Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025)

PT Date : 10 April 2026, 30-35 minutes Board : Hon. Anuradha Prasad Maam Key words : Education, IT, Dhanbad, no other question from daf Chairperson Define Gross Enrolment rate? GER of Jharkhand in different school levels? Why low % in Higher Secondary schools? How can use data to increase GER in Primary schools? Quality issue in schools? Difference between private and govt sector observed by you? Member 1 What is Dhanbad famous for? Indicators of Climate Change? Impact of CC on Vegetation? Spl type of grass in Palamu Tiger reserve? Any WLS you visited? What was unique in that WLS? Member 2 Components of Samagra Shiksha? Health program in School Working of MDM Role of SHG in MDM What is SHG Member 3.- Geology related Age of Earth? Method of dating of rocks and trees? K-40 dating? Why holland now called netherland? Pros and cons of industrialisation? Million dollar question on industrialisation with development? Thankyou Mahesh Bhagwat Sir for detailed daf analysis , Karthikeyan Sir for encouraging 1:1 with enlightening feedback on education sector and possible reforms, Gaurav Lodha Sir for 1:1 with minute feedback and improvement areas, Farees Sir for critical inputs on hobby and to use it as strength Mocks given ForumIAS, Samkalp, upwise/Kingmaker ,ShankarIAS

Name: Arun Vadivarasan Date: 13/04/2026 Board: Dinesh Dasa key Daf: Bird photography, Bird census, Agri marketing, Nilgiris, Football Chairman: 1. introduce yourself 2. why u left your job? 3. veerpan belong to which state originally? 4. describe the forest of nilgiris 5. Sandalwood is quantified as grams and not kilos as in madhyapradesh. why ? what is unique M1: 1. how was bird census taken? 2. what is blue green infrastructure? 3. any ratings? how it is done? 4. any three tree species  along with their usage 5. which tree will u suggest among deciduous 6. why forest fire in nilgiris m2: 1. what is invisible biodiversity 2. tell me about mangroves 3. 3 tree with local names along with usage 4. u did not take biology in tenth or twelfth? why ifos 5. any other places besides nilgiris? can u describe the ecosystem 6. hav u been to guindy snake park? m4: 1. which position do u play football? 2. why footbal is not competitive in india 3. what are wetland? 4. why are they important? 5. paris agreement? 6. what changes in the rivering ecosystem due to climate change? 7. Sabarimala issue? Chairman: 1. Tamil nadu initiative for ecosystem. ( i said we and he noted that🙈) 2. Name invasive species Thank u. Anything u wanted to ask.. Impression: Board was cordial. few questions i could not understand so they had to repeat.

Board: Honourable BB Swain Sir Date:09/04/2026, Afternoon, 2nd person to go DAF pointers: Irrigation Dept, Finding Maths in Nature, M.Sc Maths Chairman: 1. You have an interesting hobby, tell us more about it? Members: 1. You have CSE, why are you doing job in Irrigation department? 2. Why birds fly in V shape (related to hobby)? 3. Local birds sometimes swing in waves, have you observed it? What does that indicate? 4. I heard Vipassana is difficult to practice, is it true? How many times you have done? 5. Where do you use your maths knowledge in Forestry? 6. Use your maths for environment modelling (took forest fires as an example) 7. Why forest fires are happening, despite having this scientific prediction? 8. After forest fires, which kind of species you will plant in that forest? 9. Favourite topic in Forestry? (Said Ethnobotany) 10. Tell Some medicinal plants 11. Chairman intervened and asked what maths do you observe in this room? O2O: Narasimha Reddy IFS Sir (Director TG SC Study Circle), Mahesh Bhagawat IPS Sir (ADG Law and Order) Mocks: TG SC Study Circle, Samkalp, Vajiram and Ravi

