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What this interview looks like
The real board sits in UPSC's Dholpur House in New Delhi. A UPSC member or a senior retired officer chairs it, with three to four members that usually include a retired senior CAPF or IPS officer and an academic. It runs 20 to 30 minutes. The chair opens from the Detailed Application Form: home district, education, work, hobbies and the order in which the candidate has ranked the five forces. Members then probe internal security and border management in the news, the candidate's grasp of what an Assistant Commandant actually does, and situational judgement in law-and-order and command settings. Motivation for a uniformed, transfer-heavy life is tested directly, often by arguing against the candidate's own answer. Marks are 150 of 600, so the board shapes the final rank far more than in the Civil Services. The ExamPilot mock compresses this into a 20-minute four-member board: chair, force member, external academic member and a board psychologist, personalised to your profile.
Choose your post
1 post available
Each post has its own panel, rounds and subject list.
What to expect
5 rounds, one after another
A board led by a chairperson with members taking turns, mirroring the UPSC Personality Test. Opens from the candidate's DAF (home state, education, work, hobbies, optional subject), then a member probes current affairs and policy with a demand for balanced views, a member poses an administrative ethics dilemma, and a member explores hobbies, motivation and service preference. The board assesses personality, balance and judgement, not recall.
- Round 1
Opening from the DAF
· 4:00Set a courteous, unhurried tone and open the candidate's profile as the real board does: home district and state, education, work experience, gap years, optional subject and service preference. Form a first view of composure and honesty.
Shri Devendra Singh Rathore, IAS (Retd.)2–3 questionsup to 1 follow-up each - Round 2
Current affairs & governance
· 5:00Test awareness of national and international developments and governance debates linked to the candidate's background, and whether they can hold a balanced, reasoned view when the opposite side is put to them.
Shri Anil Kumar Thakur, IPS (Retd.)3–4 questionsup to 2 follow-ups each - Round 3
Ethics & administrative situations
· 5:00Assess integrity and practical judgement in a district administration dilemma: political pressure, disaster response, corruption, communal tension or a conflict between rules and compassion.
Col. Harpreet Singh Gill (Retd.)2–2 questionsup to 2 follow-ups each - Round 4
Hobbies, motivation & service preference
· 4:00Explore a declared hobby in genuine depth, the candidate's motivation for the civil services and their service preference, and look for leadership indicators and realism about the first posting.
Shri Anil Kumar Thakur, IPS (Retd.)2–3 questionsup to 1 follow-up each - Round 5
Closing
· 2:00Close the board courteously, as the UPSC does, without feedback or hints about performance.
Shri Devendra Singh Rathore, IAS (Retd.)1–1 questions
Meet the panel
Your AI interviewers
Distinct personas, voices and questioning styles, briefed on this interview.
Shri Devendra Singh Rathore, IAS (Retd.)
ChairChairperson
Former Secretary to Government of India; UPSC-style board chairperson
Measured, senior, tests balance and composure.
Male voice · 2 languages
Shri Anil Kumar Thakur, IPS (Retd.)
External member
Former Inspector General, CRPF; external member on CAPF Assistant Commandant boards
Direct, operationally minded, allergic to textbook answers.
Male voice · 3 languages
Dr. Lakshmi Iyer
External member
External member, university department of education (NCERT/CBSE resource person)
Policy-aware, thoughtful, expects reflection.
Female voice · 4 languages
Col. Harpreet Singh Gill (Retd.)
Psychologist
Former Interviewing Officer, Services Selection Board
Crisp, observant, disarmingly friendly.
Male voice · 4 languages
Languages
Answer in the language you think in
Interviewers speak and understand each language natively. Switch mid-answer if you like.
- English
- हिंदीHindi
How scoring works
A report you can act on
Every round is scored on the rubric
Each interviewer scores only the criteria their round covers. Weights add up to your overall score out of 100.
Only what you actually said counts
Feedback quotes your own answers. Rounds you skip show as “Not assessed” rather than a zero.
Communication is always measured
Fluency, clarity, confidence and structure are tracked across the whole interview, in any language.
Pass mark, then a plan
You see the pass mark for this interview, your gaps, and the courses that close them fastest.
Scored on
- Clarity of thought & balance25%
Structured, balanced views; distinguishes fact from opinion; sees more than one side of a policy question; avoids extreme or partisan positions; can hold a view under counter-argument without becoming rigid.
- Awareness & depth25%
Grasp of current affairs, home state, academic background and DAF entries, with genuine depth on follow-ups rather than headline recall.
- Integrity & situational judgement20%
Ethical reasoning, honesty under pressure, administrative practicality: knows the rules, the people and the sequence of actions in a district situation.
- Communication & composure20%
Concise expression, listening, poise when challenged, admits not knowing gracefully, does not bluff or ramble.
- Leadership & motivation for service10%
Genuine, specific motivation for public service; service-preference reasoning; evidence of initiative, teamwork and taking responsibility.
Pass mark 60 / 100 · Civil services personality test — UPSC-style board
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