Although the UPSC Interview is of the most unpredictable nature, but still there are certain aspect regarding which question are frequently asked. A few such questions are discussed below:

*. Relating to your name: Any famous personality who has a similar or same name or surname.

*. Your career choice. Why you want to opt for the civil services.

*. Your Hobbies: Why you pursue such a hobby or questions related to your hobby. So reasearch well on your hobby.

*.Hot topics of recent days: Keep reading and watching the news. If the recent headlines have something to do with your subject then specially revise those portions. For example if you are a veterinary doctor, Bird flu may go on to other animal diseases that can infect men. If you are an MBBS, then you might be asked about human to human spread of epidemics or any other epidemics and precautions etc. You may even be asked about the influence of MNC or drug manufacturers responsible for the spread of fear etc. If you are from an economy background, the same topic will veer towards the economic implications of the Bird flu.

*.Speciality: How you are going to use your specific knowledge(like if you are a doctor, lawyer, engineer etc) in the services.

*. Situational questions: Like If you were the collector/SP of some district, what would you do after the Bomb Blast or flood?

*. Choice of services: The order of your choice of services can raise questions too.

*. About your institution etc: If you have studied at IIM you may be asked about the rising salaries, if from IGNOU then even about Indira Gandhi and so on.

*.From your application form: You must go through the form you have filled because most questions will arise from there. If you have changed subjects, mentioned anything out of the way, watch out for questions on them. Interviewers take cue from the form you have filled.