3 Year Foundation Course (Classroom/Offline Classes)

About 3 Year Foundation Course

The UPSC CSE is considered as the most difficult exam in the country and to avail it many aspirants attempt this exam to get into the prestigious jobs of IAS, IPS, IFS and other services under the UPSC. This examination is conducted on three different stages namely prelims- a two hundred marks objective test with a negative marking of 1/3 and after that the mains examination is conducted where 9 subjective exams are conducted which includes General studies papers and optional subject with an essay paper and two compulsory exams are conducted that of English and any one Indian language. Thereafter at final Stage interview is conducted those who qualifies in the mains exams gets a chance to appear in the interview. VajiRao & Reddy provides a comprehensive program to deal with all these stages of the UPSC CSE Exam. In our 3 year foundation course we provide a complete guidance to students to crack this examination.

For the ease and convenience of the students this whole course is divided into 6 stages as shown below :

Who should join the course ?

The course is specifically designed for college going students to make their foundation for UPSC preparation strong.

Course features

• 1960+ hours of live lectures (delivered online and offline) which covers the entire UPSC CSE GS syllabus for Prelims and Mains
• 980+ lectures (4 hours per day) will be taken by our experts
• Course duration – 36 Months
• Comprehensive coverage of both Preliminary and Main syllabus including GS and CSAT
• Well-structured and planned subject sequence
• Personalized mentorship
• Regular answer writing Practice
• 32 Prelims Test Series with explanation and 12 Full Length Mains Exam Test Series strictly based on UPSC Pattern.
• Regular topic wise 19 General Studies Prelims Test (2 hour each)
• Essay writing
• Mains updation classes after prelims
• Weekly current affairs classes to develop current based approach
• Interview guidance
• Well-designed study material.

Library access – 12 hour every day Monday to Saturday

Distinct feature:

• Aspirants will get personal mentorship from expert mentors which includes ex-UPSC officials also.
• Continuous support and guidance will be provided until any aspirant cracks UPSC Civil Services Exam

Course Details

Foundation Course encompasses classes for integrated GS Pre-cum-Mains, dedicated classes for CSAT, GS NCERT, Optional Subjects classes, Essay practice and writing sessions, Current Affairs classes, Pre/Mains Test Series, copy evaluation by experts and one to one doubt clearing sessions with the faculties at Vajirao & Reddy.

The course is designed to prepare student for UPSC CSE Examination in three different phases.

Stage- I: NCERTs + Current Affairs

This is the most essential part of the UPSC CSE. NCERTs are basic part of the preparation because UPSC has asked many questions based on NCERTs. These are considered important because:

• Comprehensive Coverage of UPSC Syllabus: If we look at the UPSC CSE syllabus NCERTs compiles a major parts of the syllabus like biodiversity to geography, historical events, current affairs, NCERT has a necessary elements incorporated.
• Conceptual Clarity: The content in NCERT books is presented in a clear and concise manner. It major focuses of these NCERTs is on concept building, ensuring strong foundation.
• Authenticity of Information: NCERTs contains mostly authentic information because it was prepared by the well-known professors of the well-known universities of the country.
• Easy Language: NCERTS are designed considering most linguistic variation of the country. Its language is made easy to make it understandable to those students those who come from non-English background.
• Foundation Building: these are the most basic books to go through the foundation of all the topics mentioned by the UPSC in the syllabus of the UPSC CSE Exam.

Here is list of NCERT books important for UPSC CSE :

Current affairs: going through the trends of the Recent Examinations UPSC is asking most of the questions related to the current affairs. So it makes current affairs a major part of the preparation. Here are some points that will help you understand why CA is important:

1. Analytical Skills : UPSC CSE asks Current Affairs to evaluate candidates’ ability to analyse regarding current issues of national and international importance.

2. To Examine Awareness of Aspirants : A civil servant must be well-informed so that he can work accordingly. He must be aware about all the factors affecting society.

3. Mains Examination Significance : In General Studies Paper II, covering subjects like Governance, constitutional working, important changes/amendments in the constitution etc, can be covered through these current affairs. Candidates relate static to new information incorporated.

4. Ethics and Integrity: General Studies Paper IV deals with this topic in the syllabus. Current affairs often involve helps in ethical analysis through ethical issues arising in the society or around us.

