UPSC CSE Prelims Test Series Details!

What is this programme about?

• It is a comprehensive Test Series Programme which aims to emulate the UPSC-CS(P)E 2021, set to be held on 27 June 2021. It includes full length tests for both Paper I (General Studies) & Paper II (CSAT).

Objective

• To help aspirants clear the UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2021.
• In-depth coverage of the entire syllabus through standard MCQs, which aim to test your concepts & grasp of various topics.
• Strictly adhering to the UPSC pattern, with the nature of questions ranging from factual to conceptual, in each of the Tests.

What will be the nature of these questions?

• It will have both Static + Contemporary type of MCQs to give aspirants a taste of the actual Examination, which is known to unite concepts with relevant current affairs.
• It will cover the MCQs from previous 20 Years Prelims to strengthen the understanding of each topic and explore various dimensions.
• It will cover Current Affairs related questions on all the important topics of the past 1 ½ to 2 years.

Schedule

• A total of 20 tests will be conducted, of which:
  • 15 – Applied and Sectional Tests which gauge the depth of understanding of subjects / topics
  • 5 – Full Length Tests
• Tests will be conducted every Thursday (It will be flexible for students. They can attend the exam any day within a week)

Login id and password

• Aspirants will be provided with username and password through which they can login to their respective accounts on our dedicated portal (e-pathshala) and take the tests as per their convenience.
• Detailed Performance Analysis with metrics like Integrated score, All India Rank, Difficulty Analysis, Comparison with Toppers, etc. will help in analysing their overall performance.

Live Lecture on Test Paper discussion

• An expert in-house faculty would conduct a live lecture online, every Monday and discuss each question of the Test.
• These lectures would be recorded for future reference & be made available to all registered aspirants.

Answer Key and Explanations of Questions

• Every question would be meticulously explained in the Answer Key along with the source of the question.
• An aspirant will get all the explanations in the e-portal with a comprehensive analysis of his/her All India Ranking.

 OMR Sheet

• We will provide a soft copy of the model OMR Sheet which will be strictly as per the UPSC pattern.
• This OMR sheet will give a hands-on experience to all the aspirants. This would help them gauge & fine-tune their time management skills.

Sources of questions

• NCERT books for classes 6^th to 12^th
• Standard reference books on each prelims subject
• Current affairs from important relevant sources like The HINDU, Indian Express, Yojana, Kurukshetra, PIB, etc.

Probable Prelims Questions for 2021

• Our expert team would do an in-depth analysis of the last 1 ½ to 2 years current affairs and make a repository of the most probable questions for UPSC CS(P)E 2021.

Practice Questions on each subject

• Registered aspirants will be provided with a huge MCQs repository on every topic, to practice from.
• This will help them understand their level of preparation not only on subject-level but on a topic-level as well.

Prelims oriented important study material

• Value added and supplementary material will also be provided, in due time.
• This material will be in pdf format available at our website.

Topper’s Session

• Monthly sessions by previous year UPSC toppers would be organised to mentor the aspirants and even keep them motivated on this arduous journey.