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Date: 26th April 2024 3rd to go Time: 25 mins Board: Suman Sharma ma’am Keywords: Purple belt, Karate; Vice president- Rotaract; IRMS; Karnataka (rest not asked) Chairperson 1. Why not IRMS? 2. ⁠Karnataka sign board issue? 3. ⁠what is Purple revolution and where? 4. ⁠AI and it’s disruption, what will be effect, how jobs impact, what should be done? 5. ⁠Should we develop AI infrastructure as it’ll take time of atleast 4-5 years to skill ppl adequately? So should we wait? 6. ⁠What is Volcano tourism? What are your views on it? Member 1 ( MALE) 1. As a DFO how will you interact with tribals to make sure they get rights as laws are not able to give them enough rights? 2. ⁠How will you treat saline and alkaline soils? 3. ⁠Difference between global warming and climate change. 4. As a forest officer what can you do to adapt towards climate change and it’s issues? 5. ⁠more questions unable to record! Member 2 (MALE): 1. Computer modeling in Biodiversity conservation 2. ⁠In Karnataka what steps are being taken for soil moisture conservation ? 3. ⁠How are wildlife being monitored ? 4. ⁠Follow up- any particular scheme in Karnataka on faecal droppings usage? 5. Any place in karnataka where bird research is happening? 6. paddy-fish farming in Karnataka? 7. Tell me something about Silk  industry of Karnataka Member 3 (MALE): 1. What is difference between Rotary and rotaract? 2. ⁠What does Rotaract do? 3. ⁠Does Rotary support monetarily? 4. ⁠What is NSS? ( not mentioned in DAF) 5. ⁠What is motto of NSS? What is it’s logo? 6. ⁠What NSS works for? Is it also allowed at school level?

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IFoS interview Date-26 April 2024 Board - Suman Sharma Morning , 4th to go Time 20-25 minutes DAF keywords- Mechanical engg , forestry ,  Chhattisgarh Chair 1- Drones vs UAVs 2- flex fuel vehicles vs e- vehicles 3- which e-vehicle automobile company is famous 4- Tesla not coming to India , why? 5- idea of mineral tax to be imposed by states. Your opinion ?  Suggestions? 6-some questions about mining areas M2- 1-What measures will you take for soil conservation and water conservation? 2- What is CG government doing for wastelands and degraded lands? 3- name medicinal trees? 4 - medicinal plants? 5 - use of modern technology in forest conservation. 6- use of technology and applications in wildlife census 7- illegal felling M3 1-use of mechanical engineering in forestry wrt social objectives and upliftment. 2-cement industries ? 3- initiatives and measures in cement field? 4- what is CG government doing in forest field with respect to social upliftment (some link of forest + env + social ) M4 1- seperation of CG from MP 2 - what changes do you see and observe after statehood? 3- opinion on bifurcation of states 4- limitations 5- future bifurcation of UP and issues associated 6- can we use BCCI as a body for football upliftment instead of AIFF (cross questions) 7- what should be done to improve football in India Forgetting some questions Ch- Mam was smiling , engaging in nature. Other 3 Members - Not a single smile rather grim faced Overall nice experience. Free flowing conversation , no grilling. Only 1-2 counter question by M4 Mocks - Forum , Shankar , Vajiram , Path helpful

Suman sharma mam Key pointer: civil engg,yoga,Tamil Nadu ,Kerala 1) recent ramdev controversy 2)green buildings 3)recent Indian environmentalist who won award internationally? 4) is kochi and ernakulam are same? 5) name of Kerala -gods own country 6) famous fish species introduced from Europe to Kerala? 7)sericulture scope 8)scope for textiles in Tamil Nadu when compared to Andra and Kerala 9)health tourism in Kerala 10)sagarmala 11)sagar kavach 12)locations for dam considerations 13)relief and rehab act 14)patent, copyright,trademark 15) railway sleepers alternative, what innovation 16)trissur district importance 17) coimbatore district importance 18) five finger policy of China 19) string of pearl theory

Name - Azadirachta indica Board - Hon’ble Preeti Sudan maam Date - 25/04/2024 Session- Afternoon Daf keywords - IIT Kharagpur, Mining, Consulting , Rare Earth (relevant) Chairperson- 1. You are so qualified, you have even worked in USA, why do you want to join Ifos 2.Any specific reason to quit my first job ? 3. What was my work profile in that company 4. Some key achievements in that role M1. 1. Impacts of mining on environment 2. Name some rare earth elements 3. Why there importance of rare earth elements 4. Energy mix of india and how rare earth will be useful 5. Some indian mines of rare earth 6. What is india doing for rare earth mining 7. Is lithium a rare earth 8. How is lithium used in batteries ? 9. Foresty and Mining contradiction 10. Any new technology for mining of rare earth elements M2. 1. Define biodiversity 2. Some measures to mitigate impacts of mining on environment 3. What will be the impact of chinese action in South east asia 4. How is USA going to get involved se asia 5. Some more terms which i was completely unaware so i said dont know sir 6. Mining policy of india M3. 1. Explain silkiyara tunnel tragedy 2. Why marine sediments in Himalayas 3. Impacts of mining on env(question repeated by member ) 4. What is the difference betwrrn trace and criticial elememts 5. What will be the inpact of mining in Australia( I mentioned australian mine in one of my answer so i mentioned few marsupials and some impact ) 6. Few more technical questions which i cant remember Experience- since it was my 2nd interview this year (after cse) i was more confident and relaxed. Board was cordial Mocks - Samkalp, Planet geology ( Mayank sir one to one ), and Evolution ias Utility- just to feel confident and get a question bank My interview was approx 25-30 minutes. Mere pahle 15-20 min mein bhi interview over ho rhe the. So its a bit short than cse All the best everyone!

Board- Preeti Sudan mam Date - 23/04/2024 forenoon DAF pointers- Bank, backyard farming , Satara, Solapur Optionals- forestry, agricultural engineering Duration - 10-15 min Chairwoman Asked if she pronounced my name correctly. It was perfect Asked about meaning of my name Complimented my name So you worked in bank for a year and left in 2021 So why did you leave your job? What inspired you to opt for forest service? Member 1 (lady) very pleasant, soft spoken and kept smiling throughout our interaction So recently permission has been given to cut trees on Nicobar islands. What will be environmental impact of such activities? What can be solution for solving stubble burning issue? Member 2- What is difference between backyard farming and home gardening? What is grown in home gardening? What is difference between nano urea and neem coated urea? What are exhaust gases coming from engine? What disease is caused by nitrates? How do forests act as source and sink of carbon? Member 3 Why is neem coating done for urea? Tell me some important issues of Indian agriculture? Have you heard about eNAM? Isn't it solving market related issues ( follow up from my previous answer) Have you heard about ODOP? What is ODOP for Solapur district? Thank you. Your interview is over. Mocks given- Samkalp, Jamia( good range of questions), Vajiram , Shankar One to one- Shankar ( useful for general topics and forestry ), Mahesh Bhagwat sir ( very comprehensive and personalized) Board was cordial. Questions were mostly like rapid fire and only 1/2 follow ups.

Name: Acinonyx jubatus 🐆 Interview board: Shri Sanjay Verma 23/04/2024. 2nd to go in forenoon session. Duration: approx. 35 mins Daf keywords: Himachal, IIT Mandi, Oil and Gas, Mechanical, Guitar, Budget Travelling, Reading about aircraft engine technologies. Ch: 1. How many cities have you lived? 2. Which city you liked the most? 3. What is Peak Oil and Peak Tourism (dint know exactly) 4. Budget travelling is problematic. People tend to litter the places. What do you think? 5. Famous guitarists of India? 6. Guitarists you like ? 7. Associated with any band ? 8. Which band you liked the most and why? M1 (lady member): 1. Which NP/WLS/RF/PF you have visited ? 2. Follow up : 5 tree species. Use of rhododendron. 3. What will you do if you are lost in forest? 4. What will you eat to survive ? 5. Do you trek? 6. Length of the last trek? 7. What did you observe on the trek? 8. Follow up details. M2: 1. What do you think of forest weeping ? 2. Tell the reasons for the forest degradation. 3. Who wrote "While my guitar gently weeps.."? 4. Who is Freddie Mercury ? 5. With which band is he associated? 6. Tell a famous song of that band. 7. Follow up: what do you mean by Bohemian in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? 8. Tell me two innovative things which you will do for protection of forests. 9. Follow up. M3: 1. What forest resources could be used for manufacturing biofuels? 2. The yield of Jatropha is low. Any other resources ? 3. How can montane forests particularly be used for generating biofuels? 4. Why was Manali in the news last year? 5. Cause of floods? 6. How will you respond, as a DFO, to encroachments along the floodplains of the river by hotel owners? 7. How will you specifically solve the issue of leopard attacks and monkey attacks in the Himalayas ? 8. What will you do for ecotourism? 9. Some follow up questions. Ch: 1. I think engines are becoming redundant. What's your take? 2. Follow up and countering of 3-4 questions. Then, abruptly, 3. Tell me 3 inventions which have transformed the cultural space. 4. Okay your interview is over. Observations: Heavily DAF based with inclination on forestry and a pinch of CA. Chairman Sir very keenly observing throughout. Utility: O2O by Shri Mahesh Bhagwat Sir very crucial. His advice of covering the places mentioned in DAF had helped me a lot. He also advised me about preparing at least what he is recommending and it helped me. Shreyas Sir advised me to cover the hobby part extensively. Samkalp: closest to real. Forum: helpful in covering forestry. Vajiram: helpful in covering DAF aspects and random questions. Shankar IAS: CA based questions asked were good but didn't get replicated in the real interview. The real interview is a far different deal. The board can be deceptively cordial and hostile at times. Overall, an enriching experience.

Ifos Pt 2023 Name - SCJ Date - 25/04/24, Forenoon 3rd to go Board - Preethi Sudan mam Daf keywords - tribal issues ( daf), Telangana, Mechanical, basic forestry Chairman 1. What are the issues of tribes in India? 2. What is the Telangana govt doing for this? 3. Tribals wisdom in conservation of forest is still relevant today? Member 1 1. What's famous in your district? 2. Naxalites status and reason for decline? 3. Why are tribals attracted towards naxalism? 4. Your opinion on the Tejas missile( mechanical in daf)? 5. Flora and fauna in Telangana? Member 2 1. What is rotation? 2. What is regeneration and its types? 3. Parts of wood? 4. Difference between wood and timber? 5. Conditions to grow sandalwood? Member 3 1. How to preserve indigenous tribal knowledge? 2. Name Tribals communities of telangana? 3. How successful is ekalavya model school for tribals? 4. Name protected areas of Telangana? 5. Did you visit any of them? 6. How to use Mechanical engineering knowledge in forest management? Some questions not able to remember

Indian Forest Service-2023 Interview Date: 24/04/24 Afternoon Slot 4th to go Honb'le BB Swain Sir Board DAF Key words: DANICS Officer; Civil Engg; Agri Engg; Forestry Hobbies- Reading about Indian Defence News; Following News Media of USA; The interview was largely informal discussion, along with long monologues. I had to look for opportunity to speak. Very few questions from core environment. It was mostly about by hobby which they found very unique ———————————————————————————————————- Chairman Sir 1. So you follow US News media 2. What all websites you follow (some counter questions & discussions) 3. Largest Media houses in US ? 4. Why only US ? 5. Are they not biased against India 6. Which other country news media websites do you follow Chairman sir said in conclusion that it is good that he follows so many Int'l News Media Member-1 (Very long monologues. Almost giving his own speech. It was difficult to understand what his questions are. Also I had to look for opportunity to speak) 1. So you've been following Int'l Media for how long? 2. Have you followed their temporal evolution, or you just read contemporary news 3. How do you see foreign nations vis-à-vis India. What lessons it has for you (This was followed by his long Monologue on Indian values) 4. What changes can Media bring to society (But his monologue continued, and I didn't get opportunity to answer this) 5. Why is media so ideologically biased today. What can be done to remedy this? Member-2 (Lady) She said now I'll ask you questions related to Forest Service😋 1. How will you use Agricultural Engg (optional) knowledge in Forestry 2. How will you use knowledge of your Civil Engg knowledge in Forest Service 3. Biological & Social means to combat Soil & water erosion 4. How will you build trust with Local communities to engage them in Social means 5. Values an IFS officer should have Member-3 (Lady)(Again back to US Media 😅) 1. So you follow Int'l Media. What Environment related news have you seen there? 2. Name some Environmentalist you've seen in news. Chairman Sir gestured that the interview is over. You may leave. But Member-1 Sir indicated he wants to say something. Member-1 1. So you're DANICS Officer. Working as SDM in Delhi would be very different from working in some remote Forest Area, in term of area & challenges Chairman Sir 1. So presently you're on Extra-Ordinary Leave (EoL). That means you'll give another attempt at Civil Services. I felt guilty & apologetic here🙈. Seeing my face, Sir said there's nothing to feel apologetic, one must seek better opportunities 😊 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Observations My past interview experiences were very to-the-point & formal. This interview was very chilled. But given how informal & chilled it was, it's difficult to say what exactly they were looking for 😅

Name: Panthera tigris Board: B B SWAIN sir Date:25/04/2024 Forenoon , 1st to go Keywords : DAF based-Bsc forestry, wildlife crime, tribal development, environment. Chairman: You have diverse interests. Tell me what you have done in wildlife crime prevention workshop. M1: 1.About subjects studied in bsc forestry. 2. What all you learnt in Natural resources management. 3. Have you studied about tribal people? I said yes. Then brief about it? 4. As a DFO which all agencies or departments you coordinate for the wellbeing of local communities? M2: 1. You said you studied about tribals. Why few groups within tribal are developed and others left behind? 2. What measures needed for equity among tribals? 3. How to deal with encroachment and wildlife crime? M3: 1. In which competition you got prize in wildlife week celebrations? I said slogan contest. Follow up - tell me the slogan. 2.which bird other than vultures perform scavenging function? I said I'm unaware of it. Later member said adjunct stork and explained how poornima devi Barman led women group working for the bird. I said thank you. M4: 1. Development vs environment 2. EIA - its effectiveness. 3. Issues with EIA. Chairman : Ok. Your interview is over. Do you want to share something with us? I said yes. I talked about ground realities in Human animal conflict and need for mitigation as early as possible. Experience - it was more related my daf. It was really a good conversation and no quizzing. Board was cordial and encouraging. Mocks- DAF discussion with Ankita ma'am @ StatecraftIAS was very helpful. Mock panels- StatecraftIAS, ShankarIAS and India4IAS all are helpful.

IFoS interview Board - Preeti Sudan ma'am Chairperson 1. Have a seat and make yourself comfortable 2. I see you are a sportsperson, nice! 3. I see that you are from IIT Kanpur, why did you not pursue M.Tech.? 4. Do you permanently live in Jaipur? 5. Why is it called pink city? 6. What colour is Jodhpur? 7. Why is it painted so? Member 1 1. So cross country, how many kilometres do you run? 5kms 2. Is it the normal distance run that we run in cross country? 3. Have you participated in any cross country competition? 4. Did you secure any position or did you just participate? 5. What was you timing? 6. Tell me about the recent technological developments in chemical engineering. 7. DIfference between urea and nano-urea. 8. What are the India's renewed commitments under UNFCCC CoP? 9. What is the absolute number that we are targeting for renewable energy capacity? Member 2 1. Tell me about the various agroforestry system. 2. What type of agroforestry systems are practised in Rajasthan? 3. Which tree in the world gives the heaviest timber? 4. Which tree in the world gives lightest timber? 5. IPCC "3rd assessment report" mentioned a technology with high potential for carbon sequestration. What is it? 6. What has the highest carbon sequestration potential/capacity? 7. Tell me about the agriculture in China. Member 3 1. Tell me about the desert ecosystem and its flora and fauna. 2. What are the economically important tree species in Rajasthan? 3. What are the various water harvesting systems in desert part of Rajasthan? 4. How would you undertake sand dune stabilization? 5. How will you apply the knowledge of Chemical Engineering in Forests? 6. So you watch documentaries, tell me about something that you watched recently which caught your mind recently. Thank you, your interview is over. All the best. Assessment: - The environment was very conducive for discussion. - Discussion was majorly on DAF. - Pace of discussion was somewhat fast. - There was no cross questioning except for one question.

IFoS Interview Name- Bird Watcher Board- Sanjay Verma Sir Date-24/04/2024, 30 Min approx. DAF- Cricket,Driving, Travelling, Volleyball, NSS, Maharashtra. Optionals- Agriculture, Botany. Chairman: (many follow up questions, mostly on hobbies) 1) Are u 6'3 tall? Is it genetically? 2) To what u will attribute your health and fitness? 3) What kind of driving exactly?..2 wheeler or 4 wheeler? You are tall so which car is comfortable for such persons and your favourite SUV? 4) Diesel car Vs Petrol cars..issues with diesel car...which one will u prefer? 5) What type of travelling exactly? Places u have travelled and farthest one? 6) Learnings from traveling? As u do solo traveling so where u stay and whether u have stayed at any station at night or not? Any problems and whether u got sick due to food contamination and releted issues till date? M1(Lady): 1) About green revolution & exactly which varieties developed and process followed? 2) Name research institutions in agriculture. 3) Why there is less research in forestry as well as in agriculture?what should we do? M2: 1) Why contribution of agriculture in GDP is decreasing? how we can increase it.? 2)How many acres of land u cultivate...irrigated or dryland.? 3) Suppose you are DFO of a region and govt has approved a land for your residence bunglow, but that place belongs to such NGO which runs school for education to local students.what will u do in such case?? 4) Do u employ labours in your farm or the family itself do the all operations?? M3- 1) GM crops? Should we develop in forest plants also? 2) There are some groups that are supporting GM crops and other are opposing...then what's ur opinion.. should we promote it?? 3)what u have did so far in farm to improve yields..? 4) There is possibility that farmers and locals may not support you or others who are recommending changes in agriculture practices..so what will u do in such case ?? Chairman again : 1)Tell some environmentalist from Maharashtra & India. 2) Tell some Hockey players from Indian national team? 3) Best female singers currently? ( not related to hobby) 4) Tell any author of fiction books? (Not related to hobby) What will be your book based on and what name u will give? 5) Do u know that one snake catcher who is very famous in India and how u generated interest in this species.( Based on my previous answer) Board was very cordial...never interrupted in between...was keenly observing especially chairman. No grilling as such but many follow up questions... it's mostly on DAF(hobbies, agriculture graduation).

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IFoS Transcript 2023 Board - Preeti Sudaan Ma'am Date -  23rd April, forenoon, Last to go Time- 20-25  mins approx Optional - geology , forestry Keywords in DAF -Mining Engg, worked at HZL Chairman 1.Why shift to ifos 2.How mining will help you in forestry M1 1 what are issues faced by mining ( one point I said was related to low adoption of modern technology) 2 . Why low adoption of modern technology and what will you suggest to improve the situation 3 What is critical and emerging tech and what is the significance 4 then clarified when I gave a general answer that he is asking in terms of India' s relations with US 5 example of  relationship of geology and tree found  in an area 6. Where has been lithium found recently in India M2 1 First green revolution Today talk of second green revolution What is it 2 name some green house gases 3  agriculture vs forestry relations 4. How to deal with the conflict 5 explain various interactions in agroforestry between tree and crop 6. What is forest fire and it's type 7.which one is more challenging 8. significance of electric vehicle for india M3(lady member) 1.Methane emission from coal mines and how to deal with that 2. Water released from mines , and how to deal with it 3. Jharia coal mine fire and how to deal with that 4 jharia rehabilitation and resettlement issue 5 how can afforestation help  in mine reclamation 6 use of fly ash

IFoS interview Date - 22 April 2024 Borad - suman Sharma mam Morning last to go Time - 20- 25 mins DAF keywords - botany, forestry, DU, CG. Chair What is GI tag. Name GI tag of your district. Why GI tag is given. How you can promote export of GI product. Discussion on indo china border. Vibrant Village program. What china is doing. Are leaders made or born. Counter questions M2 As a women officer what new you can do different from your male counterpart. Are JFM successful. Private forest are considered forest or not? Sand, stone are forest produce? What is issue between forest and mining dept. percentage of forest land converted for non forest purpose. Main cause of deforestation. Green India mission. M3 Which tree absorbs more carbon. C3 or C4. Why C4. Any biodiversity park in delhi. Name them. Why bio park are needed. Why pollinators are imp. What we are doing to protect pollinators. Which rays are more harmful for env. Source of rays. State with more forest. Forest types of MP. Any species specific conservation program which is successful. Any interaction between organisms, animals and animals etc. Give example. Mostly factual questions. M4 What your district has done due to which naxalism has reduced. Asked about salwa judum. Discussion on it Consider your boss is very critical and he doesn't like new ideas how you will convince him of any innovative ideas. Mam said thank you Your interview is over. Overall nice experience. M3 asked some tricky questions. Mocks were helpful to gain confidence. Sankalp, Vajiram, forum, path.

