Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)

Name Interview date 16 jan (FN ) 2nd to go Board : - Suman Sharma mam Daf keywords:- Chemistry, Haryana, Stand up comedy, Agriculture Optional:- Chemistry Chairperson First read my daf entries • Why stand up comedy called stand up.. Follow up they even sometimes seat also still calling stand up...ok leave it. •Then monologue on Trump 2.0 Is it good for multilateralism or a threat to it. • opinion on phones getting smarter and humans dumb( i replied to some extent with examples) You want to say we are a little dumb?(The chairperson and other members smiled here they were like ye yha fas gya 😂 ....I also smiled ) M1 • Carrier opportunities can be there for a person like you from a chemistry background other than civil services..can academics and industry can do something in it •What is the Brand ambassador ( mentioned in my daf) •Is BBBP scheme successful Counter questions..but some districts like gurugram have seen a decline in child sex ratio..why this dichotomy after all urban people so educted • You mentioned professor of practice..any other scheme to promote academic and industry collaboration M2 • India' s contribution in chemistry field Name of some chemistry scientist and their contributions • High gold imports and that getting to temples..no use ...how we can use that gold • Do you watch movies (I replied sometimes.. nowhere mentioned movies in my daf Asked about "All we imagine as light "movie M3 • Long monologue on India Is doing in the space sector...then asked is it worth spending so much on the space sector shouldn't we use this money on other important areas also •Farm to fork model is it possible • Challenge to this model • Then asked whether you read today's newspaper or able to have a glance due to paper work and all Replied just a glance...but still asked • Do you think the peace agreement will lead towards peace in Gaza. What has been agreed • coercive policy of Trump to end war ..is it better way to deal with such global problems M4 • why Trump not happy with NATO reason for it • Provision for Finance for NATO • Organic farming should we have , what about our food security • Asked about Dayanand Saraswati contribution (mentioned in my daf) • Contribution of Arya smaj • Other social reformer in last 200 years • Contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy • Contribution of Sardar Patel • Which three states were not part of India at the time of independence of India • Then how we integrated Hyderabad, Junagarh and Kashmir into India • Why a separate way to integration of kashmir • So now peace in Kashmir..so we have a plebiscite there as we promised • Ok what about Goa ..what was the issue to integrate it. How we integrated Goa to India Chairperson your interview is over. Experience :-Coardial board.More like an interaction completely opposite to Mock interview. The chairperson was smiling and other members had serious expressions .

Philospher king Tg: mythophoenix Date-14/01/25 Raj shukla sir board Keyword; cricket,rhymes,travelling Optional :Psir Chairman: 1- About my height 2- why didnt i become bowler 3- asked about my sugeries 4- asked about writing rhymes....then sir recite a doha....and asked meaning ( About moral dilemma of life) 5- 10 min discussion on this only 6- some discussion on ews only M2- 1- some term i dont remember 2- cbam 3 counter on that .... M3 1- global federalism 2- is it found similiarity in todays world 3- why un failed ? 4-what should be do then ? Talked about minilateralism to be taken on global scale 5-any other solution - Converstaion on functionalism 6- why sarc fails 7- why last 40 yrs wasted on dialagues no concrete outcome M4 ( grilling mode ) 1- indian ocean region 2- constituents He was wrong and insisted to google it there I Humbly accpeted that i will read on it 3-north south divide .....pressed me to recognise it as division in india 4- why neighbours drifting away - a 2-3 minute discussion M5- 1- summarised m4 view 2-pressed me to accept that we as a fans should we felt ashamed of cricket performance of BGT 3- WHY IT IS SO ? 4- what should we do to correct it 5 - what kind of bowling i do 6- lengthiest article of indian constitution 7- 5 villages krishna asked for pandavas Few question i dont remember No daf ,more of a discussion There were lots of myth about shukal sir , found him chill and cool Gave many mocks but mostly in fever so cant comment on their efficacy O20 with shivin sir was good on entry 7. Sankalp was the closest with no tam jham ....just discussion P:s was in fever for few days , so I was worried about lost time .....but in the end it was about you and how you respond

Good evening, sir Name: Kung fu panda Key DAF details: Mechanical Engg, Anthro, Toastmasters, Consulting, Power sector, TT, Bihar, Mental health, Reclaiming public spaces for women, Digital divide, etc. Board: Shri Sanjay Verma sir   Questions asked:   • Toastmasters - are you still active? • How would you reboot Indian foreign policy wrt bangladesh, pakistan, myanmar • Suggest an alternate political system for India • Reclaiming public spaces for women - i think this problem only exists in north india, bihar and so on • Mechanical engineering, do you remember anything? • Online classes, NPTEL, MOOC - pros and cons • Mental health issues faced by students; causes • Bihar and bihari - problems, solutions, would it ever change? • Connection between Mechanical engineering and anthropology • Carbon dating - what, how? • Your role model? • Digital divide - short, medium, long term solutions • Power sector problems - how to solve? • Subsidies • You took French, don’t know how to write hindi? • Kota- did people attend school in Kota? • Freebies - good or bad • Would the electoral scenario wrt freebies ever change? This is my interview transcript 🙏

