Ankur Das Rank - 52, IAS - UPSC 2021| Mock Interview | Drishti IAS English

Mr Ankur Das has got 52nd rank in UPSC-2021. We extend our heartiest congratulations to Ankur Das on this great achievement and are gratified to have been a part of his journey to success.
Presenting to you here, his mock interview video to provide you with an opportunity to imagine yourself in a similar interview setting, going through the same type of questions.
Mock interviews help not only in familiarizing with interviews in general but also help identify areas that a candidate needs to work upon. Even though one can imagine oneself in an interview setting, it is strongly advised that you watch these videos and learn from the experiences of other people. The interviews being uploaded here are real interviews and not scripted.
Hope this video helps you in your preparation and we look forward to your feedback in the comments section - don’t hesitate to ask!
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[@JOY_PAUL_ENGLISH]

He's from Meghalaya, Northeast. Glad to see him there. ❤️

[@rinkudey7242]

Glad to see him there, Iam also from same state and same area

[@souravsantra8292]

Great to see so many bengalis of meghalaya here..

[@nakhrumkabneng4118]

We are proud of you Ankur,,we hopefully would be a Deputy Commissioner of any part of district of meghalaya, I hear you told the Khasi people are small community, that's why they to protect themselves from the influx of other people from other states of India..... You are very understandable person... Congratulations Ankur...

[@leennongkhlaw6209]

Yes we should be very proud of him coz he's the one who really understand about us about khasi people ..may u succeed in life Ankur

[@albertsonsyiemlieh4508]

Yes well said Ankur❤

[@username9889]

Ankur Das youre an inspiration to all the youth of Khasi Garo and Jaintia of Meghalaya ❤️

[@cmjhjlfamilychannel8540]

This man also he came from a poor family but he reach a gold 👍👍👍

[@arwotkirymbai3797]

He is residence of Meghalaya. We are proud of you Ankur Das.

[@dipanjanstar2475]

Then jst stop discriminating with Bengalis of meghalaya

[@arwotkirymbai3797]

@@dipanjanstar2475 don't misunderstand please, we are respecting each other

[@radioactive_u234sucker8]

@@worldfootball8496 Meh toa mung meh wat pyn lehrain than ia Ngi ki khasi..

[@fer9861]

Lol. Weren't all Bengalis Bangladeshi? 🤣

[@shillongfabrizio454]

We need someone like you to guide our states 🫡🙏🏼 Proud of you

[@angelynethangkhiew9871]

I'm from meghalaya my dream is to be an IAS officer but, now i'm in 9 grade. IAS " Ankur Das " he has been my inspiration and he will be my inspiration, till i crack UPSC. 😇❤️🙂

[@yngwiemalmsteem7287]

Hope one day you'll achieve it hardwork pay off keep it up 👍 👍👍👍

[@An_Aspirant98]

Finally someone from northeast got so good rank in upsc

[@aijingmut2944]

We are proud of you... All the best on your journey as an IAS

[@eimilegends5112]

I'm also doing my btech agri biotechnology and planning to prepare for CSE as agricultural optional I'm in my 3rd year and I just want to thank Drishiti IAS for this perfect mock interview.

[@ichigolyngdoh7522]

Dammm it's so hard with the personal interview. Competing IAS exam is never that easy.

[@etc587]

Very very interesting interview to watch.. worth every second… this guy is dope… I’ve never held a mobile phone in my hand for over 30 odd minutes plus.. but ankur had me goin.. he’s so intelligent… so up to date with all the subjects… well done Ankur… proud of u brother… hope you come as a Meghalaya-Assam cadre.. good luck and God bless

[@damewondkhar4322]

Moment of pride for Meghalaya,particularly Shillong on seeing you sitting on that seat full of confidence and courage to tackle the board's question. Your answers were indeed very logical. You're a man of great dignity and personality. You do have a very broad and wider understanding on issues concerning the tribes of Meghalaya. Looking forward to your posting in any of the 12 district. Continue working hard and remain loyal towards the nation.

