Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)

Name - DK Choudhary. Date - 13th January Board - Sheelvardhan sir. Shift - forenoon,3rd to go . Duration - approx 25 minutes. DAF keywords - Barmer , Rajasthan, Punjabi Literature, Marwari folk music ,Prime Minister and Sports Minister in school ministry, Captained school Kho-Kho team, BSC( zoology, botany, chemistry) My medium was Hindi ,so all members talked in Hindi and whole conversation went in Hindi only. I entered and greeted. Member1 - Chairmen sir Q1- what is folk music ? I explained. Then he asked - Can it be called music for the people,by the people,to the people ? I said Yes . Q2- Instruments used in Punjabi folk dance Bhangra ? I took three names , he intruped and added 4th one ( saap ) I corrected it's sapp Then I added one more. He took one more name which I never heard of and asked what is it ? I said sorry sir. Q3- Why is lohri celebrated ? Q4 - Spiritual significance of Uttrayana? I said sorry 😔 Q5 - Have you watched Udta Punjab movie ? I said no Then he said there is a song in the movie " Ik kudi jidda naa muhabbat ghum hai " Do you know it's inspired by poetry of which famous Punjabi poet ? I said Shiv Kumar Batalvi. Q6 - Famous literary works of Batalvi ? Member2 - MALE Q1- You are from Rajasthan, never read Punjabi in school or college,Then why is it your optional. I explained.He said good .It brought positive impact for me. Q2 - Why President is nominal head only ? Q3- What if President doesn't follow the aid and advice of CoM ? Q4- Difference between Cabinet and CoM ? Q5- Duties of PM towards President ? Q6 - Procedure of removing a Minister from the office? I explained. What if they don't vacate the office? I said it's a violation of constitution. Then he said resignation of PM would automatically remove them all. I said yes sir . He proudly laughed at his humour and turned towards Chairmen sir ,who didn't look impressed,nor other members. It gave me relief 🫣 Q7 - Why  Parliamentry govt  become Prime ministerial govt ? Member3 - FEMALE Q1 - Aravalli issue? Q2- Two steps you would take as CM of Rajasthan for Viksit Rajasthan ? Q3 - Two socio-economic indicator where Rajasthan lack ?( Picked up from my answer) Q4 - IMR and Literacy rate of Rajasthan and national average ? Q5 - Connection between Tourism and Folk artists in Rajasthan ? Member4 - FEMALE Q1- Why did you learn Punjabi ? Q2- 2 features of Barmer ? Q3- In Rajasthan earlier the definition of Aravalli was same , then why people protested now only ? Q4 - Long term impact on Aravalli if current definition is accepted ? Q5- Some of the major minerals of Rajasthan and their location ? Q6 -   Their Extraction risks Aravalli's existence.What to do then ? I tried to convince her but failed twice . Then suddenly convinced her by saying Green Mining will be a good option . Q5 - What green mining exactly is ?  I said sorry mam , l would read about it. Member5- MALE Q1 - Steps taken to boost nuclear energy in india ? Q2- What is SHANTI Act ? Q3- Is nuclear energy considered cheaper to be produced in comparison of other sources?( I initially thought I would not be able to give a decent answer but my chemistry knowledge hit and I believe I managed it well) Q4- What steps should India take to promote nuclear energy production ? ( Again for some seconds I felt helpless but ultimately managed to give a decent answer) Chairman sir - Your interview is over , You can leave. I thanked them all and left the room . Overall Experience - the board was cordial. I answered almost all questions except two. Almost all the questions were from my DAF . I faced most of these questions in mock interviews. So it felt like another mock interview. I tried to mention almost everything I personally search in transcripts. Mock interviews O2O - No O20 as I am an introvert. Instead preferred mirror practice. DAF discussion with My Mentor of Punjabi Literature. Panel mocks 4 online. Through UPWISE 3 (Kingmakers academy, Maluka IAS, Geno Ias) 1 Unique Ias. 7 offline Vajirao & Reddy 2 at Samkalp Drishti Ias PW OnlyIas SPM IAS Study IQ.

