UPSC IAS Interview Transcript 2023

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

AIR 1 topper from Super 100 programme. Read more👇👇👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1

Farhan Seh Board: Air Marshal Bhosle Sir 29/07/2020 12:50 PM TO 1:25 PM 5th in line, Forenoon session Background: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | CIVIL ENGINEERING|2018 Batch| Hobbies: Travelling, Photography, Playing Cricket Hometown: Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir. Visited China on a cultural exchange in 2015 for 42 days via AIESEC. Also been a part of AIESEC. CM Made me understand the procedure. Read out the DAF, various aspects. 1. What is the meaning of your name ? 2. What is the meaning of your surname? 3. What is AIESEC ? It’s full form. 4. What did you do with AIESEC in China? 4. When did you visit China ? 5. Which all places did you visit? 6. What were the things that impressed you about the Chinese ? 7. Chinese Food. Difference between Chinese food and Indian Chinese. Hotpot style eating food. Difference in the way food is spicy in South China and not so spicy in North China. 8. What was something that you found differing in your peers over there? * Spoke about sense of materialism, * lack of spiritualism, * lesser sense of history ( certain events in particular) * too much Cultural affinity of Chinese students towards US Culture. Its examples. ( like American accent, basket ball, mad rush to go the US for higher studies) This point got picked up for further discussion. 9. A long question. The crux of which was . Commercial and Residential Constructions in the aftermath of COVID. How will they change ? M1 Continued on China. 1. Cultural affinity towards US. 2. Five finger theory. What is its historical background? Does it hold a significance in the 21st century? 3. Disputed areas between India and China. 4. Why the civil society despite being culturally inclined towards the US , not influence its government. ( a case of absence of democracy and lack of free speech) M2. 1. Tell me about you life in Dhanbad. Transition from Kashmir to Dhanbad and the aftermath. A question follows from within my answers, What inspired you to join Civil Services ? 2. What is the legacy of IIT ISM Dhanbad? Brief History and present. 3. Asked me about an incident that happened in the past when an IPS officer who was killed in Dhanbad. Do you know about it? What lessons does one learn from it ? (I answered that it was about Shri Randhir Varma and then followed up the rest part) 4. Are bureaucrats in India anonymous or do they act as a source of inspiration? What do you think about it? 5. Jharia Coal Fire. Why hasn’t it been stopped ? 6. Coal Bed Methane. M3. ( Female Member) 1. Economy of Kashmiri is tourism based. What other sectors hold scope ? 2. Indus Water Treaty and basics. M4. 1. Who is Lal Ded ? 2. Who is Nund Reshi? 3. What is Kashmiri Shaivism? Some basic details. Answers led to basics on Kashmiriyat. 4.Asked me about a scholar who had traveled to China to spread Shaivism. (Didn’t know. Politely conveyed the same) CM 1. Do you know anything about the “loss of face” of Chinese? What does it mean? Explained a few more things about the Chinese. Thank You. Your interview is over. Courtesy talk. What are you plans for today? Stay Safe. Join 👉 @upscinterviewscript

