What can other states learn from its model? • What measures would you take to ensure efficient policing in border areas? • Do you think bureaucrats should use social media platforms to connect with the public? Member 1 • How can India address issues like unemployment while achieving economic growth? • What is your view on the increasing urban rural divide in policing needs? • How would you manage public relations during a communal disturbance as an SP? • Have you ever considered modeling career? • How can sports like tennis and taekwondo contribute to youth development? Member 2 • What steps should India take to counter growing cybercrime? • How can public transportation be made more eco friendly in metro cities like Hyderabad? • What lessons can be drawn from the Barcelona football team's economic crisis management for public administration? • What role can the police play in countering human trafficking across borders? • How should India respond to global economic slowdowns? Member 3 • How can technology like AI improve policing efficiency? • What role do non state actors play in destabilizing border areas? • How would you address corruption in the police force? • What steps would you take as a District Magistrate to improve literacy in backward areas? • How does Telangana's governance model compare with other states? Member 4 • Should India focus more on domestic manufacturing or continue relying on global supply chains? • What are the unique challenges women face in law enforcement? • How can we better integrate modern and traditional methods of crime prevention? • What policies can improve disaster management at the district level? • What are your thoughts on India's role in global climate negotiations? Chairman • There was a recent controversy involving actor Allu Arjun and the police. What would you have done in the police officer's position? • Thank you, that will be all

Name: RL Date: 21/02/2025 Daf keywords: doctor, Ajmer, Rajasthan, reading mystery and thriller novels Board: Suman Sharma Ma'am Chairperson: 1. Explain this nowadays pharma is called the big brother of medical industry. 2. Where are the key pharma industries located in India 3. Why so many pharma industry are located at these places and in india. 4. How should india approach the usa Russia talks on Russia Ukraine war M1: 1. who is a good doctor and who is a bad doctor 2. There was a lot of scarcity of resources during COVID what was the reason and how could we have managed it. 3. Can we replace human trial with genome data based AI trial M2: 1. there are a lot of farmer suicide happening how will you approach this 2. Comment on this one nation one election is undemocratic. M3: 1. Role and importance of kanpur and Lucknow in 1857 revolution 2. Why is pushkar famous 3. Have you read Nancy Drew in your childhood? 4. What other novels have you read. M4: 1. What is one rank one pension scheme? 2. There is an earthquake in your area what will you do in priority order wise. 3. Is the increasing digital transactions making our country more prone to cybersecurity threats, what are the other reasons. Board was very cordial. Mocks given: samkalp (offline mock was closest to upsc interview), Vajirao and Reddy, Vision ias, chahal academy O2o with khan sir ( recommended)

Name- ANS DATE- 19/02/2025 Board- Sheelvardhan Singh sir Time: approx 32 min DAF Keywords: Pandharpur, Solapur, Political Science (grad) Socio Optional, SAI Asst Director, Finance Minister in School, Swimming, Gymming, Cycling. Chairman What's happening in America? What's USAID? What does it do and what's impact when it would be scrapped? What USAID do in India? What Elon Musk is doing? What is DOGE? Suppose Elon Musk Says SAI should be scrapped as it has failed to generate results in Olympics. You are asked to make a case in defence of it how will you defend? When did SAI established? What's SAI is doing since last 40 year? M1 What is frequency of census in India? What kind of data we will get through Census? Should caste census be conducted? What's use of caste census? Should reservation be continued? What changes would you suggest to make it more effective? M2 Who is US secy of state? Long monologue on USA is parting from EU forcing EU to look for its own arrangements for defence..... Can the EU sustain without support from the USA? In which area of sports corruption is there? M3 What is the repo rate? What is the impact of the recent reduction of the repo rate? What is financial literacy? How increase in financial literacy impacts farmers? How does financial literacy is improved? M4 What are steps taken by govt to infuse liquidity in market during COVID-19 period? How did that impact Indian economy? Okay ANS it was nice talking to you. Thank you

