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Beginner's Guide to UPSC

Avinash Dharmadhikari (Ex-IAS, 1986) (Founder-Director-Teacher, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar) Chanakya Mandal Pariwar Beginner's Guide to UPSC

Chanakya Mandal Pariwar's UPSC Live Interactive Course 2021-22

UPSC-CSE Examination, through which candidates are selected for 19 most prestigious 19 Civil Services of like IAS, IFS, IPS, etc. These services offer the highest positions and attractive pay-scales. In addition to security, they provide status and power and above all tremendous opportunities to serve the people.

Why UPSC is considered to be Which services one can join after UPSC Civil Services Exam ? one of the toughest exams? Through this exam, candidates are selected for following 24 services:

UPSC Examination, being one the most (I) Indian Administrative Service competitive exams in India, and perhaps (ii) Indian Foreign Service the world, they require sustained efforts (iii) Indian Police Service and systematic preparation. (iv) Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group 'A’ ¨ Competition: Lacs of candidates (v) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group 'A’ appear for these examinations from (vi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group 'A' all over India, and only about a thousand get success. And it is, (vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group 'A’ therefore, absolutely necessary to (viii) Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group 'A’ face them with thorough (ix) Indian Postal Service, Group 'A’ preparedness. (x) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group 'A’ ¨ Vast syllabus: It requires (xi) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group 'A’ understanding of many subjects (xii)Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group 'A’ starting from History, Art and culture to recent events, science and (xiii) Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), technology, etc. Group 'A'

Note: “If you already know the basics about UPSC Exam, you may skip to page 12 titled 'Course Design by Chanakya Mandal Pariwar')

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(xiv) Indian Trade Service, Group 'A’ (xviii) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, (xv) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group 'A’ Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police (xvi) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Service, Group 'B’ Group 'B' (Section Officer's Grade) (xix) Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B’ (xvii) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Allotment of the service is based on the vacancies Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B’ and the preference given by a candidate at the time of filling the form for Personality Test.

Who is eligible for this exam? Even though this is considered to be the toughest exam, there is no reason to assume that the eligibility criteria will be very stringent. Check the below criteria:

Category Minimum Age Maximum Age 1) Age: (As counted on General 21 32 years 1st August of the year of SC/ST 21 37 years Prelims stage of your exam) OBC 21 35 years

2) Educational Qualification: Any degree from any of the recognised Universities. Que: Are candidates appearing for last year exam who are awaiting results eligible? Ans: Yes. They will need to submit of passing he exam at the time applying for Mains exam after Prelims results are declared.

Category Maximum no. of attempts 3) Number of Attempts: General 6 SC/ST No restriction OBC 9

(For other conditions, categories and relaxations for Defence Service Personnel, ex-servicemen, etc., please check the UPSC notification page no. 12 onwards on

https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notice-CSP-2021-Engl-04032021N.pdf

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What is the pattern of UPSC Examination? A combined examination for civil services (for recruitment to IAS, IPS, IFS and other group services) is held once a year in 3 stages : Preliminary, Main Examinations, Personality Test. view

Inter Union Public Service Commission y Examination Main Examination Preliminar

Nature of Exam: Prelims Each Each No. of Paper Duration Subject Marks Correct Incorrect Questions Answer Answer Paper I 2 hours General Studies 100 200 2 -0.66 Paper II 2 hours CSAT 80 200 2.5 -0.82 Both the papers are of MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) type

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Prelims Exam Syllabus Paper I Syllabus:

n Current events of national and international importance. n History of India and Indian National Movement. n Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. n Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. n Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. n General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization. n General Science.

Paper II Syllabus: n Comprehension; n Interpersonal skills including communication skills; n Logical reasoning and analytical ability; n Decision making and problem solving; n General mental ability; Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level); Prelims Cut-off Marks In Prelims, Marks scored in Paper 1 are considered while deciding cut-off for candidates to be eligible for Mains stage of the exam. General trend of cut off for last few years for your reference: (2020 cut off marks will be declared officially by UPSC after declaration of final results) Year wise cut-off marks (Out of 200) Year Gen OBC SC ST PH1 PH2 Ph3 2019 98 95.34 82 77.34 53.34 44.66 61.34 2018 98 96.66 84 83.34 73.34 53.34 40.00 2017 105.34 102.66 88.66 88.66 85.34 61.34 40.00 2016 116 110.66 99.34 96 75.34 72.66 40.00 2015 107.34 106 94 91.34 90.66 76.66 40.00 Marks in Paper II CSAT are only qualifying in nature in which candidate is expected score minimum 33% percent marks, failing which he/she won't be eligible for mains, even if he/she has scored marks above cut-off in Paper 1. Year Prelims Exam Date When is Prelims Exam conducted ? 2021 10th October It is generally conducted in the month of May/June. 2020 4th October For your reference, below are the dates of UPSC 2019 2nd June Prelims Exam in recent history: 2018 3rd June 2017 18th June 2016 7th August

