Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)

Board - Suman Sharma Ma'am DAF Keywords - Computer Engineering, Rajasthan, Indian Oil, Surat, Jogging, Women Empowerment, Mumbai, Sociology, NIT Name : Rhne do yrrr.. Date : 20th Feb, Afternoon Chairman How many years you are working in indian oil? When you have planned to start preparing for upsc? Why you want to join? IndianOil renewable target? What is the impact of drill baby drill on USA? Why we need import? Can it be eliminated? Imagine a society in which we are self sufficient, whatever we produce we are consuming, then is there any need for import? 10000 steps per day? What is the history behind it? M1 Tell me about Rajasthan Crude oil production What is the name of refinery in RJ? What is the share of ownership? Why it got delayed? Specific reasons? Which state is best in health sector? Compare that state to rajasthan Scheme of Rajasthan in health sector? Tell me about Annapurna scheme and its benefits? M2 How women can be empowered? Whether we should privatized PSU or Not? What will be the future of Oil sector? M3 Tell me names of Seven sisters? What are the issues in this region? Who is holding the power in Myanmar? What is the refugee issues in Myanmar India Boundary Which critical minerals is found in Rajasthan? M4 How Manipur issue can be resolved? -- here he was pressing for more points but I am not able to produce more than 4 points What we can do in NE region? Which natural resource is found in NE? Chairman : Your interview is over. Thank you Mocks: preferable Mocks - Next IAS(Both), Ed-Sarthi One2One, Vajirao and reddy, Vajiram and ravi Mocks to be avoided : UPSCPrep

Board - Sheel Vardhan Sir DAF Keywords - Computer Engineering, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Surat, Fitness enthusiast, Sports, Cricket Chairman - You are fitness enthusiast... What would you suggest 62 year old like me to do? What is the way to measure fitness parameters without using device? What is isometric ..? You might have heard about DOGE.. Which Indian department or ministry should be slashed? Sports Ministry? Climate? Coaching system? Member 2 Difference between DOGE and Minimum Government Maximum Governance? Specific? What is Surat most famous for? Member 3 (Lady) You are Computer Engineer...Cyber fraud, financial fraud are on rise... What strategy will you apply to fight this? Specific? Member 4 You are from Jharkhand? I am born in Jharkhand but native of Uttarakhand... Why was Jharkhand separated? Have they achieved their demand? When Uttarakhand was separated, some other place than Dehradun was thought to be the capital... What was that? Member 5 Why have you written following Indian Men's cricket specifically? Men specifically? India specifically ( you're like us as we follow only India - laughter among all) Is underarm bowling allowed in cricket? Where is best sports facility in India? Board was cordial. Please find my transcript for interview on 3rd March today - Civil Services

Name: AC Interview date: 18th February 2025Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa sirDaf Keywords: NIT Bhopal, Geography optional, MP, UAE, Qatar, Middle East, Kuno National Park, cheetah, resources, Chinese aggression, movies, football, etc. Chairperson: Have you prepared your introduction or do you want me to introduce you? I said I would introduce myself, sir.Tell me the names of the countries of the Middle East starting from the Senai peninsula Why the Middle East has been burning since World War 2 ? (gave the reasons). The chairperson said that don't you think the Middle East is having petrol and gas and thus the fire.Mines and Minerals Act. Kuno National Park, reason for choosing. How many cheetahs were introduced? was it a success or failure?Question related to resources of India?Why Indian movies are not performing well at the Oscars? Slumdog showed India in a bad light? what is your opinion?BIMARU states: who coined the name? Is MP still a BIMARU state?  Questions asked by members:continued with the resource topic and asked me to justify that India is rich in resources. Hydropower plant, do we need or not?Pithampur vs Mandideep Industries.Reasons for MP's recent increase in development. Gave a monologue on UAE and its development. What are the reasons why UAE became a financial hub?Learnings from UAE that India can learn.Question on mechanical engineering and geography for Biofuels: how mechanical engineering and geography can help in biofuel production.The location asked for lithium deposits in India Chinese dam in Bramhaputra river: issues and what India should do.Reasons for the death of Cheetahs in Kuno. How many lakes are there in Bhopal, the significance of lakes/wetlands? There were many cross-questions and questions from other topics as well. However, I am not able to recall those questions now. Approximately, 30 to 35 minutes was the duration of my interview. The Board was cordial and provided me ample time to think and respond. Mock interviews Offline: Forum IAS, Vision IAS, OnlyIAS, UnacademyMock interviews online: UPSCprep, Shankar IAS, Sleepy classes, etc  One to One: Dr. Khan sir (KSG), Shubham Aggarwal sir(VidyapeethIAS

