[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #41: Dr Ajay Kumar sir Board, PSIR Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 11/12/2025 ( forenoon, last to go )
Board: Dr Ajay Kumar sir
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Madhya Pradesh
Keywords: regional cinema, HRA, startup, PSIR, MP

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Chairman

1. Why civil services
2. Three good things the government is doing to ensure trust and three where more can be done?
3. Changing role of civil servants in past decades and future prospects?
4. How are the civil servants playing the role of Facilitators?

Member 1

1. Which type of regional cinema?
2. What is different about southern cinema?
3. How has Bollywood played a role in Hindi spread?
4. What are SHGs?
5. Suggest changes and relevance.

Member 2

1. Things that a person who doesn’t like you would say about you?
2. So you’re a likeable personality according to this?
3. To what extent do you help people?
4. Any recent examples?

Member 3

1. What is this FRESHONDOOR ( startup )?
2. Why did you close it?
3. India – Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina’s extradition and minority persecution.

Member 4

1. In providing public services how would your approach be different from a company’s CEO?
2. How would you organise a Kumbh mela as a dm?
3. What is public service to you, a lot many become RAJABABUs post clearing the exam?
4. What is one thing you fear the most?

Chairman Sir: Thank you

M2: What is this HRA you formed in school, which is based on the old one?
2-3 questions are missing; the rest are the same.
The interview was spontaneous and Pleasant.
Duration was approx. 32 minutes
Gave around 10-11 mocks, had only a few days to prepare.
Giving mocks helped me better my conversational skills.