Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT Date :25th March af Name :Mr.Cricketerbutnotcricketer Board : Lt. Gen Raj shukla DAF : HISTORY, ANIMAL RESCUE, SILAMBAM, MANAGER CHAIR PERSON : Sir started the discussion by asking whether i play cricket or not. Though i said that i dont play cricket professionally but rarely in turf and have very limited knowledge about it , The entire convo with him went about cricket, its familiarity, why the 80's squad is more spcl than current one, why kohli is weak at outside the off stump, how bumrah can bowl so fast.. etc for 8 mins ( there was not a single word in my daf which mentioned cricket, but a famous cricketer shares my name 🥲) Member 1 : 1. Questions from aryan invasion theory, its controversy and recent excavation 2. About my animal rescue program and experience 3. Asked me to tell 3 recent development in defence 4. Asked about the indias 5th gen fighter program 5. Issue with tejas program 6. Asked me about some type of jet engine which i haven't heard anywhere. Member 2 : 1. Why my 12th stream, college degree, current job and the aim of becoming an IAS is totally unconnected. 2. Asked whether i am fickle minded for jumping different goals... 3. Asked about the criticism of x and y theory of management Member 3 : (only female member) 1. What is silambam? 2. Why did I choose to practise it instead of reading or other hobbies? 3. Despite of china's achievement in r&d, it has very less noble prizes? Why? 4. How many developed countries in the world? 5. Which line Separates the global North and south? 6. Why India has high rate of corruption? What is our rank in cpi? 3 solutions for it? 7. When can we call ourself as a developed country? Member 4 : 1. Give 3 issues and opportunities in Indian health environment. 2. 3 solutions for it 3. Can private be allowed for entire medical administration instead of govt? Cm said my Interview is over... My observation : most unconventional round of discussion i have ever faced due to chairman's off the DAF questions and his expression through out the interview(started to read a health magazine amidst the interview - may be he had his own reasons and way of evaluation ) . Tip - The mindset of Expecting totally unexpected questions in the PT helped me to glide over the interview with a smile ( though at times i felt disappointed with the questions and my responses. )

Name:Tg Date :28/3/25 Board :Sanjay Verma sir Daf keywords :Sex education, vice captain, microtales, psir optional, UP (others not relevant) Chairman Have you followed the champions trophy(no sir) Elements of sex education What are middle powers Name some France is not a middle power it is p5 nation (I said experts say it is) Which experts (C Rajamohan) Dr Rajamohan (yes sir) You write microtales in it nuance is lost Tell one You exceeded the world limit (I said not defined) Young generation does not watch news (I said social media) Which news anchor you watch (Palki sharma) But she is biased towards government Describe her journalism (I said one of the l a word nationalist intent) I told she is biased you yourself said I defended that need for India's viewpoint at global stage But can you tell any news against government (I said I have to watch more intently)   Member 1 Alzareera have you heard about it Is it biased Biased against whom You were the vice captain what were your feelings towards captain Weren't you jealous Difference between jealousy and envy   Member 2 I will ask you informally what are the divisions in uttar pradesh  Great games is in reference to (I said Africa, lots of hints couldn't guess) Why Afghanistan leads to ruin of all empires Difference between strategy and tactics Define strategy Origin of word strategy   Member 3 Recent tariffs by Trump Who they will affect more Have you heard of a term 'fatiff'(as far as I heard, can't find on Google ) Trump's style of governance Is it authoritorian, semi authoritarian or monarchy or oligarchy (I said mix) Mix of what GDP deflator Difference between kidnapping and abduction in bns   Member 4(lady) Types of fuel for aviation and automobile BS VI norms Do you watch weather forecast It's parameters Colour coding(I explained for disasters she said for temperature I said sorry) Fastest trains in India Speed of those trains Hyperloop Who proposed and when How does it work Speed of hyperloop train Writ jurisdiction Types of writ Articles related Supreme Court high court which writ wider   Chairman Tell me your role models who are alive and from South India   Assessment : Board was cordial and made me comfortable, except member 4 all members had conversation style q from my response.   Mocks : 12 Helpful : Sankalp, one to one with Sajal sir, Ravindran sir,Satyam Jain sir, Baliyan sir, Next ias faculty, rest for practice    

