UPSC IAS (Mains) History Optional Live 2026 (Comprehensive) May Batch

Mode of Learning:Online
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Batch Starting on 12th May 2025 | Class Timing - 1:00 PM
StudyIQ is here with its History optional Course. Let’s start with understanding the merits of History Optional.
1. It tests the capability of integrating static knowledge with contemporary issues.
2. Changing of nature of exam - Prelims + Mains are seeing increasing weightage of history
3. Convergence with mains related topics. Ex: Historical background is common theme for introducing answers in GS 1 and GS2
4. History Optional provides ample examples which can be utilised in Essay and case studies of GS 4.
5. Abundance of Sources from basic books like NCERTs to advanced books.6. Telephonic and in person counseling at our centres
6. Answer writing to be conducted in offline / online mode.
7. Mains residential program with lodging and library facilities (only for students also enrolled in UPSC GS P2I Programme).
8. Interview Guidance program in our offline centres
9. Regular student - faculty meet-ups
Features of the Platinum course -
• One to one Mentorship
• Regular answer writing sessions with evaluation
• Mains Test Series (Sectional & Full Length Test)
• Optional Gyan Bhandar
• Weekly doubt clearing sessions with faculty
• 400+ hours of live lectures spread over 6 months
• Live doubt clearing sessions with faculty
• Recorded lectures & hand written notes and crux
• Comprehensive coverage of every topic with PYQ discussion
• Current affairs to keep the aspirants updated
Note: The notes and other content of the optional class will be provided only in English.
At the beginning of the course, few orientation classes shall be conducted @ 11am. The information will be shared with the students.
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Current affairs will be done through our CAP module. The CAP module will have high quality PDF which covers topics from multiple sources. The PDF will be explained through a video which will be available 9.30P.M daily (Monday - Saturday)
After teaching every Mains-related topic, faculty will give a question for practice. Discussion will be done the next day. The student can evaluate the answer by themselves after the discussion from the faculty.
MCQs can be solved on the StudyIQ App.
Every week on Sunday you will be given a revision test. Number of questions will be 50. Syllabus - past 1 week Static & Current topics
The communication medium will be Hinglish. The lecture handouts will be in English and Hindi. The MCQs will also be bilingual
Group mentorship sessions will be done by experts, senior bureaucrats to guide the aspirants.