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Dasa sir board-13/04/2026 Daf : stray animals , vet, snakes, piano, tn, breakdancing Chairman: Good to see vet in the interview, u will be thorough in animals so we will  ask about all the plants - joked about it Q) introduce about urself Q) supreme court about stray dogs Q)ecological value of stray dogs Q) how will u contribute to service Q) what is breakdancing (mentioned in daf) Q) diff between exotic and indigeous breeds- milk yield and paramters Q) whats ur startegy for preparing for the interview Cheetah introduction - importance  M1- definition of forest Exotics vs indigenous Benefits of indigenous trees Names of trees in upsc building  Ways to meansure forest cover  Field and practical measures to evaluate forest cover M2- how will u compose music in piano, whats is chords, melodies Tell me about jallikattu  How can relate jallikattu with saadi .com Organisation for welfare of animals Prevention of cruelty act -sops Name ngo globally and locally  What are wetlands How much in tn and special ones, how much in india Ramsar convention - when ratified and need for it and criteria M3 Tell me about snake fracture How snakes are important for env  How will make awareness in urban areas regarding snakes If feeding to stray pigeons good or bad  What are the reasons   Birds role in environment  The board was cordial and good  Thanks to major pankaj sir(only ias) , karthikeyan sir(vajiram)ajay sir (vajiram),  bhagwat sir, atul sir (understand upsc)  Mocks : aram ias, vajiram, jamia, aicssc, shankarias, manithaneyam ias , samkalp

Date: 10th April Forenoon Name: Pathan Board: Anuradha Prasad 1st to go Daf: UP, Maths, forestry Duration: 25min Chairperson -Meaning of name -Historical personalities w/ same name as yours -Will UP be able to meet target of $1tn -Bifurcation of UP(for/against) -What is Capital -Factors for attracting investment M1 -Characteristics of Pine forest -Which instruments used to measure tree height -How would you decide thinning intensity -Have you visited any protected area? Describe the working of any Protected area -What activities are allowed in core areas -Tell me about any protected area where there is ongoing tussle between forest dept & tribals M2 -What are conic sections -Why was Iran able to defend against major powers like Romans M3 -difference between diffusion and osmosis -compare desert and deciduous vegetation -What is Canopy how is it measured - Which state is the richest in India & why? Mocks: Samkalp, Vajiram, Hornbill 1-1 with Kartikeyen sir

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IFoS 2025 Interview transcript Board - Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla Date - 09/04/2026 (Afternoon shift, last to go) Keywords - IITB, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Maharashtra, CAG, Football, Lawn Tennis (pertaining to questions asked) Time - Approx 25 Minutes Chairman 1. India is a country where wealth creation is perceived positive (as we worship Goddess Lakshmi). But, Audit finds fault in everything and is against wealth creation. Do you feel that way? 2. Audit in Defence deals related monologue, asked me importance of audit, whether it needs any revisiting? 3. Whether audit is against ease of doing business, especially Red Tapism for new startups Member 1 1. Social forestry species in Maharashtra 2. NTFP species in Maharashtra 3. Western Ghats - 2/3 cross questions 4. Avni Tigress issue 5. Human- wildlife conflict related question 6. Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Leopard - human wildlife conflict 7. Earthquake prone zone in Maharashtra 8. What is Deccan trap? 9. Why is black soil called black? Member 2 1. National parks in Maharashtra and major species in them 2. Tiger reserves in Maharashtra 3. Nuclear plant in Maharashtra 4. Kalpakkam reactor criticality issue - explain the whole process and 2/3 counter questions 5. Asked about thorium and it’s reserves in India Member 3 1. Asked World No. 1 in Lawn Tennis, nationality and Messi’s nationality 2. Asked 5-6 quick questions related to radioactivity (Based on previous members discussion) 3. You have lived in urban area most of the time, are you suitable for IFoS? 4. 5 qualities why you are suitable for IFoS? 5. Don’t you prefer short term goals, why long term? (Based on previous questions answer) 6. 7-8 quick questions relating to definitions - forest, jungle, ecosystem, biome, ecotone and it’s characteristics, biotic and abiotic factors, aspects of forest, etc.