Name- Paru Date - 21/feb/2025 Board - sheel vardhan sir Total time -25 min Chairman(M1) 1. Why hindu college fest is named as mecca 2. Benefits of walking 3. Best time to walk 4. What is benefits of morning blue light 5.Favourite hero 6. What you'll recommend for your girls to have compulsory learning in school 7. What is meaning of intifada 8. One district product of my district Member 1 1. What are benefits and negatives of AI 2. Other question not able to recall Member 3 1. Talk about plane crash of USA.. Reason for it 2. Reforms you'll recommend to avoid such crash in India if I become head of aviation sector 3. If you are Zelensky so what are your demands in recent USA Russia talks 4. Your views on IPL... Do you support it. Member 4 (lady) 1. Tell me something about your district 2. Why rupee is falling Member 5 1. What fiscal stimulas given by government in covid period Many other questions not able to recall Mocks given- formal mocks at sankalp, pwOnlyIAS, Nirnayias, sleepy classes etc. O2O at SOMP Guidance of Durgesh Nandan sir, Ashutosh Pandey sir was most beneficial.

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Name: Sippy CR7 Date: 21st Feb 2025 Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am DAF KEYWORDS: Work from Home, MP, Name related to Buddhism, Business Planning, Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, (Nothing asked from Anthropology) 1st to go in the Afternoon session in the entire waiting hall Chairman: Read my Daf loudly. 1.1 Didn’t you sit for placements after college. I told i did. 1.2 Okay Grofers it was. I see. 1.3 What are the socio economic impacts of Work From Home. (I was sweating a hell lot so she offered me tissue paper) 1.4 These are for an individual, Tell me the sectors of economy. 1.5 Taiwan, why is it important? 1.6 Freebies, should there a performance based incentive for it? 1.7 No rationalisation is a different thing, should it be performance based as well? 1.8 Tell a few semiconductor from Taiwan. 1.9 Do you know the story How TSMC was started? 1.10 Should India recognise Taiwan formally? M1(male) 2.1 GoI has taken some steps for climate change, what are those? 2.2 You’re sweating quite a lot, I hope i am putting any adverse pressure on you. I told i sweating more naturally. Chairman also said “Sir kuch baacho ko aata h Paseena zaayda” 2.3 You mentioned EVs, what are the Environment concerns of it. 2.4 Apart from this, is there any other? 2.5 Cleanliness model of Indore? 2.6 Why other cities aren’t doing this? 2.7 All the things you told are being done in other cities, Tell me exactly why it is not being done? 2.8 Eco tourism, Has Govt of Mp done it, How can we promote it? 2.9 What are various places of tourism of MP? M2 (male) 3.1 What is the meaning of your name? 3.2 Asked about a Buddhist place in Odisha, can’t remember which? 3.3 Solar Energy, why we have not been able to scale it up? 3.4 Issues in Solar energy? 3.5 Why NEA couldn’t develop, tell a few reasons? M3(Male) 4.1 What is Business Planning, How do you use it in Administration? 4.2 Should Public sector enterprises be privatised, 4.3 So you’re saying everything should be held by public sector (I thought the of question 4.2 from a different perspective) 4.4 What are strategic sectors and what made you change your stand? 4.5 What is the Status of Biotechnology in India, and what should be done to further improve it? 4.6 Tell me other steps as well? M4(Male) 5.1 Cannot remember 5.2 What is TQM? (Not aware) 5.3 India Indonesia, what areas of cooperation? 5.4 What do we import from Indonesia? 5.4 Any religious links? 5.5 Population of Indonesia? 5.6 Any historical links with Indonesia? (Told Ramayan, but don’t remember exactly) Chairman: Thank you your interview is over. Time of the interview: 30-35 mins