Name - Anonymous Optional - Sociology Keywords - Rampur, AMU, Economics ( graduation), Vollyball, old Bollywood songs, president of student union. Chairman : B B Swain sir. Chairman :- so you belong to Rampur , tell us something about it. Then he told that rampur is also famous for Rampur greyhound dog breed.  ( Which I did not know, even when while doing research on rampur , never came across this. ) Then he passed on to another member. M 1 ( Lady) Said your name is beautiful. 1) why women in rural areas are coming more into workforce. 2) why young people are coming more towards government services in India. 3) what do you know about current situation in India's neighbourhood. ( I told all those things happened in this year and lastly told that situation is getting better cited eg of srilankan president visit India China agreement etc.) Then she said but srilankan president was in China na, then I said yes mam but his first visit was in India only. Then she said oh okay then may be they want to take both India China in favour and then she laughed. 4) suppose you clear this exam, and appointed somewhere, your senior tells you to implement a scheme which you don't think is good for people and also people do not want it either, so what you will do ) and counter questions on this, laughed in the end. M 2:-  your name is really good. 1) you were in student union, so tell us is it for personality development  only or something negative is also there? 2) who is your favourite music director ( in the past, as I mentioned my hobby- old Bollywood songs) 3) what type of leadership will you display when you become officer. gave options like autocratic, democratic, participative. 4) what is your locus control ? ( Mujhe smjh nhi aya iska mtlb to maine clarification mang liya, then he said ki you are self driven or someone else takes your decisions. 5) when you were president of student union, was lyngdoh committee recommendation implemented? ( Asked me about this committee because I mentioned in my answer regarding student union). M 3 ( Lady) 1) how can we improve healthcare in rural areas? 2) how can we attract more doctors in rural areas. 3) what do you think about MGNREGA and it's benefits and issues. 4) what do you think about UCC. M 5 1) elaborate more about Raza Library of Rampur. 2) some Mughal miniature paintings were stolen from the library, do you know about this. ( No idea). 3) you come from rural area, you must be inspiration for the women there, what more you would like to do for them when you become officer. 4) what is the recent judgement regarding AMU. 5) tell me honestly, do you think minority status should be given to AMU and why? 6) what challanges did you face when you were student union president?. 7) what strategy did you use to pressurize administration for getting work done while you were in student union. Chairman:- ok thank you. You may go now. Mocks : Vajirao, chahal, next IAS All were helpful for gaining interview like experience and for confidence. Special thanks to Anupam sir from Smartwork Lab for one to one, giving enough time and preparing me for overall DAF related questions, was extremely helpful.

Suman Mam- 1. All the neighbours of india do not have perfect democracy. What are the reasons that india has been able to maintain its democracy? 1. Ques on india maldives. Why has Lakshadweep not been as successful as maldives in developing tourism industry? 2. What are problem faced by youth of up? 3. As chief secretary of up, what steps will you recommend. 4. What was social and economic impact of work from home ? M1. Q1. As young officer, what is your vision and what work will you do ? Q2. In women, Who are your role models? Q3. Favourite part of history? I said gandhian movement? Q3. Do you inculcate his values in life. M2- Q1. We have thousand of universities. Why are we not at par with oxford etc. Q2. Why are quality youth is Not joining job of professor. Q3. What should we do? Q4. How is india doing in science and technology sector? ( i said isro, he said that we know, then he prompted drdo and hal) M3- Q1. When was common wealth games held? Before 2010? ( related to my college address) Q2. Why was world war 2 held? 3. Provisions of treaty of versailles 4. When was Great Depression 5, how did hitler rise? Was there a coup? 6. What is similarity in today’s germany and germany of that time? 7. What are challenges in ivc script deciphering 8. A new book that talks that india’s golden route should be talked of rather than silk route. M4- 1. maldives- what was the problem? 2. What are points of friction between india and nepal? 3. Do you know of madheshi issue? 4. What is your view on rewriting of history? Mocks - samkalp( online) ,vajirao and pwonly ias. They helped in practice but questions were not repeated. Sessions of utkarsh sir were helpful, Solo mock drill(1-1) was the most useful as despite interview being on unpredictable lines , questions were repeated. One to one with Satyam jain sir was also useful.

