UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #3: Sheel Vardhan Board, Sociology Optional, Madhya Pradesh Home state

Date of Interview: 08/12/2025
Board: Sheel Vardhan sir
Graduation: Philosophy Hons
Optional: Sociology
Home State: Madhya Pradesh
Other keywords in daf – sustainable crafting, mental health, netball, journaling, sexual harassment

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come , please sit , be relaxed okay , have you taken breakfast , breakfast is most important meal , isn’t it ?
I smiled and said : right sir

Chairman

1- Beti bachao beti pdhao should be converted to beta padhao too …
2- extreme poverty status in India
3- Kerala : what model it followed to remove extreme poverty completely as it claimed recently ?

Member 1

1- philosophy in administration

Member 2

1- philosophy of development
2- intragenerational equity
3- Vedanta and Buddhism difference
4- western and eastern philosophy difference

Member 3

1- mental health issues – reasons in women
2- Malinowski theory of family
3- what should be done to avoid mental health issues
4- tribal population percentage in mp
5- sexual harassment issue in India

Member 4

1- Viksit Bharat objectives in budget
2- diff between fiscal deficit and revenue deficit
3- industrial development issues in mp
4- investment initiatives in mp
5- what is your new year resolution

Member 5

1- what is sustainable crafting ?
2- what kind of waste material you use
3- most appealing product you made
4- three fronts where mp has done well recently
5- Indore : cleanest city reasons ?

In the end , chairman said : Thankyou , your interview is over , it was a good interaction with you .

For first time interview candidates who didn’t get enough time to prepare : this was my second interview so i have experienced it twice i just want to share that please don’t panic if you haven’t done things well till now due to paucity of time , the boards are really cordial . Revise your daf well , and that too on basic things like issues in your home state , strengths , developments etc , prepare hobby , leadership well etc . Maintain composure and patience .