[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #15: Sujatha Chaturvedi Board, Civil engineering Optional, Haryana and Delhi Home State

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Date of Interview: 09/12/2025 (Afternoon, 1st one to go)
Board: Sujatha Chaturvedi mam
Optional: Civil engineering
Home State: Haryana and Delhi
Job: Central water commission
Mam ask questions in Hindi.
Hobbies: Section 7 nothing asked


Chairman

1. Is this your 1st interview (it was my 3rd)
2. ⁠Where are you lacking ?
3. ⁠How have your job helped shaping your personality?
4. ⁠You are adamant about comming into IAS. Our system is 75 years old. Is is relevant today ?
5. ⁠Should we replace IAS as district magistrate with mayor like Zohran Mamdani (long discussion)
6. ⁠How many UT with legislature?
7. ⁠What is role of legislature in UT ?
8. ⁠Why should we allow other people to buy land in Delhi ? Can Nagaland model be applied here ?
9. Which 3 states you will consider as developed and underdeveloped
10. Where is MP and Rajasthan?

Member 1

1. Mandate of your organisation
2. ⁠Works there
3. ⁠Role of states in water sector
4. Why is your organisation commission and not authority?
5. Why states cannot do design ? Why is your commission required ?
(Long discussion on it)

Member 2

1. Role of Rohtak and Jind in Indian independence contributions?
2. ⁠Sell me rohtak and jind from outside as investment perspective?
2. ⁠Like Article 370, what are special provisions in constitution for states ?
3. ⁠Said Article 371 (asked specific for it)
4. ⁠Status of Naga peace accords (said no)
5. ⁠What states are not connected with railway in North East ? (Said No)
6. ⁠He taunted by saying that you are like other Indians giving stepmotherly treatment
7. ⁠Tell me capital of all 7 states

Member 3

1. How have your meaning of Name shaped your personality?
2. ⁠As a civil engineer, what is slope stability and how can you provide engineering solutions for it?
3. ⁠Why BRICS is expanding is relevant in political economical and social factors

Member 4

1. Demand of grants ?
2. ⁠How budget is passed ?
3. ⁠Your organisation comes under which ministry?
4. ⁠How funds are passed in parliament from your department?



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