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Name:- HR Date: 13/01/2026 Board:- Sujata Chaturvedi Mam Daf keywords:- Churu(Rajasthan), Graduation in Sanskrit lit.& English lit.), Optional-Hindi lit., Hobbies- Movies and web series on social issues Time: 30min Chairwoman 1.Mam ने DAF के keywords पढ़कर other members को बताए 2.संस्कृत के लिए कौनसी लिपि प्रयुक्त होती है 3.हिंदी के लिए प्रयुक्त देवनागरी लिपि में लिखी जाने वाली अन्य भाषाएँ 4.भारत-चीन के बीच संबंध कैसे है 5.तिब्बत की क्या status है 6.दलाईलामा संबंधी क्या विवाद है और अभी वो किस स्थान विशेष पर रह रहे हैं 7.भारत के प्रधानमंत्री के रूप में आपको चीन को दलाईलामा लौटाने की शर्त पर चीन से संबंध सुधारने का मौका मिले तो आप क्या करोगे 8.भारत में अमेरिका के नए राजदूत ने क्या महत्वपूर्ण बात कही है 9."पैक्स सिलिका" क्या है और इससे संबंधित दो-तीन अन्य प्रश्न 10.आप अभी सिर्फ तैयारी कर रहे हो या साथ में जॉब भी कर रहे हो। Member1 1.हिंदी की संवैधानिक स्थिति क्या है 2.राजभाषा से क्या अभिप्राय है 3.यूरोपीय देशों की तरह क्या पूरे देश के लिए एक राष्ट्रभाषा होनी चाहिए। 4.आपके सामने पेन और कॉपी रखी है वो उठाइये और मैं पांच देशों के नाम बोलूं वो नोट कीजिये 5.अब इन नामों को वर्ल्ड मैप पर लॉकेट कीजिये 6.आप जैसलमेर के DM है, आपके जिले में एक Foreigner delegation आता है, आपको राजस्थान के मैप में clockwise पांच ऐसे स्थान चिन्हित करने है जहां आप उनको घुमाना चाहोगे। Member2 1.आपने अभी जो पांच देशों के नाम लिखें है उनमें एक चीज़ क्या कॉमन है( मैंने कहा कि सर सभी देशों का नाम N से ही स्टार्ट होता है तो सभी member हंसने लग गए) 2.आपने हाल ही में social issue पर कौनसी मूवी देखी है (Ans. Homebound) 3.इस मूवी की स्टोरी हमें शॉर्ट में बताना चाहोगे? 4.हाल ही में इसे किस award के लिए नामांकित किया गया है 5.Data क्या है, इसे आज का New Oil क्यों कहा जा रहा है, इसकी क्या उपयोगिता है। Member 3 1.संस्कृत में आपको सबसे अच्छी रचना कौनसी लगी 2.इसकी स्टोरी क्या है और रचनाकाल क्या था 3.Ease of doing business क्या होता है 4.भारत में EODB के सामने क्या चुनौतियां है और इसके लिए क्या कदम उठाये गए हैं 5.राजस्थान में ग्रेट इंडियन बस्टर्ड(GIB) के सरंक्षण के क्या प्रयास किये जा रहे हैं (मैंने 3 point बताये फिर एक पॉइंट जो वो सुनना चाह रहे थे वो खुद से बताया) Member 4 1.जगद्गुरु रामानंदाचार्य के बारे में और उनके दर्शन के बारे में कुछ बताओ ( मेरी university के नाम से प्रश्न) 2.आजकल हम जिस colonial mindset की बात कर रहे हैं, वास्तव में वो क्या है (मैंने 2-3 examples के साथ पॉइंट्स बताये) 3.फिर उन्होंने मेरे उत्तर को काउंटर किया तो मैंने अपने उत्तर को थोड़ा और explain किया 4.मेरे उत्तर को फिर से काउंटर करते हुए कहा कि अंग्रेजों ने तो हमें बहुत सारी अच्छी चीजें सिखाई, आज यहां आप और हम उन्हीं की स्टाइल के कपड़े पहनकर बैठे है,कोई धोती कुर्ता नहीं पहनकर आया, हम सभी हर वाक्य में English के words use करते हैं तो क्या ये भी colonial mindset है मैंने कहा कि sir ये सब भारत की लचीलेपन की विशिष्टता को दर्शाता है और colonial mindset वहां आता है जब कोई धोती कुर्ता पहनने वाले या फिर स्थानीय भाषा का use करने वाले लोगों के प्रति हीन भावना रखने लगता है। Note: Mam काफी supportive थी, बीच बीच में other members के प्रश्नों को भी explain कर रही थी Mocks:- Sanskriti, Vajirao&Readdy, Sri Ram Ias ( सभी effective रहे)

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Name : Leo Board : Sanjay Verma Sir 12 tha jan morning (1st to go) DAF keywords : Fitness, Podcast of changemakers, Personal Development Books , Gujarat , NGO Chairman : Greeted me with smile 1.How are you (you are opening batsman...I said Yes sir) 2. Tell me your favourite women batsman ( random) 3. What 3 qualities you look in your life partner or Begum ? ( Everyone was smiling) 4.Why ambitious? 5. Agar aap se bhi jyada ambitious hui to? 6. Who are top 5 changemakers at global stage in January 2026(Daf keyword)some counter questions 7.who are top status quiest ( not able to answer.... Chairman skip questions) 8.Now tell me if we remove Navsari district from map what can be it impact on India ? ( Parsi community contribution) M1 ( Asked too broad questions with 4-5 sub part  on AI) 9.Compare current development in AI with next decade scenario 10. What are its challenges 11. How it will help in  governance 12. Its impact across the spectrum ( For students , engineers , etc.) 13. How it will help to someone who dont have mobile or internet ( Kisan help desk in Village : farmer can talk in local language - customized ans in his language) 14. Indian approach to fitness like yoga etc. vs western approach like Gym.. its Advantages, Disadvantages ( counter by chairman sir in last) M2 ( Books, Leadership: DAF keywords) 15. Why personal development books? 16. Which books you have read last,uske bare mein kuch  bataye 17. Infrastructure committee ki leadership se kya seekha? 18. 3 qualities required in leader ( from your experience) M3(NGO: DAF) 19. NGOs role in viksit bharat ? 20. Current relations between NGOs and Government 21. Why government is not reaching to last mile ( que from my previous ans) 22. What will you do as DM if you are posted in interior backward area M4 ( lets talk about Gujarat) 23.tell me something about Lothal 24. Have you visited statue of unity ( unfortunately not yet ) 25. What is GIFT city, why , what is current status , what roforms will you suggest ( all questions in one sentence) 2-3 questions not able to recall **In last Chairman gave counter argument of one of my ans. I explained my context behind argument but also  agreed with sir... Okk....your interview is over Overall observation: Board was very cordial, everyone was smiling, asked too broad questions, all opinions no factual questions, Only from DAF O2O : Utkarsh Dwivedi Sir (good), Mahesh Bhagwat Sir (great), Sujjal Sir Saarthi ( one of the best) , Ayush Sir Forum ( thik hai) , Bassi sir ( seedhi baat), PWONLYIAS Rohit sir ( very helpful) Full Panel Mocks (11-12): Samkalp  ( near upsc experience) , SPIPA Ahmedabad(1st mock confidence booster), Vajiram , vajirao(good), forum , Quental ( confidence boosting) , Pwonlyias ( Grilling), Sriramias ( Encouraging) , King academy (online).. all were helpful some questions got repeated... Special thanks to my mentor Vivek Thakar Sir from Symbiosis IAS Ahmedabad.. Thank you everyone 🙏 All the best 👍

