Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2026)

Name - Albert Camus date - 17/04/2025 , Afternoon session board - Sanjay Verma DAF KEYWORD - sci fi movies and web series, evening jogging, bokaro, jharkhand, PSIR optional Chairperson 1. are u a morning person or evening person 2. what are the traits of morning person vis a vis evening person 3. how the circadian rhythm of evening person works  4. latest sci fi movies/ webseries watched ( i said severence). what is it about  & what is the main idea behind it 5. can we apply the same concept in severence to have a work life balance specially in areas like RAW, IB they deals with confidential info 6. what is wrong with having different personalities? we behave different in front of parents, friends etc ? then what is so controversial about severence procedure? 7. what other science fiction series ( i said  3 body problem). on which book it is based? 8. do you want to write a science fiction (i said yes). on what concept wuld you write ( i said bootstrap paradox) 9. explain boot strap paradox ? 10. there are movies and books written in it. wouldnt ur work lead to plagiarism? 11. what should the country read more - mythology or science fiction ? which will lead to more economic growth to a nation M1 1. what is nuclear deterrence ? 2. does nuclear deterrence works only for other NWS or non NWS also? 3. what is extended deterrence? 4. Has nuclear deterrence worked in case of india - pakistan ? 5. what lessens would you draw from russia - ukraine conflict ? M2 (lady member) 1. what coal mining policy would u like to bring considering the importance of coal mining in JH and its role in S-E development of the jharkhand region? 2. how to rehabilitate the people who are involved in coal mining one we discuss to move to cleaner source of energy?  3. how to ensure safety of the workers involved in coal mining? M3 1. how many days a week do you go for a jog 2. hobby is something that we do in our free time. does jogging is your hobby or a routine 3. how it has benefitted you 4. how much time does it generally takes you to jog 5. what parameters do u keep in mind while jogging like how much distance to cover in what amount of time 6. how the establishment of dry ports by China in nepal near our borders would affect india ? (i said FAST POWER) 7. what is FAST power M4 1. bokaro's administration is not in good light due to various reasons. what do you think the main role of DM in general in a district 2. does the role of district administration is just routine job ? 3. has the mining mafia culture has completely solved by the administration or is it still rampant 4. does the mafia culture problem has its roots somewhere else 5. does the people of bokaro happy with the administration in tackling the issue or still blame the administration 6. how would you ensure as a DM that this issue is solved completely ( i said politics- bureaucracy cooperation) 7. How would u do this cooperation? Chairman = I m sorry to interrupt but we are running out of time. your interview is over. thankyou remarks - cordial board - more of a natural conversation - given few mocks ( Samkalp closest, vajirao and reddy, forum ias, unacademy, pw only ias) LIFE IS ABSURD!

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Name: Jailer Board: Sanjay Verma sir Date: 16 April, 2025 (Forenoon, 1st to go) DAF: Surat (Gujarat), ICT, Public Administration, DA-IICT, Action-Thriller Movies Chairman: 1. When you are sitting outside with fellow members, what were you discussing? 2. Can horror movies be thriller? Why people watch horror movies? 3. You are a student of ICT and Public Administration. Tell me the contribution of Dhirubhai Ambani in Economy as well as Public Administration. M1 1. Police in action-thriller movies always come late, why so? What does this portray? 2. Learnings from action-thriller movies? 3. Waste Management and roadblocks in Waste 2 energy plants. Then, I mentioned Monetisation of Waste concept. M2 1. Is watching Action-Thriller movies your interest or hobby? I said hobby. 2. Difference between hobby and interest. 3. Kargil Committee (2009). What were its recommendations? I said CDS and Theaterisation of Armed forces. 4. Tell me other recommendations… something like One Border One Force. M3 (Lady) 1. Corruption is widely prevalent. How to reduce it? 2. Surat is know for? Recent economic slowdown’s impact on diamond industry. 3. What measures can government take to revive Diamond industry? M4 1. Should India invite world class institutions like Harvard, Oxford ? What are the benefits? 2. Would this not increase Brain Drain? 3. What should the government do to stop brain drain? If you are the secretary in government, what will you suggest? 4. Difference between a university and a deemed-to-be university. 5. Diamond trade is done via? I said ‘by Air’. 6. Where does the diamond trade happen? Mumbai. Why Mumbai? Is there any historical reason for it? 7. Surat Diamond Bourse is facing challenges. Why? How to improve its effectiveness? Chairman again: Importance of Think Tanks. Can you give some examples of think-tanks except NITI Aayog. I couldn’t recall others. Alright. Your Interview is over. You may go. Thank you. Board was very cordial, giving time to put response. There was circular table setup. Mocks: 13 around; Samkalp (good), Vision, Next, Forum, Unacademy, KSG, Sriram, Shankar etc One2one: Pavansir (PubAd), Shubham sir (Vidyapeeth), Vinay sir (Insights), MK Yadav sir (IAShub), Ayush sir (ForumIAS), Bassi sir (NextIAS) Special Thanks to Naman sir, Anamika maam, Vikram sir (Quantel); Peer discussions with friends.

