Mains over.Interview preparation-Cse 2018 must commence. Battle over. War still underway.

Skore

Ladies and gentlemen!

Now that mains 2018 are over. Everyone must have, during the last week, taken to something (whether treks, vacation, movies) that would have helped them de-stress themselves.

We believe that it’s time that we should seriously get down to prepare for interview. Albeit everybody’s DAF is different from others in one way or the other. But there are few things that many of us would share in common. Be it then optional subjects, graduation majors, or the home state. And in some instances-our sports, interests and hobbies as well.

So once we start getting engaged in discussions on such topics, we’d feel like returning back to the preparation mode. At our homes or otherwise, Some of us are already getting a sense as if exam process is completely over. And at the same time, I think I need not reiterate how important interview is.

Mains marks at 890 and interview score of 165 has landed him at 83. While score of 890 and 193 has landed another at rank 20 in 2017.

There is a perception amongst many and the syllabus also says so..that interview is a test of personality and not knowledge. But after facing the board once, I have realised knowledge of DAF reflects ur personality and know how. Also what’s knowledge for you, might be a trait of personality for the board. So u never know.

But at the same time, if u have thoroughly worked upon elements in your summary sheet of DAF and prepared probable questions. Trust me interview runs on expected lines.

So ladies and gentlemen, let’s get down and get ready for the ultimate and final battle round.

Skore

So let’s start with our interests. I write poems which was the sole hobby mentioned in my last interview.

One of the member had taken up questions pertaining to that which were:
1. What do you write about?

2. (My home state is j&k) so did u write anything on the situation prevailing in Kashmir?

He was the last one before chairman again took over and asked me to narrate a short poem which I have written. I had not expected that they would ask me for the same. But fortunately in one of the mocks, I was asked the same. And so I could manage the things in final interview. Phew!

This time, I have added my other interests in DAF- first, playing guitar. Second, of writing columns in newspapers.

About guitars. In my previous interview, I was the second one in my group for that session. The gentlemen before me had then mentioned his passion for guitars. And I remember only a single question which he was asked.

1. What are the different types of guitars?


So ladies and gentlemen chip in with the probable questions on these topics and also share ur details on which people sharing commonality can ponder upon.

Skore

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

tss

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

Thanks... But Summary sheet???

darshan

apart from knowledge part, what are the personality traits that they notice ?. Like the subtle things to take care of while interview is taking place. and approach of answering ?

shekhar_rk

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

Thanks @Skore for starting this thread.

Oathkeeper

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Sparrowjack

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

Thanks... But Summary sheet???

If you are asking what the summary sheet comprises of, its the very last section in one's DAF. U can check

diplomato

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

Nope.. chairman and also the members has complete DAF. Even I thought so that only chairman has it. But during my interview I saw the members having it too.. they were marking something in pencil..

Skore

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

Thanks... But Summary sheet???

It is the 9th and 10th page in your DAF.

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

Nope.. chairman and also the members has complete DAF. Even I thought so that only chairman has it. But during my interview I saw the members having it too.. they were marking something in pencil..

Now I won’t argue over this trivial matter. But I was told so,as I said, in my mocks by former panel members. Then the chairman of JKPSC who later went on to become a panel member in Upsc had also mentioned about it. And in the final interview, I had seen it very clearly what I have mentioned.

If they were marking anything with pencil, it must and must have been on the summary sheet.

Then I d say that other than summary sheet, only ur parents’ profession and income, no. of attempts and choice of services and cadre preference( which is now not included) is something additional in rest of ur DAF.

Skore

For the first timers, I d add that only the chairman possesses ur complete DAF form. The remaining 4 members have only the summary sheet with them.

Thanks @Skore for starting this thread.

Sir, it is for the benefit of all of us. We need to start early to finish the things on time and enter the board room with greater confidence backed by competence.