[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #132: Anuradha Prasad Board, Mathematics Optional, Rajasthan Home State

Date of Interview: 15/01/2026 (Forenoon)
Board: Anuradha Prasad ma’am
Optional: Mathematics
Home State: Rajasthan
Duration: 26 to 28 minutes

DAF Keywords: IIT Delhi, Jaipur, Civil Engineering, Mathematics Optional, Delhi Drainage, Solo Travelling, Trekking, Educator and Mentor, Other things from DAF not asked

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Chairman

1. Monologue about natural capital. What exactly is natural capital?
2. How do we assess the value of natural capital?
3. Why should natural capital be included in GDP? Methodology to adopt।
4. How can natural capital be protected and conserved?
5. As a policymaker, what would be your two focus areas for natural capital conservation?
6. What is the meaning of an educator and what was your?
7. Professors in IIT: were they friendly or not?
8. Were you friendly with any professor?
9. Where should one draw the boundary between students and professors?
10. Is poor teaching a reason for brain drain?
11. What can be done to stop brain drain at the university level?

Member 1

1. Is global terrorism increasing or decreasing?
2. What is the impact of global terrorism on India?
3. As a diplomat, African nations give you responsibility for parliament development. As a Civil Engineer, how would you design those buildings?
4. What is the role of Civil Engineering in diplomacy?
   (Rest I cannot remember)

Member 2

1. Monologue on drainage problems in India.
2. What are the major drainage system problems and their solutions?
3. As Delhi Jal Board Chief, which areas would you focus on with the current resources to improve Drainage situation of Delhi?
4. Monologue on terrorism increase then asked why reasons for terrorism are not highlighted in West Africa.
5. About the CPEC project: why is China focusing on CPEC?
6. What is the strategic importance of Gwadar for China?
7. What are the threats for India?
8. How can India provide leadership to the Global South?
9. Global South vs Global North: why does the Global North need the Global South?
10. Why are reforms in multilateral institutions not being happening, is it because of Global North?
11. As a diplomat, what can you do about this?
12. India wants to highlight Global South issues, but China is also doing the same. What can India do differently?

Member 3

1. Why solo travelling?
2. Your last visit was Sikkim. Where in Sikkim?
3. Why did you not visit North Sikkim?
4. What two differences did you observe between Sikkim and Jaipur?
5. Other places visited and where in Kolkata?
6. What did you like about Kolkata?
7. How can tourism be improved in Jaipur in your state?
8. Monologue about homestays. How was your homestay experience. How would you increase tourism in Jaipur?
9. Discussion on startups. Are startup valuations justified?
10. What problems are faced by startups in your college?
11. Why are Indian startups not doing well?
12. Are Indian startups a bubble?
13. What is the difference between a teacher and a mentor?
14. What do you consider yourself: a teacher or a mentor?

Member 4

1. Discussion started from coastal development because I mentioned beaches in solo travelling.
2. What are the principles of coastal development?
3. Monologue on CRZ norms.
4. What other rules and regulations exist related to coasts?
5. What are the reasons for coastal pollution and degradation?
6. As a Civil Engineer, what can you do to protect the coasts?
7. As a District Magistrate, how would you balance tourism and coastal protection?
8. What green measures can you adopt?
9. Discussion on tactical and strategic threats.
10. Tactical and strategic means for India to maintain short term and long term relations with Iran.

Chairman ma’am said..Your interview is over. You can leave now. All the best.

Cannot remember some questions.

Interview Transcripts (CSPT-2025):
My experience – The interview was fully opinion based, ideological, and situation based. I did not mention even a single point on IR in DAF but still more than 30 percent of the interview was around IR. Overall, the interview mainly revolved around IR, Environment, and Civil Engineering. No factual questions were asked. No questions from my mathematics optional. One thing I really liked was that the board was actively listening and cooperative. They did not interrupt me at any point. No poker faces. Didn’t counter my answers, but they wanted depth. So they kept continuing discussion based on what I was saying. I have given many mock interviews but not even a single mock touched 10 percent of the actual interview experience.

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