Monday, March 8, 2010

INTERVIEW FAQ

How should one prepare for the interview?
The UPSC interview is called the "Personality Test". While in the interview one exposes ones entire life conditioning one can still hone certain skills such as brevity as well as diplomacy. It helps to start developing an interview orientation from the very beginning of the preparation so that such traits become a comfortable part of your personality.
I have peculiar speech problem. I say the same word or letter repeatedly. It will hamper my chances in the Interview. Please advise.
First have a confidence in you. Talk before mirror and see how you are performing. Have a group of close friends and talk to them freely. Please avoid people, who criticize when you speak out. Welcome those who provide a healthy feedback. Still if you have a problem, please consult Speech Therapist. It is fully curable.
I have not done my 12th as I quit studying after 10std. now I have doing my Public Administration(B.A.) in open university system. Am I eligible to give Civil Services Exam. Will there be any problem in the Interview stage?
Yes. You are eligible to appear for the civil services exams. The UPSC Interview board has no preference towards to Regular students over the open University or Correspondent course students. Out of total 2300 marks which is taken for the final Ranking, 2000 marks are evaluated without seeing one's face. Don't feel hurt or carried away by other's remarks. Infact, the board may make different opinion ie Person has grown up from the roots and have the courage to appear for Civil Services and award good marks. Normally the board is unbiased and neutral. Just do hard work and extra hard work to achieve your goal.
I am a medical graduate. But have few problems in my bio-data because I have done twice class 11th and lost my mark sheet. Also I have 4 years gap for preparation of MBBS. Will all these factors affect my chances.
Not at all. In reality, out of 2300 marks, 2000 marks are evaluated without seeing anybody else face. Only 300 marks are there in the interview.
There are cases like you, who have done very well in the interview passed IAS successfully. So, don't worry about your past. Face the Interview confidently. Interview tests about your overall personality. Every human being has his / her ups and downs in life.
I have written my mains in sociology. In last attempts though I reached interview level, I could not make it due to low marks in sociology. This time, I want to know what is the highest one can hope to get in socio and generally what is the average score in sociology.
Normally, the marks are given to the candidates only. We have not made an attempt to give the detail. In our opinion, it varies from year to year and person to person. The person, who got good marks in one attempt, may go down in another attempt. It is due to many factors. To understand the reality, please go through the "SECRET OF SUCCESS" given in our website.

You need not compare others. First, you have to analyse your performance based on the exam. Why you have failed, what went wrong etc. Your way of presenting an answer has to be reviewed. Then only, one can give a proper guidance.
Can anyone choose different languages for mains & interview as for example mains in English & interview in Hindi?
No. one can take Hindi/ Indian languages as a medium for mains and appear in Interview in English/ the language written in mains. But a person can write main paper in English and cannot appear in interview in Indian language. He should appear in the interview in English only.
Is there any bribe required for CSE interview?
There are myths about civil services It is purely on the merit.
The civil services main examination contains 2300 marks. Out by which 2000 marks are awarded in the written paper without seeing the student's face. The last phase of 300 marks is only at the interview stage.
The board members are senior civil servants, professors, academicians and other experts from different field. The board contains five members headed by a chairman, who is the member of UPSC. The members / experts sit on the panel will test the persons Caliber, mentality, Suitability to the job. etc., the total personality of a person is tested by these experts by asking questions.
The candidates ability to handle the questions, analytical capacity, decision making ability in a given situation, leadership quality.etc., are tested.
So there is no doubt about the integrity of the board members.
Does smartness (physical appearance) matter in CSE? Do interview members count this?
It is not so. In reality, out of 2300 marks, 2000 mark is evaluated with out seeing anybody's face. The examination papers are evaluated by different professors/Lecturers. The Interview is only for 300 marks. The question asked is also to test a person's personality not beauty/smartness. This is to test individual's ability to answer a question, ability to handle a situation, decision making ability and more
Physical appearance is something hereditary and it is also influenced by race, climate and other socio economic factors The UPSC members are well learned/qualified persons with a greater degree of integrity and neutrality.
So, one's success is not decided by the Physical appearance. It is the personality, which we have mentioned above. So, face the exam with confidence and do hard work and extra hard work. That will bring success to you.

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