[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #77: Sheel Vardhan Board, Economics Optional, Rajasthan Home State

Date of Interview: 15/12/2025, Afternoon, Last person of the Day
Board: Sheel Vardhan Sir
Optional: Economics
Home State: Rajasthan
Hobby: Vipassana
DAF Keywords: Bharatpur, Dual Degree- Mining Engineer, ISM Dhanbad, MA Economics, Economics Optional, Tehsildar- Rajasthan, IES, Tennis, Vipassana, Public space Tidiness

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Chairman

1. You have mentioned Public space tidiness in your interests , What is your opinion on Swaccha Bharat – Is it successful ?
2. you are happy but not satisfied with the performance , what measures do you think should be taken to make this mission a full success?
3. Since you are an economist, tell me why rupee is falling?
4. Why FIIs are running away despite India being 4th largest and fastest growing ?
5. Do you think RBI should intervene?
6. Discussion on Tennis and its lack of wide adoption in india

Member 1

1. What is the current per capita income of india ?
2. How do you see rising when India be a developed India ?
Then discussion on that . I said for me Viksit bharat is beyond economics, it also includes Inclusive growth, Happiness , human development , sustainabilityetc
3, Rank of Indian in human development index ?
4. Rank of india in hunger index ?
5. We are giving ration to 80 crore people , still we are one of the lowest why ??

Member 2

1. You worked as tehsildar , what are your learnings?
Why is there corruption?
2. Do you think digital mission wrt land record is working on the ground ?
What are the lacunas ? And discussion on digital literacy and general literacy
3. How would you transform the work culture based on your learnings of 3 and half years ?
4. How your hobbies can help in administration?
5. How to navigate current global uncertainties ?

Member 3

1. Do you practice vipasaana meditation?
Who invented it? How it was reintroduced in India ?
Why the chasnala disaster happened ?
2. How will you try to resolve Jharia Fire if posted as DM Dhanbad?
3. Bharatpur is famous for?
4. Why Siberian crane visit Bharatpur not AGra , not Mathura?
5. Ways to improve Economic perspective of bharatpur?

Member 4

1. Where were you posted last? What are the challenges and prospects there ?
I said …illegal Mining was challenge there and it was a border district .
2. If you have to rate Bharatpur amongst all the districts of rajasthan. What rank will you give ?
3. SWOT analysis of Bharatpur, questions and counter questions on that.

Chair: Your interview is over.You can leave.