UPSC IAS (Pre + Mains) Smart Course

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Mode of Learning:Online

Course Content

This flagship GS Foundation Recorded Course lays the foundation for Civil Services Examination and covers all the important areas for both Preliminary and Mains Examination as prescribed by UPSC.

The following modules will be available in the Course: -

1. Beginning the Preparation (by Shashank Bhatt)
2. History (by Dr Mahipal Singh Rathore)
3. Art & Culture (by Dr Mahipal Singh Rathore)
4. Geography (by Anirudh Agarwal)
5. Polity (by Dr Mahipal Singh Rathore)
6. Economics (by Ankit Agarwal)
7. Environment & Ecology (by Dr Gaurav Garg & Neeraj Tibrewal)
8. Science & Technology (by Prashant Dhawan)
9. General Science (by Md. Yasir & Rakesh Gawalrey)
10. Prelims Current Affairs
11. Daily Current Issues
12. Daily MCQ (by Ankit Agarwal)
13. Magazine Gist
14. RSTV Gist
15. AIR Gist
16. PIB Gist
17. Daily Current Quizzes
18. Previous Year Prelims Paper Discussion
19. Governance & Social Justice (by Nimish Pathak)
20. International Relations (by Naveen Chandra)
21. Society (by Anirudh Agarwal)
22. Internal Security (by Neeraj Tibrewal)
23. Disaster Management (by Preeti Kaushik)
24. Ethics (by Bushara Bano)
25. Ethics Case Studies (by Kunal Srivastava)
26. Essay Writing (by Kapil Sikka)
27. Mains Current Affairs
28. Mains Answer Writing (by Abhishek Oswal)
29. Mains Answer Writing Practice (by Santosh Chaudhary)
30. Previous Years Mains Papers Discussion
31. Weekly Live Doubt Session
32. CSAT: English (by Gaurav Garg & Neerja Raheja)
33. CSAT: Logical Reasoning (by Abhishek Jain)
34. CSAT: Quantitative Aptitude (by Abhishek Jain)
35. CSAT: Data Interpretation (by Abhishek Jain)

About Authors

Ankit AgrawalEconomist

Graduation in Economics from Delhi University.
Post-Graduation in Public Administration.
Attempted UPSC CSE Mains twice.
Years of experience in Offline & Online education.
Selected as Best Educator in India by Hindustan Times Paathshala (NGO)

Prashant DhawanSenior Faculty, Science & Tech

Ex- Faculty of Science &Tech and International Relations.
More than 5 Years experience in online teaching with thousands of videos on Science & Tech and IR that have reached millions of students.
1 Billion+ Views on YouTube
Has written Articles on a plethora of topics for online platforms like India Today, etc
Alma mater - University of Delhi

Aadesh SinghHistorian

Senior Faculty of History
Vast teaching experience for UPSC & PSC exams

Dr. Gaurav GargSenior Faculty, English & Env. and Ecology

Co-founder, Study IQ
Years of Experience in Online Teaching with a Viewership Spanning over several Lakhs of Students.
A Dedicated Teacher who strikes a balance between keeping the Content Comprehensive and Crisp at once.
One of India's Top YouTuber in the Field of Education.
A considerable amount of experience with both online and offline teaching spanning over tens of hundreds of hours.

Dr. Mahipal Singh RathoreSenior Faculty, History & Polity

EX - Faculty of History and Polity subject for Civil services exam.
Educator with a knack for explaining the most difficult concepts in a fluid way.
5+ years of extensive teaching experience in both offline and online medium
A mentor trusted by thousands of students for IAS,CDS,CGL and state pcs exams
Aced exams like Rajasthan State services(RAS) and IB ACIO
Graduated from the prestigious Manipal University

Neeraj TibrewalInternal Security & Environment Faculty

Integrated MSc. (5 Yr), IIT Bombay
UPSC IFS 2019 AIR 28
CFA; Ex-Deutsche Bank, Ex-Credit Suisse
Passionate educator, he contributes pro-bono

Kapil BhardwajFaculty

Mr. Kapil Bhardwaj completed B.tech with mechanical engineering.
After working with corporate, he developed interest for civil services examination.
A grilled experience with CSE mains and interview multiple times he start guiding students for the same.
With a 6 years of teaching experience his unique pedagogy style made thousand of students successful in geography and environment.

