GS Course Till Selection Foundation PMI (Pre + Mains + Interview) Course

Complete Hybrid with all 3 modes (Offline + Live Online + Recorded)

Total Course Duration: 1200+ Hrs.

Having cleared the CSE multiple times, we very well understand the specific needs of aspirants who intend to qualify the esteemed Civil Services Exam and be a partner in the growth of the nation.

By offering the PMI (Prelim+Mains+Interview) General Studies foundation Programme for UPSC CSE 2028, ENSURE IAS intends to meet the demands of UPSC CSE Syllabus. The primary goal of the Programme is to provide foundational yet comprehensive knowledge and its application for all the stages of the examinations.

The teaching methodology is specially designed to deliver classes in a way that it aids the students to understand from basic to advanced level, according to the demand of the UPSC CSE Syllabus.

Our General Studies PMI (Prelim+Mains+Interview) Classroom Programme for the CSE Exam 2028/29/30 has been thoughtfully created and has the following distinguishing features:

1. The duration of each class will be 2.5/3 hours.
2. The classes will be conducted every day.
3. Sunday is designated for weekly test and Extra classes ,if need be.
4. 1200+ Hours of teaching delivered by experienced subject experts.
5. Access to Revision classes: All class lectures can also be accessed online by the students on App.
6. Access to mentoring sessions during the course period to clear their doubts and guidance regarding preparation.
7. Almost 30 Standard books from prestigious and renowned publishers will be provided as Study Material to specifically address the requirements of Civil Service Examination.
8. Access to Monthly Current Affairs Magazine- CAT(Current Affairs Total) – classroom students will be provided hard copies from the office and online students will be provided with a soft copy in PDF format on the portal.
9. Access to HiBE (Hit Bull’s Eye) Prelims Test Series- 75 Prelims Tests of General studies and current affairs will be provided.
10. Class timing can be changed for some subjects to cover the syllabus
11.  Free Support Till Selection: You can come and ask any doubts from mentors.
12.  MSP(Mains Support Program) Test Series from June 2026 to September 2026, which includes:
    • 12 Sectional Tests (10 Ques.)
    • 4 Full Length Tests (20 Ques.)
    • Evaluation & Feedback
    • Model Answers
    • Explanation Videos of Sectional Tests &
    • Mentor Support
13. Access to student portal of ENSURE IAS catering to classes, objective and subjective tests.
14. Students who qualify the UPSC Prelims Exam would be provided with 4 full-length Main Exam Tests with Mentorship support.
15. Students who qualify the Mains Exam would be provided with Free Interview Guidance Programme.

It has been observed that some students do not meet the correct set of aptitude and knowledge required for this examination. So, to augment their preparation and streamline their effort, coaching is required or you may say some helping hands are required for some continuous period.

Majority of aspirants get stuck at Prelims stage for years. Even if they clear the Prelims, they struggle to clear the Mains Exam for a variety of reasons, including answer writing, time management, the ability to write extensively etc. The competitive nature of the UPSC CSE Exam requires, at least a year of committed preparation even if one has a sound academic background.

Subject	Hours
1. POLITY	100
2. ECONOMY	100
3. GEOGRAPHY	100
4. ENVIRONMENT	40
5. ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, ART AND CULTURE (AMAC)	75
6. MODERN INDIA	55
7. POST INDEPENDENCE	20
8. WORLD HISTORY	25
9. GOVERNANCE	25
10.DISASTERMANAGEMENT	10
11. INDIAN SOCIETY AND SOCIAL ISSUES	25
12. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	30
13. INTERNAL SECURITY	25
14. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	60
15. ETHICS	70
16. ESSAY	20
17. CURRENT AFFAIRS	300
18. CSAT	120
19. OVERALL PYQ	1200

 