Date- 13 Jan, afternoon(1st to go) Board- Sanjay Verma Sir Useful daf Key words- Sociology, Vidisha, Electrical Engineering, Journaling, Poetry, Bhavna Yoga, academic head of NGO Chairperson Are you employed or studying? What are you studying? Create a team of 11 sociologist, atleast 5 of the should be Indian, 3 should be women, also chose a captain among them. Don't you think Karl Marx will have problem of Weber being the Captain. You write Journaling, do people develop this hobby with upsc prep? How many times you are honest in your journals? Do you have your collection? Can AI creat your biography through this collection? Have you written any poetry on engineering? Have you seen 3-idiots movie? What were your learnings? What is the connection between Vidisha and Greece?( I said Helliodorous Pillar) Have you visited that pillar? Member 1 What is AI? What can it do? If AI is so useful why are people apprehensive about it? Can AI be used in decision making? What other things are famous in Vidisha? Why Ashoka built Sanchi Stupa near Vidisha? Vidisha is famous for one more important thing, a line? What is significance of tropic of cancer? Is it a real or imaginary line? Which state has highest tribal population? Name some tribes of MP? Which districts of MP are Naxal prone? How will you tackle Naxalism? Member 2 Tropic of cancer is latitude or longitude? You did Electrical Engineering, do you remember it? What is the principle of transformer? Why we step up or step down voltage? What is the relation between voltage and current in transformer? Have you seen any hydroelectric power plant? Can u design a power plant? Verbally tell it's parts. What is a turbine? How does it rotates? Then he asked some concepts of mechanical engineering and asked if these were in my syllabus.( I denied) What is Bhavna Yoga? How is it different from Asthanga Yoga? What is Yama in Asthanga Yoga? What do you mean by replacement rate? What is it? Why 2.1? Member 3 You worked in NGO, what was your role? For how many years you worked? What was the age range of children? What is the difference between response of 2nd standard and 10th standard student? To whom we should pay more attention? What have you done for their emotional well being? What problems they faced? If given a chance would you like to continue working? Member 4 A long monologue on Atma Nirbhar Bharat Shall we move towards indigenisation? Why are we putting so much money in space? What is the significance of docking mission? Chairperson How society is changed? Name any 3 personalities who played a role in Indian society in past 50 years. Don't you think movement by Anna Hazare was political rather than social? What other role Indira Gandhi played in addition to being a role model? Fundamental duties are not enforceable, how are they imp? Impact of economic reforms in Indian society.

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Date- 13-01-2025(last to go) Board- BB Swain Sir Optional- Law DAF - UP, non fiction books, cricket, current international events. Chairperson 1.every one is reading self help books why are u reading non fiction books? 2. name few recently read 3.tell me one case related to that 4. keshavanada bharti case Member 1(lady member) 1. so u read chip war by Chris miller? 2. Geopolitics behind chip war? 3. Where India is all in this? 4. India’s role in different global groupings? 5. What about BRICS? 6. Why Trump want Greenland? 7. Which resources are found there? 8. Why so much chaos in geopolitics? Member 2- 1. types of kumbh? 2. history of kumbh? 3. views on collegium? 4. recent resolutions of collegium? 5. how to reduce judicial pendency? 6. views on triple talaq? 7. majority provision of old criminal laws are in new laws, what was the need for new laws? Member 3- 1. Your two weakness? 2. Was Ashwin decision of retirement an impulsive decision? 3. Favourite player? 4. Why Kohli ? Why Australian media obsessed with him? 5. You like reading books, so have u read any book of George Orwell? 6. How to harmonise RTI law and data protection legislation? 7.Do we need RTI 2.0 ? 8.Your views on judicial activism? Member 4-(lady member) 1. Basic premise of chip war? 2. Why India suddenly wants to establish semiconductor plants? 3. Women empowerment? 4. Political representation of women will help in empowerment? 5. Views on women reservation act? 6. which article of constitution talks about special provision for women? 7. how many women in constitutent assembly? What about the role of Hansa Mehta? Member 1 again- 1. Current status related to raising marriage age bill? 2. Views on raising age of marriage from 18 to 21? 3. Why child marriage still prevalent? Member 3 again- 1.Why civil services over judicial services? 2.Do read that George Orwell book Chairperson sir (who was busy on phone half of the time) interrupts- let him enjoy a bit, every one starts laughing Chairperson sir- ok your interview is over. Have a good day. Time- 32 minutes Overall board was cordial and were keen to hear the opinion O20- Ravindran Sir, Khan Sir Panel Mocks- Vajiram & Vajirao (were good), Samkalp, Vision, Chahal.

