What is your interview experience and questions asked? Did they ask specific questions pertaining to your graduation subject/history?

I was quite nervous as I entered Dholpur House for the afternoon session of the interviews, got my documents verified and waited patiently with other candidates who were being interviewed by the same panel.

My interview experience, held on 11th March 2020, was pretty great. I was quite nervous as I entered Dholpur House for the afternoon session of the interviews, got my documents verified and waited patiently with other candidates who were being interviewed by the same panel. We chatted for a bit and my anxiety began dissipating. I was the second to go and found out that I was being interviewed by Prof. P. K. Joshi just as I got up to go for my interview.

I could feel my heartbeat thudding as I took each step towards the interview room. As I waited outside for about 5 minutes, I calmed myself down and then went in. After wishing all the panel members, I took my seat and the interview began.

Here are the questions that I was asked.

Chairman - 1. Where have you been living after your graduation?

2. What are the problems in ORN?

3. Any other problems you faced?

4. What is Aadhaar?

5. Can one's sensitive info be hacked?

6. Situational question regarding gas leak in district and what you will do?

M2 - 1. Why do students marks fall as they go higher up from school to college?

2. Problems of education?

3. New Education Policy draft? (answered partially)

4. Why didn't India industrialize along with European nations?

5. When in 1857, there was a revolt, three universities were opened at the same time. What is the connection? (couldn't answer, said I don't know sir)

M3 - 1. Trump visit and it's significance

2. Qualities that make you fit to be a civil servant.

3. You have done your graduation in history and your optional is also that. However, adm is becoming tech based, how will you face the challenge?

M4 - 1. What is Swach Bharat Abhiyaan?

2. Success or failure?

3. How to bring about behavioural change?

4. What if INA led by Bose had succeeded with German and Japanese help, what would India look like?

M5- 1. Reasons for suicide

2. A question on women empowerment

3. How will you improve law and order and promote culture in your district?

I might be forgetting some questions. I was able to answer all except the ones I've mentioned above. The board was cordial, smiled at me quite often and made me feel extremely comfortable. After the interview, I thanked them and left.