The following candidates have been shortlisted following the interviews held from November 25 to November 27. The final list of selected candidates will be available in about two weeks time.

• Arpita Korwar
• Rajesh Kumar Thakur
• B. Naveen
• Prashanth Puranik
• P. Balamurugan
• Sudheer M. Poojari
• Hemant Salwan
• Suvendu Chattaraj
• Srinath N.