UPSC Essential Schedule

UPSC Essential + Mentorship Course
Date Day Lecture at 4 PM Lecture at 7 PM

Phase 1 - UPSC Foundation
20 March Wednesday Introduction to the Course
21 March Thursday
22 March Friday All you need to know about UPSC CSE
23 March Saturday
24 March Sunday Holi
25 March Monday Holi
26 March Tuesday
27 March Wednesday Syllabus, Booklist and UPSC 2025/26 Strategy
28 March Thursday
29 March Friday How to study effectively for UPSC CSE - Study methods
30 March Saturday
31 March Sunday
1 April Monday Foundation of Polity 01
2 April Tuesday
3 April Wednesday Foundation of Polity 02
4 April Thursday
5 April Friday Foundation of Polity 03
6 April Saturday
7 April Sunday
9 April Tuesday
11 April Thursday
12 April Friday Foundation of Polity 06
13 April Saturday
14 April Sunday
16 April Tuesday
18 April Thursday
19 April Friday Polity Revision Lecture
20 April Saturday
21 April Sunday
22 April Monday Foundation of Geography 01
23 April Tuesday
24 April Wednesday Foundation of Geography 02
25 April Thursday
26 April Friday Foundation of Geography 03
27 April Saturday
28 April Sunday
29 April Monday Foundation of Geography 04
30 April Tuesday
1 May Wednesday Foundation of Geography 05
2 May Thursday
3 May Friday Foundation of Geography 06
4 May Saturday
5 May Sunday
6 May Monday Foundation of Geography 07
7 May Tuesday
8 May Wednesday Foundation of Geography 08
9 May Thursday
10 May Friday Foundation of Science and Tech 01
11 May Saturday
12 May Sunday
13 May Monday Foundation of Science and Tech 02
14 May Tuesday
15 May Wednesday Foundation of Science and Tech 03
16 May Thursday
17 May Friday Foundation of Science and Tech 04
18 May Saturday
19 May Sunday
20 May Monday Foundation of Science and Tech 05
21 May Tuesday
22 May Wednesday Foundation of Ancient and Medieval History 01
23 May Thursday
24 May Friday Foundation of Ancient and Medieval History 02
25 May Saturday
26 May Sunday
27 May Monday Foundation of Ancient and Medieval History 03
28 May Tuesday
29 May Wednesday Foundation of Ancient and Medieval History 04
30 May Thursday
31 May Friday Foundation of Modern Indian History 01
1 June Saturday
2 June Sunday
3 June Monday Foundation of Modern Indian History 02
4 June Tuesday
5 June Wednesday Foundation of Modern Indian History 03
6 June Thursday
7 June Friday Foundation of Modern Indian History 04
8 June Saturday
9 June Sunday
10 June Monday
11 June Tuesday
12 June Wednesday
13 June Thursday
Revision Break
14 June Friday
15 June Saturday
16 June Sunday
17 June Monday
18 June Tuesday
19 June Wednesday
Phase 2 - UPSC Basics
20 June Thursday Indian Polity 01
21 June Friday Indian Polity 02
22 June Saturday
23 June Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
24 June Monday Indian Polity 03
25 June Tuesday Indian Polity 04
26 June Wednesday Indian Polity 05
27 June Thursday Indian Polity 06
28 June Friday Indian Polity 07
29 June Saturday Indian Polity 08
30 June Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
1 July Monday Indian Polity 09 CSAT 01
2 July Tuesday Indian Polity 10 CSAT 02
3 July Wednesday Indian Polity 11 CSAT 03
4 July Thursday Indian Polity 12 CSAT 04
5 July Friday Buffer Day CSAT 05
6 July Saturday
7 July Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
8 July Monday Ancient and Medieval History 01 CSAT 06
9 July Tuesday Ancient and Medieval History 02 CSAT 07
10 July Wednesday Ancient and Medieval History 03 CSAT 08
11 July Thursday Ancient and Medieval History 04 CSAT 09
