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Real questions on Why civil services

465 questions in 419 interviews mention why civil services, why IAS, why UPSC.

  • Why did you leave Tata Motors (one of the best employers) to prepare for Civil Services?

    DAF: Work Experience (Tata Motors)About you
    Member 3 · R N Choubey board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Haryana, Anthropology optional

  • Why civil services?

    HR / MotivationWhy Civil Services / Why IASAbout you
    Member 1 · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Haryana, Sociology optional

  • You are surrounded by IPS officers, so why have you chosen IAS as first preference? Aren't they your role models?

    HR / MotivationService Preference ChoiceAbout you
    Member 2 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Uttar Pradesh

  • Why is there so much obsession about CSE in India?

    Static GS / OpinionWhy / reasonsFollow-up
    Chairperson · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Sociology optional

  • After B.Com you should have gone for CA; why UPSC?

    DAF: Education Background (B.Com)About you
    Member 1 · R N Choubey board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Punjab

  • Why civil services, a boring 9-5 job, when there are many exciting opportunities?

    HR / MotivationWhy Civil Services / Why IASAbout you
    Chairperson · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Anthropology optional

  • You did chemical engineering and also worked in industry for 1 year. So why are you going towards civil services?

    DAF: Education Background (Chemical Engineering)About you
    Member 1 · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Sociology optional

  • If the ultimate aim is civil services, then why do these students join engineering? Why don't they choose humanities as their graduation subject?

    DAF: Education Background (B.Tech)Counter-questionFollow-up
    Member 1 · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Kerala

  • Why civil services after a successful company?

    DAF: Work Experience (Entrepreneur)About you
    Chairperson · Suman Sharma board · CSE 2023

  • You are from IIT. You could have gone abroad or to the private sector and earned high packages. Why do you want to join civil services after IIT?

    DAF: Education Background (IIT Delhi)About you
    Member 2 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Haryana, Anthropology optional

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How often it comes up

Share of each year's interviews with at least one question on it.

18%

CSE 2021

18%

CSE 2022

15%

CSE 2023

14%

CSE 2024

16%

CSE 2025

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