Name - Dr Kar Interview date -14.1.25 (3rd to go) Board - Suman Maam Optional- Medical Science DAF- Kota- Rajasthan, Doctor, AIIMS UG, Working in UPSC CMS, Badminton and Animal shelter volunteering , PWBD-1 candidate Questions- I don’t remember them as per the members, so I’ll just list them down 1) features in NEP to prevent suicides in students and decrease coaching( as kota is my hometown ) 2) Generic vs branded drugs 3) hippocratic oath or should we choose any other oath 4) explain sudan crisis in depth 5) Is UN anymore significant? Should we ban it? 6) Ways to reduce Veto power in UNSC 7) Badminton- ways to promote it and why is it not at the same level as that of cricket? 😍 should we ban Afg team in cricket as they dont have a female team 9) why so many AIIMS and IIT? Is it useful? 10) What is soft power diplomacy? Give examples 11) Gender Neutral or Gender Equality? Which is right? 12) Why are we low in Research? Even when funding in 1960s was lower but more research findings like ones done by MS Swaminathan, Homi Baba I had attended 4 mocks - Study IQ, SriRam IAS, Vaijiram and Unacademy They were quite useful because certain areas of questions were repeated. (P.S - Being a doctor less questions were there from Medical field and cricket was out of box for me)

Name:- Swami Vivekanand Date:- 15 jan Board: Suman Sharma mam DAF keywords: ba pol sci , Psir , Ahmedabad, tabla , two point perspective drawing, speedcubing ( nothing asked on any hobby) First to go forenoon Chairman No intro direct question What do you think about commercialisation of space sector? Pros and cons ? What comes to your mind when I say space? (ISRO) What in global space sector? (Said NASA ) wanted to hear elon musk I guess , she told Elon musk also Again what about pvt in space? Pro cons What is recent isro project? ( spadex) Asked why spadex? What are qualities of leader ? Like ability or fear Tried to balance , she asked to choose one Member 1 Asked about global world order Differentiate early world order vs now Trump impact Why country use muscle ? To flex or to hide insecurity Is military power necessary.? ( said not always , Japan soft power ) Asked how Japan? Then went on China use of soft power Went to debt trap diplomacy. Answered pak Also question on cpec Then again asked more countries ( srilanka , Maldives ) India policy in neighbourhood ? Reactive or proactive Asked about elocution ( daf) What are qualities necessary ? Whom do you admire? ( Vivekanand) Member 2 Asked on dpdp rules highlights Asked on recent objection over data localisation Is data privacy and data breach threat Then question on ugc rules What are apprehensions ? Should politics in students promoted ? Choose active or passive student politics Name leaders who reached top hailing from student politics. Member 3 Gujarat project on statue of unity and bullet train waste of money? Mentioned transit oriented development so asked on it Asked should we ban ngos as they raise issue in Diwali crackers and makarsankranti kite flying? Death of Gujarat family , illegal immigration , problems causes , Is jobless growth one of the reason ? Member 4 Asked tell me theories if international relations What do u see world sets in which theory? Choose from liberal neo liberal realist neorealist Treaty of Westphalia What will you change if u r given chance to change in realism and other Question on China CPEC Board was very cordial , very different from some of mocks Mocks given :- a lot … samkalp, vajirao , vajiram , next , Chahal, tathastu, onlyias. . One to one Ravindran sir , khan sir, kaptaan

Name:-Machiavelli Date:-10 january 2025 (afternoon session) Chairman of the board:- BB Swain Daf keywords:- Psir, Uttarakhand, Uttarpradesh, Aipan art, teach for India, waste material project Chairman:- 1. Tell me 5 differences between garhwal and kumaon region. 2. Why kumaon region has proximity with Nepal? 3. Was there any Gorkha invasion? Member 1 1. What is creamy layer? 2. Is there concept of cream layer applicable in SCs or STs? 3. Diff between creamy layer and sub categorisation. 4. Significance of recent judgement on sub categorisation. 5. Tell me 3 internal and external threats. 6. What govt is doing for naxalism? 7. And for cyber security? 8. What will you do apart from government? Member 2 1. What is learning outcome? 2. How we measure it? 3. How can we improve the learning outcome? 4. Do u know that there was a tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand? 5. Why it was in silkyara? 6. Was it the failure of administration? 7. Tell me the exact number of people who were struck and fir how many number of days? Member 3 1. Concept of creamy layer is good or bad? 2. How can we ensure inclusive development? 3. Tell me various govt schemes for vulnerable sections of society? 4. War is not a solution. Then why we are spending so much on defence? 5. Tell me about Locke's state. Lady Member 1. Why suicide rates are increasing? 2. How can we decrease it? 3. Different government schemes to curb suicides? 4. There is a population decline globally. What India should do? 5. Why western countries will accept our population? 6. Should India go for population decrease or increase? Chairman Sir:- Mvl, you want to say something? Thank you your interview is over. You may go now. Mock interview:- Vajirao and Reddy, GS Score, onlyias, prepias(online) One to one:- Dharmadhikari Sir, Satyam jain, Rahul ias pcs pathshala, prepias Utility of mocks:- All one to one were really helpful.