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Where is Prelims Exam conducted ? In India, it is conducted across 72 centres. In Prelims examination is held at , , Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur and Aurangabad. (For other centres in India, please check the UPSC notification page no. 10 onwards on

Can I refer to Previous Year Question Papers ? Yes, the question papers are available for free download at https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/previous-question-papers. You need to search for Preliminary Exam Question Papers of Civil Services

When are the prelims results usually declared ?

Year Gap between Prelims Exam It is generally announced in and Result declaration 40-45 days from the 2020 20 days Prelims Exam. 2019 40 days See the trend below: 2018 41 days 2017 39 days 2016 40 days

Mains UPSC Main Examination Qualifying Papers Only those candidates who are Paper A Any Indian language 300 marks declared by the UPSC to have mentioned in schedule 8 of qualified in the Preliminary Indian constitution

Examination in a year are eligible Paper B English 300 marks for admission to the Main The above papers (A and B) are of a qualifying nature Examination of that year. Those only. The marks obtained in them will not count for who have hope to get qualified in ranking purposes. the Prelims should start preparing Marks of papers mentioned below are immediately counted in the final result Paper I Essay 250 marks Paper II General Studies Papers I 250 marks What is the syllabus for Mains Paper III General Studies Papers II 250 marks Examination ? Paper IV General Studies Papers III 250 marks Essay Paper (250 Marks) Paper V General Studies Papers IV 250 marks Candidates may be required to write Paper VI Optional Subject Papers I 250 marks essays on multiple topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange Paper VII Optional Subject Papers II 250 marks their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write Grand Total (Papers I - VII) 1750 marks concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression. There are 275 marks for Interview. Final merit list of 2025 marks Where Civil Service is Service to People, Service to Nation 6 Chanakya Mandal Pariwar Beginner's Guide to UPSC

General Studies Papers:

General Studies- I General Studies- II 250 marks 250 marks Indian Heritage and Culture, Governance, Constitution, Polity, History and Geography of the Social Justice and International relations. World and Society. n Indian Constitution - n Indian culture from ancient to modern times. Functions of Union & States n Modern Indian history - events, persons, issues n Separation of powers & comparison of the Indian n The Freedom Struggle constitutional scheme with other countries

n Post-independence consolidation n Legislatures, Executive, Judiciary, pressure

n History of the world groups & Polity. Constitutional posts & Bodies. n n Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of Representation of People’s Act. India. n Statutory, regulatory & quasi-judicial bodies n Role of women, poverty, urbanization, problems n Government policies, development, NGOs n Effects of globalization on Indian society n Welfare sch., Health, Education, HR, Poverty n Social empowerment, communalism, n Citizens charters, transparency & accountability regionalism & secularism. n Role of civil services in a democracy. n World’s physical geography, natural resources n India & neighbors - Bilateral, regional & global n Important Geophysical phenomena - groupings affecting India’s interests earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, n Politics of developed and developing countries cyclone etc. n Important International institutions, agencies

General Studies- III General Studies- IV 250 marks 250 marks Technology, Eco. Development, Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude (Case studies) Bio diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management n Ethics & Human Interface: Values, teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; n Indian Economy, Growth, Gov. Budgeting. role of family, society & educational n Cropping patterns, irrigation, storage, transport institutions n Farm subsidies, Public Distribution System n Attitude: moral & political attitudes; social n Food processing industries, supply chain influence and persuasion. n Land reforms in India, Effects of liberalization n Aptitude - values for Civil Service n Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Air-Rail n Emotional intelligence in administration n Investment models, Science and Technology n Moral thinkers and philosophers n New technology, IT, Space, Computers, nano- tech, bio-tech, intellectual property rights. n Ethical concerns & dilemmas in government, laws, rules, funding, accountability, ethical n Conservation, pollution, disaster & mgmt issues in international relations n Linkages between development and extremism. n Probity in Governance: Philosophical basis, n Role of external state and non-state actors in transparency, Right to Information, Codes of creating challenges to internal security. Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, n Networks, media, cyber-secu., moneylaundering Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption. n Terrorism and security forces