Name ...yoga karmasu kaushalam Board: sheel vardhan sir.. Daf: hindi literature,space and universe,chess Medium: english Last to go ...I was only person in the hall...went around for 22 minutes. Chairman: *Started with poem khum ladi mardani vo to...then I said vo to Jhansi wali Rani thi..he asked who wrote this poem..luckil I knew the author. 2. Asked me where will you take me..if I stop at gwalior where will you take me...then.. ..Food of gwalior AboutSpace podcast then asked do you believe in alien civilization. * Asked about why we see different imaginations of alien in movie . * Then why their head are so big * Asked something about michio kaku. M2 Chess events and developments in 2024 asked one more but I am not able to remember M3 *mayanmar importance for asia *Road connectivity from sittwe why we were not able to develop the road properly there. * Grilling on Myanmar for some time. *China is big elephant in context of myanmar. Southern states vs northern states gdp issue..they are demanding higher money ..till when we should support northern india. M4 Govt school lack education what should be done What initiatives will you take to improve the. Education. M5 Karl segan webseries Before bigbang what happens.. Carl segan mentions about rigveda connection with big bang what is it.... Then chairman told me .. Nice to talk 2 u and best of luck for your future.. Don't know aage ..but it was very nice experience..very different from mocks... thankyou for the transcripts..it helps...

Date: 19/02/25 Name : Hritik Board: Sheelvardhan sir Afternoon , last person to go. Time: 25 min Background: IIT Kanpur (EE) Optional : Maths DAF keywords asked : Waterfall trekking, Chess Chairperson 1. Do u have any connection with Hrithik roshan ? 2. R u following him ? 3. Do u watch his movies? 4. He is a good dancer , isn't he ? 5. What is this waterfall trekking? 6. Have u gone to Dhudhsagar waterfall? 7. How many treks u have done ? 8. So for how much distance u go by vehicle and how much u walk ? 9. Which is the longest trek u have done ? 9. So u have not spent night while trekking? 10. How is this trekking then. It is more of hikking. Isn't it ? 11. Tell me which is your favourite electrical appliance? 12. Can you open it ? 13. Why do u think when I ask to students whether they can open say a ceiling fan. They are not able to do it. What are the reason behind it. * Looking at fan * 14. Don't u think it is because of society not valuing profession like electrician? 15. Have u watched Searching for bobby fischer? 16. What have u learned from chess in life? ( Me : one point - strategic thinking) 17. How have u strategize for interview prep ? 18. How many moves u can make mentally ? 19. What is AI ? 20. Have u used chatgpt for interview prep ? M1 1. What is your opinion on ONOE ? 2. But what will happen if suppose a govt fall in one of state? ( Me: 2.5 yr - kovind comm) 3. But then it will not remain ONOE , right ? 4. So u r pro ONOE ? 5. Why stock market of India is going down? Is it just temporary? M2 1. Which is your favourite president? 2. Why Dr Kalam ? 3. What is his contribution to country ? 4. Did he strengthen india 5. What will change in 2047 when we will become viksit bharat ? M3 ( Lady) 1. Issues in agriculture? 2. Why r farmers protesting? 3. Should we legalise MSP ? 4. So what should govt do ? 5. What is drip irrigation? In which crops it is applied for ? 6. Tell me name of 3 criminal laws ? 7. Can u tell few provisions? M4 1. What are the pros and cons of deepfake? 2. Can AI have intuition? Chairman 1. U see there is this song which was made using AI . Who should be given the IPR of it? 2. Neuralink chip. What is the progress ? What is the benefit of it ? 3. What is the ethical issue in it ? Chairman : This is end of our conversation Mocks: Vajirao, Vision bureacratic, Next, Sankalp ( online+ offline), Chanakya , upscprep(online) Experience : Royal entry gate. Tired members. Vardhan sir serious and fully involved in conversation. Listening very carefully. Overall nice conversation.

