IN-DEPTH GENERAL STUDIES (PRELIM CUM MAIN) INTEGRATED PROGRAM

for UPSC Civil Services Exam. Our General Studies Classroom program for Pre and Mains prepares aspirants holistically through a mix of classes, weekly tests, study material, daily current affairs videos, monthly current affairs magazine and finally All India Prelims Test Series and Mains Test Series. Our GS Mains & Prelims classroom course is designed for fresh aspirants of the Civil Services Exam. Our aim is to lay the right foundation and guide aspirants to understand the demand of the UPSC and IAS exam.

General Studies (Prelims & Mains) Integrated
Batch Options & Fee

Regular Batches

Monday to Friday

Availability & Fee
  • Offline: ₹ 175,500
  • Live-Online: ₹ 95,500
Medium
  • English
Duration & timings
  • Morning Batch: 10 months
    • Monday to Friday
    • Class 1: 8 am – 10 am
    • Class 2: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Evening Batch: 10 months
    • Monday to Friday
    • Class 1: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
    • Class 2: 6:00 pm– 8:00 pm

* Extra Classes may be organized on weekends to keep syllabus on track

Inclusions & Features
  • Syllabus: Prelims GS Paper I + Mains GS Papers I, II, III, IV & Essay
  • Foundation Classes: 400+ lectures (800+ hours of teaching)
  • Study Material: Foundation Books + Monthly Current Affairs Magazine + Yearly Compilations
  • Current Affairs through Daily News Simplified classes.
  • Video Back up for 30 days/ Each video can be watched up till 3 times
  • Weekly Class Assignments for Prelims & Mains.
  • Test Series for Prelims & Mains with test discussion classes (for consecutive 2 CSE attempts).
  • Prelims Revision Classes: 100+ Hours with Video Back up till Prelims (for consecutive 2 CSE attempts).
  • Mains Revision Classes: 150+ Hours with Video Back up till Mains (for consecutive 2 CSE attempts).
  • Exclusive Rankers Batch for students who clear Prelims with dedicated mentor support
  • 1:1 Personal Mentoring even after Foundation Classes get over.
  • Interview Guidance once selected for PT
Weekend Batches

Saturday & Sunday

Availability & Fee
  • Offline: ₹ 175,500
  • Live-Online: ₹ 95,500
Medium
  • English
Duration & timings

Weekend Batch: 14-16 months

  • Saturday
    • Class 1: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    • Class 2: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Sunday
    • Class 1: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
    • Class 2: 11:30 am – 01:30 pm
    • Class 3: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    • Class 4: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

* Extra Classesmay be organized on Saturday to keep syllabus on track

Inclusions & Features
  • Syllabus: Prelims GS Paper I + Mains GS Papers I, II, III, IV & Essay
  • Foundation Classes: 400+ lectures (800+ hours of teaching)
  • Study Material: Foundation Books + Monthly Current Affairs Magazine + Yearly Compilations
  • Current Affairs through Daily News Simplified classes.
  • Video Back up for 30 days/ Each video can be watched up till 3 times
  • Weekly Class Assignments for Prelims & Mains.
  • Test Series for Prelims & Mains with test discussion classes (for consecutive 2 CSE attempts).
  • Prelims Revision Classes: 100+ Hours with Video Back up till Prelims (for consecutive 2 CSE attempts).
  • Mains Revision Classes: 150+ Hours with Video Back up till Mains (for consecutive 2 CSE attempts).
  • Exclusive Rankers Batch for students who clear Prelims with dedicated mentor support
  • 1:1 Personal Mentoring even after Foundation Classes get over.
  • Interview Guidance once selected for PT

About General Studies Integrated
FOUNDATION COURSE

GSI Foundation Course will start from basics and cover the entire length, breadth and depth of the UPSC Prelims syllabus (GS Papers I) and UPSC Mains syllabus (GS Paper I, II, III, IV and Essay) in an integrated manner. You’ll get the following:

classes

CLASSES

TO COVER THE UPSC PRELIMS AND UPSC MAINS SYLLABUS FROM BASICS TO ADVANCED

Foundation Classes ≈ 800 Hrs

test

CLASS TESTS

FOR EFFECTIVE ABSORPTION & REVISION OF CLASS TEACHING

Tests for Prelims and Mains both, during and after every teaching module

notes

STUDY MATERIAL

• At the time of admission: 19 COMPASS BOOKS (UPSC Exam Centric material)
• Monthly: FOCUS (Current Affairs Magazine)
• Periodically: Teachers’ Class notes/handouts

addition

2 YEARS COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION TO

General Studies Integrated
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (QIP)

GSI QIP is knowledge and skills enhancement program. Its focus is on improving the quality of your content and its application in UPSC Prelims and UPSC Mains exams through content enrichment classes, Prelims Test Series, Mains Test Series and QIP classes before the UPSC Prelims and UPSC Mains Exams. You’ll get:

KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT
& REVISION CLASSES

QIP (Prelims) ≈ 50 hrs
QIP (GS Mains) ≈ 80 hrs
QIP (Essay Mains) ≈ 20 hrs

PRELIMS TEST SERIES
& MAINS TEST SERIES

Prelims = 60 Tests
GS Mains= 25 tests
Essay = 5 tests
+ Test Discussion Classes

STUDY MATERIAL

• Monthly Focus magazine (PDFs)
• Current Affairs Classes' notes (PDFs/PPTs)
• Revision classes' notes (PDFs/PPTs)

Why the Study Circle

matter experst

TRUSTED HIGH QUALITY UPSC CENTRIC TEACHING

by subject matter experts

small batch

SMALL OFFLINE BATCH SIZE FOR INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION

Only 100 students per batch

QIP

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (QIP) FOR PRACTICE & REVISION

2 years complimentary subscription

Rau’s IAS is the pioneer in the UPSC Civil Services Exam prep. With more than 70 years of educating IAS aspirants and enjoying the rare distinction of having 1/3rd of Civil Servants in the country today passed through our portals. We have groomed more than 100,000 students to excel in lives owing to the effectiveness of our transformative teaching strategies and academic inputs.

Rau’s IAS can assist you in clearing the UPSC IAS exam. We run both IAS Regular batches and IAS Weekend batches.

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UPCOMING BATCHES FOR CIVIL SERVICES,
IAS EXAM 2025-26

Live
Online
Batches
Offline
Batches
@ New Delhi
Offline
Batches
@ Bengaluru

Online General Studies Coaching (IAS Prelims & IAS Main Integrated) ONLINE ₹ 95,500 (incl. GST)

Online OPTIONAL coaching (IAS Mains)ONLINE ₹ 45,500 (incl. GST)

CSAT coaching (IAS Prelims) ONLINE ₹ 12,500 (incl GST)

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Classroom General Studies Coaching (IAS Prelims & IAS Main Integrated) ON CAMPUS ₹ 175,500 (incl. GST)

Classroom OPTIONAL coaching (IAS Mains) ON CAMPUS ₹ 55,500 (incl. GST)

CSAT coaching (IAS Prelims) On Campus ₹ 18,500 (incl GST)

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Classroom General Studies Coaching (IAS Prelims & IAS Main Integrated) ON CAMPUS ₹ 175,500 (incl. GST)

Classroom OPTIONAL coaching (IAS Mains) ON CAMPUS ₹ 55,500 (incl. GST)

CSAT coaching (IAS Prelims) On Campus ₹ 18,500 (incl GST)

Online Admissions will start soon. Offline admissions are open ×

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