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Name - Hota sabka hai, batata koi nahi Date - 15/04/25 (The final call, Finally) DAF - Lucknow, NITI aayog, Women Entrepreneurship Platform(WEP), Reliance, Telecom, Frontier Technologies, DPI, taking care of Street dogs A roundtable with six equidistant seats and I was supposed to sit on one of the seats - quite close to other members. No need for a loud voice. Chairman - Sheelvardhan Sir So you are a Lucknow girl. What is Ganga Jamuna Tezeeb? I replied about syncretic culture in the doab region. What is this syncretic culture? I said social harmony. Putting other people's needs first like Pehle aap in Lucknow. That’s in Lucknow. Tell me about the broader region - I said, sir harmony developed over time. Not only in social and cultural terms , but also economic - For eg - Artisans from one community and merchants from another Okay, so Chikankari Artisans in Lucknow. There is one big organisation. - I replied SEWA. How many artisans connected?- I replied negative How is it faring? I replied - GI tag and global fame, but artisans are underpaid. Situation of India-Pak war - you have been tasked to go to whichever countries and take whatever you want. Which 4 countries will you go and what will you ask. Name Three strategic technologies that will change the future of mankind - Not convinced by my answer. Member 1 - Niti aayog - YP programme - what did you gain and what did NITI gain from you? I mentioned presenting at international forum. Tell me more about it. Have you heard about SVEP - small village entrepreneurship program. Can such schemes help women. What potential and steps do you envision. Is WEP doing all of that. Member 2 - Lady member What was your DPI design and what problems did it solve You take care of street dogs. What do you do? Street dogs - becoming a menace - what solutions do you propose? I mentioned ABC rules 2023, 2001 Why not implemented on scale yet? Member 3 - So Reliance and NITI Aayog - what difference in the working culture ? I mentioned there are no weekends in Government - all chuckled. So now in Reliance, better pay, more weekends - the mindset changes right? What you learnt in NITI aayog, now you are using for Reliance. Planning commission to NITI aayog, Just a name change? Is niti playing a good role for cooperative federalism Member 4 - some complicated ethical questions Chess - what was the last competition How did you start playing chess? Do you know about Xiangqi - explained that it is the Chinese version of Chess with some differences. Private sector - profitability - I am not talking about Reliance - but is there a attitude of doing things even if they are not ethical Quality assurance within an organisation. Do you think a nexus gets created that QA teams pass products by business teams with less stringency. What steps can be taken? Long monologue on satellite communication - security and connectivity imperatives. What should be India’s strategy?

Name - Mirage Date - 17.03.2025 (Afternoon session) Board - Dinesh Dasa sir Keywords : Chess, Football, Roorkee, IIT, ONGC, Hockey, Nature based Optimization, Chairman 1. What exam you gave to enter ONGC 2. What is GRE for? 3. Why output of IITs is not as good as Ivy League Colleges despite better input in terms of students 4. If made Education Secretary what changes would you bring to improve output 5. You were in Uttarakhand for studies. How will you repay the state. 6. You play football. Which team do you follow and what player. 7. Why Real Madrid so successful in last 10 yrd. 8. In India football is dominant sport in Kerala and West Bengal. Both Communist Party strongholds. Is there any connection M1 (Female) 1. What is Nature Based Optimisation mentioned in your DAF 2. Example of it 3. Have you heard of Drain of wealth 4. What was Dadabhai Naoroji's contribution 5. <1 or 2 not able to recall> M2 (Male) 1. You are working in E&P sector. What is the case related to Reliance Industries in which a huge penalty has been imposed 2. Sugarcane is widely cultivated in North Western UP and Uttarakhand. But groundwater being polluted. What steps do you recommend (Sugar mill effluents) 3. Screen time exposure of children high. How to limit 4. Are parents responsible M3 (Female) 1. How many GM (Chess) in India 2. What do you know about meritocracy? 3. Is reservation against meritocracy? 4. Who was the Youngest FIDE rated player recently 5. You also played hockey. so which sport you focus on 6. M4 (Male) 1. What is the difference between GCC and BPO 2. What is the Agriculture Infra Fund 3. For what stage of the crop cycle it is meant Chairman - Ok done Then tells me after i get up that he has another question 1. Why people in Tamil Nadu so good at chess 2. South Indians good at science also (scientists in ISRO, etc.). What skill is it that is required for this (logical reasoning) 3. Why South India better at it Ok you may go. Mocks - Chankaya Mandal, Vajirao Reddy, Sankalp (Group and Panel), NextIAS, Chahal, KGS, Vision (in descending order of performance = perception of the usefulness of the mock) O2O - Baliyan sir, (Insight) Mahesh Bhagwat sir Most useful - group of interview candidates taking each others mocks