[@UPSCWITHTAPASTEWARI]

No one can replace drishti ias's interview set .india's best setup.

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Glad you think so!

[@evelynkharshandi7452]

We are proud of you Ankur. You have mentioned indept of our state of Meghalaya without any flaws. Thank-you and keep it up Ankur. God bless you. Proud to have you as a representative of Meghalaya. 🙏🙏

[@sildakharsati6155]

Well Deserved Ankur,You made Meghalaya Proud.

[@eimilegends5112]

Finally a perfect mock interview for agriculture optional

[@wellborn7951]

Ankur well-done, the way you answer was brilliant and ur English was very fluent and perfect.

[@ShillongChronicles]

Had the pleasure of meeting him recently when results were announced Best of luck

[@evelyngdohthabah1680]

Very proud moment for Meghalaya....I do wish I will be there one day

[@damankibiam5494]

So Deserving 👍🙏🙏His English and Well Versed Knowledge..

[@putharu]

My aim is to become an IAS officer one day ..

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

We are happy to come across you. All the very best ! We hope you achieve all your dreams.

[@beilangmawkhiew6915]

Keep working and workhard Brother✊✊ for your dreams, give 100%

[@putharu]

@@beilangmawkhiew6915 thank you ☺️🙏🏻

[@pvdaihii8612]

Ofcourse I wish you all the very best but the way you write comments was totally broken English. Being class 12 is hilarious..... Just an advised to read more in grammer. Tq

[@khraw4831]

Discrimination of north east can be felt in this interview .. As ankur has mention he's from Shillong, but the interviewer keep on Stressing on Assam, probably more information is needed on the rest of north-east

[@johnwick6383]

So sad to see that Other NE states are neglected just because they consider us inferio to Assam

[@jonkoi5449]

Brother he is from assam BORN in assam schooling also from assam I have seen in other interviews...please do not spread hatred or negativity here..

[@Max791-z7l]

Great to see you Ankur🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@meghalayaaspirant140]

He's back 😊

[@denismarak6977]

Congratulations to sir Ankur Das

[@nehasingh-xh2tq]

This guy has a lot of knowledge

[@mannkeviews]

Congratulations Ankur bhaiya! Super proud of my senior❤

[@LIVE-LIFE-LOUDER]

Amazing interview 👏 Ankur Das the Proud of Meghalaya

[@kanavsachdeva6856]

i hope i will be there someday! thank you team drishti for the interview

[@nessiemal7584]

Congratulation 👍 and all the best in your work 🙏

[@riyupde2536]

Congratulations Ankur

[@BanshanMarwein]

Very inspiring and proud of you Ankur 😊😊

[@Edie_Mrigna]

Great interview.

[@justforbaby9116]

Proud of you Sir cuz you are from Shillong....

[@evershinelyngdoh793]

he is from asssm originally he live and study in shillong. So, He is not an original Shillong.

[@sujaroy6689]

Sir, we proud of u 🥰🥰

[@nangteikuparsohkhlet3938]

Mission 2026 for me I'll be there.....

[@tarcismawlotchannel622]

all my best wishes👍

[@nangteikuparsohkhlet3938]

@@tarcismawlotchannel622 Thank you

[@kynthuplangChannel]

You can do it bro.👍

[@bornchyne4925]

Ai ba ka kam Kan kren khm jam...

[@emelly664]

All the best

[@shillongculesnangsan8343]

We are so proud of you 🙏🤗

[@tipwanmikisynnah8599]

Proud and a massive respect for you sir ankur💓

[@tyronkurbah6598]

Good example 👍

[@literaryhunter3936]

Mind blowing interview 🔥🔥🔥

[@kritigupta2596]

Next year I will be on there

[@deepahajong3577]

Finally My Meghalaya....🧡😇🌸💐

[@shaid2umoidswkh416]

Congratulations Ankur das

[@Nture197]

Someday I'll be there

[@alhamdulillah826]

Proud bengali..