IFS 2023 Date - 23/04/2023 Name - Summum Bonum Board - Suman Sharma Ma'am Very cordial board especially Ma'am always supported. Chairperson (1) Offshore wind policy (2) Wind potential States (3) Why there is reduction in sale of vehicles less than 5 Lakh rupees (4) Why Tesla is not coming to India (5) What is EV policy for Tesla (6) Is there any opposition by Domestic early movers who has invested in India ? M1 (1) What is new in National Forest Policy 1988 compared to 1952 policy ? (2) What is Coppicing ? (3) Tell me different species that coppice. M3 - Most of factual on Agriculture (1) How different societies interact with each other ? (2)  What is contribution of Grapes , Orange , Pomegranate in GDP of Maharashtra (3) What is Raigarh Policy ? (4)What is Phorta in agriculture? (5) What is Alphonza ? ( I ask is it Mango variety, He said No) (6)Tell me various agroforestry species that included in agriculture in Maharashtra? (7) What is Altitude stratification? ( Some questions not able to remember , so factual) M3 (1) Do you know about why truck drivers protesting? (2)What is jail term ? (3) Is it right that we increase jail term from 2-3 year to 10 years ? (3) What are measures  taken to reduce road accident and we have accident capital? (4) Do you know Golden Hour trauma? (5) What should be done in this regard ? Ma'am was helpful and not much cross questions. 1 member asked factual questions. Rest are thoughtful. Mocks - Samkalp ( Very helpful) , Vajiram One to One useful Evolution lectures Shankar, Vajiram mocks not much relevance

Name --VK18 22nd APRIL 2024 - Forenoon Suman Sharma mam board Keywords from DAF ( JNV, KARNATAKA , MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) nothing else from DAF was asked. Chair- 1) So are you from JNV? I said yes mam. Who founded JNVs? And She said few good words about JNVs. 2) Temple Tax issue in Karnataka. (There were few follow-up questions and conversation continued ) 3) should we tax temples? 4) Can we use wealth of Temples for welfare activities,? 5) What will be the impact on future Donations? 6) Difference between Drone and UAV? 7) High altitude Pseudo satellites. M1- 1) Recent FCA Amendment and provisions. 2) ECOTOURISM and it's impact. 3) Green steel and companies producing it. 4) Bamboo - changes in it's status. Is it a tree?? 5)Why from mechanical engineering to Forest service? 6) Important laws related to conservation of Forests and wildlife. M2- 1)Duties of forest officer 2) What made you to choose IFS? 3) How do you improve waterlogged areas? 4) How forest helps Tribals. 5) Which state has highest forest cover. 6) Flora found in MP. 7) Civil Services Day and it's significance. M3- 1) 4 strengths and 1 weakness of you. 2) Tell us something which is not in DAF (Few more questions were asked by members 3.) Mam said Thank You, Your interview is over. Overall experience - Board was cordial. Most part of interview was on 2 topics ( Temple Tax issue and FCA related)

Suman Sharma ma’am board, Date - 22/4/2024, Forenoon, 1st to go DAF-Rajasthan, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Roorkee, Samsung, Trekking, Kitchen Gardening, Running, AI and ML Optionals - Mathematics and Forestry Chairwoman Why did you leave your job ? You worked at Samsung ? There was some controversy related to samsung? What was it ? (replied :- samsung vs google) Mam said no, the one which is related to Samsung heir ? what was it ? Why did they release him ? what is the current situation ? Which is the country which exports most of the semiconductors ? Tell me the few names of the companies What was the venture of foxconn in india ? with which company ? what happened with joint venture? What is the current situation? CEO of foxconn was in news, why ? We gave some prize to him ? which ? Why did we give padm shree to a foreigner ? A person with AI is very much in news ? He is related to OpenAI Why was we ousted from company and why was we taken back ? With AI and all, Are we moving towards demographic disaster ? Should we go ahead with AI or completely ban AI? What are new guidelines related to AI. What is national quantum computing mission? What is ecofeminism ? anything related to ecofeminism in Rajasthan ? (told amrita devi bishnoi mam). What is it called ? Anything related to piplantri ? What is recent news about LGBTQ community? How will it help them ? Member 1 Do you do anything which is close to nature? (kitchen gardening, trekking and running) Where all have you trekked ? What do you get when you finish your treks ? Difference between vegetation on plains and mountains. How can AI be used in indian forest service ? Types of forests vegetation in india ? and where are they ? What are rainforests ? and where are they found in india ? What is social forestry ? Species of timber which are used in construction. (Teak, oak, bamboo) ? is bamboo timber ? (No, sorry sir) How does forest survey of india calculate forest and vegetation (every 2 year in its reports)? Member 2 How can your subjects help in indian forest service ? (Mam said the question is repeated ,member 1 has already asked.) How many plant species are their in india ? What is bioinformatics ? What laws are applicable to indian forests as it is very diverse ? (could get comprehend this question) Tell me about ZSI and BSI. There is a tree which has been planted in agroforestry very much recently in rajasthan? tell me about it and why ? What is nitrification ? Which crops are used in agriculture for nitrogen fixation ? Member 3 States bordering Pakistan ? Which force guards it ? What is Sir Creek issue? What is BRI? How is india affected to it ? What is india doing for tackling this issue? Thank you, your interview is over.

Suman sharma mam board Interview date: 23rd April afternoon Home state- Andhra Pradesh Graduation - electrical and electronics engineering Optionals- mathematics and forestry Chairman: 1.What is smart grid and what are its advantages 2.What are differences between smart grid and normal power grid 3. Challenges in adopting renewable energy 4. Ranjit sinh case and what sc said 5. Why great Indian bustard collide with power lines 6.How much offshore wind energy India generates M1: 1. As a women why you want join ifos ( knowing it's challenging) 2. What will you different than male forest officers 3. Outcome of TN godavarman case 4. Fca ammendment and change is definition of forest 5. What is ecotourism and is it necessary 6. What is plus free 7. What is mother tree M2: 1.What is bio statistics? 2. Andhra Pradesh has ambitious Target for promoting what type of farming (ZBNF) 3. Explain about ZBNF 4. What is integrated farming 5. what is biodiversity.and types 6. Application of mathematics in forestry M 3: 1. What are the security threats face coastal region of Andhra Pradesh 2. What is the recorded forest area of Andhra Pradesh 3. Major crops grown in AP 4. Number of assembly seats Andhra Pradesh has 5. As a female officer how will you deal with male subordinate who has bad mouth and abuses everyone

Name- Ardandi Sandeep Reddy Date - 23/4/2024 Forenoon, 3rd to go Preeti Sudan mam Board DAF-Telangana , mechanical engineering, reading books, Watching movies. . Chairperson:- 1) Why you left job ? 2) Did you consider career in technical field ? 3) Tell me about Jagtial? 4) Follow up on why water intensive crops? Member 01:- 1) You will be posted in rural areas, how will you manage? 2) Which is your fav subject in Mech ? 3) It's applications? 4) Problems faced by forest in Telangana? 5) You are an engineer, what technologies will you use in forests and how ? 6) Have you visited any forest area? 7) Member 02 :- 1) What is waste land? 2) How will you afforest a waste land? 3) What is FPO ? 4) How will they help ? 5) Difference btw forest and stand ? 6) Where are temperate forests found in India? 7) Name 2 tree species? 8) Which family do they belong? 9) A tree of temperate forest, which is CR, but highly useful for medicinal value? Member 03:- 1) Tell me some flora and fauna of Telangana 2) Problems faced by environment in India? 3) Tell me some medicinal plants? 4) Have you read an environment related books ? 5) Any environment related movies ? 6) Experience - Board was very cordinal . No counter questions. Members are listening patiently. It lasted only ~17 mins. Our board started taking interviews at 10:40 am, while other boards it started at 10:00 am. Utility of mocks - Helps to structure the points , gain confidence, Important areas on DAF . .Mocks that helped me Vajiram , Shankar ias , Forum ias

Name- VSB Date - 23/4/2024 Forenoon Preeti Sudan mam Board DAF-Karnataka , mechanical engineering, Travelling to historical places, Watching detective movies. . Chairman - 1) What motivated you to join Forest service? 2)On what specific areas in forestry you need to bring the change ? Member 1 - 1) What are the areas you study in Mechanical engineering? 2) What is 3-D printing and it's applications? 3) What is kaveri engine? ( I said I don't know) 4) Which places have you travelled? .(I said Hampi) 4) What is the significance of Hampi ? 5) What is your favourite historical place and why ? Member 2- 1) Why ladakh is protesting? Who is it's leader? 2) Which banks or institutions are giving funds to Forest development? 3)What is parasite ? Give me examples? Lady member - 1) Have you visited any national park ? What are the flora and fauna in that park ? 2) Which environment related webseries you see recently? I said ( Poacher) . . Explain the issues in that webseries ? 3) What are the tribes in your state ? 4) How you will tackle the stubble burning in Haryana ? 5) Why Earth day is celebrated? When it is started ? Experience - Board was very cordinal . No counter questions. Members are listening patiently. Utility of mocks - Helps to structure the points , gain confidence, Important areas on DAF . .Mocks that helped me Statecraft Ias , Shankar ias , Sankalp . . .

IFoS Transcript 2023 Board - Sanjay Verma Sir Date -  22nd April, Afternoon, Last to go Time- 25 mins approx Optional - Agriculture,Botany Keywords in DAF - Numismatics, Watching Sci-Fi Hollywood movies Wished Good evening at 4.30pm Sir said its afternoon, but have a seat. I said Thank You Sir. Chairman- Q.Is your suit readymade or stitched? Which brand? Which colour exactly? Q.(Regarding hobby)You collect coins. Which is the oldest coin in your collection? Q.(Again on Hobby) Tell me 3 most famous sci-fi writers. Q. Tell me what is the most common thing which is depicted in sci-fi movies. He answered- its related to space time! Q.Any Indian sci-fi movie? Q.Why do u watch sci-fi movies? Q. Have you watched the movie Dune? Compare between Dune 1 and Dune 2. M1 Q.GM in forestry? Should we go for GM crops? Q.What is meant by commercial forestry? Q.MFP- give some egs Q.Large scale illegal exploitation of a species in Himalayas- Do you have any idea about what is it? Its used by atheletes too. Its very costly. M2 Q.Give an overview of Israel Iran conflict. Its implications? Q.US Presidential Election- who is going to win? M3 Q.SDGs related to forests and environment? Any directly related to forests? Shouldn't there be one? Q.In Your Village what steps taken for conservation of environment? Q. You as an Agriculture graduate- any innovative technique promoted in your village for environmental conservation? Again Chair Q. What is your opinion about Miss Universe, Miss World? Thank you. Your interview is over. All the best. P.S. Might have forgotten some questions. The board was very cordial. No interruptions in between. Had a laugh or two- The Chairman also joked in between. It was like a normal conversation.

Here is my transcript for today interview.... Board Swain sir..... Morning slot Chairman: B B Swain sir board Date 22/04/24 Background: IIT DELHI, chemical engineering, Commercial tax department, Raj yoga and cycling, forestry and geology Chairman Tell me indirect tax transition of bihar? Member 1 Long monologue on What according to you is the biggest challenge world is facing? As you are part of government there is lot of concerns regarding interaction of public officials and the stakeholders, there is also other problems in how government offices governed, can you provide some solution to such problems ? Member 2 Considering your background in engineering and then transition to taxation, which part of your academic career helped you in transition and what you see yourself after 3 years in job? There is huge success of pds scheme in India and government is promoting, what led to it's success and what is the major contributors in its success? Member 3 Again long monologue on previous question by M1 on as you said inequality is the biggest problem how would you overcome it.. And what is the challenges in it? Tell me how at your personal level will remove this inequality? Why do you want to join forest Service? Again M1 : what would be your contribution in this debate of reducing inequality and how would see the issue of missing from the cup.....   Policy and program not reaching to the right beneficiaries. When we go for such development activities and what according to you is the solution for such issue? Chairman again: anything you want to say, please tell something... Anything you like to add? Interview over..... some add on questions which I forgotten.... Overall not based on hobby, daf, application based  situational

My Transcript - IFoS 2023 Name - MesVin Board - Suman Sharma Mam Date -  22nd April, Forenoon, 2nd to go Optional - Mathematics . Forestry Home state - AP Keywords in DAF - E&ECE, IIT Kharagpur, software developer, SAP labs, college and Hobbies (Football analysis, video games) Chairperson Asked me about my first name and what should they call me and went through my DAF to look at college and work experience. Then proceeded with questions 1. Which state recently declared Human - Wildlife conflict as a disaster? 2. What advantages does it have over existing procedure through chief wildlife warden ? 3. About power sector, what are the problems with DISCOMs in India? and some cross questioning 4. comparison b/w short term and long term PPA and if short term PPA ensures low price of power? 5. difference b/w e-sports and online gaming 6. asked about recent taxation of online gaming 7. mentioned about the problem of online gaming addiction and asked what can be done ? M1 1. Contribution of forestry to GDP? 2. Why is it low? 3. How Information technology can be used in forests? 4. application of GIS in forestry and use in FRA 5.  what is forest certification and what is its purpose? 6. asked difference b/w product and provenance certification and also the org which issues certification (said i don't know for both questions) 7. How the role of IFoS changed due to shift from 'production' forestry to 'conservation' forestry M2 1. How is electronics used in forestry and some follow up questions (discussion over this for about 3 minutes) 2. You graduated from an IIT, why didn't you pursue IES? 3. He told about importance of wildlife in biodiversity and then asked should tribals be given legal right in conservation of wild animals? 4. asked about biodiversity park in New Delhi (said i don't know) M3 1. Mentioned about the IIT Bombay's low placement news and asked the reasons 2. how far are the youth going into startups? 3. IITians coming to civil services/ forest services, isn't it waste of public money? 4. you worked in Bengaluru and now if selected as IFoS would be posted in remote village, how would you handle it? I forgot 3-4 questions asked by the members (most of which I said I don't know )

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Updated list of Channels: (In the order I received) AIR 22: https://t.me/anshulbhattias AIR 466 and AIR 1 (Odisha PCS) https://t.me/souravoas AIR 435: https://t.me/anushkakarnwal14 AIR 916: https://t.me/HindiwithNeelesh AIR 72: https://t.me/tanujpathak72 AIR 136: https://t.me/arpitkumar136 AIR 377: https://t.me/iamrrj1 AIR 378: https://t.me/ashasharma378 AIR 35: https://t.me/Abhinav_Jain35 AIR130: https://t.me/UPSCsimplifiedwithSP AIR69: https://t.me/priyarani_ias AIR 294: https://t.me/dr_heikinashi AIR 63: https://t.me/shivanshrathee AIR 37: https://t.me/tjtalkss AIR150: https://t.me/air150rameshverma AIR 48: https://t.me/anshulhindalupscair48 AIR 23: https://t.me/saurabhsharma2208 AIR 452: https://t.me/abhishekdange452 AIR 1: https://t.me/aditya297ias AIR 38: https://t.me/AnimeshVerma21 AIR 849: t.me/PRASHANTBHOJANE_AIR849 AIR 167: t.me/rishabhdev23 AIR 313: https://t.me/mayankdubey313 AIR 657: https://t.me/alkatripathiair657 AIR 74: https://t.me/rohittyagi26 AIR 350: https://t.me/rahul_kanwaria_ias

As the final result of CSE 2023 is  released recently, just one request to all the toppers/selected candidates of the exam : Please do take this Coaching Seminar / Interview/Media byte things seriously. Coaching institutes will encircle you like anything soon after results are out and you become GOLDEN DUCKS for them. There must be some good mentors in the journey who could have helped you to reach the destination. However while accepting/speaking in such coachings keep following few pointers in mind (collected from past toppers experiences) 1. Don't accept request for seminar/interview from commercial coachings if you have not personally genuinely benefitted from it. 2. DON'T accept any cash/ in kind benefits from coachings in lieu of seminars/ toppers talk. They will give you many attracive and seemingly JUSTIFIED in kind gifts/packages etc. But remember there is NO FREE LUNCH in this world plus ETHICS is not over with GS4 exam ! 3. Write about your journey till now and brief details of all kind of coachings help you took from any institute and whether it benefitted you or not in your previous and present attempt. Share this on all your social media accounts and initial interviews etc because it will act as a great check for future attractive offers for "speaking lies or half-truths" ! Share the message widely post result. 4. Wherever you go speak CLEARLY what all SPECIFIC help you took from the institute like Mains test series or interview mocks only etc Always clearly tell the core truth explicitly in your speech that "BEING GOOD IN ONE THING doesn't mean any coaching is good in all other things also. I have experienced this aspect as good for me so this part I can recommend, not every part which I have not personally experienced." 5. Often core Coaching mentors are important and inspiring persons so there is a MORAL PRESSURE to recommend / say only good thing about him when you are the guest speaker at the place. However remember more than that important pressure is Aspirant / Topper Social Responsibility. Be clear that you are not their Brand Ambassadors ! 6. Try to share minimal with outside press. And ask clearly to any journalist you are giving a byte to get it first approved from you once before publishing. Otherwise deny it. Warna they will make it a SPICY NEWS benefitting them,not you or aspirants. Experienced by almost all previous toppers. 7. Immidiately hide/delete all your past social media controversial/political posts/opinions. Make Every personal photos shared in past or future visible to only friends , not open public for some time. Add only friends which you personally know. Rest can live as followers if they want. 8. Be very careful in talking/accepting message request with unknown people (especially opposite gender attractive profiles ! - being very Frank here) on social media like Facebook/Instagram etc. Remember good serious aspirants are available in bulk on telegram - no need to waste much time on WA / FB / Insta / Twitter etc for guiding those who have CSE targets on CSE 2028 2030 onwards !! 9. Don't hesitate in putting complaint/ reporting fake profiles. It's essential to counter those especially for famous toppers. 10. Make a group of selected people immediately after list is out but add people only after proper verification. Every year fake people join such groups and misuse information shared later. ( Also beware of IB people getting in !) Lastly remember Lots of selected Candidates in recent years have taken such courageous righteousness driven decisions leading to creating an environment of truth and trust benefitting lacs of hinterland future aspirants who otherwise are being seriously misled by the mushrooming business of commercial vested interests in CSE coaching sector. #Toppers_Social_Responsibility #Coaching_Truth_from_Toppers Please share this message to all selected friends/ relevant groups if you feel this is required to nip in bud a vicious system of commercialisation. #Sharing_is_Caring Yours Yo Yo Choti Singh and Team PTT

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I  would like to just mention the interview was like conversation they made me very comfortable even offered me Black coffee and biscuits😅 both in starting and end. It was very enriching and fascinating experience. The members also joked in between regarding their immunity due to  Delhi’s pollution. And members didn’t grill me or went ahead with areas where I couldn’t answer. And I would like to  say in between the conversation they were also listening actively. Overall a very good experience! P.S. Might have forgotten a few questions Mocks : I gave many but only found Samkalp, Chahal, Vision bureaucrat, Sleepy classes good. Chanakya mandal parivar experience was bit weird as  I was from JNU they started lecturing me for the whole interview on biased Marxist history and about JNU. Utility of mocks- mostly for practice and to explore questions on your Daf areas. And like everyone else I would also say the main interview is nothing like any other mock. ONE ON ONE: Utkarsh Sir from Edsaarthi

Name: Nick Fury Date of interview: 09 April 2024, Afternoon(Tuesday), Last to go Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa sir Time: approx. 30 minutes Optional: PSIR DAF Keywords covered: Masters in International  Relations from JNU, Darjeeling, West Bengal, Buddhism as Soft power, India Nepal relations, Graduation Political Science (DU) Medium : English ( bt Chairman was sometimes moving on to Hindi) Chairman 1) I see you’re 2000 born, itni jldi aap yaha tak kaise aa pauche? 2) When I was preparing I used to hear words like NPT, CTBT etc., what are the keywords of your generation( I mentioned words like Geopolitics, India’s rise and rest the chair added few words like sustainability etc.) 3) You know China is facing Economic crisis and Pakistan is having internal turmoil, how do you see the future of CPEC? 4) Why do you think Gulf, USA and west were silent on Imran Khan’s arrest? 5) Pakistan is facing so many issues, where do you think they went wrong? Member 1 Have you heard the term Surrogate advertisement and recently Meta has taken one advertisement down regarding to this ( Politely mentioned that I’m not aware about this and he quickly said Never mind then moved on to next question) Tell me about Buddhism as soft power in India’s foreign policy (DAF keyword) You’re from Darjeeling somewhat near to North east , tell me something about Free movement Regime? Do you think scrapping it is like going against Act east Policy? Do you see Buddhism as soft power with respect to China? ( DAF keyword) Member 2 What is IQ and EQ ? Tell me something about Indo Nepal relationship (DAF) The  relationship is  often been described as Love hate relationship do you agree to that?(Daf) What is China’s five finger policy? And what do you think regarding the naming of Arunachal Pradesh by China? How do you think we should deal with China? Member 3 Why do yo think that JNU has  always been  in news(DAF keyword) If you had pick one  JNU or DU, which one will you choose and why? one more question was posed by this member but I’m unable to recall Member 4 Lady ( this Member I found was in grilling mode) tell me  something about Gangasagar mela, on which river it is held and who is King Bhagirath ( I politely mentioned her that I couldn’t recall the river and about the King) Next she asked why do you think the West Bengal govt is keen on getting national recognition for this mela from Central govt. ( I mentioned points like Tourism potential, employment and awareness generation to that she said No they want Funds) UN had released stamps on Ramayana why do you think  they released it( I answered Ramayan relevance in South Asia, awareness and India’s assertion as Civilization state at global forum, She said No they were released in 2007 and it was due to more no. Of Indians working at UN) Delhi is known as exhaust , what do you think we can do at household level towards it. ( I mentioned various solutions but she wanted to hear Switch off engine at traffic which I could get in the end) Next she said how much is the emissions if you don’t switch it off( I was amused by this and later she quoted some data) Chairman again You interview is over if there’s anything you would like to say( I said yes Sir two things one about the interview experience and Second the Dholpur house building the members were happy listening about the building 😅) Then he asked me how will you go and narrate the experience to everyone, we see in insta reels and YouTube how we are portrayed, how will say bout today’s experience to your friends? Yha se jane ke baad kya karoge, Kya plan hai?( I mentioned about my family coming way back from Darjeeling and I have not been home since long  so I said  we will have a good family dinner together after this) In the end he said  you must not have eaten well in last few days, so eat well. You did your best and wished me All the best.