Name: ABC Board: sheel vardhan sir Date:12 th January Slot: forenoon, 3rd to go DAF keywords:movies on coming of age genre and social themes, PSIR OPTIONAL , delhi Chairperson: 1. Coming of age क्या है ? ( ज्यादातर मोक मे भी पूछा गया ) 2 सोशल थीम्स पर कुछ फिल्में बताओ ? 3 कोई ऐसी फिल्म बताओ जिसे आप सजेस्ट करो कि हमें देखनी चाहिए । 4 foreign policy का बेस क्या है? 5 पड़ोसी देशों को छोड़कर भारत के तीन मित्र तीन शत्रु बताओ । 6 जब आपने मित्र की बात की तो अपने अफ्रीकी देशों का क्यों नाम नहीं लिया ? M1 Male member 1 अंतरराष्ट्रीय राजनीति में ना कोई शत्रु होता है ना कोई मित्र होता हैआप इसको कैसे देखते हो । 2 भारतीय राजनीति में गवर्नर का क्या रोल होता है ? 3 राज्य में निर्वाचित सरकार के बिल रोकना कहां तक उचित है M2: Mam 1 भारत की जीडीपी ग्रोथ रेट क्या है ? 2 यह ग्रोथ रेट किन सेक्टरकी वजह से आ रही है ? 3 जो बच्चे बाहर से ( other state ) पढ़कर आते हैं और जो यहां पढ़ते हैं उनमें आप अंतर को कैसे देखते हो ? 4 भारत में वाहनों की सेलकुछ ज्यादा बढ़ रही है - क्या कारण है ? M3: Mam 1 आपने फिल्में देखना कैसे स्टार्ट किया ? ( मैंनेअपने कॉलेजटाइम वाला एक्सपीरियंस बतायाक्लास की डिस्कशन बताइ - फिर डिस्कशन 1960 के टाईम की मूवी पर गई जहाँ मैंने उस समय की कुछ फिल्में बताई …. डिस्कशन थोड़ी लंबी गई ) 2 आपको शिक्षा विभाग का प्रमुख बना दिया जाए तो आप शिक्षा व्यवस्था को कैसे सुधारोगे ? M4 : male member 1 आपने कहा - युवाओं पर समाज का दबाव ज्यादा है ।जो परंपरा प्रथाएं और संस्कृति हजारों वर्षों से चली आ रही है,वह कैसे गलत हो सकती है ? 2 गाजा में international peacekeeping force तैनाती की बात की जा रही है । क्या इससे वहाँ शांति आ पाएगी ? 2-3 Que ठीक से याद नहीं आ रहे है। overall Experience - अच्छा रहा 😇 + Board members ने comfortable feel करवाया + इंटरव्यू उस दिशा में ले जा पाया जिसमें मै सहज था । Mistakes - -PG degree ही ले जाना भूल गया 😐+ पता नहीं था कि DAF में mention सभी डोक्यूमेंट जाएंगे हॉलाकि बाद में जमा करने की छूट मिल गई । - 3 शत्रु बताने थे मुझे - तुर्की याद आया + दूसरा मैंने नॉर्थ कोरिया का नाम लिया ( चेयरमैन सरको थोड़ा अजीब लगा हालांकि मैंठीक से एक्सप्लेन नहीं कर पायालेकिन कौटिल्य के मंडल सिद्धांत से जोड़कर उसे शत्रु साबित कर सकता था लेकिन याद नहीं आया ) + तीसरा देश मुझे याद नहीं आया क्योंकि नेबर्स (चीन + पाक ) को हटा देने से शत्रु कम हो जाते है । Mocks : - 1 vidyapeeth ( shubham sir- helped me to boost my confidence and i thank him for guiding us every time in whats up group, always answering our doubts. This really helps us in framing balanced ans. Mere liye yhi content ka achha source tha specially for IR. Thank you sir🙏) 2 Only ias ( one to one and 5 panel mock - achha experience tha, achhi opportunity mili mock ki. Thank you🙏) 3. Next ias , quantel mocks, rajmalhotra institutes, sri ram Ias institutes, study iq ( vijendra chauhan sir ne bhi motivate kiya), IAS mentorship ( Riyasat ali sir ne bhi mocks ki achhi opportunity provide ki🙏) 4 drishti ias - shiva sir and Nilesh sir ko bohot dhanyawad jinhone mere bohot mocks liye meri help ki🙏 5 Saraswati Ias( rajesh mishra sir - guide kiye thank you sir🙏) 6 vision Ias - panel mock ( thank you to Vivekananda sir for posting imp contents in group 🙏🙏 ) 7. Agar kuchh galti se mein kisi ko yaad nhi kar paya hu, sorry for my ignorance🙏🙏 Overall thank you 🙏