Board- BB Swain Date- 28-03-2025 Forenoon 4th to go Most of the questions were daf based. Key words- India Post, Kerala, Cooking, Mohiniyattam, Nature club, Environmental Studies Optional- Philosophy Chairman 1.Is India Post still have relevance? Member 1 1. About environmental politics 2.Women in kerala film industry 3.Nature club activities 4.Philosophy in personal life and modern world and discussion around it. Member 2 1. Principle vs progress debate 2. Judges going for hollyday trips , its ethical concerns and about PIL 3.Adaptations in Kerala cuisine and discussion Member 3 1. Relevance of  Mohiniyattam, Kalaripayattu, Kathakali and discussion and 3 innovative suggestions for govt to promote these. 2.American democracy vs Chinese democracy. 3. About Greenland issue 4.Three innovative methods to make India Post self sufficient. 5.Two areas where Kerala govt can perform better. Member 4 1. Alcoholism in Kerala 2. Name two favourite western philosophers. 3.Challenges in Idukki district and discussion. 4.Why didn't go for masters in physics despite having high cgpa. Board was very cordial. Around 30-35 minutes O2O-  Enlite IAS

Name- Mrs Chanadler Bong Interview date- 27/03/2025 Board- Sanjay Verma Sir Timings- Afternoon (4-30) last to go DAF Keywords - Cricket Analysis, Poultry farm Management, Critically Acclaimed films. Chairman- 1.Which IPL team devotes the most amount of money to Cricket Analysis? 2.Which team comes second in analysis? 3.Is CSK dependant only on Dhoni? 4.Turnover of your Poultry farm? 5.Is you farm sustainable consumption wise or ecology wise? 6.What steps are you taking to make it more sustainable? 7.What is Artistic expression of critically acclaimed films? 8.What are its components? 9.Which film is the best in sound mixing?What about Hindi films? 10.From where was the music of 12th fail movie borrowed? 11.Who gave the music of Pather panchali? Member 2 1.You belong to Ahmadnagar.....The name in Hindi doesnt have any Alankars in it. Name any other place which doesn't have any Alankars in its name. 2.What is Food fortification? 3.Which food substances are fortified? Is Rice fortified? 4.What are the techniques for food preservation? 5.Name any traditional techniques your mother or sister use it at home? 6.What will be the impact on poultry farming if Veganism rise? Member 3 1.What is rule of law?Is it applicable to every person equally? 2.Then why wasnt the judge arrested recently? 3.What do you think about the working of law enforcement agencies and judiciary when there are so poor conviction rates? 4.What is a Benami property?What is its underlying principle? 5.How does Benami work? 6.Tell us something about Lab grown meat? 7.Can we call lab grown meat really a type of meat or should we call it vegetarian food? 8.Tell me a Section of BNS where attempt to crime is punished but not the actual crime? Member 4- 1.Are you related to Anshuman Gaikwad? 2.Tell me what is RTI and on what grounds information release can be restricted? 3.How do you manage the time for Poultry farming when you have a full time job? 4.What is Veganism? 5.Do vegans consume milk? 6.What is the future of Poultry when there is a growing trend of veganism? 7.What is the contribution of Virender Sehwag to Indian Cricket? Member 5- 1.How many fossil parks are there in India? Name some of them. 2.Recently there were some fossils found of Tyrannosaurus in India,what were the findings about? 3.Recently there was a spokesperson of a famous country who stated that India is playing ice hockey with BRICS,what does it mean? 4.Why was secularism not included in the preamble in the early days of the constitution? 5.What are the articles in the constitution that try to reduce dominance of one over the other? What about those articles in the context of centre and state? Chairman 1.Who will win IPL? 2.What about womens cricket? Who are the upcoming new cricketers to watch out for? 3.Compare some of the best captains across the world and highlight their special qualities. 4.What did the art of captaincy teach you in real life? Your interview is over,you may go now. One to One- 1.Mahesh Bhagwat sir (ADGP Telangana) 2.Avinash Dharmadhikari sir (Chanakya Mandal) 3.Shubham Aggarwal sir 2 sessions (Vidyapeeth IAS)  4.Utkarsh Shukla sir (Sriram IAS)                                    5.Pallavi Mam (Dimensions IAS) 6.Vinay Sir (Insights IAS) 7.Ankit Sir(Smartwork labs) All the one to ones were helpful in covering varied aspects of my DAF.Daily discussions with friends really helped a lot.

Relevance of mock: 1)Gives us avenue to express ourself 2)To practice smiling for unknown and factual questions 3)To construct our answers in a respectful way However we have to be conscious whether we have to Update our knowledge or expressions . Some mocks I under performed which helped me to study more( Reality check). Peer group discussion with my friends for the past 3 months helped a lot to develop answers in a spontaneous way. Thank you for all who have uploaded their transcripts which helped me to cover the topics in a targeted manner.