Board-M. Sathiyavathy Ma'am Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay Bihar (Katihar District) Optional-Anthropology Table Tennis, Trekking No Job ex, Internships- USA (Purdue University) CP Readout my DAF. Is it you? 1. You graduated in 2018. What are you doing since then? 2. What did you do in the US? (My internship) 3. What is the use of it? Can it be implemented in India? And related questions 4. You have such a good track record. Why not contribute in civil engineering? Why CS? 5. What's the use of all these in administration? 6. So when you join CS you would force new models? (Smiling) (Ma'am went outside the room) M1 1. You are from Katihar. Tell me about Katihar, its border districts, geography. 2. Are there any tribals in Katihar? 3. Toilet construction, how? 4. How will you prevent wastewater from percolating into groundwater? 5. Steps in house construction? 6. Village no sanitation network and water. What’s the use of toilets? 7. You lived in Bokaro also. You did schooling. It is a Steel City. Have you ever visited the plant? 8. Tell me about the economy of Bokaro? 9. Who Set up Bokaro? Under which foreign collaboration? M2 I would ask a few things from current affairs. It's okay if you do not know the exact figure. Just give me a rough estimate. 1a. Sensex today? 1b. Dollar rupee rate? 1c. Crude oil price? 2a. How much is a barrel? 2b. Barrel vs. tonne? 2c. In the international oil market, there is Brent. Can you recall any other? 3a.So, your hobby is Trekking. Also, your college was in Mumbai. Which places have you trekked near to Mumbai? Where was your last trek? -mentioned about Naneghat 3b.How did you reach there? 3c.Which places came in between. 3d.What's the name of the village 3e. Does Panvel also come? 4. Tell me something about Naneghat. 5. Your college is famous for wildlife also? M3 1a. Name the House building Scheme of govt. 1b.You are a DM. A company is offering you 3000 houses using precast materials in 3 months- will you select? 1c. But the company is promising you 3000 homes in only 3 months. 2. Compare Purnea (my schooling) with Mumbai. 2b.You meant more support system from family is there in Purnea region 3. Tell be some negatives of a joint family. 4. How will you explain sustainable growth to a layman? M4 1. Where do you like to backpack? 2a.The Bharat Scouts and Guides- should it be implemented on the school level. 2b.Why? 3a.You play tables tennis. Have you heard of Ping pong diplomacy? 3b.Is Sport - Hard or soft diplomacy? Chairperson- Thank you, your interview is over. Join 👉 @upscinterviewscript

The Name of the initiative is Super 100. We are going to choose 100 students for UPSC IAS 2021 EXAM. We will guide them personally for 1 year. We will provide them current affairs keyword notes daily. (This short notes will assure 100 % Guaranteed Selection in UPSC IAS EXAM. And For static subjects, we will tell you to make your 2 months plan to finish the syllabus. We will talk with all the candidate on every Sunday & review the performance. If you will follow our direction properly, No one will stop you to clear the exam. No Admission, After 100 Students. Join Super 100 batch Now Link 1 👇 http://bit.ly/2L7f51s Link 2 👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1 For any query, contact @solosajid Our Telegram channel @insightsonindian ( 1 Lakh Subscribers) WhatsApp +917091958453

Manaf Interview date : 30/07/2020 FN Session Board: Satyavathi Madam chairman: What were you doing all these years? Why IFS as first preference How an embassy in Abudhabi can help stranded NRIs during covid situation ? What is 5 G and the controversy assosciated with it ? Which indian company indegeneously developed 5G Technology ? M1: Tell me about vandebharath mission ? Air India looting NRIs by imposing high ticket rates ? Is such monopoly good for market ? M2: Problems of Judiciary ? what is smart grid? Tell me about smart city project M3: South China Sea Issue ? India- Maldives relation M4: Alcohol addiction in Kerala Society Join👉 @upscinterviewscript