Like every year, as is customary, the day comes when some will become officers, for some aspirations will materialize, while for most, dream remains unclaimed and will linger incomplete for year or years, for some it is the moment of closure while some will endeavor for greater achievements. I’m not suggesting this exam defines your life, yet for some, it will undoubtedly pave the way for a new life. I don’t know if final results will be announced tomorrow or not but i am sure of one thing. Each one of you fought so well. And i am so proud of you. No matter how many times you were defeated, if at all during preparations, you still persisted, agony, disappointments, mood swings, fear, self doubt and things beyond things. You fought well Kid. Your story is one of unwavering courage; on your own, you've etched yourself into the pages, your mother's efforts intertwined with yours. You have no idea, how many their dreams are breathing in one of your dream. So, today i just want to tell you, accept whatever comes your way. Success or defeat. Stay stoic. Accept with grace. If you are in the list, keep these things in mind: 1. Don’t be arrogant. You have not become superman. You are still the same. Don’t belittle your efforts. Stay modest. 2. Celebrity syndrome: everyone will want a photo with you. Make sure these photos are not misused. 3. Private everything: your social media handles, if any, increase privacy. Small manipulations here and there, so that it reflects the officer in you. 4. Topper/Community Responsibility: it is important to express gratitude to whoever helped you in achieving your goals. But make sure you are not selling your rank to some random coaching institute. This will not genuinely help the aspirants but only in long run strip them of their valuable monetary resources. Be self aware to come out with a tg channel and clearly tell the sources and institutions that helped you. Call out the institutions misusing your name in whatever capacity. 5. Be very careful in talking/accepting message request with unknown people (especially opposite gender attractive profiles ! - being very Frank here) on social media like Facebook/Instagram etc. Remember good serious aspirants are available in bulk on telegram - no need to waste much time on WA / FB / Insta / Twitter etc for guiding those who have CSE targets on CSE 2028 2030 onwards !! 6. It is important for a civil servant to uphold political neutrality. Immediately delete any political posts from your social media if your name is in final list. 7. There will be an upsurge in fake profiles across social media platforms once you get selected, report/flag them appropriately. Happy Sunday :) - gg

I  would like to just mention the interview was like conversation they made me very comfortable even offered me Black coffee and biscuits😅 both in starting and end. It was very enriching and fascinating experience. The members also joked in between regarding their immunity due to  Delhi’s pollution. And members didn’t grill me or went ahead with areas where I couldn’t answer. And I would like to  say in between the conversation they were also listening actively. Overall a very good experience! P.S. Might have forgotten a few questions Mocks : I gave many but only found Samkalp, Chahal, Vision bureaucrat, Sleepy classes good. Chanakya mandal parivar experience was bit weird as  I was from JNU they started lecturing me for the whole interview on biased Marxist history and about JNU. Utility of mocks- mostly for practice and to explore questions on your Daf areas. And like everyone else I would also say the main interview is nothing like any other mock. ONE ON ONE: Utkarsh Sir from Edsaarthi

Name Fast sloth Date- 10/04/2024 Board- Sanjay Verma Sir Key points of DAF- horse riding, cybersecurity, environment issues, weightlifting, robotics, DySP UP police, AE health department, IIT guwahati, civil engineering Chairman- 1. tell me 5 to 6 types of environmental pollution.( mentioned noise pollution) 2. Is Indian culture a noisy culture 3. ⁠discussion of indians on doing loud (honking etc) things 4. What is typical weight of mature horse M1- 1. Why we are expanding numbers of IITs. 2. ⁠IITs number vs quality 3. ⁠why iit and why suicides in kota 4. ⁠how to reduce suicide M2 1. Can we automate cars in india using robotics 2. How much time will it take for India to have automatic cars M3 1. Role of Assistant engineer in health department 2. ⁠when you joined police department 3. ⁠what is great pacific garbage patch 4. ⁠who is working on that and how. 5. ⁠what is solution for ocean pollution 6. ⁠how waste is used in roads 7. ⁠do we recycle plastic for textiles? M4. 1. Why encounter happen 2. ⁠why slow criminal justice system 3. ⁠can we capture carbon from air and put it somewhere. 4. ⁠are we that advanced to do that? 5. ⁠is there any Indian company Chairman sir again- 1. What one thing a developing country can learn from Indian economic trajectory and what a developing country should not learn from Indian economic trajectory. Interview was mainly from daf and board was nice and talking sweetly Mocks or one to one- none attended.

Date : 4/4/2024 Board:  Shri B B Swain sir DAF - Travelling, Meditation, Teaching, Computer science engg, mba, varanasi Chairman 1. what is vipassana meditation? how is it different from yoga meditation ? 2. Why there is 3 different name - varanasi, banaras and kashi. History behind this ? 3. Recent Infrastructure development in up ? What niti aayog index says ? 4. Role of india in russia-ukraine crisis ? M1 1. Difference between SDM and Dy collector ? 2. Should we scrap the office of governor ? What objective role he is playing right now ? 3. How will your mba degree helpful in managing a naxal problem in district? 4. history of naxalism? what is urban naxalism? m2 1. ideology associated with LWE? 2. migration related problem in up and bihar? how to address this issue ? 3. explain in simple words mean, median, mode? I explained a bit but the member interrupted and said I am asking to explain in simple words as if you are explaining to 5th-grade children. m3 1. what is National Green Hydrogen Mission? then asked about govt allocation to it ? 2. How STEM courses will help in higher enrolment percentage ? 3. what is public interest used in various article ? can you name the articles ? 4. Recent places you travel ? what is couch surfing ? is it safe? m4 1.Why do few people despite having good subject knowledge cannot become good teachers? 2. problems faced by teachers in rural areas? 3. difference between teaching a student and mentoring a student ? 4. what is rat hole mining ? m1 1. why mostly python is used as a preferred language? 2. working principle behind TCP/IP networking Mock interview -  give 9-10 mock in  different institutes only ias, vajirao, ksg, rau One to One -some with my peer group and with Rahul bhaiya (ias pcs pathshala). The daf related discussion with rahul bhai was very much fruitful in answering question related to my daf. Ek hi keywords se kitne multiple type ke question ban sakte hai for this his insight was greatly appreciate Finally thank you to this community for continuous support ❤️

Date: 03-04-24 Board: B.B. Swain Sir Duration: 25 minutes. DAF Pointers: Geography optional, Science background, Work exp. in Coaching institute and Kolhapur. Chairperson: 1. As your optional is Geography, tell me something about Northeast. 2. Any difference between North, South, East, West and North East. M1. 1. Tell me something about agro potential of North east. 2. Hydropower potential of North East. 3. Largest dam being constructed in the North East and its exact energy production in MW. 4. The exact steps required to register an MSME. 5. What is the differentiating factor between an MSME and a startup. 6. What are the steps required to register a start up. 7. Exact figure of the Current account deficit of India. Unable to recall other questions M2 (Lady member) 1. Institution responsible for maintaining standards in instruments. 2. Any other institution other than BIS. 3. GI tag from Kolhapur. ( Kolhapuri chappal) 4. Which institute or ministry is responsible for the provisioning of GI Tags? 5. What is Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas and how can we achieve it? 6. Comment on the Women reservation bill and its importance considering the issue of Sarpanch Pati. M3 1. Elements of the Earth. ( Said Oxygen, Iron, Silica., etc. He said elements like mantle etc. Probably meant layers of earth. I replied Crust, Mantle and Core.) 2. Elements present in Core. 3. Why is the temperature hot in the core? 4. If we drill a hole in earth from top to bottom and throw a ball, what will happen to ball? 5. What do you prefer, standard books in Geography or Coaching textbooks? 6. Your work experience. On hearing about my stint in Coaching institute, asked whether any questions prepared by you in Mains test series of an institute came in the actual exam. On my answer to the question, the Chairperson, who the meantime, was busy writing something on paper, looked at me, and re-confirmed. He, along with other members, commented "Good Job". M4 1. Institutions responsible for mining in India. 2. Composition of Steel. 3. FATF and follow-up questions on money laundering. Unable to recall other questions. Overall experience: Interview was mostly Q&A based, with questions being asked from the word go. The questions were unlike any of the mock interviews I attended. There were few light moments (questions on Sarpanch pati and Job Experience) but there was a lack of conversation overall. Answers were keenly listened and time was given to think and answer. What I learned from the experience is that one has to keep his/her composure and temperament irrespective of the direction the things are going. Mocks: Samkalp, PW-Only IAS, Testbook, Vajirao and Reddy, Raus IAS, Vision, Forum IAS, Chankaya Mandal, Tathasthu IAS. Grateful to Mridul Purohit Sir, Sainil Sir (StudyIQ), Dharmadhikari Sir, Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, Lakhe Sir, Samkalp IAS, Edukemy and IASHub for guidance and help.

Name - student of life Date of interview - 05/04/2024 Board - Hon'ble Suman Sharma ma'am Duration - around 30 minutes DAF pointers - Haryana, ECE, work exp. (private & public sector), Geopolitics, MUN Nothing asked from optional Chairperson- 1. Haryana govt scheme to conserve Aravalis, how much percentage of Aravalis depleted 2. Red Sea Crisis - impact on communications (discussion on underwater sea cables and how to safeguard against the same) 3. Regimental system in Army - discussion M1 1.Difference between public sector and private sector work culture 2. Kurukshetra - have any archeological remains been found of Mahabharata 3. Difference between Safety and Security 4. Regulators - importance and why they come after that sector starts growing, not at the beginning M2 1. Any wars in history influenced by geography 2. Contoversy around conscription in Israel 3. Problems faced by Haryana 4. Discussion on Agricultural challenges faced by India 5. View on farmers protest 6. Paramilitary forces - Assam Rifles and others M3 1. UN - relevance today and reasons (UNSC importance against UNGA) 2. ECE (Electronics & Communication together) - why not Electronics alone as a discipline 3. Is Electronics coming to a saturation point - long discussion 4. Semiconductor chips manufacturing - discussion on government policies and way ahead M4 1. EVMs debate and VVPAT slip counting 2. People against whom criminal cases pending in India getting eliminated abroad - discussion Then the Chairperson and the board thanked me indicating that the interview was over. Overall a cordial discussion where members were actively involved in the responses through explanation seeking counter-questions

Date: 03-04-24 Board: B.B. Swain Sir Duration: 25 minutes. DAF Pointers: Geography optional, Science background, Work exp. in Coaching institute and Kolhapur. Chairperson: 1. As your optional is Geography, tell me something about Northeast. 2. Any difference between North, South, East, West and North East. M1. 1. Tell me something about agro potential of North east. 2. Hydropower potential of North East. 3. Largest dam being constructed in the North East and its exact energy production in MW. 4. The exact steps required to register an MSME. 5. What is the differentiating factor between an MSME and a startup. 6. What are the steps required to register a start up. 7. Exact figure of the Current account deficit of India. Unable to recall other questions M2 (Lady member) 1. Institution responsible for maintaining standards in instruments. 2. Any other institution other than BIS. 3. GI tag from Kolhapur. ( Kolhapuri chappal) 4. Which institute or ministry is responsible for the provisioning of GI Tags? 5. What is Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas and how can we achieve it? 6. Comment on the Women reservation bill and its importance considering the issue of Sarpanch Pati. M3 1. Elements of the Earth. ( Said Oxygen, Iron, Silica., etc. He said elements like mantle etc. Probably meant layers of earth. I replied Crust, Mantle and Core.) 2. Elements present in Core. 3. Why is the temperature hot in the core? 4. If we drill a hole in earth from top to bottom and throw a ball, what will happen to ball? 5. What do you prefer, standard books in Geography or Coaching textbooks? 6. Your work experience. On hearing about my stint in Coaching institute, asked whether any questions prepared by you in Mains test series of an institute came in the actual exam. On my answer to the question, the Chairperson, who the meantime, was busy writing something on paper, looked at me, and re-confirmed. He, along with other members, commented "Good Job". M4 1. Institutions responsible for mining in India. 2. Composition of Steel. 3. FATF and follow-up questions on money laundering. Unable to recall other questions. Overall experience: Interview was mostly Q&A based, with questions being asked from the word go. The questions were unlike any of the mock interviews I attended. There were few light moments (questions on Sarpanch pati and Job Experience) but there was a lack of conversation overall. Answers were keenly listened and time was given to think and answer. What I learned from the experience is that one has to keep his/her composure and temperament irrespective of the direction the things are going. Mocks: Samkalp, PW-Only IAS, Testbook, Vajirao and Reddy, Raus IAS, Vision, Forum IAS, Chankaya Mandal, Tathasthu IAS. Grateful to Mridul Purohit Sir, Sainil Sir (StudyIQ), Dharmadhikari Sir, Mahesh Bhagwat Sir, Lakhe Sir, Samkalp IAS, Edukemy and IASHub for guidance and help.

Name - DL Interview date - 4th April 2024 Board - Dinesh Dasa Sir DAF - Aligarh (hometown), Public administration (optional), hobbies - collecting quotes, reflective journalling, writing poems Disclaimer - Couldn't recall the exact words/phrases in some questions (mostly the monologue ones). Have tried to reframe them in the closest possible interpretation that I felt. Chairman : Is this your first interview? How are you feeling? Are you nervous? Have some water. Tell me about your city Aligarh. Compare the three conferences at Minnowbrook. ( Public administration optional) How does Minnowbrook 3 show both change and continuity in administration? A monologue on power being concentrated in the prime ministerial government for a decade or so during 80s... What do you think about it? Since 44th amendment undid many of the changes brought about by 42nd amendment, what were the provisions that 44th amendment did not change? Any change related to the election of the Prime minister, President, Vice president? Does it come under judicial review?? M1 : A monologue on the Indian civilization being considered the oldest among all civilizations. Why is it so? How does it differ from the Sumerian or Chinese or other ancient civilizations? A monologue on use of traditional knowledge in today's times which has been made popular and is in practise like Ayurveda. What are the other such traditional knowledge can be used? Since quote collection is your hobby, I will give a quote. She stated a quote on women. Do you know who said this? What are your comments on it? Do you agree with it? M4: Since you mentioned market forces ( during chairman's answer), what are the areas where government should still be present? Why? Difference between private provision of service and private production. How can private provision be utilised in education? M3: A monologue on students protest and violence in recent times ( in context of Aligarh). What do you think is the reason behind this? (A small Q-A followed on this) Who inspires you to write poems? What do you write about? M2: What did the Prayas society do? ( College society for teaching children) How many children did you teach? What subjects? Did you monitor their progress? How citizens can help in service provision? What is reflective journalling? How is it different from diary entry? Take the pen and paper and tell how you would write about today's day and this interview. Overall the board members were very cordial and made the atmosphere comfortable and interactive. Mocks and formal discussions with friends helped in speaking practice and building confidence. Samkalp mock was probably the closest in terms of the physical setup of the interview. Thank you.

Date : 4/4/2024 Board:  Shri B B Swain sir DAF - Travelling, Meditation, Teaching, Computer science engg, mba, varanasi Chairman 1. what is vipassana meditation? how is it different from yoga meditation ? 2. Why there is 3 different name - varanasi, banaras and kashi. History behind this ? 3. Recent Infrastructure development in up ? What niti aayog index says ? 4. Role of india in russia-ukraine crisis ? M1 1. Difference between SDM and Dy collector ? 2. Should we scrap the office of governor ? What objective role he is playing right now ? 3. How will your mba degree helpful in managing a naxal problem in district? 4. history of naxalism? what is urban naxalism? m2 1. ideology associated with LWE? 2. migration related problem in up and bihar? how to address this issue ? 3. explain in simple words mean, median, mode? I explained a bit but the member interrupted and said I am asking to explain in simple words as if you are explaining to 5th-grade children. m3 1. what is National Green Hydrogen Mission? then asked about govt allocation to it ? 2. How STEM courses will help in higher enrolment percentage ? 3. what is public interest used in various article ? can you name the articles ? 4. Recent places you travel ? what is couch surfing ? is it safe? m4 1.Why do few people despite having good subject knowledge cannot become good teachers? 2. problems faced by teachers in rural areas? 3. difference between teaching a student and mentoring a student ? 4. what is rat hole mining ? m1 1. why mostly python is used as a preferred language? 2. working principle behind TCP/IP networking Mock interview -  give 9-10 mock in  different institutes only ias, vajirao, ksg, rau One to One -some with my peer group and with Rahul bhaiya (ias pcs pathshala). The daf related discussion with rahul bhai was very much fruitful in answering question related to my daf. Ek hi keywords se kitne multiple type ke question ban sakte hai for this his insight was greatly appreciate Finally thank you to this community for continuous support ❤️

Date : 4/4/2024 Board:  Shri B B Swain sir DAF - Travelling, Meditation, Teaching, Computer science engg, mba, varanasi Chairman 1. what is vipassana meditation? how is it different from yoga meditation ? 2. Why there is 3 different name - varanasi, banaras and kashi. History behind this ? 3. Recent Infrastructure development in up ? What niti aayog index says ? 4. Role of india in russia-ukraine crisis ? M1 1. Difference between SDM and Dy collector ? 2. Should we scrap the office of governor ? What objective role he is playing right now ? 3. How will your mba degree helpful in managing a naxal problem in district? 4. history of naxalism? what is urban naxalism? m2 1. ideology associated with LWE? 2. migration related problem in up and bihar? how to address this issue ? 3. explain in simple words mean, median, mode? I explained a bit but the member interrupted and said I am asking to explain in simple words as if you are explaining to 5th-grade children. m3 1. what is National Green Hydrogen Mission? then asked about govt allocation to it ? 2. How STEM courses will help in higher enrolment percentage ? 3. what is public interest used in various article ? can you name the articles ? 4. Recent places you travel ? what is couch surfing ? is it safe? m4 1.Why do few people despite having good subject knowledge cannot become good teachers? 2. problems faced by teachers in rural areas? 3. difference between teaching a student and mentoring a student ? 4. what is rat hole mining ? m1 1. why mostly python is used as a preferred language? 2. working principle behind TCP/IP networking Mock interview -  give 9-10 mock in  different institutes only ias, vajirao, ksg, rau One to One -some with my peer group and with Rahul bhaiya (ias pcs pathshala). The daf related discussion with rahul bhai was very much fruitful in answering question related to my daf. Ek hi keywords se kitne multiple type ke question ban sakte hai for this his insight was greatly appreciate Finally thank you to this community for continuous support ❤️

UPSC PT 2023 Name- Ashwatthamaaa PT- 28 march (forenoon) Board- Sheel Vardhan sir DAF keywords- Army officer, Geography (optional), Travelling, reading biographies, high-jump competition, Rajasthan Chairman- 1. How are you? …..We are friendly people who want good conversation with you 2. Who accompanied u to UPSC bhawan?…I think one should not bring parents to UPSC bhawan…whats your views? 3. Which biographies have you read recently? Why all the books are of military leaders like Maharana pratap, Shivaji, Sam Maneskshaw? 4. Farthest place you have traveled recently? Ans- Varanasi 5. Why it is called Varanasi? Answer complemented by chairman 6. Why called Banaras? 7. All the places in Varanasi…u traveled? 8. Do you feel that Shiva’s presence is there? where and how you felt that it is divine place? Ans- confluence of Manikarnika and Kashi Vishwanath temple (celebration of life and death) 9. Do you know Ganga and its mythological story with people of Varanasi? 10. Who founded BHU? 11. Do you know the Story of MM Malviya and BHU funding? (Ans- blank cheque given by Bikaner maharaja ganga singh) 10. U belong to Rajasthan border district, what are specific problems and issues in border region. 11. Which govt service border people aspire for? And why so? 12. What is Digiyatra? M2 1. Being army officer, 3 army qualities that will help you in Civil service. 2. Whats your view on drug problems in Rajasthan? What will be your approach in dealing with this menace. 3. How will you rehabilitate these people? 4. why it is more in Punjab vs Rajasthan? 5. Many countries are legalising opium and related drugs, should Indian also do the same? 6. Mass shooting problem in USA…reasons for this? Which category of people are doing this. 7. Shall we allow carrying weapons in India? M3 1. Tell me 3 government services that you used recently and found it to be revolution? 2. Tell me 5 government services that you did not liked at all and why so? 3. What other states can learn from Rajasthan wrt forest conservation and water conservation practices? 4. Explain Chavvi rajawat, peepalantri, bhungroo system, jal bachao and labh kamao, ecofeminism, family forestry initiative as u mentioned them all M4 1. Geography is ur optional, in which direction, balcony should be constructed so that good sunlight enlightens the room. 2. Whats are DPI and how they are building blocks of digital revolution? 3. What is fosbury jump and what are different types of high jump? 4. Whats your highest jump during school days? M5 1. Recently Panama canal was in news, what is its significance and how it contributes in regional development 2. What are 4 environmental problems and issues due to Panama canal? 3. Can we go by road from south America to north America? 4. Why did you chose geography as ur graduation is BA hons political science? 5. Given the 12th percentage, why you have not done UG in good college (DU)? 6. Why did you not choose sports as a career? Chairman: 1. Who controls the suez canal? 2. (Following answer) Why UK and allied forces intervened? All right🙂….your interview is over. Thank you 🙂🙂

Name: Royal Date : 05 April 2024 afternoon Board : Suman Sharma Madam Daf : Mechanical engineering, TCS ,karnataka Chairman: what is the controversy regarding 60 : 40 board issue ? 1) Do you support it? 2) Agni 5 specification? 3) High altitude vehicles and research? 4) which is the 1st Indian  company TO ISSUE IPO in US? 5) recent news about Tata sons and share buy back ? M1: 1) Bengaluru water crisis 2) was government not aware of it ,why they didn't take any steps ? 3) what is space and satellite? 4) uses of Satellite and problems? M2 1) what are debris and is there any treaty to control them? 2) how will tackle coal mining issue if you are a DM ? 3) Will there be thrid world War because of water crisis and if it's so what can be done ? M3 1) Why vsiveswarayya is famous ? 2) why only he got famous ? 3) Tell me 5 subjects of mechanical engineering? 4) why do you study thermodynamics as mechanical engineer? 5) why mechanical engineering teaches project management? 6) why mechanical engineering started ? 7) how many industrial revolution? 8) what can be the 5th IR? 9) Debate on the topic Civil servant does not require technical expertise M4 1) controversy regarding Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru? 2) which is heavier Tata Nixon IC engine or tata nexon EV? 3) ethanol blending and uses 4) do you promote ev or hybrid? 5)Why Hybrid? Experience was quiet like normal mocks and random questions.

