[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #103: Sheel Vardhan Board, Sociology Optional, Andhra Pradesh Home State

Date of Interview: 06/01/2026
Board: Sheel Vardhan sir
Optional: Sociology
Home State: Andhra Pradesh

Key daf details: dogs, IIT, IRMS, strength training, sociology, AP

Mocks: did not get MOCKED anywhere. Do it according to your risk appetite

Overall : this is my 2nd interview in less than 11 months. Unlike the previous board, sheelvardhan sir board goes complete daf based. The chairman is quite interesting guy in terms of framing question. Be ready for shockers on the spot. They like unique answers is what I observed when a gave a odd answer to a casual question. The others went factual. Overall give your best with no expectations. I wish you all good luck!! 🙂

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Chairman

1 Did you have dogs? What was its name? what breed was it ?
2 The more I think like a man the more I like dogs .. What do you understand ?
3 I had a conversation with a monkey, it said you humans are foolish to provide such shelter to dogs. What do you think?
4 Every dog has its day. What do you understand?
5 Is pakistan a fox ? How do you see their relation with america?
6 What would happen if malacca strait is closed?
7 Have you ever tried seeing the india map inverted? What will happen if india map becomes inverted?

Member 2

1 What are the major civil engineering infra challenges we face?
2 What steps is the govt taking to address these?
3 Types of PPP
4 Is PPP being used in social sector projects too?

Member 3

1 SC order on stray dogs. It gave 2 orders. What was it?
2 What is your favorite construction?
3 When will mumbai ahd railway corridor be completed ?
4 Who is funding it ?
5 How is railways handling with such heavy load running on tracks?

Member 4

1 Meaning of your name ?
2 Do you know the sports person we have on your name ?
3 Covering dogs with sweaters? Your opinion?
4 Which dog breed is the best?
5 Which breed would you recommend me for house purpose?
6 DO you think dogs take after their owner’s personality?
7 In india we usually we import dogs, how are they accommodating themselves here ? Do you think that sweaters we make them wear here in delhi is actually required?
8 Have you heard of the malacca dilemma?
9 Who is facing it ?
10 What are the 2 ways in which china is trying to avoid malacaa dilemma ?
11 Who gave the term indo pacific?
12 Have you heard of istamus of kra ?

Member 5

1 Have you been to sri city ?
2 Have you been to srihari kota ?
3 After whose name was it named?
4 You said brihadeswara temple.. Do you know other temple that was destryoed?
5 Who invaded it ?
6 When was it repaired?
7 Contraversy after independence when somnath temple inaugration was being done?
8 Who was the president at that time?
9 Did he attend the inauguration
10 Have you been to any other place apart from andhra and TN. I said kerala, karntaka, HP. Where in himachal pradesh? Shimla. Do you know about the significance of shimla? (summer captial of british)