9th April,2026 4 th to go Name: s.kanchanapally Board: bbs Daf: wildlife documentaries, GST, geography, forestry,ngc Chairman 1. Recent documentry ( secrets of Asian elephant) 2. Filmmaker 3. Indian documentary 4. Filmmaker 5. Where it shooted 6. It is in which states Member 1. 7What is national green club 8.Activities 9.Gst and federalism 10.Gst performance 11.S.i.r and its impact 12.What are other institutions in Nampally( my working place) Member 2. 13.Meaning of your name 14.Meaning of elephant in the room 15.Look at that elephant( there was a elephant in the room)Which type of elephant? 16.Differences between asian elephant and African elephant 17.Again how will you identify it as Indian elephant 18.Differences between africanrhino and indian rhino--- said don't know 19Reasons of human elephant conflict 20.How many elephants are there in India 21.Have you seen any elephant in real. 22. Again see that elephant, what is the that one in white color - tusk .teeth Sir.. 23. Do you know any hindi. Saying in it - said no Sir 24. He said in Hindi. Do you understand it meaning,can you translate. Member 3 25.Why did your university considered geography as science Science vs humanities of geography 26.Types of mapping 27.How did you locate yourself if you missed in jungle 28. What is the instrument to use to measure direction 29.What was your project 30.Impact of mining on soil 31.Acid mining drainage 32.Is closure of mining with wastage is good 33.Role of remote sensing 34.Types of geographical regions of India Chairman: 35. do you want ask any thing.--- I started ...thank you note. Sir interrupted and Asked me... Are we missing any topic ,do you want me to ask question. I took few seconds to organise my thoughts and told that sir ask me questions on toddy tapping 36.Sir said why. I said it's my fathers profession 37.Where are you from 38.What is neera All members are talking about neera and related events and I am just nodding my head like venki mama yea ...yea... Chairman:Okay sk.thank you .thank you. 25-30 minutes. Board was very cordial. I enjoyed a lot . Thank you for Mocks : tsscstudycircle, Hyderabad. samkalp,manobal.( Helped a lot), forum ias A special thanks to A. *Narasimha Reddy sir* , IFS, director tsscstudycircle -tailored personality development , *Mamatha madam* ,Femias one to one sessions, And *Mahesh bagawat sir ,* IPS for DAF group discussion, and special thanks to my *seniors* and to my friends who gave me time for interview preparation.

Name - Uma Board- Sanjay Verma sir Date - April 10 forenoon Daf- singing, alocohol de-addiction awareness,sudoko State- Andhrapradesh Optionals- mathematics and forestry. Chairman: 1. Which birds sing? 2. Most melodious bird according to you? 3.can we say indian koel song has a tune? 4.can parrots talk? 5.how many words a parrot can talk in day?( He spoke about some african bird which can learn upto 100 words) 6.do we have songs which are not melodious? 7. What is the difference between melody and rhythm 8. How much alcohol a person should consume in a day to call him and addict? 9.Name 5 indian brands which you are very proud of using!( Here i struggled to recall. Board members discussed some brands among themselves) 10.How can you relate sudoko to flora 11. Relationship between sudoko solving and animal behaviour? 12. Any animal which over eats? ( I said bear does it and goes into hibernation). He asked about pet dogs eating habits 13. Can we call a pet dog over eater? 14.why we are seeing rising number of pet parents? 15. What do we observe in pet parents? Vegetarianism or non vegetarianism? M 1 ( male) - not at all cordial.He has counter for every answer i have given 1. Meaning of my name. 2.what is this hobby called reflective walking?( For this chairman joked saying people must be fitting reflective sensors in the body to do this walk and every person in the board laughed for this) 3. Most famous things in forests of tirupathi district? ( I said red Sanders. For this he said that is infamous thing since it's being smuggled) 4.what were you doing after graduation? ( I said I was preparing for exams) 5.what all exams upsc conducts ( i listed down cse, ifos,cds ,capf,epfo,geo scientist) 6. Full form of cds 7. Forces under CAPF.( Unfortunately I could recall only one). 8. You have NCC A certificate. Why were you not interested in joining cds or capf?( I said it was childhood dream to join all India services. M 3 continued discussion on this) 9.Recent controversy in parliament regarding capf 10. Any recent bill/act in parliament which was controversial ( I said transgender protection act) 11. Two controversial provisions of transgender act 12.Meaning of transgender 13. Meaning of transvestite 14. Levels i reached in my previous cse and ifos attempts M 2 ( female.. probably from Andhra Pradesh) 1.Tell me famous sweet of Nellore 2. Famous sweet in godavari districts 3. difference between Nellore cuisine and cuisine of other districts in Andhra Pradesh ( some discussion on each dish) 4. What is soil erosion 5. Forests usually have very thick vegetation and soils are usually covered with leaves. How can forest soils erode?( I mentioned about domination of open forests in india and their exposure to sunlight, rainfall etc) 6.what are sand dunes and which states in India get affected due to them 7.what is selective lopping? M 3 ( male. Only person who was smiling in the board) 1.Since your name has both masculine and feminine energy how will you use this in ifos 2.Since you are ifos aspirant how many national parks you have visited? 3. Did you carry out any plantation activities since joining this service was childhood dream? 4. Species used for coastal afforestation? 5. Why in some coasts we are planting casuarina equestifolia and in some coasts mangroves? 5. Why red Sanders is so famous and its utility 6. To which countries red sanders is smuggled? 7. There are red sanders plantations in china as well..but why they are interested in seshachalam red sanders? 8. Conditions favourable for growth of red sanders 9. Endemic flora and fauna in eastern ghats Your interview is over O2O- Karthikeyan sir, farees rehman sir, ss.jawahar Sir ( Kingmakers academy), subham Agarwal Sir ( vidyapeeth) Panels - Manobal foundation, vajiram, shankar, forum, kingmakers ias academy, samkalp