Name- Saleem Sinai 19 feb 2025 afternoon session Second last to go Board-Sanjay Verma sir Important keywords-Sociology, Himachal, cooking, Skit competition, Reading Magical Realism Chairman sir- 1)Consider a scenario of 25 years from now what would your day look like from morning to evening what would be magical about it? 2) tell me 10 cuisines of the world 3)tell me top 3 dishes of india- and 3 sweet dishes as well 2nd member- 1) what is right to life 2) is it only negative or there are positive aspects to it as well 3) how will sociology help you in civil services 3rd member-(lady member) 1)tell me who said this ki shiksha sherni ka doodh haijo piyega vo dahadega 2)Tell me the article of child labour 3) is child labour prevelent in Himachal 4) what should we give concessions or freebies like free bus rides to women? 4th member 1) why do you think that there was more open society in ancient times, it was easy to talk about sex now it is a taboo and a long lecture on this 2) women wearing ghunghat, parda system and north and south indian divide on it 3)What is a Skit 4)What's your preference let me ask you on police then- it is very difficult to bring out truth out of witness some says ram kiiled him some says he did not then what will you do in that scenario - I said I will use persuasion here then he said you mean danda everyone laughed then I said no sir positive perusatuon 5th member-was it ram the killer or Mr . Saleem (My name)then there was some laugh 1)Tell me about smart cities mission in Himachal and its status 2)do you think that there should be a limit on number of tourists 3)can we balance between development and environmental 4) what will you choose but this is not what the government follows? 5)what is the water problem in shimla they have managed it very well tell us about that 6)what is entropy? What is the general trend of entropy Chairman again- Tell me three Indian authors of Magical realism except salman rushdie Okay your interview is over you can go now Overall it was a good experience.What worked or what did not can't tell right now may be after the marks are revealed then will be in a better postion to comment. One to one -Satyam Jain sir(US upsc) Sajal Sir(Sarthi) Mocks (good ones)- Unacademy, Tathastu and Vajirao and reddy

Name : Harvey Spector Date : 18 / 02 / 2025 FORENOON Board : Hon'ble Sheelvardhan sir DAF keywords: Sate : Rajasthan , Cricket , Basketball, NGO ( To Educate poor children ) , NCC , Optional : Geography , Engineering , ( From which questions asked in interview) CHAIRPERSON Welcoming Statement by Sir : Name , State , College and City 1. You like to watch cricket , you plays also ? 2. You have Good height , Are you able to Dunk ? ( Basketball ) 3. Do you think IPL is Commercial Business and virat kohli is best employee ? Discussion and counter questions on it . 4. Name a Geographical phenomenon that mesmerises you ( Northern lights) 5. Why northern lights ? 6. Which is farthest imaging satellite in space and what name it gives to earth. 7. Do you think world is a global village? ( Discussion and counter questions ) MEMBER 2 1. What is contribution of MSME ? 2. What Problems they face ? 3. What you do as a DM to promote their condition by applying your graduation knowledge? 4. Counter question : MSME don't have much credit how to implement measures at low cost ? 5. Did Demonetisation impacted MSMEs MEMBER 3 1. Ethics and values important in NCC and what you have learned from NCC ? 2. Anything you found wrong in NCC? 3. Who is Lt Colonel Bhavani Singh ? ( One more person i forgot his name ) 4. Why people from Rajasthan, Places like jhunjhunu, sikar prefers to go for Army or defence services ? MEMBER 4 ( LADY ) 1. Tell me about Anganwadis ( "Educate poor children " keyword in daf ) 2. How they different from primary schools ? 3. What is your work in NGO ? 4. Which classes you taught ? 5. You heard about PLI scheme ? Is it successful ? What more can be done to improve it ? MEMBER 5 1. Do you think india's Manufacturing sector is lagging behind bangladesh, vietnam and China ? 2. Why China's is ahead of india in Manufacturing ? 3. Do you think AI will take over jobs ? 4. At what stage and how AI will take over jobs in Manufacturing sector Sheelvardhan sir again - 1. Is Migration required? 2. Impact of migration on host country ? 3. Difference between Refugee and migrants And further discussion on migration Sir said migration is restricted and travel also restricted then WHY YOU THINK THAT WORLD IS A GLOBAL VILLAGE ? Last sir said thank you, your interview is over everyone said Thanks , said thank you to each member . Encouraging Board , they explained which I don't know , More in conversation building , positive experience overall. SPECIAL THANKS to ANKIT SIR ( Smartwork Lab ) Sir is gem , sir helped in structuring of answers , content building , continuous confidence development ( sir already covered questions on Manufacturing, AI , MSME , NCC , Cricket , refugee and Migration in Our Discussion Which got repeated Exactly ) One to one : Anupam sir ( Smartwork Lab ) ( sir helped me in content building on daf ) , Ravindran sir Next ias telegram channel ( Ruchika mam and vibhas sir ) Mocks : All helped to experience interview like environment ( Only ias , Unacademy, Next ias , Vision , Vajiram , Vajirao , Samkalp , KGS , Sleepy classes, Study IQ , Tathastu, Dristi ) All THE BEST !!