Name - Jason Bourne DATE - 12/01/2026 Board - Honourable B.B.Swain sir DAF KEYWORDS- GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,GUJARATI LITERATURE, CRICKET. MEDIUM - HINDI CHAIRMEN SIR- You have graduated from G.T.U.  GTU has merged many engineering colleges, what was its impact of it  ? Only one question sir has asked. Member 1 (Female ) What is the relation between Literature and Engineering? What are the similarities and  differences between Gujarati Literature and Engineering? Suppose we select you and You are posted as SDM, There is students protest was ongoing. Your sister is also there in the front line. Someone has also thrown stones on the University' s building. How will you solve it ? But, you are a very young SDM , there is very less age gap between you and the student protestor. How will you approach situations? But they are not convincing . Even your sister shouted slogans very proactively. How will you solve it ? Have you read today's newspaper? What are some important news ? Member 2 ( Encouraging Person) Why does the government need source code ? What are the concerns in it? But we do have laws and regulations, then why do we specifically source code from companies  ? What would be the mechanism to maintain balance between privacy and security? If you are appointed as SDM , being an engineer how will you use AI in administration? Member 3 Since you have an interest in cricket, IPL is a big event in india. But recently one player from another country was dropped from the franchise  , what is your opinion on it ? How does cricket influence soft power ? How does it help India ? Member 4( Smiling face ) Give information about 3 international events which affect the whole world ? How does Russia - Ukraine affect India ? Trump's policy is protecting the USA' S  national Interest, every nation is protecting their National Interest,  so what is wrong with it ? How is India affected ? For your interview preparation, how are you prepared for it ? In which medium you have studied Engineering? Then why have you opted for the Hindi medium for Interview? Another 2-3 questions,not able to recall it CHAIRMEN sir Other members - Ok.. Thank you..All the best O2O - UTKARSH SHUKLA SIR( MENTOR AID) SHUBHAM AGRAWAL SIR( VIDHYAPEETH IAS) MAHESH BHAGVAT SIR MANAV SIR ( VISIONIAS AHMEDABAD) AMIT SIR ( ERA CLASSES GANDHINAGAR GJ) Panel Mock - SPIPA ( AHMEDABAD) MAHARASHTRA SADAN, SANKLAP IAS, NEXTIAS,QUANTEL, VISIONIAS (AHMEDABAD) ERA CLASSES( GANDHINAGAR,GJ)

Name: AK Date:12/01/2026 Key DAF Details: INTEGRATED FARM TO MARKET WAREHOUSING AND BRANDING MODEL , UP Prayagraj,Civil engineering, anthropology other not asked from DAF Board:Anuradha Prasad ma’am 1.Ma’am What is your idea on integrated farm to market ? How is it different from existing models ? What are steps taken by govt ? Discussion on e-NAM and present status ? Give two best models ? Benefits? Then discussion on sahyadri farm ? M1 You are from sultanapur Prayagraj then discussion on tourism.. How you will promote religious tourism as secretary ? Give 3 steps ? Discussion on maritime security? What are present setups? Human security vs maritime security?is it separate thing or what ? Recent changes in Australia’s visa policy regarding Indian citizens comparison with Nepal Bangladesh Why strict rules now ? Then unesco ‘intangible cultural heritage site follow up from my ans Difference between tangible vs intangible status M2 Continue discussion on integrated farm to market Estimated cost ? Any provision in 3 farm laws regarding procurement Is there any food corporation of India ‘s procurement in your region ? Steps taken by govt in food processing industry ? Farmer receiving less amount than msp in present context? Discussion on legalising MSP ? M3 You have studied from NIT HAMIRPUR HP ? Discussion on historical linkage of Sikh between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh ? Difference between Pok and Azad Kashmir? Monologue on recently defence minister given speech regarding taking back pok and Indian army ‘ s take is not possible in present scenario what you think ? In future how will we can take give your opinion? M4 Time spend in college as (2018-2022) batch Why anthropology over civil engineering ? From response that means you are very strategic person? why there are skill mismatch given data means over 60-70 percent unemployable ? What steps you will take ? Then given scenario why are skilled migrate abroad? How to overcome? Should we open imported skilled labour in India? Comparison between china and India over skill development centres why despite this huge gaps What steps you will take as civil servant to overcome these( as assuming you as civil servant )? All time he was smiling Other 2-3 questions not able to recall ma’am said you interview is over with smiling face All time she was writing something. She is very interested in my idea of integrated farm to market. Overall very cordial board More like conversation not question answer format … Time around -26 -27 minutes O2O-Pw , Drishti IAS (Next IAS - RC SINHA , ISHAN ARYA MA’AM) Shaarthi IAS -SAJAL SIR ,Satyam Jain SIR ANTHRO-Sudhir sir 5 Mocks- Pw only IAS >Next IAS faculty mock >Drishti IAS >Vajirao and Reddy >Next IAS 🤞

Name : abhijai@1444 Date : 09/01/2026 Key details : Rajasthan, reading non-fiction, Travelling, NABARD, PSIR optional Board : Suman Mam Afternoon session : last one to go Entered the room, greeted everyone by saying namaskar Question asked Chairperson Ready my DAF loudly 1. So you from Rajasthan, if you had opportunity to tell CM regarding three sectors which ones you will choose and what will be your suggestions in those sectors to get some useful output within 2-3 years . Long discussion on this. Ma wanted to know about specific inputs 2. If all the children born are raised by state and know one knows who is who’s child than tell me three benefits and three disadvantage of such system. Mam focused more on disadvantage. M2 ( Lady Member) 1. Why you give more preference to non-fiction than fiction? 2. Why we are seeing protest against overflow of tourist at tourist sites 3. There is new trend of students disrespecting teachers.reasons behind it? M3 1. Tell me areas where you will focus if you had to develop relations with developing countries 2. Same as above for developed countries Others I am no able to recollect M4 1. Positive and negative of one nation one election 2. How to implement this reform 3. Why farmers should take loan from NABARD than other banks in rural areas? ( question was not factually correct as NABARD does not offer direct financial assistance to farmers) M5 1. What is maglev and hyperloop trains? 2. Which country is workings in both the technologies 3. What are the consideration which should be kept in mind while choosing location for projects like bullet train. 4. Is bullet train from Ahmadabad to Mumbai is right decision? Board was cordial. No grilling. Counter questions were there but no grilling as such. They just want to listen to your thoughts. Mocks : Sankalp, PW only IAS and Forum IAS One to one : Sankalp, Vision IAS and Saarthi IAS

