Interview

Documents to be submitted for IAS Interview

Following Documents to be submitted at the time of PT Board for Civil Services (Main) Examination 2016 

• SC/ST Certificate Proforma, OBC Certificate Proforma, Undertaking, Physically Handicapped Certificate Proforma, Proforma of Halling form Certificate
• Questionnaire, Attestation Form, TA Form

The Candidates are requested to have the following documents before they leave for the interview.

I. Filling of the Questionnaire: The seven page questionnaire is required for the research and analysis section of UPSC and is used for assessing background information of the candidate appearing for the personality test/interview. The Questionnaire is divided into several sections.

1. Background of the Candidate.
2. Employment status
3. Previous Civil Services attempts
4. Competitive exams cleared
5. Reasons for interest in Civil Services
6. Education particulars
7. Background of Parents/Guardian
8. Source of information for Civil Services 
9. Coaching attended
10. Optional subject chosen. This questioner has be duly filled and submitted at the time of the interview.

II. Attestation Form: The attestation form has to be filled with required details including residence,nationality education etc and is to be signed by a Gazetted officer before being submitted at the time of the interview.

The Questionnaire, Attestation Form and TA Form are available at the UPSC official website. If you have applied under SC or ST or OBC, or Physically Handicapped category then fill in and submit the respective certificate. The certificate is separately available for print out at the UPSC site- www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC Personality Test

The Kothari committee of the UPSC, has listed the qualities that should be rated in the interview as, "clarity of expression, grasp of narrative and argument, reasoning ability, appreciation of different points of view awareness and concern for socio-economic problems, ranges and depth of interests and personal attributes relevant to interaction with people."

The Interview for the civil services examination also know as the Personality Test is exactly that. It is aimed at assessing the candidate's personality, whether he is suitable to be a competent administrator or not. The candidate is tested not only for his/her intelligence but also for his/her overall personality development, his/her attentiveness, balance of judgement and qualities of honesty, integrity and leadership. Therefore preparation for the interview requires proper planning.

The selectors look out for some attributes in the candidate and decide whether he/she is suited for a career in civil services or not. For this the candidate should have a positive attitude, should have an alert mind with quick reflexes, should be free from any sort of prejudice, should be good at making quick decisions and should have the ability to act under stress and to handle difficult situations.

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