UPSC CSE Interview Transcript Board: Dinesh Dasa sir Optional Subject: Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) Date - 18/2/2025 Hobbies: Audiobooks, Basketball, Debating Mostly from state and psir Nothing from hobbies Chairperson Chief Election Commissioner – Appointment process, opposition concerns, and debates over autonomy Geography of my village – Key geographical features and significance Rajya Sabha – How it has evolved into an "approbative" body, its proactive role in legislative scrutiny, and influence ove policymaking As a Chief Secretary – Three key changes I would bring to the state for better governance and development Member 1 (Female Member) Himalayan Ecosystem – Most pressing environmental challenges NATO – Its origins and the most critical issues it faces today Balancing Ecology & Economy – Three industries I would promote and why Biggest threat from China acoording to me ? Member 2 Land Ownership in Himachal – Why can Himachal residents buy land elsewhere, but outsiders face restrictions in Himachal? Apple Import Restrictions – How discouraging imports affects consumer prices Hydropower Projects on the Satluj – Major projects from North to South Member 3 India’s Political System – Why India has not adopted a two-party system like the UK & USA, and would it be better? US Congress – Names of both houses and why the Upper House is considered more powerful Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya – Its origin, performance, and notable alumni Member 4 International Relations Library – in Himachal made by britishers ? Final Remarks by Chairperson that the interview had concluded Mock Interviews Given At Samkalp IAS Hamdard Study Circle Wajiram & Reddy Next IAS Only IAS Helped me with soft skills but actual interview was very conventional for me. ( Quite opposite to mocks ) One to one Sessions Shubham Sir (Vidyapeeth IAS) – Helped refine my articulation, provided nuanced guidance on optional subject, and provided me last minute confidence boost Bhavani Sir (Next IAS) – Designed potential question banks and helped anticipate board expectations

Name : Magnus Carlsen Date : 08/02/2024 Board - Suman Sharma ma'am DAF words : Cricket Coach, BSc Chemistry, Jain, IFS   1) Suman Ma'am • What is critical minerals? How we are sourcing them? • What is strategic minerals, difference between critical and strategic minerals • EV are not carbon positive, shall we still promote them and overlook hybrid and other tech? • 2-3 counter questions, I held my stance of promoting all the techniques. • Lastly ma'am said : "Okay so you don’t want to give up your options." 2 Sir • What is difference between Jain diet and Vegetarian diet • Will you be happy if you find Jain cuisine option in some traditional nonveg society? • What is SEZ Policy • Give few example of SEZ (I told Mundra and Kandla) - Sir said "No no they are ports and not SEZ…. Suman ma'am corrected him "They both are SEZ too sir" • Suman ma'am explained more about SEZ and importance apart from export and investments 3 Ma'am • Earlier whenever riots happened, we put 144 at effect. But what do we do in recent times? (I coudnt recall) • She said that Internet shutdown • Free speech and AI • When to limit AI and Deepseek like apps   4 Sir • What is your opinion on One nation One election? • Will it lead to more horse trading? • Land Acquisition Act • Consumer Protection Act • What are major challenges you faced while coaching students? • Talent honing is difficult or talent finding?   5) Sir • Have you tasted hottest chilli of India? • Have you heard the names Guntur chilli, also mentioned some other names. • Why do you want to become an IAS Officer or  1 2 3 preferences? (I humbly said sir my preference is IFS then IAS then IPS) • Oh! Why do you want to become IFS? It is too boring job, desk job. • Since it is your last attempt, what is your plan B. --------------------------------- > One to One with Mayur Dubedi sir (Manas Academy, Ahmedabad) > Doubt solving with Vivek Thakar Sir (Symbiosis IAS, Ahmedabad) > DAF analysis : Bhavani sir (Next ias) > Mock interview consultant Quantel arranged Daily Mocks Opinion : Bureaucrats Mocks/Panel Mocks are very useful to get used to the atmosphere. Ex SPIPA, Next IAS, Sriram, Nirnay, Ensure, Vision, Analog, Shankar, Testbook, Momentum. - In panel/bureaucratic mocks I never got any contradictory suggestions. P.S : Faculty mocks are waste of time. Better to meet Ex bureaucrats daily and just have a conversation.