Ashish Chairperson:: M Satyavathy Date:: 28/07/2020 Last to go(forenoon session) Mechanical Engg, MNNIT Allahabad Work Ex:: RIL Surat Home district::Agra(UP) Hobbies::Watching cricket, listening to sufi, reading quora CP:: Read out daf aloud and asked to verify the photo. 1.Why do you read quora? 2.Cant we go on other platforms like google and search it? 3.Why have we banned 106 Chinese apps? 4.Why arent we able to bring data protection in our country and we are banning Chinese apps? (So many counter questions on this) 5.what are the issues with our data protection bill? 6.Tell me about your experience in RIL 7.Why did you leave RIL and started preparing for UPSC? 8.How can you use your mechanical education in the administration? (Asked at least wo applications to me) M1:: 1.RIL has recently done greenfield investment in oil. What is its vision actually? 2.How is it able to sustain itself? 3.What is petrochemical business of RIL? 4.Tell me the problems Indian textile industry is facing currently. M2:: Narrated an incident and asked me to take a stand based on it..was given two options, one was related to heavy spending in health which will help the Minister in their political endeavors and next was related to the training of asha workers, hiring more doctors, etc There were so many counter questions on this and asked me to give him the reasons based on root cause analysis (earlier answer given by me) Then he told me about the future opportunities I can have in my career if I listen to the Health minister and asked me that I should follow his advise. M3:: 1.told me about the recent tweet of sachin tendulkar about decision review system and asked my views on it. 2.so u think that status quo is right? 3.What is the reason to invest so heavily in space manned mission by India when it can do it in public welfare. (Told him about international image, etc) 4.He wanted to know exact reasons and told me that we do not have to worry about international image and missions, etc(I politely said I an not able to recollect more) M4:: 1.How can we revive our economic growth 2.What have we done so far to revive our consumption demand? 3.How can corporate tax reduction help in raising demand? ( based on my earlier answer) 4.Why do countries usually focus on economic growth? 5.What is the fuss about national happiness and wanted to know about the growth vs happiness conundrum? CP:: thank you your interview is over. (Around 25-30 mins) Join👉 @upscinterviewscript

Nitesh Date- 29th July Morning Session BS Bassi Sir Board 3rd one to go B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering Optional Mathematics <Interview> Chairman Q1. Mathematical Models are used to estimate the spread and decline of COVID, how accurate do you think these models are ? Member 2 Q1. So you do long distance running seriously or casually ? Q2. What is the kit that you have for practice the sport ? Q3. You are SP of a district, there is a bomb planted and CRPF has cordoned off the site. A local influential person is abusing the CRPF and hindering them from doing their duty, what will you do ? Q3. There is a movie coming out related to your optional, do you know its name ? Q4. Who was Shakuntala Devi ? Member 3 Q1. You have studied from IIT Bombay, what is it that is special in your college ? Q2. Your college has great incubators, you must have engaged with the Almuni, what are the 3 leadership qualities that you learnt from them ? Q3. These days, both Mathematics and Economics are getting fond of models, but people on other side of the spectrum believe data is more important than modelling, what in opinion should we incline towards- data or assumptions and attitudes. Q4. You have 1 min, give me a critique of using data in policymaking and analysis ? Member 4 1. Tell me how exactly a coal based thermal power plant would work ? 2. What is a supercritical thermal power plant ? 3. How turbines are used in hydropower ? Give me an example of these turbines. 4. What is better in your opinion, hydropower or thermal power and why ? 5. How is hydropower a renewable resource ? Member 5 Q1. What do you know about vedic mathematics ? Q2. Explain to me with an example. Q3. Can Vedic Mathematics be used in geometry also ? Q4. Do you know about Lodha Committee Recommendations. Tell me why it was formed and which recommendations of it have been accepted. Q5. Do you think our selection processes in cricket are fair? Q6. What would you do to make these processes fair ? Q7. In accordance with your personality, highlight why you are a good candidate for civil services ? </Interview> Join👉 @upscinterviewscript

Abhijith Narayan Board:T C A Anant Optional: Public administration Background: Chemical Engineering 5th to go. Afternoon session Chairman You have won prizes in quiz competitions. What have you been doing after graduation? 5 developmental challenges of Palakkad. Waste management why is it an issue What are some of the methods that can be adopted? Alleppey model of waste management M1 Budget direct and indirect tax provisions. Difference between direct and indirect tax. Certain sites mentioned in budget. (Adichanallur, Dholavira etc). What are it's significance? Similarities in bru settlement and Bodo Accord that was recently signed. M2 Why trade unionism is prevalent in industrial belt of Palakkad? Why it is high specifically in Palakkad? Are you familiar with T N Seshan who is from your district, tell me some of his electoral reforms. Recent reforms by election commission.(Talked about publicizing criminal cases and details) Scope of criminal cases, what are the issues? M3 Major plantation crops from Kerala. Major crops from Palakkad. Major crops of trade in ancient Kerala. Kerala floods natural or man-made? Kudumbasree model explain in detail. M4 Define public administration. Explain common law and codified law. Are you aware of magna carta? In which century? Who are 'moplah'? Have you heard of the tribe that practices thugee?(Reference to thugs of Hindustan movie) Why southern states tend to have law abiding citizens compared to North? How Hindi can be made more acceptable in South India and what are some of the issues? Is there an issue with lack of translation of books. Overall cordial board. No questions from graduation, hobbies or achievements. Some of the members asked questions from prepared notes. Join👉 @upscinterviewscript