Stage – II: Standard books and PYQs+ Current Affairs

Standard books are necessary to enrich your knowledge because NCERTs are made considering the School students and NCERTs and build your foundation but to enhance knowledge one has to go through some standard books.  

Standard Books:

• Standard textbooks provide in-depth knowledge of various topics. They enhance your knowledge and give more border perspective of the topics mentioned in the UPSC syllabus.
• These books contain authentic information and are reliable source. It is important to choose right books for the UPSC CSE preparation journey.
• Toppers and most faculties often recommend specific standard books as per subject to get more in-depth knowledge of the topics.

PYQs are an important part of the examination because they provide a roadmap to the examination

PYQs:         

• Solving PYQs help to understand exam pattern like the type of questions asked in exams, which section contains more marks and what are the most frequent asked questions.
• Regular practice with PYQs enhances your problem-solving skills, time management, and exam strategy.
• Successfully solving past years’ questions boosts your confidence and reduces exam anxiety.

Standard books and PYQs are indispensable tools for your UPSC CSE preparation. Invest time in studying recommended textbooks and practice solving previous year papers to excel in the examination.

Stage- III: Advanced Books+ Current Affairs

Advanced Books:

• Advanced books are important to give your preparation boost. These books help you advance your knowledge and make your answers more presentable in the mains examination.
• These books incorporate detailed analysis of the concepts, which helps aspirants to make more clear understanding of the topics in the syllabus. In UPSC optional subjects these Advance books are important because optional requires more in-depth knowledge of the subject.
• Reading Advanced books provides you more options to explore which bring more viewpoints and diversifies your perspective regarding the topics.
• Below is some of Advanced material for UPSC CSE:

Stage- IV: Answer Writing+ Current Affairs

Answer writing is a practice that helps Aspirants to score well in the UPSC CSE exam and it also build confidence in the aspirants and they feel relieved during their exam day. One must keep in mind while writing answers:

• Practice with PYQs: as PYQs are lamp to your journey therefore you must take your lamp with you during your preparation so that you can see you way towards UPSC with more clear vision. Solving PYQs help to understand exam pattern like the type of questions asked in exams, which section contains more marks and what are the most frequent asked questions.
• Analyse Toppers’ Copies: this is an important practice in the UPSC preparation journey. Copies of the toppers will help you go through exam requirement and how to write answers and how to develop your answer according to questions asked.
• Ensure Balanced Arguments: remember aspirants must go with the balanced approach to the answers as UPSC demands it. Balanced approach helps one to get into an contradiction and stay in the mid-way so that no parties gets disturbed.
• Structure Answers: your answers must be structured and like key points are mentioned and underlined and topics must be divided into sub-topics and subtopics into sub-points that make your answer more attractive and organised.
• Validate Approach Through Mentor Guidance: an expert guidance can make your preparation strong because if you are writing answers and you do not have a person who can guide you with those answers that will provide you no benefit and you will stuck at a level so for progress mentor is essential because they can guide you with your experience.

Stage – V: Revision+ Current Affairs

Revision is a most important part of the preparation not only for UPSC CSE but for all other academic activities too. Following factors highlights the importance of revision:

• Identification of Weak Areas: Through revision, one can do SWOT analysis easily. Recognizing weak sections can help one to improve and bridge the gap between you and your exam.
• Improved Recall: it is the best technique to improve recalling power because the more revision one does more are the chances that you will remember details in the exam. Practicing more and more gets stuck to you and improve your skills.
• Building Confidence: revision boosts your confidence because if your forget you will get panicked in the examination and it will definitely affect your result but if you have done revision as much as possible it will definitely boost your confidence and you can attempt your exam calmly.

