UPSC Interview transcripts

Name : Kunal Mishra
Board: Dr. Dinesh Dasa Sir
Date: 29th April, forenoon, interview started when everyone of afternoon session arrived, so had to wait for 4 hours in central hall.
Time of interview: 45 minutes


CHAIRMAN SIR:

1. Have we met before?
2. Why do you want to join civil services?
Sir stopped me in between and asked to not say anything which coaching institutes have made me to say, he said he wanted a true reason. Also, gave me water to drink. Then I said the same reason because it was a true one, but added one extra line to give him respect.
3. You are from bundelkhand, so tell me about forests of bundelkhand.
4. What type of forests are found in Himalayas?
5. What is tree line?
6. Tell me some environmental movements which have changed Indian forest policies and laws.
7. What changes were brought after chipko movement?
8. With increasing issues of climate change, do you think it is right time to transfer forest subject from concurrent list to union list.
9. Suppose you are PCCF in UP, how will you promote ecotourism? Also tell me what will be potential areas to promote it?
10. What percentage of India's area and UP's area is forest cover?
11. I have read that in UP, forest cover is something else, are you sure?( He was giving the data of forest and tree cover combined)
12. Have you visited any forest area?
13. UN has declared 2021-2030 as which decade?
14. What does ecosystem restoration means?

MEMBER 1(Female):

1. What are endemic species?
2. What makes species endemic?
3. Tell me some invasive species.
4. Tell me the one which is majorly prevalent in UP, MP, RJ
5. Why some people are preferring prosopis juliflora and some are averse to it?
6. How will you bring rural development and forest conservation together?
7. Give me a concrete initiative that you will take.

MEMBER 2:

1. Have you ever done trekking?
2. What is firozabad famous for?
3. Why glass making industry famous there?
4. How will you handle development vs tribal issue?
5. Which district of UP has highest forest cover? Where does it lie? Which district of MP borders it?
6. What is poetry recitation?

CHAIRMAN SIR:

1. Do you recite your own poems or someones else's?
2. Who is your favourite poet?
3. Which is your favourite poem?
4. Recite it( I drank water and then recited Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ji's poem, Jo beet gayi so baat gayi)

MEMBER 3:

1. What is metallurgical and materials engineering?
2. What is it's use in forestry?
3. What is UP's target of forest cover?
4. What is global warming?
5. How you as a forest officer can fight it?
6. What is community forest management?

MEMBER 2:

What is difference between community forest management and joint forest management?

CHAIRMAN SIR:

1. In how many phases elections are occurring?
2. In UP how many phases?
3. How many phases already happened?
4. Which part of UP have already faced elections?
5. Why low voter's turnout?
6. Should there be one nation one election?
7. Should election schedule have been two months long?
8. What would you have done if you were chief election commissioner?
9. What are advantages of one nation one election?

MEMBER 3:

Is it practically posible holding one nation one election?

MEMBER 2:

What you are telling has no relationship with holding one nation one election.

CHAIRMAN SIR:

"No, actually there is a relation in his point. I understood what he is saying".
Then he made the member understand about how my point was related to holding one nation one election in a practical manner.

Tell me what gives you happiness?

MEMBER 2:

Do you want to join politics?

CHAIRMAN:

1. Why youth is less attracted towards politcs?
2. Should there be a competitive exam for entering into politics?
3. What reforms should be there then to promote youth entering politics?
Your interview is over.

Last 15 minutes was a complete discussion on elections and ways to make it more democratic and effective.

Mocks: Samkalp and Vajiram

After this I started researching more about service and started preparing after graduation for it and It also aligns with my practice of minimalism and rural background so I can tackle the remote postings of the service.
What is Ecosystem ?
Sir It is biotic and abiotic components and their interaction with each other
What is Ecological Succession ?
I tried to speak but couldn’t frame a coherent answer so Stopped and Asked for a minute’s time and Then told that it is progressive replacement of one species by more fit species in a particular environment.
And This leads finally to ?
Climax Species
What are those ?
It is the most suitable species for a particular environment at that particular point of time.
Difference between WLS and NP ?
Sir Both are protected under WLPA,1972 and All rights are allowed in WLS unless prohibited explicitly and opposite is true in NP. NP are declared by CG/SG while WLS is declared by SG.
Difference between Zoo and Safari ?
Differs in Objectives - Zoo is created to protect the germplasm and for exotic animals and creating awareness about them in general public while Safari is to reduce the pressure on core area and create awareness about indigenous fauna. Also The enclosure is smaller in zoo and in safari they live in natural habitat.
What are Indicator Species ?
Species whose presence or absence indicates the good/bad health of ecosystem. For e.g. - Lichens are good health indicators