Name - Master Nesamani 05/04/2024 - FN (second to go) Board- Hon'ble Suman Sharma mam Optional - Geography Profession - Mentor & Faculty for Civil Services Aspirants Hobbies- Not asked State: Tamil Nadu Chairperson (Suman Mam): Good Morning, Take your seat, are you still a mentor? Me: Yes mam. Mam: Good, on the right path! Me: Thanked her 1) Kirana Stores vs Big Shopping Complex, How are kirana affected? 2) Do we need big supermarkets? 3) How to protect Kirana stores? 4) What is CBAM? Is it a tariff or a non Tariff barrier? 5) When will it be implemented? 6) Which Indian industries will be affected by CBAM? 7) Problems of Corporate Hospitals ( My mom works in Hospital) 7) Which Big corporate company of India has the 3rd highest carbon foot print in the world? ( I didn't know) Member 2: 1) Which is the Smallest Island Country? 2) Is Australia an Island? 3) Why are state governments going to the Supreme Court against Governors? 4) How can we solve the Governor issue? Suggest reforms 5) What is the National Language of India? Member 2: 1) Three wars that were triggered by Geography? 2) Describe the features of India Pakistan border 3) Technical difference between LoC and LAC 4) Flash Points in LAC 5) What are special features of Dedicated Freight corridor? 6) Difference between Coastal Shipping and Inland shipping and steps taken to promote both 7) Name a few Inland waterways 8) Problems on Inland waterways Member 3: 1) Features of Temple in your state (Dravidian Architecture) 2) Case Study: Both centre and state are interested in launching a big project, but there is a huge protest from people against it. You are DM, how you ll handle? Member 4: 1) Can we empower the State Legislature to impeach Governors? Why? 2) How to smoothen Governor vs State Govt relationship? 3) Why TN opposing NEET? 4) Suggest solution 5) How many of your students under mentorship cleared the exam? (On a funny note) Then the Chairperson concluded the interview. I took 5 Mocks & 8 One on Ones. Every session helped me to get accustomed to the PT, in facing quick follow up questions, improve impromptu critical thinking. Thank you😊

Date :- 05/04/2024 Board :- BB Swain Optional :- Geography Background :- B.Tech in ECE , Worked in Wipro VLSI division , Kerala Hobby :- Reading Quora , Reading Malayalam Fiction , Mentoring students Other :-Part of satellite team in College Chairman : - 1.What is Quora.(DAF based) 2.Many people are writing random things... How do you know if these are factual..? What mechanism does Quora have for fact checking -how do you check information in quora .? 3.Is there a need for banning social media like quora since it creates more damage in society .? 4.what can be done against such posts.. Any legal measures.. Random monologue from part of chairman on social media issues, his personal experience about reading hate mongering in quora M1:- 5.choose a Tissue box (there were 3 tissue box in front of me) 6. Why did you choose that one .? 7.It seems to match your attire - why pink shirt...? 8. opinion about pink being stereotyped as color for women 9.what is 153A IPC - based on previous question.. Related to Quora 10.is it still valid - what is the new legal code replacing IPC 11.Hate speech under BNS (Bharat hiya nyaya samhitha) - I replied I do not know 12.what according to you is success ..? ( Social status +economic achievement + mental happiness) 13.is happiness a necessity for success..? 14.why GDP is used instead a happiness index 15.which country measures happiness 16.Do you think GHI have issues.. Should Bhutan need to change it 17.why is it difficult to measure Happiness M2: - 18.what is Hydrological cycle 19. Water budget. 20. Is the amount of water in earth same 21.Types of precipitation 22. Ice precipitation..? (despite trying so much... I could not remember hailstone) 23. Major shipping port in kerala 24. What are the imports and exports done from kochi 25.. Minerals in kerala - was not able to answer beyond Thorium 26. Did you work...? 27. What is VLSI 28. Components used for Chip manufacturing 29. How do you mine silicon (did not know exactly) M3 :- (lady member) 30.Why flooding in kerala.. Reasons 31.what can be done to resolve human reasons for flood. 32.Anything done to stop flooding 33.Asked about OTT regulation - IT Rules 34.Terrestrial communication vs satellite communication (DAF) -monologue from member - Kerala have large number of NRI . Many times they marry some one and take them abroad . There have been some cases where abuse have taken place . Such NRI brides nedd help —----- 35.If you are a district collector how will you approach such an issue M4:- 36.FIre and safety rules in India (No idea why it went there - I answered I did not know the exact rules and regulations . But there might be some regulations as per Building codes ) 37.despite these rules - why still fire happens (lack of frequent checks , negligence , inadequate response mechanism…) 38. Election reforms done so far - ur opinion 39. Do you have any suggestions for any new reforms in elections 40. Labour participation in management - which law 41. Why only pushing for Labour participation - why not "officer participation" 42. Benefit of labor participation in management 43. Etc Chairman So do you have anything to ask to board What will you be writing on Quora today.. 😊 - I said i will be sharing my experience about the interview Experience :- felt the board was very cordial . They were encouraging .Many times have consoled and motivated me even when I did not know an answer. It felt like a conversation and was very Jovial .

Name: SGM Board: B B Swain Sir Interview time: nearly 35-40 minutes Keywords (DAF): PSIR, Banking sector, Chandrapur, Electrical engineering (Renewables), Warli painting Chairman Sir: Can you name a painting which is similar in appearance to the Warli painting. How can we promote the Warli painting specifically?(Only one question) Member1(female member): 1)Is Chandrapur an Aspirational district? Explain ADP. 2) There's a survey of lower voter registration for the youths in India, How can this be addressed and what according to you are the reasons for this? 3)What is NATO? Explain its formation... It's membership now 4) Can India become a member of NATO if insisted by the bloc and what is the reason behind it,if not possible? 5) Tell me about the African union's principle behind the formation? 6) Does such association exists in Asia and if India is a part of it? 7) Why is India not a part of ASEAN and what is the major roadblock? Member 2(male member) 1) What is the proportion of renewable energy in the state's share/ mix of energy generation as mandated by the government? 2) Tell me the types of turbines? 3) What has been the reasons behind the reduction in the cost of solar power in the recent times? What is the exact cost now? 4) What do you understand by the vector quantity? What all quantities are vector quantities in the electrical engineering? 5) What has been the result of yours in the last 3 attempts in UPSC? 6) Tell me some news items in the politics from the recent times. Member 3(male member) 1) Don't you think that the optional name Political science and international relations should be changed to Political science and External affairs? 2) Where is the reference to the cabinet from of the government practiced in India? 3) When can a whip be issued and what happens if it is not followed by a member of the political party? 4) What is alternate dispute resolution mechanism and what are it's types? Differentiate between all of them and tell their legal significance. Member 4( male member) 1) What was the cost of installation of the solar power project of 1MW earlier and what is it now? 2) What are the different types of solar mounting techniques and follow up upon that... 3) Your views on simultaneous elections 4) Should there be compulsory voting for the government employees and what's the justification for your opinion? 5) Tell me about the tadoba tiger reserve of Chandrapur 6) Name few significant tiger reserves of India and whay steps government is taking to promote tourism in the tiger reserves? 7) There's a coal deposit in Chandrapur, what type of coal is found there? 8) What is the difference between Anthracite coal, bituminous coal, Thermal coal, Metallurgical coal and a follow up on it. Few questions I'm unable to recall... Experience: The board was cordial and the Chairman Sir was smiling all the time. Board made me comfortable and even helped me to answer few questions to which I couldn't answer or start contemplating. Use of the mocks: To help build the ability to listen and converse with the limited knowledge we have. It helps in boosting the confidence. Repetition of question was very less yet the areas of focus was more or less the same.

Name: Bhole ka Bhakt Date of interview: 04th April 2024 Board: Shri. S.S. Swain sir DAF pointers- Pune, Mechanical Engineering, Chess, Digital Sketching, Savitribai Phule Pune University (other pointers not asked) Chairman 1. You belong to Pune, tell me that one thing about industries in Pune which differentiates it from other industries in India and is specific to Pune industries only. 2. Tell me about the historical places in Pune. 3. Is there any jail in Pune? 4. Why is it significant? 5. Have you heard about Talegaon in Pune. 6. Why is it famous? 7. Which type of industries are there in Talegaon? Member 1 1. You played chess and you do digital sketching, what about digital chess? (Told him that I play digital chess on an app) 2. What about offline chess at mental level? 3. I'll make my move, you make yours. 4. Played his chess move and asked me to play mine. (I guess he had seen the viral Drishti mock interview's chess move vala reel) 5. Do you think digital sketching will be challenged by AI? 6. What is AI? 7. What is the difference between AI and Generative AI? 8. Tell me the process of adoption in India. 9. Can poor people adopt children. 10. If you have to frame a policy for adoption, what aspects will you consider to ascertain the economic viability, social status and psychological condition of the parents? Member 3 1. When did you graduate? 2. Do you remember anything from mechanical engineering (then reframed it as- have you prepared anything from mechanical for your personality test?) 3. Which all areas did you prepare? (Said thermodynamics among other topics) 4. Tell me about Carton cycle. 5. Zeroth law of thermodynamics. 6. Three laws of thermodynamics. 7. Entropy Member 4 (mostly focused on money market and renewable energy) 1. Can I buy shares in US by making a foreign remittance (didn't understand what he was trying to ask) 2. Can I buy a house in Dubai? 3. What is the cap on amount that I can invest outside? 4. Tell me is solar-thermal technology possible in solar rooftops in the recently announced scheme by the government. 5. What do you mean by continued research? 6. There are many sick wind power plants due to various reasons (he mentioned some of the reasons), tell me the regions in which these wind power plants are. 7. Why are gas power plants facing a problem? What can be done to resolve the issue? 8. What is the minimum age and maximum age for voting? 9. Should the age for voting be reduced to 15 or 16 given that maturity is coming early to children these days? 10. What is the minimum permissible age at which a person can sign a deal with a Contractor under the Indian Contract law? Member 5 (lady member) 1. You have studied from Savitribai Phule University. Tell me about Savitribai Phule. 2. Which other country was affected by the recent earthquake other than Taiwan? 3. What is a tsunami? 4. Why are the waves so high and what causes the earthquake released energy to translate into so high waves? 5. Do you use a mobile phone. Which company is it? Which service provider? 6. Tell me all the service providers in India. 7. Would you term it as a oligopoly situation? Chairman (again) 1. That is all. Would you like to say anything. 2. Asked the lady member again if she wanted to ask anything. 3. Said thank you again. Assessment of board: 1. Overall cordial board. 2. More factual questions than analytical ones. 3. Poker faces. 4. A bit of laughter here and there. Mocks given: 1. Sankalp 2. Chahal 3. KSG (1-o-1) 4. Next IAS 5. Vajirao and Reddy Utility of mocks: 1. Two questions reflected in actual interview. 2. Acclimatization to the formal setup and formal interaction with the board. Om Namah Shivaay! 🔱

Name - IJK Date - 02.04.2024 Afternoon session 4th to go Board - Sheelvardhan sir DAF keywords ( Architect, urban design, currently working in Bangalore ) nothing else from DAF was asked. Time - 30 mins approx CP - I wished them good morning, they corrected me its Afternoon and I smiled and wished Good afternoon sir. Are you nervous ? (I said no sir, he said you're among few people who say they are not, we are friendly people please be comfortable) 1. Vitruvius design principles 2.Which Indian city do you like and why 3. Who designed Chandigarh Followed by  Features of Chandigarh design elements 4. All countries have some buildings, (Burj khalifa of Dubai, or petronas of Malaysia etc)  post independence why India doesn't have any such Marvel   6. Architectural style of corbusier 7. Corbusier mentioned his design theory of aeroplanes,  what was it. 8. In Winters there is fog in airports, what can be done for avoiding such flight delays M1 1. Indian Cities has multiple slum issues, how to tackle this problem. 2. Street vendors take up a lot of space in cities, how to resolve this challenge in designing. 3. Parking or free Roads, which according to you should be prioritised. Should we make parking free or clear roads. 4. How to include interests of all sections of society While designing city layouts. M2 (lady member) 1. What does your previous company do? What was your role. 2. ISRO spends too much amount in its projects, Don't you think it should be utilised in social sector. 3. Private players in satellite making, is it safe ? 4. Defence based satellites and space wars, do India has capabilities, specially  against China which has developed it's capabilities. 5. GIS mapping using satellites can be used in other countries also and we do not yet have any  technology to counter it. (It wasn't a question as such, just a statement where I had to say yes) 6. Why going to moon how is it benefiting ? 7. Can we claim area over Moon as an area for Indian citizens. 8. Do we have any treaty of clause that gives an option of claiming land over Moon. M3 1. Temple architecture in India 2. Ancient Had some science now is it missing ? 3. Cities various issues of waste management, Street vendors, sewage discharge, population etc how to tackle. M4 1. Old dharma based society or current democracy 2. Under which law and clause can we condemn Israel on the recent attack in the hospital where 300 people found dead. 3. In this lifetime, do you think we can complete housing for all ? Where are we lacking, in policy design, implementation, political will. Utility of mocks - for me it was like mocks environment only. I gave 6 (Shankar, onlyias, chahal, vajirao, gsscore, and O2O with officers IAS) Overall Experience - Board was cordial. Sir was listening patiently and was observing me the whole time. Gave enough time to complete my answers. Mostly DAF based and almost no factual question except one. It was more of a conversation.

Name - 21of23 Date of Interview - 3rd April, Morning Slot Board: Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh Keywords DAF - UP, Ashoka (Liberal Arts), NITB, Aspirational Districts Fellow, NITI Aayog, Tribal, Jharkhand, Girl Education, Water Conservation, Chemical Engineering etc (not much asked directly from here) Chairman - I wished them, they asked me to sit. 1. Chairman sir asked about Chayawad in Hindi poety? 2. He asked the name of 4 chayawad poets? 3. Then he asked some question about Ramdhari singh Dinkar which I was not able to recall. 4. He then asked me about Leadership and qualities of a good leader? (a bit of discussion here with my answers) 5. Then he asked about the Act east and look east difference? Followup question on things we are doing in this? 6. He then asked me to choose one word - Love or Fear? Member 1 - 1. What do you understand by Liberty? Is democracy possible without Liberty? How was it important in our freedom struggle? (followup from my reply) 2. Do you think domestic housework should be counted in GDP measurement? How will it affect overall? 3. What is your opinion on women reservation bill passed recently? Do you think it will make a difference? Member 2 (lady) - 1. Followup on the women contribution in GDP? Asked for more practical and implementable solutions? 2. Do you think Criminal Justice system is a success in India? What are its challenges? Discussed in length here. Member 3 - 1. Since how long are you practicing Vipassana? What other form of meditation do you know apart from Vipassana? 2. Which one you will choose - IQ or EQ? 3. How will you promote EQ in schools across India? Member 4 - 1. Followup from previous response on criminal justice system. Asked if I think it a success and mentioned some case examples. 2. Asked - you have worked in water conservation, how will you tackle the water scarcity problem of Karnataka? Chairman again - 1. last question on interview - one word to choose - love or trust? Then chairman sir said - it was nice talking to you, your interview is over. Thank you! Overall experience was good. Interview is truly a personality test. Most of the mock I gave were good for working to some extent in that direction but not even an iota close to actual interview. Interview was on a totally unexpected line for me. Hope I answered questions well. Thank you!

Date :05/04/2024 Board : Sheel Vardhan Singh DAF pointers : optional : PSIR, economics as graduation subject, hobbies: poetry n standup comedy. Other things from DAF not asked. Chairperson 1. what’s the difference between poetry and prose ? 2. In which style do you write poetry is it a sonnet ? 3. “Those you write poetry also read poetry “Have you read William wordsmith or any other poet any work you can recall of theirs ? 4. Have you read hamlet ? 5. Have you heard the chicken Kiev speech ? 6. What is glasnost and perestroika 7. Who was the president when the USSR disintegrated ? 8. Tell me about a war in the past which resembles the current Israel- Palestine conflict? Member 1: 1. I was asked to join politics but I think politics create factions do you think I should have joined 2. Tell me about an incident when the politics have not divided but united India 3. Do you think only external threat is required to unite a state 4. Why is there so much talk about sustainable development ? Tell me something UN has done about it ? 5. Can you tell me what aspects are part of SDGs ? 6. If you have to pick one among those what would your pick be ? 7. I am only consuming what I can , not limiting future generation consumptions then why should I be worried about future generations ? ( on this lines these weren’t the exact words) Member 2: 1. What is sustainable development and necessity for it ? 2. What is the controversy regarding the poverty and its calculations 3. How is multi dimensional poverty calculated 4. How do you think poverty should be calculated 5. What do you mean by a failed state 6. Give me an example of failed state in India 7. Example of failed state in the world 8. Why is UN not taking any action against Afghanistan in terms of women issues Member 3: 1. 16th finance commission and who is the chairperson and how many members does it have ? 2. Which are the central pool of taxes ? 3. How the division is done what are the criteria 4. What will you do for farmers suicide and handlooms in south with the use of technology ? Member 4: 1. Do you watch or do standup ? 2. China is calling certain organisation as eastern nato what is it and why is it being called ? 3. Who are the members of i2u2 ? 4. Who are the members of quad ? 5. Do you think quad if it increases its members it can become like nato ? 6. Despite the warning on bubbling of stock markets why is Sensex soaring ? 7. Where do you see Indian stock market in next few years ? Chairperson : suggest me a few shows which I can go with my daughter.

Goodcafternoon Sir, I m sending you my PT transcript for the group Name- silver plastic Date and session of interview- 23/02/2024 Board- Sanjay Verma Sir Relevant Keywords- Jaipur, Kolkata, Badminton, Law. Chairman What will you take? Tea, coffee? Do you still play badminton? Where do you live currently and Where do you play badminton? How was the transition from jaipur to kolkata? How did you adapt to the culture of west bengal? What is your most fond memory from college? What do you mean by Justice? Member 1 Should 70years old colonial laws be changed? Long discussion on Data privacy & digital media, concerns & measures. Member 2 She stated at the beginning that the following few questions should be a cakewalk. You must have read about interpretation of statutes in college. What is doctrine of harmonious construction? What is res judicata? What is Res sub judice? What is Doctrine of estoppel? Changes in BNS? New offences & new punishments? Member 3 Have you had lunch? Why not? Digital media uses, concerns, measures taken? Solutions at an organisation level & individual level? Misinformation vs false information vs dis information. Member 4 Judicial appointments should be free from executive? Is there anything wrong with judicial appointments currently? Why lower judiciary is selected through exams but not higher judiciary? When did current appointment procedure of judges come in? Due process of law came from which case? Which indian personality can be compared with Deng Xiaoping? Chairman - Do you think you have sense of humour? Can you Tell us a lawyers joke? With his permission I told him a non-law joke. Everyone laughed. The Hon’ble chairman then narrated a lawyer’s joke. Everyone laughed again. Chairman- Your interview is over. All the best. Member 4 reminded me to have lunch again 🙂 Your experience in interview- Felt like a conversation. There were more counter questions and members kept putting up their points as well. Utility of mocks- Didn’t give any. One to one with Khan sir provided many valuable insights. Self preparation & discussion with fellow aspirants/friends also helped a lot.

