Saima Khan, AIR 165, CSE 2023, Offline Classroom Student of Foundation Batch 2019-20, Educrat IAS Academy
Here is a comprehensive guide to the UPSC CSE interview round, based on the experience of one of our students at Educrat IAS Academy Saima Khan, a successful candidate who cleared the mains examination and faced the interview at Dholpur House.
Saima Khan opted for sociology as her optional subject, given her background in Bachelor’s in Sociology. The Dinesh Dasa board focused extensively on her chosen subject, her Detailed Application Form (DAF), as well as various facets of administration, international relations and other pertinent topics.
Below are some of the questions asked during Saima’s interview, providing valuable insights for aspirants:
Here is the question asked by the Chairman
1) Which sociologists do you like?
2) Who was the guru of Srinivas?
3) Tell some points of difference between the guru of Srinivas and srinivas
4) Don’t you think the bureaucrats are arm chairs?
5) Which are the all India services? Which article, who has the power to create all India services?
6) Why only Rajya Sabha can make these services?
7) 4th judge’s case, name of the judge. Do you think we should create all India judicial services?
8) Tell about the economic corridors, length of it, cost of making (technical details)
9) What is the global south, 1st world vs 3rd world, who is 2nd world. Why was it created, when did it end and why did it end etc (many questions on this)
10) A few articles related to polity (random)
11) What is CBAM? Should India have a tax like this?
Questions from Panelist 1-
1) Tell about the new corridors that are there
2) What are freight corridors?
3) Bullet train vs high speed trains, speed, location starting point to end point
4) How has infrastructure changed over the decade and it’s economic relevance
5) Can you tell me about any other corridors that are there?
6) Gati shakti model, multimodal connectivity and technical details, allocation to various ministries etc.
Questions from Panelist 2-
1) How do you see India in the global world context?
2) Where do you see the Russia-Ukraine war heading?
3) What is India’s position ?
4) Why is India not part of UNSC? A few follow up questions on this
5) How did India become a balancer in International Relations?
6) Why are minorities backward in education? What will you do to improve their position?
Questions from Panelist 3-
1) What are the issues in urban areas?
2) What will you do as a Municipal Commissioner and what will be your priority areas?
3) Issues of elderly, what will you do as an officer? Analyse it sociologically
4) Why is poverty persistent?
Questions from Panelist 4-
1) Do you know Bengali songs (The board member asked about a specific genre) asked about ekla cholo re later on…
● Chairman asked me to say it in bengali and asked the meaning
● Again a member asked about a bengali song, I didn’t know. He again asked about a song which I didn’t know
2) What is liberal theology?
3) Tell me andre betteile perspective
4) What is gratitude journaling? Who do you think and why?
5) What is the ideology of al qaeda, islamic state?
What is muslim brotherhood and hamas relation: asked my opinions
6) Which podcasts have you listened last, tell me about it
(Again asked about a song which I didn’t know)
THE INTERVIEW ENDED
Saima Khan, AIR 165, CSE 2023, Offline Classroom Student of Foundation Batch 2019-20, Educrat IAS Academy – Journey
Your room is filled with books, like a cozy study space. You’ve got posters on the wall that remind you why you’re studying so hard, and inspirational sayings that keep you going. Every day you spend a lot of time studying, focusing really hard for months or even years. This is what it’s like to be a UPSC aspirant
Saima Khan, AIR 165, CSE 2023, Offline Classroom Student of Foundation Batch 2019-20, Educrat IAS Academy – Strategy
As the Educrat IAS Academy classes began, I started feeling more sure of myself. In the first class, we talked about the syllabus, which is like the ultimate guide for UPSC exams. Without it, studying can feel all over the place. If we don’t know what to study, how can we become experts?
Saima Khan, AIR 165, CSE 2023, Offline Classroom Student of Foundation Batch 2019-20, Educrat IAS Academy – Model Answers
At Educrat IAS. weekly targets were set, and over the course of 3 months, I appeared for 28 mock tests. Essays and ethical topics were also discussed at the academy. For example, we discussed an essay topic in class and shared our ideas. Then, the topic was broken down into different parts
Saima Khan, AIR 165, CSE 2023, Offline Classroom Student of Foundation Batch 2019-20, Educrat IAS Academy – Testimonial
Hello, I am Saima Khan from Kolkata. I joined Educrat IAS Academy in the year 2019 after my second attempt for UPSC CSE. After failing my first attempt, I considered moving to Delhi to prepare, but the thought of all the hassle put me off. That’s when I decided to search for a reliable study guide.
Educrat IAS provides India’s & Kolkata’s best Mentorship for preparation of all services under Civil Services Examination (CSE). We provide extensive and holistic preparation to a small batch of sincere & dedicated UPSC Civil Servant aspirants who aspire & dream to become a part of the coveted Civil Services.
