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Sir, Can anyone choose different languages for mains & interview as for example mains in English & interview in Hindi?

Elavarasan

No. one can take Hindi/ Indian languages as a medium for mains and appear in Interview in English/ the language written in mains. But a person can write main paper in English and cannot appear in interview in Indian language. He should appear in the interview in English only.