[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #18: Sanjay Verma Board, badminton, marathon Hobbies

Date of Interview: 09/12/2025
Board: Sanjay Verma sir
Hobbies: badminton, marathon
DAF keywords – Electrical, Kota, Maths, Internal Security, Foreign languages, teaching students, volunteering with NGO, badminton, marathon, taekwondo, kvpy, research award, student mentor

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Chairman

○ Hot tea is being served would you like to have one
○ You have written learning about foreign languages so in which languages are you familiar with
○ Sir said, okay let’s leave this, wikipedia se 2 pg padh liye honge (don’t mind it it may be just to test your reaction)
○ Compare T20 and Swiggy
○ Who faces the burden
○ The traffic situation hampers because they move wrong side on the road due to time constraints. What do you think?
○ They are being given tips and players have a choice to play or not
○ Tell me 3 unique things about China which normal people may not know
§ CPEC corridor
§ Artificial Sun (praised after listening this)

Member 1

○ Which countries would survive in a world war and nuclear weapons are used (I said island nations and Chairman said good)
○ Which countries are Indians present apart from US, UK, etc
○ How are they present there
○ Do you know about indentured labourers
○ Do you know or just guessing
○ So if Indians are living in Fiji so why did they not come back
○ Did they serve a contract

Member 2

○ Consider a situation where you have recently joined as DM. CM has just inaugurated the pharma industry but people there are approaching you about harmful waste being disposed and envtal concerns. What would you do
○ If the industry people are powerful then what would you do
○ But CM himself has himself inaugurated
○ A situation where tribals live but no proper health facilities and doctors are not willing to go. How would you convince them
○ She said due to lack of education and such opportunities they are not going what would you do

Member 3

○ Do you know Henry Kissinger. He said that it is better to be enemy of US than to be a friend. Do you think this makes sense?
○ Importance of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands
§ Strategic – Malacca strait
§ Airbase
○ Tell me continuing with tribal regions that isn’t this contradictory that on one hand we have to preserve tribal culture and also to provide then proper education
○ Will it be right to have them come in such places with the type of clothes they wear
○ Is modernity same as westernisation

Member 4

○ You have done jee preparation from Kota – there are a lot of suicides so what can be done
○ What about formative years of schooling when such mindset is developed
○ How would you teach values to children
○ How would you teach them about failure and success in life
§ Role models and inspirational journeys of people
§ She said sports helps you experience failure and then you learn from your mistakes
• Chairman said your interview is over. I thanked all the members