[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #116: Sanjay Verma Sir Board, Gujarat Home State

Date of Interview: 12 tha Jan morning (1st to go)
Board: Sanjay Verma Sir
Home State: Gujarat

DAF keywords: Fitness, Podcast of changemakers, Personal Development Books, Gujarat, NGO

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Chairman

: Greeted me with smile
1. How are you (you are opening batsman…I said Yes sir)
2. Tell me your favourite women batsman ( random)
3. What 3 qualities you look in your life partner or Begum? ( Everyone was smiling)
4. Why ambitious?
5. Agar aap se bhi jyada ambitious hui to?
6. Who are top 5 changemakers at global stage in January 2026 (Daf keyword) some counter questions
7. who are top status quiest ( not able to answer…. Chairman skip questions)
8. Now tell me if we remove Navsari district from map what can be it impact on India ? ( Parsi community contribution)

Member 1

( Asked too broad questions with 4-5 sub part  on AI)
9.Compare current development in AI with next decade scenario
10. What are its challenges
11. How it will help in  governance
12. Its impact across the spectrum ( For students , engineers , etc.)
13. How it will help to someone who dont have mobile or internet ( Kisan help desk in Village : farmer can talk in local language – customized ans in his language)
14. Indian approach to fitness like yoga etc. vs western approach like Gym.. its Advantages, Disadvantages ( counter by chairman sir in last)

Member 2

( Books, Leadership: DAF keywords)
15. Why personal development books?
16. Which books you have read last,uske bare mein kuch  bataye
17. Infrastructure committee ki leadership se kya seekha?
18. 3 qualities required in leader ( from your experience)

Member 3

19. NGOs role in viksit bharat ?
20. Current relations between NGOs and Government
21. Why government is not reaching to last mile ( que from my previous ans)
22. What will you do as DM if you are posted in interior backward area

Member 4

( lets talk about Gujarat)
23.tell me something about Lothal
24. Have you visited statue of unity ( unfortunately not yet )
25. What is GIFT city, why , what is current status , what roforms will you suggest ( all questions in one sentence)
2-3 questions not able to recall
**In last Chairman gave counter argument of one of my ans. I explained my context behind argument but also  agreed with sir…
Okk….your interview is over

Overall observation: Board was very cordial, everyone was smiling, asked too broad questions, all opinions no factual questions, Only from DAF

Thank you everyone
All the best