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List of Optional Subjects For UPSC Main Examination

n Agriculture n History Literature of Languages

n Anthropology n Law n Assamese n Marathi

n Botany n Management n Bodo n Nepali

n Physics n Mathematics n Bengali n Oriya

n Animal Husbandry and n Psychology n Dogari n Punjabi Veterinary Science n Medical Science n Gujrati n Sanskrit n Chemistry n Mechanical Engineering n Hindi n Santhali n Civil Engineering n Philosophy n Kannada n Sindhi n Commerce and n Public Administration n Kashmiri n Tamil Accountancy n Political Science and n Konkani n Telugu n Economics International Relations n Maithili n Urdu n Electrical Engineering n Sociology n Malyalam n English n Geography n Statistics n Manipuri n Geology n Zoology For the syllabus of various Optional Subjects, please refer to page 35 onwards of UPSC official notification at

How many optional subjects Can I refer to Previous Year have to be chosen for Mains? Question Papers?

Now only ONE optional subject is to be chosen Yes, the question papers are available for free from the list of available optional subjects. There download at will be 2 papers of the same optional subject, for https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/previous- 250 marks each. Student is expected to choose the question-papers. optional subject at the earliest so as to enable You need to search for Mains Exam Question Papers oneself to start studying at the earliest. Also, of Civil Services. student has to enter his choice of optional subject while he/she is filling up the form of the Prelims exam usually in the month of January, February.

That's why it is essential for students to start What is the time gap between preparation of Mains at least one year before next Prelims Result Declaration and year's Mains exam. And also, those who are confident of clearing Prelims, shall immediately start Mains start of Mains? preparation without waiting for prelims result declaration. It will earn you an advantage of at least As you can see below trend, about 40 days. this duration keeps on changing: Can we choose different language for Gap between Prelims Year GS and optional subjects? Result and Start of Mains If a student has chosen any Indian Language as the 2020 65 days Medium of Examination for Civil Services (Main) 2019 70 days Examination, he/she can choose different language 2018 76 days for the Optional subject. 2017 93 days 2016 78 days

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What mistakes shall be avoided while writing Mains Answers?

UPSC has officially released an illustrative list of do's and don'ts in a document titled 'General mistakes in Conventional (Descriptive) Papers'. Candidates are advised to inculcate these habits from the start of their preparation itself. You may find it at: https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/CommonMistakeCorrectFilledQCAB-030619.pdf

Where is UPSC (Mains Exam conducted)?

In Maharashtra, UPSC Mains is conducted only in Mumbai. You can see the below list for other centres across the country. (A) (iij Centres or Civil Services (Main) Examination:- AHMEDABAD DELHI PATNA AIZAWL DISPUR (GUWAHATI) PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD) BANGALURU HYDERABAD RA1PUR BHOPAL JAIPUR RANCHI CHANDIGARH JAMMU SHILLONG CHENNAI KOLKATA SHIMLA CUTTACK LUCKNOW THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DEHRADUN MUMBAI VIJAYAWADA

UPSC Civil Services Personality Test (Interview)

The candidates coming out successfully in the written examination will be interviewed by a panel of interviewers. It can be described as test of 'Wisdom', not just knowledge. As the knowledge is already tested in Prelims, Mains stages, the questions on matters of general interest will be asked. The objective of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of a candidate for a career in public service, by competent and unbiased observers. The interview, in broad terms, is an assessment of intellectual qualities as well as social trait and his interest in current affairs. An attempt is made to judge some important qualities as:mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition,balanced judgement, variety and depthof interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.

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Where are the Interviews conducted? Actual UPSC interviews are conducted at Delhi at UPSC headquarter Dholapur House on Shahjahan Road in Delhi.

Is there any document for reference of Panellists containing detailed information about the candidates? The interviewers will have before them a record of the career of the candidate called as DAF I, II. It has details like interests, hobbies, positions Can I get to see of leadership, place of birth, employment details, educational recording of earlier background, optional subject, etc. UPSC interviews ? No. Recording of actual UPSC interviews is strictly prohibited. But, you can get to see mock interview recordings conducted by Chanakya Mandal Pariwar on our YouTube channel and also during our Interviews Guidance workshops.

Which Marks are considered for Final Result announcement? Marks scored by a candidate in UPSC Mains and Personality Test only are counted towards final selection.

