UPSC IAS Live GS Foundation 2025 P2I Pratigya+ Last Batch

Live Foundation Program
The success in UPSC CSE depends on a solid foundation. During the next few months, you will be undergoing a rigorous process-driven foundation course, where you will be taught around 15+ subjects by our expert faculties.
Live Classes : The essence of the GS foundation program is the foundation classes. StudyIQ through our expert faculties will be conducting Live classes every week from Monday to Saturday
Handouts : Before every class, you will be provided with class notes in the form of CRUX. After the classes, we will be providing the lecture / board PPTs and handwritten notes of that class.
Mentorship : During your entire 2-year journey, our mentors will track your progress and guide you through your academic journey. Your Mentor will act like a friend, philosopher and guide so that you can have a personalized help during the preparation journey.
Daily Quiz : To test your understanding, daily prelims questions (MCQs) will be provided based on the topic taught in the class. We will also be conducting Weekly prelims tests to ensure that you develop the required problem-solving skills.
Answer Writing Skills: A Weekly mains answer writing will be conducted throughout the program. In addition, a full-length Mains test will be conducted every 3 months to consolidate your answer writing skills.
Current Affairs Classes: Understanding current affairs adds context to your knowledge. Current Affairs will be covered on a weekly basis every Sunday. In addition to this, a monthly magazine will be provided every month to consolidate your knowledge
CSAT Classes: To master the CSAT portion of the prelims syllabus, CSAT classes will be conducted by our expert faculties every alternative Sunday.

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• Ancient History  
• Med. History
• Modern History
• World History
• Polity
• Art & Culture
• Geography & Mapping
• General Science
• Science & Tech
• Environment
• Economics 
• International Relations
• Ethics
• Governance
• Social Issues & Social Justice
• Internal Security
• Disaster Management
• Essay Writing 
• CSAT 

UPSC conducts 3 stages of recruitment for the Civil Services Examination – Prelims, Mains, and Interview! UPSC Preliminary Examination is an objective type consisting of 9 descriptive examinations to shortlist the candidates for the Main Examination. Only the candidates who qualify for all the papers of the Main Examination will be called for the interview round to assess their intelligence, attentiveness, balance of judgment, and human qualities like honesty, integrity, and leadership qualities, which will form part of the final selection process.
 

UPSC Prelims 2024 Exam Pattern:
UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Preliminary Examination is the first stage of the examination and is qualifying in nature. Candidates must have obtained a minimum 33% marks with marks above the cut-off decided by UPSC. UPSC preliminary examination is conducted to shortlist a limited number of candidates for the main examination. The UPSC syllabus for the Prelims exam consists of two papers namely General Studies and CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test).
 

Important Points: 

• For each wrong answer, 1/3 of total marks will be deducted.
• No marks will be deducted for blank answers.
• In General Studies (Paper I), each question carries 2 marks and there is a negative marking of 0.66 marks
• In CSAT (Paper-II), each question carries 2.5 marks and there is a negative marking of 0.833 marks for each wrong answer.
• Marks of the preliminary examination will not be included in the final result (merit list).
• Paper II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying

UPSC Syllabus 2024-25 for Main Exam:
Candidates who qualify the preliminary examination will be eligible to appear for the main examination. This is the scoring and rank-determining stage of the examination process and the candidates have to qualify for each paper. The Main Examination tests the candidate's academic knowledge and ability to present understanding as per the requirements of the question in a time bound manner. UPSC Syllabus 2024 for Mains Exam is given below.

Important Points: 

• The Main Examination consists of two qualifying papers, namely “Paper A” and “Paper B”, each of 300 marks.
• The two qualifying papers are “Any Indian Language from the Eighth Schedule” and “English Language Paper”.
• Candidates must obtain 25% marks in both the qualifying papers i.e. 75 marks each.
• All other seven papers are scored, and their marks will be included in the final merit list.
• Candidates can answer all scoring items in English or any of the eight scheduled languages.
• Candidates must select any one subject from the table as their optional subject for Paper VI and Paper VII.