[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #121: Bidyut Behari Swain Board, PSIR Optional,

Date of Interview: 13/1/2026
Board: Bidyut Behari Swain
Optional: PSIR
Home State: Gujarat
IPS, PSIR, Pickel Ball, Indian Cinema, Gujarat,
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Chairman

1. Asked me about are in training or not ? I said took EOL.
2. As I was working as copy evaluator in Karol Bagh: asked me about Waha ka mahol kya hai ? Bache kaise prepare karte hai ? Samasya kya hai ? Tumhe waha rehkar kuch benefit hua: fir sir khud hi keh rhe hai IPS mila to hua hi benefit

Member 1

1: so you are in police service then why to fight for IAS. Then he said have you been in LBASNAA, I explained those who are appearing in Exam are not allowed to go to LBASNAA and I took EOL ? He don’t know what’s it ! I explained simply. He is like aree kya kya badlav aa gaye hai abhi
2. Your optional is PSIR and you belonged to Gujarat: tell me why many Gujarati are coming to Civil Services ?
–> mentioned above rising higher education in Gujarat, Many Role Models and role of SPIPA
–> asked about what’s SPIPA
3. Where Gujarati are living outside India: said k USA, UK and Eastern Africa.
4. Gujarati Diaspora and USA
5. Gujarati linkage with UK: Gandhiji studied and Shyamji Krishna Verma was there- asked me about have you visit Sabarmati Ashram as yesterday PM Modi was there
6. Impacts of Trump on Gujarat: Mixed impacts on Diamonds, Textile and Petrochemical industries

Member 2

1) Pickle Ball was my hobby so asked me where it was started, why it is called pickle ball ? Why recently risen ? Difference between Tenis and Pickle ball
2) Second hobby was Watching Movies so asked me recently what have you watched and summery
3) tell me about impacts of Commercial Cinema on Nation Building: told 3 ways- Economically ‘ Soft power and Social Impacts
4) compare Dhurandhar and Pathan
5) today’s newspaper: Book published today by XYZ related to Nehruvian Non Alignment is same as Multi Alignment, then I said yes I read it and explained how both are same in principles but different in techniques

Member 3

1) Venezuela me india ka kya response tha ? I said strategic restraint and maturity shown by Indian diplomats.
2) as you mentioned that Remittances come in Gujarat, how’s status of FDI and FPI in India, exact status ..
3) Operation Sindoor : How India could deter, to how much ? Specifically detailing to which sectors in defence, weapons used in Ops Sindoor !
4) Tell me specifically about what India is doing wrt Defence, Space, Manufacturing etc

Member 4

1. What’s PLI ? What’s impacts as of now and problems ?
2. Don’t you think we have missed the bus by neglecting Manufacturing sector ? What’s are impacts on overall economy ?
3. What would you suggest ?
4. What’s Gujarat Model ?
5. Who is Your role model in your life to whom you look up to ? I said my father and she asked why
6. Do you know there is one village called Anand in Anand which have multiple banks in village ? Actually she was not sure what she is asking then said Anand in Kheda district etc.. I said I am aware about Madhavpur village in Kutch which is one of the richest village in the India .
Then sir started to explain why Madhavpur famous.. 2 mnts sir explained all members and then he said now you can go..