UPSC CSE 2023 PT Date : 04/04/2024 Name : Optimus Prime Board: B.B.SWAIN SIR DAF KEY WORDS: Officer at Ministry of Finance, playing Guitar, travelling, cooking, chess etc. Education qualification: B.Tech(mechanical engineering), L.L.B., M.A( public administration rural governance) M1. 1. Why did you choose MP instead of Andhra Pradesh for place of posting/ preference. 2. What developments did you notice in india from 2014- till 3. Is vande Bharat a semi bullet train 4. Principle of bullet trains M2: 1. How far defence procurement policy is successful 2. Can India withstand 3 world war if it breaks out if so how 3. Do you think regularisation of contract labour a wrong step M3: 1. Difference between music and song 2. What is project 75 3. Do you think GDP is a good tool for measuring development 4. Difference between thermal engineering and thermodynamics 5. Which is the most efficient cycle in thermodynamics M4: 1. What changes do you suggest if you are posted as DM to a particular district 2. Throw some light in micro matters- macro view report 3. As you are in leadership since your academics are you interested in politics in future 4. Present drug busting case in Visakhapatnam M5: 1.How the introduction of new TDS codes help govt. 2. Is caste survey necessary for India 3. Why gravitational force is considered as a weak force 4. Why did you choose law after engineering and master of arts Interview duration: 40 min Insights: They have tested the aptitude skills, academic skills and professional side. Self preparation, mocks with some academies and questions from my friend helped me to sail through. Thank you Jai hind 🇮🇳

Name: SGM Board: B B Swain Sir Interview time: nearly 35-40 minutes Keywords (DAF): PSIR, Banking sector, Chandrapur, Electrical engineering (Renewables), Warli painting Chairman Sir: Can you name a painting which is similar in appearance to the Warli painting. How can we promote the Warli painting specifically?(Only one question) Member1(female member): 1)Is Chandrapur an Aspirational district? Explain ADP. 2) There's a survey of lower voter registration for the youths in India, How can this be addressed and what according to you are the reasons for this? 3)What is NATO? Explain its formation... It's membership now 4) Can India become a member of NATO if insisted by the bloc and what is the reason behind it,if not possible? 5) Tell me about the African union's principle behind the formation? 6) Does such association exists in Asia and if India is a part of it? 7) Why is India not a part of ASEAN and what is the major roadblock? Member 2(male member) 1) What is the proportion of renewable energy in the state's share/ mix of energy generation as mandated by the government? 2) Tell me the types of turbines? 3) What has been the reasons behind the reduction in the cost of solar power in the recent times? What is the exact cost now? 4) What do you understand by the vector quantity? What all quantities are vector quantities in the electrical engineering? 5) What has been the result of yours in the last 3 attempts in UPSC? 6) Tell me some news items in the politics from the recent times. Member 3(male member) 1) Don't you think that the optional name Political science and international relations should be changed to Political science and External affairs? 2) Where is the reference to the cabinet from of the government practiced in India? 3) When can a whip be issued and what happens if it is not followed by a member of the political party? 4) What is alternate dispute resolution mechanism and what are it's types? Differentiate between all of them and tell their legal significance. Member 4( male member) 1) What was the cost of installation of the solar power project of 1MW earlier and what is it now? 2) What are the different types of solar mounting techniques and follow up upon that... 3) Your views on simultaneous elections 4) Should there be compulsory voting for the government employees and what's the justification for your opinion? 5) Tell me about the tadoba tiger reserve of Chandrapur 6) Name few significant tiger reserves of India and whay steps government is taking to promote tourism in the tiger reserves? 7) There's a coal deposit in Chandrapur, what type of coal is found there? 8) What is the difference between Anthracite coal, bituminous coal, Thermal coal, Metallurgical coal and a follow up on it. Few questions I'm unable to recall... Experience: The board was cordial and the Chairman Sir was smiling all the time. Board made me comfortable and even helped me to answer few questions to which I couldn't answer or start contemplating. Use of the mocks: To help build the ability to listen and converse with the limited knowledge we have. It helps in boosting the confidence. Repetition of question was very less yet the areas of focus was more or less the same.

12th March, 2024 (FN) - 4th to go Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh IPS (Retd) Optional: PSIR Hobbies: Vipassana meditation (nothing asked), Singing, Mentoring youth DAF pointers: Kerala, PSIR, Mechanical Engg, Mahindra, All Terrain Vehicle, Baja, Aero Design Entered and asked may I come in. All board members looked happy and were smiling. Wished Chairman sir and he asked me to take the seat. Wished all the members (all male) and took my seat. Chairman read out my name (quite a long one) and asked - 1. What do your friends call you? (Said my name and my nickname, all members laughed hearing my nickname) 2. You have singing in your DAF. What is the difference between Hindustani and Carnatic? 3. Name a few personalities from both. 4. I see that you are a student of IR. Give me three countries that are adversaries of India and three countries that are friends of India. But give me names from outside the neighborhood. 5. Are you aware that the undersea telecom lines are laid by one country and maintained by another. Can you name the countries? (Said I didn't know. He said they are two very interesting nations. I said I'll read about it.) Then Chair directed the next member to ask M-1 1. So you are from Kerala. There is a dam between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Which is that? What is the issue with that dam? (Mentioned 2018 Kerala floods) 2. What are three solutions you will give to address the issue of floods in Kerala, especially focussing on cities like Kochi? (Some back and forth there. Chairman also got involved) M-2 1. Have you seen any testing tracks? What tests are conducted on them? (A little back and forth on that topic) 2. Formula1 came to India but didn't continue. What are the reasons? 3. Our PM had recently visited Arunachal Pradesh. Why did he go there? What is its significance? 4. Recently we have been seeing reports about the state of democracy in India. Why do you think there is a negative perception about democracy in India? Do you think there is some inherent bias? What's your take? M-3 1. What measures need to be taken to address the issue of accidents on Indian roads? (gave the answer. M-3 gave a framework and asked to answer in that) Answered in that framework. 2. Do you think we need to make our highways into temporary airstrips? 3. I see that you have Aero Design Challenge in your DAF. What was the competition about? What are the different types of UAVs? M-4 1. (Long monologue on China and India) Both China and India gained Independence around the same time. However there were fundamental differences in the manner in which they achieved it. Even after Independence, the trajectory of the two countries were different. (compared between Mao and Nehru). Then asked me to compare between the two countries and two leaders. 2. Mentoring youth is there in your DAF (another monologue on how being a young person I was into mentoring). How did you get into mentoring. Tell me about one mentor who influenced you. Chair - It was nice talking to you. Thank you. Your interview is over. Thanked all the members and left the hall. 2nd interview. Just took one offline mock this year. Took many one-on-one sessions. Regular discussions and peer mocks helped. A lot of questions came from these sessions. DAF Analysis, one-on-ones and continuous support by Shinas sir at iLearn IAS Academy proved to be extremely beneficial. Regular one-on-one sessions and mentoring by Nitin sir at Fortune IAS Academy (Trivandrum) ensured continuous improvement and really helped prepare for the randomness.

Edsarrthi Student Transcript 👇👇👇👇👇👇 Board: Shri Sanjay Verma. Date: 28/03/24 Optional: sociology Chairman Sir: What’s your Name. Meaning of name. What are your hobbies? Discussion on them. What cutlery do you use? (Some more discussion) M1 (🚺) 1. Which book have you read last. (Little mockery here from my answer). 2.Relevance of UN? Should it be disbanded? M2(🚹) 1. Why India wants permanent membership? 2. Views on halal certification ban. (Some discussion) 3. Pakistan’s economy and its debt. IMF loan to Pakistan. And more discussion on it. M3 (🚹) 1. About my school and Lucknow. 2.Famous foods of Lucknow. (Lighter mahaul here 🆒) 3. About Contribution of begum Hazrat mahal. M4 (🚹) 1. Functions of UN as per UN Charter. 2. Any other apart from maintaining peace. (Forgetting other questions related to UN) Chairman: What is generation gap. Any social issues based podcast? Which genre do you watch. Who is jay shetty. Do you know Shetty’s Controversy. Overall experience: Achcha laga baat kar ke. Beyond comparison with mocks. It was very lively environment. Utility of mocks: confidence and anxiety handling k liye sahi hain. In my interview some questions got repeated as well. 💌 special thanks to Samkalp team, forum IAS mentors, Mansimer Sir(Vision IAS), Utkarsh Sir, Prem Sir, Rinku Sir, Brainstorming Sociology sir and my peer group.

✨✨Transcript ✨✨ 📍If you want to watch the video on full experience of an interview - https://youtu.be/foIr-9l2PDs?si=BwlALTdRkZ2-UXbO 📍Name - Shubham 📍Keyword - Agri optional, Maharashtra state 📍Chairman 1.Why does the infra project in MH get delayed by 6-7 yrs compared to other states. 2.Agri can be taxed? 3.Online gaming regulation in china? 4.WTO 13th MC conference and many counter questions on agri subsidy issues. 📍M 1 1.Contribution of savitribai phule. (DAF) 2. GM crop & its regulation 3.Agri Market liberalization without government intervention is possible or not & issue assciated 📍M2 1.chatrapati shivaji maharaj 2 warfare strategy 2.Naval warfare & India role in Indian ocean 3.What is blue water navy & green water navy. 📍M3 1.Vaccine of harmone in animal & its impact on human. 2.why MH GDP is higher than other states in India. 3.Role of biotechnology in agri 📍M4. 1. how to achieve Crop diversification in vidharbha 2.Water related scheme like jal yukt shivar in MH 3.How to make agri remunerative? 4.Farmers can produce energy or not 5.As DM how to tackle the problem of naxals in Some part of MH. 📍Note - Panel is listening more to my views and it is more like conversation mode. ✨✨Mock interviews Guidance which helped me in preparation ✨✨ - 1. SOMP Puneet sir one to one session and current affairs session, also session by Satyam Jain sir & Hardworking Human IAS Manish Sir sessions. 2. Agriculture optional - K Bhokare sir & Jorban sir ICAR @JJ45678 3. One to one with Khan sir KSG is Game changing & He is like a booster dose of Motivation. Also DAF discussion with Mahesh Bhagwat sir IPS. 4. Panel interviews- Next IAS, Vajirao & reddy, shubhra ranjan, chahal academy, chanakya mandal, Samkalp IAS, Sunya IAS, KSG 📍Special thanks to Amratansh Shukla Sir @amratanshx For constant support in this journey. 📍Note - Each and every mock and session act as guiding light to know depth & diversity of questions related to my DAF. 📍The feedback is sometimes very good  and sometimes not so well then I noted good points and maintained it and worked on my weakness so both types of feedback are like spark for me to Strengthen my preparation. 📍Finally it all depends on the D-Day of Real Interview.

Name: Bhole ka Bhakt Date of interview: 04th April 2024 Board: Shri. S.S. Swain sir DAF pointers- Pune, Mechanical Engineering, Chess, Digital Sketching, Savitribai Phule Pune University (other pointers not asked) Chairman 1. You belong to Pune, tell me that one thing about industries in Pune which differentiates it from other industries in India and is specific to Pune industries only. 2. Tell me about the historical places in Pune. 3. Is there any jail in Pune? 4. Why is it significant? 5. Have you heard about Talegaon in Pune. 6. Why is it famous? 7. Which type of industries are there in Talegaon? Member 1 1. You played chess and you do digital sketching, what about digital chess? (Told him that I play digital chess on an app) 2. What about offline chess at mental level? 3. I'll make my move, you make yours. 4. Played his chess move and asked me to play mine. (I guess he had seen the viral Drishti mock interview's chess move vala reel) 5. Do you think digital sketching will be challenged by AI? 6. What is AI? 7. What is the difference between AI and Generative AI? 8. Tell me the process of adoption in India. 9. Can poor people adopt children. 10. If you have to frame a policy for adoption, what aspects will you consider to ascertain the economic viability, social status and psychological condition of the parents? Member 3 1. When did you graduate? 2. Do you remember anything from mechanical engineering (then reframed it as- have you prepared anything from mechanical for your personality test?) 3. Which all areas did you prepare? (Said thermodynamics among other topics) 4. Tell me about Carton cycle. 5. Zeroth law of thermodynamics. 6. Three laws of thermodynamics. 7. Entropy Member 4 (mostly focused on money market and renewable energy) 1. Can I buy shares in US by making a foreign remittance (didn't understand what he was trying to ask) 2. Can I buy a house in Dubai? 3. What is the cap on amount that I can invest outside? 4. Tell me is solar-thermal technology possible in solar rooftops in the recently announced scheme by the government. 5. What do you mean by continued research? 6. There are many sick wind power plants due to various reasons (he mentioned some of the reasons), tell me the regions in which these wind power plants are. 7. Why are gas power plants facing a problem? What can be done to resolve the issue? 8. What is the minimum age and maximum age for voting? 9. Should the age for voting be reduced to 15 or 16 given that maturity is coming early to children these days? 10. What is the minimum permissible age at which a person can sign a deal with a Contractor under the Indian Contract law? Member 5 (lady member) 1. You have studied from Savitribai Phule University. Tell me about Savitribai Phule. 2. Which other country was affected by the recent earthquake other than Taiwan? 3. What is a tsunami? 4. Why are the waves so high and what causes the earthquake released energy to translate into so high waves? 5. Do you use a mobile phone. Which company is it? Which service provider? 6. Tell me all the service providers in India. 7. Would you term it as a oligopoly situation? Chairman (again) 1. That is all. Would you like to say anything. 2. Asked the lady member again if she wanted to ask anything. 3. Said thank you again. Assessment of board: 1. Overall cordial board. 2. More factual questions than analytical ones. 3. Poker faces. 4. A bit of laughter here and there. Mocks given: 1. Sankalp 2. Chahal 3. KSG (1-o-1) 4. Next IAS 5. Vajirao and Reddy Utility of mocks: 1. Two questions reflected in actual interview. 2. Acclimatization to the formal setup and formal interaction with the board. Om Namah Shivaay! 🔱

Date of interview - 02-04-2024 Board- Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir Background- Btech, MBA, work exp - 3 years , IPS Chairperson 1. Where are you from? 2. Kachatheevu Island 3. 1976 agreement 4. Larger implications of the island beyond fishing rights- I said national sovereignity and territorial integrity can be compromised through future militarization 5. Navy vs coast guard 6. How china expanding in South China sea- not agreeing to the international arbitration award. Should india follow this? 7. Should india focus on indian ocean more than Northern borders? Larger implications 8. How many ships china and usa have? I said 400 and 290. Then he asked about India and China annual production- I said around 2 -3 average and China might have 10 15 times of it. ( was an estimate) He says yes and that's why India is far behind in these aspects and needs to ramp up. He got up and was busy doing something inside. M1- lady member 1. Why don't you want to join IPS 2. Learnings from work experience 3. Fastag and car metal plate detector, in which fields can they be used? 4. Encounters- are they legit or something fishy? - I said ma'am justice needs to be within the bounds of rule of law and a chance to the accused for representation. But often judiciary takes long time and people want justice,  could be the reason that they are being resorted to Then she asked why do they happen- in self defence mostly 5. According to you, how many are genuine? - I don't know the exact proportion but I hope that most of them are done in right earnest 6. Something on naxal area and how to bring people with us? - Infra, reach to the last mile and maximum people through govt schemes and people to people connect, enhance security through existing schemes and main issue of distinguishing naxals from locals as they are often camouflaged M2- sir 1. Two choices in elections- both are criminal, how would you vote for them 2. So you'll choose lesser of the two evils- now what would you do if you have no prior information on both the candidates 3. Who would you choose as subordinate- honest and inefficient vs corrupt and efficient 4. If you choose honest and inefficient,  crime rate would increase in your district. Would you still go ahead with the same choice? M3- sir 1. Why career shift 2. Why youth in india come to c.s. after successful careers 3. Objective of business companies 4. How do we make them more aligned with society- he expanded on CSR and asked me what are the clauses under companies act 5. Major companies who have done good work- I somehow focused on recent initiatives by Infosys, then he said what about tatas- I said yes sir tatas have done tremendous work even prior to the independence and bringing in pf, gratuity for employees 6. Other major companies 7. Is private sector better than public? What are tha parameters 8. Is private sector really paying a lot? M4 sir 1. Indus water treaty? When was it signed? Rivers under india and Pakistan 2. Why was in news- water sharing agreement, india needs to revisit and dam also being built by india 3. Navy and coast guard ranges? I was not sure of the km , so he asked about unclos ranges in nautical miles 4. CAPF- how many forces under it 5. Mention 4 border forces and their location 6. Assam rifles under whom? 7. Why army and MHA has dual control 8. India nepal issues- I was mentioning some but he then shifted to some Recent agreement. I said sorry sir not aware of the details  9. Grain storage program done by india, some recent initiative on expanding the storage capacity I mentioned about recent largest grain storage project, deal with  cooperatives and also some PPP initiatives. He asked about the details I didn't know so said sorry 10. Russia Ukraine war- scheme by Ukraine to give some amount to people coming from Russia with arms and who was the recent person migrated to Ukraine-

I was not sure of the name but said I heard of this scheme in 2022 when the war started He asked again think about it who could be it- again I had to say sorry sir not sure of the name 11. Lastly he asked about the opposition leader - Alex navalny Chairperson said thank you Experience- mix of current affairs and daf. Questions from multiple domains and more factual. The board was cordial and there were moments of laughter 2 3 times. Though they didn't let go of topics easily even if said sorry and asked me to think about it, probably checking my reactions. Mocks - around 7. Focused more on self preparation, discussions with friends. All the best to rest of the folks.