Interview transcript :28-02-25, AN Name: Arya Daf: Cooking, Zumba dance, internship in Bastar , chattisgarh, development, IRMS Board: Sanjay verma Chairman: 1) Meaning of your name 2) discussion on origin 3) any famous thinker who writes articles on development 4) Can a developed nation have poor people? 5) can development and poverty go together? 6) Tell me a developed nation with no poverty 7) Tell me the states which are doing good and bad on all development indicators 8)Origin of Zumba ,origin of rumba music,how many calories you burn 9) Any famous Carnatic musician 10)famous songs of her 11) Any famous Hindustani singers M1 1) Origin of naxalism, how it got spread 2) why they were many killings 3) tell me if you are a DM , what will you do 4) what about the women naxals, what will you do for them M2: 1) tell me role and responsibility of SEBI 2) what is insider trading 3) what will SEBI do 4) tell me about corporate governance M3: (lady) 1) what crafts did you buy in Chhattisgarh 2) tell me about bronze statue you bought 3) tell me 3 handicrafts of different regions and how will you promote them 4) how will you connect rural artisans to market when the products they made are time taking, costly M4: 1) do you cook daily 2) difference between Andhra and Telangana cuisine 3) Tell me the name of famous chilly 4) origin of Osmania buiscuit and uniqueness 5)names of famous biryanies 6) what did you taste and liked 7) Why Hyderabadi is your favourite 8) If you have to give GI tags to what will you give first and why? Thank you Your interview is over Almost on DAF Board was very cordial

Date- 3/3/25 Sheelvardhan Sir 25-30 mins Chairman sir How do you play online/computer games? What are the benefits of it? (Some discussion over the same) What sort of podcasts do you listen to/watch? Any foreign podcaster? You saw what happened in the oval office, supposed if ma’am is the PM of India, what suggestions will you give to her after seeing the situation? Some discussion with ma’am M2- Where did you work previously? (Gorakhpur) What was your role during Ram Mandir inauguration? What gone wrong in Mahakumbh? How and why you opted for Anthro after being a Mechanical Engineer? How Anthro could be helpful in civil services?(answered from personal experience) New age technologies in Mechanical engineering? Elaborate over EVs, where are we and what more can be done! M3- Tourism development in UP, eco tourism heritage tourism etc What steps can be taken to promote it? Cleaning of river Ganga? Challenges! M4-Defence upgradation, discussion over deterrence, use of AI in surveillance Positives and negatives of income tax, if we completely do away with it. Recently tax cut has been made hoping to increase the consumption demands, so is cutting tax good for economy? (Answered referring to the laffer curve) M5-Gaming benefits and challenges Exposure of gaming in academics How to control the addiction? Is the government doing anything Discussion on EVMs, shall we go back to paper ballots as many nations still use it! Chairman sir- Thankyou it was very nice talking to you !

Date and session of interview 10 Feb 2024 afternoon last to go Board - Sheel Vardhan sir Name: doctor Key DAF details: MBBS, occupational health, State -RAJASTHAN, College-MBBS PROFESSION. Working as a doctor Hobby - watching movies , web series, and travelling Chairman sir, 1 Where did you went recently? What was good about that place? Which place did you visit outside Rajasthan 2 Cultural, economic, and architecture differences between Amritsar and Jaisalmer Some discussion about it some point also told by sir 3 during ancient time in mining which bird is sent name and why ( I don’t know but he asked me to guess but my guess was wrong) DAF 4 what is winder and type of it DAF 5 use of AI in health sector 6 AI can replace the allopathy but not ayurveda your view 7 How will AI impact the jobs of allopathy doctors Konsa field hai doctor ka jo kam effect hoga 8 Should there be a digital death after biological death? What is your opinion? Member 1 1 case study on a child which doesn’t have thyroid As a doctor how can you reassure to father of that child 2 what is stem cells 3 can we take stem cells of another persons 4 as a DM how will do you work in filed of ethically , economically, and efficiently 5 which work will you do first and how 6 three work will you do to improvements of policing and which is most important amongst three ( more on discussion) M2 lady member mostly factual 1 repo, reverse repo and effect on fixed deposits 2 AQI index kya hai Colour code and its series 3 India efforts on ozone 4 good ozone and bad ozone me differences 5 where it is and AQI me kise lete hai good or bad M3 lady member 1 which is the organisation work on mines saftey and how it work 2 how will you ensure health of workers 3 health problems in informal sectors 4 should different organisations should be open for it or not 5 mine sector ki major health problems 6 Despite years of efforts, silicosis prevention has been unsuccessful What will you do M4 1 history of Jodhpur 2 How do the people of Jodhpur perceive the conversion of palaces into the hotel industry? 3 changes after COVID 4 chariman sir interrupted and asked please tell personal, social and family’s effect not health related And it was discussion and many points told by chairman sir itself Chairman sir Spellcheck of my name Thank you your interview is over Overall experience board was cordial and chairman sir was more active and some questions asked like mains answer writing and sir was also telling answers of questions Overall 25 to 30 minutes mostly questions were from DAF and situations based and opinions Utility of mock: boosted confidence and guide us which area should be focused