[@shilpa_apsc]

So proud.

[@amazed7271]

God bless you and your family

[@ionisrani640]

Congratulations ankur

[@Hbsdrthgik]

Meghalaya is Proud of you brother... 👍

[@baniaikmenwahlang6878]

I'm very interest of watching Drishti IAS mock interview

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Have you watched our other mock Interview videos yet?

[@baniaikmenwahlang6878]

Yes so many😊😊

[@lurshaikharbani3140]

All the best 🙏

[@tennysonshylla317]

Phin thoh exam?

[@nangteikuparsohkhlet3938]

@@baniaikmenwahlang6878 phi mut thoh exam?

[@johnwick6383]

Nongriat which host the Living roots bridge has a steep hill Road transport is not possible

[@srrajeshmahapatra3336]

Requesting team DRISHTI to make a strategy video for agriculture optional by Sri ankur Das sir,,. As no guidance is available any where... it will be greatly helpful

[@red8527]

Krushna Bhokare channel on KZbin

[@infinity2016]

Im so scared of Interview😢......i dont know why......its like a phobia....... but i believe in myself that one day il definitely crack it🙏🙏

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

Good afternoon! We totally believe in your potential! Give your 100 percent ! All the very best!

[@infinity2016]

@@DrishtiIASEnglish your reply inspired me 😫 thank you 🙏🙏

[@dahunlangkhongnoh6427]

🙏🙏🙏

[@_Lorenzo_]

My biggest dream ever and I'll be there in 2032🤞

[@ARMY_LIFE_STYLE_45]

Same

[@tarcismawlotchannel622]

all my best wishes👍

[@soosweet3388]

Nice to hear that 👍👍

[@studywithprosenjit5554]

@@ARMY_LIFE_STYLE_45 😯😯😯😯😯 I am ur senior 2030

[@ARMY_LIFE_STYLE_45]

@@studywithprosenjit5554 i think I will be there in 2031 or 2030

[@bablukumar8174]

I am an Indian army soldier I will prepare UPSC exam and at any cost will crack this exam

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

All the very best for your preparation!

[@baby6151]

Me too for sure🙌😊

[@fer9861]

An army officer can crack the ias exam but an ias officer is unlikely to crack the ssb. Kudos to you

[@mayamalngiang8925]

Well done keep u

[@criticalpap1968]

The interviewers should have ask the relevance of autonomous disctrict councils in the state of meghalaya in the present day context after celebrating their 50 years of statehood would have been a great question 😎🔥

[@sharmilinnongkhlaw4096]

it too hard, onlythose who work hard they will win the race

[@disrespectfultry4454]

Wow nice

[@binitasharma1314]

Congratulations Ankur 🎉🎈smile 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@HotThupka]

I am not sure why panelist are not being able to differentiate between Assam & Meghalaya. One of the panelist referred Ankur as Assami.. Is Assami a term to be used ?

[@jeetukyadav3698]

In his daf he has written he is born in assam and did schooling in assam I have seen his other video also because I a staying in meghalaya , drishti interview board is amazing ..don't see everything in the light of region bhai ..see how beautiful his answers were .

[@jonkoi5449]

@@jeetukyadav3698 absolutely bro ..correct I don't why spreading hatred ..unnecessarily..

[@Divyo_]

@@jeetukyadav3698 He was born in Assam .His primary schooling is from ST Edmunds School , Shillong, Meghalaya. His senior secondary is also done from Army Public School HQ 101 Area , Shillong , Megha;aya. From where have you read "seen" his schooling has been done from Assam.