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The highest point of Interview Preparation initiative is our Mock Interview. Our mock interviews are conducted in Pune, Mumbai and Delhi which are conducted by eminent panelists from all across India. Some of the panelists are as mentioned below:

Shri. Avinash Dharmadhikari Sir Lt Gen Dr. D B Shekatkar (retd.) Shri. Umesh Chandra Sarangi (Ex-IAS, 1986 batch) chaired Committee of Experts (Ex IAS, 1977 batch) Former Additional Chief (Shekatkar Committee on Military Reforms) Secretary (Home) of Maharashtra. Former Chairman of NABARD (2007-2010)

Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale Dr. D K Bhalla Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (VSM, AVSM, PVSM retd) (Ex-IAS 1986 Batch), (PVSM, AVSM, Vice Chief of Air staff at Air Headquarters Former Secretary of Lok Sabha SC, SM, VSM (Retd)) Visiting Member of UPSC

R Chandrashekhar Prof. Nuzhat Parveen, Shri. Dr. Bhooshan Kelkar, (Senior Fellow, Centre for Dean, Faculty of Law, MS and Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, Joint Warfare Studies) Jamia Millia Islamia Former 'Country Manager' for university relations of IBM India

Shri. Anil Sivakumaran Kumar Anand Shri. Makarand Adkar MS Astrophysics, (Economist, (Practicing in Supreme Psychology Expert Public Policy Analyst) Court of India since 1989)

Salil Bijur Arjun R Mr. Milind Sohoni (IRS, 2009 batch) (IRS, 2009 batch) Deputy Dean- Academic Affairs Research Director-PLIIM. Area leader & professor, Operations Management @ ISB And many other distinguished serving and retired officers, academicians and experts.

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Considering all these details of the UPSC exam, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, with its 25+ years of its proven legacy of success, has designed this course for you all. The course structure in Chanakya Mandal Pariwar is created to make student empowered to face this challenging exam. We at Chanakya Mandal Pariwar believe that even though there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are some common principles which are crucial for success. Some of these important principles are as given below: Mindset of Being 1 Civil Servant 2 Exam Oriented Approach: Civil servants are expected to be problem-solvers, not just arm- chair critics. It is often seen that a few candidates have We try to bring in that 'Problem Solving approach' by not just lot of knowledge and wisdom, but because making students aware of complexities of national, international, of directionless studies which are not on social issues but also making them aware of tried and tested the lines of what UPSC exam demands models of overcoming these challenges by regular interactions from a candidate, it becomes difficult for with Serving and Retired officers, Activists, Policy Makers, Subject them to get good scores in Prelims, Mains, Experts, etc. etc. And after all, each session of Dharmadhikari Sir is a treasure To ensure that this does not happen, from trove of such insightful enriching experiences of his 10 years of the first session itself, we insist on being being activist, 10 years of being civil servant and 25+ years of exam-oriented. Quest for knowledge, guiding officers, students across the country, and his life-long wisdom is endless, everyone should pursue journey of consistent quest for knowledge. that throughout his/her life. But, for the All these things combined instill that orientation towards upcoming year, when the student is 'Service' aspect of Civil Services, which is most important in preparing for a competitive exam like preparation, and also during actual service. UPSC, he/she should always be thinking 'Is the article I am reading relevant for the exam ?', 'Is the TV debate that I am listening to useful for my success in exam?' , 'How can Building analytical I use this information/opinion/fact in my 3 thought process: answer writing', etc. Once a student has a good command on Important for all 3 stages of exam. In Prelims, to solve tricky the previous year questions of UPSC, questions; in Mains for putting your balanced thoughts in he/she will be in a better position to tackle limited words effectively; in Interview to present a mature such questions and think on these lines. For outlook towards complex issues. that, we keep releasing the latest versions of our previous year question paper analysis We believe that "Education is not the learning of facts but book 'UPSC Vijaypath'. Our sessions also the training of the Mind to think." And to encourage this have references of relevant previous year thought process we have our interactive free-flowing questions and reasoning of UPSC to ask that sessions in such a manner where students know that their question in that particular year. It helps questions are always welcome. We also arrange for panel students to develop the aptitude to separate discussion sessions with our faculty members and experts. the wheat from the chaff, it becomes especially On various issues, we make them think, make notes and necessary, in the age of information- discuss using '5W-1H' principle to bring in all aspects in overload. perspective.

