Facing the Last Hurdle
Interview is the final stage of the Civil Service Exam.
Candidates who got selected for the interview are
usually 2.2 times the vacancies notified.
The maximum marks for the interview is 275, a score over
200+ is considered as a high score. The entire process
of the interview plays a crucial role in deciding the
rank of the aspirants. The primary objective behind the
interview is to test the personality, which includes
decision making, logical thinking, analytical ability
of the candidate.
In broad terms, this is really an assessment of not only
his/her intellectual qualities but also social traits
and interest in the current affairs. Some of the
qualities like balance of judgment, leadership,
emotional intelligence are assessed by posing a
situation based questions to the candidate.
Early Bird gets the Worm:
For the interview, students should start their
preparations as early as possible without waiting for
the Civil Services Mains Exam Result.
Walk through your DAF:
Your Detailed Application Form speaks for you in front of
the board members when you are waiting for your turn
for the personality test.
Since they have no prior knowledge of the candidate, DAF
alone sets the tone for the personality test. The DAF
gives an insight about the candidate and hence paves a
way for questions from their side.
Positive Attitude:
Since there exist the extremes in the marking during the
interview process you can score 200+ within 5 minutes
and also 100 in one hour. It is clear that the time
taken has nothing to do with the marks scored by any
candidate. Traits such as confidence, humility,
optimism, integrity plays a great role in the
personality test.
Candidates should make sure that they stay positive
throughout the interview.
Dress Code:
Wearing a comfortable dress which will make and keep you
confident. Gents should wear a light coloured shirt and
dark pants, Saree/Chudidar is for ladies.
Gnanadhare Academy conducts an interview guidance programme,
which is comprehensive and includes Mock – interview
conducted by the Serving and Retired officers. It also
includes individual interactions to help the candidates who
are appearing for UPSC personality test.