Name : JATAYU Board : BB SWAIN sir Duration : Almost 30 mins 3rd to go DAF: Air pistol shooting , NDA NA Defense (nothing else asked from DAF) Optional : PSIR Chairman sir How are you doing Jatayu Great sir Ohk so you’ve played air pistol shooting how to promote it in India Counter : it is expensive how’ll you take it to the masses M1(lady member ):: Let’s discuss economics Talked about electricity subsidy to farmers why Pros and cons Tell more Then discussion on parking fees Why to impose pros cons Why common man will oppose I was not able to give the answer she was expecting She said koi na let’s move on Discussion on why funds remains unspent Tell some examples Again asked specific reason M2: Full form of NDA NA(daf) Tell structure of army (here some confusion I said I am not sure sir ) some more discussion on its utility Then discussion about ugc net Then about air pollution of Delhi What is AQI Parameters Which one is more harmful PM 2.5 or 10 M3: Should we make sports compulsory I talked about school sports He said overall what is your view Then discussion about conscription Why army even when we have no war (I said disaster preparedness community work also in J&K) Still for disaster preparedness we don’t need army Some agreements and some disagreements QUIZ in DAF Then discussion about how many Nobel prize category wise Who has won from India Mathematics ke prizes (I told two he said one more is there , I was not able to remember ) M4: T20 vs test degradation of skills should we have T20 Then skill ka discussion how to inculcate Then what are the features of good governance What values will you uphold Ohk thank you Then chairman asked Jatayu you want to say something I mentioned about Dholpur house and its connection with Rajasthan Sir said you are a natural smiler so smile more often Your interview is over all the best

Name: XYZ Board: Dinesh Dasa Sir Date: 28 Feb'2025 (Forenoon Slot) Home state and Places: Uttar Pradesh, Jhansi, Ghaziabad, Gurugram College: IIT (BHU) Education: Pharmaceutical Engineering Work Experience: Product Manager at Oyo, Growth Manager at Apollo Hobbies and Achievements: Robotics (Rest not asked) Chairman - 1) Long question on people choosing social science subjects such as Sociology, PSIR, Anthropology, etc. as optional seeking possible reasons. 2) Diminishing legislative role of MPs due to Anti-Defection Law? 3) Continuity and Departure in Minnowbrook Conference 3 when compared to MB2 and MB1? 4) Location and Time for Minnowbrook Conference 4? 5) Agenda I would establish for Minnowbrook Conference 4 if I am made the chairman for the event? M1 1) Have you visited Pitambara Peeth in Datia? 1a) Have you heard of it? 1b) You don't have any information on the temple? 2) Increasing impetus of government on Capital Expenditure - Why important for us? 3) Mention some diseases originating out of Modern Lifestyle? 3a) Added some from his end and asked what about them? 4) Since the above diseases are ills of Urban Lifestyle, shouldn't we prefer living in rural areas. Which one should we prefer in lieu of the same? 5) Do you know about BOD? 5a) Are you aware about recent happenings related to same, that is in news? 5b) You're playing safe by not mentioning Prayagraj, huh. [Board Members laughed] M2 1) Are IITs fulfilling the role they were intended and established for? 1a) Tell me any 3 innovations, R&D specific, from IITs in last 10 years? 1b) In 50 years? 1c) Let it be, tell any 3 in the world? 2) Many pharma companies are known for rampant profiteering. Do you think that nowadays whole pharma sector is driven by profit as their sole motive? 3) Views of Corporatization of Healthcare? 5) Why MSMEs are important for Indian Economy? 5a) Mention some steps to ameliorate the challenges faced by them? 6) Where did the word "Robot" originated from? M3 1) Mentioned my journey from Pharma to Product in hospitality to Revenue in Healthcare. Asked if civil service is one such similar step? 2) Asked while deviating such unconventional and wide variance path, how did the State helped you in addressing the challenges you must have faced? 2a) Is state doing enough in helping you identify your apt aspirations? 3) Difference in role at OYO and Apollo? 4) Mentioned NEP and it's focus on multidisciplinary approach and asked if I know about it? M4 1) Mentioned Classical thinkers, their theories and asked how Waldo's approach deviated from them? 1a) What manifests in Indian Bureaucracy and what should be apt way for them? 2) Mentioned Riggsian theory and asked the characteristics he mentioned about Prismatic Society 2a) How does Formalism manifests in Indian Administrative Practice? 2b) Similarly, how does Heterogeneity manifests in Indian Administrative Practice? Few questions might be missing. I mentioned all I could recall. Experience - Normal Enough. I answered where I knew, seeked pardon where I didn't or wasn't sure.