Name: Oryza Date: 07-04-2026 Afternoon Board: Sanjay verma sir DAF: Tour leader, Agriculture, Karnataka, Optional (Forestry and Geology). Chairman 1. A long discussion on All India Study tour during graduation. 2. JRF and SRF scholarship difference. 3.Which is the most remote forest and which is the most urban centric forest area in india, mention one for each. 4. Do you like flora or fauna, choose one. 5. Which is your favourite flora. ( I said Coconut, then followed up questions on this, with some laughter movements as discussion went a little casual) 6. Can you name one important Judicial pronouncement that shifted environmentalism in the world? It should be outside India. The chairman was smiling throughout. Member 1: 1. Asked about my district Bagalkot, why is it famous for? 2. Difference between agriculture and horticulture 3. Define food security? 4. World institutions and programs related to food security. 5. Where FAO is located and its contribution to the world. 6. A long monologue on India's food security and hunger issues, and how will you resolve this. 7. Which is the backward region in Karnataka and what are the reasons. 8. How will you ensure nutrition security in those regions (condition was you should provide by cultivating in those regions only) Member 2 (lady): 1. What is the difference between crops and plantations. 2. How do you classify crops? 3. Difference between rice and wheat ( physiologically) 4. Which among both is C3 and C4 plants. 5. Difference between C3 and C4 plants? 6. What is coconut water botonically called? 7. Which is the best suitable soil for agricultural production. What all crops can be grown? 8. Define rock and classify them? 9. Which rock holds fossils in them? Member 3: Always smiling 1. What is a conservation reserve? 2. Who manages conservation reserves? 3. Types of Bamboo flowering 4. Why in gregarious flowering bamboo dies? 5. What is NPV value? 6. Biodiversity Hotspots? 7. Specific criteria to select biodiversity hotspots? 8. Western ghats related some questions. 9.Define ecological succession. 10. Explain primary and secondary succession. Mocks: Samkalp, Shankar, Vajiram and Forum. O20: Karthikeyan sir, Kanagaraj sir, Sanju Singh mam ( Grace IAS). DAF discussion: Mahesh Bhagwat sir, Satyendra Garg sir, Farees sir. Duration : 30 min.

Observations, acknowledgement and inferences: Unable to recall some other theoretical questions There was “nothing” from my DAF at all except “random” Rajasthan stuff. Even very typical areas like Aravali, GIB were not discussed Only the lady member had some expressions. Quite nice and warm. The 2 male members were very neutral face, not very clear enunciation and low volume level. O2O: special thanks to Mahesh Bhagwat sir for extensive preparation guidelines & topics and Kartikeyan sir (Vajiram) for thorough discussions and much needed moral support. Ayush sir (Forum) for critical behavioural tips. Offline mocks: Samkalp, Forum, Vajiram, Shankar Delhi Online mocks: Samkalp panel, Samkalp in-group, Upwise, Shankar Chennai, Hornbill Actual interview was very different from mocks, more discussion oriented, lesser speaking time, more interruptions; when Shukla sir said to my keywords “those reasons are smart English, tell me ground reasons”, i quickly adapted to precise and simpler language and tone with less keywords Do watch your mock recordings and prepare their answers as many theory questions were asked directly Additions I remembered now; M2: - Minerals found in Rajasthan.... which are found in Barmer? - how is petroleum formed? - what are fossils? Petroleum is formed from plant or animal fossils? - why petroleum found in certain places only and not everywhere on earth? M3: - Name some condensation polymers and addition polymers - name the polymers found in human body - who is the Indian batsman ranked top in T20I format