Name : Adiyogi Date:25/03/2025 Board: Suman Sharma mam DAF: MBBS , Tamil Nadu , Anthropology Hobbies- Skipped Suman Mam smiled first , Then asked You are a doctor ? I told her yes mam. Within 2 secs mam asked me 1) “ Why India is known as pharmacy of the world ?” I answered but fumbled in the initial moments. Then mam , told me to take some time and then answer. Even after that I didn't answer it well. 2) Commercialisation of space ; militarisation monopoly of space services Positives and negatives. I forgot the name“Starlink “ ( I told mam , Elon Musk’s Satellite internet Company) Then mam told the name Starlink. And mentioned their Positives and negatives. M1 1)Asked me “ are you confident ? Can I ask you questions from India-China relation. I said “ Yes”. India - China standoffs in the past… 2)Why India crossed Doklam ? ( I didn't answered ) 3)Why there is Sub standard Medicine in India and its exports? 4)Whats Is Generic medicine ? Is it a low quality, compared to Patented drugs ? 5)Have you heard about Pfizer drugs ? 6)What is the issue in Generic medicines ? I mentioned Regulatory checks and poor pharmacovigilance. M2 1)JAC on Delimitation by States of different government ( Tamil Nadu CM hosted the meeting in Chennai) . Long monologue about Delimitation. And asked my stand ? 2)Again asked Question from Delimitation and long monologue. I answered every possible aspect and at the end arrived at “ Consultative Approach “ 3)3rd Question from Delimitation - At this point Suman Mam, interrupted and advised to go for another topic. 4)Nobel prize in Medicine- “ I don't know sir” 5)Bryan Johnson and reversing of age. Why Longevity is important? Or quality of life is Important? 6)Why government is spending so much in Curative Health care eventough we knew that we have to put more focus on Preventive care ? M3 1)What is the current issue between India and Srilanka ( mentioned Chinese presence, 13th amendment…totally forgot the fishermen issue) 2)Srilanka is a sovereign country , they can choose their own relation. Why we have to bother about it ? Our policy of non-reciprocal aid to Srilanka is working or not ? 3)One question from Anthropology ( After 1 to 2 million years which part of human body will disappear ? I said - Hair ( Youngsters especially Males are facing Hair loss ) , 3rd Molar -Willi Due to highly cooked food , juices, supplements and voluntary removal of molar. Sir added Appendix which I forgot to add. 4)Lack of doctor to population in India .Quality issues in FMG( Foreign Medical Graduates ). Do We just filling medical sector with low quality people ,because of lack of standards in Foreign universities. ? I said there are mechanism available such as Screening tests for FMG , NEET-PG for quality checks. M4- Unable to hear Sir’s voice. I leaned forward and focused each word with some difficulty. 1)Which profession is Noble ? Doctor or Civil Service? 2)What is nanomedicine ? Issues in NEET examinations. I mentioned frequesnt Postponement of counselling in NEET PG. Then Sir mentioned Exam malpractices in NEET-UG. 3)How you utilise knowledge about Health in administration? I said “ Mandatory Health Assessment for Govt officers at all levels , to improve their Productivity which will improve governance and reach grassroot level. Preventive and Promotive Health care ( Yoga , Ayurveda) to reduce disease burden. Suman Mam with smiling face said " Your interview is over " Disclaimer: These questions are very contextual and dynamic. I may missed some of the questions and not in a correct order. Got nervous initially ( 4-5 mins ) but after able pickup myself. Unable to maintain eye contact with everyone as we used to practice in mock interview. Members sometimes check candidate’s awareness to fact check the information. Institutes I went for mock : Aram IAS , Manidhaneyam IAS , Samkalp , Shankar IAS , Vision IAS , etc….