Date and session of interview 10 Feb 2024 afternoon last to go Board - Sheel Vardhan sir Name: doctor Key DAF details: MBBS, occupational health, State -RAJASTHAN, College-MBBS PROFESSION. Working as a doctor Hobby - watching movies , web series, and travelling Chairman sir, 1 Where did you went recently? What was good about that place? Which place did you visit outside Rajasthan 2 Cultural, economic, and architecture differences between Amritsar and Jaisalmer Some discussion about it some point also told by sir 3 during ancient time in mining which bird is sent name and why ( I don’t know but he asked me to guess but my guess was wrong) DAF 4 what is winder and type of it DAF 5 use of AI in health sector 6 AI can replace the allopathy but not ayurveda your view 7 How will AI impact the jobs of allopathy doctors Konsa field hai doctor ka jo kam effect hoga 8 Should there be a digital death after biological death? What is your opinion? Member 1 1 case study on a child which doesn’t have thyroid As a doctor how can you reassure to father of that child 2 what is stem cells 3 can we take stem cells of another persons 4 as a DM how will do you work in filed of ethically , economically, and efficiently 5 which work will you do first and how 6 three work will you do to improvements of policing and which is most important amongst three ( more on discussion) M2 lady member mostly factual 1 repo, reverse repo and effect on fixed deposits 2 AQI index kya hai Colour code and its series 3 India efforts on ozone 4 good ozone and bad ozone me differences 5 where it is and AQI me kise lete hai good or bad M3 lady member 1 which is the organisation work on mines saftey and how it work 2 how will you ensure health of workers 3 health problems in informal sectors 4 should different organisations should be open for it or not 5 mine sector ki major health problems 6 Despite years of efforts, silicosis prevention has been unsuccessful What will you do M4 1 history of Jodhpur 2 How do the people of Jodhpur perceive the conversion of palaces into the hotel industry? 3 changes after COVID 4 chariman sir interrupted and asked please tell personal, social and family’s effect not health related And it was discussion and many points told by chairman sir itself Chairman sir Spellcheck of my name Thank you your interview is over Overall experience board was cordial and chairman sir was more active and some questions asked like mains answer writing and sir was also telling answers of questions Overall 25 to 30 minutes mostly questions were from DAF and situations based and opinions Utility of mock: boosted confidence and guide us which area should be focused

Date and session of interview 10 Feb 2024 afternoon last to go Board - Sheel Vardhan sir Name: doctor Key DAF details: MBBS, occupational health, State -RAJASTHAN, College-MBBS PROFESSION. Working as a doctor Hobby - watching movies , web series, and travelling Chairman sir, 1 Where did you went recently? What was good about that place? Which place did you visit outside Rajasthan 2 Cultural, economic, and architecture differences between Amritsar and Jaisalmer Some discussion about it some point also told by sir 3 during ancient time in mining which bird is sent name and why ( I don’t know but he asked me to guess but my guess was wrong) DAF 4 what is winder and type of it DAF 5 use of AI in health sector 6 AI can replace the allopathy but not ayurveda your view 7 How will AI impact the jobs of allopathy doctors Konsa field hai doctor ka jo kam effect hoga 8 Should there be a digital death after biological death? What is your opinion? Member 1 1 case study on a child which doesn’t have thyroid As a doctor how can you reassure to father of that child 2 what is stem cells 3 can we take stem cells of another persons 4 as a DM how will do you work in filed of ethically , economically, and efficiently 5 which work will you do first and how 6 three work will you do to improvements of policing and which is most important amongst three ( more on discussion) M2 lady member mostly factual 1 repo, reverse repo and effect on fixed deposits 2 AQI index kya hai Colour code and its series 3 India efforts on ozone 4 good ozone and bad ozone me differences 5 where it is and AQI me kise lete hai good or bad M3 lady member 1 which is the organisation work on mines saftey and how it work 2 how will you ensure health of workers 3 health problems in informal sectors 4 should different organisations should be open for it or not 5 mine sector ki major health problems 6 Despite years of efforts, silicosis prevention has been unsuccessful What will you do M4 1 history of Jodhpur 2 How do the people of Jodhpur perceive the conversion of palaces into the hotel industry? 3 changes after COVID 4 chariman sir interrupted and asked please tell personal, social and family’s effect not health related And it was discussion and many points told by chairman sir itself Chairman sir Spellcheck of my name Thank you your interview is over Overall experience board was cordial and chairman sir was more active and some questions asked like mains answer writing and sir was also telling answers of questions Overall 25 to 30 minutes mostly questions were from DAF and situations based and opinions Utility of mock: boosted confidence and guide us which area should be focused