Member 2: (Rajasthan Related Questions)
What are the plants found in Rajasthan ?
Neem,Mango,Khejri,etc. - I told 6 to 8 plants with scientific names.
Scope of Forest Department and Its officers in Rajasthan ?
Afforestation and Reforestation to Increase the forest cover according to forest policy of rajasthan - 20% and Arresting Desertification by Sand Dune Stabilisation, Protecting Wildlife and Managing Human-Animal Conflict, Tiger Management,Enrichment Plantations  etc.
There is production of lac in rajasthan which is used in bangles and handicrafts so where is the centre for lac located in rajasthan ?
Sorry Sir I dont know .. I will read more about it.
One Animal Conservation Centre is there in Rajasthan ? Where is It ?
Sir Captive Breeding of GiB is done in Desert National Park… He interrupted and asked I am talking about animal ?... I said I dont know Sir .. I will read more about it.
Remote Sensing ? ( Couldn’t understand he is asking what is remote sensing or remote sensing centre ?)
Technique to measure properties of Remote object without physically touching it. ( didn’t ask next question and gave me pause) so I started telling Remote Sensing usage in Forestry - NTFP Mapping, Illegal Lopping Surveillance, Forest Health Monitoring,Forest Fire Alerts etc.

Member 3 :
You have caste name in your surname … Many castes are having their own bodies these days - Dalit Chamber of Commerce, Vishwakarma Association so The role of caste in society is increasing or decreasing ?
Sir In certain aspects of caste system it is weakening for example - Interdining due to restaurant culture and hereditary occupation due to modern industry but in certain other aspects it is increasing for example - Political Mobilisation and Vote Bank Politics
What about reservation ? Shall we abolish it ?
Sir It should definitely not be abolished but it should be better channelised and should be provided in a way that it reaches the most needy.
Shall we provide reservation based on caste or shall we put sole economic criteria ?
Sir as these caste groups were discriminated against as groups historical so there is a logic in providing it based on caste and not solely based on economic criteria but On top of social criteria - economic criteria can be used to filter people who have used the reservation system and make it reach to more needy people.
( I might have forgotten a few questions from last member)

Mocks : Statecraft Academy,Shankar IAS

Finally Interview is always way different than mocks but interaction with Vinod Jakhar Sir and Aknkita maam(Statecraft Academy) helped a lot.

IFoS PT-2024 (23 April 2024)
Suman Sharma Ma'am Board, First to go Forenoon
Duration : 25-30 Minutes

Name - John Wick
Home District and State - Alwar,Rajasthan
Graduation  - B.Tech. (ECE), MNNIT ALLAHABAD

DAF Keywords Relevant for Transcript -  Workshops on Ethical Hacking,Drone Making
Hobbies - Non-Fictional Books Reading, Watching Comedy TV Series,Badminton
Optionals - Forestry,Geology

I entered and wished ma’am and Sir respectively. They asked me to sit down. They were sitting very close to me.