Rinish: 9th April, Forenoon, 3rd to go, Lt. gen Raj Shukla Sir board DAF Keywords: NOTHING ASKED SO IMMATERIAL C: Good morning, read out my name. Where are you from? Why is India not moving ahead in Renewables? (i talked about generation v/s installed capacity) Yes, so why this issue? (talked about intermittency, storage etc) This is all smart language, tell me ground reasons? (I, as an electrical engg spoke more of technical issues, but probably he as an ex-military person wanted more geopolitical and China-factor response) So are these schemes, INDCs and all false promises? (Then to and fro conversation about renewables and EVs; compared landscape in India v/s Europe, US, China) (then he guided the conversation to IMPORT DEPENDENCE OF CRITICAL MINERALS from china) So what should India do about this import issue? So what is this Pax Silica and what is its aim ? But in the current Trump scenario, do you think it is trustable? Okay thank you. M1 (lady): (Probably an academician, wanted to talk about theoretical concepts of Science. But a warm person) You want to become IFOS, you must know Plant biology? (I clarified I have studied Biology till 10th and then Forestry for the exam) Why did you not pursue Biology after 10th? What is timber made up of, biologically? (then discussion about fibres, cells, xylem, phloem etc ) How do plants grow? How do plants make food? What is photosynthesis? How do you describe it? How are plants able to do photosynthesis? You want to become an IFOS, what do you know about the nature of duties? Do you think you will be able to do it? How many Biosphere reserves in India? Name the one (BR) in Arunachal Pradesh Have you played any sport? (Yes ma'am swimming) Any competition you have been to? (yes…) Okay M2: (wanted very specific stuff) Which species of trees India is producing for Economic purposes? (I listed some 5-6 for timber, paper, bat etc) You missed sandalwood. Ok so there is another species like sandalwood used in perfumery. What is it? (Agarwood) How does it work.. What happens in it? Where is it found in India? What is special about the Indian rhino? How is it different from African rhino? Name rhino sanctuaries of India Why are rhinos poached? Horn factor aside, tell me why is it easier to poach a rhino compared to an elephant? Now tell speciality about “Rajasthan dress” You missed “Safa” (pagdi) what is special about it and what colour safa is found in what part of Rajasthan? What minerals are found in Rajasthan? A new mineral was discovered…. (I could not understand his pronunciation and it was a weird and new mineral, so I said sorry idk) (Still he went on to ask) I will tell the district, you tell me where exactly in that district this mineral is found? (Sir idk the mineral discovery news sorry) Ok thank you M3: (probably Ifos- was more inclined towards telling than asking) Hmm chemistry optional. You must have studied it recently as the exam was quite recent. What are noble gases? Why are they noble? What are gaseous elements in AQI? What is their unit? (I said micro grams per metre cube but he said it is ppm) What about of unit of PM? (I said micro grams per metre cube for concentration and micron for size) Some sports other than Cricket and Hockey in which India is doing good at International level? (I started speaking Badminton, Shooting and then he interrupted and said Archery, wrestling, boxing…) IFOS is an All India Service. What are the other 2? What is the difference between AIS and Central Service? So do you think you will work with states or centre in AIS? Do you think you can also get to other departments than Forest? What do you know about it? You can also work with the Centre in AIS, what do you think? What are the 3 Internationally recognized categories of forests? What is the Forest working plan and management plan? ( The he went on to speak about working plan, working scheme, annual plan of operations) C: Thank you, All the Best.