Board -sheel vardhan sir. Date - 28/02/25 , afternoon, 2 nd to go. Duration - 30 min. Key word : MBBS, Working, korean web series, pune, Maharashtra,nanded,delhi, Chairman 1.why nandeds gurudwara is famous. 2.AI IN health. 3. Will AI will replace doctor. 4.are doctor anxious about higher use of AI. 5. Long monologue.. Tell me what you saw at hospitallevel about mechanism for protecting patients record s. 6.China has come up with deepseek. What will be it's impact on USA, China and Taiwan. 7.What do you Think, China will invade Taiwan. M1. 1. Differentiat between capacity and capability. 2. How we should control private hospital. They are charging high prices. 3. 2-3 follow up question, not able to recall M2 1.Why pune was seat of peshwa. 2. What are the reason of death in burn patient. (long monologue on past research on burn). 3.50 yrs back doctor of mumbai were using one approach to treat burn patient. Are you aware about it. 4.you are doctor from very good Institute, why you want to join civil services. M3. 1. You worked at various places including delhi. Why you decided to join delhi hospital. 2.why you left your job of delhi. 3. What interest you. 4.why you like watching korean web series.? 5 . How you come across such unique interest. (Korean web series) 7. How Korea promoting this industry. 8. As you are fan of korean drama. I assume you must be using samsung mobile. ( lighter note). M4. 1. How China impacting india. 2. How should india react. 3. You worked during covid 19 . 4.how was your experience in covid hospital. 5. We have seen last pandemic 100 yr back. And recently we witnessed covid pandemic. When world will see next pandemic.? 6.could you guess any timeframe.? Chairman sir : I want to ask few questions. 1. You mentioned to mam about next pandemic.Will next pandemic will be zoonotic. 2.you earlier mentioned china is adversary. Tell me where china is collaborator. And where china is competitor of india. . Thank u. Your interview is over Given mock - vajirao reddy, chahal ias, pw only ias, next ias, sankalp -one to one with Ravidran sir, Vinay sir insight, dharmadhikari sir, AND SHUBHAM sir (Civils daily-had 5-6 session with shubham sir.) All the best.

Sanjay Verma board, 2nd to go afternoon slot. 27/2/25 Daf- West Bengal, Presidency College, Political Science Hons, books , movies , human trafficking. Chairman - How many political categories can you think of to divide the countries? Contribution of india in political science? What is the transformative idea of 21st century? M1 Hotspots of human trafficking (HT) in india? Causes of HT ? Its effect in national security? Dunki route's impact for india ? How can india prevent it? M2 Qualities of a leader? Does these qualities change with time? Adolf hitler gandhi both leaders what's the difference? What kind of leader are you? Chairman - any other word for follower? M3 Why bengal is rich in arts literature music? Women's role in bengal Renaissance and today? What is a good story? Is plot important for story? Satyajit ray role in storytelling? M4 Difference between indian museum and Victoria memorial? Maa bridge issues? Bengal odisha rasgulla debate? College Street glory still present or not? WB CM creating another replica from Odisha? As a student did you buy pirated books from college Street? (I said yes)- why? Chairman and M4 jokes- On college piracy. WB CM eco park world wonders replicas.