1. Name () - Zander 2. Date and Session of Interview - AN, 7 Jan..second to go 3. Board's Chairman - Dr. DINESH DASA sir 4. DAF Keywords - kushinagar, uttar Pradesh, NIT Warangal, Mechanical, optional- Mathematics,  fuel efficiency,  cricket,  Leadership, TMKOC (nothing asked on above) Assistant Section Officer,  Education Ministry 5. Your interview transcript - Chairman: Greeted and asked How are you feeling Why Now ASO through Cgl whereas earlier directly SO through UPSC...reason As Dopt secretary,  which two service will you include in UPSC....said AIJS and AIHS NEP based on which two committee... Subramaniam Committee asked for All India Education Service, whats your take on it What do you believe should we have stable or unstable Pakistan and why Member 1: Bangladesh happening....dont you think india failed at intelligence to predict it.....whats the way forward....long discussion on it... Chairman: Dont you think we can't hold election.....long monologue and then discussion on it....even sir putting lot of pressure in that discussion Member 1: India and Pakistan continued further....few more aspects Member 2: India Bangladesh lit bit discussed again As a ASO working, what weaknesses do you see in the administration there Discussion bit on my answer....good member to talk Member 3: (lady) Bits and few question regarding ASO as first point of entry....LDC and UDC whether now selected...is there still prevalent in any Ministry Then What do you think whether we should be ready for war....answered it...maam told to elaborate......was giving answer....in between chairman sir told that ok....move to next member Member 4 Do you know about renewable energy Which RE contributing most in India energy mix What are the challenges of Solar energy What technology is there to store the solar energy ( said not able to recall)....sir asked because you are mechanical engineering Chairman was eager to end the discussion...stopped the member...and suddenly said you interview is over I greeted once again by saying thank you and left. Utility of Mocks Interview - Samkalp ( to have a feel of real environment), Next IAS....all for confidence ...... Utility of One to One -one to one with Dharmadhikari sir, Ravindran sir, Rahul (IaSPcS pathshala)-must......regular discussion with Patil sir(digicate ias)....obviously friends discussion and support Total time: dont know but close to 25 min

You were talking about gender equity. Do you really think hindu society is more egalitarian than muslim society in India? Tell me the practices/laws regarding hindus, which you think are egalitarian? Do you think laws are being enforced as practices in hindu society? What do you know about sthridhan? Practices or laws which are more powerful? Where does the problem lie in Muslim society? Is this the condition of muslim society everywhere or just in India? We need to change the practices, what could be the starting point? Finally, I want your opinion again. Do you still think Muslim society is less egalitarian than hindu society? Thank you! Mocks: Gave only two mocks. Final Interview was more like an Interaction. Nothing asked from current affairs!