Anirudh AgarwalGeography Faculty

Ex- Faculty, Geography, Environment and Ethics
B Tech from IIT Madras
Cleared Punjab PCS 2015
Cleared CAPF (AC) 2015
Faced UPSC CSE Interview with Geography as Optional Subject
A considerable amount of experience with both offline and online teaching.

Vignesh KarthikIn House Faculty, International Relations

Our in-house senior faculty Mr. Vignesh Karthik
A policy analyst, a foreign policy aficionado and a conversational educator.
Holds a masters in Contemporary India Studies from the world renowned Kingâ€™s College London.
Contributed articles on publications like Huffington Post, The Wire, The Hindu and a few other online fora.
Published academic papers and book chapters on a range of topics.
An occasional guest lecturer at reputed colleges and institutions.

Bushra BanoEthics Faculty

B.Sc, MBA, PhD ( Management), PDF (Stress Management), NET-JRF(Management & Labour Welfare).
Teaching Experience- 6 years as Asst Professor (India & Saudi Arabia), 1.5 years as Asst Manager (Coal India LTD).
UPSC CSE Rank 277 (Currently working as IRTS).
UPPSC CSE 2017 Rank 6 (allotted Dy. Collector).
Also qualified Bank PO, Bank HR Officer, many PSU examinations.

Abhishek JainSenior Faculty, Maths & Reasoning

Co Founder of StudyIQ.
Aced CAT Exam with a score of 99.86 %ile in Quant Section.
He has 6+ years of experience in both online and offline teaching.
He has also contributed to many online forums with his unique tricks of attempting Quant Questions.

Rahul SaigonkarFaculty

Faculty
Rahul Sir is a leading name in teaching Political Science and International Relations & various General Studies subjects.
He has teaching experience of more than 5 years where he has mentored thousands of students for UPSC CSE and State PCS exams.
He has Double Post Graduation and also completed a Certificate course on Global Diplomacy from University of London.

Preeti KaushikPolity, IR and Disaster Management Faculty

Senior Faculty - IR and Disaster Management.
MSc Chemistry from Delhi University.
JRF NET Qualified.
Appeared for UPSC CSE Mains.
Appeared for the interview for Patent Officer examination by DIPP.
A considerable amount of experience (Both online and offline platform).

Kapil SikkaIn House Faculty

Mentoring and teaching civil service aspirants from past 6 years.
His specialization is in teaching Essay Paper for CSE Mains

Mohd. AasimIn - House Faculty

Current Affairs Faculty.
Masters in Sociology attaining 5th position in the university and was in top 10 rank holders list in LL.M
Graduated in Political Science, Philosophy and Ancient History from University of Allahabad.
Pursued LL.B from University of Delhi.

Prashant TiwariFaculty

Graduate : Northern India Engineering College, GGSIPU
Cracked UPSC Prelims 2 times (of 3 attempts)
Gave UPSC Interview Once
He has more the 4 years experience in teaching Current Affairs, Polity, Economy, History

Ravi PathakPolity & IR Faculty

B. Tech, IIT Bombay
10+ Years Teaching Experience for CSE aspirants
Specialization in GS Polity, IR & Current Affairs
Appeared twice in UPSC interview

Abhisek OswalGuest Faculty

B.Tech in computer science and engineering.
Rank 154 in CSE 2019 and Rank 369 in CSE 2018.
Currently an IRS (IT) PROBATIONER of 2019 batch.
Worked in TCS as a system engineer.
A short stint of nurturing a startup.

Shashank BhattGuest Faculty

Cleared the Civil Service Exam in 2018, now a probationer in Indian Railways Accounts Service (IRAS).
MA Economics from Delhi School of Economics.
BA(Hons) Economics from St. Stephen's College.
Worked in the consulting domain for a couple of years and have some teaching experience at Delhi University.

Kunal srivastavaGuest Faculty

Done B.Tech in Electronics and Communication engineering from IIIT Allahabad in 2011.
Secured Rank 1 in UPSC ESE 2012, Rank 44 in GATE 2013 and cracked over a dozen PSUs.
Further, secured Rank 530 in UPSC CSE 2015 and have cleared Mains Exam four times with Electrical Engineering optional.
Currently, working in Ministry of Communications in Delhi.