Name - The Spiritual Nomad Date - 8th April Afternoon session 4th to go Board -B B  Swain Sir Keywords -Yuva Nisargmitra, Jalmaitri , metallurgy and materials science ,watching issue based movies , dhol pathak Optionals - Forestry and Agri engineering Chairperson: Which movies u recently watched ? Can u name few ( i mentioned paani by adinath kothari) Why do u watch it ? Why didn't u watch Asha ? Member 1: 1. You are Nisargmitra,what did u do there ,why did they recognized u 2. Why are we not able to make progress in critical minerals? 3. How should we manage pollution causing by its processing 4. Also he asked about if not IFS and you want to pursue career in metallurgy and materials science which field u would have chosen in it ? M2: lady member 1.Gave me long monologue on how corrosion of pipes in moist places happen and asked me about bio corrosion. 2.which material we use in underground piping. 3. what's the life of pipe and  how will u prevent corrosion   4.Further she asked about what did u do to the water remained out of idol immersion that I mentioned in earlier answer of member 1 5. So many broken idols are kept under heritage tree ,what will you do for that as a forest officer? 6. Do u know a  bird species and disease outbreak due to it in China and mentioned india is also facing that people are feeding them with grains , which is that species. What will u do for that . Member 3: 1. Meaning of your name ... I said indestructible. He asked me so u are non perishable I said no I'm not but my values are 2.so u are Nisargmitra and worked in Haritkranti means revolution and u brought revolution.. 2. Why wetlands are important  He asked me about the any convention related to it I  mentioned Ramsar. Where is it and Is it safe now? 3.What are  Zoonotic disease then how to tackle? Can human infection the animals? 4.What is  one health approach ? 5.What are invasive species ? I mentioned few plants  He asked me any animal ? - i said i remember one fish African catfish in MH. He asked to  guess one more? 6.why IFoS after metallurgy ? 7.Have u thought what will you do as IFS 8. What are NDCs? What are India's commitments? Will india achieve net zero by 2070? 9.  World Heritage sites do u know...what are different categories Any example? - I mentioned kanchanjunga. Now asked me about purely ecological site .He asked one more and dropped a hint but I was unable to recall. Said thank you and chairman  sir said okay All the best I thought I should take permission and asked may i leave sir ? Chairman sir asked me do u want to discuss anything and asked me to sit. I took a seat and asked me what happened.. I said i didn't get any closure sir . He smiled and said what's the closure . If u want to discuss anything form your daf let's do it. I said sir u discussed it very well . If u have any questions please ask me . Then member 3 asked me about which dhol u play as I'm also  a drummer then I said a barrel shaped dhol in ganesh festival. So he asked do u get any training before . Chairman sir asked so u play in group ? After answering i explained how I made a Mula Mutha river conservation awareness through Dhol Paathak He wished me all the best and I left .

NAME: Bob the Builder BOARD: Ajay Sir Date: 08/04/2026 – afternoon Key DAF details: IIT B, Civil Engineering Govt. Job (nothing else asked from daf) Chairman Started with DAF, Asked me what u r doing since college job in govt. Sector So how policy is made in govt? (Many follow ups. Not able to convincingly answer it ) Member 1 1. Difference b/w Indian teak and Burmese teak? ( asked to guess ) 2. States having boundary with Myanmar 3. How can use civil engineering knowledge in constructing house in forest? 4. Few more questions - not able to recall Member 2 (lady member) Asked direct questions 1. What is genetic biodiversity? Follow up on it can't recall 2. Why sundarbans are important ? 3. What are sacred groves? 4. What is allowed in sacred groves? 5. No of tiger reserves 6. Name any? Where is it ? 7. Elephant corridors ? Member 3 ( probably forest service officer) talked more, asked less 1. Long monologues, 2. Asked some practical questions (Not able to recall ) I nodded here and listened him Overall experience Since they were sitting far, it become hard to listen their questions correctly.   Mocks: already selected in CSE. So didnt prepare this. 0 mocks