Name: Ashtray Date: Afternoon, 14.01.2025 Board: Lt. Gen Shukla Sir Duration: 28 Mins Keywords: IRS (IT), SRCC, DSE, Economics, Cooking, Women rights, Hyderabad. Chairman: What is the most attractive thing about Hyderabad? Have you tried Lucknow's Biryani, Which one is better, Hydi or Lucknavi? What else is attractive in Hyderabad? There is neither ganga nor yamuna in Hyderabad, why do you say that there is ganga-jamuna tehzeeb? Is Hyderabad cosmopolitan or it has a hybrid culture? Why Dosa has become famous as a breakfast Item Internationally, and not paratha? What is so special of south Indian breakfast, is it just because its healthy or is there something else? Are you familiar with Delhi, been to CP? Madras coffee house? Any resturants you know near MCH? Why do you think there are so many south Indian restaurants in CP, and whenever I visit, they are always packed. What could be the reason? How many varieties of Dosa are there? In Madras - chennai, People are not having dosa but paneer and soya chap, Why is south Indian food not so desired in south India? Enough of Cuisine, lets move to Geopolitics. According to you, India should be a continental power or maritime power? Do you think India is a maritime super power? Why not? In Ancient India we had good navy, why doesn't modern India wants to improve its naval power and ship building? Is China continental or Maritime power? Why there is huge ship building in China? Is US continental or Maritime power? Why are china and US investing a lot in its navy, unlike India? Do you think India shall prioritize navy over land based defence?? Member 1: Asked in Hindi- What do you mean by Urban Under employment, and why is it happening in cities? (Asked me to answer in any language in which I'm comfortable) An engineer appearing for Police constable exam, is it under Employement? A doctor appearing for CSE, is it under Employement? Why do we lack entrepreneurship Spirit in India? Is family the starting point to inculcate entrepreneurship Spirit? What can we do to encourage it? Member 2: How did you get the internship (Media and PR) at AP government? Why did they gave you the excellence award? What was your role? How did you get the contacts? Explain the mechanism through which you did your work? What is AP janmabhoomi initiative? Why do you write on Women rights? Do you say that Hindu women enjoy more safeguards, opportunities and rights on a legal basis in India? Aren't you restricting yourself by just writing about muslim women? On what topics have you written blogs on women? (Marital rape, Menstrual leave, Monetization of care economy) Do you think there is more gender equity among hindus than muslims? Member 3: I think you are lost. You should have continued a career in Economics. I discourage you because you are over qualified for IAS. What is your opinion? An economist is more worthy, and can have a larger impact than a civil servant who has very less autonomy and discretion. Isn't? Why don't you inspire to be Dr. Manmohan singh? Or follow the path of your alumnus from DSE? I believe you are looking for power and prestige here. Isn't? You are either confused, or have made an irrational decision. You are an example of under employment!! Member 4: What is the controversy around Places of worship act? Do you think the Act should be repealed? Can we have social harmony at the cost of people's faith? Do you think courts shall be encouraged in deciding the religious character of a place? Tell me the Constitutional background of women rights - articles? What is the Article that talks about Maternity Leave? How can you use your economics in service? As an IAS? Not as an IRS. What Practical knowledge of economics can you apply on farmers? Tell me how you will use the Equi marginal utility principal of micro economics on a farmer? Any other theory which you can directly apply from economics in practical world? Chairman Again:

Name - Rohit sharma Date - 13 january evening 3rd to go Chair - Raj shukla aaj hi bana tha board Key words - district shahjahanpur, chess , science fiction Chair - aapko hindi to aati hogi to batiye ... asahmati ka samrthya aur sahmati ka vivek isse aap kya samjhte hain ....coninued with ...Basically ye kah rahe the ki govt ka kaphi criticism ho raha ,log karte hai to fir itta haiya tauba kyo macha hai ki godi media ho gya hai sab ....wo iska karan jaanna chah rahe the aisa kyo ho raha hai .. M1 - north south divide ke karan aur repurcussion I told reasons such as population language and historical But historical wala achha nhi laga une ...maine bascically kaha ki south indian states to beginners advantage mila tha ...aur north me deindustrialisation ho gaya british time pe....he was like nhi up me kanpur textile hub tha ...60s ke kisi tv brand ka naam bataya ...aur bhi kuch bataya Then he told me the repurcussion ki delimitation me seats jyada ho ajyegi north ki kya ye sahi hai To maine kaha sir north me population jyada hai to unka share jyada rahega because Constitutional inclusivity ka idea hai aur sabka development then he be like to jiski population jyada hai usko jyada milega ...mtlb kamaye hum aur kharch kare north wale Then member 2 ... madam asked why do you play chess What movies you watch Member 3 - repo Reverse repo , rbi kyo use karta hai ....aur tools kya hai Memeber 4 shahjahanpur me aap ky karoge ....i told eduaction -specially women literacy problem and issue of institutional delivery the he took me ki achha article batao inse related ....maine bola sayad 45 bole galat hai then asked 43 kya hai i dont know then 33 i forgot ...he be like tumhra to psir hai yaad hoga Is was conversation jisme mujhe kuch khas aata to nhi tha jyada memeber 1 ne puch aur 4th wala sir in negatiove ki nahi mai jo bata raha hu wo galat hai ...baki apas me bhi baat kar rahe the ..ki sir aisa tha vaisa th

