[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #59: Sujata Chaturvedi ma’am Board, PSIR Optional,

Date of Interview: 17 December Afternoon(3rd Interview)
Board: Sujata Chaturvedi ma’am (Chairperson read the DAF for all the members)
Optional: PSIR
Keywords from DAF: Calisthenics, 10 m Air Pistol, CISF Assistant Commandant, PSIR, XYZ Charitable Foundation (Coordinator)
Others: Not relevant

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Chairman

1. About CISF — Why did you resign? (Which service you got in CSE 2023)
2. What is calisthenics?
3. How did you learn about it?
4. Do you practice it daily? Did you do it before coming here?
5. You are into fitness — what are lifestyle diseases?
6. Role of a balanced diet.
7. How can lifestyle diseases be prevented?
8. Should we have no stress at all?
9. Are you stressed right now?
10. How do you manage stress?
11. Are you happy? When do you feel happy?

Member 1

1. Your view on IPS officers being posted in CAPFs.
2. You lead XYZ Charitable Foundation — what work did you do there?
(1–2 more questions; unable to recall)

Member 2

1. Name the agreements signed with Pakistan.
2. Why are relations not cordial even after so many agreements?
3. Defend the statement: “We should have gun rights.”
(Smiled after the answer)

Member 3

1. Role model apart from personal life.
2. Political leader you admire.
3. Discussion on Modi and Nehru.
→ Chairperson intervened and stopped further ideological/political questioning.
4. What is motivation?
5. Hygiene factors in motivation.
6. Are promotions and perks motivating factors for you?
7. IPS officers meeting with Maoist members who surrendered, is it right?

Member 3

1. You mentioned personal diplomacy of PM Modi — explain it.
2. US tariffs imposed by Trump on India — failure of personal diplomacy?
3. Why were tariffs imposed on India?
4. India buying oil from Russia — isn’t it funding the war?
5. Are the tariffs justified?
6. Should the UN be abolished?
7. What UN is even doing?

Thanks a lot sir for your guidance. Very grateful for your time and words of wisdom. board, poker face by chairperson, more of a cross questioning and discussion based rather factual, members smiled at lot of instances