Thread by @KrPrabh

What score are you targeting in #UPSC #civilservices #PersonalityTest (PT)?
Follow my Target200 strategy & 180- will be an exception. Else, 160+ will be a rarity. I have faced PT thrice with score 201,193 & 176.
Read Thread on my Target200 ingredients
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bit.ly/2RrS6ny

Prepare for PT, not viva/interview.
❎Viva: Discrete unrelated Qs. check technical knowledge. No importance to personality
❎Interview: Technical & situational prob-solving. Some imp to personality
✅PT: Personality trait focussed, even while answering technical Qs

How exactly?

First, have own agenda list
☑5-10 aspects of profile/life you prefer to discuss
☑Prep Qs and 3rd level Ans on them
☑Include them in answer to golden Qs(explained later)
☑answers/pts must convey required personality traits
☑Your responsibility that your agenda get discussed

"Personality": Ultimate aim
Panel must be impressed with at least 5+ traits of aspirant in 30 min
Sample list
☑Professional/technical competence
☑Intent & ability to take initiative
☑Intent & ability to lead
☑Futuristic dream/vision/idea
☑Modern data/tech/behavioral approach

Contd.
☑Problem Solving
☑Logical structuring of thought, prob, soln
☑Communication clarity(not language)
☑listening & comprehension skill
☑Value, ethics, morality

Must audit every Ans prep if it displays some personality trait. If not, put more time, effort, introspection

How to emphasize personality traits
☑prepare ans for each trait
☑Use own exp(if any)
☑Others exp
☑else ideas, dreams, vision for life & administration
☑Map all prepared ans with at least 1 trait
☑multiple traits must in Ans to golden Qs
☑also in prob solving & opinion Qs

Golden Qs sample list
☑Why Civil Services
☑Why(not) IAS/IPS/IRS
☑Why left specialized field/medical/eng
☑Or lucrative job
☑Tell about yourself
☑Strength, Weakness
☑priority as DM/SP

Preparing these core to 180+ prep, even if none of them asked. Use their ans in other Qs

Checklist for golden Q's ans
☑what I get
☑What unique I offer
☑big claims
☑Show prof competence/Vision/leadership/ prob solving, others from trait list
☑link ans to profile, dreams, experience (own/ others), agenda list
☑unique pts

Big Claim:futuristic idea, vision. Eg
☑Tech/data/behavioral (re)orientation/infusion in admin
☑Making admin lean, agile, proactive
☑specialized in ops eff
☑Idea preferably sector agnostic, macro
☑substantiate, justify with sector specific eg
☑use them in answering golden Qs

Uniqueness
what?
-<5% aspirants have
-topics almost no one discuss
-attracts & poke panel to forget planned Qs & ask from your statements
How?
☑proactively emphasize unique pts of profile
☑In ans to golden, prob sol & opinion Q
☑phrase even gen pts uniquely
☑Read blog for eg

Simple, Lucid ans
☑no pre-requisite/degree to understand any ans
☑Even for most technical Qs
☑audit: Can a 10 yr old, uneducated adult understand your ans?
☑Anecdotal, narrative, examples help
☑use admin as well as life contexts
☑No bookish/wiki defn/ans
☑Read blog for eg

Specific and Personal touch
☑My ans over best ans
☑If anyone can borrow my prepared ans, it's not my ans yet
☑go to 3rd level detail
☑answer with examples
☑& anecdotes, stories, experiences, dreams, vision
☑esp for golden, Opinion & prob solving Qs
☑Read blog for examples

Prob Solving Qs
☑No subjective/bookish/academic/keyword loaded/mains/1st level ans
☑ans how, not what
☑Assume you are DM/SP/IRS/IFS officer or the only person in world to solve the prob
☑Give actionable soln with blueprint
☑Use eg of places, situations to make ans specific

Preparing for home/domicile state
☑State eco survey
☑Tourism min website
☑any min web who's work relate to ur profile pts
☑List 10 very broad prob identified by data
☑2-3 pts very actionable solution blueprint
☑entire above exercise for at least 3-5 districts

Logistic check on each answer
☑Max 4-6 sentence, small sentences
☑avg 30-45 sec, Max 1 min
☑Focus on structure & communication, not language, grammar
☑Don't overwork on pitch, sound, accent, where to look etc. Just avoid extremes.

Don't
X Cliche(Serving the nation)
X >20% effort on Current affair
X panel profile analysis
X reading transcripts
X sourcing 1000 Qs on DAF
X value to mock feedback
X subj ans
X superlative adjectives
X many/various/lot of/few/several
X extreme op
X AN/FN/early/late date analysis

My blog link detailing this Target200 strategy with real interview snippets and examples. Follow and expect close to 200 score.
bit.ly/2RrS6ny

#civilservices
#IPS #IAS #UPSC #UPSC2021 #PersonalityTest #interview

If any aspirant feels that some significant aspect of personality test preparation has not been covered, please add. Give your view. Also, shoot questions & criticism.