Date: 17th April Board: Honb’le Sanjay Verma sir Keyword: Indian Forest Service; reading about Indian defence; Following Int’l Media; Ranchi; Anthropology *Chairman* * have you joined Forest Service? * Which cadre ? * Tell me one concept from Pol Sc, Sociology, Economics * Would you say media is credible now? * How is DD news credible? It is controlled by Government *Member-1* * Reserve forest vs protected forest. Which one would you prefer * How will you protect your forest from external encroachment * Reasons for man-animal conflict. How to reduce it * Consider yourself as Ambassador of Ranchi & tell us about it *Member-2* * How come reading about defence become your hobby * But don’t you think defence is a standalone sectors. Other sectors matter too * From where do you read these defence news * Which Paramilitary is under dual control * Should it be not that only one ministry controls it * Is it Army or Paramilitary primarily responsible for Border security * Which Army units are based in Ranchi *Member-3 (lady)* * Tell me about CAMPA * Even if there’s compensatory afforestation, we’re losing some unique ecosystem * Should we keep all lions in Gujarat? Why relocation failed * How much area a Tiger occupies? We’re talking about increasing number of tigers, but tiger reserves are reaching carrying capacity *Member-4* * digital infrastructure & digital good * Different approaches towards Tribals. How should be interact with them * Work of any 2 Anthropologist towards tribal concepts *Chairman Sir* * don’t you think India & US are facing same issues vis a vis China * tell me about latest trade figures * How do you compare your 1st interview with the present one Overall pleasant experience

Name - XYZ Session - Afternoon Board - B B Swain Sir Previous service - AFHQCS Optional - Sanskrit Literature Chairman - What is your work profile How you hire charter flight How you ensure contract obligation Whether charter flights are authorised for both civilian and armed forces Why need charter flight Member 1- You have worked in CSD depot Whether Johney walkers comes in CSD canteen or not Why government had ban foreign liquor in CSD Have you ever tried for defence forces What is your view on Agniveer Why in some states demonstration against Agniveer Member 2- What are being cultivated in north indian agriculture What are problems of Indian agriculture If you are district collector how would you improve agriculture sector What specific for agriculture in budget New schemes in budget Agriculture is state subject you are posted in MoD how would you improve centre state relation for agriculture development Member 3- Who is called Adikavi Who has written Ramayan in which language Is Ram charit Manas totally in awadhi or sanskrit also Writer Why sanskrit literature Recently anyone died who is a great sanskrit scholar and member of Niti Aayog Member 4- Tell me about Namo drone didi Agri cooperative bank Use of technology in agriculture Government initiative for agriculture What is MSP Who declare For how many crops Who recommend How many times in a year Difference between A2+FL and C2 Recommendation of Swaminathan Ayog Chairman - Do you want to ask anything from us Ok All best You can go now

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Name - On prayers Date - 15/04/2025, 2nd to go Daf - infosys(worked there), computer science(graduation), rest nothing was asked from daf/hobbies Board - Lt gen Raj shukla sir Shukla sir:- Complement on my suit from shukla sir, asked from where i got it stitched Asked about my home place and graduation place, place of work Why India is not excelling in emerging techs and world is racing(discussion on this for about 5-6 mins) How much indian govt as well as pvt sector is spending on research and dev Is quantum the future of tech Member 1:- Why u chose computer science for graduation Would you advice your siblings to take it in current domain How India started integrating computer is very initial phase Pros and cons of EVM Is 5% cross verification threshold sufficient Pros of exporting upi to other countries Member 2:- Why u left your job Mehul choksi case and what they did What is Bill discounting Innovative methods to tackle corruption Why there is so much high quitting rate in infosys If you are an administrator and face a dilemma where your personal beliefs are at contradiction, what will you do Member 3:- pay commission Why is there a need to setup pay comission when salary is increasing after every six months Ways to conserve water as it is said that third world war will be on water Member 4:- Compare between infosys and tcs Is infosys doing something unique or it is just a mass recruiter with lot of people working like machines ESG Difference between ERP and AI(could not understand and had knowledge gap in these 2 questions so said no) Some equipments India is exporting Mocks - Around 15(including one to one). Levelup, NextIAS, Vajirao, Shankar, PW, Samkalp, Unacademy, Chanakya, Understand UPSC(Satyam Sir - Gem), Sarthii(Sajal sir), Sriram(Utkarsh sir) Shubham Sir vidyapeeth - One of the most honest and unique person i have found in this journey with perfect suitability of avronym 3AQ - Affordability, Accessibility, Availability, Quality. I have done my part with honesty, lets see what destiny wants.