Priyanshu Date : 29/7/2020 forenoon session Board : Sathyavathi ma'am Name : Priyanshu Optional : Geography Graduation : Civil Engg. , IIT(BHU) Varanasi Places in daf: Kurukshetra, Varanasi, Karnal, New Delhi Hobbies : Playing football, attending MOOC Members were sitting very far from each other and extreme left & extreme right were at 180 degree. Chairman- Lower your mask. Is it you? Read my daf aloud 1. What do you mean by MOOC? 2. What is it? So do you teach them or you attend them? 3. What is International Strategic Cooperation Award Indo-Ireland(daf)? 4. Why do Delhi experience a lot of earthquakes? 5. Why are there a lot of small earthquakes? 6. Can there be a big earthquake in future? 7. When will there be big earthquake in New Delhi? 8. Tell me some engineering marvels both old and new. 9. Asked more about old ones including Taj Mahal and some temple in South India. M1- 1. How will you use knowledge of civil engineering in administration? 2. What is a green building? 3. How will you design one? 4. Name some green materials. 5. Name a civil servant from whom you take inspiration. M2 - 1. As you are geography student, Tell me some limitations of geography of Pakistan? 2. Give it a try. 3. The size of ships are increasing. So, what are the challenges that may arise? M3- 1. You mentioned dangal competitions. Why Haryana is good in sports especially boxing and wrestling? 2. If it is about tradition, Why Bengal is not good in football? 3. What are importance of kurukshetra? 4. What about an ancient river? 5. It's relevance? 6. What are similarities between kurukshetra and varanasi? 7. Think from geography perspective. ( he wasn't giving any time to think... Reply quickly or he will move to next question) M4- 1. What are advantages of water transport? 2. How will you travel by water from kurukshetra to Varanasi? 3. When you would be in service you would have saving, what would you do with it? (Said already in service in Haryana and have invested in mutual funds) 4. What are mutual funds? 5. Tell me what type is it? 6. Who owns it? Why mutual funds? Chairman 1. Where are you employed? 2. When did you joined? 3. Is it IPS or HPS? Okay Priyanshu you may go now. (Mixed feelings about my PT. Went for around 25 minutes. Felt like a rapid fire. All the best to everybody.) Join👉 @upscinterviewscript

The Name of the initiative is Super 100. We are going to choose 100 students for UPSC IAS 2021 EXAM. We will guide them personally for 1 year. We will provide them current affairs keyword notes daily. (This short notes will assure 100 % Guaranteed Selection in UPSC IAS EXAM. And For static subjects, we will tell you to make your 2 months plan to finish the syllabus. We will talk with all the candidate on every Sunday & review the performance. If you will follow our direction properly, No one will stop you to clear the exam. No Admission, After 100 Students. Join Super 100 batch Now Link 1 👇 http://bit.ly/2L7f51s Link 2 👇 https://www.exammap.com/2019/08/super-100-for-upsc-ias-exam.html?m=1 For any query, contact @solosajid Our Telegram channel @insightsonindian ( 1 Lakh Subscribers) WhatsApp +917091958453