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Originality and 4 Methodical clarity in outlook 5 MCQ Practice Important for Mains answer writing to bring in “It is better to take many small steps in the right element of novelty; Important for Interview to direction than to make a great leap forward only to present your genuine depth of understanding. stumble backwards”. For that, we have yearlong "In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity Prelims Test Series which makes students master is power." To enhance this originality and clarity, we MCQ solving techniques. And regular sessions of urge students to go to the depth of the issues, read MCQ strategy, elimination techniques are arranged multiple quality relevant articles, books, etc. to think so that students keep on improving with each test. out of the box. We arrange for brainstorming Even though predicting UPSC questions and/topics discussion sessions to bring out their creativity to is not possible, it is experience of our aspirants that make them come up with original perspectives. many of our questions do resemble UPSC questions.

6 Intensive Answer Writing Practice Development in all above 3 qualities will be futile if students can't express these things in words. If you talk to any candidate who has cleared the exam, he will tell you the importance of answer writing. We keep repeating "What you practice is what you'll do", and for that, we arrange for regular answer writing practice at end of most of our sessions and at the end of modules. Also, there is a year-long Mains Test Series which incrementally enhances students' confidence by detailed feedback by expert team of faculties. For answer writing, remember that "It is never too early" to start practicing. Many answer copies of Mains appearing candidates are evaluated personally by Dharmadhikari Sir. Thousands of students convey that this detailed evaluation has made them sail through Mains examination with ease. And it is testimony to the efforts of our expert faculties that 2020 Mains Test Series questions of about 600+ marks were replicated in actual UPSC Mains 2020.

7 Presenting your best version in interview is the key to success Interview preparation is an ongoing process throughout the life. Generally, we observe that, few students are really fearful of facing the interview panel mainly due to perceived unpredictability of questions, awe- induced fear of interaction with senior expert panelists, etc. "Fear not! Uncertainty is the fertile ground of endless possibilities." So as to remove this fear and to sharpen the preparation of interview, we have various initiatives, most of them are organized after Mains exam is over.

Initially, special session to guide students to fill up their DAF (Detailed Application Form) is arranged wherein students are guided about filling up hobbies, interests, cadre and service preferences, etc. We also arrange for Interview Seminars wherein experts in soft skills, behavioral analysis, subject experts give comprehensive guidance to students. Specific sessions are also arranged for questions based on issues related to home state, cadre preferences, service preferences, etc.

Our Interview Guidance Initiative is very well renowned amongst all candidates for its resemblance with UPSC in terms of setting, expertise, depth and variety of questions, professionalism, etc. The detailed written and oral feedback has been known to exactly pin point the strengths and weaknesses helping students excel on 'The Day' of actual UPSC interview. Marks given by in mock interview by our panel head are also known to closely resemble the marks actually awarded by UPSC in actual interview. We have designed our Course Structure keeping all these principles as the core of our efforts.

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UPSC Comprehensive Course

Coverage:

It will cover the syllabus of all three stages of the n Essay Writing Techniques exam. Batches for optional subjects to be enrolled n Current Affairs by Dharmadhikari Sir separately. Format of the course will be in module n Current Affairs by other faculties wise manner, wherein there will be total 350+ n CSAT sessions of 2+ hours each covering following n English (Only Qualifying Subject) different modules n Marathi (Qualifying Subject) n Introductory Sessions for overview of UPSC, Preparation strategy, etc. Extra Activities: n Swadhyay Mahotsav: Focusing on enhancing 'Self- n Special Sessions of serving and retired officers, study' skills and for introduction to all academicians, Toppers Interaction subcomponents, syllabus, previous year questions n Prelims and Mains Test Series and discussion of paper analysis, booklists, subject specific answer these tests will be conducted separately. writing requirements, etc. n Adhisthan Malika, Sankalp Diwas n Polity (Including E-gov. & Dev. Governance) n Regular counselling sessions for to discuss issues, n History (Including Modern & World) challenges, strategy with Senior faculties. n Ancient, Medieval History and Art and Culture n Mentorship programme: A group of students will n Economy be assigned to an expert faculty who will be n Geography available for consultation on phone and in person n Environment for study plan, regular monitoring of students' n Society and Sociology progress, academic performance, and any other n Science and Technology issue. n International relations n Some optional outdoor activities like field visits, n Internal Security, Cyber Security village visits, study tours, etc. will be arranged for n Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude studying on-ground realities.