Name- Bodhisattva Interview Date- 28/03/2024 Morning session (1st one to go) DAF keywords- Mirzapur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi University Hobbies- Cricket Data analysis, Hindi Novels Board- Suman Sharma Ma’am (All others were male members ) Smartwork Labs Student Chairperson 1. Any job..? 2. So Mirzapur is famous for what..? Multi- coloured by hand knitted Carpet 3. What is one district one product.? 4. As a DM what step you will take to enhance its export.? (Not very convinced with answer) 5. What you’re telling is mainly solutions from demand side , tell me from supply side.? 6. There are 2 wars going on, what is impact of those wars on world reserve currency..? 7. What is left in electoral bond judgement.? ( about SC deciding can it be brought through money bill) 8. What is Panchamrit and Mission Lifestyle..? 9. India’s energy Mix and Large hydro contribution. ( Impact on reserve currency aspect was something where she was not satisfied with answers. ) Member-2 1. Today their was a report in newspaper, regarding labour force participation rate of women, what was that report.? 2. What can be done in this regard.? 3. What issues specifically is happening to women as agriculture labour in rural areas..? 4. You talked about carpet, what about DARI and bunkers(weaver welfare) .? 5. You Talked about unilateral sanctions by US- why is it failing. 6. Does it adhere to international law, these sanctions.? (This was the time when I was feeling that I’m doing good and taking a positive leap of some sort) Member-3 1. Have you heard about DGCA, what’s it’s role..? 2. What is ATC( Air traffic Control) 3. What act controls airplane operation in India.? 4. How Airport will increase tourism in Uttar Pradesh.? 5. How airport in Mirzapur will help..? 6. What is viability gap funding given to UDAAN schemes.? 7. Do you think air prices should be regulated by government.? (Don’t know why air traffic was asked in such detail- this was time when I had a frog in my throat, controlling emotions became utmost difficult) Member-3 1. Tell me about Hamas..? It’s inception.? 2. Why Israel failed in Hamas attack.? Reasons for it. 3. How is diaspora different in United States and Gulf.? Compare both. 4. Why ODI batsman are not well adapted to T20.? 5. Which is best format of cricket.?( Thank you Rohan sir -draw is an honourable result) I tried best to compensate for disaster that happened with previous member. Member-4 1. What is Ransomware.? 2. What DDOS attack..? 3. What %age of Indian companies are facing Ransomware attack..? 4. What is total economic loss from these attack..? 5. How is Israel policy and American policy different to Indian in context of cybersecurity..? 6. What India can learn from other countries..? 7. You mentioned, cyber hygiene, what is it and give an example of it..? 8. How is Indian Standard Time decided..? (About atomic clock) Ma’am said your interview is over. Said thank you. I wished them and left the room. Experience- More of QnA with 2 members. Factual questions were like- you know or you don’t. Many times I said no as I was completely blank on cyber and DGCA. Was very different to what I experience in previous interview. I was totally indifferent when I came out of room. Was not knowing how it went. About mocks- Depends upon how much you need. If you think you are improving than you should be giving. I gave 10. But you should have a mentor who sees those videos and works on areas of yours. I thank Anupam sir (Smartwork labs) for his valuable feedback. Rohan sir, Akash Sir and Animesh sir , Shelly ma’am for their inputs. Thank you All the very best 🌸

Name : ABCDEFGH Date of interview: 03/03/2024 Interview board: Sheel Vardhan Singh Sir Daf pointers: Varanasi, BHU, Biographies, Movies on Historical events Interview transcript: Chairperson : said that it just a conversation 1. Why varanasi called eternal city? (didn't knew the exact answer) 2. How was BHU formed ? 3. Movies seen on historical events (said Chernobyl) 4. Asked  if I saw something on Hiroshima/Nagasaki? (Said Fog of war) 5. Asked if I saw Oppenhiemer? 6. Who was US president when the bomb fell? 7. Asked about the conversation between Truman and oppenhiemer? (Said not able to recall and then the Chairperson told me something about that conversation) 8. Asked about the book on which oppenhiermer is based upon? (Said not able to recall and then the chairperson told the name) 9. Biographies recently read? (Said ramanujam, John Nash, vikram sarabai, kabir, pv narshima rao) 10. Asked about prisoners dilemma (followup from question 9 -- john nash) 11. Asked how do you apply Prioners dilemma in real life? Member 2 1. Long drawn discussion on whether we should open medical colleges in every district...(No direct relation to my DAF) 2. A short discussion on NREGA Member 3 1. Asked about Havanaa syndrome (said sorry, I don't know) 2. Asked about Bhutan india relations 3. Asked about nepal india Member 3 1. Asked about Vikram sarabai (hobby related) 2. Difference between Sriharikota and thumba (said sri harikota is in andhra pradesh to which the member nodded  but then I said I don't  know the exact difference) Member 4 1. Asked a question related to Russia - Taliban (said I don't know) 2. Asked about Swach Bharat and how can it be deemed a success if people still throw garbage on road? 3. Asked about how to improve education in India? Chairman : Cordially said that interview over you may leave now. Mocks that helped : Tathastu ICS (question regarding Prisoner's dilemma asked by Tathastu ICS repeated in actual interview); Edge IAS; OnlyIAS; VisionIAS (Faculty + bureaucratic) both helped, The Study by Manikant Sir (Mukherjee Nagar) Your assessment of the board : board was very cordial, Assessment of performance: could not exactly make out how I performed. I fumbled on a few questions including a question on Vikram Sarabai. (Not able to recall a few questions)

Name : ABCDEFGH Date of interview: 03/04/2024 Interview board: Sheel Vardhan Singh Sir Daf pointers: Varanasi, BHU, Biographies, Movies on Historical events Interview transcript: Chairperson : said that it just a conversation 1. Why varanasi called eternal city? (didn't knew the exact answer) 2. How was BHU formed ? 3. Movies seen on historical events (said Chernobyl) 4. Asked  if I saw something on Hiroshima/Nagasaki? (Said Fog of war) 5. Asked if I saw Oppenhiemer? 6. Who was US president when the bomb fell? 7. Asked about the conversation between Truman and oppenhiemer? (Said not able to recall and then the Chairperson told me something about that conversation) 8. Asked about the book on which oppenhiermer is based upon? (Said not able to recall and then the chairperson told the name) 9. Biographies recently read? (Said ramanujam, John Nash, vikram sarabai, kabir, pv narshima rao) 10. Asked about prisoners dilemma (followup from question 9 -- john nash) 11. Asked how do you apply Prioners dilemma in real life? Member 2 1. Long drawn discussion on whether we should open medical colleges in every district...(No direct relation to my DAF) 2. A short discussion on NREGA Member 3 1. Asked about Havanaa syndrome (said sorry, I don't know) 2. Asked about Bhutan india relations 3. Asked about nepal india Member 3 1. Asked about Vikram sarabai (hobby related) 2. Difference between Sriharikota and thumba (said sri harikota is in andhra pradesh to which the member nodded  but then I said I don't  know the exact difference) Member 4 1. Asked a question related to Russia - Taliban (said I don't know) 2. Asked about Swach Bharat and how can it be deemed a success if people still throw garbage on road? 3. Asked about how to improve education in India? Chairman : Cordially said that interview over you may leave now. Mocks that helped : Tathastu ICS (question regarding Prisoner's dilemma asked by Tathastu ICS repeated in actual interview); Edge IAS; OnlyIAS; VisionIAS (Faculty + bureaucratic) both helped, The Study by Manikant Sir (Mukherjee Nagar) Your assessment of the board : board was very cordial, Assessment of performance: could not exactly make out how I performed. I fumbled on a few questions including a question on Vikram Sarabai. (Not able to recall a few questions)

Name :Factual Hai like my PT🥲 Date of PT: 4th April(afternoon session) Board:Honourable B B Swain Sir Daf key words: Anthropology,Karnataka,Hockey,Interacting with children. Chairman Sir:Your are a student of anthropology tell me about northeastern states names. And Name the tribes in North East( I was blank sir told me to take a moment then I answered) 3.He asked about tribes in Karnataka? 4.How they are classified? Some question on Racism which I'm not able to recall. Member 1:Again on anthropology,Size of human brain what was it earlier and now and all( Chairman sir intervened and said It will become more bigger in coming time there was laughter in the room) 2.How Anthropology can be used to retrieve historical evidance? 3.Different types of rocks?How they can be formed etc..etc. 4.Shifted to Rivers ,major rivers in Karnataka..said few not happy wanted to hear Krisha and Godavari(Chairman sir intervened asked I think he had enough quizzing ask some opinion based questions On lighter note everyone started laughing). M2:Do you know about ASB ?never heard said no idea sir. 2.Difference between Ficci and Cii?spoke about interests ,not happy said I was asking different then said sorry sir IDK. 3.Where is the HQ of anthropological survey of India? 4.Who are denotified tribes? M3:Asked me about want me to ask on Mechanical,politely replied it's been long time after graduation.counted the years and said not so long (Chairman sir intervened it's long for Anthropology people..again laughter in the room) M4:Who can form worker union in trade unions? 2.Can officers who work in industries have their own unions? 3.What is NPA and what are the measures taken? 4.Asked to explain NPA resolution process? 5.Asked about online voting and it's feasability in India? 6.Do we need to remove how present day voting is done?based on my previous answer since I supported online voting .I said no sir we need to complement it. 7.How many people are going to vote in present election? 8.How many people voted in 1st election?(No idea said sorry) Few more factual questions where I said sorry . M4(Lady member):You Play hockey Who is the greatest hockey player India ever produced? 2.Who was the captain of Indian team when India won bronze in last olympics? 3.Tell be about pocso act? 4.Dichotomy between so many children on roads and people want to adopt ..how to solve this crisis? 5.What are the parameters of HDI? Asked sub parameters too She had weird expression where I couldn't answer the question (Isko to itna bi nahi aata kind) Chairman sir your Interview is over. Finally Chairman Sir, any thing you want to tell ,spoke about the PT prep phase,He asked how was boards experiance for you ,I said it was good.He replied your trapped to say like this again laughter in the room. Said thank you and left The room. Interview experience:Totally different from panel mocks ,very different questions,I said sorry . There were  few sub questions which I'm unable to recall, very factual type .Less opinion based questions (😕) PT Time:25 mins approx. Panel mocks (gave 4):India4Ias (Bengaluru),Vajiram and Ravi,Vajirao and Reddy,Chahal academy . One to one (many):Krupal Sir (Fight club Ias),Himanshu sir ( Arete academy),Puneet Sir (Somp),Utkarsh sir (Edu sarrthi) Ravindran sir ,Khan sir. Discussions with Puneet sir (somp)  and Krupal Sir(Fight club IAS) helped immensely to build  my confidance. Special mention ,peer group Navya and Gautham with whom I discussed a lot. Best of luck everyone🙌 immensely benefitted by transcripts of others .

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT NAME- HANUMAN JI BOARD- SHEEL VARDHAN SINGH DATE- 2/4/24 ,FORENOON TIME- 25 MINUTES, (2nd TO GO) DAF POINTERS- HAD MANY THINGS. BUT ONLY IR, CRICKET, SPEECH AND DEBATE WERE ASKED.  NOTHING FROM STATE, EDUCATION AND ALL. EXPERIENCE- VERY UNIQUE AND UNEXPECTED. COMPLETELY AGREE THAT NO MOCK CAN EVEN MATCH THE LEVEL OF REAL INTERVIEW. THE CONVERSATION IN REAL INTERVIEW IS REALLY GENUINE AND ORGANIC. I MEAN TO SAY ITS NOT RESTRICTED TO THAT CREATED PARAMETERS OF JUST JUDGING U ON YOUR DAF ENTRIES.  IN REALITY , IT'S REALLY NOT FIXED WHAT THEY R GOING TO ASK. ONE CAN UNDERSTAND THIS JUST AFTER GIVING THE REAL INTERVIEW. SO JUST GO THERE WITHOUT ANY BIAS AND TENSIONS.  FACE IT AND CONQUER IT. CHAIRPERSON- GAVE THE LEGENDARY MONOLOGUE SAYING WELCOME HANUMAN JI, WE ARE JUST HERE FOR A CONVERSATION…….. 1) CAN SEE THROUGH YOUR DAF THAT YOU HAVE VERY DIVERSE SET OF INTERESTS. SO YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN GIVING SPEECHES AND THAT TOO IN HINDI. SO HOW COME THIS INTEREST AND ON WHAT ALL TOPICS DO YOU SPEAK AND HOW DO YOU PURSUE THIS INTEREST? 2)DO YOU READ HINDI LITERATURE BOOKS( I SAID NO). 3)TELL ME THE LAST BOOK YOU READ.(SAID MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH) 4)EVEN WHEN WHOLE WORLD IS ABOUT LIES, WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE READ THIS BOOK? 5)YOU HAVE MENTIONED TEACHING ONLINE MATHEMATICS. JUST FORGET ABOUT MY BEARD AND CONSIDERING ME A 5 YEAR OLD KID, EXPLAIN ME LIMIT X TENDS TO INFINITY. I TOLD HIM WHAT I KNEW. HE TOLD ME A STORY ABOUT RABBIT THAT CAN BE USED TO EXPLAIN TO THE KID. I THANKED HIM FOR THAT. 6)OK I CAN SEE YOU HAVE INTEREST IN IR, LET'S TALK ABOUT RUSSIA UKRAINE CONFLICT. RECENTLY RUSSIAN PRESIDENT MENTIONED NEO NAZISM IN ONE OF HIS ADDRESS. WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY IT? (I GAVE A VERY GENERAL ANSWER, THEN HE EXPLAINED ME ITS SPECIFIC CONTEXT) 7)OK TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LONE WOLF AND LOAN WARRIOR DIPLOMACY( HE WAS TRYING TO SAY WOLF WARRIOR HERE). 8)SINCE WE HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM NON ALIGNMENT NOW, DOES INDIA ALSO PURSUES WOLF WARRIOR DIPLOMACY? SHEEL VARDHAN SIR HAD SOME SMILE ALMOST THROUGHOUT THE INTERVIEW. MEMBER 1-(MALE) HE TRIED TO CONVINCE ME TO AGREE TO HIS VIEWS BY GOING DEEPER AND DEEPER THROUGH COUNTER QUESTIONS. 1)YOU PLAY CRICKET, SO IS CRICKET A SPORT OR A BUSINESS? 2)WHY HAVE OTHER SPORTS NOT GOT FOCUS? WHAT R WE DOING FOR IT? 3)WHAT CAN WE LEARN THROUGH EXTREME COMMERCIALIZATION OF CRICKET FOR  OTHER SPORTS? 4)DON'T YOU THINK THROUGH TRAINING PLAYERS IN NEPAL AND AFGHANISTAN., INDIA IS JUST TRYING TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF BUSINESS HOUSES? MANY COUNTERS ON THIS, BUT CAN'T RECALL EXACTLY. MEMBER 2-( LADY)- SHE WAS MAKING DIFFERENT FACES WHILE I WAS ANSWERING TO HER. 1)TELL ME WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST OBJECTIVE CRITERIA OF EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA? 2)WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT THE POVERTY LEVEL LIMITS SEEING THE INFLATION LEVELS? 3)WHY IN INDIA ONLY GOVERNMENT JOBS ARE SEEN AS EMPLOYMENT WHILE OTHERS R NOT? 4)DOES GOVERNMENT SECTOR ALSO HAS CONTRACTUAL WORKERS?(FROM PREVIOUS ANSWER) 5)WHY IS THERE AN ISSUE OF UNEMPLOYABILITY OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN INDIA? 6)DO SCHEMES LIKE START UP INDIA REALLY HAVE ANY GROUND LEVEL CHANGES?( FROM PREVIOUS ANSWER). MEMBER 3-( MALE)- HE SEEMED TO BE LEAST INTERESTED IN INTERVIEW. 1)YOU LIKE DEBATING, SO PLEASE DEBATE ON SANATAN DHARMA (THOUGH I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND LIKE WHAT DO I NEED TO DEBATE ON IT, BUT I WENT ON SPEAKING) 2)WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY THE IDEA OF SANATAN DHARMA? CHAIRPERSON INTERRUPTED 3)OK SO YOU MENTIONED ABOUT VEDAS AND PURANAS, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT WERE BRAHAMANAS AND ARANAYAKS? 4)WHY WERE ARANAYAKS WRITTEN IN FORESTS?( TO MY ANSWER HE SAID, THERE IS ONE MORE REASON TO IT, YOU CAB READ ABOUT IT) MEMBER 4-(MALE)- HE BECAME A BIT AGGRESSIVE IN LAST WITH HIS TONE. 1)CAN YOU TELL ME THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BEING DONE IN THE CASE OF ISRAEL HAMAS ?

2)WHATS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ICC AND ICJ? 3)WHY DID SOUTH AFRICA NOT GO IN ICC? 4)WHAT COULD BE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF ISRAEL NOT ABIDING TO THE ORDER? HERE HE BECAME AGGRESSIVE. 5)SO IF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA GIVES YOU AN ORDER, CAN YOU DENY IT? THEN WHY IS ISRAEL DOING SO? 6)UNDER WHICH RULE IS IT BINDING FOR ISRAEL TO ABIDE BY ORDER OF ICJ?( I MENTIONED GENEVA CONVENTION ON GENOCIDE) HE SAID NO TELL ME IS THERE ANY OTHER? I SAID NO SIR, I'M NOT COMPLETELY AWARE. CHAIRMAN SIR WITH A SMILE SAID, OK HANUMAN JI YOUR INTERVIEW IS OVER, YOU CAN GO NOW( DIDN'T EXPECT SUCH A SUDDEN ENDING :).

Date of Interview - 4th April, 2024 Afternoon session Board - Suman Sharma ma’am 2nd interview DAF Keywords - Civil Engineering, Geography, rest - no questions asked Chairperson ( Suman ma’am) 1. What are green buildings 2. Role of civil engineers in green buildings 3. How can we use local material in green building ( follow up from previous answer) 4. What is your opinion on water market? Is it good or bad? 5. Is access to water a fundamental right? Follow ups - Under which article? Is it mentioned in Constitution? Tell the supreme court judgement related to it. M1 1. What is an island 2. Is Australia an island? 3. Which is the biggest island? 4. What is an algorithm? How can the efficiency of an algorithm be increased? M2 1. How are wars related to geography? 2. Give 2 examples of such wars 3. Which agencies are responsible for internal security of states and nation as a whole? 4. Should army be used in law and order situations in states? 5. Two latest civil engineering technologies? 6. What is 3D printing? 7. Which technology is used to expedite construction of large buildings? M3 1. Waste material used in civil engineering? 2. How will you use knowledge of civil engineering in administration- mentioned project planning - grilled on that, said say some immediate measures. 4. Why the term civil engineering 3. Are lakes in Bhopal drying or they have water? ( from Madhya Pradesh) M4 1. Why India keeps on reiterating Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India? 2. Why China is claiming Arunachal Pradesh? 3. Indian government’s stand on trading with China? 4. Can we completely stop trading with China? 5. Steps to increase per capita gdp of India. Said thankyou, then ma’am said Thank you, I got up, then suddenly M4 asked what’s the meaning of your name and there is some initiative of Delhi Police on your name - he only mentioned that and I thanked him for that. Then chairperson said you may go now. Utility of mocks - Gave 8 mocks, helped in building confidence and articulation. Few questions from civil engineering were repeated. All the best everyone.

Name - Batman Board - BB Swain Date - 04-04-24 DAF - IISER, Mathematics,PSIR,stoicism,learning methods,Rajasthan Chairman: 1. How is the Temperature of the room? Is it conducive? 2. Which books you read on stoicism? 3. You read on western thinkers only or Indian thinkers also? 4. Tell me name of some books related to it? M1: 1. Tell me about the status of labour codes? 2. Any specific provisions related to it. 3. Specific provisions of space policy 4. Progress made under IBC code? (Few more questions were there which I am forgetting) M2: 1. Tell me about the history of Dilwara temple. 2. Something about Marwar area. 3. Status of sati in Rajasthan and related laws. Reformer related to it. 4. What is equatorial region? Tell some specific details about it. 5. Western countries supporting dictators in Arab world ? Purpose behind it 6. What drives the nations foreign policy? 7. What principles goes into while making territorial demarcation of nations? M3: 1. You have studied in IISER X - do you think only genius enter that college? 2. Tell me about the functional relations between sphere and cube? (Couldn’t figure out what he meant to ask) 3. How parliament building and UPSC bhawan related to each other. (Few more questions were there) M4: 1. How company finance itself? Two routes for that ? 2. Cost incurred while going through equity route? 3. Railway freight cross subsidising with passenger trains - your views on it? 4. Compare Indian freight train cost with France,Germany? 5. Some questions related to stock market and capital markets? Chairman: 1. You have taken separate states as your 1st preference for IAS and IPS? Any specific provisions? 2. Thank you your interview is over Board assessment - cordial board, mostly smiling throughout the interview. Just 1-2 questions from DAF. Largely random questions. Utility of mocks - mocks though helped in overcoming interview anxiety, real interview was far far different from the mocks. No mock came anywhere close to the real one. Just go with the blank mind and enjoy the process.

Interview Transcript (CSE 2023) Name: XYZ Board: Hon’ble Dinesh Dasa Sir Optional: Anthropology DAF Keywords: IFS, Maharashtra, IIM, Marketing, Women in Science Time: 1st March 2024 | Forenoon Slot | 2nd to go Room was small and brightly lit. Chairperson and members were seated across a circular table which was also small in size. Seating was like shown in the interview scene of 12th fail movie Greeted the members and took my seat. Chairperson - So you are from Maharashtra. You must have heard about the Shinde vs Thackrey controversy (I misheard this as Scindia vs Thakrey. I asked for a clarification. Sir clarified but the discussion took a turn towards how the surname Shinde is differently called in different parts of India) - What was the SC judgement in Shinde vs Thackrey? - How do you relate it with the Nebam Rabia judgement? - What is the population of Pakistan? - Should’nt India and Pakistan trade with each other (I said I agree with the government’s stand that Terror and Talks cannot go hand in hand. But Sir persisted that both parties will gain if they engage in trade and cultural exchanges. I accomodated sir’s pov but said that we need to use our trading potential as a leverage to negotiate terror talks with Pakistan) - Why do shows like Bigg Boss have greater viewership than shows like KBC? M1 (Male) - Would you call the Maratha state in 1800s as a kingdom or a confederacy? and why so? - Indo-Bangladesh Border disputes - Noticed the gap on CV after I left my job and asked what I have been doing in the meantime? - IIMs publicise huge packages through their placements, what are pros and cons of such glorification? M2 (Male) - When was Mumbai University established? - What is Saras Mela? - What would you prefer - Environment or Development? - How has India tried to strike a balance between the two? - What was the Mahindra Case Competition about? (DAF) - What was your role? - What were your suggestions? M3 (Male) - Have you read some books that were recently written by women in STEM? (DAF) - Can you name some women in STEM fields and what were their contributions? - Would you call Vandana Shiva as a scientist or a activist? - How necessary is science in activism? M4 (Male) - What are some key learnings from Marketing? (DAF) - How can they be applied in administration? - What are some changes in bilateral ties with increase in globalisation? - What are some areas that countries need to collaborate in to further globalisation? Back to Chairperson Ok your interview is over, is there any part of your DAF that we missed out and you would want us to ask questions on it? ( I replied no) So, how are you feeling now? ( I said I am feeling quite destressed) M3: So now what will you do after you go out of this room? Chairperson: Ok you may go now Mocks given: 7 Mocks that in hindsight were similar to the actual UPSC interview: Vajiram and Ravi and Vajirao Reddy. Since the interview was mainly DAF-centric, mocks were certainly useful and some questions were even repeated. Overall good experience and cordial board!

