[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #70: Dinesh Dasa Board, PSIR Optional, Uttar Pradesh Home State, Cricket

Date of Interview: 17/12/2025
Board: Dinesh Dasa
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Uttar Pradesh
Time: 28-30 mins
Session: Morning
Key DAF Details: Cricket, JNU, PSIR, Cooking, UP, Delhi, Kanpur, Pet lover, Agriculture, PSIR, Economics, Geography.

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Chairman

Hello KL, how are you ? Can we take your Interview in Hindi?
I replied “sure sir”. Then all interview went in “Hinglish”.
1.What did you learn in JNU?
2.What 3 things will you do in JNU if you’ll be elected as VC with full powers?
3.Why US in building so many aircrafts in the time of air warfare?

Member 1

1.You had economics in graduation, is work from home fine in India?
2.What will you do to promote FDI in India??
2-3 more questions but I can’t recall

Member 2

(lady member, thoda gusse me lg rhi thi).We will talk on urban housing
1.why many houses are locked and many are houseless in same city?
2.what will you do?
3.why laws support tenants?
4.Do you know about the laws related to tenants in India?

Member 3

(looked dangerous but I think he was testing my patience. I was smiling constantly)
1.What is Power?
2.Why Kanpur is called Manchester of the East?
3.Tell me about French revolution. It’s year. It’s leaders, causes and impacts on India.

Member 4

(It seemed he was from UP)
1.Which all industries are located in Kanpur??
2.Why still river pollution in Kanpur?
3.What steps will you take to promote cleanliness of Ganga??
4.Why “Beehads” are located just 50 kms away from Kanpur but not in Kanpur??