Name - list me aye to batau Board - Sanjay Verma sir Daf key words- mbbs,spiritual books Chairman sir New sitting is smoking have you heard this term, he was asking something else apart from sedentary lifestyles. -Nice saree ,told one lady member that isn't her combination good. -who is your designer -Congratulations you started working after so long...was it under parents pressure -was it difficult to start again -Are you sure you won't kill any patient and he laughed -so you read contemporary  spiritual books , don't you think you should read contemporary medical books -okay tell me are religion and spirituality static or dynamic -recommend me a book -he is not contemporary, okay whom you have followed in in contemporary -tell me regarding oral hygiene -ohh you left everything on BDS,you don't want to snatch anyone's livelihood and he laughed -Any doctor who have made a successful career apart from medical Member 1(female) -asked some questions regarding work ,i forgot -tell me regarding boarderline personality and it's treatment -lifestyle related disease in children -why women in your district are doing well in service sector (She added and they have role models like you) Forgot few questions Member 2 -you mentioned Osho gave his quote on purposeless life and purposefull life and discussion around it,he interrupting in between and kept adding more to it and countering me -violence in hospitals -are you covered under insurance for compensation demand by patients in case of negligence -which act has provisions for right to defence ,if you bring a stick to beat someone to defend yourself can you do it -what is the reason behind extreme temperatures in your district Member 3 - -Acclimatization,how people in siachen adjust to it -Do we need Ayush healthcare or shall we remove it and just have allopathy -Dont you think you have wasted one seat and any other student could have studied medical instead of you -1or 2 more questions which I forgot Member 4 -tell me 2 famous dish  of your district -what do you use in Kachori -ohh do you grow it -tell me something which is followed in  jaininsm and not followed in another religion or specific to Jainism -shall we remove traditions and rituals completey -one custom which we should have forever Chairman was looking at watch and asked to wrap up Puneet yadav sir(somp) helped me analyse my strengths and weaknesses and motivated alot. One to one with Puneet yadav sir(somp),Ankit sir(vision), Shubham sir( vidyapeeth ias),PW only ias were really good and helpful. Mocks - Next,PW, Unacademy,Samkalp, Vajirao reddy, Vision Mocks utility I found one to one far better than mocks. Vision beaureaucratic mock was really good,rest good for practice

Name: Shree swami samarth Date 28Feb Board:BB Swain sir Afternoon lastest person to go around 5:10pm DAF: Spiritual tourism Crowd funding Geography Entered and wished good evening to all .. Chairman :1 difference between religious and spiritual tourism ? 2.Which one is broader 3.isnt it religious is part of spiritual 4.last place travelled by me Member1 5.NSS relevance ? 6.NSS quota then how to promote because only 10-20% people gets chances 7.Geography chosen by less people reasons 8.How to promote geography in academics Social media Nagpur violence negative 9How to curtail it 10.are you working you spend so many years Lady member 2 11.Quote You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them to only bite your neighbour: 12. Pakistan on over quote 13. TTP issue 14.which border 15.BLA issue 16.demands by them 17.Are they terrorists 18.Crowd funding how you did it member3 19.Track 2 diplomacy 20.India afghan sentiment 21.India’s should engage ? 22.What do you think isn’t time come to stop soft power ? Lady member 4 23.Lightening reasons for increase 24.GLOF how you will plan habitations 25.Cyclone Asan 26.Problems of crowd funding 27.spirituality according to me 28.Medical tourism and why it’s called as medical tourism Sir asked members about anybody wants to ask anything Sir asked me do you want us to ask anything I said thank you so much sir i enjoyed it. One member told me about his visit to my district and asked about it and finally interview over wished everybody and they also wished me best luck Mocks: Sampkalp vajiram Unacademy vision and more One to one : 1.Mahesh Bhagwat sir helped in understanding of Daf and content on group helped 2.Subham sir (vidyappeth IAS) kept me motivated 3.khan sir(ksg) helped 4.Satyam sir(US) 4.Abhinanadan sir(pw) 5.Pawan sir(jice) Special Thanks To SMART WORKS LAB ANKIT SIR covered 90% topics and helped in formulating answers gave lot of sessions thank you sir ANUPAM sir also helped a lot … Experience: Board was very cordial had good experience Sorry if I missed anybody’s name and thanks to all who directly and indirectly helped me

Name -Jit Chairman Sir Dinesh Dassa Sir 1. Your name spelling is diff. How your friends call you 2. What is your role in your present job 3. Should India develop its own AI models? (With a long Monologue) M1 1. Right to equality 2. Its types 3. Rights covered under this head 4. What type of projects you work on in your job. How to decide the parameters? 5. As a DM, what 2 things you would do to improve your district 6. Few more unable to recall M2 1. Why people prefer top institutes. What is the reason why tier 2 insti are not able to compete 2. Monologue - what are the possible threats to unity of India 3. Compare the places in my daf. Where would you like to settle down and why 4. Few more but unable to recall. M3 1. During covid, many girls in rural areas saw an increase in drop out rates, why? 2. How we can improve education in rural areas? 3. why you want to leave your job? 4.  Few more unable to recall M4 1. What changes in your college's curriculum you would like to recommend 2. diff bw india and china Good experience Mocks 6/7 One on one- shubham sir, Vidyapeeth IAS