So this would begin from today 🫠 Don’t think too much about when it will be out. Try to relax(I know it is easy to say but tough to do). All of you have worked extremely hard to reach till here. And I know it is not the best thing to say but say but not everyone is going to make it to the final list, sadly. Be mentally prepared to deal with that too. Keep cool and just for your own mental peace assume it to come as late as possible(Monday or Tuesday), because there can always be some administrative delay. I wish all of you all the very best, may you get your desired service. Last piece of unsolicited gyaan - Getting in will just be the beginning, there is a long journey ahead 😊🙏🏻

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Name: Key DAF details: Doctor, Ghazipur, Athletics, TAFS, AIIMS , debating, contraception (rest not asked) Board- Sheel Vardhan Sir 3rd to go. Forenoon session Questions asked: Chairman sir- 1) Some quote on healing based on mind power. Asked to explain the quote and my views. 2) Names of 2-3 books that I had no idea about (never heard of). 3) Intermittent fasting. What is it? 4) Autophagy 5) Time when it sets in. 6) Something related to why UPSC M1- 1) Some temple name in Ghazipur (never heard of). 2) What if you get any other service like IRS ? I began to explain. Chairman sir intervened and further discussion on this. 3) Onion wastage. How would you decrease it? 4) Why is it said that even monkeys are high in Ghazipur (opium) 5) Sports situation- 10yr, progress, aim 6) Chairman sir- Name 3 states you think have done great in sports in India. 7) Chairman sir- Record of various Athletic events. M2 ma'am- 1) You have to select 2 athletes from your district. What would you do? 2) Contraception debate- What was it. (Intervened after 1 sentence- topic ended) 3) Debate on this topic- Digitalisation has harmful effects on privacy and therefore, should not be done so hastily. Some ques I don't remember M3- 1) Old name of your school 2) Monlogue. What is illusion? Then what is hallucination. 3) Chairman sir- how would you treat both? Rest ques I am unable to recall M4- 1) One section in Health sector which you think is not at all regulated? Discussion 2) Some doctor turned bureaucrat inspiration related talk. 3) Do you know a newly built dam in Punjab? Named it. I didn’t know. He said you must have read about Chinese dam. So I won’t ask you that. Some more questions I don’t recall. Thank you. Good luck for result. Chairman- your interview is over.

Name: Key DAF details: Doctor, Ghazipur, Athletics, TAFS, AIIMS , debating, contraception (rest not asked) Board- Sheel Vardhan Sir 3rd to go. Forenoon session Questions asked: Chairman sir- 1) Some quote on healing based on mind power. Asked to explain the quote and my views. 2) Names of 2-3 books that I had no idea about (never heard of). 3) Intermittent fasting. What is it? 4) Autophagy 5) Time when it sets in. 6) Something related to why UPSC M1- 1) Some temple name in Ghazipur (never heard of). 2) What if you get any other service like IRS ? I began to explain. Chairman sir intervened and further discussion on this. 3) Onion wastage. How would you decrease it? 4) Why is it said that even monkeys are high in Ghazipur (opium) 5) Sports situation- 10yr, progress, aim 6) Chairman sir- Name 3 states you think have done great in sports in India. 7) Chairman sir- Record of various Athletic events. M2 ma'am- 1) You have to select 2 athletes from your district. What would you do? 2) Contraception debate- What was it. (Intervened after 1 sentence- topic ended) 3) Debate on this topic- Digitalisation has harmful effects on privacy and therefore, should not be done so hastily. Some ques I don't remember M3- 1) Old name of your school 2) Monlogue. What is illusion? Then what is hallucination. 3) Chairman sir- how would you treat both? Rest ques I am unable to recall M4- 1) One section in Health sector which you think is not at all regulated? Discussion 2) Some doctor turned bureaucrat inspiration related talk. 3) Do you know a newly built dam in Punjab? Named it. I didn’t know. He said you must have read about Chinese dam. So I won’t ask you that. Some more questions I don’t recall. Thank you. Good luck for result. Chairman- your interview is over.

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