Name : Hritik Board: Sujata mam Date of interview : 8th Jan, Morning slot, last to go Keywords- IIT, IRMS, crime thriller webseries, Maths,  Entrepreneurship, indore Chairperson ( Read keywords loudly ) 1) You  name is also name of a famous personality. How did you get this name ? 2) From where  have you done your education ? 3) do u know name of building you are sitting in ? 4) Tell me history of Dholpur ? Wich state it is associated with ? 5) Which are other similiar buildings in delhi like this? 6) What is so unique about IITs ? 7) There is so much academic pressure at IITs. How do students cope up with it ? 8) Why CAQM was in news recently ? M1 1)  Which series you are watching currently ? 2) What is the differenxe in USA and India that Indians become ceo of google , microsoft there but unable to rise in India ? 3) You are smiling and looking happy, do u know which country uses Gross happiness index ? What are the parameters used in it ? M2 1) Difference bw RAW, IB and CBI ? 2) How RAW functions ? Are the agents officially recognised ? 3) Your view on movie Dhurandar ? 4) A city was shown in a very negative light  in that movie ? Do u think it is right ? 5) Should India russia china come together. Whats ur view ? 6) How u will promote entrepreneurship in Indore ? How will u bring funding for the startups ? M3 1) Tell something about Bullet trains ? Which project is underway ? 2) Your are a student of Maths. Sometimes in life our calculation goes wrong. How do you handle it ? 3) Can crime be thrilling ? 4) Why it is so that civil servants are remembered only for wrong things , but we dont remember who did good work ? M4 1) What is commodity trading? 2) Impact of Pakistan China closeness on India ? 3) Why despite of having IITs we import technology and does not have our own ? 4)Why IITs are not able to convince govt to fund them ? ? 5) Why despite of China agression , we are trying to improve relation and continue cooperation ? 6) Impact of trumps tariff on stock market ? Which companies will be affected and which not ? Chairperson: You can go.

Name- anonymous Board- Anuradha Prasad ma’am Session- Afternoon DAF keywords- musical whistling, fiction writing, commerce, rajasthan, Chairperson smiled at me while i entered “Young boy , please be seated” Anuradha ma’am asked. Chairperson: 1) Apart from your biological and academic information, tell me who you exactly are! 2) you had commerce in graduation, tell me whats CBDC, how it is different from cryptocurrency, 3) how cryptos are mined, tell me name of two methods of mining, 4) tell me , what is the thing that science can never explain. 5) what is the foremost thing that is required to fly a drone. Member 1: 1) Tell me where exactly are you sitting right now, to which i replied “Dholpur house “ 2) so tell me 5 things about Dholpur district of Rajasthan 3) is rajasthan still a BIMARU STATE on the ground. 4) justify that it is not a Bimaru state anymore 5) why underdevelopment in desert of rajasthan despite of the fact that gujrat is developed even though it also has Kutch. 6) what about solar panels…rahasthan has largest solar plant and still so much unemployment 7) why rajasthani people are more keen towards the government job and why not entrepreneurship. Member 2: 1) have you heard of MLATs i said yes 2) tell me what it is, how many MLAT s india have and are they fruitful. 3) purple, orange, black notices….in news,,,,what are they related to? 4) if stampede in an area happens, being a DM …5 follow up actions that you will take, in such a manner that all the stakeholders, i repeat all the stakeholders are addressed thoroughly? 5) you had geography optional , so tell me , how geography is associated with human emotions. Member 3 1) you do musical whistling…i said yes.. He named an English song and asked me to do a whistling that song… I never heard this sing so i denied… I said that I can do whistling on Bellwood songs , if you allow me to. He allowed-and i did. 2) you write fiction too, so i am giving you a word “grief” . Now create a fiction around it. 3) suppose you are health secretary of rajasthan, and if you have to choose one single criterion on health that you really want to improve , what would it be and why. I said “ child nourishment “. He countered “ why not life expectancy” . I justified myself by giving age-sex pyramid argument. 4) tell me the criteria and even the percentage as per which 15 th funance commission had done devolution of funds to state. 5) what changes would you prefer in these criteria, if you were the chairperson of finance commission. 6) your father is a retired teacher, so tell me why is it so that, we have high gross enrolment ratio in schools , but still we have very poor learning outcomes . Member 4: she was constantly staring at me since the beginning of interview and thats what made me scared.(she had a Snake format Bindi on her forehead) 1) what is the greenest means of transport in india, I replied Inland waterways 2) second greenest means…i replied GREEN TRAINS😂 ( there is no such thing in the world) 3) tell me the mode of transport through which largest freight transport happens in india …to which i replied Railway…i was wrong but she herself corrected me , its roadways. 4) why government is not adopting the accrual accounting system thoroughly in india 5) we have GST regime, then why cant we have DIRECT TAX CODE regime. She passed it to chairperson. Anuradha mam said “ your interview is over” . Still i be seated their for next 5 seconds All five members looked at me curiously though smiling. I got into senses again…i almost laughed and said “oh….sorry..thank you ma’am , thank you sir to each of them” All of them started laughing loudly. I myself asked “may i leave now” …again all of them started laughing loudly and said “yes yes …please young boy” Mocks : samkalp panel, vajirao and reddy (really helpful for giving reality check) Pw (very poor experience) , drishti ias, next ias,

9 Jan, Forenoon Session (4th to go) Name: Valar morghulis Chair: B B Swain Sir DAF: AI, Anthropology, Sheikhpura, Historical Places (others not asked) Chairperson - Last historical place visited; its features - Museum in Humayun tomb (from previous answer) Member 1 - How many PVTGs - State with maximum PVTG population - Sahariya tribe - Why shifted to Anthropology after Mechanical Engineering - AI vs ML - Is AI a bane or boon in education - Challenges with AI - Which one is more subjective: human or AI Member 2 - What is Aspirational District Program - Who started, when started - What is the approach or methodology - What is 3C's (Competition, Collaboration, Convergence; picked from previous answer) - How performance is measured; What changes you have observed in your district - Difference between Terrorism, Extremism, Insurgency - Target for LWE elimination; is it possible - What are the end points of Red corridor region (picked from previous answer) Chairperson sir interrupted the member and asked the next member to proceed ahead Member 3 - What is intellidox project (my job/project in AI); its uses - Tell me about Bhutan - What is so special about BrahMos - Situational question: Posted in a new area as IPS; what would be your steps - Digital arrest (not a direct question; but in reference to above; Sir himself explained an ideal answer); Where is Jamtara Member 4 (Mam) - Article 15(3) enables special provision for children; What steps govt has taken in this regard Thank you. Good Day. God bless you Overall cordial board. Around 25-30 mins Mocks (relevant; only bureaucratic): NextIAS, VisionIAS