Subject	Basic + Standard Books
1. POLITY	1. M. Laxmikant 2. 11th NCERT – Indian Constitution at Work
2. ECONOMY	3. Nitin Singhania, IAS 2013, West Bengal 4. 11th NCERT – Indian Economic Development 5. 12th NCERT – Introductory Macroeconomics
3. GEOGRAPHY	6. 11th NCERT- Fundamental of Physical Geography 7. 11th NCERT- Indian Physical Environment 8. 12th NCERT- Fundamentals of Human Geography 9. 12th NCERT- Indian People and Economy
4. ENVIRONMENT	10. PMF Environment Book
5. ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, ART AND CULTURE (AMAC)	11. 11th NCERT- Ancient India by RS Sharma 12. 11th NCERT- Medieval India by Satish Chandra 13. 11th NCERT- An Introduction to Indian Art
6. MODERN INDIA	14. 12th NCERT- Modern India by Bipin Chandra 15. A Brief History of Modern India
7. POST INDEPENDENCE	16. 12th NCERT- Politics in India Since Independence
8. WORLD HISTORY	17. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes
9. GOVERNANCE	18. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes
10.DISASTERMANAGEMENT	19. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes
11. INDIAN SOCIETY AND SOCIAL ISSUES	20. 12th NCERT- Indian Society 21. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes
12. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	22. 12th NCERT- Contemporary World Politics 23. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes
13. INTERNAL SECURITY	24. Rajarshi Varma, IPS 2017, Rajasthan
14. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	25. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes
15. ETHICS	26. Srushti Deshmukh, IAS 2019, Madhya Pardesh
16. ESSAY	27. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes
17. CURRENT AFFAIRS	28. ENSURE IAS Monthly Magazine (CAT) Online + Offline
18. CSAT	29. ENSURE IAS Classes Notes 30. General Studies-2
19. OVERALL PYQ	31. ENSURE IAS

Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
(Aug – Dec 2025) → Prelims + Mains (Both)   Build foundation + dual focus.	(Jan – May 2026) → Only Prelims Focus   Prelims-only sharpening.	(June – Sept 2026) → Only Mains Focus   Post-prelims Mains drill.
Target	Target	Target
1. Syllabus Coverage 2. Priority Area Identification 3. Concept Building 4. Answer Writing 5. PYQ Clarity 6. Current Affairs 7. Essay 8. Ethics 9. Smart Crispy Notes 10. Memorization	1. Tests 2. CSAT 3. MCQ Solving Tricks 4. Economy Survey 5. Revision 6.Budget 7. Current Affairs 8. Elimination Trick 9. 80:20 Rule 10. Anxiety Management	1. Revision 2. Answer Writing 3. Keywords + List + Approach 4. Essay 5. Ethics 6. Current Affairs 7. Tests 8. Theme Based Approach 9. Expansion & Contraction 10. Handwriting

 

UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination Syllabus

Paper I – (200 marks) (GS Paper)

1. Current events of national and international importance.

2.History of India and Indian National Movement.

3.Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

4.Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

5.Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

6.General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.

7.General Science.

Paper II-(200 marks) (CSAT Paper)

1.Comprehension; Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills.

2.Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability.

3.Decision Making and Problem Solving.

4.General Mental Ability.

5.Basic Numeracy (Numbers and their Relations, Orders of Magnitude, Etc.) (Class X level)

6.Data Interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data Sufficiency Etc. — Class X level).

Note 1: Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.

Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

 

General Studies-I

(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.)

1.Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

2.Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.

3.The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.

4.Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.

5.History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.

6.Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

7.Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

8.Effects of globalization on Indian society.

9.Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

10.Salient features of world’s physical geography.

11.Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

12.Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.)

1.Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.

2.Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.

3.Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

4.Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.

5.Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.

6.Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.

7.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

8.Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.

9.Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.

10.Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

11.Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

12.Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply. 32 performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

14.Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

15.Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governanceapplications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.

16.Role of civil services in a democracy.

17.India and its neighborhood- relations.

18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.

20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

(Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.)

1.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.

2.Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.

3.Government Budgeting.

4.Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, – different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.

5.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animalrearing.

6.Food processing and related industries in India- scope’ and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.

7.Land reforms in India.

8.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.

9.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

10.Investment models.

11.Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

12.Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.

13.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.

14.Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

15.Disaster and disaster management.

16.Linkages between development and spread of extremism.

17.Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.

18.Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.

19.Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism.

20.Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.

General Studies-IV

(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

(It is designed to evaluate the ethical and moral dimensions of a candidate’s personality and decision-making abilities. The paper aims to assess how a candidate is likely to behave in different professional and public service situations.)

1.Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics inhuman actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics – in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

2.Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.

3.Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.

4.Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.

5.Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

6.Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.

7.Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.

8.Case Studies on above issues.