Most common IAS interview questions and how to nail them
The interview is the last stage of your dream to become an IAS. You need to work hard to get up to that point. Starting by preparing for months for prelims. Then once you clear that, you need to prepare for appearing in the mains. Then, at last, you come to the interview. Now you won’t want that slightest mistake to drown your months’ hard work. So preparing for an interview in the right way is very crucial. The best way to prepare is by practicing different interview questions. So here we are sharing the most common IAS interview questions and how you should answer them successfully.
Tell me about yourself
This is one of the general questions in the interview. Now, as the question sounds very ordinary, you might think the answer will be similar. However, there’s a twist. If you give an ordinary answer that the interviewer has already listened to hundreds of times before, it doesn’t make a difference. So start by understanding the motive behind this question. The interviewer wants an overview of your complete personality.
Moreover, he wants to see your confidence, body language, and fluency in the language. So you need to reflect on all this in your answer. So you need to start by making a frame for your answer. So start with your basic introduction, like your name and qualifications. Now head towards your skills, and don’t forget to give a minimal yet to-the-point example of how you have implemented that skill in your professional life.
Then give a concise yet crisp introduction about your hobbies and highlight the one you know the most. Because they might later bring that back to ask more questions, speak in a stable voice during this whole time while slowing down slightly on the points that you want to emphasize. Sit straight and be calm, which is applicable for the whole interview.
What are your weaknesses?
Now, many aspirants think that answering with “none” will be a great idea. However, it is not valid. The motive behind asking this question is to understand how aware you are of yourself and your ability to reflect upon your actions. That’s why you should think and prepare yourself for this question. However, don’t just state your weakness as the answer. Instead, also add a solution to resolve it at last. Finally, end it with a positive note. So start by giving your weakness and how you work to resolve it.
Why did you choose civil service?
This is one of the most common questions where the interviewer needs to understand more about your personality. Don’t just say to help your society because it is a very romantic answer with significantly less practicality. So start by giving your motive for society, then end the answer with your motive. It can be anything you feel, for respect, seeing yourself in an ambitious position, or anything personal that made you do it.
Conclusion
IAS interview round is done with a panel surrounding the aspirant. Indeed it is not an easy situation. However, confidence and presence of mind are the two most crucial factors to make it successful. Prepare for the most commonly asked IAS interview questionsin front of the mirror. This will help you in correcting your body language as well.
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