First Encounter with UPSC

UPSC Civil Services Interview Transcript

28th Match,2016.Arvind Saxena Board.Afternoon time .2nd one to go for interview.Posting only the Questions to make read easy.

Me:May I come in sir?

Chairman:Yes come in.

Me:Good Afternoon mam,good afternoon sirs.

Chairman:Ashutosh have a seat.So you are graduate from IIT Roorkee.

Me:Thank you Sir.Yes Sir.

Chairman:Ashutosh why do you want to come to the civil services after engineering?

Chairman:Have you heard of world cultural festival organised in Delhi?What were its environmental impacts?

Chairman:Why is so much emphasis given to floodplain being destroyed?What so special about it?

Lady member:Have you heard about COP21?

Lady member:What is the difference in stand between developed and developing countries?

Lady member:Whats your take on that?Who is correct?

Lady member:Are you with what happened in Paris?Is it good for India?

Lady Member:What is being done to clean Ganga?

Lady member:Why is there no result on the ground?

Member 2:So you are from IIT.So many IIT graduates come to civil services.Don’t you think the brain drain is happening?

Member 2:Isn’t this affecting the corporate world?

Member 2:Your optional is Geography?You might have travelled in India a lot?

Member 2:Have you seen map of India?Tell me the rivers you need to cross while travelling from Delhi to Kanyakumari?

Member 3:What is this “Make in India”?What is being done by government to make “make in India ” a success?

Member 3:What is the difference between “Make in India” and “Make for India”?

Member 3 :How to make “Make for India” possible?

Member 3:We stand so low on “Ease of doing business”.There is also a report related to it.What is government doing for it?

Member 3:Foreign companies which will come to India will need to do import-export?What are hindrances to that?

Member 3:Have you heard of single window in import-export?

Member 4:You might been taught by good Profs in IIT.What are the reasons their are vacancies in teaching in IITs?

Member 4:What should be done for attracting Profs?

Member 4:Why only curious about environment related issues?Is it child like curiousity?

Member 4:Have you heard of “Public Trust doctrine” in environment ?

Chairman: I have noticed a unique thing in your profile.You have filled DANICS(Group B) service as your 3rd choice,above many Group A services.Why this is so?

Chairman:Thank you Ashutosh,your Interview is over.

My interview lasted around 25 mins.Board was very cordial and all smiling except the lady member.She was expression-less.Chairman was noticing my every answer and movement and expression.He had a pleasant smile on his face.

Hoping for the best!!!