09/04/2026. - AN Name : Ficus . Board : Hon'ble member Raj Shukla Optionals- Forestry , Geology Key words: Forestry,Bird watching,Tamil Nadu, All India Tiger Estimation, Turtle walk, Chairperson: 1)Are you passionate about Forestry (Gave his own monologue about his training period ) 2)Why are you choosing forestry agriculture in your college ( I did graduation in forestry) Why nowadays urban kids are not interested in the Forest why? 3) is there any person famous in the wildlife documentary?(I said Mr.David Attunbero.) Any Indian Personalities? 4)Why there is no competition in India in this field? M1: 1)You studied in coimbatore Famous institute in coimbatore which is under MoEFCC? 2)Mullaiperiyar dam issue?why Tamil Nadu always problem with near states in water . 3)NPs in Tamilnadu? 4)you are from TN one of the water stressed state ? tell me the scheme about water conservation? 5) Tamilnadu specific rules about timber ?- i said timber transit rules . 6 ) Any timber restrictions from felling 7) sandel related industries in tamilnadu 8 ) Distributions of sandel in India 9) which part of sandel wood is used in sandel 10 ) Regeneration in sandel - (i said root suckers and talked about semi parasitic,host plants ) M2: 1)Tell me about FRA? I said answers in detail.( About their rights and criteria) 2) Is there any tribe that got in TN?( List out the tribes and Case study of coimbatore) 3) Why did Elephant count reduce the last census ?(DNA analyses and double counting) 4)Difference between coastal region and Eastern Ghats of TN?specific places in EG Is Yercaud in Tamilnadu ? 5)Difference between Nilgiri and Coastal region of TN? 6) recently one famous personality went mudhumalai? 7) why mudhumalai has more elephant. 8)Coastal region birds ( both native and migratory) 9) what Bird species are commonly  present in your area.- common myna,lapwing,parakeet 10 )is there no crow - i said yes sir, it's also a common one. M3: Lady 1)Define Forestry 2) wildlife includes ? 3) nowadays increase the wildlife population inside the forest ? Can we legalise the hunting? 4)how can we reduce the human wildlife conflict- i said problems first .then she said give me the solution. 5) state bird of tamil nadu 6) trees commonly found in india . 7) Minerals found in TN. 8) BioDiversity in forest and it's types. 9 ) Ecotone and It's important. The chairperson said all the best your interview is over. Duration - 25 minutes. Overall a good experience.

Date: 9th April afternoon session Board: Anuradha Prasad mam DAF: cooking, Kerala, civil engineering, teacher, forestry & geology optional Chair: 1. Were you a classmate of the previous candidate ( actually yes🤷) 2. Do you only like Kerala cuisines 3. Difference between cuisines of Kerala and Bihar 4. Impact of west Asian war on Kerala Economy and society 5. Isn't the impact waning down 6. How remittance reduction impacts India as a whole 7. Why did you start teaching in 2023? Member 1: 1. Speciality of Nilambur teak plantation 2. How much is the canopy cover of the plantation there. 3. Differentiate between forest types found to the west and East of palghat gap in western ghats 4. Give examples of trees from deciduous climate 5. Name the Scandinavian countries 6. What are they famous for in social sector 7. What should be the components of a diet? 8. Name some micronutrients and their utility for human. Member 2: 1. Different schools in xth and xiith, which are those places 2. Distance from your xiith school to graduation college place 3. Considering high rainfall and high population density of state of Kerala, what are options for new roads. 4. How will you construct Roads in heavy rainfall places, describe the cross section. 5. Name any ramsar site 6. What is that site famous for 7. Name some of the dance forms of Kerala 8. What stories do they portray Member 3: 1. What is your opinion on EIA 2. Is it mandatory for all projects? 3. W.r.to west and East of western ghats, which region's ethno botany is rich? 4. How can we protect the IPR of ethno botanical resources and traditional knowledge? 5. What is the role of national biodiversity authority? 6. What is quartz? 7. What are different sections of oceans? Back to chairperson: Your interview is over thank you. Overall: cordial board. Big big thanks to Karthikeyan sir for the daily sessions and continuous support during interview preparation. Sincere thanks to Mahesh Bhagwat IPS Sir for his invaluable guidance and for coordinating interactions with senior officers. Mocks taken: Shanker IAS One to one: Mahesh Bhagwat IPS sir A K Malhotra IFoS sir Vajiram - Karthikeyan sir