Name: commander of the northern legions Board: lt gen raj shukla 5th to go in afternoon session Daf: Lucknow, Ghazals, photography, physics, Sukhoi academy, Mentor at only ias. Chaiman: 1.Nice suit, from where you bought it? 2.Why hazratganj is not lucrative places for shopping? 3.Long monologue on artificial intelligence and deepseek and chat gpt? 4.Have you used used deepseek? 5.Have you installed it in your phone? 6.Why not? 7.Which AI you use? 8.Have you prepared your interview from chatgpt? 9.How chatgpt makes it easier? 10.Dont you think earlier concept of going to 100 different sites was better? 11.Why is there so much fuzz about deepseek? 12.What about India and its own model?(told about recent development? 13.I will give you 10 million dollars right away, go develop it within 10 month, I think it can't be developed in such a shot time 14.Again a long monologue on privacy and security related issues of chatgpt and deepseek, which one we should use ? 15.Where is this sukhoi academy situated ? 16.What it does? Members: 1.Continuing on chatgpt, don't you think it is harming us? People becoming more dependent on it? 2.What makes ghazal a ghazal 3.What is the difference between radeef and kafiya ? 4.Are you sure? 5.What about bahar? 6.okay tell me the size of coaching industry in India? 7.Long monologue on Chinese coaching industry and its ban on them, don't you think we should also use such steps? 8.Why we need coaching ? 9.Are we unable to provide the required education in schools and colleges? there is coaching everywhere for every exam 10.We already lost critical thinking? 11.What is natural and organic farming? 12.How is capital expenditure related to gdp growth?counter questions 13.You like clicking candid pictures, don't you think it is a violation of right to privacy? 14.Which judgement is related to right to privacy 15.What supreme court ruled in that? 16.What is right to be forgotten? 17.Can we really forget something in this era? 18.What is socio economic caste census? 19.Why do we need it? 20.What are the challenges ? 21.Asked my opinion should we do it? 22.Asked about what is 90 hours long working hours? 23.Does working hours enhance our productivity? 24.Why, if work for more hours then we will have lot of production and gdp will grow? 25.What is intellectual property right? Is it in sync with competition? Counter questions from here. 26.You did your graduation in physics and further pursuing masters in economics why you chosen sociology as an optional ? 27.What is uniform civil code? Apart from this constitutional mandate, tell me something more about it 28.Why we are not able to implement it? 29.But uttarakhand has done this? Why not uttar pradesh? ( counter questioning on this) Lady member: 30.Long monologue on women and thier unpaid work, given some data related to it, given a monologue of atleast little more than 1 minute 31.Why are we facing this issue of women not contributing much to economy (counter question) 32.What can be done to improve ? 33.How can thier condition be improved ? 34.Lets say you are district magistrate of a district what steps will you take? 35.Difference between the governance model of USA and India? 36.Again monologue on this 37.What is the issue with our governance model? 38.I hope you change things when you come in services Chairman said ok, your interview is over. 39.One member intervene and asked who is your favorite ghazal singer and which is your favorite ghazal? Some questions i might have missed. Will update later. Interview was very cordial and it is actually a conversation. Go with an open mind and remember if you have a clean conscience only good things will come out and keep smiling. All the best.

Dr bot ( 2nd interview) Board : suman sharma mam Keyword : medical science , delhi , medical officer , hiit Entry : Normal ritual of wishing Chairman 1. Ohh you are a doctor from Mamc. Are you working somewhere 2. ⁠Tell 2-3 prison reform not yet implemented 3. ⁠Why api production fell in india post 90 4. ⁠usa pulling out of WHO positives and negatives . 5. ⁠lgbtq issue and gender issue? Cross questions 6. ⁠why are you calling it gender disorder , shouldn’t terminology change ( i agreed) 7. ⁠homosexulity and sc judgement 8. ⁠should we allow same sex marriage 9. ⁠why parliament should decide and not sc . Member 1 : 1. Yamuna cleaning and what would you do 2. ⁠You will keep check or strict measure 3. ⁠Tell me about jamuna river 4. ⁠Who is better economically pak or bangladesh and why 5. ⁠Why bangladesh textile so competitive 6. ⁠strongest growing economy in se asia 7. ⁠are you not in mood of doing pg ? 7 .rest cant remember M2 ( lady) 1. Tell me about your hobby hiit what is it 2. ⁠What so good about it 3. ⁠Will you promote it is a collector 4. ⁠Tell us about alternative medicine should it be integrated. 5. ⁠Does astrology affect health 6. ⁠Your take on domestic violence 7. ⁠How to reduce oope in india Only this much i remember M3 (male): 1. Potential of e commerce 2. ⁠what about kiryana walas then 3. ⁠Who will oversee this predatory pricing . 4. ⁠what about ugc guidlines you know about them , what is your take on 5. Will there be increased central control , states are worried 6. ⁠Now education minister will be vice chancellor 7. Should diplomas degree be brought back in field of medicine. Member4 (Male) 1. Who is a bigger threat china or pak 2. ⁠Why gwadar port for china 3. Why china is a bigger threat 4. Are we ready for two front war 5. ⁠Will china win or india win ? 6. ⁠Issue of HAL and what should we do Maybe one or two questions missing . Tried my best to recall Utility of mocks : Samkalp ias 2 mocks ( the closest experience out of all ) , vajirao & reddy , sriram , and 1 or 2 others. O2O : I feel were the real game changer for me ; especially the intricate focus on you is more . Multiple and rigorous O2O with “utkarsh shukla” sir. Thats the only mentor i had 020 with and Atleast 3-4 questions were repeated. My advice : You will get plenty of advice in market at this juncture , stick to one and have trust. Your evolution of personality matters the most and you will need a trusted guide to monitor that .

