This document provides tips for preparing for and excelling in the interview round of the UPSC civil services examination. It discusses the qualities that are evaluated during the personality test, such as reasoning ability, awareness of current issues, strength of argument, appreciation of different perspectives, and personal attributes relevant to interacting with others. It provides examples of common questions asked and advises on how to present yourself during the interview, including maintaining eye contact, giving concise answers, admitting mistakes, and thanking the interviewers. It also recommends preparing for the interview through group discussions, self-reflection, framing your own questions to practice answering, and conducting mock interviews. Thorough preparation of both optional subjects and graduation-level materials is emphasized.

1. Ultimate Guide to Get Through The UPSC
Interview Round

2. Every aspirant prepares themselves so rigorously to get
through the interview.

3. But when they fail to do so, they feel like they don't have the
ability to pluck the apple after trying so hard to reach the tree.

4. Here are a few reliable ways that will help you to
prepare well for your personal interview.

5. Judgments of the Personality Test Round
Following are the qualities to be tested in this
round

6. :- How capable you are in reasoning.

7. :- The level of your awareness about the social, economic,
political and other issues going on around you.

8. :- How strong you are in argument
and narrative.

9. :- Your appreciation approaches for different points of view.

10. :- Your expression clarity.

11. :- The level or depth of interests.

12. :- Your personal attributes relevant to your
interaction with others.

13. :- How suitable you are to be an administrator.

14. :- Your intellectual level,
judgment capacity,
alertness will be judged.

15. :- The human qualities like honesty, integrity, and leadership
quality will be scanned too.

16. Questions asked
Contemporary issues and current affairs at
domestic or international level.

17. :- Why do you opt for being a civil servant and your choice of
services?

18. :- Questions about your educational institutions, your
educational qualification and your subjects.

19. :- How you are going to use your educational qualification or
your achievements in your stream subjects in rendering civil
services.

20. :- You would be given an instance of some misshapen like a
bomb blast in your town and asked what you would do about
that.

21. :- Do you remember the form that you had filled and submitted
to the UPSC? Yes…that form! You may be thrown questions from
that form too as per what you have filled in it.

22. :- You can be asked to relate famous
personalities to your name or someone
having same name or surname.

23. :- Questions related to the city you belong to and some puzzles

24. In the Interview Hall
:- No need of using any technical Jargon. Still, if the interviewer
insists on the technical field then you may use some technical
terms.

25. :- Give a brief introduction and arrive straight
at the point.

26. :- Have a cheerful face although in between
you can swap to a serious one but not
throughout the interview.

27. :- Don’t make an expression of being
sorry and don’t use the
conversational clichés like ‘of
course’, ‘as you know’, ‘obviously’,
‘indeed’, ‘that’s correct’, etc.

28. :- Never bluff rather be honest while answering the questions
and You must just smile even though the board laughs at any
instance. This will reflect the depth of your personality.

29. :- Listen patiently and maintain a proper eye contact with all the
board members and defend your answers fairly and logically
with due respect to the board.

30. :- Never throw your hands around or shake your head while
speaking or as a gesture and listen patiently and maintain a
proper eye contact with all the board members.

31. :- Don’t sit stiff on the chair rather sit in a good relaxed posture
with your hands, not on the table.

32. :- Don’t prolong your answers too long. Listen to them carefully
and think for a few seconds before you speak out your part.

33. :- Don’t evaluate your performance while in the interview room
or don’t think much about the mistakes that you have done
already.

34. :- Use common sense sometimes to reply certain questions and
Say less and convey more.

35. :- Accept your mistakes boldly and politely.

36. :- Before leaving, politely say ‘thank you sir/mam’ to the
chairperson and nod your head at the other members.

37. Preparation before Interview
Prepare for the interview in groups. Have group
discussions and share your views.

38. Although, personality is something natural and a lifetime asset
but shaping it would help a lot before the interview. Start doing
that well ahead.

39. Peep into your inner self and get to know you much well. Get
aware of every bit about yourself.

40. While preparing for the
interview you need not block
your mind with lots of facts
but you must build your
ability to analyze or examine
an issue efficiently.

41. Frame your own questions and answer them as you are going to
do in the interview room. This will strengthen your confidence
and polish your replies.

42. Go through various reputed newspapers and magazines. Have a
discussion about those facts with your friends. Get to know the
points of your lacking and patch it up.

43. Attend mock interviews and refine your communication skills.

44. Have a deep knowledge regarding your optional subject and go
through current happenings relevant to your optional subject.

45. Whether you are a postgraduate or graduate, get thorough with
your graduation books.

46. Make your preparations well ahead to avoid any sort of
unwanted scenario.

47. THANK YOU
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