Name-AD Board-Suman Sharma Ma'am Forenoon session 3rd to go DAF key words -Cricket(nothing asked),trekking , Maharashtra, Sociology, Economics (degree) Chairperson - 1) India-US trade and tariff. Concerns for India ,which sectors we should open and 1-2 counter questions 2)Freebies good/bad Ladki bahin scheme social impact Member 1(Madam)-1)Pune Rape case;what should we do for women safety;1-2counter questions based on my answer 2)Online digital learning -advantages; open university adv/disadvantages Member 2(Sir)- 1)Pick one word from my previous answer and ask me explanation (cultural values and social institutions) 2)which cultural value is hindrance to India's development and why 1-2 counter questions 3)what we should to promote inclusivity in India; then quetion on Maharashtra election that fair inclusion in election participation -what do you think it happen or not 4)water scarcity issue and what should you will do as administrator to reduce water scarcity 5)River linking project ken-betwa Member 3(Sir)- 1)RTI effectiveness 1-2 counter questions on answers 2)EVs nothing but 'shifting carbon emissions from urban areas to rural areas'. (I tried to give answer with same interpretation but sir clarified me and explain the meaning - then I gave answer) Member-4(Madam)- 1) asked explanation on the sociological word that I previously used in one of the answers (cultural values vs legal rational values) 2-3 counter like are they mutually exclusive. 2) Fergusson College tell me something about it 3) trekking - what equipments do you use( not satisfied by the answer) and 1-2counter questions Overview -quetions mostly generalistic and in social context Mocks- Quentel(3),Samkalp,Chanakya Mandal DAF discussions - Mahesh Bhagwat sir and Shubham Aggarwal sir(Vidyapeeth IAS) Experience- Board was keen to listen overall good experience. Hope for best . All the best to all👍🏻

Name - Board - Suman Sharma mam DAF keyword (ones which were asked) - Zomato, IITD, production and industrial engineering Chairman - read my DAF highlights mentioned above, last line you worked in Zomato (interesting was she wanted to say) Chairman 1. Green tshirt controversy of zomato and what it talk about society 2. ⁠recent zomato restaurant controversy 3. ⁠grocer stores, how will they survive in times of zomato and Blinkit 4. ⁠2 areas each which will benefit and get harmed in India by trump tariffs ( few counters here ) M1: 1. you studies production engineering tell problems of manufacturing and solutions thereof 2. ⁠finance commission, issues ( I talked about north south ) 3. ⁠said any idea of disaster management and finance commission ( I said I can’t recall) M2: 1. Studied at iit and worked, how will u use that as ias 2. ⁠India’s foreign policy wrt to china and USA separately 3. ⁠why china doing way better than India how can we improve it M3 ( full random questions ) 1. Kalinga war ( no link to DAF, maybe Kalinga university controversy that time) its impact on society 2. ⁠he asked where Kalinga war happened ( I was like I don’t know the exact place he said it’s Odisha, I said sir though u are asking some specific place) 3. ⁠why air craft carrier called king in the pin (he helped me out there and I managed to answer that) 4. ⁠ M4: 1. Impact of president rule in Manipur & some discussion over it Mam said thank you (name) your interview is over Mocks: Nextias, vajiram, Samkalp, vajirao ( won’t recommend this one), Chahal One on one - Fareez sir, Puneet Yadav sir (somp), Ravindran sir (vajiram), Dharmadhikari sir (Chanakya mandal) Some questions were repeated from mocks and current affair classes with somp did helped ….

Name: IP Officer 19th March 2025, Forenoon Board: Suman Sharma Ma’am DAF Keywords: Rajasthan, IIT Kharagpur, R&D Specialist (4years Work Exp), Marathon Runner, Cricket, Bikes Chairperson: 1. Recent changes in New Education Policy with regards to higher education and their implications (discussion for 2-3 mins) 2. Two electoral reforms you would like to see in Indian Election system, keep everything aside whatever you have been seeing in Newspapers and media 3. Transport based development model 4. Eastern dedicated fright corridor versus western dedicated fright corridor M1 (Lady): 1. Role of diversity and inclusion in administration 2. Difference between technocrat and generalist administrator 3. Difference in approach of technical background DM and humanities background DM for handling Nagpur Communal incident 4. How would you have handled Nagpur communal incident as DM being a Technical person 5. Why Indian manufacturing sector is lacking where as china is thriving in perspective of R&D 6. Budget outlet for R&D 7. Why china is able to invest more in R&D and India still stuck at 0.6-0.7% of GDP M2 (Male): 1. Social evils prevalent in Rajasthan society 2. What will be your priority as DM of particular District in Rajasthan and what measures will you take (2-3 mins of good discussion) 3. Fiscal Deficit and Twin Deficit and whether is there any interlinking between them 4. Precision Agriculture 5. Any Government initiative for precision Agriculture M3 (Male): 1. Status of Renewable energy in Rajasthan and factors behind it 2. You as an industrialist what parameters will consider before making a product 3. You as an industrialist what factors will consider if you have to set up solar power plant 4. MGNREGA and what it is? 5. As a DM of particular district what will be your priority among Labour, Fund & Asset creation timeline while implementing MGNREGA 6. Are you aware about Green tribunal, jurisdiction of NGT 7. Why there are so many environmental problems even after having such a powerful body (NGT) M4 (lady) 1. Balance of power and Indian condition 2. Power favor between Executive & legislature in current situation 3. Two similarities between you as Marathon runner and Sunita Williams 4. Is women cricket just copied men’s cricket (Entirely based on opinions and discussion mode)

