C. Interview test
The
candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of
his/her career. He/she will be asked questions on matters of general interest.
The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the
candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased
observers. The test is intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate. In
broad terms this is really an assessment of not only his/her intellectual
qualities but also social traits and his/her interest in current affairs. Some
of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of simulation,
clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, variety and depth of
interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.
2.
The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination but of
a natural, though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to
reveal the mental qualities of the candidate.
3.
The interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialized 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 well-educated youth.
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