Name - Static Interview- 08/01/2025 Board - Sanjay verma DAF - Haryana , IIT BHU Varanasi, IOCL , Chemical Engg., Bhagwad Geeta , Naib Tehsildar Opt - math Duration - 32-35 min Chairman Read my job profile and ask why RIL then IOCL and then NT , and very short stints Gives a monologue why engineers are coming to services , but they should be working in engg . How many web series have u watched? Best and worst u watched?and why ? Why you read gita and when u started it ? Gita says nishkama karma , selfless action, so it means that u can work in civil services - service for people but without salary because u have to focus on work and not expect rewards ? What would u love to do for next 30 minutes now ? M1 What is ur understanding by dharma? Constitution deals with rights whereas gita deal with duties, how will u say modern society is right based or duty based? Is ancient society dharma based? How has Gita impacted ur life and since when r u reading? Once u have read it , why to read over and again, do u chant or listen chanting or just read again and again? Where is Vanprastha and sanyasa in modern age since it seems grihastha till death (attachment to family)? Gita deal with varna and women in discriminatory way ? Does not align with constitution, why to read such scripture? M2 ( female member ) Difference between karma , bhakti and sankhya yoga Favourite shlok, context and why ? 3 types of guna , 3 types of miseries/sufferings With economic growth, inequalities is increasing, do u agree? Why it is so ? How can it be rectified? Do u think social media is polarising? How can it be prevented to become so ? Are there any government guidelines? M3 Dark oxygen? Deep sea mining? Issues related with it? Energy mix of India, target for 2030 , how can we achieve it? Do u believe we will have 500GW of renewables by 2030? Who safeguard refineries - CISF and its mandate? Intermittency issue with renewables like we have capacity of 190GW , but still 70% coming from coal ? Which mode of energy can plug in gap at that time like coal hydro and gas (in order)? M4 Do u know about recent tred in Haryana whether students are opting for science or humanities after 10th? Why more people in humanities ( he told around 70% opt for non science in 11th) ? How can we promote more people in scientific side ? Is there any DPSP relating to it or fundamental duty ? Are Fundamental duties enforceable? Duties of NT ? Which 3 core functions an IAS as DC/DM perform and terminology of designation in these capacities? What is procedure to handle law and order situation? What is A CLASS in Nain Tehsildar? Is Girdawar different from Kanungo ? Chairman - U read gita and talk about spirituality and asked if given a choice where would u love to live - ancient or modern age ? Again gave monologue why we should celebrate modern age and how it promotes prosperity, women equality etc. And thanks ur interview is over . Overall nice experience, mostly on DAF . Chairman showing expression like not interested, was writing something and talking with other member. Mocks - 2 , Sankalp ( nice one ), Sriram ( almost zero utility) .

Date: 8th January 2025 (afternoon, last to go) Board: Sheel Vardhan Singh sir Relevant keywords: Caring for community cats, Quantitative Economics, Grameen Foundation, Table tennis, Test cricket Chairperson sir: Read out my educational qualifications, internship experience and hobbies out loud. Mistakenly thought that I was still working at Grameen Foundation, at which I only interned. 1. How did you develop a liking towards caring for community cats? 2. Cats are disloyal but dogs are loyal. Cats often run away leaving behind their caretakers. What do you have to say on this? Joked about how his neighbour’s cat always ran away and returned fatter than before. 3. Do you think a country can run without a budget? 4. Do you think Emperor Akbar had a budget? What about Guptas? 5. Give me a history of development of budget from the vedic times to the modern era. Member 1 1. What is quantitative economics? 2. What is Purchasing Power Parity? How do we compare with the USA? 3. How long will India take to catch up with per capita income of USA? 4. Do you think that wealth at top leads to more wealth creation or should it be more widely distributed? Member 2 Sought some clarifications regarding my post-graduation degree and internship experience 1. What was your role at Grameen Foundation? 2. India is planning to bid for 2036 Olympics. How can economics help us in hosting it successfully? Member 3 1. What is the share of GST collections in the total tax revenue? 2. What is the trend of GST collections in the last two months? 3. How many layers of government does India have? Which is the weakest layer of government? 4. Should we have elected mayors? Which other countries have it? 5. Who heads the third tier of government in urban areas? Member 4 1. You could have chosen a career in data science. Why did you not? 2. What are the assumptions of logistic regression model? 3. What is R-squared and adjusted R-squared? Chairperson sir: It was nice to have a conversation with you. Mocks: Offline at Samkalp and Chahal. Utility: Allows one to get used to the formal setting. Quantitative economics was discussed both in Samkalp’s mock and actual personality test.