Acknowledgements: I am deeply grateful to Nataraj Sir (Learn With Nataraj Institute), who has been my principal mentor throughout this entire Civil Services cycle. My preparation for Prelims, Mains, and the Personality Test was under his continuous guidance and mentorship. In the month leading up to the interview, I had regular, often daily, preparation and discussion sessions with him, which played a crucial role in shaping my clarity, confidence, and approach to board style questions. Along with this, Nataraj Sir used to share daily articles and current affairs material with me, which I would read and then discuss with him in detail, and he would also quiz me regularly on these issues. This greatly improved my analytical thinking and interview readiness. On his suggestion, I also took structured mock interviews at couple of other institutes, which helped me gain the right interview temperament and exposure. I completed my preparation with a final mock with Nataraj Sir a day or two before the actual interview, which gave me tremendous confidence and mental readiness for the D day. I also indebted to Shri Mahesh Bhagwat Sir for his enriching DAF discussions, especially on Andhra Pradesh, Vizag, and strategic issues. and gratitude’s to Vidyapeeth Shubham Sir for his one on one mock and encouragement. one-on-one mock at Sarrthi, Bureaucratic Mock at Vision..

Interview Transcript Name: Hope Interview Date: 7th January Session: Forenoon Position: Last person to go Duration: Approximately 30 minutes Board: Sujata Chaturvedi Ma'am DAF Keywords: Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, Visually Impaired, Osmania University, University of Hyderabad, Centre for Political Studies, JNU, Blind Cricket, Digital Democracy, Cybernetic Governance, Electoral Bonds, Assistive Technologies, Accessibility, Anthropology. Not a Single question from hobbies/ position/leadership etc. Interview Proceedings: Ma'am: Please take your seat. Me: Thank you Ma'am. Good afternoon Ma'am and very good afternoon to all. Ma'am: (Started reading my DAF) So when are you going to finish your PhD? It's supposed to be over by this month as per your likely completion date? Me: Yes Ma'am, I am trying to finish by this June if everything goes well. Ma'am: All the best. Let's talk about your PhD. Explain what you are doing and your findings. Me: (Long narration - about 5 minutes) Ma'am: (Some follow-up questions) Me: (Answered everything regarding my thesis) Ma'am: What is your opinion on One Nation, One Election? Me: (Had a discussion, highlighted positives and negatives) Ma'am: Give your stand. Me: (Maintained balanced approach, highlighting the federal and constitutional design) Ma'am: Do you know about Cambridge Analytica and how do you see platform governance influencing electoral decisions? Me: It's part of my PhD thesis (explained in detail) Ma'am: Threat to democracy? (Follow-up remarks by Ma'am) M1: So you are from Visakhapatnam. Tell me about the naval base in Vizag. Me: (Answered) M1: Have you heard about Project Varsha? Me: Yes. M1: Explain about it. Me: (Gave details about the project) M1: How does it help strategically? Me: (Answered) M1: What is nuclear triad? Me: (Gave answer) M1: Nowadays South Indian movies are dominating the North side. What is your opinion? Me: (Told few things) M1: Why is violence in movies increasing and do you support it? And need of sensor Board? M1: Do you aware of the 3-capital issue and what is your stand on that issue? M1: When will Amaravati be going to be your capital? Or will there be no capital for AP in the very near future? M2: You are a UGC research scholar. M2: What are the perils of digital democracy? M2: What is cybernetic governance? M2: Why are 2024 elections called AI elections? M2: What are echo chambers and filter bubbles? M2: Who was Habermas? M3: Global impact of AI on elections? M3: Issues of regulations? M3: Do you think globalization is eroding? M3: What are the reasons? M3: Deepfakes and their impact on elections? M3: What are the causes of climate change? M3: Suggest some measures to ensure democratic resilience in the AI era. M4: What are private member bills? M4: Difference between humanities and social sciences? M4: Right to Disconnect Bill? M4: Non-human activities that cause climate change? Chairperson Ma'am: About nuclear submarines? Ma'am: Thank you Mr., your interview is over. Me: Thank you Ma'am and thank you all. Ma'am: Have a good day. Just wait and the person will come and take you outside. Overall Experience: • Good experience overall • Able to answer most of the questions • No excessive grilling • Very cordial board. Acknowledgements: I am deeply grateful to Nataraj Sir (Learn With Nataraj Institute), who has been my principal mentor throughout this entire Civil Services cycle. My preparation for Prelims, Mains, and the Personality Test was under his continuous guidance and mentorship. In the month leading up to the interview, I had regular, often daily, preparation and discussion sessions with him, which played a crucial role in shaping my clarity, confidence, and approach to board style questions. Along with this, Nataraj Sir used to share daily articles and current affairs material with me, which I would read and then discuss with him in detail, and he would also quiz me regularly on these issues. This greatly improved my analytical thinking and interview readiness. On his suggestion, I also took structured mock interviews at couple of other ins

