Tips for Personality / Interview Test - Do’s and Don’ts

1. The board members are usually very senior and learned people, so give utmost respect to the board.
2. Don’t go by any stories/rumours spread by others. Avoid unnecessary details.
3. Don’t ask the previous candidate about his/her interview.
4. The board has no biases towards anyone.

Tips for Personality / Interview Test - During Interview

1. In a personality test, what is of importance is how you say what you say. It is the style of presentation that matters.
2. Your personality is, on an average, assessed in 25-30 minutes, it is your responsibility to bring out your very best in front of the board.

Tips for Personality / Interview Test - Entry

1. Arrive 20-30 minutes early. Prepare a route map and arrive well in time. This will give you enough time to relax
2. While waiting for your turn in the waiting area, read a newspaper or a magazine and try to remain focused without thinking too much of what will happen in the interview. Try not to presuppose situations.

Tips for Personality / Interview Test - Dressing up

1. Dress sense is of crucial importance. The choice of dress should be according to the weather conditions. Try not to wear newly stitched clothes, as they might make you uneasy. Light colours should be preferred. White colour is a good choice.

Tips for Personality / Interview Test - Mock & Practice

1. One should form a group of 4-5 people, as the preparation for Personality Test cannot be done in isolation. Try holding as many mock interviews as possible.

Tips for Personality / Interview Test - General

Personality / Interview test Tips for Civil Services as well as for other Exams

1. The interview is nowadays known as a Personality Test. The reason being that it is not a test of knowledge, but of the overall personality of the candidate/aspirant.
2. Interview is more of a psychological test that is just content-based. Along with good communicative skills and self-confidence, good knowledge base no doubt gives you an upper hand. However, it has to be borne in mind that nearly all the aspirants/candidates in the Personality Test start more or less as equals in the sphere of knowledge base.

Exam Strategy - Indian Civil Services Exam ( UPSC)

Strategy is most personalized & dynamic aspect of civil services exam preparations.
No single strategic plan is applicable to all the students and at all the time. However, It is possible to plan out certain steps (during preparations) which are strategically important. Smart decisions/mistakes at these steps decide destiny of the candidate.