RAS Interview: Personality Test
About this stage
The personality and viva-voce examination is the third and last stage of the RAS/RTS examination, after the Preliminary Examination and the Main Examination. It carries 100 marks, which are added to the marks of the written Main Examination. The Preliminary Examination is a screening test only: its marks are not counted for the final order of merit.
| Stage | Marks | Counted for merit |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Examination | 200 | No (screening only) |
| Main Examination (four papers of 200) | 800 | Yes |
| Personality and viva-voce examination | 100 | Yes |
| Total for the merit list | 900 | Final order of merit |
Who is called
- Candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written Main Examination that the Commission fixes at its discretion.
- Those marks are subject to a floor: at least 10% in each Main Examination paper and 15% in the aggregate of all the papers.
- Candidates of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes get a relaxation of 5% in these minimum marks; ex-servicemen and persons with disabilities get relaxation as provided in the Rajasthan Civil Services (Absorption of Ex-Servicemen) Rules, 1988 and the Rajasthan Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2018.
- The advertisement does not fix a ratio of candidates called to posts.
What the official scheme says
RPSC Advertisement No. 02/2026-27, Scheme of examination:
(aa) The Candidates appearing in the main examination shall be required to obtain minimum 10% marks in each paper and 15% marks in aggregate out of the total marks of all papers in the main examination to qualify for appearing in personality and viva voce examination.
(2) Personality and viva-voce Examination (See rule 15):-
(i) Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written test of the Main Examination, as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion subject to clause (aa) under sub-head (ii) Main Examination of head (1) Scheme of examination, shall be summoned by them for personality and viva voce examination which carries 100 marks.
(ii) The Commission shall award marks to each candidate interviewed by them. In interviewing the candidates besides awarding marks in respect of character, personality, address, physique, marks shall also be awarded for the candidate's knowledge of Rajasthani culture. However, for selection to the Rajasthan Police Service, candidates having 'C' Certificate of N.C.C. shall be given preference. The marks so awarded shall be added to the marks obtained in the written test by each such candidate.
What the interview assesses
The advertisement names five things for which marks are awarded:
- Character
- Personality
- Address (not defined in the advertisement; in English the word also means a person's manner and bearing in speaking and dealing with others)
- Physique
- Knowledge of Rajasthani culture
For selection to the Rajasthan Police Service, candidates holding the 'C' Certificate of the National Cadet Corps are given preference.
How to read this stage
- Knowledge of Rajasthani culture is marked separately, so the State's history, art, folk traditions, fairs and festivals, language and literature, saints and folk deities deserve a fresh revision: see the Prelims syllabus and Mains Paper I (Unit I, Part A).
- Rajasthan's economy (Paper I, Unit II), geography (Paper II, Unit III) and politics, governance and administration (Paper III) round out a candidate's knowledge of the State.
- Character and personality show in honest, balanced answers; values discussed in Administrative Ethics (Paper II, Unit I) are relevant.
- Clear, courteous expression in Hindi or English is built in Paper IV.
- The interview's 100 marks are added to the Main Examination's 800 to make the 900 on which the final order of merit is drawn up.
Merit
Selection is through the competitive examination and the interview. Under rule 17 of the service rules, the Commission recommends the names of the candidates it finds suitable to the State Government, arranged in order of merit; the interview marks are added to the Main Examination marks. If needed, the Commission may use scaling, moderation or normalisation in evaluating answer books.
Source: Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Advertisement No. 02/Exam/RAS&RTS/RPSC/EP-I/2026-27, 27 May 2026, PDF; Scheme & Syllabus of the Mains Examination, 9 January 2026, PDF. Last checked 11 November 2026.