Teaching Orientation: The topics which are common for both Prelims and Mains will be taught with Pre-cum-Mains perspective. The other topics will be taught only with Mains or Prelims perspective.
The GS Team: All the faculties have more than 6-7 years of experience and have an outstanding academic background including JNU, Delhi University, IITs and IIMs.
Building Strong Foundation: At the end of 11 months, students will have very strong foundation with thorough knowledge in General Studies.
Note Making: Teachers’ dictate proper notes in the class which are sufficient and students don’t have to prepare separate notes. They will also get printed notes as supplementary support.
A Dedicated Mentor & Counsellor: The GS Foundation batch has dedicated mentor & counsellor as coach, guide & motivator to provide all possible help to students.
Weekly & Monthly Study Plan: The students will be guided for weekly & monthly study plan so that momentum is maintained with consistency & perseverance.
Daily Answer Writing Practice: In each class 1-2 questions will be given for writing practice which will be evaluated by a dedicated mentor.
Performance Assessment: Every 20 days, there will be a Class Test for performance assessment consisting of 50 questions for Prelims and 5 questions for Mains. The answer scripts are evaluated and students are guided for improving writing skills. Their performance is also monitored for 11 Months.
Preparation for Current Affairs
Lukmaan Bulletin: Current Affairs classes covering the news during the month will be conducted during the First week of every month. These news will be also be compiled for Prelims and Mains separately and the same will be provided to the students.
Current Affairs for Prelims: Exclusive focus on Prelims oriented current affairs is given. It includes classes for Prelims, Daily Current Affairs (DCA) notes in soft copy format and 5 PT Current Affairs Tests will be conducted.
Complimentary Support : WSDP (Writing Skill Development Program) & Takkar 10 MCQs Rapid Series
Takkar Prelims Support
PT Special Classes: 3 months PT special classes will be provided as compliment to students.
Takkar PT Test Series: The Takkar Prelims Tests will also be provided as compliment to students.
9999+ MCQs for Practice: It will help students to have ample practice for Prelims.
CSAT Preparation
CSAT Program: CSAT classes are conducted for 3 months. These classes are conducted for 3 days in a week. Each class is of 2 hours duration. The course is designed based on recent CSAT Papers of UPSC in which the level of difficulty has increased manifold.
35 Classes: I. 15 Basic Level Classes II. 10 Intermediate Level Classes III. 10 Advanced Level Classes
5 Assessment Tests: 5 Tests are conducted with evaluation and discussion.
10 All India PT Mock Tests (AIPMT): The sudents will also get 10 Tests of AIPMT with explanation and discussion.
Essay Preparation
Essay Guidance by S. Ansari & Team: 3 Essay brainstorming sessions by S. Ansari on how to write Essay as per the present trend of UPSC which has more philosophical orientation.
3 Essay Tests: Test Answer Scripts are evaluated. Model Answers are provided for each Test and students are supported through mentoring.
56 Essay Model Answers: The institute provides 56 Essay Model Answers which are sufficient for building theme-wise knowledge for writing good Essay.
Interview Guidance Program (IGP)
Personality Development: Personality is not developed in a day. The 11 months course itself is a process of personality development which grooms students for interview.
The Orientation Session: After Mains the interview orientation on sessions are taken by Ex-bureaucrats. The sessions are like brainstorming which opens students mind about how to prepare for interviews.
The IGP Board: It is the most composite board in the market consiting of Ex-bureaucrats, Retired Military Officers, Academicians and Media Personalities.
The Course Materials
Twelve booklets covering all Papers I, II, III & IV
One booklet on Reports of Committees & Commissions (GS)
One booklet on Programs & Schemes (soft copy)
One NOTE on ethics through current developments (soft copy)
Value in Administration – A DOPT Manual on Ethics (soft copy)
One-year Model Answers of Lukmaan’s Test Series (soft copy)
Ethics: Two work-books for practice as Q & A (MODEL ANSWER) of theory-based questions and case studies) (soft copy)