(Tentative) Session Timings: 6pm- 8pm on Weekdays (Timings may vary on Weekend)

1. Mentorship Program:

In every batch’s social media group, where most of the communication regarding the schedule and activities of the course takes place, 2-3 expert faculties would be there. Students are encouraged to ask their queries to our expert faculties. Periodically, counselling sessions may also be arranged to discuss students' preparation, their queries and study planning. This ensures that every student gets individual attention.

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2. Medium of the course: The Medium of the course would be bilingual. Most of the faculties would be communicating in English and Marathi simultaneously. This practice is to ensure that any student, even if he/she comes from a rural background, should not feel left out. The notes/PPT/PDF shared by the faculty would be in English only. While communicating in the sessions, all the terms, definitions, keywords, etc. would be in English. Most of the times, the explanation would begin in English. Later on, while explaining in-depth if the faculty member feels that students will understand it better if taught in Marathi, he/she would shift to Marathi for further explanation. For the last 25+ years, this methodology of bilingual format has proven to be successful in clearing concepts and building confidence in students. If a student does not understand any particular point taught in either English or Marathi, he/she is always encouraged to ask the faculty again for clarification.

3. Study Material:

We believe that students should not get confused and bogged down by the plethora of available material. Considering that there is a large amount of material available for UPSC preparation in the market, we help the students make an informed choice. At the beginning of the course, our expert faculty provides a general list of material that should be referred to. He/she also explains what all material will be provided by us. Wherever required, module notes may be provided for relevant topics.

Optional Subject batches: Guidance for following optional subjects is available in Chanakya Mandal Pariwar:

Political Science & International Relations In these batches, comprehensive guidance for the adjoining Anthropology subjects is given by our expert team of faculties. Also, regular Sociology answer writing practice, frequent discussions with Public Administration toppers, officers, subject matter experts are arranged. (Note: If History you have other optional subject, please contact us on phone or Geography at office to check whether we are offering guidance for that Economy subject too).

Where Civil Service is Service to People, Service to Nation 15 Chanakya Mandal Pariwar Beginner's Guide to UPSC Meet our faculties: All these sessions of ours will be conducted by following team of expert faculties who themselves have deep experience of UPSC Civil Services, it's teaching methodologies, study techniques and changing trends of UPSC: Faculty for UPSC-MPSC to be presented on PVC:

Avinash Dharmadhikari Sir Lt Gen Dr. D B Shekatkar Sir (Ex-IAS, Founder-Director-Teacher, (retd.): chaired Committee of Experts Chanakya Manal Pariwar) (Shekatkar Committee on Military Reforms)

Mr. Kaustubh Mone Sir Shri. Anil Sivakumaran (UPSC interview, (MS Astrophysics, IT and Law Expert, London, Psychology Expert) teaching since 2015)

Arjun R Mr. Bhushan Kelkar Sir (IRS, 2009 batch) (B.Tech, IIT Bombay, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, teaching since 2010)

Mr. Anil Nagane Sir Mrs. Rohini Gutte Ma'am (BE. Mech., MA. Pub. administration, (M.Sc. Biotech, Ex. Naib Tehsildar, MA. History, Dy. CEO, 2015, Rank-2, 2015, teaching since 2012) teaching since 2012)

Mr. Swapnil Mungale Sir Adv. Siddharth (B.E. ENTC, B.A. Public Services, Dharmadhikari Sir (BSL LLB, LLM,

Meet our faculties CEO, Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, Teaching since 2017) Teaching since 2015)

Mr. Viraj Kothari Sir Mr. Anand Bathia Sir (B.Tech Production engineer (BE. IT, Teaching since 2015) Teaching since 2016)

Shailesh Ghanmode Sir Mr. Vinayak Langote Sir (UPSC Interview 2018, (BE. Mechanical, BE ENTC, MA Political Science, Teaching since 2017) NET- JRF qualified Teaching since 2017)

Mr. Milan Dhanecha Sir Mr. Mayur Patil Sir (B.Sc Computer Science, (B.E. Mechanical Engineering Teaching since 2018) UPSC Interview 2020 Teaching since 2018)

Mr. Ketan Sande Sir (B.E. Civil, Masters in Management Studies (Finance) And many more Teaching since 2018) expert faculties

