PERSONALITY TEST
Interview-275 marks
The final stage in the Civil Services Examination is Interview / Personality Test. The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have a record of the candidate’s career. The objective of the Interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in Public Service by the Board members who are competent and unbiased observers and they tend to judge the mental caliber of the candidate. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, clear and logical exposition balance of Judgement, ability for social cohesion and leadership, Intellectual and moral integrity etc.
It is to be noted that the Interview is not intended to test either the specialised or General Knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own state or country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of educated youth.
Key Aspects:
Intellectual and social characteristics of the candidate are evaluated.
Panel assesses mental alertness, critical thinking, and logical expression.
Current affairs and knowledge of Indian society, foreign opinion and governance are tested for social awareness.
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