Stage- VI : Test Series+ Current Affairs + CSAT

Test series is of outmost importance in this journey. Let’s explore what importance it has:

Test Series

• Real-Time Practice: Test series provide a simulated exam environment, allowing you to practice under timed conditions.
• Handling pressure: as test series gives you exam environment you gets familiar to the pressure of the examination and it becomes easy for you to perform on the exam day.
• Identify Weak Areas: Test series help you SWOT your preparation journey. By doing SWOT of performance in tests, one can identify weak sections and focus on improvement.
• Track Progress: Regular evaluations allow you to track your progress over time.
• Thorough Coverage: as we provide a complete coverage of syllabus in our test series it becomes easy for aspirants to cover the syllabus.
• Updated Questions: as UPSC has mentioned in the syllabus about the update of events of national and international importance we provide you with the updated test series as per the UPSC requirements.
• NCERT-Based Questions: Most of the test papers are based on NCERT content because basic requirement for UPSC CSE. NCERTs have basic concepts which are asked most of the time in the examination to test the Basic knowledge of the Aspirants.

CSAT

• As CSAT is a qualifying exam in prelims it does not impact your final result but CSAT is a qualifying paper in the Prelims which means 33% marks must be obtained in this exam to get qualified in the Prelims exam after.
• Most of the students do this mistake of ignoring CSAT it is as important as General studies paper1 is, so we provide a full coverage of CSAT syllabus in the final Stage of the examination.
• We help you improve your comprehension skills with the help of newspapers. We on regular basis provide new words to aspirants to make their understanding better for passages.
• As a student who are preparing with their graduation have so much time to work on CSAT. Dedicate a time slot for CSAT and do as much practice one can do.
• For more conceptual clarity in maths and reasoning you can read quantitative and qualitative aptitude by R.S Aggarwal sir.
• To choose a right book is an important part of the preparation so aspirants must keep in mind the following while choosing books for CSAT:

Plus Points with the Vajirao & Reddy

• VAJIRAO & REDDY has interactive lectures and classes conducted by experienced faculty members in their GS Foundation Course. To ease learning our teachers creates an environment of interactive class so that learning can be done in an easy way. These classes cover all subjects of UPSC CSE.
• VAJIRAO & REDDY offers a personal mentorship program to aspirants who are willing to do this. Aspirants can connect to mentors for their doubts related to exam. For the ease of candidates these sessions are available in both online as well as offline mode.
• As current affairs are important part of UPSC CSE therefore VAJIRAO & REDDY has its separate current affairs session. These sessions helps aspirants stay updated to events and issues of international and national importance.
• Offline platform of VAJIRAO & REDDY for GS Foundation Course allows flexibility in terms of study hours, replay options, and self-paced learning.

How to join this course

Registration Process:

To take admission in our comprehensive Classroom Programme for UPSC preparation, Vajirao & Reddy Institute offers an Online Admission process. Where a candidate can register online to join these courses.

• Online Registration: Candidates seeking admission in a batch must apply on or before the registration last date using the submission of the Online Registration Form which is available on the Institute’s website: Click Here
• On registration online, our system will generate a token number for the candidates and admission will be offered based on the token numbers. A candidate, who registers sooner on the days of online registration, will get preference for the choice of batches as well.

REGISTRATION FEES:

• Registration Fee: 5,000

FEES (OFFLINE MODE IN DELHI)

• English Medium Fee: Rs. 2,35,000
• Hindi Medium Fee: Rs. 2,35,000

FEE MODE:

• Payment can be made through NEFT, RTGS, UPI or IMPS.
•  You are advised to make payments only against the issuance of fee-receipt.

*Note: New batches keep starting regularly. To get updates please visit our website. (https://www.vajiraoinstitute.com/batches.aspx)

• Important Notes:
• Registrations are open for Limited Time only.
• Limited Token Available for the above-mentioned course program.
• Admission is on a first come first serve basis.

CONFIRMATION AND WELCOME:
Candidates will receive an admission confirmation email and a welcome message via registered email and text message.
SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE:

• Telephone-No. 011-42547314
  +918171181080, 9068806410
• Email: info@vajiraoinstitute.com
• You can write to us at info@vajiraoinstitute.com All emails are received at and replied to from the Head Office in New Delhi. If you wish to request a counseling session about Civil Services Exam or leave feedback/suggestions for the Vajirao and Reddy Institute, please e-mail us or visit: https://www.vajiraoinstitute.com/request-counselling.aspx

Additional Support

Hostel/Accommodation Facility:

Hostel/Accommodation may be facilitated by the Institute upon request. However, Our Institute provides IAS Coaching In Delhi With Hostel Facility to help our students to find suitable accommodation near to the Institute.