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IAS Interview 2021 Dates: The Commission has notified that UPSC Interview 2021 will take place between 5th April and 26th May 2022.
1823 candidates who have cleared UPSC Mains this year have to present themselves before the UPSC panel during the personality test.
The Civil Services Interview 2021 will take place in two time slots:
This article will provide you with the salient points of IAS Interview 2021, IAS Interview Questions, the process of personality test and the UPSC Interview Strategy.
The final stage of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Exam is the IAS interview or the UPSC Personality Test.
Unlike the requirement to produce a four-day-old negative RTPCR report mandatorily during the 2020 IAS Interview; this year candidates are not asked to bring a negative RTPCR report. Meanwhile, the commission has offered to reimburse the lowest ‘to and fro airfare’ to the candidates who will attend the UPSC PT.
Candidates can download the latest UPSC notice regarding the CSE Interview.
Important Points:
UPSC – IAS Interview Details |
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Venue: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069 |
Timing: Two sessions per day ( Forenoon session 9:00 AM onwards, Afternoon session 1:00 PM onwards). It will be mentioned on the candidate’s call letter. |
Dress Code: Basic formals suffice (dark trousers with a light-coloured plain shirt for men and saris or ‘churidar’ for women) |
Maximum Marks: 275 (it seems less when compared to Mains but scoring high marks here can be the path to one’s service/cadre of choice). |
Vacancies: 796 (as per UPSC 2020 notification) |
The questions in the IAS Interview are more like a discussion between the UPSC board and the aspirant. Generally, an IAS interview lasts for about 20 minutes and aspirants face interview questions that cover a broad range of topics. Facing the UPSC IAS interview panel is a daunting task but armed with facts and information, a candidate with confidence and appropriate soft skills can surely ace the interview.
Aspirants can read below the first-hand account of the UPSC IAS Interview experience:
So, candidates usually reach the venue around 8:45 AM for the forenoon session. After the formalities, the first candidate to appear before the panel will be called around 10:15 AM. Depending on one’s sequence number, one can estimate the waiting period. Hence, it is essential that you don’t arrive on an empty stomach or sleep-deprived.
Tackling the actual UPSC interview is a completely different challenge. It’s a unique experience for everyone, even for experienced candidates but there are some essential things that candidates need to inculcate before they face the panel.
Broadly speaking, a polite, humble candidate who is calm and confident has the best chance to score high marks irrespective of the panel chairperson, the medium of the interview and the number of questions answered.
The UPSC interview questions test the candidates’ mental acuity, general awareness, social etiquette, and overall personality. The questions in the IAS interview are not meant to solely ascertain the theoretical knowledge so instead of mugging up, candidates should focus on their soft skills.
The IAS interview questions faced by Civil Service aspirants follow a similar pattern. Let’s look at a few of the broad categories of questions in the IAS interview and how candidates can prepare for them.
IAS interview question on Introduction
To answers questions related to self-introduction in the IAS interview, which are open-ended and straightforward, aspirants should prepare 30-40 second coherent responses. These questions are merely setting a baseline i.e. the eminent UPSC board will use the information you give to ask follow-up questions.
IAS interview questions on Education
The basic educational qualification for the UPSC CSE exam is graduation. The questions in the IAS interview may be oriented towards your graduation subject or the latest trends in the same. However, if you don’t know the answer to a particular question then trying to bluff your way out is not advised. It’s better to be humble and truthful.
IAS Interview questions on Current Affairs
Reading newspapers and following the daily news is important from the UPSC IAS Interview perspective as well. The IAS interview questions can refer to the latest news topics. Try to avoid giving one-dimensional opinion/information unless the question is relatively straightforward. (for e.g., What does the term ‘Petrodollars’ mean?)
IAS interview questions on Work profile
Be prepared to answer questions about any gaps in your work history and how your previous experience is going to help in your career as an administrator.
IAS interview questions on Optional Subject
Also, you might face some questions in IAS interview related to topics/theory/contemporary issues based on your optional subject.
IAS interview questions on Hobbies
Here, the nature of questions varies depending on the hobbies you have listed in your DAF. For those who have listed sports as a hobby, the Panel has asked questions on famous sports persons or/and latest results. A few candidates have also been asked to sing during the interview process.
The purpose of the questions in the IAS interview is to check a candidate’s suitability to live in administration. It is not at all mandatory that one has to answer all the questions to get good marks in the UPSC Personality Test. Often, it is not about whether you know the precise answer to the question but how you actually come across as an individual when put under some pressure.
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