[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #125: Sanjay Verma sir Board, Tamil Nadu Home State,

Date of Interview: Friday Jan 16th 2026
Board: Sanjay Verma sir
Home State: Tamil Nadu
Hobby: Badminton
Forenoon

Key Daf details: Little flower school, biotech, historic fiction books, american health insurance sector ( work experience), badminton, kanchipuram, tamilnadu Industries

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Chairman

1. First time visiting delhi?how is Delhi? I think u south Indian people should protest for holding interview in Delhi only. What’s ur take on this? Chairman himself told that without pollution it is a beautiful city and I told very green City..he said yes yes..
2. Qns on my school name Little flower. Didn’t u feel bad about that name during your senior year. Little follow up on that
3. Ur fav historic fiction book and mention some important quote
4. Sometimes history gets interrupted in a bad way. What do u think is the bad interruption of any indian historical event

Member 1

1. Why tamil nadu is a industrial state and apart from literacy, what are the other reasons?
2. Even kerala have high literacy, but why tamil nadu dominates.
Little follow up on that and could not remember others qns

Member 2

1. Meaning of my name
2. Tn and srilankan war issue
3. Work experience related to the American health insurance sector. What can be introduced in the Indian insurance sector from American health insurance?
2 more qns could not remember

Member 3

1. Asked about comprehensive healthcare.
2. Is insurance synonyms with healthcare
3. India bangladesh issue. What issues and what can be done to improve the relationship.
4. How we can improve livelihood of kanchipuram weavers?few steps to be taken.

Member 4

1. Mention 3 ports of Tamil Nadu
2. Other name of Thoothukudi port
3. Why v o c name ?
4. Speciality Abt ennore port?
5. Important Maritime institute in tamil nadu
6. What tirupur is famous for and what Sivakasi is famous for?
7. Green crackers
8. Badminton as hobby. So asked about side boxes and back boxes. When they are away and in?

Overall cordial board… no grilling….