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Formats, Fee structure, etc. Every year, our UPSC Comprehensive Batch is available in offline format only. For last year’s few batches and this year’s few batches too, due to Corona-induced lockdown, for initial few months, when the lockdown and subsequent restrictions are in place, we need to shift our course to an online platform. This online platform will allow the students to experience the near-classroom experience wherein, students will be able to interact with faculty members during live sessions. There are below options for students to choose from: First, continue to learn in online format throughout the year; Second, Once the lockdown ends, shift to regular offline course. Following comparison will make you understand the features and differences in detail:

UPSC Comprehensive UPSC Comprehensive Features Live Interactive Batch Blended Batch (Online only) (Online, Offline Mix)

Module-wise Sessions ü ü Mentorship ü ü Free Mains Guidance Post-Prelims ü ü Free Interview Guidance post-mains ü ü Current Affairs Sessions of Dharmadhikari Sir ü ü Topper's talk ü ü Special sessions by officers Few Sessions All Access to Study Room û ü Soft Copies of Monthly Magazine ü ü Regular one to one interaction with Faculties û ü Personal Counselling û ü Prelims Test Series û ü Session Format, during Lockdown Online Live Interactive Online Live Interactive

Session Format, post Lockdown Online Live Interactive Regular Classroom

Course Fee (A) 42,373/- 76,271/- GST on (A) 7,627/- 13,729/- Total One-time Fees (Incl GST) 50,000/- 90,000/- Total Fees paid in installments 60,000/- 1,00,000/-

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Students taking admission for any of the above 2 courses, will get concessional fee structure for optional subject batches (Anthropology, Political Science, History, Geography).

Optional+ UPSC Comprehensive Optional+ UPSC Comprehensive Features Live Interactive Batch (Online only) Blended Batch (Online, Offline Mix)

Total One-time Fees (Inclusive GST) 70,000/- 1,10,000/-

Total Fees paid in Installments 80,000/- 1,20,000/-

All of the above batch formats (including 'Live Interactive Batch') will have a restricted batch strength so as to enable the individual attention to every student. In this way, we will ensure that you are getting ready in best possible manner to face the immense competition. As told earlier, we are not here to give you 'The Best Strategy', 'Secret formula to crack UPSC'. 'Prefect 1 year plan to crack UPSC', etc. Because, in reality such plans do not exists. We are here to help you develop yourself to the best version of you by 'Knowing yourself' better. And we will accordingly help you in every possible way to be the 'Best Version of Yourself'. Now, we expect you to make yourself ready to be part of this excellent journey of self-exploration, development and consistency.

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Ashutosh Neha Yashpratap Mandar Subhramanya Abhijeet Kulkarni Desai Shrimal Deshpande Kelkar Waykos (AIR 44) (AIR 137) (AIR 192) (AIR 334) (AIR 497) (AIR 590) Few of our Successful Students

Himanshu Jain Ravi Jain Nupur Goel Anmol Jain Mandar Patki Pradeep Singh Simi Karan AIR 4 AIR 9 AIR 11 AIR 14 AIR 22 AIR 26 AIR 31

Navneet Mann Kanchan Deepak Karwa C Jayasharadha Nikita Yadav Navneet Mittal Kartik Jivani AIR 33 AIR 35 AIR 48 AIR 58 AIR 67 AIR 69 AIR 84 C O N G Hardik Agarwal Bishakha Jain Aditya Bansal Anukriti Sharma Deepti Garg Jithin Rahman Kumar Biswaranjan AIR 96 AIR 101 AIR 104 AIR 138 AIR 147 AIR 176 AIR 182 R A T

Madhav Gitte Nitesh Kumar Shrikant Khandekar Gouri Pujari Shubham Bajaj Akanksha Gupta Aditya Kakade AIR 210 AIR 219 AIR 231 AIR 275 AIR 280 AIR 351 AIR 382 U L A T Ankush Kothari Avinash Jadhawar Parmanand Darade Rushikesh Desai Nakul Deshmukh Pranoti Sankpal Priyanshu Singh AIR 429 AIR 433 AIR 439 AIR 481 AIR 489 AIR 501 AIR 523 I O N Vipin Yadav Vaibhav Hirave Sameer Khode Poonam Thakare Banoth Naik Sanket Dhavane Nikhil Kamble S AIR 525 AIR 541 AIR 551 AIR 641 AIR 694 AIR 727 AIR 744 And many more... Where Civil Service is Service to People, Service to Nation 19 Chanakya Mandal Pariwar Beginner's Guide to UPSC UPSC 2019 Successful Chanakya Mandal Pariwar’s All India Success Our 71+ Successful Students dedicating their Civil Service as service to people

