[UPSC Interview 2024] – Transcript #2: Sanjay Verma Board, Mathematics Optional, Telangana Home State

Date and Session of Interview: 25/03/2025 FN
Board: Sanjay Verma sir
Home State: Telangana
Optional: Maths
College (UG/PG) – IITB
Educational background: BTech
Profession/Work Profile – Goldman Sachs(9months) 9.Projects mentioned(if any) – Digital image processing(not asked), Smart irrigation project
Hobbies: Writing screenplays for short films

IFS 1st preference

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Chairman

1) Why did you leave Goldman?
2) Hobby of screenplays, who are writing the screenplay of India?
3) Aren’t private sector writing it?
4) What we are doing differently in last 10years that was not done before?
5) What are your primary sources for IR?
6)Any think tanks?

Member 1

1) Importance of number 2025?(did not know)
2) Studied Sanskrit(any poets?) (did not know)
3) Full sloka of vasudhaiva kutumbakam (don’t know)
4) India sending workers to Israel etc (opinion?)
5) Irrigation project – Schemes by jal shakthi ministry?
6) Freebies opinion
7) No conflict of interest between developed nation and freebies? International image due to this?

Member 2

1) You are a techie and worked in finance? Did you do any course(No, worked in a math quant role)
2) What is pump priming?
3) What is happy harmones?
4) Mutual funds vs stocks?
5) Cancel culture?(Is it across board or specific political ideologies?)
6)Telangana, Ap performance after bifurcation? (Good or Bad?)

Member 3

1) Do you know RAND? (Don’t know, he said ‘as you are interested in IR, I thought you would know)
2) Russia Ukraine peace will happen? When? What do you think will happen? Why late? Mentioned shuttle diplomacy, is it good?
3) Even though wars are not being conclusive in recent times, why wars are happening?
4) Is the leader or the state institutions responsible for wars?
5) Who said ‘we should take the krishna way’?(Dont know)
6) What do you understand by it?(Mentioned mediation) (Is that the meaning? Said it is my understanding, I’ll read about it sir)
7) Returning to Mam’s qsn on sending people to israel, what happened with them? ( Will read about it )

Member 3

1) Recently an Indian shortfilm nominated for oscar? What is it and what is it about?
2) Will Uk rejoin EU? ( mentioned opposition to EU in europe itself, asked for examples)
3) Will EU disintegrate?
4) Who are the haqqanis? Whats the news about them? Should India engage with them?

Chairperson:
Thank you, your interview is over.

Utility of Mocks or O2O (if any)
Around 8-9 mocks, one-on-one with Khan sir, Mahesh Bhagawat sir, Satyam sir.

Felt the board members expected more from me and a person mentioned I expected you’d know. Chairperson was trying to focus and trying to control his yawns. Overall experience was average. Not good not bad.