Name- Action Ka man 🧍‍♂️ Here is the transcript of the session: UPSC CSE PT 2023 Time taken - 45minutes Board - Dr. Dinesh Dasa Date - 4/04/2024 Forenoon Session first guy DAF Keywords – IIT KHARAGPUR , Mhow, indore VLSI, Qualcomm,Bangalore,Salary 😅,NCC, RF 5G isolation design, Sociology, Spirituality,SMILEY,Career development centre Gita,Vedanta,Cultural tourism When i entered they were reading DAF , each one had one copy. Very cold vibes, didn’t tell me to sit for a minute. When told I sit down. I didn’t open the button of my coat ( intentionally, few days back a candidate was roasted by the same panel for opening button ) Chairman Sir very rude expressions like Kyon ana cahate ho Babu giri mein . 1. Reading Key words from DAF , and talking to me in mode of confirmation . Acha sociology to pariksha pass karne ke liye le liya . ? Yes sir. 2. What’s your monthly salary ? 3. Do you know how much you will get in CS? 4. Still you want to come over? 5. Yehi Bta dijiye kyon ana cahate ho bhai ? ( i also started in Hindi but reverted back to English) 6. What is your work in company ? 7. ⁠what exactly you do ? Where it is used in my mobile ? 8. ⁠Semi conductor ! Is it important for India ? 9. ⁠how much for economy? 10. ⁠why Foxconn broke up with Vedanta ? 11. Can you tell major players in semi conductor industry ? 12. Artificial intelligence , big discussion how Computer were thought to be bad etc etc how much its impact on society ? 13. ⁠cut my reply ! Tell me will there be job loss by AI ? I said at present job loss is happening and trend will follow in near future. M1 1.I was in entire Foxconn issue , evolved from beginning ( i thought band baj gayi ) but they ditched us 3 times making so many excuses. What ever, two reasons India is not able to develop manufacturing ( bach gaye )? ( logistics and infrastructure!!! Stable power ) 2. ⁠tell more ( incomplete supply chain ) 3. ⁠why India will be a semi conductor power ? 4. ⁠why didn’t ? Very high energy cost ? 5. ⁠what is per unit charges in India ? I said 8 ₹ / unit 6. ⁠how much in China ? Sorry sir i do not know 7. Basics of MOStech ? 8. Acha tell me , you read Gita , any part of it connected with electronics and electrical ? ( Ch 15, by my energy planner revolves in orbit and ch 18 Yantra rudhani , i had contemplated this question before hand ) he was very impressed and said very nice👌 Last question can you explain your paper work for a layman in 4 lines M2 ( lady ) Aunt vibes 1. What should i tell you 😅 ( Bacchu was missing )? - i said my name 2. What does it mean Beta ? 3. What is this SMILEY ? SOCIETY Meneovouring Indian lifestyle and Ethics in youth 4. What did you do in it? 5. ⁠why you started it ? ( suicide ) 6. ⁠any results came out of it ? 7. ⁠what were your activities ? Your role ( missed it little bit) 8. ⁠do you think this Gita And all will help students not to commit suicid ? ( Positive distraction ) she became very happy And said yes i m myself a psycatrist and so happy to hear this from an engineer. 9. ⁠which sloka of Gita ? ( Ch 6) 10. ⁠kota why suicides ? 11. ⁠what we should do ? Netherlands model ( had seen a short list yesterday ) 12. What policy India should adopt for patents ? 13. Should be strict or laxed ? Laxed within county and strict for exporting 14. Won’t it be unethical ? National interest example of China and USA . M3( very elderly ) i m teacher of sociology and philosophy ( this helped me get my answers through) 1. Monologue on sociology, vedant and Gita . Do you think Vedant and Gita promotes individual liberation or society plays a part? ( yes it’s social and formation of sampraday . quoted Sripad Shankar , Ramanuja & Madhvacharya) ch 4 of Gita 2. Started speaking himself ( i thought question is over and started speaking) but sir resumed so i calmed down 3. Tell me competitors of Qualcomm ( repeated ) which are listed ? Said some names 4. No i m asking listed in Indian stocks ? Said sorry sir, no idea . Ok no problem M5 ( very tough) 1.

MHOW ha , contribution of MHOW in Indian history ? 1857 struggle and names of freedom fighters from Cantonment 2. Kharagpur is at junction of bengal , Orisaa , jharkhand ? We can observe all this regions from Kharagpur ( i started imagining from the top of Peteoleum department, we can see all the states )) so when we can so nicely observe all these states , compare the crimes amongst them 🤣🤣 ? I was flagabursted . 3. ⁠before that tell me a very nice senior of yours who tried some adventures in politics ? Sri Kejriwalji . All laughed except Chairman sir . 4. ⁠came back to main question ? I said sorry sir, i have to explore it . 5. ⁠ok just about women ? I started telling Dayan pratha in Jharkhand . 6. ⁠no statistics comparison 😟😟 ? Sorry sir don’t know . Chairman ho gya Jaiye ! When i started to get up . Sir asked 1. were you stressed while entering or sitting here in beginning I said no sir, 2. No you didn’t open your Coat button . I said, sir i do not know if that has to be done ( in reality , i forgot because i found it very rediculous practice) 3. ⁠Your coaching didn’t teach you this , opening button etiquette!! A loaded sarcasm . 🧐🤣 no sir , i didn’t take coaching . My coat is very loose and i m comfortable 4. ⁠lady member enterupted , oh you are still working , no coaching taken, i could see through discussion . I said yes ma’am . How many mocks you gave ? Only few due to crunch of time !!! M1 said :: yes i don’t know what all they teach and train . You enjoyed this interaction, any stress and quality I said yes sir, very much . No stress, variety of topic . Chairman : yes it’s not at all required! Don’t know why they do that! saw watch thank you. I said thank you very much and came out. DAF based Chairman sir was working on laptop. All members were very observed. They called next candidate after 5 minutes means, they had a internal discussion. We cannot cheat them, let’s be honest atleast here 😅🙏 Mocks given- Vajiram,Rau, unacademy,Raj malhotra , Only ias, next ias, vision, dristi,KSG,KGS,online Sleepy/analog/delhi circle Utility of mocks - Feedback at vajiram, KSG,Vision mock 2,ALS,Rau were practical And no one told me to untie coat button fortunately 😅 O2O with Ravindran sir ( Vajiram ) was very good. we ourself learn, how we are conducting! Basics why CSE, this ECE AND gita relation, practice to talk respectfully with elderly panel and people with great knowledge and experience.

Name - Gareebon ka Adinath Date and Session of Interview - 4th April 2024, forenoon Board's Chairman - Hon'ble Lt Gen Raj Shukla Home state and places mentioned in DAF - Jharkhand, Ranchi, Kolkata Optional - Sociology (nothing asked) College (UG/PG) - WBNUJS Educational background - BA LLB (Hons.) Hobbies - playing football and snooker; listening to hip-hop and rock music; raising awareness about legal issues, rights and responsibilities; writing poems on human emotions and patriotism; acting in plays based on youth and society Achievements (if any) - Gold in Bharatiya Sanskriti Gyan Pariksha; NTSE Scholar, Won negotiation competitio; Football and snooker champion Your experience in interview via a detailed transcript - Chairman: Good morning. What time did you wake up? (6 am). What did you do then? (Got ready, read the paper and came here) What will you do after going back today? (Relax and watch a football game. I think Liverpool play tonight) So you are a football fan? Why, despite being so popular in pockets of India, football lags behind cricket? (Lack of a pyramidal league system, grassroot development, only 14 pro-licensed coaches) But football is so popular, Messi is considered god, why is the craze for football limited to bars and pubs when people want to drink and cheer? But there is a huge craze for league matches, like between Mohun Bagan and what is the other team? (East Bengal, sir) There is a league structure.... (But there are very few teams, and professionalisation of football is inadequate) But cricket was in a similar situation in the 70s and 80s and an elite sport? Why did it succeed but football did not? (India won the world cup when colour TV came) But that is not the only reason... (one of the reasons, sir) Yes, what is the major reason? (Lack of resources) But Mrs Ambani is investing in football... Who has more money than her? (BCCI's revenue is 5000 cr which dwarfs all other associations). Okay, what is your opinion on the 3 language vs 2 language debate? (Mother tongue + Hindi + English) But I have a tiny brain. How will a child like me learn three languages and maths science etc. (Sir, there are other stakeholders like family who can share the burden with the school) Why not mother tongue and English, like Tamil Nadu FM said? (English is technical lingua franca and constitutional obligation to promote Hindi) Sudhanshu Trivedi says shuddh Hindi should be promoted. Do you agree or should bolchaal wali Hindi be promoted? (Bolchaal wali as it is more accessible). M2 (lady member): You are from Jharkhand. What are Eklavya schools? (State of the art education for bright and talented students) Why do you say bright and talented? (Sorry, ma'am. I recant that statement) What are Ashrams? (Don't know) Is there any reservation for STs in Parliament? (mind had gone blank due to messing up the last two questions. Couldn't answer even this full toss). What is hip-hop music? (Origin in 1970s, four elements of DJing, MCing, Beatboxing and B-boying) I don't understand these terms...(I will explain each one, ma'am —explained all four) .... Okay. Your hobby is raising awareness on legal issues, rights and responsibilities. If you are DM and a group of labourers are agitating, what will you do? (I will use my training, but as an outsider looking in I think I will speak with their union leader) No union leader is present, only an agitated mob is there... (I will calm them down by assuring that their concerns will be heard, then I will sit down with their union leaders to understand their issues and concerns). M3: Do you know the Places of Worship Act? What is it's crux? (Told about character of place on 15/8/1947) Why is there an issue in Gyanwapi etc? (The petitioners argue that their character was Hindu due to Puja being allowed, hence Act does not apply) Okay, so this is why there is survey being done to determine character (yes sir...)

The CJI in a statement said he had reversed his father's biggest mistake. Which case was he talking about? (ADM Jabalpur) What did that case say? (Gave the ratio) And what did the CJI overturn it to say? (A.20 and A.21 sacrosanct, 19 also post-Puttaswamy) M4: When you were discussing language earlier, did you notice there is a gap between policy and practice? Politicians give speeches about regional languages but we all prefer English education for our kids... (Issue of quality and quantum in regional language schools, market forces determine demand and supply of English education due to privatisation and commercialisation) But politicians are said to understand the pulse of the people? Have they not understood it here? (No sir, there is a saliency bias in policymaking, like ES23 said) You said saliency bias, which is related to behavioural economics. Is the govt trying to nudge people away from government jobs? (It is partially true, sir, given the recent comments of Economic Advisor to the PM, but a nudge must go beyond political rhetoric in the form of government cutting down on recruitment and outsourcing ancillary functions)... What was your specialisation in law? (IP law, advanced criminal law, etc.) It is said a good criminal justice system is a factor of likelihood of getting caught, possibility of punishment, and severity of punishment... Where do we stand on this in India? (Sir, unfortunately we lag behind here. Overburdened and inadequately equipped police affects the first, judicial pendency and money power in getting legal aid affects the second, while we have moved to a reformative system of punishment when it comes to the third, hence the corrections system needs to be overhauled to provide better rehabilitation and job opportunities for inmates)... All that is okay but it is often said process is punishment (yes sir), people don't get bail (right sir), there are so many undertrials (70% of inmates, sir)... Okay.... M5: What is hypersonic missile? (Speed more than 5 mach) What is mach? (Speed of sound) What is speed of sound? (IIRC from Class 11 Physics, it is 330 km/s) 330km/s???? (Sorry sir, I don't remember) What is *some random missile*? (I don't know) What is Agni? (India's nuclear missile) Have you heard of PMLA? (Yes sir) What was its historical background? (I know the current provisions but not the background) You don't know? It's a current topic (I need to read up on this, sir)... Okay.. Chairman: Your interview is done. All the best! Thank you!

Name:- Not much important Date:- 2-4-2024 Board:- Sh.Suman Sharma DAF:- PETROLEUM ENG. , IIM INDORE , BCCI PLAYER , GRATITUDE JOURNALING,DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS, ECONOMICS OPTIONAL ,AP Chairman:- 1) You have done petroleum engineer,but took economics as an optional,very very unusual, then one member said he also done MBA 2) Do u know MENA countries? 3) What role are they gonna play in future energy supply? 4) Can you guess number of countries in MENA ? 5)What are the minerals we find in MENA? 6) So , in next 20-30 years are they going to be relevant? 7) Have you heard about Pumped storage system? Can you please explain? Is it planned in our country? 9) Why do some states not choosing pumped storage system? 10) Do u think pumped storage system can be good alternative for Energy storage problems we are facing? 11) Do u know the gestation period of Pumped storage system? Couple of more questions not able to recall , but Maam’s expressions were terrifying. M1 : 1) How oil prices are decided in the market? 2) What is FP ? After unsatisfactory answer , he was like tujhe ye bhi nahi aata hai kya !, then- What is MP ? Who does what? 3)Why u left the job despite earning good salary in energy field? 4) What is linear programming? 5) Do u know about transportation problem? can we solve it using linear programming 6) What are strategic petroleum reserves? Where are they located? 7) Why we require them? How many days of oil requirements we have in those locations? 9) What is major port ? How are they decided? 10) Is visakhapatnam port a major port or minor port ? M2 : 1) What is gratitude journaling? When u started ? How it helped you? 2) What is doughnut economics? 3) Again this sir , how oil prices in the market are decided ? What factors decide the price? 4) How many years of fossil fuels left ? 5) What are our future alternative fuels for India? 6)What happens if Co2 is present in the atmosphere ? Whats the problem with that ? 7) What is carbon sequestration? Why IAS after doing work , MBA ? 9) what are carbon credits ? 10)What is the work you have done in job? M3 : 1) You studies petroleum engineer - downstream,but your work profile is not downstream? Then i explained him Fully 2) How crude oil is refined in distillation column? How they decide which crude to feed? 3) So , based on market requirements u said , but can any crude give same end products? 4) Based on answer , so light fuels give LPG/ MS. and heavy fuels give HSD , then what is Saudi crude 5) What is difference between Saudi and shale oil? 6)Can same distillation column refine both heavy and light crudes ? 7) So based on Nelson complexity index,it is decided , which is easier to refine what are properties of heavy crude? 9) You are BCCI Cricket player, what lessons u learned while playing cricket will you implement if you are in administration as DM? (discussion took place) 10) So , can Virat Kohli be a good IAS officer? ( Discussion) Finally we agreed Virat can be good IAS officer M4 : ) What is circular economy? 2) Can it help in reducing the carbon emissions problem we are facing now? 3) How it is going to reduce ? Can you please explain? 4) Any examples of Circular economy? 5)which automobile companies are working on ethanol based engines? 6) If the fuel is available but my engine is not fit them what's the use of making these fuels 7) In Russia - Ukraine war , we imported a lot of oil from Russia..Which companies imported more? What are they doing with imported oil? 9) If selling both within and outside country, what's the percentage of that? 10) Why Reliance stopped taking Russian oil recently? What's the issue? 11) As u analyse cricket, Pl say whether a passionate fan should be loyal to team or player ( Hardik - Rohit episode) 12) Mumbai Indians lost 3 matches . Don't you think this environment is affecting them

UPSC CSE 2023 PT Date : 04/04/2024 Name : Optimus Prime Board: B.B.SWAIN SIR DAF KEY WORDS: Officer at Ministry of Finance, playing Guitar, travelling, cooking, chess etc. Education qualification: B.Tech(mechanical engineering), L.L.B., M.A( public administration rural governance) M1. 1. Why did you choose MP instead of Andhra Pradesh for place of posting/ preference. 2. What developments did you notice in india from 2014- till 3. Is vande Bharat a semi bullet train 4. Principle of bullet trains M2: 1. How far defence procurement policy is successful 2. Can India withstand 3 world war if it breaks out if so how 3. Do you think regularisation of contract labour a wrong step M3: 1. Difference between music and song 2. What is project 75 3. Do you think GDP is a good tool for measuring development 4. Difference between thermal engineering and thermodynamics 5. Which is the most efficient cycle in thermodynamics M4: 1. What changes do you suggest if you are posted as DM to a particular district 2. Throw some light in micro matters- macro view report 3. As you are in leadership since your academics are you interested in politics in future 4. Present drug busting case in Visakhapatnam M5: 1.How the introduction of new TDS codes help govt. 2. Is caste survey necessary for India 3. Why gravitational force is considered as a weak force 4. Why did you choose law after engineering and master of arts Interview duration: 40 min Insights: They have tested the aptitude skills, academic skills and professional side. Self preparation, mocks with some academies and questions from my friend helped me to sail through. Thank you Jai hind 🇮🇳

Name:- Sitara Date:- 2-4-2024 Board:- Sheel Vardhan sir DAF:- IIT Patna, Civil Engineering, MUN, US internship, Telangana rest DAF terms not asked about Chairman:- 1) Scrappage policy - so you think diesel and petrol vehicle scrap is right. What 2) World order - how is it moving. Then a discussion on it security wise tell me the polarity, economic wise --- then cross questions on whatever I have answered. M1 (male) 1) Kaleshwaram project - what are they doing ? Why are they using canal system which is so inefficient. 2) If PM housing scheme which foundation will you use. On what basis. If they say pile fd is more expensive than open fd then will you do choose it ? How will you measure the bearing strength ? 3) Why such short working period in HPCL M2 (female) 1) so UN effective should it be disbanded 2) What should be done ? M3 (Male) 1) Ivy league - what and how many univs ? Compare with IITs. 2) Unicorns and names 3) why did you choose civil engineering when everyone chooses electrical etc M4) 1) so you said UNSC needs to be given teeth what did you mean ? I said binding resolutions. He said all resolutions are binding then I said no sir recent ceasefire of Israel resolutions was non binding then I started explaining about it. He said where did you read this. 2. ICJ South Africa movie against Israel. But not enforceable. I said not enforceable on its own. But I guess UNSC can do it. Then he asked you know any charter provision ? I said no 3. 600 lawyers wrote a letter to judiciary. I thought it was about case burden etc. then he tried to give context further but I couldnt get it. He left the topic 4. Any provision in constitution through which health emergency. I was thinking. Okay let me revise how about financial emergency. I was unable to recall the article. Then he started asking about normal emergency I said 356. Then any other articles ? I was trying to recall. He then laughed it off and said it's ok. Utility of mocks:- interview experience was completely different. They patiently listened to me and then questioned further. The group helped a lot in improving the preparation. A big Thank you for everyone contributing to it.

Interview Transcript (CSE 2023) Name: XYZ Board: Hon’ble Dinesh Dasa Sir Optional: Anthropology DAF Keywords: IFS, Maharashtra, IIM, Marketing, Women in Science Time: 1st March 2024 | Forenoon Slot | 2nd to go Room was small and brightly lit. Chairperson and members were seated across a circular table which was also small in size. Seating was like shown in the interview scene of 12th fail movie Greeted the members and took my seat. Chairperson - So you are from Maharashtra. You must have heard about the Shinde vs Thackrey controversy (I misheard this as Scindia vs Thakrey. I asked for a clarification. Sir clarified but the discussion took a turn towards how the surname Shinde is differently called in different parts of India) - What was the SC judgement in Shinde vs Thackrey? - How do you relate it with the Nebam Rabia judgement? - What is the population of Pakistan? - Should’nt India and Pakistan trade with each other (I said I agree with the government’s stand that Terror and Talks cannot go hand in hand. But Sir persisted that both parties will gain if they engage in trade and cultural exchanges. I accomodated sir’s pov but said that we need to use our trading potential as a leverage to negotiate terror talks with Pakistan) - Why do shows like Bigg Boss have greater viewership than shows like KBC? M1 (Male) - Would you call the Maratha state in 1800s as a kingdom or a confederacy? and why so? - Indo-Bangladesh Border disputes - Noticed the gap on CV after I left my job and asked what I have been doing in the meantime? - IIMs publicise huge packages through their placements, what are pros and cons of such glorification? M2 (Male) - When was Mumbai University established? - What is Saras Mela? - What would you prefer - Environment or Development? - How has India tried to strike a balance between the two? - What was the Mahindra Case Competition about? (DAF) - What was your role? - What were your suggestions? M3 (Male) - Have you read some books that were recently written by women in STEM? (DAF) - Can you name some women in STEM fields and what were their contributions? - Would you call Vandana Shiva as a scientist or a activist? - How necessary is science in activism? M4 (Male) - What are some key learnings from Marketing? (DAF) - How can they be applied in administration? - What are some changes in bilateral ties with increase in globalisation? - What are some areas that countries need to collaborate in to further globalisation? Back to Chairperson Ok your interview is over, is there any part of your DAF that we missed out and you would want us to ask questions on it? ( I replied no) So, how are you feeling now? ( I said I am feeling quite destressed) M3: So now what will you do after you go out of this room? Chairperson: Ok you may go now Mocks given: 7 Mocks that in hindsight were similar to the actual UPSC interview: Vajiram and Ravi and Vajirao Reddy. Since the interview was mainly DAF-centric, mocks were certainly useful and some questions were even repeated. Overall good experience and cordial board!