Date of interview: 14/01/2024 Interview board: Sanjay Verma Sir Duration: 30 minutes DAF keywords: Odisha, NGO, Culinary Tourism, Geography, Business Plan, Mechanical Engineering, IRS Sanjay Verma Sir: 1) Three Geographical locations in India you find most fascinating and why? 2) What is Culinary Tourism? 3) Places you visited recently and mention what dishes you liked there? 4) What is the main difference between Bengali Cuisine and Kerala Cuisine? Member 1: 1) Are you aware of river interlinking project of Odisha? 2) Tell me about Malkangiri district 3) What steps have been taken by Odisha Government to tackle naxalism? 4) Do you think Climate change is real? 5) Is sea surface temperature increasing? 6) What are the major consequences of SST rise? Member 2: 1) What is entropy? 2) How does hydroelectric power plant works? 3) What are the benefits of HEP? 4) Why North East India has huge potential for HEP? 5) Name 2 big HEP projects in North East 6) What are the major challenges for solar energy development? 7) What is the difference between major and minor ports? 8) Name major and minor ports in Odisha 9) Who owns Dhamra Port Member 3: 1) What is the difference between Petrol engine and Diesel engine? 2) Can we use petrol in diesel engine and vice versa? 3) Do you know the mechanism of nuclear energy generation? 4) Consider that you are appointed as CEO of ship building company which is currently struggling but in recent times it has been observed that the overall market situation of ship industry is improving then what steps would you take to revive your company? 5) What about the existing employees? How would you ensure that their job is not under threat due to changes you would bring? Member 4: 1) What was project Ehsas? (DAF) 2) You worked in NGO and worked as resource mobilization lead so how did it change you as a person? 3) What did you learn about yourself when you worked against issue of child labour? 4) Tell us few things which you realized while negotiating with head of companies for funds Chairperson: Tell me three countries which you admire the most and why? Mock utility: Vajirao, Samkalp, Chahal, Chankaya Mandal Special thanks to Utkarsh Sir (Sriram IAS) for all the support & guidance and Rahul Sir (IAS Pathshala) for insightful one to one discussion on DAF

Samar shesh hai Date - 10th Jan Board - B.B Swain Sir Duration - 35-40 minutes. DAF - Gwalior , IIT(BHU) , Varanasi, Civil Engineering. (Nothing asked from Hobbies, achievements) Optional - Anthropology. Forenoon session, first to be interviewed. Chairman- Greeted , Told it's a cold morning, I agreed. Then He didn't ask any questions, was using phone throughout the interview. Occasionally looking up. M1 1. Tell me about Gwalior in few lines. 2. Why is it called the city of music. 3. What are your views on expansion of social media and with it the instances of online frauds like digital arrest. 4. Have you heard about Jamtara and Nuh. 5. What are the specific problems in these areas. 6. What is Anthropology, it's subfields. M2 1. What you liked about Varanasi. 2. What is the historical significance of Varanasi, how did it originate. 3. Name 3 Big infrastructure projects recently in Varanasi. 4. Why civil services despite being an engineer from IIT. 5. In the region around gwalior, there has been a lot of dacoity, tell us about Pan Singh Tomar. 6. Other reasons for the prevalence of Dacoity. M3 1. Domestic violence against women, reasons , acts for their protection. 2. Can we use skills of Jamtara fraudsters in Ethical hacking. 3. How erosion takes place in rivers and oceans. (Asked exact name of the process of coastline erosion). 4. Ken-Betwa link project. What , How , Pros ,Cons. 5. Can Dams be the cause for earthquakes. 6. What seismic zone is Delhi in. 7. How to make buildings and Dams earthquake resistant. M4 1. In which cities, metro projects are ongoing. 2. Which method is used to plan metro projects. 3. Monologue about why these projects are running in loss. 4. What is linguistic anthropology. 5. Which organisation in India working on it. 6. Is people's linguistic survey of India conducted by Anthropological Survey of India. 7. Name three of your most favourite big infrastructure projects from around the world. 8. What is NPA. 9. How are they classified. 10. What can be done to resolve this issue. Interview was over , thanked everyone. Interview Experience was very different from Mocks , very little from section 7 was asked. Mocks - Few mocks (3-4) essential for confidence and improvements in communication both verbal and non-verbal. Offline mocks - NextIAS , Drishti , Samkalp, Onlyias, Tathastu , CivilsDaily.

Date: 10-01-2025 AN Board : BB Swain Sir Duration: 30-35 minutes Daf: Civil engineering optional, BITS Pilani, WFH, NCC, Meditation, Football, Project on seismic design, Uttarakhand Chairman Work From Home? Hybrid? Views on it M1 SWOT analysis of India Democracy and judiciary in India strength or weakness? Demographic dividend opportunity? Big reservoir dams or run-of-river project ? Environmental impact? What will be your considerations while building a dam? Dams in High seismicity regions? Will you take the risk relying on science/engineering? M2 Why non core job after clg and not core? Sagar mala project? Defence expenditure priortization? What was agniveer for? Two front war? Indian context M3 Bridge collapse in bihar, morbi? Is Corruption the real reason? Article 370 has changed anything? Views on Bangladesh situation? Younis got noble prize for? What is Bonded labour? Is it legal? Why discrimination is still there even after affirmative action? M4(lady member) AI and impact on jobs? Kandla port? Threats from Karachi to this port? How to protect it? Give Engineering + security point of view? (Question wasn't very clear by the way she framed it) India-china clash? Is BRI a reason? What will you do if you're in the border regions? Border villages migration? What will you do to stop it? Mocks: Offline mocks(only IAS, Next IAS), one-to-one with Rahul sir(IAS PCS pathshala)- recommended, one-to-one with Satyam sir.