Name - Tapu ke papa DAF Keywords - Vivekananda, Economics, Doklam, China, Monetary Economics, Behavioral Economics, Stray Dogs Board - Dinesh Dasa Questions: What's your name and what your friends call you. Introduce yourself. Discussion on how to solve stray dog problem. How many dogs. How many bites. What can be done. How can we grow manufacturing. Constitution is a living document and suitable for progressive society. Comment. M1 Stray dog regulation - what can be done. TN and Vivekananda relation Uneployment in urban areas M2 Reciprocal tariff and how will it affect our economy. Issues with China. China credibility low but why Europe has more distrust towards Russia than China. M3 What is sheesh mahal since you are from Delhi. What is Halo effect What is anchoring bias. Who got Nobel prize for behavioral Economics....and before that who. Rupee depreciation - is it appreciated. Should we depreciate it. ECB and how will it be affected by rupee depreciation. What will happen to forex then. M4 You cleared IES but didnt join? Judicial activism. It usurps whose power. Give examples too.

name : ransomware board - sheelvardhan singh sir date - 18-2-25 1st to go. forenoon. started at ~10:00 AM keys - gujarat, football, graphic design, life sciences, drug discovery hackathon. (rest not asked) chairperson - when did you came to delhi. so you have been here long enough. did you came here (delhi) for the first time (said no, I've lived here). -you play football, there was a player who had head injury in-game, do you know about it. (no) (he also told me that he is not able to recall name) (member 1 told the name). Then he linked injury with violence and then about violent sports like boxing, MMA. continued to asked about this area and told me that sports like this are violent and we still brag about gold medals. stressing that violence is there in sports and we shouldn't encourage such sports. +why india not progressing in football. -what is graphic design (DAF). explain if you are explaining to a layman. +are emojis graphic design. +(he asked something for which i said indus valley civilization, etc). how AI will decipher IVC scripts. (i explained the process of AI's functioning, i believe sir accepted the answer and he seemed happy). +can we have a common language (for world) based on graphic design. (told yes, but should be inclusive, etc) M1 -he asked about tourism. I asked 2nd time and still heard something else. (his entire question felt like murmuring, didn't understood anything). i then started with tourism. M2 -why Gujarati are less in army. (asked in a way that it's shameful for Gujarat to give less army officers) -asked about param vir chakra. how many awarded and why its given. -asked about a museum which is nearby, have you been there? -long discussion on physical and moral courage. asked me to give examples. gave a monologue about police and crime scene and asked me to identify physical/moral courage. M3 (lady member)(she had written plethora of questions in her notes (मेरे से ज्यादा तो उन्होंने नोट्स बनाएं थे)) -sickle cell anemia. India's mission of SCA elimination, steps taken. asked me to link with sociology ? -what is drug discovery hackathon. (DAF). which drug did you proposed. -famous tourist temple in Gujarat. have you been there. history and significance of it (something related to what part of it is submerged, and what part of it is above ground and something related to it) ps-it was somnath. M4 -types of vaccines. +why mRNA vaccine difficult to manage. chairperson -what is life sciences. how will you use this knowledge in civil services. -(based on previous discussion) are humans also animals? which animals have moral courage. (i said dog, dolphin, elephant, chimpanzee) -thank you. it was nice talking to you. (thanked everyone and left) exp.-Mostly DAF based. maybe few more questions...

