INTERVIEW GUIDANCE PROGRAM
The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest in current affairs. The focus of our interview panel is exactly that. Besides the knowledge aspects in relation to your bio-data, the interview panel will focus on refining candidates’ approach, attitude and aptitude to excel in UPSC’s personality test.
FOCUS AREAS OF OUR INTERVIEW PANEL
The programme will focus on novel ways of presentation, communication, body language, emotional stability, sense of empathy and answering mechanism.
The interview panel, besides checking and updating candidates on their knowledge of day-to-day affairs of national and international importance, will specifically also check for qualities such as – balance of judgment, clear and logical exposition, intellectual and moral integrity, mental alertness and ability for social cohesion and leadership.
Our Interview Panel is comprised of experienced bureaucrats and subject-matter experts.
Feedback provided by Coach Up IAS
Each interview is video-recorded and digitally provided to the candidate so that they can view their own interview and introspect their performance
Based on performance in the mock-interviews, a thorough feedback and valuable suggestions are given to the candidate
Personal sitting with any member of the interview panel of your choice with detailed and focused one-to-one learning.
INTERVIEW GUIDANCE PROGRAM BY COACH UP IAS
The Interview Guidance board comprises highly competent and unbiased members, reputed subject matter and psychological experts headed by a Chairman, to assess the personnel suitability of the candidate for a career in public services. The interview intends to judge the mental caliber of a candidate encompassing not only the intellectual capabilities but also the social traits and interest in current affairs. Some of the majorly judged qualities are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and depth of interests, ability for social cohesion, leadership and intellectual and moral integrity.
The programme emphasizes on inculcating all the necessary qualities that are needed as a Civil Servant. Our panel members help to find out the weaknesses and psychological setbacks of the aspirants. Various dedicated sessions are conducted to ensure the best possible preparation in all aspects of the examination. At the end of the sessions, 1-2 Mock Interviews are conducted. We also offer the facility of accessing video coverage of the Mock Interviews so that aspirants can assess and understand their weakness and work on it before the actual interview.
CLASSROOM SESSIONS ON INTERVIEW GUIDANCE
SESSION 1 : PROFILE OF UPSC BOARD MEMBERS, CADRE POLICY & SERVICE PREFERENCES
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Brief discussion on profile of all the Board Members of UPSC
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In-depth analysis of various services, cadre policies and service preferences.
SESSION 2 : FACING THE INTERVIEW
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Approach to analyze Detailed Application form (DAF)
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Ways to answers questions on areas of interests, educational achievements, gaps in studies, resignation from previous job, etc.
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Approach for situation & opinion-based questions and questions on leadership, society issues, etc.
SESSION 3 : BUDGET & ECONOMIC SURVEY
SESSION 4 - 6 : CURRENT AFFAIRS
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Major current events of National & International importance and ways to answer opinion-based questions.
Discussion on various Government policies, welfare schemes, science and technology, environment and climate change, social issue, administrative policies and various economic aspects of the country etc.
SESSION 7 : HOME STATE
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Demographical social, political, economic, historical, industrial & industrial perspective of your home stats. Questions pertain to art and culture, dynasty and kingdom, forts and monuments, Govt. policies and their social implication.
SESSION 8 - 10 : EXCLUSIVE SESSIONS FOR ENGINEERS
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Lectures covering basic concepts and areas of application and previous asked questions of engineering subjects of CE, ME, EE, EC, and CS/IT.
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Separate sessions for each stream supplemented by a concise interview guidance material with basic definitions, principles, applications & latest developments.
ONE TO ONE DAF DISCUSSION
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Discussion on strengths, weaknesses, prizes, scholarships, areas of interest, extra-curricular activities, service preferences, gap in study, optional subject selection, etc.
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Discussion on engineering related aspects from DAF for engineering optional / engineering background candidates.
MOCK INTERVIEW
Offline/Online
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Retired renowned Civil Servants, personality and HR experts, psychologists and senior subject matter experts.
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5 members interview panel as per UPSC standards. For Engineering Graduates, an expert from respective technical background will be present for better preparation and experience.
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Each Mock Interview will be video recorded and recording of the same will be provided to the candidates for self-analysis.
INTERVIEW ORIENTED STUDY MATERIAL
Program Fee: 1999/-