12 July Friday Ancient and Medieval History 05 CSAT 10
13 July Saturday Ancient and Medieval History 06
15 July Monday Ancient and Medieval History 07 CSAT 11
16 July Tuesday Ancient and Medieval History 08 CSAT 12
17 July Wednesday Ancient and Medieval History 09 CSAT 13
18 July Thursday Ancient and Medieval History 10 CSAT 14
19 July Friday Ancient and Medieval History 11 CSAT 15
20 July Saturday Ancient and Medieval History 12
22 July Monday Modern Indian History 01 CSAT 16
23 July Tuesday Modern Indian History 02 CSAT 17
24 July Wednesday Modern Indian History 03 CSAT 18
25 July Thursday Modern Indian History 04 CSAT 19
26 July Friday Modern Indian History 05 CSAT 20
27 July Saturday Modern Indian History 06
29 July Monday Modern Indian History 07 CSAT 21
30 July Tuesday Modern Indian History 08 CSAT 22
31 July Wednesday Modern Indian History 09 CSAT 23
1 August Thursday Modern Indian History 10 CSAT 24
2 August Friday Modern Indian History 11 CSAT 25
3 August Saturday Modern Indian History 12
4 August Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
5 August Monday Environment and Ecology 01 CSAT 26
6 August Tuesday Environment and Ecology 02 CSAT 27
7 August Wednesday Environment and Ecology 03 CSAT 28
8 August Thursday Environment and Ecology 04 CSAT 29
9 August Friday Environment and Ecology 05 CSAT 30
10 August Saturday Environment and Ecology 06
12 August Monday Environment and Ecology 07 CSAT 31
13 August Tuesday Environment and Ecology 08 CSAT 32
14 August Wednesday Environment and Ecology 09 CSAT 33
15 August Thursday Independence Day
16 August Friday Environment and Ecology 10 CSAT 34
17 August Saturday Buffer Day CSAT 35
19 August Monday Geography 01
20 August Tuesday Geography 02
21 August Wednesday Geography 03
22 August Thursday Geography 04
23 August Friday Geography 05
24 August Saturday Geography 06
26 August Monday Geography 07
27 August Tuesday Geography 08
28 August Wednesday Geography 09
29 August Thursday Geography 10
30 August Friday Geography 11
31 August Saturday Geography 12
1 September Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
2 September Monday Science and Tech 01 CSAT 36
3 September Tuesday Science and Tech 02 CSAT 37
4 September Wednesday Science and Tech 03 CSAT 38
5 September Thursday Science and Tech 04 CSAT 39
6 September Friday Science and Tech 05 CSAT 40
7 September Saturday Science and Tech 06
9 September Monday Science and Tech 07 CSAT 41
10 September Tuesday Science and Tech 08 CSAT 42
11 September Wednesday Science and Tech 09 CSAT 43
12 September Thursday Science and Tech 10 CSAT 44
13 September Friday Buffer Day
14 September Saturday Buffer Day
16 September Monday Indian Economy 01
17 September Tuesday Indian Economy 02
18 September Wednesday Indian Economy 03
19 September Thursday Indian Economy 04
20 September Friday Indian Economy 05
21 September Saturday Indian Economy 06
23 September Monday Indian Economy 07
24 September Tuesday Indian Economy 08
25 September Wednesday Indian Economy 09
26 September Thursday Indian Economy 10
27 September Friday Indian Economy 11
28 September Saturday Indian Economy 12
30 September Monday
1 October Tuesday
2 October Wednesday
Revision Break
3 October Thursday
4 October Friday
5 October Saturday
6 October Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
Phase 3 - UPSC Advance
7 October Monday GS 1 - Session 01
8 October Tuesday GS 1 - Session 02
9 October Wednesday GS 1 - Session 03
10 October Thursday GS 1 - Session 04
11 October Friday GS 1 - Session 05
