Frequently Asked Questions:
Only Gaurav Kaushal sir has taken all sessions.
This mentorship program is a detailed guidance program which is completely different from traditional coaching & teaching programs. Subjects & their syllabus will not be taught in this, but detailed strategy to prepare all parts of syllabus will be told in addition to guidance on every aspect of preparation related to UPSC CSE Prelims, Mains & Interview.
This program is not about spoon feeding or burdening with content, but to make a UPSC aspirants self-dependent & self-reliable, so that they are not misguided by anyone & don’t feel directionless in their preparation journey. Mentor wants to make their preparation journey healthy, easy, comfortable, enjoyable & successful.
The duty of a real mentor is to guide or direct you to the right path towards your goal without burdening you with any extra load. So this program is all about that. Gaurav Kaushal sir will guide students with regard to all the issues that any USPC aspirants may encounter in their preparation UPSC.
Dedicated sessions on each & every aspect of UPSC preparation from base to top viz. understanding syllabus, PYQ paper analysis methodology, optional subject selection, newspaper reading & current affairs strategy, books & resources, notes making techniques, time table making, time management, answer writing, mapping techniques, CSAT, Essay, preparation strategy for different parts of the syllabus & different GS papers, strategy for MCQs, personality development, healthy & fit student life, maintaining consistency, avoiding distractions etc.
As explained above that this program is completely different from conventional coaching or teaching courses, so you won’t be burdened with any extra ready-made content or information etc. If you want clarity on every minute aspect of UPSC preparation then you can definitely join this program along with some UPSC coaching to give a boost to your preparation.
UPSC aspirants who are doing self study often find themselves directionless & always doubt whether they are going in the right direction towards their goal or not. Since in this program mentor will guide you regarding every upcoming challenges, issues or problems related to your preparation, hence definitely this program will give you a great sense of confidence.
Definitely yes. The guidance in this program will be given keeping in mind every type of UPSC aspirant.
Yes recordings of the live sessions along with any other content uploaded in the course folder will be accessible for 12 months from the date of registration in the program.
Aspirants planning to appear in UPSC CSE 2024, 2025 or beyond can join this program as this is not a conventional coaching or teaching program but a holistic & in depth guidance program for your UPSC preparation journey.
If you feel that you are still directionless or lack clarity on some of the critical points related to UPSC preparation then you can join this program to identify that where you are actually making mistakes in your strategy.
No, one on one guidance will not be there. But all the enrolled students would be put in a Telegram group made exclusively for the enrolled students. In that group mentor will ask students to put their queries before every live session & those queries will also be answered in the subsequent live session. Further, mentor will also take random queries during the live sessions.
The content on the digital board or anything shared by the mentor will be in English language. All the content examples from books, PYQs, MCQs discussed in the live sessions will be in English language. But mentor will interact mostly in Hindi during the live sessions. Further, as explained above this program is more about in depth & holistic guidance for every aspect of UPSC preparation journey so some points can definitely be beneficial for Hindi medium aspirants as well. So, Hindi medium aspirant should decide regarding enrolling in the program only after keeping the above factors in mind.
No optional subject guidance will be covered in this program. But students will be guided on the issue of ‘how to select best optional subject for yourself’.
Yes mentor will guide students on important points related to answer writing with examples. But personal answers of students will not be checked or evaluated.
No test series is included in this program.
If you would clear UPSC CSE Prelims 2024, then mentor will add you to a Telegram group made exclusively for those students who would clear prelims in 2024. On that group mentor will give some important inputs & guidance for mains exam.
Yes, if you would get an interview call after clearing UPSC CSE Mains 2024, then mentor would provide one on one online guidance for the interview.