Chairwoman :
As You are from communications background so tell me some communication cables were disrupted recently.. As I replied Yes Ma’am.. She asked what are those ?
Underwater Sea Cables for Internet Connectivity were disrupted by Houthi Attacks
Exactly How many cables were disrupted and How many total Cables are there ?
Sorry Maam. I am not aware about the exact no. I will read more About it.
In Red Sea Disruption Many Western countries are conducting operations for Maritime safety.. Tell The Mission Names and Which country launched them ?
Sorry Maam I am not able to recall the exact mission names but US and UK both have launched operations in the area.
Are these operations by US and UK joined by european countries ? If yes then which countries joined and which didn't ?
Maam I am not aware about exact country names and As far As I remember few countries have joined the above operations while few are thinking of launching independent operations.
What is India doing ?
Maam India launched anti-piracy operations and is protecting its maritime interests as well as implementing International Law.
Which Operation was launched by India ?
Sorry Maam I dont know exact name of the operation
You have Badminton as Hobby so tell me can we play Badminton on Moon ?
Maam As Moon have 1/6th gravity of earth the shuttle will go far higher and will take long time to come back so it will difficult to play for these reasons
Can we play Badminton in Space ?
Maam In Space there is no gravity so if we hit a shuttle it will keep floating in that direction infinitely so until we hit back shuttle it will never come back so it is near to impossible to play badminton in space.
Which Shuttle stays in Air for More Time Nylon or Feather ?
I told it depends maam as nylon had different versions like green made for cold environments and red for warm environments but generally feather shuttles stay for more time in air and has better drag compared to Nylon.
Recently there was a SC judgement on Fundamental Rights .. what is it ?
I told maam it was MK Ranjit Singh Case for GiB Protection and laying underground lines for protection in Which SC declared people have FR under Article 21 to be protected against the impacts of Climate Change.
You know about Bitcoin ?... actually cryptocurrency in general.. The prices are decreasing these days again why ?
Maam The last news I read the prices were going up due to Bitcoin Halving where out of 21 million BTC only 2 million BTC are remaining to be Mined and it becomes exponentially difficult to mine next bitcoin so people are feeling that there will be scarcity of BTC…
She asked why they crashed after initial skyrocketing ?
I told maam initially they increased due to people feeling that they will replace legal tender but when major economies didnt declare them as legal tender they crashed.
What is India’s Stand in this ?
Maam Initially RBI Banned but SC lifted the ban on grounds of violations of  Article 19(1)(f)- right to profession and proportionality grounds but then Govt. brought a bill to ban cryptocurrencies but I am not aware about the exact status of passing of that bill.

Member 1: (Environment Questions)
You are from ECE Background .. Why do you want to come to IFoS ?
When I was doing graduation.. I had an interaction with DFO(Wildlife),Sariska NP and He told about his innovation for water hole maintenance and Rainwater Harvesting in Sariska NP..

Board : DINESH DASA SIR
DATE: 29.04.2024

CHAIRMAN:
1.Have you appeared in the civil service interview? Who is the chairman? What's the result?
2. Then gentlemen, why ifos?
3.Aeronautical engineering to forest Service. Tell me the journey.
4.Tamilnadu recent initiative against invasive species .
5.List some invasive plant species.
6.Mining and industrial development vs forest conservation. As a forest officer. What's your approach?

Member 1:

1.Why does Tamilnadu have such a healthy elephant population?
2.But then why does human wildlife conflict occur?
3.Tell me some technological solutions to counter such conflict?
4.what is a bee diverter? Is it effective solution?
5. How does rural banking help in biodiversity conservation?
6.What is NAPCC? Is there state action plans to counter climate change?

Member 2:

1.Which is the most difficult trek you had?
2.what kind of movies you watch?
3.Tell me what lesson you learnt from sherni and 12th fail movie?
4.Convince me trekking is a good hobby. What you will get from trekking?
5.what is the purpose of forest rights act 2006?
6.what is the cut off date in FRA 2006?
7.Giving rights to communities is detrimental to forest conservation. What's your view?

Member 3:
1.How many ramsar sites are in tamilnadu?
2. Largest mangroves in India. What's so special in that ecosystem?
3.tell me mangroves of tamilnadu.
4.tell me some applications of aeronautical engineering in forestry.
5.What is the problem in FRA 2006? Why so many claims are rejected? People are still protesting.
6.You told about the coexistence and role of tribals in forest conservation. Give me an example of tribes in conservation of forest ecosystem.
7.tell me some tribes of tamilnadu.

Cordial board. No counter questions. They also explain some questions which I not answered well.

Name: Panthera Leo
Chairman: Ms.Preeti Sudan
Date -29/4/2024

Key words: foreign affairs, eco club, mechanical engineering.

Chairman:

1. What are you doing these days?
2. How will you use mechanical engineering in forestry?
3. What is climate change and its impact?

Member 1:
1. What is mangrove and where it is found?
3. Difference between mangrove and estuaries?
4. What is your opinion  about displacement of tribals?
5. Why do wildlife and human conflict occur?

Member 2:

1. What is eco club?what you do in it?
2. Why you involving local people?
Few more questions not able to recollect

Member 3:

1. What is sintering?
2. Advantage of sintering?
3. Has NAM become irrlevant?
4. Is the current world order  unipolar or multi polar ?

Thank you. Your interview is over.You can leave.

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?

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!

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.

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
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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 😊

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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).