[Official ] Interview Preparation 2021 - Ask Questions, Debates and Doubts, Hobbies, Home State

I am afraid that might not be the best way. Usually the silence that follows when you write, and you can only hear your pencil against the paper. It’s usually unnerving, if not scary. Those minutes.

When board asks puzzles, they let you have paper. In fact, offer you.

You don’t lose marks for asking paper, though. You look bad if after using the paper, you say something that is the same or lesser than what others are saying.

They don’t ask moves per se. Get a Daf analysis from forum or mocks from3-4 major institutes, you will get an idea. 

@Neyawn When is Forum interview prog starting?

Quietly, secretly we are doing it :)

In fact just got off with a bunch of six people , one of them was stuck in RBI office like me till like 9pm. Another was at his shop, and it was time for shop to be closed and he was on the street. Some regular group sessions :)

P.S. I do not provide academy program details here at all. Not one bit. Let us keep it like a community. High entry barriers for outsiders, and strong intra community bonds.

People preparing one of these states, please DM- Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

I have prepared a list of probable questions. We can collaborate to make an exhaustive list of questions.

Delhi government started free travel for elderly to Ayodhya Temple. Does it against principle of secularism, equality etc ?? What should be answer in interview?@Neyawn 

Whatever you say is right as long as it does not smack of your political ideology or biases. What is the official reason Delhi govt has?

Why dont you share here with all of us? Remove the private details :) 

We all can learn from you!

How Hot/Cold is it inside UPSC HQ?(if someone has given interview before)..

i ask because, in MAY month Heat of Delhi, wearing a Suit needs to be thought twice...some candidates wear a shirt and tie too. 

I think we can use the principled distance model of secularism to handle this question. A key facet of governance is satisfaction of the citizens. The government here intends to cater to the faith of its citizens. It does not associate itself with any specific religion while doing so.

The scheme assists the economically weaker senior citizens who are the residents of Delhi to visit a choice of their pilgrimage. It is a one-time facility only. The routes chosen under the scheme cover Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist sites as of now. Moreover, it does not lay down any specific religion-based criteria to undertake journey in any route.

We in MP have Mukhyamantri teerath darshan Yojana.

@Neyawn Are we allowed add a work experience, and change designation of working parents in daf 2? Or edit work related details given in daf 1?

That’s what the govt says. Perfectly valid. 

Adding to what@AzadHindFauz said, maybe you could mention:

1. Fundamental Rights do not function in silos but should be read as a whole. 

2. One’s religion is a part of one’s identity and the Indian Constitution recognises that. 

3. Article 21 guarantees the right to personal Liberty and Article 19 guarantees the right to freedom of expression. These rights are of extremely wide ambit and according to the SC’s interpretation, it allows for an escape from mere animal existence, and supports fulfilment of an individual’s purpose and potential in life. The Welfare State not only has the duty not to impinge upon these rights, but the active obligation to ensure maximum fulfilment of these rights in a meaningful manner. 

4. Therefore, if the State starts free travel to Ayodhya (especially for elderly), the same is justified unless it violates the equality clause in the Constitution.

5. The Equality clause does not mean blanket equality but unequal treatment for unequal people on a need-basis. 

6. Just because one section of the population is allowed a subsidy, another section from a different religion is not automatically entitled to a similar subsidy for their religious purposes. However, they stand on the same footing as regards whether they should be considered for a subsidy. That is the meaning of due process. 

7. In this case, subsidy has been offered to the elderly and that too, EWS. The same is not in violation of secularism in any sense of the word. Rather, it enables individual attainment under Article 21. 

8. Maybe you could also mention about subsidies given for religious travel for other religions as well. Eg:Haj Subsidy.