UPSC CSE 2023 PT Date : 04/04/2024 Name : Optimus Prime Board: B.B.SWAIN SIR DAF KEY WORDS: Officer at Ministry of Finance, playing Guitar, travelling, cooking, chess etc. Education qualification: B.Tech(mechanical engineering), L.L.B., M.A( public administration rural governance) M1. 1. Why did you choose MP instead of Andhra Pradesh for place of posting/ preference. 2. What developments did you notice in india from 2014- till 3. Is vande Bharat a semi bullet train 4. Principle of bullet trains M2: 1. How far defence procurement policy is successful 2. Can India withstand 3 world war if it breaks out if so how 3. Do you think regularisation of contract labour a wrong step M3: 1. Difference between music and song 2. What is project 75 3. Do you think GDP is a good tool for measuring development 4. Difference between thermal engineering and thermodynamics 5. Which is the most efficient cycle in thermodynamics M4: 1. What changes do you suggest if you are posted as DM to a particular district 2. Throw some light in micro matters- macro view report 3. As you are in leadership since your academics are you interested in politics in future 4. Present drug busting case in Visakhapatnam M5: 1.How the introduction of new TDS codes help govt. 2. Is caste survey necessary for India 3. Why gravitational force is considered as a weak force 4. Why did you choose law after engineering and master of arts Interview duration: 40 min Insights: They have tested the aptitude skills, academic skills and professional side. Self preparation, mocks with some academies and questions from my friend helped me to sail through. Thank you Jai hind 🇮🇳

Name:- CK Date:- 4-4-2024 (AN) Board:- Dinesh Dasa sir DAF:- IRS (IT), BIT Mesra, IIM Indore, NSS, Carnatic Music rest DAF terms not asked about Chairman:- 1. You were earning more in corporate- are government salaries equal to nuts? “ if you pay nuts, you get monkeys- do you agree “ 2. ⁠Exams are testing memory over intelligence- do you agree 3. ⁠tell specifically about UPSC- what do you think this exam is about M2 4. ⁠Cities you lived in Hyderabad, Bengaluru , Ranchi, Indore, Manesar- Rate the worst, best and where they should improve wrt City Planning 5. ⁠3 areas you feel strongly about to do work 6. ⁠how can we conserve art? Only government patronage? 7. Delhi - street children, they are a traffic hazard, what to do as an administrator, where are they coming from? M3: 8. What are API- where do we import them from; Are they at risk based on India-China relation 9. direct and indirect taxes are rising - What more has to be done? 10. Who are our compétition wrt FDI 11. ⁠What is your view on corporate tax rate? Should we reduce corporate tax rate to match competition? M4: 12. Ranchi- do you want to correct a statement you have said, it was always the alternate capital for Bihar 13. how did you travel to Mesra- Tell us the route, how did you travel? 14. take the 5 stations you mentioned- problems or what you did not like (you did not face the problem of hawkers?) 15. vivaad se Vishwas- is it delivering or is it just a fancy word? Take a stand M5: 16. What did you do in Placement Committee in IIM- your individual contribution 17. work done in NSS- what did you do exactly 18. Carnatic Music - sing a song that reflects the timing and setting 19. Do you know about Hitler couldn’t have continued with atrocities without classical music playing an important role in Germany- what do you understand with this? Mocks given -10 ( Vajiram and Sriram IAS were good)

UPSC CSE 2023 PT Date : 04/04/2024 Name : Optimus Prime Board: B.B.SWAIN SIR DAF KEY WORDS: Officer at Ministry of Finance, playing Guitar, travelling, cooking, chess etc. Education qualification: B.Tech(mechanical engineering), L.L.B., M.A( public administration rural governance) M1. 1. Why did you choose MP instead of Andhra Pradesh for place of posting/ preference. 2. What developments did you notice in india from 2014- till 3. Is vande Bharat a semi bullet train 4. Principle of bullet trains M2: 1. How far defence procurement policy is successful 2. Can India withstand 3 world war if it breaks out if so how 3. Do you think regularisation of contract labour a wrong step M3: 1. Difference between music and song 2. What is project 75 3. Do you think GDP is a good tool for measuring development 4. Difference between thermal engineering and thermodynamics 5. Which is the most efficient cycle in thermodynamics M4: 1. What changes do you suggest if you are posted as DM to a particular district 2. Throw some light in micro matters- macro view report 3. As you are in leadership since your academics are you interested in politics in future 4. Present drug busting case in Visakhapatnam M5: 1.How the introduction of new TDS codes help govt. 2. Is caste survey necessary for India 3. Why gravitational force is considered as a weak force 4. Why did you choose law after engineering and master of arts Interview duration: 40 min Insights: They have tested the aptitude skills, academic skills and professional side. Self preparation, mocks with some academies and questions from my friend helped me to sail through. Thank you Jai hind 🇮🇳

Interview Transcript (CSE 2023) Name: XYZ Board: Hon’ble Dinesh Dasa Sir Optional: Anthropology DAF Keywords: IFS, Maharashtra, IIM, Marketing, Women in Science Time: 1st March 2024 | Forenoon Slot | 2nd to go Room was small and brightly lit. Chairperson and members were seated across a circular table which was also small in size. Seating was like shown in the interview scene of 12th fail movie Greeted the members and took my seat. Chairperson - So you are from Maharashtra. You must have heard about the Shinde vs Thackrey controversy (I misheard this as Scindia vs Thakrey. I asked for a clarification. Sir clarified but the discussion took a turn towards how the surname Shinde is differently called in different parts of India) - What was the SC judgement in Shinde vs Thackrey? - How do you relate it with the Nebam Rabia judgement? - What is the population of Pakistan? - Should’nt India and Pakistan trade with each other (I said I agree with the government’s stand that Terror and Talks cannot go hand in hand. But Sir persisted that both parties will gain if they engage in trade and cultural exchanges. I accomodated sir’s pov but said that we need to use our trading potential as a leverage to negotiate terror talks with Pakistan) - Why do shows like Bigg Boss have greater viewership than shows like KBC? M1 (Male) - Would you call the Maratha state in 1800s as a kingdom or a confederacy? and why so? - Indo-Bangladesh Border disputes - Noticed the gap on CV after I left my job and asked what I have been doing in the meantime? - IIMs publicise huge packages through their placements, what are pros and cons of such glorification? M2 (Male) - When was Mumbai University established? - What is Saras Mela? - What would you prefer - Environment or Development? - How has India tried to strike a balance between the two? - What was the Mahindra Case Competition about? (DAF) - What was your role? - What were your suggestions? M3 (Male) - Have you read some books that were recently written by women in STEM? (DAF) - Can you name some women in STEM fields and what were their contributions? - Would you call Vandana Shiva as a scientist or a activist? - How necessary is science in activism? M4 (Male) - What are some key learnings from Marketing? (DAF) - How can they be applied in administration? - What are some changes in bilateral ties with increase in globalisation? - What are some areas that countries need to collaborate in to further globalisation? Back to Chairperson Ok your interview is over, is there any part of your DAF that we missed out and you would want us to ask questions on it? ( I replied no) So, how are you feeling now? ( I said I am feeling quite destressed) M3: So now what will you do after you go out of this room? Chairperson: Ok you may go now Mocks given: 7 Mocks that in hindsight were similar to the actual UPSC interview: Vajiram and Ravi and Vajirao Reddy. Since the interview was mainly DAF-centric, mocks were certainly useful and some questions were even repeated. Overall good experience and cordial board!

Name - Kaal Bhairava Dasa Sir board 28 feb 2024 forenoon Daf pointers - economics, political science, sociology optional, kriya yoga, rural background Chair 1. describe your life between 2019 and 2024 (spent in my village prepping for civils) - is this your first PT? ( no sir it’s third ) - okay so your graph is on the upward every year, will try to push it further upward (thank you sir) 2. What is comprehensive GDP? ( I didn’t knew) 3. Did you hear President’s budget address? Did she mention reduction in poverty? (Yes sir india has reduced Multi dimensional poverty) 4. How did we reduce MDP? (New Welfarism - public provisioning of private goods - named different schemes like PMJDY, HAR GHAR JAL, PM-AWAS, SBM etc that have helped improve on individual dimensions of MDP - then gave counter view - Household consumption expenditure survey data that says 55% popn still below median std of living) 5. Works of yogender Singh and Andre Beteille (sociology) - couldn’t recall so said sorry 6. Sanskritisation and de Sanskritisation M1 ⁃ What is kriya yoga - why we do it - how we do it ⁃ Works of Dipanker Gupta - (discreet castes and muddled hierarchies) ⁃ What changes have you observed in your village in past few years ( english medium school under Mahatma Gandhi scheme, primary health centre, proper roads under gram sadak yojna and meetha paani via taps) M2 ⁃ How has planning in india changed? ⁃ Rationale behind 5 year plans ⁃ Why change in 2015? ⁃ Which is better - Niti aayog model or 5YPs? (Sir based on today’s requirements centralised planning by planning commission is not preferable as a stakeholder based team india approach has proved itself in past decade) ⁃ Describe higher education scene in India (mentioned UGC and it’s role) ⁃ What are issues in higher education ( rote learning based structure that has led to poor employability of our graduates) ⁃ How do we make it better (implement NEP 2020 which provides for funding body and then I mentioned major features of NEP like multiple entry exit points, focus on R&D, no clear distinction btw curriculum/extra curriculum, learning while doing etc ) M3 ⁃ Approach the israel-Palestine issue as a political scientist ( talked about 2 state solution and Oslo accord template going forward but before that an immediate humanitarian ceasefire enforced by international peacekeepers ⁃ Should india send peace keepers? ( there is no harm in sending as both parties hold Indians in high regard and india was involved in formulation of 2 state solution ) ⁃ Who shall we send then? (preferably a force consisting of members from paramilitary and army under command of an army officer who have such domain experience M4 ⁃ now approach the israel-palestine issue as a sociologist ( sir a unified Palestinian consciousness might be missing due to israeli occupation of land between major arab settlements like Gaza strip, West Bank and Ramallah which have become mini societies ) ⁃ You have agri background so you know the issues just tell me the solutions to our problems ( sir first we must remove export bans to give market access that will increase farm incomes and in long term we must focus on high value products like horticulture, dairy, fisheries which have clocked near to double digit growth rates and have driven our positive agri growth rate rather than cereals that are stagnant at 1.4-1.5% gr and also have led to monoculture ) ⁃ Last question betaji - which is the latest book you’ve read not related to upsc prep ( sir I read “how China sees India and the world by Mr Syam sharan) Chair ⁃ your interview is over I thanked the board and left Might be missing few questions Total duration - 30-32 mins Super mellow board, no disagreements or counter questions Utility of mocks - good for practice and some questions might repeat; peer mocks and discussion are best IMO; special thanks to Dudi Sir, Vikram Sir and Karnail Singh sir

Name:- Sitara Date:- 2-4-2024 Board:- Sheel Vardhan sir DAF:- IIT Patna, Civil Engineering, MUN, US internship, Telangana rest DAF terms not asked about Chairman:- 1) Scrappage policy - so you think diesel and petrol vehicle scrap is right. What 2) World order - how is it moving. Then a discussion on it security wise tell me the polarity, economic wise --- then cross questions on whatever I have answered. M1 (male) 1) Kaleshwaram project - what are they doing ? Why are they using canal system which is so inefficient. 2) If PM housing scheme which foundation will you use. On what basis. If they say pile fd is more expensive than open fd then will you do choose it ? How will you measure the bearing strength ? 3) Why such short working period in HPCL M2 (female) 1) so UN effective should it be disbanded 2) What should be done ? M3 (Male) 1)  Ivy league - what and how many univs ? Compare with IITs. 2) Unicorns and names 3) why did you choose civil engineering when everyone chooses electrical etc M4) 1) so you said UNSC needs to be given teeth what did you mean ? I said binding resolutions. He said all resolutions are binding then I said no sir recent ceasefire of Israel resolutions was non binding then I started explaining about it. He said where did you read this. 2. ICJ South Africa movie against Israel. But not enforceable. I said not enforceable on its own. But I guess UNSC can do it. Then he asked you know any charter provision ? I said no 3. 600 lawyers wrote a letter to judiciary. I thought it was about case burden etc. then he tried to give context further but I couldnt get it. He left the topic 4. Any provision in constitution through which health emergency. I was thinking. Okay let me revise how about financial emergency. I was unable to recall the article. Then he started asking about normal emergency I said 356. Then any other articles ? I was trying to recall. He then laughed it off and said it's ok. Utility of mocks:- interview experience was completely different. They patiently listened to me and then questioned further. The group helped a lot in improving the preparation. A big Thank you for everyone contributing to it.

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Sir, I had my PT Interview on 22/03/2024. Here is the transcript of the session: UPSC CSE PT 2023 Board - Dr. Dinesh Dasa Date - 22/03/2024 Forenoon Session DAF Keywords – Steel, Odisha, Chemical Engineering, Ashoka University Chairman Sir 1. Describe the cultural shock on moving from Rourkela to Kharagpur for higher education? 2. Did you start cooking truly as a hobby or because of compulsion (i.e living alone during preparation) ? 3. What was the conception behind setting up RSP and other Integrated Steel Plants and when did it happen? 4. Is RSP a part of SAIL? 5. What is Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited? 6. How does Steel help in nation building? M1 1. Rank the following Prime Ministers on their work – (a) Nehru (b) P V Narasimha Rao © Rajiv Gandhi (d) Chaudhary Charan Singh (e) Chandra Sekhar 2. Does India need to issue a travel advisory in the wake of student deaths in USA? 3. Appeal in High Court on stopping the allowances to Muezzins and predicting what would be the decision? M2 1.Describe the leadership style of CM Naveen Pattnaik? 2.Prevalent elitism in Ashoka University and how it can be countered? 3.Why are there less aspirants from Odisha as compared to before? 4. Steps you would suggest V K Pandian for the development of Odisha? M3 1. What is nano urea? 2. What is the trade status of India w.r.t Chemicals and Allied products? 3. Which sub sectors in Chemical Industry should be focussed open going forward? 4. What is hydrogen economy? 5. Can hydrogen be used in ICE? M4 1. Are you aware of the term ‘Wicked Problems’ ? Give me examples 2. What is political economy? 3. What is rent seeking ? Why is it named so?

Board : Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla sir Optional : Sociology (nothing asked) DAF keywords : Prayagraj, Ayodhya, IIT Kharagpur, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Data Scientist, media, debate, dramatics, panchayat, interviews Chairman sir : 1. Where are you from? 2. So, you worked at a media body? 3. West is saying dictatorship gives better developmental results as compared to democracy, do you agree? 4. Some incidents where democracy won over dictatorship 5. Who won the world wars, who won the cold war? 6. But, China is developing at a fast pace with an authoritarian regime? Member 2: 1. Do you know about ONDC? 2. Does it offer any benefits to any stakeholder? 3. How is different from conventional e market places 4. Who exactly serves as the aggregator? 5. As an environmental engineer, how do you see stability of himalayas? 6. If you get posted in Himalayas, how would you approach developmental projects? 7. What is EIA? 8. What are the core issues with EIA? 9. Considering how much time this EIA would take, don't you think we would lack behind border infrastructure as compared to China, which is rapidly building up projects at the border? 10. What could be done? Member 3 : 1. What is Artcile 356? 2. In which conditions President's rule could be notified? 3. What are the concerns with central forces being deployed in the states? 4. Should they be deployed in any circumstances? 5. What is CAP F? Full form? 6. Which bodies come under CAP F? 7. Which bodies which land border of India? Member 4 : 1. Does FDI affect social welfare policies of the country? 2. How could business oriented organisations help bring inclusive growth? 3. Mention some of the regulatory bodies in India? 4. Isn't is confusing for a business firm to comply to each regulatory body separately? 5. So, should we combine all regulatory bodies into one? Member 5: 1. Long monologue about how people from industries are recruited in government firms in New Zealand. Why can't we have same process in India 2. What benefits it would offer? 3. How to keep accountability of lateral recruitees? 4. Should we go for complete lateral recruitment? 5. A DM has around 40 projects to be executed simultaneously at the district level. How to keep track of everything? 6. Okay, that's the HR part. What else could be done? 7. How could we strengthen PRIs and MLBs? Chairman sir : Okay. Your interview is over. Have a nice day

SMARTWORK LABS Student Date: 18 March 2024 Session: Afternoon, second to go Board: Sheel Vardhan Sir DAF keywords: NIFT, Sketching, marathon, swimming, cooking, IRMS Mocks: Chahal, Next, Quantel, Vajiram (all were good, but real benefit came from discussions at Smartwork labs- 70% questions came from sir’s discussions only) One to one Discussions: Anupam sir at Smartwork Labs (best), Chanakya Mandal (decent) Chairman: - what is the distance of a marathon ? - ⁠why so ? - ⁠any reason related to Greek mythology ? - ⁠you like sketching. Do you know of any book that has only portraits ? - ⁠What is anomie ? Member 1: - pros and cons of IRMS? - ⁠do you think that you will be able to perform like a technical person - ⁠what would you do if a technical position is given to you? - ⁠Why are Bangladesh and Vietnam ahead of us in textiles ? - ⁠What would you suggest to regain this position ? Member 2: - What is sanskritisation ? - ⁠How can sanskritisation be applied in clothing ? - ⁠Can clothing be a representative of a society, the culture of a society? Member 3: - What is Soft Power ? - ⁠Is clothing an important part of soft power ? - ⁠Do you think that clothing was a soft power for the US? - ⁠How can India use its clothing to improve its soft power ? - You’re the youth of our nation. Do you think that we have become equal with regard to gender roles ? - ⁠Is textile industry a part of the environment problem ? - ⁠What is the issue ? - ⁠How would we solve it ? - ⁠Do you prefer nutrition, taste or presentation while preparing your food ? Member 4: - What is the world trend in agriculture and how will India cope up with it? - ⁠New technologies in agriculture - ⁠What’s the issue with Nano-urea ? - ⁠what is digital agriculture ? - ⁠how can AI be used in agriculture ? - ⁠you know that as an abministratior, you will invariably have to deal with agriculture ! - ⁠What new technologies are being used in agriculture ? Chairman : * What’s the difference between cuisine and food ? * What is Michelin star ? - ⁠Is there any Michelin star restaurant in India ? - ⁠How did Michelin stars start ? You may go now

Name : Bagadbilla😼 Surname : Miaw🙋🏻‍♂ Optional : dekhiye transcript se guess horha ho to?, Place : den 🦁 Day : Mahila Diwas , forenoon, 5th to go Medium : Angrezi How would you like to introduce yourself?  You mentioned about container gardening, what is container gardening? As this is winter season and we do so much of gardening , tell me some  flowering plants which are planted in pots in this season. Ah not likr roses but tell me only those plants which have a life of 3-4 months particularly for the cold winter and will die out later on? Okay , do you know the rules when we have to bring plants from foreign nations to India? Okay , can you tell what are the schedule 123 in plant species? Okay they are same you can tell what you know about schedule animals only Do you know pocket Veto? When all was it used by president in the past Something about Solicitor general? There are these kind of people who have had experience as Governor,Chief Minister and other positions and they become Presidents. On the other hand there are demands for people like Ratan Tata that he should also be the president, such people are Technocrats. Choose one category that whether the first category or the techno crats Who according to you will be the better presidents Then comes member one lady Nani ji jaesin edkm : Okay so you know GST, tell me where GST is not applied or applicable? Okay let me rephrase my question , I wanted to ask that we are state collect its own taxes of state has its own power. Do you know which two bills have been passed inn Kerala assembly in the last 2 days? It is not just about elephant there are many other animals also. it's okay it's okay you can still tell it is same Do you know what happens when something is declared by State as a state disaster? If you don't know it is completely fine it's okay you can say that you don't know Do you know this case of mc Mehta versus Taj trapezium case? Yes yes you related it rightly okay fine Ma'am leaves the room... ...Now comes member 2 sitting very close to me , just like Nanu Dheere se bolre thay wo ekdm paas mei hi thay na: In our culture in India since ancient times we always look for a person with character. If we look for  leaders  , we choose the people who have good character. Why do we so much emphasize on the character? When it comes to leaders only we know that there should be such persons who stay the same in positive and negative or success and failures ,why is it so What all has our constitution mentioned about Welfare state? We know that courses of judicial pemdency is increasing, what happens with Judiciary delays? There can be one two more questions from the sir but I am not able to recall as I didn't know Sir leaves the room.... 8 Shri Dasa sir again asked in between that a   Mr Pandit this this   has said  that heart and soul of the  Constitution is our Preamble;  however Dr Ambedkar has said that article 32 is the heart and soul of our constitution, why? Member 3 What is happening in lakshadeep why is it important Lakshadweep? How is India dealing with global south? Shri Dasa sir in between asked , do we just read about these things in academic books that this is something called indo Pacific or government is actually doing something about it   If one or two more questions can be there but I am not able to recall now Last member ( sir) He asked only two questions Do you think USA is making fool of India and India is the fool ? USA is allowing Pannu to say Air India per crash Karva dunga and things like that.  India fool country hai kya Jo USA ke jhanse mein hai? Itne States Governor ke against protest kar rahe hain to Governor ki post Hata Den kya, Do you thing we should be having a Governor? (  answer mei poora bolne ni dia 🙈 , smiled , showed hand to dasa ji ) Then Dasa sir said thankyou :) Optional and daf around na hoke ekdm genral discussion jesa raha , a conversation