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Member 4 (Female) Q. Let's continue with IR. PM Modi has recently visited few European countries. We are even discussing FTA. Why Europe and India are important for each other and what can India offer Europe. Q. India and Canada relations deteriorated in recent past. Why? Q. Nijjar is only 'citizen'? Which Indian communities live there? Q. Rajasthan is known for its tourism industry. Why Rajasthan performs so well in tourism? Q. Only geography is the reason for tourism? Q. Kerala also has these things. It is now giving stiff competition to Rajasthan in tourism. Why would one go to Rajasthan then? She wanted to hear hospitality Q. Yes, I wanted to hear that. (Didn't let me answer the ways to improve tourism) Chairperson told me that my interview is over and that I can go I said thank you and left Chairperson was very strict all through the interview. Never smiled, made faces showcasing dissatisfaction when she was asking while never looking all through the interview. She was noting something at all times and was attentively listening. Other members were fine and mostly cordial, unlike chairperson. I enjoyed the conversation but it was not totally a conversation, rather Q&A of sorts where they wanted to hear particular things from me. Very very different from any mock I've given. Minimal question from DAF and the interview was not even current affairs dominated which was a surprise. It was new Panel Mocks: Vajirao and Samkalp - both were good with Samkalp closer to real PT O2O: Satyam sir(Understandupsc) - good, Shubham sir(Vidyapeeth) - very helpful, Saarthi (not recommended)

Name: Gaurav Date: 8th Jan Keywords: Dept of Posts, Computer Science, Rajasthan, One Piece anime, PSIR Board: Sujata Chaturvedi ma'am Chairperson started with reading my DAF Chairperson Q. You've just joined the Dept of Post in October. Why have you changed job from Kerala to Lucknow? Q. Are you having training? Q. When will that happen? Q. Then what have you been doing there? Q. All right, let's talk about the Indian financial system, if you are comfortable answering otherwise we can discuss something else. A. I'm comfortable Q. You're from computer science background, name any 3 major services in India's digital sphere and e-governance which can be termed as revolutionary A. The first one is UPI Q. How does UPI work? Q. Yes UPI is revolutionary. What about the other two. A. Another can be Digilocker Q. Digilocker is fine but I don't think it's revolutionary as such. I was thinking Q. These services are unique to India. It's even bigger than UPI A. Told about the credit system in NEP Q. No, it is useless as of now and I don't think it will ever be revolutionary. A. Aadhar can be termed as revolutionary. Q. Yes, Aadhar is most important. How does Aadhar work? Q. Only biometrics? What other information does it have? Q. So it does have other information about an individual. What is biometric? Q. What is the third revolutionary service? A. I'm not able to recall any. Q. Have you heard about GST? What is it? Q. How does one file for GST A. I'm not sure ma'am but there is a portal where information have to filled and it calculated GST accordingly. Q. What is that portal called? A. I'm sorry, I don't know. Q. We have been seeing that there is a huge infrastructure boost going on in India. Ports, Railways, roadways and other infrastructure projects are going on. How is the government able to finance all these projects? Q. Give some examples Q. What are the other ways? A. I'm not sure ma'am Q. Have you heard of NIP? A. National Infrastructure Project Q. It's pipeline not project. What is the difference between pipeline and project? A. Answered vaguely and not accurately. Q. What is Invits and Reits? A. It's something related to infrastructure financing but I'm sorry ma'am, I don't know. Q. You were saying that you'll talk about the financial system and now you're saying that you don't know. You should've told me previously, I would have asked something else. A. Saying sorry while awkwardly smiling. Member 1 (Male) Q. You're from computer science background. So can we talk about Cryptocurrency? A. Yes sir, I'll try Q. Tell me how bitcoin mining works A. Told him about what bitcoin mining is. Q. But how does that work A. Gave a vague answer and told that I'm not sure about intricacies of it. Q. So you won't be able to talk on this topic. Tell me what should I ask you now. A. Sir, you can ask anything from my DAF Q. What is this One Piece Anime. Q. India also has animes? Member 2 (female) Q. You're working in the Postal Dept. I think it's useless and irrelevant. Don't you think? Q. So it is still relevant. Can you give example Q. Post office can be called bank? Q. Nowadays, we are hearing that the price of gold and silver is increasing. Which is the third metal whose price is increasing. A. Probably Copper Q. Don't ask me. You tell me. Chairperson intervened that it is copper. Continue Q. Why is it important for Rajasthan Member 3 (Male) Q. Tell me 2 major social evils in India and how will you solve it. A. Child marriage; women safety Q. How will you solve child marriage. Let's say you're the DM of the district and you got information about child marriage Q. What law will you use? A. Don't know the exact sections but it is punishable offence and will take action accordingly Q. What else you'll do? Q. How exactly you'll spread awareness Q. What about women safety? Q. You're PSIR student. Monologue about chaos in liberal international order. Why is it happening and give examples Q. So UN is useless now? Q. How it has declined

