[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #22: Sheel Vardhan sir Board,

Date of Interview: 10th December 2025 (FN)
Board: Sheel Vardhan sir
Duration: 28 minutes

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Chairman

• Unique grey tie and suit,looking nice unlike blue ones.
• Congratulations for coming for 3rd consecutive interview
• Discussion on Hegel and old age and wisdom
•What is your philosophy of life
• Tell me one incident where you’ve applied it and follow up questions on that
• Discussion on Rubik cube( given a problem also)

Member 1

Why do we use RCC in construction so much
• Ratio of proportion of elements in RCC
• Usage of M30 concrete
• Design a high rise tower
• Parameters for its foundation
• Difference between Ontology, Epistemology and axiology and follow up questions

Member 2

INSPIRE scholarship
• Application of philosophy in administration and follow up questions, long discussion
• Sustainable development
• Soft power and follow up questions

Member 3

• Explain Vedanta in one sentence
• 1893 speech on Swami Vivekanand and follow up
• Name one desirable and undesirable quality in a civil servant

Member 4

• Difference in living between Cantonment and urban space life style
• What advice on physical activity you’ll give to someone of your age (29)
• What do you do for physical activities

Not able to recall few questions

Chairperson said: Thank you, your interview is over

What were your lessons from organising a cricket tournament for visually impaired women ?