Date:9th forenoon (6th person) Board : B B swain sir DAF: forestry,bird watching ,tiger census,turtle walk,dye extraction Chairman : sry for the delay.i know you become tensed.any ways how i should call you. Since child hood u become a forestrian 1 )what you done during tiger census Member 1:(i think he is ifs.then carry questions regarding tiger census) 1)consider this is tiger this is head and tail.place the camera 2)at which height you place and why 3)have you hear mstripes 4)in the room one bird is there identify 5)types of hornbill in india 6)name few bird species 7)one bird population keed decreasing in local locality. I said can i guess.house sparrow sir 8)reason declining due to techology 9)any architectural reason? Member 2: 1)have you read news paper name some? 2)what is SIR 3)when was the last SIR done 5)name sone renewable energy 6)is hydropower far better than solar power and how 3 mem(mam) 1)u mentioned dye from species .tell the local name and common name 2)is is economically viable 3)have you heared bixa? 4)used which industry and tell the product 5)have you heared butterfly conservation park ? 6)tell the pros and cons Chairman: Have you want to tell some think Over all 20 min and for me the board was cordial and it went like an interactive session

PT date: 7th April afternoon session Board: BB Swain Sir Keywords in DAF: IIT, Automotive, Upcycling, Andhrapradesh, Bangalore Chairman: 1. Are you working? 2. where do you work? 3. What exactly is your role? 4. You have a interesting list of activities in DAF, what exactly you do in Upcycling? 5. What is the meaning of Ottoman? 6. Take a guess? (a min of convo there around it) M1. 1. You follow developments automotive technologies, what do you do there ? 2. What are recent developments w.r.t Environment? 3. Are Ethanol 100 less powerful engines? 4. Effects of E20 on engines? 5. Problems of E20 in existing Engines? 6. Which components does it affect? 7. Isn,t common rail used in diesel only? 8. Renewable energies? Sources, Benefits and challenges for all? 9. What are methods to store RE? M2: 1. You work in XYZ techpark, What is its ecosystem like? -Long conversation on lake encroachments followed by a question on how to stoo it but did not let me answer that and moved on to a different question- 2. What is a heritage tree? What do you want to do in IFS? 3. What tech will you administer? 4. Are drones safe to use in forest? 5. How’s AP forest is functioning these days? M3: 1. How is your surname pronounced and its meaning? 2. What qsns are you expecting me to ask? (- current career? and why IFOS) 3. Okay, answer both those qsns? 4. How does your role be useful in Iran conflict? 5. How’s Andhra doing in forestry? 6. Isn’t there a similar scheme in Kerala? Is it a copy? 7. Have you ever seen turtle in coasts? 8. What’s the difference between turtle and tortoise? 9. There’s one tortoise species that’s exploited for illegal smuggling in AP, what’s that? 10. Why it is called a star tortoise? 11. What are those two different things that you’ll do as a DFO, which are not already being done? (Responded with 2 technologies which are not being used yet in forest administration) 12. How can you use those? Chairman: your interview is over, thanks. O2O: Farees sir, Karthikeyan sir Mocks: Shankar(online), Forum, Samkalp, Vajiram

PT Date : 06 April 2026 Time : AF, Third to go Board : Hon. Sheel Vardhan Verma sir Key words : MFP, Tribal, Bastar, Reflective writing, Videography, Chhatisgarh Chairperson Do u work in IAS coaching institute? Tell me something which is not there in DAF. (I told about my village stay in Bastar and Integrated Farming model I worked) Follow up questions on my stay with tribal family. What don't while staying with a tribal family. Relationship between agriculture and forest. Member 1 What are issues in MFP Elephant corridors in Chhattisgarh, why degrading? Impact of minning on elephants What was your work in IFS How.many tiger reserves in Chhattisgarh. Other (not able to recall) Member 2 What is structure of district administration (I said I had worked with District administration in my previous answer) What are other departments What is structure of police administration What is difference between commissionerate system and SP system Can forest officers carry weapons If any violent conflict are there what will you do as a DFO? Member 3 Why you choose Botany with Agriculture What is photo respiration How is it useful Why it is being focused these days What is reflective writing What kind of videography you do