I had a very good experience with Chanakya Mandal Pariwar. The best part was elaborate feedback given to me on my personality, speaking style and knowledge. Akshat Jain 2nd in India Trupti Dhodmise Vaibhav Gondane Neha Desai 1st in Maharashtra, 16 th in India (AIR-25) (AIR-322)

Hemanta Patil Girdhar Shivansh Awasthi Sawan Kumar Pradeep Singh Brijesh Upadhyay Manoj Mahajan Nityanand Jha Ajay Jain (AIR-39) (AIR-61) (AIR-77) (AIR-89) (AIR-93) (AIR-112) (AIR-125) (AIR-128) (AIR-141)

Abhinav Tyagi Aditya Mirkhelkar Sidharth Goyal Dipankar Choudhary Gundala Nikhil Rakhecha Gaurav Rai Girish Yadav Kumar Vivek (AIR-150) (AIR-155) (AIR-163) (AIR-166) Reddyraghavendra (AIR-180) (AIR-197) (AIR-204) (AIR-220) (AIR-253)

Sagar Kale Aanand Meena Ankita Jain Arpit Gupta Himanshu Gupta Girish Kalagounda Pranay Nahar Navjivan Pawar Gauravjeet Singh (AIR-254) (AIR-269) (AIR-270) (AIR-300) (AIR-304) (AIR-307) (AIR-312) (AIR-316) (AIR-318)

Navneet Mittal Naveen Kumar Rujuta Bankar Sneha Gitte Pramod Tiwari Pratik Khamatkar Jaydeep Lakum Gayatri Hyalinge Naveen Tanwar (AIR-319) (AIR-324) (AIR-325) (AIR-331) (AIR-343) (AIR-377) (AIR-432) (AIR-437) (AIR-484)

Amit Yadav Vishnu Kumar Deepak Mishra Gaurav Isalwar Vikram Phadke Kanghujam Singh Sayantan Ghosh Vikas Prakash Madhav Gitte (AIR-502) (AIR-506) (AIR-511) (AIR-528) (AIR-530) (AIR-535) (AIR-539) Singh (AIR-567) (AIR-547)

Ajay Gautam Parmanand Darade Kiran Chavan Alok Singh Machhindra Galave Ravi Kumar Meena Deepak Ken Amolsingh Bhosale Subodh Mankar (AIR-576) (AIR-615) (AIR-618) (AIR-628) (AIR-640) (AIR-654) (AIR-658) (AIR-672) (AIR-673) 71+ SUCCESS Congratulations Dinesh Meena K Shashikanth Nitin Shakya Vishwajeet Chimankar (AIR-678) (AIR-695) (AIR-704) (AIR-718)

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Students ‘Family'- not just 'coaching class' 'Service to people' - not just 'a job' 'Character building' - not 'commercial activity'

DIGVIJAY BODKE $ Rank-54 These ‘Karyakarta Adhikari’ will join service this year in different ROHAN JOSHI Rank-67 VALLARI GAIKWAD parts of the country Rank-131

BHAVESH SHARMA Rank-502

POOJA RANAWAT Rank-258

PRANAY NAHAR SHRINIVAS PATIL SANTOSH MALI Rank-199 Rank-275 Rank-612 SURAJ GANORE ROHIT GUTTE Rank-407 Rank-734 SWAGAT PATIL Rank-486

PARMANAND DARADE Rank-650 MAITHILI KORDE SWAPNIL KOTHAWADE Rank-663 JAYAPAL DETHE Rank-678 Rank-686 SAGAR SHAH PRASAD MENKUDALE Rank-492 Rank-692

HEMANTA PATIL Rank-696 KISHOR DHAS KIRAN CHAVAN Rank-711 Rank-779 Civil Service SACHIN PATIL Rank-762 NIKHIL THAWAL HARSHAL PATIL Rank-799 Rank-833 is service to People MAHADEV DHARURKAR Rank-857 PRITAM TURERAO Rank-892

NITESH KUMAR Rank-806 JAYANT MANKALE Rank-923 Where Civil Service is Service to People, Service to Nation 21 Chanakya Mandal Pariwar Beginner's Guide to UPSC UPSC 2017 25 Years of Success Successful

Students ‘Family'- not just 'coaching class' 'Service to people' - not just 'a job' 'Character building' - not 'commercial activity'

These ‘Karyakarta Adhikari’

First in Maharashtra will join service this year in different 11th in India parts of the country

Civil Service is service to People

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