[@ARMY_LIFE_STYLE_45]

I will be there in 2032 i m 8 th now and my dream for ias ❤️❤️ AND I M SUR THAT I WILL BE IAS

[@r.mrangi4266]

Gud luck

[@hariharana2434]

I'll be there in 2025 mock interview

[@NaimSalmani05]

Hii

[@phiba6863]

One-day I'm in your place Ankur. I don't know about ias before. I want to become as a Doctor but unfortunately I'm poor I can't afford to become as a Doctor and I am so sad and hopeless because I don't want to become anything but as soon as I know about ias officer I start to get hope again and I think since the day I know about ias, I tell myself this is the reason I can't become a Doctor, it's because God plan me to become an ias officer. Wish me luck ❤❤🙏🙏

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

All the best! We hope you get what you wish for :)

[@phiba6863]

@@DrishtiIASEnglish thank you ❤❤❤🙏🙏

[@red8527]

Many poor students crack NEET & become doctors. What's stopping you?

[@Manikavasagari]

🙏

[@bsyiembsyiem5590]

Good brother

[@joyfullajdexter122]

This guy got some nerve👍

[@ratatatatataaa6156]

School Caption of APS wowowowo🤩

[@souravsantra8292]

One of the panel member said him assamese... The panel member should know living in the state of assam doesnot means that he/ she is assamese. Most of the people of assam is not assemese....panelist shold know the difference between assam and meghalaya and also the actual history of north east india.. I think he is Bengali from assam/ meghalaya..

[@hewasaskaterboyshesaidseey5927]

Meghalaya. He said so himself

[@souravsantra8292]

@@hewasaskaterboyshesaidseey5927 yes he is from meghalaya, born in jorhat, Assam..

[@beritolyngdoh3956]

Still confusing about ankur das

[@souravsantra8292]

@@beritolyngdoh3956 plz think less about him and more about urself.. It will be beneficial for all of us.

[@Memesinfinitelaugh]

@@souravsantra8292 yes he's not a Meghalayan

[@Randomspace17]

We are so small in number that somehow the media portray us to we wild and crazy people. But I've have many friends from other part of India living in India and they never once encounter such discrimination living in Meghalaya. Not saying it doesn't happen, but it is relatively less compared than what we Northeast or Meghalaya faced outside Northeast.

[@phantomgamingyt4654]

i met him yesterday. he was my senior

[@biakteatochhawng3278]

What about u?busy with pubg/bgmi lol

[@phantomgamingyt4654]

@@biakteatochhawng3278 I do play bgmi but i study as well .

[@Sscstudy649]

I will be there in 2025 mock interview of drishti ias

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

We wish you the best for your future endeavours!

[@Nture197]

👍🏻

[@westkhongkliam9512]

I hope I will be there in 2025

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

We hope the same! All the very best!

[@iainehkelphung4135]

I hope I will be there in 2026

[@DrishtiIASEnglish]

We believe that you will be here! With hard and smart work and dedication, anything is possible! We wish you the best for your future!

[@iainehkelphung4135]

@@DrishtiIASEnglish Thank you so much

[@Ahlyna_singer]

Very proud for Meghalaya.Bengali are very hard working people.

[@angelynethangkhiew9871]

@@Ahlyna_singer not only bengali but, also khasi,garo people.

[@shaiborlangwahlang3788]

Interviewer should have asked about education policy and teachers issues in Meghalaya.

[@Kakhubormynta]

I'm so confusing 🥵 once he said from Meghalaya one say From assam 🤔 What is this means... Don't you remember which state you belong to???

[@sc-wq3pl]

Use burnol 😂🤣

[@ribandaplinthabah7439]

state from meghalaya but we are under assam cadre

[@Kakhubormynta]

@@sc-wq3pl Listen carefully u will heard what his saying

[@sc-wq3pl]

All good but... English doesn't means you can work in IT easily

[@navneetkumarsingh3623]

Which coaching centre did he joined??

[@conorlyngdoh5552]

he didn't join any coaching centre, but he prepared by himself . watch the news where they interviewed him

[@navneetkumarsingh3623]

@@conorlyngdoh5552 catalyst group is claiming that ankur das sir was their Student??

[@conorlyngdoh5552]

@@navneetkumarsingh3623 maybe they are tuition students😀

[@navneetkumarsingh3623]

@@conorlyngdoh5552 haha

[@weskinnongsiej2650]

🙏🙏🙏