Name : ST Board : Sheel Vardhan Sir Date : 21.02.2025, Forenoon, 1st to go. Keyword : IRMS, RBI, Textile, Sociology, Music, Reading Fiction. Chairman : 1. So you do singing, are you classically trained. Some conversation on that. 2. ⁠Conversation on use of social media for posting music and following. 3. ⁠Which is the last fiction book you read, is there a movie on it? 4. ⁠Which are your favourite books from your library. (said Harry Potter and Pride and Prejudice) 5. ⁠From Victorian era to Fantasy, do you believe in Magic? 6. ⁠What are Maglev trains. Can they also run zig zag apart from a straight line. 7. ⁠With the current scenario in Bangladesh can India compete with them now in terms of exports (specially garmenting) M1 : 1. The RTI act has been there for a long time now, what are some of its challenges and what can be the solutions. 2. ⁠What is UCC, why is it being brought and which foreign country has it? M2 : 1. Issues faced by women in the armed forces specially the combat forces. 2. ⁠Can women be at the forefront during a battle. 3. ⁠How would you deal with this situation if you were an officer in the armed forces. 4. ⁠Questions on Israel and Palestine conflict. What do you think about the situation. What is India’s stand. Some people call it a genocide, do you agree. 5. You are an administrator, there is a person under you (not officer cadre) who is very efficient but not very disciplined and the team has issues with them. How will you deal with such a situation. M3 : 1. Recent changes in NEP, specifically in the primary school education. 2. ⁠What is Repo rate. 3. ⁠What is CRR, recent steps taken by RBI in this regards. Why was it reduced. 5. ⁠What are Mudra Loans. What is the status now, have they been a success. M4 : 1. Can you define Financial Inclusion. 2. ⁠What is UPI. 3. ⁠How can we reach underserved areas and bring people there in formal financial system without banks. Chairman : Your interview is over. I thanked them and left. All the best to everyone.

Date of interview: 28-02-2025, afternoon session, 1st to go Panel: Honorable Sanjay Verma sir Approx: 20-25 mins DAF: Mumbai, Vipassana, NITK, Mangalore, Computer science engineering, Anthropology Chairman: 1) Headlines of today's Business newspaper regarding India's corporate sector. 2) Which private sectors are on the rise? 3) Mumbai- Financial capital, state capital, Films capital, Advertisement capital 4) Anthropology of Mumbai M1: 1) Have you watched 3 idiots? 2) Which real life character is potrayed? 3) His famous project? M2: 1) Banking sector status 2) Causes of NPA 3) Why high NPA pre-covid? M3: 1) Why UPSC after engineering? 2) Vitamins essential for brain development? 3) How will you handle night-shift job? 4) Mangalore- lifestyle, culture, tourism. 5) Nature vs Nurture debate 6) What is AGI? M4: 1) How many Vipassana courses you have completed? 2) Your learnings after the course? 3) What if AI will replace the teachers of Vipassana? Is it possible? 4) When are you planning your next course? 5) Which foreigner visits India annually for Vipassana course? 5) Difference you observed in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh education system? 6) What punishment should be given to Puja Khedkar? Chairman: Thankyou, Your interview is over.

Name - sambhaji Date- 28/02/2025, forenoon session, first to go Board- Sanjay Verma Sir DAF keywords: gujarat, Civil E, gujarati literature, treasure hunt competition, tabla, community service childred (Rest not relevant) Time: Around 23 minutes CHAIRPERSON a) Treasures in india hidden which can be excavated? b) tabla player contemporary? Fusion band fusion song members of fusion band? Mata taal? M1 a) statue of unity engg marvel features? b) gandhiji in literature hind swaraj? c) celibacy and gandhian views..bible vs gita M2 : Lady a) alang shipyard b) community service value system of provileged children vs unprivileged children M3 a) Road construction technologies modern and older b) pre engg buildings c) budget highlights d) Direct tax reduce good or bad how? M4 a) treasure and dwarka city b) silk route Then Chairperson sir said: Thank you, your interview is over, all the best. Overall,questions asked from daf hobby interest prize section and counter from what I said during answers. I was smiling in entire interview