Name Date: January 7, 2026 Session: Forenoon (5th candidate to be interviewed) Board: Hon’ble Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir Keywords: Mumbai, PSIR (Optional), History (Graduation), Classical Music, Plastic, Digital Accessibility, Inclusivity, Aviation, AI, visually challenged (Rest not asked). Chairperson (Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir) • Good morning. How are you? Please have a seat. • Are you comfortable? • Please introduce yourself. • You had History as one of your subjects during graduation. To what extent do you agree with the statement: "The fall of the Mughals led to the decline of the Marathas"? • What is the Monroe Doctrine? What is the Roosevelt doctrine? Expected corollary to Munro doctrine. • A new port is being developed in Navi Mumbai; what will be the benefits for Mumbai? • Should the state capital be shifted from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai? • If the capital were to be shifted, is there any apprehension that Mumbai might be designated as a Union Territory? • Are you aware that the GST revenue of Maharashtra is approximately ₹17,000 crore? • Uttar Pradesh has a much larger population (about three times that of Maharashtra), yet its GST revenue is around ₹11,000 crore. Why is the revenue generation significantly higher in Maharashtra compared to UP? Members For ease of reading, I have assigned questions to specific members. However, as I am documenting this a few hours later, there may be slight variations regarding which member asked which specific question. Member 1 • Given your experience working in the field of plastics, how satisfied are you with the Swachh Bharat Mission? • What challenges currently exist within the mission? • Please suggest three solutions to overcome these challenges. Member 2 • Since you studied Economics during the first and second years of your graduation, can you explain the difference between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics? • What is an oligopoly? • How does perfect competition differ from a monopolistic market? • What specific work have you done in the field of Artificial Intelligence? • Do you believe that is sufficient for the effective utilization of AI? • How many people have your innovations and Generative AI capabilities reached so far? • What are the three major challenges regarding digital accessibility? • How will you ensure inclusivity in the administration? Member 3 • You come from a humanities background; what sparked your interest in aviation/airplanes? • What were the circumstances surrounding the AIR171 crash? • Could that incident have been prevented? • Has the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) failed to ensure safety and compliance? • Regarding the recent IndiGo issue, do you consider it a failure on the part of the DGCA? Member 4 • What has music taught you thus far? • How will you utilize the qualities learned from music in administration? • Do you know the history of Gandharva? Ok, tell me in brief. • Who is your favorite Hindustani classical musician, and why? • Who is considered a modern iconic figure in Hindustani classical music? • Who is currently synthesizing Hindustani classical music with modern genres? • Why is the youth less interested in classical music? • What steps would you take to promote Indian classical music? • Here, Dr. Dasa sir retook the charge, asked me about a specific name (which seemed complex and unfamiliar). He mentioned that this person is from Maharashtra and has worked in Hindustani classical music. DAF Discussion: • King Makers IAS Academy • Saket Sir (Civils Delhi) • Mahesh Bhagwat Sir Mock Interviews: • O2O: PW Only IAS, Chanakya Mandal Parivar (Dharmadhikari Sir), Sarrthi IAS (Vishwajit Sir), Shubham Agrawal Sir (Helpful for better opinion formation), Understand UPSC. • Panel Mocks: o Vision IAS (Offline is preferable to online). o Samkalp (Online). o Civils Delhi (Online; expect grilling here). o Forum IAS (Online). o UPSC Prep (Online; featured two panelists). o Next IAS (Offline; served as a confidence booster. With respect to cordiality, looks closer to real PT). Best wishes!

Name: Ramu. Board: Sanjay varma sir Date of interview: Jan 8th , 4th person to Go after noon. Key words - Literature,Mahabharatham, Hyderabad, translator,ANDHRA PRADESH ,ECE, worked in TN. Chair: 1.Which is the highest selling book in telugu this year or in india? 2. Some foreigner came to india. He wants to know about the country, wants to go some places etc etc ..long monologue.....which book you suggest them to read? I am still not sure what did he ask. 3. What is famous in hyd? Food?  4. How many kilos of rice is consumed every day in hyd for biryani.? 5. In Mahabharatha , Pandavas walked alot. How far did they walk? He asked me to make a guess  M1: FEMALE. 1. how Andhra  is Doing after bifurcation? 2. What is green field port?( Earlier mentioned in my answer) 3. How is Tourism in AP? 4. What are there for spiritual Tourism ( mentioned in earlier ans) 5. What is AP doing regarding maintaining beaches (mentioned in earlier answer) 6. Comparison between AP and TN in employment , growth. 7.Why did you leave the job? M2: 1.Coastal Erosion condition in Andhra? 2.What is being done to counter it? 3. Why farmer suicides are high in AP after MH ? and counter questions. M3: 1. What is Cyber warfare? 2. Giving you unless unlimited power, what will you do to adress the Cyber threat in india. 3. What did you as a translator? M4:  1. In Mahabharatha, How did he teach Gita to Arjuna? Did he stopped everything? Or taught while war was going? Only to Arjuna?or to everyone was listening? 2. What did he teach?how did it help to Arjuna? I explained it in 3 parts .ie karma yoga,jnana yoga,bhakthi yoga. 3. For example,ur sub ordinate is not doing any work.he is not interested? Will you teach all these yogas and all? 4. Tell me what you know about dist administration? 5. What is the role of ZP CEO? CHAIRMAN: your interview is over.You can go now.

Date - 6th January 2026. Chairman   1. When did you pick up journaling?   2. What are the three aspects you learned from journaling?   3. What podcasts do you listen to?   4. Do you listen to Lex Fridman? - Mentioned a specific podcast episode on Amazon Forests   5. Do you listen to Andrew Huberman? What are they about?   6. Do you listen to Joe Rogan?   7. Why is Smita Prakash's podcast so famous - reasons?   8. The Beer biceps guy, why was he in the news recently? M1   1. Financial inclusion - impediments?   2. Any gender based issues on financial inclusion?   3. Geographical based concerns on financial inclusion?   4. If you are DC, how will you aide in improving financial inclusion? M2   1. You studied in IIT and then did marketing in IIM, why did you not continue in your profile and switched careers?   2. What marketing did you use in your job?   3. Use of social media marketing in your job?   4. What is SEO?   5. How will you use technology in improving financial inclusion?   6. What is PM WANI scheme?   7. What are the workings of PM Wani scheme? What is PCO? PDO? M3   1. What is the future of Lawn Tennis?   2. What kind of courts are there in LBSNAA?   3. The future of lawn based courts?   4. Did you learn any Odia?   5. Have you been to Puri?   6. Have you visited Jagannath temple?   7. History of the temple?   8. What are the 3 deities present in the temple? M4   1. So you are in IRS IT, what is the current Income tax as % of GDP?   2. what is the one suggestion that you would give to improve tax collection in India?   3. Did you get an opportunity to read today's newspapers?   4. What newspapers did you read?   5. What are the three headlines in today's newspaper? If you are the ambassador of India and certain US senator is making such comments on India, how would you respond?