Name : Magnus Carlsen Date : 08/02/2024 Board - Suman Sharma ma'am DAF words : Cricket Coach, BSc Chemistry, Jain, IFS   1) Suman Ma'am • What is critical minerals? How we are sourcing them? • What is strategic minerals, difference between critical and strategic minerals • EV are not carbon positive, shall we still promote them and overlook hybrid and other tech? • 2-3 counter questions, I held my stance of promoting all the techniques. • Lastly ma'am said : "Okay so you don’t want to give up your options." 2 Sir • What is difference between Jain diet and Vegetarian diet • Will you be happy if you find Jain cuisine option in some traditional nonveg society? • What is SEZ Policy • Give few example of SEZ (I told Mundra and Kandla) - Sir said "No no they are ports and not SEZ…. Suman ma'am corrected him "They both are SEZ too sir" • Suman ma'am explained more about SEZ and importance apart from export and investments 3 Ma'am • Earlier whenever riots happened, we put 144 at effect. But what do we do in recent times? (I coudnt recall) • She said that Internet shutdown • Free speech and AI • When to limit AI and Deepseek like apps   4 Sir • What is your opinion on One nation One election? • Will it lead to more horse trading? • Land Acquisition Act • Consumer Protection Act • What are major challenges you faced while coaching students? • Talent honing is difficult or talent finding?   5) Sir • Have you tasted hottest chilli of India? • Have you heard the names Guntur chilli, also mentioned some other names. • Why do you want to become an IAS Officer or  1 2 3 preferences? (I humbly said sir my preference is IFS then IAS then IPS) • Oh! Why do you want to become IFS? It is too boring job, desk job. • Since it is your last attempt, what is your plan B. --------------------------------- > One to One with Mayur Dubedi sir (Manas Academy, Ahmedabad) > Doubt solving with Vivek Thakar Sir (Symbiosis IAS, Ahmedabad) > DAF analysis : Bhavani sir (Next ias) > Mock interview consultant Quantel arranged Daily Mocks Opinion : Bureaucrats Mocks/Panel Mocks are very useful to get used to the atmosphere. Ex SPIPA, Next IAS, Sriram, Nirnay, Ensure, Vision, Analog, Shankar, Testbook, Momentum. - In panel/bureaucratic mocks I never got any contradictory suggestions. P.S : Faculty mocks are waste of time. Better to meet Ex bureaucrats daily and just have a conversation.

Name : Magnus Carlsen Date : 08/02/2024 Board - Suman Sharma ma'am DAF words : Cricket Coach, BSc Chemistry, Jain, IFS   1) Suman Ma'am • What is critical minerals? How we are sourcing them? • What is strategic minerals, difference between critical and strategic minerals • EV are not carbon positive, shall we still promote them and overlook hybrid and other tech? • 2-3 counter questions, I held my stance of promoting all the techniques. • Lastly ma'am said : "Okay so you don’t want to give up your options." 2 Sir • What is difference between Jain diet and Vegetarian diet • Will you be happy if you find Jain cuisine option in some traditional nonveg society? • What is SEZ Policy • Give few example of SEZ (I told Mundra and Kandla) - Sir said "No no they are ports and not SEZ…. Suman ma'am corrected him "They both are SEZ too sir" • Suman ma'am explained more about SEZ and importance apart from export and investments 3 Ma'am • Earlier whenever riots happened, we put 144 at effect. But what do we do in recent times? (I coudnt recall) • She said that Internet shutdown • Free speech and AI • When to limit AI and Deepseek like apps     4 Sir • What is your opinion on One nation One election? • Will it lead to more horse trading? • Land Acquisition Act • Consumer Protection Act • What are major challenges you faced while coaching students? • Talent honing is difficult or talent finding?     5) Sir • Have you tasted hottest chilli of India? • Have you heard the names Guntur chilli, also mentioned some other names. • Why do you want to become an IAS Officer or  1 2 3 preferences? (I humbly said sir my preference is IFS then IAS then IPS) • Oh! Why do you want to become IFS? It is too boring job, desk job. • Since it is your last attempt, what is your plan B. --------------------------------- > One to One with Mayur Dubedi sir (Manas Academy, Ahmedabad) > Doubt solving with Vivek Thakar Sir (Symbiosis IAS, Ahmedabad) > DAF analysis : Bhavani sir (Next ias) > Mock interview consultant Quantel arranged Daily Mocks Opinion : Bureaucrats Mocks/Panel Mocks are very useful to get used to the atmosphere. Ex SPIPA, Next IAS, Sriram, Nirnay, Ensure, Vision, Analog, Shankar, Testbook, Momentum. - In panel/bureaucratic mocks I never got any contradictory suggestions. P.S : Faculty mocks are waste of time. Better to meet Ex bureaucrats daily and just have a conversation.