Date: 28/02/2025 (AN) Duration: 20-22 minutes Keywords: Gender Sensitisation, Movies, RBI, Social Enterprise in Education Sector Chairperson 1. Analyse the role of police man in Laapata Ladies 2. What is your opinion about Trump saying ki 'we'll buy Greenland'? 3. Imagine in the coming few years, any country can buy any part of land. Which 2 parts of the World would you buy from India's perspective? --- followed by some counter questions 4. How should India improve the Act East Policy? Member 1 1. What is this gender sensitisation program? Do you think men need to be gender sensitised? 2. What was your role in the Adult Education program? 3. Some more questions, I'm unable to recall Member 2 1. Do you think we need this colonial legacy type Bureaucracy? 2. What changes are needed? 3. Argentina has made some changes and improved its GDP, shouldn't India be doing the same as money is wasted in Bureaucracy? --- Some counter questions 4. From 1942-1945, Half a million Rajasthanis died in Germany? Do you know anything about it?? Member 3 1. In which department are you working in RBI? 2. Why do we waste so much money in compliance? 3. What is Repo Rate and why did RBI reduce it in recent times? 4. You are earning well, why do you want to come to Bureaucracy? 4. A few more questions, I'm unable to recall Member 4 1. State some impediment and solutions for rehabilitation 2. Do you think displacement is necessary? 3. Why remuneration is needed? -- some counter questions as to will remuneration be paid to each and every person working on the land etc 4. Will you displace people if needed? The chairperson said Thank you. 1 mock with Vajirao and Reddy and DAF discussions with Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, PWOnly IAS, Level Up

DAF keywords: Japan, IIT KGP, Nagpur, IPS, sociology, Yoga Chair: So you went to Japan.. Did you do any village visit there? How is their way of life different from India? Member 1: * Excellent academic background. Your college is in news for quite some time. Are you aware of the reasons. * So many alumni of your college in leadership positions. How do you feel about it? * Technology in Policing * Are you not satisfied with IPS? * What if you would have got IFS? Member 2: * Technology/electronics in administration * What is yoga * Soul can't be seen, so do you believe in it? * Why is suryanamaskar called as sampoorna yoga? * Are you aware of satchidanand? Member 3: * Difference in state board and cbse? * 2 language formula vs 3 language formula * IIT kgp has airbase, railway, you went from your city to kgp, how was the experience? * Kgp has many tribals, did you interact? What did you find out? Member 4: * Migration is good or bad * Why do people migrate? * Urban areas facing crimes due to migration? * Are there any advantages of migration? * Should there be 1 big city or multiple small cities? Chair: your interview is over Mock interview: PWOnlyIAS panel and one to one, Vajiram panel and one to one, Samkalp, NextIAS, Chanakya Mandal, Maharashtra Sadan, Vajirao Reddy, Adhikari group

Name : phunsuk wangdu Date : 27-02-2025 Board : Raj shukla sir Time : 30 minutes DAF keyword : Geography, IT, Artificial Intelligence, Smart city mission, MRI Machines, Traditional water Harvesting, Cooking, HIIT CHAIRMAN - Shukla sir (two minutes monologue and then question......I was not able to get the crux of the question) You are wearing grey, do you also see things in grey as well or 0/1? Middle East conflict - why it is so complex? Iran nuclear program and US sanctions? Why trump is getting close with China and Russia? Trump is inviting media for even cabinet meetings. Is it good or just a show off? Is Trump insane or really smart businessman ?? Why European nations are working on their defence now? Why zelenskey is ready to make a deal with USA even though USA is not providing the security? Member -1 How to achieve inclusive growth? follow up questions on inclusive growth Are freebies good? How to rationalize freebies? Member-2 What is singularity in AI? Have you read Yuval Noah harari's Book? What is SCADA and where we are using it? What are the concern that are mentioned by yuval Noah Harari in his book? Member-3 Components of smart cities(said smart water metering) What is smart water meters ? How many smart cities in Rajasthan? Where Rajasthan govt have applied smart water meters? How many smart cities are planned? Impact of climate change on water bodies of rajasthan specially udaipur? Member -4 How did you get into cooking? Regional dishes of Rajasthan Why SC intervened in NJAC? Why state's organ interfere with each other in India? Chairman sir Your interview is over. Best of luck. It was a more of a  conversation than interview and the interview panel was very cordial. Mocks: Unacademy, vajirao and reddy, pw only IAS, Sankalp, one on one Satyam sir and Shubham Agarwal sir(in depth DAF analysis and confidence booster) Mocks helped in communication skills.