Name : satya Date : 24-03-2025 Board : Lt gen Rajshukla sir . DAF: sainik school , mechanical engineering, NCC, NDA-NA, Mountaineering, horse riding , j Krishnamurthy&Sadhguru, reading biographies. Chairman rajshukla sir : 1) where are you from ? 2) Are you working currently? 3) when did you pass out ? 4) what have you been doing since ? Sir don't seem to approve of the fact that one is only preparing for upsc without doing productive work ( rightly so 🙂) . M1: male member ( only 1 question) 1) you have mountaineering in your DAF . How did you develop interest and what did you learn ? M2 ) Lady member - all smile and very cordial . 1) you have lot of sports in your DAF, Mam read DAF. 2) what is the oldest sport ? 3) most popular sport in the world ? 4) why football has not been as famous as cricket in India . 5) India with 1.4 billion people didn't even win one gold in last olympics.how do you explain that ? 6) If given power , what changes would you like to bring ? 7)Have you heard of groak ? What is it ? 8) have you heard of GIGO? 9) so you pursued ARMY , SPORTS and now CIVIL-SERVICES . you seems to be a jumper . M3) male member - listening intently all through the interview. And smile dancing at the corner of lips . 1) How important is women empowerment for India ? 2) If you are made a DM, how would you address patriarchy? 3) you are little abstract here( sociology theory ) . Could you give me more concrete answer? ( Schemes ) . 4) what is your take on free bus service and ladki bahin scheme ? 5) they say it is empowering, but you say fiscally not prudent ? ( Small discussion ) . M4) very energetic and enthusiastic. 1) tell me 10 things you would teach young mountaineers on their first day ? 2)what couse did you do and where ? 3) You are from Andhra Pradesh . What is the economic profile of your state ? 4) You have not mentioned shipbuilding in vizag ? What share does it constitute? (No idea ) . 5) given such high dependency on agriculture - how is your state planning on growth ? ( Technology) 6) what are the current challenges and breakthrough in quantum computing. 7) where are we as a nation ? Did we make any progress? 9) so , we are still in discussion stage? 10) what would happen when quantum tech gets integrated with AI . Gave over to chairman sir 1) will quantum computing challenge AI? 2) No - it will replace AI immediately. 3) how long will India take to catch up with China and USA ( 10-20 years ) 4) No , if we start now , then it will take 10-20 years . we are yet to start. 5) young engineers like you should be bold and question government. The future is yours . Ask where is our deepseek , quantum tech ? 6) tell me something about deepseek . 7)why did we not develop one ? 8) what's stopping private sector participation ? ( Me :Regulations) Ha yes . Chairman: your interview is over . You can leave . Opinion: Interview started on a sticky wicket but seems to improve as it progressed (In debt of M2 Lady member) . One needs to hold their nerve in stressful situations and not make any judgements . Thankyou . All the very best to everyone 🙂. Mocks : vajiram, unacademy, Tathasthu helpful . O2O- venkat mohan sir , Ravindran sir , Mahesh Bhagat sir interaction are of good help .