12 October Saturday GS 1 - Session 06
14 October Monday GS 1 - Session 07 Essay Session 01
15 October Tuesday GS 1 - Session 08
16 October Wednesday GS 1 - Session 09
17 October Thursday GS 1 - Session 10
18 October Friday GS 1 - Session 11 Essay Session 02
19 October Saturday GS 1 - Session 12
21 October Monday GS 1 - Session 13 GS 1 - Session 14
22 October Tuesday GS 1 - Session 15 GS 1 - Session 16
23 October Wednesday GS 1 - Session 17 GS 1 - Session 18
24 October Thursday GS 1 - Session 19 GS 1 - Session 20
25 October Friday GS 1 - Session 21 GS 1 - Session 22
26 October Saturday GS 1 - Session 23 GS 1 - Session 24
28 October Monday GS 1 - Session 25 GS 1 - Session 26
29 October Tuesday GS 1 - Session 27 GS 1 - Session 28
30 October Wednesday GS 1 - Session 29 GS 1 - Session 30
31 October Thursday
1 November Friday
Diwali Break
2 November Saturday
3 November Sunday
4 November Monday GS 2 - Session 01 GS 2 - Session 02
5 November Tuesday GS 2 - Session 03 GS 2 - Session 04
6 November Wednesday GS 2 - Session 05 GS 2 - Session 06
7 November Thursday GS 2 - Session 07 GS 2 - Session 08
8 November Friday GS 2 - Session 09 GS 2 - Session 10
9 November Saturday GS 2 - Session 11 GS 2 - Session 12
10 November Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
1 December Sunday Weekly Current Affairs
2 December Monday GS 3 - Session 19 GS 3 - Session 20
3 December Tuesday GS 3 - Session 21 GS 3 - Session 22
4 December Wednesday GS 3 - Session 23 GS 3 - Session 24
5 December Thursday GS 3 - Session 25 GS 3 - Session 26
6 December Friday GS 3 - Session 27 GS 3 - Session 28
7 December Saturday GS 3 - Session 29 GS 3 - Session 30
23 December Monday GS 4 - Session 25 Essay Session 03
24 December Tuesday GS 4 - Session 26
25 December Wednesday GS 4 - Session 27 Essay Session 04
26 December Thursday GS 4 - Session 28
27 December Friday GS 4 - Session 29
28 December Saturday GS 4 - Session 30 Essay Session 05
30 December Monday
31 December Tuesday
Note 1: 1 Jan 2025 to 15 Jan 2025 will be revision break. If needed extra classes of UPSC Advance will be conducted in this time period
Note 2: We are covering entire syllabus by December, so as to give you ample time for self-study. However, extra sessions will be
conducted after 1st Jan 2025 to cover miscellaneous topics.
Note 3: Exclusive sessions and activities will be conducted to make build your personality for UPSC Interview. The schedule of these
sessions/activities will be released later.
Test Series
Prelims Test Series
Sr. No. Prelims/Mains Test Type Details
1 Perelims Test Sectional Test Polity
2 Perelims Test Sectional Test Polity
3 Perelims Test Sectional Test History
4 Perelims Test Sectional Test History
5 Perelims Test Sectional Test Geography
6 Perelims Test Sectional Test Geography
7 Perelims Test Sectional Test Economy
8 Perelims Test Sectional Test Economy
9 Perelims Test Sectional Test Environment and Ecology
10 Perelims Test Sectional Test Environment and Ecology
11 Perelims Test Sectional Test Science and Technology
12 Perelims Test Sectional Test Science and Technology
13 Perelims Test Sectional Test History + Polity
14 Perelims Test Sectional Test Geography + Economy
15 Perelims Test Sectional Test Environment + Science & Technology
16 Perelims Test Full Length Test All Subjects - Full Length Test
31 CSAT Test CSAT Full Length Test 01 Comprehension, Maths and Reasoning
Mains Test Series
1. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art
Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern
times.
2. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the
eighteenth century until the present- significant events,
1 Mains Test 01 GS 1 Sectional Test - 1 personalities, issues.
3. The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and
important contributors/contributions from different parts
of the country.
4. Post-independence consolidation and reorganization
within the country.
1. History of the world will include events from 18th
century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal
of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization,
political philosophies like communism, capitalism,
socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.
2. Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
2 Mains Test 02 GS 1 Sectional Test - 2
3. Role of women and women’s organization, population
and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues,
urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
4. Effects of globalization on Indian society.
5. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism &
secularism
1. Salient features of world’s physical geography.
2. Distribution of key natural resources across the world
(including South Asia and the Indian sub- continent);
factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary,
and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world
3 Mains Test 03 GS 1 Sectional Test - 3 (including India).
3. Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes,
Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical
features and their location-changes in critical geographical
features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora
and fauna and the effects of such changes.
1. Indian Constitution— historical underpinnings,
evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions
and basic structure.
2. Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the
States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal
structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local
levels and challenges therein.
3. Separation of powers between various organs dispute
redressal mechanisms and institutions.
4 Mains Test 04 GS 2 Sectional - 1 4. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with
that of other countries.
5. Parliament and State legislatures—structure,
functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and
issues arising out of these.
6. Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive
and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the
Government; pressure groups and formal/informal
associations and their role in the Polity.
7. Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
1. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers,
functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional
Bodies.
2. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
3. Government policies and interventions for development
in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and
implementation.
4. Development processes and the development industry
—the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and
associations, donors, charities, institutional and other
5 Mains Test 05 GS 2 Sectional - 2
stakeholders.
5. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the
population by the Centre and States and the performance
of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and
Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of
these vulnerable sections.
6. Issues relating to development and management of
Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education,
Human Resources.
7. Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
1. Important aspects of governance, transparency and
accountability, e-governance- applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters,
transparency & accountability and institutional and other
measures.
2. Role of civil services in a democracy.
6 Mains Test 06 GS 2 Sectional - 3 3. India and its neighborhood- relations.
4. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements
involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
5. Effect of policies and politics of developed and
developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
6. Important International institutions, agencies and fora-
their structure, mandate.
1. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,
mobilization, of resources, growth, development and
employment.
2. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
3. Government Budgeting.
4. Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the
country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation
systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural
produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in
7 Mains Test 07 GS 3 Sectional - 1 the aid of farmers.
5. Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and
minimum support prices; Public Distribution System-
objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of
buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions;
economics of animal-rearing.
6. Food processing and related industries in India- scope’
and significance, location, upstream and downstream
requirements, supply chain management.
7. Land reforms in India.
1. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
2. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways
etc.
3. Investment models.
4. Science and Technology- developments and their
8 Mains Test 08 GS 3 Sectional - 2 applications and effects in everyday life.
5. Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
indigenization of technology and developing new
technology.
6. Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers,
robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues
relating to intellectual property rights.
1. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,
environmental impact assessment.
2. Disaster and disaster management.
3. Linkages between development and spread of
extremism.
4. Role of external state and non-state actors in creating
challenges to internal security.
9 Mains Test 09 GS 3 Sectional - 3
5. Challenges to internal security through communication
networks, role of media and social networking sites in
internal security challenges, basics of cyber security;
money-laundering and its prevention.
6. Security challenges and their management in border
areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
7. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
1. Ethics and Human Interface
2. Attitude
3. Aptitude and Foundational Values for Civil Service
10 Mains Test 10 GS 4 Sectional - Theory 4. Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers
5. Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public
Administration
6. Probity in Governance
11 Mains Test 11 GS 4 Sectional - Case Studies Case Studies on the above issues.
12 Mains Test 12 Essay 2 Essays in two sections
13 Mains Test 13 GS 1 Full Length Test Full Syllabus of GS 1
Note: Details of Test Dates will be declated later.

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