Manoj Soni Board Optional PSIR How is state of affairs in God's own country. Kerala has been initially one of best managed state in covid related cases. But why did the decent spike in cases happen? You have been in Gujrath. How was your experience. Did you attend Garbha festival.? Did you learn some steps of Garbha.? What do you mean by Hawala money. About the recent gold smuggling case in kerala, why is NIA investigating it? Is there any leagal provisions against Hawala money.? About the verdict on Padmanabha temple. What do you think about the verdict? Why did Moody's downgraded rating for India What are the steps taken by Government to address this? You worked in a private university. In your opinion is there an increase in such private education institutes. What are the positives and negatives associated with this increase. IITs and IIMS are globally ranked institutions. But new IITs and IIMs are alloted, but do you think this decreases the quality and bringing the average down. Do you think goverment should increase spending on higher education. Why is the government spending low on education.? There is an idea of people initiated development and less reliance on govermoment measures. What is your opinion on this? With regard to reasons for corruption, how will you score the polity, beaurocracy and civil society in a scale of 100? Why did you give civil society 50? Don't you think it's the responsiblity of politicians and beurocracy in educating the people. Do you want to change your stance.? You have lived in Kerala, Karnataka and Gujrath. What is the similarities and differences between these states. Regarding issue of solid waste management, how do you propose to deal with medical waste arising out of covid crisis. What are the provisions in atmanirbhar scheme for MSME. What is CRZ. Is there a scope for more development along kerala coast. What is solution then? Join 👉 @upscinterviewscript

My transcript: Currently in ICLS Panel- BB Vyas Sir Not asked to remove my mask or the shield.Room was small so voice modulation was not an issue. Chairman: • There is such a big gap! What have you been doing after graduation? • Tell me something about corporate governance in just 5 points • Why was there a need for a new companies act? • I don’t think the corporate sector should be going into this social business.The govt should be doing this. What do you think? • What is the disaster management structure in India and which ministry takes care of disaster management in India? • If there is an impending earthquake in 2 hours,what steps will you take and why? • If you have to study the health profile of a district what parameters would you look at?Tell me in 5 points • Have you heard of Universal basic income?Should we give it to all citizen?Wont it free up govts work?Should we implement it as soon as possible? • What is LAQSHYA? • What Is SCO and how many members? • Why was it formed?Join 👉 @upscinterviewscript ? Member 1 • Suppose you are made commissioner of Kalyan-Dombivli MC(Area where I live) in month of April what will be your 1st 3 priorities? • What is real time strategic gaming? • Do you play Pub g? • Do you think corporate social responsibility is govts way of withdrawing from its roles and dumping it on the private sector? • Should the govt dictate where the CSR money should be spent? Member 2 • Why recently the MCA was in news?Why the SC rebuke MCA for? • What is the tata mistry case about? • What is the current status of the case? • Do you think these days newspapers are agenda driven/biased? • Can you think of one such instance when the newspapers were biased? • Should govt try to control this menace? • Who are the members of the PCI? • In context of COVID if there is 1 paper which highlights the negative facts and other that highlights positive facts,which one would you choose and why? • How do you keep urself from becoming biased? • Which newspapers do you read? • What is the headline today? • Mumbai is named after whom? • Where is the temple of Mumbadevi? Asked the chairman and the panel for permission to adjust the mask as it was coming off repeatedly. Member 3 • Everything that we see around ourselves is known to us through common sense.Then what is the need for sociology? • What is the difference between common sense and sociology? • If you are conducting a sociological study on COVID nd its impact on society what parameters will you consider for it? • Only in USA people are resisting wearing masks!Why do you think that is? • How would you convince them to wear masks? • Why do you think it is only the USA that thinks its freedoms are under a state of perpetual threat? Member 4 • What is the cleanup of Mahuli fort that u have mentioned? • Did u succeed? • Did u involve the locals? • Does documentary need to have entertainment? • What kind of documentary do you watch? • Which documentary did you watch recently? • Which Indian documentary did you watch recently? • What is the historical significance of Thane? Chairman- • Asked 2 more questions which I am unable to recall. Thank you your interview is over. Thanked them and left. The board was very cordial and members were listening to the answers without interrupting.Chairman sir was paying attention and nodding throughout the answers. Join 👉 @upscinterviewscript