Name: Saba Date: 28.03.2025 5th to go Board: Suman Sharma ma'am DAF : Who cares B.pharma, Tamilnadu Chairman: 1. Diff between Generic drugs and branded drugs 2. What is ANDA? 3. How many indian pharma companies are applying for ANDA? 4. US exit from WHO , how does it impact India and Us ? 5. Should we legalise betting? Member 1 6. US companies in indian pharma why? Risk? 7. AI in healthcare 8. Nanotechnology in healthcare 9. Robotic replace doctor? M2 10. Indian Ocean importance 11. String of pearls 12.malacca dilemma 13. Why should India object to China's presence? 14. Diff between international aid and development projects 15. Why is India doing? M3 16. Long monologue to think out of the box. M4 17. Trace the development of India china relationship since post independence 18. One child policy 19. Status of one child policy Your interview is over. Overall board was cordial. No grilling. Thankyou

Name: Ra Date 28th March 1st to go in afternoon Key DAF details: Pol science, education Ancient History Sociology podcast, Cooking Questions asked: Board : Sanjay Verma Chairman 1. Comment about my red tie 2. Who suggested me to wear it 3. How many ties I have 4. Podcast Impacted me ( He was aware of it) 5. Caste Food relationship 6. Which cader in NE 7. Some discussion about Sikkim 8. Why people maintain self hygiene but not social hygeine 9. Newspaper and 1st page discussion about Ad M2 1. Operation by India to evacuate Indian from other countries 2. JAM trinity 3. Motion Sickness 4. Aadha enable Payment system M3 1. Any law from Economic 2. State and nation difference 3. Nation without state 4. Westerly 5. State key features 6. Criminal and civil laws difference 7. Worth of Individual in economic terms 8. Balance sheet of company M4 1. Prayagraj Kumbh 3 positive 3 negative 2. As DM your vision 3. Shanti Parva in Mahabharat 4. Sikkim and recent GLOFs 5. Old dynasty from China 6. Allahabad part of Purvanchal or Awadh M5 1. Size of ISS astronaut sleeping space 2. Newspaper and their differences 3. Some technical terms 4. Arab wind but I heard Arab spring Assessment: Most of my answer was "sorry sir I don't know"😭

Date: 28/03/2025 FN 2nd to go DAF details: ECE, Content developer, TN, watching hollywood movies (others irrelevant) Suman Sharma mam: 1. You are a content developer..you will develop content in which subject? 2. Tell me about the recently passed telecom bill (but 2023 passed)..and important provisions? (I didn't know) 3. Regarding spectrum allocation? 3. Elon Musk's star link ...why initially opposed in India but later signed? 4. Recently in one PSU...CMD was appointed from private sector..who is it? (I didn't know) 5. Is it good...employing private /lateral entry in PSU? 6. Recently a year or more ago..there was a strike in Hollywood...what is it? (2024 happened) (I didn't know) Member 1: 7. Trump tariff on auto parts...how much? 8. How India will be affected? 9. Apart from companies, are the any other impacts on people? 10. How? 11. What about AI? 12. Impacts of AI regarding job market? 13. What can be done? Member 2: 14. BRICS - objective and need... 15. Do you think BRICS is a rival of G7? 16. If any problem comes in future...should India come out of BRICS? 17. Should India come out of BRICS if problem? 18. Our PM is going to inaugurate which bridge in India? 19. Also talks about Ramar Setu for so long...and there is an apprehension in SL regarding this bridge...how will it impact India-SL relations? India Srilanka relations 20. What are the issues for Tamils of Sri Lanka? 21. Should India interfere? Member 3: 22. Situational question..long monologue (probably 3 mins) City and nearby village ...but no road connectivity.. because there is a religious site in between....and people from there not allowing to build bridge...also people from village due to pregnancy issues due to lack of road connectivity...you have full discretion and funds...what will be your solution? He asked only question Member 4: 23. Regarding SL relations...you told that India should not interfere in Sri Lanka but India did in Bangladesh...why? 24. Territorial integrity and sovereignty is must for internal security of India...address territorial integrity of India...Borders issue between neighbouring countries. 25. How many forces we have in borders? 26. What are they and where are they? 27. Other countries have one force for their borders ...Why different forces we have? The board was liberal and cordial...wanted me to know about my views and opinions. No drilling but also no DAF based questions that we will prepare conventionally.

My interview transcript Name-kungfu panda -20 March , afternoon -sheelvardhan sir board - largely DAF based chairman 1- which is your favourite cartoon 2- what is this fitness regimen 3- when jogging becomes running 4- what is your pulse rate, when you are exercising 5-impact on body from prolonged space stay( sunita williams arrived a day before) member -1( lady) 1-what is dostev ( my public speaking group) 2- how many members are there 3-what is your fav  inspirational movie and why 4- any Bollywood? 5 - tribal development and national development since independence 6- suggest us a tribal policy for the tribal development member -2 what are the problem at coastal area. why cyclone are increasing what will you do at coastal area to solve the issues member -3 what govt is doing to tackle malnutrition how you developed cartoon making as a hobby draw us a cartoon*** member -4 chanakya theory? chankya book? Cartoon vs caricature difference bato? CrossFit mae konsi exercise krte ho app? drama vs skit, difference btao ? which theatre you have visited in delhi? end of the interview. Board indeed was very cordial, all were very polite. I gave many mocks almost at each coaching, didn't help much( interview is different,they don't interrupt in bw)but was fun . one to one includes shubham sir( vidyapeeth)helped me a lot, vajiram raveendran sir, Shukla sir at Sriram, Anil swaroop sir's sessions also helped plus my friends : aniket b, deepak b, Ankit b, urmi and transcripts of fellow aspirants

25/3/25 Sanjay Verma sir Forenoon first to go Keywords: animals, hassan, karnataka,etc Chairman 1.list five animals based on intelligence 2.which 3 question will you ask if u meet Greta thunberg 3.why some people eat some type of meat but others don't M1 lady 1 name companies which give debit card, explain their process of working 2 how to bring reform in fci 3 tell 3 behavioural difference between lion and tiger 4 what are endocrine glands name them M2 1 how to reduce dog menace in india cities 2 do you know about indian cow sold for 40 crores in Brazil 3 why hassan is famous for M3 1 why belgaum is famous for 2 how can you promote participation of indian dogs in army 3 is kho kho in Asian game M4 1 do we see Covid in animals 2 horse is friend of human still man eats it why 3 did dolphins came at Sunitha williams to welcome her back from international space station It was conversation type,they were listening well... Mocks helped me Mocks: everywhere,thanks to ankit sir- smart work labs , vijaya mam -vision All the best Thank you everyone

Board- Shukla sir. March-3, Afternoon session. DAF: Economics, Coimbatore, Indian elections. Chairman. Are you working? You have mentioned, you participated in Talent exam (Olympiad style exam mentioned in DAF), now tell me how talent is linked with emerging tech.? Monologue on Deepseek. Do you use it? What is the difference that we find in its emergence? What's the status of AI in India? Said, it is in its infancy. Why is it so? Again stated, India's forefront in softwares and IT Tech. Why didn't these IT powerhouses step up? M1 What's your take on BRICS and its idea on bringing BRICS Currency? How did BREXIT from EU affect UK? What majorly causes inflation in India? Told both cost push and demand pull, influence of fiscal and monetary policy. M2 (lady) Continuing with Chairman sir's questions, Why India's r&d is insufficient? Why private sector not making enough contribution? M3 Where are you staying currently for your preparation? Tell me three main issues in Chennai? How should we tackle floods in Chennai? M4 You are from Coimbatore. Tell me about ISHA foundation? What they do there? Have you visited it? Since You were part of Electoral literacy club (DAF), began telling the Electoral funding issues and electoral bonds verdict by SC. What's your take on it? Told state funding an option. What are the challenges to implement it? Told resource constraints. Is resource constraints the only issue? Told also how much to be given, whom to be given, formulae for it etc. Now, tell me how much money was in circulation during demonetisation? Do you know how much prevails right now? Chairman interrupted and signalled time up. Your interview is over. All the best. Time-30 mins

Name-kungfu panda -20 March , afternoon -sheelvardhan sir board - largely DAF based chairman 1- which is your favourite cartoon 2- what is this fitness regimen 3- when jogging becomes running 4- what is your pulse rate, when you are exercising 5-impact on body from prolonged space stay( sunita williams arrived a day before) member -1( lady) 1-what is dostev ( my public speaking group) 2- how many members are there 3-what is your fav  inspirational movie and why 4- any Bollywood? 5 - tribal development and national development since independence 6- suggest us a tribal policy for the tribal development member -2 what are the problem at coastal area. why cyclone are increasing what will you do at coastal area to solve the issues member -3 what govt is doing to tackle malnutrition how you developed cartoon making as a hobby draw us a cartoon*** member -4 chanakya theory? chankya book? Cartoon vs caricature difference bato? CrossFit mae konsi exercise krte ho app? drama vs skit, difference btao ? which theatre you have visited in delhi? end of the interview. Board indeed was very cordial, all were very polite. I gave many mocks almost at each coaching, didn't help much( interview is different,they don't interrupt in bw)but was fun . one to one includes shubham sir( vidyapeeth)helped me a lot, vajiram raveendran sir, Shukla sir at Sriram, Anil swaroop sir's sessions also helped plus my friends